Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

The steamed bun shop isn't small; it's a perfect place for a husband and wife to run a small business.

The location was found, but the cook was not.

After Yu Li and Hao Min separated, Yu Li went to the steel rolling mill again and poached the only two good cooks in the factory.

The remaining cooks were just so-so; they were all only good at cooking large batches of food.

Qin Huairu, who ate at the factory every day, knew all too well how skilled the craftsman was.

She wouldn't like eating at the factory if she had no other choice.

Qin Huairu had great ambitions and naturally looked down on those people.

Just when she was at her wit's end, she met the fat man.

The fat man was transferred from the canteen to the workshop years ago, and he has been working in the workshop ever since.

His life was not easy after he arrived at the workshop.

During exercise, knowing the relationship between He Yuzhu and Li Huaide, he always behaved himself.

"Fat man."

When the fat man saw Qin Huairu, a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes. If it weren't for Qin Huairu, he wouldn't have been expelled from the sect by He Yuzhu.

He should be working as the head chef at He Yuzhu's restaurant now.

Countless times he passed by He Yuzhu's restaurant, his eyes filled with envy.

"Qin Huairu, why did you call me?"

Qin Huairu is so old, yet she has no self-awareness at all. Whenever she sees a man, she still uses the same tricks as a young girl.

"What's wrong with me? Can't I say hello to you?"

The fat man snorted, "No, I can't accept that."

Qin Huai stopped him: "How can you talk like that? I know you resent Sha Zhu for kicking you out of the cafeteria."

Don't take your anger out on your sister.

The fat man said impatiently, "Stop calling me 'sister.' What exactly do you want?"

Qin Huairu pulled him aside and asked, "I just wanted to ask you, how good are your cooking skills?"

I remember you also studied under Sha Zhu for several years, and learned a lot of skills.

The fat man asked curiously, "What do you want to do?"

Qin Huairu said, "My sister is planning to open a restaurant and needs to find a head chef."

"If you're a good cook, I'll make you a head chef. A head chef's salary is double your current salary, how about that?"

Doubling the salary sounds great, but the fat man's salary is only thirty-three, so doubling it would only amount to a little over sixty.

Such a salary is really nothing compared to what you'd expect from a chef.

The fat man said with disdain, "Why would I work for you for such a low salary? Chefs at other restaurants earn at least several hundred."

Qin Huairu said, "Theirs cost several hundred, that's because their craftsmanship is good."

Ma Hua's salary is several thousand now, can you compare to him?

The fat man said angrily, "Why can't I compare to him? We became disciples at the same time, and I learned much faster than him."

"If it weren't for you, I would be the head chef at Chaoyang Hotel right now."

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. If the fat man was really as capable as he claimed, her restaurant had struck gold.

"Are you telling the truth? If so, I can give you a few hundred yuan in wages."

The fat man wouldn't turn down money, and said that as long as Qin Huairu paid him enough, he would become her head chef.

When He Yuzhu took the fat man as his apprentice, he didn't hold back any of his skills; he taught him some basic cooking techniques and methods.

The real skills hadn't been taught to him yet. It wasn't that He Yuzhu didn't want to teach him; it was just that the conditions weren't right back then, and there weren't enough ingredients for them to practice with.

However, with the fat man's cooking skills, he should have no problem supporting a small restaurant.

Originally, after betraying Sha Zhu, he was fired by Yu Li because of his poor cooking skills.

After being fired, he went to the countryside to prepare banquets for others.

If he works hard and doesn't cheat or shirk his duties, he won't have a bad life.

Unfortunately, a leopard can't change its spots.

He even resorted to cheating when cooking for others in the countryside.

After that, no one asked him to cook anymore.

He applied for jobs at other restaurants, but because of his ruined reputation and poor skills, no one wanted him. Later, he even shamelessly went to Sha Zhu, hoping that Sha Zhu would forgive him.

To expect Sha Zhu to forgive him is a pipe dream.

After being driven away by Sha Zhu, the fat man's life became increasingly miserable.

It was also a coincidence that MCA was able to achieve its later success.

Influenced by Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu always held the idea that teaching his apprentice would lead to the master's starvation.

Ma Hua truly learned Sha Zhu's skills at Lou Xiao'e's restaurant.

Yi Zhonghai and the others were afraid that Sha Zhu would run away with Lou Xiao'e, so they forced Sha Zhu to break off contact with Lou Xiao'e.

Sha Zhu left the restaurant for two years as a result, and Lou Xiao'e didn't return to Beijing for two years as well.

Yi Zhonghai and the others were quite happy, enjoying Sha Zhu's filial piety in the courtyard.

But Sha Zhu and Lou Xiao'e were tricked.

It goes without saying that Sha Zhu served them like a slave, since it was all of their own free will.

Without Sha Zhu, MCA simply couldn't support Lou Xiao'e's restaurant.

Out of guilt, Sha Zhu finally revealed the secret recipe to Ma Hua.

Otherwise, the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) simply cannot support the restaurant. At the very least, the food served at the restaurant is not worthy of its reputation.

Qin Huairu didn't understand these things, but she didn't completely trust the fat man either.

She suggested testing the fat man's cooking skills.

The fat man was initially a little guilty, afraid that he would be exposed in the end. But under the control of greed, he still agreed.

He followed Qin Huairu to the courtyard house.

Qin Huai introduced to Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui: "Fatty is Sha Zhu's apprentice, and he's the chef I found."

Yi Zhonghai knew about the fat man's situation and had some doubts in his heart.

"Huai Ru, is Fatty's cooking any good? If he's not a good cook, no one will go to a restaurant to eat."

Qin Huairu explained, "Zhonghai, don't worry. I brought him here to taste the dishes."

If his cooking isn't good, then we won't hire him.

Hearing Qin Huairu say this, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were both relieved.

Yi Zhonghai said, "We should definitely give it a try. We can't let such a large investment go to waste."

Yan Bugui chimed in, "Old Yi, what dishes do you think we should have him try?"

The fat man became a little nervous. He had been in the workshop for over ten years, but his skills had become rusty; there were many dishes he hadn't cooked in over a decade.

He was terrified, and Yi Zhonghai asked him to cook a dish he didn't know how to make.

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and said, "I heard that shredded potatoes are the most challenging dish to master. How about having him make a hot and sour shredded potato dish?"

Yan Bugui naturally wouldn't contradict him, and immediately agreed, then added, "Making just one shredded potato dish isn't quite enough."

Let me think again, are there any other dishes?

The fat man wasn't scared at all when he heard that he was going to make hot and sour shredded potatoes.

This is a dish we often eat at home; he makes it frequently.

When he heard Yan Bugui mention other dishes, his heart sank again.

Yan Bugui slapped his thigh: "I heard that Sha Zhu can make a dish called Wensi Tofu."

Let him do this, what do you think?

"This one will do too."

In Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu's hearts, He Yuzhu would always be a fool. They looked down on He Yuzhu from the bottom of their hearts.

Therefore, they thought that He Yuzhu's skills were all simple things.

Moreover, tofu is cheap, so they don't consider it a particularly precious dish.

The fat man exploded upon hearing this: "Do you guys even know how to cook? Do you even know what Wensi Tofu is?"

Do you think your restaurant is some kind of upscale hotel? Why don't you just fly to the moon?

"Qin Huairu, you'd better find someone else. I'm not good enough for your restaurant."

Qin Huai had finally found such a skilled chef, so she wasn't about to let him leave easily. She grabbed the fat man, refusing to let him go. (End of Chapter)