Chapter 65

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Turkey's eyes instantly widened to an unprecedented size, her mouth gaping open, revealing her terrifying buck teeth in full.

Apart from the few closest underlings, she had never mentioned to anyone else her secret crush on the Food God, Stephen Chow. How could this suddenly appearing Luo Tai know about it?

Luo Tai was well aware that Stephen Chow was Turkey's Achilles' heel, and even the now hideously disfigured Turkey had been disfigured because of the Food God.

Originally, Turkey's appearance, though not breathtakingly beautiful, was still average, and she could be considered a pure and innocent young girl.

Back then, when Turkey was still a pure and innocent girl, she had set up a杂碎面大排档 (offal noodle stall) on Temple Street out of necessity. It was from that time that Turkey inexplicably fell in love with Stephen Chow, who had just been crowned the Food God.

Turkey herself couldn't quite explain whether it was Stephen Chow's neighborly big brother-like smile or his graceful and confident demeanor in front of the food counter that she liked. In any case, the Food God's figure completely filled the heart of the young girl.

The heart of a young girl is always poetic.

A poster of Stephen Chow always hung in front of Turkey's stall, and the smiling man on the poster accompanied Turkey through her ordinary life, which was like a poem.

If things had continued this way, Turkey could have been like any other young girl, filled with romantic dreams, found a man who loved and cherished her, had children for him, and buried the Food God, who seemed like a prince on a white horse, deep in her heart, occasionally thinking about him while holding her children and smiling happily.

But everything changed on that night.

That night, Turkey, as usual, set up her stall under the cover of darkness, welcoming countless diners and receiving a full money box of loose change.

Unexpectedly, Kun Shu, the leader of the local gang, and his top henchman, Sang Biao, along with a few underlings, were strolling around Temple Street and happened to choose Turkey's stall for a late-night snack.

What was originally a routine business transaction took a drastic turn when Sang Biao, drunk, casually tore down the Food God's poster hanging in front of Turkey's stall to wipe his nose.

Turkey couldn't bear Sang Biao's desecration of the man she considered perfect. Forgetting her usual fear of him, she stepped forward and loudly scolded Sang Biao for his lack of morals.

Drunk, Sang Biao ordered his men to smash Turkey's stall and personally slashed her head with a knife, the cut running from her forehead to her nostril.

As Turkey, even after being injured and falling to the ground, continued to curse loudly, an enraged Sang Biao continued to swing his knife, slashing her several more times.

Faced with a threat to her life, Turkey suddenly went berserk, leaping up from the ground covered in blood, grabbing two cleavers from her stall, and wounding Sang Biao and his underlings one by one. She pursued Sang Biao all the way from Sai Kung Street to the Public Square, forcing Kun Shu to step in and apologize, and from then on, Kun Shu tacitly agreed that his gang would not enter Temple Street.

In that battle, Turkey not only received a worm-like scar on her face but also had her two major neck tendons severed by Sang Biao, damaging her facial trigeminal nerve and affecting her central nervous system, causing her once neat teeth to protrude fiercely.

From that day on, Temple Street lost a pure and innocent girl and gained a female tyrannosaurus.

The name "Two-Cleaver Turkey" echoed throughout Hong Kong and Kowloon, and Turkey gradually gathered many brothers around her, eventually becoming one of the two major powers in Temple Street.

This matter, under Turkey's strict orders, had long been a taboo topic. Today, it was suddenly brought up by Luo Tai, instantly reminding Turkey of those dreamlike years.

But the Turkey of today was no longer the naive girl she once was. After being stunned for less than 20 seconds, she grabbed Luo Tai by the collar and dragged him to the back of the stall.

"Who are you? What do you want with the Food God? Let me tell you, if you're trying to extort me, Sister Turkey, you won't leave Temple Street's 73 stalls alive." Turkey's fierce face, without any need for pretense, was already enough to make Luo Tai break out in a cold sweat just by being close to him, indeed very intimidating.

