Chapter 1: The Short-lived Chef

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"You can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep."

Before the start of the exam, Yin Liang said.

"What do you mean?"

Yin Xin asked while quickly sharpening a sharp kitchen knife on a whetstone.

"Don't pretend to be confused. You know what your body is like, and even if you are selected, you won't be able to breathe for a few days. Do you know it at all, and you came to compete with me for this place, so it's so interesting to embarrass the elders of our family? Besides. You can't win against me, so why humiliate yourself. Yin Liang said coldly.

Yin Xinzhi smiled and continued to sharpen the kitchen knife in his hand:

"If I really couldn't win against you, you wouldn't have come to the material room so worried to intimidate me, would you?"

Yin Liang sneered disdainfully:

"Yin Xin, you don't take advantage of your mouth. Do you think I'm really going to be afraid of you? Maybe you did get the true biography of the chairman, but so what? You are not destined to live the day of success. ”

As he spoke, Yin Liang leaned close to Yin Xin's ear with a sneering look on his face and whispered:

"Why don't you let my cousin teach you well in the last few days of your life, what is it to be a man with your tail between your legs......"

"Bang!"

Just as Yin Liang sneered and said evil words, Yin Xin suddenly slammed the kitchen knife in his hand towards the board beside him, and with a loud bang, the blade was deeply embedded in the board, and sawdust flew sideways......

Yin Liang was frightened by Yin Xin's sudden move, and stammered and asked:

"Yin Xin, you, what do you want to do?"

"Get out."

Yin Xin said expressionlessly.

"Toast and don't eat and drink!"

Seeing this, Yin Liang didn't dare to continue to speak ill of him, so he let go of his cruel words and slipped away. Glancing at Yin Liang, who was fleeing in a gray manner, Yin Xin suddenly coughed violently, covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and only stopped coughing after a long time, and took down the handkerchief to cover his mouth, and there was a shocking pool of blood in the handkerchief......

"Whoop!!

A fat man sitting at the dining table suddenly threw a bowl of steaming braised pork in front of him on a teenager's body, because he was suddenly attacked by the boiling soup, the boy screamed and fell to the ground, and was scalded everywhere.

"Waste, waste! There is so much licorice added to this bowl of braised pork. Licorice can indeed infuse a hint of sweetness into food, but stewing with fragrant pork will only destroy the original thick meat aroma of fragrant pork, and it is also recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that licorice and pork can cause food poisoning. I see that you didn't process the fragrant pork because you were lazy, and you deliberately put more licorice in order to cover up the fishy smell of the pork itself, but you didn't expect it to be self-defeating. Waste that can't be taken to the countertop! Get out! ”

The boy was crying and was helped out of the hall by the staff. The fat man, who was still angry, grabbed the list on the side and glanced at it, then raised his eyebrows:

"What's going on? Yin Xin, Yin Liang, this is a family, right? ”

"Yes. Both of them are from the Yin family in Jiangnan, and the famous Sihai Restaurant Group is run by their family. A staff member next to him laughed.

"We have rules in Penglai Pavilion that we must not fight with each other. Therefore, two people in a family are not allowed to enroll at the same time, for fear that they will hurt their family in the fierce industry competition in the future. Therefore, even if these two are talents, I am afraid that one must be eliminated. The fat man frowned.

"Master Huang Lang, I have already told the two of them this rule, but both of them said that they will compete with Jiangnan cuisine in front of you, and the loser will withdraw and give the opportunity to the winner." The staff laughed.

Hearing this, a little white cat lying next to the fat man's feet suddenly pricked up its ears and shook it. Looking at the kitten's reaction, Huang Lang raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment and then nodded and smiled:

"Well, interesting. Call the two of them in. ”

In the palatial examination hall, two modern mobile range stoves were quickly arranged, and all kinds of kitchen utensils were also readily available on the stoves. After the preparation, Yin Xin and Yin Liang, who were wearing chef clothes, walked into the examination hall at the same time, and after glancing at each other, they carried their own material boxes and walked to the stove.

