Chapter 161: Wei Sanye’s Treat

Zhu Ting went to the district for a meeting early in the morning. Not long after she gave the manuscript to Du Fei, she left with Director Wang.

They waited until noon, but they didn't come back. They probably had lunch in the district office cafeteria.

Du Fei said hello to Section Chief Qian, rode his bicycle and went straight to Wei Sanye's house.

Lei Laoliu came to pass on the message in the morning, saying that Wei Sanye was treating him to a meal. He didn't say which restaurant, but only asked Du Fei to go to his house at noon.

Du Fei didn't pick on this. Going to a restaurant has its advantages, and being at home has its advantages.

Maybe Wei Sanye has some special ingredients that he can't eat at a restaurant.

Although Du Fei has only been to Wei Sanye's house once, it is near the Fire God Temple and is a separate house, so it is very easy to find.

When he arrived, Wei Sanye was waiting at the door early.

This time, Third Master Wei was very humble. When he saw Du Fei coming, he went to greet him without waiting for the bicycle to park. He smiled and bowed, saying, "Leader Du, I am honored to visit my humble home!"

Du Fei also gave him face and did not take advantage of him. He smiled and returned the greeting, "Oh, Third Master, I don't deserve it."

The two of them exchanged polite words and entered the yard. There was no sign of any grudge during the whole process.

There were three people standing in the yard. The first one was a middle-aged man in his forties with a big head and thick neck.

Although the three people were wearing casual clothes, they all smelled of chopped green onions. They were obviously chefs.

Third Master Wei introduced with a smile, "Leader Du, this is Master Chen from Liuquanju. I specially invited him here today to serve you a table."

Du Fei was slightly stunned. He had heard that Third Master Wei was going to host a banquet at home and thought that he had prepared some special ingredients.

But he didn't expect that he would invite the master chef from Liuquanju. This was very particular!

In the past, when it came to inviting guests to dinner, the most common thing was to cook some home-cooked dishes at home, such as stewing braised pork or stewing chicken, which were considered hard dishes.

If you wanted to be more upscale, you had to go to a restaurant. If you were an honorable guest, you had to go to a big restaurant.

You had to pay attention to the Badalou, Badaju, and Badachun.

If you wanted to be more particular, you could do what Mr. Wei San did, and invite the chef from the big restaurant to cook at home.

Not only was the dining environment private, but you could also ensure that the chef was cooking in person. Otherwise, if you went to a restaurant, 90% of the dishes cooked would be the work of the apprentice.

However, it was not easy to invite the chef.

To invite this person, you not only had to be willing to spend money, but also had to have the face to support it! You could invite a really skilled chef.

Especially after the public-private partnership, even fewer people could invite the chef to their homes.

First, the social atmosphere had changed.

Second, the chef had become a worker. In the past, it was a matter of the boss saying something, but now it was useless if the chef didn’t agree.

Therefore, many people thought that they did not have enough face, so they simply went directly to the store to avoid being rejected and seeking honor but humiliation.

As for why Mr. Wei Sanye was able to invite him.

It should not be money or face, it is probably because Master Chen owed Mr. Wei Sanye a favor.

Although Du Fei had never heard of the name of Master Chen, looking at his grand style and the name of Liuquanju, he must be very capable.

Du Fei politely said, "Master Chen, thank you, thank you!"

"Mr. Du, you are polite." Master Chen hurriedly returned the greeting, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. He did not expect that the guest invited by Mr. Wei Sanye was so young.

However, he had been a chef for many years and knew the rules of cooking. He greeted the two apprentices and started eating.

In fact, before Du Fei came, they had been preparing for a long time. Otherwise, some dishes that require time and effort, there is no pressure cooker at this time, and they will not be able to eat them for an hour if they wait for the guests to come and cook them now.

After entering the house, Wei Sanye's family was not at home. There was an eight-person table in the middle, with a chair on the north and east sides.

The teapot, boiling water, and four plates of dried fruits on the table were very exquisite.

Wei Sanye came to the table and said with a smile, "Please take a seat."

Du Fei was not polite. Anyway, there were only two seats. Wei Sanye was treating today, so Du Fei couldn't sit on the east side.

After saying "Sanye, you're welcome," the two sat down.

While Wei Sanye was diligently making tea, he introduced how great the cooking skills of Master Chen were today.

Because everything that should have been prepared was ready before, when Du Fei arrived, the dishes were served quite quickly.

Just after talking to Mr. Wei for a few meaningless gossips and drinking a cup of tea, a young man from the kitchen came up with the first dish and shouted "Abalone~"

"Oh, the dishes are served! Let's eat first." Mr. Wei quickly took action, removed the teapot and dried fruits, and pushed the first dish in front of Du Fei, "Try it, do you like it?"

Du Fei picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile, "Mr. San, we are both polite."

Mr. Wei was about to pick up the chopsticks when he suddenly slapped his forehead, "Oh~ Look at my memory, it's useless when I get older."

He quickly got up and went to the side, brought two bottles of wine, and said with a smile, "I know you have work in the afternoon, so we won't drink."

He opened a bottle of fruit juice and poured it for Du Fei, and put another bottle with a painting of winding flowers in front of Du Fei, saying, "This bottle of wine was originally intended to treat you at the banquet, you can take it back."

Du Fei guessed that this bottle of wine might be extraordinary, picked it up and looked at the bottom of the bottle, and was surprised again!

Last time I drank the 53-year-old Moutai at Xu Damao's, it was so cool.

This time, Third Master Wei actually got a bottle of 1946!

Du Fei put down the bottle, frowned and said, "Third Master, you... I'm afraid it's a bit too much!"

Third Master Wei waved his hand and said, "I'm old, I should drink less. It's a waste to keep good wine here."

Du Fei didn't say anything else. It was not the time to talk yet. The three cooks next door were still there.

He simply picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the food.

At this moment, the guy who had just served the food came out again and shouted "Stir-fried kidney~"

After a while, there was another dish of 'fried shrimp' and a dessert of 'candied lotus seeds', and the last dish was 'Golden Bell Chicken Soup'.

There were not many dishes, four dishes and one soup, but each one was wonderful, worthy of being the chef of Liuquanju.

After a while, Master Chen and his two apprentices cleaned up the kitchen, took the tools and left.

Master Wei San used tea instead of wine, toasted a glass, and sent the three away.

At this time, only Du Fei and Master Wei San were left in the room.

But neither of them said anything else, and continued to eat and drink, chatting about this and that.

Until most of the food on the table was gone, Du Fei was about 80% full, took out a handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and looked at Master Wei San with a smile.

Mr. Wei San also put down his chopsticks with a smile, and said calmly, "Leader Du, do you think this sincerity is enough today?"

Du Fei smiled and said, "Mr. San, I think you have been in the underworld for too long, and you think too complicatedly. To be honest, whether you believe it or not, I have no hostility towards you from the beginning to the end."

Mr. Wei San frowned, unable to judge how true Du Fei's words were.

Du Fei continued, "Whether it is the Red Star Hotel or the last time I came to your house, we have different positions and no personal grudges. To be honest, I didn't suffer any loss in these two things, so why should I hold a grudge against you? If that were the case, how narrow-minded would I be? Our ancestors told us that narrow-minded people with big tempers will not live long."