SFS Chapter 106 Fighting for favor
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 wrappers. The dumpling wrappers should be thinner."
"By the way, once the roast duck is cooked, don't cut it. Just serve it directly. Please prepare a small knife for us so we can cut it ourselves."
The waiter heard Tang Yichen's strange instructions. Although he didn't understand his 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, you also taught us to wrap them with dumpling wrappers and side dishes. It didn't taste greasy at all, am I remembering correctly?"
"I remember 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, opened them and put 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 talk to him about.
Qin Huiyin was worried that Song Ruize would feel uncomfortable being alone, so she poured him a glass of water. She noticed that his hands were stained with ink, probably from when he signed just now, and asked the waiter to bring him a basin of water.
The guy quickly brought 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 don't you wash it for big brother?"
Qin Huiyin took a look and said: "You have mysophobia, how could you let ink 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're still competing with Ze for favor?" Third Master Tang teased him, "They're both Yin's brothers, there's no need to compete for supremacy."
The guy served roast duck.
Zhang Dazhu had never eaten roast duck before. When the roast duck was served, his stomach started rumbling and he almost felt dizzy from the delicious food.
As soon as the roast duck arrived, Tang Yichen first used chopsticks to pick it up, and then used a knife to cut it into small thin slices. However, he lacked strength, and after just a few cuts, his movements became clumsy and looked very laborious.
"Give it to me." Song Ruize stretched out his hand.
Tang Yichen: “…”
He handed it over calmly.
Song Ruize peeled the duck into thin slices neatly, then cut the roast duck bones into small pieces and placed them 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 to eat it. She didn't hide it. She took a thin piece of dough and placed it in her palm. Then she wrapped the cucumber strips and green onions inside. She scooped a little sauce and put the roast duck slices in. Finally, she wrapped it up and handed it to Song Ruize.
"I saw others eat it this way and thought it was quite novel, so I followed suit. You can try it, it tastes pretty good. Eating roast duck alone would be a bit greasy, but eating it this way doesn't make you feel greasy."
Song Ruize looked back at her and took it: "Thank you."
Tang Yichen was so jealous that he felt jealous.
Am I being too considerate to this guy?
"Brother Dazhu, I'll make one for you." Qin Huiyin said.
"No, no, I understand." Zhang Dazhu said, "Then let's all 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 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 our chef to try it." 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."
"Of course, of course. My uncle owns this shop," the waiter said. "Take your time, everyone. I'll have the other waiters take care of us. Just let me know if you need anything."
After the clerk left, Mr. Tang San 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 they'll learn how to eat it?"
"I can learn everything else, but I can't learn how 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 cleverness, not roundaboutness." Song Ruize retorted.
"I was praising my younger sister, but I didn't say it was bad." Tang Yichen said calmly, "We are siblings, it's not good for Brother Song to meddle in our affairs 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 she 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. My staff just gave me a taste of your roast duck, and it's absolutely delicious. Roast duck, no matter how well it's roasted, is always a bit oily, but with this combination, I could eat two. Where did you buy that 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 heirloom, so there's no way to sell it. However, we can sell the sauce directly. If you need it, a bottle of sauce is thirty cents."
Qin Huiyin pointed at the bottle. "It's this size. One bottle can be divided into five roast ducks, which is an average of six coins. But you can increase the price of a roast duck from sixty coins to one hundred coins. You also said just now that with this combination, you can eat two by yourself. 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 about kitchen matters. 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?"