Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 248 - 240: Eating Too Much Makes You Gain Weight
"Honeyed Ham, Roast Duck, Yellow Croaker Noodles, please enjoy at your leisure."
Lin Zifeng brought the dishes to Gu Zhichao’s table.
These dishes!
They must be savored slowly, one bite at a time.
That’s why Huang Tao didn’t have Lin Zifeng bring out all the dishes at once.
The portions were not large either.
So they wouldn’t get full too quickly.
Gu Zhichao looked at the three dishes before him, smelling the enticing aroma, he felt a bit confident.
With such gourmet food, who could resist it?
Including Zhang Linya?!
Zhang Linya, who was originally curious due to the scene caused by the lineup of customers, couldn’t help but sniff at the aroma wafting over.
An unprecedented scent shot through her nostrils in an instant.
Surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes.
She couldn’t resist picking up the chopsticks and spoon beside her, wanting to first taste the small portion of Yellow Croaker Noodles in the white porcelain bowl before her.
The soup was a light yellow, with the noodles sitting at the bottom, topped with the golden-yellow croaker meat, a bit of salted vegetable, and some scallions, making the color look enticing indeed~
She picked up a few strands of noodles first.
They were firm and not at all mushy, smooth and coated with the fish soup flavor, she ate half a bowl before stopping to sip some soup.
The soup was clear, not muddy, fresh but not fishy, rich with white pepper, flavorful and mellow.
The fish was her favorite. The fried skin was golden, with snow-white, delicate fish meat that didn’t fall apart, even when picked up with chopsticks.
Dipping it in the soup and popping it into her mouth was the best.
The fish meat was snow-white, tender, and not dry, skillfully prepared without a single bone.
This small bowl of Yellow Croaker Noodles truly had it all, no wonder the place was so popular!
At that moment, she had a new understanding of what Gu Zhichao had said at the start.
Indeed, it was delicious gourmet food!
Only such Yellow Croaker Noodles were truly worthy of the term "delicious"!
He truly was a reliable man, not exaggerating at all!
Her fondness for Gu Zhichao rose significantly as a result.
Although Gu Zhichao had already tasted his friend’s craftsmanship at the food festival, the Yellow Croaker Noodles’ taste still amazed him.
He originally remembered Huang Tao’s words, wanting to maintain a gentlemanly demeanor in front of Zhang Linya, helping her with dishes, and passing her drinks, fully displaying gentlemanly manners.
But in the face of such delicious food, he fell once again, unable to resist, just focused on eating.
All notions of gentlemanly demeanor were completely forgotten!
After finishing a small bowl of Yellow Croaker Noodles, Zhang Linya then realized there was still Honeyed Ham and Roast Duck!
She looked at the beautifully presented roast duck shaped like a blooming peony, amazed at the presentation, and couldn’t resist taking a lotus leaf pancake, coating the duck slices with sweet bean sauce, adding scallions and cucumber sticks, and rolling it up to eat.
With just one bite, the taste of the duck meat filled her mouth with fragrance!
Then she picked another piece of ham to eat, lightly pressing her lips together, the meat melted in her mouth, with the sweet juice and savory ham complementing each other perfectly.
Were it not for the faint salty taste of the meat, while eating, it really felt like a dessert!
Delicious!
Zhang Linya had just finished eating and hadn’t yet had the chance to express her tasting review!
Lin Zifeng already arrived with Dongpo Pork, Crab Fried Dough, and West Lake Vinegar Fish.
"Please enjoy at your leisure!"
She wanted to say there was too much, and that she couldn’t eat anymore.
But whiffs of aroma from the three dishes wafted over, with a scent distinctly different from the previous ones, compelling her to give up resistance.
"Thank you."
She smiled, thanked him, and picked up her chopsticks to continue eating.
With the first bite of West Lake Vinegar Fish down, she couldn’t stop herself, one bite after another, eating faster and faster.
Oh my...
It’s just too delicious!
So good she couldn’t stop eating!
Until she finished it all, she regretted it a little.
Regretting eating too much!
After all, for a beauty, maintaining a slender figure trumps everything.
Honestly, she ate breakfast at around 8:30, just three hours or so ago, yet by now she had already finished a small bowl of Yellow Croaker Noodles, a small portion of Honeyed Ham, Roast Duck, West Lake Vinegar Fish, Dongpo Pork, and Crab Fried Dough.
