Chapter 923: Chapter 391: Burning the Midnight Oil for the Most Delicious and Spicy Late-Night Snacks! [2,000 Monthly Tickets Bonus Chapter]

Gou Junguo had grievances he couldn’t express.

He had clearly intended to nitpick and give Xie Baomin a hard time.

But somehow, he ended up becoming one of their own, even enjoying the privilege of having the head chef personally serve him soup.

How was he going to explain this to Manager Ye when he went back? He surely wouldn’t believe it, right?

After Xie Baomin left, he tasted the soup and was immediately amazed by its deliciousness.

The soup was quite clear, with strands of fish filaments clearly visible inside.

During the video recording, Gou Junguo specifically scooped up the slightly thicker-than-hair fish filaments with a spoon for the photographer to capture a close-up.

"This fish is the same as the grilled fish I just ate, it has a slightly fermented taste which gives the soup a unique flavor and texture."

Since he’d already been treated as one of their own, he might as well keep complimenting them.

The director on-site told the service staff from a distance:

"Let’s serve the rice first, and the Noodles With Black Bean Sauce can wait a bit." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Regardless of how the video turns out, let’s eat first; only once we’re full can we continue working.

We’ll work overtime tonight to finish the video.

As long as the company leadership says it’s okay, we’ll upload it immediately to test the waters. If it works, we’ll continue filming in this style; if not, we’ll just change to another host.

The director and photographer on-site both earn a portion of the profits.

If there’s no data, then there’s nothing to share.

Along with the rice, the Xuanwei Ham Oil Roasted Water spinach was also served.

The ham oil’s deliciousness made the water spinach incredibly tasty, even the usually bland vegetable stems became salty, fragrant, crisp, and refreshing. The richness of the oil elevated the ordinary water spinach by several levels.

Gou Junguo did another round of analysis and praise, though he also mentioned using shrimp sauce with water spinach, which offers a distinctive taste; he suggested netizens try it at home.

By this time, all the dishes had been served.

Soon, the Noodles With Black Bean Sauce were also served.

"These noodles are nice, they’re hand-rolled, and they’re less than two minutes fresh from the pot, since the noodles haven’t clumped together. Lift them with chopsticks, and they come right up."

He demonstrated and then started adding sauce to the bowl.

While doing so, he enlightened the viewers:

"The sauce for Noodles With Black Bean Sauce is slightly oily; when adding it, use a spoon to scoop it onto the noodles, leaving the oil behind. Since the noodles are quite slippery, the oil will prevent the sauce and various toppings from sticking."

Add the well-fried sauce along with diced meat into the noodles, stir it a few times to mix the sauce, then begin adding the toppings. Afterward, drizzle in the leftover oil from the sauce bowl.

The purpose of this is to make the toppings more fragrant and flavorful.

Mix thoroughly again, and take a big bite with the toppings:

"Wow, this bowl of noodles changed my perception of Noodles With Black Bean Sauce. I always thought the ones outside weren’t great; who knew they would taste so good. Look at these chunks of meat in the sauce, they’re streaky pork with the right balance of fat and lean; it’s a must-have for making Noodles With Black Bean Sauce, without fatty meat bits, it just wouldn’t be aromatic."

From not far away, Old Dai couldn’t help but laugh:

"Even if you hired someone to praise, they couldn’t do better than this; Manager Gou is truly impressive."

Wu Kexin asked:

"Won’t his boss fire him?"

"Probably not. Restaurants with national backing rarely dismiss employees voluntarily, unless there’s a major diplomatic incident or another unexpected situation."

He won’t be fired, but the leaders will have opinions, and colleagues making sarcastic remarks will be inevitable.

Old Dai plans to take the opportunity to team up with Gou Junguo for a joint restaurant review, helping him boost his popularity.

Though he’s not very familiar with him, given how he praised Lin Ji’s Food creatively, he’s now one of their own.

If he’s willing, he could even be poached to the company.

Upstairs, Cui Qingyuan and Geng Lele arrived for dinner as Yan Lin also arrived.

The family of three sat together, leisurely enjoying their dinner time.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qing sat with Zeng Xiaoqi and Dou Wenjing, eating the restaurant’s food while chatting softly.

"Wow, I just discovered so many people spend money to name asteroids; some buy them for their children, some for the elderly, and others even name them for businesses. It’s got me thinking I should get myself a little Sunny planet."

Zeng Xiaoqi glanced at Xiao Qing’s chest:

"Yours really can only be considered a small planet... By the way, have you seen the star Dai Head Chef bought?"

"No, today was just a reservation; I’ll only be able to see it clearly the night after tomorrow, though that’s still relative... General Manager Yan plans to buy Yinzhou Scenic Area a large astronomical telescope to place at the starry base, so she can go horseback riding with Professor Cui and look at the stars."

Zeng Xiaoqi was deeply envious:

"Being wealthy is great, Doudou, hurry up and make money, earn enough to support me, so I can enjoy that kind of life."

Dou Wenjing: ????????

Why would I do that?

Wouldn’t I spend my own money?

She gave Zeng Xiaoqi a look:

"Director Zeng, do you know what I admire most about you?"

"Is it my graceful figure?"

"No, it’s your thick skin. Back when the Three Gorges were being blocked, it would have been great if you went, putting your face in the middle of the Yangtze River, surely blocking the flow instantly... Hey, don’t tickle me, I hate being tickled... Sister Qi, I was wrong!"

As they were teasing each other, Shu Yun came down from the third floor, seeing this scene, she couldn’t help but laugh:

"Keep your voices down, don’t disturb the customers dining."

She saw Xiao Dong at the kitchen door communicating something with the dish handler, and asked: