Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 212: Drunken Beauty

Although the small table’s location isn’t great, Xu Xiangbei was starving, his stomach sticking to his back, and didn’t want to look for another restaurant. He pointed at the small table and said, "There are just three of us, let’s keep it simple and sit in the hall."

Ouyang Yufei laughed, "I’m treating you to dinner today, I’m glad you’re not picky. Let’s sit in the hall, but even if it’s simple, we have to have a big duck-billed fish."

Hearing that they’d be having duck-billed fish, the owner grinned, "Director Ouyang always knows what’s good. All our fish are freshly caught live on the same day, killed right in front of you, absolutely fresh. It’s a coincidence, there’s just one duck-billed fish left, as if it was saved just for you."

Ouyang Jiahui pointed at the duck-billed fish swimming happily in the fish tank and said excitedly, "That’s the one I want."

The waiter followed Ouyang Jiahui’s request, used a net to take the duck-billed fish out, and weighed it on the scale, noting the weight: "Five pounds, two ounces."

Ouyang Yufei often ate duck-billed fish, usually around four pounds, but this one was actually five pounds, two ounces, and he exclaimed, "Truly a big duck-billed fish."

The three sat at the small table in the corner, the waiter brought bowls, chopsticks, and dipping sauce. The small dish for dipping sauce was very exquisite, a blue-and-white porcelain vinegar dish, small and delicate, with beautiful patterns.

The reason Jiangfeng Fish Restaurant’s river delicacies have been popular and endlessly talked about is not only because of the fresh ingredients but also a big advantage: these river-caught fish aren’t braised or fried, but rather cooked in a special broth pot.

Like Yanjing’s classic copper pot lamb hotpot.

The fish was sliced into thin, cicada-wing-like slices, put in the hotpot where they were quickly cooked, white as milk slices, tender, soft, preserving the fresh flavor of fish without losing any nutrition.

Then dipped in minced garlic or sesame paste, lightly placed in the mouth, it melted instantly, a bite leaving a fragrant taste on the lips and teeth.

Ouyang Yufei, an experienced eater, laughed heartily: "Eating Jiangfeng fish hotpot without a bit of huangjiu isn’t right. Boss, bring us a bottle of Jiangcheng Daughter Red."

Jiangcheng Daughter Red was sealed in brown clay jars, poured into a glass, it was golden yellow, emitting a faint ginger aroma, a sip was spicy yet sweet, sweetly aromatic, smooth and delicious, combining the spice of baijiu with the sweetness of wine.

Ouyang Jiahui was used to Borjin wine, and tasting the yellow liquor Daughter Red from home felt fresh.

The fragrant Daughter Red tempted her to take a big gulp, feeling the warmth from throat to heart.

She wanted another sip, but Xu Xiangbei stopped her, laughing: "You can’t drink like this. This liquor doesn’t feel strong initially, but the effect is intense later. If you drink like this, in less than twenty minutes, you’ll be drunk and unaware of anything."

Ouyang Jiahui scoffed, stubbornly confident, "Who are you kidding? I’m from Jiangcheng, I know Daughter Red has a strong after-effect. But my tolerance is high, a few sips of Daughter Red won’t get me drunk."

Ouyang Yufei felt happy and didn’t restrict his niece: "Jiahui, drink if you want, but what Coach Xu says is true, the liquor has a strong after-effect, so be careful yourself."

Ouyang Yufei hadn’t stopped laughing since he sat down, had made several phone calls, and informed his father Ouyang Zhan, second brother Ouyang Yujian, and even Earth Sea elder brother Ouyang Yude about Xu Xiangbei defeating Chen Baichuan.

Tonight, Xu Xiangbei’s victory over Chen Baichuan was highly significant. He represented the Ouyang Family and the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall.

Since three years ago, when Ouyang Zhan lost to Chen Wanhao from the Chen Family due to insufficient inner strength in a duel, Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall had been looked down upon by the Chen Family and bullied.

Disciples of Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall couldn’t hold their heads up when seeing Chen Family disciples, stepped aside, and even the Liu Family people looked down on them.

But starting tonight, disciples of Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall would be able to hold their heads high, seeing Chen Family disciples, they wouldn’t feel inferior anymore.

Before long, the steaming hotpot came up. In the clear fish soup floated green scallion segments, red goji berries, yellow ginger pieces, and white fish bones, releasing a rich fish aroma that made mouths water.

Apart from slicing the fish fillet thinly for hotpot, Jiangfeng Fish Restaurant also cooks the fish bones and some scraps into fish soup, adds star anise, fennel, and other spices, boils it into a milky white broth, aromatic and enticing.

Seven or eight exquisite cloisonné plates were served, neatly arranged with cicada-wing thin fish slices, the fish slices were rosy, glistening like crystal stones.

Ouyang Yufei and the others were starving, and seeing the fish slices made them drool: "Haha, let’s dig in."

"Dig in."

The three ate the delicate and delicious thin fish slices, drank the tasty Daughter Red, chatted and laughed.

Though Xu Xiangbei usually joked around mischievously, now he said nothing, becoming a good listener, as his mouth was fully occupied with eating, having no time to tease others.

Ouyang Yufei, naturally talkative, was especially happy today, unleashed his storytelling, vividly described the three great ancient martial arts families of Jiangcheng to Xu Xiangbei, compellingly.

As their conversation drew towards completion and Xu Xiangbei felt 90% full, Ouyang Jiahui swayed and then, with a thud, fell asleep on the table.

The two burst into laughter, this girl boasting about her drinking skills, ignored advice, indeed had too much and got drunk.

Ouyang Yufei, also slightly intoxicated, said, "I’ll leave my niece to you, make sure to get her safely to her residence, this is the organization’s trust in you."

Xu Xiangbei chuckled, "Thank you for the organization’s trust, I guarantee to complete the task."

Ouyang Yufei settled the bill and left first; he usually slept at the martial arts hall, just a few steps away.

Xu Xiangbei supported Ouyang Jiahui, sat her in his silver Lightning, and fastened her seatbelt.

He returned to the driver’s seat, just opened the car door, and heard the deafening roar of an engine approaching.

A motorcycle sped past him, and a petite female rider wearing a helmet seemed to turn her head, giving him a smile.

As the motorcycle raced past, Xu Xiangbei only caught a glimpse of the rider’s back, noticing an apparently familiar tattoo on the snow-white waist below the black leather jacket.

Since it was night, he couldn’t see clearly, but it should be a Black Rose.

As he craned his neck to observe, engine roars sounded again, and two Yamaha motorcycles streaked past in a whirlwind.

Xu Xiangbei laughed inwardly, realizing it was Black Rose. He wondered who would recklessly speed like this, turns out she was racing again.

Xu Xiangbei noticed the riders on the motorcycles following had bright steel pipes on their shoulders, shining coldly in the street lights.

This is bad, they weren’t racing but chasing Black Rose, seemingly intending harm.