Xia Tanya couldn't hear the meaning of Ning Lao's words, and couldn't help but smile, her already outstanding appearance and the temperament revealed intentionally or unintentionally after all these years of hard work made the eyes of several young people beside Ning Lao straighten, except for the middle-aged man who just glanced casually and looked down at the cold dishes in front of him.

"Elder Ning, as a junior, I would like to give you a drink. Xia Tanya picked up the wine glass, and the young man next to Ning Lao immediately poured a glass of wine next to the old man, feeling that the atmosphere in the box was good, Xia Tanya struck while the iron was hot.

"Okay, Xia Dong is not only young and promising, but also so polite, which flatters the old man!" The energetic old gentleman didn't mean to put on a score at all, picked up a cup and drank it all, and his well-maintained face suddenly turned red: "Oh, it's old in the end, and you'll be on it after drinking a cup." ”

"Ning Lao, please wait a moment, the food will come soon. Xia Tanya beckoned, the assistant immediately came up, said a few words in her ear, and was about to go out, only to see a few waiters on duty carrying hot dishes, fish rushing in, and the overflowing aroma suddenly filled the entire room.

Even Xia Tanya, a layman who doesn't know much about dishes, can smell the level of these dishes, and can't help but be happy, and said with a smile: "I've kept you waiting for a long time, please eat!"

However, the young people did not move, while Ning Lao moved his nose, a smile appeared on his red face, and then turned his head and whispered to the middle-aged man beside him: "Xiao Wu, what do you think of these dishes?"

"The other party is very knowledgeable!" The middle-aged man called Xiao Wu also leaned over, but it could be seen that his voice was slightly respectful, but his gaze kept on the dishes on the table.

"Oh!" the old man looked at the middle-aged man with a frowning and serious face with interest, this kid hadn't been so serious for a long time: "What do you say?"

"It can be seen from these crystal dishes that the quality of the hooves and the production level are all ordinary levels, but the knife work is very sharp, and it can be seen that this chef has not hesitated at all. Xiao Wu didn't move his chopsticks, so he quickly analyzed.

"But good knife skills don't mean the real level of a chef!" Ning Lao couldn't help but smile, took off his eyes and wiped them, his clear eyes flashed a trace of essence: "Tell me how this hot dish is, it smells quite fragrant." ”

"The other party is very professional!" replied the middle-aged man immediately and succinctly.

This time it made Ning Lao feel a little surprised, after all, there are not many chefs with good knife skills, just the chef who can cut shredded ham on tofu, he has seen more than ten fingers along the way, but the quality of the chef is not just the superb knife work, but after hearing Xiao Wu's evaluation twice in a row, Ning Lao couldn't help but look at the dishes on the table.

This kid is what he has watched and taught since he was a child, and he knows best how to do it as an elder and master, these two sentences are already his best evaluation.

This time, Ning Lao didn't ask, and the middle-aged man took the initiative to answer: "Just look at this first dish, anchovy shark fin, this dish itself has no taste, and it is extremely difficult to taste, and the stewing time is much longer than that of ordinary dishes, so this chef used the simplest and rude method, first use a rapid fire to cook, and then use a high-temperature oven to keep the original flavor, the method is more ingenious, but it is enough to deal with our problems." ”

"You can't think of a better way?" Ning Lao said in surprise.

"I can't think of it for the time being. The middle-aged man didn't mean to be a chef, but replied very realistically, which made Elder Ning very satisfied.

Seeing that everyone was not moving their chopsticks, only an old man and a middle-aged man were whispering, the assistant couldn't help but ask curiously: "Chairman, what are they doing, the dishes are almost cold!"

"Ning Lao is an insider, and they should be discussing the quality of the dishes. Xia Tanya didn't feel much surprised, she was very calm on the surface, but she couldn't help but get nervous in her heart, and couldn't help but think of what Li Qiao said, he didn't say it wrong, these people came out of the menu, and it was really to test the Huaijiang Hotel.

After a while, Ning Lao sat up straight, looked at the calm dining table, couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed and said: "Hey, look at me, I'm used to it, I like to discuss good dishes when I see them, I'm really embarrassed, everyone eat, don't be hungry because I'm an old man." ”

"Xiaoying, you can also sit down and have a taste!" Xia Tanya also shouted to her assistant.

The assistant didn't hesitate, since the boss spoke, she also sat down, scooped a small spoonful of mapo tofu that was barely steaming, and put it in her mouth.

However, her panicked behavior did not cause others to be displeased, because everyone chose a dish and tasted it carefully, just like a food tasting meeting.

Xia Tanya chose another dish - Wensi tofu, the waiter immediately scooped a small cup in front of her, took a small sip, only to feel that the entrance was soft and mellow, and then melted, a light salty and fresh taste permeated the mouth, quite comfortable, I really didn't expect that the man who was not serious was so powerful.

