The genius villain's mother is going crazy in the kid's variety show

by sasucchi0123

The genius villain's mother is going crazy in the kid's variety show by relying on food

8. Chapter 8

141 - 160

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Chapter 141: Finding Faults?

Although Zhu Jin had only been here once, he had quickly gained experience by chatting with other diners.

He was not surprised to see Nan Yi ordering. He took the menu with ease and asked while flipping through it,
"Xiao Nan, are there any new dishes today?"

Nan Yi answered skillfully while holding the notebook:

"I just served the Four Joy Meatballs, do you want it?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Zhu Jin responded hurriedly and swallowed his saliva.

Nan Yi was used to it, so he took a pen and wrote down numbers in the small notebook.

When he raised his eyes again, he found someone looking at him.

He was the person who was traveling with Zhu Jin.

Nan Yi explained expressionlessly:

"No wages, just helping out, not child labor."

The tone of voice is so flat and straightforward that it almost becomes a straight line.

This shows how many times he has repeated similar answers.

Fu Chao who happened to pass by: …

Oh my Yi Yi! You can't talk to Director Zhong like that!

Fu Chao hesitated whether to send Nan Yi away and take up the battle himself.

But he was afraid that his actions would be too obvious and would arouse Director Zhong's disgust and the audience's curiosity.

He hesitated for a moment and could only pretend nothing happened and walked away.

I just didn't dare go too far.

Then, I heard Zhong Yu say:
"Sorry, I'm just curious."

Fu Chao tilted his head curiously.

He had heard some rumors about Zhong Yu, saying that she had a bad temper and had once smashed a teacup on the head of the head of the headquarters.

Now it seems... the rumor is wrong!
Soon Zhu Jin and Zhong Yu took the order, and Nan Yi left with the menu.

Zhu Jin said to Zhong Yu:

"I ordered Yan Du Xian, Dezhou Braised Chicken, Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs, and Kung Pao Chicken. I had them all yesterday. The taste will definitely not disappoint you! Hmm, I just don't know how the Four Joy Meatballs taste today."

"Kung Pao Chicken?"

Zhong Yu keenly captured this word.

She thought of the surname "Nan" and some past events, and suddenly felt excited.

Zhu Jin misunderstood this change.

Zhu Jin waved his hand confidently:

"I told you, my tongue never makes mistakes!"

Zhong Yu glanced at him and didn't respond.

The food was served very quickly.

The two of them sat at a small table in the corner. The area was relatively cramped, and a few dishes filled the tabletop so much that Zhu Jin and Zhong Yu could only hold their bowls in their hands to eat.

The two of them have been going to various restaurants over the years and have become accustomed to the boss's special care. It was a bit novel to them suddenly experience this feeling.

Zhu Jin freed his hands with some difficulty and quickly scooped a bowl of pickled pork with preserved vegetables.

After one sip, the warmth goes straight to the heart.

"Hmm! That's the taste! Come and try it!"

Zhong Yu was slow to pick up his chopsticks.

She looked at the plate of Kung Pao Chicken, and a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes.

"It's Sichuan cuisine."

Zhu Jin found it funny:

"What else? This is positioned as a small home-style restaurant. The Sichuan version of Kung Pao Chicken is the most popular, so it's not surprising that the boss would choose this method. What flavor do you want to eat? Shandong cuisine? This is not an orthodox Shandong cuisine restaurant!"

Kung Pao Chicken originated in Guizhou Province, originated in Shanxi Province, and became famous in Sichuan Province. It has some connection with Guizhou cuisine, Shandong cuisine, and Sichuan cuisine, and the cooking methods in different cuisines are also slightly different.

To gourmets like Zhu Jinzhongyu, there is a huge difference between the two methods of cooking Kung Pao Chicken.

No wonder Zhu Jin made such a joke.

Zhong Yu did not explain much.

She followed Zhu Jin's instructions and scooped a small bowl of pickled pork with preserved vegetables.

The slightly hot soup tastes extremely delicious.

Even though Zhong Yu had eaten pickled pork with preserved vegetables countless times, he was still impressed by the taste of the bowl of pickled pork with preserved vegetables in front of him.

"I understand why you're so excited."

Zhong Yu felt deeply moved when he thought about the information he had learned about Nanzhi before coming here.

But she was not the type to be outspoken, so she kept it to herself and said nothing.

Just commented at the end:

"It's a pity that the ingredients are a little lacking."

Zhong Yu's comment, neither light nor heavy, happened to fall into the ears of the audience.

They were immediately unhappy.

As if his own child was bullied, he immediately refuted in the barrage:

[Who is this person? Is he finding fault with everything? ]

However, Zhong Yu was completely unaware of this.

Or, even if I knew, I wouldn't care.

At this moment, her attention has been drawn to the new dish—

"These four-joy meatballs look very authentic. Did the chef learn Shandong cuisine?"

Zhu Jin shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

He is just a pure foodie, and the enjoyment of his taste buds is his primary consideration.

So he happily picked up his chopsticks and inserted them into the meatballs the size of a baby's fist, then scooped them into the bowl.

After taking a big bite, Zhu Jin exclaimed:

"I was not disappointed!"

When Zhong Yu saw this, he also picked up a meatball.

The method of making Four Joy Meatballs in Shandong cuisine is similar to that of Lion's Head Meatballs, but there are some subtle differences:

Choose pork belly, chop it into small pieces, then add eggs, minced ginger, soy sauce, salt and dry starch to season.

After mixing well, shape into four meatballs of equal size and fry in a pan until golden brown.

Then season with broth, add fried meatballs, and simmer until well-seasoned.

Finally, thicken the soup and pour it on the surface of the meatballs, making sure the batter is evenly coated in a bright red color.

The method is not particularly difficult, the difficulty lies in the details.

Zhong Yu took a bite and commented immediately:

"This is fried very delicately."

The audience, who were listening attentively to this picky eater, were a little confused.

How to fry food?

Zhu Jin quickly understood:
"Right! I was saying that although Boss Nan's technique is ancient, he has a lot of innovation in the details. He is not the kind of rigid person who just follows a script!"

"Well, the four-happiness meatballs she made have a crispy but not greasy crust, and are covered with tiny holes, which are traces left by the fat of the pork melting when exposed to high temperatures. This method is a bit like the dry-fried meatballs in the imperial court. But the key is that she can ensure that the outer shell is crispy and fragrant while the pork inside is still tender. This must be done over high heat to keep the balance between crispness and tenderness at high temperatures. The difficulty is undoubtedly like a master walking a tightrope. If you are not careful, you will lose everything. It seems that this boss Nan is not only skilled, but also very confident!"

Zhong Yu's tone was full of appreciation.

The audience, who were all ready to fight back, were stunned instead.

Huh?
No criticism?

Zhu Jin nodded in agreement:

"Well, Boss Nan's cooking always makes me feel that she is proficient in more than one type of cuisine, but she only cooks home-cooked dishes, so it's not very clear. I really want to try a dish that can show her skills to the extreme."

The dishes that Nanzhi makes these days are all popular dishes that are well-known and often appear on the tables of ordinary people.

Everyone felt it was familiar and didn't feel any difficulty from it.

Only gourmets like Zhu Jin and Zhong Yu, who have tasted the cooking of top chefs, can notice a slight difference.

As for what is the dish that can bring out the best of cooking skills...

For example, a top-notch clear soup dish like chicken tofu pudding.

Chapter 142 Director Zhong!
Ordinary people may spend a few hours stewing a pot of pickled pork with preserved vegetables in their spare time.

But I would never spend several days just to make a dish like chicken tofu which is labor-intensive and likely to fail!

Therefore, such dishes are extremely challenging for the chef's skills.

Just a clear soup is enough to keep 99% of chefs out.

The audience who didn't know much about the subject were a little confused:
[I felt like I didn't understand a single word…]

[As expected, a gourmet's friends are also gourmets. That's called professionalism! ]

[I don't care, it's just praising our boss Nan for being awesome! ]

[Hey, why do I feel like this lady looks familiar! ]

[I think it looks familiar, too. I seem to have seen it somewhere.]

[Tiantiantian! My family! Isn't this Director Zhong Yu? 】

[Who is Director Zhong? Is he a director? ]

[Are you stupid? He is the director of "A Bite of China"! ]

…

The barrage of comments went viral.

The screen refresh speed was more than twice as fast as usual!
It can be seen how shocked and excited the audience in the live broadcast room were at this time!
As some people moved the live broadcast room situation to other platforms, the related topic gradually fermented, and many people flocked to the live broadcast room to watch the excitement.

The popularity of Nanzhi's live broadcast room had been going back and forth with Fu Chao's popularity, with the two taking turns to be the boss.

Now, the name "Zhong Yu" has become a stimulant!

Countless people came to Nanzhi's live broadcast room to watch Zhong Yu, causing the popularity of the room to soar, and directly widened the gap with the second place Fu Chao!

And this is not the end, it's just the beginning.

Zhong Yu was completely unaware of the commotion he had caused in the outside world.

She savored each dish carefully, her eyes full of seriousness and appreciation.

"There are almost no downsides," she said.

The new audience didn't know what was going on and couldn't help asking:
[Did they invite a professional chef of state banquet level to their variety show? Director Zhong actually gave them such a high evaluation!]

[What professional chef? It was Nanzhi who made it. Haven't you seen any of the hot searches these days? ]

[I thought it was another shameless marketing trick from a variety show...]

[They really tried hard, even invited Zhong Yu, is the next step to market it as a state banquet? ]

[People who say sarcastic things obviously don't understand Director Zhong. He is famous for being picky and upright! ]

[Remember when we were setting up a fried rice stall at the night market and the documentary crew came to film? Could it be...?]

[Don't guess! Keep your mind down! Don't look back and be laughed at! ]

…

kitchen.

Nanzhi was concentrating on cooking in front of the stove, oblivious to what was happening outside the window.

But there was a Fu Chao who kept nagging in her ear, repeating every comment Zhong Yu had made.

It seems that he is even more excited than Nanzhi!

I guess he wouldn't be this excited even when the movies and TV series he starred in were praised by the audience!

Suddenly, he mentioned:

"...But Director Zhong seems to like Shandong cuisine. She kept asking if you were a Shandong cuisine student. She also asked why Kung Pao Chicken is a Sichuan dish... So there is a Shandong dish for Kung Pao Chicken?"

Nanzhi paused.

She finally turned her attention to Fu Chao:

"Director Zhong said she wanted to eat Shandong cuisine's Kung Pao Chicken?"

Fu Chao shook his head:

"She didn't say that..."

Nanzhi said "oh" regretfully and was slightly absent-minded.

His hands kept moving, quickly scooping up the fried vegetables and putting them on the plate.

Fu Chao looked at him twice in amazement before continuing,
"...She just looks a little, um, disappointed? Strange, why would Director Zhong be disappointed?"

Nanzhi handed the freshly cooked dish to Fu Chao:

"Then why don't I just cook a Shandong dish of Kung Pao Chicken for her?"

Fu Chao was stunned.

He held the plate stupidly:

"Ah? You want to stir-fry Kung Pao Chicken? Or is it especially for Director Zhong?"

He emphasized the word "especially".

Who doesn't know that Nanzhi treats Director Zhong and other diners equally?
Even yesterday, Xu Lin frantically hinted to Nanzhi that she should pay attention, use her cooking skills, and try to maximize the value of Zhong Yu's visit...

Nanzhi pretended not to understand and continued doing what he was supposed to do.

Xu Lin couldn't do anything to her.

But now, why did Nanzhi suddenly change his mind?

Fu Chao looked at Nanzhi inquiringly.

Unfortunately, she didn't intend to explain too much and continued to wash the pot and prepare the dishes without looking away.

Fu Chao had no choice but to take the dishes out first.

When he arrived at the lobby, he saw that Zhu Jin and Zhong Yu's meal was almost over.

Fearing that the two would leave early, Fu Chao chose to step forward and greeted their surprised looks:
"Wait a moment, our boss Nan is making Kung Pao Chicken."

"Um?"

Zhu Jin pointed at the almost empty plate of Kung Pao Chicken on the table in confusion,
"Our dishes are already served."

Fu Chao had no choice but to give a brief explanation.

Zhu Jin suddenly became excited:
"Is your boss Nan so easy to talk to? Hearing Zhong Yu say she wanted to eat Shandong cuisine Kung Pao Chicken, you made it for her? Then I want to eat something that is not on the menu, is that okay?"

"Sorry, no."

Nanzhi came out personally with the dishes.

Many customers in the store were looking sideways, and the comments in the live broadcast room were also curious.

Fu Chao asked directly:
"Nanzhi, why are you here?"

"Serve the food."

Nanzhi explained with a smile.

Then, her eyes moved and happened to meet Zhong Yu's.

"Ms. Zhong."

Nanzhi did not call Zhong Director, but only treated Zhong Yu as a guest.

However, there was a special guest:

"Your Kung Pao Chicken is here."

Zhong Yu smiled slowly.

"Okay, thank you."

She picked up her chopsticks again and tasted this Shandong dish, Kung Pao Chicken.

The Sichuan version of Kung Pao Chicken has a spicy lychee flavor, which is sweet first and then sour, and spicy in the sweetness, with more emphasis on its spicy taste.

The Shandong version of Kung Pao Chicken is prepared in a similar manner, but it places more emphasis on stir-frying over high heat, highlighting the salty and fresh flavors of Shandong cuisine!

This dish of Kung Pao Chicken made by Nanzhi is the best. The chicken pieces are evenly sized, slightly reddish brown, and the sauce is bright and plump. There is no sauce or starch on the plate, and the seasoning is only sugar, vinegar and soy sauce!
The chicken is tender, chewy, crispy and delicious. The different flavors interweave in the mouth, but complement each other, giving people a just right feeling!
Zhong Yu smiled after just one bite.

She asked with great certainty:

"Your grandfather's last name is Nan, right?"

"yes."

Nanzhi nodded.

As their eyes met, the two of them exchanged information that only they could understand.

Only the bystanders were confused, and the live broadcast room was filled with question marks:

[If Nanzhi's grandfather's surname is not Nan, what is his surname? ]

[Damn, it feels like they are speaking something we can't understand! ]

[I have a bold guess, could it be that Zhong Yu knows Nan Zhi's grandfather? ]

[Nanzhi learned cooking from her grandfather. Hmm, the logic makes sense! ]

[The chef that Zhong Yu knows must be a great chef! Is there anyone who can tell me more? ]

[What? I'm not sure what they are talking about! ]

…

Fu Chao also had many questions to ask.

But deep in my heart, a trace of regret flashed across my mind.

Chapter 143: The plain smell of fireworks, the most soothing to the hearts of ordinary people
. The appearance of Zhong Yu has brought enough shock to the public.

But she doesn't seem satisfied with this.

Facing everyone's curiosity and confusion, Zhong Yu slowly said:

"Last time, a director from my team came over and told you that I'm preparing a new documentary. I want to use your Nanjia Restaurant as one of the materials, and I'll be the one directing the film myself. Is that okay?"

Before Nanzhi could express her opinion, Fu Chaoxian covered his mouth in disbelief.

Zhu Jin was so surprised that he blurted out:

"You directed the film yourself? You directed other directors in the previous footage..."

Realizing that he was in front of the live camera, Zhu Jin quickly shut up.

The spectators were glad they had already tasted some of the fun:

[Oh my god, this treatment is really unique! ]

[Hahaha! Who guessed that the crew that filmed the fried rice stall was Director Zhong's crew? Let me give you a big kiss! ]

[It's so cool, who knows! Just one foot, someone mocked the audience for being fanciful and flattering Nanzhi, and then Director Zhong personally confirmed the speculation! It was a slap in the face in one second! I really want to be a fan of Nanzhi! ]

[Fortunately, I invested in Nanzhi early on, and I am so happy to see her take off! ]

[Hey, hey, hey, are you guys buying stocks a little crooked? Is Nanzhi doing what an actor does? ]

[So what? Even if she changes her career to become a chef in the future, I will still be her die-hard fan! ]

[It seems that I am the only one who is paying attention to Nanzhi... Please agree to it, ancestor! What a great opportunity! ]

[I was so anxious that I wanted to rush into the screen and nod on behalf of Nanzhi! ]

[Hahaha! Fu Chao has already done this! He is simply my mouthpiece! ]

…

"What are you still hesitating about? Hurry up and agree!"

Fu Chao quickly rushed to Nanzhi's side, deliberately lowering his voice.

He was probably really anxious.

Otherwise, he would not have forgotten the microphone on his body and conveyed his urging to the live broadcast room word for word.

The audience laughed their asses off.

Nanzhi glanced at him helplessly:
"Why are you in such a hurry? Calm down."

"How can I remain calm? The emperor is really not in a hurry..."

Fu Chao braked in time to avoid a slip of the tongue.

Nanzhi was amused by him.

