90: Three meals a day are of this standard
Lu Chuan looked at the joyful scene before him, and warm currents flowed through his heart.
With such enthusiastic and lovely customers, it was truly difficult for him not to give his all and repay them with his most perfect culinary skills.
Happy times always pass quickly.
More and more diners waved goodbye to Lu Chuan, shouting that they would come again tomorrow.
But by then, they wouldn't be competing so fiercely.
Lu Chuan smiled and nodded, watching them leave.
In a blink of an eye, it was already midnight.
Lu Chuan tidied up the counter, then urged He Jingrui to get in the car and leave.
"Time to pack up~ Let's go home~"
However, He Jingrui seemed not to hear him, staring blankly at the lake.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Chuan turned his head in surprise to look at the lake, but found nothing unusual.
He Jingrui finally came back to his senses. He scratched his head, his expression a little strange.
"Nothing, I just heard a very strange sound earlier."
Lu Chuan tilted his head in confusion.
"What sound?"
"I can't quite describe it, maybe I misheard."
"It might have been some kind of bird, let's go, we need to get up early to exercise tomorrow~"
"Mhm."
He Jingrui nodded and consciously sat in the driver's seat, riding Lu Chuan away.
After they left, ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the lake.
Under the moonlight, large and small bubbles continuously rose and burst.
But this inexplicable disturbance, after a while, suddenly returned to calm.
Forty minutes later.
The two returned home, washed up, said goodnight to each other, and went to their respective rooms.
Just before going to bed, Lu Chuan remembered something and quickly got up again.
He placed another order for over two hundred River Catfish on the mini-program, arranging for delivery the day after tomorrow.
Only after confirming the order was effective did he finally fall into a deep sleep, relieved.
The next day, early in the morning, six o'clock.
When Lu Chuan woke up, he found He Jingrui already exercising in the yard.
He quickly ran downstairs, 'deng deng deng', washing up while shouting to He Jingrui in the yard:
"He Jingrui, why didn't you wake me up?"
But perhaps He Jingrui was practicing his martial arts, at the peak of exerting his strength, so he didn't reply.
After Lu Chuan finished washing up, he went outside and was astonished to find that the fallen leaves in the yard were dancing with He Jingrui.
This supernatural scene made Lu Chuan so surprised that his mouth could swallow a goose egg.
"Coach, I want to learn that move!"
He Jingrui heard Lu Chuan's voice. He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp for a moment, but then slowly returned to a dazed state.
As he became distracted, the fallen leaves around him suddenly lost some kind of restraint and fell to the ground.
"What did I just do?"
he asked.
Now it was Lu Chuan's turn to be confused.
"You don't know?"
He Jingrui scratched his head, looking at the fallen leaves on the ground in confusion.
"I'm not very clear. I just remember that while I was practicing my punches, I suddenly had an epiphany, then I closed my eyes, and then I heard you calling me."
"Is that so?"
Lu Chuan was a little disappointed. He had thought He Jingrui had suddenly awakened some ability, or gained some insight into the martial arts he was practicing, and he had wanted to learn a move.
Hearing Lu Chuan's regretful words, He Jingrui scratched his head again.
"Insight? Don't even mention it, I do have some insight now. I've completely mastered the key movements and force application methods of this set of punches. I feel like I'm confident enough to guide you into it now!"
Lu Chuan, upon hearing this, first nodded happily, but then looked at him suspiciously.
"You won't just be like 'do this', 'then do this', 'and finally this', will you? Let's be clear, if you teach like that, I really won't be able to learn."
He Jingrui quickly shook his head, looking full of confidence.
Only then did Lu Chuan happily move closer and begin to assume the starting stance.
However, the next moment, He Jingrui suddenly struck with a palm at a tricky angle.
The palm wind howled, faintly resembling thunder.
Even with Lu Chuan's current physical condition, taking this palm would absolutely result in broken bones and torn tendons.
Lu Chuan immediately instinctively wanted to retreat.
But He Jingrui, at some unknown point, had flashed behind him and kicked.
Caught off guard, Lu Chuan could only turn and block.
However, He Jingrui's powerful kick was merely for show; after colliding with Lu Chuan's fist, he lightly withdrew.
Lu Chuan was stunned, just about to say something.
He Jingrui had already attacked again, while also shouting:
"A Chuan, block with the martial arts I taught you. I'll help you adjust your movements and the way you exert force. Remember this feeling."
Only then did Lu Chuan understand He Jingrui's intention, and he immediately perked up and began to learn seriously.
A quarter of an hour later, even with Lu Chuan's ample stamina, he was exhausted and collapsed.
After all, this method of learning not only required physical strength but also the involvement of mental effort.
However, the benefits were also very obvious.
Lu Chuan felt that if he had a few more training sessions like this, he would be able to successfully get started.
Seeing that Lu Chuan was tired, He Jingrui also stopped his attacks and no longer pressed hard.
Just then, a rumbling sound emanated, and both of them simultaneously clutched their stomachs, then instinctively looked up, exchanging an embarrassed smile.
"Wait!"
Lu Chuan quickly ran into the bathroom to shower and change into new clothes, then entered the kitchen and began to get busy.
Ever since he mastered exquisite cooking skills, his refrigerator was always filled with various fresh ingredients.
The meats were either high-quality beef, lamb, and pork from large supermarkets, or poultry collected from families in the village who raised chickens and ducks.
For example, free-range chickens, also known as native chickens, were usually kept by villagers for children in the city and rarely sold.
Only because Lu Chuan was also a villager could he buy them.
However, it must be said, the native chickens raised free-range in the village truly had a delicious flavor, with firm and juicy meat, a taste that factory-farmed chickens couldn't compare to.
Considering the significant energy consumption from the morning exercise, Lu Chuan had stewed a large pot of chicken soup before going to bed, which had simmered in the stew pot for several hours.
When he brought out the chicken soup, the entire house was filled with the rich, savory aroma of chicken, making He Jingrui's mouth water.
Then Lu Chuan went back into the kitchen and successively brought out several dishes.
Such as chicken stewed with mushrooms, stir-fried cured pork with green peppers, sour soup fatty beef, and cold tossed smashed cucumber.
In a short while, the table was laden with colorful, fragrant, and delicious dishes.
He Jingrui's eyes were almost glued to the food, but he still asked with a hint of confusion.
"A Chuan, are we not having soy milk and steamed buns for breakfast anymore?"
Lu Chuan took off his apron and hung it aside, then gestured for He Jingrui to sit down and eat.
"No, from now on, all three meals a day will be of this standard."
Hearing Lu Chuan's words, He Jingrui's heart skipped a beat.
From now on? Three meals a day? All of this standard?
It wasn't that Lu Chuan's soy milk and steamed buns weren't delicious; on the contrary, they were even better than the breakfast made by many famous Cantonese restaurant master chefs.
But compared to a monotonous regular breakfast, wasn't a varied breakfast more appealing?
He Jingrui now only felt as if he had saved the world in his previous life to have met Lu Chuan.
With a look of pure happiness, he took a bite of greens, a bite of meat, and finally a mouthful of rice, then chewed non-stop, eating with oil dripping from his mouth, thoroughly enjoying himself.
"So delicious!"
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