The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 203: Flower Lantern Package

Gong Liang looked like he was about to rush in from the kitchen in excitement, but in fact he was standing steadily outside the kitchen without even a corner of his clothes crossing the line.

When Qin Huai walked to the door with the teacup in his hand, he found that Gong Liang was not alone. He was followed by an assistant, dragging a large suitcase.

There were dark circles under the assistant's eyes, and it was obvious that he hadn't slept well.

When Gong Liang saw Qin Huai bringing the teacup, he was happy. He had only stayed in Peking for a few more days, but Qin Huai's status in Huang's kitchen had been greatly improved.

This is tea.

For another month we won’t be able to set up the small table and put melon seeds and snacks on it.

At this moment, Gong Liang was very glad that he had a lot of tea at home to buy for Huang Shengli. As expected, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. Tonight, he asked his wife to bring two cans of tea when she visited Qin Huai's house.

"Mr. Gong, you are too polite. What kind of kitchen knife costs six figures? " Qin Huai said sincerely.

Qin Huai really couldn't think of any kitchen knife that could sell for six figures, except for one made of gold.

The legendary kitchenware?
That's possible, after all, this is a limited edition.

"Not expensive, not expensive. I happened to see them while shopping in the mall, so I bought three sets. The three sets of knives together only cost six figures. Master Qin, one set for you, one set for Huang Shengli, and one set for Zheng Da. It's just right."

Very good, three sets of knives were given to three chefs, two of whom are kitchen chefs.

When these two sets of knives met Qin Huai and Zheng Da, they were like pearls covered in dust.

A rookie and a slacker.

"Can knives be checked in?" Qin Huai was a little curious.

"I'm not sure. I asked Xiao Liu to go and drive it back yesterday." Gong Liang pointed to the assistant behind him.

The assistant gave Qin Huai a tired-driving smile.

At this moment, Qin Huai deeply felt that being the president's assistant was not an easy job.

Qin Huai came out with the teacup not to greet Gong Liang, but mainly to walk to the tea cabinet at the door to put down the teacup, and then go to the bathroom to see what the new task was.

Although Qin Huai had been in Huang's kitchen for some time, everyone in the kitchen had heard that he often imagined that he had a systematic training method. It was not impossible for Qin Huai to directly check the task panel in the void, but.

Didn’t we have foreign aid today?

Qin Huai thought it would be better not to do such an exciting thing on the first day when they came to learn and exchange, so as not to scare the colleagues from Zhiweiju. He should wait until Dong Shi got familiar with the six people, started sharing gossip, and talked about his own part before doing so.

It’s easier to accept if there is some preparation.

Qin Huai exchanged a few more words with Gong Liang, put down his teacup and ran away to urinate, leaving Gong Liang craning his neck to look inside, and saw Huang Shengli who had just finished cooking a dish.

"Master Qin is so dedicated. He even has to wait until he finishes his work before going to the toilet."

"I went to Peking to eat for a few days. Why is Huang Ji's business so good when I came back? I just saw a lot of people queuing up at the door and some people were arguing. What's going on? Huang Ji's business hasn't been this good in at least 40 years." Gong Liang sighed.

"Forty years ago, it was still a state-owned restaurant. How could there be a Huang Ji?" Huang Shengli said unhappily. "Besides, who says Huang Ji's business has never been so good? When it was on "Taste", its business was even better than it is now."

"What are you doing here at this time?" Huang Shengli looked at Gong Liang warily.

Gong Liang chuckled, "Of course I heard that your waist has healed. Shengli, you are so mean. You accepted Li Da Nao's son's wedding banquet, but not mine. I saw Li Da Nao's circle of friends. You definitely prepared the three-head banquet. I can tell at a glance that the whole pig's head was roasted!"

Huang Shengli knew that what was coming would come.

Huang Shengli brought out his experience from the two days of practical training with Zheng Da: "That person's son is getting married for the first time."

"My fourth marriage is also my first marriage!"

"...Can you do the same?"

"Can our relationship be the same?"

“It’s not about relationships.”

"Of course this is not a relationship. Your back wasn't fully healed before, and I didn't ask you to have a three-head banquet. I'm only halfway through my meal in Peking, and I haven't even finished all the dishes on the menu. I've been observing your circle of friends for several days, and I'm sure your back should be almost healed, so I came back."

