"Director Tang, this is it." Fatty Luo pointed to the light box sign on the side of the building.
"Isn't it a steamed bun shop I saw in front? There are so many people there." Director Tang asked doubtfully.
"Sir, here we have Youran Farm Bun Shop on the first floor and a private restaurant on the second floor, both opened by the same owner. Please go this way." A fair-faced waitress wearing a light gray uniform stretched out her hand to guide the way.
The group of people followed the waiter up the steel stairs, which made a clicking sound. They went up to the second floor, walked north again, then turned into a doorway and entered the interior of the building.
This is a corridor covered with deep red carpets. Warm downlights are distributed on the white ceiling. The soft light shines on the beige wallpaper on the wall and several framed landscape paintings. There are several dark mahogany doors on both sides of the corridor.
The sequence extends southward.
The waitress opened the door to a private room on the east side.
"Dear guests, please come in."
Director Tang entered first. The private room was about ten square meters, with cherry wood veneer and soft covering on the walls. A glass lantern hung from the ceiling, reflecting the round dining table covered with white tablecloth in the center of the room. There were evenly placed tables on the table.
Several sets of bone blue and white porcelain tableware look quite exquisite.
According to Director Tang's opinion, the decoration here is average, but this is not the focus of this trip, so it doesn't matter.
The guests filed in, and Fatty Luo consciously came in last.
As usual, everyone pushed for seats, and finally the highest-ranking Director Tang and Director Xia from the Investment Promotion Bureau took the main seats by the window. The other section chiefs, directors, and officers also took their seats in order. There were eight people in total.
, Fatty Luo has the lowest rank, so the chair by the door naturally becomes his patent.
Everyone first talked about Zhang San being transferred, Li Si being promoted, Wang Wu having a scandal, Xu Liu and Zhao Qi getting married, and other latest rumors about the personnel arrangements above and other topics that people in the system love. Finally,
Only then did we talk about the restaurant itself.
"This place is really remote. The signboard is actually hanging on the side of the house. It would have been hard to find it if Ronaldinho hadn't brought it with him." Section Chief Zhang said with a smile while wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
"Xiao Tang, why do you think of coming to this place? Didn't you often go to Deshun Building before?" Director Xia, who was about fifty years old and had obvious bags under his eyes, asked.
"What's the point of going to Deshun Building? It's time for a change." Director Tang said with a faint smile.
"Old Tang, it's your turn to be the host today. Are you coming to this small place to save money?" Section Chief Lin from the Planning Bureau joked.
"Save money? Haha. Do you know the price of a table reservation here? Not counting drinks." Director Tang asked everyone to guess.
"If there are no special materials, it's probably only one or two thousand."
"I think with the quality of the environment, eight or nine hundred yuan is enough."
The corners of Director Tang's mouth turned up, these guys were really capable of hurting him.
"Haha, you guys underestimate this store. Let me tell you, this is the number." Director Tang held out his index finger.
Everyone was shocked. Although they had eaten at a meal with a higher price than this, after all, it was a VIP restaurant in a five-star hotel. This place didn't look like it.
Director Tang was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. He continued:
"You all claim to be gourmets. I will give you a good review soon. Is it worth the price? If not, haha, the Price Bureau is not a decoration."
Now everyone here is interested, and today's meal seems to be very interesting.
At this moment, a young man picked up a copper teapot with a long mouth and poured tea into the bowls in front of everyone. Then he said something about Shanquan Longjing and left.
A minute later, the fresh and pleasant aroma slowly spread in the room, and everyone seemed to be on the green grass of the mountains.
"What a pure smell." Director Xia is a master of tea tasting, and he knew the tea in the cup was extraordinary as soon as he smelled it.
He held up the tea bowl with his left hand, gently scraped the water with the tea lid with his right hand, then tilted the tea bowl and took a slow sip. He closed his eyes and savored it carefully.
"The tea is clear in color and sweet in taste. It has the essence of fresh, refreshing and lively. It is indeed top quality." Director Xia commented with a smile.
"The aroma of tea is long and lingering, condensing and not dissipating. Its taste is fresh and round, which is really good." Section Chief Zhang put down the tea bowl and nodded in agreement with satisfaction.
