Although it would be hurtful to say it bluntly, Qi Yan really didn't know how to be tactful about this matter.
There was a hint of grievance on Song Yan's face, and her eyes fell on Qi Yan as if she was complaining.
"Mr. Qi, can't you... just wait a moment?" Song Yan said aggrievedly, "I really need this opportunity."
"Everyone needs this opportunity, and what I look at is ability, not need." Qi Yan sighed slightly: "Actually, I didn't want to come to the appointment today, but after thinking about it, I let you, a girl, here. It’s not good to wait, just come.”
"But, I—"
"I'll treat you to this meal today." Qi Yan interrupted her: "You still need to practice for a few years, and those who are ready to succeed need this opportunity."
"..." Song Yan didn't speak anymore, but nodded silently.
Qi Yan knew that she was unhappy, but what could be done? Song Yan was too confident at first and was determined to win the position of mentor.
The meal was eaten in silence, and Song Yan was not as enthusiastic as she was at the beginning. After finishing the staple food, she sat there and drank red wine without a sip. Qi Yan didn't pay much attention because his attention was on the table next door.
—Jiang Shui ordered a large table of food by himself. The main course of food, wine, and side dishes were simply terrible.
As if feeling Qi Yan's gaze, Jiang Shui also looked over lightly and looked at him. Qi Yan's cheeks turned red, and he quickly lowered his head to cut the steak and ate it in big bites.
Jiang Shui was right. Apart from the meat quality, the cooking and taste were no different from steaks in a steakhouse. As for the quality of the meat, Victoria’s is not the only one with fresh meat, other stores’ meat may also be fresh and cheaper than Victoria’s.
It can only be said that the consumer groups are different and their mentality is also different.
After eating, Song Yan found an excuse to leave. Qi Yan was not in a hurry. After paying the bill, he sat on the opposite side of the river.
Jiang Shui was still eating his steak. Qi Yan held up his chin and said somewhat helplessly: "You ordered so much, can you finish it?"
"You will help me eat it." Jiang Shui said firmly: "The taste is ordinary and the meat quality is good."
"I didn't expect you to be right." Qi Yan picked up a useless fork and ate the salad: "Expert!"
"I'm not an expert, but as long as I'm exposed to cooking, I will feel the difference in food." Jiang Shui finished speaking very modestly, scooped up a little caviar with a spoon and handed it to Qi Yan's mouth: "Try it, it tastes delicious. "
Qi Yan opened his mouth to take it without any hesitation, and the roe spread in his mouth, carrying a slightly sweet aroma.
Little did they know that their actions looked so ambiguous to outsiders.
"How is this made?" Qi Yan's eyes lit up: "It tastes great, but why do I taste the sweetness?"
"It should be processed with butter and cream." Jiang Shui rarely praised: "A very unique cooking method."
"... This kind of thing is not accepted by others." Qi Yan snatched the spoon from Jiang Shui and took a mouthful of caviar himself: "What if no one accepts it? It doesn't taste good just by listening to it... Ah, It should taste better with rice.”
Jiang Shui smiled and shook his head: "Don't you just accept it now?"
"..." Qi Yan rolled his eyes, took the side dish of rice, sprinkled some caviar on it and started eating.
- Wocao really has to convince these people. He can study food so carefully. It’s super delicious!
What Jiang Shui said at the beginning was indeed correct, Qi Yan would help him eat the food on the table.
When he came out of Victoria, Qi Yan was in a state of elation. Of course, what was elevating was his bulging belly, but in fact, his weight was sinking a little bit.
"It smells so good." Qi Yan sighed. Seeing Jiang Shui's somewhat lonely face, he paused and said quickly: "Ahem, the smell is useless, it's not real. What you make is more to my taste..."
[The male protagonist’s favorability towards Qi Yan is +5, current favorability: 60]
"Thank you for your recognition." Jiang Shui smiled: "Qi Yan, you are the first person to support me as a chef. I want to go further and further on this road..."
"Then let's go, who's going to stop you, idiot."
"I hope you can always stay with me." Jiang Shui expressed his wish: "When I stand at the finish line, you will be by my side."
Her family, Jiang Ze, including... her, would never support her unconditionally.
In their eyes, he is a different kind of weirdo. It is clear that there is a great future but one has to give up and start over again on a path that no one recognizes.
I'm afraid this is the reason why I moved away from that lively home.
Jiang Ze is now the ideal heir of his family. Because the Jiang family has never had any disputes, even his own parents have expectations for Jiang Ze.
Jiang Shui thought the same way. If Jiang Ze could take charge of the family's property, it wouldn't be impossible for him to give way obediently.
But now Jiang Ze...
A hint of gloom flashed in Jiang Shui's eyes.
He is too proud and arrogant, and even treats others with ridicule, including his brother.
"River water."
A hand waved before his eyes, and Jiang Shui came back to his senses and met Qi Yan's slightly red cheeks.
"You, if you are willing to keep cooking for me, of course I can accompany you." After saying that, Qi Yan began to emphasize with all his teeth: "I just don't want to suffer a loss! It may be difficult to accompany you to the end. ! I always need some reward! So, that’s why I will accompany you if you cook it for me!”
The moonlight was bright, but it didn't have much effect on this brightly lit night. The soft moonlight was replaced by fierce and gorgeous colored lights, which reflected on the two handsome faces.
Jiang Shui felt that a corner of his heart was slowly changing.
Something called pounding heartbeat spreads little by little, and is about to... spread to the entire heart.
The person who gave him this feeling was the man in front of him - Qi Yan.
It's obvious that he doesn't mean what he says, he's obviously too arrogant, he's obviously unwilling to admit anything, and he even makes people unhappy sometimes. But this is him, a person who has allowed an emotion that he has never officially been involved in to sprout.
"...Look at what I'm doing. Am I wrong?!" Qi Yan saw him staring at her and thought he had understood his explanation, even though this explanation was really not very good.
But in the past, Jiang Shui, no matter how full of loopholes his explanations were, he would accept them one by one, as indifferently as a pool of water.
[The male protagonist’s favorability towards Qi Yan is +10, current favorability: 70]
"I'll cook something for you to eat."
The sound of Jiang Shui is full of a smile from the heart.
"Because it's you, I will cook it for you, as long as you want to eat it."
Do you still remember why you chose to continue on this path when you were hesitant
-Because the person in front of me makes me feel happy.