Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 357 - 347: Adding to the Anticipation

Time turns back to 7:20.

It must be said, Jingyi was especially favored by the goddess of luck this morning to be fortunate enough to become the lucky patron of the Delicious Restaurant.

Honestly, she also really likes eating sesame dumplings.

It’s just a pity...

At home, her mother’s cooking skills in this area are just so-so.

Especially when it comes to making pastries and desserts, she has no talent whatsoever.

Failures happen repeatedly!

Since her father left, she hasn’t had the pleasure of enjoying delicious sesame dumplings.

And the sesame dumplings sold at those restaurants outside have a hit-or-miss taste, and just a few can make one feel overwhelmingly full.

In short, she hasn’t been able to eat sesame dumplings that satisfy her for many years.

So, on holidays like Winter Solstice and Lantern Festival when eating dumplings is a must, she can only make do by going to the supermarket to buy small packs of frozen dumplings to complete these festive rituals.

Lately, upon learning that the Delicious Restaurant also released a new breakfast item... sesame dumplings, her long-dormant heart for sesame dumplings once again surged with excitement.

Thinking that anything from the Delicious Restaurant must be delicious.

She couldn’t help but look forward to it.

It was just that for the past two mornings, she went late and wasn’t lucky enough to buy a portion of sesame dumplings to taste.

This made her quite obsessed!

So...

This morning, she got up defiantly before 5 o’clock, quickly freshened up, and immediately went to the Delicious Restaurant to queue, successfully buying sesame dumplings and a small portion of complimentary fried dumplings.

On the way back to the station, facing the cold wind, it was always a bit chilly, even when wearing a thick down jacket and wool scarf, it still felt a bit chilly in the face of the cold wind.

She couldn’t help but hold the takeout box of sesame dumplings in her hands, warming them while she popped a still warm fried dumpling into her mouth and took a bite.

Actually, the fried dumplings from small street stalls are better; the ones made in restaurants always seem somewhat disappointing in taste, lacking something.

But if the fried dumplings are labeled "Delicious Restaurant," it inexplicably raises expectations.

Especially with this golden color, it looks quite tempting.

The fresh, sweet, dense sesame slowly flowed out from the crispy and tender dumpling, dripping onto her tongue.

Exceptionally soothing in its warmth!

The next second, the crispy outer layer blended with the chewier, bouncier glutinous rice, the sweetness just right without feeling sticky.

It left her wanting more.

"The taste is really good! This time I really hit the jackpot!"

Jingyi couldn’t help but exclaim, as she took several more bites, devouring the fried dumplings in her mouth like a whirlwind.

However, after one was in her stomach, she still wanted more~

But the coldness that had been on her body was dispelled, she felt much warmer, and her mood was lifted.

She took out her phone to take a picture.

Then opened WeChat to share it with her mother.

Ever since her mother became infatuated with Delicious Restaurant’s food, she basically goes there for lunch every day.

It’s said that these days, she’s been going with a friend from the same village, Ding Shujuan.

It’s also said that Ding Shujuan signed her up for a choir.

The two of them have arranged to go to the choir to sing together.

Afterward, they’d go to the Delicious Restaurant for a meal.

This leisurely life is quite enjoyable!

This has also spared Jingyi from her mother’s endless calls.

And it has given the leaders at the station some peace for a while.

Even the two directors and her mentor were not accustomed to this sudden silence and even "missed" her mom’s "greeting" calls, wondering if something had happened to her mom? Why have things been so quiet these days, not even a call to "greet" them?

Her mentor and director Wang Zhiheng even inquired privately about her mom’s recent situation. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

They even said, if there’s any difficulty at home, just let them know, and the station will do their utmost to help.

When she said that her family was fine, Mr. Wang couldn’t help but inquire about her mom’s health.

This series of concerns left her somewhat speechless yet amused.

In the end, when she told them her mom was busy attending choir and queuing for meals at Delicious Restaurant, Mr. Wang still couldn’t quite believe what he heard.

There’s a sense that the Xu Jiaohong described by Jingyi was not the one he knew.

How could the Xu Jiaohong who would rather spend every day revolving around her daughter suddenly change like this?

Recalling the last time Xu Jiaohong brought a bag of Delicious Restaurant’s takeout to the station to eat lunch with Jingyi, his world went silent as well.

In other words, Xu Jiaohong was conquered by the food made by Boss Huang and became enamored with it, occupied with queuing, without time to overthink or obsess over things.

Wang Zhiheng thinks this is quite good.

At least it pulls her out of a state of self-imposed seclusion.

Moreover, it can broaden her social circle, and she can become more cheerful.

When Jingyi and her mom are at home, they often share what they ate at the Delicious Restaurant, how it tasted, how delicious it was, and so on, making their bond closer than before.

The atmosphere at home has become much more harmonious and warm, not as oppressive as it used to be.

[Jingyi]: Hehe, Mom, I bought sesame rice balls from Delicious Restaurant this morning and got a small serving of fried rice balls as a special promotion! I just ate one on the way, and it’s absolutely delicious, crispy on the outside and tender inside, sweet and sticky, with rich layers. The sesame filling is also very fragrant. You can tell they used top-quality sesame seeds just by tasting it.

