Chapter 54: An Unexpected Gift

Zhang Guofu ate an entire bowl of noodles with tears, and did not even leave a drop of noodle soup.

Looking at the old man who was gobbling up, Fang Yu's heart was full of pride, using food to impress the hearts of others, Wei Sheng should have had such an experience at the beginning.

Zhang Guofu put down the noodle bowl in his hand, wiped away his tears with his sleeve, and gratefully held Fang Yu and Lin Xiaoxiao's hands:

"Thank you so much, for so many years, I have always wanted to see the kind proprietress again, and eat the bowl of noodle soup again.

I thought it was just an unrealistic fantasy, but I didn't expect that today you helped me realize a wish that had been buried in my heart for decades, and I really don't know how to thank you. ”

Fang Yu and Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at each other, showing a satisfied smile together, Fang Yu gently patted the old man's hand and said:

"No thanks, sir. Meeting is fate, our noodle restaurant is called a one-sided fate, that is, we want to make an unforgettable fate between people through food, and to be able to realize your wish is the greatest affirmation of our original intention. As long as you want, come over at any time, we are willing to make you a bowl of your favorite noodles. ”

Zhang Guofu's eyes were a little red again, he nodded vigorously, took the pen from his jacket pocket, took a small piece of paper and wrote down a string of numbers.

"I know you're all good boys, so be it, if there's anything you're going to have to solve in the future, make this call. Of course, if you want to see the old man, you can also come to me, and I am always welcome. ”

Zhang Guofu said goodbye to Fang Yu and Lin Xiaoxiao, walked out of the small noodle shop, looked up at the sky, and the sun was as bright as ever.

He walked to the corner of the street as if he was a teenager younger, where an Audi A6 had already been quietly parked, and a middle-aged man with glasses who looked like a secretary stood aside.

Seeing Zhang Guofu coming over, the middle-aged man with glasses immediately greeted him, "Old Zhang, you are tired, it's not too early, we should go back." Just now, Secretary Zhang made a special call to ask you to go back to dinner. ”

Zhang Guofu waved his hand, "I'm not tired, call Deming to eat first, I have already eaten a big bowl of noodles just now." After saying that, he laughed happily.

Although I don't know why the old chief is so happy, the middle-aged man still laughed twice with him, and then opened the car door for Zhang Guofu.

Zhang Guofu got into the car, and when the car started, he lowered the window and glanced at Jinhe Road in the sunshine again, "Young man, I think we will meet again." He muttered.

After Zhang Guofu left, Lin Xiaoxiao walked around the back kitchen curiously, looking at every soup can that Fang Yu placed on the table.

"Brother Fang, what are you doing here, why are you making so much soup?"

Fang Yu said proudly: "I'm practicing a top-notch dish here." ”

"Top dishes?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "What is it, you need so many things." ”

Fang Yuxin said, how do I know what kind of dish it is, and the flavor chopsticks haven't told me yet.

He held up a finger and said; "This dish is my secret recipe, can you keep it a secret?"

Lin Xiaoxiao clenched a pair of cute little fists and nodded like a kitten, "I can, what is Brother Fang?" ”

Fang Yu couldn't help laughing: "That's good, I can too." ”

"Ahh Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment before she reacted, Fang Yu was teasing her.

She said coquettishly: "Brother Fang, why are you making fun of me again, I ignore you." ”

"Alright, alright, I'm not kidding." Fang Yu hurriedly begged for mercy, "These soups are all my practice of making broth." At the moment, I don't have much confidence in that dish, so I can only start with some basic skills. But when I succeed in making it, I'll be the first to let you taste it, how about it? ”

Lin Xiaoxiao happily clasped her hands on her chest, "Really, I know that Brother Fang is the best." ”

Fang Yu and Lin Xiaoxiao were chatting happily, and a voice suddenly came from outside: "Uncle Fang, is Uncle Fang here?" ”

As soon as Fang Yu heard this voice, he knew that it was his cheap nephew Zhao Lei who was coming.

Fang Yu and Lin Xiaoxiao walked outside, and sure enough, they saw Zhao Lei standing in the middle of the hall looking at the layout of the noodle restaurant.

"Oh, Uncle Fang, Miss Lin, hello." Zhao Lei found that Fang Yu and the two walked out of the back kitchen, and hurriedly said hello.

Fang Yu is actually a little unaccustomed to Zhao Lei's uncle, after all, he is a few years younger than Zhao Lei.

However, although Zhao Lei has hidden the second attribute, due to his long-term education by his master Lin Maozhou, he is still very persistent in tradition.

He resolutely resisted Fang Yu's proposal to call each other, even though he was very awkward, but he still insisted on calling Fang Yu Uncle Shi.

Fang Yu had no choice but to go.

Zhao Lei came this time to give his master a small gift to Fang Yu.

Before Zhao Lei lost to Fang Yu in the cooking duel, Fang Yu didn't really deduct his chef certificate to ask for anything, but directly asked Liu Zhenqiang to return it to him.

Fang Yu showed his generosity by doing this, but as Zhao Lei's master, Lin Maozhou certainly couldn't just be so cheeky and pretend to be fine.

If Master Huang didn't recognize Fang Yu as a nephew, it would be enough, and it would be over if he gave a sum of money. But now Fang Yu is also Lin Maozhou's peer, and it seems that he is not very respectful of giving money, so it is best to prepare a gift that is difficult to measure the value with money.

This time, Zhao Lei brought over the "Member Selection Invitation" from the Shudu Cuisine Association that Lin Maozhou used his relationship to specially come to Fang Yu.

The culinary associations and gourmets associations of this world are particularly influential for some special reason, but the entry threshold has also been raised correspondingly, and there is no chance to join them without extraordinary ability.

According to the regulations of the Shudu Culinary Association, there are no more than three applications per year, and they are usually the most outstanding chefs of the year.

This application quota is known as the "Invitation to Membership".

Since joining the Culinary Association requires an extremely strict assessment and many benefits that are difficult for outsiders to access, only by becoming a member of the Culinary Association can you be considered to have truly stepped into the top food circle.

Lin Maozhou felt that Fang Yu's cooking skills must be no problem, besides, as the junior brother and uncle of so many disciples of the Yellow Sect, if he was not a member of the Culinary Association, it would really make that large number of special chefs and senior chefs embarrassed.

However, the "Member Selection Invitation" has always been a sought-after item in the food circle, but this one Lin Maozhou has spent a lot of effort and owes a lot of favors.

In fact, if it weren't for Master Huang's face, people might not be willing to make an exchange.

Lin Maozhou felt that compared with giving money directly, this gift should be considered sincere and weighty.

As everyone knows, if Fang Yu knew about it, he would definitely choose to ask for money. Although Chang Xiude contributed five million before, it was still very tight to spend.

Half of the medicinal materials for the practice were spent, and it cost a lot of money to renovate the storefront on the first floor of the small building, but because Fang Yu asked for the best environmentally friendly materials, he spent a lot of extra money. If Wang Jinrong hadn't helped him apply for a business loan, the rest of the money would not have been enough to run after the business started.

All in all, now Fang Yu is starting to run out of money again.