"This..."
Zhu Dachang, already traumatized by Chen Xiao's previous beating of Li Xin, was caught between a rock and a hard place. He asked cautiously,
"Brother Xiao... Brother Xiao, may I... may I take a picture?"
Before Zhu Dachang could finish speaking, Li Xin had already lifted the lid of the extremely hot clay pot. Even more swirling steam rushed out from the clay soup pot, and the magnificent aroma of the Dragon Liver Phoenix Marrow Soup, which remained condensed rather than dispersed, immediately filled the noses of everyone in the private room. This caused everyone's taste buds to involuntarily bloom, their mouths to water, and their stomachs to rumble incessantly.
In the slightly boiling milky white hot soup, the thoroughly stewed black snake and black chicken meat tumbled passionately, making one crave to eat it all at a single glance.
Chen Xiao, not surprised by everyone's reaction in the least, nodded slowly,
"Of course!"
But Zhu Dachang and Li Xin had already salivated profusely. Where would they find the time to take out their phones to take pictures or record videos?
Like two famished fat pigs in a sty, they hesitated for only a moment before impatiently reaching out to grab the clay soup pot, their posture clearly indicating they intended to drink it straight from the pot.
"Ah—"
Their fingertips touched the scalding hot clay soup pot, and both yelped in pain and retracted their hands simultaneously.
At the same time, the quick-handed Zi Dan had already picked up a delicate ladle and scooped a large bowl of meat and soup. Ignoring the need for a spoon or chopsticks, and disregarding the heat, she devoured it with gusto. In the blink of an eye, she had emptied the palm-sized soup bowl.
As the Dragon Liver Phoenix Marrow Soup entered her mouth, Zi Dan felt a warmth spread through her body, an unparalleled deliciousness. Unable to control herself, she drank three more bowls.
By the time the screaming-in-pain Zhu Dachang and Li Xin reacted, they were horrified to find the clay soup pot almost empty. They immediately became anxious and, in unison, tried to stop Zi Dan:
"Who are you? If you want to eat, buy your own. We didn't invite you!"
As they spoke, they quickly shielded the clay soup pot.
Zi Dan's wheat-colored face instantly flushed. She explained sheepishly,
"S-sorry, this soup is just too delicious. I... I couldn't control my mouth, *burp*—"
Zhu Dachang and Li Xin were too busy using ladles to divide the soup, almost arguing over who got how much, and had forgotten all about taking pictures or videos. How could they bother with Zi Dan?
In the end, they each managed to get only a small half-bowl before the clay soup pot was empty, and their appetites were thoroughly whetted.
"Miss Song, please bring another pot!"
Fearing Song Yan would refuse, Zhu Dachang pulled out a stack of hundred-yuan bills from his bag and placed it on the table, at least three thousand yuan by estimation.
Li Xin eagerly took out the bank cards he had on him and handed them to Song Yan:
"I want two pots!"
Reminded by the two, Zi Dan realized that Zhe Gu Tian was a restaurant and one could eat their fill with money. She blurted out impatiently,
"I want one too!"
The intense reactions of the three further strengthened Song Yan's confidence that the Dragon Liver Phoenix Marrow Soup could make a lot of money. Both shocked and delighted, she was about to ask the waiter to arrange it.
"Wait!"
At the critical moment, Chen Xiao suddenly called out, and with a half-smile, said to Zhu Dachang and Li Xin,
"If you want to keep eating, that's fine. But please take out your phones first, take pictures, share them on your Moments, and then gather 388 likes, hehe."
"This..."
Zhu Dachang and Li Xin looked at each other, dumbfounded.
One was the new head chef of Caicaizi Sushi, and the other was the new marketing director of Caicaizi Sushi. They were direct competitors with Zhe Gu Tian. How could they possibly promote the Dragon Liver Phoenix Marrow Soup?
While they hesitated, Zi Dan had already taken out her phone, taken a picture, and posted it on her Moments with a hasty caption:
"Sisters, please like it!"
Her phone, though seemingly an old model mocked by Song Xiangyu, was actually a military-grade flagship smartphone, unobtainable by ordinary people.
Moreover, the popularity of her Moments was astonishingly high. Less than two minutes after posting, the number of likes surpassed 999+.
"Sister Zi Dan, are you really from the countryside? Your Moments' popularity is comparable to that of top-tier celebrities!"
Song Yan, both shocked and excited, quickly asked the waiter to bring another pot of Dragon Liver Phoenix Marrow Soup.
"There are many people in my village."
Zi Dan, unable to reveal her identity, offered a perfunctory explanation before eagerly enjoying the delicacy.
"Gulp—"
"Gulp—"
Watching Zi Dan devour bowl after bowl while the enticing aroma filled the air, Zhu Dachang and Li Xin's eyes glazed over, and they swallowed hard.
Finally, Zhu Dachang couldn't hold back any longer. He fumbled to take out his phone to record a short video and post it on his Moments, with the caption:
"If you're my brother, give me a like. If I get 388 likes, I can eat Zhe Gu Tian's newly launched signature dish, Dragon Liver Phoenix Marrow Soup!"
To satisfy Chen Xiao, he gritted his teeth and even posted the location coordinates of Zhe Gu Tian.