Outside a large hotel in southern Fujian, a commercial car drove up, and two men and one woman got out of the car, a man of medium height, thin and strong, a dark-skinned, tall and mighty man, and a beautiful girl.

The waiter hurriedly took the luggage out of the trunk, put it on the cart, and pushed it into the lobby.

"The group has already sent a message, and the overseas Chinese stayed in this big hotel--- Minnan Hotel. ”

Chen Xiaoyan said.

Originally, the plan of their group was to check in at the Minnan Hotel first, and then go to find the information of the overseas Chinese.

On the plane, Chen Xiaoyan made a detailed understanding of this four-star hotel in advance and booked a room online in advance.

Most of the rooms in this hotel are based on the theme of southern Fujian style, which can make overseas Chinese who return to China feel homesick.

This hotel is located in the downtown area, which is very convenient for travel, equipped with luxury suites, business rooms, central air conditioning, international satellite TV, etc.

When the three of them came to the front desk, Chen Xiaoyan took out a business card and handed it to the staff, who immediately checked in for them.

A waiter led the three to two rooms on the 27th floor.

Zhuo Feng gave a tip to the two waiters, and moved all the suitcases into the two rooms with Hanwa.

As soon as she was done, Chen Xiaoyan knocked on the door and came in.

"Let's go, let's go eat something first, take a rest, and by the way, inquire which room the overseas Chinese are staying in. ”

One of the major features of this Minnan Hotel is that there is a high-altitude panoramic revolving restaurant on the top floor of the 34th floor.

When I came to the restaurant, it was only about five o'clock in the afternoon, and there were not many customers.

But one of these diners has a strange table of guests.

The guests at this table were two old men, a man and a woman, dressed plainly, but with dignity.

Both of them have white hair and sideburns, the grandmother is not in good health, and she looks old, sitting in a wheelchair, and the old grandfather is feeding the soup to the old grandmother.

The old man carefully used a spoon to hold half a spoonful of fish soup from the soup, put it in front of his mouth and slowly blow it cold, and then sent it to the old grandmother's mouth, very cautious, but it can be seen that the relationship between the two old men is very deep.

The old man was afraid that the old grandmother's saliva would come out, so he gently wiped the old grandmother's mouth with a tissue while feeding.

This bowl of fish soup looks like an ordinary bowl of fish soup, but Chen Hongxiaoyan has seen the menu, and it is a bowl of Qingjiang fish soup with abalone sauce that is worth a lot of money.

It uses the seafood flavor of abalone, coupled with the king of freshwater fish soup, Qingjiang fish, which is especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and unfragrant diet.

Qingjiang fish is a fish in the Qingjiang reservoir area of Hubei, and is known as the "province of a thousand lakes" Hubei is a unique aquatic product. The water environment where it grows is excellent, the meat is delicate, and there is no muddy smell.

This delicious combination of salty and light is a great taste challenge.

But Chen Xiaoyan looked over, and the old grandmother drank a few sips, but no longer opened her mouth.

The old man looked helpless. The five or six dishes on this table did not move a bit, except for the fish soup.

The other dishes are all special dishes in southern Fujian, and it seems that they can't be included in the eyes of the grandmother.

Chen Xiaoyan felt in her first consciousness that these two old men were the returned overseas Chinese they were looking for, and when she saw that the food she ordered on the table had not yet been served, she picked up a cup of tea and walked over.

When the two elders saw the girl coming, they didn't pay much attention to it.

"Hello grandpa. Grandma's appetite doesn't seem too great, right?"

Chen Xiaoyan asked cautiously.

The old man glanced up at the beautiful girl in front of him.

"How do you know?

"Oh, yes, I'm a guest at that table over there. Just now, I saw that grandpa carefully fed grandma soup, but grandma only drank a few sips, and then the other dishes did not move, so I wondered if grandma had a bad appetite and didn't want to eat. ”

Chen Xiaoyan replied truthfully.

"Alas, it's an old problem. When I came back this time, I originally planned to find the taste of my wife's hometown to improve my appetite, but it has been the same for a few days, and I have tried any flavor of dishes, but there is no effect. ”

The old man looked at his wife affectionately, full of anxiety.

I said that as soon as I saw you, I felt cordial, and it turned out that your second elder was also a returned overseas Chinese compatriot. I've also just returned from the U.S., less than a year ago. ”

Chen Xiaoyan's face was overjoyed.

