Life is a Game

While Tao Shu was working, he whispered to his colleagues about trivial matters at work. On the other hand, Chef Arnold thought that the dishes had just been brought out, so he confidently walked towards Xu Cheng's table without knowing it.

Xu Cheng had already eaten there. They waited for a minute or two, and when they saw that Chef A Nuo didn't come, they started directly.

By the time Chef Arnold walked up to them confidently, Jiang Feng had eaten half of his steak.

Chef Arno: ?

The four of Jiang Feng:? ? ?

The five of them stared like this, and none of them could speak. Those who hold the tableware in their hands feel that it is not right to put it down and continue to take it. Those who are still chewing meat feel that it is not right to swallow it and then chew it twice.

All in all, the plot just isn't right.

But who is Chef Arnold? He is a super-psychological genius who can tear himself apart in front of tens of millions of viewers across the United States on reality shows.

Chef Arnold was stunned for a moment, then adjusted his mentality with a calm face. As if nothing happened just now, Chef Arnold introduced all the meals on the table to everyone with the same slight accent and very fast speaking speed as before.

Although Xu Cheng has lived in China all year round, he is actually a Singaporean Chinese, and his real mother tongue should be English. He has also dealt with foreign chefs in recent years. It is no problem to listen to Chef Arnold's introduction.

Peng Changping has settled abroad for so many years, so his writing skills may not be very good, but his listening skills are fine. Needless to say Zhang Guanghang, even if he is French and his mother tongue is French, in everyone's opinion, as long as he speaks words with letters, he can understand them.

Only Jiang Feng was a little confused. He didn't know why, but he felt that Chef Arnold spoke faster this time. Instead of talking, he seemed to be endorsing memorization. Many words and phrases were almost connected together.

This introduction probably sounded like——

" @《~【……\u0026，#\u0026】》beff~\u0026, @Eggplant Parmigiana...《【\u0026￥】》…”

In the long series of words, Jiang Feng could only grasp one or two key words that he could understand with great difficulty, and then rely on these key words to generate infinite reverie.

It may be because there are many main courses and they are worth introducing. Even though Chef Arnold spoke faster this time, the introduction took longer. When he talked about the roasted whole chicken, his speech slowed down a little, probably because he was a little out of breath from talking too much in one breath before, so he subconsciously slowed down his speech.

Jiang Feng also understood all the introductions about roasted whole chicken.

It may be a good introduction for ordinary people, but everyone here is a professional food critic and chef, this kind of introduction seems a bit tasteless.

It's not like an introduction but like a show off.

Of course, Chef Arnold couldn't be so stupid as to say the production method. He mainly introduced the preciousness of the ingredients and the difficulty of cooking. I used a lot of language, even a bit like writing poetry, to praise the excellence of the dishes.

Summarize his dish introduction in one sentence, probably: I am awesome, applaud, understand?

Even if Chef Arnold is one of the top ten master chefs, such boasting seems a bit...

Well, he deserves his name, who told him that he is in the top ten of celebrity chefs. Except for the chicken breast, the main dishes on the table are really impeccable, which can be regarded as a rare delicacy.

Chef Arnold came and left inexplicably, and after introducing the meal without saying anything else, he gave a slight nod to Xu Cheng and left with a proud face, like a big rooster fighting for victory.

Jiang Feng continued to gnaw on the steak, and while gnawing, he did not forget to ask Zhang Guanghang in a low voice: "Is this how the chefs of high-end foreign restaurants introduce their dishes? Are you afraid that the guests may not hear you clearly?"

Zhang Guanghang: ...

"It's like a chef..." Zhang Guanghang glanced at Xu Cheng and Peng Changping who were facing him, and seeing that they didn't respond, he continued, "I won't come out to introduce dishes, unless it's a special occasion or some important guests come. It's also the first time seeing you."

Very important guest?

Jiang Feng subconsciously looked at the two big men opposite.

So Chef Arnold came out to do that boastful dish introduction for someone.

Who is it?

Xu Cheng or Peng Changping?

It is always quiet when enjoying delicious food. After all, there is only one mouth, so you can’t have both talking and eating. Facing a table of rare and delicious delicacies, who has the extra mouth to talk, drink saliva and spit out, it’s too wasteful.

Peng Changping was getting older, so he naturally didn't eat as much as young people like Jiang Feng and Zhang Guanghang. While the others were still fighting the whole roast chicken for 800 rounds, Peng Changping had already put down the tableware and took out a can of tea from his bag to ask the waiter to make a pot of tea for him.

Logically speaking, restaurants generally do not provide this service, but as long as the money is in place, theoretically speaking, any service can be provided as long as there is no violation of law or discipline.

While waiting for tea, Peng Changping's mouth was free to talk.

"Little friend Jiang." Peng Changping said.

Jiang Feng was so frightened that he almost swallowed the chicken bone and choked to death on the spot for the big guys to perform.

Jiang Feng quickly stopped talking: "Master Peng, you can just call me Jiang Feng like Mr. Xu."

Calling Jiang Xiaoyou will make Jiang Feng feel that what he is taking is actually the script of Xiuxianwen.

"Lu Sheng gave me Zhang Chu's contact information two days ago. I have been thinking about how to thank you these days. I have lived abroad for so many years and have not heard from my junior sister's family. Originally, I didn't hold much back when I returned to China. You have done me such a favor, logically speaking, I should thank you very much." Peng Changping said.

"You're too polite. It's just a coincidence. No matter who it is, I believe it will tell you as long as it knows the news." Jiang Feng said.

Peng Changping revealed a kind smile that only belonged to the elders looking at the younger generation: "That's different."

"The meaning is different. You are still young and you can't understand it. At my age, if I still have the opportunity to see old people and friends from that year, it is really hard to change. Zhang Chu said that he would bring his grandson Wu Yi. Beiping, when the time comes, I will personally cook and set up a table in Yongheju, you must be there."

Jiang Feng nodded frantically, indicating that he would crawl over even if he only had half his life to crawl.

"In the past two days, I have also asked Xu Cheng a lot about your restaurant. You may not know that my father has some friendship with your great-grandfather. He was taught by your great-grandfather and learned a few dishes. If I didn't If I remember correctly, the Buddha jumping over the wall I heard that night was done by your grandfather, right?" Peng Changping asked.

"right."

"I would like to ask a few more questions, your grandfather is your great-grandfather's youngest son, how much of your great-grandfather's cooking skills has your grandfather learned?" Peng Changping's words were somewhat cautious and tentative.

In other culinary families, this question may be presumptuous, but in Jiang's family, there is nothing that cannot be said about this question. After all, the old man used to talk about the truth that he didn't learn much about Jiang Chengde.

"Two... three points." Jiang Feng was not very sure, "My grandfather told me that when Beiping fell, he was still very young, and he basically didn't learn how to cook from his grandfather. He just watched from the sidelines. .My grandfather’s crafts were learned from other masters after he went south, and he learned very complicatedly.”

"Then what about your third grandfather?" Peng Changping continued to ask.

"I don't know much about this. I must have learned a lot. My third grandfather never told me about this. But the third grandfather told me before that among my grandfathers, the second grandfather is the one with the best talent and cooking skills. However, my second grandfather has passed away for many years. He has two apprentices, one is Master Huang from the original Huangji Restaurant, and the other one later quit the chef industry and went into business." Jiang Feng didn't mention Zheng Siyuan's matter to save time It was known that he and Zheng Siyuan were barely in the same school, which caused some small difficulties for Zheng Siyuan's work in Babaozhai.

Xu Cheng:?

There's still something I don't know.

How many grandpas do you have?

Peng Changping nodded, and murmured, "It's still a bit close."

"It's like this." Peng Changping sat up straight, saw that the waiter had brought the tea, poured himself a cup of tea, stared at the steaming teacup for two seconds and continued.

"Didn't I just say that I haven't figured out how to thank you? I've thought about it for the past two days. It would be too perfunctory and meaningless if I just gave you an expensive gift as a thank you gift." It means a lot to me that you did me a favor, so I should give you a gift that means a lot to you."

"I went through the menu of your Taifeng Restaurant yesterday. I don't know if your grandfather and your third grandfather mentioned it to you. Your Taifeng Restaurant used to have a very famous dish, which can even be said to be famous in Beiping. It's called Jiang's Ginseng Soup."

Jiang Feng:! ! !

Jiang Feng could not hide the shock in his eyes, of course he knew this dish. Not only does he know this dish, he also knows that this dish is S-grade, not ordinary S-grade, but hell-grade S-grade.

Looking at Jiang Feng's eyes, Peng Changping knew that he knew about this dish, and said, "It seems that your grandfather and your third grandfather have told you, and since they have said it, they will make it. It seems that I was unnecessary."

"I haven't said it, I haven't said it." Jiang Feng quickly denied, "I heard it from other people, that is... it's my great-uncle, named Li Mingyi, I don't know if you recognize him, but he told me before."

"You...Why did you mention this dish?" Jiang Feng asked cautiously, staring at Peng Changping.

"Back then, your great-grandfather visited the famous chefs in Beiping, and wanted to learn from them and learn the essence of various cuisines. My father is the heir of the Tan family cuisine, and he was also the first chef your great-grandfather came to ask for advice."

When mentioning his father, Peng Changping had a gleam in his eyes: "My father is a very open-minded person, a rare tolerant and kind man. At that time, people generally would not accept apprentices other than their own nephews, and they were also very open-minded. Fewer female apprentices were accepted, but my father took my younger brother and younger sister as apprentices and taught them all. I remember my father once told me when he accepted my younger brother and younger sister as apprentices. The other father of my younger brother and younger sister, I am another elder brother of my younger brother and younger sister. He has an extra pair of sons and daughters, and I have an extra pair of younger brothers and sisters."

Realizing that what he said was off topic, Peng Changping smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I accidentally said too much."

"Back then, your great-grandpa wanted to ask my master about the techniques of Tan's cuisine, and offered to use Jiang's techniques in exchange. My father agreed and told your great-grandfather what he knew without any hesitation. You Grandpa reciprocated and taught my father all the signature dishes of Taifenglou at that time."

"After finishing my studies, my father and your great-grandfather agreed not to make the dishes they had learned in the restaurant. Maybe it was a good start. Later, your great-grandfather went to visit other famous chefs. They all did so, and it was considered an anecdote at the time."

"I don't have the heart of my father. Even if it's an equal exchange, I can't be as selfless as he is. But I always want to be like him."

"I owe you a favor, and I happen to know your family's lost knowledge, why don't you let me be selfless with a little selfishness."

"You've done me a big favor. I'll teach you Jiang's ginseng soup. How about an equivalent exchange?"