Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 348 - 338: A Mouthful of Dog Food

"Hello, your crispy fried rings, braised prawns, and braised pork with preserved vegetables..."

Li Chengzhan brought the dishes one by one to Gu Zhihao’s table.

Looking at the golden, 24K-like crispy fried rings stacked layer upon layer on the white plate,

both Gu Zhihao and Zhang Linya couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Linya, go ahead and eat!"

"Then I’ll start digging in."

Zhang Linya, unable to maintain her composure, quickly picked up her chopsticks, dipped a piece in sweet bean paste, and put it in her mouth.

"Crunch, crunch..."

With each bite, her mouth emitted a sound as crisp as a bell.

The fragrant, crispy, and rich flavor filled her mouth, leaving a lingering taste of satisfaction.

The sweet bean paste was aromatic but not greasy, silky and smooth, perfectly blending with the bean curd and meat flavor.

In short!

This was the best crispy fried ring Zhang Linya had ever eaten, bar none.

Gu Zhihao felt the same way.

They both couldn’t resist picking up another piece, the more they ate, the more delicious it became, the more delicious it was, the more they ate.

After eating five or six pieces of crispy fried rings, he finally remembered his girlfriend and asked with a smile, "Linya, is it good?"

"Mmm."

Zhang Linya, with oil at the corners of her mouth, didn’t care and said in a blissful tone, "It’s delicious, really delicious. The skin is crispy, and as you bite into it, the bean aroma bursts out, and as you chew further, the meat fragrance overflows, the meat is tender and smooth, not greasy, but incredibly refreshing."

Gu Zhihao nodded agreeably, "My buddy Tao’s skills are indeed top-notch."

At this moment, his admiration for Huang Tao was as endless as a flowing river!

His appreciation of Huang Tao’s culinary skills had turned from a renewed understanding to an absolute reverence.

Seeing the crispy fried rings on Zhang Linya’s side almost gone,

he hesitated for a moment, then resolutely pushed the remaining two pieces of crispy fried rings in front of Zhang Linya, flashing a charming smile, "These two, you can have them!"

"Uh... you’re not eating anymore?"

Zhang Linya was a little surprised.

Gu Zhihao pretended to nonchalantly flick his bangs, "As long as you like it, I’ll even pluck the stars from the sky for you, let alone just two pieces of crispy fried rings."

This was the time to show off; he naturally had to put up a good performance, leaving a better impression in his girlfriend’s heart.

Thus, transforming his girlfriend into a wife, achieving an intimate relationship, and embarking on a happy life as soon as possible.

His words immediately brought a faint blush to Zhang Linya’s pretty face.

Obviously, such a candid declaration made Zhang Linya a little shy.

She coyly said, "Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?"

Gu Zhihao smiled and said, "You’re my girlfriend, do I need a reason to be good to you?"

Zhang Linya’s face turned even redder.

Her beautiful face also gained a few more charming touches.

Quite captivating.

Almost left Gu Zhihao staring blankly.

Well, also a bit envious!

Zhang Linya, feeling a bit embarrassed being stared at by him, lowered her head without saying a word, quietly eating the crispy fried rings.

In her heart, waves of joyful emotions surged up.

If it weren’t for the many customers around, she would have certainly rewarded him with a sweet kiss.

The nearby diners, unexpectedly fed a mouthful of dog food, coldly watched Gu Zhihao.

"Damn it, I just came to have a meal and got fed a mouthful of dog food."

"Damn, I’m so envious, I need to eat a few more pieces of the crispy fried rings to ease my envy."

"Boss Huang, I strongly suggest you kick these people spreading dog food out."

"We’re all here to enjoy our meal, why are you causing a scene!"

"Exactly, exactly, constantly spreading, even a dog would be stuffed to death by you, please stop."

Gu Zhichao spread his hands and said, "I don’t want to either! But my girlfriend still wants to eat, what can I do? I can only spoil her, and spoiling someone means giving them the best the world has to offer, don’t you people know that? Oh, sorry, single folks can never experience this feeling."

The wealthy single diners eating and waiting for their meals in the restaurant: "..."

Jiang Chao and the other single employees: "..."

The innocent bystander Huang Tao: "..."

Zhihao, this guy, isn’t afraid of inciting public outrage!

Even Huang Tao, watching his buddy’s smug face, felt like giving him a good beating!

And many other diners felt the same way.

