Daddy's Gourmet Shop
Chapter 488 - 476: People Tempted by Mouthwatering Food Photos
"Splash~"
In the bathroom, water splashed down from the silver faucet, creating a shimmering mist under the soft lighting.
Gradually, the steam filled the air, as if the entire bathroom was enveloped in a thin haze.
"Qiongzhi, I’ve already prepared your bath water. You should take a soak and then get a good night’s sleep."
"Okay, you should go and rest first!"
"Alright, Qiongzhi, I’m heading out. Let me know if you need anything."
"Okay, good night."
After seeing her assistant off, Li Qiongzhi went to the bathroom and approached the white porcelain bathtub.
The tub was already filled with water at just the right temperature, with beautiful transparent bubbles and red rose petals floating on the surface, gently perfuming every corner of the bathroom.
She leisurely removed her clothes piece by piece, her long and fair legs stepping into the tub filled with petals. She lay there, letting the warm water reach her delicate and soft collarbone, while the scent from the bathwater calmed her mind and relieved her fatigue.
Completely relaxed.
She cupped her hands, letting the bubbles mixed with petals fall onto her body with an elegant motion.
Afterward, she lay quietly in the tub, enjoying the moment with her eyes closed. Her long eyelashes fluttered like fans, prompting her to sigh, "Comfortable!"
...
After the bath.
She felt refreshed and energized.
She walked to the large mirror, rinsed away the fog with the showerhead, and saw her reflection—wet hair hanging down her back, flushed cheeks, and crystal beads of sweat as if she’d just exercised intensely.
The corners of her lips curved into a smile, and she grabbed a towel to wrap around her body.
She opened the bathroom door and stepped out.
In the bedroom, her assistant had already prepared pajamas for her before leaving, neatly placed on the soft bed.
She first blow-dried her hair.
After changing into her pajamas, she lazily lay on the bed, thinking about how she hadn’t had the chance to browse industry news due to her busy filming schedule. Just this morning, she’d flown straight to the set, leaving no time to catch up on news, so she took out her phone to browse a bit.
Suddenly, she remembered what Liu Feifei had said in the elevator after they parted ways earlier.
Recalling it, she murmured to herself, "Delicious Restaurant?"
Thinking that many food and dining places have their own Weibo accounts.
So...
She searched for this "Delicious Restaurant" on Weibo.
With one search, the first user she found was named "Super Delicious Restaurant." Looking at the food introduction, the address was West City Old Street in Wenling City, and the Delicious Restaurant logo in the profile seemed vaguely familiar.
Speaking of which.
Was this "Super Delicious Restaurant" the "Delicious Restaurant" she was looking for?
Curious about this, she clicked into it.
She found that the restaurant seemed quite ordinary, as if it wasn’t very engaged in business. The posts made by the blogger were very ordinary, nothing innovative or special.
However...
The food pictures they posted were very tempting.
So enticing that even through the screen, it made people’s mouths water.
Even she, who wasn’t usually excited about food, couldn’t resist looking at the pictures closely.
Upon closer inspection, she noticed some details.
These mung bean milk, Dongpo pork, braised prawns, roast duck, shredded eel in garlic sauce, three-in-one braised rice, nourishing fish soup—weren’t these similar to the dishes she smelled and wanted to eat at lunch?
Her eyesight was good, and her memory even better, so even though she only caught a quick glance at Liu Feifei’s lunch, she quickly remembered what the dishes looked like.
The presentation was so beautiful, like a peony flower. The roast duck and three-in-one braised rice had glistening sauce sliding from the pork skin, soon to seep into the white sticky rice, with surrounding colors already dyed. On the side, it looked like chicken drumsticks, shiny and inviting with sauce...
The image of Liu Feifei’s lunch at noon replayed in her mind, and these food photos looked very similar.
Plus, both mentioned "Delicious" in the name...
Determined to find out if "Super Delicious Restaurant" was indeed the "Delicious Restaurant" Liu Feifei referred to, she checked the comments section.