[Jingyi]: Photo.jpg.

Her mom didn’t reply immediately.

She didn’t mind and put her phone back in her pocket, quickly heading to the West City Police Station.

It wasn’t until she arrived at the station that she received a WeChat reply from her mom.

[Mother]: The color looks so delicious! I heard they only gave out 50 portions of fried rice balls this morning, and you actually got one. But you little rascal, you didn’t buy one for me (knock knock knock.jpg).

Ge Jingyi: "..."

Seeing this, she quickly replied:

[Jingyi]: Mom, the server at the store said they should have fried rice balls for sale tomorrow morning. I’ll buy you a portion then.

[Mother]: Alright, it’s the thought that counts. I have to get ready to go out now, you be careful on your way.

Ge Jingyi smiled and put away her phone.

Sitting at a long table in the office, she started enjoying the sesame rice balls.

Hmm, soft, sticky, and sweet.

Delicious!

Colleagues started arriving at the office one by one.

A female colleague saw her eating and greeted her in surprise, "Hey, Jingyi, you brought breakfast today too?"

Ge Jingyi looked up at the sound and smiled, "Yeah, I went to Delicious Restaurant this morning and brought back some breakfast."

Her female colleague was surprised and then laughed, "What a coincidence! Jingyi, I also went to Delicious Restaurant this morning and packed some breakfast."

As she stood there, she glanced down to see the takeout box on Ge Jingyi’s table with the sesame rice balls and a fried rice ball inside.

How should I put it?

That fried rice ball looked just like the ones in the photos on Delicious Restaurant’s official Twitter account.

And the little paper box holding the fried rice ball also had the Delicious Restaurant logo.

So, Ge Jingyi bought sesame rice balls and got a complimentary fried rice ball?!

OMG~

This was the fried rice ball I couldn’t get, wasn’t it???

Thinking about how she got up early specifically to go to Delicious Restaurant for breakfast, yet still didn’t manage to snag a sesame rice ball nor get a complimentary fried rice ball.

She looked helpless and said, "Actually, I wanted to buy sesame rice balls this morning too, but unfortunately, Delicious Restaurant is just too popular. By the time I got there, they were all sold out, let alone the free fried rice balls, I didn’t even catch a glimpse of them. In the end, I bought eight-treasure porridge and three fresh vegetarian fried dumplings."

Okay, then!

Actually, those fried dumplings and eight-treasure porridge were also what she couldn’t get in the previous days.

But in contrast, her heart still felt a bit imbalanced.

She reluctantly glanced again at the sesame rice balls and fried rice ball on Ge Jingyi’s desk, those plump and tender sesame rice balls looked really tempting, ah, and those golden fried rice balls, so appetizing.

The female colleague sat down at her own desk, opening her food bag.

Ge Jingyi lowered her head and continued eating the sesame rice balls, savoring the flavors on her tongue, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: Who’d have thought that even her colleague wasn’t lucky enough to get the complimentary fried rice balls!

Thinking this way, the sesame rice balls and fried rice balls on the table smelled even better, and she ate with enthusiasm.

The female colleague sipped her eight-treasure porridge and ate her three fresh vegetarian fried dumplings, which also tasted quite good.

While eating, she took out her phone and scrolled through Twitter.

Seeing many netizens wailing on Delicious Restaurant’s official account about not being lucky enough to get the complimentary fried rice balls made her feel slightly less bad.

At least she still had her eight-treasure porridge and three fresh vegetarian fried dumplings!

But still!

People, by nature, are never satisfied.

Especially when she set down her phone to focus on her meal and the aroma of glutinous rice and sweet sesame kept wafting over from the next table...

Her envious and unbalanced feelings surged again.

Thus, she wretchedly picked up her phone and frantically messaged her boyfriend:

[I am a fairy]: Ahhhh, I’m so mad! I went early in the morning to queue at Delicious Restaurant to buy breakfast because I heard they had a promotion giving out fried rice balls, but unfortunately, I was late, the sesame rice balls were sold out! Sold out!!! And I didn’t get the freebie either.

[I am a fairy]: And one of my female colleagues, not only did she buy sesame rice balls, she also got a complimentary fried rice ball.

[I am a fairy]: Boohoohoo, I want to eat sesame rice balls, I also want to eat fried rice balls, I can’t resist ahhhhh.....

She then sent several more "ah"s over.

Her boyfriend on the other end, probably startled by his girlfriend’s crazy bombardment, immediately sent an emoji: a hug and kiss showing comfort to the fairy.jpg

[Piggy Raising Little Fairy]: Baby, don’t worry, tomorrow morning Delicious Restaurant will officially launch the fried rice balls, I will go queue for you at 5 AM to make sure I get you the fried rice balls, and the sesame rice balls too.

[Piggy Raising Little Fairy]: Don’t worry, I promise to complete the mission for you, (salute).jpg.

The female colleague, seeing this, finally felt her mood slightly improve.

Ah!

If only they were selling them during lunch.

Then she could try them sooner.