The last little dessert has been completed, and in theory, today's dishes are all done. Just serving the final tea will formally conclude the day.
However, Wang Fan is still bustling around.
What he's making is simple—so simple it's just a bowl of scallion-flavored egg noodles.
He knows the quantity of dishes served; if consumed all at once, it would be quite filling, but stretching the dining experience over two hours, one would only be about eighty percent full.
When his Second Uncle used to attend banquets, he often liked to have a bowl of scallion-flavored egg noodles at home afterward. Wang Fan thought these guests might need the same experience.
The egg noodles were prepared quickly, not the small portions typical of French cuisine, but a full sea bowl for each person, with two cloves of garlic on the tray, and then the bell was rung.
Parker, though puzzled why there was more food, dutifully arranged for the waitstaff to serve the dishes.
