Divine Lucky Star

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Knowledge is Power, Brothers!

“Since Mr. Wang has already mentioned the first dish, let’s start now,” Zhenhao prepared his knife and fork, looking as dejected as a defeated rooster, “Mr. Wang’s descriptions have me almost drooling.”

Oh man, actually, my stomach has been growling for a while now!

The three of them got ready. Wang Hao glanced at the knife and fork, then at the food being prepared, and carefully asked, “Um… I’m not used to knife and fork, just a country bumpkin who hasn’t seen the world, could I have a pair of chopsticks?”

Damn it! You haven’t seen the world yet!

You just rattled on about ‘Five Gods and Five Insects’ and Lafite, and now you even know how to prepare bluefin tuna; you still claim you haven’t seen the world! What more do you want, damn it?!

Zhenhao was completely bowled over: “Get Mr. Wang a pair of chopsticks please…”

Soon the chopsticks arrived, and thus the scene turned quite interesting—Zhenhao was the epitome of a young master, with a napkin tucked into his collar, holding his knife and fork. Bai Yaning was casually drinking tea, while Wang Hao eagerly tried the chopsticks…

The main course was served quickly, and in no time, Chef Castro Novo had brought up the Toro hand roll.

Zhenhao prepared to elegantly cut the hand roll into small pieces with his knife and fork, then he saw Wang Hao pick up the entire hand roll with his chopsticks and gulp it down in one bite…

Is this supposed to be eaten this way?

At that moment, Zhenhao clearly got confused—he hesitated for a moment, then whispered to a waiter nearby, “Could I also get a pair of chopsticks…”

Now with both Wang Hao and Zhenhao using chopsticks, Bai Yaning felt compelled to follow suit: “I’ll take a pair too.”

So the three of them ended up eating Western food with chopsticks…

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Speaking of which, the Toro hand roll was really delicious. After Bai Yaning gripped the entire roll with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth, she was immediately hit by a rich fragrance. She didn’t even know how she managed to eat the whole thing.

Then she saw Wang Hao take a sip of white wine, and both Zhenhao and Bai Yaning followed suit with a sip each.

Indeed, it was very nice, that flavor!

Bai Yaning elegantly wiped her mouth with a napkin: “Delicious.”

“It is indeed delicious,” Wang Hao belched satisfactorily, “Don’t rush, there are tastier dishes to come.”

Then he began to explain, “Next up is the ‘Chū Toro.’ This Toro needs a tiny copper hot pot. You fill it with kelp soup, and then there are these nicely cut rectangular slices of meat.”

Zhenhao: “…”

Flip the table, damn it! He even knows this! This was something specifically told to us by Chef Castro Novo! How does he know this? Did he really eat this before?

That’s impossible! How could a complete bumpkin have ever eaten such a thing?! Even I’m eating it for the first time!

Sure enough, soon a plate of pinker, rectangular slices of fish was served.

“This just needs a quick dip in the water until it turns white,” Wang Hao said as he introduced to the others, “Chū Toro is also bluefin tuna belly, but it’s less fatty than the Toro, suitable for hot pot or raw eating. To balance the richness of the previous dish, it should be eaten this way.”

Damn it! You can really talk!

Back then I even wondered why Chū Toro was the second dish. Chef Castro Novo made a point to explain, and now Wang Hao has spelled it all out…

The procedure was precisely followed, and a stack of sauces was brought over. Wang Hao expertly mixed a small plate for himself.

At this time, Zhenhao felt like he was the real country bumpkin, almost mirroring Wang Hao’s every move, also mixing a small plate.

Bai Yaning was more straightforward, treating Wang Hao as a good friend without any hesitation—resolutely did exactly the same!

Soon the kelp soup in the hot pot began to boil. Wang Hao showed them first, “This fish meat, just dip it briefly, see, the fish turns from red to white almost instantly when it enters the pot, then snatch it out and dip it in a little sauce, and now you can eat it.” Wang Hao gently bit one, saying, “Look, where I bit, you can see the outside is white, but the inside remains red, like a hawthorn cake dusted with a layer of white frost. Beautiful, isn’t it? And delicious too!”

