Food Tycoon

Haixuan has always been straightforward in his work, especially things like houses and cars, as long as he likes them and can afford them, he will buy them.So within a week, the house was bought, and the money on the two people's public cards was cleared first, and Hai Xuan made up for it if it was not enough.Although Yu Lu felt that the restaurant had already made a lot of money, when he bought the villa, he found that the money he earned was only a fraction of the money, and the bulk was paid by Haixuan.

Yu Lu seriously said to Haixuan: "You bought the house, write your name."

Hai Xuan said flatly: "I bought the house, and I can write whoever's name I like."

Yu Lu said: "If you say that the house is yours, my siblings will have no scruples until they live in it. Otherwise, they will think I am rich."

"The house is mine. I gave it to you as a gift. You don't need to show them the real estate certificate." Haixuan said.

When finally applying for the real estate certificate, Yu Lu insisted on only writing Haixuan's name, while Haixuan wanted to write Yulu's name wholeheartedly. In the end, he made a compromise and wrote the names of both Yu Lu and Haixuan.

When the house payment was settled, the other party emptied the house. Yu Lu and Haixuan took a look at it, and decided not to redecorate, but to clean it and move in directly.However, the furniture still needs to be re-purchased. Each bedroom has re-purchased wallpapers and put them up according to each individual's hobbies.

Five bedrooms, two downstairs and three upstairs, two girls live downstairs, men live upstairs, on the surface Haixuan and Yu Nan each have a room, Yu Lu and Yu Bing share one room, In fact, Yu Bing and Yu Nan each have a room, and Yu Lu and Haixuan live in the master bedroom together.Haixuan installed a kingsize bed in the master bedroom, and the floor is made of wood. If the bed rolls too far, the floor can continue to roll. You can do whatever you want, and you can do as many tricks as you want. Thinking about it makes me feel good .Moreover, the bedrooms upstairs are all equipped with bathrooms, and absolute privacy can be guaranteed by closing the door, and no one knows what is going on inside.

Everyone is in their place, and everyone is very excited.It was the first time for the two girls to have their own room, their own wardrobe, desk, etc., and in such a spacious and beautiful big house, life was simply a qualitative leap, just like a dream, it was not real, I was afraid After waking up, it became fake again.

Five-year-old Yu Bing finally wanted to sleep alone. Yu Lu helped him install a relatively dark desk lamp in the room. There is a bathroom in the bedroom.Yu Lu was worried that he had always been accompanied by someone to sleep with. If no one accompanied him, he would definitely feel scared when he woke up and would have to sleep with him for several nights.In the end, Haixuan said that he would leave this matter to him. I don't know what he said to Yu Bing. The little guy vowed that he was very brave and could sleep alone without the company of adults.

On the first night when they moved to their new home, Haixuan was as excited as if he had taken an aphrodisiac. He and Yu Lu had sex twice in the bathroom, and then went back to the bed and had another two sex. Yu Lu was as tired as a dead pig Don't want to move.In the middle of the night, when Yu Lu was sleeping soundly, he suddenly heard someone crying loudly. Yu Lu suddenly woke up from his sleep and sat up suddenly: "Ah Bing is crying!"

Hai Xuan was also awakened: "No."

Yu Lu hurriedly turned on the light, got up from the bed, and found that he was naked, quickly took a bath towel around his waist, then opened the door and went out, pushed open the door of Yu Bing's room next door, the small light inside was still on, and the room Quietly, Yu Bing was soundly asleep, and there was no trace of waking up.Yu Lu walked over, looked at his nephew who was sleeping innocently, reached out to touch his little face, pulled a small blanket for him, and put it on his stomach.

"I said no." Haixuan stood at the door, wearing only a pair of underwear, leaning against the door with his chest folded.

Yu Lu got up and came out: "It may have been a dream just now, and I fell asleep."

As soon as the two of them closed the door of Yu Bing's room, the lights in the corridor turned on, and Yu Nan also got up: "Brother, I seem to hear Ah Bing crying."

"I seemed to hear it just now, but it wasn't him. He was sleeping soundly." Yu Lu said.

