Chapter 49
Some people chose to stay.
"I've been waiting in line for more than ten minutes. It would be a shame to leave now. Although there's no braised chicken drumsticks, I can try other dishes. Anyway, I'm here."
"It's lunch time and I'm hungry. I don't have the energy to walk anymore. Since I'm here, I might as well have lunch here. I think the food here should be pretty good."
"I really like braised pig ears. Braised chicken legs are delicious, so braised chicken legs will definitely be delicious too. If you don't have braised chicken legs, braised pig ears will also be fine!"
Of course, some people chose to leave.
"I'm too lazy to queue up. If it was braised chicken legs, I would have queued for a while, but it's impossible for me to queue up to buy braised pig ears."
"I'm really speechless. I promised my friends today that I would buy them delicious braised chicken legs, but now they say there's no braised chicken legs. What the hell am I going to buy?"
"No, no, I don't want to eat braised pig ears at all. It took me 20 minutes to queue up to buy braised pig ears. I might as well go back to the city and have a big meal."
Some people left the Heya Food Restaurant one after another, and some people came one after another.
Some netizens told other netizens on the short video platform that the Heyan Rice Bowl restaurant’s braised chicken legs had been sold out.
Lipi Xiapi: [Friends, the braised chicken legs at the Kanglehe Restaurant are sold out. If anyone wants to buy braised chicken legs, it’s best not to go, because you won’t be able to buy them even if you go.]
On the short video platform, many netizens did want to go to Heya Food Restaurant to buy braised chicken legs after watching the braised chicken legs video.
I feel sleepy in the morning, afternoon and evening: [Damn, they are sold out. I was planning to buy some food later, but it seems I won’t have the chance.]
Love eating tangerine peel candy: [Thank you to this kind netizen. I was just about to go to Hedian Restaurant, but when I saw your post, I immediately returned. Thank you for not letting me go in vain. ]
Golden Trash Can: [It’s all because the braised chicken legs are so popular. So many people rushed over to buy them. They must be sold out quickly. I guess I have to go buy them early tomorrow.]
Please unify the data line: [Netizens are really terrible. They grab whatever is popular. People like us who are slow always get nothing. ]
Many netizens saw that the braised chicken legs were sold out and did not go to the Heya Food Restaurant.
Even though some customers left and some didn't come, the restaurant was still very busy. After the braised chicken legs were sold out, the braised pig ears became very popular.
The braised pig ears that had just been taken out were about to be sold out, so Chen Kangle in the kitchen sped up the cutting of the pig ears.
Cutting braised pig ears requires delicate knife skills. Large pieces of pig ears should be cut into suitable sizes, neither too thick nor too thin.
Xiang Yunting watched Chen Kangle carefully as he cut the braised pig ears. Chen Kangle's knife skills were very fast, and his movements were so fast that it was dizzying.
Not only is his knife skills fast, but the thickness of the braised pig ears he cuts is also very uniform, as if they were cut with a ruler.
Even though he has been working with Chen Kangle in the kitchen for a while, Xiang Yunting is still amazed by Chen Kangle's cooking skills every day.
Chen Kangle cut the braised pig ears, and Xiang Yunting was responsible for mixing the braised pig ears. He poured in a little sesame oil, sprinkled some white sesame seeds and coriander, and stirred well.
When the customers in line saw Xiang Yunting bringing out a large plate of braised pig ears from the kitchen, they cheered.
"Wow! There are so many braised pig ears. No need to worry about not being able to buy them."
"I was so scared just now, I thought the braised pig ears were also gone. I was already very sad that I couldn't buy braised chicken legs. If even the braised pig ears were gone, I would really cry."
Hao Xiaoxiao, who was in the queue, also cheered, while Ou Ruoxuan, who was standing behind her, was a little impatient.
"The queue is too long. It feels like we have been waiting for half an hour and it's still not our turn!"
Ou Ruoxuan felt like her legs were about to break from standing. Seeing the large crowds of people in front of her, she felt exhausted.
Hao Xiaoxiao: "It's not like we have to queue for half an hour. We only queued for more than ten minutes at most. You can see there are not many people in front of us. It's our turn soon. Don't be anxious. You can't eat the braised pig ears in a hurry."
"If I had known I wouldn't have brought you here. Now you make me want to die!" Ou Ruoxuan began to regret bringing Hao Xiaoxiao to Kanglehe Hotel.
