When they came out of Chen's Restaurant, Han Yuyan and Li Xiuyun had frustrated looks on their faces. They had started off badly and were kicked out before the first challenge even started.
Ye Chui was relatively calm, but there was a hint of sadness on his face.
He is now extremely famous in the Chinese food world, but his fame is limited to China after all. It is obviously of no use here in the United States. No one knows how the news of his intention to challenge Chinatown got here. Chen Tian knew his intention, but did not take it seriously.
But it doesn’t matter. Things are difficult at the beginning, but once Ye Chui challenges Chen’s Restaurant, he will naturally win enough attention.
"You...you came here to cause trouble, why didn't you say so earlier..." Tang Shanshan, who was kicked out with them, was about to cry at this time, and said to Ye Chui with a face full of grievance.
Ye Chui rolled his eyes and looked at Tang Shanshan: "We told you when we first met that we are here to challenge you... So you don't know what it means to challenge someone, do you?"
Looking at Tang Shanshan's aggrieved look, it was obvious that she really didn't know what it meant to challenge someone.
Han Yuyan was a little surprised and said, "No way, the word 'kick the club' should be derived from Cantonese. You grew up in Chinatown and speak Cantonese so fluently here, but you don't know what 'kick the club' means?"
Tang Shanshan was really about to cry, tears welled up in her eyes: "The difference between the Cantonese and Mandarin versions of 'kicking a guan' is so huge that I didn't react for a while... I thought you meant 'kicking a guan' or something like that..."
"… "
Ye Chui was even more speechless. This girl's cuteness was really frustrating...
Han Yuyan walked over and patted her shoulder with some reluctance: "Shanshan, I'm sorry, we didn't make it clear before. You are from Chinatown. If you come with outsiders to challenge your restaurant, you will definitely be blamed, so you should leave. We can handle the rest ourselves."
Tang Shanshan obviously knew that her best choice at this time was to quickly cut off ties with Ye Chui and the others. She nodded and turned to leave, but after a few steps she suddenly stopped again and looked at Ye Chui, Han Yuyan and Li Xiuyun with some concern on her face: "You can't communicate with people here, what are you going to do in the future?"
"It's okay to speak English." Han Yuyan said with relief.
"English doesn't work in Chinatown." Tang Shanshan hesitated for a moment, but finally made up her mind, "Forget it, anyway, people have seen me being with you guys, and it will probably spread to everyone soon. I'm going to throw my moral integrity away. Since we're tied to the same boat, I have nothing more to say. I'll continue to be your tour guide for the next few days."
The girl's words were somewhat beyond Ye Chui's expectations. He didn't expect that this silly girl was actually quite loyal.
Han Yuyan actually felt how much trouble it would be without an interpreter. Seeing Tang Shanshan willing to help her, she was very happy. She smiled and held Dong Shanshan's hand, and said with great emotion: "I didn't expect you to be so kind."
"Don't say that. I'll feel bad..." Tang Shanshan continued a little embarrassedly, "By the way, don't forget to give me the 500 yuan per day tour guide fee."
Ye Chui and the other two: "..."
This is the main reason why the girl decided to help them, right
"Shanshan, when you first told us that the proprietress of Chen's Restaurant had a nickname of Tofu Xishi, I thought she was a beautiful and gentle woman. But I didn't expect that although she was beautiful, she was not gentle at all. The nickname of Tofu Xishi is so inappropriate." Han Yuyan then thought of something and said, and looked back in the direction of Chen's Restaurant.
Tang Shanshan smiled and corrected, "You heard me wrong earlier. I didn't say Tofu Xishi, but Tofu Xishi. Mrs. Chen Tian, the boss, is the famous West Street Lion in Chinatown, so she is called Tofu Xishi."
Ye Chui and the other two: "..."
It turns out she is such a tofu beauty...
"Let's find a hotel to stay in first." Ye Chui continued. It was already afternoon, but because of the jet lag, Ye Chui felt a little sleepy and wanted to take a nap to adjust to the jet lag.
"Shanshan, are there any good hotels here?" Han Yuyan turned and asked Tang Shanshan.
Tang Shanshan was about to answer when a gentle voice suddenly sounded beside Ye Chui's ear: "If you don't mind, why don't you stay at my hotel, which is just across the street."
The man who was speaking was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He was Chen Tian's younger brother, Chen Jiao. He had an argument with his sister before and was kicked out, but he did not leave and stayed outside the hotel. He saw the conversation between Ye Chui and his sister.
