Chapter 1487: The Undercover Life (25)

Chapter 1487: Chapter 1487: The Undercover Life (25)

As the Spiritual Power entered Ah Lin’s body, his previously vacant eyes gradually regained their vitality. Huo Cong watched, becoming increasingly surprised.

However, he sensibly didn’t ask anything or say anything. Ah Lin came back to his senses, then looked at Jiang Xue with some confusion and said, "What happened to me just now?"

"Nothing much. You might have just thought of something and zoned out for a moment." Jiang Xue replied with a smile. Ah Lin didn’t think much more about it, and as for what happened just now, he had no impression of it. Apart from feeling a bit uncomfortable, he didn’t feel anything else.

Moreover, he wouldn’t have thought that Jiang Xue did something to him. After all, tampering would leave clues or traces.

Seeing that Ah Lin didn’t doubt any further, Jiang Xue was relieved, then glanced at Huo Cong. Huo Cong immediately stood up and said, "It’s been so long, why hasn’t the food been served yet? I’ll go and hurry them up."

Huo Cong went downstairs to find Ah Li. When Ah Li saw Huo Cong arrive, she knew that things had been settled on Jiang Xue’s end, so she immediately started cooking and directly let Huo Cong serve the dish first.

Huo Cong carried the dish into the private room, placing it down while saying, "The stove was just repaired, so Ah Li first tried cooking one dish for you to taste and see if the heat is right."

"Alright, I’ll try it." Jiang Xue said as she picked up some chopsticks and tasted it. After taking a bite, Jiang Xue slightly frowned and said, "A bit undercooked; it would be better if the heat was higher."

Hearing Jiang Xue’s words, Ah Lin was quite surprised and also took a bite. However, he couldn’t taste anything different; to him, the flavor of the dish was the same as usual.

So, he looked at Jiang Xue and said, "Miss Jiang, the dish tastes the same to me. How did you detect the difference in cooking?"

Before Jiang Xue could respond, Huo Cong laughed and said, "Ah Lin, this is a test of a person’s taste buds. Like you, I can’t taste it, so our taste buds are not as sensitive as hers."

"Oh, really? There’s such a thing, huh?"

"Of course. You know, Huaxia cuisine is extensive and profound. Of course, it’s not that cuisine from other places isn’t good, but as a Huaxia person, there’s a special fondness for the things passed down by our ancestors."

"I understand, just like how Miss Jiang only likes Chinese food. Actually, in M Country, there are many Western dishes with great flavors. It’s just a pity Miss Jiang isn’t used to them, otherwise, I would have taken you to try them."

"It’s just that I don’t have the luck to enjoy them." Jiang Xue said with a smile. Ah Lin shook his head and said, "It’s not that Miss Jiang isn’t lucky, but she’s just accustomed to it. Just like us from M Country liking bread and Western food."

"Ah Lin makes a good point."

As they chatted and laughed, the dishes they ordered were gradually brought in. The last dish was personally brought by Ah Li. When she entered the private room and placed the dish down, she immediately apologized to everyone.

Ah Li said, "I’m terribly sorry for keeping you waiting. It’s my fault. Today, I’ll give you a 50% discount on this meal."

"Ah Li, a 50% discount is not enough; you made us wait so long." Jiang Xue said with a smile, making it clear that just a 50% discount wouldn’t let her get away with it.

Ah Li glared at Jiang Xue with a look of helplessness, then said, "50% is already very cheap. How about this, to show my sincerity, I’ll toast to you with a drink and give you a bottle of ’82 red wine, how about that?"