Tony glanced at Warren across from him, who was deep in thought, and immediately snapped to attention. He quickly coughed and said with a straight face, "I think it's just so-so. It's not as delicious as I imagined. If the last dish, Spicy Grilled Fish, is also of this standard, I don't think it's anything special."
"Tch, when he was eating just now, he licked the plate clean, even the bottom." The guests rolled their eyes, he really was a hypocrite.
"But he's saying this on purpose now, it seems like he's about to start causing trouble, right? Does that mean they still don't want to put Restaurant Mai Mi on the list?" Some customers speculated, feeling that Tony's reaction was a bit unusual.
"Ah, it's so spicy! But it's also so delicious! Boss, give me a big glass of ice water! I feel like I'm going to heaven!!!"
Just then, Shawnard slammed his chopsticks on the table, his mouth swollen like a duck's beak, and he was breathing heavily when he shouted. His clothes were already soaked with sweat, his face was flushed, and his eyes were red. Most of the white smoke above his head had disappeared, with only a little still lingering, but he seemed to be in pretty good spirits.
"Excuse me, guest, the restaurant does not provide ice water." Yabemia came forward, looking at Shawnard with slight surprise. Just now, this guy had been arrogantly asking to book the whole place, but after a serving of extremely spicy grilled fish, he was completely reduced to a dead fish.
"What? No ice water!" Shawnard's voice was hoarse, he felt like his throat was on fire.
Today, he experienced firsthand the terror of being dominated by extremely spicy grilled fish. That feeling of being unbearably spicy, yet wanting another bite after just one, his hands feeling like they didn't belong to him, his mind solely focused on finishing the entire fish. It was truly unbearable.
His tongue and mouth were numb, his body was burning hot, and what made Shawnard slightly uneasy was that his stomach was starting to churn. After eating more than ten jin of grilled fish, with that kind of spiciness, he was afraid that his fragile anus couldn't bear the pain.
Shawnard was feeling a bit down and needed something refreshing to calm down. Hearing Yabemia's words, he immediately became annoyed and said, "Your grilled fish is too spicy, and you don't even serve ice water? Is this how you provide service?"
"I'm sorry, guest, you ordered the grilled fish yourself, and you also chose the spiciness level. The restaurant doesn't usually provide ice water, nor does it serve ice water with grilled fish." Yabemia said apologetically, but this time her refusal was more firm, and her tone was more confident.
"Two dragon coins, check please!" Shawnard glanced at Yabemia, took two dragon coins from his money pouch and slammed them on the table. He hurriedly got up and walked towards the door, with a wisp of smoke still swirling above his head.
He had come here today chasing after Vivian, but ended up losing face in front of her. Now he's ended up looking like this. The key point is that the taste of the grilled fish is absolutely flawless, leaving Shawnard with no choice but to swallow his anger.
He finally understood a principle today: chefs are not to be trifled with, especially chefs who are also bosses.
"Extremely spicy is indeed extreme, it's not something an ordinary person can try." The guests, who knew the whole story, all smiled and felt quite relieved.
"Being a good person is a profound subject. I hope this young man can learn to be a good person in the future." Mai Ge smiled and glanced at Tony and Warren, who were waiting for the food to be served. He chopped up the remaining half of the extremely spicy chili pepper and sprinkled it into the wok, then poured the bright red sauce over the grilled fish.
"Some delicious flavors can fool people, but some can't, unless… you don't eat a single bite." Mai Ge thought to himself as he put down the wok.
"President, how about we try something different? That extremely spicy one might be a bit too much for us." Tony said to Warren in a low voice, glancing at Shawnard's retreating figure.
"Hello, here's your Spicy Grilled Fish, please enjoy."
Tony had barely finished speaking when Yabemia brought out a serving of large grilled fish and placed it in front of Warren and Tony. The aroma of spiciness mingled with the fragrance of fish, wafting over them and causing the two to instinctively close their eyes.
"This spiciness... how could it be so intense! Even if he put in a lot of chili peppers, it shouldn't be this spicy, right?" Tony was secretly shocked. When he watched Shawnard eat it before, he thought the young man was exaggerating a bit, but now that he smelled this spiciness, he realized that this spiciness was probably different from any spiciness he had ever eaten before.
"The grilled fish was then added to a sauce and placed on the burner to continue stewing. This cooking method is unprecedented and completely different from any grilled fish I've ever had before. Could this be another new cooking method he created?" Warren quickly adapted to the spiciness and looked at the grilled fish in front of him with surprise.
Today, Mai Ge has surprised him too much. He searched for and tasted food in Aden Square, sampled the cuisines of various ethnic groups, and met many talented chefs, but none of them could amaze him with every dish as much as Mai Ge.
He's a genius, Warren has to admit that.
"What kind of deliciousness and enjoyment will this unique cooking method bring?" Warren wondered to himself, becoming increasingly curious. He liked spicy food, but he had never tasted a spicy flavor that impressed him before. Perhaps this dish would allow him to experience something different today.
"No need, we'll take this one." Warren picked up his chopsticks and took a piece of fish. The tender white fish was coated in bright red sauce, making one's mouth water.
"Okay, I also think it's just spicy in appearance, it can't be called extremely spicy at all." Seeing that Warren had already started eating, Tony could only bite the bullet and say, after all, he was the one who ordered it. He then picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fish, and put it in his mouth one after the other with Warren.
"This spiciness! How could there be such a spicy chili pepper in the world! No! This is definitely not the kind of chili pepper I usually see. This spicy and fragrant flavor is so unique and delicious that it seems like all the sweat glands in my body have been activated in an instant. And within the spiciness, the grilled fish is even more delicious. The fish skin is grilled to a crispy brown, but the fish meat is exceptionally tender. The spiciness is irresistible, yet the delicious fish meat perfectly suppresses the spiciness to the limit of tolerance." Warren swallowed the fish in his mouth, looking at the grilled fish in front of him with disbelief.
"This feeling is like dancing on the edge of a knife, a combination of danger and excitement, and it's addictive!" Warren's chopsticks had already picked up a second piece of fish, seemingly beyond his control.
"It's so spicy! But how can it be so delicious! I can't stop eating it!" Tony's neatly combed hair suddenly curled up. He took two deep breaths and didn't have time to care about his usual carefully maintained appearance. He quickly picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth.