Chapter 24 Don’t you think those colors are too childish?
"Give me ten seconds." The little boy raised his short hands and quickly pressed a few times on the floating keyboard, so fast that an afterimage was left. Finally, he pressed twice more heavily as a finishing touch, and the light screen and keyboard disappeared.
Then he took off his glasses, opened the door and walked off the airship.
The glasses were adorned with a thin crystal chain and hung beneath his satin bow tie, swaying gently, gleaming with sparkling light as it swung, like a second jewel bow tie, intricate and gorgeous.
Qi Huan asked curiously, "Are you not nearsighted?"
"This is a protective goggles." The little boy raised his eyes slightly, glanced at him, and coolly pointed at the door of the restaurant with his chin, "Let's go, we have been waiting for you for more than three hours."
"Excuse me, what debt are you collecting?" Qi Huan sighed silently as he walked. Why do I have to 'lose money' every time I have a little money? Is this the law of conservation of wallet?
"You said it yourself, that if I come to Waste Planet No. 7, you'll treat me to a big dinner." The little boy's ankle-high black leather boots made a crisp sound as they stepped on the ground, and the uppers sparkled in the night.
"A treat?" Qi Huan tilted his head in confusion. What kind of debt was this? A debt of favor?
"You want to regret it?"
"No, no." If it was just a treat for a meal, it really wasn't a big deal. Qi Huan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. These waves of 'surprises' had made him have a stress reaction to the word 'debt', and he wanted to put his heart in the bulging wallet to warm it up.
The little boy looked disdainfully at the two cracks on the door pillar that were so big that you could put your fingers in, the footprints of the bully rabbit on the door panel, and the crescent-shaped gap in the eaves that had been gnawed away. He couldn't help but comment, "Your restaurant is really shabby."
"Master, please bear with me. This is a waste planet after all. It cannot be compared with other star regions."
"What's wrong with the arm?" The little boy's eyes moved to Qi Huan's arm with a metal splint.
"There was an accident some time ago and I was injured." Qi Huan downplayed it.
Wait, friends from other star regions are treating us to a meal. His hand that was opening the door paused, and he suddenly remembered the original owner's 'online friend' who was a network maintenance worker. He looked back at the short boy in front of him uncertainly, "Are you... Ji Tian Mo Di?"
The little boy frowned slightly and sighed heavily, looking like "you finally remembered".
"Why didn't you send me a message? Why are you just waiting at the door?"
"Guess if I sent it?"
Qi Huan: ...
The first message from Ji Tianmo was sent at 8:10 last night, telling him that he had come to Feixing to do something and wanted to meet him tonight. At that time, Qi Huan was sitting in the hall with his family and brothers and sisters, peeling eggs, preparing to make some mayonnaise and sell it in Wanjia Food Store.
The second message was this afternoon, and the third was this afternoon...
"I accidentally set it to view only." Qi Huan coughed awkwardly and explained. Si Liang was gone, and there was nothing urgent. The signal was often "away from home", so it didn't make much difference whether to change it or not, so he didn't change the previous view only setting.
The little boy straightened his back, adjusted his bow tie, and extended his hand toward him in a standard posture as if it had been measured with a protractor. "Hello, let me introduce myself formally. My real name is Diwuyuan."
"Qi Huan." Qi Huan bent down slightly to shake his hand. "How old are you, eight or nine?"
Wait, network maintenance worker? Although the broken network of Feixing should be repaired, isn't it illegal to employ child labor here?
"Twelve! Years! Old!" Diwuyuan emphasized word by word.
Twelve? Qi Huan couldn't help but look at the little boy in front of him again. He remembered that Ji Tianmo mentioned in the chat history that he was a human, but if he was a human, a twelve-year-old seemed a bit short. "Are you really a human?"
"Really." Diwuyuan gritted his teeth, finally unable to maintain his polite state, and rolled his eyes at Qi Huan.
"Did you just arrive today?" Qi Huan pushed open the door and wisely changed the subject. He felt that if he continued to touch the other party's sore spot, he might get beaten.
He seemed to have seen the surname Diwu somewhere before. Oh, yes, one of the two families that had dealings with the Jiufang family seemed to be the Diwu family. Damn the network maintenance worker, this is clearly another young master!