Yu Nan breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw his brother and Haixuan's clothes, and couldn't help scratching his head in embarrassment: "Then I'm hallucinating."

Hai Xuan said, "Most likely the male cat is calling for spring."

"It's also possible." Yu Lu said, he remembered that when he was on the island, Luo's family had a female cat, and often a male cat would come over to seduce the female cat, screaming like a child crying, very creepy.

"It's okay, let's all go back to sleep." Hai Xuan said.

Yu Bing became independent like this, so fast that Yu Lu couldn't imagine how much he hoped that the baby who couldn't speak or walk would grow up quickly, and now he has become a little guy with an independent personality, but he was looking forward to He grows slowly, don't leave himself so quickly.Do all parents have this mentality?

Hai Xuan laughed at him: "Those who should go will always go, and those who should come will also come, just let nature take its course. They will all go, but I won't, I will accompany you."

Hearing this, Yu Lu raised his head and stared at Hai Xuan for a long time, then the corners of his mouth curled up. He probably took this as a promise.

A few days after moving into the new house, the cooking competition started.The first competition was held in the city and lasted for four days. Haibawang participated in the team competition and needed three to five contestants. Haixuan felt that it was useless to have too many people, so he only called Zhang Yiwei to help.It's not that there are no chefs in the store who are better at cooking than Zhang Yiwei, but Zhang Yiwei was taught by Haixuan, and it's more appropriate to cooperate, so I brought him along.

They arrived at the city where the competition was held one day earlier. This city was much more prosperous and crowded than their small county town.It was the midsummer of the scorching sun, and the leaves of the trees were wilted from the sun. It felt like the wind blowing was hot, so hot that people didn't even want to go out.They found the competition venue, went to report first, learned about the rules of the competition, and then went back to the hotel to rest.

The competition is divided into individual competition and team competition. The first two days are individual competitions, and the last two days are team competitions.Zhang Yiwei thought that he had nothing to do with himself for the first two days, so he didn't have to be so nervous, he could relax first, and he was not afraid of the heat, so he ran out for a walk alone.As a result, it was a tragedy at night. I caught a cold with a fever, sneezing constantly, and had a headache and fever.

Haixuan looked at Zhang Yiwei, and hated iron and steel: "I told you to rest well, but you didn't listen, how can you go to the competition like this?"

Zhang Yiwei regretted to death: "Master, what should I do? If I don't get better, will I be disqualified from the competition?" The most basic thing for a chef is to present healthy meals to diners. If the chef himself is still sick, how can he To ensure the food safety of diners.

Haixuan said: "Hurry up and take your medicine and rest! If your cold doesn't get better, don't go to the competition. I will call Ayang to come over." There is no absolute limit on the number of people in the competition, Haixuan thinks there will be three people That's enough. I didn't expect that Yi Wei would catch a cold when he lost the chain at a critical moment. If he knew it earlier, he would have brought Zhao Xiaoyang along.

"Understood." Zhang Yiwei wailed, feeling depressed all the time. He finally had the opportunity to participate in such a large-scale competition, but something went wrong, and his guts were green with regret.Yu Lu ran to buy him cold medicine and told him to rest quickly after taking the medicine.

After all this work, Yu Lu was sweating, and he touched his forehead helplessly: "This Ah Wei can really make a fuss, I hope it's just a long way." Before the game, this kind of accident began to happen, and Yu Lu couldn't help worrying.

Haixuan said: "It doesn't matter much. If we don't have to have three people to count as a group, we can figure it out ourselves. Go wash and sleep, maybe he will be fine tomorrow."

The two of them didn't avoid suspicion with Zhang Yiwei, they directly opened the big bed room, Yu Lu climbed onto the bed after washing, and leaned against Haixuan: "Who are you chatting with?"

Haixuan is swiping his phone, he doesn't play Weibo, he only chats on WeChat occasionally, and there are only friends and relatives they know in WeChat: "Talk to Boss Zhong about the situation, and say hello to him in advance, in case Ah Wei gets worse, let him Send Ayang over here."

