"Do you think it's okay for me to go like this?" A short and fat old man rubbed his hands and paced back and forth. His tone was filled with anxiety as he paced back and forth.
"Why not? It's just an exchange of culinary skills. Is Head Chef Yuan such a petty person? Boss Yuan might not be able to move a horse, but his stomach is still big enough to support an elephant, "said the skinny old man lazily. The skinny old man sat on the chair lazily. "Do you know about the newly appointed Sichuan Cuisine Association President, Chairman Cheng? I heard that he provoked Head Chef Yuan and lost the competition. Head Chef Yuan generously accepted Chairman Cheng as his disciple. That's how he got his current achievements."
He looked down on the fat old man's anxious expression. In his opinion, it wasn't a big deal and there was no need to worry about it.
"Ceng Youwei, is this a small matter? It's already been half a month since the Sichuan Cuisine Association Meeting. There's still about a year until the second meeting next year. I'm so anxious." The fat old man retorted loudly. He frowned and recalled, "I heard it was Chairman Cheng. Yuan Men's Lixue took a long time to move Head Chef Yuan."
"What Yuan Men's Lixue? It's obviously fake," said the skinny old man.
There were many versions of the story of Master Cheng and Yuan Zhou in the chef's circle, but none of them could come to a conclusion. The most outrageous version was that Master Cheng had recognized Head Chef Yuan's superb culinary skills with a single glance. Only after working as an assistant chef for five years did Master Cheng obtain a box of Sichuan Cuisine notes.
A box of Sichuan Cuisine notes was true, but what about the rest? Assistant chef for five years? Cheng and Zhao Mei could predict the future.
The legends about Yuan Zhou in the pugilistic world were mixed.
Li Youcai and Ceng Youwei were both famous chefs of Yunnan Cuisine. There were also the Xuanming Elders in Yunnan Province, both of whom were vice chairmen of the Yunnan Cuisine Association. In terms of appearance, it would be more appropriate to call them Fat Dhuta and Thin Dhuta. Although their names were similar, they were not related by blood. It was just a coincidence that their names were related.
"Li Youcai, that's enough. I feel uncomfortable just looking at you pacing back and forth like this. Why don't we discuss it again?" The skinny old man once said.
The fat old man, Li Youcai, said angrily, "What's there to discuss? We have been discussing this question for almost twenty years. Have we come to a conclusion?"
Ceng Youwei expressed that he didn't want to talk and rolled his eyes at Li Youcai.
"Looks like I can only shamelessly pay Head Chef Yuan a visit." Li Youcai sighed and said, "Speaking of which, Old Zeng, in any case, we are also famous chefs in the province. We have to be steady when we do things. Look at you, are you steady?" In the end, he even said that Zeng Youwei was not steady.
Ceng Youwei was used to it. There was a saying that one would get fat if he broke his promise. Li Youcai was a perfect example of this saying.
Li Youcai was really at his wit's end. Just like he said, he and Ceng Youwei had been pondering over this dispute about their cooking skills for almost twenty years, but they still couldn't find a satisfactory answer.
But ever since the news of Yuan Zhou organizing the Summit of Famous Chefs spread, the Xuanming Elders of Yunnan Cuisine felt that their chance had come. Chefs from all over the country were celebrating the Spring Festival.
With Wang Jike and Wang Mingjie's vigorous promotion, Yuan Zhou's title of Cooking Know-It-All became more and more resounding. Although Yuan Zhou himself felt that this title was not impressive at all, there were quite a few chefs who wanted to discuss their cooking skills with Yuan Zhou.
Of course, not all chefs could participate. After all, there were only so many slots for the Summit of Famous Chefs. They couldn't let Yuan Zhou die of exhaustion.
There used to be a saying, "The video is yours, but Yuan Zhou belongs to everyone." About this saying, it was because two years ago, when they recorded the communication between Yuan Zhou and the master, Zhang Yan would post it almost every day in his Wechat Moments: "Today, Yuan Zhou, the famous chef of Sichuan Province, communicated with XX famous chef again. There is a video circulating internally." At first, everyone sent their thanks. But as time went by, every time it was Yuan Zhou, the famous chef of Sichuan Province, who seemed to be robbed.
