Chapter 406

Chapter 406: Chu Xiao’s Signature Dish

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

As Zhou Shijie hung up the phone, Yuan Zhou had also figured out a solution at his end .

Yuan Zhou smiled at the tall and handsome blond doorman politely and then shook his head before he turned around and went back to the hotel .

“Ok . Have a nice trip . ” The doorman said enthusiastically, revealing his white teeth .

Yuan Zhou continued nodding his head and then walked into the hotel courteously .

“Ding”, the elevator arrived and afterwards, Yuan Zhou entered it .

Only after the elevator went up for several floors did Yuan Zhou react .

“Wait . Why did I come back? I can go out freely after I refused the doorman . ” Yuan Zhou stroked his forehead with one hand and revealed a puzzled expression .

“It seems that I was out of my mind just now . ” Yuan Zhou couldn’t help patting on his own forehead and muttered to himself .

As soon as he patted on his own forehead, Yuan Zhou naturally raised his head and saw the monitor camera . Instantly, Yuan Zhou became solemn .

“Damn it . There’s surprisingly a monitor camera here . Nobody is supposed to see me . Anyway, no one knows what I’m saying . ” Yuan Zhou thought inwardly .

For the remaining time in the elevator, Yuan Zhou remained solemn all along until he came out .

“Huh? You come back so quickly? Then come to my room . ” Once Yuan Zhou went out of the elevator, he was seen by Zhou Shije .

“Um . I wandered around and came back immediately . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head .

“It’s good to come back early . Have a good rest today and I will take you to eat something delicious tomorrow . ” Upon entering the room, Zhou Shijie said smilingly right away .

“Things judged by you as delicacy are definitely good . ” Yuan Zhou said with a quite serious look .

“Haw-haw, of course . That place is an old Michelin Three Star Restaurant and the chef is also a three-star . ” Zhou Shijie didn’t tell him directly that it was Chu Xiao .

“If so, it well deserves a taste . Thanks, chairman . ” Yuan Zhou immediately thanked him .

“You brat . Thanking me so quickly . It seems that you want me to treat you, don’t you?” Zhou Shijie reacted at once and said with a seemingly angry tone .

“Now that you have said that, as a younger man, it isn’t good for me to compete against you on that . So, thank you . ” Yuan Zhou didn’t fear that Zhou Shijie would get angry, thus he continued saying seriously .

“Young men nowadays are all slippery . Fortunately, this old man has already prepared to treat . ” Zhou Shijie glared at Yuan Zhou and then said that .

“Thank you . ” Yuan Zhou said extraordinarily sincerely .

“That’s fine . Just stop saying that . ” Having paused a little while, Zhou Shijie continued saying, “Little Yuan, I remember that you are not a picky eater and don’t have any dietetic restraint, right?”

“Yes . I can taste anything . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head .

“Ok . There are no more problems then . They have prepared 13 dishes . ” Zhou Shijie said .

“Are we going there in the evening tomorrow?” Yuan Zhou suddenly asked .

“No . At noon . “Zhou Shijie reminded .

“Ok . Don’t wait for me to eat breakfast tomorrow . ” After a nod, Yuan Zhou said earnestly .

“What? Are you still overcoming jet lag?” Zhou Shijie asked with a caring tone while looking at him .

“No . That way, I can eat more at noon . ” When Yuan Zhou said that as if it was obvious .

” . . . ” Zhou Shijie instantly became speechless . What Yuan Zhou said made a lot of sense .

“So, good night . I’m going to sleep . ” Yuan Zhou waved his hand and parted with Zhou Shijie before he went back to his own room .

While Zhou Shijie and Yuan Zhou were only waiting for the dishes leisurely, Chu Xiao likewise wasn’t nervous . However, he was quite cautious .

“Andrew, you and I will prepare the dishes for that table tomorrow . ” Chu Xiao pointed at the place that he had arranged for Yuan Zhou and said that .

“Alright . ” The person called Andrew was a middle-aged white man with dark brown hair . He appeared mature and reliable and that was how he was .

