Fix fixed point

The six waiters at Hong Rui's table put down the white soup dishes almost at the same time.They are well-trained, holding the plate behind their backs, leaning slightly, and the purple soup slowly flows out of the black pottery.

A bowl of purple cold soup was placed in the center of the white round dish, like a purple crown trimmed with white sable fur.

Most of the cold soup has an orange base based on tomatoes, or a green base such as beans and vegetables. The taste is refreshing, and the combination of ingredients can be understood at a glance.But this purple cold soup is almost unheard of, and no one can guess its ingredients at a glance, making it shimmer with mystery and become the focus of attention.

The invited chefs are well-informed and experienced, and few dishes can surprise them.They were still amazed by the color and whispered about it.The waiters were also satisfied with their response, and they took back the black crockery with a smile on their faces, put it on the tray, and walked back to the kitchen with their heads held high.

Hong Rui lowered his head and smelled it, it was the aroma of purple kale.

When Hong Rui saw the cold soup for the first time, he was as shocked as everyone else.But he soon understood that this was Adam's work.Adam did not seek any advice or help from Hongrui for the chef's table.They seldom chatted, and Hong Rui didn't even know that Adam had won the lottery.

Hong Rui didn't know Adam's plan, and he didn't have any expectations, but when the bowl of soup was served, he suddenly realized.But Hong Rui was not surprised at all.He was more like a sigh of relief, as if a more hidden part of his heart had long expected that this would happen, and this soup only validated his inference.

"This soup..." Hong Rui heard Piero's voice. He was like a child who stole a purple water lily for the first time. After being caught by an adult on the spot, he hurriedly covered the flower under his clothes.The child responds to the adult's inquiries casually, his heart is beating, but he is thinking about the beauty of the flowers.Hong Rui picked up the spoon and scooped up a spoonful of soup as if nothing had happened.Soup is not as light and refreshing as normal cold soup.The taste of the soup is strong, and the spicy aroma of purple kale is still there, as if someone had just peeled a fresh leaf stalk in front of him.In an instant, the fresh water mist splashed around in the air, and every molecule danced in the air energetically.That reminded Hong Rui of Adam.

When Hong Rui treated Adam for his stiff neck, he held Adam's head on his chest.He smelled Adam's hair as he looked down.The young man's skin was supple and smooth, like ivory that had been warmed up next to his body.There is always a hint of spicy aroma about Adam.Perhaps because of the smoky cooking, Adam's hair smelled warm and dry like freshly ground black pepper.It was an extremely warm smell, but Hong Rui found something in common with the spicy aroma of purple kale.

The spiciness of the plant, cold and rushing, was just an introduction, and then Hong Rui tasted the spiciness of Dijon mustard, which was restrained, warm and spicy, in stark contrast to the coldness of the ice cream, followed by the taste of red wine vinegar It is sour, and you can taste the sweetness of bread when you return to sweetness.Flavor cycle, in a random combination sequence when you drink the second sip, full of vitality.

All the flavors ended up clean and clear, after all, this was originally a bowl of cold soup freshly squeezed from plants.

Hong Rui finished his last sip of soup. He lowered his eyes and sat motionless on his seat.The sweetness on the taste buds became more and more intense, and finally it was as sweet as drinking a sip of honey water, as if someone had dropped a kiss on his heart, it was itchy, sweet and warm.He felt that his thoughts were a little funny, and he felt a little proud of Adam inexplicably, and finally turned into a sigh from his chest.No matter how he resists and indifferent Adam, Adam never seems to be discouraged, never give up, he can always find a way to shake Hong Rui's heart again and again.

"Why are you laughing and sighing?"

Hong Rui suddenly woke up from his own thoughts. He looked sideways at Piero who was sitting on the side, and quickly said: "I laughed because this bowl of soup is not only amazing in color, but also tastes beautiful. I sighed because, Everyone will definitely feel that although this bowl of soup is good, it is just a bowl of soup."

These words were flawlessly carried on, but Piero felt hesitant, he sighed: "Hong Rui, do you also think this is just a bowl of soup?"

