"Duck intestines? Duck blood?"

"Tripe? Honeycomb tripe? Thousand-layer tripe?"

"What is 'yellow throat'?"

"There's even pig brain?"

Including Si Lingxi, the three women looked at Lu Zheng with a face full of disdain, as if asking him why would you eat such things?

"Ahem ahem!" Lu Zheng coughed twice, hurriedly explaining, "Pig brain is something I also shy away from, but you might want to try duck intestines and tripe—they taste quite nice."

"Pig brain is a specialty of our shop, it's really tasty. You may start by ordering one, have a taste, and if you like it, order more," a Sichuan girl introduced in her dialect.

"No, I haven't tasted such things even before I transformed into a human, let's just skip it," Liu Qingyan said excitedly, waving her hands.

Lu Zheng, Lin Wan, Shen Ying, and Si Lingxi all looked at Liu Qingyan.

The waitress blinked, thinking she might have misheard, "What did you say?"

"I... I said I've never eaten this since I was a child," Liu Qingyan quickly explained.

"There's always a first time, want to try a serving?" The Sichuan girl looked at Liu Qingyan, smiling, "Pig brain is smooth, nourishing and beautifying, with such good skin, you should eat pig brain."

Men like to watch beauties, but actually women do too, especially when there's no room for comparison, then women are less bothered. Lu Zheng felt that the Sichuan girl was recommending pig brain just as a side note; she mainly wanted to chat with Liu Qingyan.

"No, no!"

Just looking at the complete pig brain flower in the picture, Liu Qingyan had no desire to eat, "One portion of yellow throat is fine." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Lu Zheng took the menu and, after removing the pig brain and some redundant and uninteresting dishes, he ordered everything else, leaving the Sichuan girl dumbfounded, "Sir, we're currently promoting food waste reduction, and you..."

"Don't worry, if we can't finish it, we'll take it to-go," Lu Zheng said with a smile, "Besides, we work out regularly, don't be fooled by our well-maintained figures; our appetites are actually quite large."

"Alright, alright!" The Sichuan girl responded repeatedly, then left.

If the guests have agreed to take the leftovers, there's nothing more to say. She couldn't possibly stop them from ordering!

Lin Wan led the three women to get their seasoning bowls, and brought one for Lu Zheng as well. Then a server brought some cold appetizers and drinks, another server brought a twin-sided hot pot, while the last server brought several servings of beef and lamb.

"The pot is still cold?" Liu Qingyan asked.

A server turned on the induction cooker, setting the heat to the maximum, "The broth is freshly boiled, please wait a moment, it'll be ready in a few minutes."

Then, after the server left, Si Lingxi flicked a tiny burst of magical power onto the copper pot.

"Bubble bubble bubble..."

The broth was boiling, ready to start.

Lu Zheng poured a plate of premium lamb and a plate of sirloin beef into the pot, stirred them first, and then seamlessly scooped up a slice of now-colored lamb, "Eat, eat!"

The women exchanged a smile and all dug in.

...

While the server was serving dishes, Lu Zheng was adding them to the pot, and another server was clearing the plates. Although the women's actions were graceful, their speed was unexpectedly fast, ensuring the dishes never overcrowded.

Even the Sichuan girl, observing them all along, noticed that the five people ate as much as ten, yet it didn't feel as if they were gluttonous; rather, they exuded an elegant restraint.

"I must be confused, beauties really do have privileges!"

...

"The texture of the duck intestines is chewy, indeed quite nice."

"The thousand-layer tripe is delicious too."

"The duck blood is just so-so."

"The yellow throat is alright too."

The women offered their critiques while eating, showing a change in attitude towards the offal they previously never touched. Shen Ying rubbed her chin, "Should we try ordering a pig brain?"

Lu Zheng, "..."

Lin Wan, "..."

Liu Qingyan thought about it, realizing as a doctor accustomed to life and death, she shouldn't be so timid, and nodded slightly, "I think we can."

Si Lingxi calmly said, "I don't mind."

Thus Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying agreed, ordered a pig brain, and dropped it into the pot. They were told that pig brain needs to cook for ten to fifteen minutes, so Shen Ying added a touch of magical power to ensure the brain wouldn't dissolve or deform.

Lin Wan transmitted to Lu Zheng, "It's unexpected how convenient magical power can be in modern times."

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, "Like whispering?"

The women all chuckled, and Lin Wan also laughed, "That is indeed very convenient."

As they joked around, another ten minutes passed, Shen Ying scooped out the pig brain, ready to first serve Si Lingxi.

Si Lingxi gently lifted her seasoning bowl, "I don't need it, thanks."

Shen Ying, "..."

Thus Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan split the brain evenly, trying a bit.

As it gently entered the mouth, finely tasted, Shen Ying's eyes lit up, as she exchanged glances with Liu Qingyan, both nodding, "It's quite good!"

"Indeed! Indeed!" Liu Qingyan took another small bite, turning to the other three, "Don't you want to try a little?"

Lu Zheng, Lin Wan, and Si Lingxi shook their heads in unison, "No!"

...

After finishing the hot pot, looking at the women who hadn't even broken a sweat, the Sichuan girl couldn't help but marvel, "Are you ladies all food bloggers and internet influencers? I didn't see you streaming just now!"

"Food bloggers?"

"Internet influencers?"

"Streaming?"

Si Lingxi and the women weren't familiar with these terms, so they couldn't understand the Sichuan girl's words, but they didn't show any uncertainty, simply waving their hands, leaving the Sichuan girl to guess.

At the front desk, they paid with their phones and then headed out, noticing across the suspended corridor, several large doors led into darkness, intermittently flashing bright colors, accompanied by various screams from men, women, and children.

"What is that place?" Shen Ying asked.

"That's an arcade, full of video games," Lu Zheng explained. "Games like racing and shooting for guys, claw machines and dance machines for girls, and coin-operated machines, fishing games and gambling-like ones."

Lin Wan pulled Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying across, "Why explain so much, just go in and see!"

"You're quite right!"

Lu Zheng nodded, then followed with Si Lingxi behind, quickly reaching the connected corridor and crossing to the other side.

Entering the place, they were greeted by passionate and inspiring music, couples, girlfriend groups, single men, and families with kids all chosen the games that suited their taste, fully engrossed in their battles.