He was almost fascinated by it, the more he looked at it, the more rare it became, after identifying this painting as a genuine work, he turned his hand and gently rolled the scroll, looked up at Yan Zhiqiu opposite, and said with a smile, "Hehe, Yan family master, do you really plan to give me this painting?"

Yan Zhiqiu laughed softly, "Hehe, a gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase, the words that the eldest husband says, the spit is a nail, if Mr. Chen likes it, just take it." ”

"You don't regret it?"

"Hey, what's there to regret? I don't know how to paint, let alone appreciate it, this painting is simply a tyrannical thing in my hands, only in the hands of a painting master like Mr. Chen, can it reflect its true value, Mr. Chen, are you right?"

"Hey, yes, yes, I love to hear that. ”

Chen Huale is happy, three or two words of praise make him fluttering, since he is a master who likes to get carried away, being praised like this, he seems to be in the clouds, and he can't recognize reality in the clouds, if there is no ceiling above his head to block, he is estimated to be able to fly!

Very quickly accepted the painting scroll, Chen Hua didn't know what politeness was at all, when receiving the gift, it was called a calm and calm, as if it should be, hesitated for a few seconds, he smiled lightly, "Hehe, the head of the Yan family is really too polite, since we have accepted the ceremony, then there is no need to say polite words, everyone is a smart person, let's act without detours, I have always liked to go straight, the master of the Yan family is so generous to us Nan Siqi this time, it should be something to ask for, right?"

"Oh?"

As soon as these words came out, the other three of Nan Siqi also looked back at Yan Zhiqiu, and the joy on their faces disappeared, and they turned to an extremely rich solemnity.

"Well...... this"

When it came to business, Yan Zhiqiu's attitude also became serious, the corners of his eyes trembled slightly, and he suddenly instructed Hu Youde on the side, "That, housekeeper, remove the table first, and arrange a few guards for me to guard at the door, not a single fly is allowed to fly in, I want to discuss important matters with a few distinguished guests!"

"Yes!"

Hu Youde nodded hurriedly, and was about to arrange for someone to do things, but Zhou Nian next to him suddenly poked him with his hand.

"Huh, master, ...... Oh yes, yes, I almost forgot. ”

Hu Youde was stunned for a moment, but when Zhou Nian reminded him like this, he immediately remembered something, and hurriedly hugged his fist towards Yan Zhiqiu, "That, master, before I withdraw from the table, I want to introduce someone to you first." ”

"Oh, who's that?"

"The chef of our banquet, Master Zhou. ”

"Master Zhou?" Yan Zhiqiu was a little curious and asked, "Which Master Zhou is it?"

"Hehe, it's the little master next to me. ”

Hu Youde stretched out his hand, and Zhou Nian immediately took a few steps forward, hugged his fist towards Yan Zhiqiu, and said with a smile, "Hehe, junior Zhou Nian, meet Master Yan." ”

"Huh, you're the chef?"

As soon as he saw Zhou Nian's appearance, Yan Zhiqiu was suddenly surprised.

At first, he thought that the other party was a young man newly recruited by Hu Youde, who helped with the work and served the food, so he didn't pay much attention when he came in, but now when he heard the identity of the other party, Yan Zhiqiu started beating a drum in his heart.

In his previous cognition, to be able to make such a delicious catfish stewed eggplant, I think the other party must be an old chef with more than ten years of cooking experience, after all, that kind of craftsmanship is not just anyone can do, without the accumulation of years, it is difficult to conquer the taste buds of others by relying on some opportunistic tricks.

If you analyze it from this point alone, the other party has to be thirty or forty years old, not only a fat cook, but also an old man is very likely.

But this kid in front of him ......

Looking like he is only seventeen or eighteen years old, can he make such a delicacy?

Even if he started to learn from weaning, he might not have such a superb cooking skill.

It's unlikely.

But what Yan Zhiqiu didn't expect was that Zhou Nian didn't even hesitate at all, he actually nodded and admitted, and when he smiled, he looked harmless to humans and animals, and said very frankly, "Hehe, it's down." ”

"Huh?" Opening his mouth slightly, Yan Zhiqiu seemed to be more curious, glanced at Zhou Nian up and down, and couldn't help asking, "That, you...... How old are you?"