"Girl, you have just come back from the United States? Seeing that you are not very old, how can you also be an overseas Chinese?"

"No, no, no, you've always misunderstood. I am not an overseas Chinese, nor am I a descendant of overseas Chinese. I only studied in the United States for a few years. After graduating from high school, I went straight to college in the United States. I also experienced the feeling of being adrift alone. And then I especially miss the taste of the dishes my mom made when she was a child. Although our family was okay at that time, we also ate this abalone sauce Qingjiang fish soup, which was mostly crucian carp and tofu soup, but it also made me miss it when I was away from home. ”

Chen Xiaoyan intentionally or unintentionally talked about the taste of the dishes her mother cooked when she was a child, which aroused her grandmother's thoughts and some emotions.

"When we were young, our family made a living from fishing, but we rarely ate fish. That's to make ends meet. Occasionally, when there was fish to eat, my mother would make fish soup for us siblings. ”

The old grandmother said tremblingly.

"That way, everyone gets a share. At that time, life was to rely on the sea to eat the sea, and pay attention to a fresh word. All the fish caught are sold, leaving only small shrimp and small shellfish and scallops. My mother boiled them all together, put shredded green onions, shredded ginger, and nothing else, so that the taste of the boiled was the taste of the sea. Nowadays, you can't taste it anymore. ”

The old grandmother's thoughts were drawn to the past, although now life is a hundred times stronger than the original, but when people get old, they are more obsessed with the taste of childhood home.

The old man was busy wiping the old grandmother's ruddy eyes.

"This time I went back to my hometown to save my relatives, firstly, to fulfill one of my parents' wishes, and secondly, I wanted to help my wife regain her lost sense of taste. ”

The old man said.

"Yes, there is no way to regain the taste of the old days. When I was in the United States, I tried all kinds of ingredients in different ways to relive the taste of the soup my mother's make, but I couldn't make it taste like home. ”

Chen Xiaoyan said with emotion, then turned to the two elders and said, "However, I have a friend over there who makes a good dish, and this dish can improve people's oral taste buds, so as to improve appetite." But he'll only cook that one dish either. ”

"What's so powerful?"

"It's called a chicken. I don't know exactly how to do it, but the appetite of people who have eaten it has been improved by this called chicken. ”

"Are you also coming to eat, quickly call over and eat with us, you see these dishes have not been touched. ”

"Then how can I trouble your second elder, how embarrassing it is. ”

"It's okay, I, Cheng Wanli, am also a hospitable person, what are you young students doing like this. ”

The old man was a little upset.

"Grandpa Cheng, you are too polite. I'll go over and call them over. ”

Chen Xiaoyan got up and walked towards Zhuo Feng and them as she spoke, and put her hands on her chest from time to time, making an OK gesture towards Zhuo Feng and them.

Chen Xiaoyan briefly told Zhuo Feng and Hanwa in the past, these two elders may be the returned overseas Chinese they are looking for, and now they have made a good entrance, but they may ask Zhuo Feng to donate some chicken.

Zhuo Feng nodded in agreement.

The three of them moved to the side of the two elders.

"This is the person I said who can be called a chicken, his name is Zhuo Feng. ”

Chen Xiaoyan pointed at Zhuo Feng with her finger and introduced it to the second elder.

"Mr. Zhuo Feng, hello. Contemptible Cheng Wanli, this is my wife Wang Xiu'e. We are overseas Chinese who have just returned from the United States. ”

"Hello Cheng Lao, hello grandma. It's been a pleasure to get to know you. ”

Zhuo Feng politely shook hands with the old man.

"Come on, come on, sit down. Listen to this girl, you can cook a dish, what is called chicken, can improve people's taste buds, increase appetite?"

Cheng Wanli asked straight to the point.

"Well, yes. I do make this dish. It just so happened that there was one such chicken in the carry-on suitcase. This chicken is made by boiling precious Chinese herbs over low heat according to the secret recipe of old Chinese medicine. The effect is quite peculiar. But not around now. We stayed on the 27th floor of this hotel. Wait a minute, I'll fetch it for Cheng Lao. ”

Zhuo Feng replied.

"Uh-huh, well, okay, okay. We live on the 24th floor. After dinner, I invite you to my room for tea, the new tea that has just been picked. ”

Cheng Wanli is very happy to invite everyone.