Ye Chui had no choice but to let An Xiaoxiao participate in the competition. An Xiaoxiao's talent in cooking was impeccable, but after all, she had only been formally exposed to cooking for a short time. Although Ye Chui had high hopes for her, the possibility of her defeating the opponent's seven-star chef was very slim.
However, a small possibility does not mean that there is no possibility at all. Right now, she and Qin Yiyue are the only ones who can cook in Manhan Building. It is impossible for Ye Chui and Han Yuyan to use their own scrambled eggs to participate in the competition, right
Qin Yiyue was a little surprised by Ye Chui's decision, but there seemed to be no better solution for the time being. It would take a lot of energy to compete with a seven-star chef, and asking him to cook continuously might affect his performance. So he had no choice but to say, "I will try to delay the competition. I will be the first to go on stage. If you haven't arrived for the second game, I will let Xiaoxiao go first. You must come to Yanjing for the third game."
"Okay, that's it." Ye Cui said.
After ending the call with Qin Yiyue, he called Han Yuyan again, hoping that he could ask Mr. Han to go over at noon to delay time. When he hung up the phone, there was still some worry on his face. He didn't expect that the train would be delayed, which would prevent him from returning to Yanjing on time. Now he had to take a car to rush over, and he didn't know how much time he would waste on the road.
"I hope it's not too late..."
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In the kitchen of Manhan Building.
Because it was morning, there were only An Xiaoxiao and Qin Yiyue here.
An Xiaoxiao lived directly in the backyard of Manhan Building. Qin Yiyue lived in a nearby community. Knowing about today's competition, he rushed to Manhan Building early to prepare. Pan Qingguo and other waiters as well as Han Yuyan had not arrived yet.
"What? Master can't get here in time? He wants me to play in his place in the second game?" An Xiaoxiao was surprised when she heard what Qin Yiyue said. She said unconfidently, "Can I do it?"
"Weren't you very confident in your cooking skills before? Just show that confidence." Qin Yiyue comforted, "Everything depends on human effort. Besides, maybe the boss can come back in time, so you don't have to worry."
"Oh..." An Xiaoxiao nodded, and then asked, "If I were to go on stage, what dish would I make?"
"What are you best at?" Qin Yiyue asked An Xiaoxiao with a smile.
An Xiaoxiao tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "My best skill is beggars' meals."
"Beggar's food?" Qin Yiyue was stunned.
An Xiaoxiao seemed a little embarrassed and whispered, "This is a cooking method I developed myself. The uncles would treat themselves to a delicious meal every once in a while. Every beggar would do his best to bring all the ingredients he found. It was too difficult to make all these ingredients into delicious food, so I developed a method that allows all the ingredients to be eaten together. I call this method beggar's rice." After a pause, An Xiaoxiao continued, "Beggar's rice is delicious... At least that's what the uncles said."
An Xiaoxiao was very confident about her beggars' meals, but she knew that the level of this competition was different from her usual cooking for a few beggars, and it was still unknown whether her dishes could be served...
"Then you can make this beggar's rice." Qin Yiyue saw An Xiaoxiao's worry, he smiled and patted An Xiaoxiao's shoulder, "I have always felt that food is not about appearance, what is important is taste. The boss must think so too. Since he is willing to let you host the first game, it means he is very confident in you. You think your beggar's rice is delicious, then just make this dish."
"Okay then." An Xiaoxiao waved her little fist, revealing a confident expression, "Then I'll start preparing the beggar's meal now."
Qin Yiyue looked at An Xiaoxiao who was full of energy and smiled. On weekdays, he always had a cold and wooden face, which made people mistakenly think that he was a cold-hearted person who was serious and stern. In fact, he was just cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He would not be stingy with his smile to those he really cared about.
While An Xiaoxiao was preparing her beggar's meal, Qin Yiyue began to think seriously -
"What kind of food should I prepare for the competition? I have to prepare a few more dishes. If An Xiaoxiao can't participate in the second game, I will have to participate in the second game. I also have to be prepared in case the boss can't make it back for the third game... The other party is a seven-star chef, and his level must be very high. I must show my best level!"
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Time passes by little by little.
Yu Yan was driving fast on the highway, Ye Chui was sitting in the back seat with his eyes closed, trying to calm himself down. Even if he was anxious at this moment, it was no use. It was better to keep calm and steady. This was a sign of composure. After all, Ye Chui had thirty years of life experience in his previous life and had seen many storms.
While Yu Yan was sitting in the driver's seat, occasionally looking at Ye Chu through the rearview mirror, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart. It was really not easy for Ye Chu to remain so calm at such a moment. If it were him, he would probably have been anxious and panicked a long time ago, right
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It was ten o'clock in the morning.
Inside the Yanjing Shenghuayuan Hotel.
Gao Yuesheng, with an elegant air, walked into the restaurant's kitchen.
The kitchen of Shenghuayuan is very large and luxurious. More than a dozen chefs are doing their jobs silently. When Gao Yuesheng appeared, few people dared to stop what they were doing.
