The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 6: Food Wars Rivals
beep.

beep beep.

At this moment, the mobile phone in the lady's designer bag made a pleasant ringtone.

Lan Qingya woke up with a start, glanced at Lan Xiaoxi who was sleeping in Xia An's arms, quickly answered the call, and got up and walked to the yard outside the house.

Quiet late night.

A faint voice came:

"It starts at 3 o'clock, right? The two nine-star chefs who are going to have a late-night food battle have already arrived?"

"Okay, okay, send me the location and I can come over right now."

Finished the phone call.

Lan Qingya returned to the house and said something that shocked Xia An:
"Xiaoxi kept asking to be close to daddy."

"How about you just take care of her for two days?"

There was a pause.

Lan Qingya softened her tone and explained:
"During this period, the public kindergarten is on summer vacation. I have to attend many announcements. There are too many people on the program team, so I can't take Xiaoxi with me."

"Aunt Liu, who had taken care of Xiaoxi for several years, quit her job with me and went home to take care of her grandson!"

Xia An nodded, showing her understanding of the situation of a single mother.

My predecessor and Lan Qingya were not married.

Lan Qingya has done an excellent job of keeping secrets over the years, and there has never been any rumor that she has a daughter.

The audience has always believed that this national goddess, who is climbing towards the position of food star queen, is single, unmarried and childless.

"Um... do you really trust me?"

To be honest, Xia An was quite nervous. He had lived two lives, but this was the first time he had to take care of a child.

Lan Qingya rolled her eyes slightly:

"I was worried at first. Didn't I bring Xiaoxi here late at night just to conduct an inspection?"

Xia Anle said: "So, I have passed the assessment?"

"What do you think?"

"Otherwise, I would rather let Xiaoxi stay in the hotel and hire a short-term nanny to take care of her."

As she spoke, Lan Qingya remembered something, took out her cell phone and called her assistant.

Soon, a female assistant who was about the same age as Lan Qingya came across the yard to the lobby, dragging two thick suitcases.

Xia An knew her.

This girl has followed Lan Qingya for a long time. She belongs to a branch of the Lan family. Her surname is also Lan and her name is Lan Xuan.

"Brother Xia, long time no see."

Lan Xuan put away her suitcase, took a breath, and looked at Xia An with her eyes suddenly lighting up.

Xia An's appearance is undoubtedly quite good, otherwise she would not have been in a relationship with a candidate queen in the food industry.

After all, apart from having a father who was a top chef, the only thing his predecessor could show off was his face.

Now this man seemed to have seen the whole life and experienced many vicissitudes of life. The lines on his face were very tough and resolute, and his temperament was calm and restrained. His pair of deep eyes looked at Lan Xuan, which made her feel panicked as if he was seen through.

"Long time no see." Xia An smiled.

Lan Qingya said, "These two boxes contain Xiaoxi's clothes and daily necessities. Lan Xuan has prepared a list and you don't need to buy more."

Say it.

He looked down at the ladies' watch on Haobai's wrist.

"Is it almost half past one in the morning?"

Lan Qingya called her assistant and hurried to the door, but her steps suddenly paused:
"I'll make time to call and check on you every day. Lan Xiaoxi is your daughter. I hope you can be a good father."

Xia An followed the two to the gate.

On the road a little way away from the village, a car with its headlights on was driving away.

Look back.

I was just about to close the door and put Lan Xiaoxi in the bedroom upstairs to sleep.

Xia An was suddenly stunned:

"How come I forgot about my late-night food battle?"

Coincidentally, it was 3 o'clock in the morning.

He also made a reservation for a food battle.

The so-called "Food Wars" is actually a cooking duel.

This term is a modern import from Neon.

There are various competitions in the world of Guangming cuisine, TV shows, and even world championships and national honors events.

In the dark cuisine world, there is the Late Night Cuisine Organization and the Late Night Food Wars.

Therefore, the dark cuisine world has never died out, but has infiltrated every aspect of the food industry. "I can't refuse to go to the first food battle, otherwise my ID will be blacklisted in the future."

