Dating in the Kitchen Episode 10 Recap
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Lu Jin was caught red-handed. He stood up awkwardly; it was another situation where he had to explain but didn't know how. Could he say that he was afraid her date with Cheng Ziqian would be too sweet, so he specifically followed the two of them for a whole day? How could he do that? A president must be elegant.
He had followed them elegantly all the way and disliked things elegantly all the way, and now he had to answer elegantly as well. He sent Meng Xinjie away and said he was out on a private visit. No one would believe such a grand and empty excuse. Mutual questioning increased. One said you can't control me, the other said I have the right to control you.
In the end, it still came down to the issue of position, of what position one was using to care about the other. Every time Lu Jin was asked this, he stammered. Gu Shengnan had been anxiously waiting for this sentence. Seeing that Lu Jin had no intention of continuing, she simply gave up and walked out of the room. Lu Jin hurriedly caught up, wanting to say something to keep Gu Shengnan, but he just babbled some nonsensical words.
However, Gu Shengnan was very happy listening because everything he said was because of her and things he decided to do for her. Gu Shengnan turned around and smiled from the bottom of her heart, asking Lu Jin if he liked her. Lu Jin's emotions were stirred, his eyes wet, and he said yes. Just then, a large crowd surged forward; they were all employees from the hotel industry.
For this famous person, whom meeting him was considered a blessing cultivated in a past life, everyone seemed exceptionally attentive. Separated by the crowd, Gu Shengnan and he looked at each other from afar. The smile stayed on her cheeks for a long time without fading. From afar, she used her finger to gesture a heart shape. Lu Jin responded with a heart shape and said to the surrounding crowd, "Everything's fine."
On the doorknob of Gu Shengnan's house in "Chenge Li", an extra breakfast bag appeared every day. Along with it came Lu Jin's daily wake-up alarm, calling Gu Shengnan to wake up from her dreams. Life suddenly became brighter. At nine o'clock, Gu Shengnan arrived at her post. Yu Zhuchu called her over and found an excuse to lecture her.
He said she was late and also brought up some old grudges, such as accusing her of not deveining the shrimp cleanly last time. Gu Shengnan became angry; this wasn't the first or second time Yu Zhuchu had bothered her. Just as she was about to flare up, Cheng Ziqian came to the back kitchen to announce a new task.
In a few days, the chairwoman of the Zheng Hong Group, which was acquiring the hotel, who was also Lu Jin's mother, would come to inspect the hotel's back kitchen. At that time, a new head chef would be selected based on the dishes. Upon hearing this, the old-fashioned chefs in the back kitchen all said this election was meaningless.
In the end, Cheng Ziqian was straightforward: each person would propose a new menu, and whoever's menu was chosen to entertain the chairwoman would be the new head chef. Gu Shengnan started to get busy, so busy that she forgot Lu Jin was still waiting at home for dinner. When she finally remembered, the moon had already replaced the sun. Only then did she call Lu Jin to the back kitchen to help taste the dishes.
She made Beef Wellington and abalone soup, adding new creativity that made the dishes simply perfect. Lu Jin naturally enjoyed eating them, but for Chairwoman Zheng, who would actually be enjoying this dish, perfection was nothing special. Lu Jin advised her not to pursue perfection. When a person has seen too many perfect things and is almost numb to perfection, then perfection becomes nothing more than ordinary. What can truly touch people's hearts are instead the imperfections that create flaws.
Regrets have flavor; sour, sweet, bitter, and astringent are all flavors. Lu Jin spoke about how his mother started a business alone with him, step by step, to her current position as chairwoman. All the various hardships and flavors were experiences gained along the way. Finally, he wished Gu Shengnan success. Master Yu, having taken off his chef's uniform, listened to all of this from a corner and quietly left.
Meng Xinjie saw Lu Jin off at the entrance of the "Chenge Li" alley and left. Before leaving, he reminded him that such easygoing days wouldn't last long, as his mother was coming back. Lu Jin, however, was thinking of enjoying the present, and future matters could be dealt with in the future. As soon as Lu Jin arrived downstairs, he ran into Cheng Ziqian, holding a bouquet of roses, clearly with ill intentions.
Lu Jin lied, saying Gu Shengnan was away on a long trip. He snatched the flowers and tried to hurry Cheng Ziqian away. During the pushing and shoving, Gu Shengnan came down from upstairs, and the lie was exposed in an instant. Cheng Ziqian still entered the house. A cake was ruined by a rose again. A thick layer of crushed rose petals was sprinkled on the cake, looking like it had a good texture.
Gu Shengnan said to eat it, and Cheng Ziqian and Lu Jin grabbed the same piece of cake. Cake crumbs got on the corner of Gu Shengnan's mouth, and the two started vying to wipe it for her. Even eating cake had to be a competition. Lu Jin ate with his hands and looked down on Cheng Ziqian using a fork, while Cheng Ziqian ate in large bites and looked down on Lu Jin who chewed slowly. As for who choked, Gu Shengnan had no way of knowing.
