Daddy's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 661 - 645: Let’s Just Call It a Once-a-Month Indulgence

Night.The night scene in the city center is filled with joy, the lights on the road are flashing brightly, and the neon lights decorating the tall buildings are brilliantly colorful, illuminating the entire city as if it were daytime. The vehicles on the road stop and go, and the continuous sound of car horns forms a pleasant and delightful symphony.

Jiang Linwei is a very disciplined fitness enthusiast.

For most people, the best way to relax during weekends or holidays is eating and drinking, but for Jiang Linwei, the best way to spend weekends or holidays is through fitness.

So.

Usually, when he is not at work, he goes to the gym to "date" various fitness equipment, sweating profusely and working out his body.

In his own words, fitness not only helps him maintain a good figure but is also a great way to relieve stress.

This has become an indispensable important activity in his life.

Basically, it’s the kind that never changes.

Additionally.

He also has a hobby of running.

He especially likes to jog a few kilometers along the road at night.

Watching the bustling streets and the endless flow of traffic allows his mind to relax for a moment and also helps him release the stress of the whole day.

Of course.

He doesn’t always jog alone; occasionally, he responds to the organization of the running group, joining other running enthusiasts with similar interests to run a few kilometers in parks or along riverside tracks.

This evening, no one in the running group organized an outing, but he didn’t slack off because of it and just went out for a solo jog as usual.

At this moment, he has run about seven kilometers, maintaining a pace of five minutes and eleven seconds.

This pace is quite good for an amateur running enthusiast.

But he didn’t stop there and continued running forward.

Until fifteen minutes later...

When the running app on his phone in the waist pouch beeps with the message "You have run ten kilometers," he then slows down, continues running for over a hundred meters, and then starts walking at a normal speed.

At this time, he is not dry from the cold weather but rather is drenched in sweat all over.

Meanwhile.

His stomach is growling with hunger, forcing him to take action to satisfy his growling belly.

But as a fitness enthusiast, he is naturally very conscious of his physique, so he is extremely strict with his diet, avoiding anything too oily or salty, indulging at most once a month.

Of course.

If he can avoid indulging, he restrains himself as much as possible from indulging.

With this principle in mind, he plans to find a nearby convenience store to buy bread and a bottle of mineral water to comfort his protesting stomach.

As he thinks about this and looks for a convenience store, he walks along Zhonghua Road and suddenly has his eye caught by a store.

In theory, at 7:30 PM, it’s past dinner time, so the business of restaurants should taper off.

But this store in front of him is still full of customers, and there are even people lining up outside the door!

He peers through the floor-to-ceiling window into the store, seeing customers eating various dishes, as if it’s a small stir-fry shop.

He walks forward a bit more and looks up at the sign above the entrance.

So Delicious!

These three words come into view, giving him a familiar feeling: "Huh? This store name looks familiar? Where have I seen it before?"

He rummages through his mind.

Suddenly remembers, last year’s food festival, his social media circle was flooded with posts about the "So Delicious" stall’s food, and even when he was skimming through trending topics on Weibo last year, he saw news about this store repeatedly.

Everyone says the stuff from this store is delicious!

Wait.

Isn’t this "So Delicious" store in West City Old Street?

So what’s the relationship between this "So Delicious" store on Zhonghua Road in the city center and that one in West City Old Street?

Is it the same one?

Whether it is or isn’t doesn’t really matter to him.

Previously, when browsing through his social media, he was tempted even through the screen, but he restrained himself to maintain his hard-won healthy lifestyle, not going there specifically to eat.

Moreover, he had already planned what to eat for the night just now, making him even less likely to change his mind so easily.

All in all, he was just curious to take a look and didn’t plan to eat in this store.

But.

The tantalizing aroma wafting out from the store, plus the sight of customers enjoying their food inside, along with the occasional sound of compliments from satisfied diners, made him unable to move his feet, standing frozen at the store entrance, unwilling to leave...

Seeing the people in line ahead enter the store when it’s their turn, he inexplicably steps forward and goes in.

Oh well.

Let’s consider this as the one indulgence this month!

He finds a seat and sits down.

Finding that the environment of the store is pretty good, the decor matches his aesthetic taste, it improves his impression of the store by a few points.

Takes out his phone, scans the code to order.

But by this time, many dishes are unavailable.

Of what’s left to order, only braised pork trotter rice and braised chicken leg rice were available.

Guess I’ll have the braised chicken leg rice!

The caloric content of chicken leg is lower than that of pork trotter.

After a moment.

Li Chengzhan carries the braised chicken leg rice over, placing it on Jiang Linwei’s table: "Your braised chicken leg rice, please enjoy."

"Thank you!"

He finds the attitude of the store’s service staff quite good, but before he can think further, his attention is drawn to the braised chicken leg rice in front of him.

Wow~

What a fragrant smell...

He can’t help but take a whiff, immediately discerning several flavors in it, including the aroma of braised flavor, the freshness of greens, and the purest fragrance of rice,

It’s just an ordinary bowl of braised chicken leg rice, but the layers of flavor are so distinct.

He takes a bite, and is immediately conquered.

In a flash, he cleans the entire bowl of braised chicken leg rice, almost subconsciously shouting: "Waiter, another bowl of braised chicken leg rice."

Li Chengzhan hears this and responds with a smile: "Please scan the code to order."

But as soon as Jiang Linwei finishes yelling, he feels a bit regretful.

Though he just finished exercising and consumed quite a bit of energy, in the past he was still able to consciously control his cravings.

But just now, his mind wavered, failing to restrain himself, unexpectedly giving rise to the impulse of wanting to eat another bowl.

In the past, this had never happened!

"Or maybe... just eat another bowl... it’s no big deal if I skip barbecue this month, anyway those barbecues aren’t as fragrant or delicious as this braised rice bowl."

He mentally constructs, giving himself a reason to continue eating, which significantly reduces the burden of guilt from a binge in his heart.

He picks up the phone and orders another braised chicken leg rice.

While waiting for the meal, he also meticulously observes other dishes in the store.

Mainly Zhejiang Cuisine, with touches of other cuisines available too.

The selection is quite eclectic, and the pictures look enticing.

So, surely those other dishes would taste good too?

Must come and try them someday.

He truly didn’t expect the city to have opened such a new foodie spot.

Upon reading the store description, he belatedly realizes that this "So Delicious" store is a branch of the "So Delicious" in West City Old Street!

At that moment...

He suddenly feels like he missed out on millions, and for a moment, doesn’t know whether to be nervous or delighted.

After all, such deliciousness appearing in the city makes it hard for him to control his mouth!

As this happens.

The second bowl of braised chicken leg rice is brought over by Li Chengzhan and he quickly finishes it.

After eating...

He still feels a bit not satisfied!

But ultimately, he manages to resist the impulse to order another bowl.

He wipes his mouth, then strides out of the store as if thinking "As long as I walk fast enough, the desire to order another won’t catch up to me".

Running around 300 meters, he stops, looking back at the "So Delicious" store, and can’t help but sigh deeply. His tone is indescribably complex: "Ah, could it be that my almost five-year persistent healthy lifestyle is about to be unceremoniously disrupted by this store?!"

All the way, while his mind fixates on this store, he also continually sighs.