Chapter 22 I Feel Like Brother Wang Is Not as Good as Me

"I made a dish of stir-fried pork tenderloin and gained four experience points. Then I used one of them to upgrade the dish to the third stove level. Now I only have three experience points left."

"Among the ten dishes to be tested, I have already cooked eight of them to the third-class level. There are only two left that have not reached this level. One is the entry-level 3 sweet and sour carp, and the other is the entry-level 2 pan-fried yellow croaker."

"I am now going to practice making the dish Sweet and Sour Carp. It takes 13 experience points to upgrade this dish to the third stove level. Minus the 3 experience points I already have, I only need 10 experience points to complete it."

Wang Jianye tied an apron on himself and thought about something.

He planned to do the same as when he was practicing the stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin dish just now, and use all the experience points gained to add points after making one dish.

Every time he does this, his level will improve a little.

Others will think that he has improved according to the advice given by others, and his level has improved, which is consistent with his explanation.

"Brother Wang, can we come and see it too?"

Li Si walked over and asked cautiously, with Feng Qingjie beside him.

"Just take a look at it. If you can give me some suggestions for improvement, I'd thank you."

Wang Jianye is quite generous.

Li Si laughed and said, "Oh, please stop teasing us, Brother Wang. Do you still need our guidance at your level?"

"Hey, as the old saying goes, people learn things in order and specialize in different fields. I can cook the spicy and sour potato shreds pretty well, but I'm really not good at making the sweet and sour carp. I'm just at the entry level. While I'm cooking, maybe you can spot some problems and give me some pointers."

Wang Jianye loves to tell the truth. Although the spicy and sour potato shreds he makes have reached the level of some chefs, his sweet and sour carp is really just entry-level.

The fact that Feng Qingjie was already prepared for the test showed that he had cooked this dish to the level of a top-notch chef, which was indeed much better than Wang Jianye.

It’s just that Wang Jianye is improving very quickly without any bottleneck. As long as he has enough experience, he can improve the level of any dish he wants.

Chai Wenshan brought Sun Qu back to Wang Jianye's side and said, "Master Sun is a master at making sweet and sour carp in our Fengze Garden. He is better than me. Let him give you some pointers when you cook it later."

"Oh, that's great. Thank you in advance, Master Sun."

Wang Jianye looked very grateful and thanked him.

Sun Qu was unwilling at first. What can I teach you, your apprentice?

But being held back by Master and Apprentice Chai Wenshan and Wang Jianye, he could only nod and agree reluctantly, "How good are you at cooking this dish now?"

When asked about his skills, Wang Jianye smiled shyly: "To be honest, I have only just learned how to make this sweet and sour carp. I haven't made it for a long time, so my hands are still not very good at it."

"Then let's get started. Let me see how you do it."

Sun Qu said with his hands behind his back, he was very curious to see how well Wang Jianye could cook this dish this time.

If it is true as Chai Wenshan said, that Wang Jianye can reach the level of a chef by practicing cooking a few times, then he should stop hanging around in front of Chai Wenshan in the future.

But if what Chai Wenshan said is different, the fact is that it was just a coincidence that Wang Jianye was able to go from a novice level in stir-frying shredded pork tenderloin to the level of being able to cook it after practicing a few times. He would not be able to do it with other dishes.

Then he can continue to show off his good apprentice Cao Xiaodong in front of Chai Wenshan, and then Chai Wenshan can't fight back, and can only endure it as before, how comfortable it is. Chai Wenshan glanced at the clock on the wall in the kitchen, turned around and said to Wang Jianye: "It's past four o'clock in the afternoon. If you can finish the dishes before leaving get off work, my two meat dishes will be yours. Whether you can take them away depends on your ability."

Sun Qu didn't know about this yet: "If he can cook well, will you give him both of your meat dishes?"

"Yes, we agreed before. When I made the stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin, I promised to give him a meat dish. If he can make this dish well this time, I will reward him with another meat dish."

Chai Wenshan explained.

Sun Qugao glanced at him and said, "Okay, you are very generous to your apprentice."

"That's right. My disciple has fought hard for me. As a master, I have to give him some sweet rewards."

Chai Wenshan glanced at Sun Qu proudly and said, "That reputation was earned from you, so I have to reward you."

"..."

Sun Qu didn't want to pay attention to him and felt uncomfortable.

Li Si and Feng Qingjie, who were standing by, were very envious when they heard that Chai Wenshan was going to give the meat and vegetables as rewards to Wang Jianye.

"As for meat and vegetables, only the chefs who can cook here can take them home. Apprentices like us don't get any."

Li Si also wanted to bring some meat and vegetables home. After all, life was not easy these days and people were starving. If he could bring some meat and vegetables home, he could provide some nutrition for his family without spending any money. How great!

Feng Qingjie whispered to Li Si, "I have been with my master for three years and have never been treated like this. Wang Jianye hasn't even started cooking yet, but his master is rewarding him with two meat dishes. His master is really good to him."

His tone was sour. Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating. Why didn't he get the same treatment as Wang Jianye?

Li Si whispered, "Brother Wang has become so powerful recently, and his master is proud of it, so he is willing to reward him with meat and vegetables. If I had the same talent as Brother Wang, maybe my master would do the same to me."

Feng Qingjie nodded in agreement, it was a pity that they did not have the talent like Wang Jianye.

Here, Wang Jianye began to process the carp. He first cut a knife on both sides of the fish, beat the fish meat with the back of the knife to remove the fishy line, then cut flowery cuts on the fish body, and then put the fish on a plate, added scallion, ginger, salt and cooking wine, spread it evenly, and marinated for a while.

Sun Qu watched Wang Jianye prepare the dish, and the more he watched, the more his brows furrowed. "Look, the slice of meat is so shallow, it doesn't have any flavor."

Chai Wenshan explained for him: "My apprentice just said that he is only at the beginner level in making this dish. You have taught so many apprentices, so you must have an idea of ​​what the dishes are like when you are just getting started."

Sun Qu could see that with Wang Jianye's current level, he really couldn't cook this dish well, and the other party was not lying.

Li Si and Feng Qingjie next to him were also watching Wang Jianye cooking.

After seeing that Wang Jianye was really unfamiliar with the technique and didn't look like he was faking it at all, Feng Qingjie whispered to Li Si, "Wang Jianye's work is not good either."

"No, I feel like Brother Wang is not as good as me."

Li Si gained confidence and felt that in terms of this dish alone, even he was better than Wang Jianye.

(End of this chapter)