The Cheat Emperor of the Culinary World

Yang Zhifang never expected that after all his preparations, Elder Yang suddenly couldn’t eat spicy food.

Out of that table of fifteen dishes, there were only three non-spicy ones.

With less than three hours until the meal, what should he do?

Yang Zhifang was in a panic and hurriedly sought advice from Fu Yu.

After listening, Fu Yu decisively said, ”Let’s change the dishes! We can keep the three non-spicy ones, and the seafood noodles are fine too. Let’s check the others and see what we can substitute them with.”

Yang Zhifang nodded quickly!

This way, not only was time tight, but the choice of dishes was also limited.

After all, the ingredients Fu Yu brought were prepared based on the menu Yang Zhifang had previously set. Now that they had to change dishes suddenly, adjustments would have to be made using these ingredients.

When it came to changing the menu, Yang Zhifang couldn’t be of much help.

Given the situation, he could only depend entirely on Fu Yu to handle it.

Yang Zhifang exchanged a few polite words with Fu Yu and then hurried off to the airport to pick people up.

...

Meanwhile, on the plane.

Yang Zhifang’s father, Elder Yang, sat in his seat, full of anticipation.

His granddaughter, Li Anning, sat beside him, whispering, ”Grandpa, what’s so great about Bei’an? You’d be better off staying at my place and having my uncle visit you instead!”

Elder Yang smiled, turned to Li Anning, and gently said, ”An Ning, you don’t understand. No matter how high a tree grows, its leaves fall back to the roots. Especially as you get older, you often reminisce about the past, and the longing for your hometown grows stronger.”

”Your uncle, he stayed alone in the hometown since childhood, and I was always busy with work, I didn’t have time for him. Over the years, I haven’t seen him much, and I often worry about him...”

No matter how strong a person is, when they get older, they tend to ramble.

Elder Yang had been away from his hometown for decades and now, as he was finally returning, he was understandably a bit emotional.

With only his granddaughter Li Anning by his side, he talked a bit more with her.

The plane soon arrived at Bei’an Airport.

Just as they got off the plane, Li Anning’s phone rang.

It was Yang Qingyun, Elder Yang’s eldest daughter, calling.

Li Anning quickly answered, ”Mom!”

Yang Qingyun asked, ”An Ning, have you left the airport yet?”

Li Anning reported, ”No, we just got off the plane and are about to collect our luggage!”

Yang Qingyun instructed, ”Alright, make sure you get all your things, don’t leave anything behind. Your uncle is already at the airport, you should see him when you get out.”

Li Anning smiled and agreed, ”Okay, I got it.”

Yang Qingyun added, ”Don’t let your grandpa carry anything! His health just got better, and you really don’t want him to exert himself!”

”Oh, and make sure during the meal that he doesn’t eat anything spicy! He just recovered from a cold and is still weak, okay...”

Yang Qingyun rattled off a list of reminders.

Li Anning mouthed to Elder Yang: Grandpa! Uncle has arrived!

Upon hearing this, Elder Yang immediately grabbed the phone, ”Qingyun! Just stop already! We haven’t even collected our luggage yet, didn’t you say Zhifang had already arrived? Alright, if there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up!”

With that, Elder Yang hung up the phone!

The old man finally set foot on his native soil, with his beloved youngest son waiting outside the airport, he had little patience for his eldest daughter’s nagging!

Li Anning exhaled in relief.

Her mom was just too worried!

Her grandpa wasn’t a child anymore, he didn’t need such oversight!

Li Anning put away her phone and turned to Elder Yang with a beaming smile, ”Grandpa, we are in your hometown now!”

Elder Yang grinned and said, ”Let’s go, your uncle is waiting for us!”

...

At Yang Zhifang’s house.

The family of Yang Zhifang’s mother-in-law had also arrived.

The two elder in-laws, along with Yang Zhifang’s brother-in-law, made three people in total.

Mrs. Xu smiled and said, ”Zhifang is really very filial, even specially inviting Qianlima’s head chef to come home. I heard it’s quite expensive to have a chef there do a home service!”

Everyone exchanged pleasantries as they moved into the living room.

Once everyone was seated, Xu Jing’s phone rang, she glanced at the caller ID and said with a smile, ”Zhifang is calling, he’s probably reached the airport.”

Xu Jing answered the call, ”Honey, have you picked up Dad?”

Yang Zhifang said, ”No, the plane just landed, so it might take a little while.”

Xu Jing laughed, ”As long as you’re not late, my parents and younger brother are already here.”

Saying that she put the call on speaker, intending for Yang Zhifang to greet his parents-in-law.

But Yang Zhifang instead asked, ”Honey, how’s the preparation of the dishes?”

Xu Jing hadn’t really been paying attention, so she replied, ”I don’t know, I haven’t gone to the kitchen. Isn’t Chef Fu handling it?”

The chef busy cooking in the kitchen was Chef Fu, whom Yang Zhifang had specially invited from Qianlima, and as for cooking, that was the chef’s domain.

Yang Zhifang said, ”Since we changed the menu last minute, I’m a bit uneasy, go take a look and let me know! Oh! I see them! Dad!!!”

Before Xu Jing could respond, the call was ended.

Mr. Xu asked, ”Why change the menu suddenly? Will there be enough time?”

Xu Jing whispered, ”My sister-in-law called earlier. She said my father-in-law has just recovered from a cold and can’t eat spicy food. Zhifang didn’t know about this. He had ordered spicy signature dishes for him, so everything had to be redone.”

Mrs. Xu worriedly said, ”Oh dear, will there be time for that?”

Xu Jing couldn’t help but complain, ”My sister-in-law should have mentioned it sooner, she only called after Zhifang had left for the airport!”

Mr. Xu frowned, ”So urgent? There’s no way they can make it on time!”

Xu Xu’s eyes gleamed and he quickly said, ”Sis, should I invite Luo Yong’s brother over?”

Luo Yong is Xu Xu’s close friend, and Luo Yong’s brother is the head chef at Four Seas Banquet.

With that connection, if Luo Yong’s brother wasn’t too busy, he would certainly come to help.

Mrs. Xu urged, ”Then contact him quickly. If he can come, that would be perfect, two people cooking would be faster than one!”

...

Yang Zhifang returned from the airport with his father and niece.

As soon as they entered, the in-laws greeted one another, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

Seizing the moment when no one was paying attention, Yang Zhifang quietly asked his wife, Xu Jing, ”Where’s your brother?”

Xu Jing whispered back, ”Xu is fetching Luo Yong’s brother, he should be here soon.”

Yang Zhifang was taken aback, ”What’s his brother here for?”

Xu Jing quickly informed him, ”Luo Yong’s brother, Luo Rang, is the head chef at Four Seas Banquet. Xu invited him to help with the meal preparations.”