Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Du Shaojie understood the ins and outs of this and of course would not make things difficult for Uncle Chai, so he immediately paid a month's rent.

Then he cleaned up a bit, Liang Meiqin and Uncle Chai also helped him, and soon he finished it. At this time, it was almost dinner time, Du Shaojie locked the door and took Liang Meiqin to the school to find Xiaomei.

They had dinner in the school cafeteria and returned to the hotel at around ten o'clock.

The next day.

Du Shaojie got up early to accompany Liang Meiqin for treatment. After leaving the hospital, the two took a car to the newly rented store.

"Mikoto, you rest here. I'll go buy groceries."

He then went to the market and bought 10 white-striped chickens, as well as spices, ingredients and condiments, as well as some other vegetables.

Back at the store, he began to make preparations.

"Shaojie, I hope my eyes get better soon, otherwise I can't help you."

"There's no need for your help, just take a rest. If you're bored, bring the tape recorder over tomorrow so you can listen to some songs."

Du Shaojie moved very quickly. He finished the work at hand while talking to Liang Meiqin.

Then start cooking the chicken and preparing the dipping sauce.

Near noon, the boiled chicken was ready.

"Meiqin, please keep an eye on it for me. If Uncle Chai comes, ask him to wait for me. I will pick up Xiaomei and come back soon."

Du Shaojie then went to the school and called Xiaomei, Wang Yan, Jiang Xiaoling and Liu Chuhong over.

For lunch, we had four dishes and one soup, including [Steamed Grouper], [Boiled Pork Slices], [Stir-fried Kidney and Liver], [Hakka Stir-fried Tofu], and [Chicken Soup Stewed with Wild Mushrooms].

As soon as the dishes were served, the wafting aroma whetted everyone's appetite, and several people were drooling.

Du Shaojie asked everyone to sit down, and then Uncle Chai came running over.

"Wow, it smells so good! Here, give me a boiled chicken."

As soon as Uncle Chai walked in, he saw several dishes on the table and immediately felt hungry.

Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile when he saw the other person's look, and he insisted that the other person sit down and eat.

Although the dishes he made were not many, the portions were large enough and he didn't care about adding an extra pair of chopsticks.

"You're such a great chef, every time I eat the food you cook, I can savor it for days."

Uncle Chai praised the dishes as he ate. Although he didn't dare to eat too much of the two spicy dishes, the taste left him with an endless aftertaste.

He only tasted a little and left some room for the boiled chicken when he returned home.

Then he paid, took the boiled chicken and ran back home. Soon, his old friends came and took one each, and all 10 chickens were sold out in no time.

"Brother Du, if you opened a restaurant in Yangcheng, it would be packed every day."

Jiang Xiaoling has long regarded Du Shaojie as her idol, and so have Wang Yan and Liu Chuhong.

They all knew that they were benefiting from Du Xiaomei, otherwise, they would not be able to eat the dishes cooked by Du Shaojie.

It’s the same in any industry. As long as you are one of the top few, you will be respected everywhere.

"Do you want to hear the truth? I'm not very good at Cantonese cuisine. I'm best at traditional Sichuan cuisine and Northwest local snacks."

Du Shaojie laughed and said modestly.

In fact, his cooking is no longer limited to a certain cuisine. As the saying goes, if you learn one thing, you can learn all. If he stays in Guangzhou for a year and learns seriously, no Cantonese dish will be difficult for him.

When Jiang Xiaoling heard what he said, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue.

She can't eat spicy food very well, but today's [Boiled Pork Slices] and [Stir-fried Kidney and Liver] were so delicious that she couldn't help but eat a few more bites. Now she feels her lips are swollen.

After dinner, Xiaomei and her roommate helped clean up the mess and then returned to school.

"Xiaomei, is the Mikoto-san you met today your brother's girlfriend?"

Jiang Xiaoling and others knew that Du Shaojie was not married, but they felt that Liang Meiqin had a special relationship with him, so they kept asking Du Xiaomei.

"Of course not. My brother said he doesn't want to date or get married right now."

Du Xiaomei looked at Jiang Xiaoling with a smile, she knew that this girl was a little moved, but the sister-in-law in her mind was Sister Yan Zi, or Sister Meiqin, how could it be this guy's turn.

Jiang Xiaoling's face turned red all of a sudden.

Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin closed the shop and went straight back to the hotel.

Today is not officially open for business, we will start doing serious business from tomorrow.

at night.

Du Shaojie took stock of today's gains. He was in particularly good shape today, so he gained a lot.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Special Level 3 Chef]

[Current works: Fried kidney and liver, Hakka stuffed tofu, boiled chicken]

[Overall evaluation: lingering fragrance]

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (6000 hours)] [Reward: Exchange Points (600 points), Simulated Training Duration (6000 hours)]

[Special Reward: Open the Task Release System]

【Task: Complete a work with a comprehensive evaluation of "the fragrance spreads ten miles away" within 30 days. 】

Note 1: Since the bound chef has 10 or more dishes that have received an overall evaluation of "leaving a good taste in the mouth", a special reward is triggered and the task release system is activated from now on.

Note 2: This task is not mandatory. If it is not completed within the specified time, the original reward will be halved.

