Lin Jiu had been thinking about how to ask Si Xu to celebrate his birthday, but it turned out that he didn't need to ask. Si Xu contacted him on his own initiative and wanted to bring his family to the restaurant for a meal and asked Lin Jiu if it was convenient.
Lin Jiu felt that this was very convenient and there was nothing inconvenient about it.
In order to make it convenient for Si Xu to celebrate his birthday with his family, Lin Jiu specially issued an announcement that only lunch would be served on that day, and no dinner would be provided.
The comments section was full of question marks, asking why. Were they going out to restock again? They had only just opened the store for one day!
Lin Jiu specifically responded to the comment.
Lin Jiuv: "It's my friend's birthday, so I don't have time to open the store."
Comments:
"Is the Buddhist Boss Lin back again? Horrified.jpg"
"What birthday is more important than opening a store? I'll come back to open the store!"
"Boss Lin, you are not doing your job properly. We were just about to start making money, but you are stabbing us again. Don't you want the money anymore?"
"Am I the only one who wants to know which friend of Mr. Lin's is this? He didn't open the shop because of his friend's birthday. This friend is not simple!"
"Wow, today is Qiu Yuqian's birthday!!! They are really, really, really serious!!!!"
"Get out of here! It's enough for you to take advantage of the popularity once, but you still want to tie up Boss Lin and not let him go?!"
"They are clearly husband and wife, so how can they be bound and rubbed?"
"Shameless, you don't work hard, but you just want to get attention every day. Is it a big deal that Qiu Yuqian's birthday is here? Today is also my God Si's birthday, why isn't it Boss Lin who celebrates my God Si's birthday?!"
"CP fans should have some shame. Qiu Yuqian tying up Lin Jiu is just trying to gain popularity, but Lin Jiu tying up Si Shen is not trying to gain popularity?"
"You guys can quarrel all you want, but don't drag our boss Lin into this. Boss Lin has already retired from the entertainment industry and doesn't want to ride on the popularity. Thank you."
The fight has already broken out online, with three parties fighting to protect their own side.
Lin Jiu didn't have time to pay attention to Weibo anymore, as he had a lot of things to do today.
The lunch seats were almost all reserved by last night's customers. They all had dark circles under their eyes and looked at Boss Lin with admiration. They were unable to express themselves with words and could only sincerely thank him.
Facing a monster like that, the only person who dared to pick up the harpoon and attack was Boss Lin. The way Boss Lin's harpoon appeared was very unreasonable, and it was even more unreasonable for another person to hold the monster in the air. Just last night, their worldview completely collapsed. They tossed and turned all night, but the reconstruction was not yet complete, so they came again today, hoping that the reconstruction progress bar could be moved faster.
Facing their thanks, Lin Jiu accepted them all, hoping that they would finish eating quickly and leave so that he could clean up the shop and prepare for dinner.
Finally, everyone was sent away and Lin Jiu could go back to work.
Lin Jiu issued the announcement in order to prevent customers from queuing. There were indeed no customers queuing during dinner time, but there were always a lot of people hanging around outside, and the number was increasing. Some of them were holding gifts in their hands, and their identities were obvious at a glance.
Si Xu didn't spend his birthday with his fans this year, nor did he interact with them, yet these fans actually followed him here to try their luck. Lin Jiu felt tired. If Si Xu brought his family here later, wouldn't they be caught red-handed
Lin Jiusi called and told him the situation here.
"I understand. We will be there in ten minutes." Si Xu had already expected this situation.
There are only my mother and father-in-law in the car. My grandparents will come alone. My father is too busy at work and it is not certain whether he can come.
Gong was silent the whole way. After this birthday, Si Xu will be 29. How can he not be worried
Fair: "Why don't you just quit the circle? It's inconvenient for you to go anywhere."
Rather than living under the camera, the boss hopes that Si Xu can recuperate without being disturbed. His health has improved a lot and he can continue to manage the company. He wants Si Xu to have more rest time, not to make Si Xu return to the entertainment industry and work hard.
"I'm considering that even if I retire, I should still perform the remaining concerts to make up for my fans." Si Xu doesn't like to give up halfway.
The husband disagreed, "How can you have the time and energy to make up for the concert? Ask them to refund the tickets, or give them some compensation, even refunding them twice the ticket price, anyway, please stop making trouble."
The father-in-law swallowed the advice to him to rest more and recuperate, and did not dare to mention it any more for fear that his daughter would hear it.
"These three concerts may be my last time standing on the stage. Let me complete them perfectly. I don't want to have any regrets."
Si Xu's tone was relaxed, but the father's eyes were red. He looked towards the window, not daring to let his daughter beside him notice.
The car stopped in front of the store, with bodyguards standing guard beside the car. The moment Si Xu stepped down, screams came one after another from behind.
“Ahhh!!!! God Si!!! It’s really God Si!!!”
"Happy Birthday to God Si!!!"
"Happy birthday!!!!!"
"Ahhh!!! God, look at me!!!"
Si Xu took off his mask and smiled at them, "Thank you, it's too cold outside, don't wait here, let's go back."
Fans chanted in unison, “We’re not cold!!!”
Lin Jiu came out of the store and helped to open the door, and Song Mozhi walked in. Si Xu was still standing outside. Fans wanted to give Si Xu gifts, but they were all declined by the bodyguard.
Lin Jiuzhe returned to the kitchen, carried out a tall stack of steamers, placed them on the first table near the door, picked up the first layer of steamers and walked to Si Xu.
Si Xu only felt a vague white mist in front of his eyes, and turned his head to see the large steamer in Lin Jiu's hand.
Lin Jiu: “Open it and have a look.”
Si Xu picked up the lid, and the steam was rising. In the steamer were pink, plump and white longevity peaches, small and exquisite, with a fresh and fragrant smell.
Si Xu was very surprised. He had eaten at the Magic Fish Shop so many times but had never seen pasta.
"Many of them have been hanging out outside for the whole afternoon. They are probably going to be frozen into popsicles soon. Share them among them. One for each person should be enough."
Si Xu looked at him deeply, feeling warm in his heart, and wanted to hug him and kiss him.
Today was his birthday, and Si Xu decided to indulge himself for once. He put his arms around Lin Jiu, pressed his head into his arms, and using his body position to cover his face, he gently kissed the top of Lin Jiu's head.
Lin Jiu was still holding a big steamer in his hand, leaning sideways in Si Xu's arms, looking dumbfounded. He smelled the scent on Si Xu's body, which should be the perfume in the car, with the coldness of winter, and it smelled very good.
When Si Xu let him go, Lin Jiu was still in a daze. His face was red under the mask, and his ears were filled with crazy screams. The fans almost died on the spot.
Si Xu lowered his eyes to look at him, with an undisguised smile on his face, "Thank you."
Lin Jiu was so panicked that he almost threw the steamer to the ground. His heart was beating uncontrollably. "No, no need."
Si Xu called in bodyguards and sent a cage each to the fans.
The fans were all going crazy when they saw the steaming steamer. They were almost going crazy with excitement.
Not to mention that they can't afford the consumption level of the Magic Fish Shop, just the difficulty of queuing is enough. They never thought that they would be able to eat the food of the Magic Fish Shop in this life. Chasing stars to the point that they can taste Boss Lin's cooking for free is enough to brag about it on Weibo.
The longevity peaches are not big, but they are beautiful and delicate. You can finish one in two bites. Each person is given a longevity peach and disposable gloves.
Some people couldn't wait to eat it and were conquered by its delicious taste.
“It’s so delicious!! Thank you Boss Lin!!! Thank you God Si!!!”
"Oh my god, is this what Boss Lin cooks? It's so delicious!!!"
"I'm exhausted. I can eat 50 of these birthday peaches in one meal!"
There were loud laughter all around and the scene was very joyful.
There are more and more fans, and many fans who have received the news are on their way.
Si Xu laughed helplessly, "There are no more later ones. Boss Lin must have been very tired making so many birthday peaches. Thank you everyone. Go back after eating. Don't wait outside. It's too cold."
The two were finally able to return to the store. Lin Jiu packed up the steamer and put it back in the kitchen.
There was another basket in the kitchen, which Lin Jiu left for Si Xu and the bodyguards to try. Lin Jiu himself hadn't eaten pasta for a long time. These noodles were made of ordinary flour, and they were delivered to Lin Jiu when he ordered them. There was nothing he could do, as his magic points were too little, and he couldn't even buy flour.
"Try it." Lin Jiu took out a plate and asked Liu Jiu to send it to the private room.
Si Xu picked up one with wooden chopsticks and took a bite.
"How is it?" Lin Jiu asked.
"The longevity peaches are soft, and the fillings are fresh and fragrant. They are very delicious." Si Xu praised.
"Did you find any fillings?"
"Shrimp and meat?" Si Xu was uncertain.
Lin Jiu nodded, "It is indeed shrimp and meat."
Lin Jiu couldn't afford to give away so many birthday peaches if they were all made of shrimp meat, so he used the meat of a whole dragon and pork as the stuffing. As long as the flavor was well adjusted, the birthday peaches would not be bad.
Lin Jiu ate one himself, sent a plate to the box, and let the bodyguards share the rest.
Si Xu's grandparents arrived soon. Grandma Si was very gentle, an elegant old lady with good upbringing. Grandpa Si looked more serious. As soon as the old couple entered the box, they were attracted by the small birthday peaches.
