When Gao Dian returned to the rental house again, he felt that things were different.

No one lived in the house for several months, and it had a bit of mold. The house was covered with dust. The rusty iron pot reminded Gao Dian that it had not been used for a long time.

The first thing I did when I came back was naturally to clean.

After sweeping the floor and mopping it, Gao Dian took out the bed sheets and quilt covers and washed them and replaced them with clean ones.

Fortunately, he had the foresight and put the clean quilt in a plastic bag before going out, and now he can take it out and use it directly.

The things in the refrigerator were already edible, so he packed up and threw them away. The things in the kitchen, such as the seasonings, all need to be lost. After a few months, these seasonings that were opened had already expired.

It took a lot of time to clean up the house. After Gao Dian cleaned up what he should clean up, it was already evening.

He really didn't want to move now, so he ordered a takeaway. After eating, Gao Dian lay on the bed and took out a bank card to look at it.

This bank card is very new, with almost no scratches on the card surface, which can be seen to be well protected.

This bank card was not Gao Dian, but was what his father walked in and stuffed it to him when he was about to go to bed last night.

Gao Dian himself didn't want it, but he couldn't resist his father's persuasion and could only accept it.

His father said to him: "Your mother and I don't have much ability, and we can't help you. These are the biggest help you can help you, that is, if you want more, your mother and I can't bring it out."

Gao Dian accepted the bank card under his father's persuasion.

I don’t know how much money I have in the card, but my parents gave me too little, so I guess I gave him most of my savings.

Gao Dian was in a complicated mood. He looked at it for a while and then put away his bank card.

He is not a pedantic person either. Although this is his hard-earned money from his parents, he does not stop moving.

If the money for opening a store is a little worse in the future, then he will still choose to use it. It is better than borrowing money.

So Gao Dian is going to see the situation first. If his own money is enough, he will not use the money in it. If the money is not enough, he will still need to use it.

Thinking of Gao Dian, he fell asleep.

The next day.

Gao Dian went to the teacher with a gift, and he wanted to see the teacher.

At the end of the competition, he should have gone to see the teacher, but then he returned to his hometown and did not go.

This time he came back, he bought a gift to see the teacher.

It was still a familiar community, Gao Dian came to the familiar door and reached out to knock on the door.

After a while, the door opened.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Gao Dian always feels that the teacher is much more haggard than before.

Wei Lianzhang saw Gao Dian and laughed: "When did you come back?"

"I arrived yesterday afternoon." Gao Dian replied.

He put down the things, and Wei Lianzhang said, "I'll come here next time, no need to mention anything."

Gao Dian replied: "Okay."

Wei Lianzhang led Gao Dian to sit down and said, "Yes, it's a bit beyond my expectations. You performed well in the game."

Gao Dian was very happy when he heard Wei Lianzhang's praise. You know, the teacher rarely praised him.

"Where are you going next?" Wei Lianzhang asked.

Gao Dian was stunned with a happy expression. He came here today and wanted to tell the teacher about this.

Now that the teacher asked, Gao Dianyou suddenly didn't know what to say. He was worried that the teacher would feel disappointed because of this?

Wei Lianzhang noticed that Gao Dian's expression was wrong and had already thought of something, but he did not speak.

Gao Dian was silent for a while and said, "Teacher, I'm sorry! I don't plan to go out."

Wei Lianzhang seemed to have expected this incident long ago. After Gao Dian said it, he was not surprised at all.

"You don't have to say sorry, can you tell me why?" Wei Lianzhang asked.

Gao Dian didn't expect that the teacher did not blame himself at all. He said: "Teacher, my parents are getting older, I can't continue to be so willful, I need to take on my own responsibilities. So I don't plan to go out, I want to open a store."

Hearing Gao Dian's explanation, Wei Lianzhang said: "You have grown up."

When a person grows up, it does not depend on how old he is, but on when he starts to take responsibility and no longer be willful.

"Teacher, you won't blame me, are you?" Gao Dian asked with some anxiety in his heart.

Wei Lianzhang laughed: "Why would I blame you?"

