Chapter 390 Thoughts
Xu Qing returned to Juxiast Floor and immediately found Master Abei.

"Master, I want to start practicing the mind."

"Are you in such a hurry?"

Master Abe asked in surprise.

Xu Qing then told Master Abei about Jinghua's acquisition of the legendary kitchenware. "Maybe in a few days Jinghua will come to me and ask for another cooking duel. So before that, I want to improve my own skills as much as possible."

Master Abe nodded, "Okay, then follow me."

The two walked into the kitchen one after the other. Behind them, Ke Ling and A Mao, who accidentally heard their conversation, hurriedly followed them quietly and leaned over to the window to peek.

"Amu, what are your feelings?" Ke Ling asked in a low voice.

A-Mao said: "My mother said that it is the feeling of letting diners eat delicious dishes and the feeling of hoping that diners can get happiness from the dishes."

"Is it that simple? Shouldn't Ah Qing have already had it? I feel happy every time I eat his dishes. Why does he still need to learn the mind?"

Amu shook his head, "I don't know about that."

He also has only a vague understanding of what the heart feels like.

The way Master Abei taught him was similar to the way he taught Xu Qing. He rarely taught them deliberately, but let them figure it out on their own and find their own path.

Therefore, Amu was very curious and he was eager to know what the intention was.

At this time, Chef Abei in the kitchen also asked the same question, "Ah Qing, what do you think the meaning of the heart is?"

By the window, Ke Ling and A Mao suddenly lost interest in chatting and pricked up their ears to hear what Xu Qing had to say.

"Mindfulness. I used to think that it was enough to understand the hearts of diners and convey what touches their hearts the most through food. But later I found that mindfulness is not only about the hearts of diners, but also about understanding the heart of the chef. After I got the Ruyi Knife and the legendary kitchen utensils, I found that kitchen utensils also have minds. So, does everything in the world have its own mindfulness?"

Master Abei nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, Aqing, everything in the world has a heart."

"But, Master, with so many intentions, they may even conflict with each other. Which intention should take the lead?"

Master Abe pointed to his chest and said, "The answer is right here."

Xu Qing looked down at his chest and asked, "My heart?"

"Yes, which one do you think should dominate?"

"I……"

This question stumped Xu Qing. He had a vague answer in his mind, but he didn't know if it was correct.

"Master, which one do you think should dominate?"

Chef Abei said: "In my heart, the hearts of diners come first. I hope they can be happy and hope to sweep away the haze in their lives, even if it is only for a moment, so that they can forget everything when tasting delicious food and enjoy happiness and joy without worries."

Xu Qing nodded slightly. Although he couldn't be as perfect as Master Abei, he shared the same desire to make his customers happy.

Xu Qing also hopes that when diners taste his delicious food, they can put aside all their worries and fully enjoy the happiness brought by the food.

However, if he was asked to put the diners' hearts first, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

It’s not that it’s wrong, it’s just that it’s not his character and it’s not the dish he really wants to cook.

Xu Qing knew that he was a willful person, and he didn't want to change this willfulness.

Xu Qing would not force others to accommodate him, but if he was asked to accommodate others, it would be impossible. This was his heart as a chef.

If he were asked to cater to the diners' wishes blindly, it would go against his heart as a chef.

In the past, this conflict was not obvious.

As he becomes more powerful, his control over cooking becomes more obvious, and the conflict between the heart of a chef and the heart of a diner becomes more intense.

He couldn't abandon either one, but it was also difficult for him to make the two compatible.

Xu Qing shook his head gently and said, "Master, I can't do it."

Master Abei smiled and said, "If you can do it, then I would be worried. I would be worried that you have lost yourself and given up the path you should be taking."

Xu Qing asked worriedly: "Master, what should I do?"

"Ah Qing, the answer is still in your heart. Your current confusion and problems are because you don't understand yourself very well. You have an outstanding talent. You can easily grasp the hearts of diners, and even easily see through them, and make the kind of dishes they most want to eat and the kind of wishes they most want to taste. But you don't see yourself so clearly. Ah Qing, let me ask you, what dish do you want to eat the most?"

"What dish do I want to eat most?"

Xu Qing had never thought about this question.

Chef Abei said, "If it were me, the dish I want to eat most would be the one that makes the person who eats it feel happy. Every time I taste the dish I made, if I don't feel the happiness and joy in it, then this dish is not good enough for me. Ah Qing, what about you?"

"The dish I want to eat the most... is probably the ultimate delicacy."

After all, Xu Qing has extraordinary five senses, and it is difficult to satisfy his appetite unless it is extremely delicious.

Master Abe shook his head, "Think about it again."

Xu Qing was confused.

Isn't it right?
The ultimate deliciousness has always been his pursuit, as well as his ideal and goal.

Is there anything wrong with this?
But since Master Abe said so, there must be something wrong.

Xu Qing had no choice but to calm down and think carefully.

My favorite dish...

Apart from the ultimate delicacy, what dish does he want to eat the most?
Thinking about this, Xu Qing realized that he didn't want to eat anything.

There is no desperate and urgent desire, no likes and dislikes of my own.

It seemed that, apart from its delicious taste, there was nothing else that attracted him to food.

Only then did Xu Qing realize that something was wrong.

How could this be?
He was not like this before. Before he had the super five senses and before he traveled through time, he had his favorite food. Even if it was not very delicious, he would feel comfortable every time he ate it. Every once in a while, he would go to eat it, and every time he felt very happy and relaxed.

But now, when he thought back to the food that had made him happy, he could not remember anything but a vague idea.

It was as if his entire body was engulfed by his extraordinary five senses, and apart from the pursuit of the ultimate deliciousness, even his personal preferences disappeared.

Only then did Xu Qing truly understand why Master Abei said that he did not see himself clearly.

If you don’t even know what you like or what you want, how can you see yourself clearly?
(End of this chapter)