Lin Ziyan knew that since Huo Qizhen had agreed, he would definitely take it seriously, so she didn't ask any more questions.
"This meal is on me. It's rare for you to come to my restaurant, so please don't be shy."
Huo Qizhen glanced at the chubby girl and chuckled.
His restaurant caters to high-end customers, so it's a wonder she didn't scream in fright after seeing the menu.
One dish here can be worth half a month's wages for a worker.
Lin Ziyan said, "Thank you very much. We won't be polite. We'll make sure we're full before we go out."
The chubby girl nodded vigorously; she was determined to eat her fill, and something that cost so much must be delicious.
"Hmm, this is a good opportunity for you to give me some feedback," Huo Qizhen said casually as he ordered the food.
Lin Ziyan raised an eyebrow slightly. Actually, what she really wanted to eat was salt and pepper mantis shrimp, but she hadn't seen it on the menu.
She got up and walked to the glass tank, where she saw sea fish, prawns, abalone, and lobsters…
Huo Qizhen used the method she gave him to its fullest extent.
Aunt Wang, who runs a food stall in town, didn't even try raising fish; she only raised shrimp.
“These were all frozen before, we only started raising them now.” Huo Qizhen’s eyes deepened, and he curled his lips into a smile.
Lin Ziyan's eyes lit up instantly when she saw the mantis shrimp.
"How do you cook this?" she asked, turning her head.
Huo Qizhen: "Steamed or blanched, people come here just to taste the freshness and sweetness."
The chubby girl wasn't interested in mantis shrimp; the little bit of meat she managed to scrape out wasn't even enough to fill her teeth.
"Can I borrow the kitchen to stir-fry mantis shrimp?" Lin Ziyan rarely saw mantis shrimp in this era and couldn't wait to try it.
Huo Qizhen nodded, "Can mantis shrimp be stir-fried?"
He looked at the shrimp in the glass tank with suspicion, feeling it was impossible.
Next, Lin Ziyan went into the kitchen.
The restaurant chef watched as she deep-fried the ingredients in hot oil, then took them out and sautéed them until fragrant, adding salt and pepper...
Huo Qizhen smelled the aroma and turned around to see the chef chasing after Lin Ziyan as they came out.
"Young lady, may I have a taste?" Chef Li, knowing she was a friend of the boss, asked shamelessly.
Lin Ziyan: "Of course."
A large plate of salt and pepper mantis shrimp, still steaming hot, wafts the aroma of salt, pepper, and spiciness into your nostrils, making your mouth water.
The chef broke open a disposable chopstick, picked up a chopstick, peeled off the skin, and savored the spicy aroma of the outer shell. His eyes lit up immediately after eating it.
New dish!
If this dish is introduced, the restaurant's business will definitely double.
Huo Qizhen picked up a mantis shrimp, ate it, and nodded repeatedly.
"Consider this dish payment for the meal," Lin Ziyan said with a faint smile before putting on disposable gloves and preparing to eat.
Master Li, "..."
Before he could even speak, this young girl actually offered him a recipe?
"Have you learned it?" Huo Qizhen smiled and turned to look at Master Li.
Master Li nodded vigorously. He had memorized everything he saw out of curiosity.
He'll practice some more in a little while.
Lin Ziyan had already started eating, ignoring them, and was eating the salt and pepper mantis shrimp with her eyes half-closed, thoroughly enjoying it.
The chubby girl couldn't stop eating after she ate one mantis shrimp.
"Delicious," she exclaimed.
Huo Qizhen put on gloves like Lin Ziyan and couldn't stop eating either.
He always thought that seafood was best when boiled, but he never expected that changing the way he ate it would bring such a pleasant surprise.
Huo Qizhen could already foresee how popular mantis shrimp would become.
"Can you farm mantis shrimp?" he asked casually.
If it really sells out, the supply of goods will be a big problem.
