Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 90 Other People’s Children
After returning home, Du Shaojie went to the kitchen first.

When I opened the bag, I saw six cans of luncheon meat, six cans of anchovies, and a lot of White Rabbit candies. These are all good things nowadays, not only are they expensive but also hard to find.

Then he took out a white-striped chicken, two kilograms of eggs, one kilogram of beef ribs, and a pot of cooking oil (5 kilograms) from the storage space and put them away. Then he carried the bag and left the kitchen and went into the main house.

Wang Yuxiu had just gotten up and was cleaning the house. She couldn't help but smile when she saw her son coming back.

"What did you ask for? Was it given by the master?"

She knew that Du Shaojie was on a business trip to prepare a banquet today, so of course she could guess where the bag of things came from.

"Yes, the host is very polite. You can take this bag. There are some more in the kitchen. Please keep the white-striped chicken for me. I need to rest for a while and continue to practice cooking."

Du Shaojie yawned. He went to bed late last night and was busy for most of the day, so he felt a little tired.

Wang Yuxiu took the bag, looked at the things inside, and couldn't help but smack her lips: "The master is so generous, he actually gave me so many good things. I have to keep them well, otherwise Xiaoya will definitely covet them every day."

She then put the contents of the bag away and went to look in the kitchen again.

Du Shaojie went back to his room and wanted to lie down for a while, but he fell asleep immediately.

When he woke up, it was almost half past six. He got up quickly, washed his face, and then planned to make dinner.

When I went to the kitchen, I saw that Wang Yuxiu had already stewed the beef ribs. The dinner was just one dish, "Beef ribs stewed with radish", which came with soup and vegetables.

"I see you're tired. Mom will make dinner. You can go and take a rest. You can practice your cooking skills after dinner, okay?"

Wang Yuxiu felt sorry for her son and wanted to push Du Shaojie out.

"Mom, don't push me. I'll make the broth first. I'll use it in the evening."

Du Shaojie was a little amused and helpless, then he quickly removed the chicken frame, threw it into the soup pot and started to cook.

Then he walked out.

At this time, Xiaomei and Xiaoya just ran in from outside, both of them were dirty.

"elder brother"

The two girls shouted "Brother" and rushed into the house to drink water without looking back.

Du Shaojie followed and asked, "What have you two been doing? Aren't you embarrassed that you two are like mud monkeys?"

"Brother, my sister and I were playing shuttlecock outside, and we kicked the shuttlecock into someone else's yard. It took us half a day to get it back. We didn't mean to get our clothes dirty."

Xiaoya was not very afraid of her brother. She could read his face. When she saw that her brother was not angry, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm and shook it.

Du Shaojie was almost shaken unconscious.

"Wait a minute, don't talk yet. Xiaomei, let me ask you, how did you find the shuttlecock?"

Logically speaking, if the shuttlecock was kicked into someone else's yard, you should just knock on the door and ask for it back. At most, you can say a few nice words, why do you have to get yourself dirty?
I'm afraid there's something wrong here.

Seeing that she could not get away with it, Du Xiaomei had to confess honestly: "We knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened it, so we climbed over the wall and went in."

"Being naughty is being naughty, there's no need for all these excuses. Does it take two people to climb over the wall to pick up a shuttlecock? I guess you guys think it's fun, right? Go change your clothes first, and come with me to apologize after dinner."

Although Du Shaojie dotes on his two younger sisters, he will not protect them when something like this happens.

Climbing over the wall into someone else's yard is a very bad behavior, no matter how many reasons you have.

Since he had done something wrong, he must correct it. He couldn't bring himself to beat up his two sisters, so the only way was to apologize to them.

Otherwise, there might be a next time.

"Oh"

Xiaomei and Xiaoya went to change their clothes dejectedly. Du Shaojie went to fetch a few buckets of water and Xiaomei quickly washed her and Xiaoya's dirty clothes.

After dinner, Du Shaojie took Xiaomei and Xiaoya to find that family.

This time, when they knocked on the door, they found a middle-aged couple and two children who had just returned. When Xiaomei and Xiaoya apologized haltingly, they finally understood what had happened.

"It's not a big deal. I just came in to pick up the shuttlecock. You're making a fuss about it. It's not a big deal."

The family was very polite. They were all neighbors, so who would take such a small matter to heart?
Du Shaojie did not argue and quickly returned home with his two sisters.

"What are you doing?"

Wang Yuxiu didn't know about this. When she saw the three people coming back from outside so quickly, she asked casually.

"Nothing, just a small problem, it's been solved."

Du Shaojie didn't say anything specific, and then asked Xiaomei and Xiaoya to finish their homework quickly.

He went to the kitchen and continued to practice the dish [Chicken Slices with Lotus Root].

He quickly got into the swing of things and started by processing the chicken, fish and water chestnuts. There were still some water chestnuts left, enough for today.

Next, start the process of mincing the meat, mixing, and seasoning. Then scoop out some of the broth and put it into the pot to boil. Then season it, thicken it into a glazed sauce, and put it in a bowl for later use.

