Returning from the abyss

Chapter 902 Pay the Price
After eating so many main dishes, Lu Ning no longer has any doubts about the cooking ability of Dao Fu Shou Restaurant. They can indeed make the dishes that customers need, and these dishes may be expensive.

The "cost" will be high and it will be cumbersome to deal with.The Dao Fu Shou restaurant itself is also one of the pendulums. Since it is a pendulum, it must be controlled to the extent of use. Just like that dish, once the proportion is out of balance, it will become very "unpalatable".

Fortunately, Gabriel, the pastry chef, has no brains. For some reason, Lu Ning dared to poison her own desserts.Since the porcelain is delivered to the door, she will be sorry if she doesn't touch it, right?

At the same time that Lu Ning rolled down the chair, Qu Yi and the others had already reacted and came over to support her.Lu Ning squeezed out the word "poisonous" from between her teeth, and Ke Daolin and An Youxi's expressions immediately changed.

Yuan Tao was called out again, he picked up Lu Ning's dessert, sipped it lightly with a spoon, and then went straight back to the back kitchen.

"Lu Ning! How is your situation?"

"Don't worry... nothing will happen..." Lu Ning narrowed her eyes, "I purposely controlled the dosage, but... you guys know what to do."

"Understood." Ke Daolin patted her on the shoulder, and at this moment there was a scream from the back kitchen, and everyone heard only a crisp sharpening of a knife, and then the scream stopped abruptly.

A few seconds later, Yuan Tao and the waiter appeared at the door again, Yuan Tao was holding a goblet in his hand, and the waiter was holding a tray with Gabriel's head on it.

"This is the antidote, please take this lady. It's our fault." Yuan Tao handed the bottle to Qu Yi, and Qu Yi hurriedly poured the medicine down for Lu Ning.Yuan Tao bowed slightly: "I'm really sorry, this kind of thing happened in our restaurant. Anyway, it's our responsibility. The person responsible has been executed by me. We won't charge you for this meal. "

Lu Ning knew that Yuan Tao was clear about her purpose, but Yuan Tao still made this choice, which meant that this place really followed certain rules.She rubbed her stomach, stood up from the ground, her expression was still cold: "Gabriel and I met before, but I didn't expect her to bring personal grievances to work."

"It's because I'm not strict." Yuan Tao apologized again, "Gabriel's character flaws didn't affect her cooking, but she seems to have fallen too deep this time. If you can accept it, I will Serve Gabrielle as a dish for you to taste as my deepest apology.”

"Forget it then." Lu Ning shook her head, "Please collect the corpse."

Yuan Tao waved his hand, asked the waiter to take the tray down, and then said to Lu Ning, "I will cook the rest of your dishes myself. Please believe that similar things will never happen again."

Lu Ning returned to her seat, and two more waiters came over to clean up the table again. After about ten minutes, a brand new dessert was served.Due to the lack of time, Yuan Tao did not use time-consuming methods such as baking, but used techniques to present a dessert similar to molecular cuisine.

In Lu Ning's mouth, "Sea Patrol Guard" is a violent collision of multiple flavors. Adjusting the different ratios of sour and sweet flavors makes every small piece on the plate have a different taste experience.Among these complicated flavors, Lu Ning found it difficult to choose which one was her favorite.And it is obvious that Yuan Tao's cooking skills are different from other people's. The biggest difference between him and others' way of showing off his skills is that only by controlling some common flavors and seasoning ratios, he can produce A delicious dish.

And the last dish, cold meal, "Ocean Watcher" is a fruit ice cream.Lu Ning tasted it lightly, and immediately felt the cold feeling in her heart. The grainy feeling left after the smoothie in her mouth melted quickly, and a hint of sweetness lingered on the tip of her tongue.It’s this icy coldness and ephemerality that the dish ends up bringing.

Before she could fully comprehend the meaning, the modest dessert was eaten.Lu Ning could only sigh regretfully, and everyone had finished their dishes, and Yuan Tao walked into the restaurant again.

