Chapter 19 Feeling proud
At this time, Master Liu at the side said: "Don't forget, the hot and sour potato shreds we ate were made by Master Chai's apprentice. It was so delicious."

"Yes, the spicy and sour potato shreds were good, I admit, but let's talk about this. I saw his apprentice making stir-fried pork tenderloin shreds before, and it was no good. His hands were so unfamiliar, as if he had just learned how to do it.
Now Master Chai said that his apprentice is almost good enough to cook this dish. How long has it been since he started? How many times has he practiced? Can he improve so quickly? "

Sun Qu's analysis is very logical.

Master Liu was persuaded by his words and nodded involuntarily. "Old Sun, you are right. Stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin is not easy for a novice to make. I remember when I was an apprentice, it took me more than two weeks to master this dish."

Master Pang blew out a puff of smoke and said, "I was a little better than you at that time. I was able to cook well in less than two weeks."

Master Zhang chuckled, "Then I am better than you two. I remember it took me about a week to make this dish. My master even praised me for being so good."

"Right, this dish is not easy to learn. It took you at least a week to learn it, and at most two weeks. It took you no more than half a day to go from being a novice to being able to cook it."

After some analysis, Sun Qu came to the conclusion that Chai Wenshan was just bragging.

"Hey, don't disbelieve it."

Chai Wenshan was unhappy. He was telling the truth, but they thought he was bragging.

However, no matter what Chai Wenshan said, Sun Qu and the others expressed their disbelief.

"Okay, Master Sun, if you don't believe me, go ask your apprentice later. He was there when I was teaching him how to cook, and he gave me some pointers. You can't just not believe what your apprentice says, right?"

Chai Wenshan spoke with great confidence and it didn't sound like he was bragging.

Sun Qu was a little flustered: "Is this true?"

"Of course it's true."

Chai Wenshan particularly wanted to see what expression Sun Qu would have after he asked Cao Xiaodong.

"Let's go ask your apprentice."

Chai Wenshan couldn't wait any longer and started to urge him on.

Seeing how confident he was, Sun Qu was really panicked. If this was true, then Chai Wenshan's apprentice would be extremely powerful.

He is even better than those masters who were in charge of the second stove.

If that's the case, then Chai Wenshan will be so proud of himself whenever he sees him in the future. How can he suppress the other party?

Sun Qu hesitated and didn't want to go.

But Chai Wenshan immediately grabbed his arm and pulled him over like a brother.

At the same time, on the other side, in the kitchen, Cao Xiaodong was watching Sha Zhu cooking.

What Shazhu is making now is spicy and sour potato shreds, from cutting the shreds to tossing the wok and then to seasoning.

Cao Xiaodong looked very dissatisfied.

"Your level is not good enough. You are still far from being able to cook."

Cao Xiaodong gave him some suggestions for improvement, and Sha Zhu followed them and did another one.

"It's still not working. It's almost the same as the last one. You haven't corrected any of the points I told you about. Basically, you haven't made any progress. Compared with Wang Jianye, you are far behind.
His master and I had pointed out a few areas that needed improvement, and Wang Jianye was able to correct them when he did it again, and each time he did it, he made progress compared to the last time."

After seeing the speed of Wang Jianye's progress, Cao Xiaodong was very dissatisfied with Sha Zhu's standing still.

Sha Zhu said helplessly: "Brother, why are you like our master, always comparing me with others? Before, our master compared me with you and said that I was no good, and now you compare me with Wang Jianye, still saying that I am no good. My level is not up to you two, you two are such geniuses."

Shazhu is complaining.

Cao Xiaodong also knew that Sha Zhu’s talent was average and far inferior to his and Wang Jianye.

Then he sighed, "Well, I won't compare you with Wang Jianye, I'll compare you with yourself. Are there any improvements in the first and second dishes you cooked? Have you changed the points I told you to improve? No."

Sha Zhu knew that his level was not good enough, so he couldn't refute this. "Then, Senior Brother, I'll try again. This time I'll do it more seriously and try to do better than the last time."

"go a head."

Cao Xiaodong didn't say much.

After all, it’s useless to say more, so why not try it for real?

Just as he was watching Sha Zhu operating step by step, Sun Qu, Chai Wenshan, and Master Pang and the others came over.

"Master."

Cao Xiaodong shouted.

Chai Wenshan looked expectantly at Sun Qu beside him.

Sun Qu hurriedly said, "Just now you and Master Chai were helping his apprentice to practice cooking, right? How is his apprentice doing? What has he achieved now?"

Cao Xiaodong said honestly: "Master, Wang Jianye is really the most talented person I have ever seen. The level of his cooking is getting better and better.

You don't know, Master, that the stir-fried pork tenderloin dish that Wang Jianye made before you left was pretty average.

But after I gave Master Chai a few suggestions, Wang Jianye was able to correct himself immediately and did better and better.
Now Wang Jianye has basically reached the level of being a chef. His progress is really fast. "

"..."

After hearing what Cao Xiaodong said, Sun Quren was dumbfounded.

The other masters looked at each other and couldn't help muttering.

"Lao Chai's apprentice is really that amazing. It took me more than two weeks to master it. How come he mastered it in just a short time?"

"Don't even mention you. I mastered this dish in less than a week, which was already impressive enough. But now compared to Lao Chai's apprentice, I'm still far behind."

"Sun Qu's disciple doesn't lie, so it seems like this is true."

"Lao Chai's apprentice first made a dish of hot and sour potato shreds of quite high quality, and now he has perfected the dish in just a short time. It seems that Lao Chai has really found a treasure this time."

"..."

Seeing that they all believed him and began to envy him, Chai Wenshan became even more proud, and the corners of his mouth never faltered.

"How about it, Master Sun? I was right, wasn't I?"

Chai Wenshan moved closer and asked, his expression showing how proud he was.

Sun Qu held back for a long time before saying, "Your disciple is quite amazing."

Chai Wenshan beamed with joy: "Right, I just said I wasn't kidding you, but you still didn't believe me. Just because you guys can't do it doesn't mean young people can't do it.

By the way, how long did it take your apprentice to make this stir-fried pork tenderloin dish from a novice to a skilled cook? "

Sun Qu said nothing.

Cao Xiaodong on the side answered honestly: "Master Chai, it took me about two or three days at the beginning, which is much worse than that of Junior Brother Wang."

Cao Xiaodong is the most talented and highest level apprentice among the more than ten apprentices in the kitchen.

Chai Wenshan, his master, was even happier that Wang Jianye’s talent was recognized by him.

Looking at Sun Qu's expression as if he had constipation, Chai Wenshan felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)