Back to the Red Age

Chapter 9: A blockbuster, an extra father
"Master Zhang, do you have a problem with me?" Cai Yong was smiling but his heart was in pain. The two chefs in Fengze Garden were fighting, but they were the ones who suffered the most. It was hard to offend either party, so being caught in the middle was the most painful thing. It’s getting angry.

"Master Cai, you have been coming to Fengze Garden for some time, right?"

"It's been seven years. I wonder what Master Zhang meant by asking?"

"Just chatting casually. That Xiao Qin has followed your path, right? Master Cai should know his background, right? Let's chat?"

It turned out that it was because of this that Cai Yong breathed a sigh of relief, "There is nothing to hide about Xiao Qin. He is the brother of my senior apprentice. Because he has some talents, he came up with the idea of ​​entering Fengze Garden. I just helped guide him. There was a line, and no one else participated.”

Anyway, these things about Qin Ming can be known by just asking, so Cai Yong did not hide it. He followed the rules throughout the whole process. Now that Qin Ming has become Lin Guodong's apprentice, it can only prove that he himself has this destiny.

"Is that so? So how does the food he cooks taste? Master Cai must still remember it, right?" Zhang Weiyong's eyes were burning, and he kept studying Cai Yong's expression to judge how true or false his words were.

"Not bad, a bit Lu style." This is also what Cai Yong is confused about. Qin Ming's food is not the best. There are many people who are even better than him. To say that they can do it well, that is He is a knife master, but no matter how you look at it, he should be a disciple of Zhang Weiyong instead of directly embracing Sichuan cuisine.

"Unfortunately, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." Seeing that he understood the situation almost, Zhang Weiyong ended the conversation and put a food stamp into Cai Yong's hand. "Master Cai didn't come here just now, right?"

"I've been in the material library." Cai Yong's expression didn't change. He was already familiar with Zhang Weiyong and Lin Guodong's tricks.

Zhang Weiyong left satisfied.

"It seems that he is just a junior with some skills, wasting a quota in vain. This Lin Guodong is really getting better and better."

Shaking his head, he had to work harder. It would be very interesting if he could use this month to drive Lin Guodong out of Fengze Garden.

"Hurry up, let's cook the main course today, get your spirits up..."

With Zhang Weiyong's roar, the kitchen became busy in an instant. On the contrary, Qin Ming and the others were more relaxed. The main dishes were handed over, and how many side dishes and snacks could be used, so everyone was looking at Qin Ming at the moment. Cut vegetables.

"Junior brother, my sword skills are really good. No wonder Master often scolds me."

"It must be Master's keen eye and discernment that discovered this little junior brother, this pearl in the ocean."

"Okay, stop flattering, Xiaoliu, come here, let's make garlic white pork today."

Lin Guodong had already seen Qin Ming's knife skills, so he asked him to stop what he was doing and learn cooking from him. Zhou Yi and Liu Hai looked at each other. It seemed that their master really liked this junior brother.

"Fourth Senior Brother, tell me, what is the strength of Junior Brother? Why is it that Master treats him better than his own son?"

"What are you talking about? Master is not allowed to have more sons?"

"Hiss..." The two people who were talking about the train widened their eyes. Could this little junior brother be the master's illegitimate son?
Lin Guodong still didn't know that the two villains were orchestrating him behind his back. At this moment, he was concentrating on teaching Qin Ming how to make white pork with garlic paste. This dish is considered a classic representative of cold dishes in Sichuan cuisine.

"This is how it is done, come and try it." Lin Guodong gave up his position to Qin Ming.

"Okay Master." Lin Guodong was really relieved that he was allowed to make such a dish for the first time, but Qin Ming was not worried because the recipe for this dish was in his mind.

Cook meat, cut meat...

Lin Guodong watched Qin Ming's every move. The more he watched, the more frightened he became, and the more he watched, the more joyful he became.

"It seems that what Guo Dali said when he was drunk is true. Qin Ming, this kid, really has a photographic memory. Let's not talk about the taste of this garlic white meat. With its appearance, it already has seven or eight points of my skill. What's more? I just read the results once, and if I teach him well, over time, it is possible for Qin Ming to become a first-class chef."

"Okay, Master, please taste." The cooked white meat with garlic paste was placed quietly on the stove. The smell of garlic paste and spices were stimulated by the hot oil, exuding a strong aroma. The people in the kitchen were confused by the aroma, and held their hands While he was working, his eyes were already flying over. As Lin Guodong's apprentices, Zhou Yi and Liu Hai ran directly over.

"Master, your cooking skills have improved again. This white meat with garlic paste is more fragrant than before. It is delicious at first glance."

Liu Hai didn't know that this dish was made by Qin Ming, and the flattery slapped Ma's leg. Lin Guodong glared at him with an unkind expression, then picked up the chopsticks and picked out a piece of meat as thin as a cicada's wings.

After a while, he put down his chopsticks and called everyone else in the kitchen who was pretending to be busy.

"Come and taste."

It seemed from his expression that he was not very happy. After hearing this, everyone could only bite the bullet and step forward one by one.

"Fresh, so fresh."

"The garlic flavor is strong, and it's not overpowering or overpowering. It's authentic."

