Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Yu Mo has been active in the business world over the years and must have had a lot of social engagements. She has eaten at almost all the famous restaurants in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, but Du Shaojie's cooking skills still amaze her.

Back then, Du Shaojie was just an ordinary chef in the farm canteen, but in just a few years, he has grown to a terrifying height. Although Yu Mo had always called him "Chef Du", it was only now that he recognized the other chef's strength.

"Shaojie, with your level, you should really open a restaurant of your own. Are you interested in developing in Hong Kong? I can invest in you."

Yu Mo felt very full. He put down his chopsticks and looked at Du Shaojie seriously.

"Thank you! But with my business acumen, wouldn't I lose a lot of money if I opened a big restaurant? Forget it, I am content with a small fortune and don't have any lofty ideals."

Du Shaojie thanked him and declined Yu Mo's invitation.

He didn't see any benefit in going to Hong Kong. Future opportunities were in the mainland, and there was no point in trapping himself in a small place.

Yu Mo smiled and said no more.

After dinner, several people worked together to clean up the mess. A car came to pick up Yu Mo and just happened to send Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin back to the hotel.

A week later.

morning.

Du Shaojie came to the store after buying the food and wrote a line of words on the small blackboard: "Today's [soy sauce fried rice] is served."

[Sad and Desolate Barbecued Pork Rice] was sold for a total of 7 days, and the store changed the rice variety.

Du Shaojie has recently practiced cooking hundreds of dishes and has come to feel that the opportunity for a breakthrough lies in returning to basics.

The more ordinary the dishes and snacks are, the more they test the chef's skills. It is not necessary to specialize in making dishes that sound "high-end" in order to demonstrate the chef's status.

"Mikoto, is the rice ready?"

"I've done it. It will be fine in a moment."

After this period of treatment, Liang Meiqin's vision in both eyes has recovered to 0.4, and she can now do things within her ability.

Du Shaojie prepared some ingredients, including scallops, dried shrimps, celery, onions, carrots, etc., and began to boil the soy sauce.

During this process, Liang Meiqin had already prepared a large pot of rice, and then opened the lid to let it cool.

After the soy sauce is boiled, pour it into a bowl and use it to make [soy sauce fried rice] later.

It's approaching noon.

Customers began to arrive one after another. They looked at the small blackboard and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Soy sauce fried rice? What is Chef Du up to today? Is this delicious?"

Some people began to doubt, not because they did not believe in Chef Du's cooking skills, but because soy sauce fried rice was too simple. Even if he was a chef, could he make it better?
At this time, Uncle Chai came over, glanced at the blackboard, and shouted, "Ajie, give me two servings of fried rice."

For Uncle Chai, every dish made by Du Shaojie is worth trying. He has the confidence and has no doubts at all.

"okay!"

Fried rice tastes better when it is freshly cooked, so Du Shaojie responded and started to heat the pan and fry the rice.

Add a little oil to the pan, then pour in two portions of rice and start frying. After the rice is fried thoroughly, pour in a proper amount of soy sauce from the side of the pan, and the aroma will immediately come out.

Take it out of the pot and put it in a lunch box, sprinkle some chopped green onions on it, and add two sunny-side-up fried eggs, and two servings of fragrant [soy sauce fried rice] are freshly cooked.

"Uncle Chai, your fried rice is ready. Take care."

Du Shaojie handed two servings of fried rice to Uncle Chai. Uncle Chai gave the money to Liang Meiqin and walked home with the lunch box.

Perhaps because the aroma just now was very tempting, several customers ordered 5 servings of fried rice.

5 servings of fried rice are just the right amount for one pot. Du Shaojie is very particular about this and will never be lazy just to save time.

There were two impatient customers who sat in the store and started eating right after getting their lunch boxes. They kept applauding while eating. To be honest, the simple [soy sauce fried rice] has rich flavors, sweet and salty, and tastes better the more you eat it.

At this point, no one hesitated anymore and started lining up to pay.

The 100 servings of [Soy Sauce Fried Rice] were sold out quickly, continuing Chef Du’s myth of never making a mistake.

The old diners in this area admired him very much. It was nothing special for him to be able to cook delicious dishes. Every chef in a big restaurant was good at cooking. But being able to make simple home-cooked dishes taste incomparable was real skill.

"My Chef Du, shall we have soy sauce fried rice too?"

Xiaomei didn't come because of something at school today, so Liang Meiqin took over the role of the supporting actor.

I'm not kidding. The special soy sauce for fried rice has run out and there's no rice left. I can't just make a new pot, right?

"That's not easy, let's go out to eat."

Du Shaojie laughed, tidied up the house inside and out, and went to a seafood restaurant with Liang Meiqin.

From soy sauce fried rice to fresh seafood, Liang Meiqin couldn't adapt at once. The contrast was too great.

Du Shaojie ordered a lot of food, and after the dishes came, he started eating like crazy. To be honest, he was also hungry.

"Shaojie, we're not going to make [soy sauce fried rice] all week, are we?"

