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Sheng Jian Bao / 生煎包 / Shanghai Pan-Fried Vegetable Buns (Vegan)
#vegan#dim sum#Chinese cuisine#East Asian cuisine#bao#sheng jian bao#yeast#mushrooms#agar agar#kombu dashi#yuba#tvp#garlic#bamboo shoots#ginger#green onion#soy sauce#wine#coconut sugar#white pepper#sesame oil#cornstarch#sea salt
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[ID: several sheng jian bao in a grey pan. They are small dumplings with fluffy white steamed tops and golden brown pan fried bottoms. Green onions and black sesame are sprinkled on top. End ID]
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Fabulous Asian feasts for fam and friends at Manila Ocean Park
The summer season brings with it awesome opportunities to explore the metro’s sights with your nearest and dearest while taking advantage of the myriad of delectable food choices that Manila has to offer. Take Manila Ocean Park, for example. Not only is it the Philippines’ first world-class marine theme park and premiere educational entertainment destination, it also serves up a lot of great…
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#asian cuisine#authentic dishes#chinese cuisine#Crispy Beef Pancake#culinary adventure#dining options#Egg Waffle Overload#filipino cuisine#Flavored Fries#flavorful delights#food destination#fresh ingredients#fusion cuisine#Goutie#hotel h2O#innovative snacks#Lu Rou Fan#makan makan asian food village#manila ocean park#modern flair#restaurant#restaurant review#savory dishes#savory-sweet#Seafood Lomi Supreme#Shanghai Noodle & Porridge#Sheng Jian Bao#sweet treats#Taiwan Eating House#Taiwanese cuisine
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[ID: a plate of five shengjian bao with fluffy white tops and crispy brown bottoms, plus a sprinkling of black sesame and scallions on top. They sit on a rectangular white plate. End ID]
pork buns
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what. ? !
#you meet a guy who teaches you how to make sheng jian bao.#he falls in love with you and writes you a letter confessing. and then resigns from THE RESTAURANT HE OWNS (?!) and runs away#three years later you meet as tourist in an european ... mall#he takes your grandmother's ring off the necklace around your neck and proposes to you RIGHT THEN (standing up?????) AND YOU SAY YES ????#sometimes things will happen in a story and the story will still be. lackluster in some way#but also like hey. listen. i write a fair amount of fic. not a lot. some. YES THE RECONCILIATION GETTING TOGETHER CONVERSATION IS HARD#BUT CMON THAT'S WHAT YOU OWE THE AUDIENCE FOR MAKING THEM SIT THROUGH ALL THE REST OF IT#you cant just jump to AND THEN THEY GET ENGAGED#couldnt the girl at least have GIVEN him the necklace ??#sigh .... all the women played by this lead actress were written in the most fascinating way: intended to be plucky and headstrong but#ultimately IS PRESENTED WITH ALMOST ZERO INTERESTING OR CHARACTER-DEFINING CHOICES / ACTIONS IN CLIMAX SCENES!#crying emoji ............ time to go read fic about it#hidey watches granting you a dreamlike life#okay i did like cheng musheng's line about forgiving himself.#wish they'd committed another episode to the modern day pair tho
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Birria Sheng Jian Bao
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Mushroom and Cabbage Pan-Fried Bun; Sheng Jian Bao
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🥟 ซาลาเปาทอดน้ำ สูตรเซี่ยงไฮ้ (Sheng Jian Bao) กรอบนอก นุ่มใน อร่อยยย ~~ 🐷😋
• ส่วนผสมแป้ง
- แป้งสาลีอเนกประสงค์ 2 ถ้วย
- ยีสต์ 1 ช้อนชา
- น้ำอุ่น 3/4 ถ้วย
