Chapter 056 This is for Dad

Fortunately, everything went smoothly when we left the airport. After we arrived at the hotel we had booked, we put down our suitcases and went to a famous hotel nearby.

The hotel is in a good location and has a large flow of customers. Fortunately, I made a reservation before boarding the plane. Otherwise, I might not be able to eat.

This seaside restaurant cleverly combines modern simplicity with marine elements. The wooden structure is matched with a large glass curtain wall, making the entire restaurant transparent and bright. The roof of the restaurant is in a smooth arc shape, as if it is gently caressed by the waves, which complements the surrounding seascape. In front of the restaurant is the endless sea. The azure water shines charmingly under the sun, and the waves gently hit the beach, making a pleasant sound.

Entering the restaurant, the dining tables are neatly arranged, and each table is placed with a custom dolphin ornament. The hall is surrounded by huge glass windows, allowing customers to enjoy the beautiful sea view outside the window while dining. Of course, there are also several layers of thin curtains. If the guests feel that it is too sunny, they can draw the curtains to adjust the light according to their personal feelings.

The overall decoration style of the restaurant is simple yet elegant. On the walls are some ocean-related art paintings, such as oil paintings depicting waves, sailboats, dolphins, etc. A unique chandelier hangs from the ceiling of the restaurant. The light is soft and bright, creating a warm and cozy dining atmosphere.

There are many restaurants here. This seaside restaurant is famous not only because of the overall decoration and service atmosphere, but more importantly, the dishes here.

The dishes at the seaside restaurant are rich and varied, including steamed grouper, salt and pepper shrimp, abalone and Wenchang chicken pot, coconut rice, pan-fried sea fish, stir-fried choy sum, etc. The most famous of them are fusion dishes: fish in sour soup, longan with chili fruit, spicy garlic mussels...

"Longyan hairy spicy fruit?" This was the first time Zou Jiayan had seen this dish. "What is this dish?"

"This dish is an innovative dessert." The waiter in charge of taking orders said, "Maolaguo is a kind of small tomato local to City G. It combines the sour taste of plums and the sweetness of longans, and it is sour and sweet and appetizing."

"Tomato~" Yanyan ordered, "Baby wants it."

"How big is a serving?"

"It's a small portion for one person."

"Then give me four servings, and one serving of sour fish soup. Can you make it non-spicy?" Xie Luoshu asked.

"Sure." The waiter nodded.

"Abalone, Wenchang chicken pot, and coconut rice." After ordering what he wanted to eat, Zou Jiayan turned around and asked Lulu, "Lulu, what do you want to eat?"

"Shells." Lulu said. Auntie at home had made clam soup and clam omelette several times, and Lulu liked them both.

"Our spicy garlic mussels are our specialty." The waiter recommended, "The spicy garlic sauce is made with local chili peppers from City G. It has a rich spicy flavor. If children want to eat it, we can ask the kitchen to use less chili."

"Is Lulu okay?"

"Okay." Lulu nodded and gestured with her hand, "A little spicy."

"Lulu is fine." Xie Luoshu said, "Zizi doesn't like the taste of garlic."

"Then change one?" Lulu asked in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter. Just order whatever you like." Xie Luoshu ordered another dish of stir-fried choy sum without garlic. "Let's order these first. We can't finish more. Would you like something to drink?"

"Let's drink coconuts." Zou Jiayan saw the coconuts ordered by the next table being served.

"Sure. Do Zizi and Lulu want some?"

The two kids' attention had already been drawn to it, and they nodded repeatedly.

"Four coconuts, then."

"Okay." The waiter confirmed the menu again, "The dishes you ordered have been confirmed. We will serve you as soon as possible. Please wait a moment."

Soon the opened coconut was served. The coconut milk was clear and transparent, but not completely colorless. Instead, it had a faint, almost milky white hue. Before I even drank the coconut milk, the unique and charming aroma came over me, fresh and rich.

The taste of coconut milk is light and smooth, without any stickiness. It tastes sweet and delicious, with just the right sweetness, not too sweet to make people feel choked, nor bland to make people feel disappointed. The sweetness is a natural and pure taste. This is the taste that can only be tasted by drinking coconut milk in this way. Even if it is a 100% added coconut milk drink, it is processed and cannot compare to this on-site drink.

The first dessert served was plum, longan and chili fruit. The chili fruit was peeled and placed in a cone-shaped high-heeled cup with plum and longan. Both plum and chili fruit are sour, and the sweetness of longan not only neutralizes the sourness of the two, but also makes the whole taste richer and more diverse.

Then, fish in sour soup, abalone and chicken in pot, coconut rice, spicy garlic mussels and stir-fried choy sum were served one after another.

Worried that we wouldn't be able to finish it, we ordered a small fish and a small portion of coconut rice, so one bowl was just right for each person.

The sweet and sour taste of the longan hairy fruit is appetizing. After eating it, my appetite immediately came up. Now Lulu and Yanyan don't need adults to worry about their meals. It's just that Yanyan has short hands and still needs Xie Luoshu to pick up food for him, but now that Lulu is here, Lulu took over this job on her own initiative.

If the kids like it, just let them do it. Relax yourself and chat while eating.

The slightly spicy garlic mussels suited Lulu's taste very well, and she ate them one after another. Yanyan asked curiously, "Lulu, are they delicious?"

"It's delicious!" Lulu took one for Yanyan, "Brother, try it."

