অধ্যায় একশো বিয়াল্লিশ: আপনাদের প্রধান রাঁধুনিকে ডাকুন!
“মingशय, apni ki nishchit?”
waitor-ti abar jiggesh korlo.
Wang Tu-r poridhan ebong tar pichoner malikder modhye jemon taron, tai tar shondeh holoje tini ki malikder kono jokshom korar jonno pathiyechhen naki.
“Taratari giye tara ektu age je sob khabar arder koreche, se-shob batil kore dao. E-shob abar ki bokaboki shob!” Wang Tu shanto shure bollo.
Bokaboki shob?
Malikra ektu age je shob aushodhi khabar (youshan) arder korechhilem, tar kichu ongsho waitor-ti nijei shuparish korechhilo, kintu tar shathe dokaner nijosho bhalo jinish-patro-o chhilo, je-gulo ekhane asha prottekei arder kore thake.
Baki je-gulo royechhe, she-gulo nishchoi malikra nijerai arder korechhen, protteke nijosho aushodhi gunaguner upor bhitti kore ekti kore aushodhi khabar arder korechhen.
Ekhon Wang Tu ekti kothai shei dhoroner shob aushodhi khabar ebar ebar kore batil kore dilen, table-e shariye debar dorkar nei – eta abar ki dhoroner poristhiti?
Pichoner malikrao kichui bujhite parilen na, ebong An Qianqian to bhoye ghame neye gechen.
“Sobar kachhe khoma prarthona korchhi. Amar bodyguard-ti ektu beshii manoshik chapay royechhen. Tini age sorokkkhar ekti doler netri-r shonge chhilem ebong khabarbarproti tar niyomkhon khubi shotorko. Tar kothar orth holo, tini eka ekhane age nijer mukhe shegulo cheke dekhben je shegulo bish-mukto kina, tarpor table-e ante bolben.”
An Qianqian khubi chotur chhilo, matha khatiee taratari ekti shundor bahana khuje ber korlo.
Malikra bujhte pere matha dulailen.
“Ogo jubok, eto bhabbar kono karon nei. Ei aushodhi khabarer dokaner rannar pro-criyati khubi shothik, ekhane bish debar kono shujog nei.”
“Tarpor, amader peto khub khide peyechhe, tader aushodhi khabar-gulo age niye ashte bolo.”
Onek agei shunechhilam je Jiangnan-e ekti hotel ache jar nam Palatial Imperial Kitchen, ja bishesh bhabe aushodhi upadan diye khabar toiri kore.
Tader ranna kebol shwadishtoi noy, borong aushodhi gun-e shorir-ke shushtho o shobol rakhte sahajjo kore, tai ei dokan-ti khubi jonoprio.
Ekti room reserve korte hole kompokhe arodda mash age booking korte hoy, ebong dam-o onek beshi, ekti thala khabardam praye shajar takar kachakachi hoy.
Sobar onurodhe Wang Tu ekti hat narie bolen, “Ami bish debar bishoye kono chinta korchhi na, ami shudhu bolchhi tader ektu age arder kora shob khabar batil kore dite.”
Ei kotha shonar por An Qianqian-er mukh-er obostha ar bhalo chhilo na.
Tini ektu agei Wang Tu-r jonno je bhalo bahana khujechhilem, tar kajer shob dhaka dite cheyechhilem, kintu Wang Tu abar kotha guriye abar ta shob phash kore dilen.
“Jubok, amar mone hoy amader ekta karon dewa uchit.”
“Apni ekjon choto bodyguard, apnar ki ekhono khabar pathano bondho korar kono odhikar hoyeche?”
Shei khabar-gulo to malikra nijerai arder korechhilen, tader nijederi shobai khabar batil korar odhikar chhilo na, tobe apnar moto ekjon choto bodyguard-er kothay eto shohosh?
Wang Tu matha dulie abar bolen, “Tobe tader khabar-gulo jemon ashar kothai, temoni niye asho. An Qianqian-er khabar-ti shudhu batil kore dao, ami notun kore arder korchhi.”
Malikra aro shondeh-e pore gelen, Wang Tu-r ei achoron ekhon ar kono bodyguard-er moto nei, borong ekjon obhibhaboker moto mone hocche.
Kono bodyguard ki kokhono jar shurokkha korchhe tar nam dhore dake?
Waitor-ti lojjay pore gelo, ki korbe bujhte parchilo na.
Ei shomoye, Wang Tu hat theke arder sheet-ti kede niye, kolom diye du-dhoroner aushodhi upadaner nam likhe dilen, ebong protiti onshorer poriman porjonto thik kore dilen.
