Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

However, Li Jianjun was still sitting in his office, reflecting on everyone's contributions the previous nights, when he was surprised to hear a knock on the door.

"This person wants to visit you, and you can't stop him. You should go and see him."

The secretary spoke respectfully.

Li Jianjun glanced inside and saw that it was Sha Zhu.

"You're doing really well now. We've been neighbors for a long time, and your fresh food market is growing on a huge scale. Why don't you find me a place to make some money?"

Sha Zhu spoke with a pleading look on his face.

Looking at the idiot Zhu who had changed so quickly, Li Jianjun was somewhat incredulous that a person's nature was not so easily changed. He wondered what Zhu was trying to do by making such a fuss recently.

As the saying goes, a weasel visiting a chicken to wish it a Happy New Year is up to no good!

This guy has been wandering around for so many years, and suddenly he's become so nice. He must be up to something bad!

Since that's the case, I'll just go with the flow and see what he's up to!

"Silly Zhu! I never imagined there would be such a big gap between you and me. Since you knelt down yesterday, I'll show you the way! Jiecheng Restaurant is hiring chefs right now. Go there, and I'll talk to his wife about it later!"

Li Jianjun smiled and spoke.

Sha Zhu grinned from ear to ear upon hearing this and quickly thanked him.

However, the moment he turned around, his old face froze, turning as gloomy as a little devil from hell.

He had finally figured it out: he needed to endure hardship and bide his time until he had enough strength to completely eliminate his enemy.

Following Li Jianjun's instructions, Sha Zhu arrived at Yan Jiecheng's restaurant.

There weren't many people in the restaurant. Yan Jiecheng was so worried that his mouth was full of blisters. When he saw Sha Zhu walk in, he got up impatiently and hurriedly shooed him out.

"Go, go, hurry up and leave! I don't have room for you here."

Yan Jie looked at him like a stray dog, pushing and shouting, leaving everyone in the store stunned.

"This owner's service is terrible. He dares to leave even when people come in. No wonder his business is so bad!"

Just then, a person who was about to come in for a meal saw this and couldn't help but complain, then quickly turned around and left.

"Don't go! That's not what I meant! I..."

Yan Jiecheng felt a sharp pain in his heart as he looked at the money he had lost, and he wished he could kick Sha Zhu in the face.

"I was sent by Li Jianjun to help you. If you're so ungrateful, I'll just leave!"

Yan Jiecheng only remembered when he heard Sha Zhu say that. Wasn't this guy the head chef at the steel mill? His culinary skills were absolutely superb! How could he have forgotten about that!

Chapter 349 Sha Zhu Sees the Light Again

Yan Jiecheng quickly went up and pulled Sha Zhu back.

"Silly Zhu? Really? Are you sure you can bring me a bunch of customers?"

Yan Jiecheng looked Sha Zhu up and down and asked.

This guy has been in jail for over ten years; his culinary skills might have deteriorated by now. I can't just trust him like that, after all, a chef's salary isn't low.

"Of course! If I dare to say it, I can do it!"

Sha Zhu tilted his head back and spoke.

The food I cooked back then was so good that even the top leaders praised it, let alone the tastes of ordinary people!

Yan Jiecheng was quite suspicious, so he directly pulled the person into the kitchen to have them taste the dishes.

"Come on in! This is our kitchen. Silly Zhuguang's bragging won't do you any good. Hurry up and make some decent dishes for us to try!"

Yan Jiecheng looked at Sha Zhu and couldn't wait to speak.

The commotion caused by the two of them startled the chef who was preparing vegetables nearby, who immediately panicked and stood up.

"Boss, what do you mean?"

He stood directly in front of Yan Jiecheng, wanting to get to the bottom of things.

Unexpectedly, when he looked up at the person in front of him, he was instantly stunned and quickly rubbed his eyes.

"Holy crap! Master? Is it really you?"

Seeing Sha Zhu's excitement, the chef pushed Yan Jiecheng aside and hugged Sha Zhu in front of him.

Sha Zhu looked at the person in front of him and thought for a while before he remembered that this person was his apprentice in the steel mill. He didn't expect that the kid had changed so much in ten years; he almost didn't recognize him.

"Hey kid, you've gained so much weight in the last ten years. You seem to be living a pretty good life!"

Sha Zhu looked at the fat man and spoke.

Upon hearing this, the fat man's face turned bright red, as if he had done something wrong, and he dared not look directly into the eyes of the silly pillar in front of him.

However, Sha Zhu, seeing this, also looked on without any politeness. He took the dishes that were placed in front of him, picked up his chopsticks, picked them up, and put them in his mouth to taste.

Little did they know that the fat man next to them was sweating profusely and was terrified.

"Your cooking skills have improved over the years. You've put in more than ten years of practice and you're much better than before."

Sha Zhu turned around and praised the person in front of him a couple of times. Seeing that Sha Zhu didn't say anything else, the fat man finally felt relieved.

The reason I've improved my cooking skills so much is because after Sha Zhu left, I brought his secret seasoning recipe home and spent almost a month researching it before I could recreate it.

