Chapter 678 - 535: Are You Even Human?
"Chef Huang, if you need any help, just say the word..."
Zhao Weiguang and Yu Daqing approached with bright smiles and said respectfully.
Huang Jun was slightly taken aback but immediately understood.
Their attitude was undoubtedly a clear recognition and acceptance of his culinary skills.
"Then I’ll trouble you to shell the shrimp for me, I’m planning to make Longjing Shrimp, and also keep an eye on the stew pot’s heat..."
Huang Jun said with a smile and then continued to focus on his craft, preparing a series of his specialty seafood dishes: steamed crabs, steamed pomfret, steamed large yellow croaker, and garlic vermicelli steamed lobster, among other seafood dishes.
He had cooked these dishes on various occasions before, so now he was particularly adept at it, and his speed had increased quite a bit.
Once these seafood dishes were on the steamer and began slowly cooking, he started preparing other dishes...
Meanwhile.
The doorbell at Yang Deyi’s house rang "ding dong ding dong."
"It must be Old Jia and the others arriving, honey, you sit tight, I’ll get the door..."
Yang Deyi heard the sound and made a guess, then gestured to his wife who was about to stand up, and promptly responded towards the door: "Coming, coming!"
With that, he quickly got up to greet his guests.
He slowly opened the door...
Sure enough!
Two familiar faces appeared — his close friends Old Lu and Old Jia.
He greeted them enthusiastically with a smile: "Well, Old Lu, Old Jia, you finally made it, come on in!"
As soon as Old Lu entered, he joked, "Old Yang, what’s with the change this year, celebrating your birthday at home? This doesn’t seem like your usual style!"
Old Jia also teased, "Yeah, Old Yang, after all these years, you suddenly want to celebrate at home, really caught us off guard! Is it because you think it’s too boisterous for us old folks to celebrate outside?"
Yang Deyi laughed heartily and quickly explained, "Old Zhang, you’re really wronging me here. Originally, I indeed planned to go out and find a nice hotel to celebrate, but my daughter insisted on giving me a memorable birthday surprise and specially invited Chef Huang from her kindergarten to cook. You know I’m particular about food, and ordinary meals don’t appeal to me. But with Chef Huang, his skills are impeccable, I couldn’t find a single flaw. So, I decided to hold the birthday banquet at home. First, because I think we can’t find a better chef in this area; second, for the fun of it, gathering everyone together for a good time; and third, I want all of you to taste this young man’s skills, I guarantee it will be an eye-opener!"
Hearing this, Old Lu and Old Jia suddenly realized, it turns out Yang Deyi chose to celebrate at home to show off his dutiful daughter!
Has showing off one’s daughter become so creative these days?
Is it just that the daughter’s birthday party was planned by the daughter? Who doesn’t have a child!
At this moment.
Their competitive spirits were piqued, and each silently decided: next year on their birthday, they’ll also host at home, and have their own child invite a famous chef to cook, so that they can show off one-up over Old Yang!
But wait!
Old Lu and Old Jia suddenly noticed a detail.
That is — Yang Deyi said his daughter invited the chef from her kindergarten?
Speaking of.
What kind of kindergarten chef could be so skilled as to make picky Old Yang say "we can’t find a better chef in this area?"
They searched their minds quickly but couldn’t come up with a chef matching these criteria.
Is Old Yang exaggerating again?
Or is it that Old Yang’s daughter has such strong filters that she considers the kindergarten chef the best?
The latter possibility seems more likely!
Just then.
The tempting scent wafting from the kitchen interrupted their thoughts.
The aroma was fresh and enticing, as if carrying an indescribable charm, making them gulp unconsciously.
This scent seemed to silently attest to the kindergarten chef’s prowess.
Old Lu and Old Jia exchanged a glance, a hint of anticipation shining in their eyes.
It seems, this time Old Yang’s birthday banquet is indeed quite intriguing!
"Old Lu, Old Jia, how rare to see you here, welcome, welcome! Please come in and have a seat, take a load off."
Shu Meiling saw Yang Deyi leading them inside and instantly beamed, eagerly rising to greet them.
Old Lu and Old Jia exchanged a smile and almost simultaneously replied, "Hey, alright, thanks, sister-in-law, then we won’t stand on ceremony."
At this moment, Yang Yuxi also elegantly stood up, smiled, and nodded a greeting to them, "Uncle Lu, Uncle Jia, long time no see, how are you?"
"Wow, is this Xiaoxi? She’s growing more and more beautiful, truly ’girls change for the better as they grow!’ "
Old Lu and Old Jia looked at the graceful Yang Yuxi, their eyes full of admiration, and sincerely exclaimed, then added, "She looks just like your mom when she was young, so beautiful."
Goodness, one sentence praised two people.
But, why wasn’t there any for Yang Deyi?
Yang Deyi listened on the side, secretly pleased but slightly unwilling, interjecting, "Hey, don’t forget about me, back in the day I was also quite the charmer, handsome and dashing. They say daughters resemble their fathers, Xiaoxi’s elegance must be from my genes."