Chapter 136: Gifting Each Person 1 Jin of Liquor
Li You went into the kitchen and started cooking.
After that, a few more customers trickled into the restaurant.
After they came in, they all asked Li You to confirm if Director Wei Yang had really come to eat.
They all seemed very excited after getting a positive answer.
Li You sighed to himself. ’For young people, the influence of celebrities really is huge.’
’Of course, not all young people are interested in celebrities.’
’Li You himself, for example, wasn’t interested.’
’Of course, there’s nothing wrong with being interested or not.’
’As for whether many celebrities would really start coming to his restaurant in the future?’
Li You didn’t care.
They could come, or they could not.
In any case, even if the biggest star showed up, they were just another customer.
Nothing more.
Besides, his restaurant didn’t need celebrities to boost its fame or attract customers.
In fact, Li You felt the current flow of customers was just about right.
If any more came, he wouldn’t be able to keep up.
So, Li You didn’t actually need his restaurant to be that famous.
Of course, he wouldn’t deliberately try to keep it from becoming famous either.
In short, it was best to just let things take their natural course.
The three catties of spicy crayfish for the young man from earlier were ready. Da Bai brought the crayfish to him.
Li You continued to cook the next dish.
After a flurry of activity, all the customers’ dishes had been served.
It was already past one in the afternoon.
He stir-fried some green pepper twice-cooked pork for himself and had his own meal.
Just as he finished eating, more customers arrived.
Another round of busyness began.
By the time all the new customers’ dishes were served, it was already two-thirty in the afternoon.
’See? The current customer traffic is really plenty.’
After being busy for so long, he could finally take a break again.
Li You walked out of the restaurant. Ye Shengge was still playing *Plants vs. Zombies*.
She had reached the final stage of her current level.
A huge wave of zombies was about to attack.
Seeing this, Li You leaned in, wanting to see if Ye Shengge could pass the level.
He got very close, almost pressing against Ye Shengge’s body.
But Ye Shengge didn’t flinch or show any resistance.
However, Li You genuinely just wanted to see if she could beat the level. He didn’t even realize how close he was to her.
It wasn’t until Ye Shengge successfully passed the level that Li You realized they were in close physical contact.
He immediately gave a light cough, nonchalantly shuffled to the side, and sat down in his own rocking chair. Then, he said with a straight face, "You played that level well."
Ye Shengge saw Li You’s movement, smiled softly, and continued to the next level.
’She hadn’t played in years, but picking it up again today was surprisingly fun.’
Li You started playing his own game as well.
The customers in the restaurant finished their meals and left one by one.
Time slowly passed. At four in the afternoon, Zhao Yanglin, Wei Yang, and the others returned.
Li You asked, "What did Director Wei think?"
Wei Yang nodded. "It’s very beautiful, very nice. It will likely be one of the locations I consider in the future."
Li You nodded. "That’s something to look forward to."
Wei Yang smiled. "I’m looking forward to it too."
Just then, Zhao Yanglin spoke up again. "Boss, please get each of us a small bowl of beef noodles and a small bowl of Yangchun Noodles. We’ll eat now, and then we have to head back."
Li You nodded. "Alright. Please have a seat for a moment."
"Okay."
Li You went into the kitchen and started cooking.
Soon, six small bowls of beef noodles and six small bowls of Yangchun Noodles were ready.
Da Bai and Xiaohai brought the noodles out to the customers together.
Zhao Yanglin said with delight, "Finally, the beef noodles and Yangchun Noodles! You all have to try them quickly and see if these two types of noodles can also be called the best in the country."
Wei Yang’s group of four, along with the driver, Xiaodai, were already eager to start.
They dug in before Zhao Yanglin could even finish speaking.
First, a bite of beef noodles, then a bite of Yangchun Noodles.
The textures were completely different, but both were incredibly delicious.
They had never eaten such delicious beef noodles and Yangchun Noodles before.
Beef noodles are very common all over the country; you can find them everywhere.
Different regions have different methods and flavors for their beef noodles.
Although they originated in Lanzhou, other places all have their own special preparations.
So, logically speaking, it’s hard to say which place has the best beef noodles, since the textures and flavors differ.
But now, Wei Yang and the others wanted to say that no matter what the texture or flavor of beef noodles from other places was, they definitely weren’t as good as the ones here.
’Calling it the best beef noodles in the entire country might be a bit of an overstatement.’
’But the possibility was very high.’
The same went for the Yangchun Noodles.
’The boss’s noodle-making technique also surpassed that of a Special-Level Pastry Chef.’
’At least, that was the case for these two types of noodles, the beef noodles and the Yangchun Noodles.’
It was truly hard to believe.
Wei Yang’s group of four and the driver, Xiaodai, were once again struck by this thought.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yanglin was quite pleased.
At this point, the group had experienced everything the boss had to offer.
And time and time again, they had been left shocked and amazed.
’Today’s trip was already perfect.’
’So, after eating, we can head back. Then we’ll see when we can come again.’
With these thoughts in mind, Zhao Yanglin slowly finished his beef noodles and Yangchun Noodles.
Of course, Wei Yang’s group and Xiaodai had also finished eating.
Every single person had cleaned their bowl and was thoroughly satisfied.
It was the first time they had ever felt so satisfied after eating noodles.
Wei Yang said with emotion, "Boss, even your noodles are this satisfying. I’ll definitely never forget this place."
Li You smiled. "Director Wei, you’re welcome back anytime you have a moment."
Wei Yang said, "I’ll definitely be back. And I’m afraid it won’t be just a few times."
Li You said, "It would be best if you could come every day."
Wei Yang laughed. "If only I could, I really would. It would be pure bliss to eat your food every day. But unfortunately, that’s not realistic."
Li You smiled as well. He knew it wasn’t realistic, of course; he was just saying it.
At this moment, Zhao Yanglin said, "Well, Boss, we’ll be heading out for today. We’ll be back next time."
Li You nodded. Then he went into the kitchen and came out carrying six wine flasks.
They were all flasks made to hold one catty of wine, and each was filled with one catty.
Li You had bought these flasks yesterday when he went to buy the five-catty one.
The purpose was to have something to put wine in as a gift.
He couldn’t keep using mineral water bottles to give people wine, after all.
Seeing Li You come out with so many wine flasks, Zhao Yanglin, Wei Yang, and the other four were a bit puzzled, not understanding his intention.
Then they heard Li You say, "This is the wine I sell in the restaurant. Each flask holds one catty. It’s a gift for you, one flask per person. I hope you won’t think it’s too little."
These words left all six of them more surprised and excited than ever!
They hadn’t misheard, had they? The boss was actually going to give each of them a catty of wine.
What a surprise!
A truly unexpected surprise!
They had previously offered to buy a single catty of wine at a high price, just one catty, but the boss refused to sell.
He didn’t even ask what kind of price they were willing to pay.
And now, he was giving each of them a catty of wine for free.
’What kind of move is this?’
Amid their surprise, delight, and excitement, the six of them were completely baffled.
Wei Yang said, "Boss, didn’t you refuse to sell even a single catty before? You didn’t even ask what price we could offer."
Li You smiled faintly. "It’s the same now. I’m still not selling a single catty. And it will always be that way in the future. But not selling doesn’t mean not gifting!"
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