By coincidence, Xu Mengyao was sitting at the table next to Jun Qi.
She was leaning against Jun Qi, with an aisle in between.
From her perspective, she could see Jun Qi's profile and hear the conversation at their table.
The hotel's service is very efficient.
When everyone was seated, the waiter began to serve the food.
Ruan Tianling's speech on the stage was nothing more than asking everyone to eat and drink well, and thanking everyone for coming to his daughter's engagement ceremony.
All Jun Qi's thoughts are on the dishes.
Platefuls of deliciously delicious dishes were served to the table, and every dish whetted one's appetite.
The cold dishes were served first.
There are three-color eggs, salted duck, spicy cucumber strips, lemon chicken, vinegar peanuts, cold beef, etc.
Then serve hot dishes.
Braised bear paws, eight-treasure mandarin ducks and pigeons, celery and lily, squid rice sausage, steamed pork with egg, Buddha jumping over the wall, and many vegetables and meats.
And these dishes are very delicious, you won't get tired of eating them, and they whet your appetite.
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The last dish is beggar's chicken.
The beggar's chicken is served on a large plate.
The outside of the beggar's chicken is wrapped in hardened yellow mud. You can tell it is a real beggar's chicken at a glance.
The waiter broke open the yellow mud and revealed the lotus leaves inside.
The lotus leaves were intact, and even before they were peeled off, the scent of beggar's chicken hit your nostrils.
Everyone is staring at the beggar's chicken.
The waiter opened the lotus leaf, and a burst of fragrant hot steam came out.
Everyone present couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
They were all accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, but when they suddenly smelled the smell of beggar's chicken, they suddenly felt hungry.
Even though they had eaten a lot just now...
"This beggar's chicken is made by a famous chef specially invited by our hotel. The cooking of this dish is very particular..." the hotel manager explained to everyone on the stage.
People in the audience could not wait to hold out their chopsticks.
Jun Qi was the first to reach out.
His chopsticks touched the chicken and with a slight force, a piece of meat was torn off.
Even before eating it, he could feel the tenderness and crispiness of the chicken.
Putting the chicken in his mouth, Jun Qi was stunned immediately.
The chicken in your mouth is indeed very tender, yet very crispy. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a fragrant honey flavor.
Not only that, it also gives people an original taste.
It's like...it's like the first barbecue he's ever eaten was so delicious.
Jun Qi still remembers the first bite of barbecue he had in the forest on the island.
His mother baked it for him to eat.
The smell of barbecue shocked him at that time, and until now, he can't forget the feeling of joy and emotion.
It feels like a person who has been hungry all his life suddenly feels happy after having a big meal.
Jun Qi quickly came to his senses, and when everyone stretched out their chopsticks, he grabbed the whole beggar's chicken and put it on his own plate.
He grabbed it directly with his hands, and his action could be described as rude!
However, no one had any objectionable feelings. On the contrary, they thought his movements were very natural and beautiful.
It's just... what the hell does he mean?!
Don't let them eat?
Everyone is staring at him——
Jun Qi's eyes were bright, and he protected the beggar's chicken with his hands, fearing that others would snatch it from him.
"Mine." He said sworn.
Jiang Yufei knew that he was a foodie, so she smiled and smoothed things over, "I'll give him another one. Jun Qi loves chicken, so give him that one."
Except for two outsiders, the people at their table were all his family members.