My family updates weekly.

Chapter 26 Brother, I want to eat the Blue Fairy

"Let's go get some skewers then."

"Lu...lu skewers? What's that?" Jiang Ning tilted her head, looking confused.

"It's just barbecue."

"Um... what's barbecue?"

"...You've never had barbecue before?"

"No…"

Jiang Yu was speechless.

How did this child grow up?

I've never eaten KFC or barbecue before...

When he was in the orphanage, although the conditions were not good, the director would take everyone out for a meal during holidays.

Turns out this little guy has never even eaten barbecue?

How come she seems more like an orphan than I am...

Oh well, let's just take this opportunity to broaden her horizons.

Let her know what it means to experience the warmth and comfort of everyday life.

Jiang Yu turned his bike around and rode towards the "One Yuan Barbecue" shop he frequented.

……

The barbecue restaurant is located in a small alley near his home.

The location is very remote, sandwiched between a car repair shop and a scrap metal recycling station.

The signboard was so smoky from the cooking fumes that the words were no longer legible, but business was booming, and it was packed almost every night.

This shop used to be called "Veteran Barbecue".

The result was terrible; hardly anyone came.

Perhaps this type of barbecue restaurant is too common.

Later, I heard that some enthusiastic netizens gave me some helpful advice online, suggesting that the owner change the name to "One Yuan Barbecue".

From then on, the store became incredibly popular.

It has also become a hidden gem of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant on Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social networking site).

The owner of the barbecue restaurant is from Northeast China. He speaks with a strong Northeastern accent and is a great chatterbox. He can talk for a long time with anyone he meets.

He would recount his glorious deeds, from defeating two high school students when he was in elementary school to taking on an entire squad single-handedly while serving in the army, to everyone he met.

Each version is unique.

His business is good, of course, because all the skewers are only one yuan.

Aside from some inherently expensive ingredients, such as grilled fish, grilled seafood, and large lamb kidneys...

All other skewers, whether meat, vegetables, or bean products, cost one yuan.

It can be described as the best value barbecue restaurant in the area.

Of course, for one yuan, you don't care what kind of meat it is.

As long as it doesn't kill anyone, it's fine.

If you're really insisting, is that meat pork, duck, or some other kind of meat...?

The owner, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, will say to you, "Hey guys, what are you doing expecting Australian Wagyu beef for a dollar?"

Jiang Yu comes here every now and then to grab some skewers and satisfy his cravings.

I'm a regular customer at the barbecue restaurant.

……

Ten minutes later, the two arrived at the barbecue restaurant.

The shop was small and the storefront was dilapidated, but inside it was bustling with noise and smoke, as lively as a vegetable market.

The dozen or so small tables were packed full, each piled high with kebabs and beer bottles.

The air was filled with the aroma of cumin, chili, and charcoal.

Just the smell is enough to make your mouth water.

A middle-aged man wearing a white vest, sporting a bowl cut, and with a cigarette dangling from his mouth was standing in front of the barbecue grill by the door, operating it with great enthusiasm.

He twirled the skewers in his hands, sprinkling seasonings every now and then, causing the flames to leap up with a "whoosh," creating a fantastic atmosphere.

Upon seeing Jiang Yu arrive, the boss greeted him with a smile, a cigarette butt twitching at the corner of his mouth.

"Hey bro, you're here?"

"Brother, is there any room left?" Jiang Yu asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes, there's an empty little table inside, you two can sit there."

"OK."

The boss flipped the skewers as he spoke, glancing at Jiang Ning behind Jiang Yu.

His eyes lit up instantly, and he almost dropped the cigarette butt from his mouth.

"Wow, whose child is this? She's so beautiful! Is she your daughter, bro?"

Jiang Yu's lips twitched.

Daughter?

Did the barbecue skewers damage your eyes?

What kind of look is that!

"Stop fooling around, this is my sister," Jiang Yu said casually.

"Wow, I knew it! You two look like you're from the same family! You have to admit, genes are really powerful. My goodness, this girl is going to be gorgeous when she grows up, there would be a line of guys chasing after her!"

Jiang Ning was a little embarrassed by the praise, so she hid behind Jiang Yu, only showing her eyes.