Looking at the untouched cold dishes beside her, reason told her to be firm in resisting, not to eat anymore.
But the aroma of those cold dishes was excessively tempting, working its way into her nostrils.
"Sniff~"
Forget it!
Let’s give up struggling today and indulge for once!
She continued eating.
After finishing the last chicken wing, she felt her stomach was indeed a bit too full.
But this moment of deliciousness gave her an unprecedented satisfaction.
When Gu Zhichao across the table finished eating and looked up, seeing that she had also cleaned her plate, he was somewhat surprised and couldn’t help but think to himself: No one can resist the food Tao makes! Tao, you’re amazing!
He rubbed his belly and gave a gentlemanly smile, "Linya, are you full? If not, shall we order some more?"
"No, I’m already full."
Zhang Linya’s pretty face blushed slightly.
Thinking about how she just kept eating, one bite after another, and ate so fast, she completely forgot to mind her image.
It must have been quite ungraceful?!
And she cleaned all her plates.
She wondered what Gu Zhichao would think of her seeing this?
Naturally, Gu Zhichao, who had been focused on eating the entire time, did not notice these little details. He tentatively asked, "Linya, shall we come over again tonight?"
"Sure!"
Zhang Linya responded without hesitation, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she felt a tinge of regret: "But eating too much could make me gain weight!"
Gu Zhichao chuckled, "Linya, let me tell you, I’m actually quite knowledgeable about weight loss. I can share some tips with you."
Zhang Linya’s beautiful eyes sparkled, "You have tips? Really?"
"Really!"
Gu Zhichao solemnly nodded, "Colleagues shouldn’t deceive each other!"
"Hmm, okay then!"
Zhang Linya thought for a moment, "Let’s come back tonight."
"Alright!"
Gu Zhichao nodded with a slight smile, "Then I’ll bring you here every day from now on."
Zhang Linya pondered for a moment, tempted yet hesitant: "But our company is quite far from here!"
Gu Zhichao seemed unconcerned, "What’s to worry about! We have a car! I’ll drive you over, no problem."
Zhang Linya pursed her lips, "But this place is so popular, even if we rush over after work, we might not get a seat!"
The neighboring customers couldn’t help but respond, "That’s right, we started queuing at 9:30 in the morning. If you come after work, nine times out of ten, you won’t get anything to eat. If you’re lucky, you might get some snacks to appease your craving."
Zhang Linya: "..."
The queue is so intense?!
Looks like it’s not happening!
He waved his hand, "No problem, that’s for others. If I come, we can eat right away."
Huang Tao happened to finish his work and, walking over to their table, nodded in agreement as he heard what Gu Zhichao said: "Yeah, if Zhao Hao brings you over, you can eat anytime. Whenever I have new dishes, I’ll notify Zhao Hao. If you’re interested, he can drive you over in the future."
Tao’s support was truly impressive!
Upon hearing his buddy’s words, Gu Zhichao almost wanted to salute him, shooting a grateful glance at Huang Tao.
The other patrons, hearing this, couldn’t help but cast envious, jealous, and resentful glances at Gu Zhichao’s table.
Just regretting that they hadn’t befriended Huang Tao earlier!
Otherwise, they could have enjoyed such treatment themselves.
When Zhang Linya heard there would be new dishes in the future, she was even more tempted and nodded to thank him, "Thank you, boss."
"You’re welcome!"
Huang Tao smiled and replied, then started chatting with Gu Zhichao outside.
Gu Zhichao once again expressed his gratitude, "Tao, thanks for before! I’ll have to trouble you again in the future."
"No worries, just bring her here to eat."
Huang Tao chuckled and asked with concern, "So, what are your plans for the future?"
Gu Zhichao didn’t hold back, directly sharing his plan with Huang Tao: "Keep eating, maybe she’ll gain weight while we keep eating! Then I’ll confess; how could she refuse at that point?"
Huang Tao was lost for words, merely saying, "That’s quite a strategy you got there!"
He headed back into the shop.
Gu Zhichao didn’t bother asking about the price, directly scanned the QR code on the wall to pay.
"5000 yuan received from Alipay."
Upon hearing the long-awaited payment notification, Huang Tao said, "That’s too much."
"Anyway, we’ll pretty much be here every day, if not finished today, we can continue tomorrow."
"Alright then!"
"Well, you get busy, we’re heading off now!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
After saying goodbye to Huang Yide and his wife, Gu Zhichao left with Zhang Linya.