Yu Lu looked up at Hai Xuan's face: "Do you feel nervous?"

Hai Xuan put down the phone: "Are you going to calm my nervous mood?"

Yu Lu said, "How can I appease you?"

Haixuan took off the clothes on his body, took off the t-shirt on Yulu, and threw it on the bedside table: "If a man is happy physically, he will also relax. Let's relax together."

Yu Lu didn't expect this guy to be in heat in a hotel, so he blocked Haixuan's hand: "Isn't that good? It's in a hotel."

Hai Xuan smiled lightly: "Others came to the hotel to get a room on purpose, we are just passing by." After speaking, he kissed Yu Lu.

Yu Lu thought so too, since he was staying in a hotel anyway, he didn't know anyone, so what was he afraid of.

The two woke up early the next morning, and the first thing Yu Lu did when he got up was to go and see Zhang Yiwei: "Ah Wei, do you feel better?"

Zhang Yiwei said: "My head still hurts a bit, and I don't have a fever anymore, but—cough cough—it seems to be a little coughing."

Yu Lu sighed helplessly: "Then I'm afraid you won't be able to participate in the competition like this." The cough came on suddenly, but went slowly. It didn't last for three to five days or a week, and the cough would never get better.

Zhang Yiwei was about to cry: "Brother Lu, I want to go to the competition."

Haixuan poked his head in from outside the door: "Take care of yourself if you are sick, don't think about the competition, there will be more opportunities in the future."

Yu Lu said to Zhang Yiwei: "Go find some loquat leaves and brush them clean, and boil some water in the kitchen to see if you can see immediate results. If not, then there is nothing you can do." This method was used by a neighbor's grandmother when Yu Bing coughed Taught him, very cheap and easy to use.

Zhang Yiwei said with a bitter face, "But where did the loquat leaves come from?"

Haixuan said: "Then go to the pharmacy and buy some Chuanbei, rock candy and pears. Stew them and eat them to see if there is any effect."

Zhang Yiwei nodded: "Okay, I'll try."

Hai Xuan said: "We have to rush to the venue soon, you take care of yourself."

"I also want to watch the game." Zhang Yiwei said.

Yu Lu said: "I will keep the admission ticket for you, come here by yourself after you finish taking the medicine."

Zhang Yiwei nodded: "Alright then."

The competition venue is a catering club in the city. The kitchen utensils and ingredients are mainly provided by the sponsors. Contestants can bring their own auxiliary materials to enter the venue, but they must be raw food. The competition will be divided into batches by lottery. Each person is limited to two dishes, one for One of the prescribed dishes is an optional dish, and the competition time is two hours. If you need to prepare in advance, you can process the ingredients in advance at your discretion, and they must only be processed as raw food.

This competition is not only a test of strength, but also a test of luck. If a dish that a player is good at takes a long time, and he happens to get the first batch, he has no time to prepare the dish he is good at, so he can only discard it and retreat. Secondly, the effect is naturally discounted.

When I visited yesterday, the venue was still very loose. After I came today, the atmosphere of the venue was completely different. Before entering the venue, I felt the tense atmosphere.Yu Lu thought he had calculated early, but when they arrived, they found that most of the parking spaces at the venue were full. After searching for a long time, he finally saw a parking space on the side. Pour in.Yu Lu was not very good at this kind of wedge parking, and he was already drenched in sweat when the car was parked.

Haixuan said: "I've already told you that I will drive, but you must fight to come."

Yu Lu wiped off his sweat: "I don't want you to take a rest, let's go, there seem to be quite a lot of people here, we should be late."

Hai Xuan raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "There are still 45 minutes until the start, what are you doing so early? Contact the judges?"

"Can?"

"It's impossible to even think about it." Haixuan pushed the door and got out of the car.

Yu Lu came down from the other side, and then heard someone say: "Aha, aren't these the two bosses of Haibawang? I didn't expect you to come to participate in the competition. What a coincidence."

Yu Lu quickly looked up and was amused: "Mr. Xu, what a coincidence, you also came to watch the game?" Mr. Xu is the food critic who once helped Haibawang promote the Buddha Jumping Wall, and he is also a frequent visitor of Haibawang.

