My Stunning Beauty Special Agent Wife

Chapter 1324 - 1322: Top Chef

Dinner is ready.Hu Yashu personally came over to call them for the meal.

Ye Liangcai put away the USB drive and stood up, warmly pulling Yang Chen by the hand, saying, "Let’s go! Xiaochen, we’ve prepared fresh seafood just for you today. Our Ye family’s chef has excellent skills. Let’s go have a taste!"

Ye Xin, standing by, expressed her dissatisfaction: "Didn’t you just say it was specially prepared for me?"

Ye Liangcai retorted: "You, this girl, every time you come back, don’t I always make sure you have something good to eat? Haven’t you had enough yet!"

Ye Xin: "..."

Is this what they call forgetting the daughter once you have a son-in-law?

Or is it that the old couple always wanted a son and, having failed, simply decided to treat this son-in-law as their own son?

Ye Xin stared dazedly as both Elder Ye and Ye Liangcai enthusiastically pulled Yang Chen along, chatting and laughing as they went to eat, completely ignoring her.

Is this what it feels like to be left out?

Ye Xin’s mind was a bit bewildered.

This is her own home, right?

These two men are her own father and grandfather, right!

Why does it seem like Yang Chen is more like their son and grandson?

The seafood feast was indeed bounteous.

Sea urchin steamed egg, boiled goose barnacles, steamed Aoli Country lobsters, steamed king crab, and various delicious dipping sauces; squid, mantis shrimp, crayfish... This truly was a complete seafood banquet!

However, this method was indeed quite lavish.

Still, it was apparent that the chef’s skills were quite good. All this seafood was very presentable, and it certainly whetted the appetite.

Hu Yashu explained with a smile, "Our Xinxin loves seafood the most, so every time she comes home, we try to make some for her. It was just coincidental this time; your uncle had been down to the seaside and brought some back."

Yang Chen laughed and said, "I actually love to eat seafood too, and everything looks incredibly delicious."

How could this be just some; it was as if they were about to move the whole seafood restaurant here.

"Quick, try this, the sea urchin is still fresh. Eat it while it’s hot," Ye Liangcai said to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen nodded, glanced at Ye Xin, and picked up a spoon.

The steamed egg with seafood was tender and smooth, and indeed tasted amazing.

"Delicious!" Yang Chen exclaimed, "The sea urchin is very fresh, and the chef’s skill is impressive, retaining the freshness of the seafood while making the egg tender and smooth, very tasty!"

Ye Liangcai chuckled, "Of course, our chef is no ordinary one!"

Yang Chen was puzzled, "Could he be a three-star chef then?"

Ye Liangcai shook his head repeatedly.

How could they dare employ a three-star chef? That would be someone else’s standard, and bringing someone else’s person into your own home still wouldn’t guarantee cleanliness upon review.

Elder Ye explained to Yang Chen, "It’s normal for you young ones not to know."

Elder Ye continued, "In our Flame Country, the profession of chef is a very ancient one, much older than what you call three-star chefs abroad. But do those foreigners really understand cooking? I doubt it! In our Flame Country, chefs are also graded: iron knife chefs, bronze knife chefs, silver knife chefs, and gold knife chefs, ranked from low to high. There are quite some stories behind these titles."

Yang Chen was very intrigued, as he loved gourmet food and pursued culinary skills, researching this area extensively. He had never heard of such rankings in Flame Country, and he was quite curious.

Seeing Yang Chen’s intrigued look, Elder Ye couldn’t help but smile and say, "At first, chefs weren’t ranked at all, only judged by skill. Ordinary folks could only use iron knives for cooking, while those with better conditions used hundred-refined iron knives. But in the royal palace, the circumstances were entirely different. Once, an Imperial Chef presented a grand dish named ’Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious’ to the Emperor and the Empress during a great banquet. It was said that all the civil and military officials present were captivated by the dish, and thought the meals before them became tasteless. The Emperor and Empress, after tasting it, were very pleased. The Emperor, in joy, awarded the chef a gold knife and conferred him the title of Gold Knife Imperial Chef. From then on, the title Gold Knife Chef came into being, and the folk organized chefs into levels: iron knife chefs, bronze knife chefs, silver knife chefs, and gold knife chefs."

"Of course, it doesn’t mean they actually have to use these metals for cooking. But in their practice, they do need to have such a knife for identity confirmation. And our family chef is a Gold Knife Chef!"

Yang Chen’s eyes widened, excited, "A Gold Knife Chef! Does that mean he’s among Flame Country’s top chefs?"

Elder Ye smiled and nodded, "You could say that. Under normal circumstances, our family wouldn’t be able to hire such a top-tier chef. It’s because your uncle Liangcai had once helped the chef’s son. So, this chef came to our family as the head chef after retirement."

"Retirement?" Yang Chen seemed to catch the key point and asked, "Retired from where?"

Elder Ye smiled, "Of course from the state banquet; he’s cooked for many notable figures."

Elder Ye gave Yang Chen a slightly meaningful look.

Yang Chen immediately understood, feeling surprised.

At this time, another dish was brought in front of each person.

Each had a small bowl.

The bowl was very small, not even the size of a palm, with a lid on top, hiding its contents.

Curiously, Yang Chen lifted the lid and saw black granular material inside the small bowl, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Sturgeon caviar!"

"That’s right," Ye Liangcai said, "This stuff is anti-cancer, specially prepared by the chef, perfect for today."

"Anti-cancer?" Yang Chen looked at Ye Liangcai.

Ye Liangcai said with a smile, "Yes, it’s mixed with extracts from a Lijia Continent clawed toad. I heard... it fetches up to 100,000 Kingdom Coins per kilogram in the Southern Federation."

Yang Chen was astonished.

He had heard of it before but had never tasted it.

Today was full of surprises.

Even though the bowls were small and the portions were minimal, they were still about a kilogram in total.

That means this dish alone cost nearly 900,000 Flame Country coins!

Such extravagance!

"But it didn’t cost me anything, all gifts from friends," Ye Liangcai said.

His salary wasn’t high; he couldn’t afford such a luxurious feast.

Yang Chen smiled.

Though the dish didn’t cost much money, its value was real.

Although the Ye family wasn’t engaged in business, their influence couldn’t be underestimated. Such a feast was truly nothing to them.

What is power? It’s the ability to control all resources. In the face of power, money becomes irrelevant.

So, since ancient times, there’s been the saying of power above and wealth below.

Yang Chen glanced at Ye Xin, finding her satisfied, eating the caviar, and her eyes squinting in contentment.