Xia An thought helplessly.

"Besides, I have already paid the 1 million yuan I will have to pay for losing the food battle!"

This one million dollars is the bet between the two sides of the food battle.

This means that whoever wins will get the one million that the other party has already paid in advance.

As for the million dollars, don't think it's a lot, it's just a food battle bet between three-star chefs.

You know, the nine-star chefs.

He would gamble a restaurant at every turn, how inhumane!
"If my predecessor hadn't been so outrageous and spent less money, and the notes of two generations of top chefs had been left behind, why would my start be so difficult? I could have directly learned the dark skills and the classic recipes passed down from generation to generation!"

Xia An carried Lan Xiaoxi upstairs and put her on the sofa. He couldn't help but gently pinched Xiaoxi's rosy cheeks.

The question is, has Xiaoxi taken a shower? If she doesn't take a shower, will it be bad to sleep like this?

Many thoughts about raising children came to his mind, and Xia An sighed, thinking that being a dad is not easy.

Forget it.

Xia An took out his cell phone and sent a text message to Lan Qingya to ask.

【Has Xiaoxi taken a shower? 】

[No, Xiaoxi can already take a bath by herself, you just need to wash her hair. ]

[Also pay attention to the water temperature and don’t be too far away from the bathroom. ]

【ok. 】

Putting down the phone, Xia An woke Xiaoxi up:

"Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi is taking a bath."

Lan Xiaoxi rubbed her eyes and saw Xia An was still alive in front of her. She couldn't help but giggle and threw herself into his arms:
“Dad…Dad!”

"Hey!" Xia An rubbed Xiaoxi's soft long hair, "Your mother said that you have to be obedient in front of your father, understand?"

"Otherwise I'll ask her to take you back to the Magic City."

Hearing this, Lan Xiaoxi shook her head like a rattle, pursed her lips, and looked pitiful:
"Xiao Xi doesn't want to go back to the Magic City! It's so cold and no one wants to play with Xiao Xi. It's so boring!"

Xia An breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that he had vaguely found a way to control Lan Xiaoxi.

If my daughter doesn't listen during this period.

Moving out the old witch Lan Qingya will definitely work.

"Will Xiaoxi be obedient and take a bath?" Xia An said with a smile.

"wash!"

Lan Xiaoxi quickly climbed up from Xia An's arms and jumped to the ground.

"Dad, make a pinky promise with Xiaoxi. Xiaoxi is very obedient. Don't ask mom to send me back to the Magic City."

The little girl looked serious and stared at Xia An with her big eyes nervously.

Xia An stretched out his hand with amusement: "Okay, let's make a pinky promise."

……

bathroom.

Xia An found children's toiletries in the suitcase that assistant Lan Xuan brought.

A bottle of children's shower gel and a bottle of children's shampoo.

They come in travel-sized bottles.

Lan Xiaoxi sat upright on a small stool. Xia An turned on the shower head of the electric water heater, tested the water temperature, and after fine-tuning it, he wet Xiaoxi's soft long hair and washed his daughter's hair first.

From time to time, the little girl's sweet laughter could be heard in the bathroom.

"Dad, your tickle feels so good!"

Xiaoxi's lively and delicate eyes narrowed into crescent shapes in comfort.

Xia An felt a great sense of accomplishment when he heard his daughter praising his hair washing skills. This is the daily fun of being a dad.

"Xiao Xi, close your eyes. I'm going to make some bubbles."

After a while, after rinsing his daughter clean, Xia An closed the door and left, leaving his daughter with a private space to wash herself.

A five-year-old child is not young anymore, and there are differences between boys and girls. Since Lan Qingya has already trained Xiaoxi to take a bath by herself, Xia An thinks it is very good. Xiaoxi has a strong gender awareness, and she will not be taken advantage of by those bad boys at school.

Sit down on the sofa on the second floor closest to the bathroom.

Xia An checked an unread text message.

[Director of the Late Night Cooking Association - Tong Kun: Hello, Bronze member Xia An, your opponent in this food battle is called Hojo Miyoko (female).]

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