Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Qian Duofu stormed back to his restaurant.

He was in a bad mood and couldn't help but throw the gifts he was carrying on the ground.

wow-

Bowls and plates were broken all over the floor.

"How ungrateful! What's wrong with sharing some with me among so many customers? How selfish!" He slammed his fist on the table in anger.

Looking out, there was still a long queue in front of the wonton shop across the street, business was booming.

Qian Duofu was even angrier, and he was breathing heavily through both nostrils.

After staring at the wonton shop across the street for a long time, he suddenly had an idea.

He could say that he received guidance from Shen Qing!

Anyway, what he wanted was Shen Qing's reputation.

Qian Duofu simply closed the door.

The next day, early in the morning, he opened the door.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I consulted with Madam Shen yesterday, and she gave me a lot of guidance on cooking. Last night, I spent the whole night with the chef exploring and researching, and we finally managed to perfect the taste of the dishes."

"Everyone, come in and have a taste!!"

Today, there are still many diners around Zhiweixuan, all of whom are queuing up to buy wontons.

During the days when Zhiweixuan was closed, diners could only satisfy their cravings with wontons.

As soon as Qian Duofu's voice rang out, the diners' eyes lit up.

"What? The dishes at the restaurant across the street were also instructed by Madam Shen??"

"Great! We can still have something to satisfy our cravings while Zhiweixuan is closed!"

"No, I absolutely have to try it."

"..."

The customers who were originally queuing in front of the wonton shop all flocked to Duofu Restaurant.

Who wouldn't want to try the new dishes that Shen Qing has instructed them on?

Qian Duofu instantly beamed with joy; this trick really worked!

No, he has to raise the prices of the dishes even further!

"What would you like to eat?" Qian Duofu asked with a broad smile.

Which dishes did Madam Shen specify?

Qian Duofu choked for a moment, then haphazardly rattled off a few expensive dishes: "Steamed sea bass, braised prawns..."

"Alright, alright, bring me one serving of every dish that Madam Shen specified!"

Shen Qing's diners are mostly generous and wealthy, and don't care about money at all.

Qian Duofu was overjoyed: "It's done! Please wait a moment, sir!"

They hurriedly ran to other tables, where the other tables were equally extravagant, ordering a ton of dishes.

They were all so greedy that on days when Zhiweixuan was closed, they would not hesitate to take out their money whenever they heard the name "Shen Niangzi".

This made Qian Duofu extremely happy. When he looked at the restaurant entrance again, wow, there was a long queue.

They are all my guests!!!

Qian Duofu's steps became more cheerful, and his fat body seemed to become more agile.

The kitchen was lit up, and soon, dish after dish was served.

Braised pork knuckle, chicken with rich, dark soy sauce, deep-fried sweet and sour fish...

All the ingredients are quite expensive.

The most eye-catching dish was the braised pork knuckle. The dark red pork knuckle lay on the plate, oily and wrinkled. When you poked it with chopsticks, the oil gushed out and flowed down the plate.

The same goes for other dishes; all meat dishes are oily and the sauce is so thick it's like mud.

Even the few steamed vegetarian dishes served occasionally had a layer of white oil floating on top.

After just one bite, the diner couldn't help but exclaim, "It's too oily! It's greasy!"

He then put down his chopsticks.

Qian Duofu disagreed, laughing as he said, "Madam Shen said that when cooking, oil is the most important ingredient. You have to use enough oil to bring out the aroma of the ingredients!"

Today he specifically asked the cook to pour in extra oil.

The oil smells wonderful; the more oil you use, the more fragrant the stir-fried dishes will be.

This was Qian Duofu's idea, but he didn't understand that these diners' palates had long been spoiled by Shen Qing. Moreover, before Shen Qing, these diners had also eaten a lot of delicacies.

Oily food may be delicious to ordinary people, but not to these diners.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to get used to it." A customer put down his money, stood up, and left, looking disappointed.

Qian Duofu frowned, about to argue, but when he saw the silver coins on the table, he instantly smiled.

He put away the money and took the remaining food from the table to the kitchen.

"Reheat these dishes when someone orders them again later," he said to the cook.

The cook dared not say anything and could only nod in agreement.

The diners outside were so full of food they were questioning their very existence.

"Is this really the dish that Madam Shen instructed me to prepare?"

"I found it really mediocre; it wasn't even good."

"It would be better to just eat a bowl of wontons."

"..."

One by one, the diners left disappointed, but a long queue still formed outside Duofu Restaurant. All the diners who hadn't tried the food before wanted to taste Shen Qing's improved dishes.

The chives have been harvested again and again.

......

Shen Qing opened the system in the evening.

[Ding—Tomorrow's available flavor: Spicy Beef Noodles, total ingredients purchased: 200 servings]

In an instant, a large box appeared, filled with flatbreads, with small packets of seasoning next to it.

Shen Qing pursed her lips. She had just been thinking that the instant noodles were packaged in plastic bags, and wondered what use those plastic bags could possibly be.

Goodness, this system actually produced pieces of bread for her.

Okay~

If you ask her to make spicy beef noodles, she'll first prepare a pot of broth.

Shen Qing immediately got to work, breaking a beef bone, taking a piece of beef shank, a few pieces of beef tendon and brisket, and putting them into a pot of cold water.

After bringing it to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, then reduce to a simmer.

It needs to simmer for four hours, which is almost a whole night.

Shen Qing had the servants in her household take turns watching the pot. After one night, she got up early the next day.

The beef bone broth has been simmered until it is light tea-colored and clear to the bottom.

Shen Qing scooped out the beef and bones, and after letting the first broth cool, added some mushrooms.

Half an hour later, the umami of the mushrooms had fully infused the soup, making it richer and the color of the soup turned light golden.

Then, she heated oil in a wok, added Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, star anise, sesame seeds, and other seasonings, and simmered it over low heat until it became a pot of bright red oil, where the aroma of chili peppers, the numbing fragrance of Sichuan peppercorns, and the rich aroma of sesame seeds blended together.

Once the chili oil was cooked, she poured it directly into the beef bone broth she had just made.

The broth is now ready.

Once the soup had cooled down, Shen Qing took the other ingredients and pushed the cart to Zhiweixuan.

At this moment, the entrance of Zhiweixuan was already crowded with people, all of whom were looking forward to Shen Qing setting up his stall.

"Madam Shen, you've finally arrived!!"

"It's been two days, I'm so hungry!"

"Madam Shen, the Duofu Restaurant across the street doesn't smell good at all. Did you really give him some pointers?"

"..."