Siheyuan, I became a commercial tycoon in the culinary world

Shen Jihuan quickly jumped out of the car, followed He Yuzhu, and walked into the restaurant with a smile on his face.

He Yuzhu looked around and saw that the restaurant lobby was already crowded, so he looked around for an empty seat.

A waiter saw them like this and knew that they couldn't find a seat, so he walked over and asked, "Sir, are you two? Sorry, the first floor is full, but there are seats on the second floor. Why don't you go upstairs..."

He Yuzhu glanced at Shen Jihuan, and when he saw Shen Jihuan nodded, he said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you to lead the way..."

The waiter took the two of them to a private room by the window on the second floor and said, "Please take a seat. I'll get the menus for you to order..."

"Menu..." He Yuzhu added. He didn't expect that the management of Shandong cuisine restaurants has caught up with the later generations. It seems that if he wants to develop in this direction in the future, he must carry out thorough reforms.

Seeing this, the waiter said, "Yes, please wait a moment," and left in a hurry.

Shen Jihuan and He Yuzhu sat down facing each other.

After a while, the waiter came and brought the menu.

He Yuzhu took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but smile.

What menu? Just a piece of cardboard with a few signature dishes of the Shandong restaurant written on it...

Examples: the names of eight dishes: Nine-turn large intestine, braised sea cucumber with scallion, sweet and sour carp, stir-fried kidney, Dezhou braised chicken, four-happiness meatballs, first-class tofu, and fish fillet in wine.

But in his later memory, Shandong cuisine clearly has no less than 20 dishes, so why are there only 8 here?

The waiter didn't know what he was thinking. He just urged him, "Sir, can you please hurry up? I'm busy."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he didn't say anything and directly handed the menu to Shen Jihuan sitting opposite him.

Shen Jihuan took the menu and looked at it carefully, then said, "Brother Zhuzi, this is my first time here too. I wonder which Shandong dishes are delicious..."

He Yuzhu was a little surprised! As the daughter of Fengzeyuan, she had never eaten food from other restaurants. Isn't this a bit too much?

Seeing He Yuzhu looking at her with such an expression, Shen Jihuan blushed a little and said softly, "My father never lets me go out to eat..."

When He Yuzhu heard what Shen Jihuan said, he took the menu back, pointed at the cardboard a few times, and ordered sweet and sour carp, Dezhou braised chicken, and first-class tofu.

When the waiter saw that he had finished ordering, he took the menu to the kitchen.

Half an hour later, the three dishes were served.

He Yuzhu saw that the Dezhou Braised Chicken was golden in color, with red in the middle. From a distance, it looked like a duck floating on the water with feathers in its mouth, which was very beautiful.

I thought to myself, it seems that this Shandong cuisine chef lives up to his reputation. The appearance of the dish is very good. I wonder how it tastes?

Thinking of this, he picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to try.

I didn't expect it. I didn't know until I tried it. I was shocked. Although this braised chicken looks good, it tastes average. It is much worse than the Dezhou Braised Chicken of later generations.

He then tried the sweet and sour carp and first-class tofu, which also tasted mediocre. He Yuzhu immediately put down his chopsticks.

Shen Jihuan was stunned when he saw He Yuzhu stopped eating. It seemed that this Shandong cuisine was not to He Yuzhu's taste at all.

Yes, I am a good cook myself and my appetite has been spoiled for a long time, so how can I adapt to the food cooked by others?

But to be honest, the food in this Shandong cuisine restaurant is indeed not as delicious as the Sichuan cuisine in his own Fengze Garden, but it’s not so delicious that he can’t eat it!

"Brother Zhuzi, what are you doing..." Shen Jihuan looked at He Yuzhui in confusion.

He Yuzhu shook his head, sighed, and said, "Alas, I really didn't expect that the Shandong cuisine made in this Shandong cuisine restaurant only looks good on the surface, and it is not as delicious as I imagined.

I can't believe it! A Shandong cuisine chef can only make 50% of the taste of Shandong cuisine. "

When Shen Jihuan heard He Yuzhu say this, he asked, "Brother Zhuzi, have you ever eaten Shandong cuisine made by other Shandong cuisine chefs before..."

"Of course I have eaten it, otherwise I wouldn't know there is such a big difference between the two..."

Shen Jihuan was a little bit unconvinced when he saw He Yuzhu actually admitted that he had eaten it.

She once heard from Li Chuqiu that He Yuzhu lost his mother when he was young, and his father was busy cooking and neglected to take care of him.

Seeing that he was not doing well in his studies, he simply sent him to Fengze Garden as an apprentice under Li Chuqiu.

I don't think I'd take him around to try dishes! When Zhuzi said he'd had Shandong dishes that tasted better than this, was he lying?

He Yuzhu saw Shen Jihuan looking at him with suspicion, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Before my mother passed away, my father took me to cook everywhere, so I naturally knew many chefs.

This includes colleagues in the culinary world of Shandong cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, etc. When they get together, they always learn from each other, so I have the opportunity to feast on a feast.

Over time, I have learned the taste of various cuisines and can tell whether they are good or not just by eating them..."

After listening to He Yuzhu's explanation, Shen Jihuan felt that what he said was completely reasonable.

She had also heard of the name of He Yuzhu's father He Daqing from her father, but she didn't know why this famous chef later turned around and went to work in the kitchen of a steel rolling mill.

So, she asked carefully, "Brother Zhuzi, is it true that this Shandong cuisine chef you mentioned only made 50% of the Shandong cuisine?"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "To be honest, this is not real Shandong cuisine at all..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jihuan glanced at the Shandong cuisine on the table, then looked at He Yuzhu sitting opposite him, and said in a low voice, "Brother Zhuzi, please keep your voice down. It's not good if someone hears..."

He Yuzhu smiled and glanced at her, then said loudly, "Jihuan, don't worry, I'm telling the truth. Even if the chef who's cooking this Shandong cuisine hears it, I'll still say the same thing..."

"I am the Shandong cuisine chef who makes this Dezhou Braised Chicken. Where did you come from, you young brat? How dare you say that what I cook is not real Shandong cuisine at all?"

At this moment, a rough male voice came.

Shen Jihuan looked up and saw a middle-aged man in coarse clothes standing beside the table, glaring at He Yuzhu and Shen Jihuan.

"Brother, you misunderstood. We are saying that someone is pretending to be a Shandong cuisine chef and is cheating people. We are not saying that you..."

Shen Jihuan quickly stood up and smiled apologetically.

When He Yuzhu heard what Shen Jihuan said, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Look at how angry this Shandong cuisine chef is. Isn't this girl just adding fuel to the fire?

That’s all! It seems like I have no choice but to show off my skills today.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man was so angry that he pointed his finger at Shen Jihuan and said, "You little yellow-haired girl... How dare you say that I'm pretending to be a Shandong cuisine chef to cheat people...

Since you guys say that what I cook is not real Shandong cuisine, how about you cook one for everyone to taste?"

When Shen Jihuan heard this, he was stunned!

Her original intention was to help He Yuzhu get away with the matter and get away with it, but she didn't expect to anger the other party instead.

What should I do now? I can only eat but not cook, and He Yuzhu can only cook Sichuan cuisine, not Shandong cuisine.