Chapter 14 Attitude Change
Sun Qu wanted to run away, but Chai Wenshan had finally found this opportunity to show off to him, so how could he let Sun Qu hide like that?

After another round of showing off, Chai Wenshan was very proud of himself.

He finally understood how Sun Qu felt about having a good disciple.

He didn’t have a good apprentice before, and was always looked down upon by Sun Quzi.

Now, his apprentice Wang Jianye has stood up for him. From now on, Sun Qu can no longer show off in front of him or slap him in the face. He feels so relieved.

After the party dispersed, Sun Qu found Cao Xiaodong and asked, "Can the hot and sour potato shreds you make now be as good as Lao Chai's apprentice?"

"No, Master. I am far inferior to Wang Jianye."

Cao Xiaodong answered seriously.

"Oh, this is bad. Now Lao Chai's apprentice has made a dish of hot and sour potato shreds so good that even you can't compare. I'm afraid he will mention this to me every day in the future."

Sun Qu had a premonition and frowned.

"Then Master, I will first practice this spicy and sour potato shreds and improve my skills."

Seeing Sun Qu frowning, Cao Xiaodong immediately expressed his opinion and shared his concerns.

Sun Qu thought for a moment and said, "Don't rush to practice. Lao Chai's apprentice's skills were not very good before. This time he worked very hard, so he was able to make this dish so well. You can find out from him whether his apprentice is only good at making this dish, spicy and sour potato shreds, or is he also good at other dishes."

Cao Xiaodong agreed and took note of it.

On the other side, Chai Wenshan looked at Wang Jianye with great emotion: "You have followed me for three years, and today you finally stood up for me. Did you see the expression on your Master Sun's face just now? Oh, I felt really relieved when I saw it."

"Master, don't worry. I will continue to work hard and make you feel comfortable like this."

"Okay, good apprentice, my teaching to you is not in vain. So, before I get off work today, as the chef in charge of cooking the second stove in the back kitchen, I can take two meat dishes back home. I will give you one and you can take it home to eat."

"Thank you, Master. I'll be welcome then."

Wang Jianye was very happy because this time his family had meat to eat.

His master Chai Wenshan had never been so nice to him before, but now that his level had improved and he had brought honor to his master, his master's attitude towards him immediately changed.

This is normal. In the kitchen, other people's attitude towards you depends on your cooking skills.

OK, your status will be high and others will treat you well.

No, you have no status and others won’t treat you well.

Chai Wenshan laughed happily and asked with concern: "Oh, by the way, how are your other dishes going?"

"Master, among the dishes I will be tested on in a week, I cook the hot and sour potato shreds best, followed by leek and dried tofu, flavored eggplant, stir-fried kidney, and straw-covered cucumber. These four dishes can basically meet our test standards."

After hearing what Wang Jianye said.

Chai Wenshan was pleasantly surprised and said, "Really? I remember that some time ago you didn't even have a single dish that you could cook, but now you can cook so many. Great, great, you've made great progress. Oh, by the way, how are the remaining dishes?" Wang Jianye continued, "Among the remaining five dishes, I'm only a little proficient in the braised prawns, and the fried meatballs, pan-fried yellow croaker, sweet and sour carp, and stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin are just entry-level dishes."

Chai Wenshan asked worriedly, "Is it good enough to cook?"

Wang Jianye shook his head: "Master, these five dishes of mine are not good enough for cooking, but don't worry too much. There is still a week left. I will seize the time to practice hard and strive to improve my skills. When the day of the assessment comes, I will not embarrass you."

"Okay, you should make good use of your time to practice well this week. I won't order you to help me and do useless work. You only have one goal now, which is to practice well and improve the quality of the remaining dishes. You must make sure that they reach the standard of being a chef. Only then can you pass the assessment and stay in our Fengze Garden.

If you have any questions or difficulties, just come to me immediately. Your master's most important task now is to help you improve the quality of these dishes. I will put the other things aside. Let's work together to get this done."

After giving these instructions, Chai Wenshan was still worried.

"Now you can take a break after dinner and drink some tea. I'll come over later to watch you practice cooking so I can give you pointers at any time."

"Thank you, Master."

As Wang Jianye's level improved, his master became a responsible and good master.

He didn’t receive such treatment when his level was not so good before.

Wang Jianye found a place to sit down and counted his trophies.

"When I was at the level 3 in making hot and sour potato shreds, I could earn two experience points for each dish. Now that my level has risen to the level 3, I can only earn one experience point for each dish. For lunch, I made a total of 12 dishes and only earned 12 experience points.
Add to that the three expert-level braised prawns I made earlier, each dish earns four experience points, for a total of twelve. Now, adding all the experience points together, I have twenty-four points."

Wang Jianye calculated and then opened the system panel.

[Experience value: 24]

【厨艺：酸辣土豆丝（二灶级31+）、韭菜豆腐干（三灶级16+）、风味茄子（三灶级16+）、火爆腰花（三灶级16+）、蓑衣黄瓜（三灶级16+）、油焖大虾（熟练级6+）、干炸丸子（入门级3+）、煎转黄花鱼（入门级3+）、糖醋鲤鱼（入门级2+）、滑炒里脊丝（入门级2+）……】

"With my current 24 experience points, I can upgrade the Braised Prawns and Fried Meatballs to the third stove level."

Wang Jianye's mind moved, and two system prompt sounds rang in his mind.

[Ding, Braised Prawns in Oil (Experience Level 6+) has been upgraded successfully after spending 10 experience points. Congratulations to the host for mastering Braised Prawns in Oil (Three Stove Level 16+). ]

[Ding, Fried Meatballs (Entry Level 3+) has been upgraded successfully after spending 13 experience points. Congratulations to the host for mastering Fried Meatballs (Third Stove Level 16+). ]

"Of the ten dishes that are required for the grading test, I have already upgraded seven of them to the third-class level. Now there are only three left: pan-fried yellow croaker, sweet and sour carp, and stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin."

"If I want to upgrade these three dishes to the level of the three stoves, I need forty-one experience points, and I only have one experience point left, which is a shortfall of forty points."

"If I work harder this afternoon, I should be able to gain enough experience points to upgrade all three dishes."

Seeing that the goal was within reach, Wang Jianye could no longer sit still.

Come on, start working.

(End of this chapter)