Chapter 25: Gourmet Tasting Master
The overweight old man in the dark Tang suit is none other than Zhou Delong, whom Luo Chao met earlier while buying the trending scallion pancake!
"Senior Zhou, what brings you here?!" At this moment, even Luo Chao, who is usually as calm as still water, couldn't help but be surprised.
"Haha, this old man was also invited by the Sun Family of Huahai! But it seems like I'm quite late." Zhou Delong stroked his small beard on his chin and said with a chuckle.
"It's all because you insisted on riding a bicycle here, causing our car convoy to have to follow you the whole time!" The stunning young woman holding Zhou Delong's arm shook it slightly and said with a touch of annoyance.
After she said this, an amusing scene instantly appeared in Luo Chao's mind.
On the wide main road, an overweight old man wobbled while riding a big black bicycle.
Behind him, a series of invaluable luxury cars like Rolls Royces, Ferraris, and Bugatti Veyrons were crawling forward at the turtle pace of the bicycle.
Along the way, passersby were amazed, promptly pulling out their phones to take selfies with these luxury cars usually only seen in movies.
Luo Chao shook his head to dispel this bizarre scene from his mind, then glanced at the young woman holding Zhou Delong's arm and asked him: "Senior Zhou, who is this lady..."
Although this woman was referred to as a lady, she was actually only twenty-seven or eight years old, which is considered the prime age of charm for a woman.
Her fair, flawless skin had a faint pink glow, and her breasts were even more impressive than Lin Yun's 36D.
At this moment, she was blinking her almond-shaped eyes, occasionally sizing up Luo Chao, and even sneaking a playful lick of her lips.
"Young friend Luo Chao, she's my granddaughter, named Miao Shiyun, twenty-seven years old and unmarried!" Zhou Delong threw Luo Chao a knowing wink and said with a grin.
Miao Shiyun!
Isn't she the chairwoman of Meilong Group!
Luo Chao was shocked. So Zhou Delong is Miao Shiyun's grandfather; he is indeed someone extraordinary!
I'm afraid their family's wealth is beyond monetary measurement!
At this moment, Lin Yun suddenly walked over from a distance, and that young woman holding Zhou Delong's arm also went to greet her immediately.
"Miao Miao, long time no see!"
"Yun'er, I've missed you so much!"
The two beauties greeted each other and hugged.
"Miao Miao, you've been indulging lately, haven't you? You seem to have gotten a bit plumper!" Lin Yun teased, her eyes curving into crescents, pouting her lips playfully.
"Oh, these past two months following my gluttonous grandfather around the world eating delicacies, how could I not gain some weight!" Miao Shiyun lifted her chest with a look of complaint.
After exchanging a few words, the two approached Luo Chao and Zhou Delong together.
"Luo Chao, let me formally introduce you. This is Miao Shiyun, chairwoman of Meilong Group and my good girlfriend!" Lin Yun said while holding Miao Shiyun's hand.
Then she gestured toward Zhou Delong for an introduction, "This is Senior Zhou, Miao Shiyun's grandfather, the current patriarch of the Zhou Family in the Capital, founder of the Huaxia Cuisine Association, and a world-renowned gourmet tasting master! He's the notable figure I was telling you about!"
Hearing this, Luo Chao nodded silently to himself.
Turns out Zhou Delong is a gourmet tasting master!
No wonder earlier, when eating the scallion pancake, he was able to make such professional taste evaluations!
Thinking of this, Luo Chao smiled bitterly and said to Zhou Delong, "Senior Zhou, I apologize for earlier. If I had known you were a gourmet, I would have given you the scallion pancake directly!"
"Hahaha, it's alright, young friend Luo Chao, we becoming acquainted through a scallion pancake is fate!" Zhou Delong still chuckled, as he truly held Luo Chao in high regard.
Seeing that Luo Chao had refused his high price offers just for the love of food, Zhou Delong had already deemed Luo Chao as someone with limitless potential!
"Do you two...know each other?" Lin Yun couldn't help but ask, seeing that Zhou Delong and Luo Chao seemed quite familiar with each other.
"Haha, it's a curious thing, Senior Zhou and I became acquainted because of a scallion pancake!" Luo Chao scratched his head and laughed.
"Scallion pancake?" Lin Yun couldn't understand what he was saying, thinking to herself, this man is indeed inscrutable!
While the four were chatting, Sun Bowen hurriedly descended from the podium. The moment Zhou Delong walked into the banquet hall, he recognized him immediately.
The patriarch of the Zhou Family in the Capital, founder of the Huaxia Cuisine Association, worldwide gourmet tasting master—any one of these identities was worthy of his eager compliance!
And speaking of which, he took great effort in asking his family's higher-ups to appear so they could finally invite this elusive world gourmet tasting master.
All just to have him make a professional assessment and praise of his hotel's dishes.
Everyone knows that if one could receive a word of praise from a world gourmet tasting master like Zhou Delong, even if you were just a night market stall, you could instantly attract countless investors and transform into a five-star hotel overnight!
Zhou Delong's words can truly be considered golden advice in modern society!
Thus, for Sun Bowen's Tianhe Grand Hotel to rise to seven stars, obtaining Zhou Delong's praise was an extremely crucial factor!
"Hello, Senior Zhou, hello! I am Sun Bowen, and I have long admired your great name!" Sun Bowen extended a hand towards Zhou Delong, wanting to shake hands with him.
However, Zhou Delong didn't even lift his hand. He just sneered and said, "Earlier, your conversation with this Chef Boris and young friend Luo Chao, I heard every word clear as day from the entrance!"
"This Boris was going on about how Chinese cuisine is inferior to French cuisine. As a Huaxia citizen yourself, do you not feel anything? Do you have a Huaxia heart?!"
Sun Bowen could only awkwardly smile after hearing this and said, "Oh, calm down, this foreigner is like that, very stubborn and tactless, don't take it to heart!"
"Hmph! I might not take it to heart, but today's culinary duel must happen, otherwise I won't touch this Frenchman's food!" Zhou Delong said angrily.
As an elder from Huaxia, Zhou Delong has a deep patriotic sentiment!
He loves everything about his motherland, including its cuisine, which is why he invested a lot of money and effort to establish the Huaxia Cuisine Association.
"This..."
Hearing this, Sun Bowen was a bit troubled. Actually, he also wanted Boris and Luo Chao to have a culinary showdown, of course hoping that Boris would win and humiliate Luo Chao.
But this foreigner doesn't play by the rules, constantly talking about chef's dignity and worthiness, and being a world-renowned chef, he truly couldn't be ordered around!
Just when Sun Bowen didn't know what to do, Boris suddenly said a few things in French to his translator.
Upon hearing this, the translator was overjoyed and quickly announced, "Mr. Boris said that in respect for Senior Zhou Delong, he is willing to have a culinary duel with Mr. Luo Chao!"