My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 240: One hundred Chapters: Four Happiness Meatballs and Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes

Chen Ze stroked his chin, he had just glanced at his phone, and it was already ten o’clock at night; it looked like Liu Maoxing wouldn’t be coming. He wondered if something had happened.

Moreover, Chen Ze had discovered another problem. Just now, he thought Hastur had given him a ring that was of no use, but after taking a closer look upon receiving it, he realized it contained Ice Fish.

Speaking of which, had it not been for Chen Ze’s sighting of these Ice Fish, he wouldn’t have been reminded that he had asked Hastur for some Ice Fish previously.

"Getting old~" Chen Ze yawned lazily, and then Betty immediately looked at him, impatient as ever.

"Let’s call it a day, Betty." Since there were no customers anyway and Lafra would probably come looking for him later, Chen Ze decided to let Betty go play games.

"Long live the manager!" Betty cheered, ready to go upstairs to change.

"Oh, Manager!" Betty suddenly turned back, looking at Chen Ze with a serious face.

"What’s the matter?" Chen Ze was a bit confused. Usually, at this time, shouldn’t Betty be running off like a horse without a harness?

"Four Happiness meatballs, do you know how to make them?" Chen Ze looked at Betty, who was salivating again.

"I do, it’s not that hard. Why, do you want some?" Chen Ze’s mouth twitched, Betty was becoming more and more of a foodie. Also, where did she hear about Four Happiness meatballs?

"Of course, I want some! The dishes you make are so delicious, and what you say so agreeable; Betty loves being in this restaurant the most, filled with talented people." Betty immediately sat down in a chair and expertly poured herself a cup of Coca Cola.

Chen Ze took a deep breath; actually, he himself was feeling a bit hungry. Eating Ramen for dinner was tasty, but not filling, and now he was hungry again.

"Fine, I’ll make a serving of Four Happiness meatballs." Chen Ze nodded, tied on his headband, and walked back into the kitchen.

Betty had obviously been playing with a meme just now, but whenever Betty played with memes, Chen Ze was reminded of Che Guevara, whose emoji had become wildly popular throughout Jiangnan.

Lately, he’d heard Che was about to reappear in the public eye, and Chen Ze thought he didn’t need to do anything else but become an internet celebrity to make a good income.

Chen Ze took the pork out of the refrigerator. Meatballs are a rather special delicacy that were initially so simple they were rarely included in cookbooks, but that changed over time.

As for Four Happiness meatballs, it’s a traditional Huaxia dish, delicious and symbolizing good fortune, traditionally served at birthday feasts or wedding banquets and quite popular.

However, Four Happiness meatballs are often mistaken for lion’s head meatballs by those unfamiliar with the meatball family.

Chen Ze remembered eating lion’s head meatballs in Hangzhou as a child, thinking that they resembled an enlarged version of Four Happiness meatballs, which once made him doubt whether he had been deceived.

But it had to be said, the taste of Four Happiness meatballs was indeed very good.

The method for making Four Happiness meatballs wasn’t difficult. Chen Ze could easily do it following a recipe, although he carelessly made a mistake once while shaping the meatballs.

However, Chen Ze quickly fixed it and then he fried the properly shaped meatballs in a pan, took them out, and began making the sauce.

The sauce on the Four Happiness meatballs is quite important; whether the dish is good or not is discernable just by tasting the sauce.

Chen Ze sniffed, the air was filled with a pleasant aroma, which made him very satisfied and caused his stomach to growl a little.

"I remember there’s a dish called ’chicken fat rice’, but I don’t know how it’s made. I’ll have to check the recipe later." Chen Ze looked at the Four Happiness meatballs in the pot, almost ready.

Before long, Chen Ze had plated the Four Happiness Meatballs and placed them on the counter. He wasn’t planning to take them out just yet, after all, munching on a single serving of the meatballs seemed somewhat improper.

Concerning Huaxia cuisine, the balance of meat and vegetables is essential, so Chen Ze decided to make another dish, a combination much beloved by the people of Huaxia.

Chen Ze took two large tomatoes out of the fridge, scored them with a cross on top, and started boiling them in a pot.

He then cracked four eggs, added some salt, and began to whisk them.

Chen Ze felt that if one were to hold a vote for the most beloved home-cooked dish among the Huaxia people, tomato and egg stir-fry would definitely get a lot of votes. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Whether in the south or the north, there is a consensus on tomato and egg stir-fry; it’s truly food of national stature.

There are different methods to making tomato and egg stir-fry, but Chen Ze still preferred his family’s method, which was to score the tomatoes with a cross, boil them until the skin wrinkled, then turn off the heat and peel them.

Chen Ze then added some oil, poured in the eggs, and only after the eggs were fully set, did he add the cut tomatoes.

Soon enough, Chen Ze came out with the tomato and egg stir-fry and Four Happiness Meatballs and had Betty get two bowls of rice.

"Betty, how did you find out about Four Happiness Meatballs?" Chen Ze was a bit curious.

Betty was gobbling down her food with great gusto. The red and yellow dish was simply delicious, particularly satisfying, and the Four Happiness Meatballs were excellent too, with their rich sauce—every bite was filled with joy.

"I... I read it in a novel, where it mentioned ’Great Four Happiness,’" Betty struggled to pat her chest to swallow the mouthful of rice that almost choked her.

Chen Ze’s mouth twitched, great, Betty was back to reading novels again. Who knows if she would evolve from meme connoisseur to meme master in the future.

"Hehe, Manager, this is so delicious!" Betty patted her little tummy, feeling truly full.

"It’s obvious, considering you went for seconds four times," Chen Ze calmly observed the table, the dishes clean. freēwēbnovel.com

"I’ll go wash the dishes now~" Betty carried the bowls and utensils back inside.

"Darling, I’m here." The door was pushed open, and Lafra walked in, looking especially lovely today.

However, Chen Ze felt an urge to drag Betty out and give her a good scolding, because Lafra was dressed in Hanfu.

Who knows how Lafra managed to find a wooden hairpin, and why did it look so pretty?

"What’s... what’s wrong... Your gaze is so strange..." Lafra’s hands gently clasped together, her head bashfully bowed, her face flushed red.

"I’m looking at the woman of my dreams," Chen Ze spoke directly, as Lafra was just too lovely.

Even though Lafra’s golden hair made her look a tad peculiar, she was truly adorable.

"Hmph~" Lafra was in high spirits, walking over with a smile and snuggling up to Chen Ze.

"Manager, I’ll go back..." Betty emerged and felt a sense of awkwardness upon beholding the scene in front of her.

"Sorry, sorry, I... I left the gas on at home! I’ve got to go!"