"But I failed your expectations." Gao Dian said.

"No, you don't. My expectations are not that small. Besides, you need to take responsibility now and cannot go out, then can't you go out for the rest of your life?" Wei Lianzhang asked.

"No!" Gao Dian answered with certainty.

He has no money now and needs him to take on his own responsibilities, but when he has money, he will choose to continue going out.

"So you have nothing to apologize for." Wei Lianzhang said.

Gao Dian responded and said nothing.

At this time, Wei Lianzhang said: "Actually, even if you continue traveling this time, I will call you back in a while."

Gao Dian looked at the teacher in confusion, "Why?"

"Do you still remember why I asked you to go out for more walks?" Wei Lianzhang asked.

Gao Dian replied: "You have increased my knowledge and relaxed my horizons."

"Yes, this is what I think. It is important to increase your knowledge, but knowledge cannot grow in a short while. What is required is to accumulate over time. Now that you have the level of a first-level pastry chef, then what you need to do now is another thing."

Wei Lianzhang said.

Gao Dian asked: "Teacher, what's the matter?"

Wei Lianzhang did not answer immediately, but asked: "Do you know the meaning of a chef's existence?"

Gao Dian thought about it when he heard this. He had never thought about this issue. For him, he chose this path from the beginning to make money.

Later, his ideas changed a little, not just to make money, but to make money while also reaching the peak of cooking skills.

But he really doesn't know the meaning of the chef's existence.

Gao Dian shook his head and Wei Lianzhang said: "Putting aside some personal wishes, the meaning of the chef's existence is to cook."

Gao Dian was stunned when he heard this. This statement was not high at all.

"I think it's a bit too ordinary?" Wei Lianzhang asked with a smile.

Gao Dian nodded truthfully. He felt that the meaning of existence should be the kind that sounds amazing and very passionate.

As a result, the meaning of existence is to cook.

The contrast between this statement is too great.

Wei Lianzhang smiled and said, "The kind you said cannot actually be considered as the meaning of existence, but it should be said to be a personal ideal. Think about it, if everyone does not need to eat, then is there any meaning of the existence of a chef?"

Gao Dian heard this and thought carefully.

If there is no need for a meal, then there is really no need for a chef to exist.

That said, it seems that nothing is wrong.

"So, the chef needs to face diners, because what you make is something that people need to eat," said Wei Lianzhang.

"Only by being recognized by diners can you truly be a qualified chef. You may be on the road all the time, and you cannot just make it for you to eat it yourself."

Gao Dian seemed to understand a little.

The existence of chefs is to cook, and the food they cook is for diners to eat. Only those who are recognized by everyone can be considered good chefs.

"Teacher, do you mean, I want to get the recognition of diners?" Gao Dian asked.

"Yes, you have a high cooking skills now, but you can't be considered a good chef. And through communicating with diners, you can understand what diners want to eat, and you can keep improving yourself."

Wei Lianzhang said.

"I understand, teacher." Gao Dian said with a breath of turbid air.

"I'll tell you one more thing. Now you have reached the level of a first-level noodle chef. Next is to reach the level of a special-level noodle chef. Only by communicating with diners can you reach the level of a special-level noodle chef faster." Wei Lianzhang said.

Gao Dian said curiously: "Teacher, what is a special first-class pastry teacher?"

Wei Lianzhang said: "You will know this from now on. Now you should improve your level first. You are not small in a different place than the old first-class pastry chef."

Upon hearing this, Gao Dian replied: "Okay, I understand."

"Well, so you don't have to apologize or something. Your choice is not wrong, it's just a little earlier, but it doesn't matter much." Wei Lianzhang said.

The teacher and student chatted for a long time. Before leaving, Gao Dian said, "Teacher, I think you look not very good, why don't you go to the hospital for a look."

Wei Lianzhang replied: "It's all an old problem, and I've already gone to the hospital for a visit, so it's not a problem."

Gao Dian nodded when he heard this.

After leaving the teacher's house, some of the guilt in his heart had disappeared when the teacher said those words.
To be continued...