Gu Ming lived in an apartment. It was not as big as the one in Shen City, but it was not small either.
A famous chef like him would be provided with a good place to live wherever he worked. The apartment had two bedrooms, a cloakroom, a separate study, and a large living room. The living room was connected to the dining room, and the decoration was very delicate.
This was abroad. If it was in China, a famous chef like Gu Ming would only get better and more.
Someone had invited Gu Zheng before, and even provided him with a villa directly. As long as he was willing to go, he would get a small villa with nannies and servants. If he could work there for five years, the villa would be given to him.
Gu Zheng was the winner of the National Competition, and also the most popular one. It was not too much to be treated like this.
"Go ahead!"
After returning home, Gu Ming sat in front of the sofa and crossed his legs. He did not tell Gu Zheng where the things were, and asked Gu Zheng to find them himself.
It was the first time for Gu Zheng to come to this place. However, even if Gu Ming did not tell him, Gu Zheng could find where the kitchen utensils were. He knew Gu Ming's habits. Moreover, as a chef, if he could not find the kitchen utensils, he was not a qualified chef at all.
After a while, there was a burst of fragrance in the kitchen.
Gu Ming sniffed hard. He wanted to go to the kitchen to have a look, but he held back and continued to sit in front of the sofa to watch TV. Unfortunately, his mind was not on the TV.
Fortunately, Gu Zheng did not make chicken blood soup, and the fragrance was limited. If it was chicken blood soup, the fragrance could be smelled from tens of thousands of meters away. The activity to find the source of the fragrance would be transferred from Shen City to Paris.
After more than half an hour, four dishes and one soup were served by Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng did not use his own ingredients. He came empty-handed. He could not explain why he used his own ingredients, so he used all the ingredients at home. However, he secretly added some of his own ingredients.
For example, he cleverly added the immortal apricot into the mashed potatoes. Through Gu Zheng's disguise, the taste of the apricot could not be detected, and the taste of the mashed potatoes was doubled. It was more refreshing to eat.
There were four dishes and one soup. It was very simple. It was a combination of Chinese and Western dishes. Gu Ming came to the table and tasted the soup first. He could not help but nod.
The soup was just ordinary beef stew. The ingredients were all prepared at home. Usually, Gu Ming also made it himself. However, he had to admit that his cooking was indeed not as good as Gu Zheng's. It was just a soup, but Gu Zheng made it much better than him.
No wonder Gu Zheng was able to get first place, while he was only third.
Other than the soup, Gu Zheng had also made all the other dishes. After tasting them, he once again admitted that he was not as good as Gu Zheng. Although they were all common home-cooked dishes, the more common the dishes were, the more they could show the skills of a chef.
Gu Zheng was indeed much stronger than him. He couldn't even compare to the home-cooked dishes.
This made Gu Ming sigh again. He had to admit that he was old. Although he was not old yet, he was proud to have such a son. Since Gu Zheng won first place in the National Food Competition, many of his old friends called to congratulate him, which added a lot of glory to his face.
"I heard that your Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup business is very good?"
After dinner, the father and son sat on the sofa and chatted. Gu Ming asked about Gu Zheng's business.
"It's okay. The Sun Family's Aged Soup is really good. Gao Changhe is also very hardworking. Besides, some other food is also very good. Now the daily turnover is really considerable!"
Gu Zheng nodded slightly. The business of Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup was really good. It was not "okay" as he said. In Shen City, and even in the whole country, there were many people who were jealous of Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup.
Some people wanted to invest, some wanted to join, and some people even directly used the name of Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup. However, these people did not end well. Gradually, many people gave up on this idea.
"It's good that the business is good. I heard that you opened this restaurant in partnership with others. It's not easy to do business in partnership. Is there any problem?"
Gu Ming asked again. He had inquired about Gu Zheng's business very carefully. After all, it was his son's business. The name was Gu Ji. This name made him laugh for a long time.
However, what he inquired was one-sided and not comprehensive. He only knew that Gu Zheng's partner had a very deep background and had a good relationship with Gu Zheng. However, he did not know the details, so he asked.
"It's okay. We don't have any problem. In fact, they don't care about my business at all. They can take out a lot more than us!"
Gu Zheng smiled and shook his head. The business of Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup was good, but it was really nothing compared to the business of the Chang Family. Not to mention other things, just the Lianfeng Group, where Du Yang worked, was only a small business of the Chang Family. It was a company that Chang Lian set up because he liked financial securities.
