Free Web NovelChapter 477: Chapter 337: Attentive Listening and Beef Stew in Red Wine
Chen Ze’s mouth twitched, he really hadn’t expected Xie BiAn to bring Di Ting over, and as for the rumors about Di Ting, Chen Ze knew more than enough, considering this legendary beast had appeared many times in ’Journey to the West’ and traditional Huaxia culture. Chen Ze still remembered the story of Di Ting distinguishing the Six-Eared Macaque.
"Well, do you need something, Di Ting?" Chen Ze asked with a good deal of curiosity, eyeing the legendary beast in front of him, who was looking back at him with bright, intent eyes.
Clearly, Di Ting was also a bit awestruck; it had only come here because it was extremely bored in the Underworld. Originally, it had expected to see a remarkably handsome immortal, but no matter how it looked, Chen Ze appeared to be just an ordinary human.
Di Ting’s ears were very sensitive, but its eyesight was also sharp. It could even hear the beating of Chen Ze’s heart and the sounds of his stomach churning. However, in any case, all signs pointed to him being a mortal.
"Ah, my apologies, Honored One. If possible, just the same meal as Black and White Impermanence will do," Di Ting quickly responded to Chen Ze’s question after snapping back to reality.
Previously, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had mentioned that some sages of great wisdom, courage, and strength would wander through the mortal world in the body of a mortal to experience the various shades of life and, as a result, strengthen their resolve in their path. Di Ting felt that Chen Ze might be one such being.
"Alright then. Xie BiAn, what would you and Fan Wujiu like to eat?" Chen Ze then turned to Black and White Impermanence, who were enjoying the Coca-Cola that Betty had brought over.
"Honored One, please give me a serving of Kung Pao Chicken and a bowl of white rice, and if you could add some red wine braised beef, that would be perfect," Xie BiAn responded, but his answer essentially represented Fan Wujiu’s opinion as well, since Fan Wujiu really was a man of few words.
"Eh?" However, Chen Ze was a bit confused. If it was about the Kung Pao Chicken and white rice, he could understand, but he was genuinely puzzled about the red wine braised beef.
Logically speaking, Black and White Impermanence were ghosts of Huaxia; so why would they know about a distinctively Western dish like red wine braised beef? This question made Chen Ze very curious.
"Honored One, it seems you are somewhat puzzled. If it’s about the braised beef, the truth is, from many years ago, the Underworld started to have some transient souls from the barbaric lands of the West, some staying only briefly and others for longer periods. So that’s probably why," unexpectedly, Di Ting interjected, seemingly picking up on Chen Ze’s confusion.
"Oh, I see," Chen Ze nodded, understanding the reason now.
With his curiosity satisfied, Chen Ze returned to the kitchen to start preparing today’s dishes for Black and White Impermanence and Di Ting.
Kung Pao Chicken could also be considered a famous Huaxia dish with widespread renown. Many people had heard of it, even if they hadn’t tasted it before.
Consequently, this dish was included in Chen Ze’s recipe collection, and there were quite a few variations, but Chen Ze decided to go with the most commonly used recipe. Next, there was the preparation for the red wine braised beef. frёeωebɳovel.com
Red wine braised beef was not very well-known in Huaxia, but it was quite popular in some European and American countries.
Chen Ze stroked his chin and then took out a bottle of red wine from the pantry. He had purchased it a while back, but had never opened it, so the quality was still good. Although this bottle of red wine wasn’t particularly high-end, it was more than adequate for making a serving of red wine braised beef.
"I suddenly remembered a domineering CEO novel I read before, where the male lead bought an Ancient French Winery just to make beef stew for the heroine, using all of the red wine for her beef stew," Chen Ze shook his head in disbelief. What an outlandish setup, using all of the red wine for a single dish of beef stew. Chen Ze still remembered it was meant to showcase just how filthy rich the domineering CEO was.
As Chen Ze chopped the beef, he glanced at the recipe on his phone. In his view, could a domineering CEO like that even compare to the current Crooked Mouth Dragon King?
"Manager, Manager." Betty walked in with a puzzled expression on her face.
"What’s up?" Chen Ze asked, puzzled. It didn’t seem like any customers had come in, had they?
"It’s that...Di Ting...the guest also wants a bit of Lai Mei, but I don’t know what kind of glass to give it to them," Betty was very troubled. She had served many customers before, but she had never encountered someone like Di Ting.
Chen Ze paused, in fact, he had never thought about this problem either. With a tiger head like Di Ting’s, giving it a normal glass really posed a challenge, but Di Ting was a Legendary Beast under Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s command. Shouldn’t it be no problem to perform some minor magic?
"Just give it as usual, the guest should have a way to deal with it," Chen Ze confidently waved his hand. If Di Ting couldn’t even solve this problem, then Chen Ze would really have to question whether it was the weakest Legendary Beast, like Groudon couldn’t fly.
"Uh? Okay..." Betty hesitated before leaving, but she still chose to follow Chen Ze’s words. After all, he was the manager, wasn’t he?
Following that, Betty carried a glass of Lai Mei out and placed it in front of Di Ting.
"Thank you, Little Succubus," Di Ting nodded at Betty without feeling offended. It was just curiously examining the Lai Mei before it.
Like the beer on Earth, but it seemed to have a bit of thunderous force mixed in. Di Ting looked closely and immediately identified it, which made it even more interested. It decided to give it a taste.
Betty stood by, sneakily watching Di Ting. She was curious about how Di Ting would drink the alcohol.
All she saw was Di Ting lowering its head, opening its maw, and the Lai Mei being sucked up, forming a tiny whirlpool, continuously spiraling into Di Ting’s mouth. It disappeared in no time, leaving behind a satisfied smile on that tiger face.
"Betty, come in and serve the dishes," Chen Ze placed the beef stew on a plate. Based on the art of plating, it looked quite nice. But a nice plating didn’t affect the quality of the beef stew, so these were still three excellent dishes.
"It tastes good," Di Ting sniffed the beef stew in front of it.
Although Di Ting was not a soul entity and could enjoy delicious food, it was indeed rare to come across something as tasty as what Chen Ze had made. Di Ting felt the Flat Peaches served at the Jade Emperor’s banquet probably tasted like this.
As for Xie BiAn and Fan Wujiu, they ate their food quietly. Only in this magical restaurant did they feel like they became human again, no longer Ghost Messengers who fed on incense smoke.