"You should be clear about the rules, the two of you will make a meal in half an hour with the venue and stove provided to you, and as for the ingredients, you will make it with your own ingredients. Time is of the essence, so hurry up! ”

Yin Liang sneered, took out a piece of fresh high-grade frosted beef from the incubator next to him and threw it on the board. Because it was so fresh, the elastic pieces of meat were like a piece of jelly, and they jumped on the board a few times before stopping. Before the meat stopped shaking, Yin Liang had already pulled out the short knife that had been repeatedly sharpened by himself, and the blade swept towards this mouth-watering piece of fresh beef like the wind......

Looking at Yin Liang, who was confident, Yin Xin opened the water tank he was carrying without saying a word, however, the moment Yin Xin opened the water tank, his pupils suddenly shrank-

The fresh grass carp that I originally used to make "Hibiscus Steamed Fish" has been flipped over and floated in the tank with a white belly, and it should have been dead for a long time. This fish is the best grass carp that I bought directly from the fishermen at a high price, and its vitality is extremely strong, and I was happily swimming in the clear water with oxygen this morning, but how could I turn over my white belly......

Yin Xin approached the water tank and sniffled, and his eyes suddenly turned cold. The strong aroma of liquor in the tank has already said it all, and some people took advantage of their inattention to add strong liquor to the tank, which is the cause of the sudden death of grass carp, which has extremely high water requirements. Who would do this? Yin Xin was silent for a moment, and then turned his gaze to Yin Liang on the other side, Yin Liang was looking at himself playfully, that noncommittal look had already said everything, it must have been when he was in the material room and poured the liquor into the water tank while he was unprepared......

"Livestock!" Yin Xin slammed his fist on the console.

"What do you say, cousin. Insulting an opponent in a match is disqualifying. If you do this again, I'm going to protest to the judges......" Yin Liang sneered as he methodically threw the cut strips of meat into the pot.

Looking at Yin Liang, who had already started cooking, Yin Xin's expression became colder and colder. "Hibiscus Steamed Fish" has extremely high requirements for the freshness of the ingredients, until the moment the fish enters the pot, the fish must maintain a very high vitality, dead fish will greatly affect the taste, and Penglai Pavilion has always been strict and demanding on the ingredients, if you use this grass carp that has been dead for a long time to cook for the judges, then there is no doubt that it will be out of the game instantly......

"Calm down...... Calm down, Yin Xin! ”

Yin Xin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down. That's right, and what about dead fish? Doctors asserted that I would not live long, and since I was a child, I was only worthy of cooking at home with the best ingredients. I'm used to dealing with ingredients that are no longer fresh, so I ......

Yin Xin opened his eyes suddenly, and the sharp knife in his hand swept over the fish body like a swift wind without hesitation, scraping off all the fish scales and fins quickly, and then the blade turned and cut into the belly of the fish.

Looking at Yin Xin, who was in a hurry, Yin Liang sneered and said sarcastically:

"It's ugly that I'm still struggling to the last of my time. Are you really going to let Mr. Huang eat dead fish? I would like to remind you that Mr. Huang is notoriously particular about ingredients, and if he knows that you use dead fish against him, the consequences will not be easy to say. ”

"What kind of things will I make, don't worry about you, cousin!"

Yin Xin said without raising his head while sweating like rain. Seeing this, Yin Liang sneered again, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense, but took the dishes out of the pot and brought them to Huang Lang:

"Mr. Huang, Hangzhou pepper beef tenderloin, please taste it!"

