The delicious relationship of rebirth

This day, Guo Xiaotie took a half-day leave from the school cafeteria. She wanted to go to the back kitchen of the Emerald Palace to find out the limelight. Other colleagues jokingly asked her if she was going for an interview.Xiao Luo sneakily whispered to her: "Xiao Guozi, if there is a better place to go, don't forget me, brother." If you can climb high branches, you will definitely not forget your good friends in the cafeteria.

Guo Xiaotie came to the Emerald Palace solemnly, wearing a formal black suit and trousers.The largest hotel in the city really lived up to its reputation, with over forty floors of high-rise buildings resplendent and magnificent.Guo Xiaotie was a little nervous when she entered the European-style rich lobby. She glanced at the room price list at the front desk. Foreign men and women sat on the sofa and drank coffee, and the air was filled with elegance.Guo Xiaotie laughed at himself: This luxurious Emerald Palace is actually similar to his own 369 Hotel, one is rich and the other is good.

She tried her best to look like she had seen the world, although A Shuang suggested that she go into the back kitchen singing, but take it easy.She came to the front desk and said to the receptionist, "Uh, I'm the one. Your Ms. Liang recommended me to the back kitchen. What procedures do I need to go through?"

Hearing Ms. Liang's three words, the receptionist's expression was very surprised. He glanced at her curly hair, as if he didn't believe it, and asked, "You are in the back kitchen, who are you looking for?"

Guo Xiaotie swallowed: "Chef Cai, Chef Cai." The receptionist still looked suspicious, but he still helped her make an internal call, and soon she said politely: "Miss, please wait a moment, the kitchen will send someone to come Pick you up, how about you sit on the sofa for a while?"

Guo Xiaotie quickly said thank you, she was a little flattered, A Shuang's recommendation really worked.She didn't dare to go too far, so she waited near the front desk, reading the hotel introduction while waiting for her. The Emerald Palace has 208 guest rooms, conference halls and banquet halls, as well as a fitness center and swimming pool... There are Chinese and Western food for food. There are several restaurants with different styles, and there are photos of chefs with gold medals in the industry. The executive chef Cai Shenghao is at the top. He is said to be the "King of Teppanyaki" in the industry. This guy is about 30 years old. Slender eyes, sharp edges and corners, and a look of arrogance.

Guo Xiaotie was very excited. The French Teppanyaki restaurant in Emerald Palace is very famous. Once a week, the chef presents a gift, and Cai Shenghao personally serves the diners. Of course, there is only a limited number of reservations for one table, and the price is not cheap.She couldn't help clicking her tongue secretly: I don't know how much service fee will be charged if the chef can appear in person.

After a while, a small kitchen worker really came to the lobby. This little boy was about her age, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and white kitchen uniform. Guo Xiaotie hurried to greet him.

As soon as the little boy said, "Hello, beautiful chef," he rubbed his hands excitedly, "I'm relieved when you come."

What?Guo Xiaotie didn't understand, the little boy laughed and showed his white teeth: "My surname is Huang, and my name is Huang Yifei. You can call me Xiao Huang."

Guo Xiaotie also laughed. It seems that this Xiaogong is a very enthusiastic person, and his colleagues should get along well in the future.She said: "Brother Huang, I come to Emerald Palace and want to be a chef, please take care of me."

Huang Yifei laughed: "You're too polite, I'm actually new here too, I came two days earlier than you." Guo Xiaotie couldn't help thinking: Did Ah Shuang introduce other young chefs?Huang Yifei looked very happy: "The kitchen in the Emerald Palace is not so easy to get into. It would be great to have a newcomer. I finally have a helper."

This makes Guo Xiaotie even more confused. Isn't he an apprentice in the kitchen?Huang Yifei took her to take the staff elevator. "Brother Huang, did you come to the Emerald Palace to apply for the job by yourself?" Guo Xiaotie asked him, and Huang Yifei laughed and said, "If I came by myself, I wouldn't even be able to get through the door of the back kitchen. I'm the big boss here, Boss Liang." Introduced."

Guo Xiaotie's curiosity arose, so she hurriedly asked.The two entered the employee elevator. Huang Yifei pressed the buttons familiarly, and asked her back with a smile: "Do you know the signboard of Big Bowl Noodles?"

"I know, that very famous noodle restaurant has a huge queue. I passed by once and wanted to eat, but I had to wait for more than 200 people... What's wrong?" Guo Xiaotie still didn't understand, Huang Yifei smiled and raised his thumb, Pointing to himself proudly: "That's what my family opened." Then he introduced himself.