If not, Chang Feng would not give Du Yang 2% of the shares so casually. Who would give away the important business of the family so easily?
A company with assets of tens of billions was only a small business. One could imagine the huge power of the Chang Family. Even if Gu Zheng's Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup could earn one to two hundred million annually, it was just a small fraction of the Chang Family's business.
"Is it really okay?"
Gu Ming asked again. Although he didn't do business himself, he knew how difficult it was to do business as a partnership. Furthermore, he had to cooperate with someone with such a strong background. If things went wrong, Gu Zheng might be kicked out.
"You can rest assured that nothing will happen. Let's put it this way. If I don't want them to continue to hold shares, they can give all their shares to me at any time!"
Gu Zheng smiled again. He was telling the truth. If he wanted, the Chang Family was willing to withdraw their shares at any time.
Now that the Chang Family had become a shareholder, they were helping Gu Zheng. Without the help of the Chang Family, those jealous people and other trivial matters would give Gu Zheng a headache. Maybe the store would have closed long ago.
"You have grown up. It's good that you think it's okay!"
Gu Ming sighed. Since Gu Zheng kept saying that it was okay, he did not say anything. After all, this was a business built by his son, and it had nothing to do with him.
In addition to the Gu Ji Chicken Blood Soup, the father and son talked about other things, including the last national competition.
Gu Ming was very interested in the national competition. After the competition, he asked a lot of people about it. They all said that this national competition was the highest in history. The food was really good, and no one had ever made it before.
Not to mention that no one would be able to do it in the future, at least no one had done it before. Moreover, it was still unknown whether anyone would be able to surpass it in the future.
Gu Zheng briefly explained some things about the competition. This competition was much more difficult for Gu Zheng than the Hangzhou Food Competition last time. The contestants in the Hangzhou Food Competition were also good, but they were not at the same level as him. He deserved to be the first.
This time was different. Song Xiu from Kunlun was very strong, and he was not weaker than him in terms of ingredients. He was even stronger than him at the beginning. If he did not have the cheating device of the Device Spirit, he might not have been able to beat Song Xiu and get the first place in the competition.
Even if he won, he won the competition by a very small margin in the end.
Although Gu Ming had paid attention to the process of Gu Zheng's competition, he did not know the details.
Only now did he know the danger of this competition. At the same time, he also understood that his son had really reached a level that he could not compare with.
The father and son talked about other things before they went to rest.
The next morning, Gu Zheng got up early and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. This time, he added some ingredients that he had obtained from Mount Shu, which were beneficial to the human body. He had already let Gu Ming eat the immortal apricot yesterday. With these ingredients, Gu Ming would be immune to all diseases and even poisons in the future.
Although Gu Ming was still an ordinary person, at least in terms of food safety, Gu Zheng did not have to worry about anything.
Gu Zheng also thought of using the Marrow Cleansing Food Cultivation to help Gu Ming cultivate, but he did not know Gu Ming's real thoughts. This idea was still in his mind for the time being, so he did not tell Gu Ming.
Marrow Cleansing and Food Cultivation could change one's physique, allowing one to cultivate. However, Gu Ming was already old. Furthermore, Gu Zheng could only help him change his physique. In the future, he would still have to rely on himself for most of his cultivation. Whether Gu Ming could succeed in his cultivation was still unknown.
If he could not cultivate to the Immortal Cultivator Realm, he would only have a lifespan of 100 years, and it would pass in a flash. If that was really the case, it would be better to experience life in the secular world. At least he would not have to live a boring life of cultivation.
Not long after breakfast, Gu Ming went to the restaurant. He was the head chef, so he had to go there at least once a day.
Gu Zheng had nothing to do, so he strolled alone on the streets of France. His French was not very good, but at least he could understand a little. Moreover, his English was good, so he could communicate with others.
"Sir, are you from Huaxia?"
After lunch, Gu Zheng came back from the Eiffel Tower. When he was strolling on the streets and enjoying the exotic scenery, a little girl suddenly stopped him and asked him in Mandarin.
The little girl had an Asian face, looked like she was about 18 or 19 years old, and spoke standard Mandarin.
"I am. What can I do for you?"
Gu Zheng nodded slowly. She was just a little girl and did not pose any threat, nor did she look like a liar. Gu Zheng answered politely.
"That's great. Can you do me a favor? We're doing a program. We need to find three Chinese people on the street in ten minutes. You're the first one I've found. I just need you to go to the camera and confirm it for me!"
