Chapter 40 [Senior Aunt]
They didn't go far, around the street corner, along the main road south through a traffic light turned right into Nanhe Road, this river that almost runs through the north and south of Nanwu City is called the White River, the White River got its name because of the strict pollution in the early eighties, a large amount of industrial wastewater was discharged into this river day and night, dyeing the whole river into a milky white, at that time the surrounding air was full of pungent fishy smell, with the development of the times, people finally began to realize the importance of environmental protection, The Nanbu Municipal Government has invested a huge amount of money in the management of the White River, and now the water quality of the White River has been fundamentally improved, with rippling blue waves, crystal clear, and green willows on both sides of the river embankment, which has become the scenic business card of Nanbu City.
The middle-aged beauty took Su Le to a teahouse called Tingyuxuan, it was just more than ten o'clock in the morning, the business of the teahouse was quite light, when they walked into the teahouse, the beautiful woman in a cheongsam greeted the middle-aged beauty with a smile: "Manager Miao is back!" β
The rest of the waiters also gave flattering smiles to the middle-aged beauty, and it was not difficult for Su Le to judge that this middle-aged beauty should be the boss of Tingyuxuan.
Su Le followed her to the private room on the third floor, and from the window of the private room, she could see the rippling white river outside. The environment can indeed affect a person's mood, although it is only separated by a white river, it seems that here and the meat factory are completely two worlds, thinking of the chaos and dilapidation of the meat factory canteen, compared to the quiet and elegant here, Su Le suddenly found that living in the same world, but can have a different life.
The tea set has been prepared, Yixing pottery pot, a pot of two cups, the induction cooker is boiling water, the water is drawn from the Yuqing Spring in Yuping Mountain, southeast of Nanwu, which has the title of "the first spring in the southeast", and the middle-aged beauty smiled: "My surname is Miao, my name is Miao Qingyu, I call me from your master's side, you should call me a senior aunt." β
Su Le had actually guessed about it in his heart, and when he heard her reveal her identity, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Senior aunt, Su Le doesn't know that it's you, and I hope that my aunt will forgive me for my sins." Although he worshiped under Zhu Laoer's door, he didn't hear the master talk about his brothers and sisters in the same sect, and Su Le was only able to understand Shigong Miao casually, and the other was his master Bo Shen Wantang.
Miao Qingyu smiled indifferently: "What era is it, who still pays attention to so many cumbersome etiquette, I heard that Senior Brother recently accepted a clever apprentice, so I came to meet you." "Miao Qingyu's news is still quite well-informed, Zhu Lao Er's acceptance of Su Le's apprentice did not hold a formal ceremony, and not many people know about it.
Su Le smiled and said, "I hope I didn't disappoint my aunt!" But he knew in his heart that Miao Qingyu was definitely not here for herself, she should be for the master, and the purpose of her coming was for the cooking competition on the third day of the seventh month. Master's teacher, the Southeast Kitchen God Miao, is surnamed Miao at will, and Miao Qingyu in front of her is also surnamed Miao, but I don't know what the relationship between her and Miao is casual?
Miao Qingyu's technique of making tea is very skillful, although she is middle-aged, but her hands are still as delicate and white as a girl, watching her methodically pour water and make tea, the movements are stretched, every movement is like a note, and each note is connected with an incomparably beautiful movement. Although Su Le hadn't drunk the tea yet, just seeing her movements was already pleasing to the eye.
Miao Qingyu poured the tea into the cup, and Su Le took it and opened his mouth to drink it.
Miao Qingyu said with a smile: "Some teas are to be seen first. β
Su Le looked at the teacup, but saw a white mist floating about ten centimeters away from the cup, lingering for a long time before dissipating. Su Le picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Senior aunt, isn't this the cloud tea that is often said?" "Su Le doesn't have much research on the tea ceremony, but he can still name some well-known teas.
Miao Qingyu said: "Yes, this is Yunwu tea, the real name is Huangshan Maofeng, this tea is produced in Huangshan, belongs to green tea, created by Xie Yutai Tea House during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, every year Qingming Valley rain, select the first fat and strong buds, hand-fried. She opened the tea canister and took the initiative to let Su Le take a look, but saw that the shape of the tea leaves was slightly curled, resembling a bird's tongue, yellowing in the green, the silver quills were exposed, and there were golden fish leaves.
Su Le had only heard of it in the past, but he had never tasted it, he couldn't say anything, he picked up the teacup and watched the tea, but when he saw that the soup was slightly yellow, he just felt that it was fresh and refreshing in his mouth, the taste was mellow, the aroma was like an orchid, the charm was long, and the lips and teeth were fragrant, and he said the most simple compliment: "It's delicious!" He drank the cup of tea, and Miao Qingyu poured a second cup for him, but the cup was still misty. Su Le secretly thought in his heart, this must be the first-class Huangshan Maofeng, Miao Qingyu took out such a good tea to entertain herself, which shows the importance she attaches to herself, it stands to reason that she is just a disciple of Zhu Lao Er who has just been admitted to the door, why would she pay such attention? Does this aunt love the house and Wu or does she have other plans? Su Le knows that silence is golden most of the time, after all, he has just entered the society, there are too many things in this world that he doesn't understand, the more he talks, the easier it is to expose his shallowness, only silence can give people an unfathomable and profound illusion.
