The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 175: The pastry chefs are all a bit outrageous

"Master Qin, is Gusu fun?"

"Master Qin, are you used to living in Gusu?"

"Master Qin, we missed you so much when you were away!"

"Master Qin, you came back at the right time! Teacher Ding's in-laws came yesterday. She must have the best and freshest acacia honey!"

"Oh, I see that Master Qin has lost weight. He must have some good nourishment after coming all the way here. My family happens to have a recipe for nourishing food passed down from our ancestors."

"Come on, where did your family get the recipe for food supplements passed down from ancestors? Isn't your family's only recipe for stimulating the appetite of children who don't eat? Eat hawthorn slices."

"What do you know? My family has so many recipes handed down from our ancestors!"

"Master Qin, don't pay attention to them, my family..."

"Master Qin..."

The elderly people in the cafeteria rushed forward, and the scene was chaotic for a while. Even the owner of the convenience store across the street excitedly poked his head out, took out his phone and took a lot of photos of Qin Huai's back, like a dedicated and responsible professional paparazzi.

In this situation, Qin Luo immediately turned into a professional bodyguard, standing in front of Qin Huai, dragging the suitcase with one hand and clearing the way with the other, shouting: "Make way, make way."

This attracted a few passers-by to stop and watch, thinking that a star had arrived.

Passersby were a little confused. Why would a star come to the community canteen? What kind of new promotional method is this? And all the fans are middle-aged and elderly people.

I don’t understand. I don’t understand.

Qin Huai, the top star of Yunzhong Canteen, successfully entered the canteen with his suitcase under the escort of his bodyguard Qin Luo.

Qin Huai didn't expect there to be so many people in the cafeteria.

Qin Huai knew very well that there were many old men and women chatting in the Yunzhong Canteen every afternoon because it was hot and everyone wanted to use the free air conditioning. In the hot summer, it didn't matter where you stayed. Staying in the canteen could also kill two birds with one stone by grabbing random drops.

He didn't expect that even though he was not there, the old men and women were still willing to stay in the canteen.

What’s the difference between this persistence and the fact that Huang Shengli is no longer the chef, but Huang Ji’s old customers are still willing to come and eat?
So touching!

At this moment, Qin Huai's eyes were moist.

Qin Huai took the suitcase from Qin Luo and looked at the familiar faces.

Xu Tuqiang, Uncle Qian, the nameless aunt, the nameless uncle, the nameless one...

Qin Huai said that after staying in Suzhou for a month, he did feel a little unfamiliar with everyone.

But it doesn’t matter, you’ll get used to it soon.

Qin Huai cleared his throat, as if he was about to announce something important. Everyone was silent, staring at him, their eyes full of expectation and joy.

"Have you all... eaten?"

"No, no, ever since you, Master Qin, went to Gusu, we haven't had any snacks to go with our tea this afternoon!"

"Yeah, yeah. There's no tangerine peel tea either. It's not fun to chat."

"I haven't been able to buy steamed buns for more than a month. My little granddaughter doesn't even want to come over after school."

"It's the same with my family. Every weekend when I come over, the first thing I ask is whether Grandpa has steamed buns today."

"My family's..."

Qin Huai coughed twice to interrupt the discussion, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that I brought some fruit embryos, the quantity should be enough, now I will change clothes and go to the kitchen to steam the embryos, and give one to each person."

"Luoluo, send a message to your brother Yang."

Qin Luo:?!

Brother, wasn’t that box of raw embryos for me?

If each person gets one, how many should I eat?
Qin Luo was confused and sad. Qin Luo didn't want to send the message, but he did it.

Except for Qin Luo's changing expression, everyone in the cafeteria was in high spirits, as if it was New Year's Day.

Of course, this joyous atmosphere was limited to the hall.

In the kitchen where no one is paying attention, there are actually two hardworking dim sum chefs who have not yet left work.

Of course, there are actually several helpers behind these two dim sum chefs. But as we all know, in movies and TV series, these helpers never have names, they can only be called Helper A and Helper B, background NPCs passing by the protagonist's world, so there is no need to focus on description.

