Some customers go to Fengze Garden specifically to order food in order to find out the shortcomings of Wang Jianye's dishes and to prove their taste.
But with Wang Jianye's level, there was no way he could satisfy them.
The dishes that Wang Jianye prepares for his guests at Fengze Garden are basically of state banquet level, and a small portion is of legendary level. The taste is so amazing that there is nothing wrong with it.
Therefore, those who came to Fengze Garden to find fault basically returned in failure.
As Wang Jianye's fame grew, more and more people wanted to become his disciples.
Wang Jianye currently has no intention of accepting any disciples, so he did not agree to accept any. This has disappointed many people who wanted to become his disciples.
Jiang Rongqing, the owner of Fengzeyuan, had arranged five students for Wang Jianye. Now, after so much time has passed, their level has improved very slowly, and is far from as rapid as the progress of Wang Jianye's apprentices.
This made Jiang Rongqing very confused. Could it be that Wang Jianye did not teach these five students well?
So we called these five students and asked them about it. They all said that Wang Jianye did not hold back and taught very well, but they found it very difficult to learn.
Jiang Rongqing sighed helplessly. It might be that the five people he found were really not talented, and it would take a long time for them to learn Wang Jianye’s real skills.
His plan to have these five people replace Wang Jianye's apprentices and become the pillars of Fengze Garden would have to be postponed for a few more years.
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After working at Fengze Garden for a day, it was time to get off work. There would be no one at Fengze Garden, so Wang Jianye prepared to leave early.
Apprentice Chen Xiaoyang has now become the head chef of Fengze Garden, but he still remembers his original intention as before and helps Wang Jianye pack up his things.
Riding his bicycle, Wang Jianye quickly arrived home.
His home is in a private courtyard near Qianmen, very close to Fengze Garden on Zhushikou Street.
"Dad, you're back? Give me a hug."
Wang Jianye pushed the door open and entered the yard, and saw his son Wang Mujia, who was playing in the mud, jogging towards him.
Although his son's hands were covered in mud, Wang Jianye didn't mind at all. He smiled and picked him up from the ground.
Wang Mujia raised her little hand high, knowing that her hands were dirty, she did not touch Wang Jianye's clothes.
Because he knew that his mother had to wash the clothes if they were dirty, and he was a good boy and couldn't do that.
Wang Jianye held him, let him sit on his arms, and walked into the house.
At this time, Chen Kejia had already had dinner with Wang Mujia. When she saw Wang Jianye coming back, she went to the kitchen to heat up the food.
After having a child, time passes very quickly. Wang Jianye didn’t feel how much time had passed before Wang Mujia was already two years old. Not only could he run around, but he could also communicate normally and help with housework.
Now Wang Jianye and his wife sleep in separate beds from Wang Mujia, Wang Jianye in the east room and Wang Mujia in the west room.
Chen Kejia thought that she had to persuade and coax Wang Mujia before he would agree to sleep in the west room alone.
Unexpectedly, after the request was made to sleep in separate rooms, Wang Mujia agreed obediently.
It was just like Chen Kejia and Wang Mujia discussed before, "Can we stop breastfeeding tomorrow?" Then Wang Mujia agreed, and she really stopped breastfeeding.
In her spare time, Chen Kejia taught Wang Mujia how to read.
After all, Chen Kejia is a top university graduate, so teaching a two-year-old child is no problem for her.
The first thing to teach is reading. Chen Kejia found some draft paper, wrote some simple words on it, taught Wang Mujia to read, and explained the meaning of the words to him.
Wang Mujia sat aside and studied very well, and made rapid progress, which surprised Chen Kejia.
Chen Kejia showed off to Wang Jianye, "Our son is really amazing."
"is it?"
Wang Jianye was curious.
Chen Kejia nodded and brought the piece of paper she had used to teach Wang Mujia how to read. One by one, they asked Wang Mujia what the word was.
Wang Mujia took a look and immediately answered: "This word is pronounced '王', Wang Mujia's Wang."
Wang Jianye was surprised and asked Chen Kejia to ask a few other words. Wang Mujia was able to answer them all without any mistakes.
"It's amazing! Our son is a genius."
Wang Jianye was very happy. After all, who doesn’t want their children to be very smart and sensible?
Wang Jianye picked up Wang Mujia and kissed him. He loved such a smart son so much.
"Jia Jia, we have to train him well and help him grow up and become a talented person."
Chen Kejia on the side also nodded excitedly. She tried her best to teach Wang Mujia some elementary knowledge.
After seeing Wang Mujia's strong learning talent, he also had the idea of helping him become a great talent.
In the future, she will definitely do her best to teach well.
After washing up, Wang Mujia went back to her room to sleep. Wang Jianye also turned off the lights in his room and prepared to go to bed early.
Chen Kejia was still excited about Wang Mujia's talent and couldn't fall asleep at all.
"Jianye, our son is really smart. Let's have another one."
Chen Kejia leaned close to Wang Jianye's ear and spoke.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jianye turned around...
An hour later, Wang Jianye was lying on the bed.
Unfortunately, for the sake of his family's health, Wang Jianye has stopped smoking and drinking a long time ago.
Otherwise, I would definitely light a cigarette and take a few puffs, which would be very comfortable.
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The next morning, after breakfast, Wang Jianye said goodbye to his son, then rode his bicycle to Fengze Garden on Zhushikou West Street.
At the request of the owner of Fengzeyuan, the five students accepted by Wang Jianye asked Wang Jianye for advice on cooking.
As their teacher, Wang Jianye has taught them everything he can. Whether they can understand what they have learned and can do it depends on themselves.
After all, being a chef is a job where you learn from the master.
No matter how well the teacher teaches, it is useless if you cannot practice and do it.
Although Fengzeyuan is the top Shandong cuisine in Beijing, it can also serve dishes of other cuisines if the guests want to eat them.
Head waiter Xu Youliang compiled a list of dishes that were not on the menu and found the manager Zheng Hao:
"West Lake Vinegar Fish is the most ordered dish by customers, followed by Eight Treasures Chicken. These dishes are all made by Chef Wang. I see that these dishes are selling very well. Why don't you add these dishes to the menu?"
Zheng Hao felt that Xu Youliang's proposal made a lot of sense, so he went to Jiang Rongqing to discuss it.
When Jiang Rongqing heard about this, he agreed without any hesitation.
After all, if these dishes are promoted as signature dishes, they will definitely attract more customers to Fengze Garden.
Fengze Garden's income will get higher and higher, and its business will become more and more prosperous, which is something Jiang Rongqing would like to see.
The level of the ten apprentices that Wang Jianye accepted as chefs has basically reached the top level.
Wang Jianye not only taught them various Shandong dishes, but also taught his apprentices dishes from other cuisines that were better sold in Fengze Garden. (End of this chapter)