Siheyuan: Incredible understanding and superb cooking skills

Because when their levels were just entering the special ** for the first time, Master Li had already reached the pinnacle and stood at the top of the special **.

However, all this is not the point of his story.

What’s important is that Li Baoguo was once one of the few culinary geniuses in the entire city of Beijing, and he had the potential to become the chef for the state banquet.

But for some reason, his cooking rating dropped from top-level Special Level 2 to Special Level **.

Since then, working as the chief chef at Hongbinlou, those high-spirited days seem to have become a thing of the past.

At this time, Li Baoguo sighed and continued, "In fact, I originally had the opportunity to participate in the National Banquet Cooking Judging Conference, and I had even reserved the position of president for the next meeting.

The last time I took you to the assessment, the vice chairman Zheng Shaobin you saw was just a small chef beside me at that time.

When He Yuzhu heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

That former fellow apprentice has now become a big name in the culinary world, and his master clearly has the ability to become a state banquet master, but now he is in this situation.

What kind of changes happened?

Indeed, "fallen"

This word is used to describe the feeling that Li Baoguo's current status is relative to the honor he deserves.

For most people, it is a great honor to be able to gain a foothold as one of the top three chefs. This achievement is a dream that they can never reach.

For a national-level chef like Li Baoguo, the current situation is indeed "fallen"

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He Yuzhu listened quietly without interrupting, while Li Baoguo took a deep breath, obviously recalling the glory of the past.

He explained: “As we all know, becoming a state banquet chef is the pinnacle dream of any culinary artist. At that time, you would socialize with celebrities and your status would naturally be incomparable.

Every chef aspires to this position.

Back then, I was young and energetic, and full of ambitions for this.

But in the end, I missed the chance to try it because of a mistake in taste judgment during a technical review. "

So that's how it is. At that point, Li Baoguo was already a top-notch chef of the second level. He only needed to take one more step to reach the standard of a state banquet chef.

But on the eve of the competition, at the invitation of his close friend Song Yang, he shuttled between many banquets, inevitably clinking glasses and drinking fine wine.

Since he started his career, Li Baoguo has been famous for his massive output.

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At that time it was a cordial invitation from an old friend, and Li Baoguo was also very well-mannered and almost never refused any invitation.

Just before the test, he spent most of his time at banquets.

However, considering Li Baoguo's cooking skills and talent at that time, even so, it did not prevent him from passing the assessment.

But unfortunately, when the final cooking competition came, the judges, who were top state banquet chefs, discovered a serious mistake - the deviation in taste of the ingredients.

Naturally, Li Baoguo himself did not believe this was true.

He couldn't believe that with his skills, such an amateur mistake could happen.

Despite this, after comprehensive testing, the judges came to the unanimous conclusion that Li Baoguo failed this assessment.

This caused quite a stir in the culinary world.

How could Li Baoguo, the genius who was originally full of vigor and vitality, accept such a result? He suddenly became dazed and listless.

Later, during an informal review, Li Baoguo finally realized that his performance was indeed a result of carelessness.

Not long after, his seat as vice president was revoked, and his original qualifications as president were naturally invalidated.

Then a series of blows caught Li Baoguo off guard.

Since he entered this industry, when has he ever encountered such a setback? The mistake at the state banquet was simply unbelievable and shocking.

However, everything has changed subtly with Song Yang's promotion to the new vice president.

When Li Baoguo wanted to question the truth, it was not because of his own resentment at the gap or the unfair good luck of his friend's promotion, but because he was confused about the strange atmosphere at those banquets.

After all, Song Yang is not a sociable person by nature.

Thinking back on this incident afterwards, Li Baoguo vaguely felt that something was wrong.

At this time, Song Yang avoided her like a scorpion, and the two rarely met each other again.

Li Baoguo, who was very observant, was no fool and naturally realized that he had been ambushed during the state banquet assessment.

He tried to find someone to help contact Song Yang, but there was no response.

The betrayal of his best friend and the failure of the exam left Li Baoguo in a state of confusion.

The cooking skills that I was once proud of have gradually been abandoned by the daily drinking.

This state lasted for a month.

At that time, Xiao Qiuzhen was at her husband's house preparing for the exam and was not with her husband.

After learning the news, she rushed to look for Li Baoguo all night.

The person who came with her was Song Yang, who took the initiative to find her.

When the two men found Li Baoguo, who had broken down emotionally, he was no longer the high-spirited banquet talent he once was.

The scene was almost unrecognizable to Xiao Qiuzhen.

Seeing Li Baoguo like that, Song Yang just left a message: "Inside the state banquet, someone disagrees with your approach."

It seems that it is based on past friendship and complicated feelings. Facing Li Baoguo's current situation, Song Yang felt a strange feeling in his heart: "Brother Guo, in my opinion, it is best not to associate with this group of people anymore."