Huang Lang narrowed his eyes and looked at the dishes in front of him. The bright color of the Hangzhou pepper is a refreshing emerald green, shining like a jewel, and the crimson beef tenderloin is still bubbling with oil, which is appetizing to look at. Huang Lang picked up a piece of beef tenderloin with chopsticks, and after savoring it, he exclaimed:

"Good. The beef is tender and juicy, the Hangzhou pepper is crisp and refreshing, the flavor is greasy, and the ingredients are just right. It's just that the beef is so tender that I was really surprised......"

Yin Liang smiled quite proudly:

"The teacher didn't know that in order to fully support my participation, my family specially got a Wagyu beef from the island country of Matsusaka, which had won a special award, and slaughtered it on the spot before the competition. What you are eating is the best piece of beef in the most exclusive and perfect snowflake distribution area of this cow......"

"It's better to see than to hear, just a dish of Hangzhou pepper beef fillet uses such luxurious ingredients, and the Yin family's money is really against the sky! By the way, how's your cousin's progress? I don't think there is any need to compare, I'm afraid that no delicacies can overpower this superb beef. Huang Lang smiled.

Hearing this, Yin Liang set his eyes on Yin Xin with some schadenfreude. Yin Xin had already started to get up the oil pan at this time, frying something in the boiling oil. Yin Liang said sarcastically:

"Yin Xin, I advise you to withdraw from the exam directly, and don't embarrass our family again. Deep-fried fish fillets need to be marinated for one to two hours before they get rid of the fishy flavor, and now you only have ten minutes left, what can you make? ”

Yin Xin ignored Yin Liang's sarcasm, and continued to fry something in the crackling boiling oil, while at the same time, something seemed to be boiling in the other pot. Seeing that Yin Xin had no reaction to his words, Yin Liang sneered, shook his head and said:

"It's sad. The trapped beast is still fighting, it's really obsessed......"

"Jiangnan fried fish, please taste it!"

Just as Yin Liang shook his head, a steaming exploding fish suddenly appeared in front of Yin Liang and Huang Lang. The thin, golden and crispy fish fillet is served with a cluster of fresh emerald green coriander arranged in a loose ball, and the aroma of the fried fish is appetizing. Huang Lang couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and was about to pick up a piece to taste, when suddenly, Yin Xin poured a spoonful of dark brown sauce on the fish fillet and said with a smile:

"This fried fish is best served with sauce. Teacher, please taste. ”

Huang Lang nodded, picked up a piece of fried fish and put it in his mouth. Yin Liang shrugged his shoulders, and also picked up a piece of explosive fish and sneered:

"I see, because steamed fish requires a high level of freshness, so I made fried fish that is difficult to check the freshness, and I didn't have time to marinate the seasoning, so I simply prepared a sauce. Hehe, good calculation. Unfortunately, untreated fish must have a strong fishy smell, and with that alone, you're already finished......"

As he spoke, Yin Liang put the fried fish fillet into his mouth.

In the next moment, Yin Liang's heart sank suddenly.

Crispy exterior with a crunchy toothy feel.

The aroma of fish melts in your mouth.

No, fishy smell.

Instead, there is only a faint aroma of wine, a faint aroma of fish. The rich sauce, the fragrant wine, and the light fish aroma melt together without any sense of disobedience, and flow down the tip of the tongue into the throat......

"How did you do that?" Huang Lang, who was also deeply shocked, asked in a trembling voice.

"How did you do it, ask my cousin, he is the best today......" Yin Xin looked at Yin Liang coldly.

Hearing this, Yin Liang's heart sank suddenly.

I see, I see.

Yin Xin had already stated that he wanted to make hibiscus steamed fish, and in order to make trouble for Yin Xin, Yin Liang had long planned to kill the live fish. And due to the hasty preparation and the lack of competent medicine at hand, Yin Liang's eyes fell on a bottle of wine used to accompany the dishes in the kitchen, but what he didn't expect was that Yin Xin turned this trap into a natural advantage in a short period of time-

In Chinese cuisine, there is a famous dish called "drunken fish", when making fish, the direct accompaniment of the wine may make the wine taste too strong and affect the taste of the fish, and pour the wine into the tank in advance to make the fish slowly drunk will keep the wine aroma just right, and the fish will slowly indulge without pain, such fish, the meat will be more delicious. Is this guy taking advantage of this......

