Chapter 301 Determination
Tang Sanjie didn't expect the door to open suddenly, and he stood outside in shock.

He came back to his senses after hearing Xu Qing's words.

Now that Xu Qing has discovered me, it would be very rude to turn around and run away now.

Therefore, even though Tang Sanjie was tangled and embarrassed at the moment, he had no choice but to walk into the house and whispered, "Excuse me."

"do not bother."

Xu Qing said.

It would be a real nuisance if he were to walk around in circles outside again.

Xu Qing asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"I...actually..."

Tang Sanjie hesitated and didn't know how to start. "I... I just want to say... I want to say sorry."

"I'm sorry? Why are you saying sorry?"

Xu Qing was confused.

Did he do anything to make himself feel sorry for?

Generally speaking, shouldn't we say thank you?

After all, he helped Tang Sanjie.

Where does "I'm sorry" come from?

"The hidden ingredient in the stewed eight delicacies, celery, was only identified thanks to your help, Mr. Xu Qing. The praises my father gave me should have belonged to you, Mr. Xu Qing. I... I took advantage of your achievements. I'm so sorry!"

As Tang Sanjie said this, he immediately stood up, bowed towards Xu Qing, and apologized sincerely.

Xu Qing looked at him in surprise.

Just because of this?
Is this something worth apologizing for?
This child doesn't look like a child at all. He is much more sensible than many adults.

Seeing that he was so sensible, Xu Qing couldn't help but want to tease him, and deliberately said: "In this case, you should also apologize to your father, after all, we cheated him together."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Tang Sanjie hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying firmly, "I will go and explain the truth to my father right away."

He was already feeling very distressed about deceiving his father, and after being provoked by Xu Qing, he immediately made up his mind.

Xu Qing quickly said, "Don't worry about it. I was just kidding."

To be honest, the father-son relationship, which had finally improved, will only become more strained.

"But……"

Xu Qing said: "I know you want to prove yourself to your father and want him to be proud of your true strength. However, you and I both know that your current strength is unlikely to meet your father's requirements."

Tang Sanjie lowered his head in disappointment. Indeed, his father's request was too high and far beyond his ability. Asking him to do something that he could not do, failure was the most normal result.

However, Tang Sanjie would feel uncomfortable if he didn't tell the truth.

His father was a man with very high self-esteem, and under the influence of his father, although Tang Sanjie was just a child, he also had the self-esteem and pride of a chef. He felt uncomfortable with this kind of behavior of getting something for nothing, as if a huge stone was pressing on his heart, so heavy that it made him feel a little breathless.

"Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Xu Qing asked.

"Yes." Tang Sanjie nodded.

Xu Qing said: "Then turn this discomfort and pressure into your motivation. Keep improving your strength. When you can taste the hidden flavor of the Eight Delicacies with your own strength, the praise you get now will truly become your own. In this way, you are not stealing my achievements, you are just prepaying your future achievements in advance. Keep moving towards your future. The sooner you arrive, the sooner you can be liberated."

Hearing Xu Qing say this, Tang Sanjie looked at him in a daze, and said in a trance: "I...can I really do it? Rely on my own strength to taste that hidden taste?"

Xu Qing shook his head and said, "I don't know either. After all, I am not you. Your own future can only be decided by you."

"I……"

Tang Sanjie lowered his head and looked at his hands.

Xu Qing's words seemed to have lit a fire in his heart, burning his fighting spirit completely. In the past, he only worked hard to avoid his father being disappointed in him and to gain his father's praise.

Even though he always failed and always disappointed his father, this thought never stopped for a moment.

He constantly pushed himself, working towards tasks that were beyond his reach.

And just now, his father's praise satisfied his long-cherished obsession.

It can be said that his passion for cooking has diminished a lot.

But at this moment, Xu Qing gave him a new motivation, a motivation that made him more excited and excited than ever before.

Xu Qing set a goal for him, letting him learn cooking no longer for his father, but for himself, for the distant future, and to become the person he longed to be in his heart.

To this end, we continue to work hard, improve and strive.

Tang Sanjie closed his eyes and saw his future in his fantasy, and this future was clearer than ever before.

This was not born from his father's dream, but from his own dream.

When Tang Sanjie opened his eyes again, there was an extremely determined look in his eyes, "I will definitely do it! Mr. Xu Qing, I will definitely be able to taste that hidden flavor with my own strength in the future!"

Such words are like a vow to the future.

Xu Qing nodded with satisfaction. Tang Sanjie's talent was not bad to begin with, but his father's frustrating education had suppressed his talent.

If one always faces failure and is always blamed, even a genius will constantly doubt himself and belittle himself, which will result in the inability to display his true strength.

At this time, the relationship between father and son has improved, and Tang Sanjie has a stronger will, and his future progress will be astonishingly fast.

Just as Xu Qing expected.

Or rather, it was beyond his expectations.

Tang Sanjie's progress does not need to wait until the future, he will give his father a huge surprise tonight.

In the evening, it’s time to practice knife skills as usual.

Although Tang Sanjie's outstanding performance at the banquet made Chef Tang very satisfied.

But that's just a sensitivity to taste and has nothing to do with knife skills.

Knife skills have always been Tang Sanjie's weakest skill.

This is also the most disappointing aspect for Chef Tang.

Chef Tang therefore asked him to practice his knife skills all day and all night without stopping.

When Xu Qing and Shen Cong came to visit before, Tang Sanjie was practicing his knife skills. Just because he paused for a short while, he was beaten by his father.

Chef Tang gave him half a day off because he was happy today.

But I still have to continue practicing at night.

If he doesn't practice well, he won't be able to sleep tonight.

The father and son came to the kitchen.

Mrs. Tang stood outside the door silently watching them.

In the past, every time Tang Sanjie was punished to practice knife skills all night, she would watch over him.

Because even if she was asked to go to sleep, she couldn't fall asleep. It would be better for her to stay with the three heroes, so that she would feel more at ease.

Chef Tang said as usual: "Three heroes, let's start."

"Yes."

Tang Sanjie's answer was more straightforward and clear than ever before.

Chef Tang looked at him in surprise. In the past, the three heroes always looked extremely reluctant, as if they were suffering great torture when practicing knife skills.

Why is it so unusual this time?
(End of this chapter)