At this moment, Bob’s memory of the jambalaya overlaps with the taste of this jambalaya.
The only difference is that the jambalaya from 70 years ago had very little ingredients. There was no beef at all, not even shrimp. There was only rice and a simple egg.
It was an extremely simple ingredient, but in Bob’s eyes, it was the most delicious dinner in the world.
Because that jambalaya had saved Bob’s life, allowing him to survive the heavy snow and hunger.
Now, tasting the jambalaya brought from the high school restaurant, it brought out all of Bob’s past memories.
Those bitter and difficult years seemed to appear in front of his eyes.
“It’s this taste.” Bob kept eating the jambalaya and soon finished it. He ate it all without any residue.
Seeing this, Wendy was delighted. She had finally helped her grandfather fulfill his long-cherished wish.
“Did you just say that this food was packed from the school restaurant?” Bob picked up a tissue and slowly wiped the corner of his mouth.
“Yes. Our school’s chef, Brooke. He’s very good at cooking. It is said that his daughter, Carola, is also very talented in cooking. This jambalaya was cooked by her.”
Wendy thought of an idea, and she immediately asked, “Grandpa, do you need me to contact Brooke to meet you?”
“No. If I remember correctly, Brooke will also be a guest judge in the cooking competition in three days. When that time comes, I’ll just meet him and have a chat.” Bob smiled slightly.
He began to look forward to this cooking competition more and more, because in this competition, there might be many interesting people appearing.
“Let’s not talk about that. Are you sure you want to give up the company you worked so hard to build and become a high school teacher?”
Bob knew that Wendy was not a teacher at the beginning. On the contrary, she was the president of a company, which was completely different from a teacher.
Later, because she had a conflict with her family, she resolutely chose to resign from the company and move out of the family.
It could be said that Wendy had broken off relations with her family, but she still had contact with her old grandfather.
Because when she was young, Wendy’s parents were busy with business and did not have time to take care of her. They arranged for her to stay at her grandfather’s house.
Over time, Wendy also developed a cold and indifferent character. Except for people who were close to her grandparents, she was very guarded against anyone.
“Grandpa, I don’t want to talk about those things. I’m quite happy as a teacher now.”
When Bob mentioned her family, the smile on Wendy’s face disappeared and was replaced by coldness.
Bob also knew his granddaughter’s temper. Once she decided on something, she wouldn’t change it even if the sky fell.
“Okay, grandpa, I’ll go back to school now. I’ll come to see you when I have time.” Wendy had no classes in the afternoon, so she could leave the school for a short period of time.
But now that Bob mentioned these things, Wendy’s mood suddenly became very bad. She wanted to find a quiet place to stay.
“Okay.” Bob nodded. He knew his granddaughter’s personality, so he didn’t try to persuade her anymore.
Wendy walked out of the house. Then she saw an expensive black Rolls-Royce in front of her.
A middle-aged man in a clean and tidy suit slowly got out of the car.
“Wendy…” the man was slightly stunned after he saw Wendy. He wanted to go up and greet Wendy.
However, when Wendy saw this man, her eyes became colder.
She quickened her pace and left directly.
Seeing this, the man didn’t give up and wanted to follow her.
“Stop chasing. Wendy is living well now. Don’t disturb her life anymore.” At this moment, Bob’s voice came from the house.
Although Bob was in a wheelchair, his gaze was sharp, and his body exuded a strong aura.
Even the middle-aged man went silent after he saw Bob.
“Dad…” the middle-aged man opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, he only sighed.
“Is Wendy still blaming me?”
…
At the school restaurant.
Brooke found it hard to believe that Carola could run the restaurant herself, he went straight to the kitchen.
He saw the busy Carola and a familiar face, Jon.
At first, Brooke’s heart was full of wonder. With so many guests, how could Carola handle it.
But when he saw Jon, who was helping cut the vegetables, it dawned on him that Carola had asked for a helper.
Although Jon was a helper, Brooke had been cooking for many years, and his cooking skills were superb. He could tell at a glance that Jon’s knife skills were not simple.
Jon’s cutting skills were extremely fast and graceful, like a painting.
At this moment, Brooke was extremely shocked.
Although Jon had worked in the restaurant before, he was only a waiter who did simple dishes, nobody knew his cooking skill.
After seeing him today, he knew that Jon was so good at cutting vegetables.
Brooke could even conclude that with Jon’s excellent knife skills, it would not be a problem for him to work as a helper in any restaurant.
Even if it was a Michelin restaurant, seeing Jon’s fluent and great knife skills, they would directly assign him to work and give him a high salary.
“Dad, you’re here.” Carola was cooking. When she saw Brooke return, her eyes lit up and the worry in her heart lessened a lot.
Because Brooke, the head chef of the restaurant, had returned. He could take over the operation of the restaurant. As a new chef, she could also let go of the heavy responsibility of being the head chef.
“Well, you guys have worked hard.” Brooke nodded. He was very satisfied with Carola’s outstanding performance today.
His gaze fell on Jon again. He immediately said, “Jon, thank you so much for coming to help us today. Otherwise, our restaurant wouldn’t be able to handle it. Thank you very much.”
Brook was very clear that if it weren’t for Jon’s help today, even if Carola had good culinary skills, she wouldn’t be able to do it. Because there were too many students ordering dishes.
But if someone helped cut the vegetables and prepare other ingredients, and Carola was only responsible for cooking, then the time to cook dishes would be reduced by a lot.
Therefore, Brooke was very grateful to Jon.
“Uncle Brooke, this is what I should do. Back then, you helped me. Now it’s my turn to help you,” Jon said with a smile.
For Jon, it was not a trouble at all to help the restaurant. There was nothing to be tired about. It was just a few dishes.
“Good boy.” Brooke nodded. His eyes full of admiration.
Because Jon was not only honest and willing to work hard, but most importantly, he was kind and humble.
These advantages made Brooke have a good impression of Jon.
“No matter what, you helped our restaurant today. If it weren’t for you, our restaurant wouldn’t have so many customers today.”
“As our thanks, I’ll give you free meals whenever you come to the restaurant.”