After thinking about it, she still didn't rush to agree.

Instead, he said to Zhong Yu:

"This is just a family restaurant, are you sure you want to take a picture?"

Zhong Yu heard this and looked around.

Even though this restaurant is connected to the store next door, the overall area is not very large.

It can't compare with those luxurious restaurants with three or five floors, and it's not as luxurious and high-end as the high-altitude revolving restaurants.

There are no top-notch dishes here, only common dishes on the tables of ordinary people.

But…

"The ordinary smell of fireworks is the most soothing to ordinary people's hearts. This is exactly what is missing in my new documentary."

Zhong Yu vaguely felt as if the floodgates of inspiration had been opened.

In fact, her new documentary has recently entered a creative bottleneck period. Zhong Yu even feels confused and doesn't know where to go in the future.

But when he came to Nanjia Restaurant today, Zhong Yu seemed to have found the direction.

Therefore, Zhong Yu took the most sincere attitude and invited Nanzhi to participate in her documentary.

The last time Zhou Ling photographed Nanzhi, only a silhouette appeared in the shot, as part of a fried rice stall.

But this time, Zhong Yu wanted to take Nanzhi as the core.

Nanzhi: "Okay."

Zhong Yu smiled as excitedly as a child.

"Great! Your presence has solved my biggest problem right now!"

"It's my pleasure."

Nanzhi smiled, looking calm and composed.

On the other hand, the others were much more excited than her!
[If Director Zhong hadn't said this himself, I would have thought I was dreaming.]

[Ah? This isn't my dream? ]

[I am not a fan of Nanzhi, but I am already bubbling with beauty. How happy should I be as a fan of Nanzhi? 】

[You have to catch this overwhelming wealth and prosperity! ]

[Now I'm really curious about the taste of Nanjia Restaurant! There are only a few days left for this episode's filming, right? I have to go there and check in now! ]

[Good guy, you reminded me. I haven't gone to Nanjia Restaurant for dinner yet! Let's go! Let's go together!]

…

Zhong Yu said that she would discuss the next specific shooting matters in detail with the variety show crew.

Afterwards, she and Zhu Jin walked out of Nan's Restaurant.

Zhu Jin was really curious.

Now that he had a chance, he quickly asked:

"What did you mean by that?"

"What? Documentary filming?"

Zhong Yu had solved a big problem on his mind and had just eaten and drunk his fill.

So she looked lazy and didn't even answer Zhu Jin's questions seriously.

Zhu Jin was anxious:

"You asked if Nanzhi's grandfather's surname was Nan! Your attitude gave me a very outrageous guess..."

Zhong Yu and Zhu Jin have been friends for many years, so how could she not know what he was thinking?
She looked at him deeply:
"Well, it's just as you guessed."

Zhu Jin felt dizzy and almost cried out in the street:

"Nan... is it the Nan in Nanping Mountain? It's really the Nanping Mountain we know, right?"

Zhong Yu said slowly but solemnly:

"There is no other Nanping Mountain in the world."

Nanping Mountain, a once glorious culinary legend.

When he was in Yanjing, no restaurant dared to claim to be the best in front of him.

Only Nanping Mountain is the well-deserved first, the first choice of countless diners, and the god in the hearts of gourmets!
And Nanping Mountain is actually the grandfather of Nanzhi?

"No wonder, no wonder..."

Zhu Jin murmured.

The mood was mixed and relieved, shocked but also felt it was very reasonable.

He said how could Nanzhi appear out of nowhere and become a female star, yet become so popular with her cooking skills!

Opening a fried rice stall can make you the king of the night market, and opening a restaurant can make it an Internet-famous restaurant.

This posture, under the premise that she is the granddaughter of Nanping Mountain, or the heir, then everything makes sense!

The name Nanping Mountain alone can smooth out all the unreasonableness!

"So you asked if there's any Shandong cuisine Kung Pao Chicken!"

Only then did Zhu Jin suddenly realize.

Zhong Yu nodded:

"Well, the first dish that made Nan Ping Shan famous in Yanjing was Kung Pao Chicken. So I concluded that Nan Zhi, as Nan Ping Shan's granddaughter, would definitely be able to make it!"

Truly top chefs often begin to show their talents in their 20s.

But Nanpingshan was different. When he emerged, he was already in his 30s.

At that time, he was an older apprentice in an old Shandong cuisine restaurant. After completing his apprenticeship, he was assigned to be in charge of Kung Pao Chicken.

Just looking at the arrangement, you can tell that he is not valued.

Who would order Kung Pao Chicken when dining at an authentic Shandong restaurant? Everyone assumes it is Sichuan cuisine.

Nanpingshan, on the other hand, took a different approach and attracted countless people with its Kung Pao Chicken.

They even made it into the restaurant's signature dish!

That year, Nanping Mountain was like a bolt of thunder in the plain of Yanjing.

Later, he became the rising sun in the food world, and his glory was unrivaled.

But now, few people know his name. Chapter 144 You Yi Yi is with you

The news that Nanzhi was going to shoot a documentary about Zhong Yu quickly spread on the Internet.

The already turbulent sea surface was now even more turbulent!
At first, some people thought it was hype or a spoof.

Express dissatisfaction on the spot:

[Director Zhong is concentrating on her creation. Can some people in the entertainment industry please stop using her as a cover? ]

[Just by looking at it, I think it can be selected as one of the most outrageous news of the year. That's ridiculous! ]

[How can people who have nothing in common be forced to hype each other up? ]

[Originally, Yanda had a crush on Nanzhi, but now it's almost gone. ]

[What? Nanzhi graduated from Yanda University? ]

[Has your mountain just got internet access? Everyone has already discussed this. ]

…

Because of "A Bite of China", the public has a very favorable impression of Zhong Yu and almost deified her.

Therefore, when Nanzhi and Zhongyu's names were put together, many people immediately had a preference.

The incident caused a lot of uproar on the Internet.

Fortunately, the program team noticed it in time and edited the live broadcast clip and released it.

After the video quickly went viral on various platforms, people still couldn't believe it:

[It must be fake. I feel like Zhong Yu is hyping it up in collaboration with a variety show.]

[Even artists have to eat. It seems that they are being given too much. ]

[Director Zhong is not that kind of person! ]

[Even her biological parents can change their attitude for money, why can't she, Zhong Yu? ]

[Have you ever watched the live broadcast of "Young Cubs"? Nanzhi relied on her cooking skills to make it to the top, how could she be wiped out by just one sentence from you? ]

[I don't care whether her cooking skills are good or bad. Anyway, Zhong Yu is lowering her own reputation by doing this kind of thing. Her new documentary is out, and I will definitely not watch it! ]

[That's right! Zhong Yu must have posted it for traffic! How shameful! ]

…

"This is not right. It feels like someone has deployed a troll army."

Xu Lin observed the direction of public opinion and made judgments based on his experience.

His assistant director stood aside, frowning:

"The PR department is already dealing with it, but aren't we going to investigate the people behind this troll army?"

Xu Lin originally wanted to say there was no need to check.

After all, competition in the entertainment industry is fierce, and since their variety show has made it through the siege, it will naturally arouse the envy of countless people.

If you want to check, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, which is really too difficult.

But when the words came to his lips, he suddenly stopped.

"Do you feel that this wave of trolls is targeting Nanzhi?"

"ah?"

The assistant director was puzzled.

"Why target Nanzhi? Because she's become popular again?"

Xu Lin stroked his chin and thought:

"Not just this time, but also the food critic who suddenly appeared last time, and the one about academic qualifications later, I always feel like someone is targeting Nanzhi behind the scenes. And this is all over the place, it looks like the work of an amateur, not professional at all. Does it seem like a personal grudge? Maybe I should give her a heads up."

"So what should we do now?"

"Follow the original rhythm. After all... we are not vegetarians!"

The program team acted very quickly.

They directly brought the topic to the taste of Nanjia Restaurant -

As the saying goes, a blacksmith must be strong himself.

If Nanzhi really relies on hype, then this wave of operations will only lead to her failure.

But everyone in the program team is full of confidence in Nanzhi's cooking skills!
They all firmly believe that delicious food can conquer people's hearts!

then.

With a wave of positive output, the public opinion trend that was originally a bit skewed was pulled back.

Even the local people in Yanjing who are not familiar with the entertainment industry have heard of this restaurant called Nanjia Bistro.

[How did this restaurant suddenly appear? Is it hype? ]

[Can someone please give me a seat? I want to join in the fun.]

[This seems to be a restaurant opened by a celebrity in a variety show. It sounds interesting.]

[You guys really aroused my curiosity. Even if it's shit, I'd like to taste it to see how salty it is! ]

[Group check-in! Is there anyone near Yanjing XX who is willing to join me? 】

...
-After
closing, Nanjia Restaurant was quiet and warm.

There was a dim light on in the small attic on the second floor.

Nanzhi leaned against the head of the bed, flipping through the black notebook in her hand in the dim light.

—It was something that her adopted brother Zhao Ming stuffed into her pocket when she went back to visit her grandfather's grave not long ago. He said it was a relic left by her grandfather.

For a long time after I read Nanzhi, I didn't dare open it.

I'm afraid I'll feel uncomfortable after watching it.

Even after spending more than ten years in another world, Nanzhi still cannot accept the fact that his grandfather has passed away.

She didn't want to believe that the only elder in the world who cared about her and loved her would leave her completely like this.

But later she opened the black notebook.

Then she realized that the notebook was actually her grandfather's diary!

I have been writing diaries for decades!
My grandfather is a reserved and silent person, and many people even misunderstand him as cold and ruthless with a weird temper.

Even when he wrote in his diary, he did not write long and eloquent articles. Instead, just like his appearance, he spoke little and was quite restrained in his words.

In this way, my grandfather's long decades of life were condensed in this notebook.

It also allows Nanzhi to get a glimpse of her grandfather's once eventful life through these yellowed pages.

What is recorded here are basically the major events in my grandfather's life.

For example, Kung Pao Chicken.

The first dish that made grandpa famous in Yanjing.

Grandpa simply wrote a few words about the grand occasion and attached his thoughts.

At the end, he just said "still need to work harder", which doesn't show any pride or complacency at all.

This is the diary that grandpa writes only for himself.

It is obvious that he believes this from the bottom of his heart and is not just doing it for show.

Nanzhi couldn't help laughing:

"You are still the same as always."

Nanzhi laughed and suddenly tears welled up in her eyes.

Nan Yi, who had just finished washing up, walked out of the bathroom and saw Nan Zhi's expression at a glance.

He came closer cautiously and first stood next to Nanzhi.

Just like an insecure little animal, he is slowly looking for a place where he can feel safe and secure.

Nanzhi put her arms around his back and asked softly:

"What's the matter?"

"Mom is crying."

Nan Yi raised his little head from Nanzhi's arms and carefully observed the subtle expressions on her face.

He always has a natural and keen insight into Nanzhi's emotions.

Or is this the connection between mother and child?

"Mom, don't be sad, I'm with you."

The childish voice is full of tenderness.

The little boy seemed to be tolerant and comforting Nanzhi.

Nanzhi's already soft heart was now even more overwhelmed.

She lowered her head and kissed Nan Yi on the forehead.

"ah."

Nan Yi covered his forehead with his hands and looked at his mother shyly.

"Why, why did you kiss me?"

Although he asked this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Nanzhi smiled:

"Because Yi Yi is so cute." Chapter 145 Life in Nanping Mountain

Nan Yi turned her face away embarrassedly, mumbling something.

The words were too vague for Nanzhi to hear clearly, so she moved closer:
"What did you say? Mom can't hear you clearly."

Nan Yi pretended to be serious and raised his voice slightly:
"I said I'm already 4 and a half years old, you can't call me cute!"

Nanzhi was so happy that her eyes narrowed with smiles:
"What should I praise? My handsome, smart, sensible and well-behaved genius baby?"

"Mother!"

Even the tips of Nan Yi's ears were dyed red.

I don't know if it's because she's shy or because she's been coaxed too much.

Nanzhi couldn't help it, so she reached out to rub his face and kiss his forehead.

Nan Yi twisted his body uncomfortably, but this time he didn't cover his forehead.

Nanzhi saw that he was obviously very happy but tried to pretend to be calm, so she wanted to play a teasing on him.

She suddenly let out a cry.

Facing Nan Yi's nervous gaze, he asked slowly:

"You've forgotten that Yi Yi is already a 4 and a half year old kid. Does that mean we can't kiss each other anymore?"

"That's still possible."

Nan Yi was so nervous that he stuttered.

It seemed that he was really afraid that Nanzhi would never kiss him again.

Seeing him anxiously trying to explain, his little face turned red.

Nanzhi felt distressed and immediately stopped teasing him and gave him another big kiss.

"Okay, okay, I'm just kidding."

"Mother."

The tone of voice sounded aggrieved.

Nanzhi felt guilty and quickly handed the black notebook to him:
"Look, what is this?"

"…What is it?"

The little cub was indeed easy to fool, and Nan Yi's attention was successfully diverted.

Nanzhi explained:

"My grandfather's diary, um, your great-grandfather."

Nan Yi opened his eyes wide in surprise:
"What did it say? Did Great Grandfather mention me?"

He asked a question that sounded a bit silly.

But Nanzhi heard from these words his desire for the affection of his elderly elders.

She apologized secretly, and then answered Nan Yi's question seriously:
"Although he didn't mention it, he must know you. Because I found out about your birth not long after your great-grandfather's funeral. So, Yi Yi should be a gift from my great-grandfather!"

She lost her only family and regained her only family.

How is this not considered a kind of perfection?

Nanzhi analyzed and nodded seriously.

The persuasiveness in his words left Nan Yi with no doubt at all.

Nan Yi: "Wow!"

His bright dark eyes sparkled with excitement and happiness.

Perhaps he suddenly realized that his existence seemed to be more valuable and meaningful than he thought!

"Then I want to read my great-grandfather's diary, too!"

"Okay, let's watch it together."

Nanzhi simply placed the diary upright in front of the two of them and flipped through the pages one by one.

Nanzhi reads the diary very slowly and hasn't finished it yet.

She tried to understand more about her grandfather from the lines, the mysterious old man who was silent, introverted and uncommunicative when he was alive.

Now, she also tries to portray the image of a grandfather to her children -

Nanzhi actually doesn't know much about the past of Nanping Mountain.

I only knew from what others said that he was poor when he was young, his parents had both passed away, and that he later married his wife through a blind date, opened a restaurant in a small town, and lived an ordinary life.

Later, a state banquet chef came to attend an event nearby and happened to pass by his restaurant. He thought he had good talent and asked him if he wanted to go to Yanjing to study cooking.

He went.

Even his wife's threat of divorce could not stop his determination.

Later, his wife left him with the child, and in less than two months she started a new family with another man.

But he didn't care. He packed his simple bag, closed his small restaurant, and went to Yanjing to learn skills.

Many years later, he came back, already an old man with gray hair and a lonely look.

He picked up the granddaughter that his son had abandoned and opened a small restaurant.

Some people admired his behavior.

Some people also laughed at him behind his back, saying that he had been out for so many years but had not even earned enough money to buy a coffin.

Even his biological son Zhao Cheng, who had changed his name, was furious and said that the old man was useless and could not leave him a huge fortune.

Nan Pingshan never mentioned how he spent those years in Yanjing.

Until Nanzhi read the diary.

Only then did she realize that the years her grandfather had spent in Yanjing could no longer be described as successful.

He is a legend.

From his sudden appearance, his fame in Beijing, to his hosting of state banquets, to gourmets from all over the world flying in just to eat his food, to his betrayal by those close to him, to his choice to leave in disappointment...

His eventful half of life is all included in this small notebook.

So, how could he not have made money?
Not only did he make money, but he also gained fame and fortune. Wealth and glory had all flowed through his hands.

He chose not to.

So...

That day, I ran into Zhao Cheng and Wang Xiaoyue in front of my grandfather's grave. They seemed to be completely unaware of what was going on.

You know, this diary has been in their hands for a long time.

Hmm.

However, considering the couple's "money-oriented" nature, they probably just flipped through two pages of the diary and threw it away because they thought it was useless.

That makes sense too.

"Mom, why don't you read it?"

Nan Yi suddenly asked.

It seemed that he was listening with great interest.

Too.

Grandpa's life is simply a growth history of a great male protagonist!
From 80-year-olds to 3-year-old children, no one doesn't love cool stories!

But...

"Little guy, this is your great-grandfather's diary, not a novel!"

Nanzhi pinched Nanyi's nose unhappily.

Nan Yi said in a deep voice:
"I know."

Nanzhi loosened his fingers and continued to turn to the next page.

He casually said:

"The rest should be the story of your great grandfather returning to his hometown. Actually, I didn't have time to read it."

Crash.

The page turns.

Her name suddenly appeared before my eyes.

