The boss cooks, and the bankrupt company opens a state banquet restaurant

Chapter 66 Lost to that touch of charm~
  After handling the fish, the two men's movements were almost eerily the same.

All is done by sprinkling refined salt on the fish body, and then placing sliced ​​mushrooms and cooked ham on top of the fish body.

Winter bamboo shoots are set on both sides of the fish, and finally green onions, ginger and Shaoxing wine are added, and placed in a steamer with boiling water.

While steaming the fish, Lu Yongliang still couldn't resist his curiosity, "Boss Su, what's the point of steaming two fish at once?"

Su Chen shrugged, "I can't tell. But I think it will be better this way. You will know after you try it."

"Haha!" Lu Yongliang laughed.

It’s not Boss Su’s fault. After all, it’s the first time we meet, so who can casually reveal his own unique skills?
  But Lu Yongliang has already seen the whole process of Su Chen making this fish, if it is really delicious by then.

The old man put away his smile and looked at Su Chen.

‘If it’s really more delicious than what I cook, it would be a beautiful thing to add Su Chen to the “Wuchang Fish Recipe”! ’

Lu Yongliang’s little Jiujiu Su Chen doesn’t know.

The time for the first fish came quickly. Su Chen barely did any knife work on this fish. After fifteen minutes of steaming, a layer of fish juice appeared at the bottom of the plate.

"Old man, I'll take action first!"

"Oh?" Lu Yongliang looked more and more curious.

Logically speaking, this steamed fish can be fried directly with the steamed fish juice to make the sauce. Why did Boss Su take off his pants and fart!

There is nothing to say about the process of frying the ingredients, and there is nothing that Lu Yongliang finds too amazing.

Make a base of lard, use the steamed fish soup and chicken stock to boil, then add MSG and chicken fat.

When steaming fish, the most taboo thing is to add indiscriminate condiments. Too many condiments will cover up the characteristics of the fish itself.

By the time Su Chen's sauce was cooked, fifteen minutes had passed, and Mr. Lu's fish was also steamed.

Using almost the same technique as Su Chen, they stir-fried the sauce at the bottom of the pot and poured the sauce onto the fish they cooked.

Finally, add a sprinkle of pepper.

"It's done!"

"All right!"

The two said at the same time.

"Oops!" Shang Mingke clapped his hands and applauded, "You two don't know. If you had covered your upper body just now and looked at the movements of your hands, you would definitely not be able to tell who is who. It was so exciting!"

Although there is a gap in the time between the two of them cooking, their actions are almost exactly the same!
  Shang Mingke has no doubt that if this were made into a video, it would definitely be a movie-level effect!
  "Try it?" Lu Yongliang handed the chopsticks to Su Chen.

"Don't you have a judge today?" Su Chen joked, "Mr. Shang, give it a try?"

This is what Shang Mingke was waiting for!

There seemed to be a little bit of embarrassment on his face, but he rubbed his hands together and took Uncle Lu's chopsticks, "Then I'd better obey you than be respectful!"

The first chopstick caught Lu Yongliang's steamed fish.

This open-tailed fish is especially suitable for eating after being modified with a knife. After the fish is steamed over high fire, only the belly is slightly connected.

With a gentle pinch of chopsticks, the fish fillets came off easily.

"Well"

Shang Mingke had already eaten a lot when he was in the cafeteria. There was no bonus of hunger when eating food when he was full.

But even so, after Shang Mingke took one piece, he immediately picked up another piece.

After eating three pieces of fish in succession, he said leisurely, "If there is a Wuchang fish in the world, Uncle Lu will win eight fights! There is nothing to say about this fish."

"What kind of evaluation is this?" Lu Yongliang said he was unhappy, but his face was filled with pride.

To say that this Shang Mingke is really not a rainbow fart, looking at the chef world across the country, Lu Yongliang would say that he is second in making Wuchang fish, but no one dares to stand up and say that he is first.

Except for Su Chen.

"I'll try it again!" Shang Mingke giggled and started eating again, but this time it was different from before.

When the fish fillet entered the mouth, Shang Mingke pursed his lips and felt it carefully.

"I must say that Boss Su's selection of ingredients is very good. When I was in the capital, I would often eat Wuchang fish, but most of them were artificially raised."

Su Chen smiled and said, "In order to help Mr. Ling receive you, I specially asked a few employees to go to Hubei Province. This fish was actually bought in Liangzi Lake."

"No wonder." Lu Yongliang said, "Half the battle is won if you choose the right ingredients for steamed fish. Thank you for your hard work, Boss Su."

Then he pointed to another portion and said, "Try this again."

