After the last sweet soup was cooked, Fang Yun breathed a long sigh of relief, the banquet of more than a hundred tables was cooked by two people, Fang Yun had to fry the vegetables very quickly, and afterimages appeared on both hands.

Seeing his mother and Feng Xiu'er holding the baby and Beibei, accepting everyone's blessings with a smile on their faces, and smiling so happily, Fang Yun suddenly felt that it was worth it. For the sake of their children, what is tired, parents in the world are almost the same, and they can't wait to give all the best things in the world to their treasures.

"Old man Cao has worked hard, let's go, let's have two drinks." Taking off his apron, Fang Yun said to the somewhat tired old man Cao Leyi with a grateful face.

In other words, Cao Leyi really has nothing to say to Fang Yun's family, how many people spend a lot of money to ask him to cook once, Cao Leyi doesn't even look at them.

Fang Yun's family held a banquet, without Fang Yun's invitation, Cao Leyi came by himself, on the one hand, it was because the ingredients of Fang Yun's family made Cao Le's hands itch, the more good the chef, the more he loved all kinds of cherished ingredients

The most important thing is that Cao Leyi regards Fang Yun as his own person, in just half a year, from cooking so-so to now surpassing himself, Fang Yun's rapid progress makes Cao Leyi overjoyed, and treats Fang Yun as his own mantle heir, although the two sides do not have the name of master and apprentice, but they have the reality of master and apprentice.

"Hehe, okay, let's have a few drinks today." Cao Leyi said with a hearty smile, after half a day of high-intensity work, he only felt a little tired, and Cao Leyi felt a little incredible.

You know, a few months ago. Cao Leyi was still an old man who was out of breath after taking a few more steps, and because his health was so poor, he had to retire from his most beloved job.

Under the introduction of a friend, I came here to recuperate with a dispensable mind, but I didn't expect to find a talented heir when I was old, and all kinds of old problems were gone, and my body was as strong as a cow, and now I am urging my wife to come here to recuperate.

After working for a long time, both of them were hungry, so they found a random place. Throw off your arms and munch on it. Until you're almost done. Cao Leyi poured himself a glass of wine and tasted it slowly, and suddenly said, "Fang Yun, do you feel that your cooking skills are a bit wasted?" ”

Fang Yun looked up in amazement: "Wasted? Old man Cao, what did you say? ”

Cao Leyi looked at Fang Yun with satisfaction and said, "I have also accepted several apprentices in my life. I have seen countless talented chefs. But I've never met someone as rebellious as you. In just half a year. You've completely surpassed me in cooking, and to put it bluntly, you're a real genius. A genius that is rare in thousands of years. ”

Fang Yun smiled shyly: "Old Man Cao praised me too much, I will be embarrassed." But does it have anything to do with my wasted cooking? ”

Cao Leyi sighed and said helplessly: "Providence makes people, a person with amazing talent like you is completely unwilling to be a chef, learning some cooking skills just to make the family eat happily, isn't it a waste?" ”

Fang Yun said with a smile: "Old Man Cao's words are wrong, I haven't wasted any cooking skills, and being able to make my family happy is the greatest encouragement to me, and this is the only reason why I learn to cook." ”

Cao Leyi hated iron and steel: "Men are ambitious, how can they just stay at home at a young age, if you want, how about joining our catering association?"

I can work with a few old guys to make you the president of the association, and I believe that with your cooking skills, you can definitely lead Chinese food to defeat the cuisines of other countries and make Chinese food popular all over the world. ”

Fang Yun shuddered violently, Old Man Cao's words, how could it sound so like, the responsibility of maintaining world peace is entrusted to you, Fang Yun suddenly remembered the plot in "Kung Fu", when the beggar fooled the young protagonist.

Fang Yun shook his head suddenly: "I'm sorry, I'm not interested." And now Chinese food, it seems to have swept the world, the last time I traveled to the United States, I saw a lot of Chinese restaurants. ”

"Although Chinese food has some influence in the world, there are many competitors, such as French food, Italian food, Japanese food, etc. In Western countries, Chinese food is not as good as French food, or even slightly inferior to Italian food, and is more famous for its delicious taste and low price. Cao Leyi said with a wry smile.

Fang Yun nodded understandingly, this is normal, Chinese like to eat Chinese food, the West naturally likes to eat Western food such as French food, different regions, tastes are also different.

It's okay to change the flavor once in a while and try something fresh, but basically, people will still prefer the dishes that suit their tastes. Of course, pretending to be a convict doesn't count.

Cao Leyi asked without giving up: "Really don't think about it anymore?" What a great honor to be the leader of the Chinese food industry! It's a title that all chefs dream of, even me.

