"Zhou Lan, how did you find this place? Didn't I tell you that I have closed my restaurant? I don't have time to cook for you, but I'm not short of money..."
As soon as Xu Zijun opened the door and saw Zhou Lan, his face darkened. It turned out that the scene Zhang Fan saw last night was Zhou Lan coming to Xu Zijun and wanted Xu Zijun to cook for him.
"Mr. Xu, you are talented in cooking. It would be a shame if you don't do it. I don't want to pressure you with money. I just hope that I can taste the plain noodles you once made for me in my lifetime..."
At this moment, Zhou Lan did not look at all like he did yesterday when he was surrounded by people and was in a state of arrogance. Instead, he was smiling and saying nice things to Xu Zijun.
It is indeed the delicious food made by Xu Zijun that he will savor for the rest of his life.
When he was invited to Jiangcheng this time, he deliberately declined all his appointments to give himself some private space. He secretly came to this old street to look for the most beautiful taste in his memory.
Unfortunately, when I found Xu Zijun yesterday, he made it clear.
My restaurant is closed and out of business, so I won’t cook for him anymore, no matter who he is?
But Zhou Lan is also a person who loves food very much. He came all the way to Jiangcheng just for the food he has been craving for. How could he bear to miss it this time?
So Zhou Lan never gave up and even came to Zhang Fan.
Moreover, he seemed to have had a strange dream, which was related to his secret. He wanted to try and see if his sense of taste had been restored as in the dream?
"I don't even run a small restaurant anymore. I'm now Brother Zhang's chef, his personal chef. Although I don't get paid, I even make money from him hahaha..."
When Xu Zijun said this, he couldn't help laughing, because he knew that he had taken the initiative to cook for Zhang Fan and the others, and they were not unpaid.
If it weren't for Zhang Fan, he wouldn't have gotten a penny of the money given by the Rong family.
"What? There is such a thing. Brother, you come to cook for me, and I will pay you 100,000 a month. You will also have ten days off a month. You can decide when to take a day off..."
Zhou Lan was stunned. He really didn't expect that Xu Zijun, who originally had a weird personality, would be willing to cook for others even without any salary.
This, this was too unbelievable, so he started poaching girls on the spot, without noticing at all that Zhang Fan was sitting at the table drinking tea impatiently.
"Haha, Mr. Zhou, am I the kind of person who is willing to sell my skills for money? I said I'm not short of money, I just like it. By the way, I really want to eat plain noodles, ask my brother Zhang if he's willing?"
Xu Zijun was being deliberately funny at this moment. He was deliberately pushing Zhou Lan to Zhang Fan to deal with.
"I don't want to, Xu Zijun, the seafood porridge you mentioned, bring it up quickly, I'm starving..."
Zhang Fan over there looked up, and a pair of eyes made Zhou Lan's heart skip a beat and he almost fell to the ground. Why did these eyes feel so familiar?
Moreover, it made him feel panicked and scared, and he even dared not look directly at it?
Could it be that he had seen it somewhere?
Zhou Lan originally wanted to show off his fame in front of Zhang Fan, but now he felt inexplicably afraid in his heart. After looking at Xu Zijun, who had a weird temper, he happily brought Zhang Fan a big bowl of seafood porridge.
There are also several side dishes.
Zhou Lan had experienced how bad Xu Zijun's temper was. The man who could make Xu Zijun so obedient, this Brother Zhang, must be no ordinary person. Moreover, his eyes made him even more afraid to act rashly.
Now he could only save face and apologize to Zhang Fan.
"Mr. Zhang, I'm so sorry for being so rude. I didn't know this was your private residence. I'll leave right away. Mr. Xu, if you have the chance to go to Beijing in the future, please let me know. I'll welcome you back..."
Although Xu Zijun treated him like this, Zhou Lan still praised Xu Zijun highly.
Xu Zijun is truly the most talented young man in cooking that Zhou Lan has ever met in his life.
"Well, I won't send you off!"
Zhang Fan didn't even look up, still eating the seafood porridge with his head down. He didn't dislike Zhou Lan at first, but he was very upset when he asked for a monthly salary of 100,000 to poach Xu Zijun in front of him.
So I'm too lazy to pay attention.
After Zhou Lan left the room, he took one more reluctant look, feeling infinite envy in his heart. He had a reputation but could not enjoy the delicious food made by Xu Zijun leisurely like that Brother Zhang.
Brother Zhang’s life is really enviable!
Zhou Lan left here somewhat frustrated, and was followed by bodyguards. Zhou Lan looked around the old street, chose a restaurant that looked the most upscale, and walked in.
When the manager of the restaurant recognized the gourmet Zhou Lan, he was overjoyed, as if he had won a jackpot of tens of millions in the lottery. For their line of work, being able to invite Mr. Zhou to dinner was the greatest honor!
He immediately picked up his phone to take pictures and videos and posted them on WeChat Moments. After a while, many people left messages directly, and some even rushed to his restaurant just to see Zhou Lan.
When everyone was excitedly crowding around the table and holding up their phones to take pictures of Zhou Lan, he put a piece of slippery meat into his mouth, and then the expression on his face became strange.
An unusually delightful feeling.
"Guangshui's smooth meat is indeed unique. Good, good, good!"
Three consecutive "good" words won rounds of applause. Zhou Lan felt his nose a little sour. The long-lost sense of taste finally came back.
Those who were taking pictures were so excited that they almost cried when they saw Zhou Lan take a bite of Guangshui's smooth meat.
Oh my God, who is Zhou Lan? He has eaten all the delicacies in the world and is famous both at home and abroad. What kind of food has he not eaten? How could he be moved to tears over a piece of smooth meat here?
This is too exaggerated. Many people were holding their mobile phones in their hands, their eyes fixed on the bowl of noodles, and they couldn't wait to sit down and have a taste.
The boss didn't expect that among all the delicious foods he served, Zhou Lan only took a fancy to the Guangshui smooth meat.
And this slippery meat actually has a long history!
During the Zhenguan period, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, had been ill for a long time and had no appetite. He issued an edict to the world, declaring that anyone who could bring delicious food to whet the emperor's appetite would be handsomely rewarded.
When a chef named Zhan from Guangshui learned about it, he went to Chang'an.
A plate of fat but not greasy, tender and delicious pork dish was carefully prepared for Emperor Dazong of Tang in the palace. However, the emperor had just put the meat into his mouth and tasted it for a while, and the meat slipped down his throat.
The delicious taste lingered in my mouth, so I ate a few pieces and my appetite was whetted.
The chef named Zhan kept shouting "Slippery meat! Slippery meat!" and from then on stayed in the palace as an imperial chef. This slippery meat has become a famous dish in Guangshui today, and the owner of this restaurant is from Guangshui!
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