Chapter 27: Entering the House
The voting results have come out, and the assessment of the four-star chef is over. Although the audience still felt unfulfilled, they had to leave the studio.
President Gu stood up from the judges' table, walked towards Ruan Tang with a smile, "Ruan Tang, congratulations on becoming a four-star chef."
Ruan Tang thanked him and listened to what he said, "To have such achievements at such a young age, it could be said that your future prospects are limitless. My brother... Qi Zhuo, did something very bad to you, and I am here to apologize to you on his behalf." He bowed slightly while speaking,
Ruan Tang hurriedly dodged, and at the same time reached out his hand to support his shoulder, and said helplessly, "President Gu, his mistake has nothing to do with you."
"Qi Zhuo's behavior this time is very bad. After verifying the evidence, the association will dismiss him." Check it out, do you think this way of handling is acceptable?" President Gu looked at him and nodded slightly, then continued with confidence, "There is one more thing..."
Ruan Tang said: "What?"
"Ruan Tang, I sincerely invited to join the Chefs Association to succeed Qi Zhuo as the vice president. You are the most suitable candidate at present. Maybe the Chefs Association still has many problems, but there is no doubt that the Chefs Association needs you, and you can get it here More and better treatment, if you still want to continue doing the live broadcast, we promise not to interfere with you." President Gu looked at him with burning eyes, apparently very concerned about his answer.
But even so, Ruan Tang shook his head slightly.
"I'm really sorry. I prefer an unfettered life, but if the Chefs Association needs my help with anything in the future, I'm very happy to help."
"Then there is no way." Seeing his firm attitude, President Gu had no choice but to give up, and turned to another topic, "You have made a lot of innovative dishes since the live broadcast, but at that time you were not a member of the Chefs Association and did not register, so we did not contact you. Now You already have a chef qualification certificate, and we will transfer these bonuses to your account after liquidation."
According to the regulations of the Chefs Association, as long as a new food cooking method is researched, a large bonus can be obtained, and if the main material is newly announced by the Academy of Sciences, additional rewards can be obtained. The government distributes large sums of money to chef associations every year, in order to encourage them to develop and restore natural food more. Since the live broadcast, Ruan Tang has cooked all innovative dishes, including a lot of newly restored ingredients, and the accumulated bonuses are definitely considerable.
But unexpectedly, Ruan Tang shook his head, "I didn't create those dishes personally, and I shouldn't get the money."
"You didn't create them?" I didn't expect such an answer, President Gu then asked again, "Who is the original creator?"
Having said that, President Gu still felt a little unbelievable. If there really is such a chef or several chefs with outstanding abilities, how come he has never heard of it for so many years? Related rumors?
Ruan Tang shook his head again, "I can't find it."
He was hesitating whether to make up an excuse of a mysterious recipe, a hermit, or something to explain it, but President Gu had already made a decision: "If that's the case, the money is worth it. It’s still up to you. Whether it’s your original or not, but since no one has done it before, you can also be counted as a restorer, and the rewards will be calculated according to the specifications of the restored dishes."
President Gu thinks that even if these dishes made by Ruan Tang It wasn't created by him himself, but it was also restored by him. Without him, they don't know how long they would have to explore and how many detours they had to make. Therefore, President Gu believes that he deserves the bonus. As for the source of the recipe, since Ruan Tang didn't want to talk about it, he naturally wouldn't ask more.
President Gu has already spoken to such an extent, and Ruan Tang's refusal will only embarrass both of them, but Ruan Tang certainly cannot keep the money for himself. He looked at President Gu and said: " Thank you, President, I accept this money. But can you please donate it for me?"
Even in the interstellar world, there is still a gap between the rich and the poor, as well as various helpless natural and man-made disasters. His ill-gotten wealth was used for public welfare, and Ruan Tang felt that this was a very good destination for them.
He said seriously: "I'm sorry to trouble you."
"You kid..." President Gu looked at him a few times and couldn't help sighing, but he admired him a little more in his heart, and he said, "You have made such a big battle today, and now you are outside the association. There must be countless reporters around, if you don’t want to be interviewed, you can leave through the small gate of the association."
