Although it was afternoon, there were still a few diners in the restaurant. Ye Chui had just arrived at the restaurant entrance and recognized who was challenging him at a glance—a thin middle-aged man with a bald head sitting opposite the door, wearing a white chef's uniform that was spotless and dazzling in the sun. He sat at the table with a serious attitude, his back straight, showing a meticulous character. He was about fifty years old, and his expression gave people a cold and harsh feeling.
There were also two other young men in chef's uniforms standing nearby, who seemed to be the people he brought with him.
As for Tian Xiaodu, he was sitting on the other side of the table in some embarrassment. When Ye Chui walked into the restaurant, he just happened to hear Tian Xiaodu say to the bald chef: "Zhao Deguang, I will naturally meet you when we arrive in Hainan. Why do you have to compete with me now?"
"Master Tian, I heard that you are a good cook, but I didn't expect you don't even have the courage to compete with me. Even if you participate in the competition, you will definitely be eliminated in the end. So I suggest you quit directly, so that you can save trouble later." The bald middle-aged man, Zhao Deguang, said with a hint of mockery. He seemed to see a little dust on his white chef's uniform, so he stretched out his fingers to flick the clothes, looked at Xiaoyu's home cooking again, and curled his lips. "Looking at how miserable you are now, it's enough to see that you are just a facade. I don't want to waste extra energy on the competition in Hainan."
"Master Zhao, please don't look at this restaurant with tinted glasses." After hearing what Zhao Deguang said, Tian Xiaodu's fat face also showed a trace of anger, "Whether I really have the ability or not, we can see the truth in the competition in Hainan."
"No need to wait that long." Zhao Deguang looked at Tian Xiaodu provocatively. "Let's do as I suggested just now. Let's play a game now. If you win, I will withdraw from the Hainan competition. If you lose, you will withdraw from this competition. This is the fairest way. What do you say?"
"You..." Tian Xiaodu's face flushed red. He had been preparing for the competition recently and was busy with his work at the restaurant. Competing with Zhao Deguang under such circumstances would definitely be a big disadvantage for him. However, Zhao Deguang's demeanor also made him feel uncomfortable. He had been patient for a long time. But under Zhao Deguang's continuous provocation, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Okay, I will..."
"Let me do it." Ye Cui's gentle voice came from outside the hotel.
Turning around, he walked in from the sunlight outside the door with a calm expression. Although he was just a teenager, he had an indescribable aura. Han Yuyan also followed closely beside Ye Chui.
"Who are you?" Zhao Deguang squinted his eyes and looked at Ye Chui.
"The boss here." Ye Chui replied with a smile, "You just said that you wanted to compete with Xiao Du, and if he loses, he will withdraw from Hainan's five-star chef competition. If you lose, you will withdraw, right?"
"That's right!" Zhao Deguang nodded and said confidently, "This is fair."
"It's fair." Ye Chui said with a smile, "Then, how about I take Xiao Du's place and compete with you?"
"What?" Zhao Deguang was shocked.
Tian Xiaodu was also somewhat surprised and said: "Master, you..."
"Master?" Zhao Deguang was startled by Tian Xiaodu's address.
Ye Chui smiled and said to Tian Xiaodu: "Just save your energy to prepare for the Hainan competition. Before that, let me help you clear these troublesome little things."
"A troublesome little thing?" Zhao Deguang hadn't recovered from Tian Xiaodu's call of "Master", but when he heard Ye Chui actually call his competition a troublesome little thing, his face suddenly changed. The two men who followed him also stood up with unfriendly faces.
Ye Chui just laughed.
What? Is anyone so great
He turned his head to look at Han Yuyan, and Sister Han immediately understood and stood in front of Ye Chui. She looked at the two men with a cold face. Regardless of her skills, the two men were subconsciously timid when they saw Han Yuyan's indescribable beauty and coldness. The arrogance on their faces turned into shyness and shrinking in an instant.
Ye Chui continued at this time: "Master Zhao, what do you think of my proposal?"
Zhao Deguang couldn't believe it. Ye Chui was obviously not very old. How could such a young man dare to challenge him? What's more, he wanted to compete with him on behalf of Tian Xiaodu
He looked at Tian Xiaodu hesitantly.
Tian Xiaodu already understood Ye Chui's good intentions. So he nodded and said, "Master Zhao, if you think it's okay, I can let you compete on my behalf."
"What about winning or losing?" Zhao Deguang asked.
"If Master loses, I will withdraw from the competition directly, but if Master wins, please withdraw from the competition!" Tian Xiaodu said lightly.
"Hahaha!" Zhao Deguang couldn't help laughing as if he had heard something interesting. He glanced at the guests who were dining in the restaurant. At this time, these guests were also looking at them curiously. Zhao Deguang said to them, "In that case, let's compete here. Please ask the guests present to be the judges. How about that?"
There were about a dozen guests sparsely spaced in the hotel. When they heard what Zhao Deguang said, some of them immediately became very interested and stood up to agree to him. There were seven of them in total.
