Liuxiang

This news is indeed a bit unexpected.

Shang Huaiyan was slightly taken aback, and asked back, "What happened?"

Xiao Song spoke concisely, and told Shang Huaiyan what he had heard: "The chef of Huaiyang cuisine has not arrived yet."

Shang Huaiyan pondered for a while, but he was not too anxious. Anyway, he was not in charge of the staff in the kitchen, whether they were Chinese or foreign, so he had nothing to worry about: "Oh——is he not coming or what?"

Xiao Song said: "It's not clear yet, I have contacted the other party several times, but the phone can be connected, that is to say, there is a traffic jam on the road, and I will be there soon."

Shang Huaiyan knew it when he heard it.

He secretly smiled, thinking that more than ten years ago, this method was usually used by foreign guests. Now that the reform and opening up society is taking off, it is time for his own people to use it. It is a pity that foreign guests use it, and it can still be said that the two countries are at war; If you use it yourself, won't it become endless infighting?

He said: "It's not a big deal, don't worry about it, just take care of what I just told you, and just lead these guests to the designated seats one by one."

While speaking, there was a sudden commotion at the position directly above the resplendent banquet hall, where the most distinguished foreign guests of this exhibition were seated.

Shang Huaiyan had already seen this scene in a blink of an eye.He was not in charge of the kitchen, and he was not in the mood to help others solve their problems, but he had something to do with the reception, so he gave Xiao Song a "go ask" look.

No need for more instructions, Xiao Song understood, turned and left.

Shang Huaiyan sat beside Yi Baitang.

There is usually a waiting time of half an hour to an hour from the entrance to the opening of the banquet. In addition to what happened in the kitchen, the banquet will not start so soon anyway.In addition, this is a spare table at the farthest corner, and now there is no third person except Yi Baitang and himself, Shang Huaiyan simply sat down generously, peeled the peanuts for nothing, and chatted with Yi Baitang , and then pushed all the peeled peanuts on the plate to Yi Baitang's table: "Try it?"

Yi Baitang picked up a grain and tasted it.

The taste is not bad.

He clicked and bit, stretched out his hand, and took the golden menu on the round table into his hand.

Open the menu with one hand, and you can see that the cold dishes on the menu are divided into Chinese and Western styles, and it says: hot and sour jellyfish skin.

Parma Ham Salad with Magnolia Vegetables.

Just at this time, Xiao Song, who used to inquire about the news, came back quickly, rushed in front of Shang Huaiyan, and said quickly: "I heard the news, the problem over there is—"

"Not satisfied with the menu?" Yi Baitang answered.

Xiao Song and Shang Huaiyan turned their heads together and looked at Yi Baitang.

Yi Baitang raised his eyebrows: "What?" He said firmly again, "It's about the menu."

Shang Huaiyan turned his gaze to Xiao Song.

Xiao Song nodded in affirmation.

So the two turned their attention to Yi Baitang again.

Shang Huaiyan asked curiously, "How do you know?"

yes!How did you know!Xiao Song couldn't hold back his curiosity, and looked at Yi Baitang eagerly, hoping to get an answer.

Yi Baitang clicked on the menu with his chin: "Look at the menu, one dish of Chinese style, one dish of French style; another dish of Chinese style, one dish of French style. Remember what I said to the person walking in the middle when you came in?"

"It's Mr. Patch." Shang Huaiyan slightly corrected Yi Baitang's pronoun accuracy, and then he recalled for a moment, and suddenly realized, "Mr. Patch said that he had eaten Huaiyang cuisine when he came in! What he hopes is to eat new dishes that combine Huaiyang cuisine with French cuisine."

I will go, great!Xiao Song, who was listening silently, also looked sideways.Everyone came in together just now, everyone heard those words, but until those distinguished guests were dissatisfied, only Yi Baitang noticed this detail and pointed out the mistakes in the banquet arrangement.

"What should we do now?" Xiao Song couldn't help asking.

Yi Baitang let out a "hmm", and said lazily after a while: "It would be nice to have the kitchen redo the menu, this kind of menu is a waste of my time, after a few more glances, I lose my appetite, and I just want to Try other people's ideas on the combination of French cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine."

Shang Huaiyan: "..."

Xiao Song: "..."

Shang Huaiyan and Xiao Song thought together: I said why he suddenly took the initiative a lot, the relationship is because he is eager to try new dishes.

Forget it, just try it if you want, it's not a big thing that can't be done.

Think about it, Baitang's father is also the type who cares about the birth and doesn't care about raising him. He was even worse than him when he was young, but he didn't show it at all in normal times——

Shang Huaiyan gave Yi Baitang a distressed and doting look, then turned to Xiao Song and said, "Since it's a guest's request, let's convey it to the kitchen directly."

Xiao Song has no objection.

But he reminded extra: "The kitchen is also in a mess now, and I don't know what will happen in the future."

Shang Huaiyan smiled faintly: "Don't worry, nothing will be missed. I'll go and communicate with Mr. Lin."

While speaking, he whispered to Yi Baitang, "I'll leave for a while," stood up, and went to Mr. Lin who was in charge of the kitchen.

In the large exhibition hall, countless exhibition rooms divide the space into twists and turns. From the route Yi Baitang and Shang Huaiyan just walked, it seems that there are countless corridors and roads between the kitchen, the exhibition hall and the banquet hall.

