It doesn’t matter what we eat. I received a call from a friend in the afternoon, saying that we would have a get-together in the evening and that it was near our house. He declined immediately and said that he had other commitments and could not attend. In my mind, I was thinking

It doesn’t matter what you eat

I received a call from a friend in the afternoon, saying that we would have a get-together in the evening, and that he was near our house. He declined immediately and said that he had other commitments and could not attend. In my mind, I was thinking about the online class at 7:30.

On the weekend, I just got off work and haven’t arrived at the door yet. I received a call from another friend, saying that everyone else had arrived and was waiting for me. I was at the same table as the one I contacted earlier. Still saying, I won’t come.

But then, he said that a friend had not arrived yet, so he immediately took a taxi and passed by our door. Sure enough, when I arrived at the gate of the community, the online car-hailing car my friend took also arrived. Just as he was explaining to him that he didn't want to participate, he opened the door, got out and let the car drive away.

He made another appointment for a car. They are all good friends. In this case, let's go and sit together. My daughter said on the phone: "My mom has put all your rice in the bowl. Don't drink when you go out. You have to be back before nine o'clock." I agreed and followed the car to the restaurant next to Yingtian Street .

When we arrived at the door, many people were sitting or standing in line. We reported our reserved table number and the waiter let us in. In the hall, every seat was filled with people. After being guided by someone, I found the seat reserved by my friend.

There are three large dishes on the table. There is nothing visible. They are all red dried chili peppers. This is a newly opened Sichuan restaurant. I glanced at the table next to it and saw the same three large plates.

There are four of us, each sitting on one side. There was a bowl of iced food in front of me. I tasted it and it was so cold that I couldn't eat it. Suddenly, the waiter brought four more glasses of cold drinks with straws. After sucking on them, they were so cold that they spit them out again.

Because I couldn’t eat chili, I had to give him another plate of cabbage. While waiting, we drank white wine and had no food to eat. In spicy chicken , there are not a few pieces of diced chicken, not even a few peanuts. The other two large plates were all spicy soup , and I didn't even dare to put my chopsticks into them.

A friend helped me get a large cup of cold and boiled , and let me wash it in it before eating it. I took a piece of meat and even though I tried hard, it was still very spicy in my mouth.

urged me many times, and finally the cabbage came. A few neatly arranged green vegetables were half-cooked. They were too embarrassed to move their chopsticks, so they just let me eat them slowly one by one.

I asked for a bowl of Yangzhou fried rice . The waiter said there was no such thing. The fried rice in the store was all spicy. He told me to just scramble the eggs. After waiting for a long time, a plate of rice arrived and was quickly divided.

On the bustling urban street, I saw that the business of this store is really booming. I think it must be because of the good Feng Shui here. My friend said: "This is an Internet celebrity store. I want to take you to try it. Who knew you can't eat chili peppers? I will never go to a place like this again." No wonder, all eyes are filled with young people. In fact, this is also a friend's wish. A few people chat together. After all, they haven't seen each other for a long time, and it doesn't matter what they eat...

When I arrived at the gate of the community, it happened to be nine o'clock. My wife and daughter went downstairs and took a nucleic acid test. Many people are still fighting on the front line. I hope that through everyone's joint efforts, this epidemic will not affect Nanjing. Only when society is stable can the so-called Internet celebrity stores be guaranteed to operate normally.

(July 2, 2022)