Chapter 364: The Strange Actions of Broth

The kitchen was still as quiet as usual and everybody was doing their work separately . There were no raised heads to look around .

As if they were just indifferent to that . However, the middle-aged man had been working in the kitchen for quite a long time and hence had a fairly good relationship with others .

But Chu Xiao’s word received no dissent . His prestige was known to be unbelievably high .

“I need the results within one hour . ” Having tidied up his chef’s hat, Chu Xiao turned around and walked back to his own office .

He had just arrived at his office when his phone rang inside .

The sound of “Ling Ling Ling” was quite grating on the ear .

Chu Xiao frowned slightly as he didn’t like to answer the phone during the working time .

But when he saw the number, Chu Xiao still answered it .

“Hello . ” He said simply after he answered .

At the other end of the phone was naturally Xing Min .

“It’s me . Xing Min . ” Xing Min understood the temper of Chu Xiao, thus he reported his identity first .

“Um, what’s the matter?” Chu Xiao nodded his head .

“How do you feel about the contest?” Xing Min asked his purpose directly without beating around the bush .

“Teacher, a contest that I can surely win can’t be called contest . Putting it nicely, it’s a game; putting it harshly, it’s just a mere formality,” Chu Xiao said naturally .

“Not necessarily this time . ” The tone of Xing Min was also very natural .

That’s right . Chu Xiao had once studied under Xing Min . Three months later, however, Xing Min had nothing more to teach him .

Xing Min had already been an honor chef . Even so, his skill was all learned by Chu Xiao within three months .

However, Xing Min felt that it wasn’t good for a man to be fearless . Therefore, he said that on purpose .

“Really?” Chu Xiao was a little more interested .

After all, it wasn’t the first time that Xing Min had looked for competitors for him . Most of them could not withstand a single blow while occasionally some people deserved a mere second glance .

“The guy recommended by that old guy Lee is presumably not any worse than you . ” Xing Min referred to his old rival, Lee Yanyi .

“Then it’s necessary to me to have a look . Do you have any information?” Chu Xiao tapped on the solid wood table top lightly with his fingers .

“It has been sent to your email . ” Xing Min knew his temper very well and hence said directly .

“Got it . See you at the contest scene . ” After saying that, Chu Xiao wanted to hang off the phone . However, he was stopped immediately .

“Wait . Come back one day earlier . I want to taste the craftsmanship of my apprentice . ” Xing Min didn’t have many expectations while saying that .

“After the contest finishes, I will cook a meal for you with the food ingredients . ” Chu Xiao said habitually .

“Alright . ” Xing Min nodded his head and agreed .

Chu Xiao then hung up the telephone . He still had an interview in the afternoon .

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“Teacher, did Master Chu agree?” The assistant asked with a caring tone at the side .

The appellation that the assistant used to Chu Xiao was the honorific title . It was a great honor for a chef to be called master .

“He will give face to this old man . ” Xing Min said complacently .

“Is it all right not to give him all the information?” The assistant didn’t feel right not giving him the complete information of Yuan Zhou .

“Never mind . Anyway, he will know that when the contest commences . ” Xing Min stroked his short beard and said proudly .

“Teacher, I don’t think it’s good for you to create a rival for Master Chu purposely . ” The assistant said with a tone of disapproval .

“It doesn’t matter . ” Xing Min nevertheless didn’t realize there was anything wrong .

“Although Master Chu will not fail, he will definitely blame you for adding to the confusion randomly . ” His assistant said to his face directly .

“You little brat, why are you always in favor of others? Look carefully, this old man is your teacher . ” Having been shamed into anger, Xing Min said that .

“Master Chu is more frank and straightforward than you . ” His assistant muttered with a low voice .

“If I say it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter . That old guy Lee always plays tricks . Can’t I fight back?” Xing Min said angrily .

“Then I will tell Master Chu the real situation before the contest begins . ” His assistant insisted .

