Zongman: A Second Dimension Girl Comes to Me

After leaving the service club's activity room, Duanmu Che rushed back to Yuedaoxuan from school.

Inside the store, Kato Megumi was wiping the tables and chairs with a wet cloth. Although they were already clean and tidy as new, she felt that the first impression given to customers was very important when Tsukishimaken reopened tomorrow, and there must be no problems with such details as the dining environment.

"Tetsu-kun, you're back."

Kato Megumi put the wet cloth into the basin to wash it, and when she rolled up her sleeves, her wrists were white and slender, with a gentle temperament like a housewife, giving people an inexplicable impulse that if they married her, their life would be very happy.

She asked Duanmu Che curiously, "Which club did Mr. Hiratsuka let you join?"

"Service Ministry."

Duanmu Che answered casually, reached out to take the white apron from the hanger, tied it on, and prepared to start the formal production of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

The Service Club? The club that Yukinoshita Yukino belongs to?

Kato Hui was surprised to hear what Duanmu Che said.

The Service Club is very famous in Shuchiin Academy.

The founder of the school, Yukinoshita Yukino, is a freshman in high school who ranked first in her class this year. She also gave a speech in front of all the teachers and students as a representative of the freshmen at the opening ceremony.

Some students try to send requests to the Service Club for help, and Yukinoshita Yukino will respond to them, although the results of the requests can be good or bad.

"Yukinoshita-san is one of the rare beauties in Shuchiin. Is it really okay for Toru-kun to be in the same club with her?"

Kato Megumi thought to herself.

She was a little worried that Duanmu Che would be attracted to Yukinoshita Yukino.

However, on second thought, Kato Megumi felt that she was overthinking.

After all, Duanmu Che is very slow in emotions. He has rejected so many confessions of girls in the past month. He should not be fascinated by the charm of Yukinoshita Yukino. Moreover, as a member of the Ghost Club, he does not participate in the activities of the Service Club and only meets Yukinoshita Yukino once a week. With such a frequency, it is difficult to cultivate feelings unless it is love at first sight.

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Duanmu Che chopped the old chicken, old duck, ribs and pig's trotters into pieces on the chopping board and took out a jar of Shaoxing rice wine from the cupboard.

Shaoxing rice wine is an indispensable ingredient in making Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Shaoxing wine is also very famous in Japan. Some people particularly like the taste of Shaoxing wine. It is considered a must-have condiment and alcoholic beverage on the shelves of convenience stores and shopping malls.

The jar of Shaoxing rice wine in front of him was a ten-year-old wine that his father Duanmu Yong had bought a long time ago, and it was just the right time to use it.

Duanmu Che was busy at the kitchen counter, and Kato Hui was helping him.

First, fry the chopped chicken in a pan until fragrant, add ginger, green onion, and Shaoxing wine, and serve. Then blanch the old duck, ribs, and pig's trotters to remove the odor and then do the same.

Take out a big-bellied Luohan jar with a capacity of about 25 liters, put in the above four ingredients, pour in a certain amount of Shaoxing rice wine and water, add star anise and cinnamon to enhance the fragrance, then seal it tightly with lotus leaves and tie it tightly with a thin rope.

In this way, the fragrance of the lotus leaves can continuously flow back into the jar during the stewing process.

Duanmu Che picked up the heavy big-bellied Arhat jar and carefully moved it to a temporary charcoal stove outside the door, where he slowly simmered it over charcoal fire for six hours.

It was already six o'clock in the evening, and it was gradually time for the elite white-collar workers to get off work. When they passed by the door of Yuedaoxuan, they were all attracted by the big-bellied Arhat altar on the charcoal stove, and they all looked at the sign of Yuedaoxuan.

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Che felt a little relieved.

If you want to attract customers, making Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is the right thing to do.

This unique way of cooking, which is different from other restaurants and izakayas, has aroused the interest of potential diners.

At 8:30 in the evening, Duanmu Che glanced at the time and said to Kato Hui: "Hui, it's getting late, you should go home first, I'm the only one here."

In order to keep the fire in the charcoal stove steady at all times, he will not sleep tonight.

"Well, Toru-kun, come on." Kato Megumi made a cup of black coffee, put it on Duanmu Toru's figure, and said softly.

Although she really wanted to stay and spend the night with Duanmu Che, she thought about entertaining guests, serving dishes and keeping accounts tomorrow. If she didn't rest tonight, she would not be in good spirits tomorrow. It would be terrible if she made mistakes in the accounts.

After Kato Megumi returned home, Duanmu Che drank the bitter but refreshing black coffee and stared at the fire intently.

Whether or not Tsukishimaken can be saved depends on this dish.

At midnight, Duanmu Che moved the Big Belly Arhat Jar back to the kitchen counter, opened the seal, and filtered it with a fine-mesh white cloth. The stewed chicken, duck, ribs, and pig's trotters were all soup residue and were no longer useful. They could be used as midnight snacks, breakfast, and dinner.

Pour the filtered soup base back into the big-bellied Luohan jar, add spare ribs, shiitake mushrooms, scallops, abalone, pork tripe, and duck kidneys, and simmer for another 12 hours.

The next morning, the elite white-collar workers passed by here again and were surprised to see the Big Belly Arhat Altar still on the charcoal stove.

What kind of food is stewed in this jar? It hasn’t been cooked yet after such a long time.

At the same time, they also saw the opening notice posted by Duanmu Che at five o'clock this morning: Yuedaoxuan will resume business at six o'clock in the evening.

At noon, Duanmu Che took down the Big Belly Arhat jar for the third time, and finally put in tendons, sea cucumbers, quail eggs, fish lips, fish maw, turtle skirt, rock sugar and a little salt, and sealed it with multiple layers of lotus leaves.

An hour later, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was finally ready.

Duanmu Che reduced the fire in the charcoal stove to keep the Big Belly Arhat Altar slightly hot. His tired spirit finally relaxed. Everything was ready. All he had to do was wait until six o'clock.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, as Shuchiin Academy was over, Kato Megumi returned to Tsukishimaken.

She changed into Yuedaoxuan's shop assistant uniform, which was Duanmu Che's mother's clothes, but it fit her well.

"2000 yen a bowl? Isn't that too expensive?"

Kato Hui looked at the price tag that Duanmu Che placed next to the Big Belly Arhat Altar and couldn't help asking.

Even if Tsukishimaken wants to go for the high-end route, but a bowl of rice is just a small portion, and it’s sold for 2000 yen, will there really be many customers willing to patronize it?

"It's not expensive. I'm already selling it at a very low price."

Duanmu Che shook his head. He had spent nearly 50 yen just on the ingredients. Plus, the master-level [Cooking Skills] and [Favor of the God of Food] increased the quality of the dishes by %. If this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was served in a Michelin three-star restaurant, the price of a bowl would be at least tens of thousands of yen.

"I hope so."

At this point, Kato Megumi can only trust Duanmu Che's judgment.

Time passed slowly and it was evening in the blink of an eye.

"It's six o'clock."

Duanmu Che prepared the cold dishes, changed into his cooking clothes, put on his chef's hat,

Kato Megumi unfolded the izakaya banner and placed it in front of the door, which meant that the store was open for business.

Seeing elite white-collar workers getting off work gradually appearing on the street, Duanmu Che, who was standing at the door, peeled off the sealing lotus leaves on the Big Belly Arhat Altar layer by layer, and wisps of fragrance wafted out.

After everything was uncovered, a rich aroma instantly burst out and filled the street.