Chapter 47 Meow Meow Meow
Lu Ling couldn't help but move closer, wanting to see it more clearly.
The green beans were also a natural and fresh green color. Lu Ling gently pinched them and found that the pods were very hard, which was the time when they were most tender and delicious.
Lu Ling: “???”
This must be a Michelin three-star ingredient, right? ? !
Even Lu Ling, who has been a vegetarian for many years, could not find fault with the quality of these vegetables.
"Guest, would you like some spicy hot pot?" Seeing Lu Ling approaching, Jian Yunlan smiled and started to promote it, "We have the original soup flavor, and you can choose your own dishes."
Looking at Jian Yunlan's handsome face and listening to his seductive words, Lu Ling's heart was deeply moved.
Original soup flavor, dishes of your choice!
He doesn't like to eat many of the malatang restaurants on the market, because those malatang restaurants mainly focus on meat dishes, and the vegetarian dishes are basically perfunctory. In order to save costs, they even pick leftovers from the vegetable market. Anyway, with the strong taste of malatang, customers can't tell the difference between fresh and stale.
Lu Ling doesn't like spicy food.
But this Malatang stall in front of us not only allows you to choose your own dishes, the vegetables look so fresh, and there is even an original soup flavor that is not spicy!
Looking at the smile on Jian Yunlan's lips, Lu Ling almost wanted to say "Give me a serving of the original soup".
But he suppressed his inner desire at the last moment.
...It was a close call, I was almost bewitched by the Malatang succubus!
Lu Ling coughed, cleared his throat and said, "Let me take another look."
As Song Shixia's father, he has the obligation to set an example and teach her to eat fresh and healthy vegetables from an early age, rather than the spicy hot pot of unknown origin on the roadside.
Of course, the more important thing is that Lu Ling has already said that he will definitely not eat spicy hot pot, but will go back to eat his salad.
Wouldn't it be embarrassing for him to go back on his word now?
Lu Ling looked at the plastic bag in his hand, and the fresh and juicy vegetables inside… For some reason, he didn't feel as excited as before, but instead felt a little sad.
This sadness reached its peak when Song Jingan and Song Shixia got the spicy hot pot.
The father and daughter were number seven or eight in line for the spicy hotpot, but the six customers in front of them had already eaten it.
Including Song Lanzhen, they sat on the tables and chairs prepared by Jian Yunlan. Although the environment was very simple, they smiled from the bottom of their hearts and ate happily, exclaiming while eating:
"It's so delicious!" "The tripe is amazing, hiss——" "Haha, it's so hot, huh, huh, I can eat three more bowls~"
Song Jing'an couldn't wait any longer.
Finally, Boss Jian called his number:
"Number seven, number eight!"
"Come here, here I am." Song Jing'an walked forward holding his daughter.
Jian Yunlan nodded to them, took the number plate, and mixed various sauces into a bowl of base.
Because Song Jing'an asked for it to be extra spicy, the base was filled with thick, shiny red oil and plenty of dried peppers. Jian Yunlan held the soup spoon and poured the red soup filled with butter. The color of the soup base alone was extremely tempting. Jian Yunlan poured the ingredients Song Jingan had picked into the colander, mixed them with chopsticks, and poured a spoonful of thick soup...
Under the light, the bowl of steaming malatang, with its rich spicy aroma, has various ingredients soaked in red oil soup. The fat beef rolls that have been curled and changed color due to the heat, and the large slices of fresh tripe, are sprinkled with crushed peanuts, white sesame seeds and chopped green onions, which makes people's mouths water!
I haven't eaten spicy hot pot for a long time. To be honest, even if Song Jing'an was given a bowl of the most ordinary Yang Moufu spicy hot pot, he would be very happy eating it.
But even so, the bowl of spicy hot pot in front of him still exceeded his expectations.
Song Jingan picked up a piece of beef tendon with chopsticks. The beef tendon was soaked in soup, crystal clear, trembling when picked up, revealing a rich red sauce color, with red oil and white sesame seeds sticking to the surface, and the heat and aroma came to my nose together...
Song Jingan put the beef tendon into his mouth.
As soon as he chewed it, he was completely shocked by the taste!
