The young man's eyes widened as he stared at the kitchen. The water boiling the century egg was quickly boiling and a layer of white mist covered the pot.
"It smells so good!"
Die Ling's cute nose twitched as she breathed in the fragrance in the air.
"Master, will the white mist on this wok be able to take form? Why do I feel like it's similar to the white mist but not exactly the same? "Die Ling asked.
"What do you think?" Gu Zheng asked.
"No!"
Die Ling shook her head, "Master's dishes that can transform are much more enticing than this! Also, the white mist on the pot is different from this. That white mist feels like it has spirituality while this one feels like it doesn't have enough spirituality. "
"You're right. If the ingredients were better, this dish would be able to take shape. However, with the ingredients he provided, it's already the limit to be able to take shape. After all, in terms of the quality of the ingredients, the ingredients he provided are really bad."
Gu Zheng opened the lid as he spoke. The young man didn't even see the century egg come out before Gu Zheng covered the plate with the lid in his other hand.
However, Gu Zheng didn't immediately hand the dish over to Die Ling. He held the plate and used the Five Elements Immortal Art to process the food.
The process was very short. After Gu Zheng handed the plate to Die Ling, Die Ling placed it on the table in front of the young man.
The young man glanced at the plate and didn't immediately open the lid. His gaze fell on Gu Zheng again.
"Why aren't you eating?" Gu Zheng walked out of the kitchen and asked.
"Are you a cultivator or an immortal cultivator?"
Thinking about what his friend said before and then looking at Gu Zheng's calm expression, the young man who was sure to win wasn't so sure anymore. Moreover, he was very sensitive to the smell of lime. However, when he came into close contact with the plate, he couldn't smell any lime at all.
"Cultivator."
Gu Zheng smiled faintly, "Hurry up and eat! I also want to know what you think of this dish. "
The young man nodded and opened the lid on the plate. His eyes widened in an instant.
Apart from a century egg, there was nothing else on the plate. The century egg that was supposed to be slightly deformed after being boiled was not deformed at all. It was still as smooth as when it was just peeled. Moreover, the original century egg didn't have pine flowers, but the current century egg was filled with pine flowers! This kind of 'songhua' was different from the ones in the regular century eggs. They were bigger and more beautiful. Not only were they white, but they were also red and green.
It was like a piece of pale yellow amber with colorful patterns embellished on it. The egg yolk in the center was like a round topaz.
Just by looking at the appearance of the century egg, the young man was already very surprised. After taking a deep breath, he realized that not only was there no smell of lime, but there was also an appetizing aroma.
"Amazing!"
The young man gave Gu Zheng a thumbs up. When his chopsticks touched the century egg, the originally seamless century egg was divided into four pieces evenly. This was a little trick that Gu Zheng had used when he took the century egg out of the pot.
The four evenly divided century eggs had the yolk on each piece, so it was easier for the young man to taste.
The young man picked up a piece of century egg, but he didn't immediately put it into his mouth. He frowned. Although the color and aroma of the century egg shocked him, it was an indisputable fact that he was allergic to century eggs.
The young man didn't lack money. The main reason why he came to the strange restaurant was to strengthen the competitiveness of young people. However, after the color and aroma of the century egg shocked him, his mentality had undergone a subtle change! Compared to winning, he wanted to lose more now. This was because there was a special story between him and the century egg. He wanted to taste the taste in his memory, the taste that could move him.
The young man only hesitated for a moment. He closed his eyes and put the century egg into his mouth, biting it carefully.
The vomiting feeling that he was worried about didn't occur. Instead, there was only the wonderful aroma that exploded in his mouth. The young man chewed faster. Four pieces of century egg were not enough.
The plate was soon empty. The young man looked at the empty plate and licked his lips. Then, he looked at Gu Zheng.
"When I was young, I didn't live with my parents. I lived with my grandmother in the countryside. Due to some reasons, the living conditions at that time weren't good. My grandmother raised a lot of chickens, and the food made from eggs became the most familiar taste to me when I was young! Among these foods, my favorite was the century egg made by my grandmother. "
"When my grandmother passed away when I was 13, my parents brought me to the city. In less than two years, I lived a very rich life. However, since I grew up with my grandmother, I didn't have a good relationship with my parents. Once, my mother, who wasn't good at cooking, cooked me a century egg and lean meat porridge in order to please me. I don't know how my mother made the century egg and lean meat porridge. I only know that after eating a piece of century egg, I couldn't help but vomit! Since then, I would have a strong urge to vomit whenever I smelled the lime on the century egg! If I ate a century egg, not only would I vomit, but my throat would also tighten, and I would feel like I was suffocating. "
"It's been ten years. I really miss the taste of the century egg in my memory!"
The arrogance on the young man's face had long disappeared. It was replaced by sincerity.
"I have to thank you! You let me taste the taste of century eggs again, and I have to admit that this is the most delicious century egg I've ever eaten! All the flavors of the supplementary ingredients have been perfectly blended into the century egg. It let me see the magic of cooking. The combination that I thought was impossible to be delicious made me want to eat more! "
The young man looked at the empty plate again and swallowed his saliva, "You win. I'm very satisfied with the century egg that you made. It's worthy of being called a delicacy!"