- น้ำตาล 1 ช้อนชา
- น้ำมันพืช 1 ช้อนโต๊ะ
- เกลือ 1/2 ช้อนชา
• ส่วนผสมไส้หมู
- หมูบด 300 กรัม
- ต้นหอมซอย 2 ช้อนโต๊ะ
- ขิงสับ 1 ช้อนชา
- ซีอิ๊วขาว 1 ช้อนโต๊ะ
- น้ำมันงา 1 ช้อนชา
- พริกไทยขาว 1/4 ช้อนชา
- น้ำตาล 1/2 ช้อนชา
- น้ำเย็น 2 ช้อนโต๊ะ (เพื่อทำให้หมูชุ่ม)
• วิธีทำ
1. **ทำแป้ง**: ผสมยีสต์กับน้ำอุ่นและน้ำตาลในชามเล็ก ๆ ทิ้งไว้ 5 นาทีให้ยีสต์ทำงาน จากนั้นผสมแป้ง เกลือ และน้ำมันเข้าด้วยกันในชามใหญ่ เทน้ำยีสต์ลงไปนวดจนแป้งเนียนและไม่ติดมือ (ประมาณ 10 นาที) พักแป้งในที่อุ่นประมาณ 1 ชั่วโมงให้แป้งขึ้นฟูเป็น 2 เท่า
2. **ทำไส้หมู**: ผสมหมูบด ต้นหอม ขิง ซีอิ๊วขาว น้ำมันงา พริกไทย น้ำตาล และน้ำเย็นให้เข้ากันดี แล้วแช่เย็นพักไว้
3. **ปั้นซาลาเปา**: แบ่งแป้งที่ขึ้นฟูแล้วเป็นก้อนเล็ก ๆ ขนาดประมาณลูกปิงปอง จากนั้นรีดแป้งให้เป็นแผ่นบาง ใส่ไส้หมูตรงกลางแล้วห่อจับจีบให้สวยงาม (อย่าลืมปิดขอบให้แน่น)
4. **ทอดน้ำ**: ตั้งกระทะใส่น้ำมันพอเคลือบก้นกระทะ ใช้ไฟกลาง นำซาลาเปาที่ห่อแล้ววางเรียงในกระทะ ทอดให้ก้นซาลาเปาเหลืองสวย จากนั้นใส่น้ำลงไปในกระทะประมาณ 1/3 ของความสูงของซาลาเปา แล้วปิดฝาอบไว้ 8-10 นาที จนน้ำระเหยหมดและซาลาเปาสุกทั่ว
5. **ตกแต่งและเสิร์ฟ**: เมื่อซาลาเปาสุก โรยงาขาว/งาดำคั่วและต้นหอมซอยเพื่อความหอม พร้อมเสิร์ฟร้อน ๆ
🥟เคล็ดลับ: การทอดน้ำช่วยให้ก้นซาลาเปากรอบและด้านบนยังนุ่มเหมือนซาลาเปานึ่ง
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Shanghai Bucket List: 20 Epic Things to Do in Shanghai, China
Take a night walk along the west bank of the Huangpu River or take a night cruise to admire the stunning city lights of The Bund.
Climb up iconic skyscrapers such as the Shanghai Tower or the Oriental Pearl TV Tower for a panoramic view of the city.
Visit the Shanghai Museum in Huangpu to learn about ancient Chinese art and history. The museum has a large collection of exquisite bronzes, ceramics, paintings and other cultural relics.
Explore the French Concession area to experience local life and uncover hidden historical treasures.
Explore the world of science at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, which is especially suitable for learning and entertainment with children.
Visit City God Temple, in addition to Yu Garden, the surrounding City God Temple is also a popular place for tourists, where there are many traditional arts and crafts shops and food stalls.
Experience the nightlife of Xintiandi and enjoy a night out in Shanghai at the bars and clubs in the area.
Experience the alley culture of old Shanghai in Tianzifang. This is an old alley converted into an art and shopping area, full of literary atmosphere.
Visit Disneyland for a family-friendly trip and a day of theme park fun.
Go to the shopping paradise - Nanjing Road, where you can choose from a variety of products.
Taste the authentic Shanghai food, such as Xiaolongbao, Sheng Jian bao, crab bean curd, etc., to feel the food culture of Shanghai.
Walk along the Suzhou River, where the renovation shows the renewal and development of Shanghai. There are art installations and leisure Spaces along the river.
Watch a Peking Opera or Yue Opera performance and feel the charm of Chinese opera in a traditional theater.
Ride the maglev train, the world's fastest commercially operated train, from Pudong Airport to the city in just a few minutes.
Visit the Shanghai Grand Theatre in People's Square, a modern building that is one of Shanghai's iconic cultural facilities and regularly hosts world-class shows and concerts.
Visit Xujiahui, one of Shanghai's commercial centers, which is home not only to modern shopping malls, but also to historic Catholic churches and museums.
Visit the Expo site. Although the Expo has ended, many national pavilions have been converted into museums and exhibition halls and are still worth seeing.
Visit the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium: Located in Lujiazui, it displays Marine life from all over the world and is especially suitable for families.
Take a day trip to Zhujiajiao, a water town near Shanghai, to admire its canals, ancient Bridges and classical architecture.
Ride or walk around Chongming Island to enjoy the natural scenery and get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
#adventure#architecture#china#landscape#shanghai#travel#city#photography#trip#guide#travelblr#travelcore#travel inspiration#travel aesthetic#traveling#photographer#artists on tumblr
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Love Me, Love My Voice (很想很想你) Review
I went into this drama not knowing anything about it. I didn’t know the actors nor the plot. However, after watching this drama filled with honey dripping sweetness, I was so glad I gave it a watch.
My Rating: 9/10
Episodes: 33
Country: China
Genre: Pure Romance with good Music and too many scenes with food
Aired: Nov 30th, 2023 - Dec 16th, 2023
Cast:
Tan Jian Ci plays Mo Qing Cheng/ Qiang Qing Ci
Zhou Ye plays Gu Sheng/ Sheng Sheng Man
Hou Wen Yuan plays Zhou Zheng/ Jue Mei Sha Yi
Yang Xi Zi plays Geng Xiao Xing
Vincent Cao plays Feng Ya Song
Chen Hao Lan plays Dou Bing/ Mo Mo Er
Synopsis:
Sheng Sheng (played by Zhou Ye) seems like a typical university student, however she has another identity online as “Sheng Sheng Man” where she makes music in the folk pop genre. One day, in a voice chat room while Sheng Sheng was talking to her friend, her idol, Qiang Qing Ci who is a voice actor (played by Tan Jian Ci) enters the voice chat and speaks to her. Thus, Sheng Sheng’s world into professional music and love begins.
This drama was adapted from the novel “Really, Really Miss You” (很想很想你) by Mo Bao Fei Bao (墨宝非宝).
Beware of Spoilers Moving Forward!
What Episode did the Main Couple Start Dating?
Sheng Sheng and Mo Qing Cheng start dating as early as episode 8. She is reluctant to accept since they have only been together a handful of times, however, Mo Qing Cheng persuades her to start a relationship with him.
Misunderstandings?
There are literally no misunderstandings, no break ups, no petty problems between the main couple as they talk about their feelings pretty straightforwardly. This show was genuinely a breath of fresh air between two green flagged characters.
Love Triangles?
None. Nada. There was no second male lead or female lead there to squash the other person’s feelings. Purely feel good.
Love Me, Love My Voice Ending
Love Me, Love My Voice has a cute typical happy ending, where they skip 2 years into the future and basically wrap up the story where they show that Sheng Sheng has finished her postgraduate studies and is beginning to work professionally as a composer. She is also preparing to get married to Mo Qing Cheng as he has already bought them a house. They go on a little vacation to their first retreat spot, and take wedding pictures and essentially reminisce about their time together.
We also find out that Zhou Zheng and Geng Xiao Xing are also officially together. We also get a cute ending for Feng Ya Song and Dou Bing, where he finally takes the courage to try to confess to Dou Bing and she essentially accepts by telling him to stop talking, and takes his hand.
Love Me, Love My Voice Review- Cute, Fluffy, Wholesome Romance
I give this show a wonderful 9/10. This show literally was the fluffiest, cutest, most wholesome romance for a girly who loves romance. It fulfilled every checkmark. The main characters have the healthiest relationship, the premise of voice acting and folk pop music was new and super fun to watch and listen to. I’ve never listened to any folk pop music before this show, but I was genuinely loving every song in this show (P.S. i have all the songs from this show added to a playlist on Spotify luls). They were massive foodies, which didn’t help me as I was watching the show. It made me always crave food when they described recipes or he was whipping up a dish.
My review of this show lost a point only because I felt the character’s romance stayed very stagnant close to the end and not much was changing. Also, with the random time skip I felt like the ending was rushed. It felt like it was supposed to have a 40 episode run, but the show was cut short.
This show, all in all, was just pure fluff with a new fun premise of voice acting and folk pop music, with a lot of food added in to create a unique wholesome romance.
In my opinion, it's a must-watch if you love romance shows with little to no misunderstandings, no love triangles and pure fluff romance <3.
