Chapter 106: Fighting for Favor
Roast duck restaurant.
As soon as they sat down, Tang Yichen ordered the food skillfully, and then said to the waiter, "We also want cucumbers and green onions cut into short strips and steamed dumpling skins. The dumpling skins should be thinner."
"By the way, don't cut the roast duck once it's done. Serve it directly. Prepare a knife for us so we can cut it ourselves."
The waiter heard Tang Yichen's strange instructions. Although he didn't understand the other party's intention, he had to satisfy the customer's request and agreed immediately.
Tang Yichen said to Qin Huiyin, "Last time we went home and sliced them to eat, and you taught us to wrap them with dumpling skins and side dishes. It didn't taste greasy at all. Am I remembering correctly?"
"I remember it correctly." Qin Huiyin praised, "It's just that he doesn't have any sauce here."
"I'm going to live here for a month, how can I not bring some sauce?" Tang Yichen opened the bookcase, took out a few bottles of sauce from it, opened them and placed them on the table.
Qin Huiyin sat between Song Ruize and Tang Yichen. Tang Yichen was always polite and got along well with others. Both Mr. Tang Sanye and Zhang Dazhu had something to say to him.
Qin Huiyin was worried that Song Ruize would feel uncomfortable alone, so she poured him a glass of water. She found that his hands were stained with ink, probably from when he signed just now, so she asked the waiter to bring a basin of water.
The guy quickly brought some water.
Song Ruize didn't know what was going on until Qin Huiyin signaled the waiter to bring the water to him and pointed at the ink on his fingers, then he understood.
Tang Yichen smiled and said, "Yinyin is really good at taking care of people. But big brother also has ink here, why doesn't Yinyin wash it for big brother?"
Qin Huiyin took a look and said, "You have a mysophobia, how could you allow ink to get on your hands? You must have washed it a long time ago. The color that hasn't been washed off won't fade for the time being. It will take a few days to fade."
"You really understand me." Tang Yichen smiled faintly.
"You are still competing with Ze for favor?" Mr. Tang San teased him, "You are both Yin's brother, there is no need to compete for superiority."
The guy served the roast duck.
Zhang Dazhui had never eaten roast duck before. When the duck was served, his stomach started rumbling and he almost felt dizzy from the delicious smell.
As soon as the roast duck came up, Tang Yichen first used chopsticks to fork the roast duck, and then used a knife to cut it into small thin slices. However, he was not strong enough, and his movements became clumsy after a few cuts, and it looked very laborious.
"Give it to me." Song Ruize stretched out his hand.
Tang Yichen: “…”
He handed it over calmly.
Song Ruize peeled it into thin slices neatly, then cut the roast duck bones into small pieces and placed them separately in a bowl next to him.
The waiter came over with the side dishes and saw that the roast duck was cut so evenly. He exclaimed: "Brother, you have great knife skills!"
After putting the things down, the guy didn't leave in a hurry, but stood by.
Qin Huiyin understood that the waiter was just curious and wanted to see what new ways they had. She didn't hide it, took a thin piece of dough and put it in her palm, then wrapped the cucumber strips and green onions in it, scooped a little sauce, put the roast duck slices in, and finally wrapped it up and handed it to Song Ruize.
"I also saw others eat it this way and thought it was very fresh, so I followed suit. You can try it, it tastes pretty good. Eating roast duck alone would be a bit greasy, but if you eat it this way, you don't have to worry about the greasiness."
Song Ruize looked back at her and took it: "Thank you."
Tang Yichen was so upset that he was vomiting jealousy.
Am I being too considerate to this boy?
"Brother Dazhu, I'll pack one for you." Qin Huiyin said.
"No, no, I understand." Zhang Dazhu said, "Then let's wash our hands."
The waiter enthusiastically brought hot water, then came over and asked Qin Huiyin: "Sister, I'm willing to pay one cent, no, two cents, can you let me try one?"
"Brother, you are too polite."
Mr. Tang San often went to Qin Huiyin's house to eat. He was there when they had roast duck last time, so he was also very familiar with it. He directly wrapped one and handed it to the waiter.
The young man tasted it and his eyes were full of amazement.
"Can you make another one? I want to give our chef a taste." The waiter said, "It's not for nothing. I'll send you half a piece later."
"Young man, can you make the decision?" Mr. Tang San said with a smile, "Don't make promises without thinking."
"Yes, yes, the owner of this store is my uncle." The waiter said, "Please enjoy your meal, I will let other waiters serve you. Just tell me if you need anything."
After the clerk left, Mr. Tang sighed, "I thought he was just a clerk trying to make a living, but it turns out he has a stable job."
"This young man has a good attitude." Qin Huiyin said.
Song Ruize asked: "Aren't you afraid that they will learn your way of eating?"
"I can learn everything else, but I can't learn to make this sauce. The roast duck tastes good wrapped like this, but without the sauce, it won't be as delicious." Qin Huiyin replied.
"Did you do this on purpose?" Tang Yichen chuckled, "I knew you were full of tricks and would never suffer any loss."
"This is smart, not roundabout." Song Ruize retorted.
"I praised my younger sister, but I didn't say it was bad." Tang Yichen said calmly, "We are talking to each other, it's not good for Brother Song to meddle in other people's business like this."
"What did you call me?" Song Ruize asked Qin Huiyin.
"elder brother?"
"Did you hear that?" Song Ruize looked at Tang Yichen provocatively.
Tang Yichen asked Qin Huiyin again: "What did you call me?"
"Brother." Qin Huiyin's mouth twitched and he said unhappily.
"Did you hear that?" Tang Yichen challenged back.
The waiter brought in the chubby chef and interrupted this very childish dispute.
The chef said, "Excuse me, everyone. Just now, our staff let me taste the roast duck you made. It is really delicious. Roast duck is always a bit oily no matter how well it is roasted. With this combination, I can eat two. Where did you buy the sauce?"
"That's made by our family. You can't buy it outside." Qin Huiyin said.
"Can you sell us the recipe?" asked the chef.
"The recipe is a family inheritance, so there's no way to sell it. But we can sell the sauce directly. If you need it, a bottle of sauce costs thirty cents."
Qin Huiyin pointed at the bottle and said, "It's this size. One bottle can be divided into five roast ducks, which is six coins on average. But you can raise the price of a roast duck from sixty coins to one hundred coins. You also said just now that you can eat two roast ducks by yourself with this combination. Do you think your guests will have the same idea as you?"
"Chef, I think it's okay." The waiter said, "If you can't make the decision, I'll go find my uncle and let him make the decision."
The chef said unhappily, "Of course I'm the one who makes the decisions in the kitchen. Why are you looking for your uncle?"
After that, he said to Qin Huiyin: "If you don't mind, I would like to buy this half bottle and let the guests try it first. If the reaction is good, I will consider what you said. How about it?"
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