Director Tang was a little impressed by this restaurant. Before the food was served, just ordinary West Lake Longjing tea was brewed to this level. It was not easy.
The door opened, and two waitresses held trays, began to serve the dishes, and announced the names of the dishes one by one.
Twelve dishes including orange-flavored chrysanthemum fish, boiled plain shrimp, hibiscus shrimp balls, stir-fried sausage with eyebrow beans, spicy and sour cucumber strips, stir-fried cabbage with garlic paste, braised wild fish soup, and chopped pepper and loofah cups were placed on the table in sequence.
Everyone saw that these dishes were made of ordinary ingredients. Although the workmanship and presentation were exquisite, they did not seem to match their expensive prices. So everyone looked at Director Tang with doubts.
Director Tang did not underestimate these dishes, because the fat man had been vaccinated in advance. Moreover, with the precedent of covering a bowl of tea just now, he had expectations for these dishes.
The turntable moved the orange-flavored chrysanthemum fish in front of Director Xia, and Director Tang motioned for him to taste it first.
Director Xia said a few polite words, then stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece on the back of the fish and put it into his mouth.
When the fish meat is crispy on the surface and smooth and tender on the inside, it melts as if there is no obstruction in the mouth. The touch of the tongue is like silk, delicious and fragrant, and the sour and sweet taste spreads quickly, filling the entire mouth.
And quickly moved towards the throat.
"The meat is extremely delicious and full of elasticity. It must be the best wild carp." Director Xia's tone was a little hesitant. It has been a long time since I have eaten wild fish with such a rich taste.
Hearing Director Xia's praise, other people also had appetites and took off their chopsticks. Two carp weighing more than one kilogram quickly disintegrated under the powerful attack of the gluttons, leaving only a pile of fish bones.
"Director Xia said it well. I haven't seen such pure wild fish for several years."
“It’s such a mellow and rich taste. The food at Deshun House is far inferior to this.”
Director Wang sat next to Fatty Luo. Like Fatty Luo, he also came to accompany the leader. When he found an opportunity, he naturally wanted to let the leader show off.
"Director Xia, how are you sure this is a wild carp?" Director Wang made a humble request for advice.
Director Xia smiled slightly, took a sip of tea slowly, and then said:
"Actually, the reason is very simple. Farmed fish are raised in small ponds with high density and insufficient exercise. Moreover, various growth hormones are added to the fish feed, resulting in fish meat that is loose and tasteless. Wild fish are different. They live in
In the vast rivers, lakes and seas, they eat natural food, and because it is not easy to get food, they have to swim long distances every day and exercise enough, so the meat is elastic and delicious."
"This must be natural water quality that is not polluted in order to raise such wild fish." Director Tang added.
Everyone present praised him cooperatively, saying that he had learned a lot. Director Wang took out the Wuliangye prepared in advance and poured a glass for everyone.
The atmosphere in the private room also became lively. Everyone at the table was immersed in the sweet boiled shrimp with bright red stripes, the creamy wild fish soup, the sweet and refreshing spicy and sour melon strips, and the spicy and thick chopped pepper loofah.
The waves of delicious food are impacting.
When the last drawer of high-quality steamed buns was divided up, the diners let out a long sigh of satisfaction, and their faces were all red. They all said that they had come to the right place today, and they had enjoyed the meal and the wine.
Have fun. Director Tang is so discerning that he found the pearl among the numerous restaurants in Tianhai City, which are both good and bad. It’s really amazing. Compared with here, the so-called high-end restaurants I went to before were better decorated, and the food tasted just like the migrant workers’ canteen.
No difference.
Director Tang looked at the clean dishes on the table and listened to everyone's compliments. He couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. Although the food on the table was more expensive, it earned him a lot of face.
value.
He winked at Fatty, and Fatty Luo understood. He took his wallet and went outside to settle the bill. Of course, an invoice must be issued.
Fatty Luo didn't talk much tonight, nor did he enjoy the food. He drank a lot of wine. Nonsense, with so many big and small leaders present, it was not his turn to shake his cheeks and say hello. No, he would have to find Ranzi to make up for it afterwards.