Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"Uncle Chai, everyone, don't be anxious. Won't you know tomorrow?"

Du Shaojie greeted everyone with a smile and then began to concentrate on making fried rice.

The rice grains danced in the pot, flying up and down. After the soy sauce was poured in, steam rose from the pot.

"Making soy sauce is actually a seasoning process, while stir-frying allows all kinds of flavors to be fully absorbed and integrated."

Du Shaojie was focused, his current state was very strange, it seemed that his eyes could see through the core of this [Soy Sauce Fried Rice], and even the subtle changes were clear to him.

Therefore, the customers all said that today's [Soy Sauce Fried Rice] was particularly delicious, better than the ones made in the past few days.

The 100 servings of [Soy Sauce Fried Rice] were quickly sold out, and Du Shaojie threw down the spatula and ran out.

Liang Meiqin and Du Xiaomei looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with Chef Du. He actually left without even eating or saying hello.

Not long after, they saw Du Shaojie coming back with a bag of vegetables.

"Lunch will be later today, don't worry."

After Du Shaojie came back, he said only one sentence and went to the kitchen to start working.

Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin were of no help either. They had no idea what was going on and were a little worried.

Du Shaojie bought chicken, duck, fish, meat and various vegetables, picked and chose, and finally decided to stir-fry a dish of "sour and spicy potato shreds". This dish was destined to be with him. When he was still an apprentice, he became famous in the canteen of the government with this dish.

Then he began to peel and shred the vegetables and fry them in a pan.

The whole process was done in one go, and his knife skills, frying techniques and control of the heat were all impeccable.

A large plate of [Spicy and Sour Potatoes] was served on the table. Du Shaojie also made a pot of seaweed egg drop soup, and the staple food was the steamed buns that had just been bought.

The three of them sat down to eat.

"Brother, I miss home."

"Shaojie, I'm going back too."

In Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin's eyes, the fragrant [Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds] is the "taste" of their hometown.

It’s just a simple dish, but it incorporates Du Shaojie’s understanding of cooking. All his techniques and skills begin to merge into one, and he has initially reached the level of returning to nature.

He was very satisfied with the dish he made today.

"Chef Du, what delicious food did you make that smells so good?"

Many neighbors passing by smelled this special fragrance and greeted Du Shaojie with a smile.

They all admired Chef Du's cooking skills, and after praising him once, they left.

Du Shaojie responded one by one, his inner joy beyond words.

"Xiaomei, there are still a lot of dishes here. You and your classmates can come over tonight and cook for yourselves. Don't waste them. Well, you can also grill them. I'll marinate them for you later."

After dinner, Du Shaojie gave Xiaomei the spare key of the store.

He just bought a lot of vegetables, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. Xiaomei and her classmates can cook whatever they want to eat. He doesn't plan to come over in the evening.

"Got it, bro. I'm going to school now. See you tomorrow."

Du Xiaomei took the key and left happily.

Although I can’t eat the dishes cooked by my brother, I can cook them myself, which is also quite fun.

Afterwards, Du Shaojie began to prepare the ingredients while Liang Meiqin cleaned the house inside and out.

Not only did he marinate some of the ingredients, he also prepared barbecue sauce and condiments. Xiaomei and the others should be able to make a delicious barbecue by themselves.

It was already afternoon when he returned to the hotel. After Du Shaojie went back to his room to take a shower, he couldn't wait to open the light curtain.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Special Level 3 Chef]

[Current works: Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds (×1), Soy Sauce Fried Rice (×5)]

[Overall evaluation: (Spicy and sour potato shreds) are fragrant and delicious, (soy sauce fried rice) leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth]

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (13000 hours)]

[Rewards: Exchange points (1300 points), simulation training time (13000 hours)]

[Special Reward: Enable the two-way exchange function in the mall]

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

[Task progress: Completed. 】

[Reward: 1000 redemption points and 5 hours of general use time. ]

Note 1: From now on, works with an overall evaluation below "Fragrance Spreading Ten Miles Away" will not be evaluated or rewarded.

Note 2: Two-way exchange is currently limited to exchanging cash for time and exchange points, and exchanging exchange points for physical items and cash in the mall.

Note 3: Tasks are randomly released, and the interval between tasks is no less than 7 days.

Note 4: By consuming 300 exchange points and 6000 hours, the production level of a single dish can be instantly raised to the current highest level (not exceeding the ceiling of one's own cooking skills).

[Exchange points: 14518 points\17966 points]

【Duration: 124000 hours\310996 hours】

A large amount of information flashed before Du Shaojie's eyes, and he grasped three key points.

First, the dish [Spicy and Sour Shredded Potatoes] was a breakthrough and received an overall evaluation of “the fragrance spreads ten miles away”, which made his cooking skills go a step further.

Second, the tasks previously released by the system have been completed.

Third, what is coming has finally come. The mall has opened the "氪金" mode, and real-life currency can be used to exchange time and exchange points.

