Chapter 19: Blessings and Misfortunes
This night was probably the most comfortable and proud night that Jian Fan stayed in Dayuan.
The brightly lit city is like a bright river and a sea of stars, dotted around the two people sitting by the window, the obscure crystal chandelier in the western restaurant seems to be deliberately creating an ambiguous atmosphere, leaving a circle of dim light and shadow around this seat, Jian Fan, who is dancing with his eyebrows, and Jiang Dijia, who is listening carefully, have admiration for each other in their eyes, and at this moment, they are unconsciously immersed in pleasure.
When it comes to cooking, as soon as she looks at Sister Jiang on the other side, she is not without admiration, she is only a stone's throw away from herself, Jian Fan's interest is quite high, and she heard Jian Fan say happily: "The seven-layer taste of this fruit soup is actually what I came up with when I was playing, and the soup is directly adjusted with seven parts, and each part is quickly frozen into ice, and when the seven parts are adjusted, it is already a layer of layers and a layer into a whole, there is no freezing, but the layers are clear, one layer is thicker than the layer, and the thicker it is, the lighter its proportion." About an hour and a half before the table opens, put them outside and wait for them to melt naturally, there is a thin layer of ice between the various soups, and it is relatively thick, after slowly melting, it will not be mixed together in a short time, as long as the time is accurate, it will still maintain seven different flavors on the table. Hehe......... That's the secret, it's like Columbus erecting an egg, no one can erect it, hey, he banged and knocked a little hole in the egg, and it was erected...... Hey...... It's as simple as that! It's like magic tricks, and to put it bluntly, it's worthless. ”
Jian Fan's skillful hands were making movements and explaining, Jiang Dijia was first surprised, then stunned, and then laughed, thinking about it carefully, it was really simple, worthless, and said with a smile: "Then why are you called a beauty soup? What do you say to Zhang Kai about the three levels of appreciating beauties, is it just nonsense? Zhang Kai is talking about you now, and he almost wants to treat you as a half-immortal." ”
Not only Zhang Kai, I am afraid that Jiang Dijia will never forget the scene of that day.
"Hey...... That's Meng Zhangkai. Jian Fan smiled evilly, and in his expression, he still looked narrow, just like teasing a fat man. explained: "They are all leaders, and they are all masters who don't pay for food, and no rare ingredients may be able to enter their eyes." If you don't make a fool of yourself, they won't think it's rare, it's not rare, and the dishes on this table won't be called success. ”
When she heard the reason, Jiang Dijia was relieved, if she didn't say it, she wouldn't be able to break the mystery for the rest of her life, but she still admired it a little while it was ridiculous, and praised it: "Anyway, the taste of that day is quite rare, and I can remember it now." I don't think even if they know what you're doing, they're not necessarily better than you. ”
"Sister Jiang, you are wrong again!"
Jian Fan smiled, looking like he was overwhelmed, and explained: "It's not that they don't do well, it's that you think they don't do well." There is a difference...... Well, it can also be said that the success of this soup is not in the good work, but in the good grasp of the environment, situation, and time, which is also an important part of the cuisine. ”
Jian Fan came again, and when he said it, he got carried away again. The two were originally biting their ears and whispering, just like a pair of intimate partners. But as soon as he heard this, Jiang Dijia didn't believe it, reached out and gently teased Jian Fan, opened the hand he was holding in a pretended posture, and almost pointed a finger at Jian Fan's nose, and said with a smile: "If you are here, you will be blinded by me again!?" ”
Seeing Jian Fan's positive expression, Jiang Dijia probably remembered the incident when he was blinded by him in Oolong, and talked eloquently about the positive color, and he was taking the pulse and pulling his hair, when you didn't know it, he had already bet on you as a bet.
Jian Fan smiled slyly: "It's not that I blinded you, in fact, that day, you were blinded by your own feelings." Let's put it this way, there is a saying in oolong that hunger is fragrant, full and smelly, hungry is terrible, and the chaff is more than meat. That's the truth, when you need it the most, the most desired, will feel that this thing is good, just say that the day's more than 20 dishes, Sichuan flavor spicy, Hui flavor heavy oil, Cantonese thick sweet, Lu flavor salty fresh, beef and mutton not to mention, rabbit breast, field chicken, silk, Abalone is all in all tastes, to be honest, these are actually all foreshadowing, and these dishes are almost the same first-class chefs have done it, maybe they do it better than me, but there is no I know, these are not the key, the most critical finishing touch is on that soup, with that soup, the whole table has become a classic. Why, you say?"
