SFS Chapter 331 System Returns High-End Ingredients, Turning a Flowing Banquet into a Seafood Feast
Chapter 331 System Returns High-End Ingredients, Turning a Flowing Banquet into a Seafood Feast
On the day of the graduation banquet, the sun was high in the sky.
In the county town, at the Triumph Grand Hotel.
Jiang Jianye was wearing a cheap suit that was half a size too small, so tight that the fat on his stomach was almost spilling out.
He forced himself to stand upright, like a door god at the entrance of the Lily Hall on the second floor, with a stiff smile on his face, ready to welcome the guests.
His wife, Zhang Guifang, is even more impressive.
Her face was smeared with makeup, looking like a monkey's bottom, with lipstick almost reaching her chin. She clutched a red ledger meant for receiving monetary gifts and a pen tightly in her hand, craning her neck and constantly peering towards the stairwell.
Jiang Sisi, the daughter, was dressed in an inexpensive princess dress. She was live-streaming on her phone, interacting with her viewers in a sweet, coquettish voice.
"Family! Look at this! This is the most upscale hotel in our county! My dad is holding my college entrance celebration banquet here today! Thank you to the top donor for the rocket!"
The family of three perfectly embodied the word "vanity".
However, ideals are often grand, while reality is often harsh.
I waited from 10 a.m. until almost 12 p.m.
Forget about relatives coming to give gifts, there wasn't even a ghost to go upstairs to use the toilet!
The huge banquet hall, which they had booked and could hold thirty tables, was completely empty. Only waitresses in cheongsams were there. They huddled listlessly in a corner, yawning and watching the family. Their eyes were filled with a pity, as if they were looking at fools.
Zhang Guifang's face was drawn longer than Changbai Mountain.
"Damn it! These poor bastards! Not a single one of them is showing up! Are they trying to renege on their wedding gifts?!"
She lowered her voice and cursed viciously.
Jiang Jianye couldn't save face either. Beads of sweat streamed down his hair, which was coated with half a pound of hair wax.
"No, that's impossible! I've already notified everyone!"
Just when the county town was so deserted that you could hear flies buzzing around.
Hundreds of miles away, Jiangjia Village presents a completely different scene, a hundred times more lively than the Spring Festival!
"Crackling and popping!"
Two strings of 100,000-shot firecrackers were lit simultaneously at the entrance of the village committee compound!
The deafening explosions and the sky-high red confetti immediately brought the festive atmosphere to its peak!
The courtyard was filled with the deafening sounds of gongs and drums, and the resounding suonas!
Those hundred-plus large red round tables were all occupied!
The entire village, young and old, as well as people from neighboring villages who had heard the news and rushed over to see what was happening. They were all dressed in brand-new clothes, their faces beaming with genuine smiles. The scene was as spectacular as a village-wide awards ceremony!
At the other end of the courtyard, in the makeshift open-air kitchen, it was a battle of the gods!
Those dozen or so five-star chefs from the provincial capital, who arrived by helicopter and dressed in snow-white chef uniforms and top hats, all looked like martial arts masters!
The head executive chef swiftly wielded his knife, his movements so fast they left only a blur.
An Alaskan king crab, still flailing its claws and larger than a washbasin, was immediately dismembered. The enormous crab legs and body were tossed directly into a specially made iron pot over a meter in diameter next to it, and steamed!
Next to him, another chef was handling two large woks. In the wok on his left, Australian lobsters, over half a meter long and chopped into pieces, were being stir-fried in boiling oil. The golden shells and snow-white meat tumbled around, releasing an irresistible aroma!
The pot on the right was even more extravagant, simmering a whole, perfectly cut A5-grade Wagyu beef. The broth was boiling, and the aroma of the meat was overwhelming!
That aroma, a blend of the sweetness of top-quality seafood, the richness of premium beef, and the powerful fragrance of stir-fried scallions, ginger, and garlic, wafted out on the gentle early summer breeze.
Not to mention ten miles away, even in towns twenty miles away, you can smell this mouthwatering, irresistible aroma!
Several stray dogs passing by smelled the aroma and their legs went weak. They lay down at a distance, drooling all over the ground, pacing anxiously but not daring to approach.
The villagers at the table had been itching to get started for a long time.
They craned their necks, their eyes wide as saucers. They stared intently at the top-quality seafood they usually only saw on food shows, swallowing hard and making gurgling noises.
What's even more amazing is that there were several unfamiliar faces mixed in with the crowd.
Upon closer inspection, weren't they Jiang Jianye's wife Zhang Guifang's younger brother and maternal uncle?
These people were originally planning to go to the county town for a banquet. Halfway there, they were captivated by the irresistible aroma.
After a few words, the group decided that there was no point in eating the bland and tasteless food in the county town.
Turn around! Go back to the village! Go eat the rich man's food!
So they quietly slipped into the crowd, found a table, and sat down. They were now holding chopsticks, eagerly waiting for the meal to begin.
Jiang Chen pulled Jiang Mancang, whose face was flushed with excitement and who didn't know where to put his hands, to sit at the main table in the center.
Also at the table were Grandpa Jiang Wanshan, village chief Jiang Shunde, and several other respected elders from the village.
Jiang Chen personally filled the glasses of wine for the elderly.
The bottle was a white porcelain bottle without any label.
But anyone in the know can tell at a glance. This is the kind of Moutai that you can't buy on the market no matter how much money you offer!
"Dear uncles and elders! Dear fellow villagers and neighbors!"
Jiang Chen stood up and picked up his wine glass. His voice was loud and clear!
"Let's not talk about anything else today! Let's toast to the future of Jiangjia Village, to our next generation!"
"Cheers!"
Thousands of people raised their glasses simultaneously, their voices resounding through the sky!
With Jiang Chen's cry of "Let the feast begin!"
The waiters (who were young women and wives from the village) who had been waiting for a long time brought out plate after plate of hearty dishes piled up like small mountains!
The first dish was steamed king crab!
The snow-white, plump, ivory-like crab leg meat was neatly arranged on a huge plate. Steaming hot, with an irresistible aroma!
An impatient man didn't care that it was hot. He grabbed a crab leg that was thicker than his arm, tore off a large piece of crab meat, and stuffed it into his mouth.
The moment the crab meat touches your mouth, an intense sweetness explodes in your mouth!
No extra seasoning is needed. The raw, natural freshness from the deep sea, along with its firm and chewy texture, instantly won over his taste buds!
"Wow! This is delicious! It's fucking delicious!"
The man was so happy he almost cried. He mumbled a curse.
That sound was the starting gun!
The entire audience erupted in chaos!
Chopsticks and knives and forks flew everywhere. Everyone began a frantic charge towards the "crab mountain" in front of them!
For a moment, the only sounds in the courtyard were the satisfied exclamations and gasps of breath from people who had tasted the most delicious food!