The little girl said happily, and then she pointed behind her. There was indeed someone with a camera in the distance behind him. Gu Zheng had already noticed it, but he did not expect it to be related to the little girl in front of him.
"Sure, no problem!"
Gu Zheng agreed directly. It was just a small favor, and it was nothing. Moreover, the other party was from the same hometown. When meeting a fellow countryman in a foreign country, there was always a sense of familiarity.
In ten minutes, the little girl had to find three Huaxia people. Gu Zheng was only the first, and she had to continue to find two more.
The little girl was very serious. She kept asking people with Asian faces on the streets. Unfortunately, she was not so lucky this time. She asked three people in a row, two Koreans, and one Japanese.
"Sorry, I am not from Huaxia!"
The fourth Asian face was a young man in his twenties. He was very polite and spoke in Mandarin. However, his words stunned Gu Zheng and the little girl.
"I am an American!"
Before the little girl could continue to ask, the man proudly raised his head and added.
Gu Zheng frowned slightly. This young man definitely had an Asian face and spoke standard Mandarin. Such a person would be recognized as a Huaxia person wherever he went, not an American.
"You are an American Chinese, right? It doesn't matter. We are doing a show. Nationality is not important. As long as you are a Huaxia person, it will be fine even if you are from other countries!"
The little girl said quickly. More than half the time had passed, and she still had not found a second Huaxia person, which made her a little anxious. At present, this person spoke standard Mandarin, so he could definitely be treated as a Huaxia person.
"I will emphasize again. I am an American, not a low-class Huaxia person!"
The young man seemed to be very unhappy and replied in a heavy tone. The little girl was completely stunned, and Gu Zheng raised his head in surprise.
"The United States is the best country in the world. I am proud to be able to join such a country. It was a disgrace to me to be a Huaxia person before. It is an insult to me to mention Huaxia again. It is unforgivable!"
The young man said heavily. After that, he waved his hand and turned to leave.
"Wait!"
Before he turned around, a force pulled him and made him involuntarily turn back.
"You are willing to be an American. This is your freedom. But you said that it was a disgrace to be a Huaxia person before. What do you mean?"
It was Gu Zheng who stopped the young man. Gu Zheng did not intend to ask about this kind of thing. If the young man wanted to be an American, then let him be. If he thought that Americans were good, then let him be. But he said that it was a disgrace to be a Huaxia person, which was unacceptable to Gu Zheng.
Moreover, they were not in China, but abroad. There was also a TV station recording the show. He could not sit back and do nothing.
"What else can it mean? Huaxia people are low-class people. Do you understand?"
The young man who was stopped by Gu Zheng was unhappy and almost roared at Gu Zheng. The cameraman and other people who had been hiding behind them seemed to have noticed something was wrong. They all came up and whispered. Gu Zheng heard a little. It seemed that they were saying that the show was good and that they should record it well.
His roar also attracted the attention of the people around. Many people looked over.
"Low-class people?"
Gu Zheng suddenly smiled, but there was a cold light in his eyes. He said slowly, "Let alone you, even your American master doesn't dare to say that Huaxia people are low-class people. Who do you think you are? How dare you say that?"
Gu Zheng was no longer polite. There was no need to be polite to a person who had betrayed his ancestors and his country.
"How dare you insult my country …"
The young man was even more furious. As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and wanted to hit Gu Zheng. Before he could reach his hand, his whole body went limp.
Gu Zheng had no qualms about hitting such a person. In Gu Zheng's heart, such a person could not even be called a human. He had never seen such a disgusting person.
"Ouch, Leng Leng, I'm so cold!"
The young man lay on the ground and curled up. He kept shouting, sometimes in Mandarin, sometimes in English.
"Didn't you say that your American master is good? Let your American master treat you. Let's see if they can cure your problem!"
Gu Zheng said lightly. He used the voice transmission, so only the young man could hear it.
"How much time do you have left?"
Gu Zheng turned back and asked the young girl. The young girl hurriedly looked at her watch, raised her head and said, "Only one and a half minutes. There's not enough time!"
"One and a half minutes. There's enough time. Follow me!"
Gu Zheng replied softly. Without waiting for the young girl to reply, he directly pulled her forward. The young girl could not find the Huaxia people, but he could. In fact, he had already found the other Huaxia people on the street. His hearing and vision were far better than ordinary people, so he had already noticed everything.
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