Chapter 152 Master Wang, It's Up to You

When Yang Shangning walked to his stove, Zhou Qingde followed Yang Shangning's rules and began to ask the people around him to make room and not disturb Yang Shangning.

Fortunately, Yang Shangning's stove was located in a relatively remote location and there were no other stoves around, so Zhou Qingde only had to prevent people from watching.

The banquet was to be held at six o'clock in the evening, and it was now ten-thirty in the morning. It was still early, but some dishes needed to be prepared in advance because they took a long time, and it would be too late to prepare them in the afternoon.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Zhou Qingde finally waited for Qiao Jianliang, who he had sent to invite Xia Hongjun. "Where is Master Xia? Why did you come back alone?"

"Master Zhou, I went to his house and found out that Master Xia was in the hospital and couldn't come."

Qiao Jianliang said breathlessly.

At this critical moment, Xia Hongjun was not there.

Zhou Qingde did not panic, but took the banquet menu and tried hard to find a solution.

"Except for these dishes that Master Yang will make, the remaining three dishes, Braised Winter Bamboo Shoots, Shredded White Pork with Pickled Cabbage, and Cloud-Sliced ​​White Fungus, are all Master Xia's specialties. But Master Xia is not here now, so we can only let Master Yang try to make them."

At this point, Zhou Qingde could only find Yang Shangning and tell him what happened. He thought that Master Yang would agree to help and help.

But unexpectedly, Yang Shangning shook his head and said, "I didn't cook those dishes well. If I insist on cooking them, the customers will definitely complain."

"Oh, Master Yang, Master Xia is sick and can't come. Now only you can save the situation."

Zhou Qingde lowered his voice and pleaded, this matter is really important.

Yang Shangning still shook his head, "I've already told you that I'm not good at making these dishes. You can go find someone else who can make them."

"It's already eleven o'clock in the morning, and the banquet starts at six in the afternoon. Where can I find anyone in such a short time?"

Zhou Qingde tried to persuade him again and again, but Yang Shangning still refused to agree, so he had to give up asking Yang Shangning for help and instead gathered all the chefs together. "Who among you has done research on these three dishes: Braised Winter Bamboo Shoots, Shredded White Pork with Pickled Vegetables, and Cloud-Sliced ​​White Fungus? Can you cook them to the same level as Master Xia?"

Everyone looked at each other, and they all knew how to cook these three dishes, but they were at most at the master chef level, and the next level was at the head chef level, and none of them could reach the state banquet level like Master Xia Hongjun.
This is not possible.

Zhou Qingde was very anxious. If only ordinary people came to the banquet in the evening, it would be fine. The requirements were not high and any chef could prepare it.

But the problem is that the host of this banquet is of extremely distinguished status, and the guests are of distinguished status as well. If it is not done well and someone points out even the slightest flaw, it will definitely have an impact on Fengze Garden's business.

Therefore, these three dishes must reach the state banquet level to ensure that they are foolproof.

Zhou Qingde looked around and suddenly noticed Wang Jianye, who was busy making stir-fried pork kidney for customers in the crowd, and his eyes lit up.

Yes, I can ask Master Wang to do it. With his talent, maybe he can reach the same level as Master Xia before the afternoon dinner, which will just meet the requirements of the banquet.

Zhou Qingde found Wang Jianye who was busy, "Master Wang, I need your help again..."

Wang Jianye was cooking while listening to Zhou Qingde's story. "You want me to make these three dishes to the state banquet level like Master Xia, right?"

Zhou Qingde nodded repeatedly and asked hurriedly, "Yes, Master Wang, can you do it? After the matter is completed, I will apply for a bonus from the boss, about 8 yuan. This money should have been given to Master Xia, but Master Xia is not here, and you replaced him, so the money belongs to you."

Oh, can a man say he is not good enough?

Wang Jianye did it not for the money, but for the dignity.

He was quite confident. After all, he could cook these three dishes, but his skill level was only at the second-class chef level. However, he now had enough experience points to be able to master the state banquet level in an instant, so Wang Jianye said to Zhou Qingde: "I'll try my best, but you have to let me finish all the orders in my hand first."

"Isn't this too much?" Zhou Qingde was surprised when he saw the list, "How long will it take to finish this? Master Wang, how can you have time to practice cooking?"

"I'm the best at cooking these dishes. Many customers order them every day. Let me finish cooking these dishes. Master Zhou, go to the front hall and tell Xu Youliang and other waiters not to let customers order these three dishes anymore."

After Wang Jianye gave the order, Zhou Qingde immediately went to do it.

He first found Xu Youliang and told him not to let customers order Chef Wang's three signature dishes. Xu Youliang agreed and went to notify other waiters.

When Zhou Qingde came back, he came to Wang Jianye again, "Master Wang, is there anything else you want me to do?"

Wang Jianye was cooking sweet and sour carp, and he replied without turning his head: "Go prepare the ingredients for those dishes, prepare a few more, I need to practice."

"Oh ok."

Zhou Qingde hurried to prepare the ingredients. As the head chef of Fengze Garden, he now completely became the assistant of Wang Jianye, the second chef.

There is no other way. Wang Jianye is so talented that we can only rely on him at this time.

Master Qian saw Zhou Qingde busying around and asked curiously, "Master Zhou, have you found a solution?"

"Found it, let Master Wang do it!"

"But this dish isn't Chef Wang's signature dish. What if he doesn't cook it well?"

Master Qian frowned. After all, this was a serious matter and he had to be cautious and give it more consideration.

Zhou Qingde said helplessly: "Is there any other good way now? I can only trust him."

While busying himself, Zhou Qingde continued, "Before, a customer ordered a dish called Xiajin Silver Silk Noodles, which our chef Bai made the best. But he was away on leave that day, and the other chefs couldn't make this noodle dish well, so I found chef Wang and asked him to learn from them.
After learning how to make it, Master Wang relied on his talent to make the Xiajin Silver Noodles to the same level as Master Bai.

When Master Wang and I went to Master Luo to become his apprentices, Master Wang, in a very short time, cooked a home-cooked noodle dish that was much more delicious than that made by Master Luo, the old pastry chef. In the end, Master Luo even came to ask him for advice.

So, I think Master Wang should be able to do it this time."

After hearing what Zhou Qingde said, Master Qian couldn't help but mutter, "But the difficulty of these three dishes is not at the same level as Xiajin Silver Noodles. I have been cooking for more than ten years and I still can't make this dish as high as Master Xia. Wang Jianye only has half a day now, and he has to make all three dishes well... Can he really do it?"

"..."

Zhou Qingde wasn't really sure either.

Although Wang Jianye was able to learn and master dishes quickly, his previous dishes were all quite simple.

Now, the three dishes of braised winter bamboo shoots, shredded white pork with mustard greens, and cloud-sliced ​​white fungus are all quite difficult to prepare.

Even a master chef like Master Qian would find it difficult to prepare these three dishes even after decades of experience.

Wang Jianye only had half a day, and it was really hard to imagine how he could prepare all three dishes.

But there was no way. Xia Hongjun, who was able to cook these three dishes, was admitted to the hospital. Zhou Qingde could only hope that Wang Jianye could really do it and save Fengzeyuan again.

"Master Wang, I'm counting on you."

(End of this chapter)