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His father's tone was full of sentimentality and sadness, although the meaning inside was very self-willed—why did Zi'an work so hard for his father's out-of-reach dream?He is him and father is father.

But he was moved nonetheless.He knows that he is able to reach his current position not because of his talent and hard work are much higher than others. There is a lot of luck in it. He was born in a good time and his fortune is not bad, but many people are beaten into mediocrity by reality people.

He said to his father: "I will try my best to make the restaurant a good one. Michelin three stars is also my goal. Even if I can't achieve it this year, I will find a way to achieve it in two, three, or five years."

But my father said: "Five years is too late. No, even if you wait another year, you can't do it. This city is changing too fast. If you want something, you have to be the first. Zi'an, listen to me, if you want to do it, you must be the number one in Beijing." A three-star Michelin restaurant!"

Huo Zian shook his head with a smile: "It's too difficult. There are many factors considered in the Michelin selection, which are beyond my control. There are so many good restaurants in Beijing, some have good food, some have good environment and location, or have history and influence. Powerful, creative, and conceptually clear, there are too many advantages over me.”

The father laughed "Hey", leaned back on the chair, and said with a relaxed posture: "What's the matter! We have any shortcomings, just overcome them, and I will help you." He felt that he should not put too much pressure on Zian, Decided to put this topic aside for now.He picked up a yuba roll, took a bite, and then put down his chopsticks: "It's far worse than yours. If you have time, come and help me guide the kitchen."

This was not difficult for Huo Zian, so he immediately replied: "Okay, I don't understand the Chinese food, I can give some advice on Western food."

The father was very happy, and said with a smile: "I specialize in surgery, thank you, chef. I have a gift for you, come with me to see it."

Huo Zian was a little surprised - what gift must be seen specially?

His father took him to a special elevator, and they took the elevator to the top floor.The elevator door opened, and in front of him was a suite.

Huo Zian looked around the comfortable and beautiful house, and asked, "Is this what you want to give me?"

The father smiled and said: "Well, there are eight suites on the top floor, and this one is reserved for you. You can live here if you like, or if you don't want to, it's fine if it's empty. Someone will come to clean it every day, so you don't have to worry about it yourself. There is also a small kitchen here, which is a bit rough for you, but you probably don’t cook at home often, so if you want to eat, you can ask the downstairs restaurant to deliver it.”

Huo Zian did not expect such a generous gift.He looked at the small kitchen next to the dining table. There were all kinds of knives and pans, range hood, oven, ice maker, coffee machine, refrigerator, and wine storage cabinet. They were all good kitchen utensils imported from Germany or Northern Europe. You can know from the details, This suite is worth the money.

"Thank you very much." Huo Zi'an said.

My father was afraid that Huo Zian would not accept it, so he was relieved to see that he accepted the favor without asking any further questions.He led Huo Zian to the floor-to-ceiling windows. The floor-to-ceiling windows occupied an entire wall, and the view from the glass was wide open.Father pointed to the front and said, "That's the Bell and Drum Tower."

Huo Zi'an looked around and recognized the familiar alley without any effort.His restaurant is hidden in those criss-crossed alleys. Seen from a height, rows of gray tiles are spread out step by step. The scale is larger than he imagined, and each house is bigger than he imagined. Be small.

My father laughed and said, "You are so busy every day, coming in and out, and you only do activities in this small area. But look, Beijing is so big!"

Following his father's words, Huo Zian looked around at the densely packed buildings below. From the Bell and Drum Tower, he could see a part of the central axis; with the central axis as the diameter, the city of Beijing stretched round and round into the distance, like a falling stone After entering the water, a vortex quietly appeared, circles, circles, extending, extending...

Beijing is really big.This concept used to exist only vaguely in Zian's mind, but now it became clear because he was at a high place.

Just like the first time he heard the New Year's Eve bells from the bell tower, he was once again overwhelmed by the magnificence of the city; the difference was that the bells touched him emotionally, while the sight in front of him was real. Literally, with no room for buffering, he rushed at him.

Father sighed: "I have quite a few properties in the city, but for Beijing, it's just a drop in the bucket. And you, Zian, you can't even recognize which restaurant it is."

Huo Zian was startled, and turned to look at his father.My father said: "It's normal not to be able to recognize you. Here, your traces are insignificant, and they will disappear if you wipe them casually. Therefore, you must not relax. Whenever you have a chance, you must increase your strength and don't be swept away by the big waves." run."

Huo Zian didn't answer.He and his father quietly looked at the huge city in front of them, feeling great and small.Slowly, fine-grained anxiety and panic climbed into his heart, turning into a net, covering him...

After a while, Huo Zian finally said, "Father, what's your name now?"

This question is a bit strange, but Mr. Qin laughed: "I became a Hong Kong citizen ten years ago. I asked a fortune teller to change my name, and now I am called Qin Youde. The fortune teller said that there are people who are virtuous, and people who are rich in soil. If you have soil, you will have wealth, and if you have wealth, you will be useful. Everything starts with virtue. How about this name?"

Huo Zian smiled slightly: "Very good."

Qin Youde seemed very satisfied with this answer.He suddenly took a step forward and hugged Huo Zian.

Huo Zian was taken aback.His father has gained a lot of weight over the years, his body is soft, but his arms are still strong and powerful. Huo Zian had an illusion that as long as his father exerted himself, he could still lift him high, just like he did when he was a child.

After a while, he raised his hand and hugged his father back.His father patted him on the back and said, "Zian, I'm really happy to have you back. I'm really happy."

Huo Zian's eye circles turned red.