“I’ll give it a try,” Bai Yaning, doing as she had seen, also took a bite and nodded, saying, “Indeed, it’s not as rich as the other belly, but with the sauce, it’s quite delicious with an excellent texture.”

Zhao Zhenhao: “…”

Tears running down my face! Why did I spend over 800,000 to prepare this dish! The fish itself was 600,000, getting the three chefs here cost about 200,000, and now I just listen to Wang Hao making casual conversation!

My limelight was completely stolen! Absolutely nothing left, damn it!

Furiously taking a bite, Zhao Zhenhao nodded, “Tasty, indeed, the texture is very unusual!”

Silently crying, a sound of camel bells rang in my ears!

Soon, they finished that course, and Wang Hao continued, “After this hot pot is sashimi eaten raw, big belly, medium belly, fish meat, divided into three kinds—pale pink, light red, dark red. All pieces of fish are cut the same size and served with freshly ground wasabi, which is very tasty. Oh, speaking of which, I especially love eating it raw, this is what I call seafood!”

Zhao Zhenhao: “…”

Mom, I wanna go home! This world is too scary! A nobody from an ordinary family, damn it, his presence completely overshadows me! Didn’t leave me anything…

Obviously, the fish weighing over a hundred pounds was not something three people could finish.

Basically, all three were almost full when the last dish finally arrived.

“The last one is grilled fish heads and necks,” Wang Hao pointed to the large tray pushed over by chef Castro Novo, explaining, “This dish is about roasting the fish head and neck until they’re golden brown. Don’t be deceived by the looks of this fish head—its taste is actually quite good!”

While he spoke, Wang Hao’s chopsticks were already reaching for the fish’s eye!

He picked out a fish eye and naturally placed it on Bai Yaning’s plate, “Fish eye, brightens the eyes, highly nutritious, it has a crystalline texture and is really tasty. Try it.”

Zhao Zhenhao: “…”

He even knows about this!

“Thank you,” Bai Yaning looked at the somewhat fierce fish eye, initially hesitant to taste it. But seeing Wang Hao’s encouraging gaze, she finally steeled herself, picked it up, and put it in her mouth.

“It’s indeed very tasty,” Bai Yaning smiled after eating, “Wang Hao, you are really amazing, knowing all this.”

Zhao Zhenhao is depressed! Zhao Zhenhao is going nuts! Zhao Zhenhao is pulling his hair out in handfuls!

Damn it! He is even picking dishes for Miss Yaning! And Miss Yaning actually ate it! She didn’t even find it disgusting, damn it!

“How is it? Tasty, right?” Wang Hao asked cheerfully, then started picking up another fish eye, “Young Master Zhao, you try it too. It’s really good!”

“I… I’d rather not…” Watching the fish eye, Zhao Zhenhao’s face turned white again, “I am pretty satisfied just eating the fish meat…”

“Ah? That’s such a pity,” Wang Hao held the fish eye, urging him to try, “Taste it, it’s really good!”

Looking at the black and white fish eye, Zhao Zhenhao’s facial muscles twitched, “I… I’d rather not… that look, I can’t stand it… ugh!”

At this point, he completely broke down, covering his mouth as he hurried into the restroom…

“Is his germophobia that severe?” Wang Hao watched, dumbfounded, “I thought he was just sensitive to insects, so fish eyes too…”

It seems I’ll just have to eat it myself… Oh my, these fish eyes are actually quite tasty…

Hahahaha! Knowledge is power, brothers! This is what you call defeating the enemy without a fight!

…

In the distant hall, a waiter who had been quietly observing the scene saw that Zhao Zhenhao had once again headed to the restroom, quickly took out a walkie-talkie, and reported softly to his superior, “Young master didn’t manage to outperform his opponent, request for backup.”

The instructions from the walkie-talkie were issued promptly, “Received, initiate contingency planning. We can enter the scene in about ten minutes.”