Grasp the farming script in the famous book

"Eavesdropping on people's conversations is not a good habit."

After Wei Xili and his wife left, Roland warned Braide with a straight face.

Earlier, she and Wei Xili were alone in the dining room downstairs, but Rhett entered the kitchen at some point, listened to their conversation, and reminded them at the critical moment, when Mrs. Munro sent Melanie out. At that time, she and Wei Xili's face was saved.

Rhett shrugged, and said to Roland nonchalantly: "But, Scarlett, I thought you would know about my little problem?"

Roland stayed for a moment before reacting.

Rhett was referring to the day Ashley and Melanie announced their engagement in "Twelve Oaks" many years ago, and he had eavesdropped on Scarlett's "private" conversation with Ashley like this.

Alas, I didn't experience it myself, I just watched "Memory Killing", it's not as deep as experiencing it personally - Roland lamented in his heart.

"So you heard it all?"

She was angry and asked Rhett in a muffled voice.

He let out a "chi" laugh, and said with a low laugh, "You threatened to ask a married man to keep your virginity for you, and I heard it all."

Roland felt that the blood all over his body rushed to her face. If there was a mirror on the opposite side that could reflect her face - she would definitely be able to see that her face was blushing to the point of bleeding.

What she said at the time was completely ironic, and she never expected that Wei Xili would nod.

At the moment when Ashley nodded, she felt very complicated: on the one hand, Scarlett's feelings were colliding, and on the other hand, she also felt sorry for Melanie.

It was rare that Melanie was still focused on giving Wei Xili another child, but her husband was willing to defend herself like a jade for others.

"Scarlett, you are such a surprise. If all the women in the world were like you, there would probably not be a treacherous husband or a boyfriend who always deserted..."

Roland stretched out his hands to cover his hot cheeks, and covered his eyes: "Shut up, Rhett, don't laugh at me again."

"If you laugh at me again, I'm going to cry."

In fact, she had heard a voice in her heart weeping, both for Scarlett and for Melanie—why, why did women have to fall in love with a man and give everything for him?

In fact, her voice was already a little crying, so that Rhett finally had a little bit of morality, and didn't continue to speak so eccentrically.

She felt Rhett's broad hand resting sympathetically on her shoulder.

"Oh, Rhett, what am I supposed to do with those ladies? They've got Ashley and Melanie to put pressure on me?"

"Should I give in and go back to Tara or Atlanta for Melanie's sake?"

"No," Rhett's deep, sweet voice sounded in her ear, "of course you shouldn't leave."

"I brought you to New Orleans to free you from the little world that holds you together."

"Now you are so spineless just because of a little gossip, thinking about running away?"

Roland raised his head depressedly and looked at Rhett.

Wei Xili also mentioned a possibility: marrying Rhett Brad—after becoming Mrs. Bai, she can still return to the "upper class" circle, and of course stay in New Orleans, becoming Mrs. Merriwether's guest of honor. — except that would mean she gave up the diner lifestyle and tied her and Rhett back to the original system.

Rhett never spoke of this path as a solution.

Presumably he didn't approve of this solution either.

After all, he himself said it himself: he is not suitable for marriage.

Like her, he should have no intention of stepping into marriage at all, right?

"Don't be silly, Scarlett."

Rhett suddenly used his arms to hold her shoulders tighter.

"I always say that you don't understand feelings, but I think you have understood today: love is exclusive, it is impossible for one person to love two people at the same time in one's heart, and it is impossible for any party in an emotional relationship to allow the lover There is a third person in your heart. Otherwise, it is an insult, it is a deception."

"The premise of my love for you is that I have the opportunity to fall in love with all of you, your whole person - not only your radiant appearance, your brilliant brain, but also your heart, your heart... "

"Huh?" Roland replied vaguely.Her reaction to this kind of matter has always been very slow. Her emerald-like eyes stared at Rhett for a long time before she gradually realized——

Rhett is... discussing the probability and possibility of falling in love with her?

"My little fool," Rhett rubbed her shoulders, making her turn to look at him, "Don't you even understand yourself? You don't love Wei Xili, you never did."

"To be honest, I don't even care much about whether I love Ashley or not."

She gave a low sigh.

The real situation is like this, in fact, reason and emotion are not a pair that one can beat the other, and it is more common for them to coexist in the same person's heart.

What really matters is whether she will be governed by reason or emotion at critical moments.

But now Roland is unfortunately dominated by "sentimental".

