"You're thirty-two? I've only seen people who look like they're fifty years old, but I've never seen someone like you." Chen Nian looked at the other person carefully for a long time, expressing his disbelief.

But Chen Mingyu reached out and pushed up the hair in front of him.

Chen Nian suddenly realized: "Indeed, I believe it now."

Maybe a person's mouth can lie, his eyes can lie, but his hairline cannot lie.

Chen Mingyu nodded: "Let me tell you my story."

"I majored in advertising and started entrepreneurship since college. After graduation, I opened an advertising studio in partnership with my classmates. Through some orders introduced by my tutor and the clients I accumulated while I was in school, the studio only took one year.

It became a company.”

"Just one year after graduation, I earned my first million."

"So I bought a house, a house worth five million."

"After that, the company's clients gradually included some well-known international companies, and people in the circle even called us a new advertising company in the advertising industry. However, in the fifth year, the company's development began to stagnate, and customers began to lose to a certain extent.

"

"At first I didn't care, because I was more responsible for the company's content. It was normal for the company to encounter bottlenecks in its development. But as the company's business became less and less and the staff turnover became more and more serious, I just

We checked the accounts with another friend who was in charge of the company's internal affairs and made another phone call. It turned out that the friend who was in charge of customers... made a bet. It was just a small bet at first, but when we found out

In one night, he has lost all our money, including the customers’ money.”

"So he went in, and we went bankrupt, with arrears, liquidated damages, employee expenses... Even after the company was sold, it still wasn't enough. I also sold my house and car, but it still wasn't enough."

"I want to find a job, but who would let a boss whose company went bankrupt because of credit become a manager? Even if it is just a small supervisor... No, he is even worried that you will take away the company's resources. They will end up

A common practice is to offer you free plans during the interview and then tell you they are not suitable."

"So I took a job in sales. Maybe because of my luck, I earned 15,000 with commission in the first month. But in the next few months, I didn't even have a few customers, only around 2,500 per month.

I have to eat, rent, pay off debts, and send money to my family.”

Having said this, Chen Mingyu also showed Chen Nian photos of himself in his glory days.

Ferrari's steering wheel and brand name, the whole person's spirit is different.

It's just that Chen Nian suddenly remembered some not-so-good things, and his expression became a little complicated.

But Chen Mingyu continued: "After this happened, I didn't borrow money from any friends. I first used the money from selling houses and cars to pay the last salary to the employees, and then paid back the debts owed to customers.

I have paid back part of the liquidated damages, and now only one-third is almost left.”

When Chen Nian heard this, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Slowly he said: "Come on."

I don't know what to say anymore. I can't relate to this kind of thing now, and what the other person wants is just to say these words. There is no need to say more words of comfort, because it is useless to say them.

A word of encouragement is enough.

However, Chen Mingyu is obviously more optimistic: "Fortunately, I met the boss of your store, and my quality of life has skyrocketed."

Chen Nian also smiled: "Take good care of it, the next dish will not be so cheap."

"It's okay. I have received a private job now. The days ahead shouldn't be that difficult. At least if you come up with new dishes, boss, I should still be able to afford them."

After Chen Mingyu finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Boss, I've finished eating."

"Nine dollars in total."

...

After sending Chen Mingyu away, I added WeChat messages to each other and left my names.

Of course, Chen Nian knew very well that if what the other party said was true, it would indeed not be easy.

But if you want to borrow money from yourself, then definitely not.

I cleared the table, went back, washed the dishes, and wiped the countertop.

Before turning off the lights, Chen Nian looked at the three sealed jars placed in the corner of the kitchen. The outside was still intact.

Then he locked the door and went home.

...

At night, Chen Nian had a dream.

This is not that he has traveled through time again, but a real dream, a reality that has happened before.

Probably starting from college, Chen Nian would compete with Lao Chen in cooking every time he went home for vacation.

This proposal was put forward by Lao Chen.

However, this is not a competition in the traditional sense. Everyone has a secret in mind. If he cooks normally, Xiao Chen will definitely lose completely.

What they are comparing is dark cuisine.

The judge is Feng Honghong, so the selection is based on who makes the more delicious dish.

In the first year, Chen Nian came back from winter vacation.

Lao Chen has been sharpening his knives for a long time. Based on his understanding of Chen Nian, Chen Nian will definitely come back to be a chef after graduation, so he just took this opportunity to see if his son really likes this line of work and is suitable for this line of work.

.

"Dad, I've thought about it, this time I will definitely convince you to lose." Chen Nian said confidently.

"Just you?" Lao Chen expressed his disdain.

But there is only one kitchen, so in order not to take advantage, I let Lao Chen cook first.

Rotten pickles, white smelly dried vegetables, and moldy amaranth stems.

These three are the materials used by Lao Chen.

The method is also very simple, just put these ingredients into the pot together and steam them until cooked.

After taking it out of the pot, a strong smell came out.

But Chen Nian didn’t know if it was an optical illusion, but he actually found that this stuff smelled quite layered.

"This dish is called steamed three smelly dishes. It is a Shaoxing specialty. I was lucky enough to eat it once when your mother and I went to Shaoxing. I thought it was the last time I would eat that dish. I didn't expect that I could serve it myself this time.

Serve."

Chen Nian looked at the row of white tofu with moldy spots on the plate, a row of green moldy amaranth stalks, and a side of pickles, surrounded by a strange yellow soup. For a moment, Chen Nian didn't even dare to start.

But after Honghong saw this dish, she started using her chopsticks without hesitation.

I put a piece of tofu in the bowl, then took a mouthful of rice and put the tofu directly into my mouth.

"Is it delicious, Mom?" Chen Nian asked.

"It's okay. It doesn't smell that ugly. At least it's much easier to accept than what we ate back then." Honghong nodded and stretched out her chopsticks to pick up the pickles.

I couldn't help but take a bite. Although this stinky tofu smells bad and is a bit salty after entering the mouth, it does not hinder the delicate taste of the tofu itself!

I took another bite of rice. The soft and fragrant rice just balanced the salty taste.

Moreover, under the background of tofu, the starch in the rice enters the mouth, and the taste is faintly sweeter when chewed.

"Dad, did you put sugar in your rice?"

"No, what you eat is the sweetness of the rice itself, but with the saltiness of the steamed three smells, the sweetness of the rice becomes more prominent."

Soon, a plate of steamed three-smells was eaten by three people.

But where can one plate of food be enough for three people?

So it was Chen Nian's turn to take action.

Although Lao Chen's steamed three odors are unique, smelling stinky and delicious, forming a unique sense of contrast, but Chen Nian, who is confident, feels that he will not lose.

Carrying a large sealed box, he walked into the kitchen and closed the door.

Then secretly put on a mask.

Open the box.

Bean juice, stinky tofu juice, canned herring, Laoshan snake grass water, pickled bamboo shoots, black garlic...
Chapter completed!