Chapter 220: Invite Master Wang to the State Banquet

The leader looked at the crystal clear and fragrant braised pork in front of him and couldn't help swallowing.

At this time, the big boss's assistant came in and saw that the big boss was about to eat, so he quickly advised: "I'll ask Chef Cheng to heat it up for you, the food is cold."

"Take these two dishes and heat them up."

There was a piece of braised pork the size of a mahjong tile on the leader's chopsticks. After he finished speaking, he couldn't wait to heat it in the pot and put the whole thing into his mouth.

"Mmm! It smells good, and tastes even better!"

The senior leader was very satisfied with the meal and was particularly happy, "Master Cheng's skills have improved again."

He was busy with work all day, and it was all troublesome.

After eating the braised pork at this moment, all my worries are forgotten. All I think about is the fragrant and delicious braised pork, which tastes so delicious.

He had never eaten such delicious braised pork before, and his mood immediately became better.

"Eh?" The big boss wiped the corners of his eyes, and after realizing that they were tears, he couldn't help laughing, "I haven't cried in many years, but I didn't expect that I would cry while eating braised pork today. I am such a loser."

The big boss laughed at himself a few times, then waited for the food which had not yet been heated up, and became a little anxious.

Normally he wouldn't go to the cafeteria to urge people. He was busy with his work and didn't have the energy to think about that.

But now, after tasting the braised pork made by Wang Jianye, the leader’s appetite was whetted after eating a piece. He wanted to eat more, and he couldn’t wait for the kitchen to heat up the food for him, so he strolled to the cafeteria not far away.

"Hey, big boss, why are you here?"

After seeing the big boss, Chef Cheng, who was busy heating up the dishes, was particularly surprised, because the big boss had never been to the canteen kitchen and always prepared or heated up the dishes himself and sent them over.

The big boss smiled, came to the stove, looked at the hot braised pork in the pot, and said, "Master Cheng, the braised pork you made today is very good. I just ate a piece. It was so delicious that it made me cry."

The big boss said this happily, not shying away from saying that he even cried while eating.

"Boss, actually today's braised pork and spicy and sour potato shreds were not made by me, but by Master Wang from Fengze Garden. I bought them and heated them up at mealtime and brought them to you."

Master Cheng told the truth, feeling a little ashamed. He has been cooking for longer than Wang Jianye is, but he cannot cook a meal that would satisfy the big boss. He feels that he is not up to the standard.

"Oh? These two dishes are made by Chef Wang from Fengze Garden?"

After hearing what Master Cheng said, the senior leader was surprised and said, "I thought it was you, Master Cheng, who did it. I thought your skills had improved a lot. It turns out that it was not you, the student, who did it, but your teacher."

"I, as a student, am indeed not as good as my teacher. After Master Wang introduced hot and sour potato shreds and braised pork in Fengze Garden, many customers came to Fengze Garden to taste these two dishes in the past two days. The restaurant was completely full during mealtime."

Master Cheng sighed and told the senior leaders about the great attraction that Wang Jianye brought to Fengze Garden.

"Really?" The senior leader had been immersed in work and this was the first time he heard of this. "That means Master Wang's craftsmanship has been recognized by the people."

The big boss thought for a moment and asked, "Besides hot and sour potato shreds and braised pork, is there any other dish that Master Wang can cook that's particularly good?"

"Chef Wang's other dishes are also very good, but they are far inferior to the two signature dishes of spicy and sour potato shreds and braised pork."

Master Cheng told us what he knew.

After hearing this, the senior leader said with some regret: "It would be great if he could make a few more delicious dishes like braised pork. That way, he could make a few more dishes for the year-end reception." Hearing this, Master Cheng asked in surprise: "Senior leader, do you mean to let Master Wang prepare the state banquet?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's a state banquet or not. I just want Master Wang to cook some of his specialties at the dinner we hold in Xiyuan to entertain friends from all walks of life on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, so that everyone can have a taste of his cooking skills."

The big boss smiled and said, "Chef Wang's braised pork is so delicious, let him make it for us all to taste."

Master Cheng couldn't help but envy Wang Jianye. How old was he, yet he had such a precious opportunity to show off his cooking skills at a state banquet.

You know, the friends from all walks of life that the big leader mentions are all big figures from all walks of life. Whoever is invited to participate in the preparation of this dinner can add a brilliant stroke to his resume, and will have the opportunity to prepare a higher-standard state banquet in the future.

If you perform well, you will be recognized and remembered by big names from all walks of life, and you will become famous from then on.

This is every chef's dream.

Master Cheng worked hard for this dream for more than 30 years and finally realized it when he was in his 40s or nearly 50.

Wang Jianye was only 21 years old after the Chinese New Year and had only been learning his craft for three years.

In such a short period of time, Wang Jianye was able to realize the dream he had been working towards for more than 30 years.

Ugh.

Master Cheng sighed in his heart and became more and more envious of Wang Jianye. The gap between people is really too big.

He was also called a genius in the past. He learned any dish very quickly and cooked it very well. No matter which restaurant he went to, he was respected. There were even many dignitaries who specially invited him to cook and paid him extremely high prices.

Many people envy him very much, take him as their goal, and want to be the next him.

But Master Cheng knew that he, a chef who was regarded as a genius and a role model, was nothing compared to Wang Jianye.

After heating the braised pork, Master Cheng took it out of the pot.

"Hey, let me serve it."

The big boss didn't ask his assistant to serve the food. Instead, he couldn't wait to serve it after the food was heated up. He took a sip of the fragrance and was very satisfied. "It smells so good. My mouth is watering. Oh no, I can't help but shed tears."

Having said that, he happily took the dish back to his room, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating happily.

The more you eat, the more satisfied you are.

The assistant of the big boss hadn't seen him for a long time. The big boss was so happy with the meal, so he was happy too. He felt very fond of Master Wang and remembered him.

Soon, another dish of spicy and sour potato shreds was heated up and Master Cheng brought it over.

After taking a bite, the senior leader said with satisfaction, "I never thought that Master Wang could make hot and sour potato shreds so delicious. No wonder Fengze Garden is so popular with Master Wang. Master Cheng still has a lot to learn from your teacher."

"Yes, I will study hard." Master Cheng nodded seriously.

After the meal, the big boss called his assistant and said, "Invite Chef Wang to prepare the reception dinner on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)