“Jao, amar ebong An Qianqian-er ongsho-ti ei talika moto toiri koro.” Wang Tu shanto shure bollo.
Waitor-ke bidai kore, Wang Tu abar shanto bhabe nijer asone phire elen.
Shei malikder dike tini ektu-o goir korlen na, ebong tader proshno-gulo jeno bhule-i gechen.
“An shongbad, apnar ei bodyguard-ti khubi shohor-e thake mone hocche,” ekti malik ektu raag kore bolen.
“Aro chinta korben na, shotto bolte ki ami bodyguard noi, ami shudhu ekhane khabar khete eshechhi.”
Wang Tu khubi shohor bhabe hat du-ti phoriye shotti kotha bolen.
Ogo ostad, apni ki shottei ekhane khabar khete eshechhilen!
Jodi apnar khide peye thake tobe ami nijei apnake amontron kore khawate partam, kintu eta ekti onek gurutwopurno sthan, jekhane eto gulo malik uposthit royechhen!
An Qianqian-er matha ghurte shuru korlo, tini ar Wang Tu-r pokhye kotha bolte chan na.
Jei hok, sheshe Wang Tu oboshshoi “Na” bolben.
“Khabar khete eshechhen? Ha ha, shishu, apni ki janen eta ki dhoroner sthan? Jodi apni An shongbad-er bondhuo hon, tobeo ei bhoj-e jog debar apnar kono odhikar nei.”
“Tai to ami bolchhim je apnader protteker jonno ekti kore khabar arder kore dei, amar khabarer dam shodh korar jonno, kintu apni ta manchhen na.” Wang Tu kandh shok kore opelokhye bolen.
“Ekhon to apnar khabarer dam dewa na-debar kotha noy, kintu apnar odhikar chara ei bhoj-shobhay anushen korar kono odhikar nei, ami jekono shomoye polish dake apnake greftar korate pari.”
“Kintu ami to An Qianqian-er nijosho bodyguard.” Wang Tu ekta nishpap mukhe bolen.
Baler kotha!
Apni to ektu agei bollen je apni bodyguard non, tobe ekhon abar kibhabe hollen?
Malikra An Qianqian-er dike takalen, ote bhoyonkor shahoshi manush-ti ke, ta janar jonno utshuk hollen.
“Bujhten ni? Ami An Qianqian-er nijosho bodyguard ebong ekhane khabar khete eshechhi, ebong apnader sobaike ekti kore khabar arder kore dichhi, sharir shushtho rakhar jonno, amar khabarer dam bhorar boikolpe.” Wang Tu ek shathe shob kotha bole dilen.
Kintu eta ki dhoroner jukti!
“Apni ki nije ke daktar mone korchhen, je amader shorir shushtho rakhar kotha bolchhen?” ekti malik hashte laglen.
Wang Tu kandher dhulo jhere phele bolen, “Thik bolechhen, ami Jiangnan Bishshobiddaloyer medi-cal ebong pharmacology bibhager prothom borsher chatra.”
“Ha ha ha! Tobe apni ekjon medical-er chatra! Ami ki na ki bhebechhilam.”
“Nijer chohara boro dekhate jaben na, apnar shei choto medi-cal gyan ei aushodhi khabarer rannar rannaghorer mukhokhorer dashongshorer o besi noy.”
Ei aushodhi khabarer dokaner protiti rannakhor professional medical school theke eshechhen, bishesh kore mukhokhor, tini PhD upadhi niye ekhane niukt hoyechhen ebong aushodhi shilper poramorshok hishebe kaj korchhen.
Tar tulonay, Wang Tu-r moto ekjon notun bhorsher chatra, tar ki kono mullo ache?
Shei shomoye, room-er dorja khule gelo, ebong baki malikder arder kora aushodhi khabar-gulo ekta ekta kore niye asha holo.
Kintu Wang Tu-r An Qianqian-er jonno arder kora aushodhi khabar-ti shob-sheshe asha holo.
Shei malikder shundor aushodhi khabar-er tulonay, An Qianqian-er ei khabar-ti onek beshi shadharon chhilo, praye aushodhi upadan ebong khabar ekshathe shiddho kora hoyechhe, tar kono shundorjo chhilo na.
Ar Wang Tu-r shei ongsho-ti dekhle malikra table thukre hashte shuru korben.
Karon tar shamne chilo ekta kalo ronger golakdharor moto jinish, kon upadan ebong khorar bebohar kora hoyechhe, ta kora jay na.
Eta nishchoi rannakhorer khushi kore kora, tara shundor decoration korte parto, kintu Wang Tu-r majhpothay bodlate bolar karone tara shob ekshathe shiddho kore diyechhe, jar fole aushodhi gun thake, kintu dekhate khubi kharap lage.