Jian Fan's eyes lit up as if he was playing tricks on people, and he began to sell Guanzi, Jiang Dijia listened attentively, grabbed Jian Fan's elbow and shook it impatiently and said, "Ah!? Don't sell Guanzi, say it quickly." ”
"Good taste is a factor, but not the main thing!" Jian Fan said with a smile: "The key question is, think about it, what do you need most after eating more than 20 dishes with heavy oil and flavor?
"Hmm!?I don't know?" Sister Jiang blinked and shook her head honestly, probably just wanting to be a loyal listener.
"Stupid...... Soup!" Jian Fan said with a smile: "Do you think, eat a big meal like this, at the end of the meal, it must be full of greasy and salty taste, and you can't tell what a good taste is, suddenly there is a pot of cool soup entrance, and it is a hot day, it must be like drinking agar and jade liquid, can he not applaud? Not to mention that the fruit soup is also added with **** sugar that is nourishing under the fire, it is to give you a basin of chilled tap water mixed with saccharin, and you all drink it with relish...... Hey, hey, hey...... That's the secret. Even if they make this soup, if you don't pick the right time or opportunity, you won't feel good............ For example, now, you are not hungry or thirsty, and this season, if I make this soup again, you will be able to drink and vomit immediately, do you believe it?"
Jian Fan lowered his head, covered his mouth and suppressed his laughter, not without a little pride. After Jiang Dijia suddenly realized, she figured out the mystery, and suddenly covered her mouth for fear of laughing, but her eyes were so early that she laughed like a line, but she didn't think that it was such a reason, and she laughed for a long time before she said angrily: "You little villain, it's a shame that my dad often talks about you." ”
The joke between the two of them narrowed the distance between each other, and after a while, the food came up, the two of them chewed and swallowed slowly, Jiang Dijia also recalled this passage, and occasionally looked at Jian Fan, still wanted to laugh for no reason, and lowered his head several times and couldn't help laughing.
Jian Fan had an indifferent expression, waited for the waiter to leave, and then tapped his index finger on the table and reminded: "Hey, don't laugh, this is the highest level of food, you can eat orally, think about it to make you convinced, say it to make you admire, in a word, don't accept it......... Hey...... I know that your brother has always wanted to copy the craft of the first pot, even if I teach him everything, he can only learn a similar shape, and besides, he sent the wrong person, sent a Zhang Kai, this IQ is lower than mine, I don't think he will be able to learn it in the next life......... I told him, Zhang Xu watched Aunt Gongsun dance the sword and learn the wild grass, and Jian Fan watched Sister Jiang make yoga soup, all of them were inspired by feelings, and they were made with evidence, and they came out absolutely superb, hey!
It's okay not to say it, but Jiang Dijia couldn't help it anymore, burst out laughing, laughed so hard that he almost fell on the table, and the guests in the lead came over with surprised eyes. Jiang Dijia saved his temper, covered his stomach with one hand, covered his mouth with the other hand and endured it for a long time before he sat up straight, his face was still smiling, but he said with a straight face: "Don't tease me anymore, laughing makes my stomach hurt, how can I eat?"
Jian Fan instead became a light smile, happy to look at the beauty of the gaffe, but he said seriously: "Rely on me again, right? ”
After talking for a long time, the truth in this is very simple, it just captures the psychology of the eaters, Jiang Dijia didn't expect to be able to say so many ways at this simple level, if you want to say this, you really can't accept it. Looking at Jian Fan's eyes again, after playfulness and laughter, his eyes were still as clear as water, Jiang Dijia didn't know why he was moved, a simple boy, in the face of everyone who may be scheming, he is never defenseless, he is so sincere. The occasional cleverness and prank are so cute to watch.
After laughing for a long time, An was finally born, and the two of them occasionally touched a cup while eating, which surprised Jiang Dijia that Jian Fan was holding a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, cutting beef and putting it in his mouth, his movements were extremely skillful. Jiang Dijia tasted it lightly, and her interest came up again, and she asked softly, "How does it taste?"
"Nice, very tasteful. Jian Fan nodded.
