Food: Starting with Wonton Noodles

The conversation between Leung Kam-hung and Zhou Yu last week still rings in our ears.

Zhou Yu naturally knew what Liang Ding's son, Liang Jinhong, was obsessed with.

Although it is unknown whether Li Long knows Liang Jinhong, based solely on the fact that Li Long organizes private card games, Liang Ding would not possibly have a good impression of him.

Zhou Yu asked, "Isn't anyone going to arrest him?"

Liang Ding: "How do we catch him? He's very cunning. He usually just organizes private card games. Even if we raid his room, there are only toy chips on the table."

Zhou Yu remained silent; this was indeed difficult to capture.

You can't exactly say you won't even let us play cards for fun, can you?

Since it concerned other people's private affairs, Zhou Yu didn't pry and prepared to go home.

However, Liang Ding first stopped Zhou Yu, transferred a thousand to Zhou Yu in front of him, and said, "Master Yu, no matter what, you've been troubled by today's matter. You must accept this money."

Zhou Yu wanted to decline again, but Liang Ding said, "Master Yu, I don't want to earn money from this kind of person. Besides, you have indeed troubled me today, so it wouldn't be right for you not to accept the money."

Zhou Yu then did not refuse.

After returning home, Zhou Yu took a nap and slept until it was time to open his stall.

While setting up their stall, He Xiaoli and Han Yuanyuan, the food vlogger duo, continued to act silly at his stall.

Zhou Yu felt that their antics had indeed produced some results.

Tonight, he sold 135 servings of wonton noodles, but he still left work earlier than last week.

After 10:30 p.m., Zhou Yu settled the day's rewards as usual.

Chef System

Today's satisfied customers: 175 (Click to view detailed customer wish list)

[Wishlist tasks claimed/Completed: 3/0]

[Recipe already mastered: (Click to view details)]

Today's settlement rewards:

[Today's Customer Satisfaction Rewards: Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce Recipe (To be claimed); Stir-fried Beef with Chinese Kale Recipe (To be claimed)]

[Basic Settlement Bonus: If the number of paid customer orders reaches 100 today, the sales revenue will be quadrupled.]

These are two common home-style dishes!

Zhou Yu felt that today's system was somewhat refreshing.

During this period, the dishes served were either traditional or elaborate.

To be honest, Zhou Yu felt a sense of relief when he drew home-style dishes today.

After all, home-cooked dishes are easier to prepare and have a wider appeal.

Thinking of this, before Cao Xuezhen went to sleep...

Zhou Yu poked his head out of the room and said to Cao Xuezhen, who was still watching TV, "Mom, tomorrow when you buy groceries, buy a pound of pork ribs, half a pound of beef, and a pound of kale."

Cao Xuezhen: "What's wrong? Do you want to eat spare ribs and beef? But kale is just coming into season now, so it's in season right now."

Zhou Yu said, "That's right, I just thought that kale is in season now. Didn't you complain that my dishes are too heavy on the flavor and have too many ingredients? So I thought I'd cook some kale stir-fried with beef and steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce for you tomorrow at noon."

Zhou Weiqiang suddenly interjected, "Hey, you could make that Mapo Tofu or Boiled Beef again."

Cao Xuezhen glared at him and said, "You make so many dishes, can you even finish them all? And since our son wanted to cook kale and ribs, you're complaining?"

Cao Xuezhen still vividly remembered the time Zhou Yu bought so many seasonings, and naturally she didn't want to go through that again.

Zhou Weiqiang could only laugh and say, "Well, steamed pork ribs and stir-fried kale would be good too."

Seeing that Cao Xuezhen had agreed, Zhou Yu returned to his room.

Then I collected both recipes and today's sales bonus.

Adding the 1000 yuan red envelope I earned at Shunyi Restaurant this morning, today's total turnover doubled to 11200 yuan.

Zhou Yu clicked to view his wish list again and realized that a new wish task had appeared without his knowledge.

[Li Long: The chef at Shunyi Restaurant makes Pipa Tofu that tastes a bit like it used to. It reminds me of my younger days. I hope this scheme against these local rich kids goes smoothly and helps my mother earn some money for her retirement. (Task Reward: Clear Broth Bird's Nest Recipe)]

Zhou Yu never expected that Li Long would have such a plan.

But he didn't know what to do for the time being, and could only see if he could find an opportunity to remind Liang Ding or Liang Jinhong.

You can't exactly call the police and say you have a system that detected someone preparing to commit a crime, can you?

......

The next day, Zhou Yu completed his last bodyweight training session of the week, as usual.

After Cao Xuezhen returned from grocery shopping, she gave Zhou Yu some less-than-friendly news.

Cao Xuezhen: "Xiaoyu, your Uncle Luo will be over around noon. I just bought a chicken. The coarse salt I used to fry the day before yesterday should still be usable, right? If it is, then make another salt-baked chicken."

Zhou Yu thought for a moment, then earnestly explained to Cao Xuezhen, "No problem. If it's just for salt baking, the coarse salt can be reused, but only two or three times. Mom, we're not poor now, we don't need to be so frugal. After we finish this batch today, we need to throw away the coarse salt. Otherwise, it will be harmful."

Cao Xuezhen: "Then you should get married sooner so I won't have to be so frugal. I'm just worried that you'll have a harder time finding a wife as you get older, so I'm trying to save you more money."

At first, she habitually yelled, but then she remembered that she couldn't provoke Zhou Yu, so her voice softened.

Cao Xuezhen said somewhat guiltily, "Xiaoyu, your Uncle Luo will be bringing someone else later. Don't say I'm lying to you, your Uncle Luo just told me. It's that female doctor you met last time. Even though you two didn't end up together, since your Uncle Luo is bringing someone, let's treat it to a meal."

Zhou Yu was somewhat helpless about this.

But what else can we do? Luo Qiming has personally brought people over; are we really going to drive them away?

Zhou Yu: "I understand, Mom. But Uncle Luo should at least have told me beforehand."

Cao Xuezhen: "I let your dad scold him."

Zhou Yu: ......

After preparing the broth for the evening, Zhou Yu began preparing lunch.

Because salt-baked chicken requires a longer cooking time, Zhou Yu cooked the salt-baked chicken before preparing the other two dishes.

The first step is to process the beef and ribs.

After buying the ribs, Zhou Yu first cut off the spine and belly at both ends, keeping only the middle ribs, and then cut them into three-centimeter-wide pieces.

This is because the thickness of the spine and belly cannot be uniform, making them easy to overcook when steaming. Moreover, they won't be wasted after being cut open; they can be used to make soup.

The beef is sliced ​​against the grain to break the fibers, making it easier for the flavors to penetrate and resulting in a more tender texture.

Cut the kale into diagonal sections, removing the leaves as well.

There are two ways to stir-fry Chinese kale in Lingnan. The way in Guangzhou is to remove the leaves, while the way in Chaoshan is to separate the stems and leaves and stir-fry them separately.

Zhou Yu is cooking the Cantonese style of stir-fry today.

After preparing all the ingredients, Zhou Yu began making the soy sauce.

He took out a small clay pot used for stewing at home, heated the empty pot, and then put the fermented black beans in to stir-fry.

Only after the aroma of fermented black beans wafted out did Zhou Yu add the shredded dried tangerine peel.