The reason they came to Kangle Box Restaurant was because Ou Ruoxuan saw a video of braised chicken legs, and saw netizens in the comments saying that the braised chicken legs in this box restaurant were delicious, so she wanted to eat them.
Ou Ruoxuan likes to eat chicken legs, whether boiled, fried or braised. Since the boxed rice restaurant is in the suburbs, she didn't want to go there alone, so she asked her good friend Hao Xiaoxiao to come with her.
At first, Hao Xiaoxiao was reluctant to come because she was not interested in the braised chicken legs. She had never liked eating chicken legs since she was a child and thought the meat was rough and not tasty.
But Ou Ruoxuan felt a little pitiful, so I had to accompany her.
Unexpectedly, after waiting in line for two minutes at the lunch box restaurant, they found out that the braised chicken legs were sold out.
The moment she knew the braised chicken legs were sold out, Ou Ruoxuan was devastated. She had come all the way here just to buy braised chicken legs, but they were sold out as soon as she arrived.
Many people, like her, came here specifically to buy the braised chicken legs, but turned around and left when they heard that the braised chicken legs were sold out.
Without braised chicken legs, Ou Ruoxuan didn't want to queue up. She only wanted to eat braised chicken legs and had no interest in anything else in the lunch box. She was even less interested in braised pig ears. She had never liked pig ears since she was a child. In her impression, pig ears were hard and tasteless.
Ou Ruoxuan remembered that when she was young, pig ears were very cheap. Her family was not well off at that time, and her father would often buy pig heads, which usually came with pig ears.
Braised pork head with soybeans was the dish Ou Ruoxuan ate the most during her childhood. Every time she ate it, she hated it very much. After eating a piece, she felt her mouth was tired of chewing. Among the pork heads, her least favorite part was the pig ears, which were all brittle bones and tasted very bland.
Although she really disliked eating pig's head, Ou Ruoxuan was very sensible. She knew that her family was poor, pig's head was cheap and filling, and her father liked to eat it, so she never told her father that she didn't like pig's head.
What impressed her most was that her father bought pork head meat again. It happened that the construction site was very busy that day, and her father did not come home very late. Ou Ruoxuan came home from school and had no food to eat. Children from poor families had to take care of the family early. Usually when her father was busy, she would cook for herself.
Being hungry, she looked at the pig's head in the bag and decided to cook it herself. She hoped that her father would have a hot meal when he came back from his hard work.
Ou Ruoxuan had learned to cook when she was six years old. She could cook many dishes, but she couldn't cook pig's head. Ou Ruoxuan took the pig's head out of the bag. There were some black pig hairs on the skin of the pig's head.
Ou Ruoxuan had seen her father cook pig head meat. She first lit a fire and used the fire to burn off the pig hair. After the hair was burned off, she chopped the pig head meat into small pieces.
The knife at home was not very sharp. Ou Ruoxuan, who was still very young, used all her strength but still couldn't chop the pig's head. She gritted her teeth and chopped hard, but accidentally chop her finger, and red blood kept flowing out.
Ou Ruoxuan burst into tears because of the pain, and just at that moment her father came back.
Seeing her father, Ou Ruoxuan felt extremely aggrieved and cried louder and louder.
"I never want to eat pig's head again. I hate pig's head. I really hate pig's head." Ou Ruoxuan collapsed and cried and made a fuss.
From that day on, her father never bought pig's head again, and Ou Ruoxuan never ate pig's head again.
When she mentioned pig ears, she thought of pig heads, so she refused to eat braised pig ears.
"Xiaoxiao, since the braised chicken legs are sold out, let's go back and eat something else." Ou Ruoxuan was about to leave the lunch box restaurant. If she was asked to queue up to buy lunch boxes, she might as well go back to the city to eat all kinds of delicious food.
Hao Xiaoxiao is the opposite. She doesn't like chicken legs, but she likes pig ears, especially braised pig ears. When she was working, she often bought some braised pig ears to eat with rice. The crispy pig ears are her favorite.
"Since we're here and there's no braised chicken legs, let's just eat braised pig ears." Hao Xiaoxiao wanted to continue queuing up to buy braised pig ears.
Ou Ruoxuan looked at the long line in front of her. She really didn't want to queue. "The braised pig ears are not delicious. Let's go back to the city and eat something else. We don't have to queue."
"You begged me to come here just now. I finally got here, and now you say you want to leave." Hao Xiaoxiao said with a pout.
