The Top Chef Who Doubts Life

Inside the spacious and bright sunroom restaurant of the clubhouse, a top-tier private Japanese banquet that was supposed to be full of high-end elegance had suddenly taken on a bizarre and highly contrasting vibe.

In front of the open cooking counter, the expected elegant scene of diners sitting gracefully to taste the food while the chef masterfully demonstrated his skills was nowhere to be found.

Instead, it was replaced by the crisp and rhythmic thump-thump-thump sound of chopping vegetables.

Wan Xinyue and Wan Xinyan had clearly become thoroughly addicted to the act of chopping.

At first, under the guidance of the Japanese chef, they had merely been carefully holding the slender Yanagiba knife, practicing slicing on the remaining half block of lean tuna.

Just because Su Bai had casually mentioned, I like eating fish, the twin sisters acted as if they had received some sacred mission, learning with utmost seriousness.

However, top-tier seafood was limited in quantity after all. After finishing slicing the sashimi, the sisters' newly ignited culinary enthusiasm had clearly not yet been fully unleashed.

Chef, we're done cutting the fish. Is there anything else we can practice on?

The younger sister, Wan Xinyan, reluctantly put down the Yanagiba knife and turned to look at the Japanese chef standing nearby, her big, watery eyes sparkling with an intense thirst for knowledge.

Although the older sister, Wan Xinyue, didn't speak, her small, fair, and delicate hands gripping a spare kitchen knife tightly, along with her expectant gaze, completely exposed her thoughts.

Facing these two enthusiastic and charming young girls, this head chef, who enjoyed a great reputation in Jiangcheng's Japanese cuisine circles and usually only served high-end diners, appeared somewhat at a loss.

He awkwardly wiped the sweat from his forehead and pointed to the white radishes and cucumbers nearby, which were used as garnishes for the sashimi platters.

Well... if you two ladies haven't had enough, you can use these vegetables to practice. Julienning radishes is the greatest test of basic knife skills. You need to use the Katsuramuki peeling technique to shave the radish into long, paper-thin sheets, and then cut them into fine threads...

The chef's original intention was to use this extremely tedious and highly difficult basic skill to dissuade the two young ladies, hoping they would back down in the face of difficulty.

After all, chopping vegetables and slicing fish were two completely different concepts.

However, he clearly underestimated the Wan sisters' perseverance.

Sure, sure! Julienning radishes, right? Let me try! Wan Xinyan cheered. She directly grabbed a big, plump white radish, washed it, and placed it on the cutting board.

Wan Xinyue tacitly picked up a cucumber. The two sisters, one on the left and one on the right, actually started practicing their chopping at the cooking counter in a very proper manner.

Thus, a marvelous scene appeared in the restaurant:

Two pure young girls wearing matching tight sweater dresses, petite in stature yet possessing extremely proud D-cup assets, were fully concentrated on ruthlessly hacking away at a pile of radishes and cucumbers.

With the movements of their arms, the exaggerated curves beneath their slim-fitting sweater dresses swayed slightly, forming an incredibly eye-catching and beautiful scenery.

Su Bai held a cup of freshly brewed Da Hong Pao tea, leaning leisurely against a high stool at the bar. As he sipped his tea, he admired the twin stars' culinary training session, a relaxed smile playing on his lips.

Meanwhile, the Japanese head chef stood to the side, his expression gradually shifting from initial awkwardness to deep helplessness and existential doubt.

He looked down at the Rolex watch on his wrist; almost an hour had passed since the originally agreed end time of the private banquet.

As one of the top Japanese head chefs in Jiangcheng, his appearance fee was usually calculated by the hour and was extremely exorbitant.

Usually, when those wealthy tycoons invited him over, wasn't it to show off their taste? After he finished preparing an exquisitely delicate Omakase, they would politely see him out.

But today, this Young Master Su was something else. The meal was finished, but the chef couldn't leave.

Because his cooking counter had been completely commandeered by the boss's two stunning little girlfriends.