Hong Rui was stunned, but Piero shook his head and said, "You told me to drink it well. I always thought I was not old, but now I realize that maybe you didn't realize the awesomeness of being young."

Adam, Scott, and Steve stood together, Adam nervously wiped his hands with a white cloth repeatedly, Scott had already smoked three cigarettes, and Steve circled around in place.They don't have a dish on their hands that demands their attention, so they seem even more nervous than they were before serving.The foreman came in and saw that the three young people were in a nervous fainting state. He comforted them and said that he had also served as the foreman in the past few years, but it never went so smoothly.Everyone must have been very satisfied.In the end, the foreman led three people onto the small stage to accept everyone's evaluation.

Standing on the stage, surrounded by lights, judged by 30 pairs of eyes and cameras, Adam felt as embarrassed as if he was standing in front of a well-dressed crowd in only a pair of swimming trunks. His voice was dry and hoarse, and the air around him was hot Got to take his breath away.He looked at Scott and Steve, they were not much better than himself, Scott was putting his palms on the white apron, wiping the sweat from his palms slightly.

Adam raised his head, and at the first glance, he saw Hong Rui.Hong Rui faced Adam and sat at the table closest to the stage.He was wearing a black shawl-collar gown that must have been mixed with silk—his entire upper body seemed to glow, standing out from the dark crowd, and that made Adam spot him.Their eyes met in the air, Hong Rui had a gentle smile on his lips, looking great.

Ting Nuo said something, and the applause like a tide suddenly broke out.The voice was loud, and Adam shrank his neck, almost looking down at his toes.But Adam knew that Hong Rui's eyes were on himself.Suddenly, Adam wasn't so flustered anymore, his scattered heartbeat gradually calmed down with the tide of applause.

Adam looked at Hong Rui fixedly, then smiled at him, and then looked away.Adam is no longer afraid, nor is he worried about other people's evaluation, because he knows that Hong Rui is looking at him, and only at him.

Maxine's evaluation was almost without surprises. All the evaluations that Adam had rehearsed in his mind beforehand came out of Maxine's mouth: the color is a gimmick, the taste is too monotonous, and the deadliest thing is that A cold soup as a starter is a bit too simple for an occasion like the chef's table.Everyone is looking forward to more complex and delicate starters.

There were many well-known chefs present.But no one has the reputation of a nine-star chef like Maxine. This is because she has three restaurants under her Michelin three-star honor at the same time, and she is also the most expensive chef among all the chefs.After she said these comments, no one was willing to say a few good words for Adam.

Ting Nuo had no choice but to ask Hong Rui if there was anything he wanted to say.Hong Rui looked at Maxine and Ting Nuo, with a smile on his lips.Adam glanced at Hong Rui anxiously, feeling that he seemed to be causing him trouble again.He began to feel uneasy, he thought that Hong Rui liked this bowl of soup, but after the one-sided evaluation appeared, he was no longer sure.

Hong Rui nodded, took the microphone, and said unhurriedly to Maxine: "Mrs. Conway, I agree with what you said. This dish may be a little simple or even cheap when served on the chef's table—— The raw materials used by Adam can be found everywhere, and there are no expensive ingredients.” As soon as he said this, there was a small discussion in the audience, and Hong Rui continued: “But, to be honest, If you want me to improve, I can't think of a better way. In my opinion, the color, taste, texture, seasoning, although simple, are a match made in heaven. I can understand your preference for the chef's table starter High expectations, but I don't mind serving this dish to my guests as a starter at Alimentum. I'm sure my guests will happily pull out their wallets for it."

Everyone was silent again, and they were all asking themselves a question: Can they imagine such a combination and color?What could they do to improve a cold soup like this?

At this time, Piero, who was sitting next to Hong Rui, spoke. He looked at the podium and said, "Can I say a few words?"

"Of course, Mr. Tuqi, please." Ting Nuo hurriedly asked Hong Rui to hand over the microphone to Piero.