"Yeah." Shang Mingke paused with the chopsticks in his hand.

Different from Lu Yongliang's knife modification, Su Chen's fish modification was a bit sloppy.

The two large pieces of fish meat on the bottom were so straight that they looked like fried flowers. Shang Mingke reluctantly picked up a piece of meat from the top and put it in his mouth.

"Huh? It feels exactly the same. Let me try it again!"

After taking another bite, I still didn't believe it, so I quickly went to take another bite from the fish, and repeated this several times.

Shang Mingke was very sure, "Uncle Lu, it tastes exactly the same to me."

"You're just going to let those crappy things in the capital make you useless!" Lu Yongliang said angrily, and then he took a bite of it himself.

He knew very well what the fish he cooked tasted like, so Lu Yongliang ate the fish meat cooked by Su Chen directly.

"Hey?" After one mouthful, Lu Yongliang felt a little curious.

Don't tell me, the taste is exactly the same as what he made himself!
  Lu Yongliang's eyes became admiring, "Okay, Boss Su, the key to steaming fish is the heat. You can control the heat, tsk!"

When it comes to heat, the first thing most people think of is stir-frying!
  In fact, the steaming temperature is the most difficult to master.

The steamer is below and covered by the steamer. To control the heat, you can only watch the steam coming out of the lid.

If the heat is too high, the fish will become old easily and the tender texture will be naturally lost. If the heat is too low, the fish will become soft easily and lose its refreshing feeling.

What really surprised Lu Yongliang was that Su Chen was able to master the steaming skill so well at this age.

"Is it hot?" Su Chen leaned on the table behind him, "Old man, you might as well take a few more bites."

In Su Chen's eyes, the two of them were in the same state as he was in the food training room.

It obviously tastes the same, but the ratings given by the system are different.

"Is there any other explanation?" Lu Yongliang didn't believe it.

"Eat some more and see." Su Chen still looks like he's convinced of you.

Lu Yongliang doubtfully took off his chopsticks again, this time eating his own.

"Ok?"

After just one sip, Lu Yongliang immediately noticed a slight difference.

"This is."

His expression became serious, and he eagerly took another bite of Su Chen's fish.

"Hey?"

Eat your own again.

"Tsk!"

Let’s eat Su Chen’s again!
  After eating it seven or eight times, Lu Yongliang put down his chopsticks and closed his eyes, making a "squeak" sound from time to time with his mouth.

Based on his appreciation of delicious food, he could clearly taste the difference between the two fish after several repetitions, but the looming yet imminent feeling was as elusive as a loach.

Every time I feel like I'm about to taste it, that feeling will disappear naturally.

Isn’t this too uncomfortable?
  Scratch!
  "Uncle Lu, do you really have an explanation?" Shang Mingke saw the old uncle scratching his head and ears and scratched his head, "I'll try it again!"

He still didn't believe it.

Even though the capital city is a food desert, there are so many restaurants in other places, so how can we eat it up?

Taking a bite of the fish on both sides, Shang Mingke followed his uncle's example and smacked his lips repeatedly before tasting again.

Of the two fish, after these two people repeated this several times, only half of them were left.

"Don't say it, Uncle Lu, I think I really tasted something!" Shang Mingke said with certainty after eating a few times.

"What did you taste?"

"Yours is still the same, definitely this one!" Shang Mingke gave a thumbs up, "Boss Su's is the one, it's a little different."

"What's the difference?" Lu Yongliang was almost dying of anxiety.

When did this kid learn to talk and gasp?
  "That's how I put it." Shang Mingke was highly educated and had a lot of words in his mind. He pondered for a while and then slowly said, "In terms of deliciousness, both of your fish are very delicious, and they are even different. It’s delicious!”

Nonsense, isn't this?
  "But Uncle Lu's fish lacks something compared to Boss Su's."

"what!"

Shang Mingke thought about it again and said with certainty, "It's missing that touch of charm."

"What the hell?" Lu Yongliang was confused.

Why is this so charming?

Eating a fish is not like visiting a brothel, so where does the style come from?
  "That's right." Shang Mingke also felt that this word was a bit inappropriate, but that's what he really thought. "When I eat your portion, I feel like I'm eating a very delicious fish. But when I eat Boss Su's portion, I feel I feel like I’m sitting by the river eating a delicious fish!”

This is a bit mysterious to say, but in fact Shang Mingke does feel this way.

Su Chen's portion made him feel fuller. When he tasted it for the first time, he didn't take it seriously and just thought it was delicious.

The second time he tasted it, he really felt it.     It feels like the river wind is whistling by, which is very beautiful.