Finally, he fried the chicken slices. This time, he learned from last night's experience and reduced the fire in the furnace to keep the oil temperature below 30%.

After the chicken slices are fried, take them out and pour them into a bowl with glass starch.

A dish of bright-colored and fragrant [Chicken Slices with Lotus Root] is ready.

"Tsk tsk, it's so troublesome to cook a dish!" Wang Yuxiu came in at some point and only dared to speak after seeing her son finish the job.

Du Shaojie suddenly turned around and realized that he was so focused on cooking that he didn't even notice his mother coming in.

"This is the designated test content. Although it's a bit troublesome, you can learn a lot from it. Mom, have Xiaomei and the others finished their homework?"

"Not yet, it will be soon. Xiaojie, go and rest when you are done. I will clean up the kitchen."

Wang Yuxiu responded with a smile, then stepped forward to get to work.

"Don't clean up yet, Mom. Come and try the dish I made today and see if it's any different from what I made last night."

Du Shaojie then took two bowls and filled each with a slice of chicken and some sauce.

He handed one of the bowls to Wang Yuxiu, and he also picked up a bowl and started tasting it.

"It's delicious! Fresh, tender and smooth, it's a dish that only a big hotel can make."

Wang Yuxiu is not well educated and cannot say many words of praise.

But the phrase "it's delicious" actually represents everything. No matter who makes the dish, isn't it meant to be eaten?

Du Shaojie tasted it carefully and found that the taste was indeed better than yesterday. In addition, the heat was well controlled today, and the chicken slices looked as white as jade, with no tiny holes on the surface.

He then asked Wang Yuxiu to put the dish away and eat it at noon tomorrow.

Then he cleaned the kitchen quickly without letting his mother do it.

After returning to the room to check the homework of the two sisters, the family went to wash up one by one. After washing up, Du Shaojie went into his room.

Now it’s time to review today’s harvest:
【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: First-class worker]

【Current works: Dry-fried fish, lotus chicken slices】

[Overall evaluation: lower middle, lower lower]

【Bonus: Hotel Management Tutorial (IX) (X)】

[Reward: glutinous rice (4 kg), simulation training time (40 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

【Duration: 340 hours\710 hours】

Du Shaojie was so happy that he couldn't help but lie on the ground and do 50 push-ups.

He was quite lucky, as this was only the second time he made this dish [Chicken Slices with Lotus Root], but he didn't expect that it would get an overall rating of "poor".

On the one hand, he has a very solid foundation, and on the other hand, he has the guidance of great chefs like Zhong Fuxiang and Liao Yongxin, so this is not just luck, but inevitability among coincidences.

Without further ado, let’s enter the simulated training scenario to practice.

The next day.

The restaurant of Xijiang Hotel has stopped operating to the public, and the vast majority of guests have checked out and left. Those who have not left will be arranged uniformly and "isolated" from the conference participants.

Today is the registration day, and the restaurant is not too busy.

Du Shaojie made use of all his free time to prepare for the exam, either by learning theoretical knowledge or conducting simulation training, but unfortunately he had no chance to practice.

Twelve tables were arranged for lunch, and the participants ate according to the food standard, with ten people at one table, not in the form of a buffet. If a table really couldn't accommodate enough people, the conference affairs team would make a unified arrangement, and the restaurant would not be responsible for these matters.

Twelve tables are nothing for such a big restaurant.

Today, Dong Jun finally had the chance to cook, but the dishes he cooked in a row made Zhong Fuxiang very dissatisfied.

Master Zhong merely pointed out the other party's shortcomings and said nothing more. However, when Cao Dachuan came over to inspect, he scolded Dong Jun so much that he almost hit him with a big spoon.

"Look at you. You don't even understand the sweet and sour ratio of the seasoning for Sweet and Sour Pork. Have you wasted all these years of work? Get out of the way. Xiao Du, come here."

When Cao Dachuan had a stern face, he still looked quite majestic.

Dong Jun didn't dare to open his mouth to defend himself, he just lowered his head and gave up his workstation.

Du Shaojie hurried forward, started heating the pan, and then started making the sweet and sour sauce. The tenderloin had already been fried, and he only needed to complete the last step before it could be served.

He had made this dish several times before, and it was rated as “mediocre”. But today, he felt it was very good, and the whole process was very smooth and took very little time.

Zhong Fuxiang came over, tasted it, and nodded at Cao Dachuan.

The sweet and sour pork tenderloin made by Du Shaojie is sweet and sour, with just the right ratio of sweet and sour. The dish is ruddy in color and looks very tempting. If you have to compare, Dong Jun's previous dish is inferior.

Cao Dachuan then also tasted it and thought it was very good.

Then he pointed at Dong Jun and said, "Look at how old Xiao Du is. How old are you? I think you have been living too comfortably and have no ambition to make progress. Are you thinking about getting married all the time? You and Xiao Du will switch positions later, and you can stay at the chopping block post."

After listening to this, Dong Jun remained silent and just looked at Du Shaojie with a resentful look.

Du Shaojie: “.”

He felt very innocent. How come he became “someone else’s child” in the blink of an eye?
(End of this chapter)