The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 2 Landlord Zhao Chuan
The original body lost both parents when he was young, leaving him helpless and with little inheritance left by his parents.

When Qin Lang traveled through time, his original body's assets were only a little over a thousand, which could be said to be penniless.

Fortunately, Qin Lang has cooking skills. In this world, he is confident that with his cooking skills, he will not do too badly.

"There's no rush about the rent." Zhao Chuan frowned when he heard that. "If you need any help, feel free to contact me."

The house has been rented to Qin Lang for several years. Zhao Chuan is quite familiar with Qin Lang's situation. Naturally, he feels sympathy for such a grown-up child living alone.

Not only did they charge Qin Lang lower rent than other places, but they also took care of Qin Lang from time to time, so delaying the rent was naturally a small matter.

Qin Lang felt warm in his heart when he heard this, and the smile on his face became more sincere. "Thank you, Grandpa Zhao, but I don't need any other help for the time being."

"Okay." Zhao Chuan nodded, and suddenly thought of something, "How about Xiao Qin, come to my house for lunch?"

"Your Grandma Liu made beef soup today. It smells delicious!"

Grandma Liu is Zhao Chuan’s wife Liu Suyun. In Qin Lang’s memory, although she is not a royal chef, her cooking skills are considered excellent among ordinary people.

However, Qin Lang still shook his head politely and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Zhao. I have already bought the vegetables. You can do it yourself."

Qin Lang paused for a moment and smiled, "When I'm free someday, I'll invite you and Grandma Liu to try my cooking."

The original body had received a lot of care from the landlord couple. In Qin Lang's opinion, it was only right to treat them to a big meal when he made money.

However, he did not notice that after hearing this, the corners of Zhao Chuan's mouth twitched violently, and his expression became strange.

It was because he saw Qin Lang carrying the dishes that he invited him to his house for lunch!
Qin Lang's cooking skills...

He still remembered that two years ago, when he first learned that Qin Lang had become a culinary apprentice of a food recommender, he was still very much looking forward to Qin Lang's cooking skills, and occasionally imagined the wonderful life of eating at Qin Lang's place.

But after trying it once...

Forget it, just don’t mention it.

Although he was not interested in Qin Lang's cooking skills, Zhao Chuan did not intend to discourage Qin Lang's enthusiasm. He smiled and nodded, then closed the door.

Only then did Qin Lang open the door and enter his rental house.

The original person lived a very tight life, so he only bought furniture that he could use. The rented house was not big, but it still seemed very empty.

But once you enter the kitchen, everything is completely different.

Different types of knives, pots and pans and various kitchen utensils make the small kitchen feel small but fully equipped.

It was still early for lunch, so Qin Lang sorted the vegetables he had bought into different categories, then leaned back on the sofa in the living room and turned on his mobile phone.

Entering the official website of the Dongxia City Royal Spirit Chef Association and looking at the content on the website, Qin Lang's expression was serious, and his eyes occasionally flashed with thought.

He was thinking about how to solve the little troubles of his original body.

In this world, the status of the Royal Spirit Chef is so high that the original body naturally wants to become one of them.

So two years ago, he enrolled himself in a cooking training class.

This cooking training class is not ordinary.

Because the teacher of the training class, Pang Long, is one of the seven first-level food recommenders of the Dongxia City Yuling Chef Association.

Food recommenders, whose full name is gourmet recommenders, can be divided into three levels from low to high: level one, level two and level three. They are certified Yuling Chef reviewers of the Yuling Chef Association and have considerable authority in judging cooking skills.

More importantly, to become a Royal Spirit Chef through formal channels, one must be recognized by at least one Level 1 Food Recommender and receive the corresponding token. Therefore, even though Pang Long's cooking training class is very expensive, applicants are still flocking to it.

In order to sign up, the original person spent almost all the inheritance left by his parents. He thought that by working hard to become a royal spirit chef, he would be able to support himself soon. However, reality slapped him hard in the face.

The tuition fee you pay when you register can only allow you to learn the most basic things from Pang Long. If you want to learn more, you have to continue paying the "further study fee".

Unable to pay the "further study fee", the original body wasted two years and achieved nothing. After negotiations failed, he angrily complained to the Yuling Chef Association about Pang Long, and very foolishly chose to complain under his real name to increase credibility.

Although complaining felt satisfying for a while, the consequence was that the original person was kicked out of the cooking training class and completely offended Pang Long.

Thinking of this, Qin Lang couldn't help but shook his head.

It was not difficult for him to get the recognition of a first-level food recommender in his cooking skills, but his original body had offended Pang Long. Even if he found other food recommenders, the other party might refuse him for Pang Long's sake.

However, Qin Lang didn't believe that all food recommenders were in cahoots, so he planned to find a food recommender with a better reputation to try first.

Qin Lang opened the introduction of the food recommenders in Dongxia City and checked them carefully one by one, but the phone rang again.

After the call was connected, a familiar voice came from the other end of the line, "Have you finished buying groceries? I haven't even finished what I was saying!"

"Okay, okay, go ahead." Qin Lang showed a helpless look.

The person who called was the only student in the training class with whom the original body had a good relationship, named Cao Dongdong.

The other party's family background was better than Qin Lang's, and he had paid the "further study fees" several times. After knowing Qin Lang's situation, he also privately taught him more in-depth things from Professor Pang Long.

The starting point was good, but Qin Lang advised him not to set off.

Cao Dongdong's culinary talent is difficult to describe. Professor Pang Long's teachings may have some valuable information, but after being filtered through him, the content passed on to the original body is no longer worth reading.

But the original person believed it and studied it very seriously. As a result, the more he studied, the more he went astray, and gradually turned from a novice in cooking into a cooking black hole.

It can be said that one dares to teach and the other dares to learn.

"I've inquired. Although Pang Long has some connections in Dongxia City, he doesn't have any in other cities." Cao Dongdong lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously, "So you don't have to lose heart."

"Next, I will teach you some of the things he taught me privately, just like before. When your cooking skills are good enough, go to other cities to find food recommenders to take the test, and you can also become a Royal Spirit Chef!"

Qin Lang: “…”

If I let you teach me again, I'm afraid I will never be able to become a royal chef in my lifetime.

What Cao Dongdong mentioned about going to other cities to assess food recommenders is indeed a good idea.

only…

Qin Lang narrowed his eyes.

The original person had a bit of a stubborn temper, and he wasn't much better.

Just a mere Pang Long can't make him retreat like a defeated dog.

"Don't worry, I already have a plan." Qin Lang smiled, "You don't need to teach me. I'll teach you a few tricks when I'm free someday."

"At least, let you pass the food recommender assessment."

(End of this chapter)