Zheng Ya and his three companions, along with two children, sat around an octagonal table. After a waiter brought them a plate of rice, they began to share a roast duck.
They ate and slept in silence, and the six of them began to enjoy the delicious rice and roast duck, eating with great enthusiasm.
The roast duck was devoured by the six people in no time.
All that's left on the plate is the duck carcass. It looks tempting, but it tastes bland.
The four adults put down their chopsticks and waited quietly for the waiter to bring the roast duck without saying anything.
The two little ones were really drooling over it, but they were too embarrassed to ask for food in public, so they looked around with their eyes, clearly urging each other to order roast duck.
Children are innocent, cute, and guileless; they express their thoughts through their actions.
Fortunately, both little ones were well-behaved by their mothers and did not cry or make a fuss in public, demanding food or water.
They were just using their bright eyes to urge us on; didn't you see that the meat was all gone?
Xu Qi and Xu Huizhen glared at the two little ones, conveying the message: Sit still, don't move, know your manners, and maintain a reserved and elegant demeanor!
Otherwise, they will be punished by not being allowed to eat meat for a month.
The two little ones were very well-behaved, but they didn't admit defeat. They immediately shifted their focus, looking at Cheng Xueru and Zheng Ya with pleading eyes.
Seeing that Cheng Xueru was about to raise her hand to order roast duck after being defeated, Zheng Ya laughed and said, "Alright, the roast duck will be delivered soon."
It's just a whole roasted duck, not sliced or cut. How are you going to eat it?
"Yes, a whole roasted duck, how are six people supposed to eat it?" Bao'er held up her fingers but couldn't count them all, she was getting anxious.
Xu Jingli, who had been doing business alongside Xu Huizhen, had picked up some business acumen from observing her. She raised her hand and said, "I know, by slicing the roast duck with a knife into pieces, we can all enjoy it..."
"Haha, you're wrong. See? The waiter brought a whole roasted duck, but no one is helping to cut it into slices. What are we going to do?" Cheng Xueru immediately understood.
This was because Zheng Ya had previously made things difficult for Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant, which prompted the master chef to personally entertain the distinguished guest with the highest level of hospitality.
Then no one dared to slice the roast duck to serve Zheng Ya and his table anymore, otherwise it would be a slap in the face to the master chef.
Moreover, since Zheng Ya had previously looked down on the waiters' service and treated them with contempt, naturally no one would serve him anymore.
Who can blame us when we believe in equality for all in this day and age?
Even if you try to make things difficult for them, the roast duck restaurant will still maintain its high-class image.
As for how to eat the whole roast duck, that's up to you!
The two children watched as the waiter placed the plate of roast duck in the center of the table, took away the empty plate, and turned to leave. They became anxious and asked, "Mommy, how do we eat roast duck?"
"Mommy, can you help Bao'er pick off a duck leg?" Bao'er, thinking herself clever, raised her hand to Xu Qi for food, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Seeing Xu Huizhen smiling silently, Xu Qi glared at Bao'er in annoyance, then gestured with his eyes to Zheng Ya on his right, without saying anything.
It means it's your turn to perform.
Bao'er and Xu Jingli were confused and did not understand the adult's veiled meaning.
But Cheng Xueru and Xu Huizhen saw it all clearly and were very interested. While they were half laughing at Zheng Ya, they were also looking forward to a surprise performance from him, as if they were looking forward to the Prince Charming showing his prowess.
Zheng Ya stood up with a smile, reached for the knife on the plate, and, with the five people watching intently and the waiter peeking from outside the door, used the knife to lift the whole roasted duck from the plate: "Whoosh!"
The whole roasted duck soared into the air, reaching Zheng Ya's chest level. Zheng Ya, wielding a knife, sliced through the duck: "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
His hand moved so fast it became a phantom, instantly enveloping the whole roasted duck.
The phantom surgical instruments gleamed white under the fluorescent lights of the private room.
White awns crisscross, sliced up like a whole roasted duck?
This caused the whole roasted duck to stop floating in the air, shaking as it split into one hundred and eight pieces.
The whole process takes no more than fifteen seconds, which is not even in the same league as the three-minute or so time it takes a master Peking duck chef to slice and cut a duck.
With a "thud," the roast duck finally landed back on the plate. It was still a whole roast duck, and apart from the tiny cuts, its appearance remained unchanged.
This made Bao'er mutter in disappointment, "Daddy didn't cut the roast duck, how are we going to eat it?"
"Dad's magic trick, it's so cool!" Xu Jingli blurted out, startling the adults in the private room.
Cheng Xueru was jealous, and Xu Huizhen lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at anyone.
"They're all eyeing my man," Xu Qi said angrily. She picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a slice of roast duck, and said, "Eat up. My man's knife skills are almost as good as a master roast duck chef's, right?"
Showing off, asserting sovereignty, making you all envious.
Even with roast duck to eat, you still can't stop your lust for my man, how despicable.
"Wow, the roast duck is cut open! Daddy is so amazing!" Bao'er jumped up and clapped in celebration as she saw Xu Qi use chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat from the roast duck leg.
That's amazing!
Xu Jingli also jumped and clapped along, and stopped talking nonsense.
Because Xu Huizhen glared at her intentionally or unintentionally, making her realize that she had said the wrong thing, she shut up!
This extraordinary scene left the waiter, who was peeking from outside the private room, speechless with astonishment. He didn't come to his senses until everyone in Zhengya started eating. He closed his mouth, turned around, and ran away to tell the master chef that he had encountered a master.
You can't afford to offend this kind of person!
The waiter was originally waiting to see Zheng Ya and his group make a fool of themselves.
Without the help of the roast duck shop staff to slice the roast duck, it was shameful for them to tear the roast duck apart by hand or to cut it with a knife themselves.
After all, their swordsmanship skills were incomparable, and he was bound to suffer humiliation.
That's why you won't encounter someone like Zheng Ya for three or five years, someone who comes to cause trouble and disrupt your business.
Even when competitors are vying for skill, they exchange challenge invitations and agree on a time to compete.
Such provocative behavior as Zheng Ya's coming to their door is nothing short of trouble-making, and Quanjude naturally wouldn't back down, responding by providing hostage treatment and creating obstacles at the entrance.
If Zheng Ya and the others really tore the roast duck apart with their hands or cut it into pieces with knives, it would be a huge joke and an embarrassing spectacle.
This inadvertently helped Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant regain its reputation.
However, Zheng Ya displayed extraordinary speed, slicing up the whole roasted duck, almost startling the waiter, who hurriedly ran to the kitchen to report to the master chef.
The master chef was originally full of pride, waiting to see Zheng Ya and the others make a fool of themselves, or waiting for Zheng Ya to come and invite him personally before helping them carve the roast duck.
After all, Doctor Sun is Zheng Ya's master. Giving his master face by helping to slice the roast duck and providing some service is not out of the question.
The key is to see Zheng Ya's attitude.
However, what the master craftsman was met with was a knife skill that would shock him for the rest of his life. He was so shocked that he stood there motionless, unable to understand how Zheng Ya had developed such skill.
The waiters and other chefs in the kitchen looked on anxiously: "Master Wu, what does the other party mean?"
Why don't you go and see for yourself?
"Yes, I should go take a look. The signboard can be thrown away, but the craftsmanship is paramount and there is no end to it. I'll go and ask him for some advice." The old master came to his senses, stood up, and left.
As the saying goes, crisis and opportunity coexist. When the other party comes to make things difficult for you and displays extraordinary knife skills, isn't that also a learning opportunity?
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