As he expected, Ruan Tang’s face immediately showed gratitude, “Thank you, sorry for your inconvenience.”
He likes to be troublesome, especially with the identity of a former actor, otherwise, he would not have chosen to use the first-person perspective for the live broadcast during the previous assessment.
President Gu still has to deal with the finishing work and the disposal of Qi Zhuo. Ruan Tang passed the assessment, and Qi Zhuo's blow was simply devastating. If he went crazy and hurt Ruan Tang, President Gu had ordered him to be guarded.
He called the staff next to him, and was about to let him take Ruan Tang to leave through the back door, and then he saw the second son of the He family, Major General He, appearing at the door in time, still wearing his tall and straight military uniform, Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi Standing there, his always sharp gaze fell on Ruan Tang beside him, but softened, "I'll see you off."
Ruan Tang hesitated and said, "Will it be too much trouble for you?"
He has been helped a lot by Major General He, which makes Ruan Tang feel a little embarrassed, after all, they are only meeting each other for the first time, and they don't know each other.
He Yunchen shook his head, "No."
Then he took two steps forward and said to President Gu, "Then I will leave today."
Ruan Tang glanced at him, said goodbye to President Gu, and followed behind him, rubbing his slightly red ears uncomfortably.
President Gu stood where he was, watching the two of them leave, his dark gray eyes were filled with astonishment, and then he couldn't help but chuckled and shook his head: young man...
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Came out from the small door , As expected, there was no one here, only the noise from the back of the building could be heard.
"Come here, I'm really bothering you today." Ruan Tang bowed lightly to him, and didn't want to cause any more trouble for Major General He, but when he heard footsteps approaching in the distance, he not caring about anything else, he hurriedly dragged He Yunchen into the car together.
The tails of He Yunchen's eyes were slightly lowered, and he deftly steered the hovering car away, leaving the few reporters who heard the sound flying away.
"That... I'm going to trouble you again, thank you very much for your help today." Ruan Tang said with some embarrassment.
"You're welcome." He Yunchen glanced at him, resisted the urge to smile, controlled the hovering car and drove away from the chef association, and asked after seeing no one following, "What's your home address?"
Ruan Tang reported his home address to him, and then continued: "Why don't you give me an address too, I'll go back and make some delicious food for you to send."
He really doesn't know how to express his gratitude. If he wants to come and think, he can get something, probably only his own cooking skills.
"Why don't you just treat me to dinner?" He Yunchen rubbed his thumbs on the operating table, and his stomach grumbled appropriately, "I've been outside today, and I haven't eaten yet."
A serious man in military uniform was so hungry stomach growled, Ruan Tang wanted to laugh at first, but when he saw the other party's serious face, he immediately put away his smile, and when he thought about who the other party didn't eat for that day, he immediately felt a strong sense of guilt.
Thinking about his account balance, he felt a little lack of confidence in his arrogance, "Which restaurant do you want to eat at? Except Rose Restaurant, I'm not very rich now..."
He Yunchen looked at it with a half-smile he glanced at him and said casually: "Then let's go to your house, I also want to taste the craftsmanship of a four-star chef."
Ruan Tang said: "...Okay."
The speed of the levitating car is very fast. It has already stopped on the high-altitude platform of Ruan Tang's house.
The two got out of the car together, Ruan Tang opened the door, and the light in the living room turned on immediately, he turned around and invited He Yunchen in.
"Major General He, please sit down and wait for a while. I'll go and see if there's anything to eat."
"Okay."
He Yunchen sat down on the sofa and watched Ruan Tang enter the kitchen, and then he was in the mood to look at Ruan. Tang's house. The house is not very big, with two bedrooms and one living room, with only a few furniture and decorations. Although it is tidy, if you live alone, it always feels a bit empty.
The kitchen is open. Sitting here, he can see Ruan Tang opening the cabinet to count the ingredients. The lighting is exactly as he imagined before. The orange light bulb hangs down, covering Ruan Tang's whole body.
"There are not many dishes at home. Do you have anything you want to eat? I'll buy some online." Ruan Tang raised his head, looked at him, and was slightly taken aback when he met his gaze.