It turns out that Xiao Huang's family runs a noodle restaurant. Needless to say, the noodles that are often eaten in the market, the treasure of their family shop is a bowl of super supreme Yangchun noodles, which are limited to three bowls a day, so you can't eat it if you spend more money.Yangchun noodles have no toppings, so what is there to eat?However, this bowl of noodles in his family has a unique secret recipe, and everyone who has eaten it says it is very good.Coincidentally, Boss Liang owns a big hotel, and he is familiar with delicacies from mountains and seas, but he likes to eat noodles, and he also likes this delicious bowl of Huang's signature, and often goes to join him.

In this way, they became friends with their family after going back and forth. Huang Yifei is the future owner of the noodle shop.Boss Liang suggested to his father that young people should go to the outside world to have a look, so let him come to the back kitchen of the Emerald Palace to learn and learn some innovative skills.

Guo Xiaotie heard it: "Oh, so you were recommended by the big boss, then other chefs will have to give you a high regard." Huang Yifei shrugged: "You beauty is so naive, I thought so at the time, but I didn't know it until I came in. You know, in this kind of big hotel, the gold medal chef has a very high status, and the boss can't offend him. If you want to enter the kitchen, you have to follow the rules, those old guys..." He seemed to have a cramp in his face as he said, "Forget it. Don't mention this, Brother Hao said that you were recommended by the eldest lady, what field do you specialize in?"

Guo Xiaotie also introduced the fact that his family opened a 369 restaurant, saying that he is also the second-generation chef.He asked him again: "Then, as apprentices, can we help Brother Hao?" At this time, the elevator reached the designated floor, and the two walked out. Huang Yifei said: "As an apprentice, I can definitely learn something, but the problem is... You and I want to have the title of 'apprentice', but we have to pass a test, let's go to the lounge first, we are not qualified to meet Brother Hao yet, let's meet those old guys first."

Guo Xiaotie followed the little boy, she just thought, it's not that easy to enter the Emerald Palace's back kitchen, as expected, she still needs to be assessed.But she is no longer the tender-headed young woman who was just a few years ago.She said in her heart that she has several certificates such as a chef and pastry chef, as well as Guo's father's words and deeds for more than ten years, so it should be no problem to cook restaurant dishes with good taste.

But... the truth is always trickier than expected.

Huang Yifei took her into the staff lounge. It was afternoon. Only the coffee shop and the bakery were in business. The other chefs were resting and chatting. Everyone looked at Guo Xiaotie.Guo Xiaotie quickly introduced himself, but everyone already knew that she was introduced by the eldest lady.

After Guo Xiaotie finished speaking, he looked at them. They didn't seem to respond, and they left her aside. Just when she was worried, a voice came from the corner: "Little girl, come here."

The old man was thin and short, with a bald head, a dark iron face, and an expression that others owed him money. His legs were crossed, his trousers were rolled up below his knees, and his calf muscles were like iron balls. One foot is still dangling, it has the tone of a gang boss in the old society.At this time, Guo Xiaotie really misses the fat and smiling Master Tao. Her intuition tells herself: Uncle Goose and Master Tao are the opposite sides of the same coin, and he is a difficult old guy.

She hurried over, and Huang Yifei quickly said: "Be careful, beauty, his name is Uncle Goose, and he is what we newbies have to pass." Guo Xiaotie nodded seriously, and she walked in front of the thin old man.He looked her up and down, and didn't say anything strange about a woman entering the kitchen, but raised his chin: "Little girl, show me your hand."

What's the matter, you have to read your palm when you enter the kitchen?Guo Xiaotie didn't dare not listen, she stretched out her hand to show Uncle Goose.Uncle Goose had a good eye. He glanced at the lines on her hands and the calluses from holding a kitchen knife for many years, and his face seemed to soften a little.Guo Xiaotie hurriedly called him master, and Uncle Goose shook his head: "Don't rush to get close to me, it doesn't matter if it's the big boss or the young lady who pushed you here, if you can't pass my test, just get out of here!"

"Then what is the assessment? Do I have to cook a dish? Can I become an apprentice of the Emerald Palace after passing the test?" Guo Xiaotie asked.

Uncle Goose touched his bare head, as if he was too lazy to repeat it, he called out: "Soy bean sprouts." Huang Yifei hurried up and said, "Uncle Goose, I will complete the task with this beauty," and urged Guo Xiaotie, "Let's go, let's discuss how to pass the test at noon tomorrow."