It seems that the resident band rushed to the restaurant, and Roland seemed to hear the female singer singing slowly with a smokey voice next door:

"They say time heals all wounds,

They say you can always forget it,

But the smiles and tears of the years,

It still hurts my heart like a knife. "1

She frowned, and her melancholy couldn't dissipate like this song that caught people's ears.

——Even without the influence of "implantation", she can understand Scarlett's feelings for Ashley very well.

She, Ashley, and Melanie, in fact, they all have reasons to be hostile to each other, love and kill each other; but it is undeniable that they have experienced too many years together, and they have too many common memories, picked at random, are all Something for them to chew on for the rest of their lives.

"Scarlett—"

"But I care."

Rhett suddenly lowered his head and pecked lightly on her lips, shattering all her dreams and fantasies.

"Your heart is finally free, and you have a place where you can accommodate others."

Rhett stared into her green eyes, which were gradually clearing.

"Then I hope that the next person to live in will be me."

He let her go and hurried away.He didn't say hello, but went for several days without showing up.

Roland was a little worried, and even went to Rhett's residence to check.

There is no sign of his owner leaving his residence. The daily utensils are all in place, and the clothes he usually wears are thrown on the floor casually. People are gone.

Roland: ...

After finally getting a free helper, he ran away without even saying hello.

But Rhett's neighbors say he did leave a message: Will be back soon.

Roland had no choice but to give up——

With Brad around, running a restaurant is actually extremely easy.

Now that Rhett is gone, although she can take everything back on her shoulders, she still feels that it will take a while to get used to it.

—— Workplace romance is really bad!

Roland sighed.

However, she found a pair of handy pistols hidden behind the counter in the restaurant, hidden in the middle of a drawer.

Even if this guy is absent from work, he still has a safety backup plan for her.

During the time when Ruide was away, her agent cat came over silently: "Lan Lan——"

"Just to inform you about the plane bug that the producer mentioned last time."

"It should be that someone outside the plane accidentally strayed into the plane, and because of the fit of the person, he automatically became a certain character in this plane-this plane should have only one and only you as a 'player' Yes, now there are two."

"Let's call the other one a 'player'. He's actually pretty miserable, because he entered by mistake, and his 'transfer cabin' has been removed. It will be very difficult to get back outside the plane."

"Oh my god!" Roland couldn't help making a cross on his chest when he heard the "horrifying" news, "Isn't this just being trapped in this plane? This contestant is so pitiful!"

"I heard that he went to negotiate with the producer recently. Lan Lan, what do you think..."

Broker cat various hints.

Roland didn't realize it: "My side is fine, and it doesn't seem to be affected. Is our transfer cabin still in normal condition? So many things have happened, the production team must be in a bad mood recently, let's not make trouble for them for the time being. "

Luna: Ah this...

"Meow!"

The little cat couldn't reveal more, so it could only lie on the side depressedly, with its hands in its hands, watching Roland busy in the kitchen alone.

Soon Roland couldn't care less about where Rhett went - she devoted all her energy to preparing for a grand event in New Orleans: in order to boost the economy, the city will build the "Gourmet Capital" in the southern United States , held the New Orleans Food Festival, and will select the "Best Restaurant in New Orleans" during this period.

The organizing committee said that the selection does not take into account the size of the restaurant, nor is it limited to the cuisine. The only criterion for judging is whether the food is good or not.

The three restaurants that can be selected as the "Best Restaurant" will not only be able to obtain the "Gold Letter Signboard" certified by the municipal government, but also receive a large bonus.

Roland has long wanted to take out a sum of money to support disabled soldiers like Will and Tony, and to establish a foundation, or an institution such as a club, so that those who have been deeply hurt by the war can grow old and healthy in the future. Supported, old people have something to rely on.Immediately obtained the consent of Mrs. Munro, went to sign up, and prepared to participate in this selection.

As soon as the news came out, the regular customers in the restaurant suddenly cheered.

"Ma'am, if your restaurant is not 'Best Restaurant', where else can it deserve the title?"

"No, no, no," Roland said, shaking his hands, "Don't be so exaggerated, there are so many restaurants in New Orleans..."

"It's no exaggeration," a customer who made a daily reservation and almost had a reserved seat here turned to look at Roland, "You should be confident that your restaurant has the most authentic and innovative Creole. vegetable."

The client was right, Roland's cooking is like this: She takes the essence of Creole cuisine, and then applies this essence to a variety of ingredients and cooking methods, and never sticks to any one. menu.

