The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 169: Master Xiao Qin is so terrifying

In theory, Grade A longevity noodles require Grade A noodles, Grade A broth and Grade A cooking time.

Qinhuai has none of these.

But it doesn’t matter, no one has ever eaten it.

Qin Huai felt that Huang Jia's broth was closer to Grade A. He had never actually made Grade A dim sum and did not have a very specific concept of Grade A.

But he has definitely eaten Grade A dishes.

Huang Shengli’s dishes are definitely A-grade, Zheng Da’s crab roe steamed buns are probably also grade A, and I’m not sure about Zheng Siyuan’s fresh meat mooncake Qinhuai, but even if they are not, they should be very close.

It's because he has no scoring criteria.

Qin Huai knew that if he wanted to show off his skills, making fermented glutinous rice steamed buns and locust flower steamed buns would be the best choices. These two dishes could best demonstrate the dough-making skills, but Qin Huai now wanted to make longevity noodles.

The game system's definition of dough fermentation rating is more like a definition of the levels of a series of dough-related techniques such as dough fermentation, dough mixing, and dough kneading. Qin Huai feels that he finally chose dough fermentation because of Dean Qin's catchphrase.

Although this sounds outrageous, Qin Huai was originally taught how to make pastries by Dean Qin.

Although Dean Qin himself doesn't really know how to do it.

Because he was not very good at it, Director Qin often confused the differences between kneading dough, fermenting dough and mixing dough verbally. When he wanted to improve the food in the welfare home and eat buns, steamed buns and dumplings, he would often say to Qin Huai: "When you have time, ferment the flour in the kitchen."

As for why it was given out, it was mainly to make a good impression. The welfare home has limited funds, and Director Qin's biggest dream is that one day a wealthy couple will come to the welfare home and adopt a smart, filial and sensible child. Many years later, the child will come back to the welfare home and give her a check for 500 million yuan, telling her, "Mother Qin, you don't have to work hard anymore. If the welfare home is short of money in the future, just tell me, and use this 500 million yuan to build it first."

Later, this dream became that a child from the orphanage would come out of the orphanage to start a successful business from scratch, and that the child would be given 500 million yuan many years later.

Then it became 50.

Finally it became 5.

After Qin Huai gave Luo Jun Dean Qin's contact information, his dream of 5 should have been achieved, and with luck, 50 should also have been achieved.

I just don’t know if Dean Qin’s dream has now become Qin Huai giving her the contact information of 500 caring people.

Sorry, we have strayed off topic, let’s get back to the point.

Qin Huai didn’t know whether the longevity noodles he made today could impress everyone, but he just wanted to do it.

The broth Huang Jia made today tastes really good.

It would be a shame not to use it to cook longevity noodles.

Qin Huai wanted to smack his lips just thinking about tasting the half bowl of soup.

Ouyang has suffered so much. He has been drinking the broth for so long but has never had a single sip of it properly.

Qin Huai decided that when Ouyang was free to come to Gusu, he would do something behind the scenes for him and find a big bowl in the kitchen to fill with a bowl of fresh hot soup so that Ouyang could drink it to his heart's content.

Driven by the desire to eat longevity noodles himself, Qin Huai began to knead the dough with great enthusiasm.

After reaching an advanced level of dough leavening, kneading the dough becomes easier.

To put it in the words of stream of consciousness, the communication between the chef and the dough has become deeper, both sides have a sense of each other, understand each other better, and the kneaded dough has more soul.

In simple terms, with improved skills, the dough tastes better.

The dough needs to be kneaded according to the snacks to be made.

Theoretically, different temperatures, humidity, fermentation environment, and even the temperature of the chef's hands and the temperature of the basin will affect the final shape of the dough, but this is only in theory. In practical operations, it is impossible to take so many things into consideration, and it is difficult to take these into consideration.

Fermented glutinous rice steamed buns are extremely sensitive to temperature, and the temperature only needs to be controlled at specific steps.

Kneading dough mostly depends on feeling.

This is the real feeling of a chef. The hardness, softness and fluffiness of the dough can be felt by hands, and the state of the dough can also be adjusted by hands.

Feeling comes from technology.

If you have reached a certain level, you will feel it. If you have not reached that level, you will not feel it even through meditation or prayer.

It feels even better after the dough is upgraded to a higher level.

Qinhuai took over the lunch for the staff, but that didn't mean that he was the only one who made lunch for the staff. Longevity noodles were the staple food, and there were quite a few Huangji staff members. Qinhuai increased the amount of bowls according to the number of people, and didn't make 1.5 or even double the amount.

It’s too tiring to do so much.

In order to make the noodles more enjoyable for everyone, Dong Shi also fried a few side dishes to go with the noodles.

