Huayu: Starting by piggybacking on the fame of "Fairy Mom"

Chapter 68 Whole Fish Feast

After half an hour.

"Sisi, what kind of fish did you order? It's been so long and not a single dish has arrived."

Liu Xiaoli glanced at the time and frowned as she asked.

Her wallet was almost empty, but her stomach couldn't be empty—that was her most honest thought right now.

"I'll go ask," Zhou Wenqiong said, getting up as she was also feeling very hungry.

"Auntie, no need, no need. The boss said it has to be killed fresh. Processing takes time, so it's fresher if we eat it all together," Liu Qianqian explained.

She had discussed this idea with the restaurant owner beforehand—she was worried her mother might cancel the order if she thought the vegetables were too expensive. So, the owner naturally agreed.

Another half hour later.

"What kind of fish did you order that's taking so long?" Zhou Wenqiong asked, puzzled. She had eaten plenty of wild game and seafood, but it had been an hour and the fish still hadn't arrived.

Liu Xiaoli also looked puzzled.

"Wuchang fish lasts a long time," Liu Qianqian whispered.

"Do you think I'm stupid? This fish will only be here for half an hour at most," Liu Xiaoli glared and was about to get up.

"Really, I'm not lying to you, the boss said so." Liu Qianqian nodded again to confirm.

But I was thinking to myself: I ordered "Wuchang Fish in Abalone Sauce", will it not last long?

As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter pushed the food cart in: "Boss, your order of Steamed Yangtze River Shad, Braised Eel, Steamed Local Noodles, and Wuchang Fish in Abalone Sauce is ready. We'll serve you the dishes now."

As the four dishes and one soup were served, they were a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate. Even the last dish, seaweed and egg drop soup, was presented in a unique and elaborate way.

Liu Xiaoli was stunned on the spot!

Is this what they call four dishes and one soup? Is this what they call a whole fish feast?

She pointed at her daughter, stammering, "Liu...Liu Qianqian, you...you're so rude, are you treating me like a pig to be slaughtered?"

Zhou Wenqiong was also dumbfounded. She looked at her niece—was this a case of betraying her mother? Yes, and betraying her aunt too!

Liu Xiaoli took a deep breath!

Just bear with it! Just bear with it!

She tried to calm herself down: "Tell me, how much will this meal cost?"

Liu Qianqian bit her lip and stammered, "Actually, it's not expensive! It's just—" Her voice trailed off.

"Bang!" Liu Xiaoli slammed her hand on the table. "How much exactly?"

Liu Qianqian hurriedly hid behind Zhou Xiaobai, only peeking out after a long while. She felt it necessary to forcefully link herself to someone first; her mother's barrage of criticism was too intense, and she needed someone to share the burden: "My brother...my brother said one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight."

This attempt to shift the blame left Zhou Xiaobai completely dumbfounded—another unexpected disaster had struck.

Before he could react, Zhou Wenqiong preemptively accused him: "Zhou Xiaobai, did you instigate Qianqian to do it?"

I haven't even had a chance to vent the anger I suffered at Era Records yet.

Then, after spending so much money, I was just worried about where to spend it, and now this has been delivered right to my door.

"Yes, yes, it was my brother who asked me to order it. He said you guys pinched him and he wanted revenge." Liu Qianqian followed Zhou Wenqiong's words. She never needed to think before framing someone.

"Sister Li, please control your cousin and daughter. I was right under your nose the whole time, and I didn't say a word. I—"

Zhou Xiaobai looked at Liu Xiaoli, feeling very wronged.

Liu Xiaoli slammed her hand on the table in anger, startling Zhou Xiaobai into retracting her words. She roared, "What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, '1968 yuan for a meal of fish'? Do you think I run a bank?"

"Yes, yes, Mom, my brother said you're a rich woman." Liu Qianqian finally felt relieved; it seemed she had successfully shifted the blame.

But the words had barely left his mouth—

Liu Xiaoli suddenly stood up, the chair making a screeching sound on the floor. "What do you mean, 'right'? I'm talking about you. Don't think I don't know, you guys definitely committed this as a group."