"When you were cooking the century egg, I was thinking that if the century egg you made was delicious, I would find more difficult ingredients until you were stumped. But now, it seems that there's no need for that at all! In order to find the feeling of my childhood, I've also eaten the century egg made by an immortal chef. Although the ingredients used for the century egg were not perfect, they were at least exquisite. But I still vomited after eating it! So, no matter what your real identity is, I admire you very much! "
The young man cupped his fists to Gu Zheng, but his decision also made Gu Zheng not know whether to laugh or cry. Gu Zheng couldn't wait for him to make things difficult for him again, or even a few more times. Unfortunately, he was already convinced this time.
Without saying anything more, the young man didn't look at the money he left. He turned around and was about to leave the shop. He was really convinced. The Taotie statue didn't have any effect on his evaluation.
"Young man, you can eat century eggs in the future. The century egg just now was not only delicious, but it also cured your allergy to century eggs," Gu Zheng said.
"Thank you!"
The young man turned around and smiled at Gu Zheng. He didn't doubt Gu Zheng's words at all.
"Owner, don't worry. I won't say much about what happened here," the young man said after thinking for a while.
To this young man, it was no longer important whether Gu Zheng was a cultivator, an immortal cultivator, or an Immortal Chef. Right now, other than being convinced by Gu Zheng, there was nothing else he could do!
"Brother, how was it?"
Seeing the young man walk out of the shop, someone immediately asked.
"I lost."
The young man smiled faintly. His footsteps didn't stop, and he didn't answer the crowd's questions.
After returning to the car, the young man called his friend back.
"I lost. I'm sincerely convinced!"
Without waiting for his friend to ask anything, the young man directly hung up the phone.
"Successfully completed your first business. Not bad!" the tool spirit said with a smile.
"This is the second day after receiving the task, and this is only my first business!" Gu Zheng smiled bitterly.
"Take it one step at a time. Perhaps there will be more customers in the future?"
Facing the tool spirit's comfort, Gu Zheng didn't say much. He just smiled noncommittally.
Although the young man didn't want to challenge the shop again, his friend, Han Zhe, couldn't calm down.
Han Zhe was a chef, and he ran a snack bar by himself. Although the snack bar was small, it was a business passed down from generation to generation, and it was quite famous in the local area! Since it was famous, it naturally had delicious food. Because of this, although it was already past meal time, Han Zhe's snack bar was still booming.
After receiving the young man's call, Han Zhe was no longer in the mood to do business. He called his wife and told her about the young man's visit to the shop.
"Don't you think it's strange? I know Jin Yu. He doesn't want to admit defeat no matter what he does. But this time, why did he admit defeat so easily? He even said that he was sincerely convinced? "Han Zhe's voice was full of doubts.
"What's wrong? Are you interested in this shop?"
Han Zhe's wife naturally knew her husband very well. Although Han Zhe had been talking about the young man, his wife already knew his real thoughts.
"Hehe, yes, I'm really interested in it! Although our snack bar's business is good, it's just a small profit. If I had a million yuan, we could change to a bigger house, right? "Han Zhe said.
"I think there are two possibilities for this matter! The first possibility is that the chef in the shop is really amazing. They can really make something delicious that can't possibly be delicious. The second possibility is that the person in the shop is a cultivator or a monster. They used magic to make the originally tasteless food delicious. Jin Yu was just confused. "
Han Zhe's wife paused, then said, "Let's analyze the second possibility first. Do you think what I said makes sense?"
"I don't think it's possible! The shop has now caused a heated discussion on the Internet. Do you think a monster would dare to open such a shop? After all, cultivators are the ones who have the final say in this world! For a monster to open such a shop was undoubtedly courting death. In other words, whether it's a monster or a cultivator, I don't think it's necessary for them to win our mortal world's currency! I think Jin Yu also thinks it's impossible, so she entered the shop. Moreover, whether they are a monster or a cultivator, I think the explanation of the announcement outside the shop that they opened the shop just to complete a task is very credible! "Han Zhe said.
Han Zhe's wife thought for a moment, then said, "Even if your guess is completely correct, what if it's the first possibility? Do you think you can stump them? "
"The shop can make century eggs delicious, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they can make other things delicious."
Han Zhe smiled, then said his thoughts, "We have three kinds of snacks that we are best at. Among them, the chive box is the most famous. It has also won an award at a national food festival. Naturally, I know the chive box very well, and I'm also very picky about its taste. Wife, do you think that if I provide him with bad ingredients to make the chive box, he can make a chive box that can conquer my taste buds? "
Han Zhe's wife was silent for a long time, then said, "No!"
"Husband, you know that it's not that I'm not sure about our chive box, but I'm really worried that the other party is not an ordinary person. They will use unusual means to win!" Han Zhe's wife said again.
