Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 375 Tao Tao Residence

"Ha ha…"

"Puchi, haha..."

"Chief He, you are so funny! Haha..."

"Xiao Laizi, you want to make me laugh to death! Haha..."

"Xiao Laizi, you are amazing! You can even say that! Haha..."

The men all laughed out loud, and some of them even laughed so hard that they fell over. Yu Li and the other women also blushed and lowered their heads.

He Lai smacked his lips. People of this era really can't stand being amused. Even this joke that is so common in later generations can make them laugh like this!

"Okay, okay, it's almost noon, let's eat first. So, Xiao Feng and Xiao Wang, the two of you stay and watch over the exhibition hall, and the rest of you go back to eat."

Li Huaide ordered.

Just like that, He Lai and his group went to the cafeteria to have lunch. I have to say that the food in Guangzhou is pretty good, at least there are many kinds of seafood!

Although no oil is added, seafood tastes just as good when steamed!

People in Guangdong prefer to use simple cooking methods such as steaming and boiling to preserve the original flavor of seafood, and many places even like to eat it raw and pickled.

Anyway, He Lai was very satisfied while eating the conch. You could see how delicious it was. This is exactly how He Lai is now.

He Lai made up his mind to go to the seafood market in Guangcheng and buy some seafood to raise. He didn't know if the water in his own space could keep the seafood alive! If not, he would just make a small sea pool!

After lunch, He Lai asked Li Huaide to let him go out for a walk to see if there were any good food around. Li Huaide would not refuse and even asked He Lai to bring Sha Zhu with him, so that he could learn more about southern cuisine.

In this way, He Lai took Sha Zhu out. Since the Canton Fair was located in the center of Guangzhou City, He Lai was not worried about any danger and went around with Sha Zhu.

At that time, Guangcheng was very different from Sijiucheng. There were many three-story buildings here. Although the walls were relatively old and not as beautiful as the houses in Sijiucheng, Guangcheng already showed a modern architectural atmosphere.

He Lai brought Sha Zhu to a morning tea shop called Tao Tao Ju. Of course, one must have morning tea when coming to Guangzhou.

You can tell at first glance that Taotaoju is a time-honored brand and is very popular among the people of Guangzhou.

As soon as He Lai and his companions sat down, a waiter came up to greet them.

Fluent Cantonese immediately emerged.

"Two handsome guys, take a look at the menu, what would you like to eat?"

"Okay, wait a moment." He Lai answered in his poor Cantonese, picked up the menu and started ordering dishes.

"Osmanthus egg rolls, black barbecued pork buns, five-spice taro cakes, beef brisket rice noodle rolls, tangerine peel beef balls, crystal shrimp dumplings, two of each, and five-spice pork ribs and glutinous rice chicken! Finally, two cups of black tea, okay, that's all."

Shazhu looked at He Lai stupidly. He had no idea when He Lai learned Cantonese and he couldn't understand a word of it!

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll be there soon!"

The waiter finished drawing, said something, and went to get the dishes.

"Xiao Laizi, how come you can speak Cantonese? What do you say?"

Sha Zhu asked secretly in a low voice.

"Hey, I learned this secretly when I was bored. Brother Zhuzi, try Guangcheng's morning tea, it should be good!"

He Lai said with a smile.

"What the hell is this morning? It's already afternoon."

"Brother Zhuzi, you don't understand this. Drinking morning tea in Guangcheng is a custom. It means eating breakfast, but people in Guangcheng like to call it morning tea."

He Lai explained with a smile.

"It's already afternoon, what's the point of having morning tea?"

"Hey, Brother Zhuzi, don't worry about it. Try something different. Maybe we can make something after we go back."

"Okay, then I'll see what their morning tea is and how it tastes!"

Soon, the waiter finished serving the food.

"Xiao Laizi, why is the portion so small? Look at these buns, four of them are not even as big as our one bun!"

"Hey, that's it here, eat, eat, and after you finish I'll take you around the kitchen!"

As He said this, he took a basket of shrimp dumplings and started eating. Hmm, they tasted really good!

When Sha Zhu heard He Lai say this, he stopped talking and started to eat with relish.

Soon they both finished eating everything.

"Brother Zhuzi, this thing is good, right?"

"Not bad!" Sha Zhu replied, but still admitted that Bai's case was indeed well done, which was an area he had never been good at.

"Let's go and ask if you can study here."

He Lai stood up and went to the counter to pay.

After paying the bill, He Lai started asking questions again.

"Is your manager here?"

"What can I do for you?" When the receptionist heard that they wanted to see the manager, she panicked. She thought they were not here to complain.

"It's nothing serious, don't be nervous. I have something small that I want to find him for. I came from the Forty-Nine City. Can you help introduce him?"

"Oh, I see. The manager is here. I'll take you there."

When the receptionist heard that the person came from the capital, she guessed that he was here to attend the Canton Fair. Seeing that He Lai was very polite and handsome, she agreed.

Soon the receptionist took He Lai and the others to the manager's office and then left.

He Lai knocked on the door, and after hearing the invitation, he walked straight in.

As soon as I entered, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a Zhongshan suit and glasses sitting there looking at documents.

The middle-aged man looked up and saw He Lai and the other man coming in, so he smiled and asked, "Two young comrades, what can I do for you?"

He Laiye immediately responded: "Hello, Manager. We are here from Sijiu City to attend the Canton Fair. We had breakfast at your place today."

"Oh, really? People from the Forty-Nine City, what's wrong? Is there anything I can do to help you?"

The manager looked at He Lai in surprise, not expecting that he was someone from Sijiu City, so he became serious.

"I do have a small favor and would like to trouble the manager. It's nothing serious. I just ate something in your store and it tasted really good.

So we want to learn about your morning tea culture and exchange ideas on white cases. Do you think this is convenient for you?"

"Oh? Is that so?" The manager looked at He Lai in surprise, and then asked, "Are you alone, or are you two together?"

"It's him. I won't learn from him." He Lai pointed at Sha Zhu and said.

"Well, I didn't expect you northerners to be interested in our white cases. It's rare, isn't it?"

The manager explained with a smile. After all, the things here are relatively small and exquisite, which is very different from those in the north.

“Yes, we are very interested.”

"Oh? Is your brother studying cooking?" the manager asked He Lai.

"Yes, let me introduce him to you. He Yuzhu is a level 4 chef. He comes from a family of chefs. His father is the heir of Tan's cuisine. He learned from Master Hu, a level 1 chef at Fengzeyuan.

My brother Zhuzi is good at Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, and Tan cuisine, and he has some experience in dialogue!"

He Lai pointed at Sha Zhu and said, when Sha Zhu heard He Lai introduce himself like this, he suddenly felt proud and immediately straightened his chest.

"Really? Then how do you want to communicate?" When the manager heard that it was a level 4 chef from Sijiu City, he immediately became interested. After all, there was only one level 3 chef in his store, and he was a veteran chef who didn't do much hands-on work.

"I want my brother Zhuzi to learn from you. Of course, he will show you a few of his skills. Do you think it's okay?"

"Sure, of course!" The manager agreed immediately after hearing it.

The two of them quickly reached an agreement, but Shazhu was still confused. Was he sold here by He Lai to be a coolie?

Did you get my consent?