Yanyan used her keen sense of smell to smell it. The spicy garlic chili sauce in this restaurant was more prominent and squeezed out the garlic flavor. In addition, the amount of garlic chili sauce in Lulu's portion was much less. So the garlic flavor could be smelled a little but not overwhelming.

Seems ok?

Yanyan can eat spicy food, or rather, she likes it quite a lot. Xie Luoshu likes spicy food quite a lot, but because he is worried that Yanyan is too young to eat spicy food, he rarely makes spicy food. If he does, he only makes a small amount for himself or makes two portions, one spicy and one non-spicy.

After Yanyan accidentally ate chili peppers for the first time without changing her expression, Chef Wang would add some chili peppers from time to time when cooking, and Yanyan was happy with the food. However, Xie Luoshu was worried that children would have stomach problems if they ate too much spicy food, so he asked Chef Wang to put less and less.

Yanyan was a little greedy. Lulu even picked a smaller mussel and took it out with chopsticks and put it in the spoon.

Yanyan opened her mouth and swallowed it in one gulp. Chewing...

Hmm... a little spicy, fragrant, and soft... delicious!

Yanyan looked at Lulu and said, "It's delicious. I want more."

"Lulu, even if it tastes good, you can't eat too much. Eat less..." Xie Luoshu tilted his head and saw a lot of mussel shells piled in front of Lulu. He was reminding her, but he didn't expect to see Lulu feeding mussels to Yanyan. "Baby? Don't you not eat garlic?"

Because of this, he always chooses dishes without garlic. It is unavoidable, so he thought about changing the seasoning and removing the garlic. But he couldn't find it...

Did he get stabbed in the back by his son? Huh?

"Hehe." Yanyan smiled shyly, grabbed Lulu's hand that was about to feed her, and moved it in front of Xie Luoshu, "Little Dad, eat it. It's delicious."

Lulu: “?”

Xie Luoshu: “?”

Borrowing flowers... offering mussels to Buddha? Zizi is indeed Mr. Gu's son, his brain works really fast.

"Eat it, baby." Xie Luoshu laughed, "This is what Lulu gave to you."

"Oh, this is a great store. This is the one."

This voice sounds so familiar...

"Hey? Teacher Xie, Teacher Zou? You're here so early?" Xie Luoshu looked over and saw that it was Director Zhu.

"Yeah." Xie Luoshu nodded politely, "What a coincidence."

Now the biggest sponsor of the program is Xie Luoshu’s husband. You can offend anyone but not Xie Luoshu.

Director Zhu smiled and said, "Then you guys take your time eating. We'll be leaving first."

"Are we going to have dinner here too?" Zou Jiayan asked casually.

"It's only been decided now?" Xie Luoshu frowned slightly. He thought the program would be different after the program team made some changes, but it's still the same.

"We had originally booked another one," Director Zhu explained quickly, "but that store had an accident a few days ago, so we chose this one. We booked it two days ago, and we came here today to satisfy our craving."

"Then we'll leave now and not disturb you any more."

The restaurant was busy and it wasn't a good idea for them to be here as a group.

"Why do I feel like Director Zhu is different from the last episode?"

Xie Luoshu replied perfunctorily: "It seems so."

"I hope this issue can be arranged better." Zou Jiayan sighed.

The plan that Gu Yejin approved after reviewing it should not be too bad.

The next day, we slept until we woke up naturally. We didn't rush to pick up our luggage and left it at the front desk. Then we went to a nearby store to buy some coconuts.

"Wen Mingyuan won't be here this time, who will the show invite?" Zou Jiayan took a sip of coconut. The more you drink this stuff, the more addictive it is. Zou Jiayan can't stop drinking it. He drank all the drinks that Yanyan and Lulu didn't finish yesterday.

Xie Luoshu guessed: "Now that the show has become popular, I guess a lot of people are vying to get in."

"Of course. It's easy to travel at public expense." Zou Jiayan said happily, "Director Zhu is finally proud of himself. You used to ignore me, but now you can't afford me."

When we arrived at the agreed place, most people had arrived, and the program team sent someone to pick Fang Fang up.

"Hey? Luoshu, Jiayan. Where is your luggage?" Bai Xueling asked.

Xie Luoshu: "We came early and checked into the hotel first. I don't know where to stay tonight. It's too tiring to carry the luggage around."

Liu Ruotong: "You guys came so early."

"We just came here to have some fun in advance." Zou Jiayan distributed coconuts to everyone, "These are the coconuts that Brother Xie and I bought. One for each person."

"How do I open a coconut?" Bai Xueling was worried.

"I'll do it." Zou Jiayan volunteered. He had asked the boss before and was told that there was a coconut eye at the tail of the coconut. You just need to insert chopsticks into it and poke it open.

But it is easier said than done. The first time, Zou Jiayan searched for a long time before finding the eye.

"Xiao Yan, can you do this?"

"Nonsense, of course I can do it." Zou Jiayan said stubbornly, "Don't underestimate me."

After finally succeeding, Zou Jiayan breathed a sigh of relief. After the first success, it was much faster afterwards. Several people brought their children and each of them held a coconut to drink.

Liu Ruotong asked: "Let's put one more aside for now. Who is the new guest?"

"The production team hid it really well. People online have been guessing for quite some time."

I wish the director a wicked smile.

Yanyan poked Xie Luoshu and said, "This is for Dad."

Xie Luoshu: “???”

Xie Luoshu: "Baby, your dad is working away from home. Let's buy him one after we're done..."