stardust

In the back kitchen of Yong'an Restaurant, Song Lan was busy making new dishes.

As the chief chef, the common dishes needed by the guests in the restaurant have already been handed over to the apprentices, and he only needs to give pointers, but he can’t sit still and is still busy making new dishes, which makes shopkeeper Hao very happy — Nine out of ten new dishes made by Song Lan are very popular, and the business of the restaurant is booming.

The shopkeeper of Yong'an Restaurant is a small, thin man in his 40s, a native of Yong'an City, surnamed Hao, surnamed Yunlai, known as "Lucky Lai", because since he recruited Song Lan as a cook, there are not many small restaurants. It became a big restaurant in [-]. Everyone said that the shopkeeper Hao has a good eye and good luck.

Shopkeeper Hao is really a shrewd person in business. When Song Lan came to eat in his restaurant, he found that Song Lan frowned after eating the food, so he politely went up to Song Lan with a pot of wine to ask for advice.

The two talked about the dishes on the table, and shopkeeper Hao immediately invited Song Lan to be a chef in the restaurant. It happened that Song Lan also wanted to find a job in Yong'an, so he agreed.

After seven years of doing this, Song Lan has been promoted from an ordinary cook to a chief chef. Song Lan is quite satisfied. After all, his cooking skills have improved rapidly, and "Master" Yue'er must be very happy.

Shopkeeper Hao regarded Song Lan as a treasure. Not only was he well paid, but he was also given the freedom to use the kitchen to develop new dishes, for fear that other restaurants would poach Song Lan away.

Seven years have passed, and Shopkeeper Hao's eldest daughter has also reached the age of leaving the court. Although she is not tall, she is just like her father, but she is handsome and graceful, just like a young jade. Shopkeeper Hao and Song Lan have worked together for so many years. He was full of praise for his character and personality, so he thought about getting married, so that he wouldn't be afraid that other families would lure Song Lan away at a high price.

"Master Song, you've been busy for so long, you're tired, take a break. Let's have a glass of wine and let Xiaofang and the others go." Shopkeeper Hao walked into the back kitchen with a smile on his face, and said to Song Lan.

"That's fine, this new dish has been made, so why don't you come and taste it." Song Lan cooked a new dish, and saw that the dish was golden in color and overflowing with fragrance, and the smell should be good.

Song Lan was carrying the new dishes, and shopkeeper Hao was holding the wine. The two went upstairs to the small room and began to taste the new dishes.

"Master Song, what's the name of this dish? What's it made of?" Hao shopkeeper asked.

"I haven't figured out the name yet, but you'll know what it's made of after you taste it." Song Lan still kept it up.

Shopkeeper Hao laughed loudly, picked up a small piece of the mouth with his chopsticks, "It's actually a fish, the appearance is sweet and sour and crispy, and the fish meat is smooth and delicate, it's really delicious!"

Song Lan also laughed. Shopkeeper Hao's dishes are quite up to standard, "That's right, it's made by big herring."

Shopkeeper Hao gave a thumbs up, picked up a few more chopsticks and ate it, it seemed really delicious.

"By the way, Master Song, you've been here at Yong'an Restaurant for seven years. I don't think I've ever seen you mention your wife and children. Could it be that you haven't married yet?" Shopkeeper Hao asked casually while eating.

"Well, no." Song Lan also began to taste the fish he cooked.

"Seeing that you are not young anymore, it's time to find a woman to do the laundry and wash the dishes, and to have a baby." Shopkeeper Hao continued.

"Uh..." Song Lan didn't answer, he had never thought about it, especially after Yue'er died.

"What request do you have?" Shopkeeper Hao continued to ask.

"No." Song Lan replied directly, he really had no intention of marrying another woman, so naturally he didn't have any requirements.

The two drank while eating food.

"Then what do you think of my Xiaowei? Although she looks a bit rough, she is still virtuous." Shopkeeper Hao said slowly while taking advantage of the wine.

Song Lan was taken aback when she heard that, Xiao Wei was still a child!He knew that shopkeeper Hao wanted to keep him, so he couldn't refuse directly, so he found a reason and said: "Of course Xiaowei is fine, but I once had a fiancée who passed away seven years ago, so I swore never to marry. So, shopkeeper Hao, thank you for your kindness." Song Lan felt that this should not be called lying, although he had never confessed his love to Yue'er, he had long regarded Yue'er as his only wife in his life.

"Oh... So Master Song, you still have a sad past, I'm sorry to bring up this topic, it's a disappointment. Come on, drink, this dish you made today is really amazing, it will definitely be popular when you introduce it, I think it looks like The squirrel's tail, let's call it 'Squirrel Mandarin Fish', what do you think?" Shopkeeper Hao is not the kind of person who makes things difficult for others, so he immediately changed the subject.

"Okay, let's call it this name." Song Lan agreed, and his mind had long since given up on the dishes.

Song Lan thought to himself: "It seems that it is not easy to escape the world in this remote Yong'an City and be an ordinary person. If I never marry a wife and have children, I am afraid that it will arouse everyone's suspicion and affect my ability to raise Yueer. Soul..."

Shopkeeper Hao drank the wine and thought to himself: "This is not easy. Master Song is alone, and he might leave at any moment, so we have to find a way to keep him. But, is there such an infatuated man in this world? Incredible, incredible...."

After the two finished drinking, they went downstairs to work.

The conversation just now has dissipated in the air, leaving only the scent of "squirrel mandarin fish" permeating the room and lingering for a long time.