Chapter 25 Is Wang Jianye so powerful? (Please read more)
After all, Sun Qu was depressed after he returned. He felt upset when he thought of Chai Wenshan and Wang Jianye, so it was impossible for him to take the initiative to bring up their affairs.

Sha Zhu was busy practicing cooking that afternoon, and his senior brother Cao Xiaodong was helping him with guidance. He didn't have the time to chat with Li Si and the others, so he didn't hear about it.

Seeing that he still didn't know about this, Wang Jianye explained, "The hot and sour potato shreds I made at noon were particularly good, which earned my master some face, so he gave me one of the two meat dishes he could bring home every day as a reward.

Before I started cooking the sweet and sour carp in the afternoon, my master promised me that if I could cook this dish well enough to be put on the stove before I got off work, he would give me another meat dish that he could take home.
So now I have two meat dishes in my hands, you see?"

After hearing Wang Jianye's explanation, Sha Zhu's eyes widened in surprise. "Your master is so good to you. My senior brother is the most talented among all the apprentices in our kitchen, but I have never seen my master bring meat or vegetables back to my senior brother."

After saying this, Sha Zhu felt sour in his heart.

Wang Jianye has such a good talent and such a good master.

But what about him? His talent is not as strong as Wang Jianye's, and his master always gives him a sour face and ignores him...

“Before, when I wasn’t making such rapid progress, my master wasn’t so nice to me. It was only today, when he saw how fast I was making progress, that he started to treat me well.

If you can learn a dish faster, I guarantee your master will treat you better."

Wang Jianye said a few words of comfort.

Sha Zhu nodded, thinking that what Wang Jianye said made sense.

The two of them went out the back door, and Wang Jianye pushed the bicycle parked in the carport over.

"Here, take me."

Wang Jianye gave the handlebars to Sha Zhu.

They lived in the same courtyard, and they used to go home together after get off work.

Usually Sha Zhu would ride his bike to take him out, but today Wang Jianye had cooked so many dishes and was a little tired, so he didn’t want to pedal the bike any harder, especially with a big guy on the back seat.

"Okay then, I'll take you."

Sha Zhu had nothing to say. After he got on the bike and started riding, Wang Jianye took two quick steps and sat on the back seat, steadily.

Sha Zhu is quite strong. After all, his father He Daqing is a chef and there is always oil and water at home. Moreover, he is an apprentice in the kitchen of Fengze Garden and can taste the dishes often.

If you eat well, your body will be strong, and riding a bicycle with others seems easy.

The two soon arrived at the gate of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

After getting off the car, Sha Zhu handed the bicycle to Wang Jianye.

Wang Jianye pushed his bicycle and entered the gate of the courtyard.

It was nearly eight o'clock in the evening, and it was getting late. Almost everyone in the yard had already had dinner, and some had even turned off the lights and gone to bed.

There was a net bag hanging on Wang Jianye's handlebars, which contained two lunch boxes he brought back from Fengze Garden.

When they entered the front yard, Wang Jianye and Sha Zhu happened to meet Yan Fugui, who was about to go out wearing a cotton jacket.

Yan Fugui at this time is much younger than in the drama, but he still wears glasses.

"You two are off work."

Yan Fugui greeted him and suddenly saw two lunch boxes hanging on Wang Jianye's handlebars.

So he groaned, narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile: "Jianye, why did you bring a lunch box back? What's in it?"

“It’s filled with vegetables.”

Wang Jianye replied that he didn't want to talk more with Yan Fugui, and then he pushed the cart forward.

Yan Fugui called out to Shazhu who was standing behind him and said, "Hey, Shazhu, you didn't bring any food back?"

"No, there is a rule in our kitchen that apprentices cannot take food home from the kitchen."

Silly Zhu shook his head.

Yan Fugui was puzzled and asked, "How come Wang Jianye can bring back some food? Two dishes at that. I remember you are all apprentices, right? How come he can bring back some food but you have nothing?"