“17。 ”

"What!17?"

"Hehe, it's a vain year. ”

"Hello, what I want to ask ....... is not the imaginary age and the real age, I want to ask about this dish, where did you learn it?"

Zhou Nian looked at him calmly, facing the head of the family with such a noble status, he didn't even have a little fear, he was used to seeing this kind of wealthy nouveau riche, and he spoke even more calmly, "Hehe, learning cooking? I don't have that blessing, I don't have a teacher to teach me, this is my own realization, this is called talent, I don't know if Master Yan is satisfied with eating?"

"Satisfied, I'm not just satisfied, I'm just too satisfied!" Yan Zhiqiu really wanted to say this, but in front of so many people, he couldn't say it.

He is a natural good-looking person, if he says this, it will seem that he has not seen much of the world, and he has not eaten many delicacies from the mountains and seas, which lowers his level.

After all, a small catfish stewed eggplant completely conquered him, the dignified head of the Yan family, and he is not a foodie, so if he gives something delicious, he will sing praises to the other party, and won't it become a laughing stock for others when it is passed on?

So these words of satisfaction, Yan Zhiqiu could only hold it in his heart, but when it came to his mouth, it was another kind of style, as if he was doing it, "Well, it's okay, your cooking skills are barely passable in my eyes." ”

"Huh?"

Zhou Nian raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said in his heart, "Pretend, you continue to pretend to me! You still eat so much if you barely pass? No one eats more happily than you, and you are not afraid of biting your tongue in a hurry!"

He was very contemptuous in his heart, but Zhou Nian would never say those words in his heart, even for the sake of the future, he had to be patient for the time being, so he simply kept smiling and said softly, "Hehe, if you can hear the word "pass" from Master Yan's mouth, you will be very content, and you don't dare to ask too much." ”

"Oh? really?"

"Of course. ”

"Hehe......"

Yan Zhiqiu smiled, and suddenly felt that the kid in front of him was very interesting, if you give him a "pass", he can listen to it as a praise, this step is left for himself, don't say it's a simple standing, it's no problem to lie down, it's really good to be a person!

For this kind of smart person who is very good at getting things done, Yan Zhiqiu is quite willing to woo him.

"Hehe, although the little brother's cooking skills need to be improved, but Yan is also a person who loves talents, see that you have potential, if you don't dislike it, why don't you come to our Yan family as a cook in the future, start from the sous chef, Yulu is 10,000 babees per month, I don't know if you are satisfied?"

"What!10,000?"

As soon as this price came out, Zhou Nian didn't say anything, and Hu Youde on the side took the lead in shouting.

The reason for this is that he is not convinced and his psychology is not very balanced.

Hu Youde has been working hard in the Yan family for so many years, and his monthly income is only 10,000 babees, but as soon as Zhou Nian came, he suddenly soared to the same level as him, and it only took a few hours to exchange for the performance that he had worked hard for many years.

But although he shouted, the effect was only two words - useless.

Yan Zhiqiu glared him back fiercely with just a cold look, without saying a word, but the effect was very significant.

Hu Youde was so frightened that he shrank his head like a quail, and retreated to the side very aggrieved.

Scared away Hu Youde, Yan Zhiqiu looked at Zhou Nian and said with a smile, "Hehe, little brother, I don't know if you are satisfied with this treatment? If you are not satisfied, we can rise again, I am in a good mood today, I can give you some preferential treatment." ”

The corners of Zhou Nian's mouth raised when he heard this, "Hehe, thanks to Master Yan's weight, I am very honored, boy, the treatment does not have to go up, you just look at it, from today on, I Zhou Nian will be the sous chef of your Yan family, if Master Yan wants to eat something in the future, please do my best, please do my best." ”

"Hahaha, so good, very good!"

After laughing a few times, Yan Zhiqiu then shifted his gaze to Hu Youde, and ordered seriously, "Butler, take care of this little brother, and in the future, everything in the kitchen will be decided by him alone, and none of you can mix, do you hear?"