And now he suddenly came over and invited Ye Chui to stay in his hotel, but no one knew why
As if seeing the doubt on Ye Chui's face, Chen Tian continued, "Oh, don't worry, I just happened to hear that you were looking for a hotel, so I took this opportunity to get some business. I have no other intentions. I am not interested in chef competitions or anything like that, so don't worry about it."
Ye Chui was still a little hesitant. After all, he and Chen Tian were siblings. Although they almost had a PK with kitchen knives just now, that was mostly just a joke. It was hard to say whether Chen Jiao would do anything if he challenged Chen Tian's cooking.
Seeing Ye Chui still hesitating, Chen Jiao shook his head helplessly: "Okay, I'm sorry for meddling in your business. You guys can go find another restaurant. If there's nowhere else to go, come back to me."
As he said this he waved his hand and walked across the street.
It was a small three-story hotel with a sign on the door: Chen's Hotel.
It seems that the Chen family restaurant and inn is a sister-brother hotel.
"What does he mean?" Han Yuyan was very curious.
"Don't worry about it for now, let's go find a hotel." Ye Chui shook his head and prepared to find a place to stay first.
However, Ye Cui soon discovered that things were not as simple as he had imagined.
Under the guidance of Tang Shanshan, Ye Chui searched for several hotels in a row, but was told that they were all full. This period is not the peak tourist season, so how could every hotel be overcrowded
the reason is simple-
"Could it be that these people knew that we are here to challenge the Chinatown cuisine, so they deliberately refused to receive us?" Ye Chui couldn't help but guess. Chinatown is not small, but it is not big either. There are only four or five hotels in total. If those who are interested can communicate with each other and exclude the people who Ye Chu is here to challenge, it should be quick.
Moreover, along the way, Ye Chui kept seeing people looking at him with unfriendly faces, and there was a feeling of hostility.
"It seems that the news that we are here to challenge Chinatown cuisine has spread." Ye Chui couldn't help but say. Now he has two choices, one is to find a hotel directly outside Chinatown, and the other is to return to Chen's Hotel.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Chui made a decision: "Let's go back to Chen's hotel. From what he said just now, it's clear that he had expected this move."
Since Ye Cui made this decision, the group had no choice but to go back to Chen's Hotel.
The hotel is not big. After entering the hotel, there is a lobby with several dining tables. Some guests are having meals. It seems that the design of this hotel integrates catering and accommodation. Chen Jiao is skillfully entertaining and chatting with several guests. At this time, he is no longer speaking Mandarin with a Sichuan accent, but Cantonese.
When Chen Jiao found that Ye Chui and his group had returned, he walked up to Ye Chui with a smile and said, "I was right, wasn't I? Several big restaurants in Chinatown received a letter a month ago saying that a Chinese chef was planning to come over for a one-on-one challenge. The owners of several hotels and inns were also informed. If you come, I will definitely make you suffer. I will turn you away first. I knew you would have to come back to me if you couldn't find a place to stay."
"Since the owner of the hotel has been informed, why don't you reject us like other hotels? Instead, you are eager for us to stay in your hotel?" Han Yuyan asked vigilantly.
"I'm not that crazy. I'm not a cook. What does it have to do with me whether Chinatown food can become an independent cuisine?" Chen Jiao said with a look of indifference. "In fact, my sister doesn't care much about this matter, but she is so good at making tofu that she had to come out and express her opinion when others were arguing with her. Speaking of which, my sister got mad at you guys at the restaurant just now. I apologize to you on her behalf."
"Nothing." Ye Chui smiled and shook his head, thinking that although the siblings were arguing fiercely, they actually had a deep affection for each other...
"Oh, by the way, there is actually another reason why I invite you to stay at my place."
Chen Jiao suddenly said again, he looked at the Chen Family Restaurant opposite his eldest sister in a sneaky way, and continued to say to Ye Chui:
"You saw it over there just now. My sister got really angry this time. My hotel provides accommodation and board, but it doesn't have a kitchen. All the meals are ordered from across the street. But my sister just said that she won't provide meals for me anymore. Many of the guests in my hotel come here just to eat Chen's tofu. If the other side doesn't provide meals, then the number of guests will definitely be reduced by half, so... Hey, Mr. Ye, you are the number one chef in China. You came here to challenge the people in Chinatown. It seems that the first person you challenged is my sister, right? My sister never competes with others in cooking skills, not because she is good, but because she can't make anything except Chen's tofu. If you can make tofu that tastes better than my sister's here, then you win, don't you think?"
Ye Chui looked at Chen Jiao: "You mean, you want to help me challenge your sister?"
Chen Jiao clapped his hands: "That's what I mean - it's best to hit her hard so that she never dares to go to the kitchen again!" (~^~)