Huayu Chef

047 makes old explosion 3

"Brother Xuan, have you arrived in Tianjin yet?"

"We've arrived. We're filming some videos here at the Tianjin Eye. We'll wait for you at your shop this afternoon after school."

"No need to wait, I asked the teacher for leave and I'm at my family's restaurant right now. Just come over, I'll treat you to lunch."

Zhang Jinxuan was both amused and exasperated, teasing, "Little Master, you asked for this leave rather casually. The high school entrance exam is coming up soon, won't it interfere with your studies?"

"A day or two is fine, but when my homeroom teacher found out I wanted to compete with you in cooking, she immediately gave me leave, telling me to do my best and not embarrass the people of Tianjin."

Zhang Jinxuan: "..."

It's just cooking a dish, there's no need to make it sound like a great honor, right?

"Brother Xuan?"

"Oh, I'm listening. Little Master, we won't let you, a student, spend money on lunch. We'll treat you and cover your transportation too. Just take a taxi to the Tianjin Eye to find us. We'll film some footage, then head south to the Five Avenues, visiting places like the Goubuli Baozi flagship store, Erduoyan Fried Cake flagship store, Guifaxiang, Cultural Street, Italian Style Garden, Porcelain House, and Xiaobailou. In the afternoon, we'll go to your restaurant to cook."

"Brother Xuan, don't go to places like Goubuli. It's expensive and the food is bad. If you want steamed buns, fried cakes, or twisted dough sticks, come to my restaurant. There are tons of good places around here."

Zhang Jinxuan explained with a smile, "Little Master, we're just going to take a look around, have some fun, and try something new. After all, it's a rare trip to Tianjin."

"Okay, you guys have fun, I'll wait for you in the shop."

Aren't you coming?

"No, I'll help my parents cook at the shop."

"Good boy, see you this afternoon."

"See you this afternoon, Brother Xuan."

Seeing Zhang Jinxuan put down his phone, Huang Mengying asked, "What did the young master say?"

Zhang Jinxuan feigned helplessness and said, "This kid is full of fighting spirit and has an explosive desire to win. He even took the day off to wait for us at the restaurant. It looks like we're in for a fierce battle today."

"Shall we go straight to the store?"

"No, we're set to sit at the Tianjin Eye, then we'll go to Goubuli for steamed buns, Erduoyan for fried cakes, Guifaxiang for twisted dough sticks, and stop by Cultural Street, Italian Style Garden, Porcelain House, and Little White Building to take some photos. After I've had my fill of fun, I'll have a showdown with Kid Brother. The most important thing in life is to be happy."

With that, Zhang Jinxuan waved to the camera, looking eager, and said, "We're heading back to Beijing tonight. Time's limited, so let's cut to the chase and join us for a special forces-style budget tour of Tianjin. Delicious food and beautiful scenery, follow Zhang! Let's go!"

"Zhuangzhuang, selectively film a few clips of us riding the Ferris wheel later, and edit them in later."

"clear."

Zhang Jinxuan looked at Huang Mengying and teased, "Mengying, let go of my hand, let me see your messy face."

"Believe it or not, I'll push you into the river?"

"In this river?"

"Who told you to talk about me like that? Pushing you is totally justified, aren't you scared?"

"That scared me to death!"

Huang Mengying giggled, her eyes crinkling into crescents, looking very sweet. She hesitated slightly, then moved her hand away and asked, "Does it look bad?"

Zhang Jinxuan looked her over and joked, "Your makeup is ruined, and your lipstick has smudged. You're almost as bad as Sister Pomegranate."

"Get lost," Huang Mengying said coquettishly, holding out her hand to Zhang Jinxuan. "Give me the bag."

"what?"

"I have makeup in my bag, I'll touch up my makeup."

"No need to replace it. Just wear a hat, sunglasses, and a mask, and stand next to me as my handbag carrier. No one will recognize you."

Huang Mengying rolled her eyes and said, "Dream on! You're the one carrying the bags today, okay?"

"Whatever makes you happy." Zhang Jinxuan took a baseball cap out of his backpack and put it on Huang Mengying's head. Then he took the sunglasses off her collar and put them on her as well. He snapped his fingers and said, "OK, just put on some lipstick and that's it."

"Okay."

"withdraw."

"Got it, you guys go first." Zhuangzhuang pulled down the brim of his hat to avoid the gaze of passersby.

There are many citizens and tourists near the Tianjin Eye, and with people coming and going, the probability of the three being exposed and surrounded by onlookers is almost 100%, so they all disguised themselves.

Zhuangzhuang was wearing a baseball cap, and Zhang Jinxuan and Huang Mengying had their backs to the camera, seemingly trying to avoid being recognized by passersby. If they were recognized and asked for autographs, photos, or other paparazzi shots, the scene would become chaotic, affecting the filming schedule.

It's fine now; passersby automatically avoid them when they see them filming.

Zhang Jinxuan and Huang Mengying walked side by side along the riverbank. The Tianjin Eye was getting closer and closer, and it was becoming taller and more impressive.

"Brother Xuan, you'll win, right?" Huang Mengying suddenly asked.

"Don't you have confidence in me?"

"Yes, but hearing the answer from you gives me more confidence."

