“It’s quite good,” he said, reservedly offering a few words of praise. It wasn’t just “quite good.” Even Qing Jing Peak’s name, “clear and tranquil,” told you that this branch tended toward the fresh and light, and the style of their cooks followed this same principle. After eating their food for so long, Shen Qingqiu’s tastebuds had become as dull as dishwater. Even though the bowl in his hand was full of mere congee— Perhaps it was an issue of ingredients and technique, but compared to the watery, meager congee he’d had recently, it was on an entirely different level. Snow-white congee rice,
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