Mantis shrimp is the rarest seafood at the port, sometimes arriving only once a week.
"Of course you can, but Mr. Huo, now is not the best time to eat mantis shrimp."
"Mantis shrimp are fattest in April and May each year, and they lay their eggs in the spring..." Lin Ziyan casually gave him some basic information.
Huo Qizhen was stunned for a few seconds. He felt as if he were discussing seafood knowledge with an expert.
The chubby girl had already buried herself in her food; for her, nothing mattered more than eating.
Moreover, she had long been accustomed to Ah Yan casually spouting professional knowledge, and through this exposure, her understanding of shrimp had now gone beyond simply eating it.
"Tsk, it's a shame you didn't go to university," Huo Qizhen said after hearing this.
Lin Ziyan and the chubby girl exchanged a glance and decided not to say anything for now.
After the meal, the chubby girl's belly was already round.
She let out a burp, feeling that she was really enjoying life now.
Huo Qizhen personally escorted them to the bus station and watched them board the bus before leaving.
He returned to the store and immediately made several phone calls.
…
At this moment in the village,
Grandma Lin was weeding in the vegetable garden. After she finished, she watered the vegetables.
She carried a thick red plastic bucket to the stream and overheard a commotion.
"I heard they opened a new shrimp farm. The Lin family has no man to support them anymore, how do they still have so much money?"
"What do you know? That girl from the Lin family is so alluring, how could she be afraid of not having money?"
"That Boss Huo, and the people who often come to our house..."
"No wonder. I was wondering why they set up an ice factory and a shrimp farm. Every time I walked into the Lin family's backyard, I could smell the aroma of meat. They eat meat every day, regardless of holidays or festivals. How much money could that cost?"
“My son went for a job interview at a shrimp farm last time, but he was rejected. Looking back now, I’m glad he didn’t go.”
Lin Atai slammed the red bucket down, her anger burning as she glared at the gossiping group.
One is Qin Atai, Wei Er's mother, who constantly hints that Ayan is having an affair.
The other one is Wei Shi's wife. She came to our house last time, hoping that her son could work at the shrimp farm.
These two were spreading rumors together, one singing in harmony, while the people around them remained silent.
"Did you see it, or did you catch it?" Lin Atai rolled up his sleeves and grabbed Qin Atai's hair.
"You've got a sharp tongue, I'll beat you to death, you old hag..."
Lin Atai muttered to herself and kicked Wei Shi's wife, who was standing to the side.
"Ouch..."
Wei Shi's wife, who had been kicked, yelled and grabbed the bucket haphazardly before running away.
Meanwhile, Tan Atai, whose hair was being pulled, tried desperately to scratch Lin Atai, but her arms were too short and she couldn't reach her.
"You spread rumors! Your grandson got a girl from the next village pregnant and forced her to jump into the sea. Why don't you go around telling everyone about it?"
"That old hag, last time she brought a bunch of rotten lemons to make things difficult for Ah Jian when he was receiving the goods. If he didn't accept them, she just sat on the ground and acted like she was old and arrogant..."
As Lin Atai struggled, she revealed all of Wei Er's family's shameful secrets.
The two grandmothers were fighting, and no one dared to step in to break them up.
They are almost 170 years old combined, and they were really afraid that if they used the wrong force, they might hurt one of them.
"You shameless slut who can't bear a son, how dare you curse my grandson? No matter what, I still have sons and grandsons to see me off in my old age..." Aunt Qin retorted, deliberately stabbing Aunt Lin in the heart with her curses.
It was common knowledge in the whole village that Lin Atai had a daughter when she was almost 40 years old.
Later, she married a son-in-law who moved into her family home, and her daughter gave birth to three more daughters.
Because of this, every time Aunt Qin saw Aunt Lin, she would straighten her back and start cursing.
"I'll smash your filthy mouth, you old hag..." Lin Atai's eyes blazed with anger as she grabbed her hair and continued to beat her.
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