"Oh, Xia Dong also likes Wensi tofu? Sure enough, the hero sees the same thing, and he thought he was old and old, so he liked to drink these healthy soups!" Ning Lao's laughter suddenly rang out.

Coming back from the deliciousness, Xia Tanya's beautiful eyes flowed, and she saw that Ning Lao on the opposite side was also holding a cup of Wensi tofu, and was slowly tasting it, and couldn't help but say: "Since Ning Lao likes Wensi tofu, you can come to Huaijiang more in the future, and I can ask someone to make it for you." ”

"Come, you have to come, but don't be so troublesome if you do it. Ning Lao had a kind smile on his face, but suddenly the conversation changed: "I don't know what Xia Dong thinks of this dish?"

As soon as the words fell, Xiaoying, who was burned by Mapo tofu, immediately became nervous, and even felt that the atmosphere of the table was also solemn, these partners started communicating with Huaijiang Hotel a few months ago, but they didn't think that the other party would suddenly come on this night, and as an assistant, she didn't have any preparations.

At this moment, she directly asked about the dishes, and she didn't have time to prepare these materials for Xia Tanya, she only hoped that Xia Dong could change the topic and talk in the direction of business, and she must not show her shortcomings.

But things didn't go in the direction she expected, Xia Tanya took over the topic with a smile: "Wensi tofu pays attention to the delicate knife work unique to Huaiyang cuisine, each ingredient needs to be as thin as a hair, simmered over slow heat, and overheated, its effect is quite nutritious for children and the elderly." ”

Just under the stunned eyes of the assistant Xiaoying, Xia Tanya talked eloquently: "But for the dish of Wensi tofu, I still like it very much, and I also believe in the level of the chef in our kitchen, after all, this dish has a history of more than 2,000 years, and it is a little difficult to make the historical charm of this dish after all, but compared to Wensi tofu, I still prefer the name in "Tiaoding Collection", assorted tofu soup." ”

The assistant was dumbfounded, although she didn't show it on the surface, but her heart was already in turmoil, what kind of character is Xia Tanya, as a personal assistant, she understands best, she is a strong woman, everything must be simplified, give up unnecessary garbage, and these dish knowledge is obviously the kind of garbage for her, how can she not be surprised when she talks about it at the moment.

Also surprised is Ning Lao, as a chef is not without women, but in China's 9.6 million square meters of land, women are only a minority among millions of chefs, and there are only a handful of strong women who can achieve such a height as the woman in front of them at a young age, but they didn't expect that such a strong woman with operating capital would tell the history, practice, and style of the dishes so smoothly.

Originally, Ning Lao was not hopeful, this table of dishes, whether it is the specification of the order of serving, or the color level, has far exceeded their psychological expectations, it can be said to be the happiest day in the past few months, but the chairman of the other party still knows the dishes so well, this has to surprise Ning Lao, only people who know how to do it, it is interesting to play together!

And Xia Tanya is not shocked on the surface, but she is already quite excited in her heart, this business seems to be no problem, she can support the strong woman of the huge Huaijiang Hotel, Xia Tanya is naturally not useless, when she was in college, she was famous for her good memory, of course, she didn't know the history and practice of these recipes.

But before Li Qiao started, he told it all, Xia Tanya also listened to it with relish like a curious baby, and remembered it all, but I didn't expect the other party to really ask this question, which can be regarded as borrowing flowers to offer Buddha!

"It is an honor to cooperate with such a young and promising Mr. Xia. Ning Lao stood up contentedly and said.

"Ning Lao has won the award, this is the honor of the juniors. Xia Tanya also smiled and stretched out her hand generously.

At the moment when the business was successfully negotiated, the middle-aged man who had been silent said: "I want to meet the chef of this table, I should make it alone!"

"How do you know?" this time it was Xia Tanya's turn to be surprised.

Ning Lao smiled and didn't speak, and the assistant who was full of vision immediately said, "I'll call someone." ”

"No! I'll go over by myself. The middle-aged man refused, and walked out directly, making Ning Lao helpless and smiled bitterly, this kid is still the same, but it's right, it depends on the level of the chef, it depends on his kitchenware, and the environment.

And when everyone walked downstairs, the kitchen was already dark, and there was no sound, and a waiter who was about to get off work saw Mr. Xia and immediately stepped forward.

"What about people?" asked Xia Tanya.

"Brother Qiao said, there will be no more vegetables, those bastards...... It was still a question of whether the guests could finish their meals, and then left. The waiter glanced at the men and answered truthfully.

"Oh!" answered, I don't know why, Xia Tanya looked at the dark kitchen, feeling a little lost.