Chapter 88: Holding up a bowl of clear sky

  Seeing the brothers from various families smiling at her, Zhu Xiaohua rolled her eyes: "Damn it, I knew you were going to use me as a scapegoat. What time is it now? Still have time to prepare food? Don't tell me you're planning to fool us with some dry rations?"

  After entering the mountain, we encountered heavy snow. Originally, our pace was slow, and then we ran into this thing with Yang Cai. Now it's already past 8 pm, everyone either took a nap in the car or skipped a meal. What's the point of having a big dinner at this time? Comrade Xiaohua is not stupid, can't you understand the reason?

  "Dried rations? Then just lie on your bed and don't regret it..."

  Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Let's go, don't mind him."

  "Hey, I'm already up, aren't I......" Thinking of Zhou Yi's fish soup and rice, Zhu Xiaohua was actually looking forward to this dinner.

  Zhou Yi brought his brothers to the dining area, where there was a large kitchen of over 100 square meters and three separate dining halls, namely "Bamboo Forest", "Stone Pond" and "Rich and Powerful". As their names suggest, one of the dining halls is quiet, one is lively, and the other has an air of wealth and power.

  It's not that 'the richest in the world' is used to greet real good brothers and friends, Zhou Yi set up this hall mainly to form a sharp contrast with the previous two halls, playing the role of a foil; after all, without worldly wealth and nobility, it's hard to talk about elegance and transcendence, without Feng Jie selling her old face, where does the absolute beauty come from?

  In addition, this hall can also be used to entertain ordinary friends or people like Li Yuanfang who have a certain status. The more luxurious and grand it is, the more they will feel valued. Moreover, Zhou Yi is not really a recluse, in case he encounters some uninvited guests that cannot be refused, arranging them in this hall would also be most appropriate.

  For the brothers, Zhou Yi is naturally a wide open door, letting them choose the restaurant freely, and staying wherever they want. Fortunately, the brothers have good taste, and the style of the beautiful women is also high. After a difficult selection, they finally chose the 'Shi Tan Ming Quan' hall.

  As the name suggests, the "Shi Tan Ming Quan" hall naturally has a pool of water, which is also spring water from the top of Fuxi Mountain. From here, it flows towards the artificial pond in the living room and then along the villa, down the mountain path to irrigate the fields below.

  Zhou Yi is a person who knows how to enjoy himself, and he has put a lot of thought into this restaurant. This stone pond is about half an acre in size, covered with bamboo strips, and every 50 cm or so, there is a transparent glass inlay for people to look down and admire; the pond is home to many red koi fish with dragon heads and phoenix tails, swimming back and forth, vibrant and fragrant.

  Moreover, the bottom of the pool is inclined at an angle of 30 degrees towards the water inlet, and under the flowing water, it is a stone path paved with numerous sounding holes carved by craftsmen on the pebbles. The rapid spring water flows over the stones, producing a pleasant sound that makes people feel as if they are hearing heavenly music, like being bathed in wonderful sounds. Such an environment is ten times, a hundred times better than the viewing restaurants of any five-star hotel. Zhu Xiaohua and his friends were completely delighted, their appetite opened up, and they made up their minds to stay here for a few more days.

  "This is the life of an immortal, we working class can't afford it..."

  Just thinking that he only took three days off this time, Guan Wei, a steady and serious person, wanted to clench his fists in frustration. Under the attack of Guan Sao's "autumn mustard greens", Second Brother couldn't help but pick up his phone: "Director Huang, I want to take a few more days off...... Yeah, it's a public holiday, can you advance me some pay?"

  People don't stay, this comfortable living environment should also keep people, right? Moreover, Zhou Yi is still so enthusiastic, can't wait for the brothers to stay a few more days. What is life pursuing? Isn't it just two or three dog friends, four or five small cups of wine, and seven or eight sisters, then gogogo?

  "It can't be helped, how did you come up with this restaurant?! I'm so envious, I hate it!" Zhu Xiaohua said with a choked voice: "I'm starving, brothers are really starving, Old Three, hurry up and serve the dishes, damn it!"

  "We're also hungry, demanding food..."

