Life is a Game

At 8:05 in the morning, all the staff of Taifeng Building started a new day of intense and busy work.

Fang Mei didn't sleep well because she stayed up late at work the night before, and today she had to get up early to put on makeup to go to work, so her makeup wasn't done properly. After Jiyue reminded her that the eyeliner in the corners of her eyes seemed a bit smudged, she hurried to the women's bathroom to touch up her makeup.

The lobby was orderly except for the manager who was touching up makeup in the toilet, but there was some small commotion in the back kitchen.

The main reason is that a special visitor came to the back kitchen, the masters of Dong Shi and Dong Li, the former chef of Huangji Restaurant, which has not yet been renamed, and the famous master of Subang cuisine, Mr. Huang Shengli, has been listed for sale.

Since Mr. Huang Shengli doesn't like everyone, including his apprentices, to call him by his full name, everyone calls him Master Huang.

Master Huang not only came, but also brought some gifts - he brought soup.

The two big pots of soup and the pot of the pressure cooker are really embarrassing for Dong Shi and Dong Li, and they have to hold the pressure cooker on the way to work. If I was lucky enough, a passer-by took a few photos and posted them online, and I guess I could be selected for the annual deceptive behavior award.

Jiang Feng and the others were drinking soup, and gathered around the two pressure cookers, drinking the soup quietly with bowls in their hands, even Dong Shi and Dong Li who were carrying the pressure cooker were no exception.

There are two pots of soup, one is chicken soup and the other is pork bone soup.

No need to drink, Jiang Feng could tell that the two pots of soup had been simmering for a long time just by the way the soup was poured into a bowl. The cooking time is at least six hours. During the cooking process, Master Huang must have been standing by the soup pot to remove the froth.

Although these two soups were seasoned with other ingredients such as red dates, longan, lotus root, etc., when Jiang Feng drank it, he always felt that he was not drinking stewed soup, but high soup.

Or cooking soup.

Master Huang didn't speak, and watched everyone drinking soup quietly. While watching everyone, he saw Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Weiming from time to time, and most of the time he stared at Jiang Feng and Jiang Weiwei.

Jiang Feng also stared at Master Huang.

He found that under normal circumstances, Master Huang looked quite energetic.

Master Huang is not young, his hair is gray, his face is loose and wrinkled, and there are even many age spots on his hands. In addition, Dong Shi and Dong Li often mentioned to Jiang Feng and others that Master Huang's health has not been very good in recent years, and some common senile diseases and rheumatism have been tormenting him. The weak appearance of the plane was deeply imprinted in Jiang Feng's mind, resulting in the image of Master Huang in Jiang Feng's heart as a thin old man with not a very good spirit.

But the fact is that although Master Huang is a thin old man, he is in good spirits, as can be seen from the burning eyes he looks at Jiang Feng, Jiang Weiwei, Jiang Weiguo, and Jiang Weiming.

Master Huang was very excited inside, and his excitement had already been shown in some of his performances.

From the moment he followed two apprentices holding a pressure cooker into the back kitchen and saw Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Weiming, he felt that these two old gentlemen should be his master's brothers.

Although his master's name is not Jiang Weijin, or even Jiang's surname, his master's name is Jing Lixiang, but Master Huang just feels that the two old men in front of him are his two master uncles.

Because he knows that his master's real name is not Jing Lixiang at all, even his master himself admits that he changed this weird name, because his master often laughs at himself that his family was ruined at a young age, and he left his hometown.

Even though his master passed away early, and he hadn't even seen his master when he was old, Master Huang insisted that the two in front of him were his real uncles.

He even wanted to say hello to the two senior uncles cordially, and show off his talent to the two senior uncles by the way, proving that he is a talented nephew.

He thought so, and he did.

"Two masters, what do you think of my soup?" Master Huang asked, with an eager tone, and even a hint of junior flattery.

Jiang Weiming \u0026 Jiang Weiguo: ?

Jiang Weiguo was dumbfounded.

He knew about this matter from Jiang Feng no earlier than Jiang Weiming, so he was mentally prepared. He only knew that his second brother might have been alive when Jiang Weiming told him yesterday, but he had already passed away, leaving behind several disciples and grandchildren. There are two disciples and grandchildren who are working in their own restaurant, which sounds a bit tortuous and bizarre.

Jiang Weiguo was a little confused at first, but now he was completely dumbfounded by Master Huang's words, he was speechless, and could only look at Jiang with confused, puzzled, shocked, and inexplicable emotions. Wei Ming.

Jiang Weiming was also a little confused. Although he felt that Huang Shengli's master was probably his own second brother, Huang Shengli recognized him so easily, so simply and so kindly, which made him think that Huang Shengli might be a liar.

