Free Web NovelChapter 1708: Chapter 47: Dragon Ascension Banquet, Discourse of Gentlemen (Part 3)
Jiang Wang quickly said, "I’m embarrassed to hear this. It’s all Miss Qu’s intention, it’s just my name on it."
"Brother Jiang, I’m sincerely inviting you to the banquet, you’re the main guest!" Qu Shunhua said coyly, "How can you say it’s just your name?"
She turned to ask Zuo Guangshu, "Don’t you think so?"
"You’re right," Zuo Guangshu replied.
"Alright, alright, it was my slip of the tongue. I apologize to both of you," Jiang Wang voluntarily apologized, then added, "This is not something just any chef can make..."
He pondered for a moment and asked, "May I ask who is the master behind this?"
"An ancient Confucianist said, ’A gentleman stays away from the kitchen.’ This saying is widely spread because of its compassion."
Qu Shunhua laughed, looking at Jiang Wang, "Speaking of which, many have dined at the Huangliang Platform, and many are curious about the head chef, yet few think of any notable figures. Brother Jiang, how did you guess it?"
Jiang Wang thought for a moment and very earnestly said, "When hungry, one eats; when cold, one clothes oneself. It’s the way of nature. Food should be elaborate, clothes should be beautiful. It’s the original desire. The heart of compassion, people should have it. The heart of beauty, all have it. The heart to fill one’s stomach, everyone surely has it.
The heart of compassion is truly the heart of benevolence, yet what does it add to the nature and original desire?
The ancient wise said gentlemen stay away from the kitchen, but that was just a saying of the time, spoken to a person, not a Ten Thousand World Laws.
I think even among the chefs, there are many gentlemen!"
He didn’t have much time to devote to cooking, but his love for the culinary arts had not waned... at least not now.
So he was quite seriously defending the art of cooking itself.
What he said was – "Even among chefs, there are many gentlemen."
What he thought was – "After all, I’m Jiang Qingyang too!"
And when Ye Laner heard these words, her impression finally improved a bit. freewebnøvel.com
It’s naturally compassionate to be unwilling to see cattle slaughtered, but the act of cooking and slaughtering is, in itself, to fill the stomach, which is further in line with the natural logic.
Both sides actually make sense.
When Jiang Wang opposed, he presented his views calmly and rationally, without undermining the words of the sages just to capture attention. For someone who became famous at a young age, such restraint is quite rare.
"Brother Jiang, what you said is so commendable, if my grandfather hears it, he might find a kindred spirit!" Qu Shunhua laughed.
Upon hearing this, everyone except Zuo Guangshu was surprised.
Qu Shunhua’s grandfather...
Marquis of Yuguo Kui Jin Qi! freeweɓnovel.cøm
The dignified Marquis of Yuguo is actually the master chef behind Huangliang Platform?
"You..." Ye Laner pretended to be angry, looking at Qu Shunhua, "You really kept this from me for so long!"
Of course, she knew that the head chef of Huangliang Platform must be extraordinary, but she never thought of the Marquis of Yuguo.
After all, it’s hard to associate a dignified duke of the state with the identity of the head chef of Huangliang Platform.
Chu Yuzhi exclaimed repeatedly, "No wonder, no wonder! If culinary arts are compared to cultivation, today’s banquet is the Absolute Summit. Who else but the Marquis of Yuguo could manage it! I never imagined I would be so fortunate!"
Qu Shunhua clasped her hands in apology, "My grandfather doesn’t wish for people to know, lest too many come to disturb him. Therefore, I ask everyone to just hear it and not spread it. This is the secret of our Huangliang Platform, and if Brother Jiang hadn’t pointed it out, I truly wouldn’t have spoken."
"Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Yuguo, amidst his myriad of duties, has such an elegance." Jiang Wang sighed deeply.
Especially considering his own interest in cooking arts, he was too busy with cultivation to delve deeply, feeling quite regretful, truly a pity!
If not, perhaps he could have exchanged skills with the Marquis of Yuguo.
Qu Shunhua said, "Actually, his lordship only personally cooks once a month, and this meal is generally not served to outsiders. The rest of the time, it’s the chefs of Huangliang Platform, dozens of them, following the recipes he left. Every step must be perfect to create three meals a day, achieving five-tenths of its essence."
She smiled graciously, "I specifically chose today to invite Brother Jiang because my grandfather happened to be available today to personally handle the cooking!
Just think, a meal cooked by the Marquis of Yuguo himself would attract how many informed noble families of Great Chu.
The value is simply immeasurable.
And the reason Qu Shunhua treated him this way is, of course, because of Zuo Guangshu.
Jiang Wang was very moved, "Miss Qu is truly considerate!"
"Sister Qu said, maybe Grandfather Qu could find a like-minded friend in Brother Jiang, I think it’s very possible!" Zuo Guangshu said at this point, "My grandfather and Brother Jiang had a delightful conversation just yesterday, they talked for several hours straight. Who knows what they talked about. Maybe Brother Jiang really appeals to the elderly, if Grandfather Qu has time, Sister might introduce them."
The time of the Marquis is incredibly precious; to talk for several hours straight is not something a casual courtesy can explain, which made Chu Yuzhi’s eyes show even more respect.
And what surprised him more was that someone with Zuo Guangshu’s personality would actively pave the way for someone, thinking about letting the Marquis of Yuguo meet Jiang Wang.
It must be because Jiang Wang is a duke of Qi Country, if he were a Chu person, his Walk in the Sky would start from this point.
How did Jiang Wang and Zuo Guangshu develop such camaraderie?
It’s said that they met in the Taixu Illusion Realm.
Besides martial arts exchanges, the Taixu Illusion Realm is also a place to expand personal connections?
Originally, Chu Yuzhi, who was respectfully uninterested in the Taixu Illusion Realm and thought it was not a real contest of life and death, now found some interest.
"Alright." Qu Shunhua smiled in response to Zuo Guangshu, then said to Jiang Wang, "I believe Brother Jiang is also a gentleman in the culinary arts."
Jiang Wang smiled reservedly, "There are many culinary gentlemen in the world! As far as I know, even the Crown Prince of Qi Country is fond of cooking."
