Chapter 34: Get out of the way, Lu Shenren is going to show off
"Yeah, what a coincidence, Lu Mingfei." Zhao Menghua gritted his teeth, "Is this position yours?"

"Yes, yes." Lu Mingfei nodded, "My friend asked the boss to add it for me."

What the hell, why did you add me when you can add somewhere else?

Zhao Menghua was so angry that his teeth itched, but he became more vigilant towards Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei was an outsider, but he had connections in a place like the imperial capital where there were many hidden talents. It was said that there were no unknown people in Shilan Middle School, and it seemed to be true.

But when he was in other schools, why had he never heard of Lu Mingfei at Shilan Middle School?

As the saying goes, a golden fish should not be kept in a pond. Logically speaking, with such an impressive background as Lu Mingfei, he should have been famous long ago.

Unless... he is not only capable, but also very low-key!

Young Master Zhao suddenly realized that this made sense. Lu Mingfei was taking a completely opposite approach to himself. He put all his chips on the table, and even wanted to wear all his assets on his body to tell others that he was rich.

Lu Mingfei, on the other hand, hides his abilities. He usually acts submissively and never shows off, and only shows his skills at critical moments.

Damn, how can you still be so pretentious?

Zhao Menghua looked at Lu Mingfei who was sitting right opposite him. Their eyes kept inevitably colliding in the air. It was like being in prison.

Just at this moment, the waiter brought a plate and presented the dishes ordered by Zhao Menghua one by one.

"Come, eat, eat."

Zhao Menghua took this opportunity to look away and greeted his classmates, simply not looking at Lu Mingfei.

Forget it, forget it. Just ignore it. It's blocked, it's blocked. It's not something I have to see anyway. Out of sight, out of mind. Zhao Menghua muttered to himself.

"Laoda, why do you serve it with pancakes and onions? How do you eat Peking duck in an authentic way?" asked a classmate who had never eaten Peking duck.

"You don't understand this, do you?" Zhao Menghua rolled up his sleeves, beaming with joy. "You have to tear open a leaf of the hinged pancake first, spread it out, brush the sauce on it, and then put the duck meat, cucumber and scallion shreds in it. Remember, one piece of duck meat, one cucumber, and one shred, and then wrap it up. This is the authentic way to eat Judequan Peking Duck."

As Zhao Menghua spoke, he demonstrated the steps of wrapping the roast duck. When he stuffed the roast duck roll into his mouth, tears almost came out.

It’s not because the roast duck is so delicious, but because I was moved.

That’s right, a few less knowledgeable classmates ask me questions, and then I, who am more knowledgeable, answer them generously, and we sing the same tune. This is my ideal high school life, right?

Lu Mingfei looked at Zhao Menghua who was almost in tears while eating roast duck, and almost thought that it was Finkel who came.

"Lu Mingfei, your elementary school classmate..." Liu Miaomiao lowered her voice and asked, "Does he particularly like roast duck?"

“Is that so?” Lu Mingfei answered casually, thinking that Zhao Menghua shouldn’t be someone who had never seen the world. How come he almost cried over the delicious roast duck?

If Zhao Menghua knew what Lu Mingfei was thinking of him now, he would definitely pick up chopsticks and fight Lu Mingfei to the death.

"Shall we order food first?"

Lu Mingfei handed the menu to Liu Miaomiao and the others, and the waiter stood by with a notebook to take notes.

But actually there is nothing special on the menu. Apart from the roast duck which is a bit of a gimmick, the dishes are basically all available at Jude and can be made in any small street restaurant in the capital.

The waiter was from Tianjin. Every time Liu Miaomiao and her friends ordered a dish, the waiter would repeat it in Mandarin with a Tianjin accent.

As Lu Mingfei listened, he felt as if the waiter would imitate Guo Degang and recite the menu in the next second.

Liu Miaomiao and her friends ordered roast duck, four-happiness meatballs and crab, and then handed the menu to Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei was disappointed when he saw the prices, and handed the menu back to the waitress, asking her to serve the dishes quickly.

"Why don't you order any food?" Liu Miaomiao asked.

