Chapter 25: Gifted
Li Ming explained: "Well, she said that since she is alone, she would be too tired if she took all the orders. She would be too busy to handle them. The boxed lunch is the easiest to accept and is also quick to prepare."
He hesitated and said, "But, Great Grandfather, are you sure it takes more than ten years to make this taste?"
The old man took a sip of wine while talking. "Even if you are gifted, it is not easy to control the heat. Look at the knife skills and the selection of ingredients. The meat is fat and lean. If there is too much fat, it will be greasy, and if there is too much lean meat, it will be dry. But this braised pork tastes fat but not greasy, and it melts in your mouth."
Li Ming frowned and said, "That's not right. The boss is a young girl who looks no more than 20 years old."
“Cough cough cough…”
The old man was choked by his mouth and his eyes widened in surprise. He said, "What did you say? This was done by a girl in her early twenties?"
Seeing that the old man was choked by his words, Li Ming said innocently, "Yes, that's why I asked you if it really takes so long to make braised pork like this."
For a moment, the old man was silent.
After a long while, he finally managed to say, "Maybe he is really gifted and was born to be a chef."
Li Ming smiled and put a piece of braised pork in his mouth, saying, "So, I made a profit by spending a hundred yuan to order such a portion of braised pork."
The old man ate two pieces of braised pork with some regret, "With this skill, she can open a nice restaurant in the underworld."
"Grandpa, do you think it's easy to open a restaurant? Renting a store, decorating, hiring waiters, chefs, etc., all require a lot of expenses. Since the girl chose to sell boxed lunches, it's probably because it's too tiring to do it alone, and it's probably because she doesn't have enough funds."
Li Ming thought about what happened yesterday. "Based on my dealings with her yesterday, she probably won't accept the investment."
The old man didn't say anything more. Everyone has their own aspirations. If the cook is in a good mood, the food will taste better.
The old man went to the kitchen to get a plate, poured the braised pork into it, simply arranged the dish, took a photo and sent it to his group of old friends.
Happy: ["Picture"]
Lehehe: [Xiao Ming is really something. He said that I haven't eaten braised pork for a long time and insisted on buying me braised pork. Knowing that I have bad teeth, he specially asked the boss to stew it for a longer time. Although the taste of this wine is a little bit bad, just drink it. 】
A cup of Erguotou: [……]
First coming tomorrow: [Lao Litz.B head! You eat alone! 】
Hum: [That’s it! If you have something delicious, why don’t you share it with us? 】
After the old man posted it, he stopped looking at the group messages. The grandfather and grandson kept talking to each other, totally ignoring how much impact his picture had in the group.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on their door.
"Old Li, open the door! Don't hide in there without making any noise! I know you are in there!"
When the old man heard the voice, his face changed.
Li Ming looked towards the door and said, "Great Grandpa, it's Grandpa Xu."
The old man said unhappily, "I know, why are you here so fast!"
Then he looked at the plate with a few pieces of braised pork left and stuffed them into his mouth in no time.
Because he ate too much at once, his mouth couldn't hold it all and a piece almost fell out. He puffed his mouth and chewed the braised pork with great effort, then finished the wine in one gulp.
Li Ming, who was watching the whole process, said: "..."
He lowered his eyes to look at the little food left in front of him. When he was wondering what to do with it, his great-grandfather directly picked up the braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth.
She didn't stop until his mouth was full. When he had almost finished chewing, she picked up other dishes and stuffed them into his mouth.
Finally, he poured the beer into his mouth and then stood up to open the door for Old Man Xu.
Old Man Xu saw Old Man Li frowning and said, "Why did you open the door so late? Where's the wine? Let me have a sip. I see there's braised pork and peanuts."
Old Li said, "You are late. We have already finished eating."
"Impossible! As soon as I saw the picture you sent, I came here immediately." Old Man Xu said as he walked in.
When I got inside, I saw Li Ming's still slightly puffy mouth, with a trace of suspicious marks at the corner of his mouth, and an empty plate in front of him: "..."
He picked up the wine glass on the table and found it was empty.
Old Man Xu's eyes widened and he shouted angrily, "Old Li! Didn't I just say that you are bad at chess and you always regret your moves? And you refuse to admit it? Why are you so stingy?"
Old Li seemed to have his tail stepped on, and immediately retorted: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't do that, it's obviously you guys who are bad and like to play around, and you won't admit your loss!"
Old Li snorted twice, looking at Old Xu with a disdainful face, "I'd rather throw it away than give it to you. What's wrong with that? My great-grandson bought it for me! If you're capable, ask your son to buy it for you!"
Grandpa Xu’s son was in a car accident and his legs were paralyzed. He died earlier than him.
Li Ming quickly pulled the old man, but the old man waved him away and said, "Don't worry about this."
Old Xu was furious, but he couldn't do anything about it, so he turned to Li Ming and asked, "Xiao Ming, where did you buy this?"
Li Ming answered honestly, "Grandpa Xu, there's a new stall across from Tiandi Bank. There's a young girl selling lunch boxes there. But it's already this time today, she should have sold everything and gone back."
For a moment, the two old men who were originally arguing with each other were attracted by his words.
Old Li: "A living person?"
Old Man Xu: "Setting up a stall in the underworld?"
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
Li Ming said with a smile: "How is that possible? Many ghosts in the underworld know about this. If you want to eat it, you can buy it tomorrow."
Thinking of the aroma he had just smelled, Old Man Xu swallowed his saliva greedily, glanced at Old Man Li, and said, "Xiao Ming, when you buy it tomorrow, can you bring me a portion?"
Li Ming said under the eager gaze of his great grandfather: "Grandpa Xu, the boss has a group. You can join the group and ask the boss to deliver it to you."
After he finished speaking, he took out his cell phone and invited Old Man Xu to join the group.
Seeing that his great-grandfather was also staring at him, he quickly invited his grandfather to join the group.
When Old Man Xu saw the invitation message, he immediately clicked to join, and did not forget to play a trick on Old Man Li, "Haha, thank you, Xiao Ming, for not being stingy and mean like your great grandfather."
Old Li said angrily: "I agreed to his invitation, I have done my best!"
"Hmph~"
Old man Xu turned his head and walked away.
Old Li looked at his back and paced the ground angrily with his cane.
Li Ming tried hard to minimize his presence, for fear of being implicated by his great-grandfather.
However, Old Li suddenly said without thinking, "Ask the boss if he can come to your house and cook a meal. The price is negotiable."
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