Xu Du, who was sitting outside, took a sip of tea and stopped drinking. It wasn't that it didn't taste good, but he just couldn't get used to it.
With his feet slightly apart, he sat on a wooden bench and looked at the reincarnation of this small shop, which was about 20 to 30 square meters and very small.
It is small but not cramped. The table is a square one with four legs. There are three tables for four people placed close to the wall. The one near the window sill is also a table for four people. The middle row is a table for two people.
Separated by a long table, there are self-service candies, cookies, self-service lemonade, some condiments, napkins, toothpicks and the like.
The decoration is also very antique, with solid wood decoration. It can be seen that the shop owner has taken good care of it. It is fresh and clean, and it is very pleasant for passers-by to sit down and drink a pot of tea and take a few sips of hot tea.
Flavor.
It was because Ning Que was thirsty that he poured himself two or three cups of tea and drank it. He just broke out in a sweat, so he was really thirsty.
Just when he was about to pour the fourth cup, Xu Du's disgusted eyes came lightly. He paused his hand, raised his eyes and said with a smile, "This tea is quite delicious."
These words made Xu Du even more dissatisfied, and he looked even more disgusted: "You'd better shut up."
Ning Que instantly understood that what he said was not to remind him that he disliked the tea and wanted to take just one sip!!
Forget it, he didn't want to explain, he would just drink tea.
Xu Du saw Wenqing carrying a tray and walked cautiously, not daring to look anywhere else. He kept looking at the tray in front of him, worried that the red bean paste in the bowl would spill out, and frowned, "Go and help."
Of course Ning Que also saw this scene. After hearing Xu Du's words, he quickly put down his tea cup, stood up and walked over.
"Miss Wenqing, I'll come." He took the tray in her hand with both hands.
She watched the tray being held by him tenderly, and the strength of her hand was also pulling towards him. The expression and eyes on his face reminded her, 'Don't refuse, please.'
"Thank you then." Wen Qing had to let go and hand it over to him. Knowing which man's order it must be, she didn't dare to refuse, lest she make him unhappy and talk nonsense.
Ning Que smiled at her, "You're welcome, I have a share in this too."
Wenqing walked by and wanted to go to another table to sit down, but Xu Du looked over and her steps paused slightly, then she walked over to where he was sitting and sat down.
They made this location right next to the window sill, so you can see the view of the street outside, which is a perfect location.
"It tastes good if you try it." Wen Qing squatted down Ning Que from the tray and placed the red bean paste in front of him, indicating to Xu Du to try it.
"Yeah." The stars in her eyes were so bright that Xu Du couldn't bear to talk about her behavior just now. He sighed slightly and nodded.
Pick up the spoon, stir it slightly, and then take a sip. It's sweet, ice-cold, and very refreshing.
"Is it delicious?" Wenqing asked impatiently.
"Yeah, it's delicious." Xu Du nodded.
"My mother makes this for me every summer. It's delicious." She said warmly and proudly, then picked up the spoon and took a bite of it.
It's ice cold and feels cool from head to toe. The red bean paste made by my mother is the most delicious!!!
Wenqing smiled at him, and then drank spoonful after spoonful seriously. Her joy and love could be seen from her face.
Xu Du looked at her fondly and smiled. He didn't waste the bowl of red bean paste and ate it one bite at a time.
Ning Que, who was on the side, also thought it was very delicious. It relieves summer heat and relieves heat. After one bowl, the heat has completely dissipated, and there is still a little lingering taste.
But Father Wen had already come out with delicious food and shouted, "Here comes the sweet and sour fish."
A dish of sweet and sour fish with both color and aroma was placed on the table, which immediately attracted saliva from Ning Que and Wen Qing's mouths.
Ning Que swallowed his saliva and said to Father Wen, "This is too fragrant and beautiful. Uncle, you are so awesome."
"Haha, that's too much praise. Wait a minute, there are sweet and sour pork ribs, white-cut chicken, Longjing shrimp, and boiled shrimp." Father Wen smiled and went to serve the dishes.
The maids Aunt Li and Mother Wen each helped bring out a dish, which was all shrimp, one was Longjing shrimp, and the other was boiled shrimp.
All the dishes were served, there were seven or eight of them, and a full bowl of rice was served to them.
Only the rice in front of Wen Qing was a small half bowl. It could be seen that it was specially prepared and the meals were specially cooked for her.
Two shrimp dishes, one sweet and sour pork ribs and one sweet and sour fish are all Wen Qing likes to eat. Only the boiled chicken is a local specialty main dish. Wen Qing doesn't like to eat it, so it is specially made for them, but there is a stir-fried celery and cashew nut dish.
The shrimp seems to be specially prepared.
"It's all here. Try it. These are the characteristics of our store and my specialty. See if they suit your taste." Father Wen said to Xu Du and Ning Que with a smile.
"It looks delicious. It will taste even better when eaten. Thank you for your hard work, uncle." Ning Que is an assistant who is very good at talking and praising others.
"It's not hard, it's not hard, just eat it quickly, it tastes better when it's hot." Father Wen laughed and said, this young man is so nice to talk to.