The atmosphere suddenly became very tense.Except for Lu Ning, everyone here has to pay the price corresponding to the dishes they ordered.And what Lu Ning knows well is that the dishes here may not meet expectations in taste, but they will not fail to meet the requirements of special customization.

Yuan Tao stood in front of the dining table, his eyes swept over everyone, his always serious mouth finally revealed a smile.

"Ms. Ke Dolin, are you satisfied with the meal you ordered?"

"It's delicious, but it's so obvious that it doesn't have much connotation." Cordolin was straightforward, "The last few dishes have more of what I want, but...you didn't make the taste I really wanted."

"Your evaluation is more pertinent." Yuan Tao nodded, "I agree with you very much, so the price you have to pay... is just three days of physical inactivity."

Ke Daolin's eyes sank: "Three days? Can you choose freely?"

"Of course not. We only charge the freshest ingredients as compensation. If you have no objection to this, you will be charged after you leave the restaurant."

If the lightest Ke Daolin had to pay such a price, what would the others pay?
"Ms. Meiyu, what's your opinion on the meal?" Yuan Tao turned to the next person.

"You guys are amazing at cooking." Mei Yudian had more things related to herself than Ke Daolin, so she also ate more things.It is obviously useless to lie here, after all, the expression on Yuan Tao's face already shows that he already has the answer.But after thinking for a while, Mei Yu added: "I thought you could present dishes that would impress me enough, but in fact, apart from being delicious, this doesn't make me feel unique in the world."

In the distribution center, almost any kind of food can be eaten. The special dishes of Dao Fu Shou restaurant may be rare and delicious in this world, but for tourists, it is actually something that can be obtained by paying points , which is not a lie.Yuan Tao thought for a moment, and also agreed with Mei Yu's statement: "Your words are indeed your true feelings, which is surprising... Then, you need to pay the price of losing your sense of smell and taste for seven days, and losing feeling in one hand. You choose Which hand?"

"Right hand." Mei Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave An Youxi and Qu Yi a look, indicating that they could bargain.

"Mr. An Youxi, is the story you want to taste expressed enough in the dishes?" Yuan Tao immediately turned to the third person.

"Because I am not a person who experienced it personally, I can't judge whether the story is in line with the actual situation. As far as the three stories we have come into contact with, you really gave enough taste in it, and I can feel the connection between these dishes, Just like the metaphor in the story." An Youxi smiled, "But I also have a question."

"please say."

"I originally thought that the moonlight I felt from the story could last until the end of all the dishes, but at the end of the last dish, which described the story of the rise and fall of a wealthy family, I couldn't taste the unique taste of the magnificent moonlight. May I ask this? Did you make a mistake?"

"This is not a mistake." Yuan Tao bowed slightly, "Thank you for being able to taste it so carefully, but although the end of this story has been finalized in words, there is no actual result. Our chef has also thought about it for a long time and thinks that what Mr. needs After all, it is a matter of reality, not a fantasy that is superficial on paper, so I made such a dish. I wonder if you are satisfied?"

"Ha...so that's the case, thank you for answering your doubts, then I have nothing to say." An Youxi shook his head.Yuan Tao immediately offered his price - [-] days of blindness, aphasia and a heartache.

The price was getting heavier and heavier, Qu Yi looked cold and saw Yuan Tao turned to his side.

"I haven't had a great dining experience, you guys have made me feel bad since the first sin."

"Yes, ma'am, we also find it difficult to welcome people like you to our restaurant." Yuan Tao still maintained his etiquette, "But this can't change your dining experience, do these dishes meet your expectations? "

After staring at Yuan Tao for a few seconds, Qu Yi slowly uttered a word: "Yes."

"Then... I will make a price." Yuan Tao said softly, "I originally thought that taking away the history accumulated on you was a means, but this has already exceeded our authority, and we don't want to cause trouble. Then... Ms. , you will pay three pieces of sinful memories, your legs, and one seventeenth of your soul as the price, how?"

