New Year, New Year, New Year. It meant that the weather would be different on a new day … Alright, I'll stop making things up.
Coincidentally, it was gloomy and rainy yesterday, but on the first day of the New Year, it was bright and beautiful.
Early in the morning, the golden sunlight shone on the ground, bringing with it the warmth of winter, showing everyone the good weather of the new year.
Yuan Zhou got up and put the red packet he prepared yesterday in his pocket, just in case someone came to pay him a New Year's greeting.
Due to the special nature of the red packet, Yuan Zhou's red packet was the dream of many foodies.
There were more people on the first day of the New Year than on New Year's Eve. Yuan Zhou met many people while he was running. Everyone was greeting each other, so he ran two minutes slower than usual.
After returning to the restaurant and washing off the sweat from his running, Yuan Zhou went downstairs to make breakfast for himself. On the first day of the New Year, dumplings were a must. Therefore, he made steamed dumplings for breakfast.
Creak.
After breakfast, Yuan Zhou opened the restaurant on time. The first person in line was Wuhai.
The people who came to the restaurant for New Year's Eve dinner last night were all there. There were some familiar faces. The first thing they did when they saw Yuan Zhou was to greet him and wish him a happy new year.
It was rare that there were not many people in line at the entrance of The Kitchen God. There were only about twenty people. Everyone automatically followed the rules of The Kitchen God, lining up to get their numbers and eating in an orderly manner.
Of course, there were no more than ninety-eight servings of breakfast left.
"Compass, Compass, Happy New Year. I'm here to wish you a happy new year." Wuhai came with a bag of red dates.
"Come, this is my New Year's present. Where's yours?" Wuhai was a strange person to ask for a New Year's present from someone else.
"Here's your red packet. Happy New Year." Yuan Zhou had expected this. He took out a red packet and handed it to Wuhai.
"Hahaha, I'm going to eat you up this year." Wuhai took the red packet and made his first New Year's wish.
"As long as you're happy." Yuan Zhou was used to hearing Wuhai's declaration every year.
Wu Hai was the first one to come to pay his New Year's greetings, followed by Huang Ling and Huang Li. They came to pay their New Year's greetings to Yuan Zhou every year.
This year, Huang Ling had the ingenuity to weave a lotus flower for Yuan Zhou with a red string for Yuan Zhou. It took her a lot of effort and she was very thoughtful.
She put it in a carefully chosen box and handed it to Yuan Zhou when she wished him a happy new year. Then, she took the red envelope from Yuan Zhou. It was a set of actions.
At first, when Huang Ling knew that the red envelope contained the voucher of The Kitchen God, she was shocked. Huang Ling was very clear about the price of the restaurant. If it wasn't for the 1 RMB tremella, she would never step into the restaurant. She couldn't afford it at all.
But how could he get the red packet back after giving it away?
Yuan Zhou managed to convince Huang Ling. Moreover, as Head Chef Yuan of The Kitchen God, the red packet would definitely be related to the restaurant.
More importantly, all the red packets were the same. There was no reason for her not to accept it. Although Huang Ling still felt something was wrong, she believed what Boss Yuan said made sense.
For the first time, Chu Xiao also came to pay his New Year's greetings to Yuan Zhou this year. The New Year's gift he prepared was the precious Mediterranean rosemary collected in France. Um … it was wild.
It was very rare now. It wasn't easy for him to buy these.
"Thank you," Yuan Zhou thanked him sincerely.
"I won't skip a dish even if you thank me," Chu Xiao answered directly while holding the red packet in his hand.
"Feel free to eat." Yuan Zhou was very generous.
He would give the red packet to those who were close to him. As for those who were distant, Yuan Zhou would return the red packet. Everything was done in an orderly manner.
As the Queen had gone abroad on a business trip this year, she didn't come for the New Year's Eve dinner. Thus, she could only eat the New Year's goods to comfort herself.
Nevertheless, the red packet was a must. Therefore, he made a video call to Yuan Zhou and showed him the New Year's gift he had bought for them.
"This is a pair. Little Ya will definitely like it. Where's my red packet?" Jiang Changxi showed him a pair of crude porcelain dolls. It was a local specialty and looked very festive.
"I'll give it to you when you come back." Yuan Zhou attached great importance to the gifts he gave to him and Yin Ya.
Time passed just like that. When it was almost lunchtime, Yuan Zhou started to prepare the ingredients for lunch.
At noon, Zhou Shijie would come to eat the roasted suckling pig. Therefore, Yuan Zhou needed to prepare in advance. As it was the first time Yuan Family's dishes were served, he had to be serious.
"Happy New Year, Yuan. How are you? Are you very busy?" Zhou Shijie said directly when he saw Yuan Zhou welcoming the customers at the entrance of the restaurant.
There weren't many customers at noon. Besides, Zhou Shijie came very early, so he lined up behind Zhou Xi.
Wuhai's assistant, Zhou Xi, also followed. Since Wuhai was the first in line, Zhou Xi, who originally wanted his father to be the second in line, decisively lined up at the second place.
It was really better to have a roasted pork than a son.
Zhou Shijie was already used to his son's method of roasting pork.
"Happy New Year. Uncle Zhou isn't very busy during the New Year. Don't worry," Yuan Zhou answered.
"Business time starts now. Dear customers, please come in for lunch." Looking at the time, Yuan Zhou said Su Ruoyan's lines.
There were more customers at noon than in the morning. Although it wasn't as crowded as usual, it was already a lot for a special day like the first day of the New Year.
Seeing that, Zhou Shijie couldn't help sighing, "I'm afraid only The Kitchen God still lines up on the first day of the New Year in the whole country."
"Yuan, what's the matter with the roasted suckling pig? I'm really curious," Zhou Shijie asked straightforwardly when he saw Yuan Zhou carry out a dish.
If he wasn't curious, he wouldn't have come here to eat on the first day of the New Year. Since it could make Yuan Zhou suggest to improve it, it was naturally worth looking forward to.
"Uncle Zhou, you'll know later. It'll be ready soon." It was rare for Yuan Zhou to keep him in suspense.
"Yuan, the New Year is indeed different." Zhou Shijie scolded with a smile.
"Um, roasted suckling pig? Meat! " Wuhai's radar-like ears suddenly received such information. Immediately, he paid more attention to it.
He hadn't taken any action yet. He planned to observe it for a while longer. If it didn't work, he could discuss with Zhou Shijie and eat some. This trick was mainly to prevent the dishes that weren't on the menu.
"Look at the menu. It seems that I haven't looked at the menu for a long time. I'm such a failure." Wuhai looked at the menu while paying attention to Zhou Shijie.
Then, he saw the roasted suckling pig in the Cantonese cuisine.
Wuhai's expression was very unsightly. He couldn't imagine how many times he had missed the roasted suckling pig.
On the counter, Yuan Zhou said that he was very fast. In just a few minutes, Yuan Zhou took out the pieces of roasted suckling pig from the oven.
Of course, he had started roasting it in advance.
The speed of his hands was amazing. In the blink of an eye, the suckling pig that was originally separated became a whole. There was no trace of it being pieced together.
"Pieced together?"
"Won't the meat and skin shrink after roasting?"
"Even if he can control the heat to such an extent?"
"Moreover, is this really the knife skill that a chef can achieve?"
With three consecutive questions, Zhou Shijie could be said to have seen the difficulty of Yuan Zhou's roasted suckling pig instantly.
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