Chapter 56: Eating and talking
They placed the table slip on the table, and a server soon came over to set up their grill.
Once everything was ready and the server had shown Qin Xiaoxia how to use the electric grill, the server tore the slip in half, said, "Enjoy your meal," and left.
"So polite. Big places really do run things properly."
Qin Xiaoxia looked at the server's neat uniform, then at the restaurant's tasteful decor.
Although it was lunchtime, this barbecue buffet had clearly earned some good reviews lately. There were plenty of diners, with nine out of every ten tables occupied.
After that remark, he called Gou Junbao to tell him where they were sitting. Then the two of them headed toward the food section, chuckling.
These two didn't haul huge piles of ingredients back to their table all at once as though they were moving house, but they made up for it with frequent trips.
The pot and grill stayed on their highest heat settings, with more ingredients constantly being added.
Less than twenty minutes later, Gou Junbao entered Maple Court with a young man. He gave Qin Xiaoxia's name and table number at the counter, and they were let in.
Nan Feng had thought someone was treating him to a lavish feast. It turned out to be just Korean barbecue. Apparently, this wasn't some big shot.
A tall stack of empty ingredient plates had already piled up on table 66. Qin Xiaoxia was still visible, but Doudou looked almost buried in them.
The surrounding tables generally had plenty of empty plates too, so theirs didn't look too out of place yet.
Gou Junbao introduced him to Qin Xiaoxia as soon as he arrived.
"Xiaoxia, Doudou, this is my distant cousin, Nan Feng. He's been doing