Chapter 1598: Eating Jiangsu cuisine in a group

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This kid, I hope his wish will come true. Hang Tian looked at Hao Chengs back as he left and muttered softly.

After Hao Cheng left, hang Tian stood up from his chair.No, I have to give old man Zhang Yan a call.

As the saying goes,when a son travels a thousand miles, a mother is worried. When he came to hangtian, he was a traveler. As his master, he was also worried. Although he said that he would not take care of him, how could he really not care?

Didnt hang Tian just call Zhang Ye?

Hao Cheng didnt go home directly. Instead, he turned around and went to an old teahouse.

This teahouse had an ancient style and was quite famous in the local area. As soon as they entered, a receptionist in a cheongsam came over and asked.

h.e.l.lo, do you have an appointment? The receptionist asked in a gentle voice.

Yes, Im the one who booked Xia Yuns room. My surname is nie. Hao Cheng said.

Alright, Mr. Jin, please follow me. The greeters invited Hao Cheng in.

As soon as they entered, they saw a noisy Hall. There was a stage in the middle, and someone was performing on it, singing a tune and tune.

The usher led Hao Cheng up the wooden stairs and straight to the room by the window. The two words Xia Yun were written on the pillar of the room.

This is Xia Yuns private room. Mr. Nie, please come in. The greeters extended their hands and made a gesture of invitation.

Thank you, he said. Hao Cheng nodded and then pushed open the door of the private room.

There were already three people in the private room.

The one sitting on the left of the door was called w.a.n.g Qiang. He was of medium build, slightly bald, and wore gla.s.ses. He was the first to greet him.Yo, Hao Cheng, youre here.

The other person sitting on the right side of the door was Li Liu, who was very fat, especially with a big belly. Even though he was sitting, his belly touched the edge of the table. When he heard w.a.n.g Qiangs greeting, he nodded and said,Thats right, weve been waiting for a while.

The other one was Huang Fei, who was sitting with his back to the door. He looked younger and had the most proper appearance. He turned his head and nodded indifferently,Chef Yi is here, please take a seat.

Im sorry Im late, Hao Cheng was also calm. He directly excused himself and then sat on the main seat.

Thats right, these people were the ones Hao Cheng had invited to discuss his trip to Rong city.

Its not too late. As long as you can make it, its fine. Master hang wont be easy to get past. The fat man called Liu Li chuckled.

My masters challenge is indeed difficult, but its the same for your side. Hao Cheng said.

Thats right. But were older than him and didnt get a special invitation. Otherwise, we could have gone there to see the world. w.a.n.g Qiang said helplessly.

Its normal that theres only one spot. Hao Cheng said.

Thats true, Liu Li nodded.

Lets get started. Huang Fei had no interest in grumbling.

Alright, well listen to little Huang then. Hao Cheng was the first to respond.

The remaining two nodded and looked at Hao Cheng.

Chef Hao, since you suggested it, you can start first. Huang Fei said.

Alright, Ill tell you my thoughts. I think our plan is the same, Hao Cheng said directly.Were going to try head chef Yuans Jiangsu cuisine.

But there are so many dishes in Jiangsu. If we go to each of them and eat them one by one without a plan, we will waste too much time. Hao Chengs reasoning was clear.

Its too much of a waste to just taste a few famous Jiangsu dishes. In head chef Yuans hands, he should be able to achieve the legendary: The dishes are all exquisite, so our goal is to try as many as possible and try to eat all of head chef Yuans Jiangsu dishes. Hao Cheng said.

Hao Chengs conclusion is very appropriate. Its like this, I have long wanted to try head chef Yuans cooking, but I just didnt have the chance. Liu Li sighed.

I know, right? although its worth it to make a trip here just to eat head chef Yuans dish, we didnt do it just to eat. Its for learning, for learning,w.a.n.g Qiang seriously emphasized.

Thats true. If we can learn a thing or two, we can also improve our own cooking skills. Huang Fei said seriously.

Thats why Ive specially studied the rules of head chef Yuans restaurant and all kinds of strategies on the internet. Hao Cheng continued,due to the long queue, we naturally have to stay closer. There are seven hotels three kilometers away from the restaurant. However, I checked online. Theyve already been booked for two months.

Not a single suite? w.a.n.g Qiang found it a little hard to believe. Even when Shanghai Disneyland opened, the hotel wasnt fully booked until two months later.

w.a.n.g Qiang opened the hotel booking app. It wasnt that he didnt trust Hao Cheng, but people always had a fluke mind.

