royal family

Gao Yuan happened to be in City B these days. After receiving the rectification proposal, the organizing committee was so frightened that he asked his relationship to ask what happened. The message was passed to his friend.

In the coming summer season, the cloaked woman changed into a twisted knit sweater, paired with dark jeans, neatly dressed, refreshing and beautiful.She sat on the side of the ball table holding the powdered cue and listened to Gao Yuan; after her friend finished speaking, she smiled and looked at Gao Yuan, and waited until the two of them were left alone, then said: "Didn't your old man say that you Is it the most selfless?"

Gao Yuan laughed so hard that he collapsed into the rattan chair: "Your grandfather is not doing well, is he?"

The cloaked girl snorted, jumped off the table and turned around, complaining: "It's all your fault, you have raised their drinking standards. My parents, aunt, and the others are now relying on their relationship to go to city S and city A." I don’t know what to compare when I’m making wine. For my birthday some time ago, Hu Niu privately stuffed me with two bottles of passion fruit wine, saying that it’s getting harder and harder to get wine at Yumen seats now that there are queues and limited purchases. I hide I opened the cork in my own room and was found, and my grandfather snatched it that night, and I didn’t have a bottle left.”

Gao Yuan squinted his eyes and smiled meaningfully: "It's good to limit the purchase. If anyone can buy it, there is nothing rare. The brothers and sisters in my family are flexible, but unfortunately they didn't expect to buy it in this kind of place. The old man reads the newspaper in the morning At the time, I told me that I should support Yumenshi to open a branch in City B, and I think it will be soon."

The cloaked woman disagreed: "Hurry up, the new store in S city is just about to open, it looks like it's too busy, just wait."

Gao Yuan thought about it for a while, and when he returned home, he saw that there was rarely anyone at home. After thinking about it, he was still curious, and went to his grandfather's study to make trouble.

This guy was spoiled by the old man at home, and he was not at all like the other juniors in the Gao family who kept silent when facing the old man.After knocking on the door for a long time, the old man's answer to let him in came from the room. When he opened the door, Gao Yuan could smell the faint aroma of wine.

The aroma of passion fruit wine.

The smell of this wine is too domineering, like perfume, it stays in one place for a long time.The old man opened all the windows of the study room to no avail. When Gao Yuan entered the door and smelled the smell, he started to get greedy. He looked around to search for the place where the old man might hide his wine, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, you stole wine again!"

The old man was looking down at the documents with a serious face, and the teacup next to him was still full of mist, and he seemed to be fully focused on his work and charging. Hearing his words, he jumped up from his seat, glanced at the door, and ran in two or three steps. Come and grab Gao Yuan's arm: "Gua Wa! Keep your voice down! If your grandma hears this, she will make trouble with me again!"

"You shouldn't be drinking that much, and don't look at how old you are."

"I'm fine!" the old man said to him after closing the door, "During the physical examination last week, he said that my blood pressure was lower than before. Your grandpa Wang begged for a few days of wine with me, and after returning home, the blood pressure was also lower than before. Low. It’s just that your grandma doesn’t believe it, insisting that the wine is the same as the wine, and I can’t drink either, and I don’t bother to argue with her, I drink it secretly. Did you go and order a new one for me?”

"I have to wait for at least ten days." Gao Yuan smiled and went straight to the topic, "The organizing committee of the competition has asked for information from all over the past few days. Grandpa, is it you?"

The old man put on a straight face: "What is there to ask? When I went to play chess, I heard what Lao Wang and Lao Zheng said. Everyone helped a little. The main reason is that this year's organizing committee is too shameful!"

Gao Yuan was really surprised this time: "Grandpa Wang and Grandpa Zheng also got involved?! When I played with Wang Xiaoshu today, she didn't know anything. How could they know who Shao Yan is?"

The old man gave him a strange look, why does this kid think they don't know who Shao Yan is?The two wines of Yumenxi are very popular in the circle of veteran cadres in city B, and now they rely on this to maintain their friendship.Because Gao Yuan brought back several bottles of passion fruit wine some time ago, Mr. Gao has been respected by his old friends these days. When playing chess, everyone defaulted to letting him have three pawns. Everyone in Yumenxi has long been aware of it. Now, how could anyone not know who made this wine?

After thinking about it like this, old man Gao couldn't help but feel agitated.He has stayed in City B since he retired and never left. His old arms and legs can't bear the long journey. It turned out that after eating the cakes brought back by Gao Yuan Fujiu, he always wanted to go to City S to taste the taste of Yumen seats. , Due to physical reasons and family reasons, I have not been able to do so.

