Chapter 469 - 173: Nothing Else Can Go Wrong, Right?

Chapter 469: Chapter 173: Nothing Else Can Go Wrong, Right?

Su Chen waved his hand. "Forget about the pork brains for a moment. Is your boss really going to be okay?"

Ah Wu glanced over his shoulder.

Feng Yaoyang was expertly gnawing on half a rabbit head. He was even able to dismantle the bones with one hand while still working on the one in his mouth!

"Boss—"

Su Chen tugged on Ah Wu’s arm. "You can’t wake a man who’s pretending to be asleep."

"True." Ah Wu sighed. "And I can’t stop a man who’s truly determined to eat."

"The pork brains will be ready in three minutes. Do you want more rabbit heads?"

Ah Wu thought for a moment.

’I’ve had eight, and the boss has had two.’

’To be fair, the texture and flavor of these rabbit heads are incredible. Regardless of whether the boss eats more, I could definitely have a few more myself.’

"How about another ten?" Ah Wu said. "And if you can, a few more orders of the pork brains, too."

Su Chen nodded. "Don’t worry, I already cooked ten orders of pork brains at once, and there’s still a whole empty rack in the oven. If you really like them, I can cook up some more later."

Ah Wu quickly waved his hands. "No, no, I couldn’t! Ten rabbit heads and ten orders of pork brains are already more than enough. I can’t eat that much."

The two chatted for a bit, and the three minutes were up.

Cooking the pork brains was even simpler.

All you had to do was line the bottom of a tinfoil bowl with a layer of green onions, place the cleaned pork brains on top, and finally pour in the pre-fried sauce.

This sauce was characterized by having very little water and a lot of oil. Rather than being baked, the pork brains were essentially poached in hot oil at a high temperature.

Su Chen took the pork brains out of the oven. "Let me bring these over. Be careful, they’re scorching hot."

After being cooked at over two hundred degrees, the oil in the tinfoil bowls had reached an extremely high temperature.

If any of it spilled on your hand, the consequences would be dire.

But Su Chen wasn’t afraid of the heat.

When the five orders of pork brains were placed on the table, Su Chen made a point of looking at Feng Yaoyang. The big boss, who hadn’t eaten anything spicy in over a year, was now sweating profusely from the rabbit heads.

A fine layer of sweat beads was clearly visible on the tip of his nose.

Even so, Feng Yaoyang kept slurping and hissing, trying to cool his mouth as he diligently worked at getting every last shred of meat off the bones.

The moment he saw the pork brains arrive, Feng Yaoyang picked up his chopsticks and was about to dig in.

"Boss, these are spicy, too."

Ah Wu was only offering a friendly reminder, but to Feng Yaoyang’s ears, the words sounded incredibly grating.

Feng Yaoyang said nothing, just lifted his eyes to shoot Ah Wu a glare.

’This guy’s got some nerve!’ he thought.

’There are so many orders of pork brains here—five of them! Can you even finish them all by yourself?’

’What’s the big deal if I have one?’

’If this keeps up, I’ll have to give Ah Wu a stern talking-to when we get back.’

Feng Yaoyang turned a deaf ear to Ah Wu’s reminder.

He simply picked up his chopsticks and deftly plucked a piece of pork brain from one of the tinfoil bowls.

It was covered with freshly sprinkled toppings: green garlic, millet chilis, pickled vegetables, chopped scallions, and crushed peanuts.

He popped the piece into his mouth.

"Whoa!"

The spicy, numbing, and savory flavor that exploded in his mouth was in no way inferior to the spicy rabbit heads!

And yet, this particular blend of spicy and savory was a completely different experience from that of the rabbit heads.

Thanks to the freshly added garnishes, the taste was more complex, the flavor more intense.

With just a gentle press of his tongue, it dissolved. He didn’t even need to chew.

The uniquely smooth and tender texture of the pork brain immediately coated his entire mouth. The dish felt perfectly composed, each component complementing the others flawlessly.

"Now *this* is a true delicacy! Even someone like me, who doesn’t usually like spicy food, finds it this addictive. I can’t even imagine how someone who actually loves spice would react."

There he goes again, not being able to imagine...

Feng Yaoyang took one bite, and the next followed immediately after.

Beyond the numbing spice and savory flavor, there was the scalding sensation from the piping hot oil. Every bite was a blast of searing heat and spice.

He couldn’t stop. He simply couldn’t stop!

Ah Wu hadn’t even sat down yet. He was too stunned by Feng Yaoyang’s frenzied state.

Normally, when he cooked, some dishes required a bit of chili to enhance the flavor.