"If that's really the case, we'll just lose one hundred thousand yuan. Although one hundred thousand yuan is not a small amount, without it, it won't affect our family much! If my wife doesn't want me to try to win that one million yuan, then I won't go. "Han Zhe said.
Han Zhe's wife took a deep breath, then said, "Husband, if you want to try, then go ahead, but I have a condition!"
"What condition?" Han Zhe asked.
"Go and see Jin Yu, and make sure you can try again! Then, no matter if you win or lose, don't go to the shop again, okay? "Han Zhe's wife said.
"Okay, I promise you!" Han Zhe said seriously.
After hanging up the phone with his wife, Han Zhe immediately called Jin Yu, but the call couldn't be connected.
Han Zhe was the kind of person who wanted to try something as soon as he was sure of something. Although he couldn't contact Jin Yu, it didn't affect him much. He immediately began to collect the ingredients to bring to the shop.
The phone rang again and again, but Jin Yu still didn't answer it. He just slowly tasted a plate of Chili Oil Century Eggs on the table.
"Why didn't you answer Han Zhe's call?"
His girlfriend was sitting in front of Jin Yu. She held her chin with both hands and watched Jin Yu eat with relish.
Jin Yu didn't answer his girlfriend's question immediately. He ate the last piece of century egg.
The Chili Oil Century Eggs were made by a famous chef. Although the taste couldn't be compared with Gu Zheng's, the century egg contained Jin Yu's special feelings, so he still ate it with satisfaction. The feeling of regaining what he had lost was wonderful for him.
Jin Yu wiped his mouth and said, "I set up a call transfer for him. I know that he must be calling me at this time to ask me about the shop. I told the shop owner that I won't say much about what happened there! So, I don't want to answer his call for the time being. "
"Then aren't you afraid that Han Zhe is calling you for something else?" his girlfriend asked.
"He won't call me for anything else. He must want to try it and ask me about the specific situation. After all, he was the one who told me about the shop. When he told me about it, he was already tempted. "Jin Yu said.
"Then he's using you?" His girlfriend frowned.
"Not really. After all, we're friends. One hundred thousand yuan is not a small amount for him, but it's nothing for me." Jin Yu said.
"Then do you think Han Zhe will win or lose if he goes to the shop?" his girlfriend asked again.
"He'll definitely lose!" Jin Yu answered without hesitation.
"You didn't taste the century egg I ate. It gave me a feeling that it's not food!"
Jin Yu's eyes looked a little confused, but his voice was very serious.
"I don't understand. If the century egg isn't food, then what is it?" his girlfriend asked curiously.
Jin Yu thought for a while, then pointed to the room and said, "What did you see?"
His girlfriend's eyes scanned the room and said in confusion, "What I saw was the room!"
Jin Yu got up, opened the window, and pointed to the night sky. "What did you see?"
"I saw the starry sky!"
Jin Yu's girlfriend wasn't stupid. When she answered, she immediately fell into deep thought.
"I see!"
Jin Yu's girlfriend smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that Han Zhe will really lose!"
"It doesn't matter. It's only one hundred thousand yuan. When I see him, I'll give him one hundred thousand yuan as compensation for not answering his call." Jin Yu smiled.
When Han Zhe came to the shop with money and ingredients, it was already past nine o 'clock in the evening. His arrival made Gu Zheng's eyes light up. The onlookers outside the door had already dispersed. Gu Zheng also thought that Jin Yu would only have one business today. He didn't expect that a well-prepared person would come at this time! Moreover, as soon as Han Zhe opened his mouth, Gu Zheng already knew that he was the one who talked to Jin Yu on the phone.
"Boss, I want to order."
Han Zhe didn't say much. After knowing that Gu Zheng was the owner and chef of the shop, he immediately went straight to the point.
"Okay, but you know the rules of ordering, right?" Gu Zheng said.
There were two business models of the shop, both of which were introduced on the bulletin board outside the shop.
The first model was the one that Jin Yu used. That was, the ingredients were provided by Jin Yu, but Gu Zheng decided how to cook it.
The second model was the so-called ordering. The ingredients were also provided by the diners, but the diners could specify what dishes they wanted the shop to use these ingredients to make. Because the ordering was specified by the customers, the customers were also limited when they provided ingredients. The ingredients provided must be the kind that could be used to make the ordered dishes. They couldn't be provided impromptu.
Just like the ingredients provided by Jin Yu, if he chose to order 'cold century eggs', then the brown sugar and lard in it might be defined as illegal auxiliary materials by Gu Zheng or the Taotie statue! After all, no matter what kind of 'cold century eggs' it was, brown sugar and lard would not be used in it.
"I know the rules! Although I chose to order the dishes, there is a fluctuation in the choice of auxiliary materials, right? "Han Zhe asked again.
The fluctuation that Han Zhe was talking about was that he could also provide some auxiliary materials that didn't exist in the ordered dishes. For example, making 'cold century eggs' didn't require brown sugar and lard. However, whether such auxiliary materials would be used or not was up to the shop.
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