Food Bureau

In this way, from the moment Xiao Ziyan brought a magazine in front of me and let me know about Shang Wan’s existence, until today, in two weeks, I have evolved from thinking about this person very occasionally to spying on her uncontrollably. very rare in life.

I don't really believe in specific ghosts and gods with names and surnames, but I hold a wait-and-see attitude towards the concept of energy, just like at this moment when Shang Wan's thoughts are fully occupied, Xiao Ziyan suddenly called me:

"Boss, I'll take Shang Wan to your place for dinner this Friday night."

"Ah, no!"

Yes, this is my blurted response, the kind of conditioned reflex, I think it has more to do with guilty conscience.

"What?" Xiao Ziyan thought he heard it wrong, and paused for a while, "Oh...you already have an appointment, right? Sorry, I should have asked you first..."

"Oh no..." I hurriedly made amends, there was another conditioned reflex in my body: I ​​wanted to see Shang Wan, the kind I knew.

Then what?In fact, it’s nothing. Then, it’s like when you walk on the road and see Kazuki from a distance, you can’t help but come closer to have a look and smell it, and it’s like when you pass by the window of a cake shop and see a beautiful watch displayed there. You have to stop, even bend down, just to have a closer look at this cake, or to take a photo.That's all.

"Hey, why are you hesitating, is it okay?"

"Er... ok, but I don't know her taste..."

"Oh, you are worried about this," Xiao Ziyan pondered for a while, "Well, let me ask her if she has any taboos or preferences, and try to tell you in detail, how about it?"

"Ha, okay, I'll trouble Miss Ziyan then."

"Oh~ I also want her to have a good time. You don't know. Last time our station asked her to do a show, it was so difficult. From Shanggu's public relations department to her secretary, it was really hard. It’s time to talk, half a month has passed, I thought it would be difficult for such a character to speak, but I didn’t expect that the most difficult to talk to is her subordinates, but they are so accommodating when they come to her, oh my god my little heart~"

"Well... let the bad guys finish it first..."

"Hahahaha!" Xiao Ziyan laughed happily, "Then I kept saying that I would treat her to dinner to thank her, and she also agreed. Didn't she like your photo last time, so I thought, huh? She is Didn’t you want to go? I asked her out, and I ended up meeting her as soon as I made an appointment!”

"You...are awesome!"

"Really! Look at my sister, I worked so hard to attract customers for you, even Shang Wan! This meal is on sale!"

"Hey... it's free."

"What??"

I can hear Xiao Ziyan's surprise, she has been my regular customer for five years, and she has never enjoyed free bills, only occasionally giving her a [-]% discount.

Do I pick?Very picky.But in fact, in the first 20 years of my life, I had no concept of money, what do I want?want to.Then exchange for that thing called "money", which is a piece of paper or a number on an electronic screen.Lai Congshan doesn't seem to have a clue about how much money he gave me. He doesn't care if he puts one more zero or one less, and I don't care either.Later, when I went abroad, I took care of my own money. I learned a little bit about what I could buy with 100 yuan, and what I could buy with 100 million yuan. Later, when my family was in trouble, I became a miser.

Because I want to save money and read the unfinished books, which is something I never talk about.

In fact, after Lai Congshan’s bad luck, although his family property was gone, all the real estate and cash he speculated were used to pay fines or repay debts. Let others take over, but the duplex apartment that he and my mother jointly owned is still there. My mother and Lao Li moved in after receiving the certificate. I live alone in that apartment now. It is in a precious area by the lake. Top-notch garden complex, with four bedrooms upstairs and downstairs plus a study room with four bathrooms, one can see the ancient CBD city view and the lake view on the other.I don't care about this house, although it is very valuable, but if it wasn't for the purpose of having a place to stay after I came out of Lai Congshan, I could have sold this apartment, and it was enough for me to finish my studies in the United States.

I thought about it for a long time, and decided to keep his only property for Lai Congshan. I can't let him struggle for most of his life. It's too cruel to let him come out of prison in his sixties and rent a house.

After making this decision, I knew that my only way out was to rely on the bureau to save money, and I also knew that I should not mention this plan to anyone, otherwise they would all feel uneasy.

My mother always felt that I had no ambitions, and actually guarded a small restaurant the size of a palm for seven years. At first, she persuaded me to take the college entrance examination again and finish college in China. It’s not that I’m not patriotic, but she can’t Understand, my dream stays in Rice.

When I was admitted to Rice, my dad joked that our family and food were on the same page, and the last American university was called Rice.

Hehe, whenever I think of this joke, a wry smile unknowingly rises on the corner of my mouth, it is like a beautiful dream from a previous life, you vaguely remember its shadow, and want to get it back.

"Seat! Did I hear 'free order'?!"

Xiao Ziyan's roar brought me back to reality.

"Well, it's free."

"Did I hear you right? Two people?? 4000 yuan??"

To be honest, when I heard this number, I still instinctively felt pain, but at that moment, I don’t know what touched my nerves that had no concept of money, and said the word "free order" lightly .