After working in the cafeteria for more than a month, I have already received a month's salary, established good relationships with my colleagues, and become familiar with many residents of Yunzhong Community. I can even call out the names of more than half of the elderly people in the cafeteria today, Li Hua and Pei Xing: ?

If none of the uncles and aunts present here ate any of the snacks they made this afternoon, then who ended up eating the snacks?
Those of you who were chatting animatedly outside before, can you please take a quick look behind the glass? There are two dim sum chefs working diligently in the kitchen and they haven’t left work yet!

These two people are also the backbone of Yunzhong Canteen!

We support more than half of our canteen’s monthly turnover!

Even though we only appeared once and met the boss once, we are important NPCs with names!

Uncles and aunts, you can't completely ignore us just because Qin Huai is back!

When Qin Huai was not around, you guys really liked to eat our snacks.

Pei Xing and Li Hua looked at each other and saw two words on each other's faces.

supporting role.

Pei Xing glanced at Li Hua again.

An ordinary-looking, ordinary-named, unremarkable supporting character.

He has an ordinary look, his last name is Protagonist, and he has the potential to become the supporting actor of the protagonist!
Pei Xing shook his head proudly and continued making peach cakes.

There are less than two hours left before I get off work, so I'll make some extra peach cakes for the last few batches of snacks so they can sell better in the evening.

Li Hua: …

Is Pei Xing having another attack of his chuunibyou?

Never mind, it’s not important, just get to work.

When Qin Huai changed his clothes and entered the kitchen, Qin Luo had already taken out the raw dough from the suitcase and even started eating the biscuits.

Qin Huai steamed the raw crabs directly in the steamer, one for each person, two for Ouyang and two for Qin Luo. He asked Qin Luo to put the rest in the freezer, and then he picked crabs from the water tank.

Qin Huai, the crab expert, could tell at a glance that the crabs in the tank were of very good quality, almost as good as the ones Huang Ji bought on a daily basis. It was obvious that Huang Xi had done his best to get the best crabs on the market. However, now was the time when crabs were almost out of season, and no matter how good the crabs were, they were no match for those from half a month ago.

enough.

After the skill level of stuffing increased by 3.2, Qinhuai's stuffing level has improved by leaps and bounds. The poor quality of ingredients is an objective factor. Under the existing conditions, Qinhuai is confident that it can make crab roe siu mai that is not embarrassing.

After all, the new employee is watching in the kitchen.

Actually, it’s not new, but Qin Huai met Pei Xing and Li Hua for the second time today. When he first entered the kitchen and saw the two of them, he couldn’t even tell who was who at first, and couldn’t match the names with the people.

Not to mention the helper who helped with the background board, I don’t even know his name.

"Hello, boss." Professional worker Li Hua greeted immediately.

"Hello, boss." Pei Xing followed closely behind.

"Hello." Qin Huai nodded, and the greetings between the three of them felt like strangers meeting each other for the first time.

Qin Huai hadn't thought about the new employees in his cafeteria for more than a month, but his two new employees were always thinking about him.

Without Qin Huai knowing, he was actually already somewhat famous in the circle of white-casserole chefs.

The news that Huang Ji had a talented young pastry chef spread throughout the southern pastry chef circle.

Compared with the prosperous red case, the white case has been in a period of transition in recent years. It basically depends on the masters of various schools to train their own apprentices. There are very few famous unconventional people who come out of nowhere.

Qin Huai's wild approach is no different from a bolt from the blue.

Many white-case chefs have secretly gone to Huangji to buy Qinhuai dim sum, and the reviews are all very good.

The cooking is excellent, the food is quite tasty, there are many varieties, and the quality control is good. The only drawback is that the overall difficulty is not high. The most difficult one is the Wu Ding Bao, and the chef himself is not very proficient in finger techniques and does not shape the dim sum at all.

It must be a wild way.

That is to say, there has been no cooking exchange meeting recently, otherwise the pastry chefs from various provinces and cities in the south would definitely get together to chat about gossip and discuss whether the new chef of Huang Ji is Zheng Da’s last disciple.