The beef tendon is soft and chewy, very elastic, and you can taste the collagen while chewing. It is smooth but not greasy. With the spicy and refreshing red oil hot soup as a backdrop, the more you chew, the more addictive it becomes.
I don't know what method the boss used to make the beef tendon just right, soft but not mushy, oily but not greasy. The boiling red oil from the beef bones fills your mouth, and the fragrance fills your lips and teeth.
At this time, Song Shixia on the side also exclaimed: "Oh my God, this meatball will burst, so fragrant and delicious!"
The father and daughter buried their heads in the bowl of spicy hot pot, eating with gusto and sweat all over their foreheads.
Meanwhile, Lu Ling felt increasingly uncomfortable the more he watched...
After eating the beef tendon, Song Jingan couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fat beef.
The extremely thin beef has absorbed the red soup. When you chew it gently, it is very smooth and soft, yet has a slight chewy texture from the beef fiber.
As you chew, the fat in the beef is released, and the spicy red oil flavor is so delicious that you can't stop eating!
Song Jing'an chose the extra spicy one. He didn't find it very spicy at first, but it got spicier and spicier the more he ate. It was the kind of spicy that was very fragrant and flavorful. Soon Song Jing'an was sweating profusely and kept breathing out air from his mouth.
At this time, Jian Yunlan brought out a bowl of sesame paste, put a spoon on it, and announced:
"This is the new sesame sauce we introduced today. Considering that some customers don't like the taste of sesame sauce, you can choose to add it or not."
He went through a lot of trouble to buy this sesame paste, in order to present the ultimate deliciousness to the diners.
Xiaomei, Lele, Tangtang...just go with peace of mind.
Jian Yunlan thought with pity.
——"Yay, sesame paste lovers rejoice!"
Several guests immediately came up with their bowls in hand, scooped a large spoonful of sesame paste and mixed it into the spicy hot pot.
Song Jingan also scooped a large spoonful of sesame paste. The texture of the sesame paste was delicate and silky, and it smelled very fragrant.
After mixing the sesame paste into the spicy hot pot, Song Jingan picked up a piece of tripe. The tripe was covered with sesame sauce and red oil, and the juice was still dripping down. Song Jingan put the tripe into his mouth...
Song Jingan: “!!!”
The tripe was refreshing and crispy, cooked to the perfect degree, and so delicious that you almost want to exclaim.
The taste of sesame sauce is even more amazing.
It was the first time that Song Jingan had tasted such a fragrant and delicious sesame paste. The silky texture filled his lips and teeth with fragrance, but it did not overshadow the ingredients, instead it was perfectly combined with the ingredients.
——Wrapped in rich sesame sauce, the freshness and fragrance of the tripe are further highlighted.
Just bite it gently and you will find the extremely crispy and tender tripe. The fresh soup of the tripe itself, the spicy red oil bone soup, and the fragrant sesame sauce are intertwined together, which is simply a feast for the taste buds.
too! good! eat! it’s done!
Song Jingan had been eating salad for so many years, and now he could finally eat meat to his heart's content. His mouth was full of spicy oil and meat. His stomach, which had been suppressed for so many years, was finally satisfied.
Song Jingan was touched.
"Boss Jian," he was so moved that his tears flowed into the spicy hot pot soup, looking extremely pitiful, "his spicy hot pot is so delicious, I feel like I can't go back...Wife, I'm sorry, wuwuwu."
After eating this kind of spicy hot pot, how could he bear to go back to the days of eating vegetarian salad every day?
Song Shixia was also holding the bowl of spicy hot pot which was too big for her small body, her eyes moist with emotion.
All her teeth are baby teeth, so the spicy hot pot cooked by Jian Yunlan for her is especially soft and fragrant, and the spiciness is very slight, which is just the right flavor for a child who wants a little bit of spiciness but can't stand too much spicy food.
The beef balls were very easy to chew. As soon as one clenched one's teeth, hot and delicious soup flowed out, accompanied by a slight spicy taste. The chewy texture of the beef balls made Song Shixia want to eat more and more.
While chewing beef balls, Xia Xia cried with her father: "Daddy, I love spicy hot pot so much. I want to eat spicy hot pot every day, woo woo woo."
Lu Ling: “…”
Rather than being angry, Lu Ling felt more depressed.