Gently pushing away Turkey's fist that was extended toward him, Luo Tai smiled and said, "Sister Turkey, don't be suspicious. My purpose here is simple. I came to learn cooking from the Food God, and I think you and Stephen Chow are a good match. Actually, if you look closely, you two have a bit of a couple's look."

With just a few words, Luo Tai had Turkey smiling happily and no longer questioning his identity.

While Luo Tai was chatting with Turkey, Stephen Chow had already finished the bowl of egg fried rice and, seeing no one paying attention to him, was about to leave.

Although Luo Tai had been chatting with Turkey, his attention had always been on Stephen Chow. How could he let Stephen Chow slip away?

"Brother Zhou, wait a moment. I won't force you to stay, but can you at least hear me out before you decide?" Luo Tai took a step forward, blocking the Food God's path.

Stephen Chow, having just eaten a bowl of egg fried rice that Luo Tai had treated him to, naturally couldn't just leave without a word. He gave Luo Tai a fake smile, said nothing, and turned back to sit down at the stall.

Stephen Chow was very clear that since his identity had been recognized, he had no choice but to listen to this stranger and have a proper chat. His reputation was already in tatters, and he was broke. Even if this person who had treated him to a meal had some ulterior motives, it could only be beneficial to him, as his situation was already at its worst.

Luo Tai also knew that the current Stephen Chow had not yet experienced the soul-shaking events at Shaolin Temple. At this point, Stephen Chow was still the arrogant and self-important Food God, only temporarily keeping a low profile due to being bankrupted by the joint efforts of Tang Niu and the owner of Da Kuai Le.

"Brother Zhou, let me introduce myself. My name is Luo Tai, and I come from the mainland. I came to Hong Kong specifically to learn cooking from you, but unfortunately, I arrived a bit late, and your Tang Dynasty Food Group is no more. But that's okay. I believe you can make a comeback. I wonder if I have the honor of being by your side to witness your resurgence?"

Luo Tai did not hide anything from Stephen Chow, except for things he couldn't say, like the watch and the movies. He told the truth, because he knew that although he had matured psychologically after experiencing several movies, he was still no match for a business genius like Stephen Chow. Compared to someone as shrewd as Stephen Chow, he was still quite naive. Only by being honest had the best chance of winning Stephen Chow's favor.

Sure enough, after hearing Luo Tai's words, Stephen Chow's eyes lit up. "Luo Tai, is it? You really believe I can make a comeback and continue my glory?"

Luo Tai nodded firmly, took Stephen Chow's hands, and said, "Why are you called the Food God? It's not because of anything else, but because you have a natural talent for cooking. I believe that as long as your confidence remains, you will definitely reclaim the title of Food God."

Hearing Luo Tai's flattery, Stephen Chow immediately felt a strong sense of kinship with him, and he returned the handshake, saying, "Brother, let's work together from now on. I will show everyone that what I, Stephen Chow, have lost, I can take back with my own hands!"

The two of them, with Luo Tai's deliberate flattery, became more and more in sync. By the end, Stephen Chow was almost ready to swear brotherhood with Luo Tai, lacking only the declaration of "not born on the same day, but dying on the same day."

Unconsciously, the pedestrians on Temple Street had become fewer and fewer. Turkey, seeing the two of them chatting enthusiastically, came over, pouted, and slammed a bottle of beer on the table, shouting, "What, two big men just chatting and not drinking? Are you even men? Are you done chatting? I'm about to close up!"

Stephen Chow was clearly startled by Sister Turkey. He was originally in high spirits, but when he suddenly turned and saw her terrifying face, he let out a yelp and almost jumped out of his chair.

Luo Tai looked up at Sister Turkey with a smile, about to say something, but before he could speak, her underling, Fat Snow, rushed over from the corner of the street, panting and shouting.

"Sister Turkey, Sister Turkey, it's bad! Quickly gather the brothers, something's happened, something big has happened!"