Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 106 Simulated Chef Skills Competition

After Director Cai came over to announce the start of the banquet, the two of them cooperated well and cooked the dishes at different times, taking turns to cook one dish each, and finished the banquet in normal intervals.

The guests were surprised by the [Daqian Dry-fried Fish] made by Du Shaojie. To be honest, he never expected to have such authentic hometown flavor in this remote northwestern city.

Liao Yongxin's boiled beef was also excellent, and the other dishes also maintained a high standard.

"Lao Luo, where did you hire this chef from? His level is incredible! Why don't you just come with me to Beijing? There's a bigger stage over there. You can practice and become a famous chef."

The guest was so satisfied with the meal that he couldn't help but make a joke.

"Haha, you ate a dish that suits your taste, but even the chef wants to poach you! Maybe you don't know, but there are two chefs cooking today, one old and one young. It's really not worth your effort."

Director Luo couldn't help but laugh, and then responded with a smile.

The guest was stunned when he heard this. He really couldn't taste the difference between the dishes. They were all very authentic and genuine. According to Lao Luo, could these two people be from the same school?

Of course, this was just a small episode. The meal was a great success for both the host and the guests, and Director Luo’s efforts were not in vain.

After Du Shaojie and Liao Yongxin finished their work, they ate something and left. Director Cai didn't need to send a car to take them there today, because they both rode bicycles.

As before, Director Cai gave the two people a bag of things and a large envelope before leaving.

Of course there was no money, but there were some tickets in the envelope, such as tobacco and alcohol tickets, industrial coupons, national food coupons, cloth coupons and so on.

"Hehe, this is a special treat for us since the Chinese New Year is coming soon. I'm going back to my hometown to visit my relatives in a few days, and I was wondering what to bring with me. Now I have everything!"

On the way, Liao Yongxin took a look at the contents of the envelope and quickly packed it up.

He never wastes his annual home visit leave, and he can use it to buy things these days.

"Master Liao, what's the number of your ticket? I'll see if I can come back to see you off when the time comes."

Du Shaojie was also very happy. When he heard that Liao Yongxin was going back to his hometown to visit his relatives, he thought of seeing him off.

"No need! I have company on the road this time, so don't worry about it, kid."

Liao Yongxin waved his hand, and separated from Du Shaojie at the next intersection, and went back to their respective homes.

Du Shaojie opened the bag after entering the house and checked it. Inside was a bag of White Rabbit milk candy, a bag of black fungus, a bag of dried chrysanthemums, and some melon seeds and peanuts.

A full bag weighs almost 10 kilograms.

He knew very well that these things, plus the various tickets in the envelope, were the New Year's goods that others helped him buy. Speaking of which, Director Luo and Director Cai were quite nice to people, provided that they could respect him.

After resting for a while, he quickly checked today's harvest.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Level 3 Chef]

【Current works: Dry-fried fish, sweet and sour pork tenderloin】

【Overall evaluation: Medium, Medium】

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (80 hours)]

[Rewards: carp (4 kg), hairtail (4 kg), simulation training time (80 hours)]

[Special reward: Enable simulation training (advanced) function]

Note 1: If you have 10 works that have received a comprehensive evaluation (medium or above), a special reward will be triggered. The simulation training function has a time limit, which can be obtained from the rewards for works (medium or above).

Note 2: Entering a simulated training scenario does not consume real time and there are no restrictions on the training content that can be selected.

Note 3: Advanced simulation training has on-site evaluation, and master chefs (technicians) will provide on-site guidance and answer various questions raised by bound chefs.

Note 4: Those who are eligible to participate in the simulated chef skills competition (level , , and chef groups) will be disqualified from the evaluation and rewards for dishes with an overall evaluation of "medium" or below.

Note 5: The duration of the simulated chef skills competition and the simulated training can be used interchangeably.

Note 6: (Preview) When you have 10 works that receive a comprehensive evaluation (upper and lower), a special reward will be triggered, and the [Simulation Training] (Special) function will be enabled, allowing you to participate in the Simulation Chef Skills Competition (Special , , Chef Groups). Please keep working hard!

When the light curtain is opened, a large amount of information comes flooding in, making it dizzying.

The information this time was indeed huge, and it took Du Shaojie quite a while to digest it.

First of all, he has successfully achieved a new achievement and gathered all the prerequisites to trigger the special achievement. Currently, he has the following dishes that have received an overall rating of "medium":

[Dry-fried fish], [Stir-fried lamb with green onions], [Spicy and sour shredded potatoes], [Big plate chicken], [Dezhou braised chicken], [Braised pork], [Beef stew], [Sour cabbage and pork intestines], [Stir-fried kidney (Stir-fried pork liver)], and [Sweet and sour pork tenderloin].

It is not easy to achieve this achievement. Just look at his cumulative simulation time.

【Duration: 160 hours\1740 hours】

Secondly, if you successfully activate the [Simulation Training (Advanced)] function, you will have the guidance and instruction of a master (technician) chef, who can also answer your questions.

This is amazing. Du Shaojie will have many masters who will teach him selflessly. But something happened that made him unhappy. The system ruthlessly cancelled the evaluation and rewards for dishes with a comprehensive evaluation below "medium", which actually raised the threshold for "entering the mainstream". The lowest threshold is the level of "medium" comprehensive evaluation.