As an old man who lived alone in the countryside for a long time, Jiang Weiming had encountered all kinds of liars, more than Jiang Weiguo, Zhao Lanhua, and Sun Guanyun combined.

He suspects that he has encountered a new type of fraud, the fraud of identifying relatives.

"Well, wait a minute, this, Huang...Xiao Huang, can I call you Xiao Huang?" Jiang Weiming tried his best to organize his words.

After Master Huang entered old age, no one called him Xiao Huang anymore, but it is no problem that the person who said this was his uncle.

Master Huang smiled and nodded, "Third Master, of course."

Before coming, Master Huang had already asked Dong Shi and Dong Li about the seniority of Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Weiming.

Jiang Weiming: ...

"Little Huang, you don't need to call me Uncle Master. After all, we... we are just here today to discuss and make sure. It doesn't mean that it must be, or it may just be a coincidence. After all, my second brother has been gone for many years. " Jiang Weiming said, "Just... let's exchange the situation first, and go outside to talk."

"Xiao Feng, Jiankang." Jiang Weiming signaled Jiang Feng and Jiang Jiankang to go out with them.

After the 5 people left, they came to the locker room. At this time, there was no one in the locker room and there was a small bench, which was perfect for talking.

"Master Huang, please tell me about your master's situation first, so that my grandfather and my third grandfather can be sure, right?" Jiang Feng, the spokesperson of the Jiang family's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke first.

"Okay, it just so happens that I also want to talk to the two masters about Master's previous situation." Master Huang said straightforwardly, sat down on the small bench, and talked about the past.

"We don't know what Master's original name was, but my junior brother and I both know that Master changed his name, but we didn't know that Master even changed his surname. When Master accepted us, his name was Jing Lixiang. We work in a famous restaurant in Gusu, and my junior brother and I were both accepted by the master as apprentices when we were doing odd jobs in the restaurant."

"Master has a lame leg and has to use crutches when walking. It is very inconvenient to move. There are two scars on his face that are not good-looking. That is why Master has never married a wife. Until his death, my younger brother and I took care of him. Him." Master Huang didn't know what Jiang Weiming and Jiang Weiguo wanted to hear, so he picked up what he thought was important.

"Second brother, no, your master, how did he get a lame leg, and how did he get the scar on his face?" Jiang Weiming asked.

Master Huang shook his head: "I don't know about this either, Master never said it."

"In fact, master went quite early. He has always lived alone and has no friends. After my junior brother and I finished our studies and entered the state-run hotel, master retired early. My junior brother and I take care of him on weekdays. Once when Master was cooking alone at home, he accidentally knocked down the stove filled with briquettes, and all the coal fell on Master's good leg. By the time my junior brother and I took Master to the hospital, the leg was already useless. .”

"Since then, Master can only make wheelchairs, and can't cook anymore. He went there within two years. My junior brother and I chose a place with good Feng Shui to bury him, and we will go to worship every year."

"Master went away early and left nothing behind, no photos, no portraits. Originally, I still had some things written by Master, but after so many years, I couldn't find them this time. At first I heard When Xiao Shi and Xiao Li talked about this matter, they thought it might be, because although my master didn’t mention the previous things very much, he often talked about going to Peiping when he could only work as a wheelchair. My younger brother and I guessed that Master is from Peking."

"I also told my junior brother about this matter. He has been doing some business for these years and he has been busy recently. He will come in a few days, but his son seems to be in Beiping, and he only came last year."

"As soon as I entered the kitchen and saw the two uncles, I thought it must be. Although I haven't seen what the master looks like when he is old, I think it is." Master Huang said with a look of affirmation. Don't worry, you can test my skills. I boiled those two pots of soup yesterday afternoon and kept them warm all night. If you can't see any dishes in the soup, you should be able to see them. How about I make two dishes for you two now?"

Both Jiang Weiming and Jiang Weiguo were silent. Master Huang just said too many things that surprised them and made them sad. Although he only said a few words, as long as he thought that the protagonist of the matter was their second brother, he felt worried, and even felt a little empathy.

Master Huang has personally experienced these things, and after so many years, it is actually nothing to him to say it now. But for Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Weiming, who heard about Jiang Weijin's situation for the first time, Jiang Weijin's experience over the years made it difficult for them to accept.

Master Huang looked at Jiang Weiming and Jiang Weiguo.

Although there is no direct evidence to prove that Jing Lixiang is Jiang Weijin, everyone present has already confirmed it in their hearts.

"Then let's do two tricks, and let us see how the apprentice's skills are taught by the second brother." Jiang Weiguo said.

"Young master, don't worry, you won't be disappointed!" Master Huang knew that now was the time for him to show his talents to the two masters.

After only a few days, the two senior uncles will know who is the best apprentice of the master when the younger brother arrives in Peiping.