In addition, as before, the reward standards after the breakthrough have been further improved, and the corresponding entry threshold has also been increased accordingly.

When a work receives a comprehensive evaluation of "Fragrant Ten Miles Away", it can receive 300 exchange points and 6000 hours of general time (3000 hours of competition time + 3000 hours of simulation training time). At the same time, the rewards for comprehensive evaluations below "Fragrant Ten Miles Away" have been cancelled.

From now on, even if he creates more works that are comprehensively evaluated as "leaving a good taste in the mouth", he will not receive any rewards or evaluations.

This will force Du Shaojie to keep improving his cooking skills. He cannot just rely on his old skills, otherwise the losses will be huge.

"I've figured it out. The Gou system is holding a whip in one hand and candy in the other. It just doesn't let people have any free time. In addition, the consumption of a single dish for instant upgrade has also increased."

Du Shaojie can't say that he has any resentment about this. After all, he also wants to reach the pinnacle of his career and see different scenery.

on Monday.

This is the last week the store is open.

Many regular customers waited at the door early in the morning to see what meals would be served that week.

After Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin came out of the hospital, they went directly to the vegetable market and then came to the store.

"Good morning, Chef Du."

"Good morning everyone."

Du Shaojie put the bag he was carrying into the house, and then wrote a line on the small blackboard: [Pork Trotter Rice] is served today.

"Oh"

The group of people waiting outside the door made a noise and finally found out what Chef Du had made this week. He was still down-to-earth as always, serving the common Cantonese dish of [Pork Trotter Rice].

Du Shaojie didn't have time to chat with everyone. The merchant had just delivered the ingredients, so he immediately started working.

It takes a long time to stew the pig's trotters, so she has to hurry.

At noon, the [Pork Trotter Rice] made by Du Shaojie was freshly cooked and also received unanimous praise from everyone.

The 100 servings of [Pork Trotter Rice] were quickly sold out, and Du Shaojie couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

Last night, he spent 300 exchange points and 6000 hours to raise the overall evaluation of [Pork Trotter Rice] to the level of "fragrant for ten miles".

Didn’t the effect come out today?
[Exchange points: 14218 points\17966 points]

【Duration: 118000 hours\310996 hours】

He was walking on two paths, on the one hand, studying hard and practicing diligently, on the other hand, consuming exchange points and time to quickly improve the level of a single dish. In this way, his cooking skills could improve faster, and both were indispensable.

A week passed quickly.

Du Shaojie invited Dr. Wu, Xiaomei and her classmates to dinner on the weekend. This time he did not cook himself, but invited them to a restaurant near the hotel.

Then I went to visit Director Luo and cooked some authentic Xijiang delicacies for him.

Then he left the shop and went to Shenzhen with Liang Meiqin.

The harvest this week was average. [Pork Trotter Rice] received a total of 7 "Fragrant Ten Miles Away" comprehensive evaluations, once a day, and was rewarded with 2100 exchange points and 42000 hours of general time.

The time consumed this week was not much, only 1000 hours.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Special Level 3 Chef]

【Current work: Pork trotter rice (×7)】

[Comprehensive evaluation: The fragrance spreads ten miles]

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (21000 hours)]

[Rewards: Exchange points (2100 points), simulation training time (21000 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

[Task: None]

[Exchange points: 16318 points\20066 points]

【Duration: 159000 hours\352996 hours】

After a month of treatment, Liang Meiqin's vision in both eyes has improved significantly. Her naked eye vision has now reached 0.6, which is not as good as that of a normal person, but she is definitely not "blind".

If the doctor had not forbidden her to wear glasses, she would be able to see the world clearly with glasses.

After getting off the train, the two found a hotel in the city center and checked into it.

"Shaojie, if you go to do something, I'll wait for you at the hotel."

"It's nothing serious. I bought a piece of land here and am building a house. Just go and take a look."

Since Du Shaojie brought Liang Meiqin to Shenzhen, he would not hide the fact that he bought land and built a small building.

So, he briefly introduced the situation to the other party, and Liang Meiqin seemed very surprised.

"It's thousands of miles away, and you're building a house here? Shaojie, you're not really planning to develop in the south in the future, are you?"

"If you can use it, use it yourself. If you don't need it, you can rent it out."

Du Shaojie did not explain too much. He said that he would own properties in more cities in the future. He could live in different places throughout the year. It was a wonderful thought.

Liang Meiqin was thoughtful. She didn't want to be too far away from him. As long as she could see him often, she would be satisfied.

After eating something outside at noon, the two took a car to the construction site.

Liang Meiqin felt that it was quite far. It took more than an hour to get there by car, and the road was not very good. She didn't understand why Du Shaojie wanted to buy a piece of land and build a house in such a remote place.

"Boss Du, you're here? Come on, I'll take you to see it."

The construction manager had a good impression of Du Shaojie and greeted him warmly when he saw him.

Afterwards, the person in charge took the two people to check the construction progress. The outline of the main project has been revealed, and the subsequent interior decoration will be completed before June. (End of this chapter)