Chapter 64 - Jadeite stir-fried with White Jade (1/2)

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Old Master Song ate without his expression changing and said, “I remember now. The person I met that night wasn’t tall. It should be you, right?”

Xu Le had already guessed it. He nodded.

“Yes, I made braised pork trotters and rice. It was very sloppy that night. I wonder if the taste is to your liking.”

“Haha, I almost ate the bowl. What do you think?”

Old Master Song teased him. Xu Le immediately felt relieved and nodded.

After all, he was a senior. No matter what, he was a bit nervous.

Song Deyue casually chatted with him about his parents and younger sister. As he spoke, his eyes couldn’t help turning red. “Thank you.”

“Yeah?”

“Back then, I didn’t get to see my wife for the last time. All these years, my heart has been tormented and in pain.”

As an outsider, Xu Le naturally did not know that that day’s casual act of smoking a duck was like crossing time and space, healing the regret that Old Master Song could not overcome many years ago.

“Grandpa Song, you haven’t married anyone else for so many years. You must really care about her.”

“Sigh.” Old Master Song laughed and said with ease, “As chefs, it’s inevitable for us to kill when cooking. Therefore, we’re all materialists who don’t believe in gods and ghosts… Do you understand what I mean?”

“I do.”

Xu Le nodded. He was a university graduate, so he could understand the explanations regarding these terms.

“Yes, but I’m already at this age. The thought of meeting her again soon makes me even happier.”

Old Master Song patted him on the shoulder and said, “You’re still young. You might not understand these feelings, but you have family by your side. You must cherish them.”

Xu Le nodded solemnly.

“By the way,” Grandpa Song suddenly said, “Do you know what my wife’s dish [Jadeite stir-fried with White Jade] is?”

Xu Le widened his eyes and shook his head.

“It’s just stir-fried watermelon skin.”

“Huh?”

Xu Le immediately understood. Eating the layer of green skin on the outside of the watermelon with the stir-fried white skin inside… He subconsciously thought: How am I supposed to eat that kind of food?

“Hahaha, it’s really not delicious!”

Song Deyue casually dissed, “Perhaps it’s because we’re a couple that complements each other. I’m good at cooking, and it’s like she’s poisoning me when she cooks. Only that dish of Jadeite stir-fried with White Jade doesn’t taste so bad, so I always flatter that dish of hers, fearing that she’ll harm me with other dishes.”

Xu Le couldn’t help but laugh.

When Old Master Song first came to look for him, he originally thought that he would take in a disciple. However, after chatting for a while, he realized that Xu Le was more mature than his peers, and his thinking was more meticulous and steady. The two of them were more than ten years apart, but the atmosphere was like that of friends. They might as well exchange contact information and become old friends.

“Good luck in the competition tomorrow. I remember that you opened a restaurant, right? If you want to try out new dishes or do publicity in future, you can look for me.”

“Okay, thank you, Grandpa Song.”

“However, you have to do what you have to do for tomorrow’s competition. You have to treat it seriously. I won’t go easy on you.”

“I know!”