Chapter 31 Come to find trouble
It's another busy morning. Xu Qing was quite flustered when he first opened the business, but now he is used to it.

During these days, not only did he hone his pastry-making skills thoroughly, but face-to-face communication with diners also gave him a deeper understanding of the profession of chef.

He also gradually understood the significance of the chef's existence as Master Abei had mentioned before.

Every day before he arrives, there is already a long queue here, and some people even wait all night just to have the first bite of this delicious dish.

This heavy trust and the eager expectations on people's faces brought a huge shock to Xu Qing.

They were obviously just strangers who had only met a few times and didn't even know each other's names, but they were willing to trust him so wholeheartedly, which made Xu Qing really overwhelmed.

He didn't know how to repay this heavy trust, nor did he know how to respond to this warm sincerity.

The only thing he could do was to try his best to make the most delicious food to repay them.

Every time he saw the diners smile happily, Xu Qing would feel a little comforted, knowing that he did not disappoint their sincere expectations.

A sincere heart was thrown out, and what was received was the other party's full devotion.

There is nothing better in the world.

However, the human heart is so unpredictable!

The ancients always said that the human heart is hidden in the belly. However, even if technology has developed to the point where we can see through the belly and see the heart, it is still impossible to distinguish the truthfulness, goodness and evil of the human heart.

At one moment, Xu Qing was very glad that he came into this world and became a chef.

When faced with a fundamental desire like appetite, people always inadvertently reveal their true feelings.

Whether food tastes good or bad, whether it is a wonderful enjoyment or a painful torture, these emotions will always be fully revealed on people's faces the moment the food enters their mouths.

And the unpredictable human heart was also revealed at this moment.

Isn’t it people’s persistence in delicious food and their trust in the chef’s skills a sincere heart?
The chef's respect for the diners allows him to fully utilize his skills to present the diners with superb techniques and the best flavors. This is another sincere heart.

In the wordless communication, in the silent tasting, without knowing each other's name or even each other's appearance, they have built a bridge called trust in the dark, and passing on this bridge are the sincere hearts.

Food is the bridge that builds communication between hearts.

The only chefs who can achieve this are those who understand and respect their diners, want to help them and want to make them happy.

Because if you don't have this kind of enthusiasm and sincerity, you can't exchange it for another enthusiastic and sincere heart.

Xu Qing felt that this was what Master Abei said, what a real chef should be like.

Xu Qing also vaguely realized that Master Abei's superb skill of incorporating her own thoughts into the dishes was precisely because she put her true heart into the dishes without reservation.

This unreserved love will naturally flow into the hearts of diners along with the taste.

It's just that sincerity is something that I want to give without reservation...

Xu Qing admitted that he couldn't do it, at least not now.

It is not difficult to reveal your true feelings to only a few people, such as Master Abei, Ke Ling, and A Mao.

But it is really difficult to be sincere to all diners and all strangers and to exchange hearts with them.

All Xu Qing can do is to try his best to perform at his best and make the diners enjoy their meals. This is all he can do at the moment.

As the stall neared closing time, there were fewer people lining up.

Xu Qing was frying the last few fried cakes when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the back.

"Don't gather here, go!"

Several tall and strong men, dressed in the clothes of the governor's servants, pushed and shoved the people in line. Seeing this, people didn't care about eating and lowered their heads to avoid it.

The people do not fight with the officials. If they cannot afford to provoke them, they can afford to avoid them.

The alley, which was previously tightly sealed off, was deserted in the blink of an eye.

A sturdy man walked up, looked Xu Qing's stall up and down, and sneered, "Boy, are you the one selling things here?"

"It's me." Xu Qing answered calmly.

The sturdy man pointed and said, "Do you know that's the Sichuan Governor's Office over there?"

"Of course I know."

He wouldn't have come if the Governor's Palace hadn't been nearby.

The sturdy man clapped his hands. "I know. That's easy. It's forbidden to sell groceries and snacks near the Governor's Mansion. The Governor will want to vomit when he smells the garbage made by you small vendors. Do you understand? If I see you selling food here again next time..."

Before the sturdy man finished his words, a ferocious and cruel smile appeared on his face and he shook his bowl-sized fist threateningly.

If this punch hits someone, not to mention a teenager, even an adult would be knocked down on the spot.

"Did the Governor say that?"

Xu Qing didn't take their threats seriously and asked again.

Even though these guys have bigger fists than him, Xu Qing’s hard work in knife skills was not in vain. He can cut vegetables into pieces, and chopping bones and meat is naturally no problem for him.

After all, humans are made of flesh and blood.

If a real fight breaks out, Xu Qing is not afraid of them.

However, Xu Qing didn't want to get his kitchen knife stained with blood unless it was absolutely necessary.

The blood on the knife is easy to wash, but the blood in the heart is hard to wash.

He will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable when cutting vegetables in the future.

"What do you mean?" the sturdy man asked with a frown.

I thought he was just a kid and that I could scare him away with just a few threats. But I didn't expect that this kid was actually quite courageous.

"When the Governor first took office, he selected chefs in Sichuan. It can be seen that he is a person who loves food. How can a person who loves food hate the taste of food? Besides, this is the food I cooked with all my heart and effort, not the garbage you call it."

Xu Qing said coldly.

Xu Qing was filled with anger as someone actually denounced the food he had carefully prepared as garbage.

The strong man was too lazy to say more to him and said directly: "I don't care if you are trash or not, get out of here immediately! Do you understand?"

Xu Qing said coldly: "You are using the name of the governor to act tyrannically. If the governor finds out about this, you will not end well."

Xu Qinglai had inquired about the governor these days. The governor had a good reputation among the people. He was diligent and honest, and treated the people very kindly. However, he seemed to be not in charge of things these days and rarely went out. Rumors gradually spread that the governor was in poor health.

Xu Qing guessed that it was probably done by the dark cuisine world, but he didn't know how far it had progressed.

Now is a good opportunity to find out the truth.

After hearing this, the strong man smiled nonchalantly: "Governor? Now the governor listens to Mr. Chang. Whatever Mr. Chang says is the truth. To tell you the truth, kid, it was Mr. Chang who sent us to deal with you. If you offend Mr. Chang, you will offend the Governor's Office! If you know what's good for you, get out now and you can save your life. Otherwise, you can't blame us."

(End of this chapter)