Chapter 20 Deda Western Cuisine Club (Thanks to book friend xianzhea10000 Ocean!)
Deda Western Cuisine Club is located on Wenjianshi Road in the Public Settlement and specializes in German cuisine.
It's called Xicaishe, and in fact all the dishes have been improved, and the taste is more suitable for the eating habits of Shanghainese.
Qiao Zhendong and his party walked slowly along the road with their heads drooped. After being locked up in the patrol room for three days, what little energy they had left was about to be worn away.
It's dinner time now. On Wenjianshi Road, where the catering industry is concentrated, smelling the aroma of food wafting in the air, I feel particularly hungry.
Qiao Zhendong stopped, fumbled in his pocket for a while, took out a dozen copper coins, then looked at the others and said, "Who still has money?"
"I still have a little more..."
"I have it too."
"this is mine."
A pile of copper coins was placed in Qiao Zhendong's hand.
After staying in Shanghai for more than a month, even if they stayed in the cheapest Datong store, they didn't have much money left.
Tao Qinghong turned around, took out a silver dollar from her underwear pocket, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Let's go, I'll treat you to a big dinner today!"
"Sister Qinghong, how come you still have money?" Xiaojun said in surprise.
Tao Qinghong smiled and said: "Some time ago, you were following Zhendong around, and I had nothing to do, so I went to ask the laundromat next door if there was any shortage of helpers..."
Qiao Zhendong was stunned for a few seconds, then grabbed Tao Qinghong's hand and looked at a bunch of blisters. His mouth suddenly felt as bitter as coptis.
"What are you doing? Everyone is watching..." Tao Qinghong blushed and pulled her hand out with force.
Qiao Zhendong said solemnly: "We can't use this money."
Tao Qinghong said: "Zhendong, don't think too much, let everyone fill their stomachs first."
"Qinghong..."
"Don't worry, there will still be money. The laundry owner said that if I work as a helper every day, he will pay me 10 yuan a month."
"Qinghong, you are a girl, you are not needed for this kind of thing. Starting from tomorrow, everyone will go out and find ways to make money! At worst, I will go to the pier to carry big bags. I don't believe it. If others can do it, we can do it too!" said a boy.
Qiao Zhendong said with a cold face: "Don't forget, we are not here to carry big bags in Shanghai this time!"
"But……"
"I'll figure it out about money!"
"What can you do?"
"Mr. Zou said that if you have any difficulties, you can go to him."
"Isn't that bad? I owe such a big favor and still go to trouble others. Isn't it a bit ungrateful..."
"Okay, you know what's good! How about you come up with a solution?"
"Okay, okay, let's go eat first... Xiaojun, if you had money, what would you most like to eat?" Seeing the boys arguing, Tao Qinghong quickly changed the subject.
Xiaojun did not hesitate and said immediately: "I want to eat Nanxiang's Xiaolong Baozi the most. One bite and a pocket of oil, it's so delicious!"
Tao Qinghong smiled and said: "Is it the one at the Chenghuang Temple?"
"Yeah." Xiaojun nodded vigorously.
Across the street is Deda Western Cuisine Restaurant. Under the colorful neon lights, it looks bright and magnificent, and the restaurant looks very grand from the inside out.
Qiao Zhendong took a breath and said to Xiaojun: "Look at your potential, when you get rich, I will take you to the University of Texas to eat Portuguese chicken!"
Xiaojun asked: "Brother Zhendong, what is Portuguese chicken?"
Qiao Zhendong shook his head: "I don't know, but he is very famous anyway."
A boy next to him looked thoughtful and said, "I guess Portuguese chicken is a kind of roast chicken made from grapes..."
Another boy said: "Don't talk nonsense. Portugal refers to Portugal, and Portuguese chicken is a famous local dish... You also make roast chicken made of grapes. You are really a genius!"
Everyone laughed, and their decadent mood was swept away.
The good thing about being young is that in the face of setbacks and failures, even if you are scarred, you can always stand up quickly.
They bought some food on the street and walked towards an alley, talking and laughing. There was a public hotel in the alley, where they stayed.
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At this time, Xu Siqi and Gu Linglong were sitting opposite each other in the Deda Western Cuisine Club.
With elegant European-style decoration, warm-toned lighting, and exotic tablecloths, the restaurant is full of amorous feelings from across the ocean.
Xu Siqi ordered a total of four dishes, tenderloin steak, Italian-style salmon braised, creamy fruit salad, and of course Deda's signature dish: Portuguese chicken.
The Portuguese chicken is not a whole chicken, but chicken pieces served in a can-like container with curry onions. The dish has a very thick appearance.
"Miss Gu, I won't say thank you. Let's drink apple juice instead of wine. Cheers!"
"cheers."
At this moment, the restaurant manager walked over and said politely to Gu Linglong: "Excuse me, I would like to ask, are you Miss Gu Linglong from Gu Mansion?"
"Yes." Gu Linglong nodded.
The manager turned around and waved, and a waitress came over carrying a tray with a bottle of red wine on it.
The manager said: "This is a first-class red wine produced by Chateau Libert in France. It is specially given to you two. Please enjoy it slowly."
After saying this, the manager turned around and backed away without explaining much.
Gu Linglong thought for a moment and said to Xu Siqi: "Château Liberté is very famous, do we want to drink some?"
Xu Siqi said in surprise: "It seems that Miss Gu is very good at wine."
Gu Linglong covered her mouth and smiled: "You have been deceived by me again. I only know this kind of wine, and I don't know anything else."
"Why?"
"My father likes this brand of wine the most. He is a regular customer of Deda Western Cuisine Club and has a good relationship with the boss. Every time he came to eat, the restaurant would give away a free bottle of this wine."
"Oh, I understand. The manager recognized you, so as usual, he gave you a bottle of wine as a gift."
Gu Linglong shook her head and said: "I was still young at that time, so it was impossible for the manager to know me. He should have seen my car..."
As she spoke, she picked up the wine glass and took a sip, savoring the taste carefully.
Xu Siqi smiled and said: "How is it? How do you feel?"
"It's sweet, almost tastes like juice, um, it tastes good."
"For first-time drinkers, the taste of wine is very deceptive. If you don't exercise restraint, you will most likely get drunk."
"can you?"
"Believe me, I absolutely will."
"I believe you." Gu Linglong said softly.
Xu Siqi's heart was ups and downs, and he forced himself to calm down. He hid his smile and said, "Miss Gu, I will take advantage of you today and drink such a good wine for free. Come on, let me toast you."
The two clinked their glasses and each took a sip of wine.
"Miss Gu, have you ever heard of a saying that when you eat steak with wine, the taste will be particularly mellow." Xu Siqi picked up the knife and fork and slowly cut the steak on the plate.
"Why?" Gu Linglong asked curiously.
"Wine contains tartaric acid, which can perfectly neutralize the muttony smell of beef. It not only tastes better, but also has nutritional value..." Xu Siqi glanced at Qiao Zhendong's group of people across the street through the window.