After a shot of white liquor went down, Nian's father was in high spirits, completely regaining his usual friendly and pleased demeanor, and enthusiastically urged Chu You to try his specialty dish, the Beer Duck.
Chu You amicably fetched a piece of duck meat, praising that Nian's father's cooking skills were such that he could open a restaurant.
Puffed up with pride and slightly tipsy, Nian's father asked Chu You to critique every dish he'd made that evening.
Even though he muttered about imperfections and the need for improvement, the smugness on his face was impossible to conceal.
And Chu You really knew how to play along, reeling off a string of compliments without repeating a single one, which all boiled down to—delicious, incredibly delicious, especially delicious; he couldn't hold a candle to Nian's father's culinary talent.
The two of them bantered back and forth, creating a lively atmosphere at the dinner table.