Chapter 22 Meow meow meow
At four o'clock in the morning, Jian Yunlan opened her eyes on time.
It’s a new day, and it’s time to set up the stall again! hapiness!
Jian Yunlan went to bed early yesterday, so he had enough sleep and was full of energy. Moreover, he had already thought about what he was going to do today:
Choy sum fried rice!
The fried rice from the past two days was rather greasy, but Jian Yunlan noticed that under the promotion of the steamed bun shop owner Wu Qiuhuo, many snack stand owners in the surrounding area also came to buy fried rice.
Most of these bosses are in their 40s or 50s, middle-aged people. In fact, eating greasy fried rice early in the morning, although delicious, is not good for their health.
Today, let’s make something light, delicious and healthy.
Moreover, young people nowadays are exhausted by work and their health is worrying, so Jian Yunlan is not worried that her fried rice will not be well received.
Although he enjoyed the process of feeding the diners delicious food, Jian Yunlan himself would be happier if he could let them eat happily and without burden.
Jian Yunlan rode a tricycle to the vegetable market. Since the tricycle was upgraded with an electric system, he only needed to control the direction, making riding much easier.
"Boss Jian, come and take a look. This is top-notch local pork!"
"These eggs of mine were just laid by my own old hen. They are still warm."
"What's Mr. Jian buying today? Tomatoes?"
As soon as I entered the vegetable market, I heard all kinds of hawking sounds. Jian Yunlan has been purchasing goods here for a week. Everyone recognizes him and calls him enthusiastically.
"Boss Jian, take a look at our pickled cabbage!" The girl in high school uniform greeted him enthusiastically, speaking Henan Mandarin, with a large pot beside her. "It tastes good no matter how you cook it, pickled cabbage stewed with vermicelli, pickled fish, pickled cabbage fried rice."
Jian Yunlan had an impression of her. She had bought high-quality tomatoes from her before. She remembered that her name was Tong Ling. She got up before dawn every day to help her family set up the stall, and rode her bike to school after seven o'clock. She was a very hardworking girl.
Jian Yunlan's heart was moved: "Take a look at the pickled cabbage?"
Tong Ling smiled as she opened the jar and took out a large stone from it, explaining, "We in Henan always put a large stone like this in our pickled vegetables."
As soon as the jar was opened, a strong sour fragrance wafted into Jian Yunlan's nose. Just by smelling it, Jian Yunlan's mouth couldn't help but saliva.
Looking closely, the sauerkraut was natural in color, the leaves were light yellow, and the stems were translucent, obviously naturally fermented. Jian Yunlan reached out and pressed gently, and the sauerkraut was very tough.
This is the best sauerkraut.
"I'll buy this whole can." Jian Yunlan made a prompt decision.
Today’s fried rice can be made in two flavors, Chinese cabbage fried rice and sauerkraut fried rice, allowing diners to choose freely.
"Yes!" Tong Ling smiled happily. Every time Boss Jian came to buy vegetables from them, he would take away the whole stall. She could also finish work earlier and go to school, so that she could study more. "I still have some chili peppers here. I'll give them to you for free, Boss."
"Thank you." Jian Yunlan nodded with a smile.
Then, he walked around the vegetable market, picked out the pickled mustard greens, local eggs, onions, ginger and garlic he wanted to buy, and returned to his villa contentedly to start preparing for setting up the stall.
Because the rice has to be cooked on the spot, the preparation for setting up the stall is very simple. All the ingredients need to be washed, cut, chopped, and sorted into jars. The process itself is also very healing.
Everything was ready and time quietly came to half past eight.
It's time to set up the stall.
Taotie came out lazily in his Doraemon pajamas, yawning, "Bon voyage."
"What are you thinking about?" Jian Yunlan looked at him strangely, "Get in the car."
Not working, but wanting to eat for free, how can such a good thing happen in the world?
Taotie: “…”
Taotie got on the tricycle reluctantly with a sour face, and sat on the back seat of the tricycle with his long legs feeling aggrieved.
The housekeeper aunt looked at the two of them with a smile.
Oh, today the young master and Lord Taotie went out on a tricycle in a sweet and happy mood.
The most romantic thing in the world is that he rides a tricycle, smiling gently, carrying his beloved handsome white-haired and black-skinned boy, and rushes towards a better life together...
If someone could read the butler's mind, they would probably grab his shoulders and shake him madly.
Where did you see that 'gentle smile'?
Jian Yunlan's laughter was clearly that of excitement as he was about to open his stall, and that of a dark and evil smile as he was exploiting his employees.
