I Have a Countryside Gourmet Restaurant

Chapter 336: Chapter 318: Want to See What Kind of Tea the Boss is Using?

Seeing Wei Yang so engrossed, the new actors couldn’t help but get interested in the arcade games as well.

They had all played them before.

So, after getting Li You’s permission, they turned on the other three game cabinets.

They wanted to experience that feeling again.

Meanwhile, Li You went into the kitchen and started cooking the noodles.

A dozen or so bowls of noodles were ready in no time.

”Director Wei, the noodles are ready,” Li You said, walking over to the arcade area where Wei Yang and the others were.

Wei Yang nodded and said, ”Thank you, Boss.”

He immediately stood up and said to the others, ”Let’s go, time for noodles. You absolutely won’t find noodles like the boss’s anywhere else.”

Good food was definitely more important than playing games.

Everyone else agreed. The group walked into the restaurant and started eating their noodles.

Naturally, the first bite was an incredible surprise for the new actors who were visiting for the first time.

The noodles were unbelievably delicious. And it was true—you definitely couldn’t find them anywhere else.

A single bowl of noodles was enough to make one feel excited and satisfied.

After slowly finishing their bowls, the new actors were thoroughly content. It was the first time they had ever felt so satisfied by a simple bowl of noodles.

Just like the many others who had tried the noodles here for the first time.

Everyone walked out of the restaurant.

Wei Yang said, ”The outside seems to have changed quite a bit since my last visit. Let’s take a look around.”

The others all agreed.

The group first walked into the Hundred Fruit Garden.

Li You had nothing urgent to do, so he joined them.

The group chatted enthusiastically about every fruit tree they saw. When they came across one they didn’t recognize, they’d ask Li You about it.

After exploring the Hundred Fruit Garden, they visited the vegetable garden, the wild fruit grove, and finally, the Tea Garden.

As they walked, the actors who were there for the first time remarked, ”This place is so much more comfortable than running a shop in the city.”

By the time they finished their tour, it was already 11 AM, and customers started arriving for lunch.

Two customers didn’t go straight into the restaurant. Instead, they walked up to one of the arcade cabinets, saying they’d play a round of a fighting game—whoever lost would pay for the meal.

The game they chose was *The King of Fighters ’98*.

After one round, the loser graciously accepted defeat and said he would be treating for lunch today.

Then, the two of them went into the restaurant and started ordering.

Wei Yang and the actors watched this scene unfold, finding it very interesting.

One of the actors commented, ”The business here is so good. The delicious food is the main reason, of course, but it’s also because the boss has made this place so fun and interesting.”

Wei Yang nodded with a smile. ”That’s certainly true.”

At that moment, a customer recognized Wei Yang and was pleasantly surprised. ”Director Wei Yang is here again! Welcome, welcome! It’s great to see you again, Director Wei Yang.”

The other customers nearby heard this.

Only then did the other customers realize this was the famous director, Wei Yang. No wonder he looked so familiar.

They had long heard that Wei Yang had eaten here many times before. Once, he had even brought his entire film crew.

They never thought he’d be here again today, and that they’d run into him.

’Looks like my luck is pretty good today.’

The customers were all thrilled. They gathered around to greet Wei Yang, saying how happy and honored they were to meet him.

Wei Yang smiled and responded to each of them, thanking them for their warm welcome and saying he was also very happy to meet them all.

The new actors, who were here for the first time, were quite surprised by this.

They were surprised by both the customers’ reactions and Wei Yang’s response.

While the customers were certainly excited to see Wei Yang, they were also very calm, natural, and open.

It was very different from how most ordinary people react when they see a big celebrity.

And Wei Yang, for his part, was genuinely happy, chatting and laughing sincerely with everyone. There wasn’t a hint of condescension or pretense.

’This restaurant really is different in every way.’

After chatting with Wei Yang for a while, the customers finally went inside to order their food.

Wei Yang then turned to the group of actors and said, ”Alright, let’s go eat too. The noodles this morning were just the tip of the iceberg. Today’s lunch will show you what real gourmet food is. Compared to my last visit, there are two new dishes: Chopped Pepper Fish Head and Longjing Shrimp. I haven’t tried either of them here yet. Let’s go, let’s go.”

The actors all nodded. In truth, they could hardly wait.

The group walked into the restaurant, found a table, and began to order.

Wei Yang ordered at least one of every dish, and for the spicy crayfish, he ordered five whole kilograms.

If you’re going to eat, you might as well eat your fill.

Then, Wei Yang asked Da Bai to bring over a few bowls of wine.

Anyone who was drinking and not driving was to get a bowl to start with.

The first-time actors had, of course, heard Wei Yang mention the wine here many times. They knew it was said to be the best wine in the world.

But what exactly made it so good?

They couldn’t imagine it.

And now, they could finally taste it for themselves.

When the wine was brought over, it only took one sip for all the first-time actors to finally understand why it was called the best wine in the world.

Because its deliciousness was truly beyond description. It was truly hard to imagine that a better-tasting wine could even exist.

The actors all turned to Wei Yang excitedly. ”Director Wei, this really is the best wine in the world! All the other fine wines we know are on a completely different level compared to this.”

Wei Yang chuckled and said, ”I’m glad you see that now. You’re incredibly lucky to be able to drink this.”

