Chapter 428: Nanping Mountain Old Stories 3
When did that happy time come to an abrupt end?
Was it when the senior brother Wang De's cooking skills reached a bottleneck and he couldn't break through no matter what? Or was it when he finally made a breakthrough after years of hard practice and had a signature dish? Or was it when he and the senior brother learned the same dish, but he spent three days to overcome the difficulties and came up with the most perfect answer, while the senior brother was always one step short? Or was it when the master Wang Yongnian gradually changed his attitude towards his only son, began to be disappointed and hated him for not being able to make good use of his talents, but instead praised him in every way and regarded him as his proudest and most outstanding disciple? ...
Learning cooking is a competitive industry.
The water is flowing endlessly and the boat is sailing upstream.
Persistence and perseverance are the only way to break through the waves.
What Nanping Mountain lacks the least is persistence and perseverance.
He is like water dripping through a stone, accumulating bit by bit.
Finally, at a certain moment, he burst out with amazing energy, and then he appeared out of nowhere and dazzled Yanjing! On the other hand, the senior brother Wang De, who was gifted in his early years and learned rapidly, was slowly left behind by him because of the lack of successors...
From then on, no one remembered Wang De anymore.
Whether inside or outside Yongnian Building, when talking about Wang Yongnian’s disciples or the future of Yongnian Building, the first thing that comes to mind is always Nanping Mountain.
When you ask young disciples who they most want to learn from, catch up with, and admire the most, the answer is always Nanping Mountain.
Born in a small town, accepted as an apprentice by a chef, tempered by adversity, and finally soaring to the sky... these are exactly in line with everyone's expectations of a legend.
In a few decades, when netizens see this story, they will not be able to help but sigh and say that this is simply the template for some male-centered novels!
At first, Nanpingshan didn't think there was anything special about this change.
He is still himself, with nothing else to do every day except practicing and cooking.
Until one day, he saw jealousy, fear and hatred in the eyes of his respected senior brother.
At that moment he suddenly understood -
He couldn't stay in Yongnian Tower any longer.
Once upon a time, Nanpingshan thought he would really stay in Yongnian Tower forever.
But now, even if not for himself, but for his master and senior brother, he should leave on his own accord and not stay and become a hindrance to them.
So where should he go? To another restaurant? Of course not.
He has a stubborn temper and doesn't like others telling him what to do in the kitchen. If he were in another restaurant, he would definitely have conflicts with the boss every day.
The only answer is to open your own restaurant.
Then, he began to strategize and plan, realizing his future step by step, and gradually figured out other interests from it.
Nan Pingshan felt painful, struggling and reluctant at first about leaving.
Slowly, he began to feel anticipation and relief.
It’s like my heart has opened and the world has become wider.
Once, his junior fellow student asked him what his dream was.
He replied that he wanted to open the greatest restaurant in the world.
In the past, the name of this restaurant may have been Yongnianlou, but in the future, this restaurant will definitely be his!
So, when someone accused him of betrayal by leaving Yongnian Building, he remained silent and did not make any excuses.
His departure disappointed his fellow brothers and sisters, but made the eldest brother feel relieved.
But his most guilty and beloved master told him:
"Go ahead and do what you want to do."
Nanping Mountain shed tears.
Then he resolutely took his path.
He opened a restaurant... Oh no, with that size and scale, it shouldn't be called a restaurant, it's at most a small restaurant.
Land in Yanjing is very expensive. He used up all his savings to rent a palm-sized store to sell cheap food. He was the boss, chef, waiter, cashier, and cleaner.
A year later, the palm-sized store expanded to the size of two stores, and he hired an aunt in her 50s to be responsible for receiving customers and collecting money.
Another year passed, and the restaurant with two stores expanded to two floors, with a lobby and private rooms, and his staff increased from one to ten.
A year later, he bought the two floors, along with the adjacent shop, and renovated and expanded the area to twice its previous size. At this time, there were 30 employees from the kitchen to the front desk.
A few years later, he bought a small building in a popular area of Yanjing, rebuilt it into an antique building according to his idea, hung a sign at the door, and expanded his staff to hundreds of people.
…
That year was the most beautiful year for Nanping Mountain.
He topped the list of famous chefs, and his brilliance is unmatched.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
His restaurant has also been listed on the list of top delicacies and is well-known both at home and abroad.
It took Nanping Mountain 10 years from its first appearance to reaching the summit.
At that time, countless fame and fortune came like a tide.
Every day, countless media want to interview him; a large number of young chefs want to learn from him or take him as a role model;
The first choice of countless gourmets at home and abroad is always the golden signboard of Nanpingshan; all his peers in the industry are convinced by him and regard him as the leader of the industry;
…
Perhaps, everything in the world cannot escape the curse of prosperity and decline.
The same is true for Nanping Mountain.
Just when he reached the top of the mountain, arrogantly thinking that he had no rivals in the world, and began to lament that his life was boring and without challenges...
His master and senior brother dealt him the most painful blow head-on—
They said that the so-called original recipe that Nan Pingshan used in his own restaurant, which was talked about with great relish and regarded as a classic, was actually stolen from the Wang family's ancestral recipe! It was a secret palace dish passed down by the ancestors of the Wang family who were imperial chefs. Because it was too complicated, the Wang family spent many years researching it but failed. Out of trust in Nan Pingshan, they shared the recipe with him.
Nanpingshan’s skills are indeed high, and he even managed to replicate the recipe.
But Nanpingshan became selfish at this time.
He believed that the recipe was restored because of his ability and had nothing to do with the Wang family, so he was unwilling to share the honor with Yongnianlou. Instead, he relied on the fact that no one in Yongnianlou could make it and used it in his own restaurant! Therefore, Nanpingshan was not a master or a chef god.
No matter how good his cooking skills are, they can't cover up the fact that he is a traitor with low character who betrays his teacher and ancestors! ...
These words sound reasonable and well-founded, and it is hard not to believe them.
However, due to the trust in Nan Pingshan's character over the years, many people still have doubts.
After all, it was Wang De who stood up to accuse and expose the incident at the beginning, while Wang Yongnian said nothing.
Nan Pingshan thought that his master Wang Yongnian was against it.
He tried to find his master, but his master refused to see him.
A few days later, Master Wang Yongnian, who was seriously ill and lying in bed, nodded and admitted the accusations against Nanpingshan.
The sky of Nanping Mountain collapsed.