Chapter 153 Final Result

"As an old man, the only thing I could do was to give the future to the young people and let you children with unlimited futures explore new horizons. Therefore, after I realized that my physical strength was declining, I took the initiative to resign from the position of Dragon Chef. Thanks to the emperor's love, he specially allowed me to keep the title of Dragon Chef. But in my heart, I am no longer the Dragon Chef who is at the top of the culinary world and is constantly striving for progress. Now I am just an incompetent old man with the title of Dragon Chef."

Hongze sighed softly.

Everyone felt sorry for Chef Long when they heard his depressing words.

Lei Hua advised: "Master Chef Long, your contribution to the culinary world cannot be erased by anyone."

Every Dragon Chef is a treasure in the culinary world. They represent the pinnacle of the culinary world, people’s ultimate pursuit of delicious food, glory, and also hope.

It is because of the existence of Chef Long that so many people have the courage to embark on the long road of culinary arts. They are the guiding light and the goal for all chefs to move forward.

Hongze said softly: "I understand, but that is already in the past. You are still young and cannot experience what it feels like to feel yourself getting older day by day, and the remaining time in the future is almost visible to the naked eye. It has worn away all ambitions, leaving only helplessness and powerlessness. The remaining time in my life is just waiting for the day when death comes."

This heavy topic left everyone speechless for a moment.

The most terrifying thing in the world is time. It gives people everything, but also cruelly takes away everything.

What’s even more cruel is that you can only watch it take away those precious things without even the thought of resisting.

Because even if you try your best to resist, you still can't catch up with time.

Hearing Hongze's words, everyone felt the same way. At this moment, they were all filled with helplessness and resentment, but they could do nothing about it.

Even the three young people Xu Qing, Jiang Cheng and Li Weiran felt sympathetic at this moment.

Everyone will eventually grow old, and everyone will have to experience this pain and helplessness; no one can escape it.

At this moment, their sympathy and helplessness towards the old man Hongze, was this not also sympathy for themselves?
However, at this moment, Hongze laughed heartily. There was only energy and enthusiasm in his laughter. This loud laughter completely dispelled the heaviness.

After laughing, Hongze said with great enthusiasm: "You still have a lot of time, don't spend your precious time on self-pity. What you should do is to work hard and fight, don't stop running. Even if you are my age, as long as you are not dead, you can't stop!"

Hongze patted Xu Qing on the shoulder and said with emotion: "And he told me this truth."

"Xu Qing?" Yao Ye asked in surprise.

"Yes. You should have all felt the intention conveyed in the dishes, the unremitting pursuit of perfection, and the determination and awareness that every chef should have. Everyone who lives in this world has his responsibilities. For us chefs, our responsibility is to constantly pursue the ultimate deliciousness. As long as we are chefs, we can't give up."

Hong Ze sighed and said, "I thought I had only given up my position as Chef Long, but it wasn't until I ate Xu Qing's dishes and tasted the love behind them that I realized I had also given up my identity as a chef. I succumbed to time and let it take away something that shouldn't have been taken away, which was the heart of a chef."

Hongze looked at Xu Qing and said seriously: "Xu Qing, the dish you made is truly delicious. It is the only delicious dish in the world! It is also a delicious dish that can awaken people's hearts!"

Lei Hua and Yao Ye looked at Hong Ze and Xu Qing in surprise. Hong Ze's words almost announced the winner of this super chef assessment.

Hongze looked at Lei Hua and Yao Ye and said, "Let's start grading."

Lei Hua and Yao Ye nodded and took out the scrolls used for scoring.

After the three examiners finished writing, they took out Jiang Cheng and Li Weiran’s scrolls as well.

Lei Hua opened Li Weiran's scroll in order and said, "The scores will be based on creativity, technique, and taste. The highest score for each item is five points, and the lowest score is one point. Combining the scores of the three examiners, Li Weiran's final scores are 12 points, 12 points, and 10 points, respectively, for a total of 34 points. Li Weiran's creativity and technique are quite good, but the overall taste is a little lacking and not handled very well."

"Jiang Cheng's final scores were 10, 12, and 13, for a total of 35 points. His creativity was a little lacking, but the final taste was extremely amazing and impressive." "Finally, here's Xu Qing's score..."

Lei Hua took a look at the scrolls and, not surprisingly, the same number was written on the scrolls of the three examiners.

Only such an achievement is worthy of this amazing dish.

"Fifteen points, fifteen points, fifteen points, the total score is forty-five points. This is undoubtedly the ultimate delicacy! Congratulations, Xu Qing!"

The five people present all applauded. Even though Jiang Cheng and Li Weiran felt a little regretful, they also deeply understood the gap between themselves and Xu Qing. That dish, which was delicious in both taste and thoughtfulness, was the well-deserved first place.

Xu Qing bowed to the three examiners.

This result was not unexpected to him. In fact, after the dish was made, the result was no longer important to him.

He fully brought out the flavor of the black-bone chicken, living up to the hard work of Grandpa Wan, Master Luo Tian and Ku Rou, and that was enough.

After the result was announced, the guard walked up to Hongze holding a shirt with the logo of a top chef. Hongze took it and handed it to Xu Qing personally, "From this moment on, you are a top chef. I hope you will not let this shirt down, and I also hope you will not forget the heart of a chef, and never stop on the road of pursuing the ultimate deliciousness."

"Yes!"

Xu Qing said firmly and took the clothes.

The clothes are red and white, with the red patterns as warm as a burning flame. The logo on the sleeves is a circling green dragon surrounding a bright red "特" character.

Xu Qing stroked his clothes gently, feeling filled with emotion.

From then on, he became one of the top chefs like Master Abei and Master Luo Tian. But this was not the end, but a new beginning.

The people outside the examination room have been waiting for a long time, but no one has left. Everyone is patiently waiting for the final result.

Suddenly, the heavy door of the examination room slowly opened, and as everyone was eagerly waiting, a short figure walked out of the examination room.

"Where did this child come from?"

"No, look at the clothes he's wearing, that's the mark of a top-notch chef!"

"No way, this kid is a top chef? Are you kidding me?"

At this moment, Lei Hua announced loudly: "The final winner of this special chef assessment is Xu Qing, who is twelve years old and the youngest special chef in history."

There was an instant of silence outside the examination room, and then a loud bang resounded through the sky, and people even miles away could hear it.

Everyone was talking about it and standing on tiptoe to see Xu Qing, trying to remember his appearance firmly in their minds.

The people at Yangquan Restaurant were also cheering and shouting with excitement, even their voices became hoarse.

"Xu Qing! It's really Xu Qing! That's great!"

Master Luo Tian smiled and took a sip of wine, and said with emotion: "This kid really did it, amazing."

(End of this chapter)