Dare to cook

Chapter 228

At the pier in the distance, the ferry whistled and was slowly leaving the shore with cargo.

On the sea surface smudged by the sunset, several seabirds are circling and cruising, gradually flying away.

Qindao in early May has begun to feel the heat.

Although there is still some time before the season for all people to play in the water, many tourists and citizens have already gathered on the nearby beach.

This is a section of the coastline in the Huangdao District of Qindao, very close to the Dazhushan Scenic Area.

There is an unknown private restaurant nearby that is never open to the public and only accepts reservations from regular customers.

The owner of the restaurant is surnamed Chen and surnamed Yuhui.

Chen Yuhui, who is in the dark and rainy weather, is a chef who has the strength of the Kirin list, but is unwilling to be on the list.

The name Chen Yuhui does not sound like the name of a cook, but like the name of a scholar, or in other words, more like the name of a knight.

He is nearly fifty, and he is Yao Yu's Lu cuisine master.

One-quarter of the Shandong cuisine that Yao Yu learned was taught by Yao Yunjian, one-quarter was learned by him by reading the cooking recipes, and the remaining half came from Chen Yuhui's words and deeds.

Seven years ago, before Yao Yu made his debut, he lived with his second uncle by the Nanyang Lake on the outskirts of Jining City.

At that time, it was Chen Yuhui who mainly taught him how to cook.

Chen Yuhui was the leader of the army at first, and later worked as a cooking chef in the canteen of the base for six or seven years, and then moved to a local area. He has been practicing Shandong cuisine for many years.

In the early years, Yao Yunjian did Chen Yuhui a big favor.

Therefore, Chen Yuhui, who felt that he owed favor to the Yao family, was particularly attentive and strict when teaching Yao Yu how to cook Shandong cuisine.

When he was young, Yao Yu had a very detached personality, and occasionally felt that learning to cook was too hard, and wanted to cheat and play tricks.

The second uncle, Yao Yunjian, was always reluctant to beat him, and the elder sister, Xia Shichun, also cared for Yao Yu more than disciplined him.

Only Chen Yuhui, who was born in the army and had the temperament of a general imprinted in his bones, would scold and beat Yao Yu when he made a mistake and was lazy.

Although he had learned a lot when he learned how to cook, Yao Yu has always been grateful to Chen Yuhui ever since.

Because Chen Yuhui actually taught him a lot of things that his second uncle hadn't taught him before.

Such as persistence, perseverance, and diligence.

Without the influence of Chen Yuhui, Yao Yu might be able to become the top of the Jade Food list after his debut, but he may not be able to become the invincible Yu fanatic.

Therefore, Yao Yu has always respected and remembered Chen Yuhui's kindness.

Three years ago, due to some events, Chen Yuhui, who was nearly fifty years old, moved to Qindao alone and opened a private restaurant that was unknown to the outside world but well-known in the culinary circles of Shandong Province.

Chen's Private Cuisine is very close to Starlight Island Athlete Village.

Before coming to Qindao, Yao Yu planned to visit Chen Yuhui first.

But Chen Yuhui didn't want Yao Yu to be distracted, and said that he should not come to see him until he won the top three in the competition.

Even if he came, he would beat him out with a rolling pin.

Therefore, Yao Yu had no choice but to delay until today.

Until noon today, he defeated Empress Shen Gongpei under the disbelieving eyes of tens of thousands of spectators.

Chen Yuhui just called Yao Yu and asked him to bring Lu Chenyu and others to the house for dinner.

The restaurant is Chen Yuhui's home.

After Chen Yuhui came to Qindao, he was recommended by others and finally bought the house he lives in now.

The house is located on the hillside, facing the sea, with a beautiful view.

On the other side of the back of the mountain is a small tourist area.

After Chen Yuhui bought this self-built house, he converted the first floor and the yard into a private restaurant, and the second and third floors were still used for his own use.

It was almost seven o'clock in the evening.

In Chen's restaurant, Shen Qiuming, Zhu Xingchen, Yang Rui and other animals who came to eat and drink together were still fighting for wine and food at the table.

It's hard for even them to have a chance to eat a delicious dinner prepared by a top-ranked chef in Kirin himself.

Unlike those cattle that feast on it.

