The Game of Life-Chapter 856 - 855 A Huge Favor

Chapter 856: Chapter 855: A Huge Favor

Chapter 856 -855: A Huge Favor

After returning home, Jiang Feng pulled out the only contact number he knew for the show’s crew and called them to say he would take as many tickets as they could offer. He boldly requested a minimum of twenty-one tickets.

The crew member on the phone, unclear about the current situation or something, quickly agreed and said he would notify Jiang Feng within three days about how many spare tickets were available.

After hanging up, Jiang Feng started thinking about what to do in the next few days.

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In the memories of Jiang’s old house, Jiang Feng had learned a lot. With the review CD still having two days left, Jiang Feng planned to re-enter the old house’s memories in two days to review everything and seriously relearn everything from Jiang Chengde as if it were a special training session before the contest.

But what about the remaining time?

Make stock? Cook Jiang’s Sea Cucumber Soup?

Jiang Feng felt that was unnecessary.

He could now consistently produce an S+ grade Jiang’s Sea Cucumber Soup, using a method that included a bit of his own touch—at least the thickening was entirely his own.

Jiang Feng was clear that he had mastered thickening, and at this stage, that was all he could grasp. The road to culinary mastery is long, and although he had already reached the sixth rank of the famous chefs, there was still a long distance from the endpoint he could see. Not to mention, beyond that endpoint might be an even longer path, leading to a final destination that no one had ever seen.

The endpoint he saw was Jiang Chengde’s.

Jiang Feng felt slightly proud and thought that, given his age, his current achievements, his culinary skills, and the years he expected to live, his own endpoint should be a bit further than Jiang Chengde’s.

The journey couldn’t be rushed, he had to walk it step by step, steadily.

Haste doesn’t bring success, and a few days wouldn’t suffice to take on the Jiang Family Members.

Jiang Feng reopened the attribute panel and flipped through his tasks, noticing that he still had [Lu Sheng’s Wish] incomplete.

[Thirty Seven Letters] might be challenging in the not-too-distant future, but not now, because Jiang Feng didn’t currently have the time to study the dishes Jiang Huiqin wrote about in the letters.

[Lu Sheng’s Wish] could be accomplished now, if the diner Lu Sheng mentioned wanted to have the Swallow-wing Feast soon.

Up to now, Jiang Feng knew how to prepare half of the dishes in the Swallow-wing Feast. Braised shark’s fin, dual-colored prawns, and chai stick duck were directly from the recipe column—not only did he know how to make them, but they also had a buff. Sunflower duck and Braised Big Black Sea Cucumber Jiang Feng could make with a little effort. Oyster sauce abalone and clear soup imperial bird’s nest might not turn out too bad if someone were there to coach him.

After all, he had now mastered all the techniques of the Tan Family Cuisine and knew the basic methods. He just needed someone to tell him the approximate steps.

Without exaggerating, Jiang Feng felt that Taifeng Building hosting the Swallow-wing Feast would be more authentic than Yonghe House hosting it.

Jiang Feng had promised Lu Sheng that he would help if he could. Now that he was just waiting for the finals, helping Yonghe House host a Swallow-wing Feast before the competition seemed feasible. It would be a good opportunity to practice making stock and sophisticated dishes as the feast would take a long time, making it a perfect simulation of the finals.

Thinking this, Jiang Feng sent a WeChat message to Lu Sheng, telling him he could help Yonghe House with the Swallow-wing Feast recently and asked him to check when the diner was available.

As soon as the message was sent, Lu Sheng immediately called him.

“Hello,” Jiang Feng answered the phone.

“Jiang Feng, if I remember correctly, isn’t your final contest next Saturday? Do you really have the time to help me with the Swallow-wing Feast?” Lu Sheng didn’t beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

“It’s precisely because the finals are soon that I have the time. Since I’m free these days, helping you with the Swallow-wing Feast will be good practice, almost like a pre-final warm-up,” Jiang Feng laughed.

Lu Sheng was momentarily speechless. Jiang Feng could imagine him shaking his head with a wry smile on the other end of the phone.

“Using the Swallow-wing Feast for practice could only be said by someone ranked in the top ten of famous chefs like you,” Lu Sheng said.

“What, sounds like Mr. Lu isn’t too keen on this. If you’re not keen, I can practice elsewhere,” Jiang Feng joked.

“Don’t!” Lu Sheng’s voice instantly grew louder, “I’m counting on you to save me here. I’m just worried it might interfere with your contest! If you really have time… how about tomorrow? Let’s host the Swallow-wing Feast tomorrow. I’ve had the ingredients prepared for a while now. I thought I wouldn’t make it in time, and I was going to bite the bullet and ask Master Qin to help the day after tomorrow. The shark’s fin has been soaking for six days already.”