He Yunchen came back to his senses, and said, "Anything is fine, I'm not picky eaters."
If others heard this, they would probably laugh out loud, Major General He of the He family is not picky eaters? So many chefs who have been ruthlessly rejected in Rose Restaurant cry for you every minute!
"Okay." Ruan Tang agreed without thinking too much, and got busy in the kitchen.
There is still a large piece of pork belly that I bought yesterday. I can make braised pork as a topping for noodles. I can also put some potatoes in the braised pork and fry two poached eggs. It’s getting late anyway, so it’s as simple as that. Come on, eating too much at night is not good for your health either.
While Ruan Tang was busy in the kitchen, He Yunchen touched the optical brain on his wrist. The electronic scripts his friend gave him were all stored in his optical brain, but he didn't know whether to hand them over to Ruan Tang.
Ruan Tang doesn't seem to have any intention of disclosing his past at the moment. Although he had irrationally searched for a group of people under the impulsive emotion before, his mood calmed down when they met today. For Ruan Tang, he is just someone who met for the first time, at best, he is just a fan who has given him a few gifts. If he meddles in Ruan Tang's personal life rashly, it may cause the other party disgusted.
After thinking about it again and again, he still took his hand back, and decided to ask Ruan Tang what he meant after he became more familiar with Ruan Tang.
Not long after, the smell of stewed meat wafted out of the kitchen. Thinking of the delicious piece of meat tasted during the live broadcast, He Yunchen couldn't help but sit up a little more.
After waiting for a while, Ruan Tang came out with a large bowl exuding an extremely tempting aroma, put it in front of him, and gave him a pair of chopsticks, "Taste it."
Looking at the faint smile on his face with a smile, He Yunchen couldn't help asking: "Does cooking make you happy?"
Ruan Tang glanced at him, not understanding why he would suddenly ask such a question, but still showed a very sure smile, "Happy! Yeah."
He walked back to the kitchen, came out with another bowl of noodles with a smaller quantity, and sat down opposite He Yunchen.
"Hurry up, the noodles will be lumpy in a while."
He Yunchen nodded, picked up the chopsticks, took a big mouthful of noodles and bit them into his mouth.
The noodles are made by Ruan Tang and refrigerated before. They have a chewy texture and are wrapped in rich soup. They are sweet and chewy. The big bowl contained the kind of braised pork he saw during the live broadcast. The reddish-brown sauce wrapped the oily pieces of meat, which almost melted in the mouth, and then warmed along the intestinal tract and into the stomach, which made people feel quite. There is a sense of satisfaction.
But what was different from the assessment was that Ruan Tang added potatoes to the braised pork. The crispy potatoes were soaked in gravy, and it tasted even more delicious than the meat. He took a bite of potato cubes, eating them with relish, and then discovered that there was a plump poached egg hidden underneath. The yolk was runny. As soon as the chopsticks pierced the skin, the golden yellow egg liquid immediately flowed out along the egg white. Sliding down, He Yunchen quickly sucked it with his mouth, the rich and fragrant taste wrapped his whole tongue, rolled his throat, and swallowed it down.
Compared with the miserable situation of being able to eat but not swallow during the live broadcast, the satisfaction of actually eating it is simply touching.
He wiped his mouth and drank the last sip of soup before putting down his chopsticks contentedly, "Thank you for the hospitality, the noodles are delicious."
"As long as you like it." Ruan Tang glanced at the clock and found that it was almost midnight It's eleven o'clock.
"It's eleven o'clock, are you going home?"
He Yunchen stood up, shook his head and said, "No, I'll go directly to the military headquarters."
He was outside all day today, and he had to go back to deal with the accumulated affairs.
Hearing this, Ruan Tang felt more and more embarrassed. If it wasn't for helping him, Major General He wouldn't have to rush back to the military headquarters in the middle of the night.
He Yunchen took off his military coat from the hanger and put it on, Ruan Tang followed him and sent him away. The warm yellow light was so soft that it made people nostalgic. He looked down at Ruan Tang, who was half a head shorter than him, but he still couldn't help rubbing on the soft hair that felt so good to the touch.
"I'm leaving, good night."