Wang Jianye came to work at Fengze Garden. In addition to envying Wang Jianye's good craftsmanship, the masters at Fengze Garden also envied him for having a very smart son.

After all, most people in Beijing knew about this. Wang Mujia, the child of cooking master Wang Jianye, took the high school entrance examination at the age of four and won the first place.

"If my kid has this ability, I would be willing to be promoted to head chef."

"You're dreaming. Master Wang has good genes, so he gave birth to such a smart son. What genes do you have?"

"That's great. Master Wang is very capable, and his children are also very capable."

"My kid only scored 8 points in math. He can't compare with Master Wang's kid."

"I will be satisfied when my kid can be half as capable as Master Wang's kid."

"..."

Many masters discussed it with envy.

When Master Wang came over, they all looked at him with envy.

"Master Wang, can you tell me how you educate your children?"

Some chefs asked, this is a question that everyone in the kitchen wants to know, especially the middle-aged men with children.

Wang Jianye stopped and smiled helplessly: "In fact, it is mainly because the child has this talent and is willing to work hard. It is just like our profession as a chef. The master leads the way, and it is up to the individual to learn. Only when the apprentice is willing to learn and study hard can there be progress..."

Wang Jianye came to his own lounge. As the chef of Fengze Garden, he made the business of Fengze Garden so booming. Naturally, the owner of Fengze Garden could not treat him unfairly.

So they found him an empty room in the office area in the third courtyard of Fengze Garden, cleaned it up, and put in place tables, chairs, benches, a stove, a teapot, a wooden bed, bedding, and so on.

Although Wang Jianye does not live here, he often lies on the bed and takes a nap during lunch break, and no one will disturb him.

After all, Wang Jianye is the signature of Fengze Garden. Wang Jianye’s ten chef apprentices and one chef apprentice are the backbone of Fengze Garden.

Wang Jianye's authority in the kitchen has long surpassed that of head chef Zhou Qingde and manager Zheng Hao, and is even vaguely surpassing that of Jiang Rongqing, the owner of Fengzeyuan. His words are particularly effective in the kitchen.

However, Wang Jianye never used this kind of authority. He always did his job conscientiously and had never had any conflicts with Jiang Rongqing.

There was no such thing as Jiang Rongqing asking the chefs in the kitchen to take off their armor and cool down. Instead, the chefs in the kitchen only took off their outer clothes when Wang Jianye gave the order.

Ten apprentices including Chen Xiaoyang, Ma Hua, Wang Yijun, etc., have all reached the level of a top chef. Among them, the most talented Wang Yijun and Cheng Jie have even improved their skills and reached the level of a state banquet chef!

The previous few times Wang Jianye participated in the production of state banquets, he brought these two apprentices who had reached the state banquet level and gave them the opportunity to perform in such an extremely high-end setting as a state banquet.

These two did not disappoint Wang Jianye. The meals they made were not only recognized by other chefs who were involved in the preparation of the state banquet at that time, but also recognized by the leaders, becoming real state banquet chefs.

They became Wang Jianye's apprentices in 53, and now it is 59. More than five years have passed. Most apprentices only become second-class chefs after five years of apprenticeship.

However, the two people who became Wang Jianye's apprentices became state banquet chefs, which made many chefs who had followed other chefs for many years but had not yet been promoted to second chefs particularly envious.

This person is afraid of comparison.

As for Ye Youzhang, who originally became Wang Jianye's apprentice but was eventually expelled by Wang Jianye for betrayal, many people ridiculed him.

Others wanted to become Master Wang's apprentice but didn't have the chance, but you succeeded and didn't cherish it. For a dish that Master Wang would write in the recipe and make it public in a year, you became a spy for Cuihualou and were fired by Master Wang.

If you had not betrayed him and had continued to learn cooking from Master Wang, you would at least be the head chef now.

If you had better talent, you might have become a state banquet chef, but you didn't cherish this opportunity. Now you're barely a second-rate chef. What a pity.

In fact, Ye Youzhang of Cuihua Tower had already regretted it very much.

Because he saw that his former senior and junior brothers were now the lowest-ranking chefs, and some had even become state banquet chefs, while he was only a second-rank chef.

This second chef was even promoted by Cuihua Tower out of respect for his uncle, the head chef. In reality, his level is barely that of a second chef.

"If I had studied hard with my master, I would definitely be a state banquet chef now!"

Ye Youzhang was very regretful and hated his uncle Chef Xu who had made him betray Wang Jianye.

In Ye Youzhang's opinion, you have ruined my future! Instead of wasting time on yourself, it is better to complain about others.

Ye Youzhang blamed Chef Xu for his inability to become a state banquet chef.

Chef Xu felt guilty. He thought that since he had successfully persuaded Ye Youzhang to become Wang Jianye's apprentice, he should have let Ye Youzhang learn cooking from Wang Jianye and not think too much about other things. In that case, Ye Youzhang might have become the head chef.

"I shouldn't have competed with Master Wang at that time."

Chef Xu sighed. Master Wang’s talent was too incredible. As long as Master Wang stayed in Fengze Garden, Cuihualou would have no chance to compete with Fengze Garden.

Therefore, Chef Xu should not have competed with Wang Jianye just to vent his anger. That was simply overestimating his own abilities!

……

Ever since Wang Mujia got first place in the high school entrance examination, he has become a hot topic in the city and many reporters have come to interview him.

During the interview, Wang Mujia went from being shy at the beginning to becoming more and more natural and generous.

Later on, he even talked to reporters without Wang Jianye and Chen Kejia.

Many key high schools in Beijing came to contact Wang Jianye, hoping that Wang Mujia could study in their high schools.

They all vied with each other to offer extremely favorable conditions, hoping to make this child prodigy who had topped the high school entrance examination at the age of four, the poster boy of their high school.

Wang Mujia made his own decision and chose a high school close to home. He would definitely not live in the school dormitory after entering high school. He would go home after school in the afternoon. It was close to home and convenient.

After Wang Mujia decided which high school to attend, his uncle Chen Xiaobao and his uncle Wang Jianwu applied to the same high school as him.

And they have to be assigned to the same class as Wang Mujia, so that they can be protected by Wang Mujia and not be bullied by others.

Yes, these two people are seven or eight years older than Wang Mujia, and they still need protection from Wang Mujia, a four-year-old kid.

Because Wang Mujia is much stronger than the two of them, and he is also very tall. He doesn't look like a four-year-old, but more like a six or seven-year-old child. In addition, he eats well, so he is as strong as a calf. (End of this chapter)