Chapter 76 Scallion Oil Noodles
"Yiyi, your roasted sweet potatoes are so delicious!" Grandma Li felt so comfortable after eating the roasted sweet potatoes.
Tang Yiyi smiled from ear to ear, "I'm glad Grandma likes it."
After finishing the sweet potato, Grandma Li insisted on paying, and Tang Yiyi couldn't stop her.
"Yiyi, have you thought about what happened with Grandma's relative?" Grandma Li suddenly asked.
"Grandma, I have something to do on Friday. I have to attend the school anniversary celebration, so I won't be able to open the shop." Grandma Li's relatives are holding a banquet on Friday, but Tang Yiyi is not available.
“Oh, I see. The school anniversary is quite important. You can go back and catch up with your classmates and friends,” Grandma Li continued. “Maybe you can even find a promising young man to bring back!”
Grandma Li watched Yi Yi grow up and always hoped that she could have a good life.
Tang Yiyi: "Grandma, I don't have any thoughts on that yet. Xiaoyu has to go to school, and I'm going to open a restaurant. I don't have time to think about these things."
“That’s true, anyway, we’ll just leave it to fate,” Grandma Li said with a hearty laugh.
The next morning, the chirping of birds outside the window woke Tang Yiyi.
Tang Yiyi returned with the groceries and had just opened the door when Zhao Nan arrived early, his anxious voice ringing out.
"Boss, I'd like a bowl of fish ball soup."
"There's no fish ball soup today, how about we try something else?" Tang Yiyi poked her head out from the kitchen, where the ingredients were on the floor, not yet prepared.
"What's for breakfast?" Zhao Nan asked upon hearing this.
Zhao Nan was off today, but he woke up early and rushed to the restaurant just to have breakfast. To be honest, he even craved it in his dreams.
"I have tea eggs and scallion oil noodles in the morning," Tang Yiyi replied, taking out some scallions and noodles from her bag.
Zhao Nan has tried tea eggs, and they taste good, but he hasn't tried scallion oil noodles yet.
So Zhao Nan said, "Give me a tea egg and a bowl of scallion oil noodles, let's eat at the restaurant."
"Okay, just a moment."
The rice noodles weren't very good today, so Tang Yiyi didn't buy any.
While browsing the farmers market, I found the noodles looked pretty good, so I bought some noodles and some scallions as well.
Cut scallions into sections, finely chop green onions, mince garlic, and Tang Yiyi prepares the sauce by mixing a spoonful of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and salt.
Then Tang Yiyi turned on the stove, boiled the water in the pot, put in the round noodles, and after the noodles softened, quickly scooped them out and put them in cold water.
Next, heat oil in a pan over low heat, add scallion segments and fry until fragrant and golden brown. Add minced garlic and stir-fry, then pour in the sauce and water. Pour the sauce over the noodles and sprinkle with chopped scallions.
Inside the house, Zhao Nan waited patiently, glancing towards the kitchen every now and then.
The aroma wafting from the kitchen was strong enough to attract several passersby to come in.
When the tea eggs and scallion oil noodles arrived, Zhao Nan decided to eat the tea eggs first, and then began to devour the noodles. These round noodles were incredibly chewy and resilient, with a subtle aroma that always looked very tempting.
Zhao Nan said with satisfaction, "This is what breakfast should be like! A good meal makes for a good life!"
Pick up a clump of pale yellow noodles with your chopsticks, and the golden scallion oil slides down the noodles. When you eat it, the chewy texture of the noodles and the aroma of the scallion oil intertwine to create an unparalleled enjoyment.
Dopamine was being released into Zhao Nan's brain, and the fragrance awakened some of his memories.
His memories jumped around, and for a moment, he seemed to return to his childhood, his mother busy at the stove while he watched eagerly, waiting for the food to be ready—it was such a happy time…
Zhao Nan drove over, then drove away satisfied.
There aren't many takeout orders in the morning, and besides, the store doesn't have much stock in the morning.
But today, the front desk announced, "Hello, you have a new takeout order. Please check it."
Song Man glanced at it and said, "Sister Yi, one serving of scallion oil noodles, with chili sauce."
"Okay, I understand."
Tang Yiyi quickly packed up the scallion oil noodles, then packed the chili sauce separately and took it to the front desk.
The delivery guy was a few minutes late. He picked up the food and got ready to run.
If it's something like soup noodles, Tang Yiyi usually reminds you to avoid spilling the soup from the packaging.
When it gets cold outside, Teacher Chu doesn't want to go out, since the office is so comfortable.
One of the teachers said, "Shall we eat in the cafeteria?"
Everyone immediately shook their heads, "No, we'd rather not eat than go to the cafeteria!"
"To be honest, the small restaurants near the school gate are pretty good, but they only sell tea eggs in the morning."
"But I don't want to wait in line, so I'm not going!"
The better the business, the longer the queue.
How about we all order takeout?
"Sure, I've been wanting to try this rice noodle roll place for a while now. It has a very high rating on delivery, with practically no negative reviews."
Teacher Chu didn't say anything, feeling that talking sometimes takes a lot of energy.
After browsing through various food delivery platforms, I spotted Tangjia Restaurant.
We have a new dish today: scallion oil noodles. The picture looks very tempting.
Teacher Chu quickly placed the order, afraid that if she was even a second late, the scallion oil noodles would be gone.
Teacher Wang peeked over and said, "Teacher Chu is eating scallion oil noodles, so I'll have scallion oil noodles too!"
Teacher Chu checked the store's ratings and found few negative reviews. The only few negative reviews all came from a single customer.
