Even Liu Yongping was a little emotional. Looking at the cooking scene that he had watched several times, he asked all the questions he had planned to discuss and exchange with Fu Yu.
Fu Yu is very willing to communicate with Liu Yongping. Whenever he asks, he tells everything he knows, and he expresses his cooking ideas and thoughts in a very serious and sincere manner.
Because Fu Yu also knows that he is currently working behind closed doors, relying entirely on the opportunities given by the system to learn and master various cooking knowledge. As for whether there are any shortcomings in what he has learned, he himself does not know at all.
It is also a very rare opportunity for him to get Liu Yongping's guidance now.
But
As the exchange deepened, the more Fu Yu spoke, the more dumbfounded and unbelievable the others present were.
Even Liu Yongping answered fewer and fewer calls and seemed more and more silent.
He really didn't expect that Fu Yu, at such a young age, would have such a deep and clear knowledge and understanding of cooking operations!
"If you want to make a good dish, the first thing you need to do is to understand the characteristics and taste of the ingredients used. You must know what kind of cutting and cooking can better bring out the taste of the ingredients."
"I think there is no absolute method of operation, only the best choice."
Fu Yu's focus is always on point when he speaks. Listening to him speak, people always feel attentive. Every word and every point seems to have been refined countless times, and every word is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Since acquiring language expression skills and rhythm control skills, Fu Yu has sometimes been shocked by his eloquent speaking skills.
Not to mention everyone else.
After Fu Yu finished speaking, Liu Yongping took the lead in applauding!
He looked at Fu Yu excitedly, his eyes full of excitement: "Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth! Xiao Fu, you are still so young and have such high attainments in cooking. Your point of view is something we never thought of at the beginning. It’s something!”
After sighing with emotion, Liu Yongping's eyes suddenly dimmed a bit: "It seems that in the future, things like these that can improve innovative cooking skills will have to be done by the young people of your generation. People like us are already old, and this It’s a long road, and I don’t know how far I can go. I hope outstanding young people like you can go further!”
"Xiao Fu, you are very thoughtful and considerate. I have actually discussed and studied this matter with several famous chefs in the circle before. In fact, everyone has been focusing on paying attention to the basics of cooking. and refining, but because there are too many cooking limitations in the kitchen, it is too difficult to focus on the basics of cooking. However, ideas and ideas like yours, in my opinion, are very correct and have the most development prospects. of!"
Speaking of this, Liu Yongping looked at Fu Yu with light shining in his eyes.
"Now, I feel that we were overly worried at the beginning. The obstacles we thought could actually be easily overcome. The experience and consolidation of these basics are very necessary, and should also be put into action!"
"This is of milestone significance for the development of our domestic cooking industry!"
After hearing this, Dai Zijing couldn't help but look up at his master, not expecting him to say such words.
In Dai Zijing's heart, he always thought that his master's cooking career was going smoothly, just like cheating, but he had never heard his master feel so lost and discouraged like he was doing now.
Dong Juntian looked at Fu Yu and was secretly happy!
He has long seen that Fu Yu has great potential, otherwise he would not have proposed to promote another chef. This position was prepared for Fu Yu. He was only waiting for the second half of the year to find an opportunity to promote him. Come up.
Now that I look at it, I see that this decision I made was really wise and mighty!
Even Liu Yongping was full of praise, Fu Yu is an excellent guy!
Liu Yongping looked at Fu Yu, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Xiao Fu, by the way, I never asked you, who is your master?"
Fu Yu said truthfully: "When I first arrived in Qianlima, my chef was chef Zhao Meng. Later, I participated in the chef competition of the Sanjiang Tourism Festival and became my apprentice Liu Yunong."
After Liu Yongping heard this, he asked with some surprise: "Liu Yunong? The owner of Shangshi Private Restaurant?"
Fu Yu nodded: "Yes, she is my master."
Liu Yongping suddenly said: "No wonder! I just said that you are so young and have such superb cooking skills. It turns out that famous teachers give birth to great apprentices."
