Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 293 Beef and Seafood Balls

With Zhou Ping’s enthusiastic words, Xu Xiangbei’s face turned slightly red as Ouyang Jiahui pretended to smile and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhou. When my injury is healed, I’ll make something delicious for you. How about we all thank Brother Zhou together?"

Chen Xin was quick on her feet, picked up an empty glass from the table, poured some red wine for Zhou Ping, and pulled out an empty seat: "Brother Zhou, sit down and have a couple of drinks before you go."

Getting a toast from four beautiful women, Zhou Ping was overjoyed. Whether his injury had healed or not, or because he was too excited, the hand holding the glass was trembling a bit.

He happily sat next to Ouyang Jiahui and drank a glass with everyone. After just one drink, Zhou Ping’s cheeks turned red; it seemed he couldn’t handle his drink well.

Sun Jiajia pointed her slender, snow-white finger at the meatballs in the large ceramic bowl: "Handsome, thank you for making this dish for us. Could you tell us how these meatballs are different from regular ones?"

Chen Xin also stretched her head, puzzled, and asked: "These look like Yangzhou Lion’s Head meatballs. I’ve had them before, and they resemble each other like brothers."

With a look of appreciation, Zhou Ping glanced at Chen Xin and laughed: "This beautiful lady is right partly. This beef and seafood ball is indeed created with reference to the Yangzhou Lion’s Head after some improvement. We come from Yangzhou. Though it looks identical to Yangzhou Lion’s Head, the ingredients and craftsmanship are distinctly different. Let me introduce the specific ingredients to everyone."

Zhou Ping introduced some details about the beef and seafood balls.

"Today’s meatball contains beef selected from imported Californian rib meat. The shrimp is South American jumbo shrimp, and the fish is deep-sea salmon, all carefully selected ingredients. Feel free to enjoy them. I chopped the beef particularly finely so that the texture is even more delicate and tender when you bite into it. The shrimp and fish meat need to be minced to achieve a perfect blend of seafood and meat flavors. I specifically added some of our hotel’s home-grown greens and large forest-picked black fungus from northeastern mountains to the soup, along with a pinch of Seven-Colored Lingzhi. It not only tastes incredibly delicious but also nourishes and replenishes your body, a true treat."

Except for Ouyang Jiahui, everyone was having these beef and seafood balls for the first time. They might look ordinary, but after Zhou Ping’s introduction, everyone couldn’t wait to pick one and put it into their bowl for a thorough taste.

The beef and seafood balls prepared by Zhou Ping were indeed unique, with an exquisite flavor. The slight beefy taste and the fishy taste not only didn’t ruin the flavor but instead gave a genuine feel.

The two distinct meats mixed together not only didn’t clash but also offered a fine texture, chewy yet soft, complementing each other and completely overturning the saying that having both fish and bear’s paw is impossible.

Xu Xiangbei was eating with delight, savoring not just the taste. While eating, he muttered to himself, "Hehe, my judgment was spot on. I always trust my intuition, and it tells me this hotel is worth investing in. So I’ve decided to cast this Boss Peng into Hell, ensuring he never rises again. Let everyone enjoy this earthly delicacy."

Zhou Ping raised his glass and toasted Xu Xiangbei: "I can make this dish today thanks to Doctor Xu."

Xu Xiangbei clinked glasses with Zhou Ping, smiling cheekily: "I should be toasting you. You’ve fulfilled your promise by making this exquisite dish for us. Your culinary skills are truly unmatched. This drink is for your craftsmanship. And for my promise, cheers."

Zhou Ping hesitated briefly but said nothing, downing his glass: "Cheers, may success come swiftly to you."

Xu Xiangbei inquired about some details regarding Boss Peng from Zhou Ping: "I want to ask you something, what kind of person is this Boss Peng, Peng Zhenglai?"

"He’s a real estate company owner. Crown Real Estate is quite famous in Earth Sea with several housing projects across its six districts. They’ve also opened an entertainment venue, Crown Nightclub, which is booming."

Xu Xiangbei came to a sudden realization: "You mean Crown Nightclub is under Crown Real Estate? And the owner is Peng Zhenglai?"

Zhou Ping glanced at the ladies at the table, seeing them eating and drinking, chatting enthusiastically, unaware of his side, and then he smiled enigmatically: "Judging by your expression, have you been to Crown Nightclub? Is it fun there?"

Knowing the smile from Zhou Ping hid some ambiguity, Xu Xiangbei laughed openly: "I’ve indeed been there, with Ouyang Jiahui and the others. We’re planning to go again. Do you want to join us?"

Zhou Ping looked at Xu Xiangbei in surprise: "You went to Crown Nightclub with them? That’s a nightclub with a sea of girls. Very few people bring their girlfriends there. Of course, Doctor Xu is exceptional, doing things out of the ordinary. I’m impressed."

Xu Xiangbei shrugged with disdain, the smile on his face also ambiguous as he said: "Impressed by what? I went for business, not for fun. With so many beauties accompanying me, why would I need to go to a nightclub for fun? The girls in those nightclubs might look dressed to kill, but they’re just dime-a-dozen, nowhere near as extraordinary and smart as these ladies."

With envy, jealousy, and resentment, Zhou Ping glanced at Xiangbei and sighed lightly: "Doctor Xu is absolutely right. You are the well-fed man who doesn’t know the hunger of the starving. For us young guys who barely scrape by, it’s great to be able to hang out with a beautiful woman and chat with those ordinary girls. You bring along four beauties, it’s so unfair."

Xu Xiangbei laughed, patting Zhou Ping on the shoulder: "Don’t despair. If you work hard, there’ll always be bread."

Zhou Ping drank a couple of glasses and then returned to the kitchen, having many things left to do.

Though there were always hooligans coming to hassle and scare off guests, as long as it didn’t close down, he had to prepare the Emperor’s Pavilion’s special dish, beef and seafood ball, for the guests.

The four ladies drank several bottles of red wine, their cheeks flushed, looking like they had applied rouge, charmingly captivating.

While drinking, Xu Xiangbei received a call from President Huang.

Just as Thomas had guessed, President Huang wanted Xu Xiangbei to sign a waiver, ensuring any accidents during the competition had nothing to do with the other party, participating entirely out of free will.

The signing had to be witnessed by President Qiao from Celestial Light Sea to have legal validity.

Xu Xiangbei readily agreed but requested the signing be at Crown Nightclub.

President Huang didn’t object. Perhaps to him, dealing with someone about to die wasn’t worth much fuss and was just the final choice anyway.

He laughed heartily: "Doctor Xu seems to like singing, so let’s meet at Crown Nightclub tonight."