Chapter 51 Isn't it time for a man to stand up?

"Grandma, what happened? Everyone looks so serious."

Lin Han took the initiative to ask.

"It's the chef we booked to prepare the banquet. He had an accident and can't come tomorrow."

Zhao Qiuhong said, "Just now, someone's apprentice called and said that he followed his master to the town to purchase materials for tomorrow's use, but he got into a traffic accident.

The chef who made the big meal broke his leg and is now in the hospital. He definitely won’t be able to come tomorrow.”

Lin Han understood. No wonder his family was so worried. This was indeed a troublesome matter.

The chefs in rural banquets are different from those in urban restaurants, because there are many people attending the banquet and the amount of food is large, so one pot is required to produce at least 20 servings.

With so many dishes, there are high requirements for physical strength, taste adjustment and control of heat.

A good chef is famous in the surrounding area. If you want to invite him, you have to make an appointment with him half a year or a year in advance.

The chef we invited to celebrate my grandmother’s birthday this time is the most famous one in the area.

I had already made an appointment with them before the New Year.

Unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, such a thing would happen.

"The invitations have been sent out, and there is no way to cancel them now. Besides, we can't invite the chef anymore. Who would invite the chef only one day in advance? This is a mess."

Second uncle sighed deeply and shook his head.

Should we go to a restaurant in town and hire two chefs? Or should we cook at home?

One by one the proposals were rejected.

In the countryside where they came from, birthday banquets are a grand event, representing the family's reputation.

Therefore, no matter how difficult their daily life is, when the elder in the family celebrates his birthday, the children will do their best to invite the best chef in the surrounding area to prepare a decent birthday banquet.

Grandma has five children. If the birthday party is too shabby, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to the old lady?

"How about, let me come tomorrow."

Looking at the gloomy atmosphere in the room, Lin Han thought for a moment and tried to ask.

"You come, what are you doing here?"

The elders in the room didn't react to what Lin Han meant.

"I mean, I will be the chef for tomorrow's banquet." Lin Han opened his mouth and repeated.

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was in an uproar.

"Xiao Han, I understand that you want to help with grandma's birthday banquet, but the job of a banquet chef is not something that everyone can do. Otherwise, why would we be so worried?"

"That is to say, he is a master chef with decades of experience. How can a young boy like you do this job?

Besides, you have been studying in the city and probably haven't been in the kitchen many times. How dare you say that? You must have become stupid because of studying so much."

My second uncle and eldest aunt kept shaking their heads.

After all, grandma was protecting Lin Han and wanted to speak up to help him out, but she didn't expect Lin Han to speak directly and straightforwardly:

"It's normal that people don't believe me because you haven't seen me cook. I can prove it on the spot. I have the ability to cook."

As he spoke, Lin Han took off his coat and walked straight to the kitchen.

"Grandma, Lin Han is really good at cooking. He cooks for me every day since I got together with him, and he cooks quickly and well.

I understand everyone's concerns. Since he is willing to prove his ability first, why don't we give him a chance? There is no other way to solve this situation now, right? "

Glancing at Lin Han's back, Jiang Mengyan smiled softly and asked, "Let's take a look at this and that. I'll come and take a look too."

Since grandma had spoken, the other children naturally didn't dare to say anything more. They could only follow her to the kitchen to see how Lin Han was going to prove himself.

I peeked into the kitchen door and saw that Lin Han was already busy in the kitchen while the people outside were talking for a few minutes.

The huge sweet potatoes were peeled quickly and now filled half the plate.

Seeing this, the second sister-in-law was slightly stunned: "Xiao Han's hands are so fast. It takes a lot of effort to peel the sweet potatoes. In just a few minutes, he has already peeled half of this plate."

Peel, wash, cut into pieces, coat with flour and deep fry.
On the double-burner stove, hot oil is used to fry sweet potatoes on one side, while hot oil is directly used to fry sugar on the other side.

The whole process was as smooth as flowing water. In just over ten minutes, the dozen plates placed on the side were filled with crystal clear, steaming candied sweet potatoes.

It only took a dozen minutes.

"This is the only thing we can make in large quantities in the kitchen right now. There are quite a few children outside, so it won't be a waste if I make it and share it with them."

Lin Han picked up a piece of sweet potato with chopsticks, and the golden sugar threads sparkled in the sunlight.

"Is this enough?"

The people gathered at the kitchen door looked at each other in surprise. No one had expected that he, a seemingly useless college student, would have such a skill.

"That's it. I'll make the decision. Let Xiaohan be the chef tomorrow."

In the end, it was grandma who made the first decision:

"At my age, I don't care what others say. It would be best if Xiaohan can prepare the feast tomorrow. Even if he doesn't, it's still the meal that my grandson personally prepared for me, so it's fine."

With the old lady's final decision, the others couldn't say anything even if they had their own ideas.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Han added:
"I can cook, but I still need help with the side dishes and preparations, and I have to use specially made kitchen utensils. Our small stove at home is definitely not enough.

So we still have to go see the master chef who had the car accident first, and discuss with him to let his assistant apprentice come along to help tomorrow."

After communicating with the chef, I delivered the necessary kitchen utensils, purchased the ingredients for the banquet, and prepared the dishes. It was already midnight when I got back after finishing all the work.

Lin Han pushed the door open on tiptoe, afraid of disturbing Jiang Mengyan, but he still saw her rubbing her sleepy eyes and sitting up:
"Are you back? You must be tired so late at night. Come up and sleep."

Nestled in Lin Han's arms, Jiang Mengyan asked in a low voice:
"They questioned you like that at noon. Didn't you feel wronged?"

"What's there to be wronged about? Shouldn't a man stand up and turn the tide at a time like this?"

Lin Han lowered his head, smiled and pecked Jiang Mengyan on the forehead.

"Lin Han."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Mengyan raised her head and said with a smile: "You looked so handsome when you said this just now."

"Is this cool? I can show you something even more handsome tomorrow."

Lin Han chuckled and took Jiang Mengyan's warm body into his arms:
"Go to bed early tonight. I have to get up very early tomorrow to prepare for the big feast. But you can get up later. You are pregnant and you can't do without enough sleep."

"Then I want to help you too. It's so tiring to prepare 20 banquets by yourself."

"Then sleep until you wake up naturally tomorrow, and then help my mom and Second Aunt greet the guests. This way you won't be too tired, and you can rest anytime."

Lin Han thought for a while and asked.

"it is good."

Jiang Mengyan smiled sweetly, snuggled into Lin Han's arms, and soon fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)