Note 3: If you complete the task within the specified time, you will receive a one-time reward of 1000 exchange points and 5 working hours.

[Exchange points: 6518 points\6866 points]

【Duration: 31680 hours\102996 hours】

Today, three dishes received a comprehensive evaluation of "leaving a good taste in the mouth", and the time and redemption points increased a lot. In particular, the cumulative time exceeded the 10-hour mark for the first time, which shows that his achievements today are by no means accidental.

He was not surprised to trigger the special reward today.

He currently has 11 works that have received a comprehensive evaluation of "leaving a good taste in your mouth", namely:
[Da Qian dry-fried fish], [Scallion-fried sea cucumber], [Braised lamb], [Fish-flavored shredded pork], [Steamed abalone with vermicelli and garlic sauce], [Longjing shrimp], [Braised pork with abalone], [Boiled chicken], [Dezhou braised chicken], [Stir-fried kidney and liver], and [Hakka stuffed tofu].

After the system upgrade, there have actually been some significant changes. Generally speaking, the difficulty has increased and the rewards have increased.

For example, if the task released this time cannot be completed on time, then in the future, if dishes meet the comprehensive evaluation standards, the gifts and rewards will be halved.

This punishment is actually very severe. Who can bear to have their income reduced by half? It will definitely affect his cooking skills.

In fact, this is also a disguised form of supervision by the system to prevent chefs from becoming content with a small fortune and losing their motivation to make progress.

The one-time reward for completing the task on time is quite generous and very tempting.

Starting from the next day, Du Shaojie only made 10 boiled chickens every day. The most important thing for him now is to seek a breakthrough.

The lunch served today was [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] rice bowl, which he, Liang Meiqin, and Xiaomei also ate. Jiang Xiaoling and the others did not come, so they were embarrassed to come and eat for free every day.

Near noon, the 10 [boiled chickens] were quickly sold out.

Uncle Chai came late today. Most people rarely focus on eating the same dish continuously, but he is an exception.

"Sold out? Xiao Du, you're so disloyal. You didn't even leave one for me."

"Uncle Chai, how would I know you'd want to eat today? How about you try the [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] rice bowl I made?"

Du Shaojie felt very wronged. If you wanted someone to leave a [boiled chicken] for you, you should have given a heads-up in advance, otherwise who would have known?
Uncle Chai was a little disappointed, but he still bought two servings of [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] rice bowls and took them home for lunch.

Soon, twos and threes of old customers came in. Du Shaojie was well-known in this area, and although he had just started business, he was not short of customers.

"Where's the boiled chicken? Why is it sold out so quickly?"

Old customers were very dissatisfied, but since there was a new variety, everyone was still very considerate and paid for a few to take home and try.

Uncle Chai returned home, opened the rice bowl reluctantly, frowned and took a bite. He couldn't stop eating, and the dissatisfaction on his face disappeared immediately, and he looked intoxicated.

“Chef Du’s rice bowl is so delicious!”

His wife kept praising the dish as she ate it, saying that she had never expected that the most ordinary rice bowl could taste so amazing.

There was already a long line in front of Du Shaojie's shop, and all 30 dishes cooked earlier were sold out. Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin had no time to eat, one helped to pack the food, and the other helped to collect the money.

Although Liang Meiqin's eyesight was still very poor, she could still see clearly when she held the money close to it.

Du Shaojie had prepared a hundred portions of ingredients before, so he naturally wouldn't stir-fry them in one pot. Wouldn't that make it a big pot dish?

I saw him swung the ladle in his right hand at such a speed that you could see the afterimage. The ladle flew up and down, sparks flew from the iron pot, and he fried one pot after another.

All 100 rice bowls prepared were sold out.

"Sorry, we're all sold out today. Please come early tomorrow."

Du Shaojie looked at the empty chopping board and had to announce the end of lunch.

The customers who didn’t buy the dishes were very disappointed. Most of them were nearby neighbors. They knew that the chef was just a temporary guest and didn’t have any complaints.

If this happened in another store, wouldn’t the owner be scolded to death?
"Well, brother, what are we going to eat for lunch?"

Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin are both very happy. Good business represents the customers' recognition of Du Shaojie. In their hearts, Du Shaojie is the best.

Later, Xiaomei was the first to react. Everything was sold out. What would she and the others eat?

Du Shaojie slapped his forehead. He was so busy just now that he really forgot about this matter.

"I'll make you some beef noodles, wait."

Du Shaojie rushed to the vegetable market, bought rice noodles, beef, small red peppers, bean sprouts and leeks, and started making the food after returning.

Stir-frying beef noodles is not difficult, the key is to control the heat, which is easy for Chef Du.

“Delicious, really fragrant!”

The [Dry Fried Beef Noodles] made by Du Shaojie is not greasy at all, but dry, fragrant and refreshing. The beef is just the right degree of softness and hardness, and a little spicy. It is so delicious.

It was the first time for Liang Meiqin to eat [Dry Fried Beef Noodles], and she was immediately conquered by its smooth and dry taste.

Really, she thought everything Du Shaojie cooked was delicious. She would definitely get fat when she went home in a month, but she couldn't control her appetite. (End of this chapter)