Chapter 9: Chefs and Cooking
After hanging up the phone, Kim Taeyeon drove home helplessly. What's the matter?
He kindly helped others, but the person she helped deceived her and made her angry! The most important thing is that she is still in a dilemma now.
She is a kind-hearted person and must not be able to watch Li Mingqiu wander on the streets, but she is a weak woman after all, and a weak woman who is a star. If she takes Li Mingqiu in, she may not have any problems.
It’s a headache to think about it. Although the method Li Yanqiu said is not bad, after all, Lee Mingqiu is in Korea and is unfamiliar with the place, if something happens, Kim Taeyeon will definitely not feel good.
With a headache, Kim Taeyeon was really crying and she had no choice but to go home to see what Lee Mingqiu had to plan.
Not to mention Kim Taeyeon's side, Lee Myung-chu is really a little uncomfortable at home.
This is the home of a beautiful woman! This house is a treasure hunt map for an adult man. Maybe some clothes that make him radiate blood will appear in any room.
But before leaving, Kim Taeyeon warned him seriously not to flip things around. If he hadn't been afraid of the martial arts skills, Lee Ming-Chiao might have done something. Anyway, Kim Taeyeon wouldn't be able to see him even if she wasn't at home.
"Gurl!"
After swallowing hard, Li Mingqiu tried not to look at the direction of the spiral stairs. He knew that as long as he went up the second floor, he could get close to the "treasure" location.
"No! I must keep it in check! People have helped me so much, how can I still have that kind of idea! Be more sober! Li Mingqiu!"
The above is Lee Mingqiu's self-talk, but it's not easy. He is so heartless and can still remember that Kim Taeyeon has helped him a lot, and there is nothing wrong with it.
But it was the sentence he said to himself that felt so second...
Li Mingqiu's heart is now like being scratched by a cat, that entanglement! He wants to do it but can't do it!
"Gugugugu..."
But just as Li Mingqiu was thinking about it, a sound like a drumbeat sounded, and he rubbed his stomach with a bitter smile.
That sound was made by his stomach, so we can’t blame him. After coming to Korea, we were just hiding from the bodyguards. The foodies who were not serious had a meal, and now they started protesting!
Speaking of which, the time he ran away from his kiss was also a embarrassment for him. Why?
As mentioned earlier, Li Mingqiu's wish is to be a chef. Although it is a wish, it does not mean that he can't cook! It's just that he has not realized his wish to become a teacher. These two points do not conflict.
On the contrary, his cooking skills are very good, after all, he has been studying for more than ten years.
Speaking of this, we have to explain where Li Yanqiu learned his cooking skills.
Li Mingqiu has never been to college. Although his college entrance examination results are not ideal, it is not too easy for Li’s father to stuff him into college.
Unfortunately, Li Mingqiu has no intention of studying and has no talent. Li’s father also knows this, and even if he is sent to university, it is a waste of time.
I originally wanted to send him to the army for training, but there was only one child in the family. Not to mention that Li's mother was unwilling, even Li's father was a little reluctant.
There was no choice but to ask Li Mingqiu what he thought. Li Mingqiu was just 17 years old at that time, so how could he have any plans for his future life?
It just so happened that I was having dinner that day. To be honest, he was tired of eating the cooks made by his family.
His eyes rolled and he said to Li's father: "Dad! I want to learn how to cook! I will cook for you in the future!"
This is a good idea. Which parent doesn’t like their children’s filial piety? Li’s mother is almost laughing.
However, Li's father considered more. His only son in the family, his family business would sooner or later fall on Li Mingqiu, but the shopping mall was like a battlefield. If Li Mingqiu had no ability, the family business would sooner or later be swallowed by others.
So after Li Mingqiu didn't plan to go to school, he had the idea to let Li Mingqiu enter the company for exercise in advance.
However, Li Mingqiu was too young, even under 18 years old. Li's father didn't want his son to enter this big dye vat so early, and he also wanted him to play with it for two more years.
It just so happened that Li Mingqiu is now asking to learn cooking skills. He listened to his meaning out of filial piety. Li's father thought for a while and agreed to this request that he had always regretted.
Li Mingqiu wanted to learn cooking, so of course Li's father would not find him a master casually. Instead, he asked someone to investigate the information of famous chefs and screened out several top chefs for him to choose.
However, at that time, Li Mingqiu was just on a whim and pointed to a photo of someone casually, and the person he pointed to was Paul Bogus.
Paul Bogus may not be familiar with him, but in the field of chefs, this person is considered a king-level figure.
Born in Lyon, France, he studied in many French cooking training schools. He is the initiator of the Bogus Cooking Competition and is also a recognized culinary master in the French Western restaurant industry today. He has won the "National Medal of Honor" specially awarded by the French national government.
Even our beloved Xi Dada, the dinner at Lyon in 2014 was a delicacy offered by this man named Bogus.
