Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 401 This dish is not easy!

"Mr. Xia, sit down first, the food will be ready soon!"

Yao Guofa stood respectfully beside a middle-aged man with a curly hair and a tunic suit, and smiled flatteringly.

"Director Yao, you are determined. I can still trust the quality of the food in your second canteen. I will continue to work hard to maintain it and strive to satisfy the masses. I still have something to do, so I won't bother you."

Xia Zhimin glanced at Yao Guofa, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his voice was calm and powerful.

"Don't! Mr. Xia, it's rare for you to come here. We are looking forward to your guidance! Don't worry, the dishes will be served soon, and it will definitely not take much time for you."

Yao Guofa hastily pleaded.

If he didn't know that Liu Hongchang had such good cooking skills, then he would be eager to send Xia Zhimin away as soon as possible, but now there is a good opportunity to show off, how could he be willing to miss it.

Xia Zhimin frowned, but didn't answer.

He used to work as a deputy in the Municipal Materials Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and he didn't have a deep understanding of the catering industry.

Since he was transferred to the city's catering service company to become the leader not long ago, in order to find out the real situation of various canteens, restaurants, and hotels under him, he decided to come down to visit and conduct on-the-spot investigations in person.

However, every time he went to a unit, he would be asked to taste the food, and all of them were Sichuan dishes, which made him almost throw up.

That’s right, he is from Sichuan, but he grew up in Shaoxing with his grandmother’s parents. His favorite is Zhejiang cuisine, especially the shrimp oil chicken and Dongpo pork cooked by his grandmother, which are his most unforgettable tastes. More than 20 years ago, after his grandmother passed away, he never tasted that kind of food again.

However, although he doesn't like Sichuan cuisine very much, everyone has already prepared it, so he can't refuse this offer. Moreover, he is also worried that after saying that he likes to eat Zhejiang cuisine, his subordinate employees will love it. .

You know, this is the north, not to mention whether there are any chefs who can cook Zhejiang cuisine, it is difficult to get the ingredients such as fish, shrimp and crab.

He didn't want to make his subordinate units spend a lot of trouble for this.

What's more, even if someone can make Zhejiang cuisine, it is impossible to make it taste like grandma, so why should he talk about it!
"Director Yao, don't make things difficult for Mr. Xia, let's talk about it later!"

At this time, Chen Xuejun who was standing on the other side of Xia Zhimin said with a smile.

He is the office director of the city's catering service company. During the visit during this period, he also roughly figured out Xia Zhimin's eating habits.

Although he still doesn't know what Xia Zhimin's favorite dish is, it must not be Sichuan cuisine.

However, he didn't have any friendship with Yao Guofa, so he didn't disclose this matter, he just helped Xia Zhimin out.

"This"

When Yao Guofa heard this, he didn't know what to say, he didn't have the guts to embarrass Xia Zhimin.

Just when he was so anxious that he was sweating, suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps coming from behind, and then he smelled a very tempting spicy smell.

He was overjoyed suddenly, and hurriedly turned his head to look.

"Director, Director, the dishes are ready!"

Sister Wang hurried up to Yao Guofa with a tray and said anxiously.

"Quick, put it on this table."

Yao Guofa looked at the delicious twice-cooked pork on the tray, and hurriedly pointed to a table in front of him separated by a screen and said.

"Hey!"

Sister Wang nodded in agreement, and then quickly walked towards that table.

"Mr. Xia, you can see that this dish is ready, so please have a taste and give us some advice!"

Yao Guofa turned his head to look at Xia Zhimin, and said expectantly.

"President Xia."

Hearing this, Chen Xuejun immediately went to Xia Zhimin's side and shouted in a low voice, wanting to ask Xia Zhimin if he should come forward to reject Yao Guofa.

Xia Zhimin interrupted Chen Xuejun's words with a wave of his hand, his eyes were fixed on the plate of twice-cooked pork, and his mind was full of that alluring aroma.

Seeing this, Chen Xuejun hurriedly gave Yao Guofa a wink, then stepped forward and pulled out the chair, asking Xia Zhimin to sit down.

Yao Guofa was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly felt overjoyed. He hurriedly stepped forward to hold Sister Wang, and confessed in a low voice, "Go back to the back kitchen and tell Hong Chang to make sure he cooks carefully. If there is no good development, it depends on this time."