That adorable little face flickered in and out of the smoke, like a startled fawn.

Jiang Yu chuckled awkwardly a few times.

Genetic strength my ass!

He admitted that he was handsome and that Jiang Ning was beautiful.

But they don't look alike at all.

Jiang Ning has a petite and delicate doll-like appearance, with big eyes, a small upturned nose, and a slightly chubby face.

Aside from sharing the same surname, Jiang, they have absolutely nothing in common.

……

Jiang Yu led Jiang Ning to the small table at the very back and they sat down.

He looked at the familiar dirty table, listened to the owner and customers joking around, and smelled the barbecue aroma filling the room…

Suddenly, I felt a sense of familiarity.

He had a feeling of "finally returning to the normal world".

Before coming, he was genuinely afraid his boss would say, "Oh, you brought your sister again?"

Thankfully, no.

That's why Jiang Yu felt this place was "real".

Or rather...

At least in this place, he doesn't have a sister.

It didn't suffocate him like it did in the neighborhood.

The neighbors' enthusiastic greetings and comments about how close the siblings were made him feel terrible.

"Brother, it's so lively here..." Jiang Ning looked around curiously, her eyes sparkling.

That little face didn't look like it was acting.

Everything before her seemed both new and unfamiliar.

It was as if she had never been to such a place before, never smelled such an odor, and never seen so many people crammed into a small room drinking, eating skewers, and bragging.

"The more lively the atmosphere, the better. You need a good atmosphere to enjoy barbecue skewers."

After saying that, Jiang Yu picked up the menu on the table and handed it to Jiang Ning.

"Come on, order. Order whatever you want."

Jiang Yu wasn't worried at all that this little brat in front of him could come up with some fancy ideas for a one-yuan barbecue.

Even if she ordered all the skewers on the menu, it would only cost her around a hundred yuan.

It's definitely cheaper than three bucket meals.

If she's still not full after ordering everything, then spend 20 yuan to get 20 skewers of baked flatbread to make her faint from the heat.

That way, she won't have so much energy and will always wander around the house aimlessly at night.

Jiang Ning took the menu, her eyes widening instantly.

She couldn't help but swallow hard and began to carefully look through the menu.

Grilled gluten, grilled sausage, grilled meat skewers, grilled eggplant, grilled chives, grilled tofu skin, grilled enoki mushrooms…

Her eyes lit up at the name of each ingredient.

She had never eaten this kind of roasted food before.

She has lived with her brother for so many years, and he has always cooked for her at home.

Although it was delicious, it was always the same few dishes, all home-style cooking.

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, shredded potatoes and carrots, broccoli, tofu puffs...

Occasionally, to improve the meals, I would stew some pork ribs or stir-fry some sliced ​​meat.

Her brother would never bring her to a place like this.

It wasn't because we didn't have money, but because my brother said the food outside was poisonous.

For example, body parts and black water, or various snacks of dubious origin sold at roadside stalls...

My brother said those things were deliberately set traps; if you ate them, you would be poisoned and controlled by others.

But she observed for a long time that the students at school ate like this every day, and she didn't see any of them get poisoned or anything.

Everyone was lively and energetic, eating and drinking as usual, and nothing strange happened.

Now my brother is having a rare episode of his illness and doesn't remember the rules anymore...

Of course, she wanted to order all the rare and unusual things she had never tried before!

Once this opportunity is gone, it's gone forever.

Thinking about this…

A sly glint flashed in Jiang Ning's eyes.

She pointed to some obscure and unfamiliar ingredients on the menu.

"Brother, I want to eat the Blue Fairy."

Jiang Yu choked on his own saliva.

He coughed violently twice, his face turning red.

"Blue... girls can't eat that stuff, it'll make them grow beards." He said this nonsense with a straight face.

"Huh? Really?" Jiang Ning looked at him with a skeptical expression.

"Really, when have I ever lied to you?"

"Whoa whoa…"

Jiang Ning's finger moved to another dish.

"Then I want to eat a lamb bomb."

"...That didn't taste good, it was sour and bitter..."

"Ah, okay, then give me a big gun."

"..."

"Two more egg crepe skewers, please!"

"..."