It turned out that Song Jing'an and Song Shixia didn't like his salad, but they forced themselves to eat it because they didn't want to disappoint Lu Ling.
Lu Ling has been very busy at work recently. The law firm has taken on several cases that need him to follow up. He doesn't even have time to eat lunch at noon and just eats some biscuits to fill his stomach. He knew that he had spent less time with his family recently. Today, he finally got off work early and went shopping for groceries. He wanted to personally make a loving dinner for his family, but he didn't expect that his good intentions would lead to bad consequences...
The fatigue from working for so long in recent days surged into Lu Ling's heart. He felt his feet were weak and his heart was full of sadness and self-blame.
Suddenly, the lotus lantern not far away flashed.
"Thank you for your hard work," a gentle and ethereal voice sounded in my ears, carrying the fragrance of lotus, "Don't be stubborn, don't wrong yourself. Open your heart and accept new things..."
Who, who is talking to him?
Lu Ling suddenly came back to his senses, and under the healing sound like the breeze, he felt that all the fatigue in his body disappeared, and he felt full of energy as if he had just woken up from a good sleep!
Was someone really talking to him, or was it an illusion?
Lu Ling looked around, then looked in the direction where the sound came from——
Malatang snack stand.
No, not the snack stand, but the vegetables on the stand.
The god of those fresh and delicious vegetables was waving at him. It was the vegetable elves talking to him!
At the same time, her husband and daughter were still trying to persuade Lu Ling.
"Wife, don't be hard on yourself, have a bowl too." Song Jing'an said while sniffing.
"Yes, yes, Dad, you can pick the dishes you like," Song Shixia also persuaded, "They are really delicious!"
The bunches of fresh vegetables at the snack stand seemed to be calling him.
"I, I'll go and judge the taste." Lu Ling nodded reluctantly, still saying stubbornly, "See if he added gutter oil or used those bad ingredients."
If the spicy hot pot snack stand owner's cooking skills were not good enough and the vegetables were ruined, he would try his best to save them!
Lu Ling turned around and walked towards the queue in front of the Malatang stall.
--etc.
Why is there a queue in front of the Malatang stall which was empty just now? !
The queue was full of familiar faces, including the "kind" passers-by who had just advised the family of three to be friendly on the roadside. At this moment, they all pretended to be calm, with their hands in their pockets and looking at the sky, as if they were not here to queue up to buy spicy hot pot, but to enjoy the scenery.
But everyone stood firmly on their feet and was unwilling to move even a step.
Many of them are regular visitors to the community gym. They were moved by Xia Xia’s crying words “I want to eat spicy hot pot, not salad” and were tempted by the aroma of spicy hot pot to line up.
Therefore, many of the guests in line looked muscular. Some of them were lifting dumbbells while waiting in line, comforting each other:
"Lao Wang, you want to eat spicy hot pot too? It's all wasted today after training!"
"It's okay. I'm in the muscle-building period, so it's okay to eat some spicy hot pot. Haha. I'll add some protein powder to the soup later."
"This is an indulgence meal, understand? You can indulge once a week. Today you can eat spicy hot pot, and tomorrow you can eat steamed buns dipped in plain water..."
"Yes, yes. In just a few months, I lost 100 kg to 200 kg. Only you know the sour, fragrant, spicy and fresh taste of it."
“…”
Lu Ling: “…”
Lu Ling silently lined up at the end of the line.
I don't know why, but I feel a little embarrassed.
As there were more people, the team's progress became slower. Taotie was also busy handing out number tags to the guests and maintaining order from time to time. He was like a graceful silver lightning in the crowd.
Someone curiously asked Jian Yunlan: "Boss, is this your dog? It's really well raised."
Hearing this, Taotie raised his head proudly, took graceful steps, and showed off his muscular lines.
As an ancient ferocious beast, although it is famous for its food, Taotie has never neglected exercise over the past ten thousand years, so it has developed this powerful and extremely aggressive body!
The crowd burst into exclamations.
"Wow, such muscles!" "I feel like it can kill three of me with one punch." "Look at this body of tendon meat. Boss, does this dog also eat your spicy hot pot?"
"Maomao is my employee," Jian Yunlan explained again, "The employee benefit is free spicy hot pot."
“Wow!”
In the team, several fitness people looked at each other and saw the confidence in each other's eyes.
This dog can grow such beautiful muscles by eating spicy hot pot every day, so wouldn’t it be even easier for them to get a six-pack in three days and eight-pack abs in five days?
Malatang is spicy and hot. You will sweat while eating it, which means you are burning fat while eating it, which is approximately 0 calories!
This wave is stable.
As the diners approached the Malatang snack stand, the lotus lantern immediately emitted a warm light, enveloping them.
A few fitness people who had just walked out of the gym felt that all their fatigue disappeared inexplicably, their sore knees no longer hurt, and they felt like they could go back to the gym and lift weights for another hour or so.
They felt the sky was clear and the moon was bright, the autumn wind carried the fragrance of grass and trees, everything was lovely, and the spicy hot pot in front of them exuded an attractive warmth.
"I knew this spicy hot pot was effective. I haven't even had it yet, but I already feel relaxed!"
"Indeed, I was training so hard that I had no desire to live, but suddenly I felt that the world was a beautiful place..."
Soon, the steaming hot spicy hotpot was brought to the table.
Everyone gathered together in groups of two or three, eating spicy hot pot with gusto, sweating profusely, and exclaiming as they ate:
"Oh my god, this tripe is amazing, so big and crispy." "I can have ten more skewers of this beef tendon." "After eating the spicy hot pot, I will have several abdominal muscles when I wake up tomorrow, right?"
Jian Yunlan: "..."
"The spicy hot pot we have is just ordinary spicy hot pot. It has no special effects and no protein powder is added." Jian Yunlan had to come out to clarify.
The crowd burst into laughter.
More and more people were attracted to join the queue, including residents of the community, office workers after get off work, and high school students after evening self-study.
It was almost eight o'clock at this time, and the Malatang stall was bustling with activity. It had become the most popular roadside stall at the entrance of the entire Hetang community.
"Boss Jian, I want an extra spicy one. The spicier the better! I'm so tired after writing math papers all day..."
"Two medium spicy dishes here, I'll eat one and bring one back for my partner."
"Boss, I want a non-spicy original soup."
Some people cast strange looks at Lu Ling.
Although Jian Yunlan prepared two pots of original soup and spicy soup, people come to eat Malatang for the spicy taste, so the original soup is a bit unsalable.
Lu Ling ignored the looks from others, took the basket and walked towards the vegetable selection area. He looked at the bunches of vegetables with a scrutinizing eye, trying to find anything wrong with them - but there was really nothing!
Sure enough, this is the will of the vegetable elves.
The vegetables looked fresher and more delicious. Just by looking at them, Lu Ling couldn't help but feel green in the eyes and added a lot of them to the vegetable basket.
Five or six skewers of lettuce, baby cabbage and water spinach, some mushrooms, some potatoes and yams, and the indispensable crispy lotus root...
Because few people ordered the original non-spicy soup, Lu Ling's bowl of vegetarian spicy hot pot was quickly served.
"Be careful, it's hot." Jian Yunlan said with a smile, "If you need sesame sauce or spicy food, you can add it directly to the seasoning dish over here."
"Yeah." Lu Ling nodded lightly.
As a loyal believer of salad, Lu Ling stared at the bowl of spicy hot pot with a scrutinizing eye.
So for fresh and delicious vegetables, only the simplest and rustic cooking can bring out the purest taste of the vegetables themselves, right?
It’s such a waste to use such good vegetables to make spicy hot pot!
——This was Lu Ling’s original idea.
However, the bowl of original spicy hot pot in front of me, the milky white beef bone soup is very delicate. It has just come out of the pot, still bubbling, emitting warm heat, and a layer of brilliant golden oil floats on the surface.
The soup is filled with various ingredients. The surface of the cut mushrooms is covered with a shiny oily luster. The baby cabbage and lettuce have retained their original colors. There are also golden and crispy tofu puffs and white tender lotus roots. Various ingredients are soaked in the beef bone soup, exuding a warm atmosphere and the delicious taste of the soup.
Lu Ling picked up a piece of baby cabbage with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
Such fresh and juicy baby cabbage!
The deliciousness of the beef bone soup completely permeates into the baby cabbage leaves. As you chew them, the hot soup and the sweetness of the baby cabbage itself come out.
