I Have a Countryside Gourmet Restaurant

Chapter 361: Chapter 333: Where Is the Restaurant Located?

What are they doing over there?

”Looks like they’re catching crabs. Crabs hide under rocks. You flip the rocks over, and if there’s a crab underneath, you can grab it. I grew up in the countryside and used to catch crabs just like this in the river ditches,” said a young man named Lin Dequan.

There was another thought he kept to himself. The two girls among the trio had fantastic figures. And while he couldn’t see their faces clearly, he had a feeling they must be gorgeous.

’I can’t believe I’d run into such beautiful girls here!’

Lin Dequan was thrilled.

The other guys felt the same way. They could also tell that the two girls were probably stunning.

But with their female colleagues around, it wasn’t appropriate to start gossiping.

Otherwise, they would’ve started chattering away by now.

’Seriously, how lucky can a guy get? Being out here catching crabs with two girls that beautiful?’

’Damn, it makes you so jealous!’

”Let’s go take a look. See if they’re really catching crabs,” a young woman named Tang Ning suggested.

This was exactly what the guys wanted to hear.

Lin Dequan nodded repeatedly. ”Yeah, yeah, let’s go have a look. You know, catching crabs is actually pretty interesting and a lot of fun.”

”It does look interesting. Let’s go.”

”Okay, okay.”

The group headed toward Li You and his companions.

As they drew closer, the amazement in the eyes of Lin Dequan and the other guys grew.

They could now see the faces of Ling Xiaoru and Chu Yiwei clearly.

It was a level of beauty they had never witnessed before.

’Their looks are off the charts! It’s unreal!’

They had never seen such beautiful women. Not even the famous actresses in the entertainment industry or the various online beauties could compare.

’This kid is way too lucky!’

Even Tang Ning and the other women were stunned by their beauty.

Tang Ning said, ”Those two girls are so beautiful! I’ve never seen anyone so pretty.”

”And the guy is handsome, too! A perfect match of talent and beauty. But it’s one guy and two girls... how does that match up?” another woman commented.

”That just means you’re overthinking it. They’re definitely not dating,” Lin Dequan said.

The other guys all nodded, strongly agreeing with him.

”Come on, let’s go say hello,” Lin Dequan said again.

”Okay, okay, let’s go.”

”Let’s go, let’s go.”

The guys were getting impatient.

The women didn’t object either.

The group continued forward and soon reached the edge of the shallows where Li You’s trio was.

Lin Dequan said to Li You, ”Hey, brother, sorry to bother you. You guys are catching crabs, right? Is it easy? How many have you caught?”

Li You nodded. ”We are. It’s not bad, we’ve probably caught around 30.”

Thirty?

Lin Dequan and the others were a bit surprised. That was a pretty good haul!

’Are the crabs here that easy to catch?’

But that wasn’t the point.

Lin Dequan looked at Ling Xiaoru and Chu Yiwei, wanting to talk to them. But for a moment, he didn’t know how to start.

Talking to the two beauties was the main reason he had come over to say hello.

’But I just can’t seem to get the words out!’

After psyching himself up for a while, he finally said, ”Are you two ladies interested in catching crabs as well?”

Ling Xiaoru and Chu Yiwei both nodded, agreeing that catching crabs was quite fun.

The two of them weren’t as cold and distant as he’d imagined, which made Lin Dequan even more excited and thrilled.

He then went on to say how honored and happy he was to meet two beautiful women like them here, and asked where they were from. Xingshui City, perhaps?

Ling Xiaoru and Chu Yiwei both said they lived right in Wenxian Town.

Wenxian Town?

’That must be the small town we passed by earlier, not far from here.’

’So that town is called Wenxian Town.’

’It’s a nice name for a town.’

Still, it was a bit surprising that two such beautiful women lived in a small town like that.

After making small talk for a bit longer, Lin Dequan asked Ling Xiaoru and Chu Yiwei if he could have the honor of adding them on WeChat.

Both of them shook their heads slightly, politely explaining that it wasn’t convenient for them to add people on WeChat.

Hearing this, Lin Dequan felt very disappointed and regretful.

But it wasn’t unexpected. Beauties like them were destined to be out of his league anyway.

So, Lin Dequan quickly came to terms with it.

The other guys, of course, also wanted to add Ling Xiaoru and Chu Yiwei on WeChat.

But after seeing Lin Dequan get politely rejected, they didn’t bother asking.

”By the way, brother, what do you do with these crabs you’re catching? They don’t have much meat, do they? I imagine they’re not much of a meal,” Lin Dequan asked Li You.

This time, he wasn’t just trying to make conversation; he was genuinely curious.

That’s why he asked Li You directly.

He knew about this type of crab; he’d caught them himself as a child.

But it was mainly just for fun, not for the crabs themselves.

These crabs had almost no meat and were completely unappetizing.

’These three can’t just be catching crabs for fun, can they?’

’They’re not kids anymore, after all.’

’Usually, only children go out to catch crabs for fun, right?’

Hearing this, Li You smiled faintly and said, ”It’s true these crabs don’t have much meat. But that doesn’t mean they’re not worth eating. When cooked properly, they’re incredibly fragrant and delicious. They’re a delicacy more precious than even mitten crabs.”

Lin Dequan said, ”More precious than mitten crabs, that’s true. These crabs have very high environmental requirements, so places where you can find them are becoming rarer. But are they really that delicious?”

Li You replied, ”Of course. As long as you know how to cook them properly.”

Lin Dequan asked again, ”So, you’re catching them to take back and eat?”

Li You nodded. ”Exactly.”

Lin Dequan smiled. ”It seems you’re confident you can make these crabs taste good, brother. Are you a chef?”

Li You nodded. ”I am.”

Lin Dequan then asked, ”Do you work in Wenxian Town?”

’Since the two beauties live in Wenxian Town, this handsome guy probably lives there too, right?’

That’s what Lin Dequan was thinking.

Li You said, ”You’re not wrong to say that. I run my own restaurant. It’s just not on the main street of Wenxian Town.”

This surprised Lin Dequan’s group, including Tang Ning and the other women.

They were surprised that such a young and handsome man already owned his own restaurant, and also that the restaurant wasn’t in Wenxian Town itself.

It would be one thing if he opened a restaurant in a small place like Wenxian Town—that wouldn’t require much capital, so it would be understandable for a young man to own one. But if it wasn’t on the town’s main street, where else could it be?

It was strange.

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