Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 146 The Small Restaurant Has a Successor

At noon this day,

After Wang Ying answered the phone, she looked a little flustered.

Then she hurried into the kitchen.

Said to Li Rui:
"Li Rui, I have something to do. I'm going to go out for a while. Please help me look after the store."

After saying a few more words to his aunt, he left in a hurry.

Although Li Rui doesn't like gossiping about others.

But people like Sister Wang Ying, who works with me every day.

He would be somewhat curious.

Wang Ying is nearly 40 years old, but she has always lived with her parents and I have never heard her mention her own family.

She has talked a lot about her parents.

I don’t know if there is something wrong at home.

However, Li Rui is very good at running a small restaurant and entertaining customers.

There's just one less person in the store, so it's a little busier.

The auntie who helps out in the restaurant is better at handling family matters.

She came close to Li Rui,
Talked about Sister Wang Ying's situation.

It turned out that the proprietress divorced just a few years after getting married. She has a son who has been living with her ex-husband and is now about to go to middle school.

She went out this time because her son was called to school. The child's father was at work, so he contacted Wang Ying.

I didn’t expect that Wang Ying’s family situation was quite complicated.

"Come here, Auntie, the crispy fish from table 3"

Time passed quickly and the restaurant was nearing the end of its business.

Wang Ying brought her son back to the store.

"You're back, Sister Wang."

Li Rui was checking out the customers at the counter.

He briefly described what happened after Wang Ying left:
"I got 1869 by scanning the QR code, and 420 in cash. I have saved the menu."

"I gave people zeros and gave away a few bottles of drinks."

"Okay, no problem." Sister Wang Ying didn't even look at him, showing enough trust in Li Rui.

To Li Rui, the lady boss was very considerate when it came to things like giving him small change, sending him drinks, and sending him cold dishes.

In Wang Ying's eyes, without this young chef, the store would not have its current business. She is very clear about this.

"Come, this is Uncle Li. He cooks deliciously, even better than your grandpa." Wang Ying introduced.

The child is quite polite.
The mouth is sweet too.
I greeted Li Rui and the auntie in the store.

I also took out the snacks secretly hidden in my schoolbag and shared them with them.

"Uncle, grandma, let me give you a taste of this."

But he is not very nice to his mother:
"Get me a Coke."

The way he was being called here and there seemed more like he did it on purpose.

Wang Ying: "Drinking Coke every day is not good."

"You don't want me anymore, why are you still caring about me!"

This sentence made Wang Ying fall into silence.

The atmosphere between mother and son also made Li Rui feel a little awkward.

He was going to leave at that point.

"Sister Wang, it's nothing. I'll go back first."

Wang Ying pulled him back and said, "No, Brother Li, let's have some seafood we just bought from the market. We've been busy all afternoon."

"Auntie, don't leave either."

The bag contains fresh crabs, mantis shrimps and prawns.

She opened the bag and showed it off.

"If you don't eat here, divide these up and take them back."

It was hard to refuse Sister Wang Ying’s kindness, and these were all delicious seafood in season in October.

Li Rui agreed to stay and help deal with it.

He returned to the kitchen and was about to steam the crabs and mantis shrimps.

Wang Ying also came in, "I'll help peel the skin and make something easier to eat."

Li Rui smiled and replied: "Okay, then blow up the dragon bone."

Fresh seafood, the method is simple.

After cleaning, place the crab belly up, add a few slices of green onion and ginger, and steam it over high heat for 8 minutes after the water boils.

The method for making mantis shrimp is similar. Add a few peppercorns, a few slices of ginger, a little rice wine at the bottom of the pot, drizzle a little oil on the outside, and cook for 5 minutes.

The prawns are cooked in the boiled scallion and ginger water, with a little salt to enhance the flavor. Seafood is cool in nature, so ginger is added.

The fried mantis shrimp dish is not difficult to prepare. The most time-consuming part is peeling the shells. Sister Wang Ying volunteered to do it and it was done quickly.

Li Rui also stir-fried some vegetables.

Before long, the meals were served on the table.

Since we were eating at the restaurant ourselves, we didn’t pay much attention to the presentation of the dishes.

Put it directly into the pot.

A table full of seafood looks very satisfying.

High-end food ingredients,
Often only the simplest cooking methods are required.

The steamed crabs and mantis shrimps are plump, with seeds and yellow, and are extremely delicious.

Boiled prawns have a light sweet taste.

Li Rui's cooking methods all retain the freshest flavor of the ingredients.

The soft fried dragon bones prepared in a unique way on the table are also unique.

Breaded and deep fried, it adds a crispy crust on the outside while still having a soft and tender texture on the inside.

It is even simpler and more convenient to eat.

The little boy kept eating, one bite after another, dipping it in salt and pepper.

"Mom, this is delicious."

Maybe it’s because of the delicious food.

Inadvertently,
Children reveal their truest thoughts.

How he wished he could see his mother every day after school and share all the delicious food and fun things with her.

But the divorce of their parents caused the young child to lose a lot of the companionship that their mother should have given them.

Children have simple thoughts and their thoughts are written on their faces.

So the emotions of blame and longing appeared together in the little boy.
There is no conflict.

But Wang Ying was deeply moved by such an ordinary sentence from her son.

It has been a long time since the child had a good conversation with her.

It’s really not easy.

"Do you want to eat crabs? I'll pack them for you."

"I'll give you another big shrimp."

"You have to eat more food too."

Li Rui also added: "This soft fried dragon bone is also made of mantis shrimp peeled by your mother."

"thanks Mom."

While eating,

The relationship between mother and son has eased.

Wang Ying also brought out the nagging skills of all the mothers in the world:
"You have to study hard in school, understand? You have to stand on your own feet in society when you grow up."

"Studying is too tiring, Mom." The child acted coquettishly.

Wang Ying smiled and said, "Look, who doesn't have a hard time? Working every day is also tiring."

The helping aunt: "Yes, if you don't study hard, you will have to work when you are old, and there will be no pension."

Although Li Rui also has a bachelor's degree, the atmosphere has already been set to this point. He still adheres to the attitude of teaching by example and echoes:

"Look at me, uncle. It's very hard for me to cook every day."

"Do you know how heavy this pot is? It's much heavier than your books."

The child obviously didn't grasp the point of the conversation. He asked curiously:

"Uncle, can I try? Mom, is it okay?"

Wang Ying nodded in agreement.

Li Rui brought the child to the kitchen.

He gave a brief demonstration first, and then gave him the stove position:
"Come on, give it a try."

The child rolled up his sleeves, revealing his two strong arms, and imitated Li Rui, putting a cloth under the wok and grabbing its ears.

He picked up the spatula with one hand.

It seems to be quite convenient to use.

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The three adults present looked at each other.