Chapter 44 Yi Zhonghai's Visit

Wang Jianye didn't chat with Yan Fugui and returned to the backyard.

He parked his bike against the wall and went into the house.

When he came home today, he brought back a meat dish, which he had cooked himself.

Because of his current level, Chai Wenshan allowed him to cook for guests, but the food had to be approved by Chai Wenshan before it could be safely served to guests.

After a while, Yi Zhonghai came and knocked on the door.

"Uncle Yi, what's up?"

Wang Jianye opened the door and invited him in.

Yi Zhonghai entered the house.

After sitting down, Yi Zhonghai asked Wang Jianye: "How long have you been an apprentice? Are you about to graduate?"

"I have been an apprentice for three years, and it will be time for me to graduate. Next week I will take the apprentice grading test in the kitchen, and then I can discuss with my master when to hold the graduation banquet. After the graduation banquet, I will be considered a true graduate and can work on my own."

Wang Jianye briefly talked about his situation.

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said with a smile, "You've been bringing vegetables home every day these past few days. I heard that you're doing well at Fengze Garden?"

Wang Jianye smiled embarrassedly: "It's okay."

Yi Zhonghai looked at him with satisfaction. This young man was talented, hardworking, and very sensible.

"I'm here for something. Jia Dongxu has already obtained his marriage certificate, and he plans to hold the wedding banquet in our hospital. I heard that you are quite capable, so I came to ask if you can take on this job."

"Uncle Yi, do you want me to be in charge of the banquet?"

Wang Jianye was a little surprised. It was the first time he heard about this.

"Yes, I'm looking for you. After all, you and Jia Dongxu live in the same compound and grew up together. Your cooking skills have improved now, so it's appropriate to ask you to prepare this banquet."

After hearing Yi Zhonghai's explanation.

Zhang Lan was very surprised.

She didn't know about Wang Jianye's performance in Fengze Garden yet, and thought that Wang Jianye was just an apprentice at the moment, so why would anyone come to him to prepare a banquet?

"Master Yi, why don't you ask Master He from the Central Courtyard for such an important matter as preparing a banquet?"

Zhang Lan couldn't help but ask.

Yi Zhonghai explained: "I looked for Lao He, but he didn't want to take the job, so I had to look for someone else."

He Daqing is unwilling to take this job?

I'm afraid he's going to run away.

Wang Jianye thought to himself.

He Daqing and the Jia family are neighbors. If it weren't for the last resort, He Daqing should take the job for both moral and legal reasons.

But He Daqing refused, which only meant that He Daqing had more important things to do and really couldn't spare the time.

But this matter has nothing to do with Wang Jianye.

Respect the fate of others, he doesn't need to care about this matter.

Even if he could stop He Daqing for a while, he couldn't stop He Daqing from wanting to run away with the widow.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Wang Jianye and said, "Jianye, what do you think? This banquet job is also good for you. First, it can help you make a name for yourself. Second, it can give you a chance to cook.

I know that you have to practice more to improve your cooking skills, just like us fitters, we have to practice more to improve our skills."

Zhang Lan was also a fitter, and she knew that what Yi Zhonghai said was true: fitters need to practice more to improve their skills. So she said to Wang Jianye, "How about giving it a try?"

Wang Jianye thought about it and decided that this was a good opportunity.

Because he can gain experience points by cooking.

If he wants to accumulate enough experience points on the day of the grading assessment, he needs to practice cooking for a long time.

It’s not so bad to work in the kitchen during working days, as he can use the ingredients in the kitchen to cook and gain experience points.

But when it was his turn to rest at home on the weekend, there were not many ingredients and seasonings at home, so it was not very convenient to practice cooking at home to gain experience points.

And now that Yi Zhonghai has invited him to prepare a banquet, this is a good opportunity. When he prepares the banquet on the weekend, he will be able to come into contact with a lot of ingredients and will definitely cook a lot of dishes, which will allow him to gain a lot of experience points.

Wang Jianye thought it was feasible, so he said to Yi Zhonghai: "I can take it, but I am only an apprentice now, and I haven't finished my apprenticeship yet. How much can I get paid?"

Although he doesn't care much about the wages, this matter needs to be discussed clearly.

Otherwise, there will definitely be conflicts.

Yi Zhonghai had already made plans. "When Lao He prepared banquets for people before, he charged according to the number of tables, one dollar per table. After all, he is the chef of Fengze Garden, so this price is very high. As for you, Aunt Jia plans to give you 30 cents per table. What do you think?"

"How many tables will Jia Dongxu set up for the banquet this time?"

Wang Jianye asked.

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and said, "The Jia family doesn't have many relatives. When the time comes, we will invite neighbors from our courtyard. There will probably be four or five tables. Let's calculate based on five tables. I can probably give you one dollar and fifty cents in total. Do you think this price is okay? If it's not suitable, I'll go back and discuss it with Aunt Jia."

It is said that the price was set by Jia Zhang, but in fact it was set by Yi Zhonghai, but Jia Zhang took the blame.

Wang Jianye didn’t care about the price, as long as he could have the opportunity to cook.

"Okay then, do you have any other conditions?"

"It's not really a condition. It's just that your Aunt Jia feels that you are an apprentice and is a little unsure of you. So tomorrow night, she will buy the dishes in advance and you can come to the Jia family to cook a table for her to see if it's suitable."

Yi Zhonghai put the blame on Jia Zhang again.

"Okay, I'll go there after work tomorrow."

As long as there were ingredients available for him to cook, Wang Jianye would naturally be willing to do so.

Seeing Wang Jianye's happy agreement, Yi Zhonghai nodded with satisfaction: "Then it's settled. We can just go there tomorrow night."

Send Yi Zhonghai away.

Wang Jianye closed the door again.

"Brother, you are so powerful now that some people even want you to prepare banquets for them."

Wang Jiannan said happily.

Zhang Lan smiled and nodded, "Of course not. Your brother has been bringing food home these past few days and has become famous in our courtyard. Others have started to ask him to prepare banquets. Although the price is not high, it is a good opportunity. Jianye, you must do a good job. After all, this is your first time to prepare a banquet for others. If you do well and others promote you, many people will definitely be willing to come to you to prepare banquets in the future."

"I know, I will do it well when the time comes."

Wang Jianye is quite confident in his level.

Every time he improves the quality of a dish, his basic skills will also improve.

As his basic skills improve, there will be many dishes that he can cook better than before even if he doesn't add anything.

He has currently raised the level of seven dishes to the first-class level, and the level of three dishes to the third-class level.

Now with his basic skills, he can cook some simple home-cooked dishes very well.

(End of this chapter)