Chapter 321 Delivering Messages

The successful recovery of the legendary kitchen utensils was such a joyous event that the whole city of Shanghai was decorated with lights and everyone’s face was filled with joy.

Shen Cong, who insisted on inviting Xu Qing, became a hero in everyone's eyes.

As for Xu Qing, he was an outsider after all, and the people's love for him was far less deep than that for Shen Conglai.

Coupled with Shen Cong's covert propaganda and manipulation, Shen Cong's foresight became the key factor in winning the cooking showdown.

Shen Cong's reputation soared, and in the blink of an eye he became the most popular figure in the city. Even children knew Shen Cong's name.

After doing these things, Shen Cong was afraid that Xu Qing would feel uncomfortable, so he went to his house to apologize and express his difficulties.

After all, Xu Qing is such a talented chef, Shen Cong still hopes to maintain a good relationship with him.

Maybe he will be useful in the future.

But Xu Qing didn't care about all this. He didn't have much good feelings towards Shen Congben, and at the same time, he wouldn't feel any resentment towards him because of this incident.

His purpose in coming here is to ensure that the legendary kitchen utensils do not fall into the wrong hands.

Within the Great Alliance, Shen Cong became the most prestigious person. Even Liang Feng, who had never gotten along well with Shen Cong, had to temporarily stay out of the spotlight.

Since the cooking showdown, although the two of them are still in a hostile state, in most cases they are able to communicate calmly instead of arguing with each other as soon as they meet.

The great union of a group of scattered people will slowly get on the right track in the future.

Everything developed as Shen Cong expected, even better than he expected.

Except for one thing.

"What! You're going to take away the legendary kitchen utensils?"

Shen Cong asked in surprise.

"good."

Xu Qing said.

At the same time, he was wondering why Shen Cong was so surprised. He won the cooking duel, so wasn't it natural for him to take away the legendary kitchen utensils?

Shen Cong wouldn't think that by asking Xu Qing to come for help, he could just send him away without paying any price, right?
Shen Cong certainly didn't think so. He had already prepared what he thought were appropriate bargaining chips for Xu Qing, including money, valuable equipment, and even the leading position of the Great Union. He could give them to Xu Qing.

The only thing that was not included in his plan was the legendary kitchen utensils.

The legendary kitchenware must stay in Shanghai!

"Mr. Xu Qing, you have also seen how much the people love the legendary kitchen utensils. They regard the kitchen utensils as a kind of belief and the support of their faith. If you...if you take the kitchen utensils away, what will the people do? They will definitely be heartbroken."

Xu Qing said: "You are right. But this is something you need to consider. After all, you are the president of Shanghai United, not me."

Only then did Shen Cong realize how difficult Xu Qing really was.

Xu Qing is indifferent to fame and fortune, it is true.

If you want to force him with fame, wealth, power and reputation, you will find that you don't know where to start.

How is it possible to threaten him with something he doesn't care about?
"This...Mr. Xu Qing, please give it more consideration."

Xu Qing said: "If you want to keep the legendary kitchen utensils, there is only one way. Beat me in a cooking duel."

The mysterious man who was unbeatable in the entire Shanghai culinary world was defeated by Xu Qing. Who else could defeat Xu Qing?
This is completely impossible.

The two could not reach an agreement, so they parted unhappily. After returning to Longzhen Restaurant, Chef Tang was also puzzled by Xu Qing's obsession with the legendary kitchenware.

"Xu Qing, why do you insist on having the legendary kitchenware?"

"Chef Tang, do you think the legendary kitchenware is safe in Shanghai?"

"This……"

This question really stumped Chef Tang.

Xu Qing continued, "There are two groups of people eyeing the legendary kitchen utensils now, one is the dark cooking world, and the other is the mysterious Phoenix Eight Immortals. Needless to say, the dark cooking world must not fall into their hands. But the mysterious Phoenix Eight Immortals, their purpose and identity are unknown, and there is no way to know what they will do with the legendary kitchen utensils. Therefore, it is best not to let them get it."

"And with the current strength of the Shanghai culinary world, you can't beat either side. This time, Jinghua defeated the dark culinary world, and I defeated Jinghua, and that's how we saved the kitchen utensils. The next time they come back, you will still fail, and the legendary kitchen utensils will still be taken away. So it's safer to keep the kitchen utensils with me."

"you're right."

Chef Tang sighed and said, "But Shen Cong will definitely not give up easily. He wants to rely on the legendary kitchen utensils to consolidate his position. If the kitchen utensils are taken away by you, his opponents will have a reason to attack him and force him to step down. Even if this does not happen, with Shen Cong's personality, he will not let you take away the legendary kitchen utensils that represent power. He wants to hold all the power in his own hands, so how can he allow someone to share his power? I'm afraid he will try every means to deal with you in the future and force you to leave the kitchen utensils behind. You must be careful."

After so many years of friendship, Chef Tang has a clear understanding of Shen Cong.

Chef Tang keeps his distance from power, but Shen Cong has been very good to their family over the years and is loyal to him as his eldest brother.

That's why the relationship between the two can continue.

But this fragile relationship cannot withstand any setbacks.

Xu Qing said: "I understand. And this is Shen Cong's home court. If he wants to mess with me, he has plenty of ways to do it."

"What should we do now?"

"If we just sit and wait, the situation will only get worse. I might as well take the initiative and make his home turf my own."

"Your home ground? But you are an outsider, you have no roots here, no power, no influence, how can you fight against a group of leaders of the Great Alliance?"

Xu Qing said: "Therefore, I need your help, Chef Tang."

"I?"

Chef Tang pointed at himself in surprise, "How can I help you? Let me tell you in advance, although I have a friendship with Shen Cong, he will not listen to me on this matter."

"I don't want to take advantage of your friendship with Shen Cong, Chef Tang. I want to borrow your other identity, Chef Tang."

"Another identity?"

"You are the chef of Longzhen Restaurant."

Chef Tang said self-deprecatingly: "I'm just a chef of a restaurant, what's the big deal?"

"Chef Tang, you haven't been out for a while, right?"

Chef Tang nodded. He had been staying at home to practice cooking for a while. He wanted to make up for his previous failure, but there was not enough time in the day. How could he have the time to go out for a walk?
"Then you won't know how the diners are looking forward to the reopening of Longzhen Restaurant. Every day, many people habitually walk to the door of Longzhen Restaurant, and when they see the sign of closed business, they can only leave disappointed. Even if they go to other restaurants to eat, they still have a look of loss on their faces. For people, delicious food is not just about filling their stomachs, but also a kind of spiritual sustenance. Longzhen Restaurant is indeed just a small restaurant, but it is irreplaceable for diners."

"Once Longzhen Restaurant reopens, it will definitely attract a large number of customers, and people will definitely spread the word. And I need you, Chef Tang, to use this huge flow of customers to help me convey a message."

"What is it?"

"In three days, I will recreate the dishes I made in the previous cooking showdown and invite the whole city to taste them."

Doesn’t Shen like to use the people to put pressure on him?
Now it depends on who has more pressure.

(End of this chapter)