If he is really Zheng Da's last disciple, then Zheng Da is so lucky. He gave birth to a good son and found a good seedling. He is destined to retire gloriously with his achievements in the second half of his life.

In fact, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for chefs like Li Hua and Pei Xing, who have left the Jiangnan area but semi-withdrew from the core circle and chose to go home to retire, to be so well-informed.

But they each have their own methods.

Li Hua has withdrawn from the core circle, but his master has not yet withdrawn.

Not to mention Pei Xing, he is a relative of Pei Shenghua. Pei Shenghua is a well-known master of Huaiyang cuisine, but he is more famous for his title of Melon King than his cooking skills. In the southern cooking circle, there is no melon that Melon King cannot eat, whether it is red or white, real melon, fake melon, second-hand melon, or water-injected melon. The Melon King eats all kinds of melons and never refuses them.

If you have any questions, just ask the melon king.

During the past month, Pei Xing and Li Hua secretly got a lot of information about their boss who was far away in Gusu.

Either true or false, either legendary or bizarre.

To be more reliable, Qin Huai was Zheng Da's last disciple and went to Suzhou to learn skills.

What's a little outrageous is that Qin Huai didn't like Zheng Da, and was accepted as Huang Shengli's last disciple.

The more legendary story is that Qin Huai never became a disciple. It was Zheng Da and Huang Shengli who loved him and taught him everything they knew. He is now in a high position in Huangji, and has great influence over everything. A famous wealthy businessman even wants to marry his daughter to him, and gives him his own fortune as a dowry. He is simply the reincarnation of the male protagonist Long Aotian.

The more bizarre thing is that Qin Huai is a scheming villain. He pretended to be Zheng Da's apprentice and asked Zheng Da to take him to Huang Ji. He won over others and tricked the young master of Huang Ji into taking 50% of Huang Ji's shares. Now Huang Ji is suffering in silence.

Gossip is like this, there are all kinds of versions. You start with a picture and the rest is all made up.

For employees, the more gossip from the boss, the better. The more gossip they eat, the happier they are. Therefore, Pei Xing and Li Hua have been paying close attention to Qin Huai's news for more than a month, trying to determine whether the gossip is true or false, wondering whether Qin Huai has obtained 50% of Huang Ji's shares, and whether they have the hope of being transferred to Huang Ji to work.

Huang Ji’s salary is well-known in the industry.

Li Hua felt that if he could go to work at Huangji, it would not be impossible for him to return to Suzhou.

Both of them were secretly looking at Qin Huai.

Qin Huai didn't pay any attention at all, he was making crab roe steamed buns.

During the more than one month that Qin Huai has been at Huang's, what has improved the most is not the way of preparing stuffing, but the concentration when cooking.

Huang Ji’s kitchen is actually very noisy.

The kitchens of big restaurants are all like this, with many people, many things to do, and many divisions of labor. When it's time to eat, the kitchen staff have to shout at each other, and the waiters and waitresses wish they had two more legs so they could walk faster.

Even if Qin Huai's cooking table is next to the warehouse, it can't be really quiet.

Not to mention the afternoon practice, when everyone was still watching and wondering what was new, whether Qin Huai was practicing the heat or seasoning in the kitchen, there were always many people passing by and watching.

Qin Huai was affected at first, but later he got used to it.

No matter how many people are around or how noisy the environment is, as long as Qin Huai starts making snacks, he doesn't care much about the things around him.

Concentration is the basic principle that a good chef must follow.

At first, Li Hua and Pei Xing were curious and had never seen the boss before, so they couldn't help but secretly look at Qin Huai. Later, they stopped looking secretly and looked directly, openly, and even put down their work to look closer if it was too far.

They are both very familiar with the crab roe steamed buns made by Qinhuai, and Zhiweiju also has a chef who is very good at making crab roe steamed buns.

But no one did that.

Crab meat, crab roe, shrimp meat, plus a little seasoning that will not affect the taste of the three at all. Those who know the business know how complicated it is.

How difficult it is.

And Qin Huai did it very skillfully.

Qinhuai’s cooking is not as simple and unpretentious as Zhengda’s. No matter how difficult or fancy the dishes Zhengda makes, they just look so-so in the eyes of laymen.