He arranged the restaurants by distance. The first one was called Mr. Lius homestay. The restaurant was located on Taoxi road and was the only homestay on the road. It was only 300 meters away from Yuan Zhous restaurant. If the guests could get up in the morning, they could even watch boss Yuan doing his morning exercises. I hope all the guests pay attention and dont disturb boss Yuans morning exercise!

There were only five rooms in the homestay. w.a.n.g Qiang didnt care about the price. After all, they had some capital. The most important problem was that there were no rooms. Just as Hao Cheng said, the rooms that could be booked for two months were all full.

w.a.n.g Qiang, who didnt believe it, clicked on them one by one. They were all full. He only found an empty room when he was 11th.

Theres a room in this Hilton Hotel, book it quickly. w.a.n.g Qiang said in a hurry.

Um, thats what I want to say. Theres a room in the Hilton Hotel seven kilometers away from Yuan Zhous restaurant. Ive already made a reservation. Hao Cheng said.

w.a.n.g Qiang silently put away his phone and didnt want to talk.

However, w.a.n.g Qiang noticed a detail when he looked at the information. When he clicked on the hotel information, there would be a straight-line distance from the station, the airport or the scenic spots. And now, there would also be a distance from Yuan Zhous restaurant.

There wasnt a second store in the country that measured the straight line distance of a store.

Once again, no one spoke. Hao Cheng continued,We can line up every day and each person can order at least two dishes at a time. We can skip the snacks and rice and just eat the vegetables.

This way, we can exchange our meals. Head chef Yuans restaurant never said that we cant exchange our meals, but we must finish it. This is a must. Hao Cheng said.

The last dish is definitely not a problem. I have never heard of anyone who can leave behind a dish made by head chef Yuan. w.a.n.g Qiang directly nodded.

No, theres a person in head chef Yuans restaurant who has been blacklisted. Huang Fei said.

This is too unbelievable. Even I, a chef, cant help but drool when I see head chef Yuans dishes on TV. How can anyone still have such a dish? Obviously, Liu Li didnt know the eccentric habit of Ling Hongs friend and thus said in surprise.

In fact, it wasnt that they didnt know Yuan Zhou well. It was because they knew him well that they felt it was unbelievable. They knew Yuan Zhous excellent cooking skills, so they felt it was unbelievable.

Its said that when head chef Yuan first opened his restaurant, that person had a strange habit. Thats why he acted like that. Huang Fei said indifferently.

Oh, what a pity. Liu Li shook his head.

Its indeed a pity. w.a.n.g Qiang nodded in agreement.

Lets get back to business. We cant have any leftovers. Everyone, order according to your appet.i.te. This way, we can eat at least eight dishes for a meal. In this way, we can eat all the dishes in Jiangsu within a year. Hao Cheng said.

Two meals a day, thats more than 5000 dishes. We dont have that many Jiangsu dishes. w.a.n.g Qiang hesitated.

Although Jiangsu cuisine was one of the eight major cuisines, there werent as many as 5000 cuisines. More importantly, not everyone knew all the cuisines that they knew like the back of their hands and were as familiar with them as Yuan Zhou.

For example, w.a.n.g Qiang was good at su Xi cuisine, but he had only dabbled in other dishes, so he really didnt know the details of su cuisine.

Of course not. I think chef Hao arranged it this way because he left us some time to absorb the energy. Huang Fei said.

Oh, right, right, right. I didnt think of this at the moment. Well have to think about it carefully after eating it. w.a.n.g Qiang nodded.

Thats right, then a year should be about right. Liu Li nodded.

I think its about the same. Huang Fei nodded in agreement.

Alright, since everyone has agreed, why dont we set off for Rong city as soon as possible? Hao Cheng said.

Of course, Ive already explained it before I came. w.a.n.g Qiang was the first to nod.

No problem. Ive checked the plane tickets. There are many flights to Chengdu, today, tomorrow, or the day after. My wife has already packed my luggage. Liu Li patted his fat belly and said.

I can do it anytime. Huang Fei nodded in agreement.

Then well book a flight at ten in the morning tomorrow. Hao Cheng said.

I think I also need a kitchen. Huang Fei said.

Of course. Ive already made an appointment with a good friend in Rong city. He will reserve a kitchen for me. Hao Cheng said.

Then theres no problem, The few of them said in unison.

Alright, well leave tomorrow. Hao Cheng made the final decision.

Just like that, the four of them formed a group and prepared to eat the Jiangsu dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou.