Fairy Gourd Farm

Chapter 279 Pierre's Past
Zhao Lei's guess was correct. During the dinner together, Jessica told him about Pierre's past, and the experience of the French was indeed full of twists and turns.

A few years ago, Pierre was one of the most famous chefs in Lyon, France, and even had a Michelin three-star restaurant under his name.And he himself is the head chef of this restaurant, and he is famous for being good at developing all kinds of incredible new dishes, which is why he has the title of "Ghost Talent" and is highly respected by the food industry.

However, the good times didn't last long. Pierre's restaurant was reported, saying that he used the scraps discarded from the slaughterhouse to cook for the guests.The local health and safety department inspected Pierre's restaurant and found a lot of leftovers.As a result, Pierre's restaurant was forcibly closed, and Michelin took back the three stars it had given him.As a result, Pierre fell into a slump, sold his local property, and finally disappeared from people's sight.

Speaking of this, Jessica was also a little emotional, and sighed softly: "I really didn't expect that Pierre still didn't leave the catering industry, but came to China to open a restaurant."

Zhao Lei frowned and said, "No, I've known Lao Pi for a while, and I know him quite well. Although this person likes to hug people at every turn, and his Chinese is not good enough, his personality is quite good. Let’s do something like use leftovers to eat for customers. And Pierre’s restaurant had already won three Michelin stars at that time, so he couldn’t afford to take such a big risk for a little profit, right?”

Jessica nodded slightly and said: "Many people think the same as you. I heard that one of Pierre's sous chefs went to work for his biggest competitor immediately after the restaurant closed, and the salary was greatly improved. Everyone thinks this is suspicious."

Zhao Lei frowned even tighter, and asked Jessica in a low voice, "You mean...Pierre was actually framed by a competitor?"

"No one can say for sure. After all, there is no evidence. Everyone is just guessing." Jessica sighed softly: "But in Pierre's restaurant, it is the slaughterhouse leftovers that should not be found. The evidence is solid, so he can only admit that he is unlucky."

Knowing that Jessica was right, Zhao Lei couldn't help sighing: "Old Pi is really miserable..."

Although Pierre's experience is embarrassing, it has been too long after all, so it did not affect the mood of Zhao Lei and Jessica.

The two had dinner together happily. Did Zhao Lei tell some jokes, compliment the female reporter, and made Jessica laugh softly from time to time with witty remarks.

The female reporter was originally an excellent beauty, and her smile like a flower also attracted the attention of many guests.But after all, this is a high-end restaurant rather than a roadside skewer shop, so although many people were secretly eyeing Jessica, no one came up to harass her.

After dinner, Zhao Lei and Jessica bid farewell to Pierre. Zhao Lei patted the Frenchman on the shoulder and said, "There is an old saying in China that pain comes with reward. With your attitude towards cooking excellence, you will definitely make a comeback!"

Pierre looked at Zhao Lei for a long time, and said curiously: "I know what it means to be rewarded after suffering, but I just want to ask where Dongshan is. I've only heard of Shandong!"

"..." Zhao Lei was silent for a moment, and left the Red River Bank Restaurant with Jessica, who couldn't help but giggle, without saying a word.There is no way to chat with this uneducated Frenchman!

Zhao Lei sent Jessica back to the Garden Hotel, and considering the arrangements for the next two days, he simply opened a room here to stay.

During the daytime the next day, Zhao Lei accepted a second interview with Jessica.This interview is mainly to ask some questions that were missed before, as well as some new questions that the female reporter raised after visiting Xianhu Company.

Zhao Lei is still the same as the first interview, as long as it can be answered, he will answer it calmly.As for those who are inconvenient to answer, they will all use commercial secrets to evade the past.

Because there are not many questions, all the interview work of Jessica in the morning is over.Taking advantage of half a day of free time, Zhao Lei also took the American chick to visit two scenic spots in the city as a landlord.

In the evening, the two returned to the Garden Hotel.Zhao Lei sent Jessica to a nearby western restaurant for dinner. Seeing that it was almost time, he also strolled to the Peony Hall of the Garden Hotel, preparing to meet his old high school classmates.

A billboard was erected temporarily at the entrance of the Peony Hall, and the most eye-catching picture on it was the photo of Sun Youjie.In the photo, this guy has a deep expression on his face, his eyes staring into the distance, as if he is thinking about some very serious issues.

Below the photo, there is a row of large characters: Happy birthday to Mr. Sun Youjie!

Seeing this billboard, Zhao Lei couldn't help shaking his head slightly.It has been several years, and Sun Youjie has not changed at all, he still feels good about himself and likes to put on airs.

However, Zhao Lei came today mainly to meet with a few old classmates who have a good relationship. How Sun Youjie is doing now is not in the scope of his concern.

Zhao Lei strolled into the Peony Hall, only to find that it was already very lively.There are people sitting at the four tables, and at least 20 old classmates have come. It seems that Sun Youjie's appeal is quite strong.

Zhang Xiaodong came earlier than Zhao Lei, and when he saw Zhao Lei, he rushed up excitedly and said, "Hey, you're finally here, I'm really afraid that you won't come!"

Zhao Lei smiled and said, "There's nothing to worry about, since we've made an agreement, we'll definitely come."

Zhang Xiaodong whispered: "You and Sun Youjie are not dealing with each other, so you are worried!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaodong looked Zhao Lei up and down, frowned and said, "Strange, why do I feel that you are different from before?"

Zhao Lei smiled and said, "Is he more handsome?"

Zhang Xiaodong did feel this way, but he would never admit it. Instead, he said with contempt: "It's even more shameless than before!"

At this moment, Sun Youjie, who was greeting others, also saw Zhao Lei, with a sneer flashing across his face, he strode towards the two of them and said, "Hey, isn't this our top student in the college entrance examination? They mentioned you, welcome!"

Now that Zhao Lei is an adult, since Sun Youjie's attitude is not bad, he will naturally not show the other party's face, but smiled slightly: "Sun Youjie, happy birthday!"

While talking, Zhao Lei handed the red envelopes he had prepared to Sun Youjie, which contained five hundred-yuan bills.This is also the number agreed upon by Zhang Xiaodong and Zhao Lei. All the students gave so much to avoid the embarrassment that there are too many and few others.

"You're too polite." Sun Youjie said politely, put away the red envelope with a smile and said, "Find a place to sit by yourself, you are old classmates anyway, so don't be restrained, although you may have never been to such a place before, but it's no good Nervous, haha!"

(End of this chapter)