royal family

Those few bottles of wine naturally didn't move too much afterwards, except for the unsealed bottle, Li Yuke carefully put all the others into the temperature-controlled wine cabinet.Yan Xi likes the long aftertaste of this wine, and seeing how stingy his aunt is, he definitely won't do it. However, he was beaten up by Li Yuke before he could complain, and he was thrown to his brother to take him back to the room to reflect.

Yan Changle was obviously used to Li Yuke's roughness, and calmly held his glass of wine to watch his younger brother howling.When he was carrying Yan Xi and was about to take him away, seeing that the opponent was still struggling, he punched him twice.

He passed Shao Yan by the back of his brother's neck, and couldn't help but stop and take a look at Shao Yan.Shao Yan looked at him, and didn't find any malice in the other's eyes, so he waved his hand in the direction of the stairs with a pleasant face.

Yan Changle turned away his eyes and strode away, and whispered to Shao Yan when passing by, "The wine is very good."

Shao Yan looked back at the tall young man's back for a while, then turned to bump into Yan Daichuan who came over: "Hey, your cousin is quite interesting."

Yan Daichuan took the wine glass handed by his mother without moving, and looked up at Shao Yan's interested expression from the corner of his eyes. Shao Yan's interesting expression is not what he thought, right?What a ghost, this guy's mouth can actually say good things when he doesn't ask for it?He carefully recalled the behavior of his eldest cousin Yan Changle, mature, shrewd and slow, isn't it similar to his personality?What's so special about it?

Yan Daichuan twirled the cup with a calm expression on his face, but his heart was full of dissatisfaction.The little pervert is only polite to him when he needs raw materials, and he is indifferent at other times.Yan Changle was praised for meeting him for the first time today, and she really treated him so well for nothing.

As soon as the wine is in the mouth, the intoxicating aroma begins to stir back and forth in the stomach.Yan Daichuan thought in his heart that this is really a rare fine wine. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Shao Yan still rubbing his wine glass thoughtfully, and the admiration in his heart immediately dropped by two points, and he commented in a very calm tone: "Give it to my mother." It's quite suitable to drink, it's a little lighter for me. The taste is okay."

Shao Yan frowned slightly, and raised his eyes to look at him suddenly. Yan Daichuan looked at him for a few seconds, nodded expressionlessly, turned and left.

Oh shit.

Shao Yan stared at the other person's straight back, and couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart.

-

After being dragged back to the room, Yan Xi wriggled and got rid of his brother's hand,

"What are you doing? You scratched so hard." While straightening his collar, he complained aggrievedly about his brother's unscrupulous behavior of standing in line. After speaking, he couldn't help touching his forehead that was still aching, and complained in a low voice: " The eldest aunt is also really... It hurts."

"It's not the first time I've been beaten, so what's the fuss?" His words and deeds are so non-mainstream and strict that he doesn't obey the rules everywhere. He is obviously an art student, but he looks more like a gangster.Studying in S City, their parents worried that they might learn badly with Yan Xi's personality, so they urged Li Yuke to take good care of their two sons.Yan Changle was originally a man of duty, and his business was booming with the care of his uncle's family, but Yan Xi was different. He came back late from clubbing, took women home for the night, or went out for racing. At that time, Li Yuke still gave face Yes, but in private, he must be beaten according to others.She has strong hands and a sharp temper. At the beginning, Yan Xi called her parents to complain, but she would call Li Yuke as soon as her parents dropped the phone to thank her. In her words, she even wanted to keep Yan Xi in Yan's house for a longer period of time. After learning for a while and getting ready, Yan Xi was so frightened that one Buddha came out of his body and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, and he immediately learned to be good.

He just waits for a few years to arrange to go abroad with his mentor, when the sky is high and the emperor is far away, his parents will not care about what he does.Now he can bear it for a while, not to mention Li Yuke's method, he really dare not disobey.

Yan Changle ignored him, thinking about the glass of good wine he drank outside just now, seeing that his brother didn't speak, Yan Xi sat cross-legged on the bed as soon as he kicked his shoes: "Brother, you said that the next wine can really be Shao Yan's wine?" Brewed?"

Yan Changle leaned over and arranged his kicked shoes: "What?"

"If it's true, then this Shao Yan is quite interesting..." Yan Xi rubbed his chin with a look of great interest, "Brothers such a good wine, uncle and others said he can cook. Brother, you just now I didn't see it, I was holding the wine bottle very tightly, and he touched it from behind, stretched out his hand, just that, and he took it away before I realized it, it was like magic."

Yan Changle smiled, seeing his younger brother dancing and gesticulating with himself, he couldn't help but raised his hand and patted his head: "Be quiet for me, and listen to people's words, the elder brother reminded us, you don't Use cheap hands to tease people."

Yan Xi clicked his tongue: "You are really getting more and more rigid. Shao Yan is so funny, I thought he was just like a little girl at first, you see how thickly wrapped he was when he got out of the airport, and he didn't even lift his head when he walked. After changing the clothes, he looks quite beautiful. Brother, how old is he?"

Yan Changle looked down at him.

Yan Xi grabbed his ankles and turned them up hard, fell down on the big bed and rolled around twice, laying on the quilt and making plans with great interest: "It's really interesting. I will ask him next time." Let's go out and play together."

Yan Changle shrugged. Anyway, my younger brother never listened to him, so he stopped admonishing him and remembered the business: "I remember that you will participate in that art exhibition in a few days, pay attention to yourself, don't play crazy, and when the time comes, tell the date Forget."

Yan Xi stared at the ceiling in silence for a while before remembering, then sat up abruptly, with a face full of surprise: "Yes! It seems like it's only been a few days!"

He took out his mobile phone and searched for a while, then he breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed a little helplessly: "It's so annoying, every day is full of crap. What kind of art exhibition is it called? The teacher said it was all about Chinese and Western art. The seniors in the world are actually old-fashioned. You said that once I learned oil painting, why should I follow?"

He complained, and his brother turned into the bathroom as if he didn't hear it. After a while, the sound of washing hands was heard, and Yan Xi opened his throat unwillingly: "Brother!! You keep me!! I don't want to learn No, what age am I, and I'm still running around with the teacher."

Yan Changle came out with mouthwash, waved his hand and threw it at the little bastard, and sneered: "Dream, when your sister-in-law comes in, I will separate from you immediately."

Yan Xi cried bitterly: "Beast!!!"

-

"Exhibition?"

Shao Yan switched hands on the phone, pointed to his mother Shao, and then went a little farther to ask Professor Li on the far side, "I'm in S city now, just go by yourself."

"I know you are in City S. The Cultural Exchange Conference is held in City S. The professors from the association will be coming over in a few days, so I just happen to be there." Professor Li said earnestly, "Xiao Shao, A collective is a group that can only be called a collective when all the people are present. The transportation, accommodation and catering associations of this exhibition have all reported it, which is very important. Such in-depth exchanges of Chinese and Western art and culture have been rare in recent years. I know you If you are talented, you have to improve even more. What's more, you are exempted from the exam and enjoy so many rights, so you still have to fulfill your obligations once in a while?"

Shao Yan looked back at the restaurant, and the decoration was almost done, but it would definitely take some time before the opening, so he agreed: "Okay, then contact me when you arrive in S City, and I don't need food and accommodation. There is a place to live here." He paused, then asked, "Can you cash it?"

"No!" After Professor Li replied quickly, he was very confused. He knew Shao Yan's family background. Even after the family was separated, he should be very rich. "...Are you short of money? Did something happen? "

Shao Yan was a little regretful, but when he thought about the house price in City S that he had asked before, compared with his monthly allowance of [-], it seemed like a drop in the bucket.

He stood by the spotless window of the restaurant, looking out at the endless world, before the table next to him had time to spread the tablecloth, he sat on it with his hands.

The new restaurant is beautifully renovated, and the location is more than double that of the Tianfu store in City A. The area of ​​this S building is also much wider than that of the Tianfu building in City A. The restaurants are located on the 88th, 89th and 90th floors of the S building. Few into the cloud.Looking down, the timid legs will really be weak.Shao Yan does not have a fear of heights, and the feeling of looking down from such a high position makes him novel and fascinated. Maybe all men will have such a desire to conquer in their hearts, otherwise they will be regarded as Ling Jueding. How did it get passed down?