Although some good people gave me a hat of the first imperial chef in China, I still can't become the leader of the Chinese food industry, and there are many people whose cooking skills are not lower than me. But you are different, with your cooking skills, you deserve to be the first in China. ”

Fang Yun shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Old Man Cao, those so-called honors are not as important as a smiling face from my family in my eyes. I appreciate your kindness, but my temperament is really not suitable for doing big things, and the only thing I want to do is to accompany my family well. ”

Cao Leyi smiled bitterly and sighed: "Actually, your reaction has long been expected by me, even Lao Li's conditions can't impress you, let alone me, being an official is much more majestic than being a chef, what is the first chef in China, in the final analysis, he is a cook." ”

Fang Yun smiled and didn't speak, in comparison, Fang Yun was actually more inclined to the chef's side, maybe there were too many scandals exposed in the officialdom, Fang Yun didn't have a good impression of being an official, he would unconsciously look at them with colored glasses, no wonder Fang Yun was like this, there were too few officials who were clean and self-conscious, they were comparable to giant pandas.

Seeing that Cao Le was about to speak and stopped, Fang Yun said with a smile: "Old Man Cao, just say anything, but forget about joining the Chinese Food Association, I'm really not interested." ”

Cao Leyi smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't have much hope at the beginning, but those old guys didn't give up and insisted on me trying." But there's one thing I'd like to ask you to help me with. ”

Finding such an amazing talent as Fang Yun, Cao Leyi boasted to his old friend proudly, knowing that Fang Yun's cooking skills had surpassed Cao Leyi in just over half a year, a group of old guys were immediately shocked, and strongly asked Cao Leyi to pull Fang Yun into the Chinese Food Association.

Fang Yun hesitated for a moment, and said with some hesitation: "Old Man Cao, let's talk about it, if I can do it, I will try my best to help." ”

Fang Yun didn't say anything, after more than half a year of getting along, Cao Leyi and Fang Yun's family have long been like a family, if there is any need, Cao Leyi spoke directly, very casually.

This time he solemnly asked Fang Yun for help, it is estimated that it is not a trivial matter, if he agrees but can't do it, then he will lose his trust, the village has not been affected by the outside, everyone is still relatively simple, and the emphasis is on a mouthful of spit and a nail, and it has to be done.

Looking at Fang Yun's hesitant appearance, Cao Leyi smiled and said, "Actually, for you, it's just a gesture." That's right, next month, on the 5th of SH, the city will hold the International Chef Competition, which has a very big impact on the international community, and can even affect the ranking of each cuisine in the world, and I want you to represent our family to participate in the competition. ”

Fang Yun was stunned and asked puzzledly, "Why me?" In this kind of international competition, the contestants must at least have some well-known names in the catering industry, and an unknown person like me may not even be qualified to participate. And you have a lot of old disciples, so it's better than me to choose any one, okay? ”

Cao Leyi shook his head and said with a smile: "There are a few of our old guys who jointly recommend you, who dares to question your qualifications?" As for my disciples, although they are not bad, they are too far behind you, and if they want to win the championship, it is not for me to fight them, they are still a little behind. ”

Fang Yun thought about it, but still shook his head and refused Cao Le's invitation, for this kind of thing, Fang Yun really didn't have the slightest interest, if it wasn't for wanting his family to eat happily, Fang Yun didn't even have the interest in cooking, he couldn't lie down and resolutely not sit, Fang Yun's temperament was too lazy to go home.

What's more, you have to leave your family to participate in the competition, and this kind of international interest competition is definitely not something that can be completed in a short time, Fang Yun doesn't want to leave home for so long, the two little babies are getting more and more cute, and if he doesn't see them for a day, Fang Yun can't stand it in his heart.

Looking at Cao Leyi's disappointed look, Fang Yun was a little unbearable, no matter what, Cao Leyi helped him a lot, and his lifelong cooking experience was given to him without hesitation, every time he needed his help, he came without saying a word, and he couldn't harden his heart because of Cao Leyi's friendship.

After thinking about it, Fang Yun opened his mouth and said, "In this way, if the competition time is not too long, I can go there." ”

Cao Leyi's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "No problem! With the joint guarantee of a few of our old guys, all the preliminary rounds can be waived, and then you just need to participate in the finals directly, one day, one day. ”

"Okay, that's it, you can let me know when the time comes." Fang Yun immediately agreed, he only needed to cook a few dishes in the finals, and at Fang Yun's speed, it didn't take much time to go back and forth, including cooking.

Receiving the award or something, just let Old Man Cao do it for him, Fang Yun was very confident, and before he started the competition, he regarded the championship as something in his bag. (To be continued......)