Qin Huai is coloring Guoer.

It's 1:27 now.

Standard overtime hours.

Usually at this time, Huang Ji's kitchen has already started to clean up, and the chef in charge of staff meals has already fried the second dish. Dong Shi will most likely clamor for Yangzhou fried rice and ask his brother to fry one for him. Dong Li ignores him.

The unnamed helper complained about these few dishes and quickly arranged the dishes.

The waiters outside will also go into rest mode. The guests in the lobby have basically finished eating at this point. The guests in the private rooms will eat longer, and there will be more chatting content when there are more people.

When it's time to get off work, the foreman won't pay too much attention to the petty exploits of some waiters. As long as they don't go too far, it's allowed to sit in the corner and chat with colleagues about the fresh gossip of the day, and the foreman himself likes to hear it.

But today, everyone's situation is different.

Dong Shi was not fishing, but was chopping vegetables diligently.

Dong Li was not in a daze, but was cutting the fruit plate inexplicably.

Huang Jia didn't cook a small stove for Qin Huai to cook a staff meal, but was seriously cleaning the pot.

As if he was afraid of blocking someone, Huang Anyao dragged himself and the small stool to the corner of the kitchen with heavy steps, and sat in the corner without any dignity.

Huang Shengli was most surprised. He was inspecting the kitchen as usual, but this point was obviously not the inspection point because no one had any work to do at this point.

So the one he focused on during his inspection was Qin Huai. He felt uncomfortable when Qin Huai was coloring the fruit. He wanted to ask Huang Shengli if he thought the color he painted today was a bit too ugly.

The waiters outside are similar, everyone is pretending to go to work.

Welcoming guests stick to their posts, and no guests insist on welcoming them.

The waiters in various areas walked around without serving dishes, and pretended to have guests when there was no customer service. There was no physical performance. Every waiter was smiling and standing tall. It looked a little weird from a distance. What did you think?

The shooting scene of a horror movie.

At the door of box 888, the foreman was waiting.

Xu Cheng, who ate another 1/3 of a sandwich bun and 1/5 of a fermented glutinous rice bun, felt that he had implemented the health-preserving philosophy of eating less and more meals very well today.

Sixty percent full, just right.

When you are old, you are no longer as young as you were when you were young. It is enough to eat six cents full at dinner. If you are hungry, you can eat some fruits and snacks in the afternoon.

Xu Cheng felt it was time to meet this young Master Qin.

Xu Cheng stood up and said, "Xiao Wang, let's go. The Dianhuangji Kitchen has probably closed its business. Let's go meet Master Qin, who makes dim sum."

Assistant Xiao Wang, who was forcefully stuffed by his boss with 2/3 of the sandwich buns and 4/5 of the fermented rice dumplings, wanted to slump in his chair and close his eyes for a while. After hearing what his boss said, he quickly stood up and returned to work.

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"Okay, I'll contact you!"

After saying that, the assistant walked to the door and opened the door for Xu Cheng. Then he saw the smiling foreman Huang Ji, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time.

"Mr. Xu, are you satisfied with today's meal? Do you want to go to the kitchen to see Master Qin now?" the foreman asked with a smile.

Xu Cheng smiled helplessly: "I am too famous, but that's the bad thing about me. I can be recognized wherever I go. Doesn't your chef, Master Qin, already know that I'm here?"

"We don't know yet," the foreman said, "Master Qin is a young man, and everyone wants to give Master Qin a surprise."

Xu Cheng expressed his understanding and went downstairs under the guidance of the foreman, saying: "Indeed, I don't know where it came from that Bole knew Chollima's Eight Treasures Chestnut Pigeon. From then on, whenever I visit the shop, everyone is looking forward to it."

I’ll ask the chef to ask the chef to tell me his family name.”

"I have visited less in the past few years. There was a time in the past few years when I doubted whether I was a professional actor. As soon as I walked to the kitchen door, I would show a standard smile and start acting. The extras nearby were also very cooperative, and the audience also

Everyone loves to watch it.”

The foreman was very cooperative: "There are always horses with a thousand li, but there are not always Bole."

"You are willing to cooperate with the young chefs in this play, which can be regarded as fulfilling a dream of the young chefs. You will have to perform well later. Our Master Qin used to sell breakfast in the community canteen in Shanshi. In order to make him

My colleagues in the kitchen who have made this dream come true have been working hard all afternoon, and I will work hard for you to finish it later."

Xu Cheng was very impressed by the foreman's words and said nothing, but straightened his back and showed a standard bole smile.

At this moment, the actor's self-cultivation was vividly displayed in Xu Cheng.

Assistant following behind:...

How should I put it, he thinks his boss also likes to act.

At this moment, the kitchen has entered a state of full preparation.

Dong Shi was chopping vegetables so hard that only the shadow of the knife could be seen.