Xiao Ziyan saw that I was silent for a long time, and half-jokingly said: "Hey, I have to withdraw before you change your mind~"

"No change, you have taken care of my business for five years. Not only did you come here by yourself, but you often introduce customers to me. It's time to treat you well."

I know that in Xiao Ziyan's eyes, I have always separated money from favors, and it really needs to be like this. The guests who come to the game, at least when they are in this small world, regard me as a friend and have a good chat with me. Discount or free order if you are happy, and the business will be lost.She is used to my pattern, and today it suddenly happened, she didn't know how to answer it, and hesitated, "Then... by the way, do you want me to give you Shang Wan's contact method, and you can communicate with her yourself?"

"Farewell, for a person of her status, I contacted her suddenly as soon as I opened a small restaurant, and she will be annoyed at you later."

"Oh... Actually, it's nothing... That's right, after you get acquainted this time, you can ask her yourself in the future."

"Hmm..." I thought for a while, "By the way, it's just our friendship, you don't need to tell her."

This news made me excited all day, and I kept thinking about it when I went home at night, wondering what amazing side dishes I could make.At noon the next day, Xiao Ziyan sent me a message with another screenshot.

In the screenshot, she asked Shang Wan if there were any taboos, or something she wanted to eat in particular. Shang Wan replied: Thank you Miss Xiao, there are no taboos. I am interested in trying all the dishes you recommend.

Seeing this kind of polite and thoughtful reply, I was a little disappointed. Cooks are most afraid of the easy-going diners.

——Otherwise, if you look through her circle of friends, have you posted any dishes?

I suggested to Xiao Ziyan.

——Good idea, I'll look for it.

Taking advantage of Xiao Ziyan's job as a spy, I took a look at Shang Wan's profile picture on the screenshot. It was very small and blurry, but it can be seen that she was standing in front of Shang Gu's company LOGO. It must be the work number. I think there is little hope of finding traces of life.

After I finished washing, Xiao Ziyan sent a picture.

- Maya!Fortunately, she didn't post much to her Moments. When she found one from 2014, she broke her hand!

I quickly opened it and saw that it was a dish of tender white dishes. P.S.: I miss the "ruliu" "Luoyipoyu" back then, a dish that cannot be found anywhere else.

I was shocked, good guy, it's from Congshan's handwriting.

"Luoyi Poyu", said from Shang Wan, feels poetic and sexy... Sensual, but when I think of the name that Lai Congshan came up with, why does it smell like a middle-aged and old man?

I didn’t think about it, I zoomed in on the picture, not sure what it was, so I hurried to the study to find Ruliu’s recipe, which was left to me by Lai Congshan, which contained pictures and detailed recipes of each dish in Ruliu.

Instead, I found it, it was tofu.

Tender tofu cannot be put into the wall breaking machine. It needs to be cut bit by bit with a mulberry knife. A piece of tofu is cut into hundreds of thin slices, and then cut into hundreds of slices in the vertical direction. Add egg whites, fish gelatin powder, old chicken broth, seasonings, stir well and then put them into a square mold and steam them in a pot.

A whole sheet of tofu skin is soaked in concentrated old chicken soup, ham, dried bamboo shoots, sea cucumber and dried leech, etc., and then boiled on a low heat until it is half cooked, remove it, put the steamed tender tofu cubes on top, wrap it well Put it back into the steamer and continue steaming.

Plate when finished, let cool, and top with flowers.The soft tofu inside swells slightly during the solidification process. Use a knife or chopsticks to pick it up from the top, and the outer milky white tofu skin is immediately stretched by the expansion force and scattered, just like a robe falling off, revealing the white and jade-like translucent inside. Tofu, due to the mixing of egg white and fish gelatin, has a springy and soft texture, breaks open a little, and puts it in the mouth...

Lai Congshan really knows how to play.

For the next half day, I experimented with this dish at home.

But no matter what, I don't know how my father grasped the tension of the "jade" inside. I steamed a few pieces, but they all felt soft and weak, and I couldn't achieve the effect of just supporting the outer layer of tofu skin. The skin is also easy to break, and the broken bean skin looks like a piece of rag...

This is so hopeless.

There are only three days left until Friday, and I feel that even if I do it at home occasionally, I can’t guarantee that it can be done well on the spot. No, there must be a trick in it, and it’s definitely not luck, but what is the trick?

Fortunately, I will go to visit tomorrow to do good, so I decided to ask him a good question.

The author has something to say: 66 red envelopes continue to drop in the comment area~

Xiao Shang: Why do they keep writing my name as "Shang Wan"?

Author: How about waiting until they figure out your name?

Xiao Shang: Good.

感谢在2020-08-2610:55:00~2020-08-2710:58:13期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who cast the rocket launcher: 2 for Jiang Feng; 1 for Kai Whoyin;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: only because of being in this mountain, 2; Yiye Bingzhou, x, xin, and Yiye Zhiqiu Ranran;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mines: choose the one who is good and watch 6; HOW. Bright?, Happy and Comfortable, Oha, A Cup of Coffee, Wanzai Wharf, Rongrong, Draw a knife and cut off the water, Ling, Nanchuang, Hahaha? + Qi, Orange Tree, Chronos, Miao Xinghe Lc, Miscellaneous 2;

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!