Heavenly Gourmet

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During the World Exposition in 1900, the Michelin brothers, the founders of the Michelin company at that time, were optimistic about the development prospects of automobile travel.

They figured that if car travel became more popular, their tires would sell better.

Therefore, they gathered together information on restaurants, maps, gas stations, hotels, car repair shops, etc. that are helpful for car travel, and published the "Michelin Guide" in the size of a portable manual.

Restaurants included in the "Michelin Red Guide" can be called Michelin restaurants.

In 1926, the Michelin Guide began to use stars to mark the excellence of restaurants.

From then on, the "Michelin-starred restaurant" officially began.

In 1931, the crossed spoon and fork logo was designed to indicate a restaurant's rank.

In 2005, Michelin published the guide to the United States. For a time, restaurants of all sizes were honored with Michelin grades.

In 2007, Michelin's layout entered Japan.

After 2008, Michelin's layout entered China's Hong Kong City and Macao City, and its restaurant level was competed by nearly thousands of restaurants in order to increase the popularity of its own restaurants.

As of 2012, there are 2241 star-rated restaurants included in the Michelin Red Guide, including 106 three-star restaurants.

In 2016, the Michelin Red Guide Magic City was officially released.

In Shanghai, a total of 18 Chinese and foreign restaurants have successfully received one star, of which 4 Chinese restaurants and 3 Western restaurants have been awarded two stars.

Tangge Tangge in Shanghai has become the first Chinese restaurant with three Michelin stars in mainland China.

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China, Sihai City.

This city is a famous gourmet capital in China, and many people come from far and wide just to taste the delicious food.

At this time, it is the hot summer, and many foreign tourists flock to Sihai City to taste the delicacies of the world in order to be known as the city of gourmet food.

In Sihai City, where people come and go, there is a street called Food Street.

In the middle of this street, there is an extremely inconspicuous little shop called Baiwei Chu.

There is nothing surprising about the appearance of this small shop, it can even be said to be very mediocre.

It covers an area of only fifty square meters at most, and the decoration is quite simple.

There were only five peeling paint tables, each with four benches.

Not to mention compared to the most magnificent hotels nearby.

It is completely different from the small restaurants next to it.

To describe it as a fly house is just right.

Since it was already noon, more and more people came here to eat.

However, people came and went, but no one stepped into this small shop. In the store, there was only one person eating noodles quietly.

Lin Hai had messy hair and was wearing jeans and short-sleeves that had been washed white. Under the dim light, he held a rag in his hand and carefully wiped a plaque placed on his legs without missing the mark on the plaque. Any corner.

This plaque seems to be old. The words Baiwei Chu are neatly written on the plaque in regular script.

And right below the three words "Baiwei Chu", there is a line of smaller text:

Michelin certified in 2008.

That's right, the small restaurant where Lin Hai is now was once awarded a Michelin two-star rating.

However, this was not his glory.

But it was the glory his mother had achieved back then.

However, for some reason, this plaque, which originally symbolized honor, was taken down by Michelin.

Lin Hai wanted to ask clearly, but Lin Xin didn't want to say anything.

Strictly speaking, Lin Xin is Lin Hai's adoptive mother.

Lin Hai was an orphan since he was a child. He has lived in an orphanage as long as he can remember.

When he was six years old, he was taken away by Lin Xin, and the two relied on this small shop to depend on each other.

This small shop served Lin Hai until he graduated from college.

During this period, Lin Hai saw the rise of this small store, but also witnessed its decline.

But the sky is full of unexpected events.

My mother was diagnosed with a serious disease because of long-term fatigue.

In order to seek medical treatment, Lin Hai and Lin Xin sold the only house in their family and moved to a village in the city, relying on renting a house to survive.

Relying on the skills he learned from his mother, Lin Hai inherited this small shop.

Although his dishes taste good, this area only has this amount of customer traffic.

But there are so many restaurants, so the competitiveness is much weaker.

However, Lin Hai believes that as long as he works hard, he will eventually occupy a place in the catering industry.

But the ideal is full, and the reality is cruel. He can't even pay the monthly rent for water, electricity, and rent.

"Boss, you're done eating. Your ramen and side dishes are very authentic. How much are they in total?"

