Chapter 766: 766

Today, everything was as usual at the pub above Yuan Zhou’s restaurant . There were not many customers around, with only six of them in total including Shen Min .

On one table was a novelist who was always alone . On another table was Chen Wei and his friend, Shen Xi . The last table was Jiang Changxi and Yin Ya .

Jiang Changxi would occasionally treat someone to a drink . Today, Yin Ya was the one she was treating . The two career women shared many topics of conversation, with Yin Ya being slightly less talkative than Jiang Changxi .

Wu Hai was not here tonight . When the aroma waffled upstairs, the novelist who was seated the nearest to the courtyard was the first to smell it .

“Did anyone smell something?” asked the novelist doubtfully while holding a bottle of liquor with one hand .

“What smell? Are you going to treat me to a drink?” Chen Wei asked .

“Idiot . He’s asking if you smelled anything special,” Shen Xi said while looking at Chen Wei with contempt .

“No, I don’t . Sigh, there’s too little liquor,” said Chen Wei as he languidly shook his head after he took a tiny sip off his glass .

“I think I can smell it too, it smells so good,” Yin Ya twitched her nose and said in doubt .

“True, there is a smell, and it’s the smell of meat,” Jiang Changxi said .

“It’s probably some liquor snack? It does smell like something that goes well with liquor,” Shen Xi said .

Chen Wei inhaled forcefully and finally noticed that there was indeed a certain smell in the air . This was a very appetizing smell .

“Yeah, it smells so good . By the way, since you have quit drinking, how do you know that this dish goes well with liquor?” Chen Wei first agreed with Yin Ya before asking Shen Xi .

“Because I used to drink,” Shen Xi answered .

That’s right . Shen Xi was someone who had quit drinking . He wasn’t here to drink and would only eat some snacks . This was also why Chen Wei was willing to bring Shen Xi here instead of the incredibly sturdy Dong Dong .

Because if Shen Xi came, he would not fight over the liquor with them . Although they would have fewer snacks to eat, that was better than having a smaller share of liquor .

“I wonder what is it . I’m salivating just by smelling it,” muttered the novelist after he took in a deep breath .

“Min Min, what is your boss cooking today? He’s filling the entire courtyard with the smell,” Jiang Changxi asked Shen Min .

“Sister Jiang, I have no clue,” Shen Min shook her head in doubt .

Shen Min was aware that Yuan Zhou would occasionally cook something for himself to eat in the kitchen . However, this was the first time the smell of what he cooked spread up here .

“Go down and take a look,” Jiang Changxi suggested .

“Ok,” Shen Min nodded .

Shen Min was quite curious herself so she immediately went downstairs after Jiang Changxi suggested her to do so .

Ta . Ta . Ta . Shen Min’s footsteps went downstairs slowly, while Jiang Changxi stood up and said, “Let us go take a look as well . ”

“Yes, let’s go,” Yin Ya was the first to agree .

When the three men saw the two women walking towards the edge, they followed and looked down as well .

Yuan Zhou’s pub was on the second floor, with the wall at the edge being replaced with a wall of bamboo . One only needed to softly pry the bamboos apart to have a clear look at the courtyard downstairs .

A tiny path was in the courtyard, and there were two lotus lanterns on either side of the path . Apart from lanterns, flowers were grown along the path as well, and some of the flowers that were already in season were already blooming .

Yuan Zhou was seated underneath the eaves . There, a table was placed and an elegant lotus lantern was hanging on the eaves, shining on the table .

On the table was a pot of liquor, a cup, a pair of chopsticks, one empty bowl, and a few dishes .

This was what they saw when they looked down at the courtyard . For some reason, this sight looked really enchanting .

“As a chef, he’s already good at cooking . Why is he acting so elegantly?” Yin Ya mumbled inwardly, yet a blush appeared on her face as well .

Even Jiang Changxi exclaimed in admiration when she saw this sight .

“Boss Yuan is eating alone!” This was the only thing Chen Wei noticed .

Boss Yuan was not sharing .

“Oh…” This rendered Jiang Changxi speechless .

Yin Ya burst out in laughter, while Shen Xi beside her had a helpless expression . The novelist maintained his calm and focused on the dishes on the table that had steam simmering out of it .

At this time, Shen Min arrived beside Yuan Zhou’s table . They started speaking, but the people upstairs couldn’t hear them .

Jiang Changxi waited for a bit before she shouted, “Boss Yuan, it’s boring to drink alone . Come up here . Let’s drink together . ”

“Bring your dishes up here while you’re at it,” Jiang Changxi added with a smile when Yuan Zhou raised his head to look at her .

Chen Wei immediately agreed, “Yeah, yeah, Boss Yuan, come up . We can drink together . When drinking, the more the merrier . ”

“Bring your new dish up as well,” said the novelist .

“You all want to try the new dish?” Yuan Zhou asked .

“I only want to know how it tastes like,” Chen Wei said as he giggled while rubbing his head .

“Boss Yuan, come up . I have other snacks here as well,” Jiang Changxi said .

Yuan Zhou looked at them before saying to Shen Min, “Let’s go up . Carry the dishes with us . ”

“Ok, Boss Yuan,” Shen Min nodded .

Shen Min took a tray and started putting the dishes on the table on it before walking upstairs .

As for Yuan Zhou, he carried the table and chair and headed to the second floor .

The system had only provided three chairs and tables . Therefore, if he wanted to have a seat upstairs, he had to bring his own chair and table .

“We should maintain a harmonious relationship and start sharing food later,” Chen Wei told the others .

“You are the liquor snatcher,” said the novelist .

“Yeah, just don’t go around scamming liquor . Let us see what new dish Boss Yuan has,” Jiang Changxi nodded .

“Yeah, I wonder what good food Boss Yuan has this time . It looks like it is some kind of snack that goes with liquor,” said Yin Ya .

“We will know when they come up,” Shen Xi said .

Shen Min came with a tray of food while Yuan Zhou came with table and chair . Jiang Changxi and Chen Wei warmly helped them and before long, Yuan Zhou was seated right in the middle of three tables .

The moment Yuan Zhou sat down, Chen Wei pointed at the Mushroom Roasted Chicken Tail and said, “Boss Yuan, what new dish is this? Is it a liquor snack?”

“It is kind of a liquor snack, but it can be eaten as a regular meal as well,” Yuan Zhou said with a nod .

“It’s actually heart-shaped . It looks so good,” Yin Ya said curiously .

“Boss Yuan, this is chicken tail, right?” asked the novelist and Shen Xi at the same time . The novelist was frowning while Shen Xi was curious .

“This is a new dish, Mushroom Roasted Chicken Tail,” Yuan Zhou said .

“What’s chicken tail? The tail of a chicken?” Yin Ya asked .

“It is commonly known as the chicken butt,” Shen Xi said .

“Cough, cough . What?” Yin Ya was immediately choking on her breath, feeling like the smell in the air wasn’t so attractive anymore .

“I heard this thing goes very well with liquor . Boss Yuan, share and let us try it together,” Chen Wei was very interested .

Even Jiang Changxi was interested .

Yuan Zhou took in their reaction, getting ready for the kind of reaction he would get when the dish was released tomorrow .