"I arrived last night and will be leaving early tomorrow morning, so I came to see you after I finished my work."
"So urgent?"
"The matter has been dealt with." There is nothing fun about the useless star.
Diwuyuan walked in with his hands behind his back, looked around the hall like a little adult, and then gave a four-word comment, "shabby and old."
"Of course, when I first moved in, I was worried that it might collapse while I was sleeping." Qi Huan also complained, unscrewing the bottle of water and handing it to him, "Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"
He regretted it the moment he handed it over. This child was obviously used to a life of luxury and would not drink such a cheap thing that cost ten bottles for one silver coin in the shopping machine at the base.
He was a little embarrassed and was about to take his hand back, but Diwuyuan took the bottle of water and took a big gulp.
"What do you want to eat?" Qi Huan chuckled. He looked quite cocky, but surprisingly, he was considerate.
"No meat, no spicy food, something light, preferably sweet, sweet and sour is also OK." When Diwuyuan mentioned food, his eyes immediately sparkled.
“Are you a vegetarian?”
"The lunch we had was all meat, I don't want to eat it for now." Thinking of the lunch at Tianfeng Pavilion, Diwuyuan's face wrinkled like a bun. He called up the light screen and pressed a few times, and there was a movement from the airship outside, as if it was opened by remote control.
Not long after, Qi Huan saw the bear that had been in the driver's seat just now "walking" into the restaurant with three stacked boxes in its arms and moving in a stop-motion pace. Its slightly swaying appearance really made people a little worried, for fear that it would lose its balance and fall to the ground.
Seeing him staring at the bear, Diwuyuan cleared his throat embarrassedly, "I made it last night. It's missing some delicate parts, so it's not very flexible."
He chose a table that looked pleasing to the eye and sat down. Then he pointed at the boxes in Xiong's hands and said, "I don't know much about cooking. Before I came here this afternoon, I went to a food store and picked out some food I wanted to eat. You can use whatever you like."
Qi Huan opened them and took a look. The top box contained a dozen kinds of vegetables, the middle box was filled with black eggs, fish, lobster, and animal meat, and the bottom box contained six boxes of fruit and several bottles of animal milk. They were all A-grade products with staggeringly high prices. They were also the top-quality ingredients that could be bought on the Waste Star, and their price was worth more than gold.
This young master's style is obviously to only choose expensive things.
Seeing the pile of animal meat inside, Qi Huan felt a little strange, "Don't you want to eat meat? And you bought too much, you can't finish it by yourself."
"I won't eat it, but what if you or your family wants to eat it?" Diwuyuan said as if it was a matter of course. He bought the amount for four people.
Qi Huan's eyes curved slightly. This kid is a little weird. He said he was asking for a debt, but he just wanted to taste the cooking skills of the chef. He was afraid of causing trouble to others, so he bought a full set of the most expensive top-grade ingredients to improve the meals for his friend's family as a thank you gift.
"My hand is injured, so it's a bit slow to cook. It may take more than an hour." Qi Huan glanced at the boxes on the table again and quickly drew up a menu. "Will you be bored staying here alone?"
"It's okay, I can access the Star Network." Diwuyuan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to worry about him.
Qi Huan originally wanted to remind him that there was only a local area network here, but thinking that considering Diwuyuan's generosity, he must have a top-level personal terminal, he swallowed his words.
Afraid that the little guest would get too bored while waiting, Qi Huan made a fruit milkshake while washing vegetables and preparing ingredients. As soon as he walked out of the kitchen, he was stunned.
The hall was filled with finger-high mini mechanical bears, at least forty or fifty of them, all over the place.
Some of them were wiping the tables, some were working in pairs to repair the stool legs, some were cleaning the rust off the windows, and some were hanging on the walls like Spider-Man to fill in the cracks. Their movements were nimble and light, and they were extremely busy.
Qi Huan: ...
If you don’t know, you might think that the Bear Aliens are coming to attack the waste planet number seven.
Diwuyuan, on the other hand, sat at the table in the middle with a calm look on his face, leisurely wearing a pair of translucent glasses-like terminal that looked very high-tech.
Qi Huan tapped the table with his fingers, but he seemed too engrossed to hear it. Qi Huan did not disturb him, put the cup of fruit milkshake on the table, and turned back to the kitchen.
When Qi Huan came out again pushing the prepared dishes, the hall had completely changed.
The whole room looked brand new, the floor was swept clean, the walls were smooth and tidy, and the old tables, chairs and windows looked like they had been polished, shining brightly. Many of the dents and rusted areas had been carefully repaired.
What kind of housekeeping ranger is this? Qi Huan was stunned.
At this moment, Diwuyuan had taken off his glasses and was slurping down a milkshake. He looked up at Qi Huan with a smug look in his eyes, "You can also paint the tables and chairs. Black, white, or brown, which one do you like?"
"Are there only these few colors of paint?" Qi Huan subconsciously felt that this color selection was a bit 'biased'.
"Don't you think other colors are too childish?" Diwuyuan said with a proud look while pinching the straw.
"Yes, a little bit. Never mind. It's fine like this." Qi Huan gave up resisting. He had no way to deal with these kids who liked to act like adults. He put the dishes on the cart on the dining table. "Master, this is your dinner today."
Shrimp and egg custard, steamed lobster, sweet and sour tofu, four seasons assortment, squirrel fish, Shili silver fruit, Qi Huan introduced the name of each dish one by one, and six plates were placed on the table. The tastes were tailored to Diwuyuan's requirements. Considering that there were only two of them, they were made as small as possible. Qi Huan was originally going to make fried milk, but later he didn't fry it because there were too many dishes.
Although the first three dishes looked a little different from what I had eaten before, I had eaten similar ones before. However, I had never heard of or seen the fourth dish, the Four Seasons Assortment.
The bright white bamboo shoots, tender yellow sprouts, light green water celery, sky-blue sauerkraut, emerald green茭, orange-red radish, bright red bihui, deep purple tianer (earth ear), and black rain mushrooms, all kinds of ingredients are cut into thin strips and mixed with crystal clear vermicelli, colorful and as beautiful as the spring scenery.
After carefully identifying the ingredients, Diwuyuan took a bite out of curiosity. It was fresh, tender, refreshing, crisp, sweet, soft and smooth. The taste of the various colors of the vegetables was intertwined. None was abrupt or aloof, nor was any was bland. Instead, they were harmonious and complemented each other.
That's right, he wanted to eat this. Diwuyuan nodded and took another bite. The fresh and elegant taste washed away the thick and greasy taste that made him uncomfortable. He felt refreshed. "Why is this dish called mixed vegetables?"
"Four Seasons Assortment, stir-fry ten kinds of fresh ingredients together, representing good luck, peace and happiness, fortune, a bright future, smooth sailing, harmony and beauty, prosperity for generations, and prosperity..." Qi Huan paused, choking on the word "prosperity" that was about to come out of his mouth, "and other ten kinds of blessings. In short, I wish my friends harmony, longevity, good fortune and happiness."
Mixed vegetables was originally one of Jinling's traditional New Year dishes, also known as the Ten Scenery Dishes. It is made of ten vegetarian dishes with auspicious meanings. For example, soybean sprouts, because of their shape like a ruyi, represent good luck, shepherd's purse is a homonym for "gathering wealth", and so on. Feixing naturally cannot find all the original ten side dishes here. The dish on the table is actually just a collection of vegetarian dishes that Qi Huan modified using the method of mixed vegetables, to bring good luck to friends who have come from afar and to add a sense of ritual.
"This is called Squirrel Fish, it tastes sweet and sour." Qi Huan pointed to the fish next to him with its head and tail raised. Shaped like a squirrel and colorful like clouds, Squirrel Fish is recorded in the Qing Dynasty's "Diao Ding Ji" and is considered a well-known national treasure-level Suzhou cuisine, but the ingredients used in this dish are the fish brought by Diwuyuan.
Diwu Yuan stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the fish. The golden yellow fish meat was fried crispy and a crackling sound could be heard when the fish was broken. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The deliciousness of the fish meat and the sour and sweet sauce blended perfectly. The sweetness was mixed with the aroma of dried fruits, which moistened the tongue, stimulated the appetite, and left a fragrant taste in the mouth.
It's so delicious! Diwu Yuan was stunned. He thought the vegetarian dish tasted good because it suited his taste, but the quality of this fish was obviously better than most of the restaurants he had visited before.
Every dish on the table was delicious, with some having both form and spirit, such as the steamed lobster and squirrel fish, others standing out for their color, such as the seasonal assortment and shrimp and egg custard. However, compared to the last dish, they were clearly not as good.
There was an amber-colored translucent scroll on the plate, with the right end flat on the plate and the left end coiled up like an ancient bamboo book that had just been opened. Rows of peanut-sized silver fruits were neatly placed in place of the simulated text on the scroll, as if the word "fruit" was written in a heavenly book. There was an empty row on the far right, with the words "The Analects of Confucius" written on it.
Each bamboo slip is cast from syrup, and is crystal clear, with each bamboo slip distinct and even the thin strings connecting the upper and lower ends clearly visible. The shape is so exquisite that it is breathtaking.
The size and taste of the ginkgo nut are more like ginkgo nuts, and Diwuyuan wanted to eat something sweet, so Qi Huan thought of the famous dish in the Confucius Mansion Banquet, which is fragrant, refreshing, sweet and pleasant - Poetry and Etiquette Ginkgo. The syrup version of the Analects of Confucius pull-down noodles is his show of skill. After all, he is entertaining the original owner's friends, so he has to put in some effort to show his sincerity.
Originally, he wanted to use silver fruit to carve famous quotes such as "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends visiting from afar?", but his hands are not very flexible now and he can't do delicate work. He could only reluctantly omit it and only wrote the title of "The Analects of Confucius" with dark syrup.
Diwuyuan looked at the dish with his lips slightly parted, and was reluctant to pick up his chopsticks for a long time, for fear of ruining this ingenious and unparalleled appearance.
"The meaning of a dish lies in the moment of enjoyment when it enters the mouth. If you don't eat it, it will lose this unique emotional value." Qi Huan pushed the dish in front of Diwuyuan.
The young guest looked at Qi Huan, then at the dish, as if thinking about something. Then he nodded, picked up a silver nut and put it in his mouth to savor it carefully.
It is soft and sticks to the tongue, sweet and elegant. A little more would be greasy, a little less would be bland. From the heat to the taste, everything is controlled to the extreme.
"If your cooking is so delicious, why are there so many bad reviews online?" Diwuyuan couldn't help but feel sorry for Qi Huan after finishing the whole plate in one go.
"Are there only bad reviews online?" Qi Huan was stunned, then he remembered the rotten egg sign at the door. He was busy from morning to night every day, and he really hadn't found the time to read any reviews or anything.
Diwu Yuan opened his terminal, typed a few times, and set it to public projection mode. The name and address of Renjian Restaurant immediately appeared in front of Qi Huan, with a lot of negative reviews below.
Rating: Rotten Eggs Five Eggs [The environment is acceptable, but the food is hard to eat. Disgusting! ! ! ! ! ! ]-----No. 2209 Public reputation value 1 star
Scoring: Rotten Eggs Six [My taste buds have been hit by a photon cannon-like critical hit]-----Target 100,000 Reputation 4 stars
Rating: Five rotten eggs [The person is in a useless star, and the tongue is about to be useless. ]-----Anonymous reputation value one star
Rating: Rotten Egg Six [I never expected that the thing that hurt me the most on Waste Star was not the stone beast, but this restaurant. ] -----Anonymous reputation value two stars
Rating: Rotten Egg Six [Everyone present is responsible for the fact that it has been open until now. ] ----- Black Hair Control's reputation value is three stars
The highest rating system for interstellar cuisine is gem level six, and the lowest is rotten egg level six. In terms of the concept of rating, the difference is basically from six points to negative six points.
The last negative review was posted a month ago.
Qi Huan's lips twitched twice, and just as he was about to speak, a new comment suddenly popped up.
Rating: Gem Level 6 [First, the owner is very handsome! Secondly, the food in the store tastes very good! Especially the braised pork ribs noodles, which are super delicious! The soup is delicious, one sip will make you tired, two sips will make you feel relieved, and three sips will make you feel blissful! The taste of the meat is unique and you will never forget it! My boss said it's worth three thousand a bowl! ] ----- The second most handsome guy in the team, with a reputation of eight stars
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