Chapter 83 What? Wang Jianye became the second kitchen chef?
"Old Yan, what are you talking about?"

At this time, Yang Ruihua came out of the house and asked curiously.

Yan Fugui explained, "I wanted Wang Jianye to help me find a master for Xie Cheng in Fengze Garden, but he told Xie Cheng to become his disciple."

"Wang Jianye has been doing pretty well in Fengze Garden recently. Look, he brings back meat and vegetables every day. What's wrong with taking him as your master?"

Yang Ruihua had previously told Zhang Lan that she wanted Wang Jianye to accept her eldest son as his apprentice, but she didn't think as much as Yan Fugui.

Yan Fugui shook his head: "Of course it's not suitable. Wang Jianye is only a third-rank chef at the moment. I dare not give the solution to him. At least I have to find a second-rank chef for our eldest brother. Wang Jianye is still far from that."

He learned from He Daqing that in Fengze Garden, after an apprentice was promoted to a third-stove master, it would usually take four to six to seven years before he could be promoted to a second-stove master.

In Yan Fugui's opinion, even if Wang Jianye has better talent, it will take at least three or four years for him to become a second kitchen master.

If his son Yan Jiecheng were to become Wang Jianye's apprentice now, after three years of apprenticeship, Yan Jiecheng would probably become a third-stove master, and be at the same level as Wang Jianye. This wouldn't work.

Yang Ruihua felt that what Yan Fugui said made sense.

At this time, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu entered the gate of the courtyard and passed by the front yard.

"Hey, is Teacher Yan looking at the moon in the yard?"

Sha Zhu joked.

"Tsk, it's cloudy today, there's no moon."

Yan Fugui looked at them and said, "You just came back. Wang Jianye came back a long time ago."

"Hey, it's five kilometers from Fengze Garden to here, and we don't have a bicycle, so it will take us a while to get back."

Sha Zhu wanted to share with others how outrageous Wang Jianye's performance was today, so he said to Yan Fugui:

"Teacher Yan, you don't know how good Brother Wang was during the assessment today. He first participated in the apprentice grading assessment. The rule of this assessment is to pick three dishes out of nine dishes to cook. The judges will score the dishes. Six points is a pass, which is the level of a third-stove chef, eight points is the level of a second-stove chef, and ten points is the level of a first-stove chef. Teacher Yan, guess how many points Brother Wang got for these three dishes?"

Yan Fugui frowned and guessed, "Three sevens?"

"No." Sha Zhu shook his head.

Yang Ruihua speculated: "Could it be that these three dishes all scored eight points, reaching the level of the second kitchen chef?"

"None of them are correct. Guess higher."

Qin Huairu said happily.

Hearing this, Yan Fugui took a breath and said, "Could it be that Wang Jianye got full marks for all three dishes he made?"

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "That's right, Mr. Yan. The three dishes made by Brother Wang are all at the level of a head chef. That's impressive, isn't it?"

"Wow, this is really amazing. He can cook three dishes at random out of the nine dishes to the level of a first-class chef. This means he must have several more dishes that can be cooked to the level of a first-class chef."

Yan Fugui said in surprise.

He knew that Wang Jianye was talented and had a high level of skills.

But I didn’t expect that he could cook so many dishes at the level of a master chef. That’s amazing.

Even so, Yan Fugui did not think it was appropriate for Yan Jiecheng to become Wang Jianye's disciple.

After all, in his opinion, Wang Jianye was only good at cooking these few dishes, and his overall level was only at the level of a third-class chef, far inferior to the other second-class chefs.

"Then in this assessment, Wang Jianye will definitely get first place, right?"

"Of course not. With Brother Wang's level, he will definitely get first place. And my senior brother Cao Xiaodong, who ranked behind him, got seven points, seven points, and eight points for his three dishes respectively, which adds up to a total of 25 points. It's far less than my brother Wang's 30 points." Sha Zhu showed off proudly.

It seems that it’s not Wang Jianye who is so great, but that he is so great.

Yan Fugui nodded. "According to what you said, he is quite good. There are not many people who can get full marks like him, right?"

"Not just a few, but none at all. In the twenty years since our Fengze Garden was founded, we have held so many apprentice grading examinations, but only this time, when my brother Wang participated, did someone get full marks. That person was my brother Wang."

"Since he did so well in the exam this time, did Fengze Garden give him any reward?"

Yan Fugui thought of this immediately after he realized how well Wang Jianye had done in the exam.

"Yes, I found a house for Brother Wang near Fengze Garden. He can receive a bonus of 30% of his salary every month, and there are also lottery tickets for two people."

Sha Zhu finished speaking.

Yan Fugui's eyes widened. "How come they gave him such a good salary? They even found him a house. Do all the kitchen masters in your place get treated like this?"

Yang Ruihua was also shocked: "He Daqing is the head chef of Fengze Garden, but I haven't heard him say that Fengze Garden has allocated him a house before. How can Wang Jianye, a third chef, be treated so well?"

"If Wang Jianye had only scored full marks in the apprentice grading assessment and become a third-stove chef, our boss really wouldn't have given him such a good reward."

Shazhu kept the secret.

Yan Fugui asked anxiously: "Tell me what happened?"

Sha Zhu smiled and asked slowly, "We have a Master Zhou Qingde in Fengze Garden. Have you heard my father talk about him?"

Yan Fugui and Yang Ruihua nodded.

He Daqing had worked in Fengze Garden for so many years and had lived in this courtyard for so many years, so the Yan family also knew some things about Fengze Garden.

"Your father said that Zhou Qingde is the most talented person in Fengze Garden. Your father also said that when Zhou Qingde's three-year apprenticeship ended, he passed the assessment in the morning and became the third kitchen master. In the afternoon, he took another assessment and became the second kitchen master. The boss of your place saw that he was so talented that he rewarded him with a house..."

Yan Fugui briefly explained what he knew about Zhou Qingde. At the end, he realized, "Could it be that..."

Sha Zhu smiled and nodded: "That's right, Brother Wang, like Master Zhou, participated in two assessments today. He first became the third stove master, and then became the second stove master."

Qin Huairu happily added, "That's why our boss gave Brother Wang a house and a lot of bonuses."

"..."

Yan Fugui was stunned.

Yang Ruihua next to him was also confused, "How is this possible?"

"It must be true. Sister Qin and I saw it with our own eyes."

Sha Zhu clicked his tongue.

Seeing the shocked expressions of Yan Fugui and his wife, Sha Zhu felt very satisfied.

Qin Huairu also raised her chin proudly, humph, now you know how powerful my brother Wang is.

After Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu left.

It took Yan Fugui a long time to recover.

"Wang Jianye... this is too amazing."

(End of this chapter)