"Look at the souvenirs I bought, knives, tea, and snacks from the snack shop over there. I bought them all according to your taste."

"I've only known Xiao Qin for over a month, and Xiao Qin even made crab roe steamed buns for me because he knew I loved them. Shengli, we've been together for so many years, it shouldn't be the case that I can't have a complete three-head banquet within three days of my return, right?"

Gong Liang started to play the emotional card.

Huang Shengli: "…The whole pig head needs to be prepared in advance."

"I know, so I said within three days. You know, I haven't had a three-head banquet for a while, and my daughter Mingzhu hasn't had one for a long time either. My son has been busy with business here and has become even thinner due to hunger."

If Gong Liang didn't have a grandson now, he would definitely say: The child's biggest wish now is to have a bite of roasted whole pig's head.

Huang Shengli paused and said, "It has to be tomorrow night. There will be no tables at noon."

"I understand!" Gong Liang said cheerfully, changing his expression to a hungry one. "By the way, I took a flight early this morning, got off the plane and transferred to the high-speed train. I didn't even go home, but I came here to deliver the knives."

"I've only eaten two fried dough sticks today, and they taste terrible. I've been eating them in Beijing for so many days, so now I want to eat some hometown food."

"Where can I go to eat delicious hometown food at this time?"

Huang Shengli: …

Huang Shengli has completely given up: "Find a small table in the lobby and wait."

"My son, daughter, wife and Xiao Liu will be here soon, and there will be five of us!"

"Middle table!"

"Okay!"

Gong Liang happily found a table, while his assistant stayed at the door waiting to hand over the knives. Dong Shi retracted his stretched neck and said to Dong Li in a decisive tone: "I told you, Master can't hold on for 5 minutes."

The next second, Huang Shengli's voice came: "Xiaojiu, prepare the food."

"Fried eel paste, green snail shrimp, squirrel fish, Wensi tofu, crab meat and lion head, sauce recipe, boiled dried shredded vegetables. You are well-informed. What vegetables does Qin Huai like to eat recently?"

“Celery and baby cabbage.”

"Prepare a set meal for all the dishes. When Qin Huai comes back, tell him that we will have the staff meal outside with Gong Liang and his family. Gong Liang has moved next door to his family, so they must have gotten to know each other well."

"Okay Master!"

On the other side, Qin Huai opened the task panel in the toilet cubicle and saw the newly triggered side quest.

I can only say that Gong Liang’s side quests are very clear, and the requirements are simple and straightforward.

Side tasks:

3. [Gong Liang's Desire]: After eating crab roe steamed buns for a month, Gong Liang recalled the past when his parents were alive and his neighbors were well. For Gong Liang, the best moment in his life was not his success in the imperial examinations or his wedding night, but his birthday party when he was promoted to section chief. Even though he knew that his hope was slim, Gong Liang wanted to eat the satisfying steamed buns with flower-shaped gongdeng and four-happiness dumplings at his birthday party again.

Mission Rewards: [Gong Liang's Memory], [Gong Liang's Affirmation]
The description of this side quest is even clearer than Gong Liang’s previous side quest, and it directly requires eating Qianhua Palace Lantern Buns and Four-happiness Tangyuan.

For Qin Huai, the only problem at the moment was that he didn't know what these two snacks were.

After reading the task details, Qin Huai took out his mobile phone and searched for it.

Qianhua Palace Lantern Bun is actually a type of Qianhua Bun. Qianhua Bun is also called Lantern Bun because of its lantern-like shape. As the name suggests, Qianhua Bun requires very high fingering skills from the chef. It must be beautiful, festive, and very shaped.

The filling is usually sweet, mainly sesame and red bean paste, and the filling is not very demanding. Qinhuai knows how to make triangular sugar buns, and making this kind of red bean paste filling is absolutely easy.

The Clamp Flower Palace Lantern Bag is undoubtedly an upgraded version of the Clamp Flower Bag. The shape of the Clamp Flower Bag is like a lantern, while the shape of the Clamp Flower Palace Lantern Bag is in the form of a palace lantern. The Clamp Flower Bag, which originally requires very high fingering skills, is pinched into an octagonal palace lantern style.

As for the Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls, they are relatively simple and are a type of glutinous rice ball with auspicious meanings.

The four joys are: rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, the wedding night and getting one's name on the list of successful candidates in the imperial examination.