Now that Shao Yan actually came to City B in person, if there is a chance, he must meet him.

As for the food contest, he really couldn't be more popular. Because country C has established diplomatic relations with other countries over the years, it is more or less tolerant of foreign activities and industries. The home court of the previous food competitions was not in country C, but when it comes to this event, the country also tries to provide convenience as much as possible.Unexpectedly, this group of people who have eaten too much sweetness regard politeness as a blessing, and they are even more arrogant. This time, the main venue is directly placed in China, and they dare to raise such a sensitive issue.

This problem must be cured.

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Shao Yan's residence in City B was not difficult to find. Along the way, he heard the driver accompanying City B talk about how expensive and difficult the houses in that place were, and several representatives of the organizing committee began to feel false in their hearts.They asked their connections everywhere to inquire about Shao Yan's background, but in the end they found very little.Shao Yan is from Province A, and he has a long relationship with the Yan family, but no matter which one it is, it can't explain the reason why the officials took the lead in this matter.But the more uncertain the truth, the more people can't ignore it. The current situation is in front of us. Since we can't find out what's going on, the only reason that can be explained is that Shao Yan has too many cards, and their circle can't get in touch with the truth at all.

As soon as this speculation was brought up, the tournament team was terrified. It was originally just a small omission, because the relationship between the two sides snowballed like a snowball, and it developed into today's situation, which no one wants to see.A few days ago, they thought it was against the position of the organizing committee to humbly apologize to a participating guest, but now the group of people sitting in the car wanted to slap their companion a few times.Is it okay to give in early?It's not that they don't know that this incident was provoked by their own side, but they are used to being an authority, and it will undoubtedly take courage to admit their mistakes.

The car turned into a stone-paved road whose style was completely different from the street outside. When they came down with the meeting ceremony, the representatives of the organizing committee stared at the vermilion lacquered door in front of them and looked at each other. No one knew who to send to knock on it.

The driver was beside him and said, "It's really hidden. You can't find many of this kind of big house in B City, right? It's so well preserved, it can't be done with money. This kind of house is brought It’s almost the same as visiting a scenic spot, and using such a large area for self-occupation... tsk tsk tsk is too extravagant.”

The group of blondes and blue eyes became more and more cautious. The ancient tree and two stone lions at the gate of the house were imposing. They rang the bell cautiously. After a long while, the gate was slowly opened.

A man who was blind in one eye and had a huge scar on his left face from the corner of his mouth to the end of his eye poked his head out from the inside, his single eye was filled with evil spirits, he looked up and down at the few foreigners outside, and asked with a frown, "I'm looking for Young Master Yan." ?”

He carried a kind of evil spirit that grew out of fighting, because of his unkind face, he frowned as if he was about to raise a knife to cut someone down in the next second.

Mom, this person's voice on the phone isn't that scary! ! !

Several foreigners were swept away by him, and all the hairs on their backs stood upside down in fright.An old subordinate of the Yan family, A-Tong, the current concierge who couldn't continue to earn a living in the Jianghu because he was blind in one eye and had a leg disabled, couldn't help but click his tongue when he saw the reaction of this group of people.He limped and opened the door for the guests, thinking to himself—gringos are really ignorant.

As soon as he entered the door, his momentum was suppressed, and the representatives of the organizing committee followed A Tong more and more tremblingly.When they walked along the long corridor towards the house, they didn't even bother to think about how big the courtyard was. The gardeners and servants who didn't know where they had been hiding appeared occasionally along the way, even though they were all carrying water bottles and brooms that were full of life. , but the evil spirit on his body, which was exactly the same as that of Ah Tong who was walking in front, was completely impossible to ignore.The people who thought they had walked into a gangster's stronghold were crowded together when they walked, and they swallowed all the rhetoric that they had discussed before setting off to pay [-] per cent for this matter.The quiet and strict environment prevented them from even having the courage to speak.

Shao Yan was a little puzzled when he saw that the concierge Tong brought a group of quail-like guests, and he didn't get in touch with the outside world.There is a well-preserved library in this house. Many books in it are probably preserved from a long time ago. Although they have been carefully taken care of, it is normal for missing pages to be eaten by moths.These ancient books contained a lot of content that Shao Yan didn't know. After going in for a while, he didn't want to come out. He spent all his time in it for the past few days.In the morning, I found another book about frying tea. There were many crafts and procedures in it that he had never heard of, so he almost forgot about the promise to meet with the organizing committee.

