Not only Han Yuyan and Ye Chui were puzzled, but Zhao Tian, who was sitting on the side waiting to watch the show, was also confused. Where was the challenge? Did the old man forget everything after eating a meal and just left
Zhao Tian hurriedly took out his mobile phone from his pocket, called He Chengqing, and reported the situation here.
Outside the Manhan Building, Chang Wenjun was supported by his son as he walked towards the car. His son also looked puzzled and a little angry. When he opened the car door, he finally couldn't help but said, "Dad, why didn't you do anything just now?"
"What did I do?" Chang Wenjun looked at his son unhappily.
"You... didn't you promise Miss He to challenge Ye Chui? Why didn't you mention it just now? You didn't even reveal your identity. I can't understand why you did that?" Chang Wenjun's son looked confused. "Miss He promised that as long as you challenge Ye Chui, she would help my company regardless of whether you win or lose. How can you... report to Miss He?"
"Idiot!" Chang Wenjun became angry when he heard his son's complaint. He glared at his son fiercely, but still did not intend to explain anything and was about to get into the car.
But at this time, a figure in the distance was already running over quickly. Chang Wenjun's son had sharp eyes and saw who it was at a glance: "Miss He is here!"
As she was talking, He Chengqing had already rushed to Chang Wenjun and his son. With an angry look on her face, she asked bluntly, "Mr. Chang, you probably have to give me an explanation, right? You promised me to challenge Ye Chui before, why did you just leave without doing anything!"
Chang Wenjun glanced at He Chengqing with some displeasure, but still sighed and explained seriously: "Because I don't have the confidence to beat him, challenging him would only bring shame upon myself, so it's better to leave as soon as possible!"
"Dad, how can you say such things?" Chang Wenjun's son was surprised. He knew his father's cooking skills best. Although he did not inherit much talent, in his eyes, his father's cooking skills should be one of the best in China. How could he not have any confidence that he could beat Ye Chui
He Chengqing also had some surprise on his face. For a famous chef to admit that his skills were not as good as his, it could only mean that the other party was much better than him... Was Ye Chui qualified to do that
"Ms. He, I know a little about the grudge between you and Mr. Ye. People in the circle regard me as a peacemaker, so I will do my part as a peacemaker one more time. I think you should find a way to reconcile the grudge between you and Mr. Ye. I am willing to help you. Mr. Ye can get to where he is today not only because he met noble people. Mr. Han and Lin Zhengdao are at most icing on the cake. He himself is the greatest noble person. If you confront her head-on, you will be the only one who suffers in the end." The weird chef Chang Wenjun said to He Chengqing earnestly.
A cold look flashed across He Chengqing's face: "My brother was harmed by him like that, this grudge can never be resolved!"
After saying this, He Chengqing turned around coldly and walked away.
Watching He Chengqing leave, Chang Wenjun sighed, not knowing whether he was sighing at He Chengqing's stubbornness or sighing at the consequences of her asking for trouble. Finally, he got into the car and said to his son, "Don't just stand there, drive."
Chang Wenjun's son hurriedly got into the driver's seat and started the car, but his face was still a little depressed, as if he still didn't understand why his father thought so highly of Ye Chui.
Chang Wenjun glanced at his son, then looked out the window at the Manhan Building that was gradually disappearing from his sight, and said leisurely: "I will think of a way to deal with your company. If it doesn't work, just close the company. I see you are not that cut out for it. Miss He promised to help you, but it will only help you temporarily, not forever."
"Dad, I just don't understand. You haven't even competed with that Ye Chui, so why do you think you have no confidence in beating him?" asked the son who was driving, puzzled.
"The dishes he made today are all ordinary home cooking, but they are full of color, aroma and taste, and each flavor has reached the extreme. He is well aware of the principle of our Chinese cuisine inheritance that big soups are inharmonious. This realm is probably only understood by a few chefs in the entire Chinese chef community, and even fewer can grasp the traces. But Mr. Ye has already mastered it. Simple dishes can bring out the greatest deliciousness of the ingredients in his hands. I can't compare with him." Chang Wenjun sighed.
The son was a little surprised and asked, "Dad, what realm are you in now?"
Chang Wenjun couldn't help but laugh: "Cooking is not a martial arts novel, there is no obvious realm division, but I can be sure that if I were to cook the same table of dishes, I would never be able to make them as delicious as Mr. Ye's. I'm afraid I have only comprehended the basics of this realm of great soup discord. If I hadn't taken my face into consideration today, I would have wanted to take him as my master."
These words made Chang Wenjun's son gasp in amazement, and he also deeply understood why his father left without even competing - since he knew that there was a huge gap between him and the other party, how could he dare to challenge him? Wouldn't that be humiliating himself
"Then Dad, do you think Ye Chui will be the final winner of this cooking challenge?" Chang Wenjun's son continued to ask.
