Lou Wai Lou stood beside West Lake. A poem went, "Beyond the green hills were more green hills, beyond the towers were more towers. When will the singing and dancing by West Lake ever cease? The warm breeze left travelers drunk, making them mistake Hangzhou for Bianzhou."
And that was where the name Lou Wai Lou came from.
Sitting atop Lou Wai Lou, admiring West Lake's beautiful scenery while eating delicious food, one found that the food blended into the scenery, and the scenery flowed into the food.
However, as far as Duanmu Huai was concerned...
"I finally understand why this place was built beside West Lake."
Duanmu Huai poked at the fish with his chopsticks, his face full of boredom.
"Is it because if you think the food tastes bad, you can dump it straight into the water to feed the fish?"
"..."
Wang Yuyan, sitting across from Duanmu Huai, did not say anything either. She merely ate in small bites, though judging by her expression... it was easy enough to understand.
How should he put it? This West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce could not exactly be called bad. After all, they claimed it was authentic West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce, and every passing tourist praised it endlessly. But in Duanmu Huai's opinion, its flavor could only be described as average. Of course, he believed that Lou Wai Lou would not dare try to cheat him. So either the chef's skill was limited, or this West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce was simply nothing special.
Strictly speaking, though, the West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce was not so bad that it was inedible. After all, the fish in this era were not fed with artificial feed but raised naturally. People in the past also did not have