"Yes? I thought that if you like Chinese food, you must belittle Western food. ”
"No, that's a narrow nationalist sentiment, I don't have it! Western food still has some merits, for example, the method of vegetable salad basically retains the original flavor of the dish, and from the perspective of nutrition, this is the most scientific. Jian Fan said very pertinently: "But whether it tastes good or not is another matter, we people here, I'm afraid that it is difficult to digest this raw thing in our stomachs." In this way, Western food will always be an embellishment, and it will not become the mainstream. There is no need to belittle it at all. ”
"It's good if you like it, don't you eat badly, and go back and say strange things. Jiang Dijia said, looking at Jian Fan with a smile, her heart was full of thoughts, she couldn't figure out what was in Jian Fan's head, every time she saw it, she felt different, and she could forget everything with a smile every time.
The two of them whispered softly, sipped red wine, and occasionally chears, the atmosphere was very relaxed, a bottle of red wine was shallowly lowered for a small half, the dishes on the plate had gone seven or eight out of ten, time passed slowly I don't know how long, Jiang Dijia wiped her mouth elegantly, looked at Jian Fan with a smile and said: "Jian Fan, actually, I have one more thing to look for you today." ”
Jian Fan paused for a moment, and replied with a smile: "Say it, Sister Jiang, I know that you still have your brother's matter in your heart, it's okay, if you don't say it, I'm going to tell you." ”
Jiang Dijia didn't appreciate it anymore, and said angrily: "Hey...... Listen to me first, okay, don't keep robbing me, okay?"
"Okay, you say. ”
"When I speak, don't interject until I finish speaking. ”
"Okay, I'll be a listener, no problem. ”
Jiang Dijia is talking about the emotions of the environment at this time, and Jian Fan agreed to be relaxed, but he knows in his heart that there will be no love and hate for no reason in this world, and they can sit together with each other, fate is secondary, and the key is still the matter of being entangled with Jiuding, although Jiang Dijia has stated several times that it is not for this matter, but Jian Fan knows that he will eventually return to this matter.
That's fine, it's better to clean it up and remove a stone from your heart. Since knowing the extent of Jiuding's expansion, this secret does not dare to be kept anymore.
Jiang Dijia looked at Jian Fan, with a little apology in his eyes, and said slowly: "I won't hide it from you, Jian Fan, I only know the details when you arrived in Jiuding today, my brother called me in the afternoon to let me contact you and negotiate specifically, I didn't promise him, I knew a rough idea from Secretary He and Zhang Kai before and after, which made me feel even more uneasy......... Oolong and his party, purely accidental, I just inadvertently told my brother that he has such a special stew, but I didn't expect so many things to happen, I, Jian Fan, I just want to say to you very formally: I'm sorry. ”
"I'm sorry, what does it have to do with you?" Jian Fan was stunned.
"After all, it was because of me, after all, Jiang Jiuding is my brother, and I know my brother, he is a businessman through and through, he can earn 10,000 in business, and he won't let go if he earns 8,000. I've always suspected that there is something wrong with him, I have called you before, but I have never been able to contact you, today I finally have the opportunity, I have to say these words to my face, otherwise I will feel uneasy for the rest of my life. ”
Jiang Dijia is very solemn now, her hands are crossed as if she is bored, her words are very apologetic, this expression is not adulterated, Jian Fan looked a little unbearable, and said with a smile: "Look at what you said, is it that serious?"
"Huh...... If you don't mind, then I'll be relieved, but this matter started because of me, and in the end I think I'll give you a fair solution. Jiang Dijia was happy.
"Fair? It doesn't seem to be able to get to this point, right?" When Jian Fan heard it, he really didn't understand what Jiang Dijia was going to say.
"Listen to me...... This recipe earned Jiuding nearly four million, I know that your heart is knotted in my brother's shouldn't be under the banner of 'Luojia Sauce Restaurant', and when he got this recipe from you, I think he must have used a lot of scheming. If you want to talk about scheming, I don't think you can fight him, and in the end only 50,000 will fall into your hands, which is too unfair to you, my thoughts are like this........."
Jiang Dijia said, took out an envelope from his windbreaker, gently placed it on the table, stared at Jian Fan, as if he was afraid that Jian Fan would blame him, and said: "This is the 300,000 yuan I just paid out from Jiuding, I will give it to you first, he will come back in two days, we will find him to theorize together, and I will fight for some cash or equity for you, he dares to lie to you, he dare not lie to me, and you are my friend, I will not let you suffer......... Since the matter is already like this, it is impossible to redeem it, so it will be wrong, we don't have to worry too much about the Luo family, the Li family, and the Jiang family, you have just worked now, and you definitely need money, so how about using this money to buy a house in Dayuan and start a family? Do you agree with the win-win result?...... I've been happy to have been with you every time I've known you, and I don't want to lose a good friend like you because of money, because of misunderstandings, or whatever, can you understand?"