Shao Yan shook his legs in a good mood, and carefully looked at this city that was still unfamiliar to him. Even if he didn't understand anything, he could smell how advanced the smell of this place was.There are many high-rise buildings all around, and the difference between the buildings is only which one is taller. The exterior walls of such a magnificent building are not covered with dust. I really don't know how it is done.

He lowered his head to stare at the small ant-like pedestrians on the ground and the congested convoy of beetles, and suddenly heard Tian Xiaotian's voice from a distance: "...Master."

Shao Yan raised his head, Tian Xiaotian stood at the counter far away and waved at him.

Shao Yan froze for a moment, raised his hand to call him over, and saw Tian Xiaotian began to shake his head with the frequency of vibration, the whole person shrank back, his face was full of vigilance.

"..." Shao Yan jumped off the table in disappointment and walked over, "What's the matter?"

"Do I really want to work here?" Tian Xiaotian pulled his master's clothes with a mournful face, "I just went to the back kitchen to see it, God! Even the back kitchen has a transparent glass wall, I'm afraid of heights, Master!!"

Shao Yan glanced at him coldly, couldn't help but raised his hand and hit him on the back of the head: "How could it be so useless!"

Tian Xiaotian's eyes were really red: "...Can't we change places?"

Shao Yan looked into his eyes: "What do you think?"

"..." Tian Xiaotian squatted down in despair and began to pull his hair. Shao Yan left him and ran to the back kitchen to take a look, and his eyes lit up.The kitchen is quite large, with stainless steel countertops lined up like flowing water, all kinds of stoves are fully placed, and the transparent glass wall makes the light in the kitchen bright during the day.But the kitchen is a deep U shape, and the glass wall is only a small piece in the deepest part.Recalling that he had never seen Tian Xiaotian approaching the tourist area of ​​Tianfu Store before, Shao Yan was silent for two seconds, and lit a candle for his level of choosing apprentices.

Shao's father attached great importance to this opening. After checking every place, he nodded and confirmed the completion. The apprentices brought by Shao Yan were left behind to familiarize themselves with the operation of the cooking utensils. The parents said: "Mr. Shao and Mrs. Shao, my wife told me to pick you up to Mr. Mao's house, and I have already ordered dinner there."

The Shao family was stunned for a moment, looked at each other and nodded calmly.

Shao's mother was a little nervous. It had been a long time since she had used the social skills she had learned before. There are not many people worthy of her socializing in City A. In small places, people will take the initiative to get acquainted with her. After the separation of the Shao family, the former friends have fewer contacts, leaving only a few with particularly deep feelings. There is no need to use politeness to get closer.

Mother Shao heard Li Yuke mention the situation of the Mao family the day before.This family first made their fortune in Province G, and they were born as authentic Cantonese cuisine chefs. Mr. Mao is very good at cooking fish lip, and it is through this dish that he has built a prominent reputation for himself.The history of the Mao family, which seems to be true or false, is also very bright. There is no evidence to test the earlier ones, but the recent modern history has clear evidence that the ancestors of the Mao family have been active in the Qing court.No matter which dynasty it is, it will be different immediately when the royal status is involved.Therefore, the Mao family also joined the ranks of "offspring of royal chefs" big and small in S City, and they have extraordinary means. After coming to S City for more than ten years, they have filled every corner of the land with their own signboards.Mao's restaurant has naturally become synonymous with high-end. In recent years, it has spread to several surrounding economically developed provinces and cities, and has received constant praise.

Such a family with a history similar to that of the Shao family but somewhat different in appearance is not old-fashioned, and the brothers in the family are obviously much more harmonious than the Shao family. Although the old man Mao is still alive, the management of the restaurant has already been handed over to the eldest son. superior.The eldest son doesn't hide his secrets, and the branches and subsidiaries under the Mao family company are all in charge of his younger brothers and sisters. The family has not had any ugly scandals until now.This alone is enough to envy Shao's father, who has suffered so much from his brothers.