Therefore, Roland has always been able to bring innovations and surprises to diners, but those who are really familiar with Creole cuisine always think that what she cooks is the most authentic Creole cuisine.

"By the way, what are they going to say about this 'best restaurant' this time?" another customer asked aloud.

"First of all," the regular customer who spoke earlier cleared his throat, and then said, "The organizing committee of the food festival will first send food critics to each restaurant to listen to the evaluation..."

He looked around and said, "Maybe there is a food reviewer here."

"is it?"

Diners who didn't know each other in the restaurant looked at each other - everyone looked like a food reviewer, and people immediately started to praise the restaurant's dishes and services.

Roland: "Everyone, calm down!"

Please don't all make yourself look like a babysitter, okay?

"and then?"

Finally, someone asked about the follow-up selection process.

"The food reviewers will select qualified restaurants and invite them to participate in the final selection."

"Yes," Roland continued, "I heard that the final selection is just food tasting—a total of four items: appetizers, main dishes, desserts, and drinks."

"The chefs cook on the spot, the judges test the dishes on the spot, and give each dish a score. The top three with the highest total points will be selected as the 'best restaurant'." Roland finished the rules in one breath.

"Appetizers, main courses, desserts and drinks..."

The diners bowed their heads and recited these four items silently. In the next second, it was like a frying pan in the restaurant. Everyone was talking about it, advising Roland, giving her ideas, and pointing her at the end. What dishes should be cooked in the selection.

"Seafood risotto, gumbo soup, these two are eternal gods!"

"Noodle dragged blue crab, deep-fried soft shell crab!"

"Charcoal-grilled oysters, fried shrimp and fried oysters..."

"As for drinks, let alone, the whole city is drinking the 'Sunset Fun' spread here, it must be it!"

"Here comes a boat of crayfish..."

When Roland heard the last suggestion, he was almost overwhelmed—after all, the judges who selected the best restaurant had to try a lot of dishes in the same day, and a large number of dishes might not be a special advantage.

She listened to a circle of suggestions, and everyone said that there were all kinds of dishes. Appetizers, main courses, and drinks all had "popular recommendations", but there were no good choices for desserts.

Her restaurant is not good at desserts.

With the existing materials, she can only make a few common snacks.

"However, I heard that the judges who tried the dishes at the end were either rich or expensive, and those who are used to high-end restaurants." Regular customers reminded Roland, "I'm afraid they haven't been to the downtown area. Ma'am, what you do every day is very good. For our taste, I'm afraid we should make these gentlemen lighter."

Roland thanked this one: "I will have a sense of proportion."

She thought: This is somewhat similar to later generations.

Although everyone in the world can love food, the right to speak is always in the hands of a few.

Soon she was notified that "Tommy's Kitchen" became a qualified restaurant and was about to participate in the final "testing".

The day before the final selection, Mrs. Munro came to Roland: "Son, have you decided what to do?"

Roland said "hmm", she had already thought about the appetizers, main courses and drinks, but the desserts hadn't arrived yet.

She also really wants to use the method of "Tian Ji's horse racing" to compete against each other... But the problem is that the final contest is a scoring system, not two out of three rounds, and all the points will be added together in the end.

Although her restaurant is not very strong in desserts, if the desserts can be prepared a little bit more, the restaurant will have a better chance of winning.

She told Mrs. Munro the truth.

Mrs. Munro smiled and said, "Son, I also want to wish you a helping hand, and go with you to participate in this final selection...I think too, it will be useful!"

Roland: I wish I could!

She was very happy: Mrs. Munro would make some desserts for Little Wade and Pulissy from time to time, and Roland had also tasted it. Using the ingredients of this era to cook delicious desserts, Mrs. Munro was stronger than her in this skill .

And now Mrs. Munro is willing to stand up and do something for the disabled veterans in this city, which makes Roland couldn't be happier.

The two of them quickly agreed on the recipe for the next day. Aunt Nanni began to prepare the ingredients, and Prissy mumbled to help Roland pack all the kitchen utensils she was used to, and prepared to take them to the on-site cooking the next day. .

At this moment, Roland suddenly realized: she seemed to be missing something.

Yes, Rhett wasn't there.

She, as well as the women of this restaurant, have already regarded Brad as a half-partner of this restaurant.But he didn't leave anything behind, just disappeared out of thin air.

Roland looked at the last ray of setting sun that disappeared outside the window, and thought to himself:

Rhett Brad, Rhett Brad, even without you... I want to help this restaurant be the best in New Orleans.