Shredded potatoes, stir-fried meat with green peppers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, etc.

Dong Shi fried the side dishes. If you are not full, there is rice in the kitchen. There is enough rice. Everything is arranged clearly.

Huang Ji closed at one o'clock.

Under normal circumstances, the kitchen opens for service at 1:20 p.m., and the waiters eat a little later, because closing at 1 p.m. does not mean that the customers will leave at that moment. The waiters usually have to wait until 40:2 or p.m. to have lunch.

The waiters are used to this time. Although they get off work later than the kitchen staff, they also start work late. And although the food at Huangji is good, it is just so-so after a long time.

Under normal circumstances, chefs like Huang Jia and Huang Shengli would not be in charge of the staff meals, and the staff meals would not have the big and delicious dishes that Huang Jia had when he was cooking for Qinhuai. They were all big pot dishes that were quick and easy. Therefore, the staff meals did not have many varieties, and the same dishes were repeated over and over again. After eating them for a long time, people got used to them.

In addition, the salary offered by Huang Ji is not low, so employees are unlikely to leave unless there are special circumstances. Even the waiters have worked in the restaurant for 70 to 80 years, and some have worked longer than the chefs. The waiters can tell which chef is good at which dishes and whether he performs poorly by eating.

Eating staff meals is really not something to look forward to.

But today is different.

Today, Chef Qin will personally cook for everyone. The good news about the limited edition chicken noodle soup that is said to be only available to the kitchen staff in the morning has spread like the wind to every corner of Huang's, and everyone is looking forward to it.

Even the smile in the smiling service is a real smile.

The smile was so sincere and bright that many diners joked with the waiter, asking if something happy had happened, as why everyone looked so happy.

At 1:10, Qin Huai started cooking noodles.

Longevity noodles can be cooked in small bowls or in large pots, it doesn’t matter, but Qin Huai was a little hesitant before cooking.

He chose to make longevity noodles today because he wanted to eat noodles.

Since he wants to eat it, then if he cooks it himself, wouldn’t it be a little bit…

Qin Huai turned his gaze towards Huang Jia, who had become idle and was standing by the dry goods shelf chatting with Dong Shi.

Noticing Qin Huai's pleading look, Huang Jia took the initiative to step forward.

"Brother Jia, I have never cooked a big pot of chicken noodle soup. Can you help me cook the noodles today?" Qin Huai asked a little embarrassedly.

He volunteered to prepare meals for the staff, but in the end he had to ask Huang Jia to help cook the noodles, which was really embarrassing.

Little did Huang Jia know that he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and he was even getting a little anxious.

Huang Jia had been expecting Qin Huai to ask this since he was making noodles. He waited until Qin Huai had prepared all the side dishes and was about to put them in the pot to cook the noodles, but Qin Huai still didn't say anything. Huang Jia was so anxious that he wanted to ask.

Otherwise, why would he be standing by the dry shelf chatting when he had nothing to do? It's because this place is conspicuous and close, and Qin Huai can see it at a glance.

Huang Jia said without hesitation: "No problem, it's a small matter, leave it to me."

With Huang Jia's cooking skills, it is definitely more than enough to cook a chicken noodle soup.

Put a pot of noodles into the pot, stir it skillfully for a while, wait for a few minutes, stir it again for a while, and wait again.

A pot of delicious longevity noodles was created.

Huang Jia is not only responsible for cooking, but also for serving.

As the eldest brother, Huang Jia is very good at serving and dividing dishes, but today's chicken noodle soup doesn't require him to serve. Although Qinhuai has always claimed that this noodle is chicken noodle soup, its essence is longevity noodles, a bowl of longevity noodles with only one noodle. When serving the noodles, just put the whole noodle into the bowl.

【Longevity Noodles Grade B+】

B+ grade longevity noodles!
Although it has not reached A level, it is already a qualitative breakthrough.

Before this, the highest grade of longevity noodles made by Qinhuai was B grade, which was not stable and was basically B-grade.

Qin Huai cooks longevity noodles for breakfast quite often. The chicken soup used for cooking longevity noodles in the morning is always prepared by Huang's kitchen. This basic chicken soup is usually made by the second apprentice Bao Xiong or the third apprentice Qi Tian. This is the first time that Qin Huai uses the soup made by Huang Jia himself to cook noodles.

It was difficult for Qin Huai to say who was the main contributor to today's B+ grade longevity noodles. He felt that his noodles, Huang Jia's soup and Huang Jia's responsibility for cooking the noodles all played a role.

However, since the game system has given a rating, it means that the system has determined that Qinhuai accounts for more than 50% of today's longevity noodles or is responsible for the major part.

The advanced dough must have played an important role.

Huang Jia handed the first bowl of noodles to Qin Huai.

