Chapter 222: Little foreign girl, do you feel embarrassed to eat for free?

Elena at the next table turned to look at Xu Huizhen and shared with her how delicious the braised pork and spicy and sour potato shreds made by Master Wang at Fengze Garden were.

"I heard several customers talking about this today. When I have time, I will go to Fengze Garden to try it."

Xu Huizhen responded with a smile, and then took out a small dish of braised beef slices and a small dish of fennel beans from under the glass counter and placed them in front of Wang Jianye, "Master Wang, this is a gift for you."

Everyone looked at Xu Huizhen and Wang Jianye in confusion, especially Fan Jinyou and Teacher Xu, who had feelings for Xu Huizhen. They stared at this side nervously, afraid that Xu Huizhen had something going on with this man, otherwise why would she give him two dishes for free?
Xu Huizhen smiled and explained to everyone: "Do you think my pickles taste better today than before? This is because of Master Wang's advice. I improved the way of mixing pickles, which made my pickles sell better. So, to express my gratitude, I will give Master Wang two small dishes to go with the wine. Do you understand?"

After hearing Xu Huizhen's explanation, everyone looked at Wang Jianye, who was as steady as a rock.

Niu Ye had just asked what Wang Jianye did for a living. After hearing what Xu Huizhen said, he asked curiously, "Master Wang, where do you work?"

"Fengze Garden."

Wang Jianye ate a piece of braised beef and said very calmly.

"You're from Fengze Garden?" Niu Ye asked in surprise, "You're so young and you're working as a chef at Fengze Garden?"

When Elena and Chen Xueru heard the key words "Fengze Garden" and "Master Wang", they subconsciously looked towards Wang Jianye.

"Xue Ru, he's not the chef Wang who made the delicious braised pork and spicy and sour potato shreds at Fengze Garden, is he?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Master Wang's skills are so high. Look how young he is, only about 20 years old. How can he be so young and have such a high level of skills?"

Chen Xueru looked at Wang Jianye's young face and felt that it was unlikely. If it was true, it would be too ridiculous.

Fan Jinyou didn't think that the other party was Master Wang who made Fengzeyuan so popular. Instead, he doubted, "Master Wang, you look so young, you should still be an apprentice. Fengzeyuan is the top restaurant of Shandong cuisine in our city. The requirements for chefs are very high. There is less than a 50% chance of becoming a full-time employee from an apprentice. It is very difficult. It is not easy for ordinary people to pass the assessment and become a full-time employee."

"I am not an apprentice at Fengze Garden. I became a full-time employee two months ago."

Wang Jianye took a sip of beer and said with a smile.

Hearing this, Chen Xueru glanced at Elena and said, "You actually still suspect that I am Master Wang, the master who made Fengze Garden so popular. I have only been a regular employee for two months."

"Oh." Elena sighed in disappointment. "It would be great if he really was that guy. He's so young, good-looking, and he cooks delicious food. I would definitely like to make friends with him and go to his house for meals every day."

They both took it for granted that Wang Jianye, who had just been hired as a regular employee two months ago, had nothing to do with Master Wang, the man who made Fengzeyuan so popular.

"Don't even think about it. The real Master Wang is definitely not as young as him. Master Wang's cooking skills are so good and his dishes are so delicious. He must have decades of experience. Who knows, the Master Wang who makes Fengze Garden so crowded may have been cooking for more years than this one."

Chen Xueru shook her head slightly and chatted with Elena.

Fan Jinyou on the other side continued to ask Wang Jianye, "You were only officially hired two months ago? You have just been a formal chef at Fengze Garden for a short time. When did you start learning cooking at Fengze Garden?" "I am 20 years old this year. I joined Fengze Garden when I was 17. I have been learning cooking for three years now."

Wang Jianye said slowly, taking a bite of the pickled vegetable, it tasted really good, it was at the level of a second-class chef. If Xu Huizhen continued to practice for a period of time under Wang Jianye's guidance, maybe she could improve her level to the level of a first-class chef.

Of course, being a top-notch cook is the best that can be achieved through hard work by ordinary people. If one wants to go one step further and make pickled vegetables at the chef level, or even the state banquet level or legendary level, the possibility is very slim.

"Then you should know Master Wang who made your Fengze Garden so popular? He should be very famous among you." Fan Jinyou asked again, "Are you his apprentice?"

Wang Jianye shook his head. "I first looked for a recommendation to introduce me to Cuihualou, but Cuihualou didn't want me. Then I came to Fengzeyuan and did odd jobs for three months. The manager saw that I was hardworking and diligent, so he went to the kitchen to find a chef to teach me. I originally wanted to learn from Master Liu, but he disliked me, so I followed Master Chai."

After hearing that Wang Jianye's path to becoming an apprentice was so tortuous and had nothing to do with Master Wang, who made Fengze Garden so popular, Fan Jinyou lost interest in him.

Elena at the table next to them whispered to Chen Xueru, "How about we ask him to sit at our table, and then ask about the situation of Master Wang in Fengze Garden?"

"You can yell if you want, I have no objection."

Chen Xueru folded her arms and took a sip of beer gracefully.

Elena stretched out her arm to reach Wang Jianye at the table next to her. When Wang Jianye turned around, she said, "Master Wang, can you come over here? I have some questions for you."

"Row."

Wang Jianye came over with his two glasses of beer and four small plates of snacks.

Chen Xueru held her cheek and looked at the good-looking young man. She just kept staring at him, wanting to tease this brother who was a few years younger than her.

But Wang Jianye didn't even bother to look at her, making Chen Xueru seem like she was winking at a blind man.

"Master Wang, do you know where Master Wang lives? Xueru and I want to go to his house for dinner."

For others, the dagger is revealed only after the plan is exhausted, but for Elena, the dagger is revealed directly, without any plan at all.

Looking at the longing eyes of the blonde Elena, Wang Jianye said helplessly, "Master Wang has good skills and earns a lot of money, but he earned that money through hard work. How can you two think of going to his house every day to eat for free? Do you have the nerve to do that?"

Chen Xueru, who was standing next to him, saw that Wang Jianye had criticized her as well, so she rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're not Master Wang, why do you care so much?"

"Don't worry about her." Elena didn't care about Chen Xueru. She just wanted to find out where Master Wang, who made Fengze Garden so popular, lived through Wang Jianye in front of her, so that she could go there often to eat and have delicious food.

(End of this chapter)