Chapter 207 Thoughts
After making the roast suckling pig, Jidi broke free from that wonderful state.

Some time ago, he and Li Yan went to visit Meixiang's grave.

All these years after Meixiang's death, Jidi has never known how to face Meixiang because of that confrontation.

Every time he went to visit the grave, he would think of Meixiang's painful death, the unfair duel, and the desperate Li Yan.

Normally he could suppress these thoughts by relying on his busy work, but every time this happened, these thoughts would surge up uncontrollably, making him exhausted and miserable.

Jidi often thought about it and recalled what happened at that time, but things had come to this point and no matter how much he thought about it, it was useless.

The only thing he could do was blame himself for not realizing it earlier.

These pains accumulated in his heart, unable to be relieved or vented, and eventually turned into a dark cell, locking his heart tightly and making it impossible to break free.

How can a closed heart express its thoughts?

Jidi had already accepted his fate, as he knew that he might never be able to make further progress in his cooking skills.

If this was the punishment for his past, he welcomed it.

However, he did not expect that he would see Li Yan again one day.

What I didn’t expect was that the old matter that had once become a dead end would actually be resolved one day.

When visiting the grave, Li Yan said a lot, including words to Meixiang and Jidi. Li Yan said out everything that had been kept in his heart for many years.

There is resentment, anger, and pain that goes deep into the bone, but more of it is self-liberation and reconciliation with the past.

After visiting the tomb, Li Yan said that he wanted to practice again. He wanted to get back what he had lost over the years and bring his body and mind back to their peak.

At that time, he will come back to compete with Jidi for another three-way lobster battle.

A real, fair, all-out, no-regrets battle among the three lobster champions.

After hearing Li Yan's words, the tightly closed cage in Jidi's heart gradually loosened.

The pain of the past will never go away, it remains in the heart like a scar that can never heal.

But isn't that true for everyone in this world?

Everyone carries the scars in their hearts, lives desperately, and moves forward.

Li Yan has already taken a step forward, and he is moving towards a bright new future step by step.

If Jidi still lingers in the past, bound by the pain of the past, he will be left far behind by Li Yan and will eventually only be able to watch Li Yan's receding back.

How could he be willing to do so?
It's time to move forward.

Moving forward is not a betrayal of the past, nor is it forgetting the pain.

It is the determination and courage to bear the pain and move forward with the pain.

He gained courage and faith from Li Yan.

Jidi has locked himself in the room since returning from tomb-sweeping.

In order to move forward, we must first look back.

He kept thinking and sorting out everything in the past.

His culinary career, his life experiences, those days whether painful or happy, each one is related to cooking.

Eventually, these insights into life turned into dishes, which were constantly repeated and brewed in his mind, like countless invisible threads, tightly wrapping his heart together, waiting for the moment to break out of the cocoon. When the dishes were ready, the cocoon in his heart made a slight sound, and it broke into pieces, revealing his tightly closed heart.

After passing the exam, I have gained some enlightenment, and this may be what I want.

The love he once thought would never come.

However, whether this is true or not still needs confirmation from others.

Jidi looked at Xu Qing and Master Luo Tian, ​​looked at Meili and the chefs with eager eyes, and said, "Please taste it."

As soon as Jidi finished speaking, Meili and the chefs could no longer hold back and quickly picked up the roast suckling pig and put it into their mouths.

As soon as the delicious food entered their mouths, they trembled three times as if they had been electrocuted. The wonderful taste flowed through their bodies, capturing their bodies and minds. They instantly became soft like a puddle of water, their minds went blank, and an expression of incomparable happiness appeared on their faces.

Meili exclaimed as if sleepwalking: "It's so delicious!"

"As expected of a master chef, the roast suckling pig melts in your mouth, filling your mouth with the delicious meaty aroma. I really want to swallow my tongue!"

"This is the best roast suckling pig I've ever eaten! It's even better than the one that Chef Jidi made before!"

There was a constant sound of exclamations from the crowd.

Xu Qing and Master Luo Tian looked at each other, then picked up their chopsticks, picked up a piece of roast suckling pig and put it into their mouths.

The first thing you feel when you put it in your mouth is the delicious aroma of meat that spreads instantly in your mouth.

The aroma I smelled before is now so rich that it seems to be tangible, soaking my mouth, tongue, lips and teeth in this wonderful fragrance, turning my saliva into delicious gravy.

When you bite it gently, the first thing you feel is the crispness. The roasted, crispy crust instantly bursts in your mouth at the touch of your teeth. The crispy tiny pieces hit your gums, spreading the mellow flavor of the crust. The light smoky and burnt aroma makes the mellow taste even more unique and charming.

Then comes the soft meat inside. The meat of suckling pig is more tender and soft than that of adult pig. Adult pig has rough muscle fibers, but the meat of suckling pig is so tender that it melts at the touch. After being grilled over charcoal, the meat of suckling pig becomes more firm and elastic, and the moisture in the meat is firmly locked inside by the charcoal. When you take a bite, the tender meat slides to both sides of your teeth, and the delicious gravy splashes out, instantly overflowing with the aroma of juice.

The crispy skin and tender meat, these two distinct tastes create a violent collision in the mouth at the moment of chewing. The opposing tastes form a wonderful contrast, making people unable to stop.

After the seasoning applied to the skin is marinated, its aroma penetrates into the inner layer of the meat, making both the skin and the meat imbued with the complex aroma of the spices.

The aroma is sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, and it also has many delicious flavors that cannot be accurately described in words. These countless flavors bloomed in an instant, pushing the deliciousness of the suckling pig to a peak. They seemed to give the suckling pig wings, soaring over the thick clouds and flying towards the higher sky.

It also brings people's sensory enjoyment to its peak at a moment, allowing them to see unprecedented scenery.

At the same time, a feeling more wonderful than the taste is brewing in my heart.

It gently knocks on the door of the heart, allowing the thoughts to explore the heart along with the wonderful taste.

Xu Qing suddenly heard the sound of his heart beating, again and again, firm and persistent.

Suddenly the sound of heartbeat turned into countless footsteps, rushing past him.

In front of him was a mountain towering into the clouds. People were climbing up with all their might. Some of them slipped and fell, some stagnated, and some hesitated to change routes, but ended up in a dead end.

Xu Qing walked closer and found that there was no intact part of the mountain. Traces of people were left in every corner.

It may be profound or shallow, pleasant or painful, and it goes on endlessly.

How high is this mountain? When will this endless climb end?

No one knows.

All they can do is move forward firmly until the moment their lives end.

(End of this chapter)