"The boss's craftsmanship is really great, and the longevity peaches are so beautiful." Grandma Si picked up a longevity peach, put it on the plate and observed it for a long time.
Lin Jiu: "This is a fan benefit. Bring some over for you to try."
Si Xu is not very old, so normally he doesn't need longevity peaches. It would be a bit ugly to just steam the buns, so he made them into longevity peach shapes.
Si Xu said: "Everyone is here, we can serve the food."
Lin Jiu was a little surprised that Jiang Ge didn't come, and neither did Si Xu's father.
Lin Jiu didn't ask any more questions and went out to prepare the dishes, and Si Xu followed to help.
Lin Jiu asked in a low voice: "Is Jiang Ge not coming?"
"There wasn't enough room in the box, so I didn't let him come. I'll treat him to a meal alone another day..."
"I'm fine eating while standing." Jiang Ge pushed the door open.
Si Xu looked over and said, "Didn't we agree to treat you another day?"
"What I lack is a meal from you? What I lack is the opportunity to come to the Magic Fish Restaurant to eat anytime and anywhere!" Jiang Ge asked Lin Jiu, "What are the conditions for going to the second floor? I want to go to the second floor."
There is absolutely no problem with Jiang Ge's love for the Magic Fish Shop, what he lacks is the desire to spend money.
Lin Jiu: "Upgrade to the second floor when spending over 1 million."
Jiang Ge slammed the table and said, "I'll pay for this birthday party. I want to move up to the second floor!"
Si Xu has already gone up to the second floor. If he doesn't follow him, he won't even have the chance to eat for free in the future. This is absolutely not acceptable.
Si Xu: “No need…”
Lin Jiu: "No need, I'll treat you to this meal."
Si Xu: “…”
Jiang Ge was furious, "You are the boss, why are you treating me? Can you give me, your customer, a chance? Is this table worth one million tonight? If not, please give me more dishes and wine, and I want to move to the second floor!"
Lin Jiu: “…”
Jiang Ge: "Is it enough?"
Lin Jiu: “…maybe more.”
Jiang Ge: "That's it, I'll pay for tonight."
Lin Jiu: “…”
Si Xu said: "Then let A Ge pay. You have been busy until now and are very tired. I can't let you lose money."
Lin Jiu: “…”
I'm just so angry that I don't give him any chance to show off.
Lin Jiu didn't bother about who would pay anymore. He brought out all the prepared dishes and asked Si Xu and Jiang Ge to deliver them to the private room.
Lin Jiu finally brought out a seafood cake. The cake was not big, only 8 inches, with a layer of silver carp meat on it, decorated with caviar and puffball roe, and two number candles on the cake.
Jiang Ge saw that the cake was so small, how could he show off his generosity? "The cake is too small, do you have a bigger one?"
Lin Jiu glanced at him and asked, "How big do you want?"
Jiang Ge gestured with his hands, "At least it needs to be a 14 or 16-inch cake, with multiple layers."
Lin Jiu: "We can make any size cake you want, but can you finish it?"
Jiang Ge: “…”
Jiang Ge: "The purpose of cake is not to eat it, right?"
Lin Jiu: "Don't you know that I don't allow waste here?"
Jiang Ge: “…”
Lin Jiu: "Please finish the cake. You are treating us. Most of the money for tonight has been spent on this cake."
Jiang Ge was dumbfounded, "What kind of cake costs one hundred thousand?!"
Lin Jiu snorted coldly, "Don't insult this cake. With 100,000 yuan, you can only buy a layer of silver fish and caviar on top."
Jiang Ge: “… !!!!”
Jiang Ge looked at Si Xu blankly, "I think Boss Lin wants to kill me."
Si Xu suppressed a smile and said, "I don't think so."
Lin Jiu pointed at the cake and said, "This is not bread and butter. Inside is a whole piece of blue devil tentacle meat. Blue devil meat costs 500,000 per pound. You can calculate how much this 8-inch cake is worth."
Jiang Ge almost fell to his knees. This estimated two million was too much to bear!
Lin Jiu looked at Jiang Ge and asked, "Do you want to treat me again?"
Jiang Ge gritted his teeth and tried to straighten his back. "Please, of course I will. It's only a few million. I can afford it!"
Lin Jiu felt that he was one step closer to ten million.
The dishes were served one by one, and the seafood cake was served last. Lin Jiu wanted to leave but was stopped by Si Xu.
"Let's eat together. You've been busy until now."
"There are no other guests tonight. You young people are all familiar with each other, so eat together." The old man invited Lin Jiu to sit down.
There is a long wooden table in the box with six seats placed opposite each other. In fact, only two people can sit at each end, but people don't usually sit like that. If there are many people and they are all acquaintances, they won't care about these and can sit anywhere.
Song Mozhi was sitting in a wheelchair at one end of the table for six, with plenty of room for seven people to sit around it.
Lin Jiu brought out the Huahong wine as the main drink for tonight.
Each person has a glass, and they clink glasses first.
Lin Jiu, Si Xu and Jiang Ge are more familiar with the taste of Huahong wine, but the other four are not. Song Mozhi and Grandma Si are both women and they naturally like this fragrant and sweet wine, but Grandpa Si and Grandpa Si are not used to this kind of wine.
The old man frowned immediately and asked, "Do you have any strong liquor? I'm not used to this kind of liquor."
Lin Jiu paused, and Jiang Ge immediately replied, "Yes, yes, yes. He also has a special kind of wine hidden away. That's the kind of wine a man should drink."
Gong: "Then you must try it."
Lin Jiu hesitated, then said, "It's okay, I'll take care of them."
Lin Jiu then stood up to get the Huaqing wine. He only took a small pot and didn't dare to take more. One cup per person would not be a problem.
Grandma Si smiled and said, "You two old men are the only ones who have a strong taste for wine. Mo Zhi and I think this wine tastes good."
Song Mozhi nodded, "The wine is fragrant, mild, and really delicious."
Jiang Ge said: "This is women's wine, and this kind of Huaqing wine is men's wine."
Si Xu took the wine pot from Lin Jiu's hand, poured a glass for Uncle, Grandpa and Jiang Ge respectively, and then put the wine pot next to his own hand.
Mr. Song and Grandpa Si clinked their glasses and each took a sip. They both looked surprised. They had been drinking all their lives, but had never tasted such a special wine. It tasted very strong.
"Is it delicious?" Jiang Ge had been observing them.
Lord Song said generously: "Good wine!"
Grandpa Si also nodded, "It is indeed delicious."
After a glass of wine, Jiang Ge clamored to cut the cake first. He had to see with his own eyes what made this cake so expensive.
After lighting the candles, making a wish, and blowing out the candles, it was finally time to cut the cake. Jiang Ge stared at the knife in Si Xu's hand without blinking.
Si Xu divided the cake into eight equal portions. Since his father was not at home, he kept one portion for himself.
The cutting technique is completely different from bread and cake, it is heavy and solid. Lin Jiu said it is a pure seafood cake, and that is absolutely true. The whole cake is a whole piece of small blue devil tentacle cut into circles, with a layer of thick white fruit paste on it. It looks very much like cream, but it is not. This kind of paste is sweet and sour with a slightly salty taste. It tastes very special when eaten with seafood as a dip.
The little blue devil tentacles were seasoned and stewed again. The meat was soft and tender, more suitable for the elderly. Tentacle meat is not easy to digest. Each person was given such a big piece. After eating it all, they were almost full. There was still a table of delicious food that was not touched. Jiang Ge finally admitted that the cake really can't be too big.
A glass of Huaqing wine was quickly finished. Mr. Song and Grandpa Si wanted to have another glass, but were rejected by Si Xu, who made it clear that each person could only drink one glass. If they wanted to drink, they could only drink Huahong wine.
The two had no choice but to give up and eat more food and drink less alcohol.
Halfway through the meal, Mr. Song wanted to go out to smoke a cigarette and take a break before continuing to eat.
Si Xu stood up and said, "You guys continue eating, I'll go take a look."
Si Xu followed him out, but the public was not in the lobby. Si Xu pushed the door open and went out. The public was sitting on a bench under the window smoking. The fans outside had been persuaded to leave by the bodyguards. It was too cold outside, and waiting there was not a solution.
Si Xu walked over and sat next to his grandfather.
The man didn't look at him, but just smoked silently.
After a long time, the husband finally said in a low voice, "29..."
After finishing one cigarette, the man continued to smoke the second one.
"Stop smoking. It's bad for your health." Si Xu took the cigarette from the man's hand.
"I'm fine now, don't worry about me, just take care of your health."
The husband shook his head, "Your situation is exactly the same as your mother-in-law's at that time. How can I not be worried?"
Si Xu said: "I can eat normally now and I don't feel any discomfort in my body. I may be that example."
"I really want to believe that you are the example, but things are not as simple as you think. Before your mother-in-law passed away, she told me that this is a problem with her genes. Her descendants may also have the same disease as her. I raised your mother with trepidation. She lived safely past the age of 30, and I am relieved. I hope your mother-in-law's genes will show up in you..."
The public servant said in a hoarse voice, "After learning that your memory is beyond that of ordinary people, I have been worried that this day will come. Over the years, I have looked up a lot of information and know that there are people in the world who are just like you. They also cannot live past the age of 30, and the symptoms before death are also very similar, weak, emaciated, unable to eat..."
"No one who showed these symptoms survived, no one." The man reached for the cigarette with shaking hands and picked up another one.