Zhang Jinxuan said with a relaxed expression, "I said in the first episode that opening champagne at the halfway point is unlucky, and you can't say too much too early. Before coming here, I watched a video of Little Chef cooking, which was pretty amazing, so I didn't dare to say I would win until the very end. You might not believe it, but I'm actually not that concerned about winning or losing."

"I believe you, but I still hope you win."

"I'll do my best, what's the reward if I win?"

Huang Mengying smiled slyly and said, "Xiao Zhang, you're so capable, it's normal for you to win. You don't need a reward at all."

Zhang Jinxuan laughed heartily, gave a thumbs up, and said, "Little Huang, you're really something!"

Haha~~

The three of them spent the rest of their time having fun, eating and drinking everywhere.

At noon, Zhang Jinxuan took Huang Mengying and Zhuangzhuang to a dog food restaurant to have lunch, reliving the flavors of Tianjin and making sure they knew what to eat.

Not caring about winning or losing doesn't mean Zhang Jinxuan doesn't want to win, nor does it mean he's careless and sloppy.

If you're not going to do something, then don't do it at all; but if you do, then do it at your best.

The three of them toured several places and arrived at Xiao Dangjia's Xingyuan Restaurant around 3 p.m.

Xingyuan Restaurant is located in an old residential area. The surrounding residential buildings are not tall, and there are many bungalows. The shops are just a sign hanging on the door of the roadside building.

The restaurant of Little Master is quite grand in appearance, arguably the most eye-catching on the street, and easy to find.

It was past lunchtime, and Xingyuan Restaurant was deserted with few customers. The only one in sight was a chubby boy doing his homework at the table; he was Xiao Dangjia.

Zhang Jinxuan walked into the shop and exclaimed, "Little Boss... Holy crap!"

He wasn't swearing; he was simply stunned by the menu.

Damn it.

Zhuangzhuang was dumbfounded.

Huang Mengying looked around, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise.

In the small shop with only four sets of tables and chairs, three walls are covered with menus in red on white, so densely packed that it's impossible to count how many dishes there are.

Zhang Jinxuan had traveled all over the country and seen a lot of the world, but he rarely saw such an amazing little shop that sold so many dishes.

Knowing how to cook is one thing, but preparing so many dishes at the same time is another. Zhang Jinxuan has mastered hundreds of Chinese and Western dishes, but when he first opened the shop, he only selected a dozen or so items such as braised pork rice, tiger skin chicken feet, and black duck.

Compared to Little Master, it's instantly reduced to dust.

Little Chef closed his workbook, stood up to greet them, and happily called out, "Brother Xuan, Goddess Sister, Little Zhuang Brother!"

Huang Mengying couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hello, Little Master. Just call me by my name. Calling me 'Goddess Sister' sounds weird."

"I'll call you 'older sister'."

"OK."

Zhang Jinxuan was dizzy from looking at the menu and too lazy to count, so he couldn't help but ask, "Little Master, how many dishes are on this wall?"

The young master replied, "1008."

Zhuangzhuang asked incredulously, "How much?"

"1008 questions."

Huang Mengying asked, "Can you do all of that?"

"We can do it; we'll do it if someone requests it."

Zhang Jinxuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted, "Zhuangzhuang, hurry up and film this! If this is broadcast, it will absolutely blow the audience's mind. It's amazing!"

"Okay."

While they were filming, a middle-aged couple came out of the kitchen after hearing the noise. After being introduced by Xiao Dangjia, Zhang Jinxuan and the other two realized that they were Xiao Dangjia's parents.

Xiao Dangjia's father's surname is Wang, and his mother's surname is Sun. Xingyuan Restaurant was taken over from Xiao Dangjia's grandparents, and they have been running it for more than ten years.

Like Xiao Dangjia, Chef Wang also started learning to cook from a young age. However, according to him, he was not as clever and sensible as Xiao Dangjia when he was a child, and he said this with a face full of pride.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Jinxuan said directly, "Master Wang, Aunt Sun, Little Master, since it's still early and not yet dinner time, let's make the Lao Bao San (a type of fried tofu) so as not to disturb your business."

Master Wang nodded and asked, "How would you like to compete?"

Zhang Jinxuan replied, "Xiao Dangjia and I will each make a plate of Lao Bao San (a type of stir-fried pork belly), and the judges will taste and vote. Whoever gets the most votes wins. Let's find five judges: Mengying and I on our side, Master Wang and Xiao Dangjia on your side, and a random passerby, but try not to find a regular customer of your restaurant."

"That's fair, let's just compare them like this."

The young master chef eagerly said, "Brother Xuan, I've been making 'Old Three-Beat' for nine years, you have to keep it up!"

Zhang Jinxuan chuckled and said, "You keep it up too."

With everything in place, filming officially began for the second half of the third episode of "Wild Kitchen".

First, they went over the script, then filmed a scene of the two sides meeting, full of tension, and then randomly grabbed a comedic judge to make up the numbers.

Zhang Jinxuan, Huang Mengying, and Zhuangzhuang showed their health certificates to Chef Wang and then went into the kitchen with Xiao Dangjia.

The kitchen at Xingyuan Restaurant is quite large. Preparing 1008 dishes would be a bit of a stretch if the kitchen were too small. The pork tenderloin, pork kidney, and pork liver used for Lao Bao San have already been prepared.

Let's get started.