Chapter 52
After waiting for a few minutes, the owner came out of the kitchen.
"Hey guests, these are the extra dishes you ordered. Enjoy your meal! Please let me know if you need anything else!"
After saying that, the owner, wearing an apron, personally brought over a large plate of twice-cooked pork and a large plate of shredded pork with garlic sauce.
Judging from the generous portion size, it was clearly much larger than the regular portion they had just ordered.
After serving the dishes, the owner patted Lei Tingjun on the shoulder with a smile and said familiarly, "Lei Zi, take your time eating. I'm a bit busy at noon today, so I won't entertain you."
Lei Tingjun nodded: "Okay, Brother Chen, you go ahead and do your thing, don't worry about us."
The two extra dishes were both meat dishes, and they looked like extra-large portions, definitely enough for the people at the table who were already about 70-80% full.
Twice-cooked pork and shredded pork with garlic sauce are both very appetizing, and for a moment, the other people's eyes lit up, thinking to themselves that Ji Wanmei was really generous.
That's quite a generous treat!
They thought that adding dishes would just mean adding a couple more side dishes, but little did they know that she would actually add two signature meat dishes, and in large portions at that.
In fact, Ji Wanmei didn't know what dishes Lei Tingjun was going to add.
It didn't matter anyway. Since the extra dishes had already been taken, she didn't care about these two extra dishes; it would just cost her a few more dollars.
When she saw the owner bring over two plates of meat, she remained calm, smiled slightly at everyone, and warmly invited them to continue eating.
But she didn't expect that two large portions would be added.
Seeing her surprise, Lei Tingjun explained, "I used to come here often to support the boss's business. He would specially make a large portion and charge the same price as a favor."
Ji Wanmei nodded. Since he said that, the owner of this Sichuan restaurant must have a good relationship with him.
Moreover, the shredded pork with garlic sauce was Ji Wanmei's favorite dish here; it tasted sweet and sour and was very delicious.
Just now, the landlady and Luo Chunyan ate too fast, and their plates were almost empty. Ji Wanmei's manners and upbringing did not allow her to reach for the food like they did, so she only took a few bites and then stopped.
She was also thinking that when she got home, she would try to make this Yu Xiang Rou Si (shredded pork with garlic sauce) herself and let her dad try it.
What Ji Wanmei didn't know was that Lei Tingjun, who was sitting opposite her, had been observing her closely. He noticed that when she picked up food, she would occasionally glance at the empty plate of shredded pork with garlic sauce, and he knew that she quite liked the taste.
When they went in to order more food, he specifically asked the owner to make an extra portion of shredded pork with garlic sauce, so that no matter how fast the others at the table ate, she could still manage to pick up a few bites.
She's so thin, she needs to eat more meat.
Otherwise, with her tiny waist, she looked like she could be blown over by the wind, and Lei Tingjun wouldn't feel at ease with her.
Twice-cooked pork is also very popular, especially with rice. Fish-flavored shredded pork is all lean meat. People in this era don't really like to eat pure lean meat. They prefer this kind of half-fat and half-lean meat so that it has some oil and flavor.
Not to mention the men, even the landlady and Luo Chunyan preferred that plate of twice-cooked pork.
So when plating the dish, Lei Tingjun deliberately placed the shredded pork with garlic sauce in front of Ji Wanmei so that it would be easier for her to pick it up.
By now, Ji Wanmei understood perfectly well that he had deliberately ordered this shredded pork with garlic sauce for her.
She glanced at him silently and said, "You should eat too. Although you ate before you came, with your appetite, eating another bowl or two shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Lei Tingjun grinned at her, picked up his chopsticks, scooped a full bowl of rice, and began to eat.
In fact, Lei Tingjun came as soon as he heard the news. At that time, the factory canteen had not yet started serving food, so where was he going to eat?
She said she had already eaten, just to avoid the other people at the table from overthinking.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating and there were still some dishes left on the plates, Lei Tingjun started eating.
He eats very quickly, but he doesn't give the impression of wolfing down his food. Instead, you might think he has a large appetite and his movements are bold and unrestrained, like he's chewing food in the mouth of a tiger.
Seeing that everyone had eaten their fill and their bellies were round, Ji Wanmei put down her chopsticks and started wiping her mouth with a handkerchief. She then got up to go find the owner to pay the bill.
To everyone's surprise, the boss came over with a smile and said, "No need, no need, Lei Zi already paid the bill!"
Ji Wanmei glanced at Lei Tingjun in surprise: "Who told you to pay the bill? This meal was supposed to be on me!"
Lei Tingjun buried his head in his food, shoveling the last bit of food from his plate into his bowl without wasting a single bite. He said in a muffled voice, "It doesn't matter who buys it, just consider it my treat for you."
Ji Wanmei: "..."
Can those be the same?
"How much? I'll pay you."
"It's not much money, no need." Lei Tingjun quickly finished his meal in a few bites, wiped his mouth, and stood up. "Let's go after we finish eating."
As they left the restaurant, Uncle Xu and the landlady looked at Lei Tingjun and Ji Wanmei with inquisitive eyes, unsure of their relationship.
They don't seem like a couple.
How could Director Ji's daughter possibly be interested in a young man with such qualifications?
They weren't a couple, but the atmosphere between them, where it was just the two of them and no one else could fit in, felt a little strange.
Ji Wanmei glanced at Uncle Xu secretly, a little worried that he might tell her father about Lei Tingjun's visit today.
To avoid any misunderstanding, she said, "Alright, thank you this time. I'll repay this favor next time."
Lei Tingjun paused slightly upon hearing her words, and gave her a deep look.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the watch repairman and the slightly overweight landlord were both secretly observing them, so he kept a straight face and didn't say anything.
But in reality, Ji Wanmei's blatant disassociation of their relationship left Lei Tingjun feeling somewhat disappointed.
After finishing their meal, Uncle Xu and the landlady prepared to leave. They each had their own shops to look after and had already been delayed for quite some time.
Ji Wanmei thanked them repeatedly and saw them off with a smile.
After the two older people left, only the four young people remained.
Seeing this, Xiaoqiang also felt that it was inappropriate for him to stay and be a third wheel, so he prepared to go back.
Lei Tingjun asked Ji Wanmei, "Now that the storefront has been taken over, what else is there to do? When are we going to buy the renovations and materials? If you're planning to go this afternoon, I'll go with you."
Ji Wanmei really wasn't very knowledgeable about decoration and materials. In his previous life, Lei Tingjun had run his own building materials transportation fleet, so he must know a lot about this area.
If I let him help me choose, I can avoid a lot of trouble.
However, Ji Wanmei glanced at Luo Chunyan, who didn't seem to welcome Lei Tingjun going with them.
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