With Yin Ya around, Zhou Jia would definitely be fine. Yuan Zhou pondered for a while, "Little Ya will definitely be a good mother in the future."
Yuan Zhou felt it would be best if they had a boy and a girl. The boy would have his surname and the girl would have Yin Ya's surname.
Not long after, Wang Jike arrived, followed by a long tail, Huang Fei, Liu Li, Hao Cheng, and Wang Qiang.
"Head Chef Wang, did you have a good rest yesterday?" Yuan Zhou asked.
"I did. I'll have to trouble you today, Head Chef Yuan," Wang Jike said amiably.
"Not at all. Being able to communicate with Tiger Chefs is what I've always wanted. Shall we start now?" Yuan Zhou asked.
"Ok." Wang Jike liked this kind of straightforwardness and the attitude of spending all his time on cooking.
Tiger Chef, Pillar Chef, and Pearl Chef. Although there were no awards for these three titles, they were rather special. Tiger Chef was one of the Five Tigers, Pillar Chef was one of the Four Pillars, and Pearl Chef was one of the Three Pearls of Cantonese Cuisine.
Of course, cooking wasn't just about talking. After all, cooking was like playing a game. The more they talked, the more they wanted to play a game.
Yuan Zhou and Wang Jike were the same. When they had some doubts about a dish, they would immediately experiment on the stove in the yard.
For example, when they had some doubts about the size of the steamed bran, Yuan Zhou would make one on the spot.
"By the way, isn't it enough to make a good dish? Is there a need to fight over the size? " Liu Li muttered. He didn't understand why Head Chef Wang and Head Chef Yuan were so obsessed with the size of the meatball.
When cooking this dish, the size of the meatball was based on the chef's feelings. As for the specific size, it depended on the chef's preference. Who would study this?
Everyone had the same thought. But unexpectedly, both Yuan Zhou and Wang Jike cared about it and even started discussing it.
"Maybe it's because our realm isn't there yet," Huang Fei said.
Hao Cheng said, "Actually, I can roughly understand."
"I can roughly understand as well," Wang Qiang said.
Then, Huang Fei and Liu Li looked at the two, their gazes saying, "Why don't you say it now?"
"Dishes are never just about the art of taste. Otherwise, there wouldn't be color, fragrance, and taste," Wang Qiang said.
Hao Cheng continued, "Now, we've also added Yi Xing Yang. Plate presentation and whatnot are all arts. Head Chef Yuan and Head Chef Wang have achieved the pinnacle in terms of color, fragrance, and taste. Therefore, there are more requirements for the aspect of shape. It's normal for them to discuss how to make it convenient for the customers to eat and look good."
That made sense. The ultimate goal of any class was perfection. Huang Fei and the others had not even perfected their Aroma, Fragrance, and Aroma, so it was not time for them to do anything else.
"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen Head Chef Wang being so kind to others," Huang Fei suddenly said.
Liu Lishen nodded in agreement. "When I heard Uncle Wang's friendly tone and smile, I thought I was deaf and blind."
Deaf and blind … This word seemed to be used to describe someone with a bad brain.
It should be known that Wang Jike's attitude was not only towards his juniors, but also towards his peers. Otherwise, Wang Jike wouldn't have the saying, "Su Province's Five Tigers, Wang Clan's Martial Arts".
However, his gentle attitude towards Yuan Zhou was like a completely different person.
"Am I right? I've always suspected that my dad picked me up from the trash can in the back mountain after topping up his phone," Wang Qiang said with deep emotions.
His name was Wang Qiang. It was too casual. When he was young, he was called Little Qiang. When he grew up, he was called Brother Qiang. Only when he was old did it sound nicer, Master Qiang.
"My condolences," Huang Fei patted Wang Qiang's shoulder.
On the other side, after Yuan Zhou and Wang Jike finished discussing the Meat Fermented Bran, they did not stop and continued discussing other dishes.
"Delicious. Head Chef Yuan, your supplier is truly amazing. All the ingredients are top-notch and freshest," Wang Jike said.
An awkward yet polite smile appeared on Yuan Zhou's face. He merely nodded his head and did not reply.
"I heard that many chefs have sought out their supplier, wanting to provide them with some ordinary ingredients at a high price. However, they were all rejected," Wang Jike said.
"Found?" Yuan Zhou caught onto this word. He felt as if he had discovered the secret of the entire world.
When Wang Jike heard the astonishment in Yuan Zhou's tone, he asked curiously, "What's wrong, Head Chef Yuan?"
"Oh, I'm just curious which supplier they met. I want to see if it's the same supplier as mine," Yuan Zhou said tactfully.
"I just called and the supplier directly rejected me. I didn't even get to see the supplier," Wang Jike said, "Powerful people all have tempers. Powerful suppliers have tempers as well."