Guo Xiaotie followed him in a daze, only to hear Uncle Goose singing slowly behind him: "You don't want to be an apprentice, you can become an apprentice if you want to be."

"What's going on?" Huang Yifei took Guo Xiaotie outside, and she was a little anxious, "Why can't I understand what you are saying, what test will you pass at noon tomorrow?"

"Don't worry, I'll explain it to you. Let's go to the warehouse and I'll introduce you." Huang Yifei said.They went all the way to the warehouse, and he told Guo Xiaotie about all the passes and trials.

It turned out that the back kitchen of the Emerald Palace had strict requirements. Even if you open the back door to become an apprentice, you must have certain skills. That Uncle Goose is the veteran of the kitchen, and he is considered the highest status besides Brother Hao.He set a rule for the back kitchen. Anyone who wants to come in to learn must first make gestures with him. If he passes this test, he will be considered an apprentice, otherwise he will go back obediently and practice again.

It just so happened that Huang Yifei, the young owner of the noodle shop, came first. Seeing that he was in his twenties, Uncle Goose didn't want to accept him. For the sake of Boss Liang, he reluctantly agreed to let him try it.

The Emerald Palace Hotel not only arranges large-scale drinks, but also usually has contacts with the nearby Friendship Association with Foreign Countries, contracting business lunches for them, with a team of 100 people.The test is that both Uncle Goose and the apprentice have to make a set meal for 100 people. After eating, everyone chooses the one they like more. If there are more than 30 people who choose the apprentice, it will be considered a pass.

In fact, this can be regarded as a commercial performance. The relationship between Jade Palace and this association is very warm. All annual meetings and exhibitions are held on a fixed-point basis. This activity can also be regarded as a fusion of mutual feelings. The association pays for two sets of meals , but also enjoy a voting right, why not do it?

Originally, this matter was spread on the head of Huang Yifei alone. He opened a noodle restaurant, but it is impossible to make a hundred bowls of noodles and wait for others to eat. The noodles are not mushy, and they can’t cook in a few bowls. When will it be cooked?So I can only do set meals such as rice stir-fry.This is not his strong point. This time, Guo Xiaotie happened to be here. Her family runs a Chinese restaurant. Uncle Goose is also very "magnanimous". He agreed to let the two of them cooperate. If they win, everyone can become apprentices. Huang Yifei is so happy.

"It turns out that's the case, no wonder you saw me like Lecheng." Guo Xiaotie finally understood, "Is that Uncle Goose really good? Together, we only need to score [-] points out of [-] to pass."

Huang Yifei shook his head, "Don't underestimate that skinny old man. He's been a cook longer than the combined ages of the two of us. No young man can handle him."

Speaking of the two came to the warehouse, Huang Yifei introduced that this is dry goods, and there is a cold storage behind it, etc.Guo Xiaotie listened carefully, but still had some doubts: "A business package for 100 people, actually I work in the student cafeteria, I am sure about the quantity...By the way, Brother Huang, how do you calculate the cost? If you make king crab and big lobster , the diners will definitely choose our side.”

"This is what I want to tell you," Huang Yifei spread his hands helplessly, "The Emerald Palace is not a fool, they will not engage in loss-making business, it is impossible to use every package of purchased goods, there will always be some cheap goods or difficult to deal with Things, that is the normal loss of ingredients, we have to use those to cook."

ah?Guo Xiaotie was surprised, a clever woman can hardly cook without rice, how can she cook special delicacies without good raw materials, besides, there is an old cook guarding the checkpoint.She couldn't help worrying secretly: making set meals for the association is their business activity, and it is a difficulty for herself.

Huang Yifei took her around the warehouse, and the people who watched the warehouse joked with him, asking him if he thought of cooking?Huang Yifei had no idea at all, he took Guo Xiaotie to the corner of the warehouse, where there were several baskets of ingredients, which were the combat weapons Uncle Goose left them.Guo Xiaotie opened it and saw that it was full of potatoes and lettuce.

"It's so simple, but the vegetables are enough. What about meat dishes? Let's get sweet and sour pork, or black pepper veal steak." Guo Xiaotie asked Huang Yifei. One ingredient is pork belly, and other foods and seasonings can be used as you like."

"What? This is too simple!" Guo Xiaotie blurted out, "I thought I could make beef, fish steak and other dishes, but potatoes and pork are too cheap."