Although Qin Huai doesn't know many fancy moves, his movements are cool, clean and neat, making him look even more awesome.

The truth is simplicity. Although Zheng Da's movements are also simple, they are not simple enough, so they don't look good.

Qinhuai is too simple, so simple that it makes people feel that it must be the style of a master. Yes, it is always like this. It looks ordinary and leisurely, but in fact it is full of mysteries and one move is fatal.

Li Hua and Pei Xing happened to be experts.

They were not blind, they had eyes, and they could tell how difficult it was to season this dish by looking at the ingredients and seasonings. And by looking at the speed of Qin Huai's movements, you could tell how skilled he was in making this dish.

I've gotten so skilled at it that it's almost become muscle memory.

The two of them couldn't take their eyes off the show. Li Hua was a little more restrained, at least he stretched his neck to watch while absentmindedly making the crabapple cake. Pei Xing almost wanted to press his eyeballs on Qin Huai's hands and watch frame by frame. He didn't even make the peach cake anymore, and almost moved a small stool to sit next to Qin Huai.

Time passed by minute by minute. Qin Huai was mixing the stuffing with his hands. He didn't look at the time, but he kept it in his mind. He lowered his head and said, "Luoluo, the fruits in the steamer should be ready. Pick them all out and put them on the plate. I will color them later."

Qin Luo went to uncover the steamer.

Qin Huai looked up. He originally wanted to ask Li Hua and Pei Xing who had time to help roll out the steamed bun wrappers and wrap some steamed buns. He had to color the fruits and was too busy. Then he found that both of them were staring at him.

Qin Huai:?
Pei Xing and Li Hua: ...

The honest man Li Hua's face turned red immediately.

He knew that his behavior was a bit like stealing someone's skills, very impolite, and seemed to have no manners, but he really couldn't help it.

Not to mention Pei Xing. When he realized what he had done, he wished he could dig a hole and bury himself.

Qin Huai reacted for a moment, and instantly realized that the two were watching how he made crab roe siu mai, and asked with a smile: "Are you two interested in crab roe siu mai?"

The two nodded shyly.

"If you are interested, I can teach you, but this crab will be off the market soon and there is not much crab roe. And I will go back to Gusu in a few days, so I will definitely not be able to teach you in the near future. How about I wait until next September when the crabs are on the market and then I will teach you. Is there anything else you want to learn?" Qin Huai asked.

He felt this was a good way to build closer relationships with his employees.

Pei Xing and Li Hua were both stunned. They didn't expect Qin Huai to have this attitude.

"Can I learn everything?" Pei Xing asked tentatively.

When Zheng Da contacted them and recommended them to work at Yunzhong Canteen, he mentioned that they could learn how to make dim sum from Qin Huai at Yunzhong Canteen. But this kind of thing is the same as the salary of 2k-6k on the recruitment software. It is written like this, but the actual salary is definitely not 6k.

"Anything I know is fine." Qin Huai said.

"How about apple-floured fruit?" Pei Xing asked. He knew that Qin Huai could make apple-floured fruit. Many customers in Yunzhong Canteen had eaten it, and he had also seen photos of it.

"I only know how to shape the apple noodles, but I haven't learned the specific seasoning formula in a systematic way. I may not be able to teach it now, but Guo'er can."

Qin Huai pointed at the fruit that Qin Luo had taken out and said, "You can try it after I finish coloring it. If you like it, I can teach you after the New Year."

Once he has learned it, he can serve new dishes in the Yunzhong Canteen. Qin Huai believes that Pei Xing has the ability to do so.

Pei Xing:!
Li Hua:!
"So do you have time to help me roll out the steamed bun wrappers and wrap the steamed buns at the same time?" Qin Huai asked.

"We have time, of course we have time!" they said in unison.

"I see you haven't finished making the snacks yet. Will this delay your get off work?"

"No delay, no delay at all!" the two said in unison again.

"Our dim sum chefs' working hours fluctuate," said Li Hua.

"Yes, I like to stay off work late the most." Pei Xing said.

Qin Huai:?
Our pastry chefs are all a bit perverted.

(End of this chapter)