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Jian Yunlan was riding on the road, and Taotie, who had turned into a big dog, was lying on the back seat depressed and dozing off.
Suddenly, on the road next to it, a stretched Lincoln slowed down and slowly drove parallel to the tricycle.
"Xiao Jian, what a coincidence, where are you going?"
A loving smile appeared on Gu Tiancheng's extremely dignified face, and he looked at Jian Yunlan with admiration in his eyes: There are not many young people of this generation who can get up so early. Little Jian is obviously gifted and has a promising future!
I wonder what he is going to do on this tricycle?
Is it to do charity, help society, or some other public welfare activities? Xiao Jian is so kind, it must be like this.
"Hello, Mr. Gu," Jian Yunlan greeted him with a smile, "I'm going to set up a stall downstairs of your company to sell fried rice."
Gu Tiancheng: “…”
Gu Tiancheng was silent for a moment, then praised: "It's good to sell fried rice. Fried rice is good because it is fried rice, and needs to be fried..."
The secretary nearby felt embarrassed and decided to change the subject.
"Mr. Gu, do you remember that you prepared a gift for Mr. Jian?" the secretary reminded in a low voice.
As they were talking, they had already reached their destination. Gu Tiancheng got out of the Lincoln and slapped his head:
"Oh, yes, my memory is so bad."
Gu Tiancheng took out a gift box from his arms and handed it to Jian Yunlan: "It's just a small gift to show my appreciation."
Jian Yunlan didn't want to accept the gift at first, but after opening it, he changed his mind.
Inside the exquisite satin gift box lies a...pure gold dog chain.
On the dog leash, there is a very aesthetically pleasing dog tag with the powerful calligraphy words "Maomao" engraved on it.
"Maomao, get up quickly and thank Mr. Gu for preparing such a nice dog leash for you!" Jian Yunlan woke up the sleeping Taotie. The big silver-haired dog opened his eyes in confusion and was put on a dog leash.
The huge dog, which looked like a divine beast, had a pure gold leash around its neck with the two big words "Maomao" written on it.
Ugly and cute.
Taotie roared angrily: "Ah!!!"
Human, you want to die!
Jian Yunlan said: "Look, it's laughing so happily!"
"You've taken really good care of him. Look at this child, he's full of energy," Gu Tiancheng looked at Taotie and couldn't help but admire him, "Very good, very energetic!"
Taotie: “…”
Taotie narrowed his golden eyes tightly and looked at Jian Yunlan dangerously.
One day, he would put this dog chain around Jian Yunlan's neck, so that he could only cry with red eyes and beg him to give him freedom...
As Taotie imagined the scene in his mind, he became more and more excited, temporarily ignoring the humiliation in front of him.
Commonly known as the method of spiritual victory.
Jian Yunlan smiled and touched Taotie's head: "Maomao, what are you thinking with that evil smile on your face? Oh, you're so cute~"
Taotie: “Hmph.”
Human, you smile now.
The happier you laugh now, the harder you will cry in the future!
"Then I'll go upstairs first," Gu Tiancheng said, "By the way, Xiao Jian, the chef at home will prepare the consumables at six o'clock tonight. I want to invite you to visit my home and come and see the dogs at my house."
Seeing that Jian Yun trained the blue dog so well, Gu Tiancheng wanted to learn from him.
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"Okay," Jian Yunlan saw him about to leave and greeted him casually: "Mr. Gu, wait a minute, since you are here, do you want to have a bowl of my fried rice before you leave?"
The phrase 'since you're here' has a magical effect.
Gu Tiancheng hesitated.
fried rice?
Gu Tiancheng usually pays attention to health maintenance, but after all, he is at this age, and he still has all the problems of high blood pressure and high blood sugar. Unless there are special circumstances, I usually eat at home. There are private chefs and nutritionists at home who prepare meals for me. The food is delicious but a little bland.
In theory, he can't touch greasy foods like fried rice and snail noodles.
but……
Gu Tiancheng looked at Jian Yunlan and the slightly shabby tricycle, and thought with some sympathy: His business shouldn't be that good, right?
Selling fried rice downstairs in the company early in the morning, and he's so young, so his business can't be very good.
Gu Tiancheng knew that a large portion of the diners downstairs in the company were attracted by the three giants: the steamed bun shop, the pancake stall, and the soy milk and fried dough sticks stall, leaving no place for the new snack stall.
Jian Yunlan might not make even a hundred yuan even if she set up her stall downstairs for a whole day.