Zhao Deguang turned to look at Ye Chui again: "What shall we compete in?"
Ye Chui laughed and said, "You decide."
"Let me decide?" Zhao Deguang's face became more and more disdainful. He glanced at the diners' tables and suddenly saw someone eating scrambled eggs with tomatoes at the table next to him. So he said, "I think we should use eggs as the ingredients for the competition. Everyone should prepare an egg dish."
"Okay." Ye Chui thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Zhao Deguang was somewhat surprised by Ye Chui's calmness, but then he took Ye Chui's calmness as being ungrateful, which made Zhao Deguang feel even more looked down upon, so he rushed to the kitchen first: "I'll borrow your kitchen for a while, and then I'll make a fool of myself."
At this moment, all Zhao Deguang was thinking about was to show Ye Chui his cooking skills. He even made up his mind to shock Ye Chui to the point that he would not dare to cook anymore!
His two men hurriedly followed him into the kitchen, and the sound of cooking soon came from the kitchen.
Han Yuyan was very curious about what they were doing and was about to walk over to take a look, but was stopped by Ye Chui: "It is a taboo to peek at the other chef cooking during a competition."
"Oh." Han Yuyan agreed sullenly, looking at Ye Chui and said, "But Master, this guy seems to be quite powerful. Can you compete with him on behalf of the eldest brother and win?"
"Haha. Do your best." Ye Chui said with a smile - although he said so, what Ye Chui was thinking in his heart was that he didn't take this seriously at all. After all, Zhao Deguang was just a five-star chef, and his level should not be much different from Tian Xiaodu's. And Tian Xiaodu... to be frank, there was still a long way to go between him and Ye Chui.
Tian Xiaodu, on the other hand, was completely confident in Ye Chui: "Master, thank you for your help this time."
"It's nothing. You should put all your energy into the competition. There's no need to waste extra energy at this time." Ye Chui said with a smile. This kind of competition is different from ordinary cooking. It is very tiring and laborious for a chef. Besides, Zhao Deguang has no good intentions in choosing this time to compete - the restaurant's peak period at noon has just passed, and Tian Xiaodu has been busy all afternoon. He will definitely be a little exhausted during the competition.
Twenty minutes later, Zhao Deguang's dish was ready.
He wiped his hands with a towel and walked out of the kitchen, while his men followed behind with plates. As he walked out, he said, "Although your restaurant is small and low-class, the kitchen is not bad, and it does not affect the taste of my dish." As he said this, he casually threw the towel behind him, and one of his men hurriedly caught it. He sneered and took the plate from another man, and showed it to the diners who acted as judges: "Please taste my top-quality jade pearl. I am the chef of Wuhelou in Tianjing City. This dish is one of the signature dishes of Wuhelou. Most people may not be able to eat it in their lifetime. Please taste it and see how it tastes!"
The top-quality jade pearls were golden in color and had an attractive texture. There were twelve of them arranged on the plate, with red and yellow flowers carved from carrots in the middle. They were also decorated with a few green vegetables, giving the whole dish a refined and elegant feel, and a high-end atmosphere.
Those who acted as judges could not help but pick up their bamboo chopsticks immediately, some of them couldn't wait to taste the taste of this top-grade jade pearl, and the diners who had not joined the judges before also showed some regretful expressions. This dish was quite extraordinary just by looking at its appearance.
"Master, this dish seems delicious." Han Yuyan whispered to Ye Chui, "But didn't they say they use eggs to cook it? What kind of eggs are these?"
"This is the egg." Ye Chui smiled gently. "Use warm water to cook the egg until it is half done, take out the yolk and discard the egg white. At this time, the yolk is still in the form of juice, soft and not coagulated. Take advantage of this time to fry it in the oil pan to let the yolk solidify. Although this process is simple, it requires high-level skills. It is not easy to put the liquid yolk into the oil pan and keep it round before the egg liquid is affected by the oil temperature and coagulates. It seems that Master Zhao has practiced for a long time for this dish."
With just one glance, Ye Chui guessed how this dish was prepared.
When Han Yuyan heard Ye Chui say this, he immediately became worried: "Master, doesn't that mean this dish is amazing?"
"That's not necessarily true." Ye Chui changed his tone and said, "Although this method seems to require extremely high skills, the taste of the egg yolk is not necessarily better than that of ordinary fried eggs. It seems to be a show of skill, and the taste is ordinary."
Tian Xiaodu couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "Then Master, what dish are you going to make to compete with his top-grade jadeite pearl?"
"It's very simple." Ye Chui flexed his wrist and walked to the kitchen, "Let's make some home-cooked scrambled eggs." (~^~)
PS: Today is the second update~~ Starting from next month, I will have to compete for full attendance with 10,000 words every day, one update around 10 am, one update around 3 or 4 pm, and one update around 9 pm~~~~~~~~~ It's the end of the month, if you still have votes, please vote~~~~~ In addition, in the next chapter, Ye Chui will teach you how to fry the most delicious eggs~~~~