#drama blog#c drama#chinese drama#love me love my voice#romance drama#romance drama blog#drama blogger#romance c drama#sweet romance#pure romance#fluff#fluffy romance#green flags#wholesome romance#cdrama#cdrama review
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a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun
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Sheng Jian Bao Chinese Pan Fried Pork Buns Source: https://reddit.com/r/foodporn
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hello legend.
writing a wholesome mlb fanfic but trying to make it very meticulous in terms of details. do you think it’s appropriate that i ask for small things that i could include to highlight marinette’s connection to chinese culture.
things like certain clothes/phrases/names her parents would authentically call her/little things around her room /small habits/comfort foods/stories her mom told her growing up/thoughts on confucianism, taosim, buddhism/if she includes traditional chinese fashion in her designs/etc
i really hope this doesn’t come off as ignorant/offensive! i’ve been researching chinese culture but there’s a difference between reading about the “text-book�� examples and actually being part of a culture where you just wouldn’t understand things unless you were surrounded by it and a part of it and grew up with it. and i don’t want to play into stereotyping, you know? i want these things to be specific to chinese culture AND to marinette & her moms side of the family.
any answer would be helpful because i read that you are chinese yourself and you are so well versed in the creation of marinette’s character that if you think she would do/say/keep/etc certain things i would love to hear your thoughts!
oh sure! note that i’m singaporean chinese, so there might be a little bit of difference in culture. but having been to china (and attended chinese culture heavy schools) before, i’ll do my best!
- nicknames: baobao/ bao bei, meaning “precious”. first one is babyish, second one usually used by couples but parents also use it to call their kids. also, easy and common nickname is just repeating their name. for example, if marinette’s mandarin name was “ma li” (though i don’t think any parent would want to name their child that), the nickname used by family, relatives and friends would be “lili”
- small things around her room: chinese literature books on shelves, maybe a blue-white porcelain vase to put flowers in? and maybe a maobi (calligraphy brush) sticking out of her pencil holder.
- small habits: switching to chinese when surprised/ stressed. oh and def using chopsticks eating (only use for asian dishes tho). make sure she doesn’t stick it upright into the food though, cause of some superstition, and general etiquette. she could get slightly stressed when she sees people use chopsticks incorrectly, i know i do lol.
- comfort foods: congee and you tiao (fried dough). she could eat it when she feels under the weather. also, an alternative to the classic dumplings is pan fried pork dumplings (sheng jian bao) which i personally love to death. oml. its also a cuisine pretty unique to shanghai iirc. here’s how it looks
- bonus: one nostalgic food could be tanghulu, or candied hawthorns. munching on a self made version using strawberries and other small fruits with hardened candy syrup while working. although it’s more of a northern snack rather than a southern snack… (shanghai is south)
- stories mom told: as in… children’s stories? or mom’s personal stories? for children stories, or common folk tales, chang e, the legend of nian, the cowherd and the weaver girl, the twelve zodiac animals, etc. personal mom stories not sure lol.
- thoughts on religious stuff: hmmm…. tough cause i’m personally not much of a religious person myself, though i’m familiar with taoism and buddhism. it’s not necessary to include those inside. oh yea just random thing i was reminded of, one small detail you can add is burning incense. for example, use of joss sticks to pray is common in taoist and buddhist religion. there’s also incense burning as an art form. personally my mom does that whenever i have major exams coming lmao.
- design: i think it’s cool if marinette learnt the art of embroidery, like shown below. it’s pretty commonly seen on qipaos, with different patterns but most commonly flowers. it’s a dying art form. having marinette use embroidery to make images on her outfits rather than have them printed on will be a neat detail.
hope this helps! good luck on the fic too, if there’s any more questions feel free to dm
(oh and though i find the movie mid, turning red has accurate representation so you can check it out)
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13. what’s your comfort food?
There’s a place I drive to in my old suburb, a lil ma&pa restaurant that do the best Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and Sheng Jian bao in SYD. Whenever I’m sad or had a rough day at work I go and get dumplings and sit by the river and eat them.
