Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

"what?"

President Zhang was dumbfounded, and Yan Zi's smile froze.

After Li Shuo finished speaking, without waiting for President Zhang to respond, he picked up the phone and pretended to call Iwasaki Junko.

Chairman Zhang panicked upon seeing this and hugged Li Shuo's arm. However, because he was squatting on a high platform, he used too much force and rolled down with a "bang".

"Hey, Master Li, Master Li, please forgive me this time, I beg you..."

As President Zhang screamed in pain, Li Shuo put away his phone and said unhappily, "Look at you like this. You still have the demeanor of an association president!"

At this point, Li Shuo naturally couldn't continue with his plan. He squatted down and helped Chairman Zhang up in a very "courteous and humble" manner, and asked with concern: "How is it? Did you fall anywhere? Let's go to the hospital..."

After being beaten, Chairman Zhang was instantly moved. The old man's eyes were filled with tears and he said with trembling lips: "It's okay, it's really okay, Mr. Li, this time Miss Yan's matter..."

"Just correct the mistake, you are Junko's person after all, I was just saying it in anger..."

Li Shuo changed his words calmly.

In fact, he was thinking in his heart that it was not a good idea to change the president just after he joined the Gourmet Association. It would be better to let President Zhang take the helm for a while...

"Thank you, Mr. Li!"

President Zhang said tremblingly, then looked at Yan Zi and said sincerely: "Well, Miss Yan, as an apology, I will treat you and Mr. Li to a meal at noon. Is that okay with you?"

Li Shuo didn't like to waste time with this old sly guy at the dinner table, but he had just forgiven him, so it was difficult to refuse. As his mind turned slightly, he came up with an idea:

"What's the point of going out to eat? We have ready-made food here, Miss Yan Zi. I just heard that you were treated unfairly this morning, but I can't tell you exactly where it was unfair. Seeing is believing. So, would you mind showing us your skills now?"

Si Jiawen nodded repeatedly, thinking that Li Shuo was calm and experienced: not listening to one side of the story is the prerequisite for success. Just seeing a beautiful woman crying and then standing up for her when your heart softens is the behavior of a fool.

Yan Zi, the person involved, was even more emotional. A beauty like her, because there were so many people praising her looks, she wanted her talents to be recognized. Li Shuo was undoubtedly trying to recognize her talents...

"Of course, no problem. How do you like it? Do you like spicy food?"

"I can eat a little bit." "I'm about the same as Shuo Ge'er. What about President Zhang?" "I can eat anything."

Lin Zhonggen went to the backstage to deal with the aftermath of Yan Zi's incident. Yan Zi found the kitchen counter she had used in the morning and started working again.

Li Shuo and the other two stood by the kitchen counter, chatting and watching Yan Zi cook.

This was considered a one-on-one "exam". Yan Zi was a little nervous at the beginning, but her hands were very steady, and she sliced ​​and shredded smoothly. Just by looking at her movements, Li Shuo knew that this beautiful chef must have good skills!

"Time is tight, so just cook some home cooking instead of anything fancy."

At this time, Li Shuo gave another additional instruction.

In fact, this is the entrance examination for the head chef of Shuoguo Manor. Li Shuo will not eat delicacies from land and sea every meal. It is really useful to be good at home cooking.

Yan Zi did not doubt him and responded, speeding up her hands...

In just over ten minutes, the first dish of stir-fried pork was served steaming hot. Yan Zi said nervously, "Mr. Li, please enjoy it!"

"Um"

Li Shuo had a calm expression. He picked up the chopsticks and first moved a piece of meat to check its color. Then he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, chewing and tasting it slowly...

Looking at his appearance, Yan Zi's heart instantly rose to her throat!

"Well, there's no starch, which is actually a good thing. The ingredients provided for our competition are all fresh meat of the day, and without starch, you can taste the original flavor... Other aspects are a bit mediocre, but as a home-cooked dish, there's actually not much to do with it. As long as the heat and cooking time are controlled well, the result is a top-notch stir-fried pork!"

Li Shuo was truly appreciating the cooking skills, and his comments were completely from the heart, so they seemed particularly authentic. After he finished speaking, he held out his hand for Si Jiawen and President Zhang to taste.

This kind of completely fair comment, without any derogation or praise, moved Yan Zi even more. She stared at Li Shuo blankly, feeling a lot of emotions in her heart:

No wonder Si Jiawen would rather divorce for him, and even let go of the gossip in the station. Li Shuo has a strong background, and he is fair and impartial, which makes people feel at ease!