“See you tomorrow . ” After saying that, Chu Xiao said goodbye to him .

. . .

The time spent waiting for delicacies always passed quickly, let alone the appointment was made at 12:00 at noon and it would take them 2 hours to drive there .

Therefore, Yuan Zhou did his morning exercises, had breakfast, and took a cab the entire morning before he arrived at the restaurant .

The restaurant was located at the north of Paris . It was a nice day . The sun was shining over the two-storeied red bricks of the restaurant, which looked beautiful and warm .

The canteen had only two floors and was surrounded by the beautiful gardens, where some cold-tolerant flowers were blossoming .

Red bricks, white walls, gardens and the primary-color solid-wood table all looked wonderful . Furthermore, this was only the scenery outside .

“The surroundings here are really nice . ” Yuan Zhou said while walking .

“Of course it’s very good . It was formerly a territory of a nobleman, but was expropriated later . Then, it was redecorated and renovated . Of course, it’s good-looking . ” Zhou Shijie pointed at the shop sign of the restaurant and explained .

“So that’s why . ” Yuan Zhou nodded .

As soon as they entered the door, a pretty brown-haired waitress came up and greeted them .

“Hi, Mr . Zhou and Mr . Yuan . This way, please . ” The pretty brown-haired waitress showed them a place with much sunshine by the window .

It was Zhou Shijie who answered her while Yuan Zhou just stayed there still . After all, Yuan Zhou could only understand, but couldn’t speak .

“This is the sequence of the dishes served today . Please have a look . ” The pretty brown-haired waitress handed the menu to them .

1st dish, Hors-d’oeuvre Froid (Honey Ham)

2nd dish, Potage (Crisp Onion Soup)

3rd dish, Hors-d’oeuvre Chaud (Creamy Chicken in Puff Pastry)

4th dish, Poisson (Dry Fried Tonguefish Matched with Lemon Juice)

5th dish, Grosse Piece (Homemade Goose Liver)

. . .

13th dish, Dessert (Lemon Seed Pastry)

“They look great . ” Looking at the menu all in French, Yuan Zhou contrarily spoke Mandarin .

“Yes, they are indeed good . Just serve the dishes like that, please . ” The first sentence was said to Yuan Zhou while the latter one was to the pretty brown-haired waitress .

“Ok . Wait a moment, please . ” The waitress nodded her head and then walked away politely .

“You must give your comments to the dishes after you eat in return for my treat . ” Zhou Shijie looked at Yuan Zhou and said earnestly .

“Don’t worry, chairman . I will . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head seriously .

“Wonderful . ” Chairman Zhou nodded .

Then, they were seated at the table and waited for the dishes quietly .

“Head chef, here are the ingredients for the appetizer . ” Andrew handed him the ingredients that had been processed .

Of course, it was totally prepared as per Chu Xiao’s instructions . Except for the time he was washing the vegetables, he didn’t touch any of them for long .

“Um, good . Put them here . ” Chu Xiao said that with his brows slightly knitted .

After he came back from the contest, he was stricter with the ingredients more than ever . The vegetables could only be picked one hour before it was to be eaten and besides, they cannot be touched by hand directly . That caused a lot of problems .

Luckily, his strictness was already well known by his workers . Although they often complained secretly, they indeed worked more earnestly, yet with unsightly postures .

“It’s a nice day today . ” Chu Xiao caught sight of Yuan Zhou who sat straight over there through the window . Then, he took a deep breath, took the knife and started to cook .

The dishes prepared today were naturally what Chu Xiao was good at .

Even Andrew couldn’t help muttering inwardly, “I haven’t seen the head chef work so earnestly in a long time . Those two people seem to be special . “

“He surprisingly reserved that goose liver . Finally, I can learn the craftsmanship now . ” Thinking of the goose liver that had been reserved by Chu Xiao, Andrew felt fervent inwardly .

That was the top of the top . It was also an honor to see him deal with it as his assistant .