The four corresponding flavors of dumplings are: vegetable and meat filling, raw meat filling, red bean paste filling and sesame candy filling.

The four kinds of dumplings are made into four shapes. The ones with red bean paste filling are made into longevity buns, the ones with sesame filling are made into ones with one or two pointed ends, the ones with vegetable and meat filling are rolled into big round dumplings, and the ones with fresh meat filling are rolled into flat round dumplings.

Relatively speaking, the difficulty of making Four Joy Glutinous Rice Balls is much lower than that of making Qianhua Palace Lantern Buns. As long as the ingredients are good and more effort is put into the glutinous rice flour, the taste of Four Joy Glutinous Rice Balls will not be bad.

The only common feature of these two different types and levels of difficulty of dim sum is that they both have very beautiful meanings.

Four-happiness dumplings are snacks eaten during happy events or festive occasions, while flower-filled buns symbolize the beginning of a beautiful new life.

When Gong Liang recalls the past, the only things he can't forget are the two kinds of dim sum he had on his birthday. It may not be because of how delicious the two dim sum were, but because of the thoughtfulness behind the people who made the dim sum.

but……

Qin Huai looked at the method of making Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls again and confirmed that this snack was indeed not too difficult to make.

With Zheng Da's skills, it would be no problem for him to make a stunning four-happiness dumpling.

It’s impossible that Jiang Wei wants to make even the four-happiness dumplings into S-grade ones today, right?
If this is the requirement, how can this task be completed?

But considering how the previous task was completed...

Qin Huai felt that Gong Liang ate for the feelings more than for the taste.

Gong Liang often cares more about the novelty of the food than the taste of it.

Of course, it is also possible that he did not remember what it tasted like before. It would be a miracle if Gong Liang could remember it after not having eaten it for decades.

Qin Huai boldly guessed that this task description might be hinting that he should practice these two snacks for a while, and there was a high probability that he would complete it by serving them to Gong Liang on his birthday.

With the scene reproduction, the addition of memories, and some touching BGM, Gong Liang might have completed his mission just by being moved.

Very good, now all that was left was to come up with a reasonable excuse, so that Gong Liang could take the initiative to ask for the flower-shaped palace lantern buns and the four-happiness dumplings, and then Qin Huai would go to Zheng Da for help and ask Zheng Da to teach him. If Zheng Da also couldn't make the flower-shaped palace lantern buns...

Then Qin Huai could only study and see if he could practice the fingering techniques according to the pictures on the Internet.

Zheng Siyuan once said that the shapes of dim sum are not all the same, and often the shapes of dim sum test the chef's imagination and aesthetics.

As long as the shape of the bag is a clamp flower bag and it looks like it was made in the style of a palace lantern, it is a clamp flower palace lantern bag.

Qin Huai saw it when he searched just now. There are many shapes of Qianhua Bao, which are comparable to those of Mian Guoer. The creativity of the chef is the ultimate in making these roll-shaped snacks.

You can call it clamp flower bun, or you can call it clamp flower lantern bun, fine sand clamp flower bun, red bean paste clamp flower bun, or milk yellow clamp flower bun, the name is decided by people.

Just like Sanding Bao can be Sanding Bao, Premium Sanding Bao, and Special Sanding Bao.

Tangerine peel, white fungus and lotus seed soup can also be white fungus soup, lotus seed soup and tangerine peel tea.

Based on Qin Huai's understanding of Zheng Da, Zheng Da actually doesn't like this kind of roll-shaped snack.

When he made dim sum, he would not shape it if he could. The difficulty of making flower-shaped buns was not as high as that of making noodles, so it was not worth learning. Qin Huai was really a little worried that Zheng Da might not be able to make flower-shaped palace lantern buns.

Qin Huai left the toilet, thinking as he walked how to get the words from Gong Liang first, then from Zheng Da. He even thought about whether Zheng Siyuan would be interested in the Qianhua Bao, and whether he could persuade Zheng Siyuan to stop practicing the big flip spoon and practice the Qianhua Gongdun Bao instead.

Qin Huai feels that Zheng Siyuan still has a promising future in fingering.

He has both aesthetics and imagination, but Zheng Siyuan says he doesn't, which is just his modesty.

