Chapter III Returned Overseas Chinese

Through a door, Shen Long came from the capital in 2018 to Huadu in 1988. He was in an alley with no one else around. He walked out of the alley to the main street and looked around curiously. .

Bicycles were the main vehicles on the road, cars and motorcycles were rare. An old man with a red armband was standing at the intersection directing the traffic. Pedestrians looked at Shen Long curiously.

Among the gray and blue clothes, Shen Long, who was wearing a neat suit, rimless glasses, and a camera hanging around his neck, looked particularly eye-catching. There happened to be a newspaper kiosk by the side of the road. Shen Long strolled over and took a look. I saw the words 1988 written on the "Huadu Daily".

It seems that my analysis was not wrong, Shen Long felt a little more confident, just happened to have a yellow taxi driving by the side of the road, he quickly reached out to stop it.

"Xiansen, where are you going?" the driver stopped the car and asked with his head out the window.

"Go to the White Swan Hotel, by the way, can I pay in US dollars?" Shen Long opened the car door and got in.

"No problem! Xiansen, are you a returned overseas Chinese?" The driver's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he hurriedly started the car, fearing that Shen Long would regret it. At this time, the official price in US dollars was far from the black market price, and Shen Long paid the bill in US dollars. Of course he couldn't ask for more.

"Yes, my grandfather went to the United States in his generation, and then he got married and had children in the United States. I heard that the motherland is now open, so I came back to find the way for my grandfather." This is the identity Shen Long fabricated for himself.

"I just saw you on the side of the road and thought you came back from the United States. The rich people from Xiangjiang are not as handsome as you." The driver complimented, Shen Long's clothes were thirty years ahead of the times, Naturally eye-catching.

Chatted with the driver all the way, and occasionally pretended to ask a few questions about food casually, but did not get the news of the first chef competition from the driver. It is also being cleaned up, and we will talk about it later in the hotel.

Not long after, the taxi stopped at the entrance of the White Swan Hotel, which was jointly built by Mr. Huo of Xiangjiang and the local government. It was officially opened in 1983 and it was also the first five-star hotel in China. Because of its special background It has become the first choice for many returning overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao to return to China.

After paying the money, he got out of the car, thanked the doorman who came to open the door, and handed over a five-dollar bill. Shen Long walked into the lobby, came to the front desk, and handed over the forged American passport. Looking at the front desk, "Help me open a room."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The front desk was used to seeing guests of foreign nationality, so he wasn't too surprised. After a careful inspection, he completed the check-in procedures for Shen Long, and handed over the passport and key with both hands.

"Thank you." Shen Long breathed a sigh of relief. As expected of a technological level that has been ahead for thirty years, he felt at ease now. He took the passport and keys and followed the elevator to his room to rest for a while, then went downstairs again to the third floor. Yutang Chunnuan restaurant.

Yutang Chunnuan is located on the third floor of the White Swan Hotel. The restaurant designer uses Lingnan characteristics such as pavilions, terraces and buildings, singing birds and fragrant flowers to set off a strong Xiguan style.

At the same time, this restaurant is also a well-known time-honored Chinese restaurant in Huadu. It is famous both at home and abroad for its exquisite dim sum and Cantonese cuisine. In 2018, it also became one of the first batch of Michelin restaurants in Guangzhou.

Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. If you want to inquire about Liao Jie and the No. 1 Chef Competition, it must be the most convenient way to find a famous chef in Huadu. This is also one of the important reasons why Shen Long chose to stay in the White Swan Hotel.

Of course, you can also go directly to Liao Jie’s Yangzhou Building, but it’s a bit presumptuous to do so, why not eat something here first, chat with the chef, it’s better to be recommended by him, maybe you can get the first place to watch the scene Eligibility for the celebrity chef competition.

I found a seat with a view of the atrium and sat down.

I ordered a few of Yutang Chunnuan's signature dishes and ate them. As expected of a well-known restaurant in Huadu, every dish was delicious, especially the signature sunflower chicken, which Shen Long praised greatly.

This dish is known as the best chicken in the world. Since the chicken was born, it does not know the taste of whole grains, nor does it know what water is. They eat fresh sunflower plates and leaves, and the juice squeezed out of dried sunflowers. Water, it tastes delicious.

"Delicious!" Shen Long kept praising while eating.

The waiter next to him pursed his lips and suppressed a smile, "Sir, are you a returned overseas Chinese? Since you are here, you might as well come and taste it a few more times. Our store's seed ginger duck lettuce wrap, nine-turn eggplant, and 30-year-old Huadiao baked mandarin fish All very good."

"Yeah, it's rare to eat such authentic Chinese food abroad." Shen Long nodded in praise, then turned his head to look at the waiter, "I have a heartfelt invitation, I don't know if I can invite the owner of your restaurant Come out of the kitchen?"

Shen Long took out his business card and handed it over, "I'm a reporter for a Chinese newspaper in the United States, and I especially like food. In addition to finding my roots this time, I also want to collect more news about Chinese food, write articles and publish them in newspapers, so that those who leave A wanderer who has been home for a long time can get a glimpse of the food in his hometown and understand the thoughts of water shield perch."

Shen Long's excuse was perfect. The waiter couldn't find a reason to refuse. In addition, it was not time for dinner and the kitchen was not too busy, so the chef came out quickly, "Hello, Mr. Shen, I am Yutang Su Ziwen, the chef of Chun Nuan."

"Hello, Mr. Su, it's a great blessing to be able to taste the craftsmanship of a top chef like Mr. Su just after returning to China." Shen Long pulled Su Ziwen to sit down, and gave him a lot of compliments, "This sunflower chicken is delicious. Mr. Su's work, right? The skin is yellow, the bones are crisp, the meat is sweet and tender, and the bone marrow has a strong sunflower fragrance. It is really a rare top grade..."

He had done enough homework before he came, and found a bunch of gourmets' praises on Yutang Chunnuan from the Internet. Every comment hit the key point, and Su Ziwen was very happy to hear it, as if Yu Boya met Zhong Ziqi, and after a while After a while, he was full of affection for Shen Long.

"Mr. Shen has already had dinner in our restaurant. I'll go get ready later, and I'll make some special dishes in the evening for Mr. Shen to taste."

"Okay, then it's a deal." Feeling that the time is almost up, Shen Long asked about the business, "Mr. Su, besides our Yutang Chunnuan, there are also famous restaurants and famous chefs worth visiting in Huadu?"

"When it comes to famous chefs in famous restaurants in Guangzhou, Master Liao Jie Liao from Yangzhou Building is second to none!" Su Ziwen said with a thumbs up.