"My goodness, Mr. Jiang, your Eastern culinary skills look like... like works of art! It's absolutely stunning, and the aroma is incredible. Could you introduce me to the names of these dishes?"
Schmidt was so excited he was practically dancing, completely abandoning his usual gentlemanly demeanor.
Jiang Ning smiled and said in English, "Certainly, Mr. Schmidt. Today, on behalf of the Su Group, I've prepared these dishes to welcome you. I'm very grateful for your long journey to visit our Xia country."
Then, Jiang Ning patiently introduced the dishes: "This dish is called Golden Oyster with Bird's Nest: We select top-grade bird's nest and soak it in pure mineral water to ensure its pure taste. Then, we simmer it with ingredients like old hen and pork bones…
Truffle Wagyu Beef: We select top-grade Wagyu beef, with marbling evenly distributed like snowflakes…
Jade Cabbage Treasure: We use fresh spinach juice and glutinous rice flour to make the jade-green outer skin, which wraps around sea cucumber, abalone, and dried scallops…
Crystal Shrimp Jelly with Caviar: We devein fresh shrimp, cook them in clear water, and then place them in a transparent jelly made with chicken broth and gelatin…
Imperial Roasted Duck Roll: We follow the imperial ancient method, selecting Beijing fat ducks, and after processing through multiple steps, we slow-roast them over fruit wood until the skin is golden and crispy…"
椰香榴槤雪蛤盅: Soak the hashima, remove impurities, and stew it with fresh durian flesh and coconut milk. During the stewing process, the hashima absorbs the sweet fragrance of durian and coconut milk…"
Jiang Ning explained to Schmidt in English, seeing Schmidt sometimes frowning, as if he didn't understand.
Jiang Ning then explained some methods in authentic German, and Schmidt's brow relaxed after listening.
After Schmidt took a bite of the Truffle Wagyu Beef, his eyes widened, "My God, Mr. Jiang, this is so delicious! This is the first time I've eaten such delicious beef. What was it called again?
Truffle Wagyu Beef, right?
I never expected to taste such delicious Eastern cuisine when I came to Xia Country. It was worth the trip."
Su Meng also smiled and said, "Delicious, Schmidt, please eat more."
Li Yao and Hong Yueyin on the side were shocked as they watched Jiang Ning, because he had just communicated with Schmidt in German. They didn't expect Jiang Ning to know German as well.
Seeing Jiang Ning speak German so fluently, it didn't seem like he was new to it.
"Uncle Jiang, Mommy."
Seemingly ignored, Mengmeng called out twice, a little aggrieved.
Now, no one had even put a piece of meat or a slice of vegetable in her bowl yet.
The greedy worms in her belly had protested many times.
"Alright, let's all start eating together. Mengmeng, come on, Mommy will pick some food for you."
Su Meng smiled and picked up shrimp, beef slices, and other things, putting them in Mengmeng's bowl.
"Little Mengmeng is very pretty, and also very lovely."
Schmidt couldn't help but praise in English at this moment.
"Uncle Schmidt, do you have any foreign friends? Could you bring them to play with Mengmeng? Mengmeng can speak English too."
Mengmeng blinked her eyes and said in English, a little proudly.
Everyone had just picked up their dishes, but hadn't eaten yet. They all stared at Mengmeng in a daze.
"Really? Mengmeng can speak such good English?"
Su Meng also looked at Jiang Ning in shock. It had only been a few days.
"Cough cough, Mengmeng knows quite a bit of English, don't be so surprised, I only taught her some everyday phrases." Jiang Ning coughed twice to explain.
"Oh, I'm sorry, oh my, little Mengmeng, Uncle Schmidt doesn't have any foreign friends. Uncle Schmidt only has a son who's already in university." Schmidt said apologetically.
However, Mengmeng didn't quite understand Schmidt's words.
She scratched her head and looked at Jiang Ning, seeking help: "Uncle Jiang, Uncle Schmidt said he doesn't have any foreign friends, but I didn't understand what he said after that."
Jiang Ning: "Mengmeng, what Uncle Schmidt said after that was that he only has a child who is already in school.
So Mengmeng, you have to work hard to learn English in the future, so you can understand what foreign children say, and then you can become good friends."
Mengmeng nodded heavily: "Yes, Mengmeng will study English very, very seriously from now on."
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Mengmeng could suddenly converse fluently in English with Mr. Schmidt, that would be truly unbelievable. To speak fluent English overnight would be simply a fantasy.
Besides, Mengmeng only spends a little over an hour a day on it.
How many phrases could she possibly remember?
Mengmeng's English, though delivered in a childish voice, was surprisingly standard, considering she was still quite young.
Su Meng said with satisfaction, "Everyone, eat."
Only then did everyone begin to take their first bites.
However, the scene stalled again.
Because it was really too delicious, more delicious than any meal before, even Su Meng was shocked, staring at Jiang Ning.
"Wow, it's so delicious. Uncle Jiang, the dishes you made today are the best!" Mengmeng broke the silence.
"If you like it, eat more."
Jiang Ning said to Schmidt in German, "Schmidt, please eat more too."
"Definitely. I'm going to enjoy Mr. Jiang's culinary skills today. I almost don't want to go back," Schmidt said humorously.
Hong Yueyin rolled her eyes at Jiang Ning, annoyed: "So, Jiang Ning, the meals you usually make for us are just to get by, huh?
If Mr. Schmidt comes, we get to eat such delicious food. This dish is probably even more elaborate than a state banquet."
Li Yao also pouted and criticized: "Exactly! The food you made before was already so delicious, I thought that was your highest level of cooking. I didn't expect you could do even better."
Jiang Ning smiled wryly, "Miss Hong, Assistant Li, it took me two hours to make this dish. If you ate this kind of food every day, wouldn't I need to bring Mengmeng with me?"
Su Meng whispered, "Oh, right, Jiang Ning, with your cooking skills, wouldn't you consider entering the Chef God Competition?"
"I don't know about that. But it requires a team. Other people's teams might be better than me. I'd just embarrass myself if I went."
Jiang Ning didn't want to tell them yet that he had already signed a contract with the Tang Group.
The Tang Group is going to deposit a billion in signing fees into my account tomorrow.
Hong Yueyin sighed, "That's true. Those contestants are all teams, and they all have family traditions. Each one has a hundred years of inheritance, some even nearly a thousand years."
Li Yao asked, "Yes, it's such a pity. Oh, right, Jiang Ning, where did you learn your cooking?"
This stumped Jiang Ning. He continued to evade, "Self-taught."
"Hmph, whatever. I don't care where you learned it. Just keep cooking for us every day," Hong Yueyin said disdainfully.
Hearing Hong Yueyin's words, Jiang Ning's expression was ugly. Is there even an "after" for this?
This is already the last supper.
He'll have to pack his bags and leave tomorrow morning.
Seeing Jiang Ning's heavy mood, Su Meng felt there was still hope to keep Jiang Ning around. She needed to have a good talk with him tonight.
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