Brush Up Your Proficiency

Amidst the melodious and delicate erhu music, Wang Hao employed advanced techniques such as glissando and vibrato, skillfully mimicking the sound of flowing water, making people feel as if they were actually there, wandering among mountains and rivers.

Sometimes, the melody was soaring and impassioned, showcasing the majestic grandeur of the mountains; other times, it was soft and mellow, as gentle as a clear stream; and sometimes it was deep and resonant, like an echo in the valley.

The entire piece had a beautiful and moving melody, with a lively and cheerful rhythm, allowing people to feel a sense of tranquility and remoteness while listening, and their hearts were purified and relaxed.

This piece, carefully selected by Wang Hao, was the erhu version of "High Mountain Flowing Water."

He personally had a special fondness for this type of music, partly because he had been struggling and striving in the city for a long time, and his heart yearned to return to nature.

On the other hand, it was also related to his age. As time went by, he gradually became fond of nature, realizing that the ultimate destination of man was still nature.

"Congratulations, your Erhu Intermediate skill proficiency has increased by 2.2. Current proficiency: Erhu Intermediate 60/1000."

As the piece ended, Wang Hao felt refreshed and invigorated.

He immediately opened his phone to ask his younger sister if she had heard the erhu music in the yard just now.

However, Wang Lan said that she did not hear the sound of the erhu, but she did hear the sound of the neighbor next door, whose child was being beaten for not doing his homework.

After hearing Wang Lan's reply, Wang Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that the hidden danger had been eliminated, he could play without any scruples.

For a time, the melodious melody of "High Mountain Flowing Water" constantly echoed in the back mountain. Against the backdrop of the beautiful scenery, the whole picture presented a unique artistic conception.

However, at the same time, Cheng Yufei, who was far away in Xingyun, was not as relaxed and comfortable as Wang Hao and his sister.

In order to open this restaurant, she had spared no effort and used a lot of resources that she could utilize.

From the restaurant site selection consultation to the restaurant registration, and then to the various links such as decoration design and equipment procurement, the people involved in these tasks needed to be well communicated with, and it would take a considerable amount of time to complete them.

Despite facing many difficulties, in Cheng Yufei's eyes, these problems were not unsolvable. After all, although she was not professional enough, she could seek help from professionals.

Under the introduction of Cheng's father, a professional who had served as the store manager in a star-rated hotel joined Cheng Yufei's preparatory army.

This experienced store manager, with his outstanding professionalism, instantly relieved Cheng Yufei, who was originally anxious.

Cheng Yufei stood next to the construction site, looking at the bustling and fiery construction scene, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

She never thought that she would go to so much trouble to make such a big commotion, and the purpose was only to be able to have a good meal.

Looking back on all of this, she even felt a little absurd and ridiculous, but absurdity is absurdity, as long as she can taste the delicious food cooked by Wang Hao, nothing else matters.

Whenever Cheng Yufei ate, the figure of Wang Hao and the food he made would always appear in her mind.

In comparison, the food in front of her seemed to be dull and lost its former appeal.

The regret of not being able to taste Wang Hao's craftsmanship again for so long made her almost forget that intoxicating taste.

At this moment, the longing for Wang Hao's cooking became even stronger, so she couldn't help but dial Wang Lan's video call.

On the other side, Wang Lan, who had just helped her brother Wang Hao confirm the relevant matters, had just fallen asleep not long ago and was still immersed in the sweet sleep of a second sleep.

However, the phone suddenly buzzed and vibrated continuously.

Although Wang Lan was not a person who had morning sickness, she still felt a little irritable after being disturbed by sleep so frequently.

The whole afternoon seemed to be against her sleep, unable to let her rest peacefully.

She reached out and groped for the phone next to the pillow with her eyes closed, opened her sleepy eyes, and saw that it was Cheng Yufei's video call.

Wang Lan answered it very naturally. Through this period of contact, she felt that Cheng Yufei was a friend who could get along with.

She could feel it from chatting with her on Earth, although she was a few years older than herself, she was as energetic as herself in terms of mentality.

Moreover, Cheng Yufei is not only her brother's partner, but also a genuine gold master. With Wang Lan's little emotional intelligence, she certainly understands that having a good relationship with the gold master is also very beneficial to her brother.

"What's wrong, Feifei?" After answering the video, Wang Lan rubbed her eyes, yawned, and sat up in bed.

She was afraid that her brother was living a hard life, and also afraid that her brother was driving a Land Rover; she was afraid that her sisters were living in poverty, and also afraid that her sisters were driving a Bentley. Haha, these are all jokes!

However, there are indeed some subtle psychological changes between people. Just like now, Cheng Yufei can't help but feel a little jealous when she sees Wang Lan living so comfortably.

"Hehe, it's just a nap, just a nap." Wang Lan showed an embarrassed smile on her face. Seeing Cheng Yufei's resentful expression, she quickly changed the subject, trying to quickly put the sleeping matter behind her.

"Feifei, where are you? It feels so noisy." Wang Lan deliberately raised her voice to make the conversation sound more natural.

"Where else can I be? Of course, I'm on the construction site! Look, this is our future restaurant." When Cheng Yufei heard Wang Lan's question, she immediately threw the little emotion she had just had behind her and excitedly turned the phone's camera to the construction site behind her.

Wang Lan's eyes were fixed on the screen, and the little embarrassment in her heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.

She was surprised to find that the scale of the restaurant shown in the video far exceeded her expectations.

She originally thought it was just a small and cozy restaurant, but she didn't expect it to be so huge, it was almost comparable to the scale of a hotel!

"Wow, it's so big? Why is the restaurant so big! Isn't it a small restaurant? You're almost turning it into a big hotel!" Wang Lan couldn't help but exclaim.

When Cheng Yufei heard Wang Lan's praise, a proud smile appeared on her face: "Haha, this is just so-so! After all, your sister has this strength, I'm not just joking with you!"

Although Cheng Yufei said that the restaurant was all up to her, in fact, Cheng's father also contributed a lot of money, which can be said to have taken out most of it. Her own meager funds had already been exhausted.

Originally, she just wanted to open a restaurant of moderate size, but she didn't expect to be directly opposed by Cheng's father.

According to Father Cheng's view, either go big and become strong, or if the scale is too small and the momentum is insufficient, it's better not to start at all.

Father Cheng's words also stirred up Wang Lan's little ambition. If she was going to do it, she would do something big. Although opening a restaurant was just a momentary impulse at that time, the feasibility was solid.

Father Cheng was the source of Cheng Yufei's confidence in opening this large restaurant, and Wang Hao was the guarantee in her mind that she could make the business bigger and stronger.

Because of these two strong backings, when her friends in that circle learned that she was going to open a restaurant and asked her about it, she seemed full of confidence.

Cheng Yufei's certainty and confidence greatly surprised her friends in that circle, and they all said that they would wait and see.

However, after the initial surprise, Wang Lan began to become a little worried: "Such a big restaurant, if it is poorly managed and leads to losses, the loss would be too great!"

Although she had full confidence in her brother's cooking skills, the sudden transition from setting up a street stall to such a large-scale hotel made her feel a little uncertain, even though she was somewhat blindly confident in her brother.

"Xiao Lan, how can you not have confidence in your brother? Have you forgotten the delicious food your brother made? You've really eaten your brother's food for nothing!"

Cheng Yufei immediately gave a stern rebuttal when she heard Wang Lan's discouraged words.

However, she changed her mind. After all, Wang Lan was just a student with relatively limited experience and knowledge, so she decided to tell her about her brother's position and level in the entire culinary world.

After all, as a senior food blogger, Cheng Yufei had tasted delicacies from all over the world for many years and naturally had a unique understanding of cooking.

As Cheng Yufei explained in detail, Wang Lan's original apprehension gradually dissipated, replaced by anticipation and longing for the future.

"Xiao Lan, what delicious food has your brother made for you recently?" Seeing that Wang Lan had been successfully persuaded, Cheng Yufei finally asked the question she had been concerned about.

"There's so much! Yesterday at noon, because of me, my brother personally cooked a table full of delicious dishes, with eight dishes plus a soup!

I even specially invited grandma and grandpa to eat together. You know, my grandpa is a famous chef in our village, but even he praised my brother's craftsmanship!

He even asked my brother to help with the college entrance banquet of Uncle Zhu's son in our village on Saturday..." Speaking of this, Wang Lan immediately became energetic and talked endlessly.

Wang Lan talked endlessly, explaining every detail in detail. As she spoke, she recalled the delicious meal, and she was almost drooling.

Cheng Yufei was also envious when she heard it. She could imagine how delicious the silent meal was, just like the previous scene in Wang Hao's rented house.

The more she listened, the more greedy Cheng Yufei became. In Wang Lan's tidal wave of words, she keenly captured the three key words "college entrance banquet" and carefully inquired about the reason.

After some understanding, Cheng Yufei had an epiphany: Their Xingyun also has college entrance banquets, but they are usually family-based, with the whole family going to a restaurant for a meal.

However, she had only heard of the kind of college entrance banquet with the participation of the whole village that Wang Lan described, but she had never experienced it personally.

"Xiao Lan, can you send me your home address? I want to see where the specific location is. There is such a special tradition." Cheng Yufei's eyes lit up, and a playful smile appeared on her face.

"Of course! I'll send it to you as soon as I hang up the video. We are far from the county seat, so some habits are still preserved..."

The innocent Wang Lan agreed without hesitation and enthusiastically introduced some interesting customs in the village to Cheng Yufei.

After more than an hour of pleasant conversation, Cheng Yufei successfully received the address sent by Wang Lan.

She opened the map software to check the specific location and did not expect the distance to be so far!

But adhering to the firm belief that "distance is not a problem," Cheng Yufei resolutely called her good friend Li Nan.

On the other side of the mountain, Wang Hao had been practicing the erhu for a whole afternoon.

He looked at his slightly red fingers and couldn't help but sigh:

"Grinding proficiency is really a difficult task! My fingers are almost numb, and I guess I can only adapt when I have thick calluses."

However, hard work always pays off.

"Congratulations, Erhu Intermediate skill proficiency + 2.2, current proficiency: Erhu Intermediate 225 / 1000."

In just one afternoon, Wang Hao gained as much as 165 Erhu skill proficiency points, one step closer to the goal of upgrading to Advanced Erhu skill.

Through repeatedly playing "High Mountain and Flowing Water" in the afternoon, his hand skills became more and more skilled. He could even not pay too much attention to the position of the strings, and his proficiency was almost comparable to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

When Wang Hao returned home, he saw his mother waiting in the small courtyard for him to teach her cooking tips.

Without saying a word, he put the erhu in the house and went straight to the kitchen.

In fact, if you only want to learn a few dishes, you can just follow the cooking video tutorials, but if you want to make dishes with a unique personal style and taste, it is not easy.

Fortunately, Wang Hao, as a person with advanced cooking skills, can personally guide and teach his mother Liu Zhi cooking skills hand-in-hand.

Through the on-site close-up experience and Wang Hao's detailed explanation, his mother can more deeply understand the details.

With Wang Hao's careful guidance, it is not too difficult for his mother Liu Zhi to make a few dishes at Wang Hao's level.

However, becoming an advanced chef is not only about the recognition of ingredients, the precise control of heat and timing, but also the skillful use of various small techniques. The knowledge involved is far more complicated than mastering a few simple dishes.

"Congratulations, Advanced Cooking proficiency + 2, current proficiency: Advanced Cooking 547 / 10000"

"Congratulations, you have completed a teaching session, Advanced Cooking proficiency + 1, current proficiency: Advanced Cooking 548 / 10000"

Just after finishing a dish, the plug-in prompt appeared as expected. Wang Hao saw that his mother nodded with a look of understanding at his explanation just now, so he prepared to take the dish out. At this time, a second prompt suddenly appeared, which made Wang Hao stunned.