Then, Wang Jike seemed to have thought of something and said, "Good ingredients need to be cooked with good techniques. I think it's possible that the supplier felt that the ingredients wouldn't taste the best if they were handed over to other chefs."
The more he thought about it, the more Wang Jike felt that his guess was the closest to the truth. If he was the supplier, he would definitely only sell to the best chef.
This was the first time Yuan Zhou had heard someone mention the fact that the system provided ingredients. Actually, Yuan Zhou had never been worried that the ingredients would be exposed.
It wasn't that Yuan Zhou was heartless. The reason was simple. One could tell from the system's personality that it wasn't a system that would be made up for no reason. Since it dared to provide ingredients without any scruples, it meant that it was fully prepared.
Yuan Zhou didn't ask anything else about the ingredient supplier. He had thought he had discovered the secret of the system, but he didn't expect there to be nothing.
The conversation with Wang Jike lasted until 4: 30 pm before the two of them stopped reluctantly.
"I really benefited a lot from this afternoon's conversation," Wang Jike said.
Yuan Zhou said, "Head Chef Wang's vision of Jiangsu Cuisine was also an eye-opener for me."
If it was someone else praising him like this, Wang Jike wouldn't feel anything. Instead, he would feel that they were talking too much nonsense. But since it was Yuan Zhou, Wang Jike couldn't help but smile.
"Head Chef Yuan, are you interested in joining the Jiangsu Cuisine Association?" Wang Jike suddenly asked, "I am the executive vice president of the association. If you want to join, I will nominate you as the executive director."
"Uh …" Yuan Zhou was stunned. He didn't expect this.
"Erm, I usually listen to Uncle Zhou's opinion when it comes to this." Yuan Zhou said, "Most importantly, I rarely leave the restaurant and don't have time to manage meetings. I don't think it's a good idea to be the executive director of the Jiangsu Cuisine Association."
"No wonder. Not to mention the younger generation, even the older generation rarely practice cooking," Wang Jike said, "In that case, you can just be a director in name."
There was a saying that went, "In today's society, if you want to be successful, you don't need to work so hard that you have to rely on talent."
This saying might sound like chicken soup, but it was true. If you wanted to be the best, you needed talent. But if you wanted to be successful, you just needed to work hard.
Take Yuan Zhou for example. Apart from eating and sleeping, he spent more than 90% of his time practicing cooking.
Honestly speaking, Yuan Zhou's efforts had already surpassed 99% of the people in the real world, not to mention the system. In any industry, as long as Yuan Zhou's IQ was normal, he would definitely succeed.
Of course, Yuan Zhou was still very grateful to the system for giving him a direction to work hard in. Therefore, the memorial tablet of the system was still there.
On every festival, Yuan Zhou would burn incense for the system, using candles that were second only to those used for his parents.
As the saying went, "Man strives for pride, Buddha strives for incense. This was definitely the greatest respect to the system.
Yuan Zhou asked, "Will it be fine if I stay in Chengdu?"
"It's fine. It's only in name. Head Chef Yuan, you only need to give me a copy of your ID after I finish this," Wang Jike said. "After all, with your standard of Jiangsu Cuisine, you can't even join the Jiangsu Cuisine Association. If so, don't open these associations. Just tell Hang Tian to disband them."
"Sorry to trouble you, Head Chef Wang," Yuan Zhou didn't refuse.
"It's no trouble at all. Hang Tian has to thank me for letting you become a member of the Jiangsu Cuisine Association," Wang Jike said.
"Alright. I won't disturb Boss Yuan's dinner preparation anymore. I'm leaving now." Wang Jike left decisively after saying goodbye.
Yuan Zhou wanted to see Head Chef Wang off but was rejected.
When Wang Jike left, he also took Wang Qiang and the other three with him. He agreed to let Wang Qiang and the other three listen today, but the price was that they had to take notes and satisfy him.
At this moment, Wang Jike was probably taking Wang Qiang and the other three back to the hotel to check their "homework".
Hao Cheng and the other three felt bitter. They had already graduated from university a few years ago, but they still had to return to the fear of being dominated by homework …
On the other side, Yuan Zhou was preparing the ingredients for dinner. He originally wanted to write down what he had learned today, but he didn't have enough time. Therefore, he could only use a recording pen to jot down the key points and write it down after dinner.
A long line formed in front of the restaurant. It was bustling with noise and excitement. Yuan Zhou started to get busy.
After two hours of dinner time, Yuan Zhou carried a bowl of noodle soup to the back door.
"Huh? Where's the puppy? "Yuan Zhou only saw the rice.
Yuan Zhou asked, "Rice, where's your husband?"
The rice grumbled a few times.
"Oh, I see. I'll go and have a look." Yuan Zhou nodded and then put down the bowl and left.
He didn't know how the man and the dog communicated with each other in different species' languages.
At the corner of the street, the little girl who ran away when she saw Yuan Zhou last time came again in a green dress with some fur edges.