But to protect his boss’s health, Ah Wu would always choose peppers that added aroma but no heat. Even then, the mere sight of a pepper would earn him a stern lecture from Feng Yaoyang.

And today?

Forget just seeing them.

Both the rabbit heads and the pork brains were practically born from a marinade of countless different peppers!

And he was devouring them with such relish. Ah Wu was truly at a loss for words.

’Does the boss have a problem with me?’

he wondered.

’If he really does have a problem with me, then I’m washing my hands of him tonight. I’ll let him eat his fill. When his condition flares up, he’ll realize how good he had it with me.’

Having made his decision, Ah Wu simply went back to the service window.

"Is he really going to be okay eating like that? I hope the spice doesn’t mess him up."

Seeing Feng Yaoyang’s state, Su Chen was starting to have regrets.

’If I’d known the man had zero self-control, I would have prepared one spicy snack and then made a couple of non-spicy dishes to balance things out.’

’Three spicy dishes in a row... I’m afraid Feng Yaoyang’s body really can’t handle it.’

Forget Feng Yaoyang.

The way he was eating, nobody could handle it. Forgetting everything else, a fiery ordeal on the toilet tomorrow was a foregone conclusion.

"The rabbit heads are ready."

Ah Wu nodded, a hint of dejection still on his face. He brought the plate to the table but didn’t sit down, returning once again to the kitchen window.

He didn’t want to deal with it anymore.

"They say good advice is hard to swallow. I think my boss has been completely bewitched."

Su Chen leaned his elbows on the windowsill, cupped his chin in his hands, and quietly watched Feng Yaoyang gasp for air, trying to cool his mouth down.

"You’re right. Good advice is hard to swallow, and bitter medicine is the best cure. Sometimes, you just have to let him learn his lesson the hard way."

Ah Wu sighed and nodded. "I just hope it doesn’t turn into a disaster."

And he was right to worry... because after devouring five orders of pork brains, Feng Yaoyang started on the rabbit heads again.

Whatever self-control he’d claimed to have, whatever resolutions he’d made, they were all rendered fragile and meaningless in the face of his current performance.

「Fifteen minutes later.」

"Rabbit heads! Another five!"

Su Chen silently prepared ten, but only brought out five.

「Ten minutes later.」

"Pork brains, another five! Oh, and the rabbit heads, too."

The five orders of pork brains that were already cooked and the five leftover rabbit heads appeared before Feng Yaoyang.

HISS!

HUFF!

HISS!

HUFF!

After eating so much, Feng Yaoyang felt his lips starting to go numb, but for some reason, it just felt so damn good!

Rabbit heads aren’t very big to begin with, and there’s barely any meat on them. It’s almost impossible to get full from eating them.

As for the pork brains, they were even smaller than an adult’s fist. Once they cooled down a little, a single order could be finished in just three or four bites.

When Feng Yaoyang had finished his thirtieth serving of rabbit head and pork brain, he finally patted his belly and leaned back in his chair.

"Hey, Ah Wu!" Feng Yaoyang shouted. "Don’t you guys have that tofu brain, too? That’s definitely not spicy, so I can have a bit more of it. Go ahead and order two bowls for me. I won’t eat as much as I did yesterday."

With that, Feng Yaoyang took a satisfied sip of water and added, "I’m just going to use the restroom."

Ah Wu grunted in acknowledgment, then looked helplessly at Su Chen. "Boss Su, two bowls of Tofu Brain... actually, make it three. I’ll have one, too."

Su Chen sighed as well.

"Alright, it’ll just be a minute."

Making Emei Tofu Brain was also very simple.

Northern-style tofu pudding, for example, was more complex to make, as it required soaking soybeans long in advance.

But for Emei Tofu Brain, all you needed was silken tofu.

Of course, making it from scratch with soaked soybeans would yield better results, but the deciding factor in its deliciousness wasn’t the tofu itself.

It was the toppings.

Su Chen had just ladled half a pot of clear broth into a pan and taken out a block of silken tofu to begin.

Ah Wu pulled out his ringing phone.

"Boss?"

Su Chen’s hearing was sharp. Though he couldn’t make out the entire conversation, he could faintly hear the voice on the other end.

"You... HISS!!! Get to the restroom, now."

"Boss, what’s wrong?" As he spoke, Ah Wu looked at Su Chen and mouthed the words, "Where’s the restroom?"

Another pained voice came through the phone.

"Just get here! HISS!!!"

Something sounded very wrong to Su Chen. "Come on, I’ll take you."

A bad feeling washed over him. He didn’t even bother to take off his apron.

He quickly led Ah Wu and bolted straight for the restroom!