But if someone takes out the floor plan of the decoration layout and looks at it in front of him, he can easily find that the distance from the kitchen to the banquet hall is actually not far away. The pot is in the most perfect state. The kitchen is actually located behind a short corridor less than ten meters behind the banquet hall.

Now behind the ten-meter corridor, the huge kitchen is full of people. One side is the Chinese chef and other personnel, and the other is the French chef and other personnel. The two parties occupy a position respectively, and there is a wide one in the middle for driving. In the passageway, there is only one man in a suit and leather shoes standing in the passageway, like a middle-aged man in the Chu-Han River boundary.

Now this middle-aged man who is like a rock in the wind and waves is questioning the Chinese staff like a storm: "Why hasn't Hu Guangqing arrived yet?! What time is this? The VIP is already waiting at the seat. He didn't come because he wanted to meet everyone later." Do you all drink northwest wind?"

He turned to his assistant again:

"Where are the other masters? Are you free now? Invite them to come to the rescue!"

The assistant said embarrassingly: "Mr. Lin, I have already called several masters just now, and they all said that the time is too dare and there is no time; if there is no adjustment, it will not be done well."

Boss Lin is so angry that his liver hurts!

He never imagined that Hu Guangqing, the master of Huaiyang whom he invited so much, would drop such a chain at such a critical moment.

In case something happens later—damn it!

"Well, Mr. Lin, don't worry too much." There was a sudden cough next to him, and finally a chef was willing to speak in the quiet kitchen.

I saw that although the chef was young, he was standing in front of the Chinese people. He was the disciple of Hu Guangqing, the master of Huaiyang, and he was also the one who stopped Yi Baitang and Shang Huaiyan at the kitchen door a few minutes ago.

He calmly said to Mr. Lin: "Mr. Lin, I, Xiaohu, can guarantee the ticket. Although there were some accidents on the way, Master will definitely be able to catch up with this banquet. Now instead of worrying about my master, it is better to worry about French cuisine." The chef on the side..."

He nodded with his chin at the people across the way, seeing that Mr. Lin's attention had been attracted, he continued: "The chef left the kitchen angrily just now, if the master came and the other party disappeared, then what will happen in this incident?" The banquet really can't go on. I think Mr. Lin will continue to host here, so I'll go outside with your assistant to find Mr. Paul and bring him back."

If this banquet really cannot go on, in the final analysis, it is because of Hu Guangqing!

Mr. Lin cast a gloomy glance at the second chef named Hu Jianming, thinking that there is nothing he can do now, the other chefs can’t catch up, so he can only rely on Hu Guangqing. The news that he didn't abide by the rules and play big names casually has been revealed to everyone!

He finally suppressed the anger in his heart for the time being, and said calmly, "Okay, let's go to Mr. Paul first!"

He paused for two seconds, then suddenly asked:

"Does anyone know where Mr. Paul is now?"

Someone really knows about this.

The exhibition hall is only this big, and surveillance cameras are installed everywhere in it. After the chef threw off his chef's hat and left the kitchen because of the delay of another chef's arrival, he still upheld the spirit of the contract and did not leave directly.

Since he couldn't leave directly, he could only wander around the exhibition hall.

Feeling depressed, Paul simply ran to the exhibition hall of his finished products, ready to see how the food he made was displayed by the people here, but as soon as he entered the exhibition hall, he saw his rose strawberry cup on the middle table It was made into a real rose!

He was taken aback for a moment, looked at the patterns on the table, and called out:

"Did a beautiful man come over just now!"

"He has very fair skin and is about 1 meters tall. He looks very cold. As long as you see him, you will know it is him!"

"Go find him!"

He spoke to the French translator who was next to him: "He is also a chef, don't worry about the person who didn't come, bring him, I will cooperate with him!"

The French translation was stunned.

Just at this time, Mr. Lin's assistant entered the exhibition hall together with Hu Jianming. Mr. Lin caught up a few steps and complained to the translator, "What time is it? One of the chefs hasn't come yet, and the other is about to run away. Hurry up and let the chef come. Mr. Paul, go back to the kitchen."

"You came just in time." The interpreter saw that the Lord had come, and without any delay, he directly repeated what Paul said just now.

It was completely unexpected.

The assistant was stunned for a moment, but he was a little moved. He hoped that the chef of the three-star Michelin restaurant would be willing to cooperate. No matter what, it would not be too bad. If Hu Guangqing really insisted on messing up the situation later——

"Wait," Hu Jianming next to him heard this, and immediately remembered the man he saw in front of the kitchen. He was in a hurry, pressed a button furtively with his hand in his pocket, and said sharply, "I Master will be here soon, and you plan to find someone who doesn't know where he came from to take his place? If something goes wrong then, don't blame me, Master!"

Assistant: "This—"

Paul frowned and asked himself the translator: "What is he talking about?" Then, without waiting for the translator to answer, he directly said, "That's enough, no matter what he is talking about, you go to the person I said, if you have any questions, I will take care of them." !"

The translator faithfully retranslated Paul's words.

The assistant was really moved, he said: "In this case..."

Before the voice fell, a commotion came from the front, and a group of people came from the front, surrounded by a middle-aged man. This middle-aged man was wide and fat, with a smiling and friendly face. Talking in a low voice, it was Hu Guangqing that everyone had been waiting for for a long time!