After the ceremony, the guests left in an orderly manner. Cheng Ying stayed to host the ceremony, so Zheng Jiawei didn't need to worry about the rest.
"Yin Ya, what are you going to do later?" Yuan Zhou was thinking if he should send Yin Ya back to have a rest.
"Blockhead, you go back first. I will help Xiaosu clean up the ceremony site and then go to The Kitchen God for dinner. I have asked for leave in the afternoon," Yin Ya answered.
"Will you be too tired?" Yuan Zhou asked.
"Not at all. It's not a big deal. Besides, Xiaosu will stay to help." Yin Ya pushed Yuan Zhou gently. "You have to go back and prepare the ingredients for dinner. Blockhead, don't be tired."
"No, I will go first."
Yuan Zhou thought for a while. With Zheng Jiawei directing from behind, it was indeed not a big deal. He looked at his watch and found it was already 4: 30 pm.
"Master, are you going back? I can drive you back."
Cheng Zhao Mei appeared out of nowhere. Yuan Zhou just said goodbye to Yin Ya and planned to take a taxi back when he saw Chairman Cheng.
"Aren't you busy? Don't you need to go to the restaurant?" Yuan Zhou asked.
"It's fine as long as my apprentice is here. The restaurant specially asked for a day off. Don't worry. Besides, Master, I have a question about the Sandwiched Pork in the New Year's Dish. I have some doubts." Chairman Cheng touched her head and hurried to make things clear.
"Sandwiched Pork? Tell me, "Yuan Zhou said.
"It's like this, Master …" While leading Yuan Zhou to the parking lot, Cheng Zhaomei voiced out her doubts.
While walking, she took out her phone and turned on the recording mode. She planned to record what her master was going to say so that she could copy it in her notebook. Otherwise, she would forget it. This was a habit she learned from Yuan Zhou.
She turned to the other side. The biggest winner of the day.
"Congratulations, Head Chef Jin, for getting this honor this year. I wonder if Head Chef Jin has the time to spar with me?"
Although Kang Hu was disappointed that he didn't get the trophy, he didn't have any objections to President Yuan's selection. Therefore, he really wanted to spar with Jin Hai to see where he was lacking and fill in the gaps.
After the event ended, she immediately squeezed to Jin Hai's side and shouted to attract his attention.
Yes, it was crowded. After President Cheng announced the end of the award ceremony and saw Yuan Zhou leave the stage, Jin Hai was surrounded. There were three layers of people inside and three layers outside.
Kang Hu's words immediately ignited the atmosphere at the scene.
"I think so too. Head Chef Jin, I wonder when you are free. I would like to spar with you."
"Everyone, let's study cooking and improve together."
"Next, we can go to the Green Chef Association or somewhere else to borrow a stove to show off our culinary skills. We can learn from each other."
Many of the young chefs spoke one after another. They all wanted to witness Head Chef Jin's culinary skills.
Seeing the enthusiasm of these chefs and the back of Yuan Zhou in the distance, Jin Hai had to give up his plan and chat with the chefs.
Although the chefs' skills were excellent, they were also good at talking.
Jin Hai and the other chefs started to talk about cooking skills. Because of a disagreement on a dish, they were about to fight. Kang Hu brought them back to the Cooking Hall of the Young Chefs Association and planned to have a try together.
Of course, Wan Li and Liao Yue still stayed in the venue to clean up the stall. Although they also wanted to watch and see what kind of cooking skills could make Yuan Zhou look forward to it, they still had to deal with the aftermath of the ceremony.
While Jin Hai was talking with the young chefs, Yuan Zhou had returned to The Kitchen God and answered Cheng Zhao Mei's question.
Zhao Mei had asked for leave today, so she decided to stay in the restaurant to help.
Of course, her so-called help was not to help Yuan Zhou prepare dinner. There was no discussion on this matter. Yuan Zhou wouldn't ask for help. Chairman Cheng just started to clean the restaurant with a rag, wiping it clean no matter whether it was clean or not.
