The restaurant manager led a middle-aged man in a white chef's uniform to the table. He didn't notice Gu Peiyuan's glaring eyes at all, and introduced to Lin Ranran: "Miss, this is Wang Youxin, the head chef of our restaurant!"
"How did you come up with a new dish like baked crab bucket?" Wang Youxin asked straight to the point.
Lin Ranran was stunned for a moment, and Gu Peiyuan said coldly to himself: "Don't disturb our meal."
The restaurant manager quickly explained: "We are taking the liberty. The head chef is a person who devotes himself to culinary arts, and he does not intend to offend. We have a question to ask."
Lin Ranran saw that Wang Youxin had a hard expression on his face, without any understanding of the world, and his eyes were burning with enthusiasm for new dishes. The restaurant manager spoke for him, but he didn't care at all, but looked at Lin Ranran eagerly.
Gu Peiyuan frowned impatiently. Lin Ranran hurriedly said, "It's okay. Do you have any questions?"
Lin Ranran is also a person who loves cooking and is very patient with Wang Youxin.
The restaurant manager winked directly at Wang Youxin. Fortunately, Wang Youxin calmed down, and showed an attitude of not being ashamed to ask: "How did you come up with a new dish like baked crab bucket?"
It turns out that there is no baked crab bucket in this era? Lin Ranran smiled: "This baked clam inspired me. The hairy crabs in Shanghai are more delicious than clams, and the snow crab bucket is also a famous dish. If you add cheese to the crab bucket to make a baked crab bucket, it must be tasteless." Will lose to baked clams."
"That's right. Crab meat has less moisture than clams. It tastes delicious and chewy. It's more suitable for baked dishes than clams!" Wang Youxin pinched his apron, eyes full of excitement.
"Is it feasible?" The restaurant manager was also very excited. After getting Wang Youxin's affirmation, he thanked Lin Ranran, "Miss, you have helped us a lot."
Gu Peiyuan said: "What's going on?"
The restaurant manager hurriedly explained the whole story. The restaurant is going to receive a big man from abroad who is visiting China recently, and the superiors have explained that this big man is a gourmet and wants the restaurant to develop some new dishes that combine Chinese and Western dishes to entertain guests.
The chefs in the restaurant have worked hard, but they haven't come up with a new dish that can overwhelm the crowd and have Chinese characteristics. Unexpectedly, Lin Ranran's joke actually made the head chef think of a new idea.
Wang Youxin looked at Lin Ranran, and said, "You young lady, you can come up with such an idea."
Without waiting for Lin Ranran to speak, Gu Peiyuan said arrogantly: "The dishes she cooks are more delicious than your restaurant."
"Hey, don't talk big." Lin Ranran was secretly happy and shy after being praised so highly by him, and hurriedly said to Wang Youxin, "I can cook some home-cooked dishes. It's just that I am very interested in cooking, and sometimes Make some new dishes by yourself."
Wang Youxin nodded, and did not feel offended by Gu Peiyuan's words. After all, it looks like a young couple at first glance, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The restaurant manager rubbed his hands, looking forward to it: "Miss, can you give me another idea? What new dishes have you researched?"
Lin Ranran was surprised and said, "I'm just an amateur cook, so I'm afraid I can't give you any advice."
The manager of the restaurant is also a dead horse as a living horse doctor: "This is a major event to promote exchanges between China and foreign countries, and everyone is responsible! Look at your baked crab bucket, which gave our chef inspiration! Tell me more."
Lin Ranran fell silent. Thanks to the Internet of later generations, she does know a lot of dishes and has eaten a lot. Even if you don't know how to do it, casually mentioning a few new dishes is enough to inspire the head chef. But if she reveals so much information, will it cause a butterfly effect? Or get yourself in trouble?
Lin Ranran turned to Gu Peiyuan for help.
Gu Peiyuan said reassuringly: "Don't worry. It's just a casual chat, and it's not certain whether you will accept it or not."
"That's right, miss, just talk casually, if you don't need it, just talk about it. If you can use it, then you have helped us a lot!" the restaurant manager hurriedly said.
Lin Ranran thought for a while, and slowly talked about some special dishes that combined Chinese and Western dishes that later generations would eat in Xinpai restaurants, and the ingredients were not too expensive. She said that these dishes were researched by herself at home, and neither the head chef nor the restaurant manager doubted it.
The head chef's eyes lit up when he heard that. Some of the dishes he can cook are ancestral Chinese dishes, and some are Western dishes learned in the Red House Restaurant and further studies.
The dishes mentioned by Lin Ranran are new dishes that are very popular in later generations, and they were selected after the majority of people tried them. Every time Lin Ranran talked about a dish, he could draw inferences and generate a lot of inspiration, and he couldn't wait to hold Lin Ranran's hand later on, without the coldness at the beginning.
"Miss, are you interested in joining our restaurant! I ??? Hope fell on Lin Ranran's face with brilliance: "It's okay when there is no one around?"
"Is your focus wrong?" Lin Ranran asked blankly.