"Hey, okay, I'll go right away!"

When Sister Wang heard that the matter was so important, she immediately agreed, and then hurried back to the back kitchen to convey these words to Liu Hongchang.

At the same time, Xia Zhimin had already sat on the chair, picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, and tasted it carefully.

It was a coincidence that during this period of time he almost vomited from eating Sichuan cuisine, so he also gained a deeper understanding of Sichuan cuisine.

Just like this twice-cooked pork, it seems simple, but it is actually very particular.

First, remove the fishy smell from the pork, then steam it in a water-proof container and then fry it into a dish.

Because it is steamed for a long time until it is cooked, the loss of soluble protein is reduced, and the rich and delicious flavor of the meat is maintained, so that the original flavor of the pork is not lost.

The cooking process pays special attention to the heat. If it is more, it will be old, and if it is less, it will be greasy.

As he chewed, he compared it with the twice-cooked pork he had eaten before in his mind, and finally found that no matter what it was, it was far inferior to the twice-cooked pork he was eating now.

That kind of feeling is like a person who has been eating bran swallowing vegetables for ten years, and suddenly eats abalone and lobster one day.

While eating, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, showing a hint of intoxication.

Chen Xuejun was surprised when he saw Xia Zhimin's reaction.

You know, even the largest and most powerful Ningzhou Hotel in Ningzhou City, the Sichuan cuisine made by Xia Zhimin couldn't make Xia Zhimin show such an intoxicated look. How come this small state-run second canteen is an exception!

Could it be that Xia Zhimin didn't like Sichuan cuisine, but that the chefs weren't good enough?

At this moment, he suddenly wondered if he had made a mistake about Xia Zhimin's food preferences, and he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

As the office director of the city's catering service company, if he couldn't even figure out the food preferences of his immediate boss, Xia Zhimin, then he would be the office director to the end.

So, taking advantage of Xia Zhimin moving his chopsticks again, he hurriedly approached and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Xia, didn't you say you were not interested in this Sichuan cuisine?"

"Hehe! Xiao Chen, you'll know if you try it yourself! This dish is not simple!"

Xia Zhimin said something with a soft smile, and then continued to taste it on his own.

Chen Xuejun was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

The next moment, his eyes widened sharply, and his heart was filled with unbelievable feelings.

This.
This is too delicious!
Compared with this twice-cooked pork, the twice-cooked pork he ate in Ningzhou Hotel before was like pig food.

No wonder Xia Zhimin is like this!
Such delicious Sichuan cuisine, even if you eat it every day, you will never get tired of eating it!

It seems that Yao Guofa really took advantage of this time.

He sighed in his heart, turned his head and looked at Yao Guofa who was carefully accompanying him, his eyes became a little more intimate.

As an old employee of the city's catering service company, he understands how important it is to have a master chef with superb cooking skills. At least he doesn't have to worry so much about any reception tasks in the city in the future.

Seeing the intoxicated look on Xia Zhimin's face, Yao Guofa felt a little excited, and knew that he had made the right bet this time.

If it wasn't for worrying about disturbing Xia Zhimin's delicious food, he would have laughed out loud.

At the same time, he was even more thankful that he hadn't targeted Liu Hongchang deliberately before, and had always maintained that brotherhood, otherwise he wouldn't have such a good opportunity today.

Just when he was thinking about how to deepen his relationship with Liu Hongchang, the second classic Sichuan dish, Mapo Tofu, was also served.

Xia Zhimin picked up a spoon and put a little bit into his mouth, only to feel that his mouth was full of numbness, spicy, fresh, fragrant, hot, tender, and crispy, and he couldn't help shouting immediately.

"it is good!"

When Yao Guofa heard this, he immediately laughed like a chrysanthemum.

Afterwards, classic Sichuan dishes were brought to the table one after another. By the time the last dish of Dongpo elbow was served, Xia Zhimin and Chen Xuejun had already forgotten the purpose of their visit. Sweating profusely.

After a while, Dongpo's elbow was also eaten up.

Xia Zhimin came back to his senses, looked at the table full of empty plates, his old face blushed, and said embarrassingly: "Director Yao, I'm sorry! Your food is so delicious, we couldn't help giving it to you for a while. Finished eating!"

"Yes, yes, Director Yao, I'm really sorry, let's see how much these dishes cost and tickets, and I'll give them to you!"

