Chapter 244 Taeyeon, try this!

"Taeyeon, you don't think that I came here just to have a meal."

"Is not it?"

Kim Taeyeon stared at Huang Xu blankly. Obviously, she really believed that Huang Xu came back this time just to bring them here to taste the delicious food.

Sunny looked at Kim Taeyeon's silly expression and suddenly couldn't bear to look at it.

She didn't expect that Kim Taeyeon, who was usually very smart and quick to react, was having a seizure again, so she just pulled Kim Taeyeon and said.

"Taikoo, are you really a Pabu?"

"Don't you think about it? Huang Xu's store in Seoul has just opened. Now is the busiest time. If he didn't have something important to do, would he have come to China for such a long time?"

"I"

Looking at Sunny's slightly contemptuous eyes, Kim Taeyeon could only speak aggrievedly.

"Didn't I expect this?"

Everyone looked at Kim Taeyeon's eyebrows which turned into inverted s-shaped eyebrows because of grievance, and could only shake their heads helplessly.

But these are not a big deal for Kim Taeyeon.

After all, almost everyone who knew her knew that she often had seizures, and she herself had become immune to them.

So she looked at Huang Xu and Zhang Rui who were busy there and asked curiously.

"Huang Xu, what are you going to shoot?"

“Delicious food!”

"Yeah~~, I know you want to take pictures of delicious food, but what do you want to do with these delicious food?"

Kim Taeyeon looked at Huang Xu who was still teasing her madly and started to get angry.

When Huang Xu saw her expression, he smiled but did not give an answer, instead he kept the question in suspense again.

"This is a secret. You will know when the time comes."

"you"

Kim Taeyeon looked at Huang Xu, who was still mysterious, and then looked at him with disdain.

"If you don't tell me, I don't want to know."

"Well, it's better not to know."

"Ah~~"

Hearing Huang Xu's words, Kim Taeyeon couldn't help but swear, obviously angry at Huang Xu's tone.

But this time she didn't get angry, because the waiter had already pushed the food delivery cart, knocked on the door and walked in.

Her attention was also attracted by the huge casserole on the cart pushed by the waiter.

I have been brainwashed by Sunny a few days ago, and when I came here just now, I was also shocked by what Sunny and Goo Hara said. I have longed for the food here.

In particular, Huang Xu said in the car that the stewed soup here is the most famous dish of their store and their signature dish, and its taste is far better than any soup he has tasted before.

Therefore, at this moment, her attention was focused on the huge soup pot.

At this time, the waiter, who was just about to introduce the dishes, was staring at the camera in Huang Xu's hand and the fill light in Zhang Rui's hand.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I just want to take some photos so that I can write a blog and travel notes when I come back."

Huang Xu looked at the puzzled waiter and directly said the words he had prepared long ago.

If it was a few years later, when national self-media was prevalent, the way he took out his camera to take pictures might not have surprised the waiter so much.

After all, by that time, they had seen it so much that they were basically used to it.

In this era, self-media is still in its infancy. Although many people shoot videos and upload them to the Internet, they are still just for the entertainment of a small number of people, and not many people know about them.

That's why he told the waiter that his purpose of taking photos was to write blogs and travel notes.

In this era, although there are no self-media that shoot various short videos, many people have seen the Internet as a way to make money and have begun to invest in it.

Blogs and travel notes are a very popular way of communication in this era.

After hearing what Huang Xu said, the waiter was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to Huang Xu:
"Then sir, please help us take nice pictures and say a few nice words for us."

"Okay, no problem, I'll definitely put in a good word for you."

Huang Xu also agreed with a smile. After all, he was just looking for an excuse and didn't really want to write a travelogue.

The waiter didn't take this matter to heart and thanked Huang Xu with a smile.

"Thank you in advance, sir."

"Then let me introduce this soup to you, sir. This is our shop's signature traditional hot pot soup, Gastrodia elata stewed with grouper bones. It contains wild Gastrodia elata, grouper bones, and free-range old hens. It takes more than three hours to cook."