If you only encounter this kind of boss and colleagues, why should you resign from the TV station?

"Yes, Not Bad."

"This is my first time to taste Xiaozi's cooking..."

Si Jiawen's voice quickly brought Yan Zi back to reality. She quickly responded and then returned to the kitchen to continue cooking.

The lunch took about an hour and a half. Yan Zi cooked eight dishes and two soups by herself. Li Shuo didn't care how President Zhang and the others felt. He just enjoyed the meal very much!

The delicious food is one thing, but what particularly satisfies Li Shuo is Yan Zi's cooking style, which is very different from that of restaurant chefs. Yan Zi's meals are lighter, more Cantonese-style, and more homely.

Isn't this what you should look for as a private chef?

While Li Shuo was having his meal, the judges and chefs also returned to the competition venue one after another. Lin Zhonggen had already posted an announcement in the most conspicuous place, which said that the scores had been calculated incorrectly in the morning, the organizer apologized to everyone, and the scores had been corrected, blah blah.

Those who can participate in the competition are all chefs in major restaurants. Everyone can see what is going on at a glance:

"Tsk tsk, the organizer bowed his head so quickly? That Miss Yan is a capable person!"

"Hey, it should be said that there is a capable person behind Miss Yan..."

"Ha ha ha ha"

"Keep your voice down. Can't you see that 'Capable Man' is still here?"

While everyone was discussing, it was easy to see Chairman Zhang, Li Shuo and others sitting in front of the kitchen counter.

In the morning, it was President Zhang who advocated suppressing Yan Zi, so it was clear to everyone who was supporting Yan Zi!

When Li Shuo first joined the company, it was President Zhang who always took care of him and evaluated his teaching. Now everyone feels that the power of this "Young Master Li" is probably even greater than they imagined!

No matter what others think, Li Shuo was very happy with this meal because he has confirmed that Yan Zi is exactly the beautiful chef he is looking for!

Of course, Yan Zi didn’t know that Li Shuo was her employer. She watched Li Shuo finish his meal and said, “Very good, keep it up,” and then nothing else happened, which made her feel a little anxious.

"Very good" means good? How good is it? Is there a hope of winning first place in the food competition?

At this time, Si Jiawen patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be in a daze, take a break, the food competition this afternoon is about to begin!"

"Ah?" Yan Zi's face suddenly turned bitter!

But since she had chosen to participate, she had to stick to it. In the end, Yan Zi only rested for half an hour and then went straight to participate in the afternoon competition.

However, Yan Zi soon discovered that the competition had changed from the "the whole world is against me" situation in the morning to:

"Ms. Yan, why are you alone? Come on, I'll arrange two helpers for you."

"Miss Yan, let me adjust the stove for you."

"The freshest ingredients are sent to you, Miss Yan..."

When she was cooking in the morning, almost no one paid attention to her and no one helped her. But in the afternoon, not only did all the staff gather around her, but even the chefs helped her with the competition content: controlling the heat, flipping the wok and other operations!

Yan Zi was a straightforward person, and asked in amazement: "Is this really okay? Is this still my game?"

The middle-aged chef who was sent to assist her said nonchalantly, "In a restaurant, when has the chef ever really flipped the spoon? You are playing the role of the chef now. This is the rule in our food industry. Don't worry, it's the same for others!"

Yan Zi looked at the others. Although there were indeed kitchen helpers, they were not like her now...

But people are always quick to accept things that are beneficial to them. It only took Yan Zi more than an hour to go from being nervous and frightened at the beginning to calming down later.

At 3 pm, today's food competition came to an end. President Zhang stood on the stage and read out the results of today's competition manually:

"First place, Miss Yan Zi..."

This was something that everyone expected, so when the results were announced, there was thunderous applause from the audience, which was very enthusiastic. This made Yan Zi believe for a moment that she had really won the first place based on her own strength.

After the rankings were announced, Si Jiawen came up and patted her on the shoulder: "Hey, why are you still standing there? Don't you know who you really want to thank?"

Yan Zi was stunned for a moment, and only then did she wake up from that dream-like state.

She chuckled and hugged Si Jiawen's arm:

"Of course I know. Thank you, my dearest Sister Wen!"