With one sentence, Dai Zijing, who was also full of doubts and emotions, felt relieved at the same time.
Geniuses are always born for a reason. After all, even a thousand-mile horse needs Bole to discover it.
Fu Yu's master is Liu Yunong, so everything can be explained.
After all, Liu Yunong is no ordinary person. She is a descendant of Madam Liu, a famous female chef in ancient times. It is said that there are countless ancient cooking books passed down from generation to generation in her family, and her mastery of cooking skills is naturally amazing.
And Fu Yu himself is quite talented in cooking. With the guidance of famous teachers, ancient books at his side, and his superb skills at such a young age, it is not so unbelievable.
While everyone was chatting, dishes were served one after another.
Dong Juntian specially brought two bottles of good wine from home, opened the caps together, and everyone clinked glasses.
After drinking, the originally warm atmosphere suddenly became more joyful.
After everyone had a drink, Dong Juntian raised a glass alone and toasted to Liu Yongping: "Uncle Liu, this wine was specially collected by my father back then. I just have the opportunity today to have a taste."
Speaking of Mr. Dong, Liu Yongping's expression became more amiable, and he picked up the glass: "Your father was a drunkard back then and hid a lot of wine. I thought about it for several years without getting a chance to taste it. It seems that I am lucky today! "
Liu Yongping drank less than half of the glass of wine in one gulp. He was very happy today, or very excited!
Obviously the people present were juniors, but he seemed to have returned to those glorious years.
I recalled a lot of my ambitions back then.
At the wine table, you were coming and going, and before you knew it, you were all a little drunk, and you said a lot of "what's in your heart."
Liu Yongping's face became redder and redder as he drank. As he got older, he would sweat like crazy after drinking some wine. He first took off his thin coat, then his vest, and finally he was left with an open shirt.
Liu Yongping sat next to Fu Yu. When he was talking, he was willing to look at him sideways. When he got excited, he would reach out and pat Fu Yu on the shoulder. There was no airs in his attitude. He just regarded Fu Yu as a friend. There is a hint of intimacy unique to friends.
Friendships between men are like this sometimes. Even if they were arguing just now, they were blushing and glaring at each other and slamming the table, but after the matter was communicated, the story was over. On the contrary, the relationship between the two became closer because of this argument. One step forward.
Liu Yongping looked at Fu Yu and said slowly: "Back then, Lao Dong and I set up a stall together. At first, it was just to support our family. But later, the business got better and better, and we saved some money, so we were alone in the south of the city. One was in the north of the city, and they each opened a store and started running a small restaurant. At that time, the business was quite easy. They guarded the market on the riverside, and it was convenient to purchase goods. The ingredients were fresh and the taste was better. They gradually started to cook. ."
"I am quite ambitious. As soon as the small restaurant recovered its capital, I thought about opening a branch. Later, I went all the way to the provincial capital. As my business grew, the pressure also increased. I always wanted to run the store well and study hard. How can we make the special dishes in the store more delicious, so that customers will remember it after taking one bite and never forget the taste!"
"At that time, I often came back to my hometown and met with Lao Dong and a few other people. We got together to figure out how to make this seafood. Later, for a while, in order to innovate, we organized a group to go to other places to inspect. That was really a lot of places to eat. We had three meals a day and visited three restaurants. After eating, we studied other people’s ingredients and cooking methods.”
"Later on, many of the innovative dishes in the store were actually learned from other places, haha. I was really ambitious at that time, but now I'm old and don't have those thoughts anymore!"
Speaking of the past, Liu Yongping's eyes were full of memories. It was a glorious era that belonged to his generation, and it was also a turbulent time that belonged to them alone.
"However, the original idea was actually very good. We just wanted to make a seafood banquet that customers would be full of praise for. After all, our province is guarding the riverside, and a large number of fresh river fish are on the market every day. With such great conveniences, Why can’t we promote our local fish banquet and seafood banquet and make it a nationally renowned gourmet specialty?”
Having said this, Liu Yongping took a deep breath and stared at Fu Yu: "With your concept, do you really think we haven't thought about it?"
