Life is a Game

As Jiang Feng expected, Jiang Junlian and Jiang Junqing started studying when they got back under the influence of the braised pork buff. Without even looking at their phones, they took out the unpressed and folded math test papers at the bottom of the suitcase, grabbed their pens and picked up their straws. The manuscript paper was launched into the water and began to swim in the ocean of mathematics. It was not until dinner time that the fifth aunt reminded me that I reluctantly went ashore to go out for dinner.

If the two sisters can maintain this enthusiasm for study every day, why not worry about not being admitted to a prestigious school.

Aunt Fifth was completely shocked. She suspected that the two demon kings in her family had taken the wrong medicine. On the way to Yongheju, she couldn't help talking to Jiang Feng about how abnormal these two sisters were.

"Xiaofeng, you may not believe it when you say it. Junlian and Junqing performed very well after they came back this afternoon. They entered the room as soon as they came back. At first I thought they went in to play with their mobile phones, and I was cleaning. When I was in the living room, I found that both of their mobile phones were on the sofa and didn’t bring them into the room, so I felt strange, so I went in and took a look.”

"Guess what I saw? They are studying! They are doing their homework, papers, or math papers. I usually ask them to write some math papers. I wrote two papers this afternoon. Ah! I wonder if they have taken the wrong medicine." Fifth Aunt felt that she was still living in a dream.

Jiang Feng even smiled slightly at what the two cousins ​​ate, hiding his merit and fame.

"You two, if you worked as hard last semester as you did this afternoon, you wouldn't be ranked like this at the end of the semester." Speaking of this, Fifth Aunt even looked back at the two daughters from the co-pilot excitedly.

But what she didn't know was that her two daughters who had studied hard all afternoon were also very puzzled.

Jiang Junlian poked Jiang Junqing, motioned her to put her ears closer and asked in a voice that Jiang Feng, who was sitting next to them, could not hear: "Do you think we are particularly strange this afternoon?"

Jiang Junqing nodded crazily. It was more than strange. When she finished writing the paper and went downstairs, she felt that she had gone crazy in the afternoon. She went into the room to do her homework without using her mobile phone. Even now she was thinking about the unfinished question. question.

"I actually feel guilty for not doing my homework." Jiang Junqing whispered.

"Me too, I still want to go back and do my homework." Jiang Junlian agreed.

Seeing that the two sisters were sitting next to him, Jiang Feng muttered some shameful words, so he deliberately raised his voice: "Jianlian Junqing, what do you want to eat tonight?"

Jiang Junlian suddenly felt that she didn't want to do homework so much: "Roast duck!"

Jiang Feng: ...

How long has she been thinking about the roast duck?

However, the roast duck in Yongheju is really good, and Jiang Feng didn't eat roast duck for a while, so he missed it, so he took out his mobile phone and sent a message to his informant in Yongheju, that is, the young man with the lowest seniority who always called his uncle by mistake , Let him tell the master in charge of sliced ​​duck in the back kitchen to ask the master to be more serious when sliced. Yongheju's roast duck is good in everything, but the duck slicer is too fond of chatting, so the quality of the sliced ​​duck is uneven.

Secretly playing with the phone and trying to chat with his girlfriend, but he didn't receive any news from his girlfriend. Brother who received a message from Jiang Feng:?

How does Brother Feng know that he can play with his mobile phone at this time?

"Master Zhao, Brother Feng will come to the restaurant to eat roast duck later, don't chat when he tells you to slice the duck!" The younger brother shouted loudly.

Master Zhao who was happily chatting with the people next to him:?

"Oh, Jiang Feng, I haven't been back for a long time. Why hasn't he come to work recently? Has he changed jobs?" Master Zhao said with a smile.

The unnamed chef employee who was chatting with Master Zhao:?

"Master Zhao, Jiang Feng is the chef of Taifeng Building!"

Master Zhao was stunned: "Look at my memory, I forgot about this, Master Peng went to Taifeng Tower to have a summer banquet two days ago. Hey, where is Master Peng?"

"Master Peng is eating upstairs. He recently had dinner with the old man who drank tea with him in the afternoon. Didn't Boss Lu go to have a barbecue last night and post it on Moments? I even liked it."

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It was less than six o'clock when Jiang Feng arrived at Yonghe Residence, which was a bit early, and he wasn't too hungry. Lu Sheng helped him reserve a seat by the window on the second floor, where he could eat and enjoy the view. Although the view was the barbecue restaurant opposite, it was more or less considered a view.