"Well, to show my support to you, young friend, I will make an exception today." Gu Tiancheng nodded.
Following Jian Yunlan's tricycle, he walked to where Jian Yunlan set up his stall.
There, a queue has already formed.
At first glance, there were actually twenty or thirty people in the line. In addition to Lin Tianqiu and his colleagues, there were also owners of other snack stalls - headed by Wu Qiuhuo, the owners of pancakes, shouzhuanbing, and fried dough sticks, all wearing aprons and chef hats, and had been waiting eagerly in the line.
Without exception, there are signs on their stalls: "Not for sale from 9:00 to 9:30 ~ The boss is queuing up for fried rice~"
Gu Tiancheng: “…”
No, what kind of fried rice is this? How could it have such great charm? !
These bosses don’t even have their own business but still want to come and support us?
Could it be that... these bosses, like him, had been helped by Jian Yunlan before, so they came here to show their support?
Jian Yunlan is so kind, it is indeed very possible.
The more Gu Tiancheng thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was reliable. Otherwise, it would be too unrealistic that there were so many people queuing up after just two days of setting up the stall.
Jian Yunlan asked: "Mr. Gu, how about I make a separate portion for you?"
“No, no,” Gu Tiancheng waved his hand and walked to the end of the line and lined up. “I can’t break your rules, Xiao Jian. It’s unfair to other diners.”
Jian Yunlan nodded and parked the tricycle in front. The diners in line came up enthusiastically:
"Boss, what's the fried rice today!" "I've been waiting for this for a long time. This office worker's soul redemption..." "Boss, you're so punctual today."
Jian Yunlan announced: "Today we have two kinds, Chinese cabbage fried rice and pickled cabbage fried rice, each for fifty yuan."
Many people were confused.
There are two flavors, which one should I eat? Chinese cabbage fried rice sounds lighter and healthier, but the sour cabbage fried rice is also very tempting. I'm torn...
But Wu Qiuhe didn't hesitate at all. Only children make choices. She waved her hand generously and said, "Boss, I want one of each. The money has been transferred."
There are two of them in their family, so two servings are just right.
"Okay!" Jian Yunlan nodded with a smile, heated up the pan, and started by frying the sauerkraut fried rice.
White mist began to emerge from the hot oil in the pot. Jian Yunlan first put in the chopped pork filling. The minced meat with fat and lean parts was extremely tender and quickly cooked in the pot. Jian Yunlan added the sauce and stir-fried it over high heat. The pork absorbed the sauce, taking on an oily, crystal clear and crispy color. The aroma of the meat came up all at once!
Everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath, looking at the minced meat in the pot and swallowing.
After serving the minced meat, Jian Yunlan added more oil, green onions, ginger, and garlic, and poured the gravy from the fried minced meat into the pot. The boiling oil pan sizzled, and then, under the gaze of everyone, Jian Yunlan opened the jar and put in a handful of sauerkraut!
The sauerkraut had been fried dry in advance, turning into a translucent light yellow color, and was chopped into small pieces.
——As soon as it comes into the pot, the rich sour aroma spreads with the heat. The naturally fermented mellow sauerkraut is more powerful than aged vinegar. The sour taste is mixed with a salty aroma and the crispness of the minced meat. It makes people drool just by smelling it. Your mouth feels empty, and you want to have a big mouthful of sauerkraut fried rice to soothe your empty spleen and stomach.
Soon, the first serving of sauerkraut fried rice came out of the pot and was handed to Wu Qiuhuo.
Looking at the steaming pickled cabbage fried rice, the rice is greasy, full of light yellow pickled cabbage, evenly mixed with sauce-colored minced meat, and the aroma of the wok is fragrant...
Wu Qiuhuo couldn't bear it any longer and scooped up a mouthful of fried rice and put it into her mouth.
The rich sour aroma of sauerkraut permeates every grain of rice. The rice is soft yet chewy, while the sauerkraut is crispy, and the tastes complement each other. As you chew, the sour fragrance is completely released in your mouth. The fat and lean minced meat is flowing with animal oil, and the hot salty fragrance neutralizes the excessive sour taste, making the meal satisfying and refreshing.
Different from other gourmet feasts, sauerkraut has a special charm that makes people want to eat it again and again and never feel sick of it. The sourer it is, the more delicious it is!
Wu Qiuhe took several big mouthfuls of food. The more she ate, the more she enjoyed it. Saliva kept flowing from her mouth. In the blink of an eye, most of the bowl of fried rice was gone. She didn't have time to speak, and gave Jian Yunlan a thumbs up:
"tasty!"
