Gao Tian nodded to the old man and said,""Grandpa, don't worry. I will.”
The old man looked at Gao Tian, smiled, and patted his head.""Since you have already learned everything I know, I should leave. This time, I really have to thank your family for bringing me the happiest time in this period of time. I really don't know if I will have such happiness in the future.”
Gao Tian looked at the old man and said,"What's wrong, Grandpa? Are you leaving?" Gao Tian can't bear to part with grandfather."
The old man smiled again and said,""I know you can't bear to leave me, but I really have to leave. I still have a lot of things to do. Promise me that you'll study hard. You're a smart child. With your intelligence, you'll definitely be able to get into a good school. I won't come to see you in the future, but you have to remember what you've learned so that you can pass it on to your descendants in the future. No matter what you choose, I'll agree as long as it's not lost to you. This is what I've learned my entire life. Also, this is for you. It records the cooking methods of all the dishes I've seen and cooked in the past few decades. You can read more. It won't do you any harm.”After saying that, the old man handed a handwritten book to Gao Tian.
Gao Tian took a look at the notebook. It recorded the cooking methods of hundreds of dishes, the ingredients used, and the heat. Gao Tian put the notebook on his chest and said,"Grandfather, don't worry. I'll definitely make these things flourish.”
"Grandpa, I still don't know your name after such a long time. Can you tell me?" Gao Tian asked.”
The old man smiled and said," My name. Hehehe, no one has asked me what my name is for a long time. I've almost forgotten it. People who know me call me Cai Xian. You can call me that in the future."”
The old man left in the afternoon. His father wanted to send him off but was rejected by the old man. Gao Tian looked at the old man's back and felt that his grandfather might not come back once he left.
At that time, Gao Tian was still young. He didn't follow the old grandpa's instructions. He cooked some new dishes or read books and studied. From then on, Gao Tian didn't see the old grandpa anymore. Every time he cooked, he would think of the old grandpa's back, which looked like he had unloaded all the bags. I would never forget Gao Tian.
Back in reality, I was making the last chicken soup in my life for my girlfriend, Weiwei. I first washed the chicken I bought because I was going to make the colorless chicken soup that my grandfather had given me to develop. To make this chicken soup, I had to first remove the skin of the chicken, but not the fat. This was a little difficult for a chef. It required the chef's knife skills to reach the level of a master.
I placed the chicken flat on the chopping board and started to work. I quickly peeled off the skin bit by bit. Manager Ah Niu and the female chef were stunned by my cutting skills. The speed of the knife in my hand was extremely fast. I could peel off the skin properly. I took less than a minute to peel off the entire skin of the chicken. No matter if it was the head or the hand, there was no skin at all. The skin that I wrapped up was a complete piece of chicken skin. Other than the 10-centimeter gash I made on his butt.
The female chef came to my side and picked up the chicken skin to look at it. She didn't say anything and kept looking at the knife in my hand. She kept saying the word 'daddy'.
In the blink of an eye, I opened a big hole in the chicken's butt and put the prepared seasoning into the chicken's stomach. At this time, the water in the pot also boiled. I put the chicken into the pot.
Two hours later, I opened the chicken soup that I had wrapped. The steam in the pot filled the entire kitchen, but I couldn't smell any fragrance. Everyone looked at me with the same gaze. Some people walked over curiously and looked at the pot. There was only a cooked chicken and some water in it.
At this moment, a young chef walked over and said,"What kind of chicken soup is this! It looks like a pot of water to me?"
At this time, another chef said,""Don't jump to conclusions yet. Try it first.”As he spoke, the chef took out an iron spoon and was about to scoop it
"Wait!"
I immediately stopped the chef and said to them,"You can't use metal tools to make this soup. Didn't you see that the pot I use to make soup is a clay pot? Go get a big porcelain bowl and a porcelain spoon.”
The chef looked at me curiously and said in his heart,"Isn't it just a pot of water? Why are you still putting on airs? Let's see what you can say later.”
The chef brought a bowl and spoon. I filled the thermos pot with chicken soup first. Since I specially prepared this pot for Weiwei, the first spoonful was naturally reserved for her.
