Food: Starting with Wonton Noodles

Zhou Weiqiang enjoyed his dinner tonight; the pomelo peel with oyster sauce cooked by Zhou Yu was very much to his liking.

He was thoroughly enjoying the rich aroma of lard and fresh fish.

However, the refreshing taste of the grapefruit peel itself makes it not cloying at all.

It's a pity there wasn't enough grapefruit peel.

"How about we buy some pomelos tomorrow and have Zhou Yu cook them?" Zhou Weiqiang was a bit impulsive.

However, Cao Xuezhen quickly saw through his idea and directly and severely reprimanded him.

"Stop thinking about food all day long, and think about how to talk to Xiaoyu when she gets back."

Although Zhou Yu's oyster sauce-braised pomelo peel perfectly replicated the taste from her memory.

But when Cao Xuezhen thought about the effort Zhou Yu had put into making this dish, she couldn't help but feel sorry for the materials and gas costs.

The food was delicious, but it's not suitable to eat it anymore.

Upon seeing Zhou Yu return, Zhou Weiqiang, who was still savoring the moment, suddenly found himself unable to speak.

There's no way around it; you're beholden to someone who pays your bills.

Cao Xuezhen secretly pinched him.

Zhou Weiqiang almost cried out, and he quickly asked, "Ah! Xiaoyu, are you free these next few days?"

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and realized that he didn't need to make noodles or exercise tomorrow, so there wasn't much to do.

He nodded and said, "Tomorrow should be fine, Dad. What's wrong?"

Zhou Weiqiang said somewhat guiltily, "Do you remember what I told you a couple of days ago about your Uncle Luo wanting to get together?"

Zhou Yu remembered; he thought that Zhou Weiqiang had forgotten about it since it hadn't been mentioned these past few days.

He said helplessly, "I remember."

"If you're free tomorrow, I'll talk to your Uncle Luo later and we can go back together for a get-together. Is that alright with you?"

Seeing Zhou Yu fall silent, Zhou Weiqiang also became somewhat less confident.

He picked up the remote and pretended to change the TV channel:

"Hey, why hasn't this show aired yet? Hmm, Xiaoyu, if you have other plans for tomorrow, we can reschedule for another day."

Zhou Yu decided to be direct: "Dad, did you arrange a blind date for me?"

"Ah? No... no." Seeing Zhou Yu staring at him, he sighed and said, "Alright, your Uncle Luo's old colleague's daughter is also single. I wanted to introduce you two. I know you don't want to go on blind dates, and I don't want you to. But, you can be friends first, it doesn't have to be anything. Hmm..."

Cao Xuezhen pinched Zhou Weiqiang's thigh hard, feeling that Zhou Weiqiang was not decisive enough.

She continued, "Xiaoyu, your Uncle Luo won't just introduce anyone to your dad, that's why we wanted you to meet her. That girl is a doctor, even if it doesn't work out, you can still make friends. Your dad and I are getting old, and we might get sick someday. If you know a doctor, you can ask her for advice, right?"

Cao Xuezhen displayed a uniquely feminine tactic.

Zhou Yu sighed again: "Alright, I'll go. But only this once. If you try to fool me again, I really won't go."

My parents have never really interfered with my relationships.

Therefore, if Zhou Yu's mission hadn't been exposed, he wouldn't have imagined that Zhou Weiqiang would secretly arrange a blind date for him.

But having already made preparations two days prior, Zhou Yu didn't want to dwell on it any further.

Seeing that Zhou Yu agreed, Zhou Weiqiang breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Zhou Weiqiang had never intended to interfere in Zhou Yu's relationship.

Although Zhou Yu never got married, he was never really forced to go on blind dates.

The only blind date Zhou Yu had ever had was when his aunt came over for dinner and brought the woman with her.

Of course, he informed Cao Xuezhen before coming, but kept it a secret from Zhou Yu.

However, the girl, Cao Xuezhen, and Zhou Weiqiang were not satisfied either, so they later regretted booking that dinner for Zhou Yu that had the feel of a blind date.

After that incident, Zhou Weiqiang and Cao Xuezhen dared not make such arrangements again.

This time, however, his good friend Luo Qiming spoke very seriously, and he carefully showed him all the information and background details.

The woman is only one year younger than his son, and her parents are Luo Qiming's colleagues, so he knows her family situation very well.

Moreover, he has a higher academic qualification than Zhou Yu, holding a doctorate, and is now working at the People's Hospital in G City.

To be honest, if Luo Qiming had introduced a girl with similar qualities to Zhou Yu two months ago, he would have been embarrassed to help Zhou Yu accept the offer, since Zhou Yu had just lost his job at that time.

But now, his son is indeed talented in cooking and is about to open his own shop, which can be considered a success.

Although his academic qualifications are not as high as the woman's, being a female PhD is not exactly a plus either.

If you really want to compare, her son's university is much better than the woman's.

Moreover, if you really think about it, having a car, a house, and savings, being tall and handsome, and being unmarried at 35 is definitely not a bad thing.

But it's different for 34-year-old women.

After much consideration, Zhou Weiqiang finally agreed.

"However, there's no need to make it so complicated. Just tell Uncle Luo to let me arrange a meeting with her directly."

Hearing Zhou Yu say this, Zhou Weiqiang felt relieved.

Afterwards, he called Luo Qiming and made an appointment, then sent the woman's phone number to Zhou Yu.

Since the woman doesn't have much time tomorrow, we agreed to meet at a restaurant near the People's Hospital tomorrow at noon.

......

After everything was settled, Zhou Yu returned to his room.

Stopping thinking about tomorrow's blind date, he checked the system again.

Chef System

Today's satisfied customers: 168 (Click to view detailed customer wish list)

[Wishlist tasks claimed/Completed: 1/0]

[Recipe already mastered: (Click to view details)]

Today's settlement rewards:

[Today's Customer Satisfaction Rewards: Stir-fried Double Crispy Dishes Recipe (To be claimed); Fish Skin Dumplings Recipe (To be claimed)]

[Basic Settlement Bonus: If the number of paid customer orders reaches 100 today, the sales revenue will be quadrupled.]

Zhou Yu never expected to receive a Shandong dish he had never tasted before tonight.

However, he wasn't in the mood tonight, so he clicked to claim the double sales bonus for tonight as well.

Today we sold 133 servings of wonton noodles, generating a total revenue of NT$7120.

I casually opened the task list on my wish list.

Well, tonight's wish list task is something he doesn't want to see, so let's not talk about it.

......

The next morning, the long-awaited sun shone again, which improved Zhou Yu's mood somewhat.

Yesterday, there was still some light rain on and off.

Today the weather has completely cleared up.

But Zhou Yu did not get up.

Today I don't need to exercise, I don't need to go to Ho Kee to get noodles, and I don't need to cook any dishes that took as much time as yesterday.

Especially when he thought about the blind date that was coming up at noon, Zhou Yu didn't want to get out of bed even more.

However, what's coming will come.

After struggling in bed for more than an hour, Zhou Yu finally got up to brush his teeth.

What's remarkable is that today's breakfast wasn't made overnight.

They switched to the G City version of pickled cucumbers.