"The meat is cooked just right, fat but not greasy, and doesn't have any smell at all."

……

Although it is so delicious, Master Lin is still not satisfied, with a bitter look on his face. These chefs have really high requirements for cooking skills.Everyone didn't care that there were so many people and feasted one after another.

It happened that someone ordered white pork with garlic paste at this time, and everyone looked at Lin Guodong.

"What do you want me to do? Go to work, Xiaoliu, I'll do the cooking. Xiaowu, you clean the kitchen today."

"Ah?" Liu Hai was dumbfounded, but Lin Guodong didn't explain anything and walked out after speaking.

"Senior brother, what did I do wrong? Why can my junior brother cook on the stove just after he arrived, and the master still wants to punish me?" Liu Hai pulled Zhou Yi to cry for injustice. Zhou Yi had a headache on his face, and at the same time he was very curious in his heart. Lin Guodong ordered the dishes Leave it to Qin Ming, aren't you afraid that he will smash the Fengzeyuan sign?

"Um, Fifth Senior Brother, the garlic white meat you just ate was made by me. I guess Master is quite satisfied with it, so he let me have it?"

……

The kitchen was silent.

Liu Hai and Zhou Yi looked at each other.

bingo.

The younger brother is the master's illegitimate son.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain why he was able to cook such delicious dishes as soon as he passed the exam.

This can't be accomplished within ten years or so.

Moreover, the dishes cooked are the dishes newly researched by the master. Apart from father and son, they will not cook it for anyone else!

After thinking about this, Liu Hai looked like a concubine, and he finally understood why he was punished.

But how could you blame him?

It is clear that the master is not authentic.

"Master, Master, if you want to take care of your son, you should communicate with us secretly. I have been tricked by you."

……

"Manager Li, I want to tell you about Qin Ming's treatment. He is now able to work on the stove and cannot be counted as an apprentice." Lin Guodong came directly to Li Jianguo, which shocked Li Jianguo. "Master Lin, Are you serious?"

Can an apprentice who has just passed the exam get a job?What a fuss!

"You'd better go and see for yourself." Lin Guodong rubbed his eyebrows. He just wanted to test Qin Ming and see how talented he was. Who knew that this little guy would give him such a big surprise? Apart from anything else, the dish just now was better than his.

The apprentice was stronger than his master, and he also deliberately understood Qin Ming's growth environment, knowing that he had never had the opportunity to be exposed to it before, so he became more and more convinced of Qin Ming's talent.

Although Lin Guodong had been explaining this to himself, Li Jianguo didn't believe it at all until he came to the kitchen and saw the plate of white pork with garlic paste made by Qin Ming himself.

"Gudong"

Li Jianguo couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva and resisted the urge to grab the plate. Li Jianguo asked the staff to take the dishes out to the customers first, and then looked at Qin Ming with a smile on his face, "Master Qin, let's Let’s talk about wages. What do you think about giving you 28 yuan a month?”

The current apprenticeship is 18 a month, and Li Jianguo was offered ten yuan at once. This salary is almost as good as that of an eighth-level chef.

Qin Ming glanced at Lin Guodong and saw that he was looking at him with a smile, and knew that he had to take credit for this, "Thank you so much, Manager Li."

"That's right. Our Fengze Garden is a place that values ​​talents. With Master Lin's guidance, I believe that Master Qin will soon be an eighth-level chef." Li Jianguo patted Qin Ming's shoulder and left with satisfaction. kitchen.

Cold dishes are the shortcomings of Fengzeyuan. Neither Zhang Weiyong nor Lin Guodong focus on this, so Fengzeyuan has never had any good sign in this area. He knows that Lin Guodong has been researching recently. Unexpectedly, there was a breakthrough.

But why the credit should be given to Qin Ming, a new apprentice, Li Jianguo couldn't understand. He heard that Lin Guodong had accepted Qin Ming as his apprentice, maybe to build momentum for this new disciple?

Apart from this, Li Jianguo could not think of anything else, but these things were not within the scope of his consideration as a public manager.He is the public manager of the hotel. For Lin Guodong's sake, he has given him the highest treatment, but no more will be lost unless Qin Ming can pass the eighth-level chef exam, but an apprentice who has just passed the exam has come in. , even if he respectfully calls him master, it will not be that easy to pass the eighth-level chef examination. However, Lin Guodong seems to value this disciple very much, and it should be easier with him taking care of him.

But this is a matter for the kitchen. As long as they don't delay the operation of Fengze Garden, Li Jianguo will not interfere. The next thing he has to consider is how to build momentum for this side dish, turn it into a signature, and then take advantage of the momentum to sell it to several major restaurants. After all, as the manager of Fengze Garden, he can know more secrets. For example, every year for the state banquet, they will recruit several side dishes and snacks from outside. If Fengze Garden can send in this white meat with garlic paste, then the entire Fengzeyuan will rise with the rising tide.

But this is not an easy matter. It involves snatching food from other people's mouths. You can imagine how difficult it is, and it also involves many relationships that need to be dealt with. So he will be very busy next. Not only must he deal with this first The dish has been promoted to the point where everyone in Sijiu City is well-known, and preparations have to be made for this...

(End of this chapter)