Jiang Junqing and Jiang Junlian knew how delicious the food in Yongheju was, clamoring for roast duck and white fungus stewed vegetables, they went upstairs first.

Aunt Wu was very pleased—the white fungus stewed with vegetables is a vegetarian dish, and the two daughters finally liked eating vegetables a little bit.

"Fifth aunt, what do you want to eat tonight? The shark's fin and sea cucumber dishes in Yongheju are delicious now. It's not what it used to be. Would you like me to order sea cucumbers with scallions and let Master Zhang cook them? He's going to work today, and he The roasted sea cucumber with scallions is amazing." Jiang Feng began to recommend dishes, he stayed in Yongheju for two months, and he knew exactly who and when to take a rest, and who's specialty was what.

"Just look at it, don't order too much." Fifth Aunt said with a smile. She took care of the child alone for a year, and her temper has improved a lot.

Jiang Feng walked to the second floor and found that Peng Changping was also on the second floor, sitting at the table next to him, drinking tea like an ordinary elderly diner.

His table was a small table, there were only four people in total, three old men and a young man. The young man was well dressed for summer and wore long sleeves so he was not afraid of the heat. His back was facing Jiang Feng and Jiang Feng couldn't see his face.

Jiang Feng was about to walk over to say hello to Peng Changping, but Peng Changping stopped him with his eyes.

Jiang Feng:?

Although he found it strange, he didn't say much. He nodded at Peng Changping and walked straight to his desk.

"Brother, hurry up and see what you want to order!" Jiang Junlian said excitedly.

Jiang Feng scanned some of the dishes ordered by the two sisters, roast duck, pan-fried lamb chops, stewed white fungus, vermicelli with kimchi and sweet potato skin, beef with egg and fried lion's head. They have indeed improved, and they all know how to order vegetarian dishes.

There was nothing wrong with the dishes, so Jiang Feng added almond crisps and sea cucumbers with green onions and asked the waiter to place an order.

Jiang Junqing and Jiang Junlian began to discuss the recently aired idol drama. Jiang Feng didn't have any interest in the drama and didn't listen to it. He took out his phone and checked the news, and overheard the conversation at the next table.

It’s not his fault for eavesdropping, but it’s the young man at the next table who spoke too excitedly and inadvertently turned up the volume, and he’s sure to be able to hear him sitting next to him.

The young man was talking about Peng Changping.

Jiang Feng:?

What is this operation.

Jiang Feng couldn't help looking at Peng Changping. Because of the angle, he still couldn't see the young man's face. The man happened to be sitting with his back facing him, but the voice was inexplicably familiar, as if he had heard this man speak somewhere.

"Let me tell you, this Master Peng Changping is amazing. He used to be the chef of Yongheju, and he was the famous master of Tanjia cuisine when he was still in China. When he was still in Yongheju, the swallow-wing banquet in Yongheju was well-known in Beiping city!"

"That's right, that's right, I've heard of this Yan-wing banquet. The Yan-wing banquet was very famous back then. If anyone can eat a meal, this is it. They can brag about it for a long time!" An old gentleman echoed and raised his thumb.

Peng Changping listened with a smile, and said slowly: "But according to what you said, Master Peng left Peiping fifty years ago to go abroad. You were not born at that time, and your accent is not a native of Peiping. You Where did you know that?"

Jiang Feng:?

What is your hobby?

"I heard it from a master in my original shop."

"Are you a chef?" Peng Changping asked.

The young man nodded: "I have been working for many years. My first shop was in Beiping. I learned the basics from a master chef in that shop. His father used to be the chef of Yongheju, but unfortunately he is not talented enough. To be accepted as an apprentice by Master Peng is that an ordinary chef can only learn a little bit. He learned all his cooking skills from his father. I didn’t know Master Peng before, but that master taught me.”

"Master Peng is amazing. The number one in the list of famous chefs is still the number one that everyone is convinced. After only a few years in the United States, he has managed his restaurant to become the best Chinese restaurant in the United States. It has always been a Michelin three-star. He has also taught so many disciples, and he is kind..."

"How do you know that others are kind when you haven't seen him?" Peng Changping asked soulfully.

young people:……

"It must be kind. I heard people say that Master Peng is very kind." The young man was a little anxious.

