Young Master Is Being Jealous Again! -
Chapter 505 Josh is a Rabbit Trapped in a Pack of Wolves
Chapter 505: Chapter 505 Josh is a Rabbit Trapped in a Pack of Wolves
West City.
Su Wang, Shen Ran, and Li Zilan took Josh to a wonton shop.
No sooner had the four sat down than the middle-aged man who owned the shop came over enthusiastically.
Seeing Josh’s unfamiliar face, the owner grinned, "A newcomer, huh?"
Su Wang, sitting next to Josh, patted his shoulder and said to the owner, "Yep. Newcomer, still a kid."
"You’re the kid here, I’m about your age!"
Josh was getting annoyed.
He shrugged off Su Wang’s hand on his shoulder, showing a complete disgust on his face.
He hated being treated like a child.
It made him feel inferior.
The shop owner nodded understandingly, staring tenderly at Josh’s dazzling golden hair and finding it increasingly intriguing.
A mixed-race kid like him was very rare in West City.
At the same time, he noted to himself how these maturing kids do pretend to act grown up.
Just like him, back in the day, thinking that he was an adult the moment he hit his teens, fearing nothing in the world.
The shop owner chuckled and asked Su Wang and the others, "The usual?"
Li Zilan took a pair of disposable chopsticks from the holder and easily snapped them apart.
She said absent-mindedly, "The usual, no cilantro for me."
"Okay!"
As the owner left, he cleaned up the dirt and grease-covered wooden table with the cloth in his hand.
Josh coldly eyed this filthy cloth in the owner’s hand, and then the greasy wooden table underneath. He just couldn’t stand looking at the sight.
The conditions were unbearable. Eating here was just risking one’s life!
Seeing the look of disgust on Josh’s face, Su Wang pulled a few rough paper towels from the table and wiped down the portion of the table in front of Josh.
"Hold on there, young master, make do with what we have. In a couple of days, you’ll be living the good life again."
Qin Ruan would pick Josh up in two days.
For Josh, this was just like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
His expression relaxed considerably, and his nervousness about the surrounding environment began to recede too.
Just two more days. In two days, he would be leaving this horrible place.
"The meat wontons are ready!"
The owner brought over two bowls of wonton, placing them in front of Su Wang and Li Zilan—one bowl with cilantro and one without.
Josh saw with his own eyes, the owner - his thumb shiny with grease - dip it into the soup of the wontons.
That sight completely took away any remaining appetites he might have had, already being picky about his surroundings.
Su Wang pushed the bowl of wonton in front of him towards Josh.
"You eat first. This wonton shop has been here in West City for quite a while, the taste is actually quite good."
Jos quickly refused, "I’m not hungry, you eat first, you eat!"
He really couldn’t eat it, the owner’s finger just dipped into the soup of the wontons.
How could he possibly eat this?
He had absolutely no appetite left, afraid he might get a bout of diarrhoea if he ate all this.
Su Wang raised an eyebrow, looking at Josh with an amused expression.
He thought about how this young master had survived the past five days on just bread, biscuits and mineral water. The weight loss was noticeable to the naked eye.
"You really don’t want to eat?"
Jos shook his head vehemently, "I’m not hungry."
"Rumble——"
No sooner had he finished speaking, his stomach began to rumble.
Li Zilan, who was eating her wontons, looked up at Josh when she heard the sound.
His face was beet red, a far cry from the pride he’d displayed when they first met.
"Pffft hahaha..."
Li Zilan couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
As she burst into laughter, the matted braids atop her head swayed with her.
Shen Ran didn’t laugh as loud as Zilan, but a faint smile did appear on his face.
Josh lowered his head, a furrow creasing his brow in thought, a shadow enveloping him.
As the young master of the Doyle Family and the junior master of the Huo Family, he had never endured hardships similar to this.
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and his eyes began to well slightly.
Su Wang pushed the dumplings he had previously given to Josh back towards him.
"Try some more, the dumplings here are excellent, your cousin-in-law, Xiaowu is also a huge fan, and would feel off without at least one bowl a day,"
"Really?"
Josh didn’t raise his head; he just stared at the dumplings on the table, cradling a hint of moistness within his voice.
Li Zilan began to feel an involuntary surge of empathy for the young master.
Particularly the ordeal he was about to face.
With a softened voice, she tried to persuade him, "Honestly, Xiaowu’s favorite food is the dumplings from this place, along with black beef tongue cake made by Aunt Gui Lanfang."
Without a word, Shen Ran opened a pair of disposable chopsticks, scraped off the rough edges, and handed them to Josh.
"Eat them while they are still hot, the filling won’t taste as good once it cools down."
His words were laden with meaning.
Not grasping what was meant, Josh heedlessly used the chopsticks and started eating the dumplings.
These dumplings were in no way inferior to those crafted by the master chef of the Huo family.
The soup was flavorsome, the dumpling skin was silky, and the meat firm and tender, the scent was particularly aromatic.
Josh even forgot about the greasy hands of the owner and the grimy surroundings, finishing several dumplings in one sitting.
The dumplings ordered by Shen Ran and Su Wang also arrived.
Neither of them ate; they didn’t even touch their chopsticks.
They sat in front of the table, watching Li Zilan and Josh eating.
Perhaps Josh had been too abstaining from meat for too long because he managed to finish his bowl of dumplings in no time.
There was only the delicious soup left in his bowl. He had originally intended to try some, but the thought of the owner’s hand dipping into the bowl extinguished the thought.
"Did it taste good?" asked Su Wang.
Josh nodded without a second of hesitation.
There was no denying the taste, he even wanted to give it a thumbs-up and say how delicious it was.
However, before he could even speak, Li Zilan started to complain.
"The meat this time does not seem very fresh."
She wrinkled her brow, staring at the remaining dumplings in her bowl with disapproval in her eyes.
Shen Ran’s hands were crossed, resting on the back of his neck, posture laid-back and casual.
With a light tone, he asked, "What makes it not fresh? Wasn’t our young master just happily eating?"
"This is his first time eating these; he certainly won’t be able to tell. The dumplings from here are the most delicious when the meat is the freshest.
When the meat has just been taken,while it is still firm. That’s when the taste of the dumpling stuffing is truly delicious."
Li Zilan put down her chopsticks, seemingly having lost her appetite.
Su Wang stirred the dumplings in the bowl in front of him with his chopsticks. He agreed with Li Zilan.
"Indeed, the coloring doesn’t seem as vibrant as before, I wonder if the restaurant hasn’t received new supply recently?"
A look of reminiscing appeared on Shen Ran’s face, he nodded lightly, "Seems so, I caught a glimpse of the kitchen earlier, it was all fresh pork."
Upon hearing this, Li Zilan grew furious, "Is the boss trying to trick us with pork?"
Josh, confused by their words, asked, "what do you mean? Aren’t these three-fresh dumplings?"
Three pairs of eyes gazed at Josh, like wolves eyeing a rabbit who’d stumbled into their pack.
Li Zilan chuckled, "Of course not, nothing is as delicious here as the meat from this boss’s dumplings."
She openly wore a spiteful expression, it seemed like she was looking forward to Josh’s reaction to what was coming next.
Josh thought back to the texture of the dumplings he’d just been eating.
The filling was indeed aromatic, and it had an extra unique flavor.
Under the gazes of the three, Josh innocently asked Li Zilan, "So, what kind of meat did we just eat?"
The three of them laughed, but remained silent, staring at Josh, making his hairs stand on end.
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