Chapter 1370 - 1368: Attitude
No matter how fragrant the aroma or beautiful the sight, nothing compares to tasting the flavor.
The five of them tried it and immediately gave a thumbs up.
"Delicious!" Wei Xueqing was the first to exclaim, "Have you been learning culinary skills recently?"
Now the meals Yang Chen makes are even tastier than before!
Ruan Ling couldn’t stop smiling, "Good son, you cook so well! Any girl who marries you in the future will surely be inseparable from you."
"Of course!" Yang Chen blinked and said, "I still have some confidence in this!"
Ruan Ling kept smiling at Yang Chen.
Fu Zhou praised, "This flavor... I haven’t tasted it in a long time, even the chefs I hire can’t cook as well as you. If you said you’re not a chef, no one would believe you can make such delicious food."
Qin Zhiyuan chuckled, "This kid was good at making something to eat back when he was in the orphanage, I just didn’t expect his cooking now to be better than top chefs, it’s unexpected!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhou and Ruan Ling’s faces stiffened.
Recently, they learned from Qin Zhiyuan about Yang Chen’s tough life at the orphanage; it was truly harsh. Sometimes he didn’t even have enough to eat and had to sell things outside, pick up trash to sell, and even... beg!
They knew how arduous Yang Chen’s times were back then.
Yet, it was in that difficult environment that Yang Chen turned pain into strength, using the scarce resources to try to make tasty food.
This is admirable.
And it indirectly contributed to Yang Chen’s current culinary skills.
Thinking of this, the two suddenly felt the delicacies in their mouths were so bitter, even hard to swallow.
Yang Chen noticed their emotions seemed off and quickly said, "Haha! If I hadn’t learned cooking skills, how could I make something so delicious?"
Wei Xueqing was puzzled, "Did you really learn?"
Yang Chen nodded, "That’s right, last time when we went to Lancy Country, when you tasted foie gras, I mentioned that I had studied culinary arts there for a period. After some personal exploration and study later, it started looking decent. But it still wasn’t up to scratch. This time, I went back to learn cooking from a top chef, which is why my skills progressed so rapidly."
Everyone naturally became curious.
"Who is the top chef?" Fu Zhou asked.
Yang Chen smiled, "I bet you’ve even tried his cooking."
"Oh?"
Everyone was even more curious.
"Come on, tell us! With whom did you learn culinary skills?" Ruan Ling urged eagerly.
Yang Chen smiled, "He was once the head chef at a national banquet, one of the top golden knife chefs in the country, surnamed Gao!"
"Old Gao?" Qin Zhiyuan reacted with surprise.
Ruan Ling and Fu Zhou exchanged a glance but didn’t have much impression.
After all, they didn’t often attend national banquets back then, and having left the inner circle for many years, they weren’t that familiar with many things anymore.
"Elder Qin, who is this Old Gao you mentioned?" Fu Zhou inquired.
Qin Zhiyuan showed a reminiscing look.
"Speaking of Old Gao, though he is a chef, his background is quite significant!" Qin Zhiyuan slowly explained.
The group grew even more curious about this mysterious chef.
Seeing this, Qin Zhiyuan decided to narrate: "Since ancient times, the people of Flame Country have never stopped pursuing delicious food. In the ancient royal palace, there was even a position called Imperial Chef, designated to cook for the emperor. Chefs honed their art and pursued flavors, with varying degrees of skill. The best group was classified into four levels: iron knife chefs, copper knife chefs, silver knife chefs, and the highest, golden knife chefs."
"To become an Imperial Chef in the palace, one must possess extraordinary skills, and the head chef must surely be a golden knife chef!"
"This Old Gao is exactly a golden knife chef! When we attended the award ceremony, we tasted dishes made by Old Gao. Although the ingredients were simple, the savory taste, I can never forget! To this day, that dish is the most delicious I’ve ever eaten, without exception!"
Even though the food Yang Chen is making now is more exquisite, it still can’t compare to Old Gao’s.
"It’s surprising you learned cooking from Old Gao; it’s truly not easy! I heard Old Gao has a peculiar temperament and generally doesn’t teach people how to cook; it’s unexpected that he took you under his wing!" Qin Zhiyuan marveled.
Yang Chen chuckled, "He didn’t really take me under his wing; I just learned cooking from him for a few days. Whether he’ll teach me in the future is uncertain."
Qin Zhiyuan smiled but did not respond.
"Keep eating; otherwise, it’ll be not as tasty when it gets cold." Yang Chen continued.
Everyone naturally wasn’t shy, they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
After eating almost enough, they began drinking soup.
Yang Chen seized the chance, "Dad, Mom, Director, actually, there’s another extremely important matter I must tell you all this time."
Immediately, Fu Zhou, Ruan Ling, the director, and even Wei Xueqing stopped and looked at Yang Chen.
Because they understood Yang Chen well, if he said it’s extremely important, then it must be truly, truly significant!
Yang Chen looked at them and said solemnly, "I have already talked to Ye Xin’s parents and grandfather; they want to meet with you and discuss setting a date for the wedding. Although Ye Xin and I have gotten the marriage license, we still haven’t held the wedding ceremony. Both the Ye family and our Yang family are not small families; we should hold the wedding. I don’t want to let Ye Xin down on such a ceremony. You determine the date, and I’ll do my best to prepare the wedding and make it the best possible!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhiyuan immediately laughed, "That’s great! When should we meet? I’ll have someone calculate what would be an auspicious day!"
He finally looked forward to this day.
Ruan Ling’s smile was a bit forced; she pondered and said to Yang Chen, "Any time is fine, if we both meet, we must follow the necessary formalities! The wedding must be held beautifully, right, Old Fu!"
As she spoke, Ruan Ling nudged the stern-faced Fu Zhou.
This immediately made Fu Zhou flare up, he stood up abruptly with an angry expression.
Everyone was startled to look at Fu Zhou.
Fu Zhou glanced at Yang Chen but didn’t vent his anger.
Having finally found his son, he couldn’t bear to be angry at Yang Chen.
Yet, he grunted coldly, turned around, and went upstairs.
Yang Chen sighed inside, knowing Fu Zhou still couldn’t let go of past events.
Yang Chen didn’t blame him.
Who can let it go?
It was annihilating the family, avenging a killed father!
Yang Chen hasn’t let go either!
He’s been waiting for the opportunity, the chance to deliver a deadly blow to those culprits!
If he acts, he will inevitably leave no room for the enemy to retaliate, a kill with one strike!
But truly, this matter doesn’t have much to do with the Ye family, we can’t blame them just because they didn’t help back then. The situation at the Ye family was indeed pessimistic back then.
"Don’t worry about your dad! Your mom supports you! As long as you like Ye Xin, let’s get engaged!" Ruan Ling wholeheartedly supports Yang Chen!