Huang Yifei let out a "sigh": "This is my headache. It's good to open a noodle restaurant in my family, but no one has made potato pork belly ramen. Uncle Goose wants to give Boss Liang face, but he doesn't want to accept people like us. He came in as an apprentice, so he made such a trick, he claimed to have an interview when he went to work, it was a test for our young chefs." He took Guo Xiaotie to the cold storage to see, and it was true, there was a big bag of frozen sliced ​​pork belly for them preparing.

Guo Xiaotie looked at the only three ingredients, and couldn't help frowning. Potatoes, pork belly and lettuce, these are the most common ingredients, and they want to make everyone happy when they eat them, and they have to compare with Uncle Goose's dishes ...

"Brother Huang, what does Uncle Goose do? If he produces some delicacies from mountains and seas, we have no chance of winning."

Huang Yifei shook his head: "No, you know why he is called 'Uncle Goose', it is because he is a great expert in making geese, and he is best at making Hong Kong-style roast goose. I heard that he learned from Shenjing for decades when he was young. There’s a secret recipe,” he couldn’t help swallowing when he talked about roast goose, “he can also cook a whole goose feast, don’t look at him as a skinny old man, the dishes are very beautifully arranged, you say he makes business set meals, cold dishes are hot and fried Not at hand."

Guo Xiaotie scratched the curly head, she said: "Oh, this is difficult, there are many delicacies in a goose, such as French foie gras, goose feet with abalone sauce, fat and tender roast goose legs... the grade of this set meal I don’t know how much higher than ours, it’s not fair to just give us pork belly and potato lettuce.”

"Beauty, you are too immature. Society is a big world. How can there be so much fairness?" Huang Yifei pushed his glasses, and said very sophisticatedly, "If it weren't for the face of the big boss' introduction, they probably wouldn't even give it a chance. Let's be content."

When the two walked out of the warehouse, Guo Xiaotie's heart was in a mess. She thought differently, if she came to eat the business set meal, she would definitely like to eat roast goose legs cooked by famous chefs. Pork belly is not bad, but it is too simple. Not a grade.

Huang Yifei told her not to worry, and to work together to find a solution, but there was only one night to think, and work would start the next morning. Except for a few ingredients, all kinds of food and seasonings can be used casually, but the main course is not high-grade. What's better than white rice?

When they left the staff rest area, Huang Yifei enthusiastically invited her to have a drink in the lobby to celebrate the two being on the same front, and Guo Xiaotie also agreed.

After a while, they sat in the private seats of the Fuli lobby, listening to Liszt's melodious piano music, and the waiter brought two cups of milk tea.Guo Xiaotie took a sip. She seldom had the opportunity to enjoy the elegant atmosphere of a big hotel. She should be in a happy mood, but when she thought about tomorrow's business package exam, she frowned and lost her mind for a while.

"Brother Huang, does everyone have to go through this test when they become chefs in the Emerald Palace?" she asked.

"Of course not, one of the conditions must be met to enter the Emerald Palace, either you have won an industry gold award, or you are a chef from another famous restaurant," Huang Yifei said, "They don't want second-generation young chefs like you and me. "

Guo Xiaotie nodded, and she asked again: "The chefs in the lounge just now are all powerful people?" Huang Yifei took out his mobile phone: "Let me show you, there is a group photo of them in the lounge, I took it gone."

As he said that, he began to introduce: "Look at this big fat man, he used to be the chef on the Regal Yacht, and he created the original stone beef pot, which is one of the most popular dishes in the Emerald Palace. He only cooks five servings a day and it's the same as grabbing;

Look at this thin man, he is a Japanese food maker, and his knife skills are absolutely top-notch. He also competed with three challenger chefs from the island country, and he won;

This uncle with gold-rimmed glasses is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu. He is a master of French cuisine. The diners say that the food he cooks is amazing. The French embassy even held a party here and praised him highly. his craft. "

After Huang Yifei rambled on, Guo Xiaotie's head buzzed. With so many powerful figures gathered together, it's no wonder that Jade Palace didn't win the industry gold award!

As for Uncle Goose, as Huang Yifei introduced just now, this old guy is indeed very experienced, and there is also Cai Shenghao, the "King of Teppanyaki". Otherwise, my chances of winning are even slimmer."

"What game?" Huang Yifei asked curiously.Since he regards Guo Xiaotie as the same front, she can't be too stingy, so she told him about the beautiful chef competition that will start in a few months.Huang Yifei was overjoyed when he heard it: "Do you want to fight with the honor of your own store? I like this."

"I know you are the young owner of the noodle shop," Guo Xiaotie said helplessly while drinking milk tea, "but what should we do now? You came two days earlier than me, did you come up with any tricks? We want to join forces with Uncle Goose. You You can't hide it."

