Fatty had Benleihu drive, and he, Yu Li, Chen Yan, Chen Mengqi, Shi Tiantian, Qin Jingru, and Xu Xiyue walked in the lead.
Xu Damao wanted to get on the bus too, but the fat man told him, "The limit is 7 people, there's no room."
Xu Damao was so angry his nose almost crooked: "Do you think I can't count?"
The fat man said matter-of-factly, "Tian Tian and Xi Yue are young, so two of them are considered an adult. There are seven of them in total. Why don't you decide who should go down?"
Of course, I'll send you, you fatso, down there!
But Xu Damao knew perfectly well that this was impossible, since the car belonged to Fatty.
Should we let Qin Jingru go down? Then Xu Damao got a good beating...
After getting out of the car, Yu Li looked around and gave a professional assessment: "This location is well chosen, but it's not easy to do business here."
Chen Yan also looked around and asked her, "Why do you say that?"
Yu Li pointed to the surrounding area: "Look, this area is either a hospital or an old residential area. It's lively and there's a lot of foot traffic, but it's also the hardest place to gain a foothold. Because the food on the commercial street is novel, while the common people eat what's affordable."
At this moment, Chen Mengqi interjected, "Mom, I don't understand what you're saying. Isn't the most important thing in running a restaurant the taste?"
Chen Yan explained to her with a smile, "Food is the most important thing for people. If you dare to open a restaurant, what's the point if you can't even make the food taste good? You might as well close down as soon as possible!"
Looking at the sign above Sha Zhu's door, Fatty thought to himself, "Just as it is in the TV series: Shu Xiang Yuan."
The soil is so cold, it's practically crumbling.
Yu Li gave him a playful slap: "You think your Qili Pavilion is so sophisticated!"
She laughed as she finished speaking. Her name was on it, so it was definitely stylish, and it had to be stylish.
An old man was waiting at the door early this morning.
After changing into new clothes, I stood up straight and looked more energetic.
As soon as they saw the fat man and his group, they came out to greet them: "It's so convenient to have a car here. You guys are definitely the first to arrive. We're all family here, so come in quickly and let Xiao Dang take care of you."
Chen Yan and Qin Jingru each took out a red envelope: "We missed the ribbon-cutting ceremony, so we're making up for it with gifts today."
The old man hesitated for a while before finally accepting it on behalf of Sha Zhu.
As for why Yu Li didn't pay, didn't Fatty already give her the money that day?
Upon entering the store, two tall girls greeted us.
The fat man looked at it and his nose almost popped out of his head!
The red cheongsam, the yellow sash, even the hair she did was exactly the same as his Qilige!
He was so angry that he shouted, "Xiao Dang, Xiao Dang, come here right now, I'm going to spank you!"
Yu Li playfully smacked him, and looked at the two waiters with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
Xiao Dang nervously approached, only to be grabbed by Yu Li the moment they met: "Explain yourself, Manager Jia?"
Xiao Dang stammered, "Um, I meant to borrow from it, borrow from it, hehe..."
Yu Li released her in annoyance and poked her forehead with her finger again.
Then, after looking at the two girls, he whispered to her, "Where did your stupid dad find these people?"
Xiao Dang laughed and replied, "How could my silly dad be like that? It was Aunt Yu Shui who found him."
Speaking of rain, rain has arrived.
She was also wearing a new outfit today, with a confetti pinned to her chest, and came to greet us carrying a pot of tea.
When the fat man looked at the pot and the tea again, he wanted to spank Xiao Dang even more.
Their Qili Pavilion chrysanthemum health-preserving kettle...
At this critical moment, Sha Zhu also came forward with Ma Hua. Upon seeing the fat man and his group, he smiled and said, "Welcome, welcome! Your presence makes my humble shop so honored!"
The fat man retorted, "So you know this is a humble abode?"
Sha Zhu was stunned when he was stabbed: "Fatty, did you take some gunpowder?"
The fat man pointed at the waiter, then at the teapot in He Yushui's hand. Sha Zhu coughed violently a few times, as if he had choked.
Changing the subject, he asked, "Why didn't Xu Damao come? Could it be that he's too scared to come?"
Qin Jingru sneered coldly, "Don't worry, there's just not enough room for all of us in one car; he loves you so much, how could he not come!"
She deliberately emphasized the words "I love you," which made Sha Zhu curse in anger, making everyone burst into laughter.
Everyone sat down, chatted for a while, and then the main group arrived.
Led by Xu Damao, followed by Li Xianying, Yan Jiecheng, Zhang Hongying, Liu Haizhong...
There were so many people that Yi Zhonghai and Xiao Dang couldn't keep up with them all.
Xu Damao tried to barge into the kitchen as soon as he arrived, but the fat man grabbed him and said, "You can't go in today. Didn't you see I didn't go in?"
Xu Damao asked in bewilderment, "Why?"
"This is the rule in our line of work. We've made offerings to the Kitchen God today, so outsiders can't disturb him."
Rules are paramount, so Xu Damao stopped insisting as soon as he heard that.
Instead, the fat man started discussing lunch: "What do you think Sha Zhu is treating us to for lunch?"
The fat man said smugly, "You shouldn't have asked me. He got some raw materials from me. If I told you, wouldn't you lose your sense of anticipation?"
Xu Damao thought about it and realized that made sense!
He stopped arguing about it and pointed to the two bottles of liquor on the table: "See that? Moutai. I'm such a good friend of Sha Zhu, buddy!"
Fatty still remembers that when Qilige opened, Xu Damao also brought two bottles of Moutai.
Now that Sha Zhu's restaurant has opened, he also took two bottles of Moutai. This guy really treats everyone equally, without showing any favoritism.
The fat man casually brushed him off, saying, "Yes, yes, everyone knows you two are truly in love."
Xu Damao almost lost his temper again: "Fat thief! If you say anything more about me and Shazhu, about our so-called true love, I'll get angry with you!"
Why are you in such a hurry? Are you in such a rush to touch Zhenzhen, Aiai, and Lianlian?
"..."
Sha Zhu pulled out all the stops today, trying his best to show off his talents in front of the neighbors, well, mainly in front of Fatty.
At the lunch banquet, the Sichuan dishes were still the same old ones: sliced beef and tripe in chili sauce, cold chicken salad, shredded pork with garlic sauce, Mapo tofu, braised pork knuckle in Dongpo sauce, and twice-cooked pork.
On the other hand, Shandong cuisine included braised three whites, braised oxtail, and braised pork intestines.
As those who have watched the TV series know, these three dishes were all made by Sha Zhu for Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu.
Among them, "Zao Liu San Bai" was something Sha Zhu learned from his father, He Daqing. It was when the father and son entered Fengzeyuan that He Daqing revealed it.
He learned how to make braised oxtail when he was learning the craft at Hongbinlou Restaurant. After Shazhu's father passed away, he went to Hongbinlou Restaurant to work as a handyman and learned this dish from his second master.
Finally, this dish, Nine-Turned Intestines, was learned by Sha Zhu at the time-honored Huifengtang restaurant in Beijing; however, he also received guidance from Fatty, so he resolutely refused to call this dish that.
What should it be called? Carrying Box and Shoulder Pole – that's the name bestowed upon it by Empress Dowager Cixi!
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