The car was parked in front of a house about the same size as the Yan family. After the servant opened the door, Mother Shao saw someone running out from the inside. Just as she got out of the car, she was greeted by a fat woman who seemed to be in her early forties. He shook hands: "You are the sister of the Zhao family, right? Oh, you look so beautiful!"

Shao's mother was stunned for a moment, and found that the other party was wearing extravagant clothes. Combined with this enthusiastic attitude, she couldn't be sure of the other party's identity for a while.Seeing her stunned for a moment, the fat woman patted her thigh and laughed: "Look at me. My name is Feng Qifang. You can call me Sister Fangfang. If you don't follow Yuke and call me Ah Fang, I won't." mind."

How could Mother Shao not know Feng Qifang, Mr. Mao's eldest daughter-in-law, the next mistress of the Mao family, Mother Shao originally thought that she would be more arrogant even if she was not as cold as ordinary wives. I didn't expect to meet such a person I had never seen before, and half of the anxiety in my heart disappeared immediately.

Feng Qifang's eyes lit up when she saw Shao Yan, and she couldn't help but move closer to touch Shao Yan's head.Shao Yan has never been able to bear such an enthusiastic person, and he was caught in the face when he couldn't avoid it. After a while, he heard Mrs. Mao's wife complimenting him contentedly: "This must be Yanyan, right? You boast a thousand good things, and indeed seeing a hundred things is worth seeing, but you are much better than those brats in my family, you are fair and refined."

Shao Yan said hello slowly, Feng Qifang narrowed her eyes, and warmly greeted the family to enter the house, and kept saying along the way: "Thank you for those two bottles of wine, our old Mao likes it when he smells the aroma. If it doesn’t work, don’t even let me touch it.”

Shao's mother hastily said a few words of politeness, as soon as she entered the warm room, she rushed to her face, and she really felt much more comfortable.Shao Yan wrinkled his nose, and caught a hint of the scent of wine that was about to dissipate from the air.

There were quite a few people sitting in the room, except for Li Yuke and his wife, they were all unfamiliar faces. The young and the old all looked towards the door. Li Yuke knew that the younger sister was timid, so she immediately got up to help liven up the atmosphere.

It turned out that all the people sitting in the room were members of the Mao family. Apart from those who had gone abroad and those who were not in S city, Mr. Mao's children gathered here. There were four brothers and sisters in total, including their children, the number was really considerable.Mr. Mao is a very handsome bald man with a big and straight beer belly, his face is flushed, but his expression is a bit serious, and his personality seems to be in a different world from Mrs. Mao's.

Mr. Mao sat upright, with his legs spread apart, his hands resting on his knees, and solemnly thanked Father Shao: "Thank you for the wine."

Father Shao is not afraid of him, but it is inevitable to feel uncomfortable, so he can only politely say: "Mrs. Mao also said this just now, so it is not worthy of your thanks. They are all works made by Quan Zi on a whim, and I am afraid it will be a gift as a gift." Slack."

Mr. Mao suddenly turned his head and looked at Shao Yan who was sitting next to Shao's father. Shao Yan was peeling peanuts with his head lowered. There were a few more shots aimed at him.

What's going on with this family...

Shao Yan had a strange feeling in his heart.

Mr. Mao watched him eat peanuts, stared at his slightly moving lips, his eyes were a little tangled, and asked him solemnly after a while: "Your name is Shao Yan?"

Shao Yan never put his posture too low when facing his peers, so he just nodded: "Yes."

Mr. Mao asked: "Who did you learn from? Is this wine also a secret handed down by your teacher?"

Unexpectedly, the other party would ask him about his teacher, Shao Yan frowned slightly, and naturally he couldn't tell the truth, so he said vaguely and perfunctorily: "The wine is just something I figured out, so it can't be called Xinmi."

Unexpectedly, this Mr. Mao unexpectedly asked the bottom line: "Is it convenient for the teacher to disclose it?"

Shao Yan saw that he didn't speak. Seeing that his son didn't speak, Shao's father thought that he had a stubborn temper and couldn't see Mr. Mao talking to him so rudely. I learned from his grandfather for a while when I was young."