It was indeed Ou Ruoxuan who begged Hao Xiaoxiao to accompany her to buy braised chicken legs. Now Hao Xiaoxiao wanted to buy braised pig ears, but she said she wanted to leave. Ou Ruoxuan felt that she was a little unfair.
"Since you want to buy braised pig ears, I'll accompany you." Ou Ruoxuan agreed to stay. If she didn't like braised pig ears, she could order other dishes.
The two waited in line for a long time before it was their turn. Hao Xiaoxiao ordered the braised pig ears without hesitation, while Ou Ruoxuan looked at the dishes again and again and ordered the braised pork, curry chicken, and spicy and sour shredded potatoes.
Ou Ruoxuan, who had been queuing exhausted, seemed to come alive instantly when she smelled the rich aroma of meat and curry.
Hao Xiaoxiao looked at the braised and colored pig ears in front of her. The sliced pig ears had distinct textures. When she moved a little closer, the aroma hit her face.
"This braised pig ear looks delicious." Hao Xiaoxiao said while swallowing her saliva.
Ou Ruoxuan was also swallowing her saliva, "My braised pork looks even more delicious!"
Hao Xiaoxiao didn't say anything more and picked up a piece of braised pig's ear with chopsticks. This piece of pig's ear was the thinner part at the front. When she took a bite, she could feel the crispness of the cartilage and the soft and chewy pig skin. It was full of collagen and had a very layered taste.
The braised pig ears are very tasty, the rich gravy coupled with the tender, elastic and crispy texture is so delicious that it is addictive.
"So delicious!" Hao Xiaoxiao was very excited. She had never expected that the braised pig ears would be so delicious.
Hao Xiaoxiao savored the aroma of the braised food in her mouth. She really liked the aroma of the braised food. The taste was just the right amount of salty and light. It was really amazing.
She picked up another piece and found that the braised pig ears at the Kangle Box Restaurant were cut a little thinner than what she usually ate, but not as thin as paper. It was a little thick, but not too thick. The texture was just right. You could feel the crispness of the pig ears, but it was not greasy.
Ou Ruoxuan was eating curry chicken on the side. The aroma of curry had already mesmerized her. The braised pork was also very delicious, and the spicy and sour potato shreds were also very delicious.
Ou Ruoxuan was very satisfied with the meal. She didn't expect that this box restaurant not only had delicious braised chicken legs, but also other dishes.
"Xiaoxiao, thank you so much. If you hadn't insisted on staying, I might not have been able to eat such a delicious lunch."
She was just about to leave because the braised chicken legs were sold out, and she was glad that she chose to stay in the end. If she had missed such a delicious lunch box, she would definitely regret it.
Hao Xiaoxiao, who was eating braised pig ears, smiled and said, "I knew that the food in this box restaurant would be delicious. You just disliked the braised pig ears. These braised pig ears are delicious."
Hao Xiaoxiao picked up a piece of braised pig's ear and held her chopsticks in front of Ou Ruoxuan to show off, "Our braised pig's ear is so fragrant, crispy and springy, and very flavorful. It's simply amazing."
As he said this, he picked up the braised pig ear and swallowed it in one bite.
"It's really delicious. Those who don't want to eat it are not blessed enough to enjoy this delicacy." Hao Xiaoxiao said with an intoxicated look on her face.
Ou Ruoxuan also smelled the fragrance of the marinade. Apart from anything else, the aroma of the marinade was really fragrant.
Ou Ruoxuan, who had no interest in braised pig ears at first, suddenly became a little interested. The main reason was that she had eaten the braised pork and curry chicken in the box restaurant and felt that the chef of this box restaurant was particularly good.
Such a great chef might be able to make delicious braised pig ears. Ou Ruoxuan became more and more excited, and she wanted to try the flavor of braised pig ears.
"Can I have a piece?" Ou Ruoxuan asked Hao Xiaoxiao directly.
Hao Xiaoxiao is kind and nice. "Sure, you will like this braised pig ear."
Ou Ruoxuan picked up a piece of braised pig ear from Hao Xiaoxiao with chopsticks. There was a bit of pig head meat attached to the pig ear, and she couldn't help but think of the unpleasant memories of her childhood.
But when she got closer, she could smell the rich aroma of the stew, which instantly occupied her mind and pushed out the bad memories.