Just now, after my daughter ordered the food, she whispered to Zhou Xiaobai, but her eyes were sneakily glancing at her.

"Quack~ quack~ quack~" Zhou Wenqiong laughed like a duck. "You want a whole fish feast, huh? Fine! I support you, good job!"

Zhou Xiaobai and Liu Qianqian exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

But Zhou Wenqiong's next words plunged the two into despair: "Sister, leave it to me. Let them have their fill today."

After saying that, she walked out of the private room.

After half an hour.

In the center of the round table in the private room, a huge porcelain plate held a fish head with chopped chili peppers.

Beneath the wild colors of the white and red chili peppers, those frozen, lifeless eyes silently watched Zhou Xiaobai and Liu Qianqian, who were sitting upright.

Across from her, Liu Xiaoli elegantly picked up a clove of garlic, lightly dipped it in the abalone sauce, and then put it in her mouth.

Every movement she made was beautiful, as if she were a painting.

The scene is beautiful, but stuffing a clove of garlic into her mouth is really disgusting. I heard that in her hometown, they eat garlic raw.

While Zhou Xiaobai was secretly complaining, his own bowl was piled high with that wildly spicy chopped fish.

"This fish was specially ordered for you. As people from Jiangcheng, I believe you can eat it." Zhou Wenqiong put down her chopsticks and announced the punishment. "After you finish eating, this matter will be over."

"Auntie, can we not eat it?" Liu Qianqian made a last-ditch effort. She and Zhou Xiaobai usually only ate medium spicy food at most, but this fish with extra seasoning was going to kill them.

"Sisi, thank you for ordering the wild game for me and your mother. Normally, we really wouldn't dare to eat it." Zhou Wenqiong smiled, not angry at all. She reached out and, with a slight movement of two fingers, used her chopsticks to break open the tender meat inside the eel.

"Little cousin, eat up. Your older cousin just withdrew some more money. Don't worry, you don't need to be forced to wash dishes here." Liu Xiaoli picked up another clove of garlic, her posture still as graceful as ever.

Looking at the two people opposite her, who were huddled up like quails, half of her anger subsided.

Zhou Xiaobai didn't say a word. He picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, but the tender meat still got stained with the spicy sauce.

The moment it enters the mouth, it explodes on the tongue, spreading rapidly like a potent poison.

Instantly, the spiciness burned his tongue like a scalding knife.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Zhou Xiaobai grabbed the teacup, and the warm tea was just poured into his throat when he was suddenly forced back out by a gasp.

Tears quickly blurred my vision, and the scalding liquid lingered in my mouth.

The kind-hearted Liu Qianqian quickly got up to pat his back and even brought him some cold water from her cup—she felt that someone had to help him through the crisis, and that her younger brother should eat more later!

She asked cautiously, with a fawning expression, "Little brother, are you from Jiangcheng?"

"I am Chinese." Zhou Xiaobai knew that saying too much would lead to mistakes, so he proceeded cautiously.

"Jiangcheng is also part of China, so eating spicy food is in our nature." Liu Qianqian looked at her mother and aunt, who were elegantly eating wild game and whose ears were perked up.

"I was adopted from the north by my mom. Didn't you say your mom is my mom?" Zhou Xiaobai imitated Liu Xiaoli, picking up a clove of garlic to indicate that she was also from the north.

But when the garlic clove entered his mouth, it brought another kind of irritation, making his eyes water.

He wiped away his tears and glanced through his fingers at Liu Xiaoli, who was sneering, as she continued to gracefully peel off a petal.

Another thought popped into his mind—those people from that place are really something else.

He had just finished swallowing the fish in his bowl when the waiter's voice boomed again: "Boss, the extra spicy 'Teppanyaki Fish' is ready!"

The sizzling, steaming iron plate was placed steadily on the dining table.

The spiciness hit her eyes and nose, and Liu Qianqian's eyes were full of tears.

She glanced at Zhou Xiaobai—but his bowl was already overflowing with tears.

Seeing the two little devils' actions, Liu Xiaoli and Zhou Wenqiong had only one thought at this moment—they deserved it!