Perhaps it is to motivate him to keep fighting. Anyway, if he wants to get rewards and time, he can't just sit there and do nothing.

In addition, after successfully opening the [Simulation Training (Advanced)] function, there is an additional sub-function of "Simulation Chef Skills Competition". This makes Du Shaojie very excited. This is like the difference between a stand-alone game and an online game, which is more challenging.

Since the duration of the simulated chef competition and the simulated training can be used interchangeably, the problem of time constraints can be alleviated.

"It's a long road, and the road ahead is still long!"

As the excitement wore off, Du Shaojie felt that he had a new goal.

In the evening, he cooked a bowl of noodles and ate it, then went to find Su Dapeng.

Su Dapeng said that he met Qi Yan's mother yesterday. Her mother said that Qi Yan did not take a holiday and was rehearsing a program at school. There was a very important art performance before the Spring Festival.

The two chatted for a while, and then Du Shaojie went home.

Early the next morning.

Du Shaojie went to the bureau. There happened to be a shuttle bus today, so he took it back to the farm.

Two days later, Director Wu and several leaders of the bureau suddenly came to inspect the work, making Zhao Dajun and others busy and flustered.

Du Shaojie prepared a table of dishes according to Zhao Dajun's request, but no one showed up. He sent Li Guixiang to the field office to ask, and was told that the leaders were still in a meeting.

When the dishes were cold, Wu Mingde and others, accompanied by Zhao Dajun and Lin Zuo, walked into the private room.

The cafeteria could only quickly heat up the dishes. It was unrealistic to prepare a new table. On the one hand, there was not enough time, and on the other hand, there was no more ingredients prepared.

Fortunately, the leaders didn’t mind and left after eating and drinking their fill.

It was not until the afternoon that everyone realized that the previous meeting was to adjust the division of labor among the field leaders. Logistics (including the canteen) would be in charge of Lin Zuo in the future, which also included the output and allocation of vegetable greenhouses.

"Master Du, I'm afraid our future will be difficult."

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Qin Xiaomei muttered something to Du Shaojie.

She and Du Shaojie had long been labeled as "from Zhao Dajun's faction". Now that they were in Lin Zuo's hands, how could anything good happen to them?
"It's not that serious! We just need to do our job well and don't worry about other things."

Du Shaojie told Qin Xiaomei not to be nervous, as it was difficult for outsiders to interfere in the affairs of the cafeteria, and the two of them never cared about the incoming and outgoing supplies, so they had no handle for anyone to catch.

Anyway, I make a living by my skills, and someone who doesn't know anything about it won't be able to do the job.

The New Year is approaching, and according to the notice from my superiors, there will be three days off for this year's Spring Festival.

"The farm needs to arrange for duty. Du Shaojie, you will be on duty on the second day of the New Year. You are not allowed to take leave."

Lin Zuo called a meeting of the logistics staff and specifically asked Du Shaojie to be on duty on the second day of the New Year.

This is quite uncomfortable. If you go back to celebrate the New Year, you have to rush back on the first day of the New Year, otherwise you will miss the second day of the New Year. If you stay in the field for one day on the second day of the New Year, you will definitely not be able to go back on the third day of the New Year, because you will officially go to work on the fourth day of the New Year.

However, Du Shaojie didn't say anything. The other party's reasons were so high-sounding that there was nothing he could say.

He went home and discussed it with Wang Yuxiu, and finally decided to spend the New Year on the farm. Before the holiday, he went back to the city to buy everything he needed and brought it all over.

He has rice, flour and oil, but he needs to buy the rationed supplies for his family, and he can use some of the coupons he has.

So he brought a lot of things with him. If Su Dapeng hadn't helped him, he wouldn't have been able to take these things to the bureau and take a car.

Xiaomei and Xiaoya were very excited to celebrate the New Year outside for the first time. Du Shaojie had originally planned to visit some people for the New Year, but due to the special circumstances this year, he had to give up.

Compared to the whole family being able to happily spend the Spring Festival together, other things can be put aside for the time being.

"Xiao Jie, Dr. Wang is here alone, why don't you call her over to have New Year's Eve dinner together?"

Wang Yuxiu is a very kind person. Early in the morning on New Year's Eve, she asked Du Shaojie to invite Wang Liwen.

She understands that what a person fears most when he is away from home is the New Year and other holidays.

Du Shaojie had this idea in mind, but Wang Yuxiu spoke first. He then went to talk to Wang Liwen, and Wang Liwen agreed without even thinking about it.

Compared to matters of face, she is more afraid of loneliness.

Wang Liwen moved all the New Year's goods she had prepared in advance. Her level is administrative level 19, and her monthly salary is 78 yuan, which is much higher than Du Shaojie's.

In the evening, Du Shaojie showed off his cooking skills and cooked a table full of dishes.

During the Chinese New Year, it is a tradition for Chinese people to not skimp on the meal and try to make it as sumptuous as possible, regardless of whether they are rich or poor.

After dinner, Wang Liwen helped Xiaomei clean up the mess, and then went outside the yard to set off firecrackers. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, and Du Shaojie felt that this was the flavor of the New Year, and it was an indelible childhood memory for Xiaomei and Xiaoya.

(End of this chapter)