The cook eats first.

Qin Huai didn't hesitate and took a sip of the noodle soup first.

Delicious!

The soup of longevity noodles cooked with Huang Jiadiao’s broth is delicious!
Then Qin Huai picked up the chopsticks, picked up the noodles and stuffed them into his mouth.

Hmm~
The primary requirement of many people for noodles is that they are chewy.

If the noodles are not chewy, they will taste soft or even break when picked up, many people who like to eat hand-rolled noodles will feel that they are bland, difficult to chew, and have no soul.

Judging by this requirement, Qinhuai’s longevity noodles today must be very soulful.

The biggest feature of hand-kneaded noodles is their chewiness. After repeated kneading and pulling of the dough, the noodles finally kneaded must be chewy, which is different from the elastic chewiness of steamed buns.

The chewiness of noodles comes more from the feeling when chewing.

The texture of the noodles colliding with your teeth, the smoothness of the noodles when you suck them into your mouth without them sticking, and the taste of the soup. Chicken soup is the perfect seasoning for noodles. Its freshness and richness are the best companions for noodles that seem tasteless but have the most original taste of wheat.

“Slurp, slurp.”

Qin Huai couldn't stop eating.

Even though this bowl of longevity noodles was made by him personally, Qin Huai had never eaten such delicious noodles before.

It is more difficult to make ordinary and common food fancy and exquisite than to make food that is already fancy and outstanding.

Qin Huai had never made noodles before, and he never thought that he would achieve such great success in making noodles.

Although this success is inseparable from Huang Jia’s strong support.

But the high-end dough also played an important role.

Qin Huai finished eating.

He ate the soup and noodles in one go without pausing. Apart from making some interjection sounds while slurping the noodles, he didn't say a word the entire time, just concentrating on eating.

Qin Huai wanted to have another bowl.

But he was afraid it wasn't enough.

He just made a few more bowls, which were prepared for Huang Anyao, Huang Shengli, Zheng Da and Gong Liang who was still eating on the second floor.

Anyway, he has already kneaded the noodles. Even if these four can't eat after lunch, it should be no problem for them to rest for a few hours in the afternoon and then have a bowl of noodles.

Qin Huai is very good at giving special treatment to his friends.

The core idea of ​​​​special cooking is to remember to leave a bite for your friends when you make delicious food, no matter whether your friends have the appetite to eat it or not, you must leave some for them.

Whether to eat or not is your friends’ business. If your friends don’t eat, someone else will definitely eat it.

Qin Huai put down the bowl, looked around, and found that everyone was concentrating on eating noodles.

No one spoke, even Dong Shi was just eating noodles.

As expected, when eating longevity noodles, which consisted of only one noodle, no one could interrupt their eating. Everyone would involuntarily suck the noodles silently from the beginning to the end, and even if they bit off, they would bite it off in their mouths, and they would never let the noodles break outside.

When everyone eats noodles, there is only one thought in their mind.

Shit, isn’t Qin Huai practicing making crab roe steamed buns during this period?

Doesn't he fight with crabs and shrimps every afternoon?
Didn’t we just have chicken noodle soup this morning?
Why is this bowl of lunch so delicious?

Is it because of the Huang Jia Diao broth used?
But why are the noodles so delicious? They are even better than the ones I had in the morning.

Didn't Qin Huai spend the whole morning making dim sum in front of everyone? Wasn't it that a genius-level plain-cooked chef like him could improve his skills by leaps and bounds?
Isn't there a gradual process?
It took off with a huge leap in a flash?!
Could it be that the kind of situation in fantasy novels about cultivating immortals where one breaks through while practicing also happen to chefs?
Why is every thought we have a question?
The question marks from everyone in the kitchen were almost filling up the huge kitchen.

Everyone didn’t understand, but they ate noodles.

While my mouth was sizzling, my heart was hissing~

Master Xiao Qin is so terrifying!
Soon, today's chicken noodle soup was super delicious, and Master Qin's cooking skills had improved. It turned out that Master Qin was a chef who cooked by feeling, and the rumor that the noodles he made were especially delicious as long as he felt right spread to the ears of the waiters in the lobby and the private rooms.

Although the waitresses had not yet left work and had never eaten Chef Qin's chicken noodle soup before, everyone's mouths were still grinning from ear to ear.

I couldn't help it, I couldn't help it at all.

As soon as I think about what the staff meal will be like later, I don’t have any negative emotions at all.

so happy.

Being able to hold back laughter is their best professional quality.

Oh, I love going to work.

If I could eat employee meals made by Chef Qin from time to time, I could stay in this class for another 10 years!
Gong Liang, who was in box 888, noticed the waiter's unusually happy mood.