So you may not have many concepts. Do you know Michelin restaurants? Foodies must be very familiar with them.
Michelin restaurants are actually a selection criteria, with three levels in total: one star is a restaurant worth going to, two stars is a restaurant worth going to, and three stars is a restaurant worth taking a special car.
And this one named Bogus has won the highest honor of three Michelin stars for 40 consecutive years since 1965.
40 years! What does this mean? I'm scared to death!
However, this kind of character is not just a disciple. Li’s father also entrusted a lot of relationships to give Li Mingqiu a chance to take the exam.
For a person of Bogus' level, money can no longer impress him, and there is no shortage of reputation.
If it weren't for the sake of his old friend, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to Li Mingqiu, let alone test him.
But Li Mingqiu did not disappoint. Although this guy has no talent in learning, he can be said to be extremely talented in cooking.
Not only did he pass the test easily, even Bogus himself praised him for being a chef.
At first, Li Mingqiu also treated cooking with a fun attitude, but over time he gradually began to fall in love with the feeling of cooking.
Since he liked it, he would study harder and harder. In this case, Bogus announced that he had become a leader in just two years.
However, becoming a master does not mean that Li Mingqiu already has a cooking skill comparable to Bogus. It can only be said that Bogus has nothing to teach him.
The chef not only makes delicious meals, but more importantly, it is an imaginative profession. Bogus can't help him in this regard, so he can only rely on himself.
But even so, Li Mingqiu's cooking skills are not comparable to ordinary chefs.
After leaving Bogus, Li Mingqiu met another Michelin three-star chef by chance, who was "Hell Chef" Gordon Ramsey.
We won't introduce this person in detail, just know that he is no less than Bogus's chef.
Gordon Ramsey also admires Li Mingqiu, but after all, he is Bogus' apprentice, so he doesn't have to give him much advice.
However, Li Mingqiu was crazy about cooking at that time. Don’t you teach me? Yes, I will stick to you all the time!
For people like Li Mingqiu who are like dog skin plaster, Gordon Ramsey has no choice. He can't beat him or beat him or knock him or knock him or knock him or knock him or take him or her.
In the end, there was no choice but to tell Li Yanqiu that he could not be a disciple, but it would be fine to have a conversation with each other.
Of course, Li Mingqiu was very happy after hearing this. He stuck behind Gordon Ramsey's butt all day long, making others think that the two were a pair of good friends.
However, Li Mingqiu's talent really shocked him. He learned his skills without teaching him well, and he decided to take Li Mingqiu seriously.
After that, he followed Gordon Ramsey for another year, and Li Mingqiu had nothing to learn. After all, imagination was not taught.
Therefore, I had the idea of leaving, but Li Mingqiu had been together for a year, and Gordon Ramsey was reluctant to leave him... Ahem, both of them were normal in their orientation, but they just admired Li Mingqiu very much.
And that year was 2007 (actually 2009, but the plot required, Orange changed slightly.), Singapore Airlines hired Gordon Ramsey as an advisor to the International Cooking Advisory Group, which happened to be hired by the advisory group to hire eight consultants, so Gordon Ramsey planned to recommend Li Mingqiu to go up because he felt that Li Mingqiu was fully capable of holding this position.
However, Li Mingqiu refused. He thought his cooking skills were not yet good, so he planned to continue studying.
I have to say that at that time he fell into a dead end, and breaking through this matter is not only a matter of learning.
Although Gordon Ramsey was a pity that Li Mingqiu rejected him, he didn't say anything, but just wished him a blessing for this person who was a friend to him.
Li Mingqiu then returned to China. The first thing he did after returning home was to make a big meal for Li’s father and mother!
While Li’s father and mother were satisfied with his food, they also felt his filial piety. At that time, Li’s father did not realize that Li Mingqiu wanted to be a chef, but he simply thought that he liked cooking.
Afterwards, Li's father proposed to let Li Mingqiu enter the company, but Li Mingqiu stammered and rejected Li's father, carefully saying that he wanted to play for another two years.
Li's father didn't think much about it. After all, his son had just been abroad. After staying outside for three years, he would inevitably be a little overplayed. It would be nice to give him some time to calm down.
Besides, he was only 20 years old at that time, and Li's father felt that he was not very mature, so he agreed to his request.
Li Mingqiu, who breathed a sigh of relief, finally had time to continue studying his cooking skills, but later he discovered a problem.
That is, he is not very good at cooking Chinese food!
Bogus and Gordon Ramsey are both big shots in the Western restaurant industry. Of course, it is impossible to teach him how to make Chinese food, not to mention that they don’t know...
Li Mingqiu couldn't accept that he couldn't cook Chinese food. He was a real Chinese!
So he made a decision that shocked everyone!
That's... this guy went to New Oriental to learn how to cook!!!
MD! What is the mentality of a chef running to be a classmate with an apprentice?
Chapter completed!