Adam saw the man sitting on Hong Rui's right standing up.The man's hand was on the back of Hong Rui's chair all the time, and it could be seen that he and Hong Rui were very close.There was a commotion at the movement of him getting up, which was even more profound than Maxine's evaluation. "God." Steve beside Adam let out a tiny exclamation: "That's Pierotucci."

Pierrotucci, the younger generation no longer recognizes his face.Adam has heard the name countless times, but he has never seen a photo of Piero, but even if he did, he would not recognize it, because it was more than twenty years ago.

Pierrotucci, the godfather of British food.

He is self-taught, and at the age of 32, he won the Michelin three-star honor, becoming the youngest Michelin three-star chef in the world.However, what made him famous was that he announced his retirement from the restaurant at the age of 38, and took off the restaurant's three stars and returned them to the Michelin company.He became the first chef in history to return his Michelin star.

He didn't want people with less knowledge to judge whether he was eligible for a Michelin star, and he didn't want to be judged by any organization. He chose to be a private chef and only accepted invitations from very few people to cook for them.His guests include the world's greatest scientists, the most famous politicians, and the richest tycoons, and he also cooks for his favorite painters, musicians, and novelists.

His life is quite legendary. When he was still cooking in restaurants in his early years, he produced many well-known cooking shows. He developed the career of a chef into a show star and inspired many young people.Many people present grew up watching his show. After so many years, his appearance has undergone tremendous changes, but he was recognized as soon as he opened his mouth.

Piero raised his hand, and the audience quickly fell silent. Everyone stared at him without blinking. Even Maxine waited seriously for him to speak.Piero said: "I have been away from this industry for a long time, and I found a surprise when I came back this time. I also discovered a common problem. In the current catering industry, everyone is blindly pursuing more exquisite presentation. Richer taste, using more complex raw materials, more cumbersome processing methods. But I prefer to make simple things perfect-many people can't even use every ingredient to the best of their ability to pursue other cooking methods, This is wrong." Piero glanced at Hongrui and Maxine, paused, and continued: "What is an appetizer? An appetizer literally means to produce appetite. The function of an appetizer is Wash away the tiredness of the guests, and cheer up the appetite to face the next main course. In my opinion, this cold soup has fulfilled its duty. If it is too complicated, it will take away our expectation from the main course. And Is this cold soup really that simple? I'm not an expert, I'm sitting next to an expert in food handling, but I still want to take a guess, please keep quiet if I'm wrong, okay?"

Everyone laughed, Hong Rui looked up with a smile, and made a movement of zipping his mouth with his hands. Piero saw that he was assured, and continued: "The texture of cucumber is tighter than what we usually eat. Thick, I assume you vacuumed the cucumbers once. You also used vinegar to stop the oxidation and keep the color bright. Purple kale is not a particularly strong smelling vegetable, you juice it right before serving to keep that fresh smell, this It is because the plant cells release all the enzymes when they are just destroyed, which is the source of the fragrance. When the enzymes die, the smell will dissipate." Piero looked down at Hong Rui, and said with a smile: " Oh, and I have learned some culinary chemistry myself. This most traditional soup with the latest culinary techniques is amazing in my opinion, it shows knowledge, imagination, and ability."

"Can I ask you a question?" Piero asked Adam suddenly.

Adam was suddenly named, and replied reflexively: "Of course. You can ask, anything."

"Why do you want to make it purple? Maybe there are more choices if it is made in other colors."

Hong Rui suddenly tensed his back, he squinted his eyes and looked at Piero carefully, he didn't know what the other party wanted to do.

Adam thought for a while, holding the microphone and speaking slowly, with a sincere face: "A girl gave me a purple tulip. The purple color is very beautiful. I want to use it for a dish."

"You were a surprise, Adam."

After Piero finished speaking, he returned the microphone to the organizer. He sat down calmly and picked up the water glass.Hong Rui didn't look at Piero, he felt that someone had seen through his lies and was about to find his purple lotus.Adam froze on the stage, and Piero's words were far better than Maxine's evaluation.Everyone whispered and began to re-examine the dish.