"Please enjoy your meal!"

While introducing the dishes, the waiter used a spoon to serve each of them a bowl of soup before turning around and leaving.

Kim Taeyeon looked at the fragrant tea-colored clear soup in front of her and couldn't help swallowing. Then she looked up at Huang Xu who was still there, taking pictures of the dish.

"Huang Xu, are you done filming? Can we drink now?"

"Sure, you guys drink yours, don't worry about me."

"okay."

Hearing this, Kim Taeyeon couldn't wait to take a sip, and then she felt the mellowness of the chicken soup, the deliciousness of the fish soup, and finally a faint hint of medicinal fragrance.

Moreover, the soup, which seems light in appearance, actually has an extremely rich taste. After taking a sip, you can only feel a heavy feeling.

This made Kim Taeyeon close her eyes involuntarily. After carefully savoring it, she spoke to Sunny beside her.

"Sunny, I know why you said that Huang Xu's soup is not as good as this one."

"It turns out that there is no harm without comparison."

"Hahaha, right!"

After hearing this, Sunny also laughed happily, but then she shook her head and signaled Kim Taeyeon to look at Huang Xu with her eyes.

Following Sunny's gesture, Kim Taeyeon looked up and saw Huang Xu frowning over there, so she quickly began to apologize.

"I'm sorry, Huang Xu. I'm not saying your soup is bad. It's just that the soup here is so delicious."

"No, I mean your stew is delicious too."

"I love your soup, but..."

"Okay, drink your soup. I know what you mean."

After listening to Kim Taeyeon's explanation which was getting more and more confusing, he finally turned his eyes away from the camera and looked up at Kim Taeyeon who was already a little anxious because of the unclear explanation.

"I know the gap between myself and them, so there's no need to comfort me."

"Oh!"

Seeing that Huang Xu didn't look angry, Kim Taeyeon quickly lowered her head and began to concentrate on tasting the soup in front of her.

But at the same time, looking at Sunny who was covering her mouth and laughing beside him, he raised his leg to kick her.

It’s a pity that as her teammate, Sunny must be aware of her temper.

She just lifted her foot lightly to avoid the sneak attack from Kim Taeyeon, and looked at her with a provocative look.

While the two sisters were playing, Huang Xu, who was on the other side of the table, looked at the photo he had just taken, shook his head bitterly, and said to Zhang Rui beside him.

"No, the effect is still a bit poor."

"I think it's OK, it's pretty good."

Zhang Rui looked at the photos on the camera and obviously disagreed with Huang Xu's statement.

In his opinion, the two videos and photos Huang Xu had just shot were already quite good looking, not much worse than what he had seen on TV.

When Huang Xu heard what Zhang Rui said, he just shook his head and said.

"It's OK to look at it now, but if you blow it up on TV or watch it on a computer, it won't be up to standard."

"Brother Rui, please help turn on the light. I'll adjust the parameters and see."

"okay."

Although he was not sure what effect Huang Xu wanted, he did not ask. He followed Huang Xu's instructions and started cooperating with him in the shooting.

Huang Xu was also shooting while adjusting various camera parameters, trying to achieve the effect he had seen in his previous life.

There is no other way. The various camera equipments nowadays have not reached the intelligence level of later generations, and there are no various filter templates preset by the manufacturers. Therefore, Huang Xu can only try little by little.

"Well, the shutter speed can be quicker. I think the clarity is a little better at 1/60 second."

"With this aperture size, there is a complete difference between having a fill light and not having one, right?" "Forget it, it's just a matter of picture brightness. I'll just ask them to bring more fill lights when the time comes."

"The other thing is white balance, which is really troublesome."

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Muttering to himself, Huang Xu spent five or six minutes and gradually found the parameters suitable for photographing food. After recording all of this, Huang Xu put away the camera and spoke to Zhang Rui, who was holding a fill light and a reflector beside him.

