"It must be Sun Han. I don't know where he got this dish from but he couldn't restore it. Therefore, he recorded it on the stele and left it as a puzzle after his death."
"Sure."
Yuan Zhou told Zong Mo about his conjecture. Zong Mo had also mentioned that he was also puzzled about the dish engraved on the stele.
After the call with Zong Mo, it was time for dinner. Yuan Zhou put Sun Han's puzzle aside for the time being.
Director Wang was the person who couldn't resist desserts. Therefore, he started to work faster the moment he returned to the company, just to make time to line up for dinner. After asking his secretary, he found out that the only trick to eating at The Kitchen God was to line up early. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to eat there.
After work, Jin Min pulled Yin Ya and headed for The Kitchen God together with several other colleagues.
Only when they arrived at Taoxi Road did they truly understand the meaning of the word "crowded". It was 5: 10 pm when they arrived, but the line was already very long.
Relying on their physiques, they squeezed left and right and finally managed to get in the line. At this time, even Yin Ya couldn't help wiping the sweat on her forehead.
It had been a while since she had queued up for dinner. Most of the time, she would eat with Yuan Zhou after business hours.
Only today did she find that the number of people in the line seemed to have increased. Moreover, the flow of people on Taoxi Road was also much higher than before. Especially when it was time to get off work, it felt like a crowd of sardines.
"There are too many people here." Director Xiang tried his best to shrink his fat belly to the limit before he managed to make it through the crowd. It was really not easy.
"There will definitely be a lot of people coming here for Head Chef Yuan's culinary skills. Moreover, during the Bogus Cooking Competition, Head Chef Yuan won the Golden Chef Award of the European division, surpassing many famous European chefs. More people will definitely come here out of admiration," Jin Min analyzed.
"Are you talking about the World Cooking Competition where our Chinese chef won the grand prize?" Director Dong gasped.
He happened to know the specific status of the Bogus Cooking Competition and that no Chinese chef had ever participated in the European division. But now that he heard that Yuan Zhou had not only participated but also won the grand prize, he was naturally surprised.
Although this matter had been in an uproar before, it was normal that some people did not know about it. It was not too late to know now.
Yin Ya, who was standing at the side, blushed. Although it wasn't a compliment to her, it was her fiancé who was being complimented. It made her happier than if it was her.
"Of course it's true. I saw it with my own eyes. I even accompanied Little Ya to see it," Jin Min said with her head held high.
While saying that, she seemed to have seen several familiar figures in front of her. After carefully identifying them, she pointed at several old foreigners and said, "Look, those are the judges of the Bogus Cooking Competition. They are very appreciative of Head Chef Yuan. This time, they are definitely here to taste Head Chef Yuan's dishes. Even these judges came all the way here to eat. You can imagine how delicious the dishes are."
Following Jin Min's finger, the colleagues who didn't go on a business trip naturally didn't know her, so they followed her finger.
What Jin Min saw was indeed Ju Man Lee and his men. After finishing their business, they naturally came, but this also indicated that they were going back to France.
When Mark learned that Alexandra and the others were going back, he instantly became happy. If they left, no one would dare to eat his dishes with the excuse of "I'm afraid you won't like it".
"You seem to have been in China for a long time. Don't you need to go back?" Alexandra said indignantly.
Mark said proudly, "I have already applied for it. I have never had a good rest in recent years. Therefore, I have half a year's holiday this time. I really envy you guys for being so busy during my break. Life should be positive and positive."
As he said that, he looked at Alexandra with a long face. Her expression was really asking for a beating. Not only did Alexandra want to beat him up, even Anthony, who had always been gentle and reserved, wanted to beat him up, let alone Gauss and Ju Man Lee, who had relatively bad tempers.
"Come, have a cup of Sour Plum Soup. It will help drive away the heat." It was Little Dong's turn to help out on duty today.
He and the other members of the Queuing Committee carried paper cups and handed them to the customers in the queue.
They had invested a lot of money into it. Therefore, the Sour Plum Soup was very cold. Even if it was held in the paper cup, it would still feel cold.
"This is a Chinese beverage. It doesn't seem to have any flavor?" Ju Man Lee smelled it hard. There wasn't much of an aroma. Instead, there was a gust of cold air, which felt very cool.
"This is a beverage personally made by Head Chef Yuan. It will definitely taste good," Gauss had only heard of it but had never tried it before.
For the past few days, everyone had been focused on the dishes. Even Gauss, the self-proclaimed The Kitchen God, didn't want to waste time drinking this dark colored beverage.
They hadn't drunk it until last night when Gauss and Gabriel mentioned the Sour Plum Soup when they went out for supper. Only then did they know that this was a benefit that Yuan Zhou had specially prepared for the customers.
Immediately, Gauss felt extremely vexed. It was like missing out on a big red packet in the group.
Therefore, everyone took the Sour Plum Soup tonight instead of waving their hands and rejecting it like before. This was also due to the language barrier.
"It's cool, sour, and sweet. Very appetizing. I feel my entire body cooling down after drinking it." Ju Man Lee took a sip and felt the coolness in her mouth. It was very comfortable.
"If it wasn't for the fact that I didn't come for lunch, I would have been able to drink it at noon. It's mainly because the weather here is too stuffy. I feel much more comfortable after drinking it." Alexandra also liked the taste.
While many people were slowly drinking the Sour Plum Soup to relieve the heat, dinnertime officially began.
As the stream of people flowed, the customers who were at the front of the line went in excitedly. Yin Ya and the others were at the front of the second line, so they had to wait a little longer.
In the afternoon, after being attracted by the smell of the Mulberry Leaf Steamed Bun and stimulated by the series of materials introduced by Jin Min, Director Wang and the others were in a state of high expectation for the delicacies cooked by Yuan Zhou. Even if they had been waiting for quite a long time, none of them complained.
Instead, they stared at the door, afraid that they would miss it.
Although it felt like a day had passed like a year, it was soon Yin Ya's turn to enter.
Yin Ya was the first to go in, followed by Jin Min and the others.
"Sister Xiaoya, you're back? You must have had a hard journey. What do you want to eat today? "Su Ruoyan noticed Yin Ya immediately and went up to greet her.
Yin Ya smiled at Yuan Zhou and then focused her attention on Su Ruoyan, "I want half a serving of Melt-In-The-Mouth Chicken Feet, a serving of Jinling Grass, a serving of Xishi Tofu, and a serving of plain white rice from 100 Styles of Rice Cuisine."
Yin Ya restrained herself during dinner, mainly because Yuan Zhou would feed her some supper from time to time. It was so delicious that she couldn't resist it, so she ate as little as possible.
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