I Have a Countryside Gourmet Restaurant

Chapter 304: Chapter 288: Who Would Still Make Their Own Xian Shaobai for a Rural Banquet

Luo Yunlin said, ”So, you’re really overthinking it. Just think about it. Here, we can drink wine that would cost thousands, even tens of thousands of yuan a pound on the outside, for just twenty yuan per serving. That alone is more than enough.”

The man who had just spoken nodded. ”That’s true. Besides, even if people on the outside were willing to spend thousands or tens of thousands for a pound of this wine, they wouldn’t be able to buy it.”

Luo Yunlin smiled. ”Exactly. So, those of us who get to drink here are already incredibly lucky.”

The man, along with the other three relatives who were drinking, all nodded repeatedly. The man spoke again, ”Yunlin, thank you so much for bringing us here. Come, let’s have a drink.”

Luo Yunlin said, ”Of course I had to share such a great place with you. Cheers.”

The two men clinked their bowls and each took a sip.

The man’s name was Wang Pavilion. He was a few years older than Luo Yunlin. He added, ”It’s not actually that far from our homes to get here. If we ever want to drink this wine again, we can just come back on our own.”

Luo Yunlin said, ”It’s not just the wine. You’ll find yourselves craving the food here often, too. You’ll know what I mean after you try the dishes when they arrive.”

Just as he finished speaking, the braised chicken was brought over.

Luo Yunlin had ordered one whole braised chicken, cut into two portions, one for each of their tables.

Luo Yunlin announced, ”The braised chicken is here. Everyone, give it a try. I guarantee you’ve never had braised chicken this delicious.”

Hearing Luo Yunlin’s high praise, everyone eagerly picked up a piece of chicken.

Wang Pavilion, of course, also took a piece.

After eating it, he said excitedly, ”I’ve really never had braised chicken this good. This flavor is absolutely incredible!”

It wasn’t just Wang Pavilion; everyone else expressed the same sentiment.

That included the oldest among them, Luo Yunlin’s grand-uncle-in-law, a man named Xie Wanxiang, who was already 78 years old.

Despite being 78, his teeth were still in great shape. He could eat a braised chicken like this without any trouble.

Xie Wanxiang remarked that he had eaten a lot of braised chicken in his life, but he had truly never tasted any this delicious. He had never even imagined braised chicken could be this good.

Furthermore, at 35 yuan a pound, the price was similar to braised chicken sold at the market. This meant that if they had guests over in the future and needed to serve braised chicken, they could just come here to buy it.

Not only would the guests eat happily, but the host would also look very good.

”Oh, right, Yunlin,” Xie Wanxiang finally asked Luo Yunlin, ”The dishes here, like this braised chicken... you can buy them for takeout, right?”

Luo Yunlin nodded. ”You can. All the dishes can be packed for takeout. But, Uncle-in-law, isn’t it a bit too far for you all to come here just to buy braised chicken?”

Xie Wanxiang said, ”It’s not that far, 20 kilometers at most. I can have the younger ones ride a motorcycle over to buy it; they’d be here in half an hour, tops.”

Luo Yunlin said, ”A motorcycle would work. That’s actually very convenient.”

Wang Pavilion laughed at this. ”That’s a great idea, Uncle Xie. If I have guests over in the future, I’ll come here to buy braised chicken too. It’s only a little over 20 kilometers from my place as well.”

Luo Yunlin nodded. ”That’s a really good idea.”

Then, Luo Yunlin asked the children if they liked the braised chicken.

The kids all exclaimed excitedly that it was delicious and that they were going to eat lots and lots today. ℴ

Luo Yunlin smiled. ”Good, good. Eat as much as you want. Dig in. If you finish it, we’ll just order more.”

Seeing how excited everyone was over just a single dish of braised chicken, Luo Yunlin was delighted and felt a great sense of pride.

Just as Xie Wanxiang had said earlier, when guests find the food exceptionally delicious and eat with great joy and satisfaction, it brings the host a lot of face.

’Bringing everyone here to eat today was definitely the right decision.’

And their excitement was only just beginning. There were still many more dishes to come.

Luo Yunlin found himself looking forward more and more to seeing their surprise and excitement as they tried the rest of the dishes.

Just as he was thinking this, the Steamed Pork with Preserved Vegetables was served.

This was a dish the children didn’t particularly care for, but the adults loved it.

Especially those of a certain age.

However, the dish had one drawback: it was easy to get tired of its richness.

Generally, a person would feel it was too rich after just three or four pieces.

So, while everyone enjoyed the dish, they usually only ate a small amount at a time.

Xie Wanxiang was very happy to see the Steamed Pork with Preserved Vegetables. He said, ”Let me try a piece of this.”

After speaking, he picked up a slice of the pork and put it in his mouth.

After he finished it, his face wreathed in a smile, he said, ”I think that from now on, whenever anyone hosts a big banquet, they shouldn’t bother making this dish themselves. They should just buy it from here. Not only is it convenient, but it tastes so much better than homemade.”

Hearing this, Wang Pavilion laughed. ”That’s some high praise, Uncle Xie. I’ll have a piece too.”

With that, he also picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

After eating it, he exclaimed excitedly, ”I agree with Uncle Xie! With this available, who around here would bother making their own steamed pork for a banquet? You just buy this, put it on the table, and I guarantee all the guests will be pleasantly surprised and say, ’This steamed pork is amazing today!’ That would really make you look good.”

Luo Yunlin smiled. ”That would work too. Both the braised chicken and the steamed pork are perfect for buying to serve to guests.”

Wang Pavilion then asked in surprise, ”There’s something else. Not only is this steamed pork delicious, but it doesn’t seem rich or greasy at all. Isn’t this dish supposed to be heavy?”

Xie Wanxiang said, ”I don’t feel any heaviness either. This is the first time I’ve ever eaten steamed pork that didn’t feel greasy. In the past, I’d feel it a little even after the very first piece.”

Luo Yunlin smiled. ”Your senses aren’t deceiving you. The boss’s steamed pork really doesn’t make you feel that way. You can eat as much as you want and it won’t feel heavy. That’s the most amazing thing about it.”

Hearing this, both Wang Pavilion and Xie Wanxiang found it hard to believe.

’Did that young owner, Li You, make this dish too? How did he manage to make steamed pork that isn’t greasy?’

Luo Yunlin answered their unspoken question, ”Of course, Boss Li You made it. Boss Li You makes every single dish in the restaurant himself. As for why it isn’t greasy? We can only say that Boss Li You has his methods. What those methods are, we don’t know.”

Wang Pavilion said, ”Boss Li You is so young, I never expected him to be this skilled. I even said earlier that he didn’t look like a chef. Now I can only say my judgment is terrible. If Boss Li You isn’t a chef, then there are no chefs in this world.”

Luo Yunlin smiled. ”The true masters are often the most unassuming.”

Wang Pavilion nodded. ”That’s true.”

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