Ahem... um, Young Master Su.

The chef really couldn't hold it in anymore. He walked up to Su Bai, bowed slightly, and spoke with a tone of dilemma and probing, You see, the ingredients are basically all processed. If the two ladies like chopping vegetables, how about hiring a specialized Chinese cuisine chef to teach them another day?

His implication was obvious: I am a top-tier head chef, not a cooking class instructor here to accompany little girls playing at chopping radishes.

Su Bai put down the teacup in his hand and looked up at him.

He naturally saw the head chef's embarrassment and knew that a master of this level indeed had his own status and pride.

However, looking at the twin sisters not far away who were currently battling it out with white radishes just because of one sentence from him, to the point where a layer of fine sweat had beaded on their fair foreheads, Su Bai's heart softened completely.

How could he possibly spoil the mood of these twin beauties?

Chef, I see your knife skills are indeed quite good, and your teaching is very meticulous. How about this: you stay here this afternoon and specifically teach them knife skills. As for your appearance fee, we'll settle it at the price of an additional meal.

In other words, on top of today's originally agreed-upon fee, I'll double it for you.

The Japanese head chef's originally somewhat conflicted and reserved expression vanished the instant he heard the words double pay, blossoming into an extremely radiant and highly professional smile.

Double pay!

One must know that his appearance fee for today's private banquet, plus the premium for the top-tier ingredients, was already a staggering figure, far more lucrative than what he usually earned.

After all, it was Su Bai's offer; he definitely had the generosity aspect handled perfectly.

Doubling it on top of that meant that today, he only needed to stay in this luxurious clubhouse and teach two pretty little girls how to chop radishes for an afternoon, and the money he earned would equal his net profit from working painstakingly in his restaurant for over half a month!

Under the manipulative grasp of the tangible hand of capital, the top chef's pride vanished into thin air in an instant.

Young Master Su, you are too polite!

The head chef gave Su Bai an extremely standard ninety-degree bow, his voice loud and full of unconcealable enthusiasm. To be able to guide these two highly talented ladies is the honor of my professional career! Rest assured, today I will definitely pass on my twenty years of ultimate knife skills to them without any reservation!

With that said, the chef seemed to have found his second spring, turning around energetically to walk back to the cooking counter.

Ladies, the point of force in your wrists for julienning the radish is incorrect. Come, let me demonstrate the standard hand posture for you again. Pay attention to the angle of the blade...

It had to be said that this guy really knew the score; when teaching, he only demonstrated and never touched their hands.

How could it ever be his turn to take advantage of Young Master Su's women? This aspect definitely required careful attention.

The head chef's teaching attitude at this moment was simply a hundred times more dedicated than if he were facing his own final, most prized disciple.

Watching this scene, Su Bai couldn't help but chuckle softly, picking up his teacup to take another sip.

As for the head chef himself, he was filled with endless emotion.

Having struggled and worked his way up in Jiangcheng's high-end catering industry for so many years, what kind of high-ranking officials, dignitaries, or wealthy second-generation young masters hadn't he seen?

When those rich people hired him for private banquets, it was nothing more than a chance to show off in front of their female companions, flaunting their taste and wealth. After the meal, they would always throw in a few pretentious comments about the origin and texture of the ingredients.

But the Young Master Su right in front of him was an absolute oddball who didn't play by the rules at all!

He had spent an astronomical sum of over a hundred thousand on a private banquet and dropped double the appearance fee for a top-tier chef, only to turn a premium cooking station into a vegetable chopping experience center for his girlfriend?

"Sure enough, the world of the rich is simply beyond the comprehension of us mere mortals. I suppose this is the legendary highest tier of romance..."

However, the chef didn't mind it at all. He could tell that Su Bai genuinely loved the culinary arts. His critiques of every dish were incredibly spot on, clearly the words of an experienced gourmand. Serving a wealthy man like him completely spared the chef from the usual lament of casting pearls before swine.