Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1349 Duck
Xu Chunliang asked, "By the way, have you seen Wang Jinwu recently?"

Xue An Ning sighed and said, "Why would you mention this person?"

Seeing her unhappy expression, Xu Chunliang deliberately said, "Wang Jinwu is my big brother. What's wrong? Did he make you unhappy?"

Xue An Ning said: "I know what you are thinking. Please don't drag us two together in the future."

Xu Chunliang said: "I thought you had already..."

Xue An Ning turned to Ye Qingya and said, "Qingya, don't bother with him. He is trying to match me up with someone else, and it makes me feel really awkward."

Ye Qingya smiled and said, "But what he said is also true. Isn't Wang Jinwu pursuing you?"

Xue Anning shook his head: "No, he and I are just ordinary friends."

Ye Qingya didn't want Xue An Ning to feel embarrassed, so she took the initiative to help her out: "Wang Jinwu has the freedom to pursue An Ning, and An Ning also has the freedom to choose. Chunliang, don't worry about your friend."

Xue An Ning breathed a sigh of relief and seized the opportunity to reply to Xu Chunliang: "The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is."

Xu Chunliang said: "You are so unkind to call me a eunuch on New Year's Day."

This sentence made Xue Anning and Ye Qingya laugh.

Xue Anning said: "I remember the last time I had dinner with you was in Jeju."

Xu Chunliang nodded: "Yes, Wang Jinwu was there at the time. Is your archaeological project in Jeju still going on?"

Xue Anning said, "You are talking about the underwater city project, right? That project is led by Jeju Culture and Tourism and has been ongoing, but the progress has been temporarily slowed down because of the winter."

Xu Chunliang said: "It seems that we will have many opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Xue Anning smiled and said, "Dongzhou and Jeju are not only two cities, but also belong to different provinces. This kind of cross-provincial cooperation is not easy. You don't understand. We have seen too many cases where everyone holds their own opinions and argues endlessly when it comes to the ownership of cultural relics."

Xue Anning had a reason for saying this. Last time, their underwater archaeological team encountered protests from the Pinghai Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau. The reason was that Xu Chunliang raised objections to his superiors.

Ye Qingya smiled. She certainly understood what Xu Chunliang meant by cooperation. Xue Anning didn't know yet that Xu Chunliang had already gone to a new job.

Xu Chunliang said: "Now the obstacles between us no longer exist. In order to cooperate with you, I have applied for transfer to Jeju."

Xue Anning looked at Xu Chunliang in surprise: "What?"

Ye Qingya said: "Chunliang went to Jeju Cultural Tourism and will officially start working after the New Year."

Xue Anning finally understood why Xu Chunliang said that. Ye Qingya had already confirmed it.

Xue An Ning said calmly: "In that case, we will meet often in the future."

Xu Chunliang said: "That's not easy. I will take the initiative to apply for the project. I will rely on your care in the future work."

Xu Chunliang believed from the beginning that Xue Anning had ulterior motives in participating in the archaeological excavation of the underwater city. Now that he went to Jeju Tourism, he could just find out the truth behind it. His appearance would probably give some people a headache, and he wondered if Xue Anning was one of them.

Xue Anning said: "That would be even better. If you join the underwater sunken city archaeological project, no one will cause trouble for us in the future."

Ye Qingya couldn't help laughing. Xue An Ning hinted at something. It was obviously Xu Chunliang who caused the trouble.

Xu Chunliang said: "I never thought of causing trouble for you in the past, but I had to stand on Dongzhou's side at that time."

"now what?"

“This is a different time. I went to Jeju for cultural tourism, so of course I want to devote myself to Jeju.”

Xue An Ning said: "It doesn't have to be so serious that you have to devote yourself to the cause until you die. It's enough to not be in Cao's camp but have your heart in Han."

Ye Qingya saw the hidden meaning between the two and said jokingly, "It's New Year's Day, the smell of gunpowder is strong enough."

Xue An Ning said: "It seems that my white tea is a bit hot."

At noon, Xue Anning arranged for them to have lunch at Guyi Tea House.

Xue Anning was not exaggerating, the chef's skills were first-rate and every dish was worthy of praise.

Since we are in Beijing, roast duck is a must, so the chef came over to slice the duck himself.

When Xu Chunliang saw the chef, he was startled. He had seen this man before. He was clearly the man in black who was with Mo Han at the Tianjin Ghost Market last time.

Not long ago, Pan Tianhua specifically found Xu Chunliang to inquire about Qiao Rulong's recent changes. One of the things was about the man in black. He said that he was very close to Qiao Rulong and even lived in Qiao Rulong's villa. Unexpectedly, he appeared in front of Xu Chunliang.

The man in black was still wearing black, except that he was wearing a flawless snow-white chef's hat. He used the traditional method of slicing a duck, swinging his knife along the midline of the duck's belly. Don't underestimate this small roast duck, because it encompasses everything, showing off his skillful knife skills and the beauty of tradition.

Xu Chunliang watched him slicing the duck intently. The man in black cut the duck just right, and each cut separated the duck meat accurately. The slices of duck meat were uniform in size and thickness.

The duck meat laid out on the plate looks like layers of fish scales. As the number of scales increases, it creates a pleasing sense of order and beauty.

