Chapter 4 Steamed Bread
"Boss Su, don't mind. Boss Lu just eats quickly, so I'll accompany you." Mu Lu was not surprised by this, and even moved Boss Lu's tableware aside and sat across from Su Zi, "I'm not bragging with you, we
The steamed buns in the store are a specialty! Everyone who has tried them says they are good! Will you try it, Boss Su?"
It was hard to refuse such hospitality, and besides, she was really hungry. Su Zi picked up a steamed bun and prepared to part with it as Lu Renjie was finishing school.
"Hey, Boss Su, you can't eat like this, you have to watch me!" Mu Lu quickly pressed the chopsticks where Su Zi had put his eyes and hands, and slowly put a steamed bun on his plate.
"This steamed bun is a domestic hamburger. First of all, you have to choose a steamed bun. It can't be too soft to hold anything in it. It can't be too hard to bite. It should be like this, soft and elastic!"
As Mu Lu spoke, he took out a knife and cut the steamed buns into eight pieces like a magic trick: "Be careful when cutting the steamed buns. You can't choose the ones that have just come out of the pan. You have to wait for them to cool for a while before cutting them so that they don't stick to the knife."
“It all depends on your preferences, but you can’t get tired of these three with minced pork, sour beans, fermented bean curd and chive flowers, and hot pickled mustard.”
"Try it?" Mu Lu said without slowing down his hand movements at all.
Pickled beans, chive flowers, pickled mustard and three steamed buns were placed neatly in front of Su Zifang.
"Oh, by the way, there's also an omelette." The fourth one was also put out.
"What a pity. If this steamed bun were fried and the eggs were added with some soy sauce, it would be more delicious!" Mu Lu clicked his tongue regretfully.
Su Zi imagined two pieces of golden and translucent fried steamed buns, sandwiching a perfectly fried sunny-side-up egg, drizzled with soy sauce, and sprinkled with a pinch of pepper...
It’s over, and the kids next door are crying!
Mu Lu didn't know what was going on in Su Zifang's mind. Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, he couldn't help but ask: "Boss Su? Not to your liking?"
"No, I was thinking about something, sorry!" Su Zifang would not admit that he was thinking about the deliciousness of fried steamed buns.
Looking at the four steamed buns in front of him, Su Zifang stretched out his chopsticks expectantly...
"Huh?" After three mouthfuls, the first steamed bun was eaten. Why didn't he seem to have eaten anything?
"Hmm..." I must have eaten too fast just now and didn't have time to taste it. Let's taste it carefully again.
"Tsk! It's delicious!" Su Zi showed a satisfied expression.
"Tsk, tsk! It's so delicious!" Su Zi let his whole body be intoxicated by the taste of the steamed buns. The sour, salty, spicy food collided back and forth in his mouth, enjoying the taste buds brought by the mixture of ingredients.
It wasn't until the next chopstick touched the hard bottom of the plate that Su Zifang came back to his senses: "Hey? Why is it gone?"
Several plates were clean, and even the side dish plates had been scraped with steamed buns by Mu Lu, making them even cleaner than they had been washed.
Across the table, Mu Lu drank porridge from a bowl and gave Su Zifang an "I refuse to answer" expression.
"Snoring, snoring" for a moment, the only sound in the room was the sound of two people drinking porridge.
"Ha! Satisfied!" Su Zifang put down the bowl, suppressed a common emotion word, and changed it into an ordinary compliment.
"That's right, everything we've eaten has been agreed upon." Lu Renjie had already made tea nearby, and he felt proud after hearing Su Zifang's words.
"Boss Lu, actually I have one more thing to ask today." Su Zifang looked at Lu Renjie.
Mu Lu gathered the empty dishes together and took them away with a wink, without interrupting the conversation between the two.
"Boss Su, please tell me."
"How did you know I was coming?"
"Oh, you're talking about this, the landlord said it." Lu Renjie poured a cup of tea for Su Zi and gently pushed it in front of him. "A few days ago, the landlord said that someone rented shop No. 7. He also said that you had just graduated from college. Come here.
It's not easy here, so let me prepare a set of cleaning tools. I just remembered this yesterday, so I asked Mu Lu to send them to you. Unexpectedly, I happened to meet you, and it saved trouble."
"I see." Su Zifang nodded. It seemed that this matter was arranged by the system.