Huang Yifei said: "I'm really not good at anything other than noodles. If the ingredients are beef or seafood, I can make spicy beef noodles, shrimp wonton noodles, etc. But how do pork belly toppings? I His eyes are so dark." He bowed flatteringly, "Come on, beauty, you are a good hand at Chinese cooking, think of a way, I will help you tomorrow, I will wash the lettuce and peel the potatoes, how about it?"

Guo Xiaotie rolled his eyes: That's fine, anyway, I didn't want to have a partner anyway, so I knew it would not be so easy to enter the Emerald Palace to see the world, so it's better to have a trial first, to prove my ability.

Guo Xiaotie gulped and drank half a cup of milk tea, she seemed to have made up her mind: "That's it, but I can't waste my brain cells, there are a lot of people queuing at your noodle shop, if you can win Uncle Goose, you have to invite me Eat that limited edition supreme Yangchun noodles once, I want to taste how delicious it is.”

Huang Yifei patted his thin and shaved chest: "No problem, I'm the master of the young master." The two second-generation chefs wished a happy cooperation, and made an appointment to meet in the back kitchen of the Emerald Palace early tomorrow morning.

Guo Xiaotie went home. On the way, she took leave of absence from the student cafeteria. Fortunately, tomorrow is the exam day, many students only come for half a day, and the cafeteria can handle it without her alone.

As for the business package, she had the urge to ask Papa Guo's opinion, but he just said something about "lesbians" two days ago, and Guo Xiaotie inevitably felt a little guilty. She will definitely ask east and west, how will she answer?Forget it or be self-reliant.

She fumbled through the recipes in her room at night, but after much deliberation, how to make a delicious set meal with potatoes, pork belly and lettuce?It is really difficult to compete with Uncle Goose's signature oily roast goose legs.

After thinking about it while lying on the bed, she came up with several plans: Make a sandwich?Pork belly and lettuce are sandwiched between toast, no, it's too simple.She hugged the little teddy bear, feeling at a loss, but for some reason she thought of Tao Lewei, oh, what is Miss Artist doing?Of course she won't know about the troubles I've encountered, so I really want to talk to her...

Guo Xiaotie sat up and took the mobile phone from the bedside table: "She said that she asked me to be a model on the weekend, but I have to deal with tomorrow's troubles first." She looked at the quiet screen and asked if she wanted to make a call. Ask, it's not too late, just say good night.

Thinking of calling Tao Lewei, Guo Xiaotie's heart beat wildly for no reason, she hugged the little bear tightly, and gritted her teeth: "Hit me, she made flirtatious jokes with me in the amusement park that day, I was so embarrassed by her, No, you can't always be bullied by her."

She bit her lip and called Tao Lewei.After a while, "Hello?" A cheerful voice came, and Guo Xiaotie was taken aback for a moment. It wasn't Tao Lewei, and she quickly said, "Well, is that Miss Artist?"

The cheerful voice was Mina, and she smiled and said, "It's Xiao Guozi, Sister Tao Tao is taking a bath, are you in a hurry, I'll send my phone in."

Before Guo Xiaotie could say: "Don't, don't, don't." Mina had already yelled, "Sister Tao Tao, Xiao Guozi is looking for you."

Tao Lewei's voice was faintly heard from over there: "Bring it in." Guo Xiaotie heard her little heart beating here, is she taking a bath?That was sitting in the bathtub, showing her snow-white fragrant shoulders, and maybe that soft... She unconsciously "gurgled" in her throat, she couldn't think about it any more.

"Wow, Sister Tao Tao knows how to enjoy it, there are so many bubbles in the bubble bath." Mina said happily, she entered the bathroom and handed the phone to Tao Lewei, and then ran out laughing.

"Hi, hello Guo Xiaotie," Tao Lewei said softly, "I didn't expect you to call. What can I do for you?"

"Uh, that..." Originally, Guo Xiaotie wanted to talk about what happened in the Emerald Palace during the day, but now her mind is blank. Tao Meiren is sitting in the bathtub talking to herself, and she can still hear the soft sound of water. Big shawl?Nonsense, of course not.

"What's the matter, Guo Xiaotie, aren't you talking?" Tao Lewei chuckled, and then said, "Please wait a moment, there are too many bubbles, it's inconvenient to make a call, I'll sit up a little bit... well, you can talk."

God, it's a pity that there is no mirror at this time, otherwise Guo Xiaotie will never forget his expression.