Ou Ruoxuan couldn't wait to put the braised pig ears into her mouth. The chewy pig ears were a perfect match with the marinade. The rich and fragrant marinade made the pig ears extremely fresh and fragrant. The crisp ear bones made a crackling sound when bitten, which was very pleasant to eat.
This was the first time that Ou Ruoxuan thought pig ears were delicious. Before that, she always thought that pig ears were unpalatable and tasteless because they had no meat.
But the pig ears she was eating now were so delicious, completely different from her impression of pig ears.
At this time, Ou Ruoxuan thought of her father again.
She thought that her father would definitely like the braised pig ears. When she thought of her father, Ou Ruoxuan felt a little sad because she hadn't seen her father for a long time.
In the third year when Ou Ruoxuan went to attend university in another province, her father remarried. Ou Ruoxuan felt that her father had betrayed her and her deceased mother.
After her father got married, Ou Ruoxuan seldom went home. After graduating from university, Ou Ruoxuan returned to Haishi City to work, but she chose to rent a house outside and only went back to stay for two days during the Chinese New Year.
I don’t know why, but after eating the braised pig ears, Ou Ruoxuan suddenly missed her father.
Her mother died of illness when she was very young, and she was raised by her father alone. The father and daughter depended on each other, and their life at that time was also mixed with joy.
She remembered that when she was in the third grade of primary school, someone in the village introduced a girl to her father. Everyone said that her father should marry another wife so that there would be someone to help take care of the children. But her father took her feelings into consideration and never remarried.
Looking back now, Ou Ruoxuan realized that it was very hard for her father to take care of her alone all these years.
After finishing her lunch, Ou Ruoxuan queued up to buy some braised pig ears. She planned to bring them to her father in the afternoon to let him taste them and visit him at the same time.
After get off work, Ou Ruoxuan went home carrying the braised pig ears from the Kanglehe Restaurant.
She hadn't been home for a long time. When she entered the house, she saw her father and his family sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Ou Ruoxuan remembered the first year she entered university. One time when she went home for the holidays, she saw her father sitting alone in a daze. Ou Ruoxuan suddenly thought it was nice to have someone accompany her father like now.
Ou Rongshan was very happy to see his daughter come back.
"Xiaoxuan, you're back!"
Tian Wenlan was also very enthusiastic, "Xiaoxuan, do you want to eat some fruit? Auntie will peel an apple for you."
Tian Wenlan is my father’s remarried wife. Tian Wenqing has a gentle personality and always has a smile on his face.
"Hello, sister!" Tian Wenlan's son Tian Zhuangzhuang also greeted her.
Tian Zhuangzhuang is in high school this year and is a bit shy.
After her father remarried, Ou Ruoxuan seldom went home, so she was not very familiar with Tian Wenlan and the others.
Ou Ruoxuan tried hard to keep smiling. She put the braised pig ears on the coffee table and said, "Dad, this is the braised pig ears I bought for you."
Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was standing by, looked left and right and whispered, "Sister, Dad doesn't like eating pig ears."
"The last time we went out to eat, Dad said he didn't like pig heads or pig ears," Tian Zhuangzhuang said seriously.
Ou Ruoxuan was stunned for a moment. He remembered that his father used to like eating pig heads and pig ears very much. Ever since she cut her hand while cutting a pig head and cried bitterly, his father never bought pig heads again.
She thought her father would not eat pig's head only when she was at home, but she didn't expect her father to say that he didn't like pig's head.
"No, Dad likes it very much. As long as Xiaoxuan buys it, Dad likes to eat it." Knowing that his daughter brought him delicious food, Ou Rongshan smiled so much that his eyes almost narrowed into a line.
It’s not that Ou Rongshan doesn’t like eating pig’s head, but every time he sees pig’s head, he will think of his daughter crying with bleeding fingers, so he doesn’t want to eat pig’s head.
But since his daughter bought it, he must eat it.
"Dad likes pig ears the most." Ou Rongshan happily opened the lunch box containing braised pig ears.
Tian Zhuangzhuang is a stubborn person. He continued, "Dad, you clearly said you don't like pig ears. Why do you say you like them now?"
"Xiao Zhuang, daddy said he likes it and he likes it." Tian Wenlan glanced at her son.
Tian Zhuangzhuang listens to his mother the most, so he didn't continue talking.
Ou Rongshan quickly opened the lunch box, which was full of braised pig ears. The rich aroma of the braised ears slowly spread.
