Chapter 1760 Fairy Water Fish

He Changqing's face was extremely unsightly; there was no doubt, without Zhai Lingxiu as the judge, he had already lost this round, and lost thoroughly, with no room for debate.

At this moment, he felt incredibly stifled, wanting to severely teach that meddlesome Kang Yongnian a lesson, but he lacked the courage.

After all, this Old Man was no ordinary restaurant owner; he had backing in the capital.

Ye Bufan smiled slightly, "Young Master He, did I win this round?"

He Changqing snorted coldly, pretending to be unconcerned, and said, "So what? It's just a cup of wine. Who knows where you happened to get it from."

Kang Yongnian then realized that the two were gambling with wine and immediately said with great interest, "Gentlemen, are you having a wager? How do you gamble? Why don't you tell this Old Man?"

He Changqing turned his head away directly, clearly extremely displeased with the Old Man.

Ye Bufan, however, smiled and said, "Old Man, you're right…"

As he spoke, he recounted the wager between the two, finally saying, "This was the first round just now. Young Master He and I were competing to see whose wine was better and more fragrant."

"So this wine is yours, Young man."

Kang Yongnian immediately said with an eager expression, "Young man, where did you get this wine? Can you part with a bottle for this Old Man? I'm willing to pay 10,000 gold coins, no, 20,000 gold coins."

Ye Bufan, however, shook his head: "I'm sorry, Old Man, I don't sell this wine."

"Young man, do you think the price is too low? Then tell me how much you want? This Old Man will never bargain."

This Old Man was clearly a drunkard; when maotai was mentioned, an uncontrollable desire appeared in his eyes.

"Old Man, it's not a matter of money, but rather that there's truly none left. I only have this one bottle. You should also know, how could there be too much of such good wine?"

At the end, Ye Bufan really couldn't bear the Old Man's pitiful gaze and pushed the remaining half bottle of wine in front of him, "How about this, Old Man, I'll give you the remaining half bottle."

Originally, Kang Yongnian's face was filled with disappointment, but upon hearing the last part, his eyes instantly lit up. He immediately hugged the half bottle of wine to his chest, "Young man, this Old Man thanks you. From now on, you are welcome to eat at my Zuixian Restaurant, and all your meals will be free."

After speaking, he again looked at Zhai Lingxiu with greedy eyes: "Zhai Family's Young Miss, do you want to give your cup of wine to me too?"

"No way!"

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It all happened too suddenly. Zhai Lingxiu had just come back to her senses and took a light sip from the wine glass in front of her.

As the mellow wine entered her mouth, an extremely complex expression instantly bloomed on her delicate face, first shock, then incomparable contentment.

"Good wine, truly good wine!"

Zhai Lingxiu praised repeatedly, secretly deciding that when she left, she must get two more bottles from Ye Bufan to take back and let her father and brother also have a good taste.

As for the other party's claim that there was none left, she didn't believe a single word of it. If there was only one bottle of such good wine, the other party would never have taken it out to gamble against someone like He Changqing.

Among the four people present, the most dejected was still this He Family Da Shao. It was bad enough that he lost the first round of the wager, but he didn't even get to taste that kind of wine, only smelled its fragrance.

Although Kang Yongnian was somewhat disappointed, the Old Man had no intention of leaving and continued, "Gentlemen, what is the next round of the wager? This Old Man can taste it for you and make a judgment."

It turned out that this Old Man loved good wine and delicious food. Since there was no more wine, he was ready to taste what the next dish would be.

Since this Young man could produce such fine wine, he must also have good food to offer.

Ye Bufan smiled slightly: "Alright, then please, Old Man, be a witness as well."

Although He Changqing was extremely displeased with Kang Yongnian, there was nothing he could do. This Old Man also had a background, and he couldn't openly provoke him, so he could only tacitly agree.

While they were talking, the Waiter quickly came up with a tray. On the tray was a large, golden-colored fish, complete with color, aroma, and taste, making one's appetite stir.

Seeing the fish he had prepared being served, He Changqing seemed to regain his confidence and immediately looked excited.

"Young Miss, Old Kang, you should recognize this fish, right? This is an Immortal Water Fish from Shenxian Lake, and its taste is extremely delicious."

Kang Yongnian's face lit up with excitement after hearing this: "Really? I heard that this Immortal Water Fish is exclusively for the Imperial Court. How did you manage to get it to Tianlang City?"

He Changqing secretly rejoiced in his heart. It seemed that this Old Man was not useless after all; he knew quite a bit about knowledge, and could help him save face at a critical moment.

"Old Kang, this cost me a lot of effort and a full 20,000 gold coins," He Changqing said. "Young Miss, have a taste and see how this fish tastes?"

Zhai Lingxiu hesitated (This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) for a moment, but finally picked up her chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, and put it into her mouth, chewing slowly.

"Young Miss, how does it taste?"

He Changqing asked triumphantly.

Before Zhai Lingxiu could speak, Kang Yongnian had already picked up a large piece of fish and put it into his mouth, chewing and saying.

"The taste is good. It truly lives up to its name as an Immortal Water Fish; it's indeed delicious."

Upon receiving the Old Man's praise, He Changqing looked at Ye Bufan smugly, "Young man, you should also have a taste, lest you lose and feel unconvinced."

"Alright."

Ye Bufan smiled, not at all polite, picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, and put it into his mouth.

"The fish is good, the meat is tender, but unfortunately, the cooking skill is a bit lacking; it can only be considered Low Grade."

He Changqing's face instantly darkened: "Young man, what nonsense are you talking about? This is a fish personally prepared by the head chef of Juxian Restaurant. How could the cooking skill be poor?"

Kang Yongnian also followed up: "Young man, you probably don't know, but the head chef in my kitchen was poached from the Imperial Kitchen in the capital. His cooking skills are absolutely beyond reproach."

As he spoke, he shook his head, thinking that this Young man was a sore loser and was making excuses.

Ye Bufan put down his chopsticks: "I can only say that you are frogs at the bottom of a well, you haven't seen true culinary skill."

He Changqing also thought the other party was quibbling and said with a sneer, "Alright then, if you have any good dishes, just bring them out and let me see them."

"Alright, I'll let you see."

After Ye Bufan finished speaking, with a thought, a steaming basin of boiled fish appeared on the dining table. Instantly, the spicy, fresh, and fragrant aroma filled the entire room.

The Storage Ring had this advantage: it was a three-dimensional space independent of this world, existing without the concept of time. No matter how long something was stored inside, it would always come out fresh.

It was precisely for this reason that Ye Bufan had stored countless delicacies in his super-large Storage Ring for unexpected needs. This basin of boiled fish came from a highly-rated Sichuan restaurant in the imperial capital.

"This… what is this smell? How can it be so fragrant?"

Smelling the rich aroma of the boiled fish, Kang Yongnian's saliva instantly flowed down.

Especially when he saw the tender fish slices and the bright red soup, he could no longer resist the temptation of the delicious food, picked up his chopsticks, and picked up a piece.