Jiang Dijia slowly pushed the cash check in front of Jian Fan.
There was no sound, and after finishing speaking, Jian Fan's eyes were already the size of a copper bell, and he choked in his throat, his throat moved with "uh", his hands froze, his eyes looked straight at the table, and there was a corner in the envelope, a narrow check body, what was that? That was money! That was more than ten years of salary! That's a car! That's a daughter-in-law! That's a house! That's a ...... Everything!
Involuntarily took out the check, he had never seen so many and such cute zeros, Jian Fan was so relaxed and happy to see it. Everything passed in his eyes, the house, the car and the lady, everything in his dreams was within reach at once.
Jiang Dijia looked at Jian Fan, and still sincerely comforted: "Please accept it, I won't underestimate you because of this." On the contrary, if you want to pretend to be high and embarrassed to accept this money for the sake of face, then I will look down on you. Sometimes, a man's face has to be maintained by money, and who will give you face if he is penniless in the provincial capital? ”
Jiang Dijia's gentle words were sincere and polite, although they were basically the same as Secretary He's way of solving the problem, but they listened very well. And this psychological price is already super high.
I don't know if I was moved by Sister Jiang, or if I was covered by the check and blindfolded, Jian Fan didn't squeak for a long time, and occasionally raised her eyes to look at Jiang Dijia, and looked at the goddess in her heart, as if she wanted to find something from that shallow smile, but it looked like she was only gentle and quiet, but it didn't look like there was a conspiracy, perhaps, she was indeed sincere and didn't carry anything.
When Jian Fan was about to speak, he suddenly twisted his nose in surprise, took a few deep breaths, and said with a strange look on his face: "Hmm!?Smoke?Where is the fire?"
As soon as he said this, Jian Fan sat up and was startled, he knew how smart his nose was, and a trace of ominous thought came up.
Jiang Dijia stood up in shock: "Where? Why didn't I smell it......?"
Jian Fan looked around suspiciously, and when he looked at the bottom of the 20th floor, the shadows on the bottom of the building were running out of the crowd, and he screamed, it's broken!
It was broken, and then there was a power outage, and many people screamed at the same time, and the dim emergency light only flashed and exploded. The exclamation was a little louder, and in the environment that was still tender like water just now, it instantly became pitch black, and the waiter at the entrance of the foyer pulled the door, screaming, and caught fire...... After an exclamation, the people ran away, and the kicks and taps in the corridor were filled with the chaotic footsteps of the crowd. The crowd shouted, it was on fire, it was on fire.........
The outside of the restaurant is also dark, occasionally there are bright emergency lights as yellow as beans, and they can't play the role of lighting at all, as soon as the closed restaurant door opens, a thick smell of smoke poured in, and the alarm sound that was separated stopped a few times, exclamations, women's screams, The sound of tables and chairs colliding and the slamming of plates and saucers were crisply shattered, and the restaurant was in a mess, even dozens of ears couldn't hear how many sounds were mixed together, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of people rushed to the door like water opening the floodgates, joining the crowd of people fleeing for their lives.........
"Jian Fan...... Jian Fan ......"
Jiang Dijia was stunned for a moment, turned around and shouted in fear, faintly looking at the seat opposite, there was no one on the opposite seat, just now I didn't pay attention to Jian Fan's shadow and suddenly disappeared, in my heart I was frightened, I couldn't care about anything, and ran in the direction of the door to join the crowd fleeing for my life.........
From heaven to hell, it's just one step away.
Outside the block, looking at the magnificent Wuzhou light, after flashing a few times, it became pitch black, and the closer ones had already smelled the smell of thick smoke and choking, and the crowd that escaped from the fire was still in shock, some were pulling out the phone, some were shouting the names of their relatives hoarsely, and some were disheveled, shivering in the cold wind, and the high-level was slow to react, still shouting and colliding in the smoke-billowing floor. Running away, but in a few minutes, the fire rushed from the fourth floor to the fifth floor, and the scope of the fire was spreading, and occasionally the glass wall was burned, like an iceberg melting, and the loud bang fell down, causing a scream and wild shout. The glittering hotel was suddenly transformed into a smoky purgatory......