Old Xu smiled: "Yes, not only to watch the game, but also a little task, mainly to taste everyone's craftsmanship."

Haixuan stopped: "Mr. Xu is the judge of this competition?"

Mr. Xu smiled: "Exactly. I didn't expect you to come to participate in the competition. I am looking forward to your performance. I will act impartially and speak with food. After all, this represents the food standard of our city A, and we have to participate in the national competition." Provincial competition. Come on, show the highest level, and bring glory to our City A!" The implication is that he will not favoritism, but he believes in their strength.

"Of course, chefs rely on their strength to eat." Haixuan said.

Yu Lu felt a little embarrassed. He said just now that he was in contact with the judges. He didn't expect to meet someone he knew, but it was useless.

They entered the venue to draw lots, and Haixuan got No.11, which happened to be the second batch on the first day. In order to ensure the quality of the evaluation, only ten contestants in each batch competed at the same time.The second batch should be regarded as more flattering. When it was made, it happened to be around [-] o'clock at noon. At that time, it was meal time, and the judges were also hungry. Proper hunger will mobilize people's strong appetite. The feeling will be stronger.The first advantage of this game - the time is considered to be accounted for.

There are quite a lot of people participating in the individual competition, two batches in the morning, two batches in the afternoon, and another batch in the evening, plus the second day, there are nearly a hundred contestants in total in two days. This is still only one chef representative per restaurant. result.From the nearly one hundred senior chefs, the top ten are selected to participate in the provincial competition, which is almost a one-in-ten chance.

The venue was full of senior chefs and technicians wearing white top hats. Yu Lu watched those people greet each other and communicate with each other. They seemed to be familiar with each other, but he and Haixuan didn't know anyone. They had just entered the industry. , I haven’t attended any culinary school, and I haven’t worked in other restaurants. It’s normal not to know people.

Haixuan doesn't have a chef certificate, and he doesn't like to wear high hats. He usually wears an ordinary chef's hat, mainly for hygiene, so today he still wears a chef's hat, and he and Yu Lu are among a bunch of high hats. , it appears to be quite remarkable.Those who come here to participate in the competition, even if they participate in the team competition, usually don't ask the kitchen workers to help, they are all the chefs, second chefs and the like in the store. When people see them, they think they are the little ones from the host to help work.When the contestants drew lots and began to make preparations, they found that they were also on the list, and they were still preparing the ingredients in a decent manner, or they just thought that they might be experienced workers from some restaurant, many people thought in their hearts, this The restaurant was too deserted, and two small workers were sent to help, and they were also qualified for the competition.

There is not only one required dish, but you can choose one of the three dishes of stewed bean curd skin duck, baked cassock fish, and crab balls in clear soup. The optional dishes are like raw platters and hot dishes.It can be seen from the prescribed dishes that each dish is quite difficult to make, which is a test of the chef's skill level. Even the prescribed dishes are so difficult. The optional dishes must not be less difficult than the prescribed dishes to be convincing.

Haixuan chose crab balls in clear soup as a standard dish, and Jiangnan Hundred Flowers Chicken as an optional dish.Yu Lu had never seen Haixuan cook Jiangnan Baihua chicken, so he asked, "What kind of chicken is Baihua chicken? Do I need to do any preparations in advance?"

Hai Xuan said: "Don't worry, let's watch the game first, and I'll do the preparations later."

Seeing that he looked confident, Yu Lu felt relieved. Haixuan was always reassuring in his work, and he just had to trust him. Like Haixuan, he focused on the big screen in the hall.It is impossible to visit the kitchen. They can only see the situation in the arena through the photographer's shooting.

Although the prescribed dishes are quite difficult, they are all big dishes that chefs often cook, so there is not much difficulty, and all of them seem to have a well-thought-out plan.The photographer doesn’t seem to be professional enough. He’s always switching cameras, taking pictures here and there. It’s hard to see the whole process of a chef’s cooking. Haixuan just saw something interesting, so he changed the lens again. On the way to take pictures of another master's dishes, Haixuan said to Lu: "Forget it, let's see the judges' comments later, the dishes are all the same. I'll go out for a while."

