As a century-old restaurant, Xiefangyuan has its reasons for making the wealthy people in Ning City willingly spend a lot of money to have a meal there.
Putting aside the history, environment, and decoration of the hotel, the menu of Xiefangyuan alone is not comparable to other hotels in terms of "luxury" -
The entire menu is like an exquisite and thick book. The cover of the menu is carefully wrapped with dark brown calfskin leather, and the three words "Xiefangyuan" written in seal script are printed on it with gold lacquer.
Each page of the menu is made of two-millimeter thick gold-edged coated paper. Two color photos of dishes are embedded on the front and back, alternating left and right, with the names of the dishes next to them, so that customers can see at a glance when ordering.
Each dish is made with premium ingredients and is beautifully presented. Just looking at the photos will make you salivate.
This kind of luxurious menu is still used in high-end restaurants today. In the 1970s in China, it was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. From this, we can also get a glimpse of why Xiefangyuan’s dishes are expensive, but there are still so many wealthy people flocking to it?
They come to Xiefangyuan to eat not only because the food tastes good, but more because of the sense of dignity that Xiefangyuan brings to people in every aspect. Even the small menu is so unique.
Shao Jingque looked at the new dish in front of him and inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu.
The emerald green broth on the plate resembled a clear spring, dotted with silver fish swimming in it. A bright moon was reflected in the water, faintly visible in the steam rising from the surface. But what was most familiar to her were the decorative petals surrounding the "spring." They weren't scattered individually, but clustered together in whole blossoms, their rounded and lively shapes resembling pink and white butterflies...
Wait, pink and white butterflies?
It was like a flash of lightning passing through Shao Jingque's mind. Her pupils widened for a moment, and she suddenly realized why she felt that this dish looked familiar.
This dish is exactly the same as the small garden in the backyard of Xiefang Garden that she accidentally entered that night!
Even the steam rising from the dishes coincided with the hot spring in the small garden, not to mention that the flowers decorated next to the dishes were the ones she had mistaken for butterflies by the hot spring that night!
Yue Feiying likes to try new things, and seeing such exquisite dishes, she was eager to try them. She immediately asked the manager who was waiting to take the order:
"Is this 'Dream in the Garden' available today? If so, give us a copy!"
The reason she asked this was because this was the only dish on the entire menu with a line of small words written below its name - indefinitely limited supply.
The hotel manager responded politely with a smile on his face:
"You are so lucky! This dish was made by our boss himself. He has extremely high standards for ingredients and the production process is quite complicated. It's a rare opportunity. He just happened to make one today, so I'll order it for you right away!"
Wu Shuang's heart started pounding when she heard him say that. She lowered her voice and said to Yue Feiying:
"Feiying, this is a dish made by such a big boss himself, and the requirements are so high. He only made this one dish in one day. I wonder how expensive it is. Let's just forget it."
Although Yue Feiying was treating them tonight, the dishes at Xiefangyuan were already expensive, and there was no telling how much more expensive these unique dishes would be. Wu Shuang, who had always been frugal, was reluctant to let Yue Feiying spend so much money, so she quickly spoke up to dissuade him.
The manager beside him heard Wu Shuang's concerns, but with a sincere smile on his face, he did not look down on her at all and said:
"Please rest assured, our boss said that this dish is only given to those who are destined to have it, so we are giving it to you all for free."
This surprised everyone so much that they felt their luck today was simply amazing!
Only Shao Jingque couldn't laugh. She felt that everything that happened since she stepped into Xiefang Garden was strange, and it reminded her of the chill on her back that night...
She secretly made up her mind to stay in the private room and eat, not go anywhere, and leave after eating!
Now that she knew she was pregnant, Shao Jingque consciously ordered two dishes that were not too greasy to avoid morning sickness. She also didn't dare drink too much tea for fear that she would have to go to the toilet again.
Yue Feiying noticed that she didn't seem to eat much, and quietly asked her if she was feeling unwell.
In front of so many people, Shao Jingque didn't say much. He just said that he didn't get enough rest on the train in the past two days and his tired body affected his appetite.
But what she didn't expect was that the physiological reaction of morning sickness came without any reason or pattern.
No matter how careful Shao Jingque was in the beginning, her stomach started churning again when she was only halfway through the meal.
In order to avoid vomiting in public and ruining this pleasant dinner, Shao Jingque had no choice but to get up and go to the toilet despite his concerns.
As soon as she stepped out of the private room, a cool breeze unexpectedly blew past her ears. She shivered from the cold and goose bumps immediately appeared on her neck.
That weird feeling that made her feel so strange came again!
Shao Jingque quickly rolled up his collar, clasped his hands tightly across his chest, lowered his head, and walked quickly towards the nearest toilet while muttering something.
Little did they know that at this moment, in a secluded little garden in Xiefang Garden, a young man soaking in the steam of a hot spring twitched his ears, and a faint smile appeared on his overly pale face.
It's really interesting. She has prayed to all the gods of Buddhism, Taoism and other religions. Is he so scary?
Fortunately, this time Shao Jingque opened his eyes wide and did not take the wrong path. He quickly found the toilet nearest to the private room. He vomited out all the acid reflux in his stomach and rinsed his mouth. He felt a lot more relaxed all over.
Although I still feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach, I can bear it now.
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