"I don't know if Broth will come today." The little girl stretched out her head and looked in the direction of Yuanzhou shop carefully.
Soon, the little girl withdrew her gaze. Obviously, she didn't see what she wanted to see. The little girl didn't stay any longer and went straight to the garbage dump that had been moved to the corner.
That's right. The garbage dump of Taoxi Road was originally at the corner of the street. However, as Taoxi Road became more and more prosperous, the Street Administration Office moved the garbage dump to the corner. They even built a wall to deodorize the garbage and increased the cleaning staff to deal with the garbage.
The little girl in the dress walked into the corner with a big light yellow travel bag on her back.
Even if the place was cleaned several times a day, there was still a little rotten smell. After all, it was midsummer and the temperature was high. It was inevitable that there would be a sour smell.
Although she couldn't smell it through the wall, she could still smell it when she approached the garbage dump.
However, the little girl was quite used to it. She didn't cover her nose or frown.
She just took out a pair of clean disposable plastic gloves from the side of the travel bag and put them on her slender and white hands. Then, she started to rummage in the garbage can.
"Uncle Yuan's garbage can is really the cleanest." While rummaging for the empty plastic bottles, the little girl squinted and said in a low voice.
Soon, the originally dry and flat travel bag was filled with various plastic bottles and cans. The little girl sighed contentedly and then walked to the side with a smile on her face.
Of course, the little girl first took off the dirty disposable gloves on her hands and then took out an old plastic bottle from the other side of the bag. She opened the lid and carefully wiped her hands.
Conveniently, she also wiped her face with the small towel she brought. Only then did she cover the lid and put the water bottle back. Then, she took out a small spray bottle from the other side of the bag and sprayed it on her body and hands.
As the spray dispersed, a strong smell of alcohol emitted and eliminated the faint rotten smell on the little girl. Obviously, it was the alcohol disinfectant.
"Done." The little girl put away the alcohol disinfectant with satisfaction and carefully. Then, she walked two steps to the back alley and looked inside carefully.
"Da Da Da", a series of light footsteps came. The little girl immediately became happy because she could tell it was the sound of Broth's paw knocking on the bluestone.
The little girl immediately turned her head and took out half a well-wrapped ham sausage from the side of the bag. Then, she squatted down and waited for Broth to come.
As expected, Broth's grey figure soon appeared in front of the little girl.
"Woof woof." As a dog, Broth didn't come with the rice. As soon as it came to the little girl, Broth immediately stopped and barked twice softly.
"Broth, long time no see." The little girl immediately greeted Broth with a big smile.
"Woof." Broth took a step forward and wanted to rub against the little girl's hand. But almost immediately, the little girl took a step back reflexively.
"I told you not to get close to my Broth." The little girl immediately said with embarrassment and panic.
"Woof?" Broth's human-like black eyes revealed that it understood. Then, it stopped on the spot and didn't move.
"Sorry, Broth." The little girl apologized a little embarrassedly. Then, she quickly unwrapped the ham sausage and handed it to Broth. Her little face was full of caution.
She seemed to be apologizing for her excessive rejection just now.
Broth also seemed to understand her. It ate the ham sausage in small mouthfuls. During the process, the little girl's hand didn't touch the ham sausage or Broth. Broth also didn't rub against the little girl.
Just like that, the little girl just squatted and fed Broth earnestly. Then, she packed up the remaining wrapping paper and said, "Thank you, Broth, for coming to see me again today."
"Woof woof." Broth howled and raised its neck, appearing very cute. Instantly, the little girl was amused.
Seeing the little girl's bell-like laughter, Broth's furry face also seemed to reveal a happy expression. Then, it began to run around the little girl.
During that period, every time it ran in front of the little girl, it would stand up and walk two steps towards the little girl. Its proud manner and its long and clean gray hair made it look very cute.
"Broth, you are so awesome. You can even walk like this. You are much cuter than the Alaskan Malamute I saw yesterday." The little girl also praised Broth continuously.
The little girl and the dog played like that for 20 minutes. Only then did the little girl bid farewell to Broth reluctantly.
Naturally, the little girl withdrew her hands and didn't pet Broth. She just said goodbye earnestly and then turned around, carrying her backpack and left.
Just like Yuan Zhou, Broth also stood on the spot and watched the little girl leave. Only then did it walk back to its nest leisurely and unhurriedly. On the way, it even glanced to the left.
That's right. Yuan Zhou was watching at the side. Actually, it wasn't peeping, because he remembered that the little girl had distanced herself from him in a panic just now.
Now, the little girl and Broth were playing happily. Yuan Zhou didn't want to disturb them, so he didn't go out. Apparently, Broth had noticed Yuan Zhou's arrival, but it didn't bark.
"Not only does it not touch people, but it also doesn't touch Broth. Why?" Yuan Zhou thought deeply. He thought of a possibility in his mind, but soon, he suppressed this possibility.
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