Continued: Hearts are rare
This special meal was not in anyone's house, but in a garden-style villa.
The owner of the villa is, of course, Luo Kaixuan.
An antique courtyard, small bridges and flowing water pavilions, towering ancient trees cover red and reflect green, in the turquoise pond, red carp are shuttling and playing, and there is a pavilion on the edge of the pond.
Facing the clear water of a pond, watching the fish swim happily, and the picturesque scenery around makes people feel like they have crossed over, and dining in this kind of place can certainly make people have a pleasant mood, even if the food has not yet come up, just sitting like this is already a kind of enjoyment.
Today's weather is sunny, it is a rare good weather recently, sitting outdoors to eat will not feel cold, the fresh and pleasant air and the pleasing scenery in front of you, the meal has not even started to make people have a pleasant mood.
At this time, there were two middle-aged people sitting in the gazebo, one of whom was a little short and stocky, and his eyes narrowed into a slit when he smiled. Although the other is about the same age as him, he is in good shape, not fat or thin, resolute facial features, healthy bronzed skin, and a shallow crescent-shaped scar in the middle of his eyebrows not only does not weaken his appearance, but makes his whole person look faintly domineering and majestic, but it does not damage his elegance and quietness, and there is a sense of vicissitudes in his eyes, but he has the unique open-mindedness and stability of a man of this age. An uncle with such a temperament, who else can he be besides Shao Qing?
Sitting with Shao Qing is, of course, Luo Kaixuan. They are all famous families in the city, with deep backgrounds, and they are located in the circle of wealthy families, so some contact is inevitable. And the real acquaintance between the two is actually related to food.
Shao Qing loves food, not only that, but he also likes to cook for his wife by himself, and when Shui Han's family comes back, he will often eat the food he cooks, and over time he has a stronger interest in cooking. Anyway, the company has a wife to take care of, and he is very energetic, and he doesn't like to manage the company, but he hopes to make more and better dishes for his family. As a result, he came into contact with the city's culinary association, met several well-known high-level chefs, and sometimes exchanged cooking techniques with each other.
Luo Kaixuan is well-known in the city and even the country because of the hotel and catering industry he runs, so he serves as the honorary president of the city's culinary association.
In this way, in this circle, Shao Qing and Luo Kaixuan got to know each other, and sometimes they would get together with several culinary masters, not only to enjoy food, but also to exchange and learn from each other, plus these people are all of the same age, and they really have a common language when they sit together, especially when someone has a new dish coming out, they will first make it in the circle of this group of people and everyone will taste it.
Chef Wu is one of the more special people in this group, and the other three professional chefs all work in the city's five-star and six-star hotels (the six-star hotel is the "Juncheng" hotel of Yanyue Group), and only Chef Wu is in a small restaurant. But this did not affect Chef Wu's status in the circle, and connoisseurs knew about the chef's former glory...... His senior technician certificate was issued to him by the relevant departments on their own initiative, and this alone is enough, and the most important thing is that his cooking skills, recognized as exquisite, are worthy of the four words of senior technician.
Shao Qing and Luo Kaixuan sat in the pavilion drinking tea and tea, and the rest of them were doing their own tricks in the kitchen, cooking, and they would have a good lunch in a while.
Since the dishes prepared by Shao Qing and Luo Kaixuan today are two cold dishes, which have already been prepared, they don't need to stay in the kitchen now.
The bamboo leaf green tea "On the Dao" grade was specially prepared by Luo Kaixuan. The green tea leaves are clearly visible in the transparent glass. The two ends are slender, shaped like bamboo leaves, tender and uniform, exuding the unique orchid aroma of this tea, and it is even more refreshing to drink. Entertaining guests with such expensive tea, it can be seen that Luo Kaixuan is still quite hearted.
Such a small gathering, only talk about idle things and not business, so you can see Shao Qing and Luo Kaixuan chatting well, the atmosphere is harmonious, from time to time you can see Shao Qing showing a faint smile, slightly bowed, elegant and calm demeanor, it is hard to imagine that this man was once the "underground emperor" of the city when he was young, and now he is over fifty years old, cultivating his mind, not only a model husband, but also a good father and grandfather.
"Hahaha...... Lao Shao, the method of saliva chicken you just said is really different, I will try it when I go back another day, make it for my wife to eat, and listen to what she says. "Luo Kaixuan looks in good spirits.
"You cook it yourself, of course your wife is happy."