"The people you're talking to may not have seen him before." Peng Changping continued to argue.

Jiang Feng: ...

It's not like I said, what kind of hobby do you have.

The young man simply stopped talking about it, and changed the subject directly: "Master Peng went back to me a while ago, and I have been staying in Yongheju recently. I just want to come for two meals a day. Maybe I will see you when I have the chance. I used to I have always hoped to meet him, I want to see if Master Peng is the same as the one in the legend."

"I said, why do you drink tea with us old men every afternoon? It turns out that drunkards don't care about drinking." An old gentleman laughed, "What's your name, oh, yes, chasing stars! I My granddaughter is also a star chaser, and last year she ran to that airport to pick her up, held up a sign and yelled, and came back and told me she didn’t see anything.”

"Do you know what the master Peng you mentioned looks like?" Peng Changping continued to ask persistently.

"have no idea."

The old gentleman who said that his granddaughter chases stars laughed: "You are not as good as my granddaughter, at least my granddaughter knows what her idol looks like."

"Master Peng hasn't been interviewed for many years. The photos that came out back then are so blurry that people can't see his face clearly. He is a low-key person. He has been interviewed by Zhiwei in recent years. I didn't plan to come here. I Originally, I left Peiping and went back to my hometown, but I really didn’t want to miss this opportunity and came to Peiping two days ago, my old ones..."

Jiang Feng already felt that something was wrong when he heard this. Why did this man sound more and more like Zhou Shi.

Both the character design and the background think so, but Zhou Shi's not-so-talkative personality who has his own ideas doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing.

Jiang Feng called out uncertainly: "Zhou Shi?"

Weekly back.

He was right.

A pervert who has been chasing stars from his hometown to Peiping and is still squatting in other restaurants.

"Jiang Feng!" Zhou Shi was shocked. He didn't expect to meet Jiang Feng here or in this situation. Thinking that Jiang Feng might have heard what he just said, he even felt like jumping off the second floor.

Jiang Feng: If you know who the old gentleman opposite you is, you may not only want to jump on the second floor.

"Why didn't you tell me when you came to Beiping? If you want to see Peng..." Jiang Feng subconsciously glanced at Peng Changping. Peng Changping gave him a low-key smile. Jiang Feng understood immediately, "Master, I can introduce you to you." .”

"Listen, your friend can help you. Why make it so complicated and hang out with old men like me every day." Peng Changping said with a smile, "Are you his friend? Or a colleague?"

Jiang Feng: ...

You are really addicted to acting.

Jiang Feng could only cooperate with Peng Changping to continue acting, using his Jiang family's acting skills and master-level lies: "I am his former colleague."

"Oh, so you are also a chef." Peng Changping said.

"It's great that your friends can help you. Maybe you can meet the Master Peng you miss so much today." The old gentleman next to Peng Changping said.

"I'm not, I'm just..." Zhou Shi was a little embarrassed.

"Just what?" Peng Changping asked.

"I just thought that meeting Master Peng when both parties were unprepared would be that kind of coincidence... coincidence, you know, I happened to meet him, I recognized him, and then I said hello to him, not a friend The kind recommended." Zhou Shi couldn't figure out his own logic, "I just want to simply meet and say hello, just like I met you here a few days ago, it's best A few more words are enough."

"Don't say anything else?"

"Don't say anything else."

Jiang Feng didn't expect that Zhou Shi, who was so assertive on weekdays, would be so humble after chasing stars. He didn't know what to say for a while, and looked at Peng Changping. Peng Changping just smiled at him, and he didn't understand Peng Changping's smile. What does it mean? I can only bite the bullet and say: "It may be a bit of a coincidence. Master Peng is not in Beiping these days. He has gone to other provinces to meet friends. It may take some time before he comes back."

A meal in Yongheju is not cheap, and Jiang Feng was afraid that Zhou Shi would eat up his one month's rent for another week.

A bit disappointed during the week.

"Then I'll come back next week."

Jiang Feng:?

"Why don't I talk to Master Peng for you," Jiang Feng said.

"No, I just want to take a look and say something, so I don't need to bother Master Peng specifically. If everyone who wants to see him has to ask someone to tell him, bothering him and delaying his own affairs, can't be like this." Zhou refused.

Jiang Feng was a little speechless, and it happened that the food was served at this time, so he could go back to eat and quit the crew, and said: "Then let's do this first, if you have time, go back to the store and have a look, everyone will definitely want to see you, come It’s really disrespectful for you not to tell us about Peking.”

