Chapter 285 Chen Kejia's Shock
Knowing that he might be misunderstood by the guests and it would be difficult to explain, Wang Jianye carried with him the letter of employment given to him by Fengzeyuan.

After taking it out of his pocket and handing it to Chen Kejia to look at.

Chen Kejia took a deep breath and looked at Wang Jianye in surprise: "Are you really Master Wang?"

Wang Jianye nodded.

"But……"

Chen Kejia couldn't accept it. "You are so young, and you have become a state banquet chef?"

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

Wang Jianye looked at her with a smile.

Chen Kejia couldn't understand and couldn't help asking, "How old are you this year? How many years have you studied cooking?"

"I am 21 years old this year. I have studied cooking for three years and worked as a chef for half a year.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month before the New Year, I was invited to a state banquet at Xiyuan.
Then I did it again in May, and I can barely be considered a state banquet chef."

Wang Jianye briefly introduced his situation.

Chen Kejia was surprised and curious: "How come you are so good at cooking after learning cooking for such a short time?"

Wang Jianye put his hands behind his back and said confidently: "I am gifted. No matter what dish it is, I can learn it after just one look and become proficient after just one practice."

"Is this true? You're not kidding, are you?"

Chen Kejia looked at him with suspicion. How come this young man didn't know how to be humble?
"I am indeed the chef Wang you invited to cook. If you don't believe me, then I can only leave. Goodbye."

After saying this, Wang Jianye was about to leave.

Chen Kejia quickly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, Master Wang. Okay, I believe you. Come in with me."

Wang Jianye and Chen Xiaoyang entered the yard together.

Like Wang Jianye’s house across the street, this is also a private courtyard with a front entrance.

After entering the gate, there is a small courtyard.

The yard has running water and a pressurized well, and a crystal persimmon tree is planted against the south wall.

There are three houses connected together on the north side. There is a stove under the eaves of the outermost house, and people make fire and cook outside the house.

Chen Kejia took Wang Jianye and his apprentice into the middle room, which was the living room, and introduced them to his father Chen Shan:

"Dad, Master Wang is here."

"Hello, uncle and auntie, my name is Wang Jianye, and I'm the chef from Fengze Garden that you asked to cook."

Wang Jianye greeted the couple in the room.

As expected, when Chen Shan saw how young Wang Jianye was, his first reaction was the same as his daughter's: disbelief:

"Are you really the chef Wang who is in charge of Fengze Garden?"

"it's me."

Wang Jianye nodded.

Chen Kejia explained to her parents: "Yes, he is the chef Wang we invited to cook."

"But he is so young..."

Chen Shan looked at the handsome young man in front of him with surprise.

It was different from his impression of those greasy, skilled chefs in the kitchen.

Li Yu's eyes lit up and she thought the boy was good-looking.

Chen Kejia helped Wang Jianye explain that he had proof, and only then did Chen Shan believe that he was Master Wang from Fengze Garden.

"It's like this, Jia Jia wants to treat her mentor to a meal, to taste Master Wang's cooking skills.

Her tutor is only free on weekends, but you, Master Wang, are on vacation on weekends and not working at Fengze Garden.
So we have no choice but to ask Master Wang to come to our house on the weekend and cook a table of dishes so that Jia Jia can treat her mentor to a meal..."

Chen Shan briefly introduced the situation, and then continued:
"Master Wang, just make your six most famous signature dishes. If you need any ingredients, just tell me and I'll have someone buy them for you." Wang Jianye nodded and asked, "Okay, do you have any dietary restrictions? Or what flavors do you like? Sweet and sour, spicy, salty or fresh?"

Chen Shan looked at Chen Kejia, who shook her head: "I'm not sure what the instructor likes to eat."

"Then I'll make it salty and fresh, so everyone can accept it."

Wang Jianye thought for a moment, "Will the dishes of braised pork, stir-fried pork tenderloin, four-joy meatballs, first-class tofu, hot and sour potato shreds, and lotus chicken slices work?"

Chen Kejia couldn't help swallowing her saliva when she heard this. "Can we change the hot and sour potato shreds to sweet and sour carp?"

Two days ago at Fengze Garden, she suddenly got the inspiration after eating the sweet and sour carp dish.

I want to eat it again this time.

"can."

Wang Jianye had no objection. He could cook any dish well. This was the confidence that his strength gave him.

Chen Kejia asked Li Yu: "Mom, do we have the ingredients that Master Wang needs to make these dishes?"

"This morning I went to the market and bought a pound of pork belly, a large carp, half a chicken, and tofu...

There are also black fungus, bean curd sticks, vermicelli, and dried mushrooms at home..."

Li Yu muttered, and then looked at Wang Jianye: "Master Wang, are these dishes enough for you?"

What ingredients and seasonings are needed for each dish.

Wang Jianye knew it all clearly.

As soon as he said the name of the dish, a batch of ingredients and a pile of seasonings would immediately appear in his mind.

Similarly, if you mention a certain ingredient or seasoning, many names of dishes will instantly pop up in his mind.

"If you don't have pork tenderloin at home, then don't make this dish. How about using shredded cucumber instead?"

After asking Chen Kejia if she had any objections, Wang Jianye decided on the six dishes he would make today:
Braised pork, cucumber in straw raincoat, four-happiness meatballs, first-class tofu, chicken slices in lotus leaves, and sweet and sour carp.

When Wang Jianye goes to someone else's house to cook, he only needs to consider the ingredients.

As for the various seasonings needed for cooking, he asked his apprentice Chen Xiaoyang to carry them with him.

"It's 10:50 AM now. When will dinner be served?"

Wang Jianye asked as he tied on the apron he brought with him.

"About 12:30 noon,"

Chen Kejia and her tutor agreed to come to her house at noon for a quick meal.

Knowing when dinner is served, Wang Jianye planned the time in his mind.

Plan when to light the fire, the order in which to cook the dishes, etc.

Following Chen Kejia to the place where various ingredients were stored, Wang Jianye picked a few dishes and asked his apprentice Chen Xiaoyang to clean them.

He picked up the pork belly, put it on the chopping board, and cut it into mahjong pieces with a knife.

Chen Kejia stood beside him and looked at him curiously.

Wang Jianye was cutting the meat seriously, and asked without even looking up, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay. I just want to see how you, Master Wang, cook such delicious dishes."

Chen Kejia stared at Wang Jianye's knife skills and felt that they were mediocre and nothing special.

For a layman, it is difficult to tell the level of the chef as long as the chef does not show off his skills.

Wang Jianye was cutting the pork belly into mahjong pieces at this moment. It was just a simple job and did not show any knife skills.

The family bought more than a pound of pork belly, but Wang Jianye did not cut it all into mahjong pieces.

Instead, after cutting enough braised pork for a plate, divide the remaining pork belly into two parts, one part for making four-happiness meatballs and the other for making lotus root chicken slices.

(End of this chapter)