Chapter 279: Fengze Garden

"Brother Wang, I'm not kidding you. If you can open a restaurant in the future, I will definitely quit my job and come to work for you. Really,

Moreover, I am the third generation inheritor of Tan’s cuisine. By then, Brother Wang, your restaurant will be able to offer the most authentic Tan’s cuisine. How great that is.”

Sha Zhu said this with great confidence.

He really has this idea.

After all, in his opinion, if Wang Jianye opens a restaurant in the future, it will definitely surpass Fengzeyuan and become the new ceiling of Shandong cuisine in Beijing.

A big restaurant like that must have very high requirements for chefs.

He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get in based on his level, so he told Wang Jianye about it in advance.

This is a typical case of trying every possible means.

Wang Jianye also knew what he was thinking, "Come if you want, but I haven't even started to plan to open a restaurant myself, so you just wait and see."

It is only May of 1953. It will take at least 30 years before he chooses to open a restaurant of his own.

By that time, Wang Jianye was 51 years old and Sha Zhu was 46 years old. They came to work for him, which was the perfect age for a chef.

After Wang Jianye agreed, Sha Zhu was very happy.

I am determined to improve my cooking skills so that I can work with Wang Jianye in the future.

"By the way, Brother Wang, Sister Qin is in your Fengze Garden. How is she doing recently?"

"Are you still obsessed with me? I'm already three months pregnant."

Wang Jianye glanced at him. He had the same bad habit as his father of liking young widows. Why couldn't he change that?

The inheritance between two generations, the watchfulness between father and son, right?
Sha Zhu blushed and said hurriedly:
"Brother Wang, please don't talk nonsense. I just miss her. I just thought of her and asked casually. I don't have any other thoughts. Really, believe me."

"Okay, I believe you."

Wang Jianye nodded calmly.

But in Shazhu's opinion, the other party still thinks that he is the kind of person who likes other people's wives. How can this work?
"Brother Wang, I'm really not that kind of person. I just suddenly remembered to inquire about the situation."

"Okay, you don't need to explain any more, I understand everything. Don't worry, I won't tell Jia Dongxu."

"..."

……

In the evening, Wang Jianye and his eldest apprentice Chen Xiaoyang rode their bicycles to No. 15 Nanwenchang Hutong.

Wang Jianye had visited this place once in February.

At that time, his employer Han Peiying asked him to prepare four of his signature dishes, plus a dish of longevity noodles, for the birthday of his son Han Ying.

Today, Wang Jianye came again because the family invited him to cook yesterday to entertain the guests.

When they arrived, Wang Jianye parked his bicycle and went into the living room.

The situation was similar to the last time he came, with an old man sitting on the sofa and Han Ying sitting in front of the desk.

But this time, besides Han Ying, there were five other people sitting next to the desk, discussing something.

Wang Jianye, a top student who graduated from elementary school, was not at all curious about what they were talking about.

"Hey! Master Wang is here!"

Han Peiying, who was originally sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, warmly invited Wang Jianye to sit down when he saw him coming.

He asked the nanny to pour him a cup of tea. Han Peiying asked curiously, "Master Wang, what are your specialties?"

Wang Jianye thought for a moment: "Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine."

"Oh, I mean, is there any dish that you are particularly good at, the kind that can be used as a signature dish in Fengze Garden?"

Han Peiying explained it again.

He thought Wang Jianye had misunderstood what he meant.

Little do people know that all the mainstream Shandong and Sichuan dishes on the market have reached the state banquet level in Wang Jianye's restaurant. So it is not wrong to say that Wang Jianye's specialties are Shandong and Sichuan dishes.

It's just that it's difficult for ordinary people like Han Peiying to understand.

"Among the dishes I make, the best-selling one is braised pork in brown sauce, followed by spicy and sour potato shreds, sweet and sour carp, braised prawns, scallion-fried sea cucumber, and stir-fried kidney slices..."

Wang Jianye mentioned several dishes in a row as if he was reading out the names of dishes.

After listening to this, Han Peiying thought for a moment and said, "We'll add the same four dishes from last time and stir-fried pork kidney and mu shu pork this time."

At this point, Han Peiying asked again: "By the way, Master Wang, can you cook Fujian cuisine?"

"will do."

Wang Jianye nodded. There was nothing in the eight major cuisines that he couldn't cook.

"Then Master Wang, please make two more mainstream Fujian dishes. Xiaoying's teacher is from Fujian."

After Han Peiying made the request, Wang Jianye thought of two Fujian dishes:
"Fried Southern Liver and Snow Chicken. The ingredients for these two dishes are relatively easy to find. How about making these two?"

"can."

Han Peiying, who knows nothing about cooking, has no opinion:
"There are eight dishes in total now. If you're missing any ingredients, just tell the nanny and ask her to buy them right away. Since there are more dishes this time, let's delay the meal until seven o'clock. Is that okay with you, Master Wang?"

"There are still two and a half hours left, which is plenty."

Wang Jianye nodded, then went to the kitchen to check the eight dishes he was going to make.

Stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin, braised prawns, braised pork, deep-fried meatballs, stir-fried kidney, mu shu pork, fried liver and snow chicken.

Are there any corresponding ingredients in the kitchen?

After the inspection, Wang Jianye said to the nanny beside him: "Please go buy a slaughtered chicken, half a pound of prawns, and a pork kidney..."

After the nanny made a note of it, she immediately rode her bike to buy it.

Wang Jianye put on an apron and started to prepare the dishes with ingredients.

After he finished making the braised pork, the nanny came back with the purchased ingredients.

"Okay, leave it there."

Wang Jianye took a quick look and told the nanny to leave as there was nothing wrong. He didn't need her to help him with anything.

If he had any odd jobs, his apprentice Chen Xiaoyang could help him do them, and it was very easy.

"Master, you can also cook Fujian cuisine? I've never seen you practice it before."

Chen Xiaoyang, who was ordered to peel garlic, asked curiously.

Wang Jianye was busy processing the pork tenderloin while smiling and saying:

"As your master, I know how to cook any dish. Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean I can't cook Fujian cuisine."

"Master, you are really amazing."

Chen Xiaoyang looked at him admiringly and said, "It would be great if I could be as good as you."

"As long as you study hard from me, you will become very powerful one day."

Wang Jianye is quite confident about this.

The state-banquet-level dishes he cooked would 100% trigger a special effect that would increase his IQ by one point. After his apprentices ate them, their IQs would increase by one point.

And IQ is related to talent, so his apprentices' talent in cooking will also increase and will soon be upgraded to the maximum level.

If his apprentices work hard enough, their cooking skills will improve very quickly.

It won't be long before his apprentices become masters who can stand on their own.

When Wang Jianye starts his own restaurant in the future, his apprentices will become the backbone of his restaurant's kitchen.

"I will use the resources of Fengze Garden to train chefs for the restaurant I want to open. Hey, why do I feel like I am taking advantage of Fengze Garden?"

(End of this chapter)