Luo Kaixuan smiled a little bitterly: "Lao Shao, you don't know what to do, recently my wife's sister Liang Yu returned from a trip abroad, and took my wife to her house to try dishes all day long. The day before yesterday, I cooked a dish, and she actually said that my cooking skills had regressed, hey...... In fact, where I regressed, it was my sister-in-law who was too powerful, and my wife's appetite became higher and higher while eating. ”
Shao Qing's expression remained unchanged, but there was a little more comfort in his eyes when he looked at Luo Kaixuan: "Don't be so depressed, men who love their wives are good, you are a busy man, and you can cook for your wife, this is a rare intention in itself, your wife will not not understand, she eats the dishes made by others for a few more days, sooner or later she will get tired, and if she goes back to eat what you do, maybe she will praise you." ”
When Luo Kaixuan heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up, and he was in a good mood: "Yes, yes, Lao Shao, you are so right, men who love their wives are all good, and it is rare to have this heart!" ”
"But...... Hey......" Luo Kaixuan's little eyes suddenly showed a little regret, and his expression changed slightly: "My sister-in-law's cooking skills are really good, and I originally planned to say that at my daughter's wedding banquet, let my sister-in-law cook two dishes, but my daughter actually told me yesterday that my sister-in-law would not be invited to the wedding banquet, and I was afraid that her mother would be unhappy, so I was asked to be a lobbyist...... You see, today's young people are too individual, I don't know what Lu Dao is thinking, we fathers are sometimes sandwiched between wives and daughters, it's really sad. Lao Shao, to be honest, I envy your family, the family is harmonious, and the daughter is well-behaved, which is like my daughter, which often gives me a headache......"
These words made Shao Qing a little surprised, he couldn't imagine that Luo Kaixuan even talked about this kind of housework, his relationship with Luo Kaixuan was not so deep, not to the extent that he could talk about privacy. It can be seen that Luo Kaixuan must have been very depressed because of this matter, and he had no place to talk about it in his heart, so he would say it at this time.
Shao Qing shook his head and chuckled, his expression was indifferent: "Lao Luo, in fact, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, my family is now a harmonious atmosphere, and the family gets along harmoniously and cordially, but it was not like this at the beginning, and it was only after some unknown troubles that we have today." Raising children and raising daughters will be worried, from the time the child is still in the womb of the wife, we start to worry, until the child grows up, start a family, parents still can't stop worrying...... So, don't be depressed, unpleasant things will pass, it's just time. ”
Luo Kaixuan was thoughtful, with a "taught" expression, pondering what Shao Qing said, and at this time, someone was already starting to serve the food.
The people in the kitchen finished cooking, came out one after another, and sat down in the gazebo, only Master Wu and Xiaoying were still in the kitchen.
The atmosphere was lively, and with several chefs joining in, there was more laughter at the table.
"The last time I made the Buddha jumping over the wall, you said that you owe the shortcomings of the taste, today I improved it, I will taste it later, give some advice!" A chef in a gray coat with a stiff head said cheerfully.
"Hehe, I made a stir-fried conch today, I promise to make your mouth water, and you will want to eat it next time!"
"The dish I made today is my latest new dish, and it has not yet been officially launched in the Juncheng Hotel, so I will give you a try first, and if it can pass your mouth, then I can rest assured that the dish will be pushed out!" Of course, the chef of the Nary City Hotel looked young, less than fifty, the youngest of the group, and the rest were all over fifty.
This dish is placed in front of you, just looking at the color and smelling the taste is already very appetizing, and I have to sincerely admire it, this is simply a work of art, not just a food for people to fill their stomachs.
Five dishes, two plates are cold dishes made by Shao Qing and Luo Kaixuan, three plates are masterpieces of three chefs, and there are also Master Wu's dishes that are not served and are still being made.
Usually this situation is not necessary to wait for someone to come together to eat, usually the same, eat while it is hot, who is still in the most out of the last will not be too long, usually less than ten minutes will arrive.
"Come on, let's eat first, today is Wu Guoli's last day, let's drink wine first, looking forward to another masterpiece of Master Wu!" Luo Kaixuan greeted everyone, raised his glass to invite, smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, cordial and enthusiastic, it is indeed rare for an identity like him to be able to treat people in this way.
Eating and chatting, drinking and eating, exchanging tastings with each other while eating, and occasionally there will be debates, but it will not affect the atmosphere, all with an attitude of excellence in cooking, so there will be no real quarrels, only goodwill opinions and discussions.
This friendly atmosphere is the reason why Shao Qing is willing to come to the party. Everyone is equal here, and it is only because of the love of cooking and the pursuit of food that they will gather together and discuss cooking as a noble professional skill, which is very desirable.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten minutes passed, and sure enough, Master Wu came over with a tray in his hand, but he brought not one dish, but two plates.
"Huh. Lao Wu, did you make two dishes? Luo Kaixuan asked in a slightly surprised manner, and the others also looked at Master Wu with the same gaze.
Everyone is curious, because usually one dish per person, why did Chef Wu bring two dishes today? [There is one more chapter]