Xu Chunliang sighed inwardly, this man's control over the knife skills has reached the level of perfection. The method he uses to slice the duck is by no means a simple cooking skill. It would be impossible to reach such a level without years of hard practice.

The man in black had an indifferent expression on his face, his breathing was even, and his moves were rhythmic. He quickly finished slicing the roast duck, and he didn't even look at the customer from beginning to end.

Xue Anning said: "Master Yang, you have worked hard."

"Duck rack with salt and pepper or boiled in soup?" Xu Chunliang looked at the duck rack. He had never seen a duck rack that was so cleanly cleaned before. Only a skeleton was left, and there was hardly any duck meat.

Xu Chunliang said: "Throw it away, there's no meat left anyway."

The man in black then raised his eyes to Xu Chunliang and said, "Wouldn't it be a waste if we threw it away?"

Xu Chunliang said: "This is the first time I've seen duck sliced ​​like this. Master Yang's knife skills are really exquisite."

"Nothing special, just my skill."

Xue An Ning said: "Boil it in soup."

The man in black nodded and pushed the food cart away.

Ye Qingya also felt that this chef Yang was a little strange, and whispered: "An Ning, where did you find this chef from? He seems very cold."

Xue An Ning smiled and said, "We met by chance. People with ability are more or less arrogant. It is very rare that he can come out to slice the duck in person today. By the way, give me some suggestions. Do you like the dishes today?"

Ye Qingya said: "Master Yang's cooking skills are indeed outstanding."

Xu Chunliang said: "It's just passable. The process of slicing the duck seems to be a show of skill."

Xue Anning said: "This is the first time I've heard such an evaluation. Director Xu and others have always looked at things from a different perspective."

Xu Chunliang laughed and said, "When eating roast duck, it is not necessarily the case that the cleaner the slices, the better. I admit that his knife skills are good and he sliced ​​a lot more duck meat than ordinary chefs, but when I saw the clean duck skeleton, I immediately lost my appetite."

Ye Qingya said: "Don't be picky, I think it's good." She took the initiative to roll the roast duck and handed it to Xu Chunliang.

Of course Xu Chunliang couldn't refuse his sister's kindness, so he stuffed it into his mouth. The roast duck was roasted to perfection, the duck skin was crispy and sweet, and the duck meat was tender and juicy.

Xu Chunliang asked, "What's the name of this Chef Yang?"

Xue Anning said: "Yang Chunxi."

Xu Chunliang searched for the name in his mind, but didn't find any trace of it. He said softly, "Cooking skills like this should be very famous."

Xue An Ning said: "Everyone has a different attitude towards fame and fortune. Although Master Yang is a great cook, he is indifferent to fame and fortune and has never thought of using his cooking skills to gain anything. In this respect, he is somewhat similar to you. You have medical skills, but you don't use them to exchange for fame and fortune."

Xu Chunliang said: "My medical skills are not good, how dare I be compared with others." He continued to think in his heart that the people Yang Chunxi had contacted were Mo Han, Qiao Rulong, and Xue Anning. These people had one thing in common, they all encountered some troubles to varying degrees.

Mo Han was in danger of going astray due to improper training and the conflict between different kinds of true qi, Qiao Rulong was suffering from the sequelae of a heart transplant, and as for Xue An Ning, although she herself did not have any illness, her father Xue Renzhong was suffering from the Netherworld Cold Poison.

Could it be that Yang Chunxi had a solution to their problems? That was why he contacted them at the same time?

Xu Chunliang used the excuse of going to the bathroom, but went to the kitchen instead and saw that Yang Chunxi was the only one in the kitchen.

Xu Chunliang coughed, attracting Yang Chunxi's attention.

Yang Chunxi pointed to the "No Trespassing" sign on the kitchen door.

Xu Chunliang still walked in with a smile on his face: "Master Yang, are you still busy?"

Yang Chunxi said: "This is not a place for guests to stay. It would be bad if the dishes were dirty." His words were a little unusual. Others would usually say not to dirty the guests' clothes, but he said this.

Xu Chunliang said: "It doesn't matter, we're the ones eating it anyway."

Yang Chunxi ignored him.

Xu Chunliang said: "It turns out that you are the only one busy today."

Yang Chunxi asked: "Are you going to help?"

Xu Chunliang said: "How can I have that ability, Master Yang, have we met in the past?"

Yang Chunxi glanced at him and shook his head, indicating that he had no impression of Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang asked: "You know Qiao Rulong, right?"

Yang Chunxi actually nodded: "I know him."

Xu Chunliang said: "Isn't it just a simple acquaintance?"

Yang Chunxi asked: "What do you mean by that?"

Xu Chunliang said: "I don't mean anything else. Since you know Qiao Rulong, you must also know today's guest?"

Yang Chunxi looked at Xu Chunliang and said in a somewhat sarcastic tone: "Are you famous? Why do I have to know you?"

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "That's not what I meant. I was talking about the lady inside. You should know the relationship between her and Qiao Rulong, right?"

Yang Chunxi said: "You mean Miss Ye? I have heard some things about her, but I don't know her."

Xu Chunliang said: "Your knife skills are good. How many years has Master Yang been a chef?"

(End of this chapter)