'The first time I saw Zhizhi, she was as thin as a cat and couldn't even get food from other children.'

'When I got home today, I found Zhizhi had secretly washed the dishes and swept the floor. She kept looking at me, probably because she was afraid that I would send her away. Such a young child...how can I make her feel at ease?'

"Zhizhi ate two bowls of rice today, and her cheeks look plump, not bad."

'Zhizhi doesn't like eating cucumbers.'

'I gave Zhizhi too much candy, and she had a toothache and went to the hospital. Don't indulge children blindly, remember that!'

'I made candied apples today, and Zhizhi liked them very much.'

"Zhizhi wants to go to kindergarten, but I can't even afford the tuition. What's the point of this ridiculous insistence?"

'Business in the store is very good. I bought a little skirt for Zhizhi and she was very happy.'

"I've been thinking a lot about Zhizhi recently. Maybe when she's older, I can go back to Yanjing to see her."

"Zhizhi is too young. I am worried about leaving her at home. Let's wait until she goes to primary school."

"When Zhizhi goes to junior high school..."

"When Zhizhi goes to high school..." Chapter 146 I'll take care of mom!

Nanzhi never knew it.

It turned out that since she was in kindergarten, her grandfather had wanted to go back to Yanjing, return to his battlefield, and take back everything that belonged to him.

But until the end of his life, he was unable to go back.

Because of her.

In an instant, Nanzhi burst into tears.

Pop.

Nan Yi felt water dripping down his cheek.

He was still wondering and wanted to remind his mother that there seemed to be a water leak in the house.

When I looked up, I saw my mother crying silently and sadly.

Nan Yi was immediately panicked and quickly got up:
"Mom, don't cry!"

"Mom is fine."

Nanzhi choked up while trying to comfort Nanyi, but she couldn't stop her tears from falling.

In the end, she simply covered her eyes with her hands.

Nan Yi used her little hands to pull Nanzhi twice, but failed to move it.

He tilted his head in distress for a long time, really not knowing what to do, so he had to slowly move his little body and gently place his furry head on Nanzhi's arm.

There were no extra words, only intimate companionship, which became his unique and silent comfort to his mother.

Nanzhi felt it.

She raised her hands and hugged Nan Yi, silently reciting in her heart:

Thank you for being my family.

…

Nanpingshan's diary was carefully placed by Nanzhi on the bedside table within her sight.

She was filled with guilt towards her grandfather, but also full of confidence.

Because of her grandfather's huge and silent love for her, she can be fearless and invincible.

'I won't let you down.'

Nanzhi made a secret promise in her heart.

Nan Yi, who had finally waited for her mother to stop crying, looked at her without blinking:
"What are you thinking about, Mom?"

Nanzhi smiled nonchalantly:

"I might have a lot to do after thinking about my mom."

Nan Yi seemed to understand what he said, but he didn't care. He supported his mother unconditionally:

"I can help you!"

Nanzhi squeezed his little hand amusingly:

"Eating well and sleeping well is the greatest help to mom."

Nan Yi was not convinced:
"I, I am too young now, but I will grow up! I will help you in the future! I will protect you! Just like my great grandfather!"

"Okay, okay."

Nanzhi responded repeatedly, but she was secretly sighing.

I don't know who he resembles with this stubborn and unyielding character.

Seeing that it was getting late, Nanzhi urged Nanyi to go to bed quickly.

"We have to get up early tomorrow!"

She reminded.

Nan Yi felt that her mother was fooling her, and she stared with her eyes wide open and refused to sleep:
"I am not lying, I am serious, mom!"

"I see. So can we go to bed now, my dear?"

"I'm not sleepy!"

"But mom is sleepy and a little tired."

As soon as Nanzhi finished speaking, Nanyi jumped into the bed and patted the fluffy down pillow.

"Then go to bed quickly, mom. I'll watch over you."

If you don't know, you might think that the roles of the two people were swapped.

Nanzhi couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, but she still lay down as she was told.

Nan Yi stretched out her little hand and gently patted Nan Zhi through the quilt.

Just like Nanzhi usually did when she coaxed him to sleep, she was humming some strange lullaby.

Yi Yi really has no talent for singing.

Nanzhi held back her laughter and slowly closed her eyes.

After a few minutes, she opened her eyes.

Nan Yi, who was facing her, was sleeping soundly and even forgot to take back his little hand that was resting on her.

"Little fool."

The smile in Nanzhi's eyes was like flowing honey.

Soon, she fell asleep too.

A dreamless night.

When Nanzhi opened her eyes again, she found that Nanyi had woken up at some point, with his bright eyes wide open, his expression full of serious thought.

Nanzhi's voice was a little hoarse:

"What's the matter?"

"I was dreaming."

Nan Yi announced very solemnly.

Nanzhi felt less sleepy and hummed:

"…Is that a good thing? It means you slept well?"

Nan Yi shook his head:
"I dreamed of my great grandfather, he told me to take good care of you!"

Nanzhi: "…"

So what is this, taking care of mom?

Nan Yi: "Listen to your great grandfather!"

Nanzhi: "…Okay."

Nanzhi didn't take this matter to heart.

However, Nan Yi was obsessed with taking care of his mother in every aspect.

After Nanzhi got up and brushed her teeth, she found that Nanyi had squeezed toothpaste for her and prepared warm water for her; when
Nanzhi was about to change clothes, she saw that Nanyi had already chosen them for her and placed them neatly on the bedside;
Nanzhi was thinking about what to eat for breakfast, but it turned out that Nanyi had already gone next door to buy soy milk, buns, fried dough sticks, and two tea eggs.

And Nan Yi said:

"I didn't leave our store more than a hundred meters away! So it's not considered disobedience!"

This was the standard that Nanzhi set for him with a serious face after the previous incident of sneaking out.

Nanzhi was stunned.

After a while, Nanzhi came back to his senses and couldn't help asking,
"Where did you get the money?"

Speaking of this, Nan Yi became excited.

He fished out a 2-dollar bill from his pocket:
"This is the pocket money you gave me yesterday, Mom! This is what's left after I bought breakfast!"

He looked a little distressed, probably because he felt that his money was too extravagant.

Every time this happens, Nan Yi misses the time when they set up a fried rice stall at the night market. His mother would give all the money to him to manage. It was such a heavy but sweet burden!

Nanzhi continued to be shocked.

She always felt that her own child was like a young seedling in the field. Before she knew it, it had grown and changed its appearance, becoming so sensible that even she could hardly recognize it.

Nanzhi said helplessly:

"Yi Yi, isn't this the money your mother left for you to play with your friends?"

Nan Yi waved his hand generously:

"You can play without money! Kids don't have much to spend money on!"

Nanzhi raised his hand to his forehead and sighed deeply.

But as she sighed, she started to laugh again.

"It's really... so cute."

"What?"

Nan Yi didn't hear clearly.

Nanzhi remembered his "complaint" last night and immediately shook her head:
"Nothing. I mean the buns smell good, let's eat them together!"

"Uh-huh!"

The steamed buns and fried dough sticks bought casually from roadside shops cannot compare with Nanzhi's craftsmanship.

Nanzhi was eating, and she didn't know if it was because of Nanyi, but she always felt that there was an endless sweetness lingering in the aftertaste.

Nan Yi was very dissatisfied and commented seriously:

"It's so different from the dumplings my mom makes. I won't buy from this store next time!"

Fu Chao happened to be walking in from outside the store with Qing Xi. Upon hearing this, he curiously asked,
"What kind of dumplings are these? Did you go to the store next door to buy them today? They taste pretty good!"

Nanzhi: "I bought them one by one."

Then he talked about Nan Yi's series of actions in the morning.

Fu Chao's eyes lit up when he heard this:

"Wow! Yi Yi! What a fairy kid you are! Uncle Fu almost wants to steal you back home!"

Qingxi opened his mouth wide, with a look of shock on his face, as if "my uncle is actually an outlaw!"

Nan Yi refused without a second thought:

"We are not suitable!"

Nan Yi: I declined! Chapter 147 Journalist Interview

Xie Hua is a reporter for the Yenching Daily.

As one of the oldest newspapers, Yanjing Daily ranks among the top in the domestic market and has a profound influence in various fields.

Xie Hua has been in the company for three years and is proud to be a reporter for Yanjing Daily wherever he goes.

For the sake of his career, he constantly strives to become the best among his colleagues and the one most appreciated by his leaders.

Judging from the treatment he received some time ago, Xie Hua almost thought he was going to succeed...

Why almost?

Because Xie Hua found that he seemed to have been banished to the cold palace overnight.

Otherwise, how could he be suddenly sent to interview some unknown little restaurant?
Even if he wrote a wonderful article about this kind of restaurant that has no news value, would anyone really read it?
Oh, by the way, this restaurant seems to be a derivative of some variety show, and everyone from the waiters to the chefs are celebrities.

So this is why the boss arranged for him to come?
Another marketing promotion?

Xie Hua, who had great career aspirations, felt that his ideals were tainted by money and was very depressed.

So that the whole person exudes the sad and salty smell.

"Why."

Xie Hua sighed heavily.

Suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, brother. We will eventually get our turn if we wait in line."

Xie Hua looked up in confusion:

"What's our turn?"

When he focused his attention and looked at the scene clearly, his pupils suddenly shrank!
It turned out that while he was listless, he had squeezed into a large group of people. He was at the back of the line, and there were at least more than 50 people in front of him!

Which supermarket is doing marketing and giving out gifts? Business is so good!

Xie Hua was a little puzzled and apologized to the person behind him:
"I'm sorry, I went to the restaurant next door to eat, and I went to the wrong place."

He was about to leave when the enthusiastic brother behind him pulled him back in time:

"There's no such thing as a small restaurant next door. This is it! We're all lined up here!"

"W-what?"

Xie Hua was stunned, he couldn't believe his eyes!
"So many people are here to line up for food? Is this restaurant offering a free promotion?"

Otherwise, Xie Hua really couldn't figure out what kind of charm could make so many people willingly stand here and wait!

The enthusiastic elder brother laughed:

"What kind of freebies are you talking about? Our boss Nan doesn't even offer a 10% discount!"

As he spoke, several people behind the eldest brother nodded in agreement:

"Don't even mention discounts, no price increase is good."

"I would rather the boss raise the price. The queues are getting longer and longer every day."

"Didn't they add a new store? It feels like nothing was added!"

"What misunderstandings do you have about the business of Nan's Restaurant?"

"…"

Xie Hua looked at the group of people of different ages, both men and women, and was curious out of professional instinct:

"You're all friends?"

The enthusiastic elder brother answered solemnly:

"No, we are dining partners."

"ha?"

Is a dining companion a special and sacred relationship?
Isn't it also a friend?
After a detailed explanation, Xie Hua finally understood—

It turned out that this group of people, including the enthusiastic brother, were members of a local food group in Yanjing, and the enthusiastic brother was the group leader.

As for the group members, there are those who have worked diligently for many years, the second generation of rich people whose life goal is to eat, drink and have fun, and the stupid college students who are still in school and have not experienced the harshness of society...

Usually, there is no idle chat or false advertising in the communication of this group. What there is is only the food recommendation from the heart of each member!
In their tireless search for food, from high-end restaurants with an average cost of over a thousand per person to inconspicuous street food stalls... It can be said that food is the only truth that foodies believe in!

"…If a recommender is found to have made false advertising more than three times, we will directly dismiss that person!"

The enthusiastic elder brother raised his chin and promoted their rules quite complacently.

The people behind him nodded one after another, their eyes full of pride and approval!
Xie Hua was stunned.

This group of people seems too... interview-worthy!
Xie Hua quickly took out the recorder and small camera that are essential equipment for reporters:
"Actually, I'm a reporter from Yanjing Daily. I want to come to interview this Nanjia Restaurant. I'm curious about why you came to this restaurant. Do you mind telling me in detail?"

The enthusiastic brother was very surprised:

"So you're a reporter? Will we be on TV if you film us? What time do you broadcast the news?"

"We are the Yanjing Daily, not a TV station..."

"ah."

The enthusiastic brother was a little disappointed and felt that he had missed an opportunity to make a prominent appearance in the circle of friends.

This made Xie Hua start to doubt himself.

Since when did the identity of a reporter for the Yanjing Daily become so worthless?
However, the enthusiastic brother was still very enthusiastic. He nodded readily:

"Okay, just ask whatever you want to ask!"

Xie Hua was about to speak.

The enthusiastic brother was suddenly pulled by a young boy behind him:
"Brother, don't."

"What's wrong?"

"What if the reporters report this and Nan's Restaurant becomes more popular? We can't even get in line right now. If there are more people… then I'll really have no choice but to set up a tent in front of the store overnight!"

Xie Hua had to politely remind them:
"If you affect the city's appearance, you will be taken away."

So it is highly unlikely that setting up a tent will work.

The young boy blushed:
"Then I'll stand!"

Xie Hua was really confused:
"Are you really so obsessed with this little restaurant? Or are you actually here for the celebrities?"

"Celebrity? What celebrity?"

"You don't know?"

Xie Hua had no choice but to tell the origin of Nanjia Restaurant.

Enthusiastic big brother and others:

"oh."

Xie Hua couldn't help but ask:

"Aren't you surprised?"

The enthusiastic brother waved his hand and expressed the thoughts of the foodies:
"Who cares who opened it? As long as it tastes good!"

With Xie Hua's insight as a reporter, he could naturally see that these people were speaking from the heart.

Forced to come for an on-site interview, he originally had some preconceived bad impressions of this Nanjia Restaurant.

But now that I think about it calmly, I realize that he was biased.

Xie Hua sorted out his thoughts and began his interview with a professional and serious attitude:

"Can you tell me in detail how you discovered this store?"

The enthusiastic brother patted his chest and said,
"Of course I recommended it! My parents live nearby. I live in another district and come to visit them once a week. But last week, when I came over, I found that the old couple sneaked out and said they were going to rob something. I thought they were scammed by a pyramid scheme, so I followed them quietly and found that they were going to buy braised meat! The braised meat from this store is so delicious, gulp..."

I'll update one chapter first, and then another chapter later.

There have been a lot of things going on recently, and my writing plan has been disrupted. I haven't been able to get back on track, and I'm working hard to adjust. I will definitely return to the regular 10 am update within next week! Chapter 148: Foodies are not guilty!

This video of Xie Hua's on-site interview with Nanjia Restaurant was compiled that afternoon and posted on the official accounts of various platforms of Yanjing Daily.

At the beginning of the video, Xie Hua was holding a small camera towards himself, and was jostled by the crowd around him.

He even had to raise his voice to prevent his voice from being drowned out by other noises:
"Dear audience friends, you can see that this is the queue scene of Nanjia Restaurant. The diners who came from different places are very enthusiastic. For example, the people around me are members of a local food group..."

"Mom, I'm on TV! Can you see me? Hahaha!"

"Be quiet! Let's give Xiao Xie some face!"

"Regular customers? Of course we are regular customers! We've been reporting here every day in the past few days! If it weren't so far away, I'd like to eat three meals a day at Nan's Restaurant... Of course I know it's closed in the morning, but I mean, eating at the breakfast shop next door while looking at its signboard must be more delicious than usual!"

"I heard that this store will be closed in less than a week. Boss Nan, we usually don't get to talk to you since you're in the kitchen, but I want to sincerely confess my love to you - stop acting! Be a chef! If you don't become a chef, it will be a great loss to our food industry! Woohoo, really, you should continue to open the store, I can't live without you, Boss Nan, ahhh! No matter where you are, we will chase you, ahhh!"

"Hey, big brother, don't really cry! Don't you feel embarrassed with so many people watching?"

"There's nothing to eat! What's the point of saving face?"

"…"

Xie Hua struggled to snatch the camera back from his crying brother:

"Okay friends, it's almost our turn now. Let's go in and experience what the famous Nan's Restaurant is like! Oh, by the way, I'm here alone and my appetite is limited. In order not to waste food, I'm going to join this group of friends!"

The young lady next to him gave him a thumbs up and said,
"You made a wise choice. I've been here twice before and couldn't finish many dishes. I was also tempted by other people's full tables. I just wish I didn't have four stomachs like a cow!"

"Miss, these videos we shot may have to be posted online, and your image..."

"So what? Being a foodie is not a crime!"

They were soon called.

There were about 10 people in this group of dining companions, including Xie Hua, and the restaurant directly arranged the largest round table for them.

The clerk seemed to be a stranger. Even the diners who had been here many times saw him for the first time and curiously asked if he was a new employee hired by Boss Nan.

The other party: "You may not believe it, but I am actually a director. Today I temporarily changed my job to become a waiter."

"Hahaha, bro you really know how to joke!"

The other person gave me an expression that said I knew it, without further explanation.

As he arranged Xie Hua and his group to their seats, he said:

"This is already the largest table. With so many of you, it might be a bit crowded. Why don't you wait a little longer and if there are other empty tables...