"Aren't I embarrassed? I didn't come to Peiping for any serious business. I came to Peiping specifically for this kind of thing..." Zhou Shi was really embarrassed.

Jiang Feng expressed his understanding, and went back to dinner, and planned to find a chance to ask Peng Changping what he was thinking after dinner, so he would not be afraid of fans losing his fans by acting like this.

When this incident happened, Jiang Feng was also absent-minded during dinner, and from time to time he turned his head and glanced at the next table to see how Peng Changping would react.

Everything was normal for Peng Changping, he should eat and drink, and chat without delay, as if he was not Peng Changping, the center of the topic, but an ordinary old man who came to Yongheju for tea and dinner.

After dinner, Jiang Feng excused that he still wanted to talk to Lu Sheng and asked Jiang Junlian and the others to go back first, and stayed in Yonghe Residence by himself, and left after Zhou Shi. Peng Changping was going to go for a walk after chatting with a few old gentlemen.

"Master Peng, what are you pretending to be doing today? Zhou Shi is the original stove chef of our Taifeng Building. He has always admired you. He told me when I was still in Taifeng Building. I don’t care if you do this I know how to explain to him when the time comes." Jiang Feng took a walk with Peng Changping.

"How is his cooking?" Peng Changping asked.

Jiang Feng didn't know why Peng Changping wanted to ask this, so he said it truthfully: "It's not bad, not bad. His cooking skills were basically learned secretly when he was doing odd jobs in other shops or as a chef. He learned miscellaneous and wild ways, but It’s really good, and now I’m back in my hometown and opened a small private restaurant, and the business is pretty good.”

It is common for chefs to steal lessons, especially chefs from Yeluzi who have no serious masters.

"Then his talent is not bad."

Jiang Feng nodded in agreement. Given Zhou Shi's conditions and age, he was considered quite talented to have the current culinary skills.

"Why are you asking this?" Jiang Feng asked.

"I have confiscated apprentices for many years." Peng Changping said, "My little apprentices were all recruited 40 years ago, and now they help me manage the restaurant in the United States. Originally, I never thought of accepting one at this age." The closed door disciple, who was moved by Xu Cheng's words after eating your summer feast a few days ago, said that you and I are not qualified to be your master, so I was thinking about whether to use this time to find someone in the country. Are there any suitable seedlings?"

Jiang Feng was stunned, dumbfounded, and stood still.

"At my age, it's unrealistic to teach from scratch. I just want to accept a young man with a good background who is willing to worship me as an apprentice. This friend of yours came three days ago. Yes, I noticed him on the first day, do you know why?" Peng Changping asked.

"His hands are beautiful, long and slender, with strong wrists, and there are scars from oil splashes on his arms, and the calluses on his hands are also beautiful. They are a pair of good-looking chef's hands."

"Just for this?" Jiang Feng couldn't understand.

"Accepting apprentices depends on fate. I like his hands, which means I have this fate with him. I didn't think so before. When I heard him talk about me in the afternoon, I was just pleasantly surprised. At night, I was just joking. I didn't let you say it because of my thoughts."

"I don't really have the impression of who the father of the master he said is. There were chefs of our lineage in Yongheju and other chefs. We learned a lot after being together for a long time. If what he said is right, His background is the same as that of the Tan family's cuisine, and the difference is not too much, so I really have some fate with him. Especially after hearing what you said just now, I really have some ideas." Peng Changping said.

Jiang Feng couldn't walk at all. He felt that his feet were a little weak, and it took him a long time to recover from the shock that Zhou Shi might really be lucky.

"Then you are now..."

Peng Changping waved his hand: "It's not so hasty. Even if the apprenticeship depends on fate, it can't be so hasty. The process that should be followed still needs to be followed."

"what do you mean?"

"Didn't you invite him to Taifeng Building in two days? Find an opportunity to let him cook a special dish, and then call me over. I just don't know if I want to take him in. Will he be willing to worship me, an old man, as a teacher? I really can't teach much at my age." Peng Changping smiled, "Walk with me again?"

"Walk."

"Ah, no, he's definitely willing, definitely willing." Jiang Feng said dizzily, and continued to walk with Peng Changping.

In the end, Jiang Feng had only one thought.

Zhou Shi must be eating beef stew with carrots, so lucky.

The Chosen One.