"Actually, we have often talked about this since we started our own business, but it is often difficult to put the idea into action. After all, opening a store is not like other businesses. The purpose of business is to make money. When you are the boss, you will be responsible for the future. The requirements for the kitchen staff are to maintain their craftsmanship and serve food quickly, and they cannot have too many other requirements. "
"After all, we are not leading apprentices. Everything is focused on the management of the store. Once this person is infected with the smell of copper, it will be difficult to maintain his original intention."
Speaking of this, Liu Yongping was quite emotional: "I was very ambitious back then, and it was a good time to catch up. I opened branches one after another, and now I have gained a reputation and my career is stable. But honestly speaking, what I admire the most is Old Dong, among the few people back then, he was the most dedicated to cooking, and he has never forgotten his original intention."
"Otherwise, just with his skills, branches of Chollima would have sprouted everywhere."
Liu Yongping said this very sincerely. Among the few people at the time, Mr. Dong was still the most powerful in terms of cooking skills.
This person is very expert in cooking and has a serious spirit.
Otherwise, the Dong family would not be able to turn Chollima into a century-old store with just three generations.
Dong Juntian's grandfather was a very stubborn person at first and was particularly strict in kitchen management. Later, this high standard fell on Dong Juntian's father.
passed from one generation to the next.
Chollima Hotel operates not only on heritage, but also on reputation.
Being able to stand for a hundred years without collapse, customers never have to worry about the ingredients as long as they mention Chollima. This alone is enough to prove everything.
However, when Liu Yongping mentioned this matter, he was filled with admiration.
As for how Dong Juntian felt after hearing this, only he himself knows.
For a moment, everyone at the dinner table had different expressions.
Dai Zijing had never heard his master talk about these things before, but now he listened with gusto. He had a better understanding of Mr. Dong's image and character, and he also understood why the master would never forget his old friend, and even came to the store to visit his old friend's son. .
Liu Yongping looked at Fu Yu and said sincerely: "I just saw you working in the kitchen. To be honest, it reminded me of myself in the past. I also wanted to fight with the principle of not forgetting my original intention, but Xiao Fu, you You are much better than me, and your starting point is very stable and very high now. I sincerely hope that you will have a bright future and continue to innovate and promote our seafood cooking skills."
"This is me, we have never insisted on completing the road!"
These words were spoken very sincerely, and even Fu Yu felt particularly moved after hearing them.
Fu Yu poured himself wine, took away the glass, and said to Liu Yongping: "Chef Liu, I'd like to toast you!"
Others quickly followed suit and raised their glasses.
"Chef Liu!"
"Uncle Liu!"
"Let's respect you together!"
Liu Yongping smiled slightly: "No, I should respect you. Thank you for your hospitality today and letting me taste the taste I have been missing for a long time!"
The drinking was very enjoyable. Except for Fu Yu, who had a good drinker, even Dong Juntian was obviously drunk.
Liu Yongping also drank too much. Later, he talked about many things from that year. As he talked, he even shed tears for a while.
He leaned on the chair and murmured: "Old Dong, since you left, no one has been with me to encourage me. I always found you annoying before, but now I really miss you!"
"I also want to stick to my original intention, and I should stick to it."
"Xiao Fu, you have to work hard. You are a talent. You are very good. You will definitely be better than me in the future!"
Liu Yongping talked a lot to himself. Fu Yu was very touched when he saw his drunken appearance and listened to his heartfelt words!
Dai Zijing also had no idea that his master had had such an experience and had such thoughts.
Fu Yu took the cup filled with mineral water and replaced the wine glass that Liu Yongping held firmly in his hand. Looking at Liu Yongping with such sentiments, something called responsibility and mission suddenly arose in his heart.
In this life, no matter what you do, you must always have a goal.
And staying true to your original intention is a kind of persistence.
Since Liu Yongping's generation failed to persevere in the end, perhaps it is me who should continue to carry this thought.
He believes that he has the perseverance and determination to complete this matter.
(End of chapter)