The order was delivered quickly, and Teacher Chu soon received a call from the delivery rider.
"Your meal is ready, come down and get it."
Teacher Chu and Teacher Wang went downstairs to get their takeout at almost the same time. Teacher Wang muttered, "I think I can smell the aroma of scallions."
As soon as I entered the office, my colleague exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Chu, your takeout arrived so quickly? I ordered mine more than twenty minutes earlier than yours, and it still hasn't arrived."
Teacher Chu: "The restaurant across from the school, how could it not be fast?"
"Quickly sit down," Teacher Chu said, opening the takeout box.
The pale yellow noodles, each strand distinct and garnished with scallions, looked incredibly appealing.
Putting aside the taste of the noodles, their appearance alone is very appealing to customers.
Having eaten nothing in the morning, Teacher Chu picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a clump of noodles, and put it in her mouth.
Teacher Chu likes spicy food, so I noted that she wanted some chili sauce. I scooped a spoonful of chili sauce onto the noodles and stirred it to coat the noodles with chili.
The restaurant's takeout box was easy to spot: a small white rectangle filled with scallion oil noodles. Teacher Chu felt she couldn't even finish it.
The noodles look simple, but they taste amazing. The noodles are chewy and springy with a hint of soy sauce, and they have a wheat aroma. It's as if she's in a golden wheat field, where the wind blows and the wheat bends over, sending up waves of wheat fragrance...
I didn't get a good night's rest last night. The moment the aroma of soy sauce and scallions hit my nostrils, my drowsy mind instantly cleared up, and I picked up another mouthful of noodles.
She ate slowly, but the noodles were delicious.
The flavor of soy sauce bursts in your mouth, while the aroma of scallions lingers on your tongue.
Teacher Chu felt it was so delicious it was almost explosive. Was this just a simple scallion oil noodle dish?
No, it's absolutely delicious!
Several colleagues followed up by asking, "Teacher Chu, which restaurant did you have breakfast at?"
After finishing his noodles, Teacher Chu wiped his mouth clean before replying.
"I remember this restaurant. We had a get-together there a couple of months ago, and the food was really good!"
"I want to order from this place next time!"
Cheng Yu had some delicious fried noodles today, a little salty, but acceptable.
When he saw Zihan and several others in his class eating noodles, which only contained noodles and scallions, he couldn't help but laugh at them, "You guys are out of allowance? You ordered a bowl of plain noodles, there's no side dish, how can it taste good!"
As a result, the other party completely ignored him, and Cheng Yu felt like he was being treated like air: "..."
Damn it, how can they eat so deliciously!
Tang Yiyi was looking at her phone; a batch of lunch boxes she had ordered online was about to arrive.
Because they use it up quickly, we need to order a new batch every two or three days.
As the weather gets colder, Tang Yiyi plans to make some hot drinks to sell alongside rice bowls.
At this time of year, most fruits have increased in price, and the variety is limited.
Tang Yiyi decided to go to the market tomorrow to pick out some good ones.
The scallion oil noodles sold very well this morning. When the delivery guy came to pick up the order, he couldn't help but tease, "Your business is really good."
He An thought he could finally relax, but by noon, the number of orders increased, causing him to complain endlessly, "There are too many takeout orders, I'm afraid I'll have to deliver them in several batches."
Tang Yiyi reassured, "It's alright, as long as it's delivered to the customer on time."
The street behind the school is full of young working people.
As soon as it was mealtime, they rushed to pick up their takeout.
At the "Yaowo" game studio, Chen Xing stood up, almost fainting.
Colleague Zhou Ming clicked his tongue and asked, "Chen Xing, what takeout did you order for lunch?"
Both of them are heavy users of food delivery services, ordering takeout at least twice a day.
"I haven't ordered anything yet, I'm planning to go out to eat." Chen Xing was worried that eating too much takeout would be bad for his health.
"Oh, then let's go together."
The two walked arm in arm. When they arrived at the school gate, they stopped. They had already eaten at the restaurant on the street opposite, and it tasted the same.
Chen Xing said lazily, "Let's just find any shop."
Zhou Ming looked closely and realized that he had clearly eaten at that restaurant before. When did the renovation change?
"How about that restaurant?" he asked, pointing to the small restaurant.
"Let's go, brother."
As the aroma wafted over, Chen Xing and his companion quickened their pace. Had this restaurant changed chefs?
Chen Xinglai ate there a year ago; the taste was just average, but it was cheap and the portions were large.
Zhou Ming took a deep breath.
This smells delicious!
Upon entering the restaurant, I found that all the tables were occupied, and there were several people in line.
The two of them scrolled through videos for a while out of boredom, and when they saw the menu, it was full of very common dishes.
"Zhou Ming, do you want rice or noodles?"
Zhou Ming, a true northerner, exclaimed, "Of course, we'll eat noodles!"
"Two servings of scallion oil noodles, please," Chen Xing told Song Man.
Before long, the scallion oil noodles were served.
Chen Xing sighed, "It seems that if you can't make noodles well in three to five minutes, the shop won't be able to stay in business!"
"Uh-huh."
Zhou Ming was very hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks.
Before me lay nothing more than simple noodles, coated in soy sauce, giving them an enticing color.
The smooth noodles have a great chewy texture, and the aroma of soy sauce and scallions bursts in your mouth.
"When did this restaurant become so delicious?!"
Both brothers ate large portions; only when you see the size of this bowl do you realize you can be full.
They quietly started eating their noodles, which attracted quite a few passersby.
Zhou Ming added a spoonful of chili sauce to the noodles. The bright red chili peppers coated the noodles, making them fragrant, spicy, and delicious.
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