Sister Wu’s approval!
The diners in the queue behind him saw Wu Qiuhe's reaction and smelled the fragrant pickled cabbage, and they were no longer hesitant:
"I want some pickled cabbage fried rice."
"Boss, I want one too. The sourer the better!"
“Two servings of pickled cabbage fried rice.”
There were too many people buying meals, and everyone ordered something different. Some people were queuing at the back and then came to the front to order.
Seeing others eating so happily, some people couldn't help drooling and tried to squeeze to the front secretly in an attempt to cut in line.
Suddenly, a large silver-white dog jumped out from behind a tricycle. It walked slowly and gracefully through the crowd, its golden eyes fixed on the person who was trying to cut in line.
When the man met Taotie's gaze, he felt a chill all over his body, as if he was being stared at by a top predator.
"I, I didn't cut in line, I was just picking up something." The man said awkwardly, trembling, and returned to his original position.
Taotie then stopped looking at him, and looked around slowly, making sure that everyone was queuing up obediently before returning to the tricycle.
The diners began to murmur, "Wow, so the boss has a dog."
"What a majestic dog!"
"How did the boss tame it? It's so cool!"
However, Lin Tianqiu already had an impression of Taotie. This was the dog that ate better than him at that time!
The source of all evil!
The big dog walked to Jian Yunlan proudly and said, "Human, please thank me now."
"Maomao is really capable!" Jian Yunlan stroked its head and gave it a bowl of pickled cabbage fried rice that he had just made. "Eat it."
The Taotie bit the bowl with a 'woof' sound, a greedy gleam flashed in his golden eyes, and he buried his head in the food and began to devour it.
Aww, delicious!
This human being has some understanding. I accept your offering.
Taotie thought proudly.
"Don't cut in line, come one by one, there is still a lot of fried rice." Jian Yunlan said.
Everyone nodded obediently.
Seeing such a big and majestic dog, who would dare to be presumptuous?
Because the diners were very enthusiastic about the sauerkraut fried rice, by the time it was Gu Tiancheng's turn in the queue, nearly half an hour had passed.
"Mr. Gu, thank you for waiting for so long," Jian Yunlan said apologetically, "What flavor would you like to eat?"
Gu Tiancheng looked at the people around him who were eating sauerkraut fried rice enthusiastically, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
Is it really that delicious?
He had previously thought that everyone was lining up to support Jian Yunlan, but now it seems that is not the case.
Could it be that this fried rice is really that delicious?
Gu Tiancheng was still a little skeptical. He had eaten all kinds of delicacies over the years and was very picky about ingredients, taste, and cooking methods. Ordinary delicacies were not to his liking.
"I'd like some choy sum fried rice."
Although he really wanted to eat sauerkraut fried rice, his reason told him that the healthier choy sum fried rice was the right choice.
Gu Tiancheng was a little worried.
What if Jian Yunlan only knows how to cook sauerkraut fried rice and her cabbage fried rice is not tasty? Otherwise, why would others only buy sauerkraut and not Chinese cabbage fried rice?
He wouldn't become a guinea pig!
For the sake of my benefactor, I will endure being a guinea pig. Gu Tiancheng took the bowl of Chinese cabbage fried rice with a heroic expression on his face, and opened his eyes to see——
Wow, golden legend!
The rice grains are plump and distinct, coated with golden egg liquid, and have a burnt aroma. In the steaming fried rice, the green choy hearts are delicate and tender, dotted among the golden rice. The choy hearts have a refreshing color, and combined with the crispy scrambled eggs, they are shiny and translucent, looking fresh and delicious.
Instead of the heavy taste and greasy flavor of sauerkraut fried rice, Chinese cabbage fried rice is refreshing, looks healthy and has no burden. It is like a cool breeze in the hot morning.
I wonder how it tastes?
Gu Tiancheng scooped a spoonful of fried rice with doubt and put it into his mouth...
The first thing you feel is the softness and elasticity of the rice, which is fried to perfection, not sticky at all but chewy, blended with the caramelized aroma of scrambled eggs, the fragrance of oil, and slightly boiling hot.
Then, Gu Tiancheng chewed the cabbage heart. The choy sum is crisp and tender, with an indescribable crispy feeling. The juice is released as you chew it, and it is sweet with a hint of bitterness, perfectly balancing the oily aroma of the fried rice and the rich, burnt aroma of the scrambled eggs. It is refreshing and not greasy, and has a very rich taste!
Different from the heavy-flavored sauerkraut fried rice, the choy sum fried rice in front of you has a completely different taste.
