Chapter 466 If this is ruined, what a waste of money it will be!
Chapter 466 If this is ruined, what a waste of money it will be!
At this time.
Su Luming also pushed her shopping cart over, which was filled with various seasonings, sauces, bamboo skewers, and foil boxes.
She glanced at the "spectacular" shopping cart carrying the ancestral offerings and gasped, her mouth agape: "My God! So much stuff? Are we planning to open a restaurant or feed elephants?"
Ye Fan chuckled, "What are you thinking? This is our food supply for the next week, stuffed into the fridge. We're only just starting to pick out the ingredients for tonight's barbecue!"
Su Luming patted his chest dramatically, letting out a sigh of relief: "That scared me to death! I knew it... Let's go, let's go, target: seafood and meat section, charge!"
The three then moved on to the fresh seafood section.
Su Luming clearly knows a lot about barbecue ingredients, and he is targeting the "regulars" at the barbecue stall: plump oysters, chewy squid tentacles, large prawns, scallops, and oily eel pieces.
The spirit of the ancestor stood quietly to the side, watching the creatures swimming in the tank, seemingly clueless about what to choose, and simply chose to observe.
Ye Fan glanced at it and joined in the selection.
His choice, on the other hand, was much more extravagant.
Three incredibly large and lively king crabs with their claws outstretched; a large box of plump razor clams spitting out water; several small green lobsters with thick, meaty flesh; and finally, the chef also scooped out two brightly colored and tender grouper.
"One grilled fish, one steamed fish," he explained simply.
After leaving the seafood section, we arrived at the meat section.
Ye Fan continued his "sweep." Thick-cut steak, French lamb chops, fresh beef brisket fat (it's most fragrant when grilled and sizzling with oil), and of course, he didn't forget the chicken wings that Li Yifeng had specifically requested.
"The vegetables are yours. Take whatever you like." He gave the two girls the choice.
Xian Zuling silently began selecting roastable vegetables such as corn, eggplant, green peppers, mushrooms, and potatoes.
Su Luming enthusiastically added a lot of zucchini, bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes.
Soon, the third shopping cart was piled up like a small mountain.
Looking at the three overflowing shopping carts, Su Luming couldn't help but exclaim again, "Boss Ye... there are only five of us, are you sure we can finish all this? This is way too much..."
Ye Fan pushed the cart ahead without turning his head, his tone relaxed yet carrying an undeniable "tycoon" logic: "When you eat barbecue, you have to have a wide variety and plenty! It's better to have leftovers than for anyone not to have their fill. Let's go, let's pay the bill!"
Xian Zuling and Su Luming each pushed a heavy shopping cart, following behind Ye Fan, and joined the long line at the supermarket checkout.
Three overloaded shopping carts were parked side by side, with the claws of king crabs still twitching slightly inside. The bright scales of the grouper shimmered under the lights, attracting the attention of surrounding customers who cast curious and even slightly shocked glances.
It's hard to keep a low profile in this situation.
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Ye Fan drove the car directly into the bamboo grove courtyard.
In the courtyard, Li Yifeng laboriously moved the dusty professional-grade barbecue grill to an open area, and was sweating profusely as he struggled to light a basin of charcoal.
"Old Shi! Give me a hand!" Ye Fan called out after parking the car.
"Coming!" Shi Kai responded and ran over.
Ye Fan directed him to carry the shopping bags full of barbecue ingredients into the yard, while he himself carried the heavy everyday food supplies and strode into the house.
"Ancestral spirit, please put these in the refrigerator."
"Mm," Xian Zuling responded softly, and began to skillfully categorize the items.
In the courtyard, Su Luming had already rolled up his sleeves with great interest and was working with Ye Fan to prepare the "extravagant" seafood.
Looking at the king crabs and fresh grouper in the tank, Su Luming was both excited and a little at a loss.
The task of washing the vegetables was left to Li Yifeng, who had finally managed to get the charcoal fire going.
While rinsing the corn and eggplant, Li Yifeng peered into several seafood bags, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, he shouted, "Old Ye! Where's the fish? Where are the main ingredients for my grilled fish? Grass carp, black carp, catfish... what did you buy? I've been searching for ages and can't find them! Did you forget about them?"
He thought Ye Fan had been negligent.
Ye Fan was deftly removing the claws from a king crab when he replied without looking up, "Fish? Isn't it over there? Those two grouper, pick the bigger one to grill, and steam the other later. I bought a big one, about five pounds each, enough for us."
"What?!" Li Yifeng nearly dropped the corn in his hand, his eyes wide with disbelief, his voice trembling as he exclaimed, "Holy...holy crap?! Grilled...grilled fish with grouper?!"
He was completely stunned, feeling as if his worldview on barbecue had been utterly destroyed!
That's way too extravagant!
The key point is... he's never grilled this kind of top-quality grouper before!
Isn't this thing usually steamed to preserve its original flavor?
Seeing Li Yifeng's blank expression, as if asking "Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to grill?", Ye Fan couldn't help but laugh: "What's the panic? A fish is just a fish. Grill it the way you usually grill grass carp. Just make sure you get the heat right."
"Okay...okay then..." Li Yifeng swallowed hard, looking at the brightly colored, expensive grouper in the tank, feeling immense pressure; his hands were even trembling slightly. If he ruined it, what a financial disaster!
He gritted his teeth and, with the utmost care when handling grass carp, began his debut with "Premium Grilled Grouper".
It took almost an hour of busy work.
Processing king crabs, dismantling baby lobsters, marinating beef and mutton, washing and skewering various vegetables... With Ye Fan's "lavish" ingredients and Su Luming's seasoning assistance, all the ingredients were finally ready.
Meanwhile, on Li Yifeng's side, the grilled grouper, "burdened with a heavy responsibility," was finally ready to be served, albeit shakily.
He used the gentlest charcoal fire to slowly grill the food throughout, and piled on plenty of side dishes.
Although the technique was a bit clumsy and nervous, the unique aroma of charcoal fire, mixed with the freshness of fish and the spiciness of sauce, still dominated the entire courtyard, making people's mouths water.
"It smells...okay?" Li Yifeng muttered to himself, a little uncertain.
The embers leaped, and sparks crackled.
Five people sat around the barbecue grill and began this outdoor barbecue feast with ingredients that were far beyond their standard specifications.
Cases of cold beer were piled up at my feet.
Xian Zuling remained the quietest, sitting beside Ye Fan, silently eating the grilled food and sipping her drink.
She only answers softly when someone asks her, "Is this good?" or "What else would you like?"
But compared to the girl who was extremely self-conscious and barely dared to look up when she first entered school, the fact that she can now sit here naturally and occasionally show a faint smile when Ye Fan hands her skewers is a huge improvement that is like a complete transformation.
This small bamboo grove courtyard and the people around her gave her an unprecedented sense of security.
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