"Yes, yes, the little one will obey the master's orders. ”

Hu Youde nodded heavily, the position of "sous chef" that Yan Zhiqiu had arranged for Zhou Nian before, why does it feel harsh now, with such the power to be in charge of major kitchen affairs, where is this sous chef?

But since the master has arranged it like this, how dare he easily disobey a subordinate? After a few seconds of hesitation, Hu Youde asked in a low voice, "Master, please rest assured about Chef Zhou's work, if there is nothing else, you can see our banquet ......."

"Well, let's get out. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

When Hu Youde heard this, he hurriedly clenched his fists, and then arranged for his subordinates to start working.

The table was withdrawn quickly, and it took less than five minutes, except for the catfish stewed eggplant, the whole table of wine banquet had leftovers, after being packed and taken away by the people, the good dishes naturally had to be kept for the next meal and then eaten, after all, everyone had been busy for a long time, and they had to be touched with the joy here, and they had to take advantage of the light to beat the tooth sacrifice, and reward their hard work, as for those leftovers, of course, they could not be wasted, except for sending the nearby flower children, they really couldn't be sent, and they could also be used to feed the pigs and dogs, and there was nothing left.

When the banquet was all withdrawn, the high-quality tea prepared by the Yan family was also sent in, and after the meal, the tea was to be discussed, and the idle people were all cleared, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.

"Hehe, congratulations to Master Zhou, the master can get the weight of Master Yan, I think he will be able to rise to the top in the future, and the future is limitless. ”

Just out of the door, Hu Youde, the old boy, came to pat himself again, and the end of his dedication was called a positive, and he felt panicked if he said slowly.

However, if he wants to shoot, he always has to see the current situation clearly, once the horse's fart is not filmed well, it will inevitably be photographed on the horse's hooves, which is a waste of saliva.

He didn't see the situation clearly now, because Zhou Nian's heart was not here at all, but inside the door.

"Master, master, what are you thinking?" Seeing that Zhou Nian ignored his love, Hu Youde thought that he had offended the other party, his face suddenly turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly apologized, "Master, I was wrong, Fang is my comparison heart is making trouble, I shouldn't compete with you, if there is anything offended, I hope you don't remember the villain, spare me this time." ”

Zhou Nian frowned slightly when he heard this, and was trying to figure out how to eavesdrop in the past, but Hu Youde, the old boy, was always pestering himself, just like a dog skin plaster, very sticky, and it sounded a little noisy, so he glared at him impatiently at the moment, and said coldly, "If you don't want me to be angry, get away from me now!"

"Huh?"

When Hu Youde heard this, was he really angry?

"Hey, could it be that I hit the muzzle of the gun?"

Hu Youde's heart suddenly beat a drum, and he wanted to apologize again, but according to the other party's current mood, it was futile to apologize, and it was better to touch his moldy head less.

Teeth clenched and bit his lower lip, Hu Youde knows how to be good and avoid evil, he is very good at watching the limelight, and he is thinking in his heart to wait for the other party's anger to disappear, and it is not too late for him to apologize, so he simply avoided the edge for the time being, and hurriedly hugged his fists, "Yes, yes, I'll get out, I'll get out immediately, and when your anger is gone, I'll roll back, I'll be on call." ”

After saying that, he walked with one step, and when he took two steps, it became a run, and he slipped so fast.

"Whew...... Finally gone. ”

When Hu Youde completely disappeared, Zhou Nian breathed a sigh of relief, shifted his gaze to the living room not far away, and began to look for a suitable location.

With his current realm of soul power, the movement within a radius of 100 meters naturally could not escape his ears, but there was an extra door in the living room, and the material of this door was very special, not a simple wood material, but something special was added to it, if it wasn't closer, it really couldn't be heard, as if it was specially used to prevent others from eavesdropping.

"Shhh...... This Yan Zhiqiu is very meticulous in doing things......"

sighed, how could a wooden door dispel Zhou Nian's idea of inquiring about important information? So, you have a good plan, I have a wall ladder, since you can't hear it from a low place, then try a high place.