Then, a group of famous chefs in their fifties and sixties began to copy and paste like young people. They became emotionless repeaters and left messages in the same format: "The video is yours, but Yuan Zhou belongs to everyone."
Back to the point, because it was the first Summit of Famous Chefs, the chefs' associations of each province had repeatedly reduced the number of candidates. Some associations even solved the problems that could be solved by themselves in their own provinces according to the Summit of Communication.
Although it was a little excessive to mobilize so many people for a Summit of Communication, in fact, the reason why the famous chefs of each province attached so much importance to it was directly related to Yuan Zhou.
Firstly, it was because of Yuan Zhou's fame. His culinary skills could be seen with the naked eye and his tongue could be tasted good. Secondly, Yuan Zhou did not worry at all that his apprentice would starve to death. This kind of boldness also somewhat influenced the famous chefs of each province who communicated with him.
Li Youcai and Ceng Youwei were both famous chefs of Dian Province. They had originally planned it well, but the plan really could not keep up with the changes. The two of them were the main people in charge of the Dian Province Tourism and Culture Development Week, which was suddenly held. Therefore, they perfectly missed the first Summit of Famous Chefs held at Taoxi Road.
Even if they missed the time, Ceng Youwei and Li Youcai had to buy their own tickets and enter the Summit of Communication in the dark!
Yuan Zhou, who was busy preparing breakfast, was completely unaware of these things. After all, in his opinion, it was just a Summit of Culinary Skills. He could take out some old problems and discuss them together. It could totally be done step by step. It was still more important to prepare three meals a day and take care of Little Ya.
It couldn't be helped. Yuan Zhou had always misunderstood his own fame and reputation.
"It's time for breakfast. The first 16 people can start eating now." Su Ruoyan received the signal from Yuan Zhou and immediately let them in.
Those who came for breakfast were basically regular customers. Everyone walked to their favorite seats with familiarity and waited to take their orders. It was simply too orderly.
Although there were also tourists who came to Chengdu for breakfast, most of them had done their homework and naturally knew what to do. Occasionally, there were some who wanted to be unconventional. The Queuing Committee wasn't just for show. Of course, it wasn't mandatory. Ever since the Queuing Committee was established and Jiang Changxi became the chairman, there had never been a dispute with the customers.
There were also many tourists who came here, especially those who didn't want to leave after eating in Yuanzhou shop. There were also quite a number of them who directly moved here. Of course, if they could do that, their family background must be extremely rich.
Su Mei was one of them. She had only recently moved her family to Chengdu. Although she didn't successfully move to Taoxi Road, the appearance of Boss Wu had given people like her a good platform. She bought a small room that was close to Chengdu and officially settled down.
After tidying up her home, Su Mei could be considered to have settled down in the restaurant. Every day, she would have at least one meal in Yuanzhou shop. It was either breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Although she didn't treat Kitchen God as a cafeteria like Wuhai, Wuhai's location was too good.
"Little Yanzi, come quickly. I want to eat grass today. Qingqing's Intestines, Sautéed Vermicelli with Spicy Minced Pork, Lustful Rabbit, Swedish Meatballs, and a bowl of plain white rice from the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine will do."
Seeing that it was her turn to order, Su Mei immediately beckoned Su Ruoyan over and told her a series of dishes.
Ever since she knew that Su Ruoyan's surname was the same as hers, Su Mei was blindly confident that they were a family 500 years ago. Therefore, she gave her a very catchy nickname as if they were very familiar with each other. It was just that she didn't know how they could be a family when one was in the south and the other was in the north.
Su Ruoyan could only let Su Mei's behavior be. She was too enthusiastic and could only admit it. Of course, this weird way of ordering dishes was also one of the reasons why she surrendered. She had never seen anyone who said they wanted to eat vegetables at the beginning and then didn't have anything to do with vegetables at the end.
"Got it," Su Ruoyan said.
"I've already transferred the money." Su Mei waved her phone with her eyes smiling. Obviously, she was in a good mood.
On the other side, Yuan Zhou had already heard the menu. He didn't wait for Su Ruoyan to come back and report the menu. He started to prepare the ingredients neatly. However, his sensitive ears still heard the little girl's complaints.
"No matter how many times I see it, I still feel that Boss Yuan is so handsome when he cooks."
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