Seeing how frustrated the old man was, Su Chen finally spoke.

"Flavor, right?"

The two of them looked over at the same time, and the thorn in their hearts just now seemed to be completely released when Su Chen said this!
  "Yes, yes! This is a good word, it means flavor. The fish cooked by Uncle Lu lacked a touch of flavor." Shang Mingke clapped his hands.

Lu Yongliang thought to himself, "Yes. That seems to be the case. The flavor is really mysterious."

This kind of thing is just unclear.

Just like many people always use "mother's taste" to describe a certain dish, that taste is actually the flavor.

Even with the exact same ingredients and the same preparation techniques, the dishes my mother cooks are always slightly more delicious than those cooked by others.

Except Ling Shuyu’s mother.

This time, Lu Yongliang didn't care about relying on his elders, "Boss Su, tell me, how did you create this flavor?"

This wasn't really a secret, it was just a little extra thought. Su Chen didn't hide it.

"Using two fish is to ensure that the sauce can be poured on the fish as soon as it is steamed."

"You mean, when I was frying the sauce, the steamed fish started to lose its flavor when it was put aside?" Lu Yongliang is indeed the number one person in Hubei cuisine, and he instantly understood what Su Chen was talking about.

"This is one. The second is that although my modified knife is a bit ugly, it can make the fish escape from the bottom of the plate as much as possible."

The old man suddenly realized, "You mean, the moisture in the plate must be separated during the steaming process, otherwise in the next few minutes, the fish will be soaked in water and the flavor of the meat will be lost?"

Su Chen nodded silently.

Who is this old man? Just by saying it casually, he can immediately think of the deeper reasons!

You know, for this point, I spent nearly six hours in the food practice room thinking hard, plus constantly making and tasting it over and over before I came up with it!
  "Boss Su, can I ask one last question?"

"Excuse me."

Lu Yongliang took a deep breath, "May I ask, where do you study from?"

He really didn't believe that Hubei cuisine could have such exquisite skills.

Su Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Old man, I just follow the recipe and add a little bit of my own thinking."

He didn't lie, he just concealed the existence of the practice room.

But the meaning of these words changed in Lu Yongliang's ears. This was because he was unwilling to disclose the existence of the master!

As the number one person in Hubei cuisine, Lu Yongliang has been trying to promote Hubei cuisine in recent years.

In order to bring Hubei cuisine into the national spotlight, he even suggested changing the name of 'E cuisine' to 'Chu cuisine'.

He is constantly adapting and revising various Hubei cuisine recipes. Logically speaking, at his age, he should have retired and enjoyed life long ago.

But he still accepted the invitation from the State Guesthouse and traveled thousands of miles to the north, just to make E cuisine more visible on big occasions.

And the steamed fish that he was so proud of was lost to a young man by such a chance. He didn't feel frustrated at all, that's what Lu Yongliang was thinking.

How can we trick Boss Su into going to Hubei Province?
  "Boss Su, this is my business card. If I have the chance, I would like to visit Master. Oh, by the way, does Boss Su have time recently? Hubei Province will hold a cooking exchange conference. If you can be there, this time The communication will definitely be more meaningful.”

Shang Mingke frowned slightly.

I haven’t heard of any exchange conferences.
  Could it be that the old man made this up temporarily in order to invite Boss Su?

Su Chen shook his head, "I can't leave during this period, and the company can't survive without me. If I have a chance in the future, I will visit you."

While speaking, he looked down at the business card.

[Professor of Hotel Management, Hubei Institute of Economics]

Hearing this, Lu Yongliang felt quite sorry, but this kind of thing cannot be forced, "In that case, I would like to thank Boss Su today!"

"It should be." Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Is this weird meal finally finished?

Originally, I was supposed to hide in the kitchen and work on it, and then the diners would show off their meal outside. After everyone finished eating, they slapped their butts and left.

As a result, the professor turned it into a cooking exchange and discussion, which made Su Chen really tired. Not only that, what Su Chen was really worried about was.

I am a bit overshadowed!
  The delicious customer this time is Ling Shuyu!

Since entering the canteen, these two distinguished guests have not spoken to Ling Shuyu at all. They have been talking to themselves the whole time, which is very embarrassing.

I don’t know what happened to Ling Shuyu’s plan.
  Seeing Su Chen's silence, Lu Yongliang greeted, "Xiao Ke, let's take a group photo together? This is a rare opportunity!"

"Okay." Shang Mingke took out his phone and pressed it twice. The assistant outside quickly came to the kitchen.

"Should you call Mr. Ling too?" Su Chen gave a friendly reminder.