“Go, go, go now . You are saying as if I were lying to him . ” With his eyes widely open, Xing Min looked at his assistant discontentedly .

He muttered in the heart, “Whose assistant exactly are you? Why do you always defend others rather than me?”

“Thank you, teacher . ” Seeing Xing Min agree, his assistant revealed a smile on his face . It seemed that he was very happy to be able to help Chu Xiao .

On the other side, the information that Chu Xiao received about Yuan Zhou was the incomplete version .

For example, Xing Min wrote all the studying experiences of Yuan Zhou as unknown rather than none .

He even classified Yuan Zhou’s teacher as a mystery man . Lee Yanyi, the only person they knew of, was written by Xing Min as Yuan Zhou’s instructor .

A role transition from a customer into an instructor! If Lee Yanyi knew that, he would probably say, “Good . Nothing wrong with it . “

Taking the information like that, Chu Xiao smiled slightly and said, “Interesting . With the golden tongue of that Professor Lee, no taste is able to be concealed from him . God knows where he found this mystery person . “

“It seems to be a little more interesting now . ” Chu Xiao felt his interest increasing .

Of course, even that little more was due to Lee Yanyi’s recommendation .

“Pa”, Chu Xiao set down the information and sat back in the chair . Then, he took an ancient book and started to read .

On the other side, there was something strange happening in Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

“Hello . What would you like to eat today?” Zhou Jia asked the customer in front of her .

She didn’t really like this person as he ate for a long time every time even though he would order three dishes whenever he came .

He came about once per week and every time he would stay from the very beginning to the end of the business hours .

Therefore, Zhou Jia didn’t like this person, even if he had been standing there to eat since the standing positions were available .

“Jinling Grass, Silk Twined Rabbit and Clear Broth Noodle Soup Set . ” The person straightened his Tang suit on his body earnestly and said with a mild tone .

“Ok . One moment, please . ” Zhou Jia revealed her occupational smile .

“Sorry to bother you . ” The person nodded his head and thanked her politely .

Business was gradually getting busier . Nevertheless, Zhou Jia had been able to deal with the work very easily

Although she wasn’t as lovable and pretty as Mu Xiaoyun, she worked diligently . Therefore, the customers didn’t usually make things difficult for her .

Let alone that customers came here only for the delicious and to savor the taste .

As for Yuan Zhou, he concentrated his attention and started to cook dishes carefully once the business time commenced . It had always been what he persisted in .

Of course, it was also what he had always been persisting intentionally .

The dinner time lasting three hours passed soon . It was only a moment of a blink to the customers .

“Hua Hua” . Conventionally, Yuan Zhou ate up the noodles and carried the remaining broth to the dog Broth outside .

If he did it any later, it would probably scratch the door .

After a sound of “Hua La”, he opened the door and saw Broth squatting at the back door as expected .

“Don’t scratch the door . You have been anxious to drink the broth recently . Why?” Yuan Zhou poured the broth into the dog’s bowl hurriedly and then asked while looking at the black eyes of a dog .

Whereas Broth just looked at Yuan Zhou expressionlessly as usual .

“Alright . You don’t speak . ” Yuan Zhou stood up and shrugged and then turned around and left .

“This little thing doesn’t even bark in front of me . ” Yuan Zhou muttered .

He entered the restaurant and shut the door . Suddenly, he was enlightened and opened the door again

Then, Yuan Zhou saw a strange scene .

Broth was walking forward steadily with his own bowl dangling from his mouth .

Besides, Yuan Zhou could use his humanity to guarantee Broth’s mood was very good now . After all, its tail was shaking very happily .

“Damn, this little thing has a secret . Where is it going with its bowl?” Seeing Broth walk further, Yuan Zhou followed .

Yuan Zhou cared about Broth’s strange deeds very much . After all, it had drunk so much broth provided by him .

It was also Yuan Zhou’s work to care about little animals and maintain the worldly ethics instead of him being curious about that .

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