#answered asks#I really want dumplings for dinner now#this is why training isn’t going so well bc I ruin my diet with dumplings
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Ji ji fu ji ji
a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun
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Another WIP question, because your list is full of enticing sounding stories - GYADL Fusheng lives BUT AT WHAT COST
Awwww, thank you! You can ask about as many as you want, @lasenbyphoenix! :D
[If anyone else would like to ask me about a WiP title, here is the list! ^_^]
So, this fic started because I'd read a rumor somewhere (that I have yet to be able to find a source for since OTZ), after reading the book, Z1L requested that they kill off Luo Fusheng at the end of the drama because it would be LESS SAD than the book ending. Which is... saying something considering how sad the drama ending is. O_o;;;
So, I did a little digging (and this is also how I ended up starting to translate the novel, BTW XD) and found out that at the end of the drama, Fusheng DOESN'T die. The war elements of the story are way more important and intense in the novel than the drama, and in the novel, Fusheng and Ruomeng are separated due to the war. So Ruomeng goes to France WITH THEIR SON (no adoption here!) thinking that Fusheng is dead. And Fusheng lives out the rest of his days in Shanghai lonely and depressed. By the time Lin Jingyun comes to Shanghai, I'm pretty sure both of them are dead.
SO. What I wanted to play with in this fic is kind of... merging the two endings, but with the twist of "what if Fusheng and Ruomeng AREN'T dead yet?" And the plan is to take this very sad separation ending and, through Lin Jingyun, get them reunited. ^_^
Snippet below the cut? ^_^
Lin Jingyun finished seating the last of the dinner reservation crowd—a young couple and their two children—and turned to survey the restaurant. They still weren't working at anywhere near full capacity nor had she been able to talk Cheng Musheng out of his reservation-only model, but at least they were making enough money now to cover expenses and hire a few wait staff, bussers, and an actual bartender for the bar—on weekends, at least. It was a start. And Lin Jingyun's new column reviewing restaurants here in Dongjiang and several of the surrounding provinces brought in more than enough to ensure that they could live comfortably, even when times were slow in the restaurant. Musheng was doing better now, spent far fewer of his days in an alcohol soaked haze, but some days were still a struggle, and JIngyun didn't want to put any undue pressure on him, especially when it wasn't necessary, when she could help.
Like today. The host on duty today had had a family emergency, so Jingyun had stepped in to cover for him. And things were going well, if she did say so herself. Everyone had been seated in the correct sections, everyone had menus or were waiting for orders and… wait.
Jingyun narrowed her eyes. Sitting in the middle of one of the closed sections—not just closed for the day, but closed since Jingyun had first come to the place—was an old man. Just… brazenly sitting there like he belonged there. Jingyun hadn't sat him; she'd have remembered seating someone that… unkempt. So, who had? She was just about to walk over there and give that old man a piece of her mind—and throw him out while she was at it—when an arm caught her around the waist and prevented her from moving. She turned to find Cheng Musheng behind her, arm still wrapped securely about her middle.
"What are you doing? I'm just going to go over there and explain the restaurant policy to him!"
Cheng Musheng shook his head, said quietly, "The policy doesn't apply to him. That was one of the only conditions to allow me to purchase the restaurant. Sheng Jian Bao stay on the menu, and he," Musheng nodded in the old man's direction, "Gets to come in for a hot meal and a place to sit whenever he wants, reservation or no." When Jingyun opened her mouth to protest, Musheng just smiled. "Jingyun, don't worry about it. I'll take care of his table directly. It's no bother."
Jingyun stepped back, bemused, as Cheng Musheng approached the old man. He was dressed neatly enough, if too casually for Jingyun's taste given the late hour, but everything he wore looked far too lived in. The coat he wore might once have been a deep olive green but was now closer to grey. His shirt was worn, almost threadbare in places, and his jeans torn and tattered at the cuffs, and fraying at the knees in a way that would have been almost stylish if Jingyun could have convinced herself he'd bought them that way. His hair was just this side of too long, grey curls failing into his eyes every time he leaned forwards, but it was still thick, no signs of balding. And his hands, wrinkled and gnarled, shook where they rested around one of the coffee mugs on the table.
Cheng Musheng bent low in the old man's direction, speaking almost directly into his ear, and Jingyun frowned when she saw him pull a flask from his own pocket, pouring the contents into the old man's mug before bowing to him and backing away. The old man lifted the mug to his lips, downing the entire mug in one long swallow and holding it out for more. There was something almost… pitiful about him, in the way his hands shook, the way his eyes didn't seem to quite focus, in the way he slumped over the mug in his hands. But he smiled when Cheng Musheng bent low to speak to him again, and that smile lifted the years from his face and put a sparkle in his eyes that make Jingyun's breath catch.
He must have been stunning in his youth.
As Cheng Musheng finally moved away from the table, Jingyun followed him towards the kitchen. Clearly there was a story here, and Musheng owed her one.
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