A Happy Event in a Farming Family: Marrying a Hunter

Qin Zheng took in Yun Luo's expression. Under the blazing sun, a ray of light flickered, whether from the sunlight or the light in one's eyes, it was hard to tell. He cleared his throat and said calmly, "Go in."

"Okay!" Yun Luo collected her thoughts.

The two entered the restaurant, and the waiter, who was extremely bored in the building, hurriedly came over to greet them. Upon seeing their clothes, his face fell. He thought they were important guests, but they were just two poor bastards who couldn't afford anything.

The customers weren't satisfied, and the waiter's attitude became perfunctory. He took the menu and handed it over casually, saying, "What would you two like to eat? We have steamed buns and mantou in our shop."

Seeing that he only recommended this type of food, clearly looking down on her, Yunluo wasn't annoyed. Instead, she sat down gracefully, glanced at the menu carefully, and closed it. "Mapo tofu, steamed assorted preserved meats, dried green bean strips, shrimp and vermicelli!"

The waiter was dumbfounded. He recognized each dish individually, but he didn't recognize them when they were put together.

However, the young lady was dressed plainly, but her words were quite sophisticated. She was from a poor family and couldn't even name the dishes. The waiter thought to himself, "Are all rich people this low-key these days?"

"Young lady, we don't have any of the dishes you mentioned. Otherwise, take a look at our other dishes; they taste quite good too!"

Yunlu glanced at it disdainfully, "Your shop only has winter melon stir-fried with pork and tofu ball soup. What shop doesn't have those? We came here because we wanted to eat your signature dishes. How can you run a shop if you don't even have signature dishes?"

The waiter was touched on a sore spot; she was telling the truth. But he didn't want to lose these two customers. "Young lady," he said, "the other restaurants are all pretty much the same. Ordinary dishes have their own unique flavor, don't they?"

Yunlu thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, whatever you say. Just bring out three or five dishes. My husband and I are hungry, so hurry up!"

"Alright!" The shopkeeper was overjoyed. Open for business! Good luck and prosperity!

As soon as the waiter left, Yun Luo leaned closer and looked at the calm man sitting there, asking, "Brother Qin, we don't have that much money."

"Ok!"

that's it?

Seeing that his attitude was too ordinary, Yunlu couldn't help but say, "I'm going to dine and dash, you know. I might get beaten up or made to wash the dishes."

Qin Zheng glanced at her, his expression showing no sign of panic. "I have a strong fist, and I can do the work."

"Pfft..." Yun Luo burst out laughing. Her fair face and big, watery eyes were particularly attractive. The waiter who came to serve tea couldn't help but take a second look.

The young lady is so beautiful, her smile makes him feel good.

The waiter was so focused on watching the people that he tripped and almost fell flat on his face. He quickly steadied himself, scared half to death, but thankfully the tea wasn't spilled. "Excuse me, gentlemen, please have some tea."

He poured himself some tea and left, glancing deliberately at the ground, but there was nothing there.

What did he trip over?

What a ghost.

Yun Luo, completely unaware of what someone was doing under the table, laughed and said, "Brother Qin, you really are..."

After a long pause, and still not hearing Yun Luo utter her final words, Qin Zheng raised his eyes and asked, "Really what?"

"Courageous!"

Yunluo's original words were, "You really are nice." But she didn't say them aloud.

The dishes were served quickly, a standard four dishes and one soup, nothing special.

"Eat more meat!" As soon as Qin Zheng picked up his chopsticks, Yun Luo snatched them away. "Brother Qin, we'll get to eat something even better later, so don't eat now."

After she finished speaking, she slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "Buddy!"

"Sir, what's wrong?"

"Is this all the food you cook at your restaurant? It doesn't look that great to me!"

The waiter thought to himself, "This young lady is pretty, but she's a real pain in the neck. She's a customer, so I'll put on a smile and say, 'I already told her that this is all the food we have, and she asked us to serve her.'"

"So, it's my fault that your restaurant's food is bad?" Yun Luo had never been so unreasonable in either of her two lives, and now she was putting on quite a show.

"This..." The waiter didn't know how to respond, but seeing the manager arrive, he quickly stepped aside and said, "Manager, these two gentlemen think our food isn't good!"

“Young lady, although our chef’s skill level is not as high as the others, it is still quite good. If it were you, young lady, I’m afraid you wouldn’t be able to make it taste like this. Besides, my staff already made it clear that this matter cannot be entirely blamed on our shop.”

"What if I could cook dishes that taste even better than these?"

The innkeeper was taken aback, looked them up and down for a long time, and asked with doubt in his eyes, "If that's the case, then this meal will be on my tab, and you two won't have to pay for it. What do you think, young lady?"

"Alright, lead the way!" Yun Luo waved his hand and followed the waiter into the kitchen.

When the chef at Zuixianlou heard that someone had come to cause trouble, he looked at her with disdain. "She's just a greenhorn, looks poor and shabby. I bet she's never even eaten before. How could she possibly cook the dishes in the restaurant?"

"I'll just make Mapo Tofu, but you can't be there while I'm cooking. Only my husband is allowed to be there," Yunluo said. Otherwise, if the recipe was discovered, how would she earn money?

The manager of Zuixianlou agreed, and everyone waited outside.

Qin Zheng started a fire, while Yun Luo took a piece of soft tofu, cut it into cubes, blanched it, and set it aside. She also prepared minced meat, scallions, ginger, and garlic as seasonings.

Before long, a fragrant aroma wafted out, and the people outside couldn't help but sniff it.

"Shopkeeper, come in and have a taste."

As soon as Yunlu finished speaking, several people outside hurriedly came in. The shopkeeper looked at the tofu on the plate, which was bright red and sprinkled with scallions. The color was very appealing, and it was steaming hot. The aroma of the dish made people's mouths water. He pointed to a waiter and said, "You try it first."

The waiter took a bowl, scooped up a spoonful of tofu, and fed it to his mouth. The tofu was tender and had absorbed the broth, making it soft and fragrant. There was also minced meat, and upon closer tasting, there was a subtle aroma of scallions. The flavor was simply wonderful.

"How's it going?"

The waiter scooped up another spoonful and looked at the shopkeeper with a grin, "Could I have a bowl of rice?"

The shopkeeper was furious with him. He took a bowl and chopsticks to taste it himself, but after only one bite, he couldn't resist going to find more food.

The shopkeeper and his waiter ate three large bowls of rice in a row. Seeing that a large plate of Mapo Tofu was about to be gone, Yunluo secretly rejoiced that she had saved a small bowl. "Brother Qin, you should try it!"

Seeing that she was busy and the first thing she did when she stopped was to look after him, Qin Zheng's eyes flickered, "I'm not hungry."

"This stuff goes really well with rice, shopkeeper, can I ask you for a bowl of rice?"

"Scoop it yourself!" The shopkeeper was busy grabbing the tofu.

Yunlu scooped up some white rice, poured tofu over it, picked up a piece, and brought it to Qin Zheng's mouth. Qin Zheng cooperated and spoke.

"How is it? Is it delicious?"

"Delicious, delicious, absolutely delicious! Young lady, could you teach my cook how to make this dish? I'll pay you."

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up. If it weren't for the fact that the kitchen was unbearably hot in the summer, and the chefs and cooks were all shirtless, and that it would be improper for a female chef to come, he would have really wanted to hire her.

“She’s had a long day and hasn’t eaten yet!” Qin Zheng said.