"It's okay, it's okay! We can just squeeze in!"

"No, we can eat while standing!"

Shop assistant: "…That's not necessary."

After everyone found a seat and sat down, they started to announce the names of the dishes one by one.

As expected, they are all regular customers. They don't have to think or look at the menu. They just order whatever they want.

"Yan Du Xian, Dezhou Braised Chicken, Four-happiness Meatballs…"

I easily counted out more than a dozen dishes.

Xie Hua, who was holding the camera, seemed to have forgotten his interview mission and whispered:

"Isn't that a bit too much?"

"Not much, not much, don't worry! By the way, Xiao Xie, what do you want?"

Xie Hua saw that almost all the dishes on the menu were sold out, so he said:
"I'll have the fish balls in clear soup."

The unfamiliar name of the dish attracted everyone's attention.

"What? I didn't even discover any new dishes!"

"Fish balls! I love fish!"

"When will God let me eat spicy Sichuan food!"

"Isn't that Kung Pao Chicken?"

"Not enough, I want more!"

"Greedy fellow!"

"…"

Xie Hua sat among a group of dining companions, exuding the youthfulness of a newbie.

He asked, "Does this restaurant often serve new dishes?"

The older brother who was crying loudly before has calmed down and answered with a smile as if nothing had happened:
"Basically every day or every other day, Boss Nan said this is called freshness!"

Xie Hua nodded thoughtfully.

He looked back at the camera:
"Now you can see a lot of dishes are coming up, let's try them."

As he said this, he picked up the chopsticks.

It was obvious that Xie Hua underestimated the power of delicious food.

At the beginning, he could still make a few comments to the camera or pat the food on the table.

In the end, he had completely forgotten the existence of the camera and was completely captive to the deliciousness!

The recording camera was placed on the table. The sounds of dishes and chopsticks colliding, soup slurping, and chewing...all these tiny and complex sounds were recorded without reservation and woven into a pleasant symphony, bringing the audience an unparalleled auditory feast.

Well, it was really a feast, the kind that made you drool just by listening to it!
In the end, Xie Hua completely forgot his duties as a reporter and just kept shouting -

"Delicious, delicious!"

"Another hundred million bowls!"

"…"

…

After a satisfying meal, Xie Hua returned to the company, and only then did he realize that he had filmed the material.

As soon as he saw the content, he thought he was doomed.

How can this be an interview?

It has completely become his personal eating show!
Oh, it sounds really delicious. He just ate a lot and is about to get hungry again. Why not go there at night...

"Xiao Xie, what were the results of your field interview?"

The leader personally came to Xie Hua's desk and asked him questions in a friendly manner.

Xie Hua came back to his senses in a second and wanted to hide the camera in annoyance, but it was too late.

The leader had already seen the camera in his hand and nodded with a smile:

"Not bad, you've finished the photo already? That's pretty efficient."

Xie Hua hesitated:

"Leader, actually this..."

The leader seemed to have a good temper, but he was actually a decisive person and soon began to review the material himself.

Just when Xie Hua thought he was completely screwed.

Then I heard the leader suddenly praise:
"It's a good shot!"

"ah?"

Xie Hua thought he had heard wrongly.

The leader said with satisfaction:
"Recently, the senior leader said that our serious media style is too heavy, and it doesn't resonate well with young people. It also has limited reach on social media, so he asked us to make some light-hearted content. I think your idea is great. Why not just name it 'Reporter's One-Day Vlog'?"

Although she is older, she is not out of date. Instead, she understands the current trends very well. Chapter 149 Fish Balls in Clear Soup

Xie Hua's reporter vlog of one day quickly became popular on social media, just as her leader had expected!
The number of views, likes, comments, and reposts of this video has skyrocketed dozens or even hundreds of times compared to before!
Netizens who saw it all thought that this format was very novel and had never seen it before. Compared with the previous serious interview method, it was more down-to-earth... Anyway, it received rave reviews!
Everyone even thought that the reporter Xie Hua was so funny, and they made an emoticon package of him being squeezed by the crowd and his hair was messy!

There are also many clips of diners that have been widely circulated, such as the burly man who said "I can't live without you, Boss Nan" and the delicate and beautiful lady who said "I only regret that I don't have four stomachs like a cow"...

Even the official Yanjing Daily did not provide much support, but topics such as #Reporter's One-Day Vlog# and #FoodieNotGuilty# spontaneously became hot searches, with many people discussing the topic.

Of course, what they care most about is the vlog content itself—

[What kind of restaurant is this? Is the food so delicious? It makes me drool! ]

[Hey, isn't this the restaurant that "A Bite of China" director Zhong Yu visited a few days ago? The great gourmet Zhu Jin was there too! ]

[Wow, there is a sudden sense of connection, which makes me want to go to the store! ]

[I feel that the diners interviewed are very real and interesting. I am curious about how delicious this restaurant is! ]

[Nanzhi live broadcast room fan report! Some sour haters said that the diners were extras and the netizens were trolls... Now you can't say that a serious media like Yanjing Daily has also been bought, right? ]

[Huh? Why does this statement sound like us in the live broadcast room? Now we have fast-forwarded to the part where the netizens were slapped in the face. Interesting! ]

[Ahhh, I'm in the video! I also went to Nanjia Restaurant! I highly recommend it! It's the best restaurant I've ever eaten at! ]

[Brother, aren't you the one who said yesterday, "Even if it's shit, I have to taste it to see if it's salty or not"? You're really capable of taking action! ]

…

Even most of those who questioned and criticized Nanzhi chose to keep silent in this real wave of breaking out of the circle.

Even if you may occasionally see a few sarcastic remarks.

But those incompetent barkings only make people laugh.

Now, no one would openly question the popularity of Nanjia Restaurant and Nanzhi's cooking skills.

They can only curse Nanzhi like rats in the gutter, hoping that he will fall behind her back! -
Nanzhi: Hmm?

I'm sorry, the car can't turn over at all.

At this moment, she was making fish balls in clear soup, which was also a new dish served today.

As soon as this dish was launched, it was loved and praised by many fish lovers.

Nanzhi scooped up a live fish from the bucket, knocked it unconscious with the back of a knife, then slaughtered and cut it open.

The huge kitchen knife seemed light as a feather in her hand.

Tilt the blade and start from the tail of the fish, moving forward layer by layer, scraping off only a thin layer of fish meat each time to ensure that not a single fish bone is mixed in.

Then chop the fish paste back and forth with the back of a knife until it becomes sticky. The force must be very careful. If it is too light, the texture of the fish paste cannot become uniform enough, and if it is too heavy, the sawdust from the chopping board will easily mix into the fish meat.

When it's almost done, add water and salt.

There is a knack for adding water here. The proportion of water added varies for fish of different species and years of growth. It all depends on the chef's own feel. The amount of water added will directly affect the final taste of the fish balls.

Then beat the fish paste, making sure to incorporate more air into it. When the fish paste becomes sticky and has bubbles, leave it aside and wait for it to swell.

Add lard, minced ginger, chopped green onion, chopped ham and other seasonings, squeeze the fish paste into balls, add cold water to the pot, and heat over high heat.

During the entire cooking process, the temperature should be adjusted with cold water at all times to ensure that the water surface is calm but not boiling, so as to prevent the delicate fish balls from being tough on the outside and raw on the inside.

With Nanzhi's proficiency in cooking, he naturally didn't need to keep an eye on the pot all the time.

She was cooking five dishes on three stoves at the same time.

Fish balls in clear soup is just one of them.

Every time Nanzhi returned to the pot of fish balls in clear soup, she would either add cold water or skim off the foam.

In short, there is no unnecessary action!

When I came back again, the fish balls had changed from the original translucent flesh color to milky white. They were round and smooth all over, and they were rolling in the boiling water, which was so cute.

[I can actually see a delicate and pretty face in a pot of fish balls! Am I crazy? ]

[You are not crazy, you are greedy. ]

[As smart as I am, I have already ordered takeout! But has anyone told me that all fish balls are so fishy? ]

[The takeaway you eat is of average standard, the fish balls made by Nanzhi are top-notch! ]

[Every time I see Nanzhi showing off her cooking skills, I feel so happy! ]

[Hey, I'm just curious, isn't the business hour over? Why is Nanzhi still making fish balls? 】

[It must be a benefit prepared for the employees. Look at how many people from the production team are helping out today. Even the director is here! ]

[Ahh, I also want to be an employee of Nanjia Restaurant! Damn it! Why don't they open up for external recruitment? I will quit my job immediately and come here to serve dishes!]

[Guess why they are not hiring? Of course it's because the recording of this episode is about to end! ]

[Don't tell ghost stories in the live broadcast room! ]

…

Xie Yu walked into the kitchen carrying an empty plate and was slightly surprised to see Nanzhi standing in front of the stove:

"Haven't all the guests left?"

"We've been tired all day, so let me cook a meal to reward everyone. After all, I can't call you Boss Nan for nothing."

Nanzhi turned around and winked at him.

Xie Yu smiled slowly:
"Then I will help you."

As he said this, he walked to Nanzhi's side and helped.

Nanzhi didn't bother to be polite with him and skillfully directed Xie Yu to finish the job.

When the meal was almost ready, Fu Chao walked in:
"The outside is cleaned up. Director Xu and the others asked me to give you a call... um?"

When he saw Nanzhi in front of the stove, his eyes lit up immediately!
Because the business has been so good recently, Nanzhi has a heavy workload and hasn't cooked for everyone for a long time.

In the past few days, everyone could still have a bowl of pickled pork with preserved vegetables or something like that.

But now?
It's so funny. There aren't even enough to sell to customers, so how can they eat?

All they can do every day is wander around in the rich and tempting aroma, watching the diners eat heartily while they themselves cannot even have a sip of soup!

If they knew that netizens envied their jobs, they would probably cry out to the sky on the spot!

If given another choice, they would rather be diners!

That's why Fu Chao was so surprised when he saw Nanzhi in front of the stove.

He was so tired after a whole day that even his shoulders were drooped and he looked weak.

But after smelling the fragrance, he showed amazing explosive power within half a second, rushed to Nanzhi's side, took a deep breath, and showed an intoxicated expression:

"Yes! Yes! That's the taste!"

Gulp.

It's the sound of swallowing saliva.

Refer to "Flavor Spring and Autumn" and "Chinese Recipes"

One update first, and the next one should be posted in the evening. A wonderful aroma wafted out from the kitchen, overbearing and strong, quickly grabbing the attention of everyone in the store.

The staff who were about to leave stopped involuntarily:

"Hmm? What does it smell like?"

"Am I so tired that I'm hallucinating?"

"I'm so hungry, let's go eat!"

"…"

Fu Chao rushed out of the kitchen in a second, cheering:

"Friends, Nanzhi personally cooked a staff meal for us, everyone please stay for dinner!"

He was full of energy and his eyes were bright and shining.

He was completely different from the guy who was walking weakly just now!

And Fu Chao's words were undoubtedly like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, exploding everyone's discussion:

"Really? Did I hear correctly?"

"Wow, Boss Nan is really kind and nice!"

"Do you think it's too late for me to switch to Nan's Restaurant now?"

"God knows how long it has been since I last had Nanzhi's cooking! Don't pull me, I want to finish ten bowls of rice!"

"…"

The store was so busy today that there were about 10 staff members helping out.

The rest who didn't come were all indispensable staff such as photographers who had to stick to their professional posts.

As for Xu Lin, although he is the chief director in charge of the entire group, the filming has been on track these days, and most of his work is done by the assistant director. In addition, the audience's voice is very high...

As a result, Xu Lin was unable to escape this assignment and was forced to do it.

Yes, the waiter interviewed by reporter Xie Hua was him.

It turns out that even if you tell the truth, people may not believe you.

After a busy day, Xu Lin felt as if his soul had left his body.

Before today, he would have been delighted that Nanjia Bistro had become popular and the entire program had benefited from it.

But now…

Don't be so angry! Don't be so angry!

We are really busy!

Who the hell remembers that they are a kids show and not a restaurant?
What?
There are employee meals made by Nanzhi herself?

Well, I think I can still persevere.

"Do you need help?"

Infinite energy suddenly surged out of every corner of Xu Lin's body, making him active on the front line, scrambling to help serve the dishes!

Of course, he would not say that his true inner thoughts were actually that he wanted to smell the aroma of the food as soon as possible, and it would be best if he could eat it!
Fortunately, at this time, Xie Yu came out with an oversized casserole.

"The meal is here."

The lid of the casserole was not opened and the airtightness was quite good, so the aroma could be faintly smelled from the gaps at the edge of the pot, but it was not very distinct.

Everyone rushed to gather around Xie Yu, their noses twitching:

"It tastes a bit sweet, is it some kind of beet?"

"Could it be braised pork?"

"It tastes like pumpkin to me."

"…"

Fu Chao came out and shouted, then went in to help.

He also brought out a heavy casserole exactly the same as Xie Yu's.

Most of the people who were originally crowded around Xie Yu moved over:

"Meat! It must be meat!"

"Wow, it smells so good! My mouth is watering!"

"Why do I smell rice?"

"…"

Somehow, the scene suddenly turned into a food smelling contest!

After exchanging glances, the staff began to compete secretly, guessing the name of the dish!
They all had their own reasons and ideas.

Those two mysterious big casseroles seemed to have the ability to change in a thousand ways, turning into countless delicious dishes in their minds!

Xie Yu and Fu Chao, who heard the words, looked at each other tacitly.

Then, the two of them opened the lid at the same time -

No one guessed the answer correctly.

These two big casseroles are actually full of porridge!

Xie Yuduan's big casserole is filled with pumpkin porridge, which of course looks excellent. The soft and glutinous pumpkin is boiled until it is mixed with the rice grains, making the whole pot of porridge a wonderful golden color. The sweetness of the pumpkin and the fragrance of the rice are perfectly blended.

The big casserole on Fu Chao's side was filled with century egg and lean meat porridge. The shredded lean meat and gray century eggs were mixed with blooming rice grains, and the surface was sprinkled with chopped green onions, exuding a constant salty and fresh aroma.

There is no doubt that these two big pots of porridge are delicious, and just the smell makes people's mouth water.

But the problem is that everyone is busy all day and doesn't even have time to eat lunch, so they quickly fill their stomachs with the boxed lunches bought outside.

What they need now is big chunks of meat!
Only the pleasure brought by fat can fill their exhausted and empty bodies!
Porridge tastes good...

But they are too bland!
"Ugh."

"It's porridge."

"It smells nice."

"…"

Despite everyone's efforts, disappointment still cannot be suppressed.

Xu Lin persuaded:

"Who knows, there might be more to come?"

A group of people began to look forward to it again.

This time it was Qi Pei'er who served the dishes.

She wasn't so mysterious. She just held an open stainless steel basin filled to the brim with...

"Golden Egg Fried Rice!"

Everyone was shocked!
They didn't expect that even with the arrival of Zhu Jin and Zhong Yu, Nanzhi couldn't make golden egg fried rice again.

Now, she actually made an exception for them!

The slight disappointment they had felt was gone, and being able to revisit the delicious food they had eaten during the last shoot was enough to surprise them!
Just then, Nanzhi came out of the kitchen with empty hands.

Everyone had expected this, so they were not disappointed.

Instead, he thanked Nanzhi enthusiastically and asked her to sit down and eat with him.

Nanzhi tilted her head in confusion:
"I'm afraid not."

"ah?"

"There are still many dishes in the kitchen that have not been served. Please go there for a while."

Nanzhi was really exhausted after preparing so many dishes in such a short time.

Xu Lin rushed in first without saying a word.

As soon as he stepped into the kitchen, he saw that the empty space on the stove and the cooking table was filled with various dishes, all of which were on the menu of Nanjia Restaurant!

And all of them are super large portions, not only enough for the dozen people present, but also enough for the dozens of people busy backstage!
The backstage staff who were originally sad about missing a great opportunity: !
Thank you Nanzhi! I love Nanzhi!
[Ahhh, I feel their happiness! ]

[This woman really has everyone's heart in her grasp! ]

[I swear Nanzhi did it on purpose! She was just teasing everyone! I saw her smile! Screenshot as evidence!]

[The cool and beautiful girl is actually a black-bellied person? I love her even more now! She hit my XP perfectly! I'm going to be bewitched to death! ]

[No, please ask Nanzhi to pick a fan in the live broadcast room to eat your cooking! Air shipment is also OK! The office slaves are really dying of greed! ]

[I really want to change jobs and become a staff member! Please give me a chance, Boss Nan! ]

[I am a college student! Send me, send me! ]

…

The Nanjia Restaurant, where the guests had just left, was no longer deserted and became lively and full again.

Everyone was smiling happily.

Delicious food is their greatest comfort! Chapter 151: Maintaining the Plot Line

"Here is the guide to Nanjia Restaurant! What dishes should you order for your first time!"

