Chapter 40 Dispute
Chang Lin clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Master Wen, what's the important matter?"

Wen Shizhang smiled cheerfully and said, "Don't be nervous. This is a good thing, a great thing! Let me introduce you to this young gentleman, Xu Qing, who will be the head chef at the Governor's Mansion. From now on, you two will be colleagues, so you must get along well with each other."

"What? Just him?"

Chang Lin suddenly lost control and shouted loudly.

Wen Shizhang's face turned gloomy in an instant. No one had ever dared to speak to him so loudly in the Governor's Mansion.

Chang Lin saw Wen Shizhang's expression and came to his senses instantly. He pretended to be respectful and humble again, bowed deeply to Wen Shizhang, and said apologetically: "I was emotional for a moment and was really rude. Please forgive me, sir."

Wen Shizhang's expression eased a little. After all, Chang Lin had followed him for so many years and had made both contributions and hard work. A little impoliteness would not be a big deal.

"But sir, this...young brother looks so young that he may not be able to take on such an important task. If you want to be a chef in the Governor's Mansion, you must at least have the qualifications of a senior chef. I am not talented enough. Although I have the qualifications of a special chef, I have been working as a chef for many years and I feel that I am not capable enough. I wonder what qualifications this young brother has?"

After hearing this, Wen Shizhang also looked at Xu Qing curiously.

Wen Shizhang had only seen such superb cooking skills in top-notch chefs.

Could he really be a top chef?
Considering his age, if he is really a top-notch chef, it would be the first time in the world.

From ancient times to the present, there has never been such a young top chef.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "I am just an ordinary person and have never taken any qualification exam."

Wen Shizhang felt a little disappointed, but then he thought again and felt that this was reasonable.

After all, how could it be possible for such a young top chef to be like this?
The exam for becoming a top chef was extremely difficult. The exam questions were very broad in scope and the questions were very tricky and bizarre. He had heard about this in official circles.

It is said that many master chefs whose skills are as superb as those of top chefs have never passed the exam even after spending their entire lives taking it.

In order to pass the assessment of top chef, a chef's skills, knowledge, mentality, wisdom, and even luck are all indispensable.

The youngest person who had previously taken the top chef assessment was only twenty years old, while the average age of those who passed the assessment was around thirty-five.

It is unheard of that someone could pass the assessment of a top chef at the age of twelve, and it is hard to even imagine.

After all, he was only twelve years old. When Xu Qing was his age, he was still catching loaches in the mud!

Wen Shizhang couldn't help but laugh at his previous guess.

However, Xu Qing's skills are so superb that it is only a matter of time before he passes the exam to become a top chef.

Wen Shizhang had a vague premonition that this day might not come too late.

"what!"

Hearing Xu Qing's answer, Chang Lin couldn't help but sneer loudly.

"How dare a commoner like you to be the chef of the Governor's Mansion? Boy, I don't know what tricks you used to deceive Lord Wen, but you can't fool my eyes! If you want to be the chef of the Governor's Mansion, you have to pass me first!"

Chang Lin spoke fiercely, with an attitude that he was the only one who mattered.

Wen Shizhang quickly advised, "Mr. Chang, you don't know this. The young master's cooking skills are truly superb and profound, and are completely up to the level of a top-class chef. I can assure you of this."

Chang Lin said, "Master Wen, you don't have to say anything. If you insist on letting this guy be the chef of the Governor's Mansion, I will have to resign. As a top chef, I will never work with a kid who has no qualifications as a chef! If others hear this, they will laugh at me for the rest of my life!"

Wen Shizhang advised kindly: "Mr. Chang, the matter is not that serious... With me here, who dares to laugh at Mr. Chang?"

Chang Lin stopped talking, just stood there quietly, staring at Wen Shizhang in silence, showing an attitude of never compromising.

He believed that Wen Shizhang would never let him go and let this unknown guy stay. A mere unknown guy actually wanted to work with him? It was simply ridiculous!
Wen Shizhang is really getting old and confused. How could he come up with such an idea?
Could it be that it was due to his lack of energy and memory loss?
For the first time, Chang Lin began to regret that he should not have been so eager for progress before and should have proceeded step by step.

I thought that Wen Shizhang would be easier to control if he became confused, but I didn't expect that a confused person would only do stupid things!

However, now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to speed up the process.

Chang Lin secretly made up his mind and started the second phase as soon as the goods arrived in the evening.

The longer you delay, the greater the variables.

It would be better to make a concerted effort and take complete control of Wen Shizhang.

In this way, even if Wen Shizhang is Monkey King, he cannot escape from the palm of Tathagata Buddha!
Wen Shizhang was quite distressed. It was impossible for him to let Chang Lin leave emotionally and logically, but he could never let go of Xu Qing either.

Anyone who has never tasted Xu Qing’s cooking can never imagine how exquisitely delicious it is.

The taste can make people feel moved and longing from the bottom of their hearts, as if the food not only falls into the stomach, but also into the heart.

It's hard to find another person in the world who can do this!

Xu Qing felt that the scene before him was extremely familiar. He had just experienced it a while ago.

He tentatively said, "How about we have a cooking showdown?"

Just like what happened in Shaoan in the beginning, the winner stays and the loser leaves, so everyone is happy.

Xu Qing no longer had to worry about dealing with Chang Lin.

Chang Lin seemed to have heard a huge joke and said sarcastically: "Cooking duel? Me and you? You are not qualified!"

Tsk, don't fall for it.

Xu Qing smacked his lips secretly, not surprised by this.

His identity is indeed a problem. He is just a commoner and even people with status look down on him.

It seems that he needs to take the exam for a top chef as soon as possible. When the mark is revealed, no matter how high his official position or how arrogant a person is, they will have to look at him straight in the eye.

As for where to take the exam, Xu Qing still wants to go to Guangzhou, to hone himself in the most rigorous place.

After these things are settled, Xu Qing will find an opportunity to say goodbye to Master Abei and go to Guangzhou.

As for now...

Xu Qing glanced at Chang Lin, saluted Governor Wen and said, "Governor, I have a request."

Wen Shizhang nodded and said, "You go ahead."

Chang Lin interrupted and said, "If it's about a cooking duel, then there's no need to talk about it. Even if Lord Wen agrees, I will never agree."

Wen Shizhang was also hesitant. The cooking duel was a matter between chefs. If Chang Lin didn't want to, then there was nothing he could do. He couldn't force Chang Lin to cook, could he?
"Please rest assured, sir. This is not a cooking duel."

Xu Qing said, "It's almost noon now. I hope I can cook lunch today, and then Lord Wen and Mr. Chang will judge. If both of them approve of my cooking skills, I will stay. If one of them disagrees, I will have to leave."

Wen Shizhang suddenly became anxious. How could Chang Lin approve of Xu Qing's cooking skills with this attitude?

Isn't the ending obvious?

(End of this chapter)