"By the way, wait a minute. I'm going to get something. The landlord gave it to you." After explaining, Boss Lu left for a few minutes. When he came back, he held a document bag in his hand. "Since you're here, I'll give it to you.
Save yourself the trouble and make another trip next time.”
"Okay, thank you, Boss Lu." Su Zifang opened it and took a look. In addition to the lease agreement, there were also some preparation materials for opening a store. He couldn't help but sigh at the reliability of the system.
"You're welcome. We are all neighbors. We need to take care of each other if anything happens in the future." Lu Renjie smiled honestly.
"It should be." Su Zifang responded seriously.
"I haven't asked yet, what store does Boss Su plan to open?" Lu Renjie put down the tea bowl in his hand, a little curious.
Su Zifang was silent for a few seconds, thought about his craftsmanship, and said in a low voice: "It's considered catering."
"It's good to be a caterer, and you can make a lot of money!" I don't know whether it was with emotion or something else, Lu Renjie sighed and said leisurely, his eyes filled with uncontrollable bitterness.
"Boss Lu, are you still thinking about opening a restaurant?" Mu Lu came back from washing the dishes. He happened to hear Lu Renjie's words and interrupted with a smile.
Without waiting for Su Zifang to ask, Mu Lu told him everything he knew like he was pouring beans through a bamboo tube.
It turns out that before Lu Renjie came to Xile Street, he had the idea of opening a restaurant, but due to the limited knife skills and single menu, he ended up turning it into a youth hostel, which lasted three years.
"The biggest pleasure now is to go to the kitchen and have fun chopping vegetables." After listening to Mu Lu's introduction, Lu Renjie said leisurely, like a wronged little daughter-in-law, "It's not like Boss Su, he can cook every day from now on.
!”
[Task: Please help Boss Lu realize his dream and experience the life of a chef for a day. Task reward: a pair of couplets.]
Seeing the mission pop-up window, Su Zifang's eyes looked at Lu Renjie a little more fiery. This kind of big boss who can release missions during casual conversations was very excited.
"This time it's a couplet, next time it has to be renovated!" Su Zifang suppressed his joy and patted his chest and promised: "This matter is all on me, Boss Su, when my shop opens, you will be the chef for a week!"
"Really?" Lu Renjie became excited instantly and looked at Su Zifang with his eyes, the light and shadow called dreams flowing endlessly in his eyes.
"It's a must. Boss Lu's steamed buns will definitely attract countless repeat customers!" Su Zifang gave an affirmative answer.
"That's good, that's good!"
"When will Boss Su open? We can send a flower basket!" Mu Lu echoed from the side.
"It can't be that fast!" Lu Renjie scolded Mu Lu with a smile, "Boss Su has just arrived, and it will take at least two or three months to decorate the store. How is it possible..."
"Next week!" Su Zifang replied tentatively, thinking about the task period required by the system.
"What?" At this time, Lu Renjie and Mu Lu both shouted in surprise.
"Well, next week." Su Zifang called out the system menu and looked at the countdown. There were 6 days left. He nodded affirmatively.
"I said Xiao Su, the opening of the store is a big deal, so you can't be careless. I said it doesn't matter if you wait a few months to be the chef, but don't be careless about your store!" Lu Renjie excitedly began to impart his business experience, even calling him names.
From Boss Su to Xiao Su.
Su Zifang was a little embarrassed. After all, Lu Renjie was so enthusiastic for his own good, but he couldn't tell the existence of the system.
After thinking about it, he decided to ask Mu Lu to speak for him: "Actually, the store No. 7 itself is not bad. The original decoration and furniture are very good. As long as the kitchen and backyard are renovated, it will be open for business. Mu Lu saw it that day
Arrived, right?”
Lu Renjie looked at Mu Lu doubtfully.
"There's nothing wrong with it, that store is really nice." Mu Lu unlocked the Northeastern dialect.
After some explanation, Lu Renjie finally believed that Su Zifang didn't rush to open the store just because he wanted to take charge of the business, and gave Su Zifang a meaningful smile: "Then, next week, I will prepare to help Boss Su!"
"Easy to say." Su Zifang didn't notice Lu Renjie's smile at all, and was thinking about starting a few more tasks.
The two of them had two flowers blooming, each with their own thoughts in mind, and both showed satisfied expressions, as if they had reached some mysterious agreement.
"Oh oh oh!"
Chapter completed!