"Xiaoxuan, the braised pig ears you bought are so delicious!" Ou Rongshan couldn't help licking his lips.
Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was standing by, stared at the braised pig ears in the lunch box, "This braised pig ears smells really good!"
Tian Zhuangzhuang had already started swallowing his saliva. The more he looked at it, the greedier he became. However, since this was bought by his sister for his father, he didn't dare to say that he wanted to eat it.
Even Ou Ruoxuan, who had just eaten braised pig ears at noon today, was still tempted by the aroma of the braised food. She knew that her father and the others must have been tempted as well.
"These are chopsticks. I bought a lot. Let's eat together." Ou Ruoxuan took out the chopsticks from the bag and handed them to her father, Tian Wenlan and Tian Zhuangzhuang respectively.
She specially bought a full box of braised pig ears today for everyone to enjoy.
"Yes, delicious food tastes better when we eat it together. Wenlan, Xiaozhuang, come over and eat with us."
Ou Rongshan was extremely happy to see Ou Ruoxuan talking to Tian Wenlan and Tian Zhuangzhuang in a friendly manner.
Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was almost craving for it, had already picked up a piece of braised pig ear with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. After chewing it for a few times, Tian Zhuangzhuang was very excited: "Sister, the braised pig ear you bought is so delicious!"
"It's delicious, you should eat more. Xiaoxuan, you should eat with us." Ou Rongshan handed a pair of chopsticks to his daughter, and then picked up a piece of braised pig ear for Tian Wenlan, "This is what Xiaoxuan bought, you should try it too."
Tian Wenlan glanced at Ou Ruoxuan and said, "Xiaoxuan, you should eat with us!"
"Well, thank you, Auntie!" Faced with such delicious braised food, no one would not be greedy. Ou Ruoxuan also picked up a piece and started eating.
After eating just one piece, Ou Rongshan fell in love with this braised pig ear. The crispy cartilage and the right amount of collagen made it more delicious the more you chew it, and you can't stop eating it.
"Xiaoxuan, this braised pig ear is delicious. Where did you buy it?"
"I bought it at a box-shaped lunch restaurant in Jiangdong New District. This box-shaped lunch restaurant is really great, and many of the dishes they make are delicious." Although it was Ou Ruoxuan's first time to go to a box-shaped lunch restaurant today, she inexplicably felt a sense of pride when talking about the restaurant.
"If you like it, I'll buy some for you next time."
When Ou Rongshan heard his daughter say this, he almost smiled. This was the first time he heard his daughter say that she would come back next time after his remarriage.
That night, the family of four sat together and happily ate braised pig ears.
From that day on, whenever Ou Ruoxuan saw pig ears, the memory of herself breaking down and crying no longer came to her mind, but the scene of herself and her father happily eating pig ears together.
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Soon, the reputation of braised pig ears also spread to the short video platform.
Big Bearded Tutu: [Friends, not only is the braised chicken legs at Kang Le He Restaurant delicious, their braised pig ears are also super delicious. ]
There are squids on the isolated island: [Yesterday I went to the Hezi rice restaurant and heard that the braised chicken legs were sold out. I was about to leave, but the old customers in the queue told us that the braised pig ears were also delicious, so I didn’t leave and stayed in the queue to buy the braised pig ears. The braised pig ears are really amazing. You must go and try them! ]
Dongdongbang: [Yesterday I ate braised pig ears, sweet and sour pork, fish-flavored pork shreds, and cold seaweed at the Hedian restaurant. These dishes were all delicious. I heard that the other dishes were also delicious. I plan to continue eating there tomorrow.]
Yesterday, many netizens were planning to go to Hedian Restaurant to eat braised chicken legs, but they didn't go after hearing that the braised chicken legs were sold out. Now seeing these comments praising the braised pig ears, they are starting to regret it.
This egg tart is not too hot: [Is the braised pig ears really delicious? Speechless, I was planning to go to a box lunch yesterday, but you all said in the comments that you didn’t want to go because there was no braised chicken legs, so I didn’t go either. ]
ssyy624: [Just now I saw someone posted a picture of braised pig ears in the comments section, it really looks good. ]
He and his cute little one: [I am the worst! Yesterday I went to the Boxed Rice Restaurant and queued for five minutes, but when I heard that they had no braised chicken legs, I turned around and left. If I had known that the braised pig ears were also delicious, I would definitely not have left.]
In an empty square: [No! I want to eat braised pig ears tomorrow too.]
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