  Three men and three women, six pairs of hands clapped loudly on the dinner table. Even Li Shaofen, a patient who was usually quiet and taciturn, couldn't help but join in the applause, her pretty face filled with joyful smiles; Zuo Zhu stole a glance at her and felt relieved: "Old Three is indeed not bragging. Not to mention his incredible medical skills, just this environment alone will greatly benefit Shaofen's condition, we've really come to the right place this time."

  Zhou Yi's silver needle treatment for fever was something that all of us had seen before. But it wasn't a big surprise, after all, we all knew that Zhou Yi studied clinical medicine in graduate school; what really made us surrender was this dream-like villa, let alone poor people, even for the rich, this is still a dream...

  What's the point of having money? Not everyone with money can be as carefree as Zhou Yi, right? My brothers are still very curious about Zhou Yi's lavish spending, such as how he managed to buy an entire mountain and where he got so much money from. Even Zhu Xiaohua thinks that his annual consulting fee of over a million is not enough to support this kind of lifestyle.

  Those brothers who boast and envy, are still very clear about the way to get along with friends. No matter how good a friend is, don't ask what shouldn't be asked. Some eat, some drink, some have girls and hang out together. Never pry into others' financial matters, that's something only stupid women would do.

  Although you guys may have different personalities, none of you are fools.

  "Alright, everyone be patient. Give me half an hour and I guarantee you'll taste something unprecedented...". Zhou Yi smiled mysteriously and turned to rush out of the dining hall towards his Tian Zi No. 1 kitchen.

  "Lao San is very mysterious!"

  "But isn't it, amidst the mystery, there's a hint of vulgarity like that of a nouveau riche..."

  "But this villa is really enviable, I'm speechless."

  "What's there to envy? This villa is ours, and from now on, it'll be our brothers' future sunny, unbeatable, lake-view, green, natural resort center. Does he have a chance to disagree?"

  "No, none at all..."

  As soon as Zhou Yi walked out, the guys' chatterboxes opened, and in the end, it was 'Flower' who pierced the heart of the matter with one sentence: "What do you think Zhou Yi will invite us to eat? I bet it's definitely French cuisine!"

  "Cut it out! I know my buddy well, Zhou Yi doesn't have that kind of foreign stuff on him! Besides, what's so great about French cuisine? Compared to our Chinese dishes, isn't it just pig feed?"

  Zhu Xiaohua finally found the opportunity to suppress 'flower' and turn over the peasant slaves, singing a song of liberation for the poor people. With a self-satisfied tone, he said: "I guess it's Manchu-Han full banquet!"

  "Die on you!" Guan Wei glared at him: "I think it's definitely Lu cuisine, have you forgotten that Master Hong? Lao San has lived in Yunshui Mountain for so long, who knows if he learned a few tricks from others and can't help but show off?"

  "It's possible... Lao San is just a foodie, with a famous chef by his side, how can he be at peace?" Zhu Xiaohua deeply agreed.

  "Can't be? I still prefer Cantonese cuisine..."

  The left pillar licked his lips: "If it's a clear stewed cauliflower snake, the taste..."

  "Don't even think about it..."

  "The girls' faces suddenly turned pink, each of them secretly praying in their hearts that Zhou Yi wouldn't really bring a big snake over, there are so many of these things in the mountains..."

  "Are you guys getting impatient?"

  Everyone was guessing, and then Zhou Yi walked in with a large casserole, smiling and saying: "Good food is coming!"

  "Old Three, what's this thing you're doing? Why are you just carrying a clay pot..."

  Zhu Xiaohua wrinkled her nose: "I didn't smell any chicken flavor either?"

  "As soon as I see a clay pot, I think of chicken, your standard..."

  Zhou Yi silently shook his head: "The delicacy in this pot of mine has a story to tell, it's called - 'A Bowl of Clear Sky'!"

  P.S. I have no choice, originally planned with my wife to take my father-in-law to the hospital for an MRI (pre-stroke) tomorrow, this chapter was meant to be kept as a precaution... but with so many brothers and sisters supporting me today, it would be embarrassing not to post it.

  I'll post it first, just in case I don't have time to update tomorrow afternoon, please forgive me, and there will definitely be an update tonight.

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