"I'll take you to a place, just wait for me." Gu Peiyuan said suddenly.
Gu Peiyuan left for a few minutes and came back on a bicycle. He is tall, but fortunately, the bicycle is also very large, so he doesn't look strange when riding it, and still has a chic posture.
When the bicycle stopped in front of Lin Ranran, Gu Peiyuan patted the back seat with his long legs leaning on the ground: "Get in the car."
Lin Ranran sat up on it, holding Gu Peiyuan's clothes with both hands cautiously: "Where are you going?"
"The Bund." As soon as Gu Peiyuan stepped on the pedal, the bicycle slid out easily.
The bicycles of this era are made of solid materials, and there is no pressure at all to carry the weight of two people. However, the style of Gu Peiyuan's car is particularly good-looking, and it pedals very smoothly.
Lin Ranran asked: "What brand is this bicycle? It's different from what I saw in the mall."
"Permanent Type 13." Gu Peiyuan pedaled the bike, his tone unhurried, "Hold on, and go downhill ahead."
"Okay." Lin Ranran, who had never sat on the back seat of a bicycle in her previous life or this life, grabbed Gu Peiyuan's clothes when she heard this. Gu Peiyuan's coat was made of very good material, she was afraid of being wrinkled, so she only grabbed one corner.
Gu Peiyuan: ""
The cold wind was blocked by Gu Peiyuan's broad shoulders, Lin Ranran swayed his legs, leisurely admiring the Western-style buildings with arched pillars on the roadside.
The car shook violently.
"Ah!" Lin Ranran hugged Gu Peiyuan's waist in fright, "What are you doing! Slow down, slow down!"
Gu Peiyuan let go of the brakes, and the bicycle rushed down a slope. The wind and the street scene of old Shanghai passed by quickly on both sides.
Lin Ranran's heart jumped out of the feeling of weightlessness when going downhill. She hugged Gu Peiyuan tightly and closed her eyes, for fear that she would be thrown out.
I don't know how long it took before the car slowed down. She secretly opened one eye, only to realize that the scenery in front of her eyes had changed.
They came to the river.
Gu Peiyuan stopped the car, stepped on the ground with his long legs to support the body, looked back at Lin Ranran, and said in a soft and soft voice, "Here we are."
"" Only then did Lin Ranran realize that her face was pressed tightly against Gu Peiyuan's back, and her hands were tightly wrapped around his waist. Gu Peiyuan's back was wide and warm, and Lin Ranran could still hear his heart beating rapidly, which was completely different from his calm tone.
"Where is this?" Lin Ranran jumped off the back seat in a hurry, her legs gave way and she almost knelt on the ground, and the soles of her feet felt a sharp pain.
Gu Peiyuan is also a talent, and he drives the bicycle like a racing car. She will never ride in his car again!
Gu Peiyuan parked the car: "The Bund."
Lin Ranran's eyes lit up: "This is the Bund?"
Lin Ran ran excitedly to the river.
The Bund was opened in the 1920s, and many high-rise buildings were built by foreigners. Until now, it has become a magnificent building complex. The Bund of later generations is full of high-rise buildings, but it has long lost the unique style of old Shanghai.
"Go over there." Gu Peiyuan took Lin Ranran's hand again, and walked towards a section of the protective fence by the river.
In the early 1970s, a thousand-meter-long flood control wall was built from Huangpu Park to Xinkai River on East Jinling Road. This wall has a more romantic name in Shanghainese's mouth: lover's wall.
Whenever night falls, the flood control wall by the river becomes a holy place for young couples to date. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, there are couples who talk to each other here. If it is rainy, thousands of umbrellas are lined up in a row, so there is no romance that belongs to old Shanghai.
There were already several couples in front of the fence. Lin Ranran said softly: "There is someone."
At this time, the couples moved automatically to make room for an empty seat. They still gathered together and whispered, without even looking at Pei Yuan and Lin Ranran.
This is the tacit understanding of the old Shanghainese.
Lin Ranran and Gu Peiyuan stepped forward, leaned on the railing and looked out.
The river and the sky are in a line, and there are large ships moored not far away. The turbid river water kept pounding against the hull, stirring up white foam and then retreating. The smell of the wind blowing on the face is not good, but it can't affect the lover immersed in sweetness.
"This is the Bund, which is different from what I imagined." Lin Ranran said.
Gu Peiyuan held her hand, and it was cold, so he put it in his pocket to warm up: "Better than you imagined, or not?"
Lin Ranran thought about it seriously. Looking from the riverside, this place is only a pier at best, old and lively, and the river is turbid. Lin Ranran is actually very disappointed.
Her fingers warmed up, she turned her head to look at Pei Yuan's handsome side face, and said softly: "Very good." (Remember the website website: www.hlnovel.com)?, the river was muddy, Lin Ranran was actually very disappointed.
Her fingers warmed up, she turned her head to look at Pei Yuan's handsome profile, and said softly: "Very good." (Remember the website website: www.hlnovel.com