Every time Zheng Siyuan watched Qin Huai making Guo'er, his expression of doubting life and feeling sorry for his ancestors told Qin Huai that Zheng Siyuan was a person who insisted on his own aesthetics.

Qin Huai returned to the kitchen and found that everyone had basically rested, only Huang Shengli and Huang Jia were still working at the stove.

Qin Huai was shocked.

Could it be that Huang Ji is giving back to its employees today, with Huang Shengli and Huang Jia jointly cooking for everyone?

The new and old chefs have joined forces, what a reward!

Qin Huai was still in a daze. Dong Shi stood behind him, patted him, and whispered, "Master asked you to go to table 18 and have lunch with Mr. Gong."

"This...is not good."

"Master has already told Mr. Gong that two servings of dishes have been prepared over there, but you haven't come back yet and the fried eel paste hasn't even been put into the pot. If you don't go over there, the dishes won't be served when the time comes."

Qin Huai:?
The way he said this made it seem like he was the number one bully in Huang's Restaurant.

Gong Liang still has some shares in Huangji. It sounds really sad that all the shareholders can't even make a living.

"What's going on?" Qin Huai asked in a low voice. His intuition told him that there must be something fishy going on.

"Nothing, it's just that we all know that now that Master's waist has healed, Mr. Gong will definitely ask Master to prepare a three-head banquet for him when he returns, and Master will definitely prepare it for him."

"But Master has been arguing a lot with his uncle recently. Master feels that his skills have improved. Maybe he can just make a three-head banquet and not make lunch today."

"In the end, they didn't even last five minutes. The meal for five and the banquet for three people all agreed to go out."

"The master plans to cook eight dishes. He will be unhappy if you don't join him."

Qin Huai said that sometimes he really didn’t understand the play between you guys who have been good brothers for decades.

"Then I'll eat more later." Qin Huai said solemnly.

Two minutes later, Qin Huai sat at the middle table No. 18.

This was Qin Huai's first time to eat in the lobby on the first floor of Huang Ji. Usually he would cook his own meal in the kitchen, but today he ate directly in the lobby.

Everyone at the table was an acquaintance.

Needless to say, Gong Liang was the boss. Qin Huai also often met Gong Liang's wife, Guo Mingzhu.

Gong Baozhu had met Qin Huai several times. Sometimes when the mother and daughter went shopping late, Guo Mingzhu would take her daughter to visit Qin Huai and see if she could get some snacks.

When Qin Huai was practicing crab roe steamed buns the most crazily, he would practice more after getting home from get off work.

Qinhuai, the assistant Liu, has also met him several times. He was the one who ordered all the smart home appliances and he is very professional.

On the contrary, Gong Liang's son Gong Liye was rarely seen in Qin Huai. It was said that he was very busy with work. Gong Liang planned to hand over all the business to his son within a few years, as the young master was working like a beast of burden.

Qin Huai glanced at Gong Liye's dark circles and felt that he looked much harder working than his assistant Xiao Liu.

Guo Mingzhu and Gong Baozhu both knew Qin Huai's craftsmanship, and they poured tea for Qin Huai enthusiastically, even faster than Xiao Liu.

"Master Qin, when I was traveling in Beijing these days, I saw news reports about Huang's business being very busy. It was said that the dim sum was in short supply. What did I say last time? With your cooking skills, you will become famous sooner or later. Now it has come true." Guo Mingzhu said with a smile, "Did you see the knives that Lao Gong bought for you? I think he is really boring. He actually brought a set of knives as a gift for his friends when he returned from a trip. Even if you are a chef, you can't give such things as gifts."

"That's right. I also think this is not a good gift. When my mom and I were shopping, we saw a set of bowls that are especially suitable for you, Master Qin, to eat from. We bought them and asked the seller to mail them to us. They won't arrive until tomorrow." Gong Baozhu agreed. "Here are the pictures. Let me show you."

Qin Huai took a look and was surprised. It was a customized version of Chef Boy.

When Qin Luo comes, let Qin Luo use this set of bowls to eat.

"You are so polite. Just have a good meal and have fun. You even brought me a gift. I feel a little embarrassed if I don't give you something in return." Qin Huai said with a smile.

Facing three pairs of burning eyes, Qin Huai said word by word what he had deleted three times in his mind: "But I'm busy with work and don't have time to travel. It's definitely not realistic to buy souvenirs in return."