"Who is the Nanjia Restaurant that has become popular all over the Internet?"

"A reasonable guess about Nanzhi's background! She is actually a descendant of a royal chef family!"

"Due to the Nanzhi fire, the program "Cub Observation Diary" benefited, and advertisers added more overnight!"

"Sponsorship fee exceeds 100 million! On the success of the most popular variety show "Cub Observation Diary"!"

"The ratings have reached new heights! Little Cubs has topped the variety show ratings this year, setting a record is no problem!"

…

It seems inevitable to come across keywords such as "Nanzhi", "Nanjia Restaurant", and "Cub Observation Diary" as long as you open the Internet.

It seems that wherever you look, everyone is discussing this magical show and its magical guests.

The audience gave it rave reviews and the official endorsement came forward.

Suddenly, it seemed like the whole world was focusing on her!
In the VIP ward of a hospital in Yanjing, a girl was also reading the news online.

If it had been before, she would have probably already started making a scene out of jealousy and dissatisfaction.

But now she is surprisingly calm.

No, not calm.

Instead, he was trying hard to suppress his emotions.

If you look closely at her eyes, you can see the resentment and hatred that are deliberately suppressed.

Knock knock knock.

There was a knock on the ward door.

Then a nurse came in through the door:

"Ms. Chang Mu, this is your medicine for today."

The nurse was very polite.

Except that the person in front of me is in the VIP ward.

Another reason spread among the nurses. It was said that Chang Mu was hypocritical. She looked gentle and beautiful, but in fact she often screamed like crazy in the ward. She also complained about several colleagues, saying that they were rude to her.

In fact, where are their nurses rude?

It was obvious that Chang Mu always pretended to be gentle, friendly and approachable, which made the young nurse who didn't know fall for her trick. She really thought that this VIP patient was easy to talk to, so her words and actions became more casual.

As a result, the other person turned around and complained about the nurse. He was still arrogant at heart.

Later, when the news spread, the nurses were afraid of such people and would rather stay away from them than get involved in trouble.

The nurse who came to deliver the medicine was also polite, but didn't say a word extra.

The girl sitting on the sofa, or should I call her Chang Mu.

She suppressed the emotions in her heart and smiled at the nurse:

"Thank you for your hard work today."

Nurse:…

"It's my duty wherever I go."

"The doctor said I would be discharged next week, right? Excuse me, I will be discharged tomorrow."

Chang Mu's tone was not serious, but he did not speak in a discussion, but gave a direct order.

The nurse was stunned for a moment:
"But..."

"Any questions?"

Chang Mu seemed to be smiling, but his face was not smiling.

The nurse was startled and didn't want to argue any more.

I quickly replied, "Okay, I'll tell the doctor."

After saying this, he left in a hurry, as if there was some ferocious beast behind him.

Chang Mu's gaze towards the door instantly turned contemptuous.

Until it was taken back, it reluctantly became respectful and docile:

"I have already followed your arrangements, System."

A cold electronic sound rang out in the void that only Chang Mu could hear:

【The host did a great job. 】

In the past, Chang Mu would really believe these compliments.

Now, she just wanted to sneer after hearing this.

And she wanted to understand the purpose of the system:
"So what do I have to do?"

The system's cold electronic voice was calm and without any fluctuations:
[It has been detected that the plot is about to deviate seriously. Please ask the host to maintain the plot line and ensure that the villain Nan Yi in the original novel embarks on the path of evil. ]

Chang Mu's eyebrows were furrowed so tightly that they were almost knotted:

"Me? Maintaining the plot line? What does this have to do with the strategy mission!?"

All the previous actions against Nanzhi Nanyi were purely out of her unwillingness, not driven by the system.

After experiencing the electric shock punishment, Chang Mu finally persuaded herself to let go of her unwillingness. She even ignored the follow-up feedback from the online water army that had been arranged to deliberately target Nanzhi and Nanyi's mother and son, and prepared to focus wholeheartedly on her strategy mission...

Who would have thought that the system would now arrange for her to maintain the plot?
What was going on?
Chang Mu suppressed the urge to question the system loudly.

The system seemed to be able to monitor her emotions and thoughts, and its voice became increasingly cold:

[The plot line deviates, and the strategy mission will have an 89% chance of failure. ]

[For the host, maintaining the plot is the most effective way. ]

This explanation sounds reasonable.

But Chang Mu didn't believe a word of it.

She is a selfish person and suspicious by nature.

It was only because of fear of electric shock that he dared not refute:

"So what am I going to do?"

[Ding! It is detected that Fu Yunfeng has found the trace of nanny Lin Xiang. Please prevent Lin Xiang from being found. 】

"Who is the nanny Lin Xiang?"

Chang Mu got a headache after hearing this.

She did know that Fu Yunfeng was Nanzhi's biological father.

When she was in Nanzhi's body before, she couldn't stand the poverty and thought several times about just returning to the Fu family. Not only could she get rid of Nanyi, the burden, but she could also live a stable life as the eldest daughter.

Unfortunately, the system told her that the blood ties and cause and effect could not be completely severed. If she returned to the Fu family as Nanzhi, she would probably be exposed for occupying the Fu family's home, and would end up losing more than she gained.

She had to give up the idea.

Now, she must be unhappy to see that the "benefits" that she herself could not enjoy were taken away by Nanzhi.

So after listening to the system explain Lin Xiang's identity and the truth of that year, Chang Mu was completely reluctant.

Instead, she became very positive!
Because the system's requirements were also what she wanted!

so…

"Where is Lin Xiang?"

"She is in Yanjing."

Village in the City.

The one-room house made of iron sheets was filled with all kinds of miscellaneous items from floor to ceiling.

Near the corner was a narrow single bed with wrinkled clothes scattered on it.

The stained dining table was filled with unwashed dishes.

The trash can in the corner exudes a strong sour smell.

Unfortunately, the woman in the house couldn't really smell the odor.

She's used to it.

Boom boom boom.

Someone knocked on the door.

There was not much emotion in the woman's numb eyes and brows. She was slow for a few seconds before she stood up and opened the door.

The neighbor next door was standing outside the door. He thought he had a good relationship with her and greeted her with a smile:

"Come on, Zhou Li, let's go and watch the fun!"

The woman named Zhou Li slowly raised her head, her eyes like a calm well:
"What's the excitement?"

The neighbor woman was amazed:

"You don't know! Didn't a production crew come here to record a variety show last month? I heard that one of the guests lived in the same house as ours! Now that the show is popular, the house where the guest lived has become a check-in spot! A lot of tourists come here!"

"No."

Zhou Li was not interested at all.

The neighbor woman was used to her temper and left after trying to persuade her to no avail.

The door is closed.

Not long after, the bell rang again.

"Lin Xiang, open the door."2024-05-08

Chapter 152 Is it so shameless?
Zhou Li is well-known in the urban village for her stubborn personality.

She lived a poor life, and the sadness between her eyebrows and eyes had worn away her original beauty.

Many people don't like dealing with her and think she has a gloomy personality.

But some people feel sorry for her. It is rumored that she lives like a walking corpse because she lost her husband and daughter at an early age.

The neighbor woman just now heard the rumors and felt sorry for her, so she would come and call her together whenever there was something going on, hoping that she could move on from the past and embrace a new life.

But the rumor is wrong.

Zhou Li did not lose her husband or daughter.

She is just a sinner.

Regret and remorse burned her internal organs like flames every day, making her unable to be happy and forced to live in numbness.

Ever since she changed her name and hid in the urban village with a fake ID, Zhou Li hasn't heard the name "Lin Xiang" for many, many years.

Even at the first moment of hearing it, a look of confusion appeared on her face, as if she was asking:
Who is Lin Xiang?

Soon, past memories emerged.

Shock and fear broke through the numbness on her face.

Zhou Li...oh no, she should be called Lin Xiang. She couldn't help but think in her heart -

The day has finally arrived.

Lin Xiang walked slowly over to open the door, her steps heavy and difficult.

When she finally opened the door, the person standing outside was not the person she expected, but a strange young girl wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses.

"Who are you?"

Lin Xiang did not open the door completely, but looked at the other person with a vigilant look.

The girl curled her lips and said,
"Someone who came to help you."

Lin Xiang looked at the other person as if he was a lunatic.

Then without thinking, he slammed the door shut.

"etc!"

The girl, Chang Mu, grabbed the door handle and tried to stop Lin Xiang from closing the door.

But she has the body of a pampered young lady. In terms of strength, how can she compare with Lin Xiangsuo who works in a factory every day?

Seeing the door closing inch by inch, about to be closed...

Thinking of the system's instructions, Chang Mu had to speak in a low voice:
"Fu Yunfeng is about to find you!"

Lin Xiang was horrified.

My hands loosened unconsciously.

Chang Mu didn't have time to restrain his strength and almost fell in!

"You woman, don't you know what's good for you? Is this how you treat your savior?"

Chang Mu cursed angrily.

Yes, she couldn't deal with the system that held the power to erase.

But would she, a master of the upper world, be bullied by
a mere paper man? What's more, the woman in front of her was an accomplice of the kidnappers and a criminal!
Chang Mu looked at her with disdain and raised his chin:

"I've already told you that I'm here to help you. If you want to survive and not be found and tortured to death by Fu Yunfeng, you'd better listen to me in the future!"

Lin Xiang, who was immersed in shock, slowly came back to her senses.

She gave Chang Mu a meaningful look, and instead of chasing her out, she walked back to the sofa and sat down.

Chang Mu had no place to vent his anger, so he could only hold it in.

She quickly glanced outside the door, confirmed that no one was paying attention, and closed the door.

"Ugh! What's that smell!"

Chang Mu was about to suffocate!
Lin Xiang sat on the sofa, indifferent.

Chang Mu pulled out a handkerchief, covered his nose with it, looked around with disgust, and was too lazy to say any more nonsense.

She took out a thick stack of hundred-dollar bills from her bag and threw them on the coffee table:

"Give me the travel expenses and I will send you abroad."

Lin Xiang's eyes were touched.

She had been poor for so long that she even forgot how to live a normal life.

It's impossible not to be tempted when seeing so much money.

But Lin Xiang knew better that some money was hard to get.

"Who are you and what do you want to do?"

"I told you, I'm here to save your life."

Chang Mu looked around and gave up the idea of finding a place to sit. He simply stood and looked down at Lin Xiang.

"Back then, you and your boyfriend Xu Dong kidnapped Qingqing and Fu Yunfeng's daughter Qingzhi because Xu Dong told you that he just needed money to treat his seriously ill mother and would not harm Qingzhi. Once he got the money, he would send Qingzhi back safely. You believed him, so you teamed up with him inside and outside to take Qingzhi away. But you didn't expect that your boyfriend was lying to you! He didn't have a seriously ill mother. His parents had died because of Fu Yunfeng a long time ago, and everything he did was to get revenge on Fu Yunfeng!"

Lin Xiang's expression changed from indifference, to shock, and finally to fear.

She hugged her arms tightly, looked at Chang Mu in disbelief, and murmured:

"Why do you know...why..."

There are many details that only she and Xu Dong know!
For example, their secret boyfriend-girlfriend relationship;
and the lies Xu Dong told her.

The only explanation Lin Xiang could think of was:

"Who are you to Xu Dong? He asked you to lie to me again? Haven't I been hurt enough by him? I didn't even get to see my mother for the last time! The doctor said that if my mother had been treated earlier, she would have survived!"

Lin Xiang screamed hysterically, as if she wanted to vent all the resentment she had accumulated over the years!

Seeing the out-of-control look, even someone as self-important as Chang Mu couldn't help but take a step back for fear of getting hurt.

"Calm down! I don't know Xu Dong!"

"You think I will believe it?"

"Whether you believe it or not, you just need to know that the only person who can help you now is me!"

I often admire raising the volume.

Lin Xiang laughed twice.

Chang Mu gritted his teeth and said:

"What if I tell you that Qingzhi is still alive?"

Lin Xiang's expression froze on the spot.

Chang Mu was relieved to see that she finally responded:

"That's right! Qingzhi is still alive! Didn't you deliberately throw her into the snow so that she could have a chance to survive? Now I tell you, she not only walked out of that snowy mountain, but also grew up well! I am the only one in the world who knows her whereabouts! So you'd better listen to me!"

As she spoke, Chang Mu threw down a piece of paper with her cell phone number on it, asking Lin Xiang to contact her within today.

After walking out of the iron house, Chang Mu couldn't help but say to the system in his heart:
[Why did you ask me to tell Lin Xiang that Qingzhi was still alive? If Lin Xiang tells Fu Yunfeng later, won't we be asking for trouble? ]

[I collected Lin Xiang's past experiences and life trajectories in recent years to build her personality model, and further speculated that Lin Xiang is a contradictory person. If she believes that Qingzhi is dead, then the guilt will prompt her to tell the truth to Fu Yunfeng and Qingqing. But if she knows that Qingzhi is still alive, the guilt will be reduced, and she will be more inclined to save herself. ]

Chang Mu was stunned and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Is Lin Xiang so shameless?"

Even the system in the void couldn't help but look at her speechlessly.

But Chang Mu was completely unaware of it. Chang Mu hurried through the village in the city.

In the middle, she passed by the place where Nanzhi Nanyi and her son lived during the filming of "Cub"—

Due to the popularity of the variety show, many tourists came from all over to visit their house.

For this reason, the landlord simply gave up renting out the house and opened the door to tourists to visit, take photos and collect money. All the furnishings in the house were restored one-to-one to the appearance in the show, even the coffee table was the one that Nanzhi had repaired herself.

Tourists complained, but still flocked to the place.

This place has become a new internet celebrity photo-taking and check-in spot.

There are even many residents from the urban villages nearby selling food and souvenirs, which can be considered an alternative way to generate income.

In fact, the Nanjia Restaurant currently being filmed also has this trend.

However, the program team is responsible for control in conjunction with local departments. Except for real diners, ordinary tourists are not allowed to approach at will, which also avoids accidents caused by crowds.

No one expected that such a small variety show for children would become so popular! It seems to be going from a hit variety show to a phenomenal variety show! I
thought it was a pleasant surprise that the show emerged as a dark horse from a bunch of popular variety shows, but the real wealth is still to come!
In this situation, some people are happy, while others are upset.

For example, Chang Mu himself who stands outside the hustle and bustle.

When I think about how she was spurned and judged by a large number of netizens when she first appeared on this variety show, even a small act of rolling her eyes could be regarded as a problem with her character...

Chang Mu almost bit his teeth!

She lowered her voice fiercely:
"A bunch of paper people who have never seen the world, fighting over even a shabby house! It's true that wild boars can't eat fine bran!"

As a soul from the higher world, it is their honor that she is willing to appear on a variety show and be watched by the paper people from the lower world!

It's ridiculous that these people don't even know this and actually pursue a mere villain and cannon fodder?

suddenly.

I often feel a cool feeling on my back.

She turned her head and found that the tourists standing next to her were looking at her strangely.

It seemed like... I heard her mumbling?

Chang Mu curled his lips.

But he didn't dare to delay too long. He raised his hand to lower his baseball cap and then left quickly.

Only when he got back to the car did Chang Mu heave a sigh of relief and curse loudly before he felt relieved.

The system that waits for her madness to end: ...

[Host, your mission does not end here. ]

Chang Mu was already very annoyed after all the trouble.

She had just passed through a village in the city with a bad environment, and she even felt that she was stained with a sour smell!
So, her temper, which she had suppressed with great difficulty, resurfaced and she got angry at the system:

"How much more work is there to do? Will it ever end?"

System: [Do you need me to help you calm down, host? ]

The last way to calm down was electric shock punishment.

Chang Mu shuddered all over, and dared not be presumptuous again:
"...I mean, we should advance the strategy mission quickly."

The system was too lazy to expose her lies, and didn't want to explain too much.

It opened a virtual light curtain directly in front of Chang Mu.

And in the upper left corner of the light curtain, it was clearly written [System Mall].

Chang Mu instantly forgot his fear:

"Is this the system mall I mentioned before? Doesn't it require a certain amount of points to unlock it?"

The system did not answer.

Chang Mu didn't have to do anything, the virtual light curtain started sliding automatically.

Chang Mu's eyes quickly scanned the merchandise one by one—

The voice of a mermaid singer, eyes as deep as the sea of stars, pills for icy bones and jade skin, water that cures all diseases...

For a moment, she was so excited that she wanted to rush in and grab everything!
"Stop! Stop! I want that!"

Chang Mu yelled and tried to slide the page back with his hand.

Unfortunately, this is completely out of her control.

The system directly pulls the mall page down and locks on one of the items:
[Nightmare Editor].

Chang Mu had no interest at all:

"What's the use of this? I want the Ice Skin and Jade Bone Pills I just got. I can exchange them with points..."

