"Mulberry jam?" Yu Chu asked doubtfully.
"Yes. Yuan Zhou made some jam. It's very delicious. Since I'm a regular customer and Yuan Zhou's best friend, he gave me four bottles." Wuhai raised five fingers proudly.
"Huh?" Yu Chu was puzzled. Why didn't he have any? He was also a regular customer. Although he wasn't as old as Wuhai, he was still a firm customer. So, even if he didn't have four bottles, he should have at least two. Yu Chu was unhappy.
That's right. Yuan Zhou had yet to deliver the jam to Yu Chu. Or rather, it should be said that there were still many people who had yet to deliver the jam to Yu Chu. Wu Hai was like a grasshopper, hopping around in front of Yuan Zhou every day.
"Let's go. We'll talk about the jam later. For the sake of the future, let's go and get some information now." Wuhai grabbed Yu Chu's suit.
Yu Chu pulled away Wuhai's hand and said calmly, "Okay. I'll ask when we get back."
Of course, the kitchen wasn't a place that could be accessed easily. But generally speaking, the kitchen was close to the toilet. Perhaps it was to make it more convenient for the chefs to wash up?
Therefore, Wuhai stopped a waiter politely and asked, "May I know how to get to the toilet?"
"Sir, the toilet is at the back door of the hall. Just walk out of this arched door and turn left," the waiter said amiably.
Oh right, I forgot to mention that the decoration style of this Chengdu Cuisine was a combination of Chinese and Western styles.
The tables in the hall were Western-style with some knives and forks as decorations. Of course, chopsticks were still the main tool used. The decorations were Chinese carvings, giving off a sense of exotic beauty. Not bad.
In terms of environment, Yu Chu could give it an excellent score.
The arched door of the hall was made of hollow wood. It served as a partition. That was what the waiter was talking about.
As soon as the waiter left, Wu Hai walked forward first. As he walked, he said,
As he walked, he said, "Let's go to the other side of the toilet. That must be the kitchen."
"How did you know?" Yu Chu couldn't help but suspect that Wuhai had done his homework.
"Of course I did my homework in advance," Wuhai said proudly.
"How rare," Yu Chu said, "You really put in a lot of effort for Boss Yuan's jam."
The hall of the Chengdu Cuisine Restaurant was very large. Although they could see the carved arch at a glance, it still took them several minutes to walk over as if nothing had happened.
"Turn right," Yu Chu reminded.
After all, if he had not reminded Wuhai just now, he would have really turned left to go to the toilet.
After exiting the carved arch, there was a corridor with doors on both sides. Of course, the door on the right was obviously different from the one on the left. The floor was waterproof in the shape of fish bones, which looked very high-end.
The walls were covered with ceramic tiles with light patterns. If it weren't for the arrow pointing to the toilet, this place really didn't look like a toilet. The decoration was very good and fashionable.
"That should be the kitchen," Wuhai said as he pointed at the open door on the right.
"I saw it." Yu Chu nodded.
It was obvious that this was the kitchen. As they walked further in, they could see the busy scene inside. It was already the busy time at noon, but the door was still open.
Presumably, it was to prepare for today's evaluation so that the judges could inspect the kitchen. Therefore, the door was still open.
But now, most of the people were cleaning up the kitchen. Only a few people were cooking.
The people inside were all wearing white chef's uniforms and neat hats. From the height of the hats, one could clearly see their positions in the kitchen.
The people near the door were probably doing odd jobs. They were arranging the newly arrived ingredients and chatting.
As for Wu Hai and Yu Chu, they stood there silently, prepared to listen to the story openly.
"The inspection is over. Why didn't they let us rest?" a young man grumbled.
"Who knows? If the head chef doesn't say anything, we might have to work overtime for the next few days," another slightly older man unbuttoned his shirt and said.
"It won't be that bad. We will definitely win. Is there a need to do that?" the young man said discontentedly.
"That's true. We are the leaders of the new generation of Sichuan Cuisine. Those old antiques definitely won't do. The exemplary restaurant is definitely ours," the slightly older man nodded his head firmly as if the honor was already in his bag.
"The head chef said there's a dark horse when he was lecturing us last night," a short man said as he came over with a stack of bowls and chopsticks. He was probably here to wash them.
"Are you talking about that tiny restaurant?" the young man said with a frown.
"It's not the size of the restaurant that matters if the food is delicious. No matter what, he is someone who conquered Tengyuan Jiayuan." The little person expressed a different opinion. "Don't tell me you don't know that the truly unique little restaurants are all hidden away like flies? For example, the legendary Fuzhou Gourmet Street: Shuinian River. Isn't that place shabby?"
"That's true. Whether the food is delicious or not has nothing to do with the size of the restaurant. But this is the exemplary restaurant, not the restaurant with the best taste. How can a tiny restaurant that is less than 20 square meters become the exemplary restaurant of Sichuan Cuisine?" The slightly older man said, "Think about it. If Yuan Zhou really wins, how delicious will the food in his restaurant be?"
"He has appeared on many TV programs and food magazines. He is quite popular on the Internet." The short man shrugged. "That's not necessarily true."
"Young man, you are too naive. Besides, I went there once before. It was a treat from a friend." The slightly older chef said, "We talked behind closed doors. That chef who looks like the young man is really good at cooking. I think he is a little better than our head chef. But his dishes are all from Jin 'ling Cuisine."
The short man also thought for a while and agreed, "That's true. Generally speaking, the dishes that are placed first on the menu are the best. So, his Sichuan Cuisine should be slightly inferior."
"Am I right? And I heard from the head chef that the restaurant was recommended by the chairman of the China Chefs' Alliance. I guess he at least wants to nominate his restaurant to test the waters," the slightly older man guessed.
The few of them continued to discuss endlessly.
"Are they talking about Boss Yuan's restaurant?" Wu Hai was a little confused.
"Probably." Yu Chu was a little uncertain, especially when they said Sichuan Cuisine was slightly inferior. Could it be that he had eaten a fake restaurant?
After all, these people talked as if the Yuanzhou Shop was very bad.
"Is there something wrong with these people's brains?" Wu Hai stroked his mustaches and looked puzzled.
"I guess so." Yu Chu nodded.
"Let's go. There doesn't seem to be anything interesting in this restaurant. Even the odd-job workers said so. It seems the head chef is just so-so." Wu Hai shook his head and lost the desire to continue watching.
"Um." Yu Chu also walked away with a solemn expression.
"What a waste of time," Wu Hai said while walking.
"Mulberry jam," Yu Chu reminded him, meaning that Wu Hai could explain where the jam came from.
However, Wu Hai had obviously misunderstood her words.
"Yeah, yeah. In any case, we made a trip here. Let's go back and ask for our reward." Wu Hai grabbed Yu Chu and ran to the car.
Yu Chu was speechless. But he knew that he probably wouldn't be able to get any information from Wu Hai. Therefore, he planned to ask Yuan Zhou directly. Therefore, he cooperated and drove back to the restaurant quickly.
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