Chapter 82 Return to the Siheyuan

Wang Jianye was riding a bicycle, carrying two lunch boxes full of meat and vegetables in the army green bag on his back.

He has now become the second chef at Fengze Garden and can take two meat dishes home every day.

In these days, if a family can eat meat once every ten days or half a month, it is considered to be in very good condition, which can make many people envious.

What's more, Wang Jianye can eat meat every day, which makes people even more enviable.

Wang Jianye got off work from Fengze Garden at 7:30 in the evening. He rode for about ten minutes before arriving at the gate of the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

It was already late, and there were basically no children playing on the streets outside. They had all been called back home by their parents to rest.

If Wang Jianye could have come back earlier, he would definitely have seen a group of children throwing sandbags, kicking shuttlecock, jumping rope, rolling hoops, etc.

And his younger brother Wang Jianwu must be the one who had the most fun among them.

After getting off the car, Wang Jianye pushed it into the gate of the courtyard.

There were also sounds of children being beaten coming from the house on the right hand side of the front yard. The children were crying and the adults were screaming.

Through the curtain on the door, you can see the figure in the room swaying and waving his arms and legs.

Several old ladies and old men gathered outside the house, watching the fun.

When Wang Jianye came over pushing his clanking bicycle, the onlookers all turned their heads to look at him.

"Jianye is back."

When Yan Fugui saw Wang Jianye, he narrowed his eyes and greeted him with a smile.

"came back."

Wang Jianye stopped and asked curiously, "Teacher Yan, what's wrong with this family? What's the commotion?"

"Hey, it was Old Chen's son who picked up a firecracker from somewhere and ran to the public toilet to set it off. The kid even threw it into the pit, hitting Old Chen all over. Look, the kid is getting beaten up now."

Yan Fugui explained.

Wang Jianye was amused and said with a smile: "He needs to be taught a lesson. This kid is too naughty. At least he should pay attention to others."

"Of course I am. This really pissed off Old Chen. I heard he chased the guy for three blocks before he caught him. Ugh, he gave him a good beating."

After Yan Fugui finished talking about the boy being beaten, he remembered that today was the day Wang Jianye was going to take the grading test, so he asked curiously, "How was your test?"

"Passed."

"You passed the test, good! From now on, you are a full-fledged chef at Fengze Garden. I heard from Lao He before that the chefs at Fengze Garden can earn more than 30 yuan a month, and can also bring a meat dish home every day. So we can have meat to eat every day at home."

Yan Fugui said this with envy.

Aunt Zhao next to her said in surprise, "Oh, it's so good? I can bring a meat dish home every day."

"Of course. After all, Fengzeyuan is one of the best Shandong cuisine restaurants in Beijing. The quality is beyond doubt. Many senior leaders go there to entertain guests. The business is very good, so the treatment given to the chef is also one of the best in Beijing."

Yan Fugui explained to Aunt Zhao and others who didn’t quite understand.

Hearing Yan Fugui say this, Aunt Zhao was envious, "If my child could be an apprentice in Fengze Garden, it would be a good way out."

"Don't go. Fengzeyuan's treatment is good, but the requirements for chefs there are also high. If you can't pass the assessment, you will have to leave. If you don't believe me, let Jianye tell me how many people participated in Fengzeyuan's assessment this time, and how many passed it."

Yan Fugui and Aunt Zhao all looked at Wang Jianye.

Wang Jianye said, "There are a total of six people taking the apprentice grading test this time, but only three have passed. This year's performance is considered relatively good. In previous years, less than half of the people passed the test."

"Look, huh."

Yan Fugui said to Aunt Zhao and the others with a look of "right, right?", "Just give up this unrealistic idea and let your children do something else." When Aunt Zhao and the others heard this, they no longer thought about sending their children to Fengze Garden.

After all, they knew the difficulty of the Fengze Garden apprentice grading assessment. Every time, more than half of the people failed the assessment and it was difficult for them to stay, so they didn't waste their time.

After Aunt Zhao and the others went home, Yan Fugui asked Wang Jianye in a low voice: "Jianye, do you know any masters in your place who are still in need of apprentices?"

"What's the matter, Mr. Yan? Do you want your Yan Jiecheng to be an apprentice?"

Wang Jianye guessed.

Yan Fugui nodded with a smile, "I think this child is not good at studying, so he should have some skills. Let him learn it. It will be enough for him to support himself with his skills in the future."

"Then you just advised Aunt Zhao and the others not to go."

"Hey, how can this be the same? My eldest son has this talent. He can learn from a good master for a few years and have a good skill. If he works hard, he will have no problem staying in Fengze Garden."

Yan Fugui is very good at double standards. Other people’s children are not good, but his children are good.

It is hard to say whether his eldest son Yan Jiecheng has talent as a chef, after all, it has not been shown in the drama.

But the second son, Yan Jiefang, does have some talent. In the original drama, Yan Jiefang finally became the chef of the Happy Home opened by Qin Huairu, responsible for cooking for the elderly in the courtyard.

But Yan Jiefang is still very young this year and is not even as tall as the stove, so it is not suitable for him to learn cooking now.

"Jianye, you are now the third kitchen chef at Fengze Garden. Can you recommend a good chef for Jiecheng?"

Yan Fugui asked expectantly.

Wang Jianye thought for a moment and said, "If he is willing, he can cook a few dishes first so that I can see his talent. If he is okay, I can take him in as my apprentice."

Fengze Garden is located on Zhushikou West Street, and the house awarded to him by his boss is nearby.

Once the house is ready, Wang Jianye will move there for easier commuting.

This means he can't go home often.

So he wanted to take in an apprentice in the courtyard.

Whenever there was anything happening at home or in the yard, he would ask his apprentice to run errands and tell him in time at Zhushikou West Street.

And if he accepted Yan Jie as his disciple, then as a master he would be holding the Yan family in his hands.

After all, in order to allow Wang Jianye to teach Yan Jiecheng wholeheartedly, the Yan family would definitely not dare to offend Wang Jianye, and would stand on Wang Jianye's side no matter what happened.

"what?"

When Yan Fugui heard this, he was stunned.

He never thought of letting Yan Jiecheng become Wang Jianye's disciple.

Because in his opinion, Wang Jianye is still too young, and his cooking skills are only at the level of a chef, which is not high enough, and he is worried that he will mislead the young students.

Moreover, he had heard from He Daqing that only the second and first chefs in Fengze Garden were qualified to accept apprentices, and a third chef like Wang Jianye was not qualified.

So he wanted Yan Jiecheng to become the apprentice of a second kitchen master from Fengze Garden.

"If you, Mr. Yan, don't want him to become my disciple, then forget it."

Wang Jianye didn't say anything more and pushed his bicycle towards the backyard.

Yan Fugui looked at Wang Jianye's disappearing back, sighed softly and shook his head.

"After achieving some success, you become complacent and think you are qualified to take in apprentices. You are still too young and impetuous."

(End of this chapter)