[The host does not have the qualifications to trade in the mall. ]

A basin of cold water was poured over his head.

"Then why are you showing me this!"

[According to calculations, the nightmare editor is the most useful item for the host at the moment. Because it is aimed at the main task of "maintaining the plot line", the system makes an exception. ]

Chang Mu's mind became clearer at this moment, and he quickly thought:
"You mean, use this prop to make Nan Yi evil?"

[Please use your own power. 】

The system's implication is that with Chang Mu's viciousness, he will definitely be able to maximize the effect of the props.

Chang Mu didn't understand and wasn't interested.

Glancing at the points of [Nightmare Editor], she exclaimed:

"It's so expensive! I can't afford it even on sale!"

[The host can choose to overdraw points. 】

"Overdraft?"

[Similar to a credit card.]

Chang Mu frowned in confusion.

Can you still use points like this?
Why didn't the system tell you this before?
Otherwise, with her intelligence, how could she end up in such a miserable situation!

She secretly complained a little, but was smart enough to choose to keep her mouth shut.

"Is it okay if I don't buy it?"

It's not that Chang Mu has a change of heart.

But she simply felt that there was something fishy going on.

The system did not answer her.

Only the virtual light screen was quietly suspended in front of Chang Mu, and it seemed that it would not close unless she bought it.

Chang Mu felt the toughness of the system.

"Okay, okay, I get it! I'll buy it, okay?"

The points that need to be overdrawn are not many, just at Chang Mu's psychological bottom line.

If Chang Mu had not confirmed early on that the system could not read her thoughts, he would have become suspicious.

With a ruthless heart, Chang Mu raised his hand and touched the word "Buy".

The virtual light curtain immediately changed and shrank into a small window.

It looks very much like the built-in window of an old computer system, with a sloppy and simple style.

Apart from the words [Nightmare Editor] in the upper left corner, there are only two choices in the middle.

【Manual Editing】 and 【Automatic Editing】.

Fully confident, Chang Mu chose [Manual Edit] without hesitation!
"Use it on Nan Yi, right? Let me think about it..."

A flash of inspiration came to Chang Mu, and he quickly typed lines of words with his mind...

[Nightmare edited successfully]!
[Sent]!
"Alright!"

Chang Mu is very proud.

She completely forgot that not long ago, she was still reluctant and resistant.

Just when Chang Mu was about to drive away from the urban village, she received a call from an unfamiliar number.

"Hello? I'm Lin Xiang. I agree to what you just said..."

Chang Mu was in a very good mood after completing two tasks in one day!

She just knew that everything would go smoothly as she wished!

When she sends Lin Xiang away, Fu Yunfeng's clues will be cut off, and no one in the world will know Nanzhi's life experience!
By then, what Nanzhi and Nanyi will be nothing more than fish on her chopping board?

Therefore, she should think carefully about how to approach her target... 2024-05-08

Chapter 154 No one can deceive me!

Nan Yi opened his eyes dazedly and found that he was lying on a single bed in a small shabby house in the urban village.

Wait, he's not...

Huh?
Not what?

Why is my mind so blank? I can't remember anything.
Nan Yi scratched his hair in distress, his face wrinkled.

After a long time, he finally came to his senses.

never mind!

As long as he is with his mother,
this is also a home where he can feel at ease!

"Mother?"

Nan Yi turned his head and found that the room was empty.

He didn't panic.

Guessing that her mother was outside the house, Nan Yi wanted to find her, so she crawled flexibly from the inside of the cot to the edge of the bed, turned over and got out of bed to put on her shoes.

I was halfway through putting on my shoes when the door was pushed open with force and bounced back against the wall with a bang.

The familiar voice seemed to have pried open the past sealed in Nan Yi's mind.

It almost became an instinctive muscle memory, and for the sake of self-protection, Nan Yi raised his hands to cover his ears.

Bang!
The rough pottery vase placed at the door was a defective product that his mother and he bought on the roadside for 3 yuan. It was filled with fresh wild grass and flowers, which looked lively and Nan Yi liked it very much.

But now, the vase and the wild flowers were all swept to the ground by an expensive lambskin handbag, and the pieces were shattered all over the ground.

The person who did it was his mother.

No!
That's not right!

This is not his mother!

That bad woman is back!
Nan Yi was as if facing a formidable enemy, his brows and eyes were tightly tensed, and he watched the drunken woman who walked into the room without blinking, while his feet kept putting on his shoes.

Then, while the other party was not paying attention, he quickly hid behind the curtains, leaving only a pair of dark eyes exposed, watching the woman's movements vigilantly.

"Nan Yi! You little bastard! Get out here!"

"Nanzhi" only felt that she blinked her eyes, and Nanyi in the room disappeared.

This made her very angry, and she started to curse, accusing her of how much trouble her life had brought because of Nan Yi, a burden!
For Nan Yi, this was his daily life for the past four years.

The difference is—

In the past, when he heard these words, no matter how indifferent he pretended to be on the surface, his heart would still be uncontrollably immersed in negative emotions.

But now, his little body was filled with anger!
He couldn't bear it any longer and rushed out from behind the curtains:
"You monster! Get out of my mother's body! You are not my mother!"

"Nanzhi"'s expression froze for a moment.

Next second.

The whole person and the world are shattered into pieces...

"One by one? One by one?"

Nan Yi opened his eyes again in a daze.

Realizing that he had woken up again, he quickly turned over and got up, and saw his mother standing by his bed.

Nanzhi's eyes were filled with a hint of worry:
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

This gentle and familiar tone suddenly pulled Nan Yi back to the real world.

Nan Yi's little body, which had been alert and vigilant due to defense, softened and he slowly rubbed into Nanzhi's arms, finding a comfortable position, with his cheek pressed against his sweet and soft mother.

Nanzhi raised his hand and patted his back:

"Did you have a nightmare? I heard you humming in your sleep just now."

Nan Yi nodded vigorously this time:
"Yeah! A super scary nightmare!"

Whenever he was in front of Nanzhi, Nan Yi always wanted to talk to her.

This time is no exception.

He decisively told everything that happened in his dream!

When Nan Yi mentioned that the vase was broken, Nan Zhi frowned tightly;
when Nan Yi repeated the words that the woman said to him, Nan Zhi's face quickly darkened;
when Nan Yi said that he rushed out to fight back against the woman, Nan Zhi felt distressed and uncomfortable.

"…That's probably it!"

It seemed as if an invisible tail was raised behind Nan Yi, and he waited proudly and obediently for Nan Zhi's praise.

Nanzhi sighed and said,
"Our Yi Yi is really amazing. He knew that person was not me so quickly."

"Of course! I can recognize my mother at a glance! No one can fool me!"

Nan Yi looked very happy.

Nanzhi only felt sad:

"Well, you just have to remember that a real mom would never do that to you!"

"I know!"

Nan Yi nodded happily like a puppy.

He didn't notice that his mother's expression was a little solemn.

Because Nanzhi always felt that something was wrong here.

From Nan Yi's words, she could naturally judge that the person he saw was the attacker.

Is it Nan Yi's inner demon?
If so, why did he only dream about the Raider now after so many days?
If not...

Could there be other reasons behind this?

Nanzhi was faced with a tangled mess, unable to find a clue among them, and could only grasp the inspiration based on her intuition.

Maybe once she sorts out this mess into a complete thread, she will be able to find the final truth!

But Nan Yi had no idea of Nan Zhi's worries.

He glanced at the bedside clock:

"Mom! We're running out of time! We need to go downstairs and get ready to open the store!"

He hurriedly got out of Nanzhi's arms and rushed into the bathroom to wash up.

Looks like she's even more positive than Nanzhi!

It's just after lunch break.

Because the restaurant is packed with customers every day, even if a queuing system is temporarily added, there is still a steady stream of customers coming from all over the country, waiting at the door, just to have a meal.

There are many audiences and fans who come for the variety shows and stars.

But most of them are real diners!
Many of them came here after seeing the recommendations from Zhu Jin and Zhong Yu!

They probably all knew that these were the last few days that Nanjia Restaurant would be open, and no one wanted to miss this opportunity.

Therefore, in order not to disappoint these diners, Nanzhi personally decided to extend the business hours.

This also forced them to shorten their rest time. Right after lunch break, they had to prepare for evening business right away.

Nanzhi has extensive experience in opening stores and is well aware that such high-intensity work is most likely to result in mistakes.

She simply called everyone together for a short meeting.

While boosting morale, she also pointed out what everyone should pay attention to.

This move has completely secured Boss Nan's position as the boss of the entire store.

Even the chief director Xu Lin had to take a back seat!
[Isn't Nanzhi taking the initiative a little too far? Aren't we all opening a store together? ]

[That's right, everyone is equal, but she thinks she is the boss and orders everyone around! ]

[Some people talk in a stupid way. Do you know what it means to be leaderless? In order for a team to work together, there must be an excellent leader! Tell me, who among them can keep the order better than Nanzhi? ]

[Sigh, who would have thought that a month ago, Nanzhi was still a popular figure? Now even the chief director has to listen to her! ]

[I own a restaurant, and I have to say that Nanzhi hits the nail on the head on many of the issues.]

【Everyone is listening so carefully! Nanzhi is awesome! 】 Nanzhi said this, his eyes could not stop drifting to Nanyi—

As one of the "employees" in the store, Nan Yi and the other four cubs were naturally among those who were reprimanded.

And, because they were so small, they stood in the first row and looked extremely eye-catching.

How could a kindergarten kid understand any organizational discipline?
They didn't laugh and giggle on the spot, which was already a great honor for the boss of Nanzhinan.

After standing there for a short while, the lively ones like Qingxi and Qi Zhang started to play silently, with each pulling the corner of their clothes and the other pulling their sleeves, grinning with such happiness that it seemed impossible to tell.

In sharp contrast to the two of them are Nan Yi and Xie Anan, both of whom are sensible and well-behaved. No matter what Nanzhi says or whether they understand it or not, they just nod unconditionally, as if they are loyal supporters of Nanzhi.

Nan Yi would also secretly turn his head when Nan Zhi wasn't paying attention, and glare at Qing Xi and Qi Zhang fiercely, asking them to keep quiet.

Unfortunately, he is no longer the ferocious little wolf, but a well-behaved lamb beside his mother.

Even this glare has no deterrent effect. It is more like a cute fierceness than fierceness.

It was also unable to cause any harm to Qing Xi and Qi Zhang, and only made them think that his younger brother was preparing to join the team.

Qingxi, Qi Zhang: Come on, come on!

Nan Yi: Get out!

...It's not communication on the same channel.

Nanzhi almost couldn't help laughing.

Thanks to her solid foundation, she was able to brake at the last moment and maintain Boss Nan's dignity.

"Okay, that's about it. I'll have to trouble you all tonight."

Nanzhi announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Obviously, the tone of her narration was not particularly harsh or scary, but everyone was inexplicably convinced by her.

Now hearing her thank you, she waved her hands repeatedly:

"It's not hard at all! It's all I deserve!"

"We have to struggle just for the staff meals!"

"Can we have some new food tonight?"

"You're so greedy, shut up!"

"…"

Nanzhi heard the question and nodded with a smile:

"certainly."

There was another round of cheers.

It even gave Xu Lin in the crowd an illusion—

He doesn't seem to be a variety show director, and Nanzhi is not a variety show guest being filmed.

On the contrary, she is his boss, and the staff members of the program group around him are her employees...

Ugh!

What the hell!

Have you really been brainwashed by Nanzhi?

Nanzhi: "Xiao Xu, please come over here."

Xu Lin: "Hey!"

Xu Lin: "…"

It felt a bit strange to call someone Director Xu in a small restaurant, so Xu Lin took the initiative to suggest that everyone call him Xiao Xu.

As Xu Lin listened, it almost became a conditioned reflex.

So when Nanzhi called him, his first reaction was to respond.

Can you be more promising?
After cursing himself in his heart, Xu Lin did not forget to change from walking to jogging...

After Nanzhi finished talking to Xu Lin, she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to go into the kitchen.

She took two steps, then stopped and shouted:

"all."

Nan Yi has been moving around in various posts these days, working as diligently as a brick, and moving wherever he is needed.

Even now, he has a strong interest in being a cashier and is discussing with Fu Chao about getting this position permanently.

When his mother suddenly called him, he was a little confused:
"Huh?"

"Come here and stay in the kitchen with me for a while."

Nan Yi didn't understand why.

But that didn't stop him from being happy when his mother called him.

Without saying a word, she stretched out her legs and ran towards Nanzhi, staying right beside him.

Fu Chao, who was being pestered one second and abandoned the next: ?
"Yi Yi, you don't want to be your little cashier anymore?"

Fu Chao hinted wildly.

Nan Yi waved his hand without even turning his head:

"You can play by yourself."

Fu Chao couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his chest.

[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Uncle Fu Chao, go play somewhere else!]

[We all have clear preferences. We chose so decisively between Mom and Fu Chao! ]

[I am so envious that I am drooling. Where can I get such a well-behaved and mother-loving baby? 】

[But why did Nanzhi call Nanyi out of the kitchen? Just to watch? ]

[The mother is worried about her child, what reason could she have? ]

…

The fact is—

Nanzhi thought about how Nanyi had a nightmare during lunch break and felt uneasy. She had to keep him under her watch.

Nan Yi, who had worked in the kitchen before, found his position skillfully and started peeling garlic.

A colleague who was about to teach him two tricks: ?

Nanzhi was helpless: "Yiyi, just stay here."

Nan Yi didn't even raise her head: "It's okay, Mom, this way I can also watch you!"

It seemed as if his existence was just to make Nanzhi feel at ease.

Nanzhi couldn't do anything to him.

But I have to say that it really makes her feel much calmer when Nan Yi stays behind her like this and she can see him when she looks back from time to time.

Even the sense of crisis in the dark has faded a lot.

Soon Nanzhi felt at ease and immersed herself in the kitchen.

Nanjia Restaurant is not only busy during business hours, but also busy when preparing to open.

It was inconvenient to transfer people from outside, so all the people in the entire program crew who knew how to cook were sent to the kitchen to help.

Nanzhi is still the owner and chef.

Xie Yu was officially promoted to second chef, in charge of several people.

These staff members certainly cannot match the exquisite cooperation of Xie Yu and Nan Zhi, and it would be a bit of a stretch for them to be professional chefs.

Fortunately, they only handle odd jobs that don't require much skill, such as peeling and washing vegetables.

Coupled with Nanzhi's superb cooking skills, their shortcomings in ability are nothing.

Compared to the kitchen, the lobby is much easier to deal with.

Fu Chao and Qi Pei'er are each in charge of a store, and their positions are more or less at the manager level.

They also each manage several people.

All in all, the number of employees in Nanjia Restaurant actually reached more than 10 people!

[Laugh till you crow, which variety show has more staff on camera than celebrity guests? ]

[It feels more and more like a professional restaurant! No wonder even reporters come to interview! 】

[I am actually glad that these staff members don't have to pay their salaries hahaha! ]

[Wow, I can see the difference between real internet celebrity stores and fake ones here! I will never believe the promotion of some stores again! ]

[That's right! Those restaurants that are popular online and have long queues have employees who are so slow that they are just stalling for time and engaging in hunger marketing! Everyone at Nanjia Restaurant is so busy that they don't pretend! ]

[I've been to Nanjia Restaurant. It's really delicious, no filters! It's just that I ate in a hurry, and I didn't get in line today when I wanted to! ]

…

As the store approached opening time in the evening, many people were already standing outside the store.

When Fu Yunfeng got out of the car quietly, he almost thought he had come to the wrong place.

He hesitated for a moment before asking his assistant:

"...Are you sure Fu Chao is here?"

The assistant was also a little confused:

"Is...right?" Chapter 156 Don't lie to kids!

Fortunately, the assistant reacted quickly and immediately restored his professional attitude:
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu, I have asked people to come and line up in advance."

As he was speaking, the people he sent squeezed out with difficulty.

"Mr. Fu! What help!"

The person sent by Assistant He was Xiao Chen, a new female employee in the department.

Xiao Chen volunteered for the task, and it is said that she has conducted a detailed investigation of Nanjia Restaurant on the Internet.

Xiao Chen was squeezed in the crowd and was sweating and his cheeks were red.

But he said excitedly to Fu Yunfeng and Assistant He:

"Don't worry, there are still a few people ahead of us in line!"

Assistant He always felt that Xiao Chen's happiness was not directed at them.

It seems like... in order to come to this store?
Fu Yunfeng said kindly:
"Xiao Chen looks very familiar with this store?"

Xiao Chen didn't have any ulterior motives and blurted out:

"Yes, I watch it online every day... Um, ah, that... Mr. Fu, I watch it after get off work. I definitely don't slack off during work!"

Yes, Xiao Chen is a loyal fan of "Cub Observation Diary".