"Brother Rui has found the right parameters. Thank you for your hard work. Let's eat quickly."

"Okay, as long as you find it."

Zhang Rui, who had been watching Huang Xu adjusting the parameters the whole time, finally put down the reflector in his hand, put away the fill light, stretched his shoulders and said.

"But after you adjusted it, the picture does look much better. I can almost smell the fragrance just by looking at the photo. I want to have a sip."

"Hey, this is the effect I want to achieve."

Huang Xu felt very satisfied with the photos he had just taken.

After all, he adjusted these camera parameters little by little by himself and achieved an effect similar to the filters in his previous life, so he was quite satisfied.

Of course, any professional photographer can basically figure these things out, but their current vision is still limited.

So Huang Xu smiled proudly, then waved at him and said.

"Let's eat first. We've been delayed for so long that the soup is getting a little cold."

As the two of them packed up their equipment and sat down, Goo Hara, who was beside Huang Xu, hurriedly brought over the soup bowl that she had moved to the side because it was in the way.

"Oppa, drink this soup first. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Thank you, Hal."

Huang Xu took the bowl of soup brought by Goo Hara and took a sip.

"Yeah, the temperature is just right."

"Also, the taste of this soup is indeed better than the one I made."

"Yeah, yeah, what I said just now was correct."

When Kim Taeyeon heard Huang Xu say that the soup he cooked was not as delicious as the one cooked in the store, she immediately perked up and said that it was not her fault.

Huang Xu glanced at her and said to her helplessly.

"If you can give me these fresh, high-quality ingredients, I can also make soup of this quality. The problem is that there is no such thing in Seoul."

“Fresh ingredients?”

"Yes, look at this old hen. It should be the Qingyuan chicken that is unique to Yangcheng. After being slaughtered, it went directly into the pot without being put into the refrigerator."

"As for the grouper bones, you can buy fresh grouper in Seoul, but you have to go there specifically to buy them."

"The other thing is this fresh Gastrodia elata."

Kim Taeyeon lowered her head involuntarily as she watched Huang Xu pointing at the soup pot where all the soup had been drunk but there was still half a pot of ingredients left.

After all, according to Huang Xu, it was indeed the ingredients that limited his performance, but he also felt a little touched in his heart.

It took him a lot of effort to find so many ingredients in Seoul that could be used to make soup and nourish the body.

So after Huang Xu finished speaking, he said something in a low voice.

"Miyane (Korean entertainment means sorry)."

"what?"

"I said I shouldn't have said that you were a bad cook just now, Miane."

"Well, that doesn't have to be the case."

Looking at Kim Taeyeon bowing her head to apologize, Huang Xu felt a little embarrassed at this time.

"My cooking skills are definitely not as good as theirs. Even if I had these ingredients, it would be difficult to replicate this taste."

"???"

After hearing what Huang Xu said, Kim Taeyeon's eyes were filled with question marks. She was obviously confused about what was going on with Huang Xu.

Just now I said that his cooking skills are not as good as the chefs here, and he started to refute myself.

Finally, after he apologized, he actually admitted that his cooking skills were not good.

So what does he mean?

Huang Xu looked at Kim Taeyeon who had a question mark on her face and quickly greeted her.

"Don't worry about that for now, let's eat first. This barbecued pork platter is hard to find outside of town."

While inviting her to eat, he stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece for Goo Hara and Sunny beside him.

Barbecued pork is a classic Cantonese dish, and Huang Xu has reproduced it several times himself, but none of them taste as good as the one here.

Whether it's the ratio of seasonings or the control of heat, he is not as professional as the chefs here.

So after picking up a piece for Sunny and the other one respectively, he stretched out his chopsticks again, picked up a piece, and put it into his own mouth under Kim Taeyeon's expectant gaze.

This made Kim Taeyeon, who had been looking at him, suddenly show a look of disappointment on her face.

However, her disappointed look was fleeting and was not noticed by the others. After a brief pause, she stood up and picked up a piece for herself.