There is a comfortable chair at the back of the kitchen, and next to it is a coffee table with a purple clay teapot on it. A thin man in his sixties is sitting on the chair. He is wearing a white chef's uniform and a one-foot-long chef's hat, and is staring seriously at the many chefs busy in the kitchen.
It is obvious that this man holds an important position in this kitchen and is the chef here.
He is the seven-star chef of Shenghuayuan, Miao Shengsong.
There are only a few seven-star chefs in the whole of China, and they hold a very prominent position in the food industry. Miao Shengsong has a bad temper, is serious, and has very strict requirements in the kitchen. Of course, most of the chefs working under him have no complaints, after all, his status is there.
At this moment, Gao Yuesheng walked over with a very respectful expression on his face.
"Hello, Brother Miao." Gao Yuesheng greeted him with a smile, "Didn't I tell you that you don't have to come to the kitchen so early? The restaurant business hasn't started yet, so you can come later."
"The preparation of ingredients is also of utmost importance. If I don't supervise them, these lazy guys might just slack off." Miao Shengsong said with a forced smile. He looked at Gao Yuesheng, "Boss Gao, you're here for the competition with Manhanlou, right?"
"That's right." Gao Yuesheng nodded and said with a smile, "I'll be waiting to see you show off your prowess at noon, Brother Miao."
"Hmph, Manhanlou doesn't have the qualifications for me to make a move. I think it's enough to let Fang Cheng and Ren Wei do it?" Fang Cheng and Ren Wei are both six-star chefs. Shenghuayuan has a seven-star chef and two six-star chefs. This is a very luxurious configuration. Miao Shengsong naturally knew that Gao Yuesheng was going to make a bet with Manhanlou. Miao Shengsong felt that it was unnecessary to mobilize so many people for a newly promoted six-star chef. Letting him make a move? That would be too much of a compliment to them.
Gao Yuesheng hurriedly advised, "Brother Miao, there's something fishy about Manhan Restaurant. Three new six-star chefs from the Yanjing competition this year have joined the restaurant, and their boss is only seventeen years old. How can he be so young and qualified? But I've already found out. It's because this young man has a close relationship with Old Man Han Xi..."
Gao Yuesheng also conducted some investigation on the Manhan Building.
"Mr. Han?" Miao Shengsong's expression changed slightly when he heard the name, as if he was thinking of some unpleasant past events. "Since he has a close relationship with Mr. Han, I'd like to meet this young man."
Gao Yuesheng heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Miao Shengsong say this. Miao Shengsong was a very proud man, and he would definitely be reluctant to compete with a new restaurant. However, Gao Yuesheng knew that Miao Shengsong and Old Han had an uneasy relationship, and Ye Chui was Old Han's favorite student. As long as he could use this relationship, he would not be afraid that Miao Shengsong would not take action.
"Well, let's start preparing now." Gao Yuesheng continued, "Brother Miao, it will depend on you to bring out your specialty dishes. As long as you take action, no matter how powerful Ye Chui is, he will never be able to win this bet!"
After winning, Qin Yiyue will belong to his Shenghuayuan.
His restaurant must have a seven-star chef. Although Miao Shengsong is a seven-star chef, he is old. He can be compared with the "immortal" old man like Han. His health has always been poor, and he may have to retire soon. If the restaurant does not have a seven-star chef by then, the star rating may have to be lowered, and Qin Yiyue is Gao Yuesheng's preparation for this matter. It is not easy for a six-star chef to be promoted to a seven-star chef. Shenghuayuan's current two six-star chefs, Fang Cheng and Ren Fei, are both chefs in their forties. Although there is hope of being promoted to seven stars, it is not known how many years it will take. It is difficult to make a step forward at this level, and Qin Yiyue is hailed as the chef with the greatest hope of being promoted to a seven-star chef within five years. From this point of view, Qin Yiyue's value is even far greater than the other two six-star chefs in Shenghuayuan!
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It was a little after ten o'clock, and they were both at Hanxiangyuan Hotel on Jiangyuan Street.
Fan Hong came to the hotel with a helpless look on his face. He had been in a bad mood these past few days. Beggars like Su Laosan had practically moved into the Hanxiang Garden, and the hotel's renovation couldn't proceed. There was also a group of idle netizens who kept watching the situation all day long. If he didn't take good care of these beggars, it would be uploaded to the Internet and become a hot news immediately...
He was totally at a loss for what to do with these beggars. Whenever he saw a beggar, he wanted to shout, "Uncle, please let me go..."
But when he arrived at the restaurant today, he suddenly overheard a topic that several beggars were talking about.
"Is Shenghuayuan going to compete with Manhanlou chefs? Maybe our Xiaoxiao will also participate? We must go and see this."
"I heard Shenghuayuan is very good and has a seven-star chef. Is Manhanlou good enough?"
"With our Xiaoxiao here, there will be no problem!" (~^~)