Chapter 72: Beginning of the Assessment for Promotion to Second Kitchen Master
Wang Jianye finished speaking.

Sha Zhu was stunned. "What's going on? What's going on? Brother Wang, why are you going to take the assessment to become the second kitchen master? I remember you just took the apprentice grading assessment this morning, right?"

Qin Huairu didn't understand why he was so surprised, so she asked in confusion: "Silly Zhu, is there anything wrong with Brother Wang doing this?"

"Brother Wang is currently a third-tier chef. There is no problem for him to take the assessment to become a second-tier chef, but..."

Sha Zhu took a deep breath, "He just became the third kitchen chef this morning, and will take the assessment to be promoted to the second kitchen chef this afternoon. Only Chef Zhou in our kitchen has done this before, and Brother Wang is also going to take the assessment.

I remember that Wang Ge discovered his talent a week ago, and since then, Wang Ge's cooking skills have improved rapidly.

But I didn't expect that in this week, he not only prepared to pass the apprentice grading assessment, but also wanted to pass the more difficult assessment to be promoted to the second stove master."

"That brother Wang is really amazing."

Qin Huairu understood and said in surprise.

……

Wang Jianye walked to the venue and stood with several other Sanzao masters who were going to take the assessment.

When Master Luo saw Wang Jianye coming, he was surprised and asked, "Master Wang, why are you here? Do you want to take the test too?"

Wang Jianye nodded seriously: "Yes, I want to take part in this assessment."

"what?"

Hear Wang Jianye’s admission.

Not only Master Luo was surprised, the other seven Sanzao chefs who took the test and the onlookers were all very shocked.

"Master Wang is actually going to take the test to be promoted to Second Kitchen Master?!"

"He actually plans to take two tests in a row in one day? Is Master Wang ready?"

"I remember that the last person who took the apprentice grading test in the morning and took the test for promotion to second stove master in the afternoon was Master Zhou. Could it be that Master Wang also wants to do the same as Master Zhou?"

"Perhaps Master Wang is taking the test this time just to get used to it in advance, so that he will have a better idea when he takes the test next year."

"Don't say that, please don't say that, this makes a lot of sense."

"I think that's pretty much it. Master Wang took part in this test just to have some idea in mind."

"Oh, if that's the case, then I'm relieved. I thought Master Wang was ready to pass the assessment to be promoted to the second kitchen master."

"..."

When the crowd saw that Wang Jianye was also going to take part in this assessment, they were shocked at first, then confused and relieved.

They thought that Wang Jianye took part in the assessment for promotion to the second kitchen master this time just because he wanted to try the assessment in advance so that he could have a rough idea in his mind.

When Sun Qu heard everyone's discussion, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Lao Chai, your apprentice scared me. I thought he was really ready to pass the test."

Chai Wenshan glanced at him and asked, "How do you know he is not prepared?"

"Of course. Your apprentice's talent was only discovered in the last week. A week ago, with his level, he probably wouldn't even be able to pass the apprentice grading test. Now, only a week has passed, and your apprentice has been practicing and finally made all the dishes required for the apprentice grading test. How can he have time to improve his skills and cook the dishes required for the promotion to the second chef? Don't you think so?"

Sun Qu said as a matter of course.

After hearing Sun Qu's analysis, Chai Wenshan's heart was beating fast, but when he thought about his apprentice's words that he was confident and prepared, although he also found it unbelievable, he still decided to believe his apprentice.

"What you said makes some sense, but... let's see, maybe."

Seeing Chai Wenshan say this, Sun Qu frowned and said, "Do you really think that your apprentice can pass the apprenticeship assessment in the morning and pass the assessment for promotion to the second stove in the afternoon like Master Zhou?"

"He said he was ready."

Chai Wenshan said seriously.

Sun Qu was surprised and asked, "It's not Lao Chai, did Wang Jianye really say that he was ready?"

Chai Wenshan nodded: "Wang Jianye said that he has made preparations and is confident that he can pass the assessment for promotion to the second kitchen master this time." "Ah?"

When Sun Qu heard Chai Wenshan say this, he asked him in disbelief, "Did Wang Jianye really say that?"

"Yes."

"But his talent has only emerged in the past week. How could he have the time to master the fifty dishes required for promotion to the second chef? Master Zhou spent two years studying and practicing hard to prepare for the promotion to the second chef, and took the exam twice before being promoted. How could Wang Jianye master fifty dishes at the level of a second chef in just one week?"

Sun Qu couldn't figure it out.

Chai Wenshan couldn't figure it out either, and he had no choice but to say, "Let's keep watching."

Sun Qu frowned and looked at Wang Jianye. He absolutely did not believe that Wang Jianye was already prepared at this time. The other party participated in the assessment just to give him some basic information in advance.

Sun Qu advised himself and felt much better.

On the other side, Zhou Qingde saw that all nine people who were going to take part in this year's promotion to the second stove master assessment had arrived, so he began to explain the assessment rules.

It is basically the same as the apprentice grading assessment in the morning, but with two differences.

One thing is that the number of dishes to be tested is different. This time, nine dishes will be randomly selected for testing.

Another point is that the standards for passing the assessment are different. This time the requirements are higher. Each of the nine dishes drawn needs to reach the second-level kitchen level, which means that the judges have given eight points or above.

There are nine dishes, and each dish must reach a minimum of eight points, so the total score of the nine dishes is 72 points.

"It is now 2:30 pm. You have a maximum of four hours to cook. That means you need to hand in the nine dishes you drew to our judges for scoring before 6:30 pm. Okay, let's start drawing lots now. Each person has to draw nine times. After nine times, put the wooden sign back."

After explaining the rules of the assessment, Zhou Qingde asked if anyone had any questions, but no one said anything.

"Now that everyone is clear, let's get started."

The nine people who were going to take the test began to draw lots one by one.

When it was Wang Jianye's turn, he reached into the wooden box and took out the wooden cards one by one. He did this nine times in total and took out nine wooden cards.

The dishes written on it are: fried yellow croaker, double crispy soup, stir-fried mullet flowers, stir-fried pork tenderloin, dry-fried pomfret, nine-turn large intestine, first-class tofu, four-happiness meatballs, and Boshan tofu box.

"Among the nine dishes I drew, I have already learned how to make Pan-fried Yellow Croaker, Stir-fried Pork Tenderloin, and Nine-turn Large Intestine. Pan-fried Yellow Croaker and Stir-fried Pork Tenderloin are already at the top level, so I don't need to use experience points to improve them.

The Nine-Turn Large Intestine dish is only at the entry-level level and needs experience points to improve, but you don’t need to use recipes to learn it.

With this calculation, my luck is pretty good. I can save a total of three recipes and the experience of making two dishes. "

Wang Jianye studied the dish he had drawn, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"I came into this world a week ago."

"At first, I was just an apprentice who couldn't even pass the grading test. What awaited me was the fate of being driven away from Fengze Garden."

"I can not be reconciled."

"so……"

"In the past few days, I have been practicing cooking and trying hard to gain experience points."

"In order to meet the assessment standards, I worked hard day and night and did not dare to slack off for even a moment."

"I've worked so hard for so long, and finally accumulated nine recipes and 320 experience points. I'm fully prepared."

“Now is the time for me to reap the rewards.”

"system!"

"Give me six recipes to learn the six dishes of Fried Double Crispy Soup, Stir-fried Mullet Flower, Dry-fried Pomfret, First-class Tofu, Four-joy Meatballs, and Boshan Tofu Box."

(End of this chapter)