Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 130 Four dishes and one soup

Du Shaojie understood as soon as he heard it, Huang Yicheng must be among the people who came.

Huang Yicheng is the kind of person who sticks to his principles, and Yao Liwen didn't dare to make the feast too lavish, in case he did the wrong thing with good intentions and got scolded.

However, we cannot be too careless, so this requires the two master chefs to work together to find a solution.

"This is easy to handle. We'll just do business as usual. Four dishes and one soup should be fine, right? As for the dishes, I can think of a beef stew. Master Dong, you can think of one too."

Du Shaojie felt that it was impossible to have "both". Instead of struggling with this, he would rather follow the standards.

However, the same four dishes have their own particularities, and the word "affordable" reveals the essence. In summary, it is to make sure that the leaders are well fed and have nothing to complain about.

The first thing he thought of was [Beef Stew], and after saying it, he looked at Dong Yunxian.

"Well, I can make a [Sour Fish], a [Big Plate Chicken], a [Vegetarian Mixed Vegetables], and finally a [Seaweed Egg Drop Soup]. What do you think?"

As expected of the chef of Hongchunyuan Hotel, Dong Yunxian quickly prepared four dishes and a soup.

When Yao Liwen heard it, he thought it was very good.

Seeing that Du Shaojie had no objection, he made a decision immediately:
"That's it! Master Dong, Master Du, hurry up and get ready. Also, normal work cannot be delayed."

The kitchen immediately became busy. Regardless of other things, the first thing to do was to prepare all the ingredients.

Du Shaojie and Dong Yunxian discussed it and decided that Du Shaojie would make [Beef Stew] and [Big Plate Chicken], while Dong Yunxian would make [Sour Fish], [Vegetarian Mixed] and [Nori Egg Drop Soup].

It just so happened that Du Shaojie would take care of the big plate chicken for lunch to save trouble.

About twenty minutes later, the bureau leaders headed by Chen Jizhou arrived at Guangyuan Hotel.

After entering the door, they went straight to the Chinese restaurant. Wang Xuejun led the way in front, and Yao Liwen followed behind Chen Jizhou so that they could answer the leader's questions at any time.

"Manager Yao, let's go to the kitchen first."

Chen Jizhou saw that some guests had already arrived in the lobby and the hygiene conditions were obvious at a glance, so he did not disturb others from eating.

So he suggested going to the kitchen first, and naturally others would not object.

"Okay, but it's lunchtime now, so please follow me and change into your work clothes."

The management of Guangyuan Hotel is benchmarked against Kunlun Hotel in all aspects, and this is not just talk.

The fact that Yao Liwen could stick to his principles was actually a plus in the eyes of Chen Jizhou and others, so they happily knelt down and asked him to change into work clothes before going into the kitchen.

At this time, Du Shaojie was frying [Big Plate Chicken], while Dong Yunxian and Sanzao were working together to prepare the dishes ordered by the guests.

The kitchen is full of smoke, but it looks clean and tidy, and various materials are stacked in an orderly manner.

Du Shaojie prepared a pot of [Big Plate Chicken] and poured it into a basin. A cook immediately brought it to the front. Customers who came early were already queuing up. They had already paid and could pick up their meals with their tickets.

When Du Shaojie saw Chen Jizhou and his group, he greeted everyone one by one and continued to cook another pot of [Da Pan Chicken].

It was a busy time now and he didn't even have time to say hello.

Chen Jizhou nodded, and the group checked the environmental hygiene and food quality of the kitchen and listened to Yao Liwen's report.

Then they left the kitchen and changed back into their clothes.

In the lobby, Chen Jizhou noticed that many people only bought a serving of [Big Plate Chicken] and belt noodles.

"That's the taste! I came here once a few days ago and always felt that the taste was a little off, but now this taste is back again."

"Maybe the chef changed before? Every chef has a different cooking method. If the chef changes, the taste will be different."

After hearing the discussions of several guests, Chen Jizhou became thoughtful.

After checking all the work in the Chinese restaurant, they went to the housekeeping department.

Yao Liwen winked at Wang Xuejun and told him to quickly arrange lunch. Wang Xuejun understood and quietly returned to the restaurant.

Du Shaojie and Dong Yunxian received the notice and started to prepare working meals for the leaders. These four dishes were prepared separately, just in time for everyone to make their own specialties.

After Chen Jizhou and others finished checking the work of the housekeeping department, Yao Liwen led them directly to a private room.

"Manager Yao, let me be frank. If you dare to drag us along for a feast, I will deal with you immediately."

Huang Yicheng had a sullen face as he entered the private room, and he rebuked Yao Liwen as soon as he sat down.

Chen Jizhou glanced at Huang Yicheng with some dissatisfaction, meaning, the food hasn't been served yet? Why are you so anxious to draw conclusions?
But they couldn't say anything in front of Yao Liwen, so they could only wave their hands and signaled to serve the food quickly. They were all busy people, who had time to waste on trivial matters?

Yao Liwen almost didn't get off the stage, so he took this opportunity to go to the kitchen himself.

Soon, four dishes and a soup were served on the table. Chen Jizhou and Zhai Yucheng looked at each other, their eyes almost popped out, they had never seen such large portions of dishes.

The four dishes were served in small bowls, and the portion of one dish was several times larger than a normal dish.

"Manager Yao really follows the rules!"