"Are you kidding me?" Qu Yi said with a cold face, "Memory, body, soul, you know very well that I will not give up any of these things casually."

"Ma'am, this is not up to you, this is a fair offer." Yuan Tao put his hands down, "Or, let us impose this price? You know we have the ability."

"Interesting..." Qu Yi raised her wrist, a cloud of black mist emerged in her hand, and a black-golden warhammer took shape in her hand, "Dagger and Axe Restaurant, I have heard some stories about you. Human emotions, stories , Vitality, all these are the ingredients you use to cook. Compared with the things you eat yourself, what is presented on the table is just a mixture of leftovers from the chef’s perception? What you give us to eat, to put it bluntly, you You are such a group of arrogant things. Don't you have a lie detector? Come, tell me, is what I just said right?"

Yuan Tao pursed his lips: "I cannot accept such accusations."

"Because for me, these dishes are not very satisfying to me, you have promised me? You have to present dishes that satisfy us, and we will pay the price. And I—— What I want to eat is Those things that you can eat yourself." Qu Yi stared at Yuan Tao, "Mr. Chef, you didn't present us your most outstanding creations, such perfunctory things... You think I will pay for your rudeness just now asking price?"

"Ordinary people can't eat our food." Yuan Tao said calmly, "Of course, ma'am, you are not very human, I can understand. If this is the case, it is indeed because we did not treat you well to this special person. "

"It seems that you don't want to really fight yet." Qu Yi showed a triumphant smile.

"Of course, we are just opening a shop for business, so why make the customers unhappy?" Yuan Tao also smiled, "Then ma'am, all you need to pay is——"

The sound of wiping the knife suddenly sounded, and Qu Yi also slammed it out with a backhand hammer. The two weapons collided in mid-air. Qu Yi groaned and took a step back. The corner of his clothes lightly wiped the kitchen knife he had just used.

"I've taken away your guilt. In this way, everyone, when you leave the restaurant, the agreed price will be paid. Welcome to the next visit, I wish you a good night."

Yes, a chef's kitchen knife in Guy has the ability to bleed when touched, and Yuan Tao as the chef will only be more powerful.Lu Ning didn't say anything, and lifted Qu Yi to confirm the situation with her. Qu Yi's eyes were a little dazed, but she still said that she was fine, and helped Lu Ning to stand up.

Everyone walked towards the door. This time, there was no need to go out one by one. As long as they stepped out, they would return to the place where they came back in an instant.

"It seems that we need to say sorry to Director Wei Zhan." As soon as Ke Daolin went out, her arms and feet became less flexible. Although she could still walk, every step was stiff, as if she couldn't Like crooked zombies.An Youxi's expression became very pale, his eyes could no longer be seen, and he could not utter a single word.And Mei Yu touched her nose with her left hand, shook her head and said, "The sense of taste and smell has indeed been taken away. I don't know what they want these for. Isn't this something that everyone has?"

"Probably because what we eat is not expensive." Lu Ning said, "To put it bluntly, most of our questions are foreign objects, and very little is related to ourselves. Now we go back to the room and communicate with each other about the feelings we get. Come on, it's actually... quite difficult to describe."

Food does not give an intuitive answer, but let people experience it through taste and other ways. This kind of experience is the most difficult to distinguish clearly. With the addition of subjective descriptions, it is uncertain whether it is what the dish originally expressed.

What An Youxi described with pen and paper is that "the dishes contain a beam of moonlight that runs through every dish", but it is impossible to explain how to eat the moonlight.The situation of Ke Daolin and Mei Yu is also quite similar. Although the two asked some personal questions, they can only use descriptions such as "bitterness", "aftertaste", and "mellowness". indescribable.

On the contrary, Qu Yi still has some surprises - about the six investors.

(End of this chapter)