"Humph, if those chefs have any self-awareness, they might as well just admit defeat." Chang Wenjun said sarcastically.
Chang Wenjun's son didn't say anything else. Chang Wenjun also closed his eyes and thought silently in his heart.
Today his eyes were opened. Realm has nothing to do with age, but Ye Chui's level is still far beyond his imagination. Da Geng Bu He... Da Geng Bu He has been passed down since the Western Zhou Dynasty in China. He finally saw the true successor. He is the number one chef in China.
He set up a competition stage and used the Manchu Han Banquet to challenge all the chefs in China. Others saw Ye Chui's arrogance, but what he saw at this moment was Ye Chui's "momentum". He wanted to take this opportunity to dominate the Chinese catering industry.
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"I heard that Chang Wenjun loves martial arts novels and is very interested in the chivalry and profoundness in martial arts novels. He likes to be a peacemaker and use things from martial arts novels when speaking and doing things. That's why he is called a weird chef." In the lobby of Manhan Luo, Li Xiuyun told Ye Chui and Han Yuyan everything he knew about the weird chef Chang Wenjun. There was still surprise on his face. "But why did he come here today and leave without doing anything? Could it be that he was really afraid of Boss Ye? This... this is too surprising."
Han Yuyan's face was filled with joy, and he said to Ye Chui with pride, "Master, you are so amazing. You scared away such an amazing person with just a table of food. Reporter Li, you must report what happened today. Master will definitely be very proud."
"Of course." Li Xiuyun said quickly, and then said with some embarrassment, "Ms. Han, can you please not call me Reporter Li? This name is too unfamiliar..."
"Oh, of course. I won't call you that in the future." Han Yuyan had an expression that showed she understood something. When Li Xiuyun started laughing, she chuckled and called out, "Brother!"
Li Xiuyun: "… You should just call me Reporter Li."
Han Yuyan: "Hmm?"
Ye Chui: “…”
He couldn't bear to look at this scene.
"Reporter Li, you'd better not report the matter of the strange chef. He didn't reveal his identity. Maybe he just wanted to come here to have a meal. Since he left without doing anything, he probably didn't want the matter to be made public. He is a famous chef and we have to consider his reputation." Ye Chui thought for a while and said to Li Xiuyun.
After hearing what Ye Chui said, Li Xiuyun nodded and agreed: "Okay then, I won't report this matter."
Ye Chui stood up from the dining table and looked at Han Yuyan again: "Dayu, please help me entertain reporter Li. I'm going back to the office first."
"Oh, okay, Master." Han Yuyan nodded sweetly. Her master must be asking her to consolidate the brother-sister relationship with Li Xiuyun.
In fact, when he saw that Li Xiuyun had a crush on Han Yuyan, the cute apprentice, Ye Chui felt a little uncomfortable for some reason. However, after he found out that Han Yuyan had completely misunderstood him, the discomfort disappeared without a trace...
Hmm, could it be that he has fallen in love with his disciple
Ye Chui shook his head, stopped thinking about these things for the time being and went back to the office.
After the strange chef arrived at Manhan Building, six-star chefs came to Manhan Building one after another to challenge in the next few days. There was not a single seven-star chef. After all, seven-star chefs in China are already top-notch chefs, and they are very rare. Most of them are already quite old. These people are similar to Chang Wenjun. They are very careful about their reputation and do not want to get involved in Ye Chui's mess.
As for the six-star chefs, 27 of them came to take the challenge within half a month, and some of them even came back from abroad specially. Of course, the so-called challenge was just to take the recipe from Ye Chui, and without exception, they all asked Ye Chui to cook a dish of the Manchu Han banquet on the spot, and learned the recipe through words and deeds. As for the specific challenge, they would have to wait for some time until they had thoroughly studied the recipe.
In the blink of an eye, it is already the end of February.
The specific date of the Spring Banquet has been set, which is the fifth day of March. And on this day at the end of February, the first chef who will officially compete with Ye Chui is about to arrive. He is Zheng Yun, who was the first to challenge Ye Chui.
Because it was the first to take the challenge, it received a lot of attention. Many food websites and forums posted live broadcasts of the challenge. On mobile apps like Weibo, searches for terms like "Man Han Banquet" and "Ye Chui" all jumped into the top five - the popularity of the Spring Banquet was even comparable.
Many media reporters also came to the Manhan Building for interviews.
With the publicity from various media, this has become a grand event for the Chinese food industry. However, just when this grand event was about to kick off, something unexpected happened that stunned everyone... (~^~)