You are really asking for trouble... Sha Zhu said helplessly: "The two dishes in his hand were given to him by his master, not from the kitchen, and my master didn't give them to me, so I have nothing."

"I heard from your father before that the cook who can cook in the kitchen at Fengze Garden can take home one meat dish, and the cook who cooks in the second kitchen can take home two dishes. Wang Jianye's master is the cook in the second kitchen, right? He only has two dishes, why did he give them all to Wang Jianye?"

Yan Fugui was surprised, and felt sorry for Wang Jianye's master. Those were two meat dishes, how could he bear to give them to others? If he were the second chef of Fengze Garden, he would definitely not give those two meat dishes to others. Wouldn't it be better to take them home to replenish the oil and water and save money?

"It's like this. Wang Jianye performed well today and made his master proud, so his master gave these two meat dishes to Wang Jianye as a reward. Do you understand?"

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, Yan Fugui was even more surprised: "Is Wang Jianye so powerful now?"

"That's not."

Sha Zhu felt secretly happy for some reason and left after saying this.

Yan Fugui was still in a daze when Yang Ruihua, his wife, came out with a footbath in her hand. "Hey, you look so startled. What did you say just now?"

Yan Fugui came back to his senses and said to her, "Wang Jianye has become successful now. His master gave him two meat dishes today."

"Ah? Why?"

Yang Ruihua said in surprise.

Her family hadn't seen meat for more than half a month, but now Wang Jianye brought home two meat dishes without spending any money. This was so enviable.

"I heard from Sha Zhu that it was because Wang Jianye performed well today that his master gave him a special reward."

Yan Fugui said with a sour tone.

Yang Ruihua held up two fingers and said, "Oh, that's great, his master actually rewarded him with two meat dishes."

"I'll ask Wang Jianye tomorrow when I meet him."

Yan Fugui made up his mind.

……

On the other side, Wang Jianye returned to the backyard.

At this time, Wang Jianwu at his home was asking Zhang Lan for meat.

Zhang Lan hesitated.

Her eldest daughter was admitted to university and no longer has to eat at home. She also receives subsidies on a regular basis, so she basically doesn't have to worry about anything.

Although the eldest son Wang Jianye had a job, he was just an apprentice and did not earn much money.

Not to mention the second son, third son and second daughter, they are still in school.

Especially the second and third sons, one is ten years old and the other is eight years old, which is the age when they can eat their father to death.

Although Zhang Lan was an intermediate fitter in the steel rolling mill, her salary plus the little money Wang Jianye earned was still barely enough to pay for the tuition of her three children and the food and drink of the whole family.

Normally, meat is only available once a month at home. The last time they had meat was a month ago. Wang Jianwu hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so he asked Zhang Lan for meat.

Wang Jiannan is twelve years old this year, and much more sensible than Wang Jianwu, an eight-year-old kid. Seeing Zhang Lan in trouble, he couldn't help but blame her: "Jianwu, if you make trouble again, I will beat you up."

Being threatened by his sister Wang Jiannan, Wang Jianwu shrank his neck in fear.

But he was still reluctant in his heart, because he saw Liu Guangqi next door eating meat, and he was very greedy and wanted to eat it too.

Zhang Lan sighed: "Then I'll buy some after work tomorrow to satisfy your cravings."

"Great."

Wang Jianwu was very happy and danced with joy.

But Wang Jiannan frowned and said to Zhang Lan, "Mom, don't listen to him. You and my brother are the only ones who earn money in our family. It's not easy. You don't have to buy it."

"You should buy some. You guys are all growing up now, and you can't live without food."

Zhang Lan said tiredly.

She didn't have much money left, and the factory would close in half a month. Tomorrow she would have to borrow some money from her neighbor to buy meat.

At this moment.

Wang Jianye parked his bicycle, then took out the two lunch boxes full of meat and vegetables from the net bag hanging on the handlebars, then pushed open the door and entered the house.

(End of this chapter)