Inheritance 28

  The grand hall of the clubhouse.

  The administrative manager and two secretaries stood tensely in front of the stairs, gazing out at the distant sea-viewing corridor, their faces revealing anxious expressions.

  "Are you not coming?" One of the secretaries said in a somewhat puzzled tone, "This is a great honor, think about it, being selected from among 2,000 sommeliers, the future prospects are immeasurable."

  Executive Manager Xiaoqing raised her wrist and looked at the time on it. She was already 15 minutes late, so she shook her head regretfully.

  Inside the banquet hall.

  "Tang Ke Xin..." Dong Ying mentioned the file again, calling out softly.

  Jiang Tiankuai completely ignored them and remained silent, only watching the few sommeliers in front of him, who were using their special methods to wake up the wine, some had even begun to taste it...

  Lawrence glanced at Dongying and also took over the file, opening it to the fifth page, looking at Tang Ke Xin's personal information above, softly calling out: "Is it her?"

  Jiang Tiankuai turned his head and looked at Lawrence, with a slight smile asking: "Does Mr. Lawrence know her?"

  Lawrence looked at Jiang Tiankuai with a hint of emotion, smiled and said: "This young lady is a malleable material. If she is cultivated and given time, she will definitely become a great talent. Because I have seen her competition data, she has an innate sense of smell, can smell out the third flavor, which is extremely rare. Only people who like to explore can bring new taste experiences to customers. Although she is still young, many things are slightly immature, but I have high expectations for her."

  Jiang Tiankuai understood and raised his face without making a sound.

  Four bartenders, after tasting various red wines, unanimously chose a New World variety of Sherry white wine to pair with the Fu Rong egg. Their unanimous explanation was that the tannin level in Sherry is light and won't overpower the delicate flavor of the Fu Rong egg due to the tannic acid in red wine. Only the last bartender showed slight hesitation when presenting the white wine...

  "What's on your mind?" Laurence asked with a smile, looking at the last bartender.

  The bartender, whose name was Yousen, sipped the Fu Rong egg and shook his head with a wry smile: "This soy sauce is not ordinary soy sauce, it has a special flavor, paired with white wine, it's always hard to bring out its flavor..."

  The head chef lowered his head and smiled silently.

  The first round of the game is about to end. Yueson puts the white wine back in its original position and raises his glass to taste each red wine again.

  Hospital!

  Ya Hui held the phone, taking advantage of Ke Xin's emotional exhaustion and sleepiness, with tears in her eyes, she sat at the other end of the hospital room, slightly anxiously whispering: "What was the first round of competition? Ah? Steamed egg with crab roe? It's that simple? A year's worth of hard work for a big exam, just one dish of steamed egg with crab roe? This is Chinese cuisine, pairing it with red wine isn't too forced, right? What did the winemakers choose? Sherry? Is the answer correct?"

  Tang Ke Xin slowly opened her tearful eyes, as if gazing at a distant place...

  "When will the results be out? And there's another sommelier... hasn't he been chosen yet?" Ya Hui asked anxiously.

  Tang Ke Xin blinked away tears, and suddenly behind Ya Hui's back, she opened her pale lips and whispered: "Fu Rong egg, must be paired with soy sauce, but Fu Rong egg is half-cooked, tender and smooth, paired with Chen Pi's soy sauce will cover up the egg aroma, and even make the egg white produce a bitter taste, stuck in the throat. Therefore, chefs use southern-style pickled raw soy sauce, because the south is most famous for its pickled soy sauce, which combines with the early spring rainwater to create a special sweetness. Combined with the 1993 New World's Ruby Red wine, the sweetness and acidity blend together, actually producing a gentle yet lively mouthfeel, leaving customers with an aftertaste that lingers... but the time to sober up must exceed twenty minutes, to prevent excessive or insufficient tannins, add an ice cube, the mouthfeel is even better..."

  Ya Hui suddenly turned her head and looked at Tang Ke Xin in surprise: "But red wine, isn't it emphasized to be served at a constant temperature?"

  Tang Ke Xin said in a low, mysterious tone: "In this world, all things combined with anything will produce a wonderful chemical reaction... Only by breaking free from tradition can we create the latest flavors and sensations..."

  The final answer will be out...

  Banquet hall.

  The fourth sommelier, suddenly gave up the sherry and picked one of the red wines, confirmed that the wake-up time had exceeded twenty-five minutes, then took up a Burgundy glass, poured a cup of red wine, and placed it next to the foie gras, even pinched off a small piece of ice and put it in the wine, before smiling and slightly raising his hand, taking a step back...

  Lawrence suddenly looked at him and smiled.

  Dong Ying looked at it and said: "Unfold the golden brocade of each sommelier's selection of red wine, and look at its year and origin."

  Four sommeliers came forward, unfolded the golden fabric, and the first three of them respectively chose the 2000 Chateau d'Yquem white wine, while the last sommelier chose the 1993 Opus One red wine from the New World.

  Ya Hui held the phone, turned her head, and looked at Ke Xin with some surprise, saying: "The result is out... The first round of competition, Yue Xun won... You answered correctly..."

  Tang Ke Xin stared blankly with her pale eyes, suddenly remembering when she was a child, her father stood in the kitchen, stretched out his hand to pat her head, and smiled: "Ke Xin, all our survival is given by nature and food, so we must cherish and be grateful for the strong life force that food brings us... Dad hopes that Ke Xin will pass on the beauty of food in the future..."

  Her heart suddenly felt sour and tears flowed down her face.

  The first round of the competition ended, but Tang Ke Xin still hadn't arrived. Dong Ying couldn't help but look at Jiang Tian Kuai with a hint of disappointment...

  Lawrence shook his head regretfully and said: "I really wanted to meet that girl who has a unique perspective on food... what a shame..."

  Jiang Tiankuai's expression turned cold as he ordered in a low voice: "Find her!"

  Dong Ying's eyes lit up and she smiled, saying: "Yes!"