Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

When He Yuzhu started mixing the ingredients, Zhang Yong glanced at him sideways. Fortunately, these were all commonly used ingredients, so he didn't say anything.

Seeing that he had put the food into the steamer, he couldn't help but come over and ask, "He Yuzhu, what are you doing?"

“Why can’t I make my own cold dish seasoning?” He Yuzhu retorted.

"You can make cold dish seasonings? I don't believe it."

"Who's like you, just a knife skillful person?" He Yuzhu said irritably.

"you..."

What angers Zhang Yong the most is when people say he's just a knife skill master. After all, after learning knife skills, he wanted to switch to cooking, but the taste of his stir-fries was always just average. He couldn't control the heat well and could never truly master the craft.

He then retired to become a knife-making master, but he was not a good person. He didn't pass on his skills to Wang Song. He would cut the more advanced knife skills himself and only let Wang Song cook the ordinary dishes.

He Yuzhu directly reopened Zhang Yongqi's wounds, which really hurt him.

"What do you mean, 'me'? I'm a family chef, so it's normal for me to know some cold dish recipes, isn't it?" He Yuzhu continued to rub salt into his wounds.

"Okay, you're doing great."

Zhang Yongqi was about to give up, and said through gritted teeth, "Let's see what flavor you can pick out."

He made up his mind that even if he could actually create a good flavor, he could let him die peacefully in his position as a cold dish chef.

Zhang Yongqi went back with a hum, while He Yuzhu waited for the rock sugar to melt before continuing to simmer it over low heat, stirring it frequently.

When the mixture has thickened to a certain consistency, add honey and white vinegar and continue cooking, stirring constantly until you feel resistance.

Then add the fruit vinegar and stir well before taking it off the stove.

The sweet and sour sauce is now ready.

Chapter 36 He Yuzhu, you're in big trouble!

At this point, there was no orange juice or oyster sauce available. Actually, some seafood sauce could have been used to enhance the flavor, but He Yuzhu felt that he didn't have much status in the kitchen. If he used seafood sauce to season cold dishes, the head chef would definitely not approve, so he didn't say anything.

After preparing the sweet and sour sauce and finding some hawthorns, He Yuzhu was about to make hawthorn honey cucumber.

First, wash the ingredients thoroughly. Then, add water to a pot and boil the hawthorn berries.

After boiling, turn to low heat and simmer for a while to reduce the sauce. Add white sugar and simmer again. Finally, add honey to reduce the sauce further.

You need to stir it constantly with a spoon to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

After having lunch, and waiting for the food to be cooked, it was noon, which was when a large number of guests were arriving.

He Yuzhu prepared plate after plate of cold dishes, and the sweet and sour sauce was gradually put into use.

He Yuzhu made all the cucumber dishes he ordered into hawthorn honey cucumber.

When the hawthorn honey cucumber was placed on the tray, the waiter exclaimed in surprise, "Why is today's cucumber salad different?"

Xiangcao, who was queuing behind, also craned her neck and, seeing that it was He Yuzhu again, smiled and asked, "Why are you making the cold dishes again today?"

He Yuzhu nodded and smiled: "This is a family secret recipe, and this dish is called Hawthorn Honey Cucumber."

The waiter at the front of the line didn't say much, just said "oh" and took the dish away.

Soon it was Xiangcao's turn. He Yuzhu came from the plate behind him, picked up a cucumber strip, and stuffed it into Xiangcao's mouth, who was a little embarrassed.

"Is it yummy?"

Vanilla smiled broadly, revealing two small dimples: "It's so delicious, sweet and sour, and it tastes like hawthorn."

The waiters behind him in line were getting impatient: "He Yuzhu, come clean, do you like vanilla?"

"No way, don't talk nonsense, I'm still a child." He Yuzhu quickly denied it.

"A child? You're kidding me. He looks like he's in his mid-twenties, and you still say he's a child?"

One sentence almost made He Yuzhu suffer internal injuries from holding it in: Did he really look that old?

Xiangcao quickly denied it: "Don't talk nonsense, He Yuzhu is only 16."

"Really? I don't believe it."

"I don't believe it either," said the little girl next to her.

He Yuzhu said, "Since none of you believe me, you'll all have to call me Brother Zhu from now on."

"Pah, don't try to take advantage of us," the little girl behind said with a laugh.

"Alright, alright, you guys hurry up, the guests are waiting."

