Dream Guide

Huang Liang had no impression of the name Selena, but when he mentioned Mei Yiqiu's old lover, he immediately remembered that when he first came to Dickinson's house, Dickinson used Mei Yiqiu as a young lover in Princeton. Embarrassing joke, mentioned Selena.

He still remembered Professor Mei's story: For a scientific experiment, he left his lover in the cold wind in the park, and used her bra as a rag. The key was to wipe the laboratory table and then take it back. She did. Needless to say, there was a lovelorn drunkard in Princeton that night. The professor who drank too much gave all his clothes to the homeless man, but he was taken away by the police as an exhibitionist.

Anyone who hears this story will inevitably think that it is the fabrication of a bad novelist, but when Huang Liang thought of the strange old man with radioactive silver hair holding a pipe, he felt that it seemed very reasonable for this to happen.

Dickinson and Selina were obviously very familiar with each other, and they shouted in the yard: "Selena, look, I brought you a Chinese chef back, you're in for a treat!"

A woman's voice came from the room: "Oh, really? Let me see what kind of person he is. Don't be a bad old man like you!"

The strange thing is that Huang Liang felt that the voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.

The door creaked open, and a wrinkled but delicate face appeared inside. As soon as Huang Liang saw her, his heart beat loudly. He had seen her before. On Cucumber Street, the old lady showed him the way and led him into a dream. Later he asked Howard about it, but Howard didn't seem to know.

At that time, his spiritual cultivation had already made considerable achievements. He could already deceive Howard, and he even had the urge to compete with Aoki again. But the appearance of the old lady completely dispelled his arrogance, and he began to lie dormant like a bug in winter.

The dream was so huge that he didn't even notice it when he fell into it. The key was that the people who appeared in the dream could overlap with the people at the party later, which meant that the old lady did go to the party and met everyone, and Howard They were completely unaware of the old lady's existence.

He judged at that time that this woman must be an important role in the organization. But he didn't expect that her identity was so special. She is Mei Yiqiu's old lover, and Huang Liang can now conclude that she is the second leader of the organization.

So who is Mei Yiqiu? Who is Dickinson? Who is Aoki?

Huang Liang suddenly had a series of questions in his mind.

Selena glanced at Huang Liang, smiled, and seemed very satisfied. Her hair is half gray and half white, and she looks younger than Mei Yiqiu, but she is not as energetic as the professor, but has a peaceful temperament from head to toe.

Dickinson was busy introducing them:

"This is Selena - candidate for the most beautiful old lady in America, Florida pet expert, crazy fan of Chinese food. She actually not only likes Chinese food, but also likes everything about China, but because of someone, you know, so... …”

He blinked at Huang Liang like a child and laughed loudly, "This Mr. Huang is a doctor and has a pair of stable and dexterous hands. I think these hands are also first-class for cooking, haha!"

Huang Liang greeted Selena. He made no mention of Amsterdam, as if they were meeting for the first time.

Selina smiled and said to Dickinson: "Are you as good as you boast? Charlie, you'd better not find someone to fool me. If not, I won't forgive you!"

Dickinson patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, when have I ever boasted?"

When he entered the house, while Selina wasn't paying attention, the old man came close to Huang Liang's ear, patted Huang Liang's back hard with his hand, and said, "You have to give me some face!"

Huang Liang suddenly found it very interesting. Looking at Dickinson, it seemed as if Selena was not an old lover that Mei had longed for, but rather the person he had been chasing for decades and failed to catch.

Sitting down in the living room, Selina poured coffee for the two men like a host and chatted casually. They mostly talked about things during the Princeton period, but they did not mention Mei Yiqiu. For Huang Liang, both the era and the place were unfamiliar, so he could hardly speak.

Selena looked calm and friendly, not at all anxious to say anything to Huang Liang, not even a hint. If he hadn't seen her in the Netherlands, Huang Liang would have doubted whether he had made a mistake. He stood up and said:

"How about I go to the kitchen and cook?"

Dickinson happily took Huang Liang to the kitchen. After explaining some precautions, he said, "I'll leave this place to you. We're waiting to eat the delicious food you cooked."

"Don't worry, although I'm not as good as a real chef, I can still make some home-cooked meals." Huang Liang said confidently after seeing Lao Gan Ma and Shi San Xiang in the cupboard.

The Dickinson family's kitchen is very large. Although it is not comparable to kitchens in rural China, it is rare in cities. Huang Liang first got familiar with the tools and materials inside, sorted out the dishes in the refrigerator, and roughly planned how many dishes to cook before starting.

The white fish caught from English Bay is very similar to the white fish from home. It has many spines but is delicious. Huang Liang thought that foreigners were not very good at spitting out fish bones. This kind of fish was either boiled in soup or fried. He decided to make the fish crispy, so that no fish bones could be eaten, which should suit the taste of foreigners.

You need to marinate the fish thoroughly before making crispy fish frying. Frying and deep-frying are the specialty items of foreigners, but in Chinese cuisine, the taste of fried dishes lies entirely in the pickling techniques and skills. What ingredients to use, how long to marinate, when to change ingredients, how much water to leave, how much to baste the noodles, how much oil to use, this is the essence of Chinese cuisine. If you follow KFC's method of frying, everything will taste the same.

While he was marinating, Selena came in.

"Do you want my help?" Selena flipped over the fish that had been seasoned casually. "Well, it looks good. He is a good cook."

"Just a few simple home-cooked dishes, I can do it by myself." Huang Liang said.

"Okay, there are some things that can only be done by one person." Selena nodded.

"I'm not a professional, why did you choose me? Aren't you worried if I mess up?" Huang Liang continued to rub salt on the fish seriously without raising his head. To others, it sounded like he was asking about cooking. Only he knew what he was asking.

"It needs more professional people to evaluate whether it's professional or not." Selena said, "Look, aren't you doing a good job now?"

"Is this what you say about me?"

"Forget it."

"But I don't know what flavor you like, and you didn't tell me what to cook. The chef doesn't know what to cook. Even a professional chef will be confused!"

"When the time comes, I will tell you naturally. Now, I just want to see what delicious dishes you can make when you have free play. With enough freedom, maybe it will be better than the designated dishes. Woolen cloth!"

"Freedom is good, but there must be a direction."

"Freedom is direction."

"Freedom is direction?" Huang Liang tasted the meaning of this sentence carefully. He marinated the last fish, looked up and asked, "Whose freedom?"

"You, me...everyone!" Selena said.

Huang Liang's heart suddenly jumped, as if he thought of something, but he couldn't figure it out clearly.

"Let me taste your craftsmanship first." Selina looked at Huang Liang with a smile. "In addition, I would like to know how you thought about cooking this meal without knowing anything about the host and guests. If you don’t know the taste or even the ingredients, if no one comes to tell you, how are you going to make this meal? Are you going to keep doing it, or do you have other plans?"

"No, at least I knew there were fish on the way here." Huang Liang said.