“That soon?”

“Can’t help it; there’s just no more waiting. The old gentleman rarely stays in the country for a few days. He was supposed to leave two days ago, but he decided to stay just to try the Swallow-wing Feast, and I can’t keep dragging this out,” Lu Sheng sighed, “I’ll send you the address. See if it’s convenient for you to come? If not, I’ll drive over to pick you up tomorrow.”

“Okay, you send me the address, and I’ll hang up for now.” Jiang Feng hung up the phone and after a while, he received the address sent by Lu Sheng.

Looking at the address, he discovered it was actually near the Li Mansion.

That area was all quadrangles, it seemed that Lu Sheng had no choice but to show respect to this old customer, who must be either rich or noble.

Although Jiang Feng could go there himself, he just wanted Lu Sheng to specifically drive to pick him up, considering that only Peng Changping had ever been given the treatment of being picked up by Mr. Lu himself. Rounding off, Jiang Feng also enjoyed the same treatment as Peng Changping.

The next morning, Lu Sheng drove to pick up Jiang Feng from downstairs.

Jiang Feng didn’t bring anything with him except for the handy kitchen knife he had won as a gaming reward. When he carried the knife to get into the car, it really gave Lu Sheng a fright.

Although it’s normal for a chef to carry a sharp large kitchen knife, the scene of a person holding a kitchen knife without any expression while opening the car door to get into his own car was extremely startling no matter how you looked at it.

“Mr. Lu, I’ve been thinking all night and I’m really curious—who exactly is this diner that you absolutely had to prepare a complete Swallow-wing Feast for him? If I remember correctly, didn’t you tell me that Yonghe House hasn’t opened a complete Swallow-wing Feast for over a decade?” asked Jiang Feng as soon as he got into the car.

Lu Sheng smiled helplessly, “I knew you would ask.”

“Do tell.”

“Actually, there’s nothing I can’t talk about. Mainly, this customer has done a favor for us at Yonghe House, my father and I owe him a huge debt of gratitude, the kind that can’t really be repaid. He happened to have tasted the complete Swallow-wing Feast before, so if he wants to eat it, we have to stiffen our resolve and prepare it.”

Even if it means stripping off the last veil of dignity.

“What immense favor?” Jiang Feng was really curious now. Yonghe House owing a huge favor to a customer?

“Do you remember decades ago when I was very young, there was a fire at Yonghe House that almost completely destroyed it, except for the part of the second floor by the window that didn’t get burned?” Lu Sheng said.

“I remember,” nodded Jiang Feng. He certainly remembered, as it was that incident that triggered the memory he had felt from the window frame.

“Master Peng went to America a few years after my father took over Yonghe House. Although Master Peng left a few disciples behind, to be honest, those chefs at that time were not really proficient.”

“After Master Peng left, the business was greatly affected. My father had almost bankrupted himself buying back Yonghe House, and there wasn’t much money left. Additionally, running a restaurant business wasn’t as profitable as it is now. Master Peng made a good sum when he was there, but the business became quite dismal after he left.”

“That fire occurred three or four years after Master Peng left when the business was going through a rough patch and wasn’t doing well, and there was absolutely no money for repairs or rebuilding. To put it bluntly, we couldn’t even afford to buy furniture that matched the unburned window frames on the second floor.”

“But I heard that Yonghe House was quickly renovated and rebuilt on the existing basis after the fire and turned out quite well,” said Jiang Feng.

“That’s true, but the money wasn’t from my family. It was generously lent by this diner to my father at the time, with no interest charged, and it took many years before it was completely repaid.” Lu Sheng said.

Jiang Feng felt he understood.

It truly was a tremendous favor, one could even say that without this diner, there would be no Yonghe House today.

“After all these years, has this diner only asked to eat the Swallow-wing Feast this one time?” Jiang Feng curiously asked.

“When Yonghe House was just rebuilt, the chefs in charge were still not proficient, and we never held a Swallow-wing Feast then. The regular diners understood at that time. Later on, as the chefs honed their skills, this diner went abroad for business, then settled overseas, and has not come back for many years.”

“Exactly because he hasn’t been back for so many years, it was difficult for me to refuse when he asked, and… it was also embarrassing to tell him the truth.” Lu Sheng smiled sheepishly, then glanced at the road sign by turning to his right.

“Ah, it seems like we are almost there. Let me see where to turn.”

“Turn right at the front junction, take the small road, don’t go on the main road, the stuff piled up at the front of the main road makes it impassable,” Jiang Feng started giving directions.

Lu Sheng: ?

Didn’t you say you don’t have a car and are not familiar with the roads? Taking a taxi is also inconvenient, right?

Why do I feel like you know this area better than I do!