After making up his mind, Zhou Nian immediately changed his way of thinking and began to look for other breakthroughs.

Not far from the house, there is an old locust tree that can only be hugged by five people, which is dug up from other people's yards by Yan Zhiqiuhua, specially used to cool off after tea and dinner, and now it falls into Zhou Nian's eyes, which happens to be an excellent location.

Jumping forward, Zhou Nian jumped on the branch of the old locust tree at once, chose an excellent position that was not easy to be discovered by the guards, mobilized his soul power to enhance his six senses, and the conversation in the room finally fell into his ears clearly.

The first person to speak was naturally the head of the Yan family, Yan Zhiqiu.

"Hehe, a few distinguished guests, idle people, etc. have dispersed, now, let's start talking about business. ”

"Master Yan, please speak. ”

The old man of Guqin was the first to answer, his cloudy old eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly while sipping tea.

"Ahem......"

With a dry cough, Yan Zhiqiu carefully glanced at the people present, and after a few seconds of hesitation, he finally rushed to the theme of this time, "Everyone, Yan Mou invited everyone to come over this time, and he really had something to ask for." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"Four simple words, the soul of Nili!"

"Bang!"

As soon as these four words came out, everyone's hearts suddenly chuckled.

Although I have been prepared in my heart, the four words "Soul of Nili" have always been the most coveted thing for everyone in the City of Water, and just mentioning the name can make many people crazy, not to mention that the dignified head of the Yan family regards it as a major event and has already put it on the agenda?

The atmosphere suddenly froze, the air in the room seemed to stop flowing all of a sudden, and everyone felt an unprecedented sense of suffocation, and after a stalemate for dozens of seconds, Chen Hua couldn't hold it back and took the lead in breaking the deadlock!

"Master Yan, what do you mean by this? The soul of Nili can't talk about it lightly, you call it a big deal, could it be that you already have the heart to snatch and want to argue with Lord Shoushan God?"

"Calling the board, hehe......" Yan Zhiqiu laughed softly, "Mr. Chen's word is not very appropriate, it is not a call, but a contest!"

"Oh?

As for the contest, it has a hint of the meaning of competition, and the implication is that the strength of the enemy and the enemy is indistinguishable, and it is difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior, and although they are all enemies of others, they will sound a little better when they are passed out, and it will not affect our reputation and status. ”

"Oh?"

When Guqin heard this, he suddenly interjected, "Master Yan, what you mean by this, could it be that you already have the strength to compete with the Lord of the Mountain Guarding God?"

"Hehe, the ancient predecessors are too much to look down on, I compare with the Lord of the Mountain Guarding God, just like the bird's finch to the bird, the rotten grass fluorescent to the bright moon in the sky, naturally I can't compare with it. ”

"Hmph, since you can't compare, where do you have the confidence to compete with him?"

"Hehe, I can't compare to one person, isn't there all of you here? The so-called one chopstick is easy to break, and ten chopsticks are held in a group, as long as you Nan Siqi can help you and compete with the mountain god, the odds of victory are still quite big. ”

"Oh, hahaha!"

After a few laughs, the old man of Guqin suddenly made a face, not to pour cold water, but to say a big truth, "Master Yan, you can't help but look down on our Nan Siqi, although the four of us are all famous, but each of us is alone, never worked together, the power of unity is quite great, but the greatest power that unity can play, the premise is to know how to cooperate, need to cooperate, otherwise we only know unity, but we don't know cooperation, isn't it a team of lazy stragglers?" The team that won't cooperate, no matter how many people there are, it's useless!"

"That's it, we're all used to being idle, we like to be alone, we can't stand the constraints of others, you don't want us to join forces, I don't know how to fight, or, you let us exercise for three or five years, and then talk about it when we have practiced?"

As soon as Yan Zhiqiu heard it, these two old oilers didn't do anything after receiving the gift?

Not as shameless as they are!

This is just the topic, and they shirked it like this, it seems that the next wooing is very difficult!