Qin Huai just finished making the third fruit and was about to pick up the fourth fruit to paint the color when he was stopped by Huang Shengli.

"No rush, let's take a rest first," Huang Shengli said.

Qin Huai put down the fruit, looked around, and asked: "So today at noon...are there any staff meals?"

We haven't cooked yet at this point, so it looks like we'll just have to grab something to eat on the side later.

As a dim sum chef, Qin Huai doesn't like to eat dim sum during dinner time, but likes to eat some rice with stir-fried vegetables.

"It's not important." Huang Shengli said.

Qin Huai:?

As soon as the question mark popped up from his head, Xu Cheng arrived at the kitchen door.

Seeing a stranger entering the back kitchen, Qin Huai was a little surprised. He thought that everyone had already reached the door and the helper didn't stop him yet. He found that the helper not only didn't stop him, but also invited him in.

Qin Huai:??

"Is Master Qin Huai Qin here?" Xu Cheng took two steps into the kitchen and asked while standing by the shelf.

The voice is calm and thick, with clear enunciation and strong penetrating power, allowing everyone in the kitchen to hear clearly.

Qin Huai subconsciously looked at Huang Shengli and found that Huang Shengli was looking at him with encouraging eyes, with a happy smile on his face. He nodded at him and motioned for him to come forward.

Qin Huai looked at Huang Jia blankly, and found that Huang Jia's eyes were full of envy, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and there were even tears in his eyes, as if he had seen some exciting scene.

Qin Huai no longer wanted to look at other people. He was afraid that they would not be able to control their expressions of surprise, so he walked forward quickly and nodded: "I am, may I ask who you are..."

Xu Cheng, who has many years of acting experience, could tell at a glance that Qin Huai really didn't know him. He switched to another acting mode and said in a slightly passionate voice: "I am Xu Cheng."

"I came here because of your reputation. I just tasted the dim sum made by you, Master Qin, and it is indeed well-deserved. Do you have time later? I would like to take up a few hours of your time to interview you and write a food review for you."

At this moment, all doubts were solved in Qin Huai's heart.

Qin Huai showed a slightly surprised but well-controlled standard smile that everyone wanted to see. Under everyone's happy, envious, and moved gaze, he said the answer that everyone wanted to hear.

"Of course I have time! I was so excited that I didn't know what to say for a moment. I really didn't expect that Mr. Xu would come here specially for me to eat the snacks I made! If you have time, you must have time.

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His excited look and words didn't look like he was faking it. According to the normal plot development, Xu Cheng should pat Qin Huai's shoulder encouragingly at this moment and say a few words to encourage the young chef: "I'm very optimistic about you. You have a bright future. Come on."

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But Xu Cheng felt it was a bit strange.

Why did he feel like Master Qin in front of him was also acting?

His acting skills are not inferior to mine.

Xu Cheng glanced at Qin Huai meaningfully and temporarily changed his words: "Master Qin, have you heard of me?"

Qin Huai:...?Change the lyrics?

Yes, Qin Huai is indeed acting.

In this section, Huang Anyao told him vividly that the original protagonist of the story was a small shop chef in Siam, and his signature dish was Tom Yum soup. The above lines are all translated versions.

"Of course I have heard of you, but only some time ago. My friend admires you very much and wants to be a food critic like you. He told me a lot of stories about you, and it was like thunder." Qin Huai said.

He looked up and pointed at Huang Anyao in the corner who was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

Huang Anyao:!!!

Oh my god, at this moment, Qin Huai was actually thinking of himself, and he actually introduced himself to his idol immediately.

Dad, I'm sorry. I want to make a decision that goes against my ancestors. I want to give 75% of Huang Ji's shares to Qin Huai!

Seeing Qin Huai's state, Xu Cheng knew that the Master Qin in front of him was different from the young chefs he had met before. He knew him, but he obviously didn't understand him. His ignorance was not pretending, so he didn't know anything about it.

Excited. But in order to take care of the mood of my colleagues, I acted very excited.

What an interesting Baikan dim sum chef.

"Master Qin, were you making snacks just now?" Xu Cheng asked.

"Yes." Qin Huai nodded, "I made some specialty snacks. Mr. Xu, are you interested in trying them?"

Xu Cheng originally just asked casually, but since Qin Huai emphasized that it was a specialty snack, Xu Cheng felt that he had to try it.

Xu Cheng knows very well that the dishes on the menu are not necessarily the chef's best dishes.

Many times, high-end restaurants will put the most suitable dishes on the menu for commercial and other reasons. But if you want to eat the best hidden menu, you have to go into the kitchen and talk face to face with the chef.

This is one of the reasons why Xu Cheng always likes to go directly to the kitchen to find the chef.

Xu Cheng followed Qin Huai towards the cooking station, observing the reactions of the surrounding chefs as he walked.

Huang Ji's chