Chapter 102 Lotus Seed and Pork Rib Soup for Refreshing the Mind
Gu Qingqiu laughed as she scrolled through the comments, her lips curving into a wide smile. It felt as if a bottle of sparkling water had been shaken wildly inside her, bursting forth with towering bubbles the moment the cap was unscrewed, bouncing and bubbling, bringing her immense joy.
These are genuine reviews from netizens who have eaten at their own restaurants. Every word reflects their satisfaction with the restaurants and their recognition of their culinary skills. This is the best gift they could give her in return.
Gu Qingqiu was extremely excited and felt that even if she went to the kitchen now and cooked until evening, it would be effortless and easy.
Of course, she was still rational. After glancing at the top comments, she exited the post and then left the trending topic and returned to the trending list.
I originally wanted to exit and go back to the homepage, but after thinking about it, I clicked on the fifth trending topic, "Yang Shuyi eats Gu's private dishes again," to take a look.
Gu Qingqiu then learned that a netizen named "Xiaoshuangchenlu" had dined at the restaurant at noon that day. After finishing her meal, she posted a Weibo post sharing her experience of the meal in great detail and vividly. She also tagged Yang Shuyi to share her happiness and included Yang Shuyi's hashtag.
Originally, this was just a regular Weibo post sharing after a meal. Many customers have posted similar posts after their meals, tagging @Gu's Private Kitchen, which then attracts many fans who also love Gu's Private Kitchen to like and comment, discussing the deliciousness of the dishes. Xiaoshuang Chenlu did indeed tag @Gu's Private Kitchen, as the post was initially seen more by Yang Shuyi's fans because it was in Yang Shuyi's fan page.
Who knew that Yang Shuyi, who is said to rarely appear in the Super Topic, actually showed up, liked Xiaoshuang Chenlu's Weibo post, and commented that she had also eaten at Gu's Private Kitchen. She even called this fan a little fairy, which caused a sensation in the Super Topic and aroused excitement, enthusiasm and envy among Yi's fans.
The frenzied discussion attracted the attention of marketing accounts, and a powerful entertainment marketing account reposted it, causing the popularity to soar and it became a trending topic.
Gu Qingqiu didn't expect Yang Shuyi to like her restaurant's dishes so much, but it's normal for her to crave them from time to time since they're so delicious.
And if I'm not mistaken, Yang Shuyi should have already discovered that eating Gu's private kitchen dishes continuously is good for her health, especially for beauty and skincare, which female celebrities are particularly concerned about.
She smiled, thinking that if she had the chance to wait for Yang Shuyi to dine at the restaurant again, she would definitely thank her properly, as these two large waves of customers had greatly benefited her restaurant.
Gu Qingqiu stopped scrolling, exited the trending topics list and returned to her homepage. She clicked into the comment section of today's blog post and started replying to some interesting and fun comments. Then she went to Xiaohongshu to open today's notes and interact with netizens.
After finishing her daily interaction, she saw that it was already 3:30. She quickly got up, changed her clothes, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Even if I've been awake for a while in the afternoon, washing my face and wiping my neck with a damp towel after wringing it out makes me feel much more comfortable.
Gu Qingqiu boiled some water in the kitchen on the second floor. After pouring half a cup of hot water, she poured another half cup of cooled water into the cup to make it lukewarm, which was just right to drink.
Sitting on the living room sofa, sipping water and playing on her phone, Gu Qingqiu was thoroughly enjoying herself. Seeing that it was almost four o'clock, she finally picked up her phone and went downstairs.
Wang Meiyu hadn't arrived yet, so she went into the kitchen to get busy.
Gu Qingqiu took out an appropriate amount of both northern and southern almonds, rinsed them in a basin, and then put them in a blender to make almond juice. When the pork lung soup was almost cooked, she poured it into the soup pot to make a milky white soup.
While washing the apricot kernels, Gu Qingqiu habitually used the spiritual energy in her dantian and immediately felt a slight difference. It was much smoother and more efficient than usual and in the morning, reaching a state of complete control.
She smiled with relief, knowing that she had achieved her previous goal—the first level of Qi Refining!
Gu Qingqiu looked inward at her dantian. The tiny bit of spiritual energy she had when she was reborn had been transformed into a basketball-sized ball of spiritual energy through her continuous cooking of meat and vegetables.
During this period, through her continuous use of spiritual energy to cook and cultivate, the spiritual energy in her dantian has become increasingly solid and stronger.
Gu Qingqiu could also feel that she was just one step away from the first level of Qi Refining, but she had never had the opportunity to break through.
Unlike the cultivation world where one could meditate day and night to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, there are no elixirs to aid in breakthroughs, and no combat training among cultivators to stimulate breakthroughs.
She could only cook in the kitchen day after day, using the spiritual energy in her dantian to remove impurities from the ingredients until she was exhausted and slowly recovered.
I never expected that I would break through to this level without even realizing it.
Gu Qingqiu wondered if this was related to the fact that her restaurant had gained a new wave of traffic and a considerable number of new fans online.
It doesn't make sense. She couldn't figure out for a while why the number of online traffic and fans and the restaurant's popularity would be related to the increase in spiritual energy in her dantian.
It's okay if you can't figure it out; as long as the outcome is good, that's all that matters.
Immediately, she quickly invoked the cooling spell she had been thinking about countless times, and the entire kitchen, which had just been cooled down by the newly turned-on air conditioning, instantly became cool.
The coolness and comfort made all the pores on her body open up to breathe, and the restlessness that might be present on a summer afternoon dissipated. Gu Qingqiu felt that the busy work in the kitchen in the afternoon would be more comfortable than usual.
The coolness brought about by the operation of the Cooling Technique is as comfortable and refreshing as natural air, unlike the somewhat stuffy coolness brought by air conditioning.
However, Gu Qingqiu still kept the kitchen air conditioner on, so as to better accommodate the feelings of Wang Meiyu and the other two.
She tried to expand the coverage of the Cooling Technique to include the dining area as well. Although she could do it, it would require mobilizing almost all the spiritual energy in her dantian, which would not only deplete her spiritual energy but also leave her with no extra energy to process the cooking ingredients.
If you simply use the Cooling Technique to cover the kitchen, it will be very easy. You will have plenty of energy to process the cooking ingredients and ensure the quality of each dish. Moreover, you can ensure that the temperature in the kitchen is maintained within a suitable range throughout the day.
Gu Qingqiu once again contracted the Cooling Technique to cover the entire kitchen before stopping. She would consider covering the entire restaurant with the Cooling Technique again when she had the chance to break through to the second level of Qi Refining in her lifetime.
She continued with her work, pouring the properly proportioned and rinsed apricot kernels into a blender to make almond juice, while rinsing more apricot kernels for later use.
Wang Meiyu was ready to go to the store at four o'clock. After entering the kitchen and greeting the owner, she tied on her apron and put on her chef's hat.
Feeling the coolness of the kitchen, she couldn't help but say, "Boss, why does it feel like the kitchen got a lot cooler this afternoon?"
She looked up at the air conditioner display screen, and it was still the same temperature and fan speed as usual.
Gu Qingqiu said without changing her expression, "I think it's about the same, but now that you mention it, it does seem a bit more comfortable. Maybe it's because you just came in from outside, and the contrast between your body being hot and the air-conditioned environment is too strong, so you feel cooler."
Wang Meiyu nodded: "That's possible. Maybe I'll feel better once I cool down."
She washed her hands and began processing the pork belly, first slicing it and then marinating it; there was quite a lot to do.
A little later, when Sister Zhou and Sister Tang came to work, the first thing they noticed when they entered the kitchen was that it was cooler in the afternoon than outside the dining area. It was more comfortable, just like autumn.
Wang Meiyu deeply sympathized with what Sister Zhou and Sister Tang said, and chatted with them for a while about her own feelings. The kitchen is usually quite cool with the air conditioning on, but today it was pleasantly cool.
Moreover, while preparing the ingredients, my hands were constantly busy: cutting and marinating meat, cleaning abalone and scoring it, scalding chicken and cutting it into pieces... I was so busy that I didn't even sweat, but my cheeks were covered in a thin layer of sweat.
But I still feel very comfortable today. My cheeks, hair, and back are all dry and I haven't sweated at all.
After Wang Meiyu finished speaking, she paused and then added with a smile, "Maybe it's just that we're not really busy yet."
After the three of them finished speaking, Gu Qingqiu explained it with the same reason. In any case, no matter how the three of them thought about it, they would never know that it was because of the Cooling Technique.
Despite their differing opinions, Sister Zhou, Sister Tang, and Wang Meiyu, who had been working in the kitchen, were generally accepting of this explanation.
After all, apart from the air conditioner working particularly well in the afternoon, and the stark contrast between the sweltering heat outside and the sudden coolness inside, there's no other reason to be found.
Everyone was busy with their own work, and when the restaurant opened at five o'clock, it became even busier and more lively.
An elderly man from Suli Street passed by Gu's Private Kitchen and saw that the restaurant was full of people, all of whom were eating with smiles on their faces. There were also many people queuing up at the entrance of the restaurant, all of whom were smiling. It was a very nice sight.
Cough cough, to be honest, they were also regulars at Gu's Private Kitchen, and back then they had the same worthless grin on their faces.
After walking a little further away, an elderly person remarked, "Gu's Private Kitchen is doing better and better!"
Gu's Private Kitchen has indeed been doing very well. Throughout August, thanks to two waves of trending topics, the restaurant was packed every day. If Gu Qingqiu hadn't been limiting the number of customers allowed in, the queue would probably have stretched from the restaurant entrance all the way to Suli Street.
Many customers have found that unless they arrive at the restaurant before it opens, they have to take a number and wait in line if they are even two or three minutes late.
Moreover, as more and more people learn about this little rule, there are always idle people who are willing to come to the restaurant entrance early to wait. So for many days, even if you arrive at the restaurant entrance before it opens, you may still have to take a number and wait in line.
Some savvy customers found the contact information for Gu's Private Kitchen directly from the details on Dianping (a Chinese review platform), wanting to call ahead to reserve a table so they wouldn't have to queue up or take a number on-site when they arrived for their meal.
There's a landline phone at the cashier, but it rarely rings. It's said to be the restaurant's contact number, and it's been used since the owner's grandfather's generation. Even though it's not very useful now, the owner still keeps it as a memento.
This landline has been ringing frequently lately. As soon as Sister Zhou answered the phone, she heard the person on the other end say that they wanted to reserve a table.
Fortunately, Gu Qingqiu had given prior instructions. Sister Zhou apologized gently first, and then politely told the other party that the restaurant was not accepting table reservations at the moment and that they could only queue up on-site to dine in.
Because this situation is quite common, Gu Qingqiu even issued a statement on Xiaohongshu and Weibo to prevent more and more customers from calling to reserve a table only to be disappointed.
Everyone understands this. If tables can be reserved in advance, the competition for reservation slots would be fierce, which is unfair to customers waiting in line on-site.
It would be better if everyone started on the same footing, and whoever had time could go to the restaurant and queue up for a meal.
Seeing this, Gu Qingqiu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
To be honest, since the restaurant reopened in April, the only table they've booked for Lin Zhongxuan to entertain his business partners was because of what Grandpa and Grandma Lin had instructed them to do in advance.
The restaurant was doing good business at that time, but it wasn't at the point where it would be full as soon as it opened its doors. In addition, Lin Zhongxuan and his group arrived early, so there were more reservations than regular customers.
There were quite a few customers dining in the restaurant at that time, and some even asked delivery people to buy things for them. Even though the waiting time for queuing was getting earlier and earlier, no one called to reserve a table.
Some customers have suggested that an online queuing system could be implemented so they can get a number online and queue up, thus reducing the time spent queuing at the store.
Gu Qingqiu is still considering this.
As summer vacation quietly draws to a close, there's a noticeable increase in customers bringing their children to the restaurant in late August. The children are enjoying the delicious food as if trying to seize the last bit of happiness during this long holiday.
On the contrary, the smiles on the parents' faces were more genuine, as they were happy to enjoy the delicious food and also delighted that their children would soon return to school and that they would be free to do so.
Among them were some parents' words of advice to their children. Gu Qingqiu occasionally took advantage of the gap after finishing all the dishes to come out of the kitchen, walk through the dining area to the door to breathe some fresh air, and overheard a bit of it.
"After you finish this meal, you have to go home and do your homework, okay? You know the principle of slow and steady wins the race. I'll only bring you here to eat again if you do your homework well!"
"School's about to start, so after this meal, you'd better get back into the swing of things, finish your homework and memorize what you need to know! If you behave well after school starts, we can still come over for dinner on weekends."
"Did you enjoy your meal today? After we finish eating, we'll go to the stationery store to buy you some stationery for the new semester, and then we'll go browsing around and see if we can buy you a new schoolbag."
Parents earnestly give instructions, while children eat without a care in the world. As for whether they go home to do their summer homework or go shopping for school bags and stationery after eating, each family has its own plans.
On August 25th, after having breakfast, Gu Qingqiu and Wang Meiyu each pulled a shopping cart to the market to buy groceries.
The two first went to the seafood stall, and when they saw fresh shrimp, they immediately stopped and picked out more than 20 kilograms, asking the owner to drain and weigh them.
Then she went to the fish stall next door, and Gu Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw fresh sea bass swimming nimbly in white square baskets.
She ordered a garlic-flavored sea bass dish today, which requires sea bass and fresh shrimp. If either of them is missing, the dish will have to be changed.
If the sea bass or shrimp isn't fresh enough, she'd rather go to the trouble of choosing a different dish than force herself to buy mediocre ingredients to make this delicious dish.
Fortunately, the shrimp and sea bass at the seafood and fish stalls I usually buy from today are fresh enough. The shrimp are big enough, and the sea bass is a good size. After a little processing, it will be just right to be placed on the fish platter at my restaurant.
Gu Qingqiu picked out the sea bass, gently pointing to a particular fish with her finger. The owner immediately scooped up the fish with a large basin and a fish scoop.
She picked out more than forty fish, and the owner's smile was brighter than the sun outside the market.
He said that Boss Gu was his big benefactor and a lucky star. Whenever she came to his fish stall to buy fish, he could buy out most of the fish she liked in an instant. She was also easy to talk to and he loved doing this kind of business.
After weighing all the sea bass and calculating the total price, the fish stall owner told Mr. Gu, as usual, "You guys go buy other things first. I'll process these sea bass later. You can come back here after you've finished buying them."
He now implicitly agrees to help Mr. Gu buy the fish and deliver it to the restaurant. As for processing the fish, he just kills it, removes the scales and internal organs, and cleans it. If necessary, he will make some decorative cuts.
Gu Qingqiu instructed: "Thank you, boss. The fish I'm going to cook today is a bit complicated. Could you help me kill it, remove the scales and innards, and rinse it? I'll fix the cuts myself when I get back."
On several previous occasions, she had simply asked the fishmonger to make decorative cuts on the fish. The fishmonger's knife skills were excellent, saving her a lot of trouble.
The fish stall owner smiled and agreed, "Sure, I promise I'll take good care of it for you."
"Okay, thank you, boss."
Gu Qingqiu then led Wang Meiyu to the old lady's stall to buy cabbage and cucumbers, and also bought a lot of yams from the stall next to it. After that, they went to the general store to buy vermicelli, rice wine, lotus seeds, barley, longan, and Solomon's seal.
The latter mostly consisted of ingredients for making soup. The general store had them and they looked to be of good quality, so Gu Qingqiu bought them there as well. She could also ask the general store owner to deliver them to the restaurant later, saving her the trouble of going to the pharmacy.
After a thorough shopping spree, the two pulled their fully loaded shopping carts back to the fish stall.
When the fish stall owner saw them, he quickly told the owner of the next stall to watch his stall, then pulled out his own cart, loaded it with bags of simply prepared sea bass, and followed Gu Qingqiu and the other two out of the market back to Suli Street.
Around nine o'clock, the 35 jin of pork ribs, 35 jin of pork belly, and 30 yellow-feathered chickens that I ordered by phone in the morning were delivered one after another.
After Gu Qingqiu signed for and paid the bill, he and Wang Meiyu carried the ingredients into the kitchen to start preparing the dishes for lunch.
At 11 a.m., the restaurant opened its doors for business, and all seven tables were instantly filled with people. Some customers were a little late and had to take a number and wait in line at the door.
After quickly distributing the slips of paper to the customers who were a little late, Sister Zhou then went from table to table to serve the customers, taking their orders and serving them bowls, chopsticks, tea sets, and tea, according to the seating order.
She multitasked, serving customers and serving dishes in the dining area while keeping an eye on the customers waiting in line outside. When newcomers needed to get a number, Sister Zhou would run over to get it, and she would also pour a glass of lemon water for the waiting customers from time to time so that they wouldn't get thirsty while waiting.
Sister Zhou noticed a family of three. The couple was around thirty years old. The girl had particularly bright and lively eyes and fair skin, but she looked thin and frail with her arms and legs slender. She had her shoulder-length black hair half-tied up with a strawberry hair tie.
Unlike the other children who usually come to wait for their meals, the little girl was sitting in a stroller.
It's not really a stroller, though. Strollers are only suitable for babies a few months old, one or two years old, or at most three years old. This black stroller looks much bigger, and it wouldn't look out of place for a five-year-old girl to sit inside.
Inside the stroller, there were also some side supports around the little girl's lumbar spine, and her legs were also properly supported, as if the little girl herself was not strong enough and needed these support devices to maintain her sitting posture.
The family of three chatted and laughed while waiting, creating their own atmosphere. Sister Zhou kept this group of customers, who seemed a bit special, in mind, without showing any impoliteness, and treated them like any other customer.
Busy times pass quickly. As soon as a customer pays and leaves, Sister Zhou immediately calls out a number to welcome a new table of customers to dine in.
When the number was called again, someone responded. Sister Zhou looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was a family of three with a little girl sitting in a special stroller.
Seeing the couple preparing to lift themselves and their vehicle into the restaurant, she quickly said, "Please wait a moment, we have a mobile ramp here."
The couple were a little stunned when they saw the clerk bring out an aluminum ramp from the back of the cashier. When folded, it looked like just a rectangular block, but when unfolded, it became a large ramp, which was just right for the steps in front of the restaurant. The slope was also a standard barrier-free ramp of less than 5 degrees.
Wu Wensheng held onto the pusher handle and gently pushed the special stroller carrying his daughter onto the restaurant floor. The somewhat high steps were no longer an obstacle because of the ramp.
He turned around, nodded, and thanked them: "Thank you so much. I didn't expect you to have an accessible ramp here. It makes things much more convenient."
His wife, Zhang Danyan, also repeatedly expressed her gratitude: "Yes, thank you so much, it's such a pleasant surprise!"
The little girl lying in the stroller also smiled broadly, her eyes crinkling with joy.
"You're welcome. There are steps at the entrance of the restaurant that are difficult to move, so we specially prepared a mobile ramp as a backup. It's what we should do," Sister Zhou said with a smile. She folded up the aluminum ramp and put it back, then invited the family of three to come inside and sit down.
Because the store has small tables for four and large round tables, when distributing numbers, Sister Zhou will distinguish between small table numbers and large table numbers based on the number of customers.
Wu Wensheng's family was seated at a small table, but fortunately, the area around the table was quite spacious. After Sister Zhou led them over, she asked, "Would you like to sit in a chair or in the stroller, little sister?"
Zhang Danyan said, "Let her sit in the stroller."
Sister Zhou agreed, removed a chair, and, seeing that the child's stroller could be pushed close to the table, smiled and greeted, "Everyone, please take a look and let me know what you'd like to eat. You can call me anytime to order. We also have Tieguanyin, Pu'er tea, Da Hong Pao, chrysanthemum tea, and lemonade. The lemonade is available at room temperature and iced. What would you like?"
The Wu family had already discussed it while they were queuing, so they said, "We'd like chrysanthemum tea, and all the dishes on today's menu, thank you."
Sister Zhou nodded in agreement, first going to the cashier to print out the order form and bring it over, pressing one copy under the glass window, then getting three sets of bowls, chopsticks, teacups, and washing utensils, followed by a pot of chrysanthemum tea: "Please enjoy."
"Okay, thank you." Wu Wensheng and Zhang Danyan, the couple, both thanked them with smiles, their gratitude sincere.
Wu Wensheng started scalding the dishes and chopsticks. Zhang Danyan took out her daughter's special chopsticks and spoon from her bag and handed them to her husband so he could scald them together. She then took out disposable wet wipes from her bag to wipe her daughter's hands.
Little Peiqi let her mother hold her hands and wash them. Her big, round eyes would look at her father washing the dishes across the table, then look around at the people eating. Smelling the delicious aroma, she couldn't help but say, "Mom, this restaurant is great. The food must be delicious too."
Her voice was somewhat childish and high-pitched, sounding rather dull compared to that of ordinary children. It also sounded a bit short and weak, all due to insufficient lung capacity. Wu Wensheng and Zhang Danyan were already used to it.
Zhang Danyan wiped her hands clean and adjusted the angle of the stroller back so that she could sit up a little straighter so she could eat later.
She laughed and said, "This restaurant is really good. I didn't expect them to have a mobile ramp. That's so rare. We came here specifically because we saw your sister Xiaoqing recommend this restaurant in the group chat, saying that the food is delicious. Today they have your favorite fish and chicken."
Peiqi smiled upon hearing this: "I love what I eat, and it already smells delicious!"
Zhang Danyan and Wu Wensheng both laughed and said that they could smell it too.
While queuing at the restaurant, I could only smell the faint, not very strong, aroma. Although it was somewhat tempting, I could still resist it. But now that I'm sitting inside, the overwhelming aroma wafting around me has made me realize that I'm actually quite hungry.
Wu Wensheng recalled his wife's words: "It's really rare to have a ramp here, which shows that the store has noticed the needs of some special groups. Just now, the two of us carried the cart up, but the store staff were willing to bring it out onto the ramp, which was very heartwarming."
And to be honest, it's only because our daughter is still small and not heavy in the stroller that the couple was able to lift her up easily.
When they get a little older and switch to a wheelchair, the difficulty of lifting them up increases, so they will definitely still prefer restaurants that can provide ramps. Unfortunately, such restaurants are very rare, which makes Gu's Private Kitchen all the more precious.
For other customers who come to dine and also have accessibility needs, this foldable and movable ramp will surely bring them great convenience and comfort.
Zhang Danyan agreed wholeheartedly: "Yes, no wonder Xiaoqing recommended this restaurant in the group. It's certain that the food is delicious. I hope it really has the effects she described."
The couple exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's expectations.
My daughter, Peiqi, has spinal muscular atrophy. She was diagnosed shortly after birth and is classified as a more severe type II. She has never stood or walked since she was a child. She is weak and lacks strength, and her ability to absorb nutrients is poor, making her very thin.
Wu Wensheng and Zhang Danyan were depressed for a long time after their daughter was first diagnosed, but they gradually cheered up and learned about the disease and nursing knowledge to improve Peiqi's quality of life as much as possible.
Even though there were no life-saving drugs available, the couple did not give up. Zhang Danyan quit her job to stay with her daughter in the rehabilitation hospital month after month, year after year. Wu Wensheng worked hard to take on the medical expenses of the family and his daughter. He worked during the day and would go to the hospital to accompany his wife and children whenever he had time in the evening.
Fortunately, the rehabilitation was effective. After more than a year of medication, although Peiqi could not walk or stand, her hands gradually gained strength and she could lift them slightly. She could eat with chopsticks by herself, which was slightly better than other children with type II diabetes.
For spinal muscular atrophy, there are non-governmental organizations that provide disease information translation, guidance, rehabilitation assistance, and assistive device subsidies. There are also patient support groups in various provinces and cities to facilitate communication and exchange among parents and patients.
At the beginning of the month, Zhang Danyan saw in the group that adult patient Rao Xiaoqing shared that the dishes at Gu's Private Kitchen in Suli Street, Yunjiang District, Jiang City were very delicious, and after eating there for several meals, she felt that her strength had increased and she was not so easily fatigued. She recommended that people in the group try the restaurant if they had the chance.
Rao Xiaoqing also posted some notes on Xiaohongshu, where netizens shared changes they experienced after eating Gu's Private Kitchen for a period of time.
The discussion in the group was lively, with some people disbelieving, some excited, and some eager to try it out.
After reading all the group messages, Zhang Danyan immediately called her husband to discuss the matter.
She had a good impression of Rao Xiaoqing. She envied that Rao Xiaoqing, being a type 4 SMA patient, was able to complete her studies and work normally without much impact on her life. She admired that Rao Xiaoqing would occasionally share her experiences as an SMA patient in the group chat, giving them more hope as if they could see their own children's future. In addition, she heard that Rao Xiaoqing was also helping to translate some foreign literature on SMA, and everyone was very grateful to her.
Such a nice young girl wouldn't joke about something like this. So, is it true?
The couple was thrilled and, after some consideration, decided to give it a try. Although Peiqi's illness was a genetic defect in her neuronal system, what if it worked?
If it doesn't work, just consider it as having a few more delicious meat and vegetable meals; that will make you happy too.
However, Zhang Danyan was still in the hospital with Peiqi at the time, and they were discharged after half a month due to their resident medical insurance. So the couple decided to wait until they were discharged before coming here for a meal. They also wanted to take Peiqi out more often while she was still young and it was relatively easy for her to go out.
Of course, only the couple knows about the possible magical effects, so they didn't tell Peiqi and let her enjoy the food.
Peiqi didn't quite understand what her parents were saying, so she slowly moved her hands along the dining table, picked up the cup of chrysanthemum tea, and slowly moved it back to her. When she was almost at the edge of the table, she slowly moved her upper body over, and gently shook the cup with both hands to drink the chrysanthemum tea.
Peiqi didn't dare to lower her head to drink, afraid that if she did, she wouldn't be able to raise her head again.
She took several sips of the warm chrysanthemum tea, slowly put the teacup down to make sure it was standing steadily on the table, and then looked at her parents and smiled, "Mom and Dad, please drink the chrysanthemum tea, it's sweet and delicious!"
When Wu Wensheng and Zhang Danyan came to their senses, they realized that their daughter had already picked up her teacup and drunk the chrysanthemum tea.
Zhang Danyan sat on a chair next to the stroller, making it easier to take care of her daughter. She reached out and stroked her daughter's soft hair: "Good, Peiqi is so good, you can hold the cup and drink tea by yourself now."
Peiqi smiled, her eyes crinkling, and spoke in a soft, sweet voice just like her favorite cartoon character, Peppa Pig: "I just wanted to give it a try, and I succeeded. I didn't give up!"
My daughter has poor head control. If she accidentally lowers her head and doesn't have the strength to lift it back up, it's very difficult for her, and she has to wait for an adult to help her lift her head.
Wu Wensheng gave her a thumbs up: "That's great. After we finish eating, we'll go to your favorite boutique. You can pick something you like as a reward."
Peiqi beamed with joy: "Yay! Thank you, Daddy!"
Wu Wensheng and Zhang Danyan were happy for their daughter's simple joy, and each picked up their teacups to drink chrysanthemum tea. The warm chrysanthemum tea was indeed delicious, with a refreshing sweetness upon entry and a lingering aftertaste.
The family of three had barely exchanged a few words when the shop assistant came over and served them a lotus seed and pork rib soup.
The large soup bowl was filled with clear broth, with a few specks of oil floating on top. It looked rather light, and the slight color reflected the colors of the ingredients at the bottom of the soup: the milky white of lotus seeds and barley, the deep white of yam, the golden-brown of longan, the pale yellow of Solomon's seal, and the uniformly sized pieces of pork rib meat.
In this sweltering summer, it's like a cool lake, refreshing and instantly invigorating, making you want to quickly scoop up a bowl of this soup and taste it.
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