Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 9 Big Chicken

"You have to wait a while, otherwise it won't taste good."

The chicken tastes good when it is slightly soft, but not too soft, so you need to have a good grasp of the heat.

Du Shaojie smiled at Qi Yan, with an indescribable calmness in his body.

"Oh, no hurry. Shaojie, I can't help you with the company's affairs, but if Dai Jianguo wants to cause trouble for you outside the company, I will make him pay!"

Qi Yan looked at Du Shaojie, who seemed like a different person, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

This might be the change brought about by two years of classes. Thinking about herself, she suddenly felt a little depressed. But she didn't want the other party to notice her worries, so she pretended to be generous and stepped forward to pat Du Shaojie's arm.

Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile. After all, the other party was still a girl under the age of eighteen. How could she hide her little thoughts from anyone?

"Yanzi, you used to have the best academic performance in the class, so you don't have any ideas?"

He changed the subject without leaving a trace.

He originally went to high school, but only for one year before going to work in the cafeteria of the Heavy Industry Bureau.

Qi Yan is a serious high school graduate. Although the school could not teach her much in the past few years, she loves to study. If she were in the future, she would definitely be a "nerd".

It’s a pity that the other party let go after graduation, lost the channel for advancement and lost motivation.

"What ideas can I have? I can't become a worker-peasant-soldier college student anyway."

Qi Yan sighed. She actually quite liked reading.

But nowadays, going to university requires a recommendation from an employer, and she doesn’t want to be a worker, so she really has no intention of doing this.

"As the ancients said, reviewing the past will help you learn new things. Since you are not working now, you can take some time to read books and do some exercises as a pastime. Besides, who knows whether the college entrance examination will be resumed in a few years?"

The college entrance examination will definitely be resumed, and it will be the year after next.

But there are some things Du Shaojie cannot say directly. He can only give a hint quietly, but that is only for the sake of his best friend.

"Oh, Chef Du has learned to be literary. Got it, reviewing the old is the way to learn the new. You go on with your work, I'll go talk to Dapeng and Mikoto."

Qi Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud, and her previously depressed mood immediately improved.

She patted Du Shaojie gently, turned around and walked out of the kitchen.

Du Shaojie shook his head and smiled, then continued to stay by the stove. When the chicken was almost done, he turned up the heat and began to boil the soup.

Before serving, add the remaining scallions and some salt, stir-fry for a few times, and then serve. The dish is served on an enamel plate that Dapeng's family usually uses to mix cold dishes. It is very shallow, but the diameter is almost like a small washbasin.

This kind of enamel flat plate is almost never seen in later generations, but it is very common nowadays.

"Come on, everyone, pick up your chopsticks and try the chicken made by our chef Du."

A large plate full of chicken was brought into the room. Su Dapeng prepared a few steamed buns and asked everyone to start eating.

While this group of young people were making a fuss outside, Dapeng's family never showed up to avoid making them feel uncomfortable.

Qi Yan asked Su Dapeng to bring two bowls over, and set aside two bowls, leaving one bowl for Dapeng's family to taste, and one bowl for Du Shaojie to take back for Xiaomei and Xiaoya to eat.

Du Shaojie didn't say anything, but his eyes towards Qi Yan softened a little.

Then, they started eating.

"Sure, Shaojie, you really have the potential to be a chef. Delicious!"

Su Dapeng took a bite and gave a thumbs up.

Qi Yan's eyes were also shining. The aroma of chicken mixed with the taste of potatoes and chili peppers seemed to have produced a wonderful chemical reaction. The rich aroma was constantly stimulating the taste buds.

The dish is bright red in color, and the combination of salty, fragrant and spicy tastes will whet your appetite.

"The chicken is delicious, but the potatoes inside are even more delicious! Shaojie, how do you cook it? I've never eaten it before." Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin didn't care about their table manners at all, and they kept praising while eating.

Liang Meiqin is actually quite good-looking, but she has two small canine teeth, which she usually doesn't show when she smiles, and she couldn't care less at this moment.

"I just came up with it randomly. This whole plate is really satisfying to eat. Why not call it 'big plate chicken'?"

In Du Shaojie's memory, the rise of Dapanji was around the 90s.

He didn't know whether this dish was available now, and it was highly likely that it wasn't, so he left some room for maneuver when he spoke.

"Big plate chicken? You know what, it looks great and tastes great, you're such a genius! By the way, my aunt and her family will be coming over from the mainland in a few days, do you have time to come to my house and show off your cooking skills? Just think of it as making me proud."

Qi Yan's eyes rolled and she immediately found an excuse, hoping to have another chance to eat it.

Du Shaojie used to often go to Qi Yan's house to play. The other party's parents were very kind, so he agreed without much hesitation.

The four of them devoured the large plate of food in a flash, not even wasting the soup in the plate, as they used their steamed buns to dip it in and eat it all.

Afterwards, Du Shaojie and Su Dapeng sent the two girls home together, and he returned to his residence with a bowl of chicken. At this time, the two sisters had already fallen asleep, and Wang Yuxiu heard the noise and came out to take a look.

"Are you back? Go take a shower and go to bed. You have to go to work tomorrow."

"Got it, Mom. I brought back a bowl of chicken. You three can have it for lunch tomorrow. You don't have to leave any for me."

The big bowl of chicken I brought back was placed in the kitchen under a cover so it wouldn’t go bad in such a cold weather.

Wang Yuxiu knew that her son had gone to Su Dapeng's place, and a bowl of chicken was not a big deal, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Du Shaojie first fetched water twice, then washed up, and then walked into his room.

He hadn't taken care of it before, so he just called up the light screen to check.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

【Level: Apprentice (third year)】

【Current work: Big plate chicken】

[Overall evaluation: poor]

[Bonus: Current dish teaching materials]

[Reward: Pork front leg (1 kg)]

[Special rewards: regular spices (5 kg), sugar (5 kg), 5% flour (5 kg), rapeseed oil ( kg)]

Note: Innovative dishes will trigger special rewards.

It was beyond Du Shaojie's expectation that a very ordinary dish of "Da Pan Ji" could actually trigger a special reward.

To be honest, he currently has three decent dishes. Big plate chicken, braised lamb and hot and sour shredded potatoes are all home-cooked dishes. He has no chance to try any higher-end dishes.

But he still feels very satisfied. All things are difficult at the beginning. Who says that home-cooked meals cannot be served in a formal banquet?
What's more, these days it's good enough to have enough to eat and have meat occasionally, so I don't have much room to be picky.

"Spices, white sugar, 75% flour, and rapeseed oil are all good things. Special rewards are much more generous than ordinary rewards. It would be great if I could trigger more special rewards in the future. The more the better!"

Du Shaojie thought about it for a while and felt that there was great potential in this matter.

However, the most important thing for him right now is to learn traditional dishes, and he has to find a way to establish a good relationship with Master Liao.

Then he studied the teaching materials of "Big Plate Chicken" and suddenly felt thirsty, so he went outside to pour a cup of water in. In just a short while, some things appeared in the bedroom.

The reward items are in hand.

(End of this chapter)