Chapter 1445 - 264, Incoming Letter (6)
Lin Yuan greatly appreciated Xu Muqing’s excellent upbringing and had a server bring two plates of vegetarian dishes and two bowls of rice before sitting down to eat together.
However, Lin Yuan had clearly underestimated Xu Muqing’s appetite. The plate of fish and two plates of vegetarian dishes disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving Xu Muqing only half-full.
Lin Yuan couldn’t help but press her forehead, thinking to herself, no wonder this girl is so plump, it’s uncertain whether Wei Borong, that Second Fool, would ever be able to feed her enough.
She went to the main kitchen again and ordered two more vegetarian dishes, a pot of boiled meat slices, and three bowls of rice before Xu Muqing finally put down her chopsticks and patted her belly, saying, "Ah, I’m finally full! If there were a bowl of soup as well, it would be perfect."
Lin Yuan: ...
Eventually, Lin Yuan didn’t give her any more soup. The two sat in the courtyard for a while, and just before the candied lotus root was nearly ready, Lin Yuan added some dried osmanthus and boiled it a bit longer before fishing out the two lotus roots.
That wasn’t the end; she also scooped out the syrup from the stewed lotus roots, reduced it in a smaller pot until it was thick, and after the candied lotus roots had cooled, sliced them thinly and drizzled the sticky syrup over the slices. Only then was the dish, Osmanthus Candied Lotus Root, truly completed.
Despite having eaten three large bowls of rice and many dishes just before, Xu Muqing’s mouth watered at the sight of the candied lotus roots, and she ate three slices before she could stop herself.