Yu Lu asked, "Where are you going?"

"You can come and help." Haixuan said as he got up and walked out.

Yu Lu was also bored watching, so he followed out.Haixuan walked out of the gate of the clubhouse and walked towards the small garden: "It should be here."

"What are you looking for?" Yu Lu asked curiously.

Haixuan said: "Evenflower, I smelled the fragrance of flowers when I came here in the morning, so it should be here." It was because of the scent of evening primrose that he decided to make Jiangnan Baihua Chicken.

Yu Lu understood: "Could it be possible to make Hundred Flowers Chicken with Tuberose?"

"Yes. Here." Haixuan stepped over a small fence with long legs and entered a flowerbed. There were many flowers planted in it, including several tuberoses, but at this time the sun was shining, and the flowers all withered.

Yu Lu said: "This flower seems to be a little wilted, can it still be used?"

Hai Xuan said: "Even the flower stalks and leaves are picked off, it's just for decoration."

Yu Lu heard that it could still be used, so he hurried over to help pick the flowers.The two were bowing down to pick flowers when they suddenly heard someone say: "What are you doing, you can't pick flowers and plants, you will be fined."

Yu Lu was embarrassed, and looked up to see a young security guard standing on the grass and looking at them seriously. He laughed and said, "We didn't do it on purpose, but we need some ingredients for the competition, so we picked some."

The little security frowned: "Really? Are these flowers useless?"

At this time, an old man with snow hair came over with his hands behind his back: "What happened?"

Seeing the old man, the little security guard immediately stood up straight: "Mr. Jin, here are two people picking flowers, which they say are for cooking."

Yu Lu found that although the old man was old, he was very energetic and had a snow-white goatee. He sized up Yu Lu, and then looked at Haixuan, who was bent over and turned his back to him and continued to pick flowers: "Pick evening scent, Could it be that they make Jiangnan Hundred Flower Chicken?"

Yu Lu nodded in surprise: "Yes, old man, do you know that too?"

Haixuan heard the other party talking in jargon, so he stood up straight and turned around: "The old man is also a chef?"

Mr. Jin stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I haven't cooked for many years. Which brother can cook Jiangnan Hundred Flowers Chicken?"

Haixuan said: "Me."

"What time do you compete today? I'll ask for some to try later. I haven't eaten this dish for many years. Many people don't know how to cook it, and those who know how to cook it can't make that taste." Mr. Jin sighed. .

Haixuan said respectfully: "Maybe what I cook may not suit your taste, old man."

"Where did my little brother learn from?" Mr. Jin asked.

Haixuan said: "Culinary skills are passed down from family to family, but the Baihua Chicken is based on the recipes that have been handed down, and I have eaten some made by other people's homes."

Mr. Jin waved his hand: "It means that my brother is very self-motivated and has the spirit of research. It's okay, it's okay, talking is better than nothing."

Hearing what he said, Yu Lu hurriedly told him: "We have the second batch of games in the morning, which is to enter the arena at ten o'clock."

"Okay, come and try it when the time comes."

The old man walked slowly on crutches. Seeing them like this, the little security guard also left.Looking at the old man's back, Yu Lu turned his head and asked Haixuan, "Have you not cooked this dish for a long time?"

Hai Xuan nodded: "Yes, I did very little."

"Then do it directly now, does it matter?" Yu Lu worried that Haixuan hadn't done it for a long time, and he was new to it, so he would make mistakes.

Haixuan said: "When did I miss it? You just need to look at me with admiring eyes, don't worry."

Yu Lu: "..."

The two returned to the lounge, half of the time for the first game had passed, and many masters were already loading dishes.The time limit for the competition is two hours, but it doesn’t mean that you can hand in the test paper at the end of the day. As long as you finish it, you can present it to the judges. Of course, the hot dishes are good when you eat them warm. You are afraid of being the first one, so you don’t send them until the dishes are cold. Go up, but the gain outweighs the loss.