Su Ruoyan, who came back late, experienced Zhou Jia's speechlessness.
The first thing Yuan Zhou did when he came back was to go upstairs to wash and change his clothes. It was almost time to prepare dinner.
"I wonder how Aunt Tong is doing." Yuan Zhou murmured.
Ever since Boss Tong came back, apart from the day of the welcoming banquet, Boss Tong had only come here for dinner three times in the past ten days. She spent the rest of the time visiting her relatives and friends outside, having a good time. It was during these few times that Yuan Zhou discovered the existence of Mo Yun.
That's right. Mo Yun hadn't seen Boss Tong for so long. At first, he was timid when he was close to his hometown, but later, he didn't dare to show up. It was a typical case of one spurt of energy, then decline, then exhaustion.
However, in order to see Boss Tong more and make up for the gap of more than 30 years, Mo Yun had been eating dinner in Taoyi Road recently. Of course, he didn't eat dinner in The Kitchen God, but in other restaurants. However, those restaurants had one thing in common, that was, they were relatively close to The Kitchen God.
In particular, the Temporary Noodle House was often favored by Mo Yun. That was also the reason why Yuan Zhou could find Mo Yun. As for whether Boss Tong knew Yuan Zhou, he didn't know.
Though Yuan Zhou didn't understand the entanglement between Mo Yun and Boss Tong, he still respected them and wouldn't interfere in it.
"Head Chef Jin is not bad. He has a lot of room for improvement. I wonder if he can grow up like Kang Hu. I can tell Wan Li to let him join the Green Chef's Association as well. That way, he will have more opportunities to practice," Yuan Zhou thought about the association while washing up.
While Yuan Zhou was thinking about Jin Hai who had just received the award, Jin Hai was also thinking about other things.
"Culinary skills can't be built behind closed doors. It's better to have more exchanges. The chefs nowadays are so enthusiastic. Only by communicating with each other can we find more problems. No wonder he is Chef Yuan. An award has almost attracted all the young chefs here," Jin Hai sighed with emotion after he returned to his hotel and wiped his sweat.
Thinking of the things he wanted to do, he definitely couldn't go back tomorrow. Besides, they had agreed to communicate with each other for a few more days. Therefore, Jin Hai planned to stay here for a few more days. With Yuan Zhou in Chengdu, he felt it was better to stay anywhere.
After he made up his mind, he took out his phone and made a call, "Dali, I will stay here for a few more days. I will leave the business of the restaurant to you. Just cook the dishes you are good at. Don't cook the signature dishes of the restaurant. Explain to the customers clearly and wait for me to come back."
Once the phone was connected, Jin Hai started to instruct his disciple on the other side that he couldn't say that something went wrong right after he received the award. He couldn't do anything that would tarnish Chef Yuan's reputation.
"Okay, Master, please be careful." Li Dali on the other side of the phone simply agreed.
Li Dali was an orphan who had been learning culinary skills from Jin Hai since he was young. He had been learning for more than ten years. Although he was still in his twenties and didn't have much talent, he was still able to cook a few dishes by himself.
Although Jin Hai had won Yuan Zhou's Most Anticipated Award, he wasn't that young. He was already 39 this year, much older than Yuan Zhou.
"Should I go there directly or tell him in advance?" Jin Hai was a little hesitant.
Touching a sandalwood box on the table, Jin Hai couldn't make up his mind. However, he felt that he should pay a visit to Yuan Zhou, not to mention that he had something important to ask.
"I'd better go for lunch tomorrow and ask Chef Yuan about his schedule. I don't have much time in the morning. It would be bad if Chef Yuan had something to do. Lunch should be fine," Jin Hai thought and decided to ask about the situation first.
Since he had made up his mind, Jin Hai planned to rest early. He still had an appointment with Kang Hu and the others at the Green Chef's Association the next morning. This was another reason why he didn't pay a visit to Yuan Zhou in the morning.
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