"The sauce is rich, the wine is crisp, and the fish is elegant. In a short period of time, it seems that the victory or defeat has been clearly defined by using such ordinary materials to achieve such a state. Huang Lang nodded with satisfaction.

Hearing this, Yin Liang's face suddenly sank. In fact, since he tasted this fish fillet just now, Yin Liang has already known very well that the winner of this game has been decided, and when Huang Lang said such words of praise, Yin Liang's face was even more gloomy and could drip water-

"So, I declare ......"

Just as Huang Lang was announcing the results, a staff member suddenly walked quickly to Huang Lang's side, whispered a few words in his ear, and then handed over a mobile phone. Huang Lang's expression was obviously slightly startled, and he quickly grabbed his phone and put it to his ear.

"Hello? Are you ...... What the! This...... Oh, that's it......"

A minute later, Huang Lang's face instantly became gloomy, and he kept wiping the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, as if he was hearing about an extremely terrifying incident. Seeing this, an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of Yin Liang's mouth......

Hung up the phone, Huang Lang sat down in his seat, hesitated for a while, slowly raised his head and said in a deep voice:

"Now I announce the results of this competition."

Yin Xin and Yin Liang held their breath at the same time, ready for the final judgment.

Huang Lang was silent again for a long time, and then slowly spoke:

"Yin Xin's Jiangnan fried fish is handled just right, the heat for frying is appropriate, and the fusion of flavors is decent, slightly better than Yin Liang-but! Yin Xin! You violated the rules of the exam, and you violated the rules by handling the ingredients with fine wine before the exam, obviously with the help of outsiders, so I will judge you as disqualified. The winner of this exam...... It's Yin Liang! ”

The moment he heard this unexpected result, Yin Xin instantly fell into a deep shock, and suddenly swept his gaze to Yin Liang on the side. Yin Liang really had a sneering look on his face, as if he had already known the result. Looking at Yin Liang's expression, thinking of what Yin Liang said to himself before the game, Yin Xin said coldly:

"Mr. Huang, if I expected, the phone call just now was from my family......

The fat man's face froze, and before he could speak, Yin Liang preemptively said:

"Yin Xin, does it matter who is calling. The important thing is that you are out. In the end, you still can't wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep......"

Yin Xin sneered:

"Those old guys of the Yin family are also famous for their shamelessness, I just didn't expect them to really be shameless to such a point."

"Hehe, yes, although I already knew the result, I didn't expect them to get to this point. Looking at Mr. Huang's expression, the family should have spent a lot of money. I didn't expect you Yin Xin to bleed once in the family before he died, you should always be satisfied, after all, you are here to take revenge on the family......" Yin Liang said viciously.

Hearing this, Yin Xin couldn't help but laugh dumbly, shook his head and said:

"You think I've worked so hard to get revenge on you? Do you think I'm standing here to get revenge on my family? If you really think so, then all I can say - you're fucking right. I am just to take revenge on you Yin Liang, just to take revenge on you bastard relatives, and to take revenge for this unfair treatment, so I am standing here. I want to take revenge on all those who look at people with dog eyes, all those who are high, and all those who don't know how to face people and work hard. You say I can't wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep? One day, I'm going to wake you people who are pretending to be asleep, so that your dog's eyes, which have always been scornful, will never be closed again!! ”

"What?"

After listening to these words, which were like a declaration of war, everyone present was already frightened, and they could only look at Yin Liang, who was roaring in a low voice like an angry mad dog in the center of the hall, and Yin Xin, who had a calm face and walked away. In the midst of chaos, the kitten who had been lying at Huang Lang's feet looked at Yin Xin with interest, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a strange arc, as if he was smiling......

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