Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Is this serious kung fu?

Chen Xueru was stunned!

The two moves Chen Jun just demonstrated were right in front of her!

It doesn't look serious no matter how you look at it!

"Rascal!" Chen Xueru said coquettishly, and at the same time took a step back to keep a safe distance from Chen Jun.

ha?

Chen Jun also looked at his own hands and quickly explained: "This is called Shaolin Dragon Grasping Hand. It is simple and easy to learn, and has great effects. If you practice it hard for thirty days, you can break bricks and tiles!"

But no matter how Chen Jun explained, Chen Xueru always looked at him with a strange look in her eyes.

This is not just the dragon claw hand from before.

Just now, when Chen Jun attacked the enemy spies, each of his moves seemed powerful and strong.

After thinking for a while, Chen Xueru couldn't help but ask, "Do you really know martial arts?"

"Of course!" Chen Jun said without hesitation.

He had learned some grappling techniques before, which, strictly speaking, is also a type of martial arts.

It’s just that my physical fitness is too strong at the moment, so I just need to use my great strength to make miracles happen, and I’m too lazy to try to grapple.

"Didn't you see me beating the big-tailed wolf just now?"

Chen Xueru nodded when she heard this, and felt that what Chen Jun said made sense.

But there are still many things about this man that I don't understand.

He is such a good cook, but he doesn’t open a restaurant.

Although he earns so much money every day, his home is a bit shabby.

And he knows a lot. He can even talk about accounting and running a store.

After this period of contact, Chen Xueru concluded that Chen Jun was a truly capable person.

Thinking of this, Chen Xueru couldn't help but ask, "Are you really not planning to open a restaurant? If it doesn't work out, we can split the profits 30-70."

It is true that he wants to open a restaurant, and it is also true that he wants to have more contact with Chen Jun.

"No, no!"

Chen Jun refused without even thinking about it.

Chen Xueru was not disappointed either. She had long seen that Chen Jun was a very opinionated person and it would be difficult for ordinary people to change his decision.

In this way, Chen Jun stayed in Xueru Silk Shop until the evening, and only after the tailor had finished altering his clothes did he get up and say goodbye.

"Boss Chen, please go ahead and do your work. I'll leave first."

"Hey, wait a minute." Chen Xueru hurriedly called Chen Jun to stop her, and after some hesitation, she asked, "Are you free the day after tomorrow?"

"What? You want to treat me to a meal?" Chen Jun joked with a smile.

Chen Xueru rolled her eyes when she heard this. She had said many times before that she would invite Chen Jun to dinner at the tavern, but Chen Jun never gave her face and refused every time.

"If you are free the day after tomorrow, I would like to ask you for a favor."

"The day after tomorrow is the birthday of one of my elders, but his children are busy, so I want to hold a birthday party at home the night before."

"At first they discussed going to a restaurant, but the old man was used to being frugal and wanted to eat at home and invite some old comrades to come and have some fun together."

"The old man has eaten the cooked food you made and was quite satisfied with the taste, so I'm asking if you are free. If you are, please do me a favor and prepare a family dinner the day after tomorrow."

It turned out to be a family dinner, a piece of cake.

With his current level, let alone hosting family banquets, he would have no problem going to some big restaurants for special receptions.

"I will definitely help Boss Chen. Where is your elder from? What kind of food does he like to eat? Is there anything he shouldn't eat? Please tell me."

"You decide the menu and prepare the ingredients. I'll just bring a kitchen helper."

Seeing that Chen Jun agreed so readily, Chen Xueru was also happy.

It seems that he is very willing to help with my request.

With Chen Jun taking charge of the cooking, the quality of this banquet is guaranteed.

"You are quite thoughtful. The old man is from Jinling and prefers Huaiyang and Sichuan cuisine."

"I'm sure you have no problem with Sichuan cuisine, but are you good at Huaiyang cuisine?"

"If you're not so good at it, you can just focus on Sichuan cuisine. The old man isn't very picky about his taste. He mainly wants to create an atmosphere, drink and chat with old friends."

Chen Jun thought about it, then smiled and said, "Huaiyang cuisine? It's OK, but Huaiyang cuisine is mainly based on river fish, supported by cooking techniques, and based on its original color and taste. The ingredients are not easy to make."

"Huaiyang cuisine also requires very high knife skills, which must be precise and detailed. In terms of heat control, one must be good at steaming, roasting, stir-frying, braising, simmering, warming and stewing for a long time."

When Chen Xueru heard that Chen Jun knew so much about Huaiyang cuisine, she felt relieved.

"Sure, Chen Jun, what you said is basically the same as what the old man always says!"

"I feel relieved now that you are here. There shouldn't be anything to avoid. Just use the ingredients as you like!"

After that, Chen Xueru paused and said seriously: "If you perform well enough this time, it may be helpful for your future development. The old man is not ordinary."

Chen Xueru treated Chen Jun as her own, so she told him the truth.

This elder is extraordinary, and his children and friends are also extraordinary.

If Chen Jun can get their approval, just preparing family banquets in the future will be enough for Chen Jun to make a lot of money.

"Okay, Boss Chen, I got it."

Chen Jun also smiled and nodded, understanding what Chen Xueru meant.

It would definitely be good for him to get to know some big shots.

Although the big shots may not necessarily look down on him as a cook, it is always a good thing to make good friends with him.

And the following years were relatively less unstable.

It never hurts to get to know more people.

Chen Xueru also smiled with relief.

It was already late when we left Xueru Silk Shop.

Chen Jun estimated the time and felt that the steel mill was about to get off work, so he bought some food on the way and cooked some porridge when he got home.

As soon as he returned to the yard, Chen Jun ran into Jia Zhang, who was eating steamed bread at the door.

When she saw new clothes and delicious food on Chen Jun’s bicycle, she became jealous.

"What the hell, they're using all my money!"

A few days ago, Chen Jun was compensated several hundred dollars. Although Yi Zhonghai took the lion's share, the Jia family did spend all their savings.

This money was saved penny by penny by Jia Zhang with great hard work.

Now all of it went into Chen Jun's pocket, and the Jia family's food supply also plummeted.

I can’t even afford white flour buns.

I could only eat some steamed buns and drink some porridge, and I couldn’t even afford to cook any vegetables.

But looking at Chen Jun again, he bought new clothes and food, which made Jia Zhang very angry.

"You even bought silk clothes. It pissed me off."

The more Jia Zhang thought about it, the angrier she became. She stood up from the threshold and blocked Chen Jun's way.

"Chen Jun, these clothes and food were all bought with my family's money!"

"Give it to me quickly if you know what's best for you!"

Jia Zhang was shameless and said these words without any hesitation.

Chen Jun looked at Jia Zhangshi as if she was mentally retarded and said unhappily, "Why are you so shameless? Get out of the way or I'll beat you to death!"