She is usually busy with work, so she mainly watches the edited version of the feature film.

Occasionally, I would seize the spare time to watch live broadcasts.

Anyway, she knows every detail of the show by heart.

The reason she volunteered to queue up was that she had been craving for it online for many days, but had no time to come because she was too busy with work.

I thought I would regret missing the business hours of Nanjia Restaurant, but I didn't expect that Mr. Fu suddenly became interested in this restaurant!
How could she miss the opportunity to eat and drink at public expense?
Of course she agreed!

Even though he came to queue up three hours earlier today, Xiao Chen was still very excited and felt that he had made a fortune.

...Only if Mr. Fu and his boss He Zhu don't find out.

Looking at Xiao Chen who was shrinking like a quail, Fu Yunfeng asked:

"So this store is really owned by a celebrity? I heard there's a guy called Fu Chao?"

Xiao Chen came to life:

"Yes! Fu Chao is here too! But don't worry, Mr. Fu, Fu Chao is not important and doesn't play a big role! The real pillar of this store, the boss and his residence, is in the kitchen! I will definitely not let you down!"

Xiao Chen has become the self-talker of Nanjia Restaurant!
And Fu Chao's biological father, Fu Yunfeng, fell into a subtle silence.

He Zhu, who knew the inside story, quickly changed the subject:

"So how long do we have to wait?"

"About 15 minutes."

Xiao Chen's face changed slightly, and she hesitated for a long time before saying that she wanted to go to the bathroom and leave for a while.

There were too many people in the store and it was impossible to squeeze in, but Xiao Chen knew where there was a public toilet nearby.

She stuffed the number tag into Assistant He's hands, told them to call her if they had anything, and then turned and ran away.

After Xiao Chen left, Fu Yunfeng said with amusement:
"It seems that Fu Chao is doing well in business."

He Zhu: ...

"Oh, no, he's not the boss yet, he's an employee?"

"The Third Young Master can endure hardships."

Fu Chao is the third child of the Qing family's generation, and everyone around him calls him that.

Fu Chao's father, who was praised, smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

The waiting time was faster than Xiao Chen expected.

It didn't take 15 minutes, it was almost their turn in less than 10 minutes.

Fu Yunfeng worked in a restaurant when he was young.
Seeing this, he praised: "The turnover is very fast. It seems that this restaurant not only has good business, but also the employees are very efficient. The boss is a good leader. Tell Xiao Chen, let's go in first."

"good."

When their number was called, Fu Yunfeng walked slowly through the crowd.

He deliberately dressed casually today, and with his gentle and handsome features, it was easy for people to like him.

The clerk who was in charge of calling numbers at the door took a look at the number tags and prepared to let them in.

But at this moment...

"etc!"

Nan Yi appeared out from nowhere.

He is small in stature and very agile in his movements, but his aura is not weak at all.

Nan Yi's arrival caused a small commotion among the crowd behind him.

Perhaps people recognized him and looked at him with curious yet friendly eyes.

Nan Yi felt it and first raised his hand to scratch his face.

But soon, he realized that the matter at hand was more important, and pointed out seriously:

"Your cards are wrong!"

It's not easy to keep a straight face when your cheeks are gradually getting fatter.

Nan Yi's face was tense, and he looked quite imposing.

The clerk was confused: "What's wrong?"

The person standing in front of him was too tall, and Nan Yi had to look up hard.

But his momentum was not weak at all:

"The person who just took this card was a young lady in a white shirt, not you!"

As he spoke, Nan Yi pointed aggressively at the sign next to him that read "No Scalpers".

Fu Yunfeng looked at Nan Yi, but he didn't feel annoyed. He was just curious and found it interesting:

"So many people have passed by. Do you remember who took the number plate just now?"

To others, this sounds like a question.

So, without Nan Yi's answer, people who knew the situation rushed out to speak up and say,
"Of course! We are all very good! We have a photographic memory!"

"That's right! Yi Yi will definitely not remember it wrong!"

"Don't bully children!"

"…"

Fu Yunfeng, who was accused, almost thought that he had done something evil!

He said to Nan Yi in front of him with a smile:

"It seems like a lot of people are protecting you."

Nan Yi pursed her lips uncomfortably:

"...Don't praise me! I won't let you go easily! Humph!"

Fu Yunfeng couldn't help laughing.

He Zhu quickly came out to explain that they were lined up by people in the same industry, but now she was going to the bathroom.

Nan Yi glanced at the other person with disdain:
"Don't think that children are easy to fool! You can't fool me!"

He Zhu had to ask for help from the adult employee next to him.

Who would have thought that the other party was also a brainless supporter of Nan Yi, and clapped his hands happily and nodded in agreement:
"That's right!"

Fu Yunfeng and He Zhu had to stand in the corner and wait for Xiao Chen to come back to explain.

But the problem is that the numbers behind them were called several times one after another, but Xiao Chen didn't respond.

He Zhu called her several times but couldn't get through.

This is embarrassing.

It seemed to confirm the fact that the two people bought scalper accounts!

Nan Yi's contemptuous eyes swept across from time to time, as if to say:
"See! I knew it!"

Fu Yunfeng, who didn't fight with others much these days, suddenly became excited. He wanted to see the little guy's expression after he knew that he had misunderstood him. That would be very interesting!
He asked He Zhu to find Xiao Chen.

He Zhu hesitated for a long time, and finally left quickly under urging.

Fu Yunfeng was left standing alone in the corner, attracting sidelong glances from passers-by.

He seemed calm and at ease, not at all uncomfortable.

A steady stream of diners finished their meal and left.

The queue went into the store in an orderly manner.

But when there are too many people, friction and conflict are inevitable.

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly rang out from the crowd:
"You are obviously behind me! Why is your number ahead of mine?" Chapter 157 No fighting!

The person who was complaining was a man in his 40s.

He was full of flesh, and the way he stood with his hands on his hips showed that he had a bad temper and was not someone who was easy to mess with.

The ones who were pointed at and scolded were two young girls around 20 years old.

They look childish and innocent, probably college students.

Caught off guard, both of them were stunned by the scolding.

"I…I…"

The other party was so ferocious that the two men were so scared that their tongues were tied and they were unable to explain for a while.

The man seized the opportunity:

"What do you mean by 'you'? You're so young and yet you cut in line! You have no manners! You're a bad student! Give me your number plate! Line up behind me!"

These words may sound righteous at first, but if you look into it carefully, you can discover the man's true purpose.

What's queue cutting? What's in front of him?

He's just tired of waiting and wants to pick on someone so he finds an excuse to snatch the person's number plate!

The two girls also reacted and quickly avoided the man's grabbing hand:

"We didn't cut in line. My friend came first. I went to buy something nearby and came back later."

She was indeed a naive and innocent college student, actually trying to reason with the man in front of her!

How can a man listen?

He waved his hand and said,
"Stop talking nonsense. You are just cutting in line! Give me your number plate now!"

Pretend to grab it!

"Hey sir!"

The clerk standing at the door quickly squeezed over to persuade him.

There are cameras outside the store filming, and so many viewers are watching!
If the incident gets out of hand, it will have a bad impact on their show!

The smart Nan Yi also understood this.

He had a strong sense of ownership and decided to follow without thinking.

Fu Yunfeng, who was originally watching the fun with his arms crossed, caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye. His body reacted faster than his brain and he reached out to grab Nan Yi by the back of the collar and pulled him back.

Nan Yi suddenly flew into the air and subconsciously kicked his calves twice.

Nan Yi: ?
"What are you doing!"

He raised his voice a little angrily.

Fu Yunfeng looked at the little guy rushing like a firecracker and felt a little indifferent:

"What are you doing up there, little guy? What if you get hit?"

Nan Yi waved his fist angrily:
"I want to protect our store!"

The audience in the live broadcast room noticed the movement at the store entrance:

[Hey, hey, hey, there's a quarrel over there! Are they not going to fight? 】

[It's obvious that this person is looking for trouble on purpose. I've seen this many times. He's really annoying and shameless! ]

【Don't go over there! 】

[Baby, this handsome uncle is right, what if he hurts you? ]

[But I was quite touched to hear Nan Yi say this. ]

[Someone come to the store quickly! Someone is making trouble! ]

[Are there no police or other staff nearby to maintain order? ]

…

Fu Yunfeng glanced at the distance.

The verbal conflict was about to develop into a physical conflict...

He asked Nan Yi:

"Are you really going?"

Nan Yi's eyes widened in anger:
"Of course!"

"All right."

Fu Yunfeng reached out and picked up Nan Yi.

Nan Yi's first reaction was to struggle.

Until Fu Yunfeng held down his restless little body and said:

"Aren't you trying to protect the store? The higher you stand, the more imposing you will be."

Nan Yi reluctantly admitted that this made sense and fell silent.

He raised his chin.

As Fu Yunfeng approached, Nan Yi pointed with her little hand:
"What are you doing! No fighting!"

The childish voice is slightly childish, but exceptionally loud.

The visibility was extremely high in the chaotic crowd, and many people came to look.

But this does not include the man who initially caused the trouble.

He has gone from initially attacking the girls to swearing and biting people like a mad dog.

The firepower was particularly focused on Nanjia Restaurant:

"…What a crappy place! You set up a crappy restaurant like a high-end restaurant, and you need to get a number? I'll take your shitty number! Do you know how precious my time is…"

The more a man curses, the uglier it becomes.

Fu Yunfeng reminded:
"Cover your ears."

Nan Yi glanced at the other person and muttered softly,
"I'm not a three-year-old child."

Having said that, he still raised his hands to cover his ears to prevent the dirty words from entering his ears.

Fu Yunfeng's mouth corners slightly raised.

He took two steps forward, holding Nan Yi in one hand, and quickly reached out with the other hand, grabbing the man's waving arm at lightning speed!
"...You bastards... Who are you? What are you doing!"

The man glared back and was about to hit Fu Yunfeng.

Fu Yunfeng's clamp-like hand suddenly tightened.

The man's bones were crushed so hard that they crackled and he screamed on the spot.

Any plans for physical combat were naturally out of the question. When a man meets a tough guy, he will kneel down quickly and beg for mercy.

Fu Yunfeng didn't let go, looking down at the man who collapsed on the ground:

"What are you doing? Do you think this is your home?"

"It hurts, it hurts… I was wrong, I was wrong!"

The man felt like his hand was going to break!
Fu Yunfeng shifted his gaze slightly, confirmed that Nan Yi was covering his ears, then moved closer, lowered his voice, and spoke to the man.

The man opened his eyes wide in astonishment, gradually relaxed his struggle, and just stared at Fu Yunfeng in horror.

Fu Yunfeng is still gentle and elegant, just like the elegant gentleman in the book.

He even nodded and smiled at the man.

Men just feel terrible.

When the police who were maintaining public order nearby arrived, they took the man away for education.

The storm subsided quickly.

Nan Yi, who was still sitting on Fu Yunfeng's arm, opened her bright eyes and stared at Fu Yunfeng without blinking.

Fu Yunfeng was in a good mood:
"Why? Do you admire me a little?"

Nan Yi shook his head decisively:

"I heard what you just said! You said you were going to take off his legs… wuwuwu!"

Nan Yi, whose mouth was quickly covered by Fu Yunfeng, puffed up his cheeks angrily like a little puffer fish.

Nan Yi: Let go!
Fu Yunfeng then slowly let go and said:

"Little guy, don't learn these bad things."

Nan Yi was not convinced:
"I think it's quite useful!"

If a few words could protect his mother, he would do it without hesitation!

Fu Yunfeng saw the blazing flames in Nan Yi's eyes.

In an instant, he seemed to see his own shadow in Nan Yi.

That stubborn and persistent boy refused to succumb to fate and struggled hard in the mud.

Unfortunately, he finally lost to fate...

"He's a little devil."

Fu Yunfeng could only make one comment.

Nan Yi snorted:
"I want to come down!"

Fu Yunfeng was about to bend down and put Nan Yi back on the ground...

Assistant He is back.

In addition to Xiao Chen who was delayed due to diarrhea, there was another person with him -

"Fu Yunfeng? Why are you here?"

The cold voice came through the crowd and was particularly clear amid the noise.

Fu Yunfeng could identify the owner of the voice without any effort.

"you…"

"Auntie, are you here again?"

Nan Yi's crisp voice rang out.

Qingqing approached.

Her eyes changed from cold to gentle in an instant:
"Call me grandma." Chapter 158: Be fine, don't quarrel

. Qingqing and Fu Yunfeng sat facing each other at the table.

Fu Yunfeng's two assistants were sitting next to the two of them, and they both wished they could disappear right away.

Because he didn't want to sit next to Fu Yunfeng, Qingqing deliberately chose a seat diagonally opposite him.

Unfortunately, no matter how I try to avoid it, I will still see the other person out of the corner of my eye from time to time.

Qingqing felt a little uncomfortable.

She asked Fu Chao, who was standing stiffly beside the table, trying to suppress his shocked expression:

"Is there really no other location?"

Fu Chao opened his mouth to explain.

Nan Yi appeared from nowhere, holding a teapot in his hand.

The little guy spoke in an old tone:

"Be nice, don't quarrel!"

Qingqing's tone softened:

"Yi Yi misunderstood. We didn't have a fight."

Nan Yi curled his lips:

"Do adults think children are easy to fool?"

Qingqing was speechless.

Fu Yunfeng, who had been sitting in silence, reached out and took the teapot from Nan Yi:

"I'll do it."

"All right."

Nan Yi did not refuse, waved his hand and left.

Fu Yunfeng was the first to pour tea for Qingqing.

Watching the clear tea slowly pouring into the white porcelain cup, Qing Qing was startled for a moment, then quickly turned his face away.

Even though Fu Yunfeng personally pushed the teacup in front of her, she had no intention of drinking it.

Fu Yunfeng was not surprised.

He then poured tea for Assistant He and Xiao Chen respectively.

They were both flattered.

In order to break the stalemate, Fu Chao quickly handed out the menu:

"Look what we want to eat?"

Fu Yunfeng pushed the menu in front of Qingqing:

"You see?"

Qingqing didn't even look at the dishes and just went straight to the name of the dishes, seeming to be very familiar with them as if he had been a long-time customer.

Fu Yunfeng was slightly surprised.

Just as he was looking for a topic to break the ice, he asked,
"You've only been here once and you've already remembered it?"

The atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

Fu Chao stopped writing.

The two assistants lowered their heads cautiously.

Qing Qing, who created this storm, slowly turned his head, his face gloomy:
"You sent someone to inquire about my whereabouts?"

Fu Yunfeng was stunned:
"I am not, I am..."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Fu Chao blinking at him frantically.

Maybe he was afraid of his mother's anger.

Fu Yunfeng was somewhat helpless, and changed the subject:
"...I am worried about you."

"unnecessary."

Qingqing's tone was cold enough to freeze.

Fu Yunfeng was very humble:

"At least let me know how you are doing and whether you are doing well."

Qingqing crossed his arms and sneered sarcastically:
"Does it have anything to do with you?"

"We are husband and wife."

"It doesn't have to be."

"Qingqing!"

This was a rare time when Fu Yunfeng got angry.

He always kept a low profile in front of Qingqing, wishing he could sink into the dust just to get a smile from her.

So no matter what Qingqing said, he would give in and endure.

The only thing he couldn't stand was her mentioning divorce!
Fu Yunfeng seemed to have been touched by something, and the kindness between his eyebrows was swept away, and a sharp edge could be vaguely seen.

But Qing Qing was not afraid of his tricks, and slowly raised his eyebrows:
"What do you want me to do?"

Now the momentum of the two men was like the collision of swords, and there was a faint sound of fighting in the air.

The assistants have minimized their presence.

Fu Chao was at a loss as to what to do and didn't know who to start persuading.

Fortunately, his savior descended from the sky at this time—

"See, you said you didn't have a fight."

Nan Yi came out again.

In Fu Chao's eyes, Nan Yi's little figure seemed to be emitting golden light, and he was his savior!
Fu Chao quickly stood behind Nan Yi, not caring whether his 1.8-meter-tall body could be blocked by the short Nan Yi, as if to complain:
"Yes! They are clearly quarreling! Look at these adults, they are not listening at all!"

Qingqing's eyes gleamed fiercely.

Fu Yunfeng seemed to be smiling, but his eyes were unfriendly.

Feeling threatened, Fu Chao shrank his neck.

Nan Yi took a step forward and stood on tiptoe to put down the kettle in his hand.

"Don't bully Uncle Fu Chao!"

Fu Chao didn't expect to be protected by Nan Yi, and was immediately moved to tears.

"all…"

"...Uncle Fu Chao is stupid, we have to protect him!"

Nan Yi was serious.

The touch in Fu Chao's heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"Thank you."

Fu Chao felt powerless.

but.

Nan Yi's words made Qing Qing laugh.

Fu Yunfeng glanced at Qingqing and smiled too.

As the two of them laughed, the cold and stagnant atmosphere began to flow again.

Nan Yi nodded with satisfaction:
"See, this is so good!"

As he spoke, he pointed at the teapot in front of him.

"This is sour plum soup, made by my mother herself. It's delicious! I'm giving it to you! Thank you for helping me just now."

The latter sentence was said to Fu Yunfeng.

Fu Yunfeng nodded to show that you're welcome.

Qingqing was attracted to the attention:

"help?"

Fu Yunfeng put it succinctly:

"It's just a little thing."

Nan Yi felt that Fu Yunfeng was too dishonest, so he explained:

"Someone was arguing outside just now, and this uncle told that person that he would break both of his legs if he continued to make trouble!"

He spoke so fast that even Fu Yunfeng didn't react.

Fu Yunfeng was stunned:
"You...you...didn't I tell you to keep it a secret?"

Qing Qing sighed:
"You really know how to teach."

Fu Chao's focus is on other things:

"You can't call me 'uncle', Yi Yi, this is my real dad, you have to call me grandpa!"

Nan Yi looked back and forth between Fu Chao, Fu Yunfeng and Qing Qing.

He couldn't call her "Grandpa" or "Grandma".

"Hmm."

Nan Yi's little face showed a distressed expression.

Fortunately, he suddenly caught a glimpse of his mother appearing at the kitchen door, turning her eyes as if looking for something.

"My mom is looking for me! I'm leaving!"

If you can't understand a question, just avoid it!

Nan Yi ran to the kitchen decisively.

Nanzhi saw him and supported Nanyi's unstable body in time:

"Why are you running?"

As he spoke, he wiped the sweat from Nan Yi's forehead.

"…nothing."

Nan Yi couldn't help but look behind him.

Nanzhi felt curious and looked in the direction.

She first saw Qing Qing, and then saw the unfamiliar Fu Yunfeng.

"What is that?"

Nan Yi opened his mouth to explain.

Suddenly, I remembered what Uncle Fu Chao had said before about keeping a secret, so I just mouthed the words to my mother.

'dad.'

Nanzhi opened her eyes slightly in surprise.

The poor curious audience scratched their heads and saw and heard nothing.

Qingqing also saw Nanzhi.

Yu Qingqing still remembers vividly the time they spent together a few days ago.

The troubles and dissatisfaction in her heart caused by Fu Yunfeng suddenly disappeared like a spring breeze.

There was a smile in Qingqing's eyes, which was even softer than the smile he had just had because of Nan Yi.

She nodded towards Nanzhi, being more friendly than ever before.

When Fu Yunfeng saw it, he knew it all.

That's what Fu Chao said, the person his wife thought was their daughter.

It turns out that she is the mother of the little boy Nan Yi?

He felt defensive because of the former, but friendly because of the latter, which was quite contradictory.

However, all these contradictions were resolved when I saw Nanzhi.

He just thought subconsciously:

This is a good boy, he would never do anything deceptive.

Nanzhi didn't expect that she just saw Nanyi was bored and asked him to go out for a walk, and a small conflict broke out at the door.

The matter was not serious and was resolved quickly, but Nan Yi happened to be involved!

She was anxious and hurried out to check on Nan Yi's condition.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was not injured.

She warned in a serious tone:

"Don't run to dangerous places anymore!"

If someone else spoke, Nan Yi would defend himself and refute.

But in front of Nanzhi, Nanyi would just nod obediently.

Nan Yi did not forget to tell Nan Zhi about how Fu Yunfeng had helped him.

Nanzhi was both relieved and grateful:

"Did you say thank you properly?"

"Of course! I even gave them the sour plum soup my mother made for me!"

Nan Yi puffed out her little chest proudly!

He is a good boy who will repay a favor!
Nanzhi specially made the sour plum soup, and after Nanyi's permission, she distributed it to all the children.

The taste is sour and sweet, very appetizing and more suitable for children.

However, Nanzhi's traditional method of making sour plum soup involves many complicated procedures, and the amount produced is not much, so each person gets even less.

It's just a small amount, probably enough for adults to taste it.

After thinking for a while, Nanzhi brought out the Sichuan snack, Dengying Beef, which she made for herself.

Nanzhi's flavor is not particularly heavy.

If I have to choose one, she likes spicy food.

In another world, she had traveled deep into Sichuan, exchanged and learned with many top Sichuan chefs, and her attainments in Sichuan cuisine were at the pinnacle!

It's just that her health was not good some time ago, so in order to protect her stomach and intestines, she paid great attention to her diet.

Basically, I only try spicy food occasionally to satisfy my craving.

It was not until recently that her health improved and became basically the same as that of an ordinary, young and healthy person that she slowly picked up her hobby of eating spicy food.

Dengying Beef is the snack she makes for herself.

Nanzhi always takes cooking for her family, relatives and friends very seriously.

She cut the fresh beef into large slices, as thin as a cicada's wing. When you lift it up, you can see the shadow of the light, just like the curtain of a shadow play.

After sprinkling pepper and salt evenly on the meat slices, place them in a ventilated place to dry for 18 hours until the beef becomes dry and hard.

Fry the beef slices in a pan until crispy, then heat oil in a pan, pour in cooking wine, chili powder, sugar, pepper powder, five-spice powder and other seasonings, and finally drizzle with sesame oil.

It doesn't sound particularly complicated, but each step requires the chef's skills and is also time-consuming.

If it were on the menu, even Nanzhi wouldn't be able to handle it.

So she just makes it to satisfy her cravings.

I remember that I accidentally heard Fu Chao mention it last time -

His family has different tastes. His mother likes light and fresh food, while his father likes spicy food. He is caught in the middle.

Since the person who helped Nan Yi was Fu Chao's father, this dish of beef with lantern shadow should suit his taste.

Nanzhi ruthlessly divided the beef with beef that she had just cooked in the morning but had not had time to eat in half and put it on a plate.

Then she called Nan Yi:
"Send the beef to that grandfather as a thank you gift."

Nan Yi was surprised and recognized it immediately:
"This is my mother's!"

He accompanied Nanzhi in making it, and stayed by her side while it was being fried. He was choked by the chili and cried, so he had a deep memory of it!
Nanyi was a little unhappy when he thought about sharing his mother's snacks with others.

Nanzhi looked at him guarding his food and found it a little funny:
"Mom will do it later. Now you should thank Grandpa first, right?"

Nan Yi lowered his head and thought seriously for a long time before nodding reluctantly.

He carried the plate steadily out.

Along the way, it attracted the attention of many diners—

"Is this beef jerky? It looks delicious!"

"This authentic spicy flavor...ah! Why isn't it on the menu?"

"Little boy, are you selling this beef?"

"…"

Nan Yi shook his head and explained that this was a homemade snack.

The journey to Qingqing Fu Yunfeng's table was quite difficult.

Finally arrived, Nan Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

Facing the surprised looks of Qingqing and Fu Yunfeng, he stood on tiptoe and placed the plate in front of Fu Yunfeng:
"Here, it's for you!"

Fu Yunfeng was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that this dish should be a thank-you gift from Nan Yi's mother.

Thinking of the woman who just flashed by and seemed familiar to him, Fu Yunfeng felt that Nan Yi had good upbringing.

But he politely declined:
"No, didn't I just give you sour plum soup?"

"Mom said that was too little."

Nan Yi repeated it honestly.

Fu Yunfeng had no choice but to agree.

Of course, there is another reason...

This plate of beef with light shadow is so tempting!

Fu Yunfeng loves spicy food and has eaten a lot of beef in Dengying style, so he recognized it at the first sight.

But he can guarantee that this dish of beef with light shadow is definitely the most beautiful and fragrant one among all the beef with light shadow he has ever eaten!

The beef slices are as thin as paper, with a mellow and bright red color. When you pick them up with chopsticks, you can vaguely see the light and shadow behind them through the meat fibers. It is truly worthy of its name.

When you put it into your mouth, the first feeling is an extremely authentic spicy taste spreading in your mouth, and your saliva is constantly secreted as it rushes through your mouth.

As you chew, you will find the beef is slightly hard, thin and crispy, but if you chew it for a long time, you can feel the tenderness of the meat.

And as you continue chewing, the spicy taste continues to spread.

But the spiciness is not irritating, but rather makes people feel refreshed and enjoyable, leaving a lasting aftertaste!
Fu Yunfeng's eyes lit up after eating so much!

"It tastes good!"

It turned out that Nan Yi did not leave, but was waiting here for Fu Yunfeng's feedback.

Fu Yunfeng nodded without hesitation:
"This is the most delicious Dengying beef I have ever eaten!"

Nan Yi shook his head happily.

His face clearly said: See! My mother is so amazing!
He jumped away, ready to tell his mother the news.

As soon as he left, the attention of everyone at the table was drawn to him.

Assistant He and Xiao Chen no longer pretended to be away, but stared closely at the beef in the lights.

Assistant He is relatively reserved.

Xiao Chen swallowed hard.

Fu Yunfeng was quite generous and pushed the plate forward:
"Try it?"

Assistant He still remembered to refuse twice.

Xiao Chen seemed to be confused and completely forgot that the person in front of him was his boss.

She picked up the serving chopsticks, carefully picked up a piece and put it into the bowl.

When she tasted the first bite of beef, she almost cried:

"So spicy! Sihasiha!"

She kept breathing in, but couldn't stop chewing.

Anyone can see the happiness on his face caused by the food!
Assistant He couldn't bear it anymore and also picked up the serving chopsticks:

"Then I'll try it too."

Then he did exactly the same thing as Xiao Chen -

I couldn't stop eating it while saying it was spicy.

This small plate of beef with light shadow not only conquered this table of people, but even the people at the next table were drooling over it!

They also asked Fu Yunfeng if he could buy some with them!
Fu Yunfeng politely refused.

Then he noticed that Qingqing was secretly watching the beef with lanterns.

Chapter 160 Still alive!

Fu Yunfeng asked her,
"Would you like to eat something?"

"Need not."

Qingqing quickly straightened his expression.

The curiosity on his face was extinguished, and he looked distant and unfamiliar, as if he was too lazy to talk to Fu Yunfeng.

But Fu Yunfeng did not retreat easily.

He was very upset about the argument just now, and even more regretted getting angry with Qingqing because of her angry words, so he tried to find a reason to resolve the situation.

Fu Yunfeng simply picked up the beef with the serving chopsticks and placed it directly in the empty bowl in front of Qingqing.

The action was too fast, and Qingqing couldn't react in time:
"Hey! You!"

Assistant He and Xiao Chen were frightened into silence again, fearing that the two would start arguing again.

Fortunately, Qingqing didn't want to argue too much with Fu Yunfeng.

"I don't want to waste food!"

Qingqing finally picked up the chopsticks.

Fu Yunfeng knew that she had a light taste and seldom ate heavy food, so he deliberately picked the smallest piece of beef.

Oh, who are you looking down on?

Qingqing snorted inwardly with disdain and tentatively put the beef into his mouth.

At first, her face was calm and she didn't react.

Fu Yunfeng was in a state of panic.

He called Assistant He:
"Hurry up and pass the teapot over!"

Assistant He acted quickly, but he and Xiao Chen were both a little confused.

President Qing didn't look like he was in trouble, so why did President Fu suddenly...

"Hmm."

Qingqing groaned and almost choked.

The crimson color began to spread from the ears and gradually spread to the whole body.

There were fine beads of sweat on the tip of his nose.

It was hard to imagine that someone would get so spicy after eating a bite of beef!
Fortunately, Fu Yunfeng felt that hot tea was not enough to relieve the spiciness, so he asked the waiter for a bottle of ice milk in time.

After Qingqing drank it, his condition improved a lot.

Fu Yunfeng was worried:
"Sorry, I didn't expect..."

"It's none of your business."

Qingqing raised his hand and wiped his mouth.

She probably knew why Fu Yunfeng overestimated her ability to eat spicy food—

When the two had a good relationship, she was not averse to trying the spicy food that Fu Yunfeng liked, and she ate it often, and her threshold to spicy food increased accordingly.

But as their relationship broke down and reached a freezing point, she was busy with work and only ate a light diet prepared by a nutritionist, so even her ability to eat spicy food declined...

Fu Yunfeng also quickly realized the reason.

He couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

It seems that it was not until this moment that I realized that so many years had passed in a flash.

It was a long time ago when he and Qingqing were close friends and shared each other's joys and sorrows.

"Feel sorry."

He apologized again.

This time it was for something else.

Qingqing didn't respond to this, but continued:

"I know, it was Fu Chao who told you the secret."

Fu Yunfeng quickly understood what she was talking about.

He hesitated:

"Xiao Chao just wishes the best for us."

"Of course I know. He is the one who suffers the most from the way our relationship has become today. No matter how much we each make amends to him, it cannot change the fact that he is stuck in the middle and is torn between two options. But he doesn't know that some things have changed and are changed forever."

Qingqing thought with some complexity: Just like them.

With Fu Yunfeng's tacit understanding, he could naturally understand these words.

Whether it is the implicit or implicit meaning of the words.

But he thought differently from Qingqing:

"We as a family will go back... No, we must go back."

Qing Qing raised his eyes coldly.

The atmosphere between the two had eased a lot because of the little episode of the lamplight beef.

But this time, he fell into the ice cave again.

"How many times do I have to say this..."

"I found Lin Xiang."

Fu Yunfeng suddenly dropped a bombshell.

But Qingqing seemed a little confused.

She has a good memory and of course knows that Lin Xiang was Zhizhi's nanny back then.

Moreover, she immediately realized the purpose of Fu Yunfeng's action.

"Why are you looking for her? Didn't you investigate it back then?"

Lin Xiang was even on the first list of people to be investigated!
With Qing Qing and Fu Yunfeng's methods, they even investigated Lin Xiang's elementary school classmates, but still couldn't find any clues, otherwise they wouldn't let Lin Xiang go so easily.

Why did Fu Yunfeng mention Lin Xiang now?

Fu Yunfeng did not hide anything this time. He told Qingqing everything he had discovered, as well as all the traces of Lin Xiang that he later found when he went to the town to investigate.

It also includes the possibility that Lin Xiang threw the child into the snow.

Before he said it, he thought about whether he should keep it secret.

For them, re-experiencing what their daughter went through was undoubtedly another form of torture.

But he said it anyway.

Because Fu Yunfeng understood Qingqing and knew that she would rather choose sober pain than confused happiness.

Sure enough, as he continued to talk, Qingqing's breathing went from regular to rapid.

The hands on the table slowly tightened into fists.

"She...she actually..."

Qingqing is so hateful!

The man who harmed her daughter just walked out of her house so brazenly and lived in peace for so many years!

It was all their fault for being negligent. They couldn't even find out such a small matter!

When she thought of her Zhizhi being thrown into the snow, she might even weakly call for mom and dad...

Qing Qing wanted to skin Lin Xiang and Xu Dong, the two evil guys, and eat their flesh alive, so that she could vent all her vicious means!

"Where is Lin Xiang?"

"I found her. She's in Yanjing."

Fu Yunfeng's tone was exceptionally calm at this time.

However, Qingqing sensed something was wrong based on his understanding of him:

"What's the problem?"

Fu Yunfeng said in a deep voice:

"Someone is helping Lin Xiang and preventing me from finding her."

Qingqing gnashed his teeth:

"Who is it?"

"I didn't find out."

Fu Yunfeng shook his head regretfully.

Qingqing was not panicked. Her mind was calmer and clearer than ever before:

"Xu Dong is in prison, and Lin Xiang has been hiding her identity for many years. If she or someone close to her had the ability to hide Lin Xiang's whereabouts from you, she wouldn't have been in such a mess all these years. This means that the person who helped her only appeared recently, and came with a purpose! And there are only two possible motives - either it is another revenge against you and me, or..."

Fu Yunfeng slowly raised his eyes, exchanged glances with Qingqing, and said without thinking:

"...Or maybe it's to target Zhizhi! Whichever possibility it is, it proves one thing! Zhizhi is still alive!"

The tacit understanding between the couple for decades reached its peak in this moment of eye contact!
"Your Yan Du Xian is here."

Fu Chao appeared personally carrying the dishes.

He noticed that there was a weird atmosphere between his parents and looked at them a few more times in confusion.

Qingqing and Fu Yunfeng each slowly exhaled.

It can be seen that the two are in a good mood.

"Thanks."

They nodded to their son but tacitly didn't say much.

Fu Chao became more and more puzzled.

But because of the camera, he couldn't say too much. He just winked at them before leaving.

Qing Qing looked at his back gently:

"Xiao Chao will be very happy when he finds out."

Fu Yunfeng nodded:

"The most urgent thing is to find Lin Xiang. I have found some clues here - that person may be helping Lin Xiang smuggle out of the country in the next few days!"