Chapter 348 Farewell without saying Goodbye Second Watch(4)_1
Cai Wei laughed and said, "I’ve been running around with you all morning, my legs are about to fall off. You think giving me a good meal is enough to settle the score? There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world."
Huo Yuan smiled softly and sighed, "Little sister, you’re too sharp-witted. I thought I could find a capable helper just by offering a meal. It seems that a meal can’t satisfy you. Well, it seems I must spend some more silver and buy a hairpin as a token of my gratitude."
Cai Wei was just joking with him, she did not actually think a meal was too stingy. Hearing him make up excuses to give her a gift, she quickly retorted: "Actually, just having a meal is fine. But it has to be at the most famous restaurant in Lin’an Prefecture, and it has to be the best meal."
Huo Yuan smiled gently: "Sounds good!"
He took the opportunity to dine with little sister Cai Wei seriously, not wanting to see any flaws in the meal.
The restaurant Huo Yuan chose was opened by Cheng Bingshen, the most famous royal chef of the palace, who retired and returned to his hometown, Lin’an Prefecture. The chefs at the restaurant were all his family members, deeply versed in Chef Cheng’s culinary skills. The old royal chef himself, demonstrates his cooking skills daily by creating meals that cost five times more than his nephews’ meals.
Despite this, Chef Cheng’s meals were highly sought after by merchants and wealthy households in Lin’an City, many took great pride in being able to dine with him.
Huo Yuan had already discreetly sent a boy to book Chef Cheng’s meal at the Tribute Restaurant while he was house hunting with Cai Wei. After looking at the house, he playfully went to the Tribute Restaurant with Cai Wei for a meal.
The restaurant was elegantly decorated in an ancient style, exquisite and not vulgar, every intricate detail reflected the designer’s ingenuity.