Hong Rui was not in the mood to listen to what other people had to say. He lowered his head and took a sip of the wine, the hair on the back of his neck almost stood on end.Piero definitely found something, and he couldn't give Piero any more clues.Hong Rui swallowed the wine, trying not to show any nervousness on his face.But he underestimated Del Piero.Piero took a sip of water, leaned close to Hong Rui's ear and said: "The important thing is not who gave him that tulip, Hong Rui, what matters is that he chose purple today. I can tell it's for you at a glance made soup."

Hong Rui turned his head to look at Piero, his words were always calm: "I don't know what you are talking about, Piero, but I thank you for coming forward to defend the contestants from my restaurant."

Piero moved closer to the chair, even closer than before.He put down the water glass, grasped the air with five fingers of his right hand, and clenched into a fist.Piero was almost pressed against Hong Rui's shoulder, and whispered in his ear: "He is already yours, in your palm, Hong Rui. Maybe he hasn't realized his emotions, but I can see it Among so many people, he found you out of the crowd with just one glance. He has been looking at you, Hong Rui, and he is looking for you. "

Hong Rui didn't distance himself, he lowered his voice and replied indifferently: "What does that have to do with me?"

"Oh, do you really want to treat me like this?" Piero opened a distance to see Hongrui's expression.But Hong Rui didn't show any emotion.Piero suddenly laughed and posted again: "You drew his eyes."

"Hu……"

Piero interrupted Hong Rui's defense, and continued to lower his voice and said: "Those can be anyone's eyes. But the expression you look at him is the same as the expression you draw on your mobile phone."

Hong Rui stared at Piero, pursed his lips tightly, and didn't say a word. He was like a hedgehog with all its thorns erected, and he refused to reveal an inch of soft skin.

Feeling sorry, Piero leaned back in his chair, opened the distance between the two of them and said, "I will divorce Sarah next year, and now we are separated. I don't live in Scotland either, I live on the Isle of Wight. I think you'd rather hear it from me than from the newspaper."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Piero, you must now..."

"Come on, save yourself," Piero interrupted Hong Rui's consolation. Hong Rui was never good at comforting people, he just recited social rhetoric. "No, I'm really sorry for you." Hong Rui looked directly at Piero and said, "I was the best man at your and Sara's wedding. I have witnessed many important and happy moments of yours. Pity."

Piero let out a long sigh and curled up on the backrest.His body suddenly became sluggish, and age finally made this body that was always looking for it tired.Hong Rui and Piero didn't speak for a while, they drank the wine in their glasses silently, and neither of them listened to other people's evaluation of the contestants.

Finally Piero said: "I'm not telling you this to comfort me. When your heart breaks the first time you think it's the end of the world and you can't take it a second time. It's not. ...this is not my first failed marriage, and I think I'm getting used to heartbreak. I've found that after so much, I'm not as sad as I thought. What I want to tell you is that there are You think too much about things, and finally realize that you don't have that much time at all, and the separation is not as sad as you imagined. Hong Rui, life is short, enjoy yourself in time."

"You're right, Piero. But I don't get involved with the people I work with."

"why?"

"Do you still need me to explain?" Hong Rui tilted his head and pointed in the direction of Maxine: "The lessons learned from the past are dripping with blood."

"Oh." Piero's face suddenly went blank, he was embarrassed for a rare moment, and soon laughed again, sweeping away the tiredness just now.Hong Rui also raised his eyebrows and smiled, the depression in his heart suddenly had an outlet.Hong Rui picked up the wine, took a sip, and swallowed slowly.

"Adam is a good boy, he won't be like Maxine."

"Twenty years ago, you must have thought that Maxine was as lovely a child as Adam is now, and that's why you started a relationship with her."

Both of them stopped talking immediately, and neither of them could persuade the other.Who can tell what will happen to a person in the future?Who can guarantee that in the face of money and honor, the past will not repeat itself?For a young man like Adam, his future is limitless.And their lives are set.

