Chapter 1499 - 580: The Representative of Steamed Sweet Dishes—Zeng Cake! Chen Yan: The Hurt Actually Bounces Back? [Subscription Request]_3

Chapter 1499: Chapter 580: The Representative of Steamed Sweet Dishes—Zeng Cake! Chen Yan: The Hurt Actually Bounces Back? [Subscription Request]_3

You’re seriously asking me this question right now?

I shouldn’t have tried to comfort you.

Great, now I’m body-conscious too, and I’m a 34D...

During dinner, Chen Yan placed two bowls of Fragrant Rice Duck in front of Zeng Xiaoqi:

"Little Qiqi, you’ve worked hard. Try this Fragrant Rice Duck, it’s super delicious. I specially saved it for you and Yuanyuan, I didn’t even have any myself."

Chen Yuanyuan took a bite from her bowl and said:

"No wonder Yueyue was so excited during New Year. The duck and rice really taste great prepared this way."

Zeng Xiaoqi scooped a large spoonful of the golden rice and diced duck into her mouth, finding the dish truly delicious, with the duck and rice pairing just perfectly!

While the two of them were eating, Chen Yan threw out a question that had been on her mind all afternoon:

"How much weight did you two gain over the Spring Festival?"

She had been a bit emo after being teased by her cousin in the afternoon, so she planned to pass on her anxiety to others, so she wouldn’t end up being the only one tormented by it.

She originally wanted to ask Shu Yun, but Shu Baobao is too clever and would definitely not tell the truth.

So Chen Yan picked two relatively ’honest’ ones to ask.

Chen Yuanyuan took a bite of rice and said:

"I didn’t gain weight, I lost three pounds. I got busy after the third day, sometimes even forgetting to eat. I weighed myself last night and was surprised to find I’d lost weight. I’ll have to ask my little brother to make it up to me."

Yeah, I’ve been working my heart out for the company, shouldn’t you show some appreciation?

Chen Yan was a bit surprised, losing weight over a holiday?

The Chen Family people are indeed extraordinary!

She turned her gaze to Zeng Xiaoqi:

"Little Qiqi, how about you?"

"Lost two and a half pounds!"

Zeng Xiaoqi put another bite of rice in her mouth. She weighed herself last night with Yuanyuan, so she remembered clearly.

For her, holidays usually mean gaining three pounds, but some unpleasant events on New Year’s Eve left her not in the mood to eat or drink during the days back home.

Back in Beijing, she was busy arranging living and work matters for her parents, quite worrying and not in the mood for binging, and so she ended up losing weight.

She originally wanted to find a chance to brag about it but didn’t expect Yan Baobao to bring it up herself.

Truly a great sister of mine, Zeng Xiaoqi!

Chen Yan: ????????

You two are really trying to piss me off?

Losing weight over the holiday, why did I gain two kilograms?

Could it be that my electronic scale is broken?

She intended to pass on her body-image anxiety to everyone so we’d all feel emo together, but found the anxiety bouncing right back.

Chen Boss faced a double punch!

The saddest thing in life is agreeing to grow old together, but you secretly colored your hair.

Serves me right for speaking rashly!

Chen Yan, with a face full of frustration, would rather lose a million than hear her friends lost weight, yet reality poured a cold bucket of water on her...Is it true that more attractive people endure more pain?

"What’s up, Yan Baobao? Everyone else lost weight, don’t tell me you gained?"

Zeng Xiaoqi blinked, seeing Chen Yan’s unhappy face, she immediately thought of a possibility, so she didn’t even bother eating the Fragrant Rice Duck, and began to press on.

Chen Yan’s face turned red, and she stuffed a piece of freshly made Fried Honey Glazed into her mouth:

"I...I lost weight too, who doesn’t lose a few pounds over a holiday! Not only did I lose weight, but I also got fairer recently, thanks to an imported shower gel I’ve been using. I’ll order a bottle each for you both, what scents do you like?"

Soon, Chen Yan proactively changed the topic.

Hearing they could freeload a bottle of shower gel, Chen Yuanyuan and Zeng Xiaoqi immediately stopped caring whether Chen Boss had gained or lost weight and indulged in the joy of freeloading.

"I like lavender scent."

"I like osmanthus scent."

They each told their preferred scents and then started chatting about spring skincare issues.

While chatting, Lin Xu came out of the kitchen with a plate of Clear Soup Lamb Spine, placing it in front of Zeng Xiaoqi and Chen Yuanyuan:

"We’ve all had our dinner, this is leftover lamb spine, just reheated it. If you want anything else to eat just say, the kitchen’s ready to make it anytime."

Chen Yuanyuan took a big bite of Fragrant Rice Duck, scooped a little of the clear soup from the pot with a spoon, and tasted it, saying with a bit of surprise:

"The soup is so fresh, little brother, it’s so clear I thought it wouldn’t have much taste. This dish is great, you can eat meat and drink soup with it, this is wonderful."

Clear Soup Lamb Spine is a way of eating lamb spine in Beijing.

Generally, lamb spine is served in red broth, and you can swish vegetables in it after eating the meat. Clear Soup Lamb Spine, however, is fresh-tasting without the numbing and spicy flavors, satisfying the meat and soup craving.

As for the taste, it’s quite diverse, you can chew directly on the bones or pair it with various dipping sauces, making it a nice change from the usual red broth lamb spine.

The method of making Clear Soup Lamb Spine is actually quite simple, soak the lamb spine in running water for over five hours to remove all the blood, then put it in a pot with prepared spices, bring it to a boil and skim off the froth, then simmer on low heat for two hours until the soup is clear and the meat is tender, resulting in a very tasty dish.

Zhu Yong brought over a few small saucers, with chopped scallions, chopped cilantro, and a small dish of pepper salt, these were for seasoning the soup.

As for the dipping sauces, they were all ready, including spicy dipping sauce, garlic paste sauce, rattan pepper sauce, green pepper sauce, offering lots of choices.

"This way of eating is really nice, have some meat then a bowl of soup, just like having lamb soup at a street stall."

Zeng Xiaoqi muttered and then said:

"This soup could make for an episode, explaining how to eat Clear Soup Lamb Spine, so people don’t just know the red broth and miss out on such a delectable taste."

Lin Xu nodded:

"Sure, I’ll find some time to film it at the company, but I plan to shoot a few episodes of Northeast cuisine soon to change the public’s stereotype of it."

The task of ten high-end Northeast dishes has only seen one dish, Snowy Bean Paste, and the five special banquet tables only had the Cantonese feast done. There’s a lot left to do, need to hurry up.

Chen Yan curiously asked:

"Aren’t most Northeast dishes stews? What’s the next dish you plan to film, brother-in-law?"

Lin Xu thought for a while and announced the dish he planned to film:

"Crunchy Pork!"

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This Chapter is 5000 words, asking for monthly tickets, brothers!