In the past few days, I have been reading the masterpiece "Gourmet" by our famous Suzhou novelist Lu Wenfu. Mr. Lu Wenfu is an outstanding writer. His works are deeply influenced by Suzhou. His works are also very clear, elegant and elegant, and he is good at using the Suzhou region and its characters as the background. This "Gourmet" can be said to be his representative work.

"Gourmet" tells the story of Gao Xiaoting, a veteran cadre who is in love with revolution, and Zhu Zhizhi, a "gourmet" who is addicted to food. The story is told in the order from before the Cultural Revolution to the Cultural Revolution to after the Cultural Revolution, presenting us with the story between the old revolutionaries and the capitalists.

The protagonist Gao Xiaoting in the book was a poor student at first. He lived with his mother in Zhu Zhizhi's house and ran errands to buy all kinds of food for Zhu Zhizhi. He hated it so much. Zhu Zhizhi. After liberation, he became the manager of a famous restaurant in Suzhou and began to renovate the restaurant. In the early stage of the renovation, he did achieve some results, which made Zhu Zhizhi's stomach become more and more uncomfortable. However, many people soon came to oppose him, and during the Cultural Revolution, Persecuted. After the Cultural Revolution, he returned to the original restaurant and started renovating it. However, no one knew how to cook those famous dishes, so he had to advertise for talents and did not want to recruit Zhu Zhizhi. Zhu Zhizhi then became a gourmet.

Since the title is called Gourmet, food must be indispensable. In "Gourmet", this is also reflected: barbel lung soup, beggar's chicken, head noodle soup... This series of delicacies will make people drool. , one has to admire Lu Wenfu’s detailed investigation, but Suzhou’s food can indeed write so much.

I think the protagonist Gao Xiaoting in the book is a person who is loyal to the revolution but somewhat divorced from reality. His starting point is good, but being too radical will be self-defeating and lead to a thankless situation. . At the same time, his anti-delicious behavior has reached an almost pathological level. In the last episode of "Chocolate", he once snatched the chocolate from his grandson's hand, which was surprising. All in all he is a very complex character.

All in all, it is a good read if you want to understand the humanities of Suzhou.