Then, I poured the rest of the chicken soup into the big bowl. Everyone looked at me and said,"Gao Tian, what is this? No matter how I look at it, it looks like clear water."
I nodded and said," You're right. This is water, but it's also soup. Don't look at it as colorless and tasteless. As long as you think about the taste you want the most, this soup will become the soup you want."”
Everyone looked at me curiously. The first chef picked up a spoon and said,"I don't believe that there's such a soup.”
As he spoke, the young chef scooped a spoonful and drank it. When it entered his mouth, he didn't feel anything. Just as he was about to mock me, his face changed because his mouth was filled with the taste of the sour plum soup. It was his mother's taste.
The young chef slowly exhaled. His breath carried the smell of sour plums. Everyone around could smell it. The young chef looked at me in surprise and said,"I want to drink the sour plum soup that Mom made for me. There will be that smell here. Even if it's a hundred flavor soup, it can't have my mom's smell.”
I just smiled. The others couldn't hear the little chef's words. Everyone drank a spoonful one after another. All kinds of soup flavors came from their mouths.
Everyone looked at me curiously and wanted to ask me how I made it. Just as I was about to answer, I heard the female chef behind me say,"Actually, the key is still the chicken and the seasoning in its stomach. If I'm not wrong, the seasoning should be related to the spirit, right?”
When I heard the female chef say this, I felt that it was strange at first, but I still nodded and said,"How did you know?"
The female chef came in front of the soup, scooped a spoonful of soup, and drank it. She exhaled and said to everyone,"See if there's no taste of soup in my mouth now.”
"You're Gao Tian, right? Do you still remember that old man from ten years ago?"”
When I heard the female chef mention the old grandpa, my heart trembled."Do you know the old grandpa? Where is he now? Can you tell me?”
I looked at the woman in front of me. I knew that she must have a relationship with the old grandpa. If the old grandpa was really still around, then I must go and see him. Perhaps he was the last person I wanted to see in this world. However, I thought that if the old grandpa was so famous here, what if she wanted to cheat me of my recipe? I could only try her first.
"How do you know?" I asked."Did we know each other before?"”
She shook her head and said,"I don't know you, but before my father passed away, he mentioned your name to me and said that if there was a chance, he would let you work by my side. I also went to look for you, but when I heard that you were studying, I didn't disturb you. However, when I heard that your parents had passed away, I went to take care of you. At that time, the village chief said that you had found a suitable job, so I didn't go to inquire about you. I didn't expect you to come back to me today and learn about you. I didn't expect you to be such a good man.”
I smiled and shook my head." This is what I should do. Let's not talk about this. You just said that the old man is your father. What proof do you have?"”
The female chef looked at me and said,"Don't you believe me?"”
I said," It's not that I don't believe you. You said that Grandpa is no longer around, but I promised Grandpa that I would pass on all his culinary skills. However, I don't have time now. I can find a descendant to help him fulfill his last wish.”
The female chef nodded and said,"So that's how it is. This manager can guarantee me."
I looked like the manager. The manager said to me," She didn't lie to you. The old man used to be a chef here. You could say that he sacrificed his life for his career. I still remember that when I first arrived at the hotel, the old man guessed that he had a terminal illness that could not be cured. Because the old man had an ancient saying that only passed on his cooking skills to men and not women. It was also because Ah Qi was a woman that the old man did not pass on his cooking skills to her. Everything she had learned now was from the Chef's Academy. With the guidance of the Divine Chef, she had achieved her current achievements and successfully took over the position of the Divine Chef.”
I said,"Then why did Grandpa come to our place?"”
The female chef said,"When father knew that he was about to die, he began to look for a candidate to inherit his position. However, because of the changes in society, everyone regarded chefs as a money-making profession. They did not put in the effort to understand the soul of every dish. The food they made could only fill one's stomach and make one lose their appetite. Later, father heard that there was a family who could make delicious food. Moreover, their ancestor was a chef in the palace. I heard that they were not bad and were especially kind. So I pretended to be trapped in the crevice of the mountain and ran to your house. I didn't expect your family to be as kind and innocent as those people said. That's why I recognized you and gave you the essence of my many years.”
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