Chapter 372 (2/2)

As soon as they entered the main entrance, the four doormen standing by the side instantly uttered on one accord, “Welcome to our hotel.”

Their voices were sonorous and orderly. Luckily it wasn’t scary. Therefore, Yuan Zhou walked into the restaurant very calmly, even if it was his first time entering a Five Star Hotel.

No matter whom they were, all hotel personnel dressed in the work uniform greeted Yuan Zhou with a smile when they met Yuan Zhou.

All the way, Yuan Zhou heard the personnel saying frequently, “Hello, sir!”, for which he would then nod his head and smile back ceaselessly.

The contest was to commence at 9:00 in the morning. Yuan Zhou had already received the procedures, which included a preliminary examination at the door and then the official one inside.

There were a total of 12 contestants. The examination at the door was more of a warm-up than an examination.

Of course, it was told by Yan Jia.

Time: 8:57; Address: entrance of the luxurious banquet hall on the fourth floor.

When Yuan Zhou walked out of the elevator, a man happened to be ahead of him. He walked to the entrance straightway and started to do the examination. When Yuan Zhou took a look there from a distance, however, he only saw four clean white plates with four pieces of radishes laid on.

“Master Chu, please reveal which season these radishes were from.” A young girl that took charge of the preliminary examination at the door said with her melodious voice.

“Winter, summer, autumn, and when the spring ends and the summer begins.” Chu Xiao pointed each of them while saying immediately.

After saying that, he directly strode into the banquet hall before the girl announced the results.

“So quickly.” Yuan Zhou stood still and said slowly while looking at Chu Xiao enter the hall.

“He is Chu Xiao, the youngest Michelin chef in history.” Suddenly a person answered from behind him.

“Hello.” Yuan Zhou turned his head and found it was Yan Jia that was talking.

“Hi, Boss Yuan. According to my teacher, only you two have some sort of decent craftsmanship in this contest.” Yan Jia said the totally unkind words with a kind attitude.

Words that could easily offend others.

“Um, thank you for your compliments.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head and received the praise.

After all, his taste and understanding of the food ingredients came from the system and his effort. Therefore, Yuan Zhou received such a praise deservedly.

“You are welcome. I haven’t savored Boss Yuan’s craftsmanship, but it’s really rare for my teacher to like something so much,” Yan Jia said earnestly.

“Many people like my dishes.” Yuan Zhou said modestly.

Although Yan Jia didn’t see where the modesty came from, he likewise said in favor of him, “Of course. There’s definitely no problem with Boss Yuan’s craftsmanship.”

Yet in the next breath, Yan Jia continued to say, “But, don’t ever look down on that Master Chu.”

“It’s said that he has a very sharp sense of smell. Just by smelling, he could easily tell the differences of the food within three days after it matures.”

“Ok. Thanks for telling me that.” Yuan Zhou turned his head and looked at the place where Chu Xiao had gone just now and a joyous feeling arose in his heart.

The reason why he took part in the contest this time was to verify his culinary skills. After all, the system didn’t even allow him to apply for the chef certification. Although, the main point was that he couldn’t provide any proof of working as a chef before.

“Boss Yuan, we should go inside now.” Seeing Yuan Zhou listening carefully, Yan Jia felt very contented in his heart and thus reminded him.

The reason why Yan Jia felt content was naturally because he knew the matter of the old foe of his teacher declaring Yuan Zhou would lose the contest. However, judging from the calm, earnest and modest manner of Yuan Zhou and the situation where his teacher enjoyed Yuan Zhou’s craftsmanship so much, he wouldn’t lose too terribly in the contest. Or it was also possible that it would end up in a draw.

Naturally, Yuan Zhou didn’t know about Yan Jia’s thoughts. He just walked to the door and waited to do the entry-level test.

However, the test this time was a little special.