After hearing Lin Yun'er's explanation, Zhang Chengyuan was very satisfied, nodded, and said, "Yun'er, I always ask you about this matter, you won't think I'm annoying, right?" ”

Lin Yun'er immediately said: "Oppa, how can it be, you also care about me." Zhang Chengyuan cared about her relationship again and again, and if she were someone else, she might have been annoyed a long time ago, but she took it for granted, not annoyed at all, and even hoped that he could continue to pay so much attention, because it meant that Zhang Chengyuan valued her.

Zhang Chengyuan smiled and said, "It's good if you don't feel annoyed." Oh, I just talked and forgot to order food, so let's talk while eating. ”

Park Xuanying said: "We have already ordered food just now, but we haven't let them serve it yet." ”

"Then let them serve it now."

He called to the door, and then a waitress came in, greeted him respectfully, and ordered her to have the food served, and after a while the waiters brought in and filled the table, and then they withdrew.

Then the three of them ate, Zhang Chengyuan looked at the dishes on the table, and saw that most of them were his favorite food, so he couldn't help but ask strangely: "Today is your birthday, why don't you order more of your favorite food?" ”

Lin Yun'er said: "I like to eat almost all the dishes here, so it makes no difference no matter what you order. "Her appetite is much better than that of Zhang Chengyuan.

Park Xuanying said: "I've had dinner before, but I can't eat too much now, so I ordered a few things I like to eat." Yun'er ordered the rest for you. But. Uncle. We have a birthday today, why don't you arrange something special or interesting for us to eat, just give us Chinese food, although this Chinese food is delicious, haven't we eaten it many times in the past? ”

Zhang Chengyuan pretended to be a little angry and said: "I rushed all the way back from Jeju Island to eat with you, it's interesting enough, you girl is not satisfied?" ”

Park Xuanying smiled slightly: "It's not that I'm not dissatisfied, it's just that I'm not very satisfied." It would be even better if you could be better prepared and surprise our two big brothers. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "I don't have that much spare time, but I have prepared a special food for you." ”

"What is it?"

Zhang Chengyuan said lightly: "I'll talk about it after eating." ”

As soon as she heard this, Park Xuanying immediately put down her chopsticks and said, "I've finished eating." Actually, she had just taken a few bites.

When Lin Yun'er saw it, she hurriedly said, "Oppa, let's bring out that special food first, otherwise wait until you finish eating these." I won't be able to eat your particular food. ”

Zhang Chengyuan shook his head, looked at Park Xuanying and said, "You girl." It's really acute. Okay, I'll have someone bring it in now. ”

After a while, the food specially prepared by Zhang Chengyuan was brought to the table, but it was two bowls of identical and unremarkable-looking noodle soup: a ball of white thick noodles, a few green vegetables, a fried egg, and a relatively clear soup base.

Park Xuanying looked at it for a while, but she didn't see anything special, and couldn't help asking, "Uncle, we have a birthday, you give us this?" I can make this noodle soup! ”

Zhang Chengyuan smiled: "If you can really do it, then you are a chef." Although this noodle looks normal, after eating it, it will never make people feel normal. Now you taste it, well, first taste the noodles, and then taste the soup. ”

Park Xuanying deliberately raised the bar and said, "What kind of flavor can it have?" Definitely so-so. As she spoke, she picked up the noodles and prepared to eat. Just as she was about to bite into it, she suddenly heard Lin Yun'er say in surprise: "Oppa, this noodle is so long, it seems that there is only one noodle in a whole bowl." She quickly took a closer look and found that there was really only one noodle. She couldn't help but be a little surprised, but she still pretended to be indifferent and said: "What's so strange about this, it's good not to cut the noodles when you make them, and no matter how long the noodles are, you don't have to bite them off when you eat them." ”

Zhang Chengyuan smiled and did not refute her words, but added: "When eating noodles, it is best to start from one end of the noodles, so that you can better taste the taste of this kind of noodles." ”

Park Xuanying pursed her lips, pretending to be disdainful, but she still obediently found one end of the noodles and ate them, and after a few bites, she felt that the noodles were smooth and refreshing, and the more you chewed, the more chewy they became, and the taste was very delicious. If the noodle soup is delicious, how can the noodles themselves taste so delicious? She was suddenly amazed, and immediately stared at Zhang Chengyuan with her eyes open, waiting for him to give her an answer.

But when Zhang Chengyuan saw it, he just smiled at her, and didn't solve her doubts, until Lin Yun'er also asked him with his eyes, he replied: "It is said that the production process of this kind of noodles is very cumbersome, it takes more than a dozen processes before and after, and it takes more than ten hours in total, and it is purely handmade, so it is so delicious." As for the detailed production process, I don't know about it, it's the chef's housekeeping skills, so I can't ask too clearly. Well, you don't need to know how to do it, anyway, it's just to teach you, and you don't have time to learn it, and you can't learn it. ”

Park Xuanying and Lin Yuna nodded, and then tasted another sip of soup, and when they drank it, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, this soup looks light, but the taste is unexpectedly delicious, and it is far above the taste of noodles, so people can't help but want to take another sip after drinking it.

