The White Hawk, who received the "signal", curled his lips, feeling quite annoyed. However, since Yuan Tiantian had said so, he still graciously agreed.
When the last dish was served, Yuan Lele began to invite everyone to start eating.
Yuan Tiantian picked out several dishes for Xiaojiu and Ling. The two little ones weren't actually very hungry, so they ate casually.
In particular, they thought the dishes here weren't as delicious as those made by Yuan Tiantian, so they had even less of an appetite. After a few mouthfuls, they got off their seats and started playing around.
"Is it okay? Should I order some snacks for them?"
Yuan Lele felt a bit sorry seeing the two little cuties barely taking a few bites. Yuan Tiantian quickly stopped her.
"It's okay. They're not hungry. They ate quite a lot this afternoon. I'll fix them something to eat when we get home."
Hearing her younger sister's words, Yuan Lele didn't insist anymore.
The White Hawk ate the dishes mouthful by mouthful. The taste was just so - so, not as good as Yuan Tiantian's cooking. Even the portion size was pitifully small. The White Hawk couldn't help but complain in his heart. How could such a restaurant stay in business?
If the person in charge of Minglan Hotel heard this, they'd surely be furious.
They had already hired the best chefs. How could it be bad!
The food was actually very delicious. It had to be said that thanks to Yuan Tiantian, everyone's taste buds had been spoiled.
Even Sheng Jing, who didn't pay much attention to food, didn't feel like eating anymore after a few bites. It really wasn't as delicious as Yuan Tiantian's cooking, and the difference was quite obvious.
"Why aren't you guys eating?"
Yuan Lele noticed that her younger sister and the two handsome waiters from her store barely touched their chopsticks after a few bites.
"Do you want to hear the truth?"
Hearing Yuan Lele's question, the White Hawk looked at her innocently, which made her laugh and cry.
"Alright, alright, I know. Don't say it."
How could Yuan Lele not understand? They were used to her younger sister Yuan Tiantian's cooking and thought the food here was just so - so, which was why they didn't eat much.
"What?"
Yuan Lele didn't want to know, but He Xiao's curiosity was piqued.
Hearing his question, Yuan Lele explained with a smile.
"What? Miss Yuan is actually the boss and chef of Sweet Food Store?!"
Fu Jinming exclaimed in surprise. Hearing his words, Yuan Tiantian was a bit puzzled.
"You know Sweet Food Store?"
Fu Jinming nodded vigorously and then explained to everyone.
"I have a friend who is a regular customer there. He's told me about Sweet Food Store several times, saying the food is incredibly delicious!"
"I've always wanted to go and try it, but I never got the chance."
"I never thought I'd meet the boss herself today. It's really a coincidence."
After hearing Fu Jinming's words, everyone was also quite surprised and let out a sigh.
Yuan Tiantian asked Fu Jinming the name of his friend. After he told her, she recalled and indeed had some impression.
"Is he a slightly chubby, kind - looking middle - aged man?"
Fu Jinming quickly nodded. "Yes, yes, yes! It's him!"
Yuan Tiantian nodded upon hearing this. This man was indeed a regular customer in her store. He didn't come every day, but he came once a week without fail.
"What a coincidence." Yuan Tiantian smiled.
This topic ended there. A new dish was served in front of Yuan Tiantian. It was stewed beef short ribs with bamboo shoots. She picked up a piece of bamboo shoot.
However, as soon as it entered her mouth, Yuan Tiantian frowned.
The taste of the bamboo shoot was off.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Yuan Tiantian frown, Yuan Lele quickly asked. Yuan Tiantian looked at everyone and didn't hide it. She directly said to Yuan Lele,
"Sister, there's something wrong with this dish."
Yuan Tiantian was referring to the stewed beef short ribs with bamboo shoots. Yuan Lele understood and then picked up a piece to eat. There was a strong black - pepper flavor, and the beef short ribs were very flavorful. The bamboo shoot might be a bit tough, but it didn't seem to have any major problems.
Although it couldn't compare to her younger sister's cooking, the taste was still quite good in this five - star hotel.
"I don't think so?" Yuan Lele said uncertainly and was about to pick up another piece, but Yuan Tiantian stopped her.
"Sister, trust my sense of taste." Yuan Tiantian said seriously. Then she called the waiter standing at the food - delivery port over.
"There's something wrong with the bamboo shoots in this dish. Who's your head chef? I want to talk to him."
The bamboo shoots were clearly spoiled. Although the spoilage time was short, Yuan Tiantian could tell as soon as she tasted them.
The waiter was stunned when she heard Yuan Tiantian's words and then said euphemistically,
"Miss, the ingredients in our hotel are freshly supplied every day. There will definitely be no problems with the ingredients."
Yuan Tiantian didn't correct her but just looked at her seriously and said,
"Call the head chef who cooked this dish over. You're not the one to decide whether there's a problem with the food or not."
Seeing Yuan Tiantian's insistence, the waiter's face turned a bit unpleasant. She thought Yuan Tiantian might be here to cause trouble.
"Um, please wait a moment."
Then the waiter called the manager in charge of this floor. After the manager came, Yuan Tiantian's face turned cold.
"Are you the head chef of this dish?"
The manager quickly shook her head and looked at Yuan Tiantian politely.
"Miss, our head chef is quite busy. Right now..."
Yuan Tiantian directly raised her hand to interrupt her and then looked at her seriously.
"Your ingredients have a problem. Shouldn't the head chef stand up and take responsibility?"
Hearing Yuan Tiantian's words, the manager's smiling face gradually faded.
"Miss, our ingredients are really freshly supplied every day. There won't be the problem you mentioned."
Yuan Tiantian let out a sarcastic laugh and looked at her mockingly.
"Do you think I'm deliberately causing trouble?"
"I'm putting it out there today. There's something wrong with the bamboo shoots in this dish. If your Minglan Hotel doesn't want to be on tomorrow's social news, then quickly call the head chef over to confirm. Later, this dish should be taken back and compensation should be made."
"Miss, if you talk nonsense like this, we can hold you legally responsible."
At this point, the situation seemed to reach a stalemate.
However, seeing her younger sister's unyielding attitude, Yuan Lele was a bit puzzled. But subconsciously, she still wanted to believe her younger sister.
She had no reason to be unreasonable.
"Manager Luo, why don't you go and find the head chef to check?" Yuan Lele came out to mediate and then continued,
"I'm also a regular customer here. There's no reason for me to cause trouble for you, and neither does my younger sister."
Yuan Lele said so. The middle - aged woman called Manager Luo felt a sinking feeling in her heart. Although her face was still a bit unhappy, she still nodded in agreement.
"Then, for the sake of General Manager Yuan, I'll go and find the head chef to check. However, if the ingredients are confirmed to be okay, then I'd trouble this miss to apologize."
Yuan Tiantian made a gesture of invitation and then said to her,
"We'll see who ends up apologizing."