Chapter 342: Can’t Go
There had never been any cooking competitions in the capital before, and the rankings of major restaurants and chefs were all determined by the diners.
But everyone has different tastes and preferences, so the ranking is naturally different for them.
It is precisely because of this that in the eyes of various chefs and restaurants, and even their diners, regardless of the size of the restaurant and the power of the owner behind it, if one only considers the cooking level and the taste of the food, their restaurant and chefs are naturally number one.
Everyone was eager to take on the responsibility, and some even quarreled over the matter, causing a huge uproar.
Even the shop owners of those restaurants were like black-eyed chickens when they were meeting for business. They were not convinced by anyone else, spoke in a sarcastic tone, and were ready to quarrel from time to time.
For a moment, the entire capital city was filled with a thick smell of gunpowder smoke in all the restaurants, big and small.
Some people started to joke when they saw this, saying that He Yanxiu had just asked a casual question, but it caused a bloody storm in the entire capital.
But when He Yanxiu heard this, he always touched his nose and smiled awkwardly.
In fact, he was just asking casually at the time. He just wanted to see whether the powerful and famous people cared about this matter, so as to judge whether this matter could be started from here, and then build momentum for it.
As a result, as soon as he said this, everything else happened naturally without him having to worry about anything.
However, this also indirectly shows that the ranking of restaurants has been something that everyone has been looking forward to for a long time. It was just that he opened his mouth and the cooking competition came into being.
"Will you participate in this competition?" He Yanxiu asked.
"Probably not." Su Yujin smiled, "There are rules for the cooking competition. A restaurant can only send one chef to participate in the competition. The chef of Juweizhai is Uncle Zheng. This is the time for Uncle Zheng to show off his cooking skills."
However, as a food lover, Su Yujin was also eager to try. She wanted to see what kind of delicious dishes the famous chefs of this era would make, and what level her cooking skills compared to others.
But then again, Zheng Mingyuan highly recognized her cooking skills.
And she was quite confident in Zheng Mingyuan's performance in this cooking competition...
Rounding it off, it's roughly equivalent to her being able to take the top spot! No problem! "Yeah." He Yanxiu nodded.
The two walked forward while talking.
The He family's garden was designed by He Chengye himself, and some things were even taken care of by him personally. There are rockery and strange rocks, small bridges and flowing water, and various garden landscapes, which are scattered and scattered, giving a sense of Suzhou gardens.
Even the flowers, plants, bamboos and trees all have different scenes for each season. Flowers and trees of different seasons are scattered around. Even though it is a cold winter day, at a glance, you can see large tracts of verdant pines, cypresses, evergreen trees, green bamboos, etc., with occasional wintersweets and red plums as embellishments, making the scenery more layered.
It can be said that every time I come here to visit, I have a completely different and wonderful experience.
Especially today, the sunlight is warm, making people feel cozy in the sun, and the red koi in the water pop up from time to time to beg for food, which makes people feel more contented.
The two walked for a while and then sat down in the octagonal pavilion to rest.
Xing'an asked someone to bring some tea and snacks over.
Ai Cao went to get a new hand warmer.
The Dahongpao tea soup is clear and comfortable to drink. The yam and purple potato cake, pumpkin and red bean cake, chestnut and osmanthus cake, and the soft and glutinous crystal persimmon cake are all sweet.
Su Yujin ate with relish, squinting her eyes slightly, and accidentally caught a glimpse of a red water lotus passing behind the rockery.
In the blink of an eye, Shui Lianhong had already passed through the path in the rockery and quickly arrived at the pavilion. She pouted her lips and said, "My cousin and sister Su are drinking tea here comfortably, but no one is here to play with me."
"If I hadn't come to check on you today and caught you two red-handed, I'm afraid that if I asked you about it later, you would still use your busy schedule as an excuse."
Lu Wenjing's face was full of resentment. She sat down on the stool next to Su Yujin, picked up the snacks and started eating.
The cakes were soft and delicious. After eating a few pieces, she drank half a cup of tea in one breath. Lu Wenjing's face looked better. "The cakes taste really good. Did Sister Su make them?"
It tastes a bit like the various dim sum I had at Su Yujin's before, but it also tastes a little different, a little bit off. But overall, it's still very delicious.
At least it’s much better than the snacks made by their chef!
"I wrote the recipe, and the cook in the small kitchen made it according to it." Su Yujin smiled as she watched Lu Wenjing eating heartily. "She also made a lot of other snacks. If you like them, I'll pack some for you when you leave."
"If this is not enough, I will find time to make you something else to satisfy your greed."
Lu Wenjing is cheerful and lively. Although she seems a little careless and unruly, she is actually very principled. Su Yujin has a very good impression of her.
Furthermore, as a food lover and half-cook, it is a very fulfilling thing for me to have the food I cook recognized by others.
So as for feeding Lu Wenjing...
Su Yujin was really obsessed with this feeling.
"Thank you, Sister Su." Lu Wenjing nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
He Yanxiu put down the teacup in his hand and raised his eyelids. "Come to think of it, I just met my uncle yesterday. My uncle said that he had just confined you because you sneaked out again two days ago."
"What? Are you now free from confinement and can go out and walk around freely?"
When Lu Wenjing heard this, her face turned red like an apple.
She came out secretly today.
She climbed over the wall and didn't even have a horse to ride to He's house. She could only trot all the way, which really made her very tired.
After a moment, Lu Wenjing pulled the corner of her mouth, "You can't blame me for this. I can only blame my father for being more controlling of me. I just went out to the Yan family a few days ago and didn't cause any trouble, but he wanted me to stay at home. I just argued a little, but he banned me from traveling. This is really too much."
The Yan family now serves the Crown Prince, and Yan Siying is about to become his concubine. It is normal for the Lu family not to allow Lu Wenjing to have too much contact with the Yan family.
"The court is in turmoil, and one move can affect the entire body. Uncle is probably worried about these things, so he asked you to be cautious."
He Yanxiu said, "It is indeed impossible to go to the Yan family in the future."
"How could I not know that I couldn't go to the Yan family?" Lu Wenjing curled her lips, "It's just that I felt that Miss Yan and I grew up together, and we are a rare friend, so I thought of going there in person to end this friendship."
(End of this chapter)
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