Mr. Mao nodded, his serious expression became lighter, and there was a little satisfaction in his eyes: "Since you don't have a teacher, are you willing to worship me as a teacher?"

This time, not only the Shao family, but even a group of people from the Mao family were all stunned, and the eyes that were not obvious from the side all of a sudden gathered on Shao Yan.Shao Yan sat up straight, a little unbelievable: "What?"

Those who called Dad and Big Brother over there were also yelling, but Mr. Mao ignored them, stroking his knees and looking at Shao Yan with extremely loving eyes: "I heard from your Uncle Yan that the raw material of this wine you brewed is snow. Water petals and honey, I have studied ancient recipes over the years, and I have read a lot of recipes with similarities and differences. No matter how hard I tried, I thought those records were just mysteries. Looking at it now, I am afraid I am not clever enough. Can you To make this kind of wine, the talent in culinary art is really something I have never seen before, wouldn't it be a pity to just bury it like this?"

Seeing the sincerity of what the other party said, Shao Yan didn't know how to refuse for a moment. He didn't want to speak ill to someone who had good intentions for him.The Shao family's parents over there were also a little stunned. After looking at each other for a while, they felt the same embarrassment as Shao Yan. Li Yuke stood up with a dry smile after a moment of astonishment: "We just met, so let's talk about apprenticeship. It's too hasty!"

A few juniors of the Mao family also looked at Shao Yan unkindly, and when they heard this, they also tried to persuade them, but Mr. Mao's stubbornness far exceeded their expectations, and he immediately became angry when he was blocked like this: "What's so hasty? ? All of you are not talented enough, do you still blame me for finding talented apprentices?"

Father Shao saw that the other party was talking about this, so he had no choice but to decline aloud: "Mr. Mao's kindness is appreciated by our family, but Yanyan has already passed the age of apprenticeship, and now he has taken in many apprentices. He is in charge of a lot of dishes in the gate, and it is against the rules to apprentice."

Mr. Mao was taken aback for a moment, staring at Shao Yan with surprise in his eyes: "How old is he? Why did he take an apprentice?"

"I brought it, and I brought a lot." Li Yuke hurriedly explained: "Otherwise, Lao Mao, you know how to judge people. I dare not say anything else about Yanyan. The skill of cooking is better than blue, more authentic than his grandfather."

Mr. Mao must have been a little unhappy when he heard this. It was the first time in decades that he took the initiative to ask for an apprentice and was rejected. It was too bad luck.He looked Shao Yan up and down, seeing that the other party was only about 20 years old, how could he believe Li Yuke's refusal.

Shao's father and Shao's mother had a headache when they saw his expression. He felt that this was the same stubborn temper as Shao Yan, and they stood up to help Li Yuke evade.The younger generations of the Mao family were scolded just now, but they couldn't just watch an outsider being accepted as an apprentice by their elders, and they also dissuaded them together. I couldn't eat the peanuts anymore, so I threw them back on the table.

"Okay!" Mr. Mao in the crowd listened for a while with a straight face, and shouted loudly to stop everyone's chattering, and looked at Shao Yan with piercing eyes, "Come in with me!"

As he said that, he got up and walked towards the kitchen. After a while, the two busy chefs were kicked out. Everyone in the hall was still a little out of shape. Feng Qifang slapped his legs and strode to catch up: "You Dog temper, I am a guest, what are you doing..."

Shao Yan was a little speechless by the strange family he met today. Seeing that both the Mao family and his wife had left, he didn't know whether to say goodbye or stay.His eyes fell on Li Yuke, who was more familiar with the Mao family. Li Yuke hesitated for a while, then waved to him, motioning for him to follow.

Shao Yan himself had nothing to do, and when he saw this, he really got up and went. The Shao family and his wife were a little panicked. They came to visit, not to make trouble.

"It's okay." Li Yuke sat down and patted Shao's mother's hand, "Mr. Mao has such a temper, so you can treat him as a spoiled child. He cherishes talents. If Shao Yan can satisfy him, he will treat Yumenxi in S City in the future." development is also beneficial.”