Zheng Ya's extraordinary speed in slicing the roast duck alarmed Chef Wu of Quanjude, who led a group of apprentices to Zheng Ya's private room.
Seeing the panicked expressions of Master Wu and his group, the guests in the next private room decided to join in the fun and followed them out to watch the spectacle.
Xu Damao followed the crowd into the room and saw Zheng Ya looking over with a smile. He was so frightened that he trembled and hid behind her.
He hid behind his wife, Lou Xiao'e, who had just received their marriage certificate, prompting Lou Xiao'e to complain with disdain: "Why don't you go up and say hello to people you know?"
Why are you hiding?
"Xiao'e, stop arguing. Let's see what happens to them first." Xu Damao wanted to stay away from Zheng Ya, that murderous bastard, but he couldn't bring himself to say he was leaving in front of his parents-in-law.
We could only grit our teeth and watch the show; it wasn't bad to see Zheng Ya make a fool of himself.
This made Lou Xiao'e's father, Lou Bancheng, frown deeply, regretting that he had agreed to his daughter Lou Xiao'e's marriage to Xu Damao.
At this moment, Master Wu bowed apologetically to Zheng Ya and said, "The last disciple of Doctor Sun possesses extraordinary skills, which I greatly admire!"
I apologize for any offense I may have caused. May I, Wu, continue to serve you distinguished guests?
“Master Wu, you are a renowned master chef at Quanjude. Isn’t it a bit much to serve them like this?” Lou Bancheng couldn’t help but step forward to smooth things over.
They mistakenly assumed that something unpleasant had happened between them, and that once it was discussed, it would be over.
Shaking hands and making peace is good for everyone.
He acted as a peacemaker, helping Master Wu resolve disputes, all to ensure that every time he came to Quanjude to eat roast duck, he could enjoy the authentic flavor of roast duck.
For roast duck restaurants, most people eat duck meat that has been roasted early in the morning, which is roasted by apprentice chefs.
After all, Quanjude is a thriving business with many customers, and it's not something that Master Wu can handle all by roasting ducks alone.
Therefore, the first roast duck that Zheng Ya ate was also roasted by a junior chef, and its taste was rather unsatisfactory.
The second roast duck was delivered late. It was roasted by Master Wu himself, and he had to step in to prevent the restaurant's reputation from being damaged.
Besides, Zheng Ya had stated beforehand that he was the apprentice of Doctor Sun. Even if we disregard his status, Master Wu had to give Doctor Sun face and roast duck for Zheng Ya and his group.
Naturally, when Zheng Ya came to challenge him, Master Wu still made things difficult for him, telling him to go and embarrass himself by slicing up the roast duck himself.
This was also a way for Master Wu to put Zheng Ya in a difficult position so that Zheng Ya would acknowledge his skills and ask for his forgiveness.
Otherwise, we'll just have to wait for Zheng Ya to tear the roast duck apart with his bare hands or slice it into a mess, making a fool of himself and becoming a laughingstock.
This kind of thing is no big deal for ordinary people.
In high society circles, this would be a huge joke.
If Zheng Ya really makes a fool of himself, he will also lose face for his master, Doctor Sun, and be looked down upon, which is no small matter.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Ya displayed extraordinary speed in slicing the roast duck, which surprised Master Wu, who personally served him and even asked Lou Bancheng to take the opportunity to speak on his behalf.
This was something Xu Damao was happy to see happen, and, not wanting to miss out on making things worse, said, "Father-in-law is right, this Zheng Ya is the orphan of a martyr from our compound."
Aside from being the orphan of a martyr, he was just a bookworm.
With his utterly inept appearance, neither skilled in literature nor martial arts, how could he possibly be worthy of Master Wu's personal service?
"Da Mao, can you please shut up?" Lou Xiao'e looked at Zheng Ya's extraordinary demeanor and calm, handsome figure, and had a feeling that he was no ordinary person, and it was best not to provoke him.