The actors all nodded repeatedly. They were indeed very lucky to have been noticed by Wei Yang and to have followed him here.

In the entire entertainment industry, they were among the luckiest few.

Even many of the big shots in entertainment weren’t as fortunate as they were.

Many of those big shots had collections of fine wine at home that they could barely bring themselves to drink on a normal day.

But what they didn’t know was that their treasured collections were on a completely different level compared to the wine here.

’It’s almost pitiful when you think about it.’

The more the actors thought about it, the more excited and thrilled they became.

And so, they frequently raised their bowls to toast Wei Yang.

Wei Yang accepted every toast.

And just like that, before a single dish had been served, everyone’s bowls of wine were nearly empty.

This wine was so good you couldn’t stop drinking it, even without any food to go with it.

But the food did arrive quickly.

Spicy crayfish, Chopped Pepper Fish Head, Longjing Shrimp, herbed crucian carp, and other dishes were served one by one.

Every single dish was an unprecedented surprise for the first-time actors.

’Now this is what you call gourmet food!’

You’d never find a better version of these same dishes anywhere else.

This was also Wei Yang’s first time trying the Chopped Pepper Fish Head and Longjing Shrimp here.

Unsurprisingly, they were far more delicious than he had imagined.

You probably couldn’t find versions this delicious even in Xiang and Zhejiang Province, where the two dishes originated.

The boss hadn’t just mastered Sichuan cuisine; he was also extremely skilled with dishes from other culinary traditions.

Among the first-time actors was one named Zhou Peng, whose hometown was Hang City in Zhejiang Province. He said, ”This Longjing Shrimp is most likely far better than the best Longjing Shrimp in our entire Zhejiang Province. I’ve had Longjing Shrimp personally prepared by the famous high-end chef Yu Hong in Zhejiang, and even that had a noticeable gap in flavor compared to this. The boss’s cooking skills are simply incredible!”

”Besides his incredible skill, it must also have to do with the ingredients themselves. The ingredients the boss uses must be of exceptional quality,” another actor said. ”Longjing Shrimp has a key ingredient: tea. The boss has a Tea Garden here. Could the tea be from that garden?”

Wei Yang shook his head. ”No. The boss’s Tea Garden was only recently established. The tea bushes were also just planted, so they definitely haven’t even produced their first harvest yet. Judging by the leftover tea leaves in this dish, the boss obviously used West Lake Longjing Tea. But what grade of West Lake Longjing? You can’t tell just from the leaves in the dish. It really makes you curious what quality of West Lake Longjing the boss is using.”

Zhou Peng said, ”If you want to know, Director Wei, why not just ask the boss later? Ask if you can see the tea leaves he uses? I just wonder if that would be too forward.”

Wei Yang considered it. ”It should be fine. I’ll ask him in a bit.”

After that, the group continued to eat and drink.

This meal was, without a doubt, the most delicious one they had ever eaten in their entire lives.

Slowly, all the food on the table was finished. Everyone had drunk at least two bowls of wine.

An unprecedented feeling of satisfaction.

After resting for a while, Wei Yang paid the bill. The total was 3,868 yuan, but he was charged 3,800.

They went to sit outside for a bit.

By now, more people were playing games in the arcade area, and an even larger crowd was watching.

It was very lively.

Wei Yang and the actors joined the crowd, watching with great interest.

When the customers saw Wei Yang arrive, another round of lively greetings naturally ensued.

After watching for a while, Li You came out of the restaurant.

He had a break from work and came out for a stroll.

Seeing him, Wei Yang walked over and asked, ”Taking a break, Boss?”

Li You nodded. ”For now. How was the meal, Director Wei?”

Wei Yang replied, ”We’re more than satisfied, everyone is. Boss, I was wondering, what kind of tea do you use for the Longjing Shrimp?”

Li You smiled. ”Of course, you can ask. West Lake Longjing. I use West Lake Longjing Tea.”

’Just as I thought,’ Wei Yang said to himself. He then asked, ”Could I possibly see the West Lake Longjing Tea you use? Please don’t misunderstand, Boss. I’m simply curious about the quality of the West Lake Longjing Tea you use.”

Li You smiled again. ”You’re overthinking it, Director Wei. I didn’t think anything of it. It seems you’re a tea lover yourself. How about this? I’ll brew a cup for you to taste. What do you say?”

Wei Yang was pleasantly surprised. He laughed heartily and said, ”Then I’ll gladly accept!”

Li You said, ”I’d hope you wouldn’t stand on ceremony. Please, have a seat inside, Director Wei. I’ll go brew it right now.”

Wei Yang nodded repeatedly. ”Great, great. Thank you, Boss, thank you so much!”

Li You smiled and again told Wei Yang not to stand on ceremony.

Then, the two of them walked into the restaurant together.

Wei Yang found a seat, his heart filled with unprecedented anticipation!

Meanwhile, Li You went to the kitchen, took out a teacup, and then retrieved a small amount of the system-rewarded West Lake Longjing Tea from the Storage Pavilion.

Whenever a distinguished guest showed interest in tea, Li You would brew a cup of this particular tea.

Wei Yang was, without a doubt, a distinguished guest.

And that was why he was able to drink such a cup of tea.

After brewing the tea, Li You walked out of the kitchen carrying the teacup.

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