At this time, the only customer in the shop was an old man with a gray beard. He drank all the noodle soup left in the bowl, took out a piece of paper to wipe his mouth, and said to Lin Haida.

"Okay, sir, come right away."

Lin Hai was stunned for a moment, picked up a pencil and a ledger, quickly stood up from his chair, walked over quickly, and smiled politely at the guest:

"Hello, you drank a bottle of beer, a side dish and a bowl of ramen, the total is twenty yuan."

The old man nodded, then touched his pocket, and suddenly stopped.

An embarrassed smile appeared on his old and ruddy face, and he said: "Little brother, I forgot to bring money. Look..."

Lin Hai looked at the old man's sincere and embarrassed look, thinking that he wasn't here to cheat on food and drink, and besides, it wouldn't be difficult for someone who was away from home.

With this thought in his mind, Lin Hai thought that his life was like a piece of cake, that he had become a human being at the same time.

Later, Lin Hai smiled at the old man and said, "It's okay, sir, I'll give it to you next time you come to eat. This time, treat it as my treat."

The old man was startled, as if he didn't expect Lin Hai to be so straightforward. He thought about it, took out a mobile phone from his pocket, and said:

'You can't eat without paying for it. In this case, I will mortgage my mobile phone to you. "

This time it was Lin Hai's turn to be confused, and he waved his hand quickly:

"Uncle, it's only twenty yuan. There's no need for this. Although my shop is in a downturn, I can still afford twenty yuan for a meal. Please take it back as soon as possible."

As he said this, Lin Hai took the phone and handed it to the old man.

However, the old man didn't seem to care at all and walked out.

"uncle!"

Lin Hai chased him to the door and looked around. The old man seemed to have evaporated out of thin air.

"What a weird old man."

Lin Hai murmured and looked at the mobile phone on his left hand. The screen of the mobile phone just lit up.

The model of the mobile phone is relatively old, it is an old brand that stopped production more than ten years ago, and it is not very valuable.

There are no miscellaneous software in the phone, only WeChat and other built-in software.

Lin Hai casually stuffed his cell phone into his pocket, preparing to return it to the old man when he came for dinner next time.

The old man stacked the dishes and chopsticks he had used just now, picked up a rag and carefully wiped the dining table, and finally put the dishes and chopsticks into the sink in the kitchen.

After finishing these things, Lin Hai picked up the mop and mopped the floor. The shop was taken care of by the former. Although it was shabby, it did not appear messy.

Feeling that there were no guests coming, Lin Hai took out a bottle of frozen mineral water from the freezer, unscrewed the cap and drank the mineral water in one gulp.

He lay down on a rocking chair and prepared to take a rest. If there were no customers in another half hour, he would close the shop and go back to take care of his mother.

However, just as he lay down, his cell phone rang.

Lin Hai took out an old-fashioned touch-screen mobile phone and the mobile phone the old man gave him from his pocket. He then put the old man's mobile phone on the wooden table next to him and just connected his own mobile phone.

Immediately from the opposite side came a roar of the Hedong lion—

"Lin Hai, your family already owes me two months' rent. When will it be paid off? You have to give me an answer today, otherwise I will go and clear the house!"

The caller was Lin Hai's landlord, who was very sarcastic.

Lin Hai scratched his head and said in a flattering manner:

"Aunt Mei, if you give me a few days' grace, I will definitely send you the money!"

"Lin Hai, this is the fifth time you have said this to me. However, considering that your mother is seriously ill, I will not embarrass you. I will give you two days. If I don't see you again the day after tomorrow, When I get the money, you and your mother will move out of my house! If your mother dies in my house, my house price will be greatly reduced!"

However, Zhao Mei was not moved by Lin Hai's politeness at all, and spoke even more viciously.

These words made Lin Hai feel a surge of anger, but before he could speak—

The landlord hung up the phone with a bang.

Lin Hai looked at the phone in his hand, took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, and raised his hand to smash the phone.

However, when the hand was raised halfway, it stopped in mid-air.

Poverty brought sanity to him.

Lin Hai calmed down.

He knew that his current anger had no effect at all.

The only goal now is money.

It takes money to run a restaurant.

My mother needs money for her medical expenses.

Rent costs money...