That urge to confront him was hard to conceal.

The main culprit, Gu Zhihao, however, continued enjoying other delicacies with his girlfriend as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, it was Jiang Mingtao’s family’s turn to enter the restaurant and order food.

Jiang Mingtao instructed his assistant, "Order two portions of crispy fried rings, and one of each of the other dishes. For the main course, crab stir-fried cakes and Yellow Croaker Noodles, one of each of the lotus leaf sticky rice steamed ribs."

"Boss, there’s only one serving of the crispy fried sausage left."

The assistant saw that the ordering machine only showed one serving of the crispy fried sausage available, so he had to consult Jiang Mingtao who was not far away.

Jiang Mingtao was silent for a moment, then said, "Just one serving then."

The assistant’s heart trembled.

Whenever Jiang Mingtao was silent for a moment, it meant he was in a really bad mood.

Missing one serving of crispy fried sausage actually made Jiang Mingtao more upset than when the company lost tens of millions?!

He wanted to curse.

But for the sake of face, he didn’t lose his temper.

When he and his family went to find a seat, they saw the restaurant was already packed with guests, and only a large round table had some free space.

He smiled and approached: "Mind if we join your table?"

The neighbors were all very friendly, laughing and saying, "Sure! Sit down!"

Jiang Mingtao’s family sat down.

When the food they ordered was brought to the table, they stopped talking and immediately started eating.

Soon.

They finished all the dishes on the table.

After resting for a while, they got up, made room for the neighbors, and just like at noon, they cleaned up the trash and tableware before leaving the restaurant.

By the car.

Although Jiang Mingtao was somewhat reluctant to leave, he wanted to stay and have another meal tomorrow.

No!

He wanted to eat here every day, ideally three meals a day.

But this meeting really couldn’t be postponed any further.

Besides, there were so many people he had to support, he couldn’t just quit as chairman!

It was all Jiang Chao’s fault, the kid didn’t want to join the company management.

Otherwise, he could hand the company over to Jiang Chao, retire early, and come here to enjoy a peaceful life with his dad and Hongxia, eating here every mealtime.

Ah!

But he wasn’t destined for such a blessed life!

He said helplessly, "Hongxia, you help dad back to Chao’s place later..."

"Mingtao, just go back without worry, I’ve got this!" Chen Hongxia smiled, gesturing for him to leave.

Not a hint of reluctance or persuasion to stay!

Jiang Mingtao felt his wife was not only unperturbed by his leaving but seemed eager for him to go sooner...

Was she afraid he’d change his mind and insist on taking her back?

Feeling slightly dejected, Jiang Mingtao got into the car.

The driver started the car and left.

The assistant sat in the front passenger seat, swiping through his phone screen.

Jiang Mingtao noticed and curiously asked, "What are you looking at? So engrossed?"

"Oh, Chairman, I..."

Caught red-handed, the assistant had to confess, "I was just checking the housing prices here, and then..."

He hadn’t finished speaking!

Sharp as ever, Jiang Mingtao quickly pointed out the key point: "You intend to buy a house here too, right? So you can live here during vacation and eat at Boss Huang’s restaurant?"

"I’m buying a house mainly to be close enough to enjoy Boss Huang’s food, I also want to..."

The assistant hesitated, thinking about how to bring up his resignation.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Mingtao suddenly asked, "Are there any office buildings around here?"

Moving the company headquarters over to West City Old Street would allow him to eat at Huang Tao’s restaurant every day.

The assistant was stunned.

Then he was overjoyed.

If the headquarters moved here, he wouldn’t need to resign and could also enjoy Boss Huang’s meals daily.

This was truly a win-win situation!

He quickly looked it up and said, "Chairman, there actually are, but these office buildings are a bit old. If we bought them for our headquarters, it might not match our company’s image too well."

Jiang Mingtao brushed it off, saying, "That’s no problem, just renovate it. Quickly arrange for someone to start from Delicious Restaurant and look for office buildings within a 5-minute walk."

"Finding something within 5 minutes might be hard."

"Then 10 minutes at most."

"Alright, I’ll arrange it right away."

The assistant immediately assigned this task to the resource department head, asking him to get it done.

The resource department head, taken aback by this work notice, was both confused and amazed.

Why on earth would they move the headquarters to Wenling City?

But the instructions from the chairman’s assistant were not to be questioned, so he compliantly followed through.