The girl's friends thought she was a bit crazy.
But...
Why were they inexplicably tempted?
However, even with the temptation, they had to consider reality.
One girl frowned, looking slightly troubled, and said, "A week's living expenses...have you thought it through?"
Another girl was also a little pained by the expense, but she whispered, "If the three of us split it, it'll only cost us two or three days' worth of living expenses. I just want to try this expensive millet porridge and see what it tastes like!"
The girl who had initially suggested it nodded frantically, "Exactly! Exactly! Why don't we split it evenly?"
The three girls discussed it for a while, then boldly ordered a bowl of exorbitantly priced millet porridge and a cup of jujube tea.
Hmph!
They wanted to try it and see what it was.
So expensive!
The aunties were already drinking their millet porridge.
Two of them had the cheaper option, with yam and goji berries added.
The yam was smooth and creamy, the goji berries slightly sweet, all wrapped together with the delicate fragrance of millet. Although the flavor was mild, but it was still very tempting.
The other two aunties ordered ginseng and millet porridge, which also had goji berries added.
However, the aroma of ginseng is too overpowering, completely suppressing the slightly sweet aroma of goji berries.
The two aunties sniffed the aroma, examined the ginseng slices in the millet porridge closely, exchanged a glance, and nodded: "Hmm, it smells familiar, but this one is stronger!"
"That should be good ginseng, but I can't see any texture in it. I've heard that some experts can tell the age of ginseng just by looking at it. I'm too lazy to look, let's just start eating."
...
The aunties whispered amongst themselves.
The inexperienced female university students listened intently.
In terms of life experience, they couldn't compete with the seasoned aunties.
So, listening to them might broaden their horizons, right?
After a few more whispered exchanges, the aunties began to eat.
"This yam tastes good."
"This millet is so fragrant! I haven't had such fragrant millet in ages, and it even has rice oil on it, really good."
"How was the porridge with ginseng you ordered? Tell me about it."
...
The aunties whispered among themselves.
The two aunties who had ordered ginseng porridge first took a small sip.
The ginseng aroma was quite strong.
However, upon scooping a spoonful of the porridge into their mouths, the first sensation was the sweet fragrance of millet.
The millet, simmered slowly over a low flame, was now soft and delicious. As they put it in their mouths, after a few chews, it slid gently down their throats and into their stomachs.
The warm taste traveled onward.
The refreshing aroma lingered.
After swallowing the porridge, a subtle sweetness lingered in their mouth, slowly and gently unfolding.
The two aunties swallowed, savoring the taste again, then exchanged a glance.
"I thought the ginseng flavor would be dominant, but it's not. It's mostly rice flavor! This millet is great!"
"You feel the same way, right? I thought so too. It smelled like Chinese medicine, and I expected it to taste the same, but it's all the delicate fragrance of millet, with a sweet aftertaste. This millet is really good. I'll ask the Little Boss where she bought it later."
"This rice is so fragrant, and it even has ginseng in it. For this price, it's not expensive. My daughter brought me some millet porridge from some big restaurant before, which cost over 900 yuan a bowl. I didn't find it particularly good. That millet was also fragrant, but it's far...inferior to this."
"Things from big restaurants, just look and forget about them. There might be good stuff, but there's even more bad stuff."
...
The aunties whispered amongst themselves, trying their best not to disturb the other diners.
The female university students nodded after listening.
It's a sure thing.
This millet porridge is definitely going to be delicious.
Soon, their millet porridge arrived.
After Ares placed the food down, he reminded them, "The porridge is hot, please be mindful of the temperature and enjoy."
After saying that, he turned and went back to the counter.
The three girls' attention had been entirely focused on the food.
Only now did they notice…
The waiter at this restaurant is pretty attractive!
The three girls exchanged glances, basic politeness prevented them from gossiping about others in front of others.
But they have a small group!
[Wow! That restaurant's waiter is amazing!]
[Oh my god, look at that arm he put down the porridge just now, ahhh, so powerful! I feel like his muscles would bulge out if his clothes were thin!]
[I feel like I could swing on his arm!]
[Sister, this isn't a deserted area!]
…
The girls whispered among themselves for a while.
As for asking for WeChat or something?
Aya!
What were they thinking?
The 300 yuan worth of millet porridge was right in front of them, they had no time to worry about anything else.
That handsome guy was nice, but he wasn't theirs.
But the millet porridge they'd already paid for—it was!
The three girls first examined the color of the millet porridge.
It's a bright golden color, and the rim of the bowl has a glossy sheen.
The millet porridge the girls used to drink had never looked like this!
If they hadn't overheard the aunties talking, they wouldn't have known that this glossy sheen was rice oil.
Just looking at that clear rice oil gave it an incredibly tempting, delicious appearance.
While the aroma of ginseng was strong, but the rice aroma was equally enticing, always managing to assault their senses at any moment, leaving them nowhere to escape.
"It smells so good!"
"I'm almost reluctant to eat it."
"I'll go get the bowls!"
...
The three girls exclaimed in admiration, and one of them quickly went to the sterilizer to get the small bowls.
The three of them soon shared a bowl of porridge.
The first bite of millet porridge gave them a wonderfully thick and soft sensation.
How to describe the feeling?
It was like someone who had been thirsty for three days suddenly receiving a sip of warm water.
That sip, for that person, was the hope of life, the beginning of light.
After carefully tasting it, one girl squinted her eyes, savoring the flavor for a long while, and finally couldn't help but whisper to her sisters, "I think I understand that feeling a little better now. It's like light seeping through a crack, giving a person in the abyss their last hope. This porridge is it for me!"
The other two girls couldn't think of a better description, so they exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Me too!"
After saying that, the three of them couldn't help but laugh.
Ares didn't understand what they were laughing at, he just looked at them curiously and then looked away.
After Sheng Jiu quickly ladled out the Crab Fried Rice, she called out to Ares, signaling him to serve the food.
Next, she began to stir-fry the crab roe sauce.
Crab roe sauce isn't pure crab roe, it needs a touch of crab meat for seasoning to enhance its fresh and fragrant flavor.
Of course, it would be even better with a rich broth to enhance the flavor.
However, there wasn't enough time, so Sheng Jiu could only use crab meat and crab roe for now.
Of course, the proportion of crab meat should be smaller, mainly to enhance the flavor, the main focus is on the smooth, sandy texture of the crab roe.
On Sheng Jiu's side, as she heated the oil and added the crab roe to the wok, the fresh and fragrant aroma of the ocean instantly filled the air.
Sheng Jiu was closest, and even through her mask, the fresh and fragrant aroma still assaulted her senses!
Feeling the burst of fresh and fragrant ocean flavor, Sheng Jiu took a deep breath and then wielded the spatula.
As the fresh crab roe and hot oil perfectly blended in the high heat, the entire Restaurant Sheng Ji was filled with an irresistible ocean fragrance.
Dominant and assertive, it was everywhere!