Chapter 495 (1/2)

“By the way, steaming is your secret to keeping the fish skin fresh and delicate, isn’t that right?” Even before saying anything, Chu Xiao asked Yuan Zhou straightforwardly. Although it sounded interrogative, he asked with an affirmative tone.

“Wait. How could steaming not make the fish skin shrink?” Liu Tong stared straight at Yuan Zhou as if he had found Yuan Zhou’s loophole.

“Yeah, that is also my question.” Chu Xiao didn’t understand this point, although he had revealed Yuan Zhou’s knife skills of skinning the fish skin with one simple cut and his secret of maintaining it fresh and delicate.

“I used ice to maintain the temperature of the fish skin and then just steam the fish meat.” Yuan Zhou said it with a tone full of ease as if it were as simple as putting the fish into the steaming pot.

As for how many times Yuan Zhou had practiced that, he just ignored it.

“I feel that I can’t understand Chinese now.” Liu Tong stared at Yuan Zhou blankly and couldn’t react to Yuan Zhou’s words immediately.

“How is it possible that the ice didn’t melt in such a high temperature and the fish meat isn’t affected?” Li Minghui totally couldn’t stay calm. He stood up immediately and looked at Yuan Zhou in disbelief.

“I see, I see. It surprisingly can be cooked in this way. So, your best performance wasn’t the skinning of the fish skin off with one simple cut!” Chu Xiao looked at Yuan Zhou fervently as if he were facing a life-long rival.

“Well, yes.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head lightly.

“The young are really to be regarded with awe. It’s time for this old guy to retire.” Zhou Shijie figured out what superb craftsmanship Yuan Zhou had used with just a little thought, thus he sighed with emotion.

“This dish is really delicious. I’m looking forward to the next dish very much.” Chu Xiao suddenly took out a bright-colored notebook from his pocket of the business suit and started to write something.

“Wow! He surprisingly took out the small notebook of delicacies. It’s the first time I saw it.” Liu Tong looked at Chu Xiao fervently and then took a look at Yuan Zhou.

He looked at him attentively as if he had suddenly become a fabulously beautiful woman. However, Yuan Zhou took a step back while maintaining his composure for the sake of his safety. After all, it was quite annoying to be a prince charming.

“Why is there still only two pages in your small notebook?” Zhou Shijie revealed an expression of “This comes as no surprise,” and asked straightforwardly.

“Because I’m am particular.” Chu Xiao said immodestly.

Meanwhile, he recorded the dish, Weave Brocade Diligently While Wearing Winter Clothing, seriously and also Yuan Zhou’s name by the side in the notebook, with the pen and paper emitting the sound of “Shua Shua” upon getting into contact.

As for Yuan Zhou, he said, “Okay. One moment, please.”

After he said that, Yuan Zhou turned around into the kitchen directly and started to prepare the next dishes wholeheartedly.

To him, all customers in the restaurant were equal; therefore, he prepared the dishes according to the sequence of payment.

It was no longer a difficult thing for Yuan Zhou now to prepare several dishes at a time. He was quite familiar with that.

Having recorded the dish in the notebook, Chu Xiao began to stare at Yuan Zhou without even blinking. He didn’t let go of anything that Yuan Zhou was doing.

Zhou Shijie stood at the side and also reminded his two disciples, “Keep your eyes open and follow Master Chu. Don’t stand there like lifeless trees.”

“Okay, teacher.” Li Minghui also started to stare at Yuan Zhou.

“Got it.” Liu Tong had already been looking at Yuan Zhou. After all, Chu Xiao even took out his small notebook of delicacies.

Chu Xiao made a name for himself very early. After all, he was the youngest Michelin Three Star Chef in history. And his small notebook of delicacies was as well-known as himself. Chu Xiao was said to be a very particular person, but whenever he found anything delicious, he would record them in the small notebook.

Then, he would do everything possible to defeat that chef to improve himself. Ever since he made a name for himself, he had written only two pages in that notebook.