The method of cooking spicy hot pot not only does not deprive the baby cabbage of its own sweetness, but instead brings out the unique sweetness of the baby cabbage, creating another new kind of deliciousness!
He couldn't wait to pick up a piece of enoki mushrooms with chopsticks and dip it in the sesame sauce. The enoki mushrooms, which were soaked in the soup and sesame sauce, were fragrant, tender and chewy.
The delicate and rich aroma of the sesame paste blends with the juice of the enoki mushrooms, layer by layer, and it is a real pleasure to chew.
Not to mention the potatoes that melt in your mouth, the juicy tofu puffs, and the smooth and crispy lotus root.
Even the beef bone soup base itself is damn delicious...
After working hungry all day, the spleen and stomach have been clamoring for food to fill them. Therefore, when this bowl of spicy hot pot was placed in front of him, Lu Ling could no longer control himself.
Unconsciously, Lu Ling ate faster and faster, eating and drinking the soup at the same time. In just ten minutes, he finished the whole bowl of spicy hot pot.
The whole bowl was empty, without even a drop of soup left.
After eating, Lu Ling still felt unsatisfied.
...He finally understood why Song Jingan and Song Shixia could eat so happily.
This spicy hot pot is so delicious!
The look in Lu Ling's eyes when he looked at Jian Yunlan also changed instantly.
With some awe.
In front of the Malatang stall, Jian Yunlan, surrounded by diners, was simply wearing an apron and was skillfully using a colander to scoop ingredients into the pot. Steam was coming out of the hot pots, and in the misty fog, Jian Yunlan's profile looked extremely beautiful, and even her smile seemed extremely mysterious, as if shrouded in holy light.
——This is not some spicy hot pot succubus.
This is the spicy hot pot god!
Lu Ling thought that the voice that just spoke in his mind must be the boy under the immortal seat...
Hu Danggui, who inexplicably became a boy serving the god:? ? ?
Song Jing'an hugged Xia Xia, looked at Lu Ling with expectant eyes, and asked, "Wife, what do you think of Boss Jian's spicy hot pot? Is it okay?"
Lu Ling's face was serious.
Song Jingan's heart sank, thinking that he didn't like it.
The next second, Lu Ling said, "When I heard you call Boss Jian Boss Jian, my heart skipped a beat. What do you think? Can you call him Boss Jian directly? This name is too heavy. Please respectfully call him the God of Malatang!"
Song Jingan: “…”
What should I do if my wife seems to be possessed by something? ? !
There was a crowd of people in front of the Malatang restaurant.
More and more people joined the queue, and the tables and chairs prepared by Jian Yunlan were no longer enough.
But the diners were very kind. After they finished eating, they stood up and gave their seats to others.
There is a lively atmosphere unique to the daily life in front of the Malatang stalls, and the spicy aroma that makes people's hearts itch attracts people's attention frequently.
There is really no snack stand at the entrance of the entire community that can cover up this rich fragrance.
In the square not far away, the aunties who were dancing in the square began to look wandering.
Damn, it smells so good!
The aunties who were dancing in the square couldn't help but talk about it.
"Xu Lijun and Song Lanzhen haven't been here for two days. Did they sneak out to eat spicy hot pot?"
“I want to eat too…”
"No! Have you forgotten? We need to lose weight and set a good example for the younger generation!"
The aunts encouraged each other. Among them, Aunt Han, who led the square dance, danced the most vigorously and was very contagious. Her spirit was also passed on to everyone.
The aunts cheered up. Yes, like Sister Han, they cannot succumb to these temptations and must cheer up!
After the dance, Aunt Han held her stomach and said, "Sorry, my stomach hurts. I need to go to the toilet. Let's dance first."
Everyone didn't doubt him, and said sympathetically, "Go quickly, go quickly, Sister Han, your stomach has always been in trouble. I'll get you some Chinese medicine later."
Aunt Han nodded, her face pale, and she bent over and trotted towards the toilet...
Running through the woods, she suddenly braked.
Aunt Han let out a long sigh, her face no longer turned pale, and her back straightened. She happily rushed towards the spicy hot pot stall, her eyes full of excitement.
She smelled that fragrance in Aunt Song’s take-out box yesterday and thought about it all night. Today, she must taste it with her own mouth.