As she tasted the soft, slightly sweet and juicy barbecued pork, a hint of happiness appeared on her face.

And it wasn't just her, Sunny and Goo Hara also had the same expression on their faces.

Again, as idols in a girl group, they pay close attention to their diet on a daily basis. Although Sunny and the others are not trying to lose weight like Kim Taeyeon, they rarely eat barbecued pork which is so high in calories.

Therefore, feeling the sweet oil melting in my mouth, a satisfied smile appeared on my face.

It’s a pity that the portion of the barbecued pork was too small. After each person ate two pieces, the whole plate of barbecued pork was finished by several people.

Looking at the plate with only a little juice left, Kim Taeyeon said disappointedly while biting her chopsticks.

“It tasted great, but it was a little lacking.”

"Ouni, I haven't eaten this piece yet, how about I give it to you?"

Goo Hara saw that Kim Taeyeon looked like she wasn't full, so she picked up the bowl and prepared to give the char siu that Huang Xu had put on the plate for her to Kim Taeyeon.

Kim Taeyeon looked at the crystal clear barbecued pork in Goo Hara's bowl, swallowed her saliva, and reluctantly refused.

"It's okay, Hola, you can eat."

"Hey Taeyeon, can you be a little more reserved? You are the captain of Girls' Generation, can you please stop acting so useless?"

When sunny saw Kim Taeyeon swallowing her saliva, she felt ashamed.

She didn't expect that Kim Taeyeon would behave like this when she came across these delicacies.

But she forgot that when she came to Guangzhou with Huang Xu last year and ate these things for the first time, she didn't look much better than Kim Taeyeon.

In response to Sunny's teasing, Kim Taeyeon coughed, hurriedly picked up the cup and took a sip of water to cover up her embarrassment.

She didn't really want to act so embarrassing, but who could have thought these things would taste so good.

And don't forget that she has been losing weight during this period of time. Although in the latter period, because of Huang Xu's help, she can enjoy the "fat-reducing meals" made by Huang Xu every now and then.

However, although the dishes prepared by Huang Xu can indeed make oneself feel fuller, since they are fat-reducing meals, they contain almost no fat and high-calorie foods.

That's why she behaved so embarrassingly in front of Huang Xu's friends.

Fortunately, while she was taking a sip of water, the waiter pushed a cart and brought several dishes.

"Sir, this is pork belly with ice. You can eat it with white sugar or yellow mustard."

"This is crispy pigeon. Please eat it while it's hot so that it can retain its texture and flavor better."

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After the waiter finished introducing the dishes, Kim Taeyeon couldn't wait to pick up a piece of ice-roasted pork belly and put it in her mouth, making a satisfied "Hmm~~Hmm~" sound.

This made Sunny, who was watching her, cover her forehead with her hands in disgust, unable to bear to watch.

She didn't want it. I just talked to her about it, and she forgot about it in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Rui, who only knew a little Korean and remained quiet and didn't say much, also felt like his idol was shattered when he saw Kim Taeyeon's performance.

As a veteran fan of Korean entertainment, although he is not a fan of Girls' Generation alone, he fell into deep doubt after seeing Kim Taeyeon's appearance.

Is she still the female idol who shines so brightly on the stage?
Then she looked at Huang Xu with a puzzled look, as if she wanted to ask, with this performance, is she really the captain of Girls' Generation?
Huang Xu felt Zhang Rui's gaze and nodded helplessly to Zhang Rui, confirming that the person in front of him was the captain of Girls' Generation, the Korean superstar Kim Taeyeon.

Then, looking at Kim Taeyeon who had a satisfied look on her face and didn't feel embarrassed at all, she picked up another piece of barbecued meat and shook her head.

Seeing how she was enjoying it, he stood up, picked up half a crispy pigeon and put it into Kim Taeyeon's bowl.

"Taeyeon, try this, it tastes great too!"

(End of this chapter)