茶杯狐 -CUPFOX

The host ordered a dish of “Dry Pot Rabbit Meat” and a “Cold Rabbit Meat,” along with several special dishes recommended by the waiter.

As he was waiting for his meal, he started moving his camera around, subtly showing his audience the restaurant’s environment.

“I heard ‘Youlong Play Rabbit’ mention on WeChat that they renovated this restaurant a while ago. It was also around that time that he started making videos online. Oh yeah, I asked him about his relationship with ‘Bald Commentator,’ who was accused of filming in the same kitchen as him, but he just said they’ve met. He wouldn’t disclose further details or his identity. I think there might be a story here!”

The host was exceptionally talkative, describing the interior as follows: “Overall, it feels quite simple and fresh, with a bit of Chinese style. But it’s not that extravagant or nobility kind of Chinese style. I reckon it’s limited by budget, can’t make it too nice. But it looks quite nice…huh? What’s that? Is it a woodcarving?”

The host seemed to have found something intriguing. He walked over to an antique wooden rack with his phone connected to a stabilizer, brought the camera close to a carving, and laughed, “It’s a minion woodcarving! Can you imagine? It’s a minion woodcarving! And it looks very well made!”

Then, he moved the camera to another carving on the rack and said: “There are actually a lot of minion wood carvings. I counted…there are more than ten! Each has a different style, very interesting. I kind of want them. I’ll ask Old You later where he bought these from. Not only are there minion woodcarvings, but there’s also a tiger..or is it a cat carving? This cat has a huge head and is eating ice cream? Wait, this cat has wings?”

While the host in the video continued to describe the restaurant’s interior, Zhou Rui noticed that Mijoe seemed a bit impatient. He quickly scrolled through the video until the host began tasting the food.

The host picked up a piece of rabbit meat, held it in front of his phone’s camera to focus the lens on it for his audience, all the while describing the fragrance and his initial impressions.

After returning the camera to his face, the host put the piece of Dry Pot Rabbit in his mouth. Immediately, he let out an elongated “hmm,” hinting that he would praise the rabbit meat’s taste next.

However, contrary to expectations, the host suddenly froze, then slowly started chewing faster.

The instant barrage of comments in the video consisted of expressions such as “Disaster!” as well as ones gloating over the situation like “Did he eat some sand?” “His meal was crappy!” “Did they forget to add salt?” and “Is the meat still alive?”

After swallowing the meat in his mouth, the host grabbed another piece of rabbit meat, began chewing and said into the camera: “This taste…is a bit indescribable…to be honest, it goes beyond my expectations, it’s really delicious…and it’s not because I’m hyping up ‘Youlong Play Rabbit.’ This taste is truly unbelievably delicious. So delicious…but nevermind, it’s indescribable. You have to try it yourself to understand, and I promise, you won’t regret it…”

His tone wasn’t as high as before, he even stammered a bit, unlike his usual eloquence. He didn’t say much while eating his meal, but his true enjoyment revealed through his expressions and his words were incredibly persuasive, genuine, and true.

Through just the video, viewers could feel his contentment, which was contagious and arousing viewers’ appetite.

Thus, during this segment of him eating, the comments exploded.

Zhou Rui didn’t let Mijoe watch too much. After seeing the host enjoy his food for a while, he paused the video and asked, “How does it look, does it seem tasty? The restaurant’s in Tongshi Town, wanna go for lunch?”

This week, Dr. Fang, Old Li, and Ye Chong, who received a task from “Mr. Liang,” had left for Star City and they were yet to return. So, only he, Mijoe, and Gao Shu were present at the villa. He knew that before, Gao Shu used to assist Mijoe, so Mijoe’s opinion would be respected. Thus, in convincing them to go out for lunch, it was important to persuade Mijoe.

He didn’t only want to go to that restaurant because of the host’s recommendation, but also because the restaurant focused on “rabbit meat,” which reminded him of the dream he had in the Qinling Uninhabited Area. So he felt like he could do with some rabbit meat.

It’s a pity that Dr. Fang and Old Li, who also had that dream, weren’t around. Maybe they would have resonated with him?

Mijoe glanced at Zhou Rui’s expression, nodded and said, “Let’s go to Tongshi Town for lunch.” Then she turned to Gao Shu, who sat not far away, “Old Gao, going to Tongshi Town for lunch should be alright, right?”

Gao Shu nodded in agreement.

In actual fact, Mijoe didn’t really want to go out for lunch. Even if she thought that the rabbit dishes in Tongshi Town probably were quite good, she didn’t want to commute that far for a meal. But seeing how passionate Zhou Rui was about it, for the good of the team and its harmony, she agreed. She didn’t want to upset Zhou Rui over something small like a meal. After all, with Dr. Fang not around, the tech person among the three of them would be Zhou Rui.

However, a few hours later, when Mijoe tasted the Dry Pot Rabbit in Youlong Restaurant that was shown in the video, it changed her opinion completely.

After a few bites of the rabbit, Mijoe instantly understood why the host in the video made such a face when eating the rabbit meat.

It was genuinely delicious! And it was the kind of dish that keeps getting better the more you eat. It stimulated her taste buds.

She hadn’t felt this way in many years, when was the last time she ate something so delicious? She seemed to have forgotten.

It wasn’t just her; Zhou Rui and Gao Shu felt the same. They practically finished all their dishes, even ordering more midway through the meal.

In the end, all three of them felt a bit bloated. They rested for over ten minutes and chatted a bit before they got up to leave.

Zhou Rui felt extremely content when leaving the restaurant and proposed strolling down the pedestrian street where the Youlong Restaurant was located, and buying some drinks to take back.

As Zhou Rui was casually scanning his surroundings while strolling the pedestrian street, he spotted a winged ant on the back of a wooden bench along the street for tourists to rest.

There had been continuous rain recently, so the weather and environment suited the termites’ or ants’ nuptial flight. Hence, seeing this winged ant didn’t come to Zhou Rui as a surprise.

However, Zhou Rui, who found ants fascinating to the point that he even farms them, studied it for a moment, and subconsciously recalled information about the ant species in Haixi Province’s northern mountainous region.

Then, he slowly came to a halt near the bench, standing still and bending slightly to observe the ant in detail.

On one hand, he felt that it was a bit early for ants in Haixi Province to start their nuptial flight, and on the other hand, he felt that the winged ant seemed a bit peculiar.