Otherwise, I could never cook to this standard if I were to do it myself!

Yan Jiecheng, who was standing to the side, was very embarrassed. He did not expect that this was Sha Zhu's apprentice. It seemed that he had made a profit this time, since the master was definitely better than the apprentice.

"Silly Zhu, stop dawdling and show me your skills. If you're good, you'll be our restaurant's head chef!"

Yan Jiecheng, somewhat impatient, threw the apron over directly.

Sha Zhu felt a little annoyed looking at Yan Jiecheng's boss-like demeanor. He never expected that one day he would become his employee and work for him!

If I hadn't gone in, I probably could have opened a small restaurant by now. But it doesn't matter, I can still work harder.

Sha Zhu tied on his apron and began his demonstration. His skillful vegetable-cutting technique immediately overwhelmed the fat man. Soon, the aroma filled the entire kitchen, making Yan Jiecheng unable to resist going up to see what he was making.

"This tastes amazing! Let me try it!"

As Yan Jiecheng spoke, he put the chicken into his mouth, and the flavor of Kung Pao Chicken instantly filled his taste buds.

Seeing the boss's satisfied expression, the fat man couldn't stand still any longer.

He knew perfectly well that if this fool Zhu were to come, he would definitely be fired from the restaurant.

"Boss, if you make him the head chef, what am I supposed to do?"

The fat man's face instantly darkened, and the joy he had shown when he saw Sha Zhu was completely gone.

"Is there any need to say anything? Pack your things and get out of here. Look at the state you've made of my shop while you've been here. There are only a few people here every day. If you keep working here, I'm afraid I'll lose everything."

Yan Jiecheng instantly turned hostile, glaring impatiently at the fat man beside him, wishing he could kick him out immediately.

"How can you do things like this? I'm doing a good job here, and you just say you don't need me anymore? I don't care. If you're going to fire me, you should at least settle my wages for the whole month."

The fat man instantly turned red with anger, and his face was full of resentment towards his former master beside him.

"Fatty, don't be so unconvinced. Don't you know my skills? I trained you from the bottom. You have to admit you're not as good as me!"

Sha Zhu looked at the fat man's gloomy expression and said arrogantly.

"Yes, yes, Sha Zhu is right. If you're not as skilled, what are you doing here? Get out of here! We'll pay you for the days you work, but if you want a month's salary, you're dreaming!"

As Yan Jiecheng spoke, he directly removed the chef's hat and apron from the fat man's head, and then pushed him out.

The fat man was so angry at the two people in front of him that he was panting. He pointed at Sha Zhu's nose and shouted.

"I've never seen a master steal his apprentice's job. If word got out, wouldn't you feel ashamed!"

The fat man spat at Sha Zhu and said viciously.

Sha Zhu clicked his tongue as he looked at the fat man. This kid was too sarcastic. Otherwise, he would have wanted to keep him as his deputy. But now it seemed there was no need for that at all.

Just then, the receptionist who was standing at the front desk rushed in.

"Boss, what new dishes are you making here? Everyone outside is clamoring to try them!"

The waiter, his head covered in sweat from the wind, came in and addressed the owner.

Yan Jiecheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He couldn't believe that there would be a result so quickly. Those foodies outside really have a keen sense of smell!

"Quickly, quickly, divide this up and take it to each table so they can have a taste. Sha Zhu, hurry up and cook two more dishes, don't delay my money-making."

Yan Jiecheng gave Sha Zhu a very smug order.

In no time, Yan Jiecheng's restaurant became one of the most popular restaurants in the entire city of Kyoto.

As the number of guests increased, the amount of food served increased instantly.

Yu Li looked at the small amount of food she had brought home, which was far from enough to do anything. She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. It seemed that she would have to go to Jianjun again tonight.

Otherwise, the vegetables in this fresh food market, with only so much available each day, would have been pre-ordered long ago. They probably wouldn't be able to get any even if they wanted to, since the top-ranked restaurants all use vegetables from Jianjun Fresh Food Market.

It's strange, the vegetables I buy elsewhere just don't taste as good as those sold at Jianjun Fresh Market.

When evening came and everyone else had left work, Yu Li, who was inspecting the work after finishing her shift at the steel rolling mill, quickly tidied her hair, applied lipstick, and went inside, taking advantage of the fact that Li Jianjun was coming over to inspect the work.

Chapter 350 Exchanging vegetables for food

"Dangdang..."

Yu Li knocked on the office door, feeling quite uneasy.

I can only blame myself for getting married too early and not meeting that talented man in the office sooner.

Otherwise, I would have been living a good life long ago, and I wouldn't be worrying about the stingy Yan family!

"Come in!"

At this moment, Li Jianjun was looking at today's accounts.

I'm planning to add more varieties of vegetables, meat, and seafood, since I now have quite a few more items in my personal storage space.

"You must be tired after a long day at work. Let me help you relax!"

Yu Li looked at the man in front of her, and without saying a word, walked over to him in her high heels.