She was, after all, a young lady born into a wealthy family, and the people she associated with were all people of exceptional temperament.
Unconsciously, one develops the temperament and character of those in the same social circle, possessing a quality that is quite similar to that of others.
These people don't think Xu Damao is the kind of person who's neither good at academics nor martial arts, as he claims. Instead, they see him as a sycophant, a lackey, and a waiter.
If it weren't for the dire situation, the fact that Xu Damao's family had been long-term servants of the Lou family and knew many of their secrets, and that the Xu family coveted the Lou family's wealth and were intentionally or unintentionally threatening and forcing her into marriage, Lou Xiao'e would never have agreed to marry Xu Damao.
At this moment, I felt that Xu Damao had made a fool of himself.
Xu Damao was about to say something when Master Wu turned around and glared at him, saying, "Chairman Lou, please go back to the private room for your meal?"
"Uh, Master Wu, what's going on?" Lou Bancheng was stunned and couldn't figure out the specific situation.
He's just a young guy.
What's so great about it?
Even if this tall and handsome young man is Dr. Sun's apprentice, so what?
There is a fundamental difference between an apprentice and a master.
There's no problem in treating Dr. Sun with courtesy upon meeting him.
Everyone gets sick sometimes, and it's only natural to treat Dr. Sun with courtesy and leave yourself a way out for future medical treatment.
There's no need to treat Dr. Sun's apprentices, who haven't yet completed their training, with special courtesy!
Zheng Ya smiled and gestured for Xu Qi and the others to continue eating, giving Lou Bancheng and the others who had come to look down on him a cold shoulder.
When the guests arrived, everyone stood up to greet them.
Lou Bancheng looked down on people as soon as he walked in. Who does he think he is?
This made Lou Bancheng look very bad, and he felt even more that Zheng Ya was impolite and disrespectful.
Master Wu was eager to learn knife skills from Zheng Ya and was afraid that Lou Bancheng and the others would say something that would ruin the good thing, so he frowned and told them to leave: "Alright, please go back."
If needed, you may summon my apprentice, please?
“Master Wu, since you’ve put it that way, it would be ungrateful of me to insist!”
"But before I leave, may I say a few words to this young man?" Lou Bancheng felt that leaving like this would be incredibly embarrassing.
He's a respected figure in Beijing, after all. How can he face people if he falls to a young upstart?
Besides, since the incident has already happened, if you don't save face in front of your son-in-law's younger generation, how will you gain respect and authority in the future?
Do you really think the name Lou Bancheng was given to him for nothing?
Master Wu was annoyed by his persistence, but he couldn't forcefully kick him out and ruin his reputation for making money through harmony. So he pushed him to the right wall of the private room and gestured with his hand, "Please, go ahead!"
The interactions and conflicts between guests are not his responsibility as a chef.
If things really get out of hand, the people in charge at Quanjude will handle it.
Lou Bancheng then smiled and stepped closer to Zheng Ya, saying, "This young man seems to have a problem with me?"
I wonder if it was Lou's fault for speaking up for Master Wu and offending the young man?
Lou apologizes to you!
"Yes, I accept your apology. Please go ahead." Zheng Ya put down his chopsticks, remained seated, and merely turned halfway around to smile and shoo him away.
Here comes the slap in the face; let's slap it back.
This made Lou Bancheng's face darken, and Xu Damao shouted first: "Zheng Ya, this is my father-in-law Lou Bancheng, a shareholder of the steel rolling mill."
He's also your boss. It's so rude of you not to get up and greet him when you see him.
Does this mean that you, as a college student, are learning to be unreasonable, disregard leaders, ignore the masses, and undermine unity?
Hurry up and stand up to apologize to the leader. What are you waiting for?
Let me tell you, if it weren't for the fact that we're neighbors in the same courtyard, I wouldn't bother trying to help you improve. Making mistakes like this, you'll be in jail and getting shot sooner or later…”
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