Chen Jizhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he could understand the other party's approach. With so many people coming, four dishes and a soup wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps between their teeth, but if a large table of dishes were prepared, it would definitely cause trouble. Huang Yicheng wanted to take advantage of the situation before, so if he did that, wouldn't he be handing the handle of the knife to others?
I don’t know whose idea it was, but no matter what, it finally solved a difficult problem.

The staple food is steamed buns. Everyone is not polite and starts eating with a bowl of soup and a steamed bun.

"This [Big Plate Chicken] is very satisfying to eat, and the [Beef Stew] is just the right amount of soft and hard, and tastes very fragrant. And this [Sour Cabbage Fish] is very authentic. Master Dong's reputation is well-deserved."

Zhai Yucheng is a chatterbox and gave on-the-spot comments while eating.

Chen Jizhou was very thoughtful, and he dared not say anything else, but [Big Plate Chicken] was definitely made by Du Shaojie. If his guess was correct, then this little Du's progress was too scary, right?
When he and Zhai Yucheng were on the farm, Du Shaojie's cooking skills were far inferior to what they are now.

At this time, Yao Liwen appeared again at the right time.

"Dear leaders, we dare not break the rules. We can only arrange four dishes and one soup for the working meal. Please forgive us."

When Chen Jizhou and others heard this, they almost couldn't hold back their laughter.

This old Yao is quite vindictive. He was scolded by Huang Yicheng for no reason before, so he took the opportunity to embarrass him.

"Sweet words and flattering expressions! Not only are the four dishes and one soup of yours large enough to fill you up, but they also include chicken, fish, and beef. Yao Liwen, dare you say that you are not taking advantage of a loophole in the regulations?"

Huang Yicheng snorted coldly and spoke bluntly.

He was right. Yao Liwen was indeed being clever in the reception.

"Okay, Lao Huang, as long as you don't break the rules, you won't make a mistake. Manager Yao, don't just stand there like an idiot. Tell us who made these dishes."

Chen Jizhou has gradually lost his patience with Huang Yicheng. It is certainly right to stick to principles, but if he gets too entangled in some details, he will fall into the dilemma of picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons.

But in order to maintain superficial unity, Chen Jizhou decisively changed the subject.

"[Beef stew] and [Big plate chicken] were prepared by Chef Du. Although Chef Du is young, his skills are already comparable to those of a master chef. The other two dishes and one soup were prepared by Chef Dong. Are you satisfied with the food?"

Yao Liwen answered the director's questions and deliberately said a good word for Du Shaojie.

When everyone heard this, the expressions on their faces suddenly became interesting.

If Yao Liwen hadn't said it himself, no one would have been able to tell which dish was made by Du Shaojie and which was made by Dong Yunxian.

"The dishes are well cooked, especially Xiao Du's professional skills have improved a lot, which deserves praise. By the way, Manager Yao, how is Xiao Du's performance in the competition? I've been quite busy recently and haven't had time to ask about this."

Chen Jizhou was very happy, but did not show it.

He was happy to see Du Shaojie's progress, and then he changed the subject and asked about the competition.

Yao Liwen reported everything in detail, and Chen Jizhou nodded with satisfaction: "You need to support him more! You should reduce Xiao Du's workload and let him play well."

After finishing their meal, Chen Jizhou and others left Guangyuan Hotel.

Yao Liwen finally breathed a sigh of relief and went to the kitchen to praise Dong Yunxian and Du Shaojie.

Before the Spring Festival.

Du Shaojie saw Liao Yongxin and Qi Yan's family off, and then began to prepare New Year's goods.

This year he can have three full days off for the Chinese New Year and does not need to be on duty.

He thought that after preparing the New Year's goods, he could wait for the New Year peacefully, but who knew that he would be so busy during the period before the New Year.

There was nothing to do at work, the main issues came from Su Dapeng, Zhao Dajun, Wang Liwen and others, and even Liang Meiqin's family. They all asked Du Shaojie to help make [Dezhou Braised Chicken], not to eat it themselves, but mainly to give it to others.

Sending delicious food near the Chinese New Year has a great effect.

Du Shaojie calculated that he had made at least one hundred pieces of Dezhou Braised Chicken during the period before the New Year.

Of course, in addition to processing for others, he also kept some for himself.

Chen Jizhou, Zhai Yucheng and others had to send some, and Principal Mao also had to send two, so they were busy until New Year's Eve.

"Mom. I'm going to go out for a while and will be back later."

On New Year's Eve, Wang Liwen was on duty at the hospital.

Although the hospital has its own logistics services, I don’t know how the food tastes, but it certainly isn’t too fancy.

Du Shaojie had New Year’s Eve dinner with his family, then rode his bike straight to the People’s Hospital carrying several lunch boxes.

The dishes in the lunch boxes were what he had left in advance when he was cooking. They were all Wang Liwen's favorite dishes, and they filled four lunch boxes in total.

Wang Liwen almost cried when she saw Du Shaojie coming to deliver food.

To be honest, single people have no human rights. During the Chinese New Year shifts, especially on New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month, hospitals try to arrange for single employees to work so that doctors and nurses with families can reunite with their families.

"Sister Liwen, please stop pretending. Don't I know you? You've long been used to spending the New Year alone away from home. The food is a little cold. Is there a place where we can heat it up?"

Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile. Wang Liwen had been through so many things, and her heart had been trained to be extremely strong. How could she really cry for such a small thing?
No, she was pretending.

(End of this chapter)