When Chen Xuejun heard Xia Zhimin's words, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly spoke in agreement.

As he said that, he took out money and tickets from his pocket and handed them to Yao Guofa. It must not make people feel that they came down to inspect just to eat and drink.

"Hey, no, no, this was originally made for you to taste. As long as Mr. Xia and Director Chen can help us with some suggestions, that will be the best help for us."

Seeing this, Yao Guofa hastily waved his hands and refused.

He is stupid to collect this money!
In order to reassure Xia Zhimin and Chen Xuejun, he once again emphasized that this time he invited them to help try the dishes, rather than specially inviting them to dinner.

"It's okay to give opinions, but you have to give the money!"

Chen Xuejun didn't look at Xia Zhimin's reaction, and directly stuffed the money and tickets into Yao Guofa's hands, and said with a face that could not refuse.

Some things should be avoided when they should be avoided, so as not to lose the big because of the small.

Moreover, this small amount of money is nothing to him, as long as he can keep his position and satisfy Xia Zhimin, he can get back ten times and a hundred times the benefits from other places in minutes.

Sure enough, when he finished speaking and sat back on the chair, he could clearly see a satisfied smile on Xia Zhimin's face.

"No need, no need!"

Yao Guo was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly shook his head and said.

As he spoke, he wanted to return the money and ticket to Chen Xuejun.

"Director Yao, if you tell me to take it, you can take it! When we inspect other places, we have to pay for the meal."

At this time, Xia Zhimin waved his hand and said with a smile.

"That's all right!"

Yao Guofa breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he wasn't targeting him specifically.

Anyway, the money wasn't that much, and he didn't plan to use it to bribe Xia Zhimin. What he wanted was to be able to connect with Xia Zhimin by virtue of Liu Hongchang's cooking skills, so that he could seek a higher position in the future.

"I really didn't expect it! In our second state-run canteen, there is such a master chef with such superb cooking skills, Director Yao. This proves that you have done a good job!"

Xia Zhimin praised with a smile.

"Where! Where! This is Mr. Xia, you have good leadership. I promise, you will definitely guard against arrogance and impetuosity in the future, and strive to do a better job."

Yao Guofa was overjoyed, and smiled modestly.

"En! Director Yao, I want to talk to this master, please call him out."

A gleam flashed in Xia Zhimin's eyes, and then he smiled calmly.

It just so happened that he was still worried that he didn't have a master master who could give him a hand. Now that he had encountered it, he wouldn't easily miss it.

"Okay, okay, I'll call him out right away."

Yao Guofa hurriedly nodded in agreement, then turned around and ran into the back kitchen.

At this time, there was still a very attractive aroma floating in the back kitchen, which made the staff in the back kitchen so greedy that they gathered around Liu Hongchang to ask for cooking skills.

Liu Hongchang also never refused to come, and he explained the tricks without reservation, and at the same time, he used this to earn a system reward.

Maybe it was because of the demonstration and explanation together, or maybe because of the large number of people, the system generously gave 888 happy coins, which made him quite satisfied.

Just when he was about to let everyone disperse and continue working, Yao Guofa rushed in, grabbed him and walked out.

His heart moved, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he let Yao Guofa pull him into the lobby together.

Sure enough, as he expected, no matter who it is, after tasting the food he cooks, they will definitely not miss the opportunity to know him.

As long as you know each other, it will be easy to handle in the future!
Soon, he followed Yao Guofa to Xia Zhimin and Chen Xuejun, and then looked at each other calmly.

"Hong Chang, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Xia of our city's catering service company, and this is Director Chen of our city's catering service company."

"President Xia, Director Chen, this is Master Liu Hongchang who cooked for you two just now."

Yao Guofa stood beside Liu Hongchang and introduced the two sides with a smile on his face.

"President Xia, Director Chen!"

Liu Hongchang smiled, and immediately greeted him.

Xia Zhimin took a careful look at Liu Hongchang, a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then nodded his head in praise: "That's right, Master Liu can have such superb cooking skills at such a young age, it's really rare!"

When Chen Xuejun heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

He also didn't expect that the master who made such delicious meals would be so young.

You know, in that special period more than a year ago, there were not so many materials that could be used to train chefs, let alone reach such a top level.

(End of this chapter)