After Yao Yu was full, he took the initiative to make a pot of tea and sat on the upstairs balcony with Chen Yuhui to chat.

Drinking the Pu'er brewed by Yao Yu, Chen Yuhui was quite emotional:
"Your growth is really unexpected. Since you can defeat Shen Gongpei today, I believe that soon, you will also have a place on the Qilin list."

"Your second uncle would be very happy if Izumi knew about it."

Yao Yu smiled and said:

"You are too well-respected. In fact, today's victory over Shen Gongpei... is mainly due to the superiority of the selected questions. In the next two years, I don't plan to hit the Unicorn list."

Things about the system can't be explained clearly, and they can't be explained.

Even in the face of his master, Yao Yu could only say so.

Strictly speaking, Chen Yuhui and Yao Yu have a relationship between master and apprentice, but they do not have the status of master and apprentice.

Yao Yu never officially worshiped Chen Yuhui as his teacher back then, and Chen Yuhui didn't need him to do so.

Except for Yao Yu, Chen Yuhui never accepted any other disciples.

Whether a chef accepts apprentices or not depends to a large extent on whether he has a good eye.

——This kind of meow is quite similar to falling in love with a young man.

If you have a good eye, if you are pleasing to the eye, you can teach them whatever you want.If there is no eye contact, then naturally they will be dismissed hastily, and at most they will be taught two or three dishes.

Chen Yuhui was still very concerned about Yao Yu's apprentice who had no name or distinction.

He watched the game today and originally thought that Yao Yu would be complacent after defeating Shen Gongpei.

But I never thought that Yao Yu at this time was still neither arrogant nor impetuous.

After hearing this, Chen Yuhui nodded and said:

"It doesn't matter if you are willing to work hard for two more years. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you make the list or not. As long as your cooking skills are solid, everything else is secondary."

Yao Yu laughed and said:
"That's natural. Who doesn't know you, an old man, is a model who refuses to be on the list no matter how much you persuade him."

"Ludong Culinary Association has invited you to take important positions several times, but you have also rejected them."

Chen Yuhui's serious face also showed a smile:
"I'm just getting old, so I want to stay in the small restaurant in front of my house and live a peaceful life."

"You don't want to imitate me. Young people still need to make more progress and work harder in order to achieve something."

Yao Yu followed suit with a smile, hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "Chen Xiao...has she... come back in the past two years?"

Chen Yuhui was silent for a while, and then said: "I read her blog, and she lives well there."

Chen Xiao is Chen Yuhui's daughter.

Three years ago, two months before Yao Yu lost his sense of taste, Chen Yuhui drove his wife to visit his daughter who was working in Dengzhou.

However, during the self-driving journey, Chen Yuhui encountered someone whose car broke down and stopped on the side of the road, so he kindly helped them repair it and troubleshoot it.

Unexpectedly, when he was repairing the car for someone, a large truck that got out of control ran over from behind, smashed Chen Yuhui's car parked on the side of the road, and killed his wife who was left in the car by Chen Yuhui.

Because of that unexpected tragedy, Chen Yuhui's daughter had a big fight with her.

Chen Xiao was very emotional at the time.

She believed that if Chen Yuhui hadn't been meddling in his own business, her mother would not have died unexpectedly.

Later, until Chen Yuhui's wife was cremated and buried, Chen Yuhui's father and daughter did not reconcile.

At that time, after Yao Yu attended the funeral in Ji Ning, he stayed with Chen Yuhui for a few more days before returning to Shanghai.

After that, it was reported that Chen Xiao went to South Africa because of the company's assignment.

And Chen Yuhui, who is nearly fifty years old, also left Ji Ning and moved to live in Qindao.

Now Chen Yuhui has no one to take care of him.

Although he opened a private restaurant, he also hired helpers and waiters.

But when the restaurant closes, they will leave.In the Chen's restaurant, there was only Chen Yuhui left.

Yao Yu wanted to come to pay a visit earlier, but in fact, he also planned to live in Chen's house and spend more time with Chen Yuhui.

But Chen Yuhui's personality is too strong, knowing that Yao Yu has such thoughts, but he still refuses to let him in.

Now, looking at Chen Yuhui's gray hair on his temples, Yao Yu thought for a while and said: "Master, how about you come with me to Shanghai..."

(End of this chapter)