Xu Du didn't know how to praise others, but he was polite and polite. He said to them, "Thank you for your hard work, uncle and aunt."
"Eat, I'm sure you're all hungry. You've just eaten now." Mother Wen really liked this leader who was calm and spoke little, but showed etiquette in every aspect.
Behavior can reflect a person's quality. It seems that this leader of her family is also a leader worthy of admiration at work.
"Mom and Dad, would you like some more?" Wenqing looked at her busy parents who hadn't stopped yet after she came back, and felt a little sorry.
"We just ate not long ago and we are not hungry. You can eat. We will go to the kitchen to prepare ingredients for the evening."
The shop has a small staff, and Father Wen is in charge. He does a lot of the kitchen work by himself, so he is usually busy in the kitchen. After closing time, he can come out and take a rest.
Mother Wen was responsible for the cashiering and ordering at the front, and the maid, Aunt Li, helped clear the table, place the dishes and chopsticks, and so on. This was a perfect match.
At this time, they were the only table in the restaurant, and classical music was playing at the front desk, which was a kind of mood.
"Eat well." Xu Du looked at the little cat next to him and looked in the direction of the kitchen. He picked up a piece of Longjing shrimp and put it in her bowl to signal her to eat.
"Yeah." Nodded tenderly.
"You guys should eat too, my dad's cooking is quite delicious." He said to them with a warm smile.
Ning Que watched his young master move his chopsticks, and listened to Miss Wenqing's words. He picked up the chopsticks without any politeness, picked up a piece of white-cut chicken that looked very tempting, and put it into his mouth.
"Delicious" gives Wenqing a thumbs up. It tastes great when dipped in ginger oil. The chicken is tender and flavorful. It's really more delicious than it looks.
He smiled tenderly and proudly, "Then you eat more."
"Okay." Ning Toutou nodded and swallowed in response.
Xu Du warned him with a bit of disgust: talk less, eat more food, and stop talking to his little cat.
"Try this. My dad makes this stir-fried shrimp with celery and cashew nuts, which is also very delicious." Wen Qing put a piece of celery into his bowl.
The little cat also knew that he liked to eat celery. He nodded in a good mood and said "yes" before picking it up and putting it in his mouth. It was crispy and delicious.
"tasty!"
After receiving his comment, she smiled warmly and with satisfaction, and then began to eat the food seriously. She was indeed really hungry, and the bowl of red bean paste just now reduced her hunger a bit.
But she was still hungry, but she couldn't eat the rice, so she concentrated on eating shrimps, sweet and sour fish, and ribs.
Xu Du helped peel the boiled shrimps with gloves. As soon as she took a bite, she remembered that this was not an elegant villa. Aunt Li over there was still watching, and she felt numb!
I'm used to his feeding!
"Um... I want to eat Longjing shrimp today." If you don't want to eat the boiled shrimp, don't peel it. Auntie can almost tell.
Xu Du looked at the expression on her face and the eyes of the aunt over there, and he understood that the little cat was scared.
He calmly continued to sow half of the bowl placed in front of him, then took off his disposable gloves and pushed it in front of her very naturally and "eat."
Her favorite thing to eat is boiled shrimp like this. With him here, he will never let her eat to her satisfaction just because of the eyes of outsiders.
Wenqing didn't dare to look at the aunt over the counter, she lowered her head and ate shrimps and said "Oh" can he restrain himself a little, so her father and mother would definitely notice something strange.
"Eat well" don't care about other people's judgment, he will take care of it.
"Well" Wenqing felt that such overtness was even more suspicious. She straightened her waist slightly and ate the food slowly and calmly as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, Xu Du was very satisfied. He also picked up the bowl and started eating seriously and elegantly. Ning Que, who was opposite him, kept looking at the two of them out of the corner of his eye. However, in order not to eat in advance, he still focused all his attention on the food on the table.
Go up and eat the meat one bite at a time with concentration.
So fragrant! So delicious!
He is so satisfied!
After Wen Qing finished Xu Du's half bowl of boiled shrimp, she was already seven-thirds full. Seeing that she didn't eat much of the sweet and sour fish and pork ribs, she put down her bowl and chopsticks after taking two more bites.
She finished half of the bowl of rice, because leaving rice in the bowl was not allowed in her house. It was also very rude and wasteful. So Wen's mother knew that she didn't like to eat rice and couldn't eat much, so she gave it to her.
Filled half a bowl.
She put down her bowls and chopsticks, told them to eat slowly, and sat quietly in her seat, unable to get out or leave the table.
Fortunately, Xu Du and Ning Que ate very quickly. Xu Du didn't eat much and was taking his time, but Ning Que felt a little bold as he ate with big mouthfuls of food, so the atmosphere during the whole meal was still very good.
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"Miss Wenqing, your father's cooking is so delicious. Look, we're all wiped out." Ning Que leaned on the back of his chair and touched his full belly.
He smiled tenderly and said, "Thank you for your support."
The chefs in the Xu family are all Michelin-level chefs. His father's cooking is the best, but it is definitely not as good as the delicious food he has eaten in the past. She is somewhat self-aware of this.