Chapter 182: Cutting Expenses
The next moment, the two of them silently nodded at each other, their earlier expressions of wanting to punch someone instantly vanishing. Both turned to look seriously at Ying Lun, their faces suddenly solemn.
This man… might actually be useful.
Yun Jiao immediately picked up a garlic bulb and said with utter seriousness, “Mm, you’re right! Now that I look closely, your garlic really is quite good.”
“Right, right?!” Ying Lun’s eyes lit up at once, his face brimming with the excitement of being recognized, about to launch into another round of rainbow-level praise for his garlic.
But Yun Jiao continued, “However… here in Qingyang, we have high standards for our ingredients. After all, our taste isn’t the same as ordinary people’s. For something as common as garlic, we always source it from trusted vegetable farmers. We personally inspect their fields, verify their growing methods, and ensure everything is natural, pollution-free, and healthy before it’s used in our dishes. The old man here knows that best. Isn’t that right?”
“Yes, yes, yes!” The old man nodded immediately. “It’s quite complicated! Every single clove of garlic in our kitchen is selected after I compared hundreds of farms—carefully, painstakingly chosen.”
(Meaning, he picked the cheapest one.)
“Not a single one is random!”
“So, we appreciate your kindness,” Yun Jiao sighed. “But we can’t accept it.”