Ah Tong actually looks pretty good, although he looks a bit hideous because of the scar, but with Shao Yan's courage, it is impossible for him to be frightened by this small deficiency.People who work in the house of the Yan family are all physically handicapped people. They say it's work, but it's actually similar to providing for the elderly.In the early years, they probably all lived under Yan Daichuan's father. The people who were in the rivers and lakes were prosperous when they were young, but it is really a small number of people who have offended so many enemies and can die well in old age.Shao Yan quite agrees with Yan Daichuan's way of taking in the old man, and always feels that the other party's views are very similar to his own to some extent.

Ah Tong brought people in, saw that Shao Yan was reading again, and very naturally stepped forward and pulled out the ancient book from his hand.

The old man took good care of him during this time, so Shao Yan didn't get angry, and smiled at him and spread his hands to express that he didn't want to watch anymore, so Ah Tong left contentedly.

He really likes Shao Yan.The Yan family's house may not be lived in throughout the year, and the neighbors are always frightened when they see his face when they go out occasionally.When Shao Yan met him for the first time, he didn't show any abnormality. Later, when he treated him, he was no different from ordinary people. Ah Tong was also a grandfather, but unfortunately he had no descendants. Shao Yan took care of him as his own grandson.

Before going out, he caught sight of a few foreigners who were afraid to speak, and he couldn't help but glared at them again.The leader was so frightened that he hurriedly sent him out with an apologetic smile.

Seeing Ah Tong walking away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.The place where Shao Yan lives is really scary, what kind of people work there!None of the concierge gardeners who clean up the house look like good people. Compared with A Tong and the others, Shao Yan, who has delicate features and delicate temperament, looks almost like an angel.

As a result, before he could take back his eyes on Ah Tong's departure, Shao Yan's sudden increase in momentum immediately brought the group of people who secretly slandered back to reality.

Everyone turned their heads, and were surprised to find that Shao Yan's demeanor, whose movements were no different from before, suddenly became gloomy and cold.He leaned back in the chair with a sullen face and looked at everyone with impatience in his eyes, and said, "Say something quickly, I haven't finished the book yet."

This, this, this... This style of painting is not right!

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Shao Yan was almost invited back to the competition by people carrying a big sedan chair. The members of the organizing committee who have always had a high regard for the contestants were so polite to him that they almost greeted him with care. The speed of solving the matter was beyond everyone's expectations. expected.A few days later, the organizing committee of the tournament expressed its apology to Shao Yan due to the careless mistakes made during the reception, and reaffirmed the fairness of the competition very resolutely. It might happen, even if Shao Yan is really not strong enough, the organizing committee probably will be at a loss if he decides to eliminate him in the arena.

Someone sorted out the first thread in the chaos, and the subsequent problems naturally became easier to solve.Although the media still refused to let go of condemning the organizing committee's differential treatment, the focus of the propaganda has gradually shifted to the aspect of supervising the organizing committee to avoid similar mistakes in the future. People in country C who paid attention to this incident seemed to be beaten I am so happy to win a battle, and the sense of accomplishment I get from personally participating in a rights protection action and gaining the upper hand is simply unparalleled.

The participating chefs from country C benefited from Shao Yan's favor, and their status became elevated for a while after entering the competition, and the number of inexplicably eliminated from the previous selection competitions also decreased a lot.Some people are happy and some are worried. This situation is a good thing for the chefs of country C, but it is not so cute in the eyes of the Western contestants who were cared for in the past.In addition, there are surprisingly many chefs from country C shortlisted this year compared with previous ones, and many people can't help but feel a complicated sense of crisis in their hearts. They only hope that in the opening game of the official competition, as The Western Chef, the favorite to win the championship, can well suppress Shao Yan's arrogance.

For the opening game, food lovers from country C and even all over the world became active.Countless people flocked from all directions to the arena that was about to be put into use, but those who were eligible to enter the arena as spectators were only a very small part of them.

After "reconciling" with the organizing committee, Shao Yan appeared more and more in various guest activities hosted by the organizing committee.The goal of coming to City B to participate in this competition was finally achieved. Shao Yan got to know many chefs of different cuisines.Whether they are from country C or not, the chefs who are eligible to be called "guests" instead of "competitors" are not ordinary people.The threshold for the title of "guest" in the competition is set at Gumei Yixing. Although Shao Yan is indifferent, he is very happy to deal with people with his own strength.From the different exchanges with different people, he has also unearthed more and more secrets of the ingredients, and then controlled them more comprehensively.