Miao Qingyu said: "What happened to your master?" What she cared about was really Zhu Laoer's affairs.
Su Le said: "I don't know the specific things. Although he did not doubt Miao Qingyu's identity, he could not be sure whether Miao Qingyu was friend or foe.
Miao Qingyu realized that Su Le was still wary of herself, and she smiled: "Senior brother and I have not been in contact for nearly fifteen years, we are in the same division and in the same city, is it hard to imagine?" β
Su Le smiled, if you don't know something, it's better not to comment. Miao Qingyu's honesty won him a lot of favor, she did not hide the fact that she had not been in contact with Zhu Lao Er for a long time, something must have happened between the senior brother and sister who had not been in contact for so long, and Su Le didn't want to think about it if she didn't know, she would rather put her extra energy on the cup of good tea in her hand.
Miao Qingyu said: "Miao Xian, known as the god of Southeast Kitchen, is my father, I am his eldest daughter, my mother died when I was seven years old, and my father remarried and married Qi Cuiting, that is, my stepmother." β
Su Le took a sip of tea, and he began to realize that Miao Qingyu found that he should have something to do with this food competition in the door, and it should involve the family grievances of the Miao family.
Miao Qingyu said: "I have a very poor relationship with my stepmother, because of her affairs, my father even broke off the father-daughter relationship with me, fifteen years ago, when my father died, I was on a business trip in the Northeast, she didn't even inform me, my father left all the qiΔ to her and my younger brother, including Yanxitang and the cloud cutting knife!" When Miao Qingyu said this, her beautiful eyes showed a resentful light, she didn't seem to want Su Le to see her like this, she stood up, slowly walked to the window, and looked at the quiet flow of the Baihe River not far away, only then did she feel a little relieved, and then said: "I don't hate my father, it was Qi Cuiting's woman who deceived him and created the conflict between our father and daughter." After her father's death, Yanxitang was not as good as she was running day by day, and a few days ago, she had decided to transfer the ownership of Yanxitang to Xinyuejiang Group. β
Su Le's heart moved when he heard the name of Xin Yuejiang, isn't Xin Yuejiang the restaurant group that acquired Xiaodongfeng? Unexpectedly, their strength was so strong, and they actually reached into Nanwu.
Miao Qingyu said: "With the current situation of Yanxitang, it is no longer possible to sell it at Qi Cuiting's ideal price, she and Xin Yuejiang have always been unable to negotiate in terms of price, she opened her mouth to ask for 10 million, Xin Yuejiang only promised to give her 5 million, and it is okay to ask for 10 million, unless she can provide the recipes of the three signature dishes of Yanxitang, the three dishes are, beauty liver, anchovy shrimp, and Babao fairy eggs. When my father died, he didn't tell any of his disciples the secret of these three dishes, and all the secrets were hidden by him in the Cloud Chopping Knife. β
Su Le only now understood why the Cloud Cutting Knife had attracted so many people's attention, and he was a little puzzled: "But what does this Cloud Cutting Knife have to do with the New Yuejiang Group?" β
Miao Qingyu said: "My stepmother is very scheming, although she is eager to cash out Yanxitang, but after all, so many of my father's protΓ©gΓ©s are still there, in the Yun'an catering industry, my father is very popular and has many friends, if my stepmother dares to openly sell this cloud cutting knife to the new Yuejiang Catering Group, then these people will not agree, not to mention, although this cloud cutting knife was left to her, but it has been kept in the hands of his old friend Xie Yunan." In other words, if my stepmother wants to send the Cloud Chopping Knife out, she must obtain Xie Yunan's consent. β
Su Le said: "But even if she sends the Cloud Chopping Knife out, how can she be sure that it will fall into the hands of the New Yuejiang Group?" β
Miao Qingyu said: "Shen Wantang is my senior brother, as far as I know, he has already become a shareholder of the Xinyuejiang Group, if this cloud-cutting knife falls into his hands, it will be equivalent to falling into the hands of Xinyuejiang." She turned around, her eyes were slightly red, and she stared at Su Le and said, "Su Le, the only one who has the ability to stop this matter is your master!" Yanxitang is my father's life's work, and as his daughter, I don't want to see Yanxitang ruined in the hands of that woman.
Although Su Le also didn't like the Shen father and son, he didn't know what he could help, so he sighed and said: "Senior aunt, I'm just afraid that I have a weak heart, the master is in this state now, he doesn't have any fighting spirit at all, how can a person without fighting spirit be able to win, I think you should go to him in person, maybe he can listen to you." β
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