Chapter 369 - 154: Get Ready for a New Culinary Storm

Chapter 369: Chapter 154: Get Ready for a New Culinary Storm

SLURP~ SLURP~

Zhang Jiayi carefully bit a small opening in the wrapper and slurped up some of the broth. The moment it hit her tongue...

She didn’t even have time to process the flavor.

SLURP SLURP SLURP~

Her delicate, red lips sealed around the opening as she slurped frantically!

’What on earth is this made of? It’s so savory my tongue feels like it’s going to fall right off!’

’I can’t quite describe it, but it’s just so savory! So fragrant! I want more!’

Zhang Jiayi wasn’t a food critic, so there were many nuances she couldn’t identify. All she knew was that the moment the broth touched her lips, it was as if a strange switch had been flipped inside her, filling her with a feeling as pleasant as a spring breeze.

She’d eaten plenty of delicacies from all over the country, but this was the first time she’d ever encountered a broth so exquisitely savory and sweet.

Incredible!

With a few quick slurps, she drained all the broth from inside the bun. Zhang Jiayi swallowed, savoring the lingering taste in her mouth—or maybe it was just her own drool.

Next up was the bun itself!

Normally, the proper way to eat these buns was to finish them in a few bites, wrapper and all, without letting the filling spill.

But Zhang Jiayi couldn’t help herself.

She had to see what ingredients could create such a divinely savory broth!

Tearing the wrapper open at the seam, she exposed the entire core of the filling.

"Whoa! This is the real deal!"

Before Zhang Jiayi could say a word, an old man next to her stared over. "Now that’s a crab roe bun! No wonder he dares to charge so much for one!"

"I’ve never seen a crab roe bun with such a huge glob of roe. Other places just mix the roe in with the crab paste and meat, so you never really know how much you’re getting. But this... this is a solid, honest-to-goodness chunk!"

Zhang Jiayi paused, stunned. She looked down and saw the old man was right.

This crab roe bun was indeed different from any she’d had before. The filling wasn’t just a jumble of crab meat and other ingredients mixed together.

Instead, the crab meat was mixed with some...

Zhang Jiayi looked closely. "Is this pork?"

Su Chen, who wasn’t busy in the food truck at that moment, overheard and replied, "Yes. It’s minced pork belly. I chop it very finely, so you can hardly feel the texture of the pork. Give it a try."

The old man exclaimed, "So you make the filling with minced pork and crab meat, then place the whole crab roe in the center? Is my bun ready yet? I need to try it right away!"

It had to be said, just looking at the filling gave you the feeling that it was worth every penny.

That huge, intact portion of crab roe just sat there, and you could faintly see the golden crab oil trickling from it down through the meat filling.

Zhang Jiayi couldn’t wait another second!

OMP~

Opening her mouth as wide as it could go, she stuffed the entire bun, wrapper and all, inside in one go.

HSSS!

An indescribable bliss shot from the tip of her tongue to the back of her throat. With every chew, the magical texture sent signals from her teeth straight to her brain!

The outer layer of pork filling was generously mixed with shredded crab meat. It had none of the texture of pork; instead, every bite was filled with the smooth, tender sensation of chewing on fresh crab.

Best of all, with every chew, that massive glob of crab roe in the center would burst, releasing an unrestrained flow of rich juices.

Unbelievable!

The sensation was simply unbelievable!

Zhang Jiayi didn’t even realize that she’d finished the entire large bun in just a few chews. By the time it registered, all that was left in her mouth was the savory, fragrant aftertaste of crab.

The thing was, this savoriness wasn’t just the umami of seafood. It seemed to contain other kinds of savory notes that, with her current palate, she couldn’t yet discern.

"Boss Su! What about my bun? Is it ready?"

Su Chen pointed to a small steamer basket beside him. "Three more minutes."

"Okay! This is honestly the best crab roe soup dumpling I’ve ever had. Looks like making a special trip to your company today was the right call!"

Su Chen didn’t reply.

He was busy getting the old man’s bun. It was a delicate task—the slightest bit of excess force could easily tear the wrapper.

But Zhang Jiayi was still chattering away.

"Boss Su, I see your company is short a driver. Why don’t you hire me! I’ll provide my own car, and you can forget about the money. Just feed me every day, and we’ll call it even!"

Her words actually caught Su Chen’s attention.

He handed the bun he’d taken out to Liu Shengnan. "Speaking of which, that’s something we really need to take care of. Shengnan, come in early tomorrow morning and go with me to a dealership. Our company needs its own vehicle. It’s not right to keep using Shuyu’s car."

"Okay." Liu Shengnan served the bun to the old man.

Zhang Jiayi wasn’t having it. "Wait, no, Boss Su! I can bring my own car! I don’t care about a salary, just cover my three meals and let me livestream from the company! My family has tons of cars! Vans, trucks, you name it! Please, just think about it!"

Although she had just thought of it, it wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Zhang Jiayi hadn’t planned on coming to Delicious today. It was only because she woke up and saw Su Chen was a trending topic that she had rushed over.

As a rich kid trying to break into the short-video and livestreaming industry, Zhang Jiayi saw Su Chen as the perfect backer to latch onto.

Hitching her wagon to Su Chen was a much better bet than clinging to those unreliable socialites from the Beijing Circle.

Su Chen, however, was unimpressed.

’She’s a rich kid... She’s only been coming around these past few days because it’s new and exciting. Once the novelty wears off, she’ll stop showing up.’