“Esho esho, keu ekjon shishu-r shathe raag korben na, bhabun je amara take ek belar khabar khawachhi, kintu apnake apnar arder kora khabar-ti shesh korte hobe.”
Malikra utshob-er shure hashte laglen, tara oboshshoi ei khabarer dam bebohar korchen na, shudhu ei shohoshi lok-ti ke ektu pore hashi-thishtha korar jonno korchhen.
Kintu shei to An Qianqian-er nijosho bodyguard, tai tader shorashi ber kore dewa shombhob chhilo na.
Malikra Wang Tu-r dike takiye thaklen, tar samner shei odhut khabar-ti khabar jonno opeksha korchhen.
Shei thalar khabarer gondho-o khubi kharap chhilo, kono moshla dewa hoyni, jar fole aushodhi gun thake kintu mukhe dewa jay na.
Kintu Wang Tu shei thalar dike takiye thaklen, ekhono chamoch thik tolen ni.
“Jodi na khan, tobe chole jan.”
Wang Tu hotath kore kotha bole shei malik-er kothati bondho kore dilen, ebong dorjar baire takiye bollen, “Waitor, bhetore asho!”
Waitor-ti baire jabar kichu dhoi agei abar daki ana holo.
“Kono shomossha……”
“Apra eta ki toiri korechhen?” Wang Tu thala-ti thukrelen.
“O, emon kotha, apnar arder kora aushodhi upadan gulo ekshathe shiddho korar por eta hoi……”
“Ami shundorjor kotha bolchhi na, ami bolchhi apni amar bola upadan moto den ni.”
“Prothom aushodhi upadan theke shuru kore, protiti ongsho praye ek tola kom royechhe, bishesh kore Poria cocos ebong ginseng rootlet, tin tola kom royechhe, eta ki apnader five-star hotel-er shheba?”
Waitor-ti kichu shomoy nirrob royechhe, ebong baki malikrao ekta kotha-o bolte parlen na.
Chokher dekhe-i aushodhi upadaner poriman bujhe pellen!
Jodi tader moto shundor decoration thakto, tobe bujhe pawa jeto, kintu ei thalar shob jinish to kalo ronger!
“Apnader chief chef-ke dako!” Wang Tu malik-er moto table thukre bolen.
Malikra shobai bhuru kuchkelen, eta to nijei mrittu-ke daka, tader nijosho sthaner jonno, tader chief chef-ke shomman kora uchit.
Keu kokhono chief chef-er shokti ke proshno korar shahosh pay ni.
Waitor-ti thakto pore, hashimukhe bolen, “Amader chief chef……”
“Bujhte paren ni? Apnader chief chef-ke beriye ashte bolo!”
Wang Tu-r mukhe raag chhilo, waitor-ke badhy kore chief chef-ke khabor dite pathate holo.
“An shongbad, apnar bodyguard-er shahosh to kom noy, chief chef-keo dakte perechhe.”
An Qianqian-er mukhe ekta tuchcho hashi chhilo, e-rokom manush-er shahosh shudhu beshi noy, borong o-shombhob shahoshi.
Khub shighroi, ekjon chef-er topi pora purush bhetore chole elen, tar mukheo raag chhilo, shorashi Wang Tu-r dike takalen.
“Apni amar kothake proshno korar shahosh korechhen?”
“Ami Beijing-er top medical school theke PhD upadhi niye pass korechhi, ebong keu keu amake Jiangnan-er prothom aushodhi khabarer bekti bole.”
Chief chef-ti ekta hashi diye, obohela kore bolen, “Apnar dewa aushodhi recipe-te, shei koye-ek tola aushodhi upadan proyojon chhilo na, tai ami apnar jonno ta noshto korini.”
“Shei malikder table-er aushodhi khabar-gulo, shob-i amar hater toiri, aushodhi gun shomponno, keu kokhono amake proshno korar shahosh kore ni.”
An Qianqian-er chamoch-ti hawa-te jhulchhe, tini ekhono ta khabar shahosh pelen ni.
“Apni jodi etoi guni hon, tobe ektu bhalo kore bhabun, ami shei malikder jonno je aushodhi khabar toiri korechhi, sheta kemon?”
Shei aushodhi khabarer kothay, malikrao tar proshongsha korchhen.
Eta to rong, gondho, shwad shob-i royechhe, ebong aushodhi gun-o khubi bhalo, khoti-grasto organ-gulo shushtho korte pare.
Keu jodi bole kharap, tobe tara prothomei tar shathe larai korbe!
Dekha gelo Wang Tu tar dike ekti bar takiye, kono bhab-bhangima chara bolen,
“Kichu nohor aborjonar sthup.”