Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Everyone in Ye Changyan's sect got on several carriages and drove towards Qingque Street.

Fanlou is located at the northern end of Qingque Street. It is not too far from Shigu Lane where Cai Mansion is located, about a quarter of an hour's drive away.

Ye Changyan looked out the car window and saw the increasingly prosperous streets with a constant stream of cars and people. He knew that this must be one of the most prosperous areas in Shengjing.

Ye Changyan got off the carriage and was shocked by the scene in front of him. This Fanlou was worthy of being one of the three largest restaurants in Shengjing. The whole building was magnificent and majestic. It consisted of a central building and two east and west podium buildings. There was also a white marble archway with carved beams and painted rafters in front of the restaurant's gate.

This kind of building with a grand layout was the first time Ye Changyan had seen it since his time travel. It was both novel and shocking.

As soon as the carriage of Ye Changyan and his party stopped, enthusiastic waiters came forward. One waiter directed the location where the carriage should be parked, while another handsome waiter, with a smile on his face, led Ye Changyan and his group towards the archway in front of the central building.

There are four big characters "Peace and Prosperity" inscribed on the archway, and all kinds of complicated auspicious patterns are carved on the whole archway.

Ye Changyan and his companions walked through the endless stream of diners, passed by an exquisite archway, and came to the main gate in front of the central building. On the gate hung a golden plaque with the words "Fanlou" written in vigorous and powerful strokes.

"Master Wang, all the masters, please come this way."

When Ye Changyan and his party entered Fanlou, they heard the waiter who led the way greeting Wang Xinkuan and several of his senior brothers. Seeing that the waiter seemed familiar with Wang Xinkuan and others, he knew that his senior brothers must be frequent customers of Fanlou.

Ye Changyan glanced around and saw that the interior decoration of this magnificent building was magnificent, even luxurious. The lobby on the first floor alone was estimated to be several hundred square meters.

The waiter led Ye Changyan and his party to the west building. This Fanlou also had some special arrangements for reception. Usually, the East Building received wealthy businessmen and rich people, while the West Building focused on receiving nobles and officials from Shengjing City. This is what the outside world calls "rich in the east and noble in the west" in Fanlou.

This arrangement can avoid as much as possible the situation where people with very different identities and statuses mingle together and bring a bad experience to customers.

The group came to a private room on the second floor of the west building. The interior was spacious and had two tables.

There are fruits and exquisite snacks on the small table next to the window. There is also a simple children's activity area against the wall, with toys such as wooden horses, nine-ring linkages and rattles.

Fu Baoer ran over and sat on the wooden horse as if he was familiar with the place. Lu Ge'ang's two-year-old son Lu Yuanxiang and Zhao Mubai's daughter Zhao Guangping, who was learning to walk, also staggered towards Fu Baoer.

Zhu Shan, Zhao Guangdi and Ji Furong, the older children, no longer had any interest in the toys. Instead, they gathered around the window, looking at the constant stream of people on the street downstairs and discussing topics that interested children from time to time.

Soon, the waiter who had just led everyone into the private room brought in a screen with a painting of blooming flowers and wealth, which separated the two tables in the private room, forming two relatively independent areas.

Ye Changyan was quite impressed with the configuration of the elegant rooms in this Fanlou Hotel and the service level of its employees. No wonder it had become so big and famous. The operators behind it really put a lot of thought into it.

The speed of serving food at Fan Lou was impeccable. Not long after the group entered the private room, waiters started delivering dishes continuously. Soon, the two tables were filled with a rich variety of dishes.

Ye Changyan took a quick glance and clearly felt the exquisiteness of the dishes at Fanlou, then he listened to Wang Xinkuan warmly inviting everyone to take a seat.

Just like last time, the men sat at one table, while the women and their children sat at another table behind a screen.

Ye Changyan sat down next to Liang Jingcheng and Lu Geang, and Sang Li sat on the other side.

Ye Changyan sat down and carefully examined the dishes on the table. What Wang Xinkuan said that day was right, the dishes at Fanlou were indeed exquisite, and the exquisiteness of many of them even exceeded Ye Changyan's imagination. It would not be an exaggeration to describe them as edible works of art.

Just like the lily and lotus dish in front of Ye Changyan and Sang Li, the lotus stand is made of shrimps, with fresh lily slices neatly inserted on it, and then embellished with wolfberries and leeks. It really looks like a blooming white lotus, lifelike.

"Junior brother, how do the vegetables in Fanlou look?"

Wang Xinkuan, who was sitting diagonally opposite Ye Changyan, asked Ye Changyan.

"Brother, you really opened my eyes today. Rather than calling this a table full of sumptuous dishes, I would rather call it a piece of exquisite art."

Seeing Ye Changyan's surprised look, everyone burst into laughter.

"Junior brother, I don't mean to flatter you. I used to think that this was the most famous gluttonous feast in the world. But after tasting the dishes you cooked that night, I realized that there are actually more addictive delicacies in this world than gluttonous feasts."

All the brothers sitting around nodded in agreement, and then Mr. Cai looked around with a kind face, and finally his eyes fell on Ye Changyan.

"Sanlang, this dish is exquisitely prepared and can certainly arouse appetite, but the essence of food is to fill the stomach. Under the premise of satisfying hunger, health and taste are even more important. If it is supplemented with exquisite shapes and presentation, it will be a gourmet masterpiece that is even better."

After saying this, Mr. Cai picked up his chopsticks and asked everyone to start eating.

But Mr. Cai's words were thought-provoking and touched Ye Changyan deeply.

Ye Changyan picked up his chopsticks and took the lead in picking up a piece of lily from the lotus. He put it into his mouth and it had a crisp and slightly sweet taste of raw lily. He then took a spoon and scooped up a small spoonful of shrimps shaped like a lotus platform. Apart from the original deliciousness of the shrimps, there was no other overt fragrance. This made Ye Changyan feel that the original freshness of the food was quite good.

Ye Changyan stretched out his chopsticks again and picked up a piece of beautifully presented mandarin fish with sauce. It tasted nice and salty, but after tasting it carefully, he found that the fresh flavor mostly came from the various amino acids in the sauce. This is a very good sauce.

But it is precisely because of this salty and fresh sauce that, to some extent, fails to fully highlight the characteristics of the mandarin fish. Instead, it tends to overshadow the fish and slightly obscures the freshness and plumpness of the mandarin fish itself.

Afterwards, Ye Changyan tried other dishes. Although they were not as amazing as they looked, they all brought out the original freshness and fragrance of the ingredients.

Ye Changyan thought that if he had not used condiments like Jixian, which were almost like a dimensionality reduction attack, and added the various novel cooking methods and recipes that he was familiar with in his previous life, this Fanlou would definitely be considered a top-notch restaurant in the world.