"Three dishes should be enough. It would be a waste to order more." Lu Mingfei laughed? Anyway, it was definitely not because he didn't have money that he didn't want to order more.

Qiao Yiran smirked: "Hehe, is it because someone saw that the price of the dishes was too expensive that he couldn't bear to order them?"

"Pah, pah, pah, I'm just being frugal, okay?"

"Oh, you are a frugal person? I never realized."

"Okay, okay." Liu Miaomiao interrupted the two people's verbal sparring at the right time, "Yiran, it's not a bad thing for Lu Mingfei to be thrifty. We both don't have big appetites and can't finish so many dishes. Lu Mingfei has already booked a table for us, so I'll treat you to this meal."

She’s a rich woman!
Rich woman begs for help!

Lu Mingfei's eyes immediately turned into stars. In the past, he would have flattered Liu Miaomiao. However, he was already an adult mentally, so he was still a little reserved and steady.

Qiao Yiran looked at Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao, and he was shocked, as if he was looking at an adulterer. He thought Lu Mingfei was really strange. He said he had no interest in Liu Miaomiao, but he was chasing her. The heart of a man is really like a needle in the sea.

While a few people were chatting and joking with each other, the dishes were slowly served.

Zhao Menghua stretched his neck to take a quick look, but there was nothing special, just roast duck, four-happiness meatballs, crabs and other common dishes. The food was not as good as what he had eaten, and his back straightened up as if he was wearing a back bra.

I thought the food would be delicious, but this is it?

Zhao Menghua felt that he was fine again.

At this time, a man in chef's uniform suddenly came with two waiters, looked around, walked towards the observation deck, and stopped between the tables of Zhao Menghua and Lu Mingfei.

Zhao Menghua thought he was here to look for Lu Mingfei, but the man stopped beside him.

"Hello, distinguished guest." The man nodded and bowed. "I am the executive chef of this restaurant. Thank you for visiting our restaurant. I see that you are almost finished eating. I wonder if you are satisfied with our dishes. Is there anything you can point out?"

Zhao Menghua was stunned: "You're looking for me?"

"Yeah yeah."

Lu Mingfei was also stunned. Thinking of the lines that the little devil had prepared for him, he thought, shouldn’t the comments be coming to him?

In fact, the executive chef really came to see Lu Mingfei. The store manager Ju Dequan said that there were a few distinguished guests at the table next to the grandstand and asked him to take care of them.

When the head chef saw Zhao Menghua sitting in the seat closest to the grandstand and wearing branded clothes, he subconsciously thought that Zhao Menghua was the customer the manager had specifically asked to take care of.

Zhao Menghua's eyes were filled with tears. He didn't know what kind of door god he had offended when he went out today. He was humiliated by Lu Mingfei all day. He almost suspected that people in the capital didn't know the Rolex Green Submariner.

At this moment, someone finally recognized that he was the distinguished guest. He was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He wanted to shake the executive chef's hand and talk about the trivial matters with a glass of wine.
"Would you like to give some suggestions on our dishes?" the executive chef repeated what he had just said.

"Opinions?" Zhao Menghua was stunned. How could he ask this? If he was asked to talk about Western food, he could still talk a little, but if he was asked to comment on roast duck, he really couldn't do it.

Just when Zhao Menghua was confused, a sharp comment was inadvertently heard from the side:
"As the originator of open-oven roast duck, Judequan is still quite good. But compared to Judequan's roast duck, I now prefer Dongda's. Although both companies use the hanging oven technology, Dongda roasts the duck open, which will melt all the fat under the duck skin, so it won't be greasy when eaten."

Everyone was stunned and looked in the direction of the voice. They saw Lu Mingfei wiping his mouth with a napkin, shaking his head, and then making a sharp comment:

"The noodle sauce is quite good. After all, it's a time-honored brand, and the recipe is passed down in secret. But if it were me, I would slightly improve the recipe and put less salt in the noodle sauce. In the past, people consumed a lot of physical labor and had a stronger taste, so the master chef who invented the recipe would add so much salt to the sauce. But this saltiness is obviously no longer suitable for modern people."

Get out of the way, the road god is about to start showing off.

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(End of this chapter)