I have been the protagonist for a long time, and it would be too rude not to call someone Ling Shuyu when taking a group photo.

Lu Yongliang was stunned for a moment, "Okay."

Su Chen then ran to the cafeteria and saw Ling Shuyu still sitting at the dining table, not knowing where to go. "Let's go, let's go. Your client wants to take a photo, hurry up!"

"Ah" Ling Shuyu has not yet recovered from the previous setback.

The plan failed and the world view collapsed. No one could understand this kind of blow.

Numbly, Su Chen dragged him into the kitchen. The four of them stood side by side. Lu Yongliang raised his head and glanced, "You are the boss, you have to stand here!"

He dragged Su Chen to the middle, with Shang Mingke and Ling Shuyu standing on the far sides.

Click!

A group photo of four people was taken by Assistant Zhang. In the picture, Su Chen smiled shyly, and Lu Yongliang beside him gave a thumbs up to his position.

Shang Mingke on the side is standing very upright, and Ling Shuyu on the other side looks a little cute outside of the situation.
  A few people exchanged pleasantries.

Shang Mingke and everyone were also preparing to leave.

Standing in the office and watching several people get into the car, Su Chen looked at the photo sent by Assistant Zhang on WeChat.

There is also a transfer of [-] yuan.

Note: Thank you for your reception today. Mr. Shang specially ordered this. Please be sure to accept it.

We even took a group photo together. Really, it would be nice if we walked around more.

Su Chen accepted this unexpected fortune without hesitation.

This wave of big orders is finally over, and now we can start counting the rewards!

But before taking stock of the rewards, Su Chen had to do one more thing.

Let’s take a nap first!
  I woke up early in the morning and worked hard until almost three o'clock, which was really tiring.

"I said these people came and went in a hurry. They didn't hear any movement of eating. Why is there nothing left in the restaurant except empty plates?"

"Never mind it, as long as you have the money. Oh, by the way, Zhang Li, has your deal with Mr. Ling been settled?"

Zhang Li picked her fingers and said, "No, Mr. Ling went straight back to the office after seeing everyone off and didn't say anything!"

Bai Xiaobo pouted, "If it's successful, the celebration party will have to be held in our company!"

Liu Shengnan nodded secretly with satisfaction. Xiaobai is getting better and better now, and everyone knows how to develop follow-up customer service.

"I finally finished my video! I posted three of them today~" He Shuting stretched herself, not knowing how busy her boss was because of her video.

ding dong~
  He Shuting's cell phone rang.

"Eh? Director Li?"

Zhang Li was very curious, "Director Li? Is that Director Li Mingtao?"

"Shu Ting!" Bai Xiaobo stood up suddenly, "It's not Director Li Mingtao, we don't know what you are talking about."

Bai Xiaobo added, "Since the guests have left, it's time for us to clean up the kitchen and dining room. We can't let Aunt Fang clean up by herself."

"Let's go." Liu Shengnan and He Shuting stood up immediately, and the three of them went to the cafeteria together. Xiao Bin was still writing questions in a separate conference room.

Zhang Li looked at the backs of the three people speechlessly, wondering why this was happening.

When he came to the cafeteria, Bai Xiaobo gritted his teeth and said, "You were almost exposed, you know!"

"What are you exposing me to?" He Shuting was really confused.

"Don't you understand this? Director Li is lurking in the other party's company to get us business. First he brought his employees over to us, and now he has taken such a big order for us. If you take Li The director has been exposed, who will give us such a big deal in the future?" Bai Xiaobo was really angry.

The last time Liu Shengnan reminded everyone that the customers seemed to be from the building across the street, Bai Xiaobo had taken it a step further.

The next day, after Li Mingtao checked in, he followed up and found that this guy had checked in in the building opposite again!
  Bai Xiaobo was ready to report it at that time, but he was busy and forgot about it that day. Later, Li Mingtao returned to the company and talked about the big order.

Bai Xiaobo was very glad that he did not report it. It turned out that he had misunderstood Director Li!

In order to protect Director Li, Bai Xiaobo hid the secret deep in his heart. As a result, He Shuting's stupid head almost leaked it just now.

How can one not be angry!

How not to be depressed!
  He Shuting was also unjustly accused, "How could I know so much?"

"Okay." Bai Xiaobo slapped his hands angrily, "What did you just say about Director Li?"

“Sent on WeChat!”

The two of them gathered in front of He Shuting's cell phone to look at it.

[Director Li: Shu Ting, is the boss here? I had something very urgent to report to him, but he ignored me when I sent him a WeChat message. 】

(End of this chapter)