This time, without waiting for them to ask, Zhang Chengyuan took the initiative to explain, and said: "This noodle soup is said to be made of 30 kinds of ingredients and accessories such as various meats, seafood, vegetables, etc., and the method is more elaborate and time-consuming. ”

Lin Yun'er said: "No wonder this soup tastes so fragrant and delicious and so special, I have never tasted such a delicious noodle soup." ”

Park Xuanying asked, "Uncle, why haven't you invited us to eat such delicious noodles before?" It's not just for you, is it? ”

Zhang Chengyuan smiled: "Your uncle and I seem to be eating alone?" In fact, this noodle chef has only been in my Chinese restaurant for a short time, and the method of this noodle is so particular that he doesn't make it often. I'm the boss. You may not be able to eat it if you want to. I've only eaten it once before, and the two of you are lucky, just in time for him to make a few on a whim today, and you Sister Jixiu bumped into it again, so I left one for each of you. ”

Park Xuanying said: "It turns out that this side was prepared for us by Sister Jisoo, but you said that you prepared it, and I really thank you for nothing." ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "I asked Sister Zhixiu to help me prepare it, so naturally it can be said that I prepared it." But when have you ever thanked me? ”

Park Xuanying said with a heartfelt voice: "I have thanked it in my heart. ”

Zhang Chengyuan was slightly annoyed: "You girl, you are really getting more and more shameless." ”

Park Xuanying glanced at him sideways, and said in his heart: "I learned from you." ”

Lin Yun'er asked: "Oppa, you are the owner of this restaurant, if you want to eat this kind of noodles, you should be able to let that master make it for you alone, how can you want to eat it and may not be able to eat it?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan explained: "That master is a chef specially invited from China by your sister Zhixiu at a high price, and his cooking skills are extremely exquisite, so he doesn't have to worry about finding a job." And he treats cooking as an art that no one can afford to disrespect. I won't cook for people for money, so how dare I force him to cook for me? If I get angry with him, I won't be able to eat a lot of Chinese food in the future. And there is still hope for retaining him. ”

"I see. Well, oppa, why did this side make it so long, it shouldn't just be interesting to look at, right? ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Although this noodle is so long, it can actually be cut into sections when cooked, but I specifically asked not to cut the noodles before, because from Chinese customs, you have to eat longevity noodles on your birthday, and the longer this noodle means the longer the life, of course, this is just to ask for good luck." ”

Park Xuanying interjected: "Then is there anything special about this omelette and vegetables?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "It's not particular, it should just make this noodles look better, but in many parts of China, in addition to eating longevity noodles, they will also eat two boiled eggs, which means longevity and fulfillment." ”

Park Xuanying immediately said: "Then I will eat it too." And since the omelette in this bowl doesn't have any special meaning, and it doesn't have a very unique taste, then please help me eat it, I don't want to eat too many eggs at once. ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "It's up to you!" With that, he called the waiter in again and asked her to get four boiled eggs and two large peaches.

The second daughter suddenly felt a little strange, and Park Xuanying opened her mouth and asked, "Uncle, why did you ask for two peaches again?" Is it also for us to eat? ”

Zhang Chengyuan said with a smile: "It is also a Chinese custom to eat longevity peaches on birthdays, since you have already eaten longevity noodles and are ready to eat eggs, then eating a peach after eating these can be regarded as a beginning and an end." ”

Park Xuanying said with some doubts: "This peach is not available all year round, if you are born in winter, then you don't need to eat peaches?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan said: "Then use flour fermented to make peach-shaped food as a substitute." But it's summer, so we don't have to. ”

Lin Yun'er asked, "Oppa, why do Chinese eat peaches for their birthdays, and does this peach also have any meaning?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan thought for a while and said: "This may be because China has long ago said that eating peaches can lead to a long life, well, you know the way of "Journey to the West", right?" ”

"Zhilu Dao." The second daughter responded. "Journey to the West" is also a household name in South Korea, and has been adapted into an animated film.

Zhang Chengyuan said: "When the queen mother in "Journey to the West" was on her birthday, she set up a peach banquet and used the peach to entertain the guests, and the peach could live forever after eating. Perhaps because there are many legends of this kind, the folk gradually have the custom of eating peaches to celebrate their birthdays. Well, let's not talk about it, you guys hurry up and eat noodles, when it's cold, the taste will be worse. ”

"Hmm." The second daughter answered again, and then concentrated on tasting the delicious special longevity noodles, and Jang Sung-won also kept his promise to help Park Xuanying eat the omelette. When Lin Yun'er saw it, she also handed the fried egg in her bowl to Zhang Chengyuan, and she also wanted to eat boiled eggs to ask for good luck. Of course, she can definitely eat an omelette with her appetite, but after eating a bowl of noodles, she still wants to eat more delicious food, so she doesn't need to eat an omelette that is not very delicious and has no special meaning. (To be continued......)