They drank shoulder to shoulder until the end, and neither of them bothered to hear who had the best dish of the night at the end.

At the end of the day, everyone gets up from their seats to move about freely. This is the time for the chefs to socialize, and they will gather to chat about some newly discovered dishes.

Maxine came over, she completely ignored Hong Rui and looked at Piero: "Piero, how are you recently?"

Piero sat sideways on the chair, looked up at Maxine, and said with a smile on his face: "Maxine, I'm fine. I heard that your restaurant has expanded to Asia, congratulations."

"There's nothing to congratulate." Maxine stared at Piero and said softly, "You don't like me anymore, Piero. We haven't seen each other for so many years, and you didn't even take the initiative to speak to me today."

"It's not like that, Maxine." Piero sighed, he hesitated for a while, and decided to tell the truth: "Maxine, I don't dislike you. I like you very much. You are very smart. You're so powerful, you did things I didn't. I always remember our time together. It's just that I don't enjoy being with you anymore. I want to spend my time with other people."

Maxine glanced sideways at Hong Rui with sharp eyes: "Do you like Dukas better?"

Hong Rui has no position to speak, and Piero's silence expresses his attitude.Maxine stomped her feet and walked away quickly. When she came back, she had three glasses and a bottle of colorless and transparent wine in her hand.She pulled away the chair next to Piero, sat down and said, "I know I'm sorry for you, Piero. But we can make it clear today that I'm not the only one who's sorry for you, you also have some stupid things."

She poured three glasses of wine, picked up one of them and said, "20 years ago, I was wrong to leave you and start a new business."

After speaking, she drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Seeing this, Hong Rui was about to get up and leave. Piero grabbed Hong Ru's wrist and looked at Hong Rui with pleading eyes.Hong Rui knew that Piero had always been indifferent, so he was never afraid of anything.But his only concern was the woman in front of him.Maybe Piero really felt guilty when he was young, so even if he was forced to retire at the age of 38 by Maxine (*Note [-]), he never publicly issued any statement against the other party.Hong Rui thought about it and sat down again.

"But I had no choice at the time. You had a wife at the time, but you still cheated and got involved with me. After this incident became known to everyone, Piero, you dumped me, and everyone blamed me. I seduced you. I can't continue to be your apprentice in that situation. I have to find a way out for myself." Maxine talked about the past frankly, without any coyness.She looked at the two full glasses of wine in front of her, raised her eyes and raised her eyebrows at Piero: "I think it's your fault."

Piero nodded in acknowledgment, reaching for his glass.Maxine glanced at Hong Rui again, Hong Rui was confused: "What does this have to do with me?"

Piero tugged Hong Rui's clothes under the table, Hong Rui gave up arguing, he picked up the small wine glass and drank it down.It turned out to be tequila, the wine was spicy and burned into the stomach.It was as if someone lit a fire in his heart.

*Note 38: I may not have mentioned Hong Rui’s age before. He is about 56 years old, Piero is about 50 years old, and Maxine is in his early [-]s.

PS: The brain hole I thought on the way to work this morning

Adam's phone was left in Hongrui's shop.When I went back to pick it up, I was asked to close the door.The lights were almost turned off, and when Adam checked the doors and windows for the last time, he heard noises from the warehouse.So he touched a kitchen knife from the chopping board to watch the movement.

According to the rumors, the irritable and cold Hong Rui was biting an apple in his mouth, and he was still turning things over with one hand.And Adam was facing him, holding a kitchen knife in his hand...

The two said at the same time: "What are you doing?"

Maybe I really wrote it according to this.Life is short don't be so serious, just smile

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I seem to be obsessed with Adam recently

For example, he thinks that there is an electronic screen in front of everyone to display diners' orders, which is very advanced, cool and clear.

Kara replied: Isn't that the same as McDonald's?

He marveled: the requirements are so strict, each must be cut into the specified size, the cooking is accurate to the second, and the temperature is accurate to half a degree.

Kara said: Why does this sound like a chemical factory?

Adam just... can he still talk happily?

Is there any more ruthless way to attack?