Zhang Yong was furious watching from behind. How could He Yuzhu, with his old face, have such a good relationship with the young girl?

Several waiters quickly carried the dishes out.

Vanilla placed two plates of cold dishes on the table, and the guest exclaimed in surprise, "I ordered cucumber salad?"

Vanilla explained, "This is hawthorn honey cucumber, it tastes even better with its sweet and sour flavor."

"really?"

The guest said this, then reached out, picked up his chopsticks, took a piece, and put it in his mouth.

Then his eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up: "This tastes great! Brother Liu, you should try it."

"Really? Let me try it." The one called Brother Liu also picked up his chopsticks, took a bite, and gave a thumbs up.

The herbs that hadn't left were very happy, as if they had made the dish themselves.

Back in the kitchen, he said to He Yuzhu, "Zhuzi, the customers all say your cucumber dishes are delicious!"

"Really? Now I'm relieved." After all, He Yuzhu had changed the customer's request without authorization. The customer had only asked for a cucumber salad, but He Yuzhu had changed it to a cucumber salad with hawthorn and honey sauce.

Adding sweet and sour sauce to other cold dishes is just changing the recipe; it's nothing special.

However, if He Yuzhu replaces the smashed cucumber with hawthorn honey-glazed cucumber, he will be scolded if any customers are not satisfied.

Vanilla didn't stay long and went to serve the other dishes.

He Yuzhu continued making cold dishes, and now he could make one plate per minute, gaining one point of experience. Watching his experience points rise rapidly, He Yuzhu's old face beamed with joy.

I really wish I could make cold dishes forever. This spot is a treasure trove for gaining experience points. Compared to stir-frying, making cold dishes is much simpler and more convenient.

The experience gained was considerable, but it was all just a little bit.

But while He Yuzhu was happy, Zhang Yong, who was some distance away, got angry. He went outside, grabbed a familiar waiter, and asked:

Why are so many people buying He Yuzhu's new cold dish?

The waiter retorted, "Don't you know? The other person ordered smashed cucumber, but He Yuzhu changed it to hawthorn honey cucumber."

"How dare he do this?" Zhang Yong was terrified.

Restaurants have very strict rules, and customers can't just change the dishes they order to other dishes.

Zhang Yong had previously assumed that He Yuzhu and the shopkeeper had already discussed adding the hawthorn honey cucumber to the menu.

Unexpectedly, He Yuzhu did not do that, but secretly dared to replace the smashed cucumber with this hawthorn honey cucumber.

The waiter was also surprised: "You didn't know? I thought you and your kitchen staff all knew."

"Who knows? He did it all himself."

After saying that, Zhang Yong asked, "Are you sure this hawthorn honey cucumber dish isn't on the menu?"

"Of course not."

Zhang Yong then asked, "Does the shopkeeper know about this? Has anyone complained?"

If the shopkeeper finds out, then it won't be He Yuzhu's fault, and he won't have any reason to lash out.

"The shopkeeper probably doesn't know," the waiter said.

Zhang Yong took a deep breath, feeling that he had obtained incredible evidence, which would allow him to bring He Yuzhu to justice.

After dismissing the waiter, Zhang Yong approached the head chef, Zhang Zusheng, and said, "Uncle, He Yuzhu has changed the guests' dishes."

"What? He changed the guests' dishes? What dishes did he change them to?" Zhang Zusheng was very surprised when he heard this and asked quickly.

If someone complains about it, He Yuzhu will be reprimanded and even the head chef will be criticized.

Everything in the kitchen was under my jurisdiction, and the problems that arose were due to my failure to manage it properly.

"You go back first, I'll go to the front and tell He Yuzhu not to change the dishes for now."

After speaking, Zhang Zusheng hurriedly went to the front hall to find out what was going on.

Zhang Yongxiong swaggered up to He Yuzhu and said arrogantly, "He Yuzhu, you're in big trouble."

Then he said, "Don't make this cucumber now."

"Why?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Why? You still have the nerve to ask me why I changed the guests' dishes?"

Zhang Yong said excitedly, "The customer clearly ordered smashed cucumber, but you changed it to some kind of hawthorn honey cucumber. Who gave you that right?"

He Yuzhu said somewhat blankly, "Can't we change it? Hawthorn honey cucumber tastes better, doesn't it?"

"What's the use of making it taste better? If you don't cook the dishes the customers order and instead change them on your own, you'll be in trouble and get kicked out!"