Liang Meiqin pays great attention to her eating manners, but she finishes her food no slower than Du Shaojie.

There were shrimps, crabs, conches, oysters, sea fish, etc. on the table. The two of them had a delicious seafood feast and then walked to the hotel.

"I'll still make [soy sauce fried rice] tomorrow. However, Uncle Chai will bring over a grill tomorrow, so I can also make some grilled squid."

Du Shaojie really just wanted to practice, and he didn't expect the store to make money. Is there any faster way to make money than the system reward? The answer is no. Every time he makes a dish that is evaluated as "mouth-watering", the system will reward him with 200 redemption points, which is 2 yuan.

For example, a [Da Pan Ji] specialty store would only make about this much profit after working hard for a month.

Therefore, for Du Shaojie, the most important thing now is to complete the task on time and ensure that the reward will not be cut in half. This is more important than anything else. The profit and loss of a small store is nothing and not worth mentioning.

But in fact, it is not so easy for him to lose money. Even if he only opens for half a day, he can still make a profit.

night.

Du Shaojie took stock of what he had gained over the past few days.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Special Level 3 Chef]

[Current works: Desolate Barbecued Pork Rice (×7), Roast Duck (×2), Soy Sauce Fried Rice (×1), Others (×10)]

[Overall evaluation: lingering fragrance]

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (40000 hours)]

[Rewards: Exchange points (4000 points), simulation training time (40000 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

[Exchange points: 12018 points\13466 points]

【Duration: 106000 hours\234996 hours】

High investment brings high returns. Du Shaojie tasted the sweetness, so he spent another 2000 redemption points and 10 hours to upgrade 20 dishes including [Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds] to the level of "leaving a good taste in the mouth" with an overall evaluation.

His idea is to win by quantity. The more dishes that are evaluated as "mouth-wateringly delicious", the easier it will be to make a breakthrough.

Of course, these dishes that rely on "paying gold" still need practice, and only in practice can they bring him different insights.

[Exchange points: 10018 points\13466 points]

【Duration: 6000 hours\234996 hours】

The next day.

In addition to preparing the ingredients for [soy sauce fried rice], Du Shaojie also prepared a table of ingredients.

He made fried rice at noon and invited Uncle Chai and a few other old customers to the restaurant for dinner in the evening. In addition, he also asked Xiaomei to invite Wang Yan, Jiang Xiaoling and Liu Chuhong to come along.

There are 4 people from Uncle Chai's side, Xiaomei and 4 classmates, plus Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin, making exactly 10 people.

Du Shaojie cooked 10 dishes plus 1 soup, filling the table with delicious dishes. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

"Ajie, what will we do when you leave in a few days? How about I sell my shop to you and you come over to open a restaurant?"

Uncle Chai was a little drunk and spoke a little bluntly, but he still made his point clear.

Several other old diners had the same idea and were reluctant to see Du Shaojie go.

Jiang Xiaoling looked up at Du Shaojie. She felt that he was becoming more and more handsome. Capable men were always pleasing to the eye. Her focus was different from that of Uncle Chai and others.

"Uncle Chai, forget about your shop. If anyone else wants to sell their shop, you must remember to inform me. I will come here as soon as possible even if I go back."

In fact, Du Shaojie is not so obsessed with the appearance of Guangzhou. The real estate market is still in the process of development, but there will be a breakthrough soon.

By then, there will be more and more storefronts. As long as you have money, what kind of storefront can you not buy?

By now, his mentality has completely changed. He no longer regards making money as his primary goal in doing anything because he is not short of money.

After eating and drinking, Uncle Chai and others said goodbye and left first.

Xiaomei and Jiang Xiaoling helped clean up the house inside and out, and then returned to school.

Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin strolled on the street, walked about two stops, and then took a bus back to the hotel.

We took stock of the harvest at night and found that we had made a large amount of money. The 10 dishes in the evening plus the [soy sauce fried rice] at noon, a total of 11 dishes, received an overall evaluation of "leaving a good taste in the mouth".

This means that he will have an additional 2200 redemption points, 22000 hours of competition time, and 22000 hours of simulation training time.

[Exchange points: 12218 points\15666 points]

【Duration: 50000 hours\234996 hours】

In the blink of an eye, this week is coming to an end.

morning.

Du Shaojie wrote a line on the small blackboard: Today is the last day of serving [Soy Sauce Fried Rice]!
Tomorrow is a new week, and it is also the last week that he and Liang Meiqin will stay in Yangcheng. After next week, they will return to Xijiang. The tickets have been booked in advance, and the date is Wednesday of the week after next.

Liang Meiqin carefully wiped the table and stools, and then cleaned the floor.

She has fallen in love with this small shop and has gotten used to being with Du Shaojie. The relationship between the two can be said to be close, and her eyesight has also improved significantly. Guangzhou is her blessed land.

"Ajie, what new products will be released tomorrow?"

This is the question that Uncle Chai and his old diners ask the most today.

They knew Du Shaojie's habits very well, and knew that he would change the dishes tomorrow, so they were all asking what delicious food he would have. (End of this chapter)