"How about this, did you eat any delicious dim sum during your trip to Peking? Or is there any dim sum you'd like to eat? Tell me and I'll see if I can make it for you. If I can, I'll try to make it for you. If not, I'll go and learn it first."

Qin Huai originally thought that he would have to wait until work was over today, when he went home and waited for Guo Mingzhu and Gong Liang to come over to visit him in the evening before he could talk about this. Unexpectedly, he talked about it at noon.

Gong Baozhu opened her mouth excitedly, but before she uttered the first word, Guo Mingzhu quietly nudged her daughter with her elbow and signaled to her with her eyes that it was not her turn to speak.

How much snacks do you eat? When it comes to snacks, your dad has the final say in our family!

Gong Baozhu understood instantly, thinking that the old ones are the wisest, so she quickly shut up and pretended that she had just yawned in a very rude way.

Guo Mingzhu looked at Gong Liang.

Gong Liang hesitated for a rare moment.

I'm really hesitant.

It is really rare to see this expression on Gong Liang's face. Most of the time, his hesitation is pretended, which is tactical hesitation.

"Actually, there are two kinds of snacks that I have been craving for recently." Gong Liang thought about it and said it.

He wasn't the type to not say anything when given the chance.

"You go ahead." Qin Huai was ready.

"Master Qin, do you know what kind of dim sum is a flower bun?"

"I've heard of it." Qin Huai nodded reservedly.

"Have you ever heard of Master Qin, the Clamp Flower Palace Lantern Pack?"

"I don't have this, but if you really want to eat it, Mr. Gong, please describe it to me and I can try to learn it."

"Dad, what is a lantern bag with a flower pattern?" Gong Liye was confused.

When did his father eat a snack with such a high-end name behind his back?

"Is it just a flower-patterned lantern bun? You just said there were two kinds of dim sum, what is the other one?" Qin Huai hinted strongly.

"Four Joys Glutinous Rice Dumplings, this is quite common, but the Four Joys Glutinous Rice Dumplings I want to eat are..."

"Hello, excuse me. We are serving you fried eel paste, Wensi tofu, Biluo shrimp, sauce recipe and ten-course dishes. We will have to wait for a while for a few more dishes. Please wait."

"Master Qin, Master Huang asked me to tell you that your set of knives is on the second shelf in the warehouse, row 2."

"oh oh."

Gong Baozhu's surprised voice drowned out the sizzling sound of the fried eel paste: "Wow, Dad, you ordered so many dishes today! Did Uncle Huang like that set of knives? How about we buy two more sets!"

Gong Liang didn't have the mind to recall his daughter's words, because while Gong Baozhu was speaking, Qin Huai also spoke.

"Pierced Flower Palace Lantern Buns and Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls, right? I see. Don't worry, Mr. Gong. I will start learning tomorrow and will definitely make dishes that will satisfy you. Please help me taste them when you are free and tell me if there are any shortcomings."

"If you hadn't helped me taste the crab roe siu mai before, I wouldn't have improved so quickly. In the future, feel free to tell me if you want to eat any dim sum. With you helping me taste the dim sum, sometimes I even feel like I have hired an extra tutor to stand by and help me."

Gong Liang was really touched.

Gong Liang felt that he really couldn't deceive such a sincere pastry chef sometimes.

Although sometimes Gong Liang felt that Qin Huai was acting, Gong Liang could see that Qin Huai wanted to make snacks for him sincerely.

He would go back later to find out those cans of tea that he had treasured but was reluctant to give to Huang Shengli, and deliver them to Master Qin in the evening.

All free!
The cat was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment. The doctor said that fortunately it was not urinary retention. He prescribed some medicine, told the cat to drink more water, and then took the cat home.

As soon as I got home, I found that another cat in the house took the opportunity to eat two cat's worth of cat food and vomited, with vomit all over the cat bowl.

(The two cats were eating before emergency medical treatment)
I sent my parents to hold down one ancestor and feed him water and medicine, while I mopped the floor and beat up another ancestor.

After finishing all this, I started to feed the hungry ancestor the prescription food again.

It doesn’t eat what’s in the bowl, but insists on eating what’s left over by another person and scattered on the ground.

The other one had already eaten two portions of cat food and vomited, but still wanted to steal food from the bowl.

I looked at everything in front of me and sighed in my heart, what a wonderful day it is.

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(End of this chapter)