He seemed to have some secret, but for some reasons, it was inconvenient to tell Li Baoguo directly.

To the distraught Li Baoguo at the time, these were nothing but empty advice, so he talked to his heart and vented all his emotions.

When they finally said goodbye, Song Yang still asked Xiao Qiuzhen to take good care of Li Baoguo who had fallen into darkness.

Since that day, Li Baoguo seemed like a different person, indulging in alcohol all day long.

His once proud culinary talent was now in tatters, and no matter how Xiao Qiuzhen consoled him, it was of no avail.

When Xiao Qiuzhen saw this scene, she naturally felt very sad, because she knew very well how much hard work her husband had put into the art of cooking.

That was his lifelong pursuit, but now it was crushed by such an unexpected blow.

For a whole month, every day when Li Baoguo woke up from his sleep, the first thing he saw was the bottle of wine beside him. He fell asleep again drunk and had almost no interaction with anyone in the outside world. Only Xiao Qiuzhen could sense his bitterness.

Although she was heartbroken, she silently endured and took care of his life without any regrets.

Until one morning, Xiao Qiuzhen was awakened by Li Baoguo lying silent in bed. She quickly called a rickshaw to take him to the hospital.

From that moment on, the disease took root in Li Baoguo's body like a shadow, and just one glass of alcohol could become a threat to his life.

After this baptism in the hospital, Li Baoguo finally woke up.

Looking at his exhausted wife beside him, the self-blame and guilt made him break away from his previous muddled life.

Thinking of the past, Li Baoguo couldn't help but turn his gaze to Xiao Qiuzhen, with a flash of fondness in his eyes. Although the years have made the two of them a white-haired couple, their feelings have never faded. "Because of me, the relationship between Master's wife and our family became more strained. In recent years, she has only visited her mother's house a few times,"

When Li Baoguo mentioned this matter, there was still some self-blame on his face.

"This has nothing to do with you. Even if that incident hadn't happened, my father would never have treated us well," Xiao Qiuzhen shook her head slightly, a rare hint of annoyance revealed between her brows.

Obviously, Xiao Qiuzhen still has some resentment towards her family about this past.

They encountered indifference and threats from their natal family during the most difficult times. The scars were unforgettable, and even someone as gentle as Xiao Qiuzhen could not accept such betrayal.

Hearing his wife's words, Li Baoguo felt relieved. After so many years together, the couple had a deep understanding of each other.

He said, "Forget it, let's not talk about that old story anymore. Zhuzi, do you still remember what Song Yang said before he left?"

His eyes shifted to He Yuzhu: "Someone is secretly taking action against the chefs in the state banquet circle. Is it targeting our people?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu thought seriously for a moment and responded: "Master, your opponent may be some kind of grudge conflict between those state banquet masters."

When Li Baoguo mentioned this, a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes. It was obvious that the past grudges had not been erased from his heart. "You understand, the so-called path refers to the relationship between me and your father He Daqing, who are from the same school."

At this moment, a thoughtful light flashed across He Yuzhu's face, and he gradually understood the whole story of the incident.

With Li Baoguo's ability and talent, he should have been able to join the ranks of state banquet chefs without any obstacles. However, internal grievances led to some **.

He suddenly remembered that his biological father He Daqing also learned martial arts from Li Baoguo, and at that time, the master was the junior fellow of his biological father He Daqing.

Doesn't this mean...

He Yuzhu's heart suddenly shook.

If this is the case, is there some connection behind the escape of father He Daqing? Judging from his talent, Master Li Baoguo is undoubtedly much better than He Daqing.

Otherwise, He Daqing would not have been able to just be a chef in a steel plant.

However, the two brothers came from the same master. If the master was ostracized and He Daqing did not react abnormally, it would be abnormal.

This was a situation He Yuzhu had never thought of before.

At this moment, Li Baoguo stared at Zhuzi and said, "Zhuzi, I can't tell you for sure about your father's situation, but if you have a chance in the future, you can go and find out."

Obviously, he considered this possibility and reminded Zhuzi.

Even if He Daqing may have had some unspeakable reasons for leaving, he left quietly, leaving behind two underage children. Such behavior cannot be concealed. "Anyway, since then, I have been looking for a way out in Hongbinlou, and I have been there for ten years."

He chose to teach you out of consideration for the friendship between fathers, but later your talent changed my mind. You may be able to accomplish the goals that I could not achieve when I was young. "

Speaking of this, Li Baoguo looked at He Yuzhu with anticipation and pride in his eyes.

After all, he was once a genius who was famous in the culinary world and had achieved a lot when he was young. Would he really be willing to live a depressed life for the rest of his life? Now that time is not forgiving, coupled with his physical condition after excessive drinking, it has become difficult for him to regain the position of state banquet chef.