Chapter 162: The Fragrant Carp Soup
Liu Qi looked at the angry Master Yang and went up to him. “Master Yang, please calm down. Miss Lin will only borrow the kitchen. Her cooking skills are amazing, and I feel like trying some of them.”
Master Yang had a bad temper, but he was obsessed with the culinary arts. If Liu Qi had brought some elders over and said that they were good at cooking, Master Yang would be more respectful. However, Liu Qi brought a young woman who didn’t even look that old. Was he kidding?
Could the cooking skills of this young lady be better than Master Yang, who had been cooking for decades? Did the young master mean that as an insult? To make matters worse, the young lady chose to make a fish dish, the most difficult thing to cook. Was she provoking him?
Master Yang looked at the young woman behind Liu Qi. There was a hint of sarcasm and mockery in his anger. He said, “Young master, I don’t know if the food made by a little girl is good or not, but young master, look at what she picked. Do you think fish is easy to prepare? Does she even know how to prep a fish and get rid of the fish smell?
“I’ve been cooking for more than 30 years before I figured out my secret methods.!!
“You better hope that she is not just talking big. There’s nothing I can’t stand more than baseless arrogance.”
Liu Qi felt very embarrassed when he heard master Yang scold Lin Yuelan.
He was the one who had invited Lin Yuelan to the kitchen, but she was the one getting scolded instead. This made him feel a little guilty.
However, Master Yang was not entirely wrong.
Just as Liu Qi was about to apologize to Lin Yuelan and suggest that she choose another dish, Lin Yuelan walked toward Master Yang and said to master yang with a faint smile and a cold smile, “Age is not all-important. Master Yang, even if you’ve been studying for 30 years, it doesn’t mean that you should discredit someone younger.”
Master Yang was furious hearing the provocative words. He pointed at Lin Yuelan angrily and said loudly, “What a snarky woman. Fine. I’d like to see what kind of dish you can serve!”
Then, he shouted at his disciples, “Move! Do you think you’d be able to learn anything new by staying here?” Master Yang then glared at Lin Yuelan. He pulled off his white apron, put it on the frame, and walked out of the kitchen. The other apprentices and subordinates also followed master Yang out of the kitchen.
Suddenly, only Liu Qi and Lin Yuelan were left in the spacious kitchen.
Liu Qi looked at the messy kitchen and felt a little disheveled. After the workers left, who was going to help Lin Yuelan wash the vegetables and start the fire?
However, with Master Yang’s stubbornness, he would definitely not let anyone come back to help Lin Yuelan unless her cooking skills could really move him.
Liu Qi smiled at Lin Yuelan embarrassedly. “Miss Lin, how about I help you start the fire?” However, as a young master, he didn’t really know how to do that.
Lin Yuelan glanced at him and asked, “Young master Liu, do you know how to start a fire?”
Liu Qi’s face turned red from embarrassment. He coughed twice and said honestly, “I don’t, but I can learn.” It was the least he could do after everything that had happened.
Lin Yuelan shook her head and said, “It’s alright. Young Master Liu, do you mind calling Little Twelve to the kitchen?”
Little twelve definitely knew how to start a fire.
Liu Qi said, “Okay. Miss Lin, you can use anything in here as you wish.” Liu Qi pointed at the vegetables in the basket.
After Liu Qi left, Lin Yuelan walked around the kitchen, wanting to see what spices there were.
Soy sauce hadn’t been invented, and there was no vinegar. However, there was wine, salt, and oil. To Lin Yuelan’s surprise, there were also classic Chinese seasonings like star anise.