Quit gambling, a quite peculiar forum that’s not quite like traditional ones. This place is usually filled with all sorts of bizarre posts: people lying in "dead" for three days, begging generous brothers to sponsor a al, and swearing to quit gambling for good, only to post the sa promise again a few months later—you can imagine what happened in the anti.
Li Hao wasn’t originally a regular in the Quit Gambling forum. In fact, he used to follow forums focused on food, drink, and fun. But ever since he picked up the bad habit of gambling, Li Hao had beco a regular on the Quit Gambling forum, feeling odd if he didn’t browse through it daily.
Li Hao looked around and then noticed the waitress who had greeted him earlier. She had a pair of wings at her waist, bat wings, to be precise, but Li Hao didn’t pay it any mind. He just took her to be another cosplaying waitress since many restaurants nowadays enjoyed such gimmicks, and Li Hao had seen plenty.
Li Hao licked his lips and then took a sip of the lemon water Betty had brought him. The chilled lemon water tasted great, but the sour and sweet flavor made him feel even hungrier.
"Uh, waitress, I’d like a portion of boiled beef slices, a lion’s head atball dish, and a bowl of white rice. If you have tomato and egg soup, bring that as well," Li Hao said, licking his lips again. These were all dishes he enjoyed, but compared to the high-end ingredients he used to eat, these served rely to fill his stomach.
"Hmm, okay, please hold on a mont, I need to check with the manager," said Betty with a professional smile, then she headed toward the kitchen and quietly asked Chen Ze.
"Boiled beef slices? And lion’s head atballs? Those, we can make. Just let the custor know," Chen Ze wiped his hands and stretched lazily, realizing another guest had co from a Parallel Earth.
"Certainly, sir, please hold on for a few monts," Betty nodded and then, surprised, noticed that Li Hao had already finished his lemon water. She refilled his glass.
Li Hao looked at Betty; although the woman was beautiful and very elegantly dressed, if he planned to dine and dash, she probably wouldn’t be able to catch up with him. Just now, the manager who doubled as a chef was in the kitchen, and Li Hao felt there was a very high chance of successfully dashing.
Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief. He had deliberately chosen a seat closest to the wooden door so that he could make a quick exit when it ca ti to dash. Once outside, he simply needed to find a place to hide — Li Hao doubted they could find him.
Calling the police was a possibility, but since Li Hao had noticed there weren’t any security caras, he felt reassured.
Li Hao surveyed his surroundings, intending to check for any other custors. He recalled a news report he’d seen about a robber who tried to hold up a restaurant only to find it full of dining police officers; the robber had been shocked. Li Hao certainly didn’t want to be that kind of fool.
"Sebastian, I’m telling you again, don’t breathe on ; your breath reeks of alcohol," said a stunning woman. Her skin was very pale, and her features were incredibly delicate; only her chest was a bit flat, but her beauty made up for it all.
Li Hao swallowed hard; he thought the waitress he’d seen earlier was already pretty, but this woman was even more beautiful.
But then Li Hao noticed sothing off; why did this woman have a tail, and one covered in scales at that?
Li Hao had thought this was just a cosplay restaurant, but he had just seen the woman’s tail swing with agility, and her slit pupils made Li Hao inexplicably anxious.
"Dragone, this isn’t my fault, you can only bla Riesel for not talking while eating," Sebastian rolled his eyes, but the unique physiological structure of dragons ant that when he did, a thick mbrane appeared over his eyes, a sight that was also witnessed by Li Hao.
Li Hao gripped his chair tightly, feeling that these three guests were sowhat abnormal, with one tail each, which didn’t look like cosplay props at all, especially with the mbrane appearing when rolling their eyes...
"What kind of restaurant have I entered..." Li Hao felt a bit desperate.
anwhile, Chen Ze had no idea that a mber of the "Quit Gambling" group had co into his restaurant intending to dine and dash, as Chen Ze was engrossed in making lion’s head atballs.
Lion’s head atballs are considered a classic Huaxia dish thanks to their unique na, so they’re quite popular and can generally be found in most Huaxia cookbooks, aside from regional cuisines.
Chen Ze always thought of lion’s head atballs as just big atballs, similar to "four happiness" atballs, tofu balls, and such, except larger and with more at. But for the current Chen Ze, lion’s head wasn’t exactly a challenge.
Therefore, he finished them quickly and soon dished up a bowl of white rice along with the previously made boiled beef and a complintary mango mousse, which Betty carried out together.
"Sir, please enjoy your al," Betty said with a smile as she placed the food in front of Li Hao and then left.
The strong aroma constantly stirred Li Hao’s appetite, and he suddenly realized that even the dishes he had once considered cheap had their own unique charm. At the very least, right now, these dishes were filled with temptation, making Li Hao’s mouth water incessantly.
Li Hao eagerly picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a slice of the boiled beef, and ate it with the rice. The spicy sensation instantly overwheld his taste buds, followed by the tender freshness and rich flavor of the beef as well as the aroma of white rice, continually prompting his brain to issue the command to keep eating.
Li Hao quickly devoured the boiled beef. The boiled beef in this restaurant was quite different from those in other places. He rembered the boiled beef from other restaurants seed to have a lot of at on top, but it was just a layer and below was all vegetables.
But this place was different. Li Hao felt that more than half of the dish was at, and the quality was exceptional, giving him the impression he was eating top-grade Wagyu.
"This is really delicious," Li Hao wiped his mouth and then picked up a lion’s head atball, taking a bite.
An indescribable deliciousness, along with a chewy texture, made Li Hao eat faster and faster. He’d thought the boiled beef was the pinnacle, but the taste of the lion’s head was equally matchless.
"Sir, here is your tomato and egg soup," Betty served the last soup and poured him another glass of lemon water.
"Betty, I want ten more cups of Lai i!" Sebastian yelled.
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