Chapter 10: Second-class hot and sour potato shreds
Wang Jianye found Cao Xiaodong.

At this moment, Cao Xiaodong was busy practicing cooking. Wang Jianye did not disturb him rashly, but stood aside and waited quietly for a while.

When Cao Xiaodong finished his work, Wang Jianye walked over and said, "Brother Cao, I have already asked Master for the meals that we will prepare in the kitchen at noon and in the evening. I will come to help you then. If you have any instructions, just tell me directly."

Cao Xiaodong thought for a moment and asked, "Which dishes do you cook better?"

"I've been practicing making hot and sour shredded potatoes, leeks and dried tofu, flavored eggplant, stir-fried kidney, and straw-covered cucumber for a long time, and I feel like I can make these dishes pretty well."

"In that case, you will be responsible for making the spicy and sour potato shreds. Others will make the other dishes. Remember to make twelve plates when the time comes. We have a lot of people in the kitchen, so if we make less, it won't be enough."

After Cao Xiaodong finished making the arrangements, he continued to work on the task at hand, still very seriously.

As soon as Wang Jianye returned, Sha Zhu came over curiously and said, "Brother Wang, I heard that you want to cook for the kitchen at noon?"

"Yes, we apprentices should find more opportunities to practice. Besides, I will take the test soon. I will cook the dish first and let everyone give me an evaluation so that I can have a better idea."

Wang Jianye gave a brief explanation.

Sha Zhu came closer and whispered, "Brother Wang, you have to do it well this time. I just heard several people laughing at you."

"what did they say?"

"They said, 'How can you take on this job with your skills?' They also said that your fried potato shreds would definitely not taste good and that they would definitely not eat what you cook."

Sha Zhu angrily told Wang Jianye what he had heard.

He and Wang Jianye grew up in the same courtyard and have known each other since childhood.

So when he heard someone mocking Wang Jianye, he was very dissatisfied.

"It doesn't matter. Let them talk. We chefs believe in speaking with our cooking skills. A good dish is better than a thousand words."

Wang Jianye is full of confidence.

He now has thirteen experience points, and his level of making spicy and sour potato shreds has reached the third-level. He is only fifteen experience points away from the higher level of second-level.

As long as he cooks one more dish, he can accumulate 15 experience points, and then he can raise the level of spicy and sour potato shreds to the second stove level.

Even many chefs who have already mastered the third level of cooking cannot make the spicy and sour potato shreds at the second-level cooking standard, let alone apprentices.

Cao Xiaodong is very talented, but he definitely can't make hot and sour potato shreds at the second-class level. At best, he can only make it at the third-class level.

Therefore, as an apprentice, if Wang Jianye can make a dish of spicy and sour potato shreds at the second-class level, it will definitely shut up those who doubt him and make everyone look at him with admiration.

At this moment, Sha Zhu was still angry for Wang Jianye, but he didn't know that Wang Jianye was already well prepared and full of confidence.

"Brother Wang, how good are you at making spicy and sour potato shreds? Is it reliable?"

Sha Zhu still remembers the spicy and sour potato shreds that Wang Jianye made before. It was not delicious at all and was not as good as what he made.

"I'm going to make a dish of spicy and sour potato shreds now, would you like to try it?"

Wang Jianye started to work. He took out two potatoes from the vegetable basket, put them on the chopping board and cut them into shreds.

With his current level of skill as a chef, the potato shreds he cut are very thin and even.

Sha Zhu's eyes widened: "Brother Wang, when did you cut your potato shreds so well?"

He remembered that Wang Jianye's potato shreds used to be of different lengths and thicknesses. How come Wang Jianye improved so quickly in such a short time?

Wang Jianye didn't answer and continued to cut two potatoes carefully.

Then chop the green onion and garlic, and heat the oil in a pan.

Wang Jianye is very skilled at making this spicy and sour potato shreds, and he quickly prepared and served the dish.

[Ding, experience value +2]

"Taste it."

Wang Jianye put the plate on the table and said to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu had already prepared his chopsticks. After hearing Wang Jianye's words, he couldn't wait to take a bite.

"Well, these shredded potatoes are fine."

After tasting it, Sha Zhu's eyes lit up and he picked up another piece with chopsticks.

"Brother Wang, I remember that the spicy and sour potato shreds you made before were pretty average. How come they are so delicious now?"

"I can do so well because I practice a lot. Over time, my level will naturally improve."

Wang Jianye said calmly.

Then he mentally ordered the system: "Upgrade the hot and sour potato shreds to the second stove level for me."

[Ding, Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds (Level 16 Stove 15+) has been successfully upgraded after spending 31 experience points. Congratulations to the host for mastering Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds (Level Stove +). ]

As the system prompt sounded in his mind, Wang Jianye immediately mastered the spicy and sour potato shreds at the second-class level.

If I ask him to cook this dish again, it will definitely be a notch higher and more delicious than the one he just made.

After Sha Zhu quickly finished the shredded potatoes on the plate, he wiped his mouth and said, "Brother Wang, you are amazing. Your cooking was just average before, but now it's so delicious in just a short time. I think it tastes better than Cao Xiaodong's."

"You passed. Your senior brother Cao Xiaodong is the most capable apprentice here. My current level is still far behind his."

The spicy and sour potato shreds that Wang Jianye just made were only at the Sanzao level, at most similar to Cao Xiaodong's, and could not be said to be better than Cao Xiaodong's.

But if Wang Jianye were asked to make another dish of spicy and sour potato shreds, it would be at the level of a second-class chef, definitely better than what Cao Xiaodong makes.

"Brother Wang, don't be modest. You made this spicy and sour potato shreds very well. Really. Aren't you responsible for making the potato shreds when we cook lunch later? Then they will definitely look at you with new eyes, especially those guys like Li Si. I'll see what they say then. Will they laugh at you?"

Sha Zhu snorted twice. He felt relieved when he thought of the surprised expressions on Li Si and the others' faces when they ate the spicy and sour potato shreds made by Wang Jianye at lunch.

I told you to look down on my brother Wang, but now you know how powerful my brother Wang is.

As Sha Zhu was thinking, Wang Jianye patted him on the shoulder and said, "Master Sun wants you to come over."

Sha Zhu came back to his senses and saw his master Sun Qu waving at him. He was calling me over to help. Why didn't he call Cao Xiaodong over but called me instead?
Although he felt unbalanced, Sha Zhu still went there obediently.

After he left, Wang Jianye took advantage of the fact that there were not many customers in Fengze Garden at that moment and his master did not ask him to help, and continued to practice cooking.

"I just upgraded the level of the spicy and sour potato shreds from level three to level two, and used up all my experience points, so I have to hurry up and cook more dishes to gain some experience points. Come on."

(End of this chapter)