Gong Liang has always treated Huang's as a canteen.

At least that's the case when Huang Shengli is in good health.

Huang Shengli had back problems some time ago and he didn’t cook much, so Gong Liang came to eat less often.

As a wealthy man who has achieved financial freedom, Gong Liang has a lot of choices when it comes to eating.

Unless Huang Jia shows his 12th-rate cooking skills and makes special dishes, it will be difficult to attract Gong Liang.

There is no way, the red cases, especially Huaiyang cuisine, are really too curly.

Huang Shengli can say that he is the best chef of Huaiyang and Suzhou cuisine in Suzhou, but Huang Jia is not, and he dare not even say he is second. There are still several good Huaiyang and Suzhou restaurants in Suzhou.

Of course, Huang Shengli certainly doesn't dare to say that he is the No. 1 Huaiyang cuisine chef. There is a more famous and skilled Huaiyang cuisine chef in service - Pei Shenghua.

Gong Liang also loved the dishes he cooked. When Gong Liang went to Guangling, he often visited Chengfangju where Pei Shenghua worked.

"Xiao Ma, what happened? You look so happy. Did Huang Anyao give you a raise?" Gong Liang had finished his meal and was sitting in the private room waiting for Qin Huai to start teaching. Seeing the waiter so happy, he joked.

Xiao Ma, the waiter in Box 888, is a veteran employee who has worked at Huang's Restaurant for 9 years. He is very familiar with Gong Liang and knows about Gong Liang's recent glorious record of sitting at the door of the kitchen to eat.

"It is a happy event. Mr. Gong, our employee meal today is prepared by Chef Qin. I heard that the chicken noodle soup he cooked is delicious. Everyone is waiting to eat noodles!" Xiao Ma said with a smile.

what!
Gong Liang suddenly lost the mood to joke, but he regretted eating too much at noon.

But it doesn't matter, he can still eat a bowl of noodles. Fortunately, he only ate 80% full at noon. A bowl of noodles can only make you 120% full at most, no problem.

"I remember that your store allows manual ordering, right?"

Xiao Ma: "Mr. Gong, our kitchen is ready at 1 o'clock..."

Gong Liang waved his hand: "I know, what is the relationship between me and Master Xiao Qin? I believe he must have kept a share for me, just ask for me."

Xiao Ma went to ask.

8 minutes later, Gong Liang's chicken noodle soup was brought into the box.

Seeing the noodles being served so quickly, Gong Liang had nothing to wonder. Qinhuai dim sum was always made according to the number of people. The noodles were served so quickly, which meant that Qinhuai had already made his share!

Master Xiao Qin has him in his heart!

The two of them are running in both directions!
Gong Liang's eyes were moist.

The corners of the mouth get wet earlier than the corners of the eyes.

"Bliss."

After taking a bite, Gong Liang's eyes became moist.

too delicious!

Although I have eaten it in the morning, the one at noon is even more delicious than the one in the morning!
This bowl of noodles gave Gong Liang hope!
Chef Qin makes chicken noodle soup every morning. It has only been a short while, but the noodles are getting better and better every day.

He can definitely make crab roe steamed buns!
Eating it for a month is just around the corner!

Qin Huai even remembered to make a portion for Gong Liang when making employee meals. What’s the big deal about eating crab roe steamed buns for a month?
After eating a bowl of noodles, Gong Liang decided to double the red envelope he would give to Qin Huai during the Chinese New Year this year.

The amount prepared previously was too small.

88888 is not worthy of Master Qin’s craftsmanship and thoughtfulness.

188888 is worthy of it!

Gong Liang licked the chopsticks in a very unpromising manner.

We have to find a way to buy the house next to Qinhuai.

The chef in Huang's kitchen has four days off a month, so they bought the house next door and go directly to Qin Huai's house for meals during these four days.

I have to buy another massage chair for Qinhuai.

What if Qin Huai is too lazy to go out to the bone-setting shop, and doesn't want to trouble the bone-setting master to come to his house? He should also have one at home, just in case!

The dining table also needs to be replaced with a bigger one. The one at home is too small and not convenient for entertaining guests.

Zheng Da really doesn't know how to rent a house. It's so small that it's hard to even stuff furniture in it.

Gong Liang burped and began to think about how to completely renovate the house where Qin Huai lived.

I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I updated three chapters today, one chapter with 9000 words, one chapter with 4000 words, and one chapter with 5000 words. However, I forgot to add a note after the title that it was an extra update for the leader. I couldn’t change the title no matter how hard I tried, so I woke up in a hurry.

I told this to my bestie.

She: Hahahahahahaha.

She: You actually dreamed that you updated 2 words. It really only happens in dreams.

I:?

Me: You are really good at judging people.

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(End of this chapter)