Chapter 784

“Oh…” Xiao Xing was rendered speechless . What Yuan Zhou said sounded very logical, and he had no way of rebuking it .

“Let’s go,” Yuan Zhou called out after paying when he saw that Xiao Xing was still in a daze .

“Ok,” Xiao Xing walked towards Yuan Zhou .

“But Master Chef Yuan, why did you finish everything even when they tasted so terrible?” Xiao Xing asked curiously .

The duck was too oily and it did not feel as pleasant to eat as Yuan Zhou’s food .

Xiao Xing could not think of a better word apart from “pleasant” to describe the feeling he had when eating Yuan Zhou’s food .

After eating Yuan Zhou’s food, this roasted duck meal tasted like wax for Xiao Xing . He had only eaten some plain white rice and dishes and was not satiated at all .

Most of the dinner was finished by Yuan Zhou alone . When he recalled how Yuan Zhou had eaten so many terrible foods for the past few days, Xiao Xing was petrified by Yuan Zhou’s taste buds .

“It can’t be because you can’t taste them, right?” Xiao Xing looked at Yuan Zhou in astonishment .

“My taste buds are still very sharp,” Yuan Zhou knew what Xiao Xing was thinking and remarked .

“Then…” Xiao Xing probed .

“I am using the strong points of others to make up for my weak points,” Yuan Zhou gave a short explanation .

“But are there any strong points when they taste so terrible?” Xiao Xing was confused .

“Let’s go,” Yuan Zhou walked out and did not answer Xiao Xing’s question .

As far as Yuan Zhou was concerned, even if a dish was terrible, there was still something to be learned from it .

“Should I take you back now or do you want to go anywhere else?” Xiao Xing asked .

“Let’s take a stroll there,” Yuan Zhou pointed at a distant busy alley .

“Ok, but most of the stuff being sold there are wholesale goods and some fruits,” Xiao Xing said .

“Wholesaling food ingredients?” Yuan Zhou asked .

“Yes,” Xiao Xing quickly nodded .

It was obvious that Xiao Xing was hoping that Yuan Zhou would buy some food ingredients and cook something . With that, he would have an excuse to eat Yuan Zhou’s cooking again .

It was obvious what he was thinking about . Yuan Zhou immediately saw through him and said, “I’m only looking around . I won’t be buying anything . ”

“Oh,” Xiao Xing was disheartened, but he still seriously led the way there .

The alley was right in the middle of Chinatown . As there was a busy crowd, they were only able to reach the alley after walking for about 10 minutes .

When they arrived, the sounds of people peddling their goods filled the air . Every now and then, people could be heard speaking in Chinese, most of them shouting out the prices or the items being sold .

At the entrance of the alley, fruits were being sold . Yuan Zhou did not spend any time on the fruits as he had been eating a lot of fruits for the past few days . He directly headed towards the wholesale section .

The first wholesale stall was selling dry goods with piles of dried shrimp and other seafood products arranged there . Yuan Zhou suddenly spoke .

“These dried shrimps will taste very good when stir-fried with some garlic chives and chilies,” Yuan Zhou gave a serious explanation, speaking loud enough for Xiao Xing to hear .

“When you eat it, you will be able to taste the unique flavor of the seafood . This is a unique flavor that is created through the combination of the garlic and dried shrimps . Moreover, since these are dried shrimps, it will be quite chewy as well,” Yuan Zhou continued .

“Why are you telling me this, Master Chef Yuan?” Xiao Xing asked after swallowing his saliva .

“I’m just telling you how I would cook these ingredients,” Yuan Zhou said .

“Oh,” Xiao Xing rubbed his starving stomach and nodded grudgingly before sinking into silence .

Subsequently, Yuan Zhou continued describing the cooking methods of three other dishes . Xiao Xing was salivating without stop as he listened to Yuan Zhou, wondering if he should sever all contact with Yuan Zhou .

“Boss Yuan, I think I should send you back to your hotel now . In truth, it is not safe in Bangkok during the night . You are not even a local,” Xiao Xing said solemnly .

“Sure,” Yuan Zhou nodded after looking at the sky and time .

“Ok . Let’s go back through here . This is a shorter path,” Xiao Xing said as he pointed at a street .

Xiao Xing was not willing to walk the same way back . After all, if Yuan Zhou started describing cooking methods again, Xiao Xing might lose control over himself and started chewing on the ingredients raw .

“Sure thing . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head .

Just like that, they walked silently . Suddenly, Xiao Xing spoke, “I have never expected that you are quite good with your words, Little Yuan . ”

Xiao Xing spoke while gnashing his teeth . What was the point of telling him all that if Yuan Zhou was not going to cook?

“I suppose I’m not too bad,” Yuan Zhou replied .

Yuan Zhou could have sworn that he had no hidden meaning to what he just did . He was merely trying to test his own understanding on food ingredients . He was definitely not trying to tempt Xiao Xing’s appetite .

The trip back was quite smooth as there was no traffic congestion . After an hour, they reached Yuan Zhou’s hotel .

“Bye,” Yuan Zhou said .

“Are you not staying any longer? There are still a lot of places you can visit,” Xiao Xing asked .

“No, I’m good,” Yuan Zhou shook his head .

“Go back earlier . It’s not safe to stay outside late,” Yuan Zhou said as he still remembered what Xiao Xing told him earlier .

“I’ll send you to the airport tomorrow,” Xiao Xing said .

“It’s fine . That’s not part of our agreement anyway . Goodbye,” Yuan Zhou shook his head and waved his hand before turning around and entering the hotel .

“Goodbye,” Xiao Xing waved his hand when he saw that Yuan Zhou was not saying anything else .

After returning home, Xiao Xing cooked some congee for himself . However, what he cooked could only be described with the term “a meal for two” .

Simply put, what he cooked was too bland and the water was too clear . It was so clear he could see his own reflection on the bowl while eating, hence the “a meal for two” description for this congee he made . He shook his head as the congee was completely bland and the fragrance of the rice grains were nowhere to be found .

“Something is not right . Little Yuan’s food is so good, he is definitely a popular chef,” Xiao Xing suddenly thought of this . After all, Yuan Zhou’s food was even better than the Michelin rated restaurants he had tried in the past .

Therefore, Xiao Xing started searching about Yuan Zhou with some Thailand search engine . When he found nothing, he was stunned .

“I can’t find anything about him? Is he truly a normal chef? Are the chefs of China all so good?” Xiao Xing felt his worldview being turned upside down . He remained in stupefaction for a long time before he realized that since Yuan Zhou was from China, he should probably be popular in China .

And thus, Xiao Xing spent a long time asking his colleagues and friends before deciding on a Chinese search engine . Then, he started searching about Yuan Zhou . And the result of his research was…

“The pursuit of China’s genius chef, Yuan Zhou, toward the quality of ingredients . ”

“A unique existence of the food industry . Who says that a great chef’s restaurant must be lofty and huge? Today, let us enter the tiny restaurant of a great chef, the inner world of Yuan Zhou . ”

“Shocking! This is the reason why the genius chef Yuan Zhou does not allow take-outs from his restaurant!”

“Yuan Zhou: Why am I a chef? In the beginning, it was for a very common reason . I did it for the sake of making a living . Slowly, I started to feel that this is a very interesting profession and fell in love with it . Ultimately, I could no longer keep my passion in check, vowing to achieve something in this path I have chosen for myself . ”

Xiao Xing found a bunch of articles on Yuan Zhou . Then, he started reading them up .