Chapter 187 The boy is convinced and becomes his disciple

Looking at the somewhat unconvinced young man in front of him, Wang Jianye guessed the other party's little thoughts and felt that he was too young and obviously not a reliable person.

Especially in the industry of chefs which requires experience, the longer a chef works and the more experience he has, the more time he has to study dishes and the better his skills tend to be.

In Cheng Jie's eyes, Wang Jianye is only a few years older than him. What experience can such a young man have?

Although before Cheng Jie came to Fengze Garden, Master Cheng told him how high Wang Jianye's level was and asked him to perform well.

But after seeing him in person, Cheng Jie still couldn't help but become suspicious. After all, the skilled masters that Cheng Jie had seen with his father before were all around 40 or 50 years old, and none of them was as young as the Master Wang in front of him.

Being young means having less experience. Without experience, how good can your skills really be?

Did his father misunderstand?

In fact, Chef Wang only cooks a few dishes well, and the rest are just average?

Cheng Jie looked at Wang Jianye with suspicion. After being reminded by Master Cheng and saying "Hello, Master Wang", he fell silent.

Wang Jianye looked at the boy who didn't believe him, smiled and asked, "You followed Master Cheng to see me, what's the matter?"

Cheng Jie didn't say that he was dragged here by his father to become his apprentice. Instead, he asked, "Master Wang, how old are you this year? How many years have you been a chef?"

Hearing what Cheng Jie said at this time, which was different from what they had agreed at home, Master Cheng glared at him in reproach.

Wang Jianye became interested. "I will be 21 after the Chinese New Year. I have been a chef for three years since I entered Fengze Garden as an apprentice."

Cheng Jie straightened his chest and said, "I will be sixteen after the Chinese New Year. I have been practicing basic skills since I was eight years old. I have been practicing for eight years now!"

Wang Jianye smiled. You look unconvinced, okay, let me show you how to curb your arrogance. "You have been practicing for so long, I think your basic skills must be very good, right?"

"of course!"

Cheng Jie said with some pride, "Master Wang, how about a competition? You have only been learning cooking for three years, maybe you can't even compare to me."

"Cheng Jie! Even your father has to ask Master Wang for advice, how can you talk to Master Wang!"

Master Cheng was upset and couldn't help but blame him. Then he apologized to Wang Jianye, "I'm so sorry, Master Wang. This kid has practiced with me for so long, and he thinks his basic skills are amazing. Please don't take it to heart."

"It's okay. I like it this way." Wang Jianye looked at Cheng Jie with a smile, "There's no need for us to compete. I can't bully a little kid like you by taking advantage of my power."

Hearing this, Cheng Jie immediately snorted, "You are only five years older than me. Do you think I am just a little kid? Let's compare them. It's not certain who is older and who is younger, and who will bully who!"

"Cheng Jie!"

Master Cheng really wanted to fight with this kid. Your father and I worked so hard to find a good master for you, and he agreed. How could you talk to him like that!

Cheng Jie didn't say anything, but his face was full of dissatisfaction.

Wang Jianye called Chen Xiaoyang and introduced him to Cheng Jie, "This is my first apprentice. His name is Chen Xiaoyang. He is twelve years old. His family is not a chef. He only started to practice basic skills after he became my apprentice. So far, he has been learning for two months. Believe it or not, his basic skills are much better than yours!"

"I don't believe it! He has only been training for two months, and I have been training for eight years. How can he be better than me?"

Cheng Jie was quite unconvinced.

Wang Jianye smiled and said, "Then let's have a competition and let the facts speak for themselves."

"Okay!" Cheng Jie said without hesitation. He didn't believe that Chen Xiaoyang could be better than him, who came from a family of chefs.

Wang Jianye then instructed Chen Xiaoyang: "Go all out and make this kid convinced."

Chen Xiaoyang nodded seriously.

During these two months, every time Wang Jianye made a dish with special effects, he let his apprentices taste it.

Wang Jianye has to cook sixty or seventy signature dishes every day, all of which are at the level of a state banquet. The two special effects of [Increase IQ by one point] and [Increase concentration time by one minute] are often triggered, which can be triggered two or three times a day on average. It seems that the number of triggers is not many, but over time, the improvement in IQ and concentration time is still considerable.

Therefore, as Wang Jianye's apprentice, Chen Xiaoyang originally had average talent, but after his IQ improved, his talent became better and better, and his progress became faster and faster. In addition, Chen Xiaoyang worked hard enough, so his progress is very amazing, and his basic skills have surpassed Cao Xiaodong today.

Cheng Jie was unwilling to accept the result and came to the counter with Chen Xiaoyang. They each took a piece of the chopping board. The first thing they wanted to compete was their knife skills. They used potatoes to see whose knife skills were better.

Wang Jianye and Master Cheng watched from the sidelines as referees.

Cheng Jie picked out a knife that suited his taste, then confidently took the potatoes and started cutting them. He was very skilled. He was so arrogant that he dared to compete with me, who had practiced knife skills for eight years.

Soon, Cheng Jie finished cutting the potatoes and put down the knife in his hand.

"Master Wang, how is my cutting?"

After cutting, he didn't even look at Chen Xiaoyang, but turned to ask Wang Jianye.

Wang Jianye looked at the potato shreds he had cut and nodded: "Not bad."

"How does it compare to you?"

Cheng Jie said proudly that he wanted to compare himself directly with Wang Jianye. From beginning to end, he never took Chen Xiaoyang, who had practiced basic skills for more than a month, seriously and looked down on him.

"You can't even beat my apprentice, and you still want to compete with me? Just take a look."

Wang Jianye smiled and gestured, asking him to look at the shredded potatoes that Chen Xiaoyang brought out.

"what?"

Cheng Jie then turned his head to look at the potato shreds cut by Chen Xiaoyang, whom he had always looked down upon, "This..."

Cheng Jie's eyes widened. This was cut so well!
He could tell at a glance that Chen Xiaoyang's knife skills were much better than his!

"Master Wang, has he really only studied with you for two months and has already achieved this?!"

Cheng Jie said incredulously.

Wang Jianye nodded. "Indeed, you have only studied with me for two months. Do you have any questions?"

Cheng Jie couldn't accept it, "But Master Wang, how come he cuts so well?"

"First, he has a high enough talent, and second, I taught him well enough, so it only took him two months to catch up with your eight years of practice." Wang Jianye smiled and asked again: "Why, you are not convinced?"

Cheng Jie took a deep breath and said, "I give in."

Then he looked at Wang Jianye eagerly. He was originally full of doubts in his heart, but now he was completely convinced: "Master Wang, if you don't mind, I would like to become your disciple and learn cooking from you."

(End of this chapter)