Malatang, here she comes!
However, when Aunt Han finally got her turn after waiting in a long line, the young and handsome owner of the snack stand in front of her announced with regret: "Today's spicy hotpot is sold out. Thank you for your support. I will open the stall on time at 7 o'clock tomorrow."
"No, that's not true."
Aunt Han felt her feet go weak and her heart was filled with sadness.
Several diners around who also didn't get in line also showed desperate expressions:
"No way, I waited in line for half an hour."
"Wow, boss, please prepare more ingredients tomorrow. We will definitely sell them all!"
"Yes, yes, if they can't be sold out, I can buy ten copies by myself..."
Malatang, their Malatang! ! !
Looking at the spicy hot pot stall owner's tricycle driving away, Aunt Han covered her chest with her hands in resentment.
Just at this moment, a voice rang out beside her: "Sister Han, what are you doing here?"
Aunt Han turned around suddenly.
Behind her stood her square dance sisters.
Because Aunt Han took too long in the toilet, everyone was very worried, so they went all the way to look for her, but found that Aunt Han was not in the toilet, but in front of the Malatang stall.
The sisters looked at her questioningly.
Aunt Han: “…”
Aunt Han, your faith in Taoism is broken.
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Live broadcast room of all worlds.
Because Jian Yunlan’s live broadcast room topped the plot cracking list yesterday, many ambitious viewers were attracted to it.
At this time, the audience slowly typed question marks.
【? 】
[…What’s going on? This anchor has gone astray. Didn’t he promise to change the bloody plot? ! 】
[What do you mean he went astray? The snack stand is his right path (lights a cigarette)]
【. Yes】
[But the spicy hot pot looks really delicious. Such a big beef tendon looks so spicy and chewy. I want to eat it so much.]
[Boss Jian is still at the top of the plot-cracking list, and he is so valuable as to be number one! 】
[Isn’t it just around the corner for this level to be cleared?] I'm afraid the upside-down hotpot guy is really going to simmer the whole pot in one gulp.]
…
But most viewers were not so optimistic.
Although Jian Yunlan has cracked the plot to a high degree, he has not yet met one of the main characters of "The Light in the Dark River". Without meeting, how can we talk about favorability and healing?
Even those anchors who had been trying to increase Yu Ming's favorability since they landed had not yet increased Yu Ming's favorability to 10%. And for someone like Jian Yunlan who took a different approach, the favorability of both Yu Ming and Fu Changfeng remained at 0%.
A little bleak.
In the realm of melodramatic novels, when it comes down to it, one still has to conquer the protagonist. After all, the entire world of melodramatic fiction revolves around the top and bottom protagonists.
There have been many anchors like Jian Yunlan who have advanced the plot through various unconventional methods, but because they failed to successfully gain the favorability of the protagonists, they were quickly eliminated.
[Yu Ming is so stubborn and aloof. Many anchors who have been in contact with Yu Ming since entering the plane have not been able to gain Yu Ming's trust, not to mention Boss Jian, who has never even met Yu Ming :(]
[:)) Do you still remember the once aloof Ning Sheng and Gu Xingzhou... Let Yu Ming try Boss Jian's spicy hot pot, and he will definitely be conquered immediately. It is not a dream to increase his favorability to the maximum on the spot! 】
[You're overthinking. Yu Ming has a psychological trauma about Malatang. No matter how delicious the Malatang is, it won't change his mind. I suggest that Boss Jian change his career path as soon as possible.]
[…Speaking of which, is the mandatory mission of "Light in the Dark River" about to start? 】
The mandatory mission is one of the most exciting parts of the highly difficult and melodramatic story "Light in the Dark River" every year. All anchors will take on the challenge together, and those who fail to complete the mission will be eliminated on the spot.
The headquarters of Wanjie Live Broadcasting Company.
Gong Siyuan looked at the note in his hand, which stated the topic of this year's mandatory task:
——'The challenger needs to play the role of a spoiled, willful, overbearing and powerful young master of the richest man, and let Yu Ming, a waiter working in Liujin KTV, take the initiative to feed him grapes with his own hands. '
Gong Siyuan showed a mysterious smile:
"Boss Jian..."
"I don't believe that you can stick to your original intention and continue to set up stalls like crazy in such a mandatory mission!"
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