Chapter 18 Just brag
"It's almost there. With my apprentice's talent, he will be able to reach the level of a chef with more practice."

Chai Wenshan happily told Sha Zhu that he was not stingy with his praise.

"Master, aren't you afraid that I might become complacent?"

Wang Jianye was in a good mood, so he made a joke.

"Don't be afraid. You did a good job, and as a master I should praise you. I'm not like other masters who would suppress their apprentices no matter how well they did and not make them happy."

Chai Wenshan said with a smile.

Sha Zhu ate all the stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin on the plate.

The good thing about being a cook is that no matter what era it is, a cook will never go hungry.

"Brother Wang, how did you make this dish so good? I remember eating the dish you made before, and it was far inferior to this one."

Sha Zhu was puzzled.

Wang Jianye looked at Chai Wenshan and Cao Xiaodong and explained to Sha Zhu, "This is all thanks to my master and Brother Cao. One of them is the chef who cooks the second kitchen, and the other is the apprentice with the best talent and the highest level. I am practicing cooking here, and they are guiding me from the side. Tell me, how can I not make rapid progress?"

After hearing this, Sha Zhu was very envious.

Why doesn't he get such treatment?

Chai Wenshan smiled and said, "No matter how good we are, cooking is ultimately his own business. If he is unwilling to learn seriously and does not have good talent, it will be difficult for him to improve his level. You should learn it well in the future."

"Junior Brother He, I'll teach you later."

Cao Xiaodong said to Sha Zhu.

He and Sha Zhu were taught by the same master and he is Sha Zhu's senior brother.

"Hey, thank you, Brother Cao."

Although Sha Zhu was not satisfied with his master because his master always compared him with Cao Xiaodong and always belittled him, he was also dissatisfied with his senior brother Cao Xiaodong.

But now that Cao Xiaodong has made this statement, he, as his junior, cannot turn his face away. After all, Cao Xiaodong has never belittled him. On the contrary, he has offered to help him many times.

One should be grateful as a human being; this was what Yi Zhonghai taught him.

Shazhu remembers it.

"What are you thanking me for? You are my junior fellow apprentice and I am your senior fellow apprentice. It is my duty to guide you. No need to thank me."

Cao Xiaodong said to Sha Zhu.

Hearing this, Sha Zhu felt warm at heart, and felt that he should not be dissatisfied with his senior brother Cao Xiaodong because of his master's attitude towards him.

Wang Jianye continued to practice stir-frying shredded pork tenderloin. His level of cooking this dish has now reached proficiency level 15+. As long as he makes one more dish to gain experience points, he can raise the level of this dish to the third-level.

With his skill level approaching that of being able to cook, Wang Jianye was very skilled in the operation and did not need any guidance from his master or Cao Xiaodong as he could handle it well on his own.

Soon, Wang Jianye made this dish of stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin.

[Ding, experience value +4]

"System, upgrade this dish of Stir-fried Shredded Pork Tenderloin to the third stove level."

[Ding, Stir-fried Pork Tenderloin (Experience Level 15+) has been upgraded successfully after spending 1 experience point. Congratulations to the host for mastering Stir-fried Pork Tenderloin (Three-Cooker Level 16+). ]

Wang Jianye took a deep breath. He finally mastered the dish to the level of a master.

"Of the ten dishes that will be tested in a week, I have already upgraded eight of them to the third-class level. Now the only ones left are the fried yellow croaker and sweet and sour carp."

Wang Jianye is making rapid progress.

When he first came here this morning, he couldn't cook even one of the ten dishes up to the level of a third-class chef.

And now, he has raised the level of eight of them to the Sanzao level. After practicing for most of the day, Wang Jianye was very tired and exhausted.

But he was tired yet happy, as he had gained a lot today.

"It's only been one day, and I've gained so much. The days ahead are long, and I wonder how high my level will have to rise."

Wang Jianye is full of hope for his future.

At this time, after tasting the stir-fried pork tenderloin that Wang Jianye had just made, Chai Wenshan couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Jianye, you have cooked this dish very well. I feel that it is almost the same as those made by the chefs in the kitchen."

"Master, you are too kind. My cooking skills have improved, but I can't catch up with those chefs who are already cooking."

Wang Jianye smiled modestly.

When he cooked this dish, his skill level was only 15+, which was still a little short of being able to cook on the stove.

And he has now upgraded the dish to the three-stove level 16+. If he makes it again, it will definitely be good enough to be served on the stove.

But unfortunately, the ingredients were gone and he couldn't practice making this dish anymore.

"I feel like it's almost there. If I put more effort into it, I can definitely make it to the level of a chef."

Chai Wenshan was worried that Wang Jianye would get tired from practicing all the time, "You've been practicing for a long time, take a break first."

"Eh."

Wang Jianye responded. He made several stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin dishes before he finally elevated the dish to the third-class level. He was indeed very tired, so he sat aside to rest.

Sha Zhu also wanted to sit down and rest for a while, but Cao Xiaodong called him up: "Come on, I'll take you to practice cooking."

Practicing cooking would only benefit him and not harm him, so Sha Zhu followed him obediently.

Chai Wenshan did not sit down to rest. When he was teaching Wang Jianye, Wang Jianye made such rapid progress that he, as a teacher, was very excited and wanted to find someone to share his experience with.

Now that he was fine, he left the kitchen and went outside to look for Sun Qu.

Ever since Sun Qu and the others watched Wang Jianye make his first stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin, he had witnessed the poor cooking level of Wang Jianye and knew that it would be very difficult, almost impossible, for him to improve his cooking skills to the point where he could cook within a week.

Besides, he also knew that Wang Jianye cooked not only this dish poorly, but also several other dishes that were just as bad as the stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin.

Sun Qu estimated that Wang Jianye would be late, so he left with peace of mind and came outside to smoke with a few masters.

"Hey, Lao Chai is here. How is your apprentice doing with his training now?"

When Sun Qu saw Chai Wenshan, he liked to bring up things that had not been discussed yet.

"You've practiced quite well, and you're almost at the level where you can cook."

Chai Wenshan smiled smugly and said, I’m sorry to disappoint you.

"You're just bragging. Just now I saw that he was not very skilled at cooking and his level was far behind. How long has it been since then? Wang Jianye's cooking level has almost reached that of a chef? Who would believe that?"

After Sun Qu finished speaking, he followed Master Pang beside him and asked, "Do you believe it? It's about Lao Chai's apprentice."

"I don't believe it." Master Pang shook his head.

"how about you."

Sun Qu looked at Master Zhang on the other side.

Master Zhang also shook his head and said, "I know Master Chai's apprentice, but his cooking talent is far inferior to your apprentice's.

Master Chai said that he only practiced for a short while before he went from being an unskilled cook to being able to cook well.

This is difficult even for your apprentice, let alone Master Chai's apprentice. I don't believe he can do it anyway."

(End of this chapter)