She wanted to figure it out!
User "Leg-length of 1.8 meters": To see grandeur, you have to look at our Boss Huang! Unapologetically revealing the main ingredient brands to us netizens.
User "Smiling girl°": Delicious Restaurant’s new mung bean milk is a blessing for people like us on a diet! This mung bean milk is made with genuine ingredients, without adding much sugar or condensed milk. It’s purely the taste of mung beans and milk, so rich in flavor, and low in sugar and calories. Drinking it feels so satisfying, you wouldn’t feel guilty even if you had it every day.
User "Time Flies, Youth is Tainted with Dust": Hahaha, I’m so lucky! I was already on my way wanting to eat at Delicious Restaurant for lunch. Surely I’ll make it in time to buy shredded eel in garlic sauce!
Li Qiongzhi skipped over the common flattering comments and quickly searched for information about the restaurant.
These days, fans are from all over the world, and finding some clues among the comments wasn’t impossible.
Soon enough.
She came across a post.
User "Living like a queen without you": Wow, never expected it! Liu Feifei actually came to Delicious Restaurant for a meal, but unfortunately, she came face-to-face with a closed door as Boss Huang took the day off. I wonder when Liu Feifei will visit Delicious Restaurant again? I’m going to try to encounter her.
There were quite a few comments like this, and she also noticed Liu Feifei had liked some of this restaurant’s comments.
Confirmed.
The meal that Liu Feifei’s assistant bought for her at noon was definitely from this restaurant.
And this "Super Delicious Restaurant" was indeed the Delicious Restaurant Liu Feifei mentioned.
Having obtained the answer she wanted, Li Qiongzhi smiled, her white fingers gently swiping the screen to close it.
Then she sent the location of Delicious Restaurant to her assistant.
When Lingling saw the message, she was momentarily stunned and quickly messaged Li Qiongzhi, asking why she had suddenly sent her the location of Delicious Restaurant?
Li Qiongzhi didn’t bother explaining and directly sent a voice message to Lingling: "Tomorrow at noon, get me a three-in-one braised rice, a nourishing fish soup, a single serving of Dongpo pork, and a mung bean milk from this restaurant. Make sure to go over an hour early, because you might not get it if you’re late. I’ll reimburse you for your portion too."
"And, don’t tell anyone about this."
To be honest, receiving Li Qiongzhi’s voice message in the middle of the night left Lingling both distraught and delighted!
Distraught because suddenly Qiongzhi wanted her to buy three-in-one braised rice, Dongpo pork, and nourishing fish soup from a place called Delicious Restaurant?
Did she really like these?
Delighted because it was rare for Li Qiongzhi to be willing to try different foods.
Everyone knew that Qiongzhi usually ate foods so simple and bland they were beyond healthy, unmatched even by those who specialize in health preservation. The problem was that the nutrition wasn’t necessarily well-balanced either.
As Lingling put it, without being able to devour meat, it’s not really a meal.
Having worked with Li Qiongzhi for so many years, she naturally knew how slender the actress was.
A few years back on set, without a chef to specially prepare her meals, she barely ate and ended up with a stomach issue.
Now, Qiongzhi was willing to take a step and try something different, which made Lingling feel comforted and happy. She immediately replied with a "Got it."
Then she opened Weibo and searched for Delicious Restaurant.
She clicked on their official account to view the enticing food photos.
Oh wow~
Incredibly tempting!
But Qiongzhi wasn’t the type to be swayed by food photos...
Speaking of which.
What exactly prompted Qiongzhi to suddenly change her mind?
As she scrolled down, she saw comments related to Liu Feifei and noticed Liu Feifei’s likes.
So it turns out that Liu Feifei liked this restaurant’s comments because she was interested in their food...
In other words, the meal Xiaoxiao bought at noon was from this very place!
Because the packaging on the mung bean milk she received looked identical to what’s shown in the pictures.
And as for her Qiongzhi, the reason she greeted Liu Feifei at noon was because of her food?
Lingling hit the nail on the head!