Chapter 303 Situation
The next morning, the atmosphere at breakfast was completely different from the day before.

Yesterday the atmosphere was so tense that it made people want to turn around and run away, but now it is harmonious and peaceful.

It really feels like a family.

Only after asking Mrs. Tang did Xu Qing find out what happened yesterday.

Looking at Chef Tang's appearance, the anxiety and frustration that had lingered around him in the past had dissipated a lot, making him look more majestic but also more calm.

It no longer looks like a bomb about to explode, but rather like a quiet deep pool.

Xu Qing originally thought that he would have to stay for a few more days before seeing any slight changes in Chef Tang, but he didn't expect things to progress so quickly.

fair enough.

If he finishes things here sooner, he can go back earlier.

Xu Qing came to the kitchen and saw the father and son practicing cooking, one teaching the other.

Chef Tang noticed Xu Qing's arrival and asked Sanjie to practice on his own. After he came out, he asked, "Xu Qing, are you used to living here?"

"I'm used to it. I slept soundly yesterday."

Xu Qing said.

Chef Tang smiled and said, "That's good. By the way, what do you want me to do? If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will definitely help!"

"There is indeed something that I need your help with, Chef Tang."

"what's up?"

"About that mysterious man." Xu Qing said.

When Chef Tang heard that it was about the mysterious man, the smile on his face immediately disappeared.

The three words "mysterious man" completely ruined his good mood that had been maintained since last night.

Chef Tang said, "Xu Qing, I don't want you to interfere in this matter. I want to wash away the shame of this failure with my own hands."

Xu Qing shook his head and said, "I don't want to stop you from fighting him. I'm just a little curious about how powerful that mysterious man is."

How powerful is it?

If you want to answer this question, you have to let Chef Tang recall the painful scene of his failure.

If Chef Tang’s mentality wasn’t much better now than before, Xu Qing’s question alone would have been enough to make him furious.

And now, Chef Tang's face darkened for a moment, then he sighed and said, "Since you want to know, then follow me."

Xu Qing followed Chef Tang into the kitchen.

Chef Tang patted Sanjie on the shoulder and said, "Sanjie, let's put the cooking practice on hold for now. Go play with your friends."

In the past, the three heroes would be ecstatic to hear such words.

He spent most of his childhood in the kitchen and rarely had the chance to play outside like a normal child.

However, the three heroes just overheard the conversation between the two and became very curious.

He hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Father, can I stay?"

Chef Tang glared at him and was about to scold him as usual, but he swallowed the words back and said coldly: "No, get out." What he wanted to show Xu Qing was how he lost to others in the first place.

If Tang Sanjie saw this, how would he save face as a father?

"Oh."

Tang Sanjie agreed, turned around and walked out obediently.

He hadn't expected his father to allow him to stay.

After going out, Tang Sanjie quickly and stealthily ran outside and hid at the base of the wall near the kitchen window.

This is a perfect position, allowing you to hear the conversation inside clearly.

Chef Tang asked, "Xu Qing, do you know anything about that mysterious man?"

Xu Qing shook his head and said, "Not at all. President Shen Cong never told me about it."

Chef Tang was not surprised by this. "Ever since Shen Cong took over as the president of the Great Alliance, he has completely forgotten his cooking skills. He is not as good as he was a few years ago. He can't see the strength of that person at all, so of course he can't tell you about it."

After that, Chef Tang asked again: "So Xu Qing, how much do you know about me?"

"I heard Master Luo Tian mention it..."

"Don't tell me what you heard from others, tell me what you felt from my cooking."

Xu Qing asked: "Tell the truth?"

Chef Tang was about to say "Tell the truth", but then he changed his mind and decided to save some face for himself.

Chef Tang said vaguely: "Just give a rough idea."

Xu Qing said, "Then I'll give you a rough idea. Chef Tang, you are good at surprising people, improving dishes from subtle details, and boldly choosing ingredients that ordinary people wouldn't use, adding luster to the dishes with unique and novel tastes."

Chef Tang nodded and said, "You are right. At the same time, this is also the characteristic of Shanghai's culinary world. Shanghai is a city that is changing all the time. If we stick to our old ways and don't make changes, we will just be crushed by it."

Chef Tang sighed and said, "However, I didn't expect that my greatest strength, novelty, would become my greatest disadvantage."

"How to say?"

"You should know that I lost two cooking duels. One was to the dark cooking world, and the second was to that mysterious man."

Xu Qing nodded to show that he understood.

Chef Tang went on to say, "In my first match against the dark cooking world, the other party used dishonorable means. So even though I lost, I didn't feel that frustrated. After all, I didn't lose because of my cooking skills, but because of dishonest means."

"But the second match, against that mysterious man, was when I really felt the taste of failure. I was completely defeated by him in a fair fight."

"The dish I made for that duel was dragon and phoenix chicken wings. The method is to remove the two ends of the chicken wings, remove the thick bones, leaving only the thin bones, then turn the thin bones outside, stuff the chicken with pork filling and river shrimp, leave the shrimp tail outside, and then fry it in a pan. Based on the traditional method, I replaced the river shrimp with sea shrimp, and added ingredients such as kelp, so that it has the delicious taste of chicken and pork, and also has the unique flavor of the ocean."

After hearing this, Xu Qing frowned slightly but said nothing.

Chef Tang continued, "I have spent many days thinking hard about this dish, and I am confident in it. The collision of different flavors and the novelty of the taste will definitely bring an extraordinary experience to diners."

"The other party also used chicken wings and made them in the same way, deep-frying them. He didn't use any new ingredients like me, and his appearance wasn't as attractive as my dragon and phoenix chicken wings. But he was much better than me in terms of taste. He used simple ingredients and methods to surpass the novelty that I am most proud of."

Chef Tang said, "You may not be able to feel it clearly just by talking about it, so let me cook these two dishes. I have been thinking about his fried chicken wings these days, and now I can restore it to about 80% of its similarity. Xu Qing, just use your taste buds to experience it yourself."

(End of this chapter)