Chapter 319 Small and Beautiful Private Restaurant

"Haha, Xiao Su guessed it right!" Jiang Zhengchun closed the car door and led the others inside. "This place is run by a relative of a friend of mine. The environment is nice and the food is delicious. Your Aunt Wen has been saying she'd bring you two here for dinner for a long time, but she just couldn't make it."

The four of them entered the hall and went straight to the box. Zhao Xiaojing observed them all the way and found that the whole way was designed with scenery. It was the classical Chinese style, which looked very elegant and comfortable. It was obvious that a lot of money was spent on the decoration.

"Here I am! Just in time, come on, Xiao Jing and Xiao Su, I have ordered eight dishes, take a look at what you want to eat." Wen Jin waved at the two of them, motioning them to sit over.

"Isn't Aunt Yuan here today? If there are only five of us, eight dishes will be enough." Zhao Xiaojing said.

"The portions are very small! Your aunt and I would have to order eight dishes each!" Wen Jin pushed the ordering pad in front of the two of them, frowning and smiling, "She's on duty today, so you guys can take a look and order whatever you want!"

Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen took the pad and looked at it together for a long time.

"Why don't we let Aunt Wen come? We are confused by this menu." Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen looked at each other and silently handed the pad to Wen Yulan.

It’s not that I’m embarrassed to order, but I both recognize the ingredients listed in the first half of the menu, but I don’t know what the suffixes in the second half mean, and there are no prices listed at all, so I don’t know where to start ordering.

"Okay, then I'll watch. I remember Xiao Su likes spicy food, and Xiao Jing likes to try new things." Wen Yulan smiled, swiped a few pages, tapped the screen a few times, and then put the pad aside.

"Auntie Wen, what is this Tomato Amber Song?" Zhao Xiaojing asked curiously as she looked at the dishes ordered by Wen Yulan.

"It's cherry tomatoes filled with a sauce made from walnuts and beef. It's a creative dish here. You should like it." Wen Yulan smiled.

"I see there are no prices written on the menu. How are the prices calculated?" Zhao Xiaojing continued to ask with interest.

"The dishes on the menu change frequently, with seasonal prices. Some are sold out of season, while others are hard to find or not fresh, so the prices will go up or down.

Moreover, the owner of the same dish will develop different flavors at different times. Although the dish has the same name, the cooking method, seasoning and side dishes are different, and the price is also different. "

Zhao Xiaojing nodded, this pricing model is very flexible.

"This is to fool rich people like you. Maybe they are trying to show you different prices based on your situation. They just don't want you to know." Wen Jin smiled.

"Who can like you if you keep talking like this? You also asked why Yunyun didn't want to pay attention to you when you went home this time. Yunyun and Qiuqiu are grown up now and have their own ideas. They are different from us when we were young. It's okay if you keep talking like this to tease us, but if you tease them, it would be strange if they would pay attention to you." Wen Yulan didn't argue after hearing what Wen Jin said, but complained instead.

"I was just joking with them! Our Qiuqiu is not angry." Wen Jin said indifferently.

"Qiuqiu, you've been teasing me since I was little and I don't bother to pay attention to you. If you make a joke that sounds like a drop of cold water on someone, is that a joke?"

"Oh, that's enough! You're calling Xiao Jing and Xiao Su for dinner, why are you talking about me again?" Wen Jin waved his hand to interrupt Wen Yulan's nagging and began to change the subject. "Brother got off work early today and said he would wait for you for a while."

"We finished our work early today, let's have some tea!" Jiang Zhengchun, seeing the siblings' internal fight was over, quickly interrupted and pointed at the tea the waiter had just poured in front of them. "Xiao Jing, Xiao Su, this tea is good for your skin and very sweet. I ordered it especially for you."

"It's delicious." Zhao Xiaojing nodded. She had already taken several sips. The tea was brewed beautifully, with various flowers and fruits in it, and it tasted lightly fragrant.

"Hey, Xiao Su! You sing very well! Have you learned it?" Wen Jin suddenly remembered and said to Su Yuchen.

"I haven't learned it, I just always loved singing." Su Yuchen was enjoying her tea, but when she saw the topic shift to her, she quickly put down her cup. "Uncle Wen, do you watch variety shows too?"

"We don't have time to look at these. Yunyun saw it and posted it in the family group. Yunyun posted the video of Wu Lesheng eating at your restaurant, and also posted a video of you singing, saying it was beautiful. She asked us who this was. I didn't even know you sang so well." Wen Yulan smiled gently.

"That guitar is a good choice, you have good taste!" Wen Jin praised. "I think you have a lot of talent. Would you consider developing in this area?"

"Your Uncle Wen was in a rock band when he was young, and now he runs his own media company." Jiang Zhengchun and Su Yuchen explained.

"Shuzi also formed a band and wrote songs." said Zhao Xiaojing.

"Really?! Is there a demo? Let me hear it!" Wen Jin sat up.

"Let me look for it." Su Yuchen took out his phone a little embarrassedly and selected one of the many band videos. "This one."

As they were talking, the door of the private room was pushed open and the dishes began to be served. Zhao Xiaojing saw Jin become quiet and continued the topic she had not finished asking.

"Aunt Wen, are all these rooms private? I don't see a main hall. They probably can't accommodate many guests at once, right?"

"Not many, all are private rooms, with only about seven tables. Reservations must be made in advance, and most of the people who come are acquaintances. It's Chinese New Year and we haven't officially opened yet, so the boss only opens it to entertain very close friends. Your Uncle Jiang is shameless enough to get to know the boss well, so he was able to ask him to come over at noon and in the evening." Wen Yulan explained.

"What's so shameless about that? Xiaojing, don't listen to her slandering me. My childhood friend is actually the boss's nephew." Jiang Zhengchun curled his lips in dissatisfaction. "The private cuisine they have here is small and beautiful. Usually the chef is the owner, and the dishes have a very strong personal style. There wasn't even a menu before. The boss just created everything based on the fresh ingredients he bought at the market that morning."

"Then why did we have a menu later?"

"It's hard to please everyone. At first, everyone was familiar with the boss and used to his cooking style. He also had a general understanding of his customers' tastes, so of course the food he cooked was good. But as time went on, he had to expand his clientele. New customers are unfamiliar, and when the boss lets things run wild, things can go wrong. Later, he simply came up with a general menu based on the seasons."

Zhao Xiaojing nodded. In fact, this store model is quite ideal. The chef has a lot of room to show his personal talents, and the number of customers is not large, so he can focus more on cooking.

As they were talking, two more dishes were served. Zhao Xiaojing looked at them one by one. The dishes were indeed small and beautiful, few but fine, and the presentation was quite artistic.

"Let's eat first and chat while we eat." Wen Yulan raised her hand to refill the tea for everyone, "Wen Jin, Wen Jin! Xiao Su, Xiao Su!"

Wen Jin and Su Yuchen, who were chatting animatedly, finally looked up and said, "Huh?"