A week later, Huo Zian appeared in the back kitchen of the hotel and officially became a catering consultant.He put forward many opinions on the menu of the western restaurant, and felt that the hotel's buffet was particularly mediocre, so he proposed to use seasonal ingredients as the theme and rotate it every three weeks.At that time, American beef re-entered China and was promoting everywhere. Through friends, Huo Zian cooperated with the importer and invited a chef from a century-old restaurant in New York to sit in charge.

Qin Youde held a big press conference, announcing the hotel's cooperation with Michelin-starred chefs and old New York restaurants. The hotel, which had no focus other than the height of the building, became a hot topic of catering in the city.

On the first night of the buffet dinner, Huo Zian took You Liangchen to the scene.

Under the fifty-story building, You Liangchen looked up at the huge signboard on the wall. "Youde Building," he read: "The name is pretty, Youde, isn't that your father's name?"

"Yeah," Huo Zi'an had mixed feelings, "He didn't become famous for his paintings. He built a building and put his name on it. Now all Beijingers will see his name when they pass the second ring road."

"It's awesome!" You Liangchen gave a short evaluation.

The layout of the hotel's main restaurant has been completely renewed.There is an open flame oven in the middle of the restaurant, the charcoal fire is dark red, occasionally the grease drips, and some sparks pop out.Qin Youde spent a lot of money to renovate the kitchen for open flame barbecue, and the effect is remarkable.

This is Huo Zian's suggestion to him. Huo Zian said that delicate and elegant French cuisine and novel molecular cuisine are actually a little out of date in the world trend. Now many people like simple and direct cooking methods, fresh ingredients without too much care Cooking over open flames has become popular as much as possible.And the rough steak is just right for this method.

In the jazz, the restaurant is filled with a rich aroma of meat fat.The three-finger-thick eye meat, the pink and soft sirloin, and the huge tomahawk steak are cooked directly after being properly aged.There is no technical assistance such as low-temperature slow cooking, or even extra spices for seasoning. The chef sprinkles the right amount of salt, and fry the steak on the pan based on experience, and then moves it to the grill to create a beautiful grid pattern.

Every piece of steak is very substantial, a large thick piece of meat, because it has been cooked, it is easy to cut open, revealing the pink cut surface.The outer layer is charred, but the inside is still juicy and juicy. When you put it in your mouth, the delicious and strong beef flavor immediately fills your mouth.This is a taste that other meat and seafood don’t have—primitive, vivid, and direct. The knife is sawed on the thick meat, and the fat moistens the lips and corners of the mouth, which has a barbaric attitude.

Although the jazz is elegant, the atmosphere in the hall is warm, even a bit murderous, the voice of the person raised a bit, and the wine was quickly down half a bottle, and then more meat was sent into his mouth .

Huo Zian greeted the chef, and sat down with You Liangchen at a table by the French window.The price of this dinner is very expensive, but there are still no empty seats, and the seats by the window are especially rare, and you can see the night view of Beijing from a condescending height.

They also didn't eat anything else on the buffet table except steak.Huo Zian ordered medium-rare, cut the steak open, and there was a layer of bright red raw meat inside, bleeding out blood-red juice.Huo Zi'an cut a piece and fed it to You Liangchen's mouth, "Try?"

You Liangchen was not used to eating raw beef, so he refused, "It's bloody."

"Only raw meat can taste the original taste of beef," Huo Zi'an persuaded.

You Liangchen opened his mouth and ate.The three-ripe steak has several textures from the outer layer to the inner core. The raw meat does not feel too fishy, ​​but the meat is rich and vigorous, and there is always a feeling of drinking blood.

Raising his eyes, he saw Huo Zian staring at him intently. "What's wrong?" Yu Liangchen asked.

Huo Zian smiled, took the napkin and went over to wipe the juice from the corner of Yu Liangchen's mouth.You Liangchen's lips were already ruddy, but with the oil on his mouth, it was even more red.Huo Zian suddenly felt the turbulence of emotion, and wanted to hold You Liangchen in his arms.He took a sip of the red wine, and felt that his body was light and hot, and he was about to float.

Just when he was dreaming, Qin Youde walked over. "Zian!" he called.He heard Huo Zian say that he would bring a companion, he thought it was his girlfriend, but Yu Liangchen came.He was somewhat surprised, but his face remained calm, and he said to You Liangchen: "I'm sorry, I want to take Zian away, you can enjoy it slowly."

Yu Liangchen smiled slightly, and said "hmm".

Huo Zian had no choice but to put down the half-eaten steak and You Liangchen, and went to socialize with his father.

After You Liangchen ate that mouthful of raw meat, he felt a little unappetizing, so he tried to eat another small piece, but he couldn't eat any more.He had nothing to do, he drank wine on his own, watching Huo Zi'an flying all over the field in boredom.

Qin Youde seemed to know everyone on the field.He took Huo Zian around the table to greet each other, and introduced "Michelin Chef" to the people in the business field.At the beginning, Huo Zian glanced at You Liangchen from time to time, to see if he would be bored eating alone, but after a while, he couldn't care about You Liangchen anymore, he was overwhelmed by the faces and various scenes in front of him.He drank quite a bit—slightly more than usual when he was trying to stay sober.So he felt that the fire seemed to light up the whole field, everyone had the same face, and the blood of the steak was blindingly red... But there was nothing wrong with it.

You Liangchen watched coldly, knowing that Huo Zian would definitely not be able to return to his seat tonight.He was very bored, looking at the scenery outside the window.The scenery outside is not so good, the cobweb-like road and the box-like building are equally boring.Finally, he found the Bell and Drum Tower between the street lights and tall buildings, and saw his home.

He opened his eyes wide and was a little surprised. For the first time, he felt that the alley was so dark.Compared with the bright lights on the street, the alley is like a shadow, lying quietly on the land of every inch of land, without a body, appearing out of thin air, without knowing where it came from, without knowing its meaning...

He could see God.

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Continue to eat meat tomorrow