Chapter 10: The Pre-Game Fight
A week's preparation time passed, the competition was about to begin, and everyone from the boss to the guys in the North and South Hotel gathered in the small courtyard outside the kitchen.
Chef Niu and Chef Ma stood facing each other, both with confident smiles on their faces, only the restaurant owner sandwiched between them still had a bitter face.
"Do you have to do this? There is no room for negotiation? The boss said.
"Nothing else, Lao Niu and I were taught by the same master, we have not been able to convince each other over the years, since it is difficult for our generation to distinguish between high and low, we can only let the younger generations distinguish between high and low." Chef Ma replied.
"That's the same reason, Boss Ma, we've been fighting for so many years, it's not for anyone to suppress anyone, it's just to ask for a result, and from then on, we won't boss you anymore." Chef Niu said.
The boss sighed deeply, "That's it, let's just let you toss the last time." ”
"Lao Niu, in fact, I don't want to take advantage of you, I still have to make some things clear to you, I know very well that the primary apprentice Shao'an you chose is a rookie, and he can learn something in a week, but this time is a continuation of the struggle between the two of us after all, I want to win."
Chef Niu said with an extremely rare and unfathomable smile: "Boss Ma, if you want to win, I naturally don't want to lose!" My Shao'an will surprise you. ”
"Dead ducks have hard mouths, so they like to die." Chef Ma muttered quietly.
"Is it a hard mouth, you will soon know." Chef Niu apparently heard the muttering of his rival.
Taking advantage of the time when the two respected chefs were fighting, the guys at the bottom of the restaurant also began to discuss the results of this competition, and it was obvious that everyone was optimistic that Chef Ma's side could win, after all, the profession of chef is based on the accumulation of experience.
"I think Chef Niu is definitely going to lose this time, thinking that Chef Niu has been rigid for almost half his life, this loss may be more depressing in the future!" Guy A said.
"That's not it, Chef Niu is also dizzy, otherwise how could he choose a newcomer who has just arrived at the hotel, it seems that in the future, this North and South Hotel will become Chef Ma's Yiyantang." Said the runner.
"The equilibrium will be upset, and my kitchen apprentice may not have a good time in the future, really! If Chef Niu chooses me to be his apprentice, he can at least guarantee a slight chance of winning! The apprentice, who had been persuaded by Shao'an to be temperate, complained.
"That's not necessarily, I think Shao'an is a child with a compelling aura, and when I first saw him, I felt that this child was going to soar." Guy B said.
"Go, go, go! You see who is not all aura, so there is no need to pretend to be a big god stick here. Everyone said in unison.
In the eyes of others, Chen Sanliang, who is about to develop, is staying in a corner with a gloomy face at the moment, he indifferently looks at every move of the people in the hotel, and suddenly he has a feeling that these three years have been wasted, and Chen Sanliang, who has been in the midst of everyone, looks at this place and people who have been staying for three years for the first time with an outsider's eyes, and everything is different from before.
The pattern is too small, this is Chen Sanliang's feelings, he finally understands that he has worked hard for three years as an apprentice or achieved nothing, all because the pattern here is too small, he gave birth to a kind of idea to go to the outside world to see.
Just as Chen Sanliang was fantasizing about his bright future in the big city, he was slapped on the shoulder, and he quickly looked behind him, and Shao An was looking at him with a smile on his face.
"What do you think, I'm embarrassed to disturb you when you think so much, but I really have some important things I want to talk to you about." Shaoan said.
"Shao'an, what do you want to say? It won't be that you want me to waterproof it so that you can win! I really can't do this, if you think about it, I can't lose to you who can't even kill fish if I have been an apprentice for three years! In Chen Sanliang's opinion, Shao'an just came to waterproof himself.
"I'm not here to tell you about this, I just want to tell you that the boss has announced the start of the competition, seeing that you have been in a daze here for so long, your master Chef Ma called you and you didn't react, so I kindly came to remind you." Shaoan replied.
"I see, Shao'an." Chen Sanliang hesitated.
"Huh? What do you want to say? ”
"Actually, you can't be blamed for losing, anyway, no matter what the result is, you can still continue to be your apprentice."
"You'd better worry about yourself! Lost? Why should I lose? ”
Chen Sanliang took a deep look at Shao'an, who had been reduced to self-esteem in his heart, and then walked towards the kitchen of the competition venue.
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The hotel owner lit a stick of incense for timing in front of the two of them, and then signaled that the two could start the competition, the hotel owner was actually not interested in this kind of competition, after all, the two parties were just small apprentices, even if the two of them had a cooking duel, he would not have anything new, the only thing he hoped was that the two old goods in the hotel could stop after this time.
"Time is limited, you two should finish as soon as possible, after all, my store is open for business, and it is impossible for you to occupy the kitchen for a long time." The boss said.
Without waiting for the two to reply, the boss walked out of the kitchen with a figure-eight step, and after beckoning everyone to do what to do, the boss didn't care about it.
"Chef Ma, Chef Niu, I'll take care of this matter here, and I don't care about the result, I just hope that after this matter is over, the two of you can keep their promise and never play this game for me in the future."
After the boss left, the two chefs did not enter the kitchen, and in absolute trust in their disciples, the two decided to have a good exchange.
"Old Niu, now that everyone is gone, you can show your bottom, what kind of dish can you make as an apprentice?"
"A home-cooked dish, just fish-flavored shredded pork."
"Fish-flavored shredded pork? Are you sure the finished product will not be lettuce slices? It's not like I'm talking about you, teach him a simple dish, such as a cold salad with a cucumber or something! ”
Chef Niu naturally heard the mockery in Chef Ma's words, just to show that Shao'an doesn't know how to cut shreds!
"Boss Ma, I won't fight with you now, and you'll know the Tao in a while!" Chef Niu is confident.