"Tsk, you're quite clever! But we all know that the person you are most grateful to is Li Shuo, but it's a pity that he had to leave due to some emergency..."

"It's okay, I'll treat you two to dinner some other day. Well, let's not eat out, let's go to your house, I'll cook for you!"

"That's a good idea, but not at my house..."

"That is……"

"Let's go to Li Shuo's house. His house is much more spacious than mine. He will have something to tell you then..."

"What is it?"

"Haha, that's a good thing, but I can't say it. Anyway, just focus on the game. After the game, I will take you to visit Li Shuo's house..."

"Oh, okay sis!"

Yan Zi's performance today has put her on Li Shuo's must-choose list of beautiful chefs, but now is not the right time to send out an invitation. After the food competition is over, Si Jiawen will take the opportunity to invite Yan Zi to visit Shuoguo Manor, and it will be better then.

Li Shuo left early because he didn't want to get too close to Yan Zi now. Otherwise, when it comes to the "final stage of the interview", Yan Zi might feel betrayed when she finds out that the "employer" is actually Li Shuo.

Of course, this was only a small reason. The more important reason was that Li Shuo had already passed the novelty period of food rating, and Junko Iwasaki was not there in the afternoon, so he had no one to chat with. Yuan Ke happened to call and said that the people from Patek Philippe could not wait any longer and hoped to meet him immediately. That’s why Li Shuo left early.

The Patek Philippe team has been in Lenghai for a few days, and had been received by the secretary's office before.

Li Shuo wanted to take this opportunity to obtain the agency rights of Patek Philippe in China. It would be best if he could open a store in Beijing. If that doesn't work, he could also open a store in Lenghai. The ultimate goal is cities such as Suzhou and Hangzhou.

But as early as during the online negotiations, even though Patek Philippe was in urgent need of the goods, it insisted that "high-price buyback" was its bottom line!

Until now, the company's Greater China headquarters came and the attitude changed slightly, and the wording became "We can talk, we are committed to in-depth cooperation with all powerful customers in China."

Li Shuo is a typical "powerful" client, but he is still not in a hurry. During this period of time, Feng Linlin and Yuan Ke have been mediating with the other party on behalf of Li Shuo, and it has been delayed until now...

At around 4 p.m., Li Shuo left the food exhibition and stepped into the Bentley that had been waiting for him for a long time. As soon as he got in the car, he saw Yuan Ke smiling bitterly and saying, "Boss, we really can't delay this time. Schmidt insisted that he must see you in person today, otherwise he will lead the group back to the headquarters in Beijing!"

Schmidt-Patek is the leader of the Patek Philippe team this time. According to the information found by Yuan Ke, he is 35 years old, a Swiss from the European Union, and a senior executive of Patek Philippe who was parachuted into Greater China. He has a high position in the Greater China headquarters. After Yuan Ke got his information, he assisted Li Shuo in making the "delay" decision.

Because the higher the level of the team leader, the more it proves that Patek Philippe is in a hurry. As a traditional luxury brand, there are not many "opportunities" for it to be anxious.

"Where are we going now?" Li Shuo took a look at the road outside and felt it was very familiar, so he couldn't help but ask.

Yuan Ke smiled and said, "Of course we have to go back to Shuoguo Manor. Schmidt's team has been claiming that you are a liar and are deliberately delaying time... Although this is not entirely wrong, we have to give this team a warning. Shuoguo Manor is the most suitable place."

Li Shuo laughed. He never expected that the first house he bought for himself would be used for business purposes in the beginning.

"What if I don't buy Fruit Manor recently?"

"Then we will arrange the meeting place at Shuoguo Hongqiao headquarters. It's a big place, but a little remote, which is suitable."

"It would be great if you could arrange it at the company. It's useless to arrange it at home. Don't act so recklessly in the future."

"Okay, Boss!"

"How is the renovation of Shuoguo Manor going?"

"Lin Yuyan and Qian Xiaolu are keeping an eye on this. The construction is progressing very quickly. I saw the report and the decoration of the first floor has been completed!"

"Oh, so fast?"

"It was originally a renovated building, and when we renovated it, we just made adjustments to the original layout, so of course it was done quickly."

As he spoke, the Bentley slowly drove into the Tan Gong community.

Just half an hour later, a Mercedes-Benz business car carrying seven people arrived at the gate of Tan Gong Community and was immediately stopped by security guards.