Gu Tiancheng ate half a bowl of food without realizing it.
When eating, he had no time to think about the ingredients, cooking methods, or nutritional balance. All he felt was the pure enjoyment and complete healing brought by the delicious food.
How long has it been since I felt this way?
Gu Tiancheng stood in the sun, sweating slightly while eating. He wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Jian Yunlan became different again.
In the past, it was the elders’ appreciation of the younger generations, but now, it is pure admiration and respect.
"There are top talents in every profession," Gu Tiancheng said in amazement, "Not only are you good at training dogs, but you are also very good at making fried rice at a stall. This is the noble character that I have been looking for all my life..."
Thinking about that useless and unfilial son of his, who has all the resources, but instead of thinking about how to develop his career, he only thinks about how to ruin other college students.
It's not even one thousandth of Xiao Jian's!
Gu Tiancheng really wanted to adopt Jian Yunlan immediately, let him take the top position in Yuanzhou Group, and kick that bastard Gu Xingzhou out.
The secretary who heard the hidden meaning of Director Gu's words: "..."
Mr. Gu, you can’t do that! ! !
Gu Xingzhou probably never imagined in his lifetime that his position as CEO would be in jeopardy because of a bowl of fried rice.
On the top floor of Yuanzhou Group, the secretary knocked on the glass door.
"Come in." Gu Xingzhou responded indifferently, without even raising his eyelids, looking at his phone with his eyes lowered.
On the phone were photos sent back by the private detective.
In the past two days, Ning Sheng often appeared at the south gate of Peking University, together with several other friends, looking forward to it, as if waiting for someone.
Gu Xingzhou had never seen Ning Sheng with such an expression before.
That kind of... pure happiness, softness, the black eyes were filled with the light of expectation, and the whole person seemed extremely lively and satisfied.
Next to him, Ning Sheng was always taciturn, as cold as ice, and too lazy to say a few words to him.
Ten years ago, how Ning Sheng welcomed the down-and-out Gu Xingzhou into her home with a happy smile and served him hot meals, it seemed like Gu Xingzhou's wishful dream that never really happened. But in the photo before me, the little boy seems to be back again.
Gu Xingzhou's eyes were sinister, hiding a bitter anger.
Sudden.
"Boss Gu," the secretary coughed twice, "Boss Gu will be here soon, do you want to get ready?"
Gu Xingzhou's dark and deep eyes suddenly locked onto him.
secretary:"?"
"You smell like fried rice." Gu Xingzhou stared at him closely, his voice dangerous.
Recently, the word "fried rice" is like a time bomb. Every time it is mentioned, Gu Xingzhou explodes.
The secretary explained under pressure: "Uh, Director Gu just bought a bowl of fried rice downstairs and packed a portion... Would you like to try it?"
Gu Xingzhou was silent for a moment, then suddenly lost his temper and swept all the documents on his desk to the ground!
There was a loud rustling sound.
"No," Gu Xingzhou said in a deep voice with red eyes, "I won't eat fried rice that isn't made by Ah Sheng."
secretary:"……"
If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Why are you so crazy?
Gu Xingzhou seemed unsatisfied and continued to vent his anger, saying, "Fried rice downstairs? Fried rice stalls are not allowed downstairs of my company. Go find someone to drive that fake away!"
A majestic voice came from the door:
"You dare?!"
Gu Xingzhou was stunned.
Gu Tiancheng walked in with a sullen face. He looked at the mess on the ground and at the very unpresentable Gu Xingzhou. The more he looked, the more disappointed he became.
With this appearance, it is nothing compared to Xiao Jian's little finger.
He wants to drive Xiao Jian away?
Gu Tiancheng was so angry that he laughed.
"I'm still alive, and you don't take me seriously, right?"
Gu Xingzhou's lips moved but he couldn't speak.
Isn't Dad on vacation?
Gu Tiancheng has rarely interfered in the company's affairs recently, but he is still the actual person in charge of Yuanzhou Group.
Gu Xingzhou explained: "Dad, I mean, there are so many snack stands downstairs of our company, it's really inappropriate..."
"How come you're so unbecoming? Have you forgotten how I started Yuanzhou Group from scratch, by handing out flyers on the streets?"
"You've been the eldest master for too long, and you're starting to become detached from the masses, right?"
Gu Tiancheng looked at him and snorted coldly: "If you dare to drive the fried rice stall owner away, I'll see--"
"Why don't you let him sit on your chair?"
Gu Xingzhou: “…”
Gu Xingzhou: “????”
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