Although there were conflicts with the organizing committee, Shao Yan was also very popular among the guests who came to participate in the competition. His passion fruit wine and flower wine had just brought out a large number of wine-loving friends, and because of his young age, many All the contestants took care of him as a junior.Shao Yan's learning ability is amazing. On the first day he met Chef Leon of Changta Restaurant, under his guidance, he made macarons with perfect taste and appearance, although he didn't like this kind of sweet so sweet But when the results were displayed, the unbelievable expressions of a group of western chefs made him suddenly eager to learn western pastry.

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In the small arena, Shao Yan leaned on the kitchen counter and imitated Leon to carefully wipe his knives with a cloth.

The chefs around were also doing this move like a pilgrimage, only Shao Yancha was the most absent-minded.He is not very dependent on knives, and his excellent knife skills mostly depend on his own martial arts.Although he had seen people who valued knives when he was in the Imperial Food Supervisor, there was really no one who regarded knives as life like modern chefs.

Wiping the knife is a shot required by the program group, and Shao Yan did it more perfunctorily.The small arena was solemn and quiet, and even the spectators sitting on the stage did not make any sound.

The venue used for the kick-off of the guests is pitifully smaller than the general large stadiums, and the main purpose is to shoot.Due to some unspeakable reasons, Shao Yan was placed at the first table of the starting team. On the left and right stood Leon, the chef representative of country F, and Alisaac, the chef representative of country D.During this period of time, Leon and Alisaac became familiar with Shao Yan, and after the knife wiping ceremony was completed, they came to him to talk.

Both of them had translators, and Alisaac secretly said to Shao Yan: "Have you noticed, the representative from country R in the third row has been staring at you for a long time."

"He cleans his knives most seriously," Leon said. "I heard that the chefs in country R have a deep obsession with knives and arranging dishes. Shao Yan probably offended him because of this?"

Shao Yan turned his head and took a look, facing the gaze of the person from the upper rear.The chef from country R is fat and white, wearing a chef's gown with auspicious clouds and golden threads. On his kitchen table, there are various sizes and sizes of polished and polished knives arranged in different shapes on his kitchen counter. , which are obviously self-contained.

Shao Yan had no impression of him, and asked Leon, "Who is this person?"

Leon froze for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "I don't know, he never talks to us."

"His assistant called him 'Sakurai-sama'" Alisaac repeated his name in R language, and then laughed, "I think he is a bit withdrawn, you must have offended him for something. Like this People with deep obsessions, you'd better be careful."

"'Sakurai-sama'?" Shao Yan didn't know what the name meant, and looked back at the other party. The other party met his gaze, narrowed his eyes slightly, and gave him a contemptuous smile.

Shao Yan raised his eyebrows, suddenly surprised.

This is the first time, since I have been in contact with the participating guests for so long, even those who are not interested in him still pretend to be very polite on the surface.This was the first person who showed such straightforward hostility towards him. Although he had no impression of him, but out of the principle of respecting his opponent, Shao Yan pondered for a moment, and returned a mocking look.

The other party's face flushed red, and the knife that was still being wiped fell on the kitchen counter with a bang, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Seeing him hiding his expression in panic, Shao Yan couldn't help but feel bored. He provoked the fighting spirit but didn't have the guts to continue. This kind of person is the most despised.On the rostrum ahead, the organizing committee invited editor-in-chiefs of several world-renowned food magazines and other heavyweight guests from the food industry as judges. After expressing their opinions on food, the filming officially started.

The opening ceremony is two days later, and only the winner of this guest competition can represent the cuisine of his country to participate in the most crucial unveiling ceremony of the opening ceremony, so although it is not an official competition, the guests from all over the world dare not take it lightly.The significance of participating in the unveiling ceremony is not only the affirmation of a chef's ability in the food competition, but also the ability to represent a country's food on the stage that attracts everyone's attention. All quite helpful.This high level of significance can’t even be achieved by Gumei’s star selection. Lyon was the lucky one in the competition two years ago, and now, the Long Tower restaurant he runs has been listed as a possible by the government of country F. One of the iconic brands representing Country F.

All the chefs standing here yearn for his status... Except Shao Yan of course.As a result, a large group of already extraordinary masters fought with all their might. Before the competition started, the atmosphere had already become intense.

No one knew the proposition of the competition before it was announced, and even the members of the organizing committee were kept in the dark like the judges.

The moment the proposal was announced, there was a uniform exclamation in the venue.

On the huge screen, the languages ​​and characters of various countries are arranged in order. From the beginning to the end, Shao Yan can understand three words——

--"chef's special."

What's the sign?

Shao Yan was also confused, what is his signature dish?