Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 72: No wonder it’s Lin’s craftsmanship, such fresh congee!
Originally, just wanted to tease this kid, but as soon as I spoke, I saw a hint of panic in his eyes.
Lucas’s cheeks turned slightly red, he glanced at Dreya instinctively, stretched his neck and argued: "Bullshit! What, am I that kind of person?!"
Goodness, even the dialect is coming out, you’re acting weird!
Dreya looked at the two with interest, "Listening to your conversation is quite fun, though I don’t understand the specifics, I can guess from the tone. Does this guy never pay for his meals?"
"What the heck?!"
"What the heck?!"
Both were stunned.
Just by hearing the tone, she can translate, could she be a genius??
"Eh hey, got it right, didn’t I?"
Dreya raised her slender, fair chin, her eyes full of pride.
At this time, Anna hurriedly came out of the subway entrance, waving and shouting from ten meters away.
"Good morning everyone! You guys are too early!"
Lucas glanced at Dreya and quietly took another note out of his pocket and handed it to Lin Chen.
"Two portions."
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Lin Chen smiled meaningfully, took it without saying anything, and turned directly to ladle the congee.
Dreya stared contemplatively at Lucas, "Is this the Great Xia etiquette? Or..."
"Of course it’s the Great Xia etiquette! Treating friends is a cultural virtue, in Great Xia you have to snatch the bill!"
"Is it really like that?"
"Indeed."
Lin Chen didn’t want to expose him, so he echoed.
She’s a somewhat famous model, with many pursuing her behind the scenes, probably not lacking rich and handsome young men. Lucas, being unemployed, is in a hellish difficulty, relying solely on himself is surely insufficient.
Dreya seemed skeptical and even took out her phone to search online, and indeed, it was like that.
"Alright then, nice to meet you two, let me officially introduce myself."
She leaned on one foot, mimicked the gesture of aristocratic Etiquette with both hands.
"Dreya, as you must already know, currently a lingerie model with some achievements, aiming to become an internationally renowned supermodel!"
Ana, who just arrived, felt puzzled, not understanding exactly what was going on, so she followed suit and introduced herself as well.
"Anna, also a lingerie model, though not very famous yet hehe, but I’m working on it!"
The street didn’t have many people now, if there were, they quickly passed by.
Lin Chen had never heard Dreya talk so much, and if nothing goes wrong, she should be socially anxious, someone who doesn’t like to talk much when there are many people.
"I don’t need an introduction, you all know what I do."
The two girls nodded, apparently not very interested in Lucas, since he exposed quite a bit about himself yesterday.
Three pairs of eyes turned to Lin Chen.
"What about you, Lin? Don’t you have another main job, are you the Head Chef at some large restaurant?"
"I think so, an ordinary chef wouldn’t have such skills. The dishes from the Great Xia Restaurant that our company orders have no comparison to your lunchboxes."
Praised by two beautiful women, Lin Chen’s cheeks flushed, his speed stirring the white congee quickened.
"Not that exaggerated, I’m just a station chef, just an ordinary worker."
He didn’t want to reveal his workplace, hurriedly poured the pre-prepared ingredient into the milk pan and stirred while looking at Anna.
"Is there anything you’re allergic to or can’t eat here?"
"I don’t think I’m allergic to anything. Nothing’s come up yet, but I haven’t been tested."
"Alright, I’ll put them all in then."
Seeing Lin Chen change the subject, the two girls sensibly didn’t continue to ask, after all, everyone needs some secrets of their own.
Seeing the first pot of congee ready, green scallions scattered on top, just as he was about to hand it to Dreya, Lin Chen suddenly realized a very serious overlooked issue, and shouted.
"Wait!"
"Suddenly realized, the congee I made has fish bone broth, which contains fish skin, you won’t have any reaction from eating fish skin, right?"
Dreya was startled, and gave him a grateful look: "No worries, no worries, as long as it’s not direct contact with fish skin, some fish skins I can eat, it’s not that exaggerated."
"Hmm? What fish skin?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"She’s allergic to fish skin and pineapple."
Lin Chen glanced at Lucas and handed Dreya her congee, providing simple information: "The congee is too hot, girls have delicate skin, you hold it for her."
"Alright! I’m good at this, I’ve got thick skin!"
Lucas naturally knew Lin Chen was giving him a chance, he winked subtly at him from where Dreya wouldn’t see, quickly placing the congee on the small wooden table nearby.
"Please, beautiful model lady, your breakfast is ready!"
"If you continue using that boring way of talking, I might just delete you from my friend list."
Dreya frowned, "Since we’re friends, just talk casually."
Anna tugged Lucas’s sleeve and whispered: "She hates men who constantly flatter her because many rich young men try to act like gentlemen to pursue her..."
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Thanks, bro!
Lucas almost thought his heart was going to stop, immediately sending a grateful look her way, while also becoming alert.
"Alright, alright, got it, got it, praise you a couple of times and you’re not happy, women are really troublesome, just drink your congee."
He purposely didn’t remind her to be careful of the hot congee.
Since she doesn’t like gentlemen, he wouldn’t pretend, if she gets burnt, she’ll naturally...
"Whew~ whew~"
Dreya skillfully held half a spoonful of congee close to her lips, blowing on it, even testing the temperature with her lips, before finally taking it in.
Seeing Lucas’s haunted look, she felt delighted, her lips curled into a charming smile.
"Yes, it’s Lin’s craftsmanship, such a delicious congee!"
As the piping hot congee slid down, the scorching heat flowed through her esophagus to every limb, as if her somewhat heavy body was activated at that moment. Every pore exuded soothing pleasure.
She scooped up a piece of snow white fish, not knowing exactly what type, eating was all that mattered.
The fish was very tender, slipping easily into the mouth without chewing, with just a press of the tongue it melted, its savory juice clearly felt, lively dancing on the tongue.
"Yes, this is the taste, the magical sensation found in congees cooked at the Great Xia Restaurant. How can the meat in the congee be so tender?"
Seeing her satisfied and indulged expression, Anna’s stomach also began to protest.
"Here, her congee is ready too, take it over."
Lucas happily took on the role of a waiter, placing Anna’s congee before her, receiving a thank you, then eagerly leaning on the counter.
"Fellow, am I being too obvious?"
