Chapter 221 Try your best
Do your best and have a clear conscience.

These eight simple words stirred Xu Qing's heart endlessly.

It was like a storm had set off in his heart, tearing his excuses and disguises to pieces.

He is unwilling to try his best because he is afraid.

Afraid of not being able to save people.

The same fear of losing.

Lost to life and death, lost to this unprecedentedly powerful enemy.

Xu Qing has never lost since he learned cooking, no matter what kind of situation he faces or how strong the enemy is.

He always dares to face challenges head on.

After all, it is because he has enough confidence in his own abilities.

He believed he could not lose.

It is difficult for anyone except himself to imagine how great an advantage his extraordinary five senses bring him.

With such a huge advantage and the mentality that he would not lose, Xu Qing could face any enemy calmly.

But now, the enemy that appeared before him was one he was not sure he could defeat.

Xu Qing was afraid and retreated, and he didn't even have the courage to challenge it.

Master Luo Tian knows Xu Qing very well.

Understand his talent, understand his strength, and also understand the distress and entanglement in his heart at this moment.

Master Luo Tian originally thought that Xu Qing, with his outstanding talent, might never encounter this hurdle.

This is an extremely common threshold for each of them.

That is, doubt about one's own strength.

Always filled with fear, pain and doubt, everyone is walking so hard on this long road of pursuing the ultimate deliciousness.

Joy is always temporary, but pain is eternal.

even so……

Even so, they were unwilling to leave, unwilling to stop, and continued to move forward facing the pain.

why?
Everyone has a different answer to this.

And Xu Qing should also have his own answer.

At this time, Master Luo Tian walked over to Xu Qing and sat down, saying, "Xu Qing, do you feel happy being a chef?"

Xu Qing managed to calm himself down and replied softly, "Happy."

"what about now?"

"it's painful."

Master Luo Tian said simply: "Then don't cook. Leave it to Liang Jing and let him bear the pain."

Xu Qing was silent.

Even though it was painful, he couldn't give up.

When Xu Qing thought about giving up, he suddenly felt empty in his heart.

It's as if all my physical energy has been drained away and I have no interest in doing anything.

It's like I've lost the meaning of living.

Compared to this hopeless silence, Xu Qing would rather endure the pain.

Master Luo Tian continued, "Since you can't give up, then face it. Xu Qing, take a look at the recipe in your hand."

Xu Qing looked down as he was told.

The abstract symbols that look like ghost paintings still exude vigorous vitality and enthusiasm.

The pages have turned yellow, the edges are worn, the corners are curled, and some of the papers have tiny cracks, as if they would break if not carefully paid attention to.

Time has taken away so many things from this cookbook, leaving behind only decay.

However, no matter how time passes, the enthusiasm and vitality that shines through the paper have never diminished.

Just like the chef’s passionate heart, it transcends the constraints of time and space and is revealed directly before our eyes.

Master Luo Tian said, "What did you see?"

Xu Qing said: "A passionate heart."

Master Luo Tian said: "What I saw was a heart that refused to give up. It refused to succumb to time, refused to succumb to life and death, refused to succumb to pain, and it fought against everything with all its might."

Yes.

Xu Qing could feel how much effort the chef put into this recipe.

The chef tried his best to fight and struggle, not wanting to give up even the slightest chance.

There are always things in this world that you are unwilling to give up no matter how painful it is, because giving up means losing the meaning of life.

Since you don't want to give up, then do your best.

This fiery power was transmitted from the recipe to Xu Qing's heart as if it were real.

It was indeed as Liang Jing said, if he succumbed to fear and was unwilling to exert his strength to the fullest, he would be disgracing this recipe.

The taste of food is connected to the heart. Without the same heart, how can one recreate the recipe perfectly?

Xu Qing's original idea was impossible to achieve.

If he had followed his previous idea, the dish he would have made would only be a half-hearted one.

By then, he will only regret it even more.

Do your best and have a clear conscience.

At this moment, Xu Qing truly understood the meaning of these eight words.

Xu Qing took a deep breath and said, "Master Luo Tian, ​​I understand. I will do my best and leave no regrets."

After that, Xu Qing looked at the old man and whispered, "Old sir, I want to make some changes to this recipe, but I don't know much about pharmacology. I hope you can give me some advice."

"it is good."

The old man nodded.

Xu Qing took the recipe and went into the kitchen with the old doctor.

The rest of the people could only wait anxiously outside, waiting for the time to pass by.

Jiang Long was extremely anxious. He paced back and forth in the hall. Every few minutes, he looked up at the kitchen, then lowered his head and continued pacing.

This cycle was repeated countless times.

Yu Liang was also very nervous, but he trusted Xu Qing more than Jiang Long who knew nothing.

Since Xu Qing has already entered the kitchen, it all depends on him.

Yu Liang was looking forward to it sincerely in his heart.

Master Luo Tian, ​​on the other hand, looked calm and composed.

After Xu Qing said that he would do his best, Master Luo Tian immediately felt relieved.

No one knows better than him the value of Xu Qing's words "try your best".

After all, Xu Qing tried his best last time, but it alarmed the whole city.

Master Luo Tian said, "Master Jiang, take a break."

"I...sigh..."

Jiang Long sat on the chair, but before his butt could even get comfortable, he stood up again. It was as if there were nails in the chair, making it impossible to stay seated.

Jiang Long turned around a few more times and couldn't help asking, "Masters, can this medicinal food really save the life of the imperial envoy?"

Hearing Jiang Long's question, the others subconsciously turned their heads away, not daring to look him in the eye.

How should they respond to this?

The answer is yes? No one can guarantee it.

If he said no, Jiang Long would be even more desperate.

Jiang Long looked around and saw that everyone avoided the topic, only Luo Tian and Liang Jing did not avoid his gaze.

Jiang Long said: "Two masters..."

Luo Tian turned to look at Liang Jing and asked, "Chef Liang, what do you think?"

Liang Jing's eyes showed expectation, his eyes fixed on the kitchen, and he said: "I don't know if this medicinal food can save people. But I know that this must be a dish beyond imagination."

After a while, the old man came out of the kitchen. Luo Tian and others immediately went to meet him and asked, "Old man, has Xu Qing prepared the dishes?"

The old man shook his head and said, "It's still early."

"Then why did you come out?"

"Because he no longer needs me..."

The old man looked towards the kitchen with melancholy.

Xu Qing's learning ability far exceeded his expectations. At the beginning, he was talking and Xu Qing listened quietly.

Soon the conversation turned into a discussion, after which the old man discovered that Xu Qing had found the most appropriate way to demonstrate the efficacy of the medicine faster than he had.

Such talent, such a strong learning ability.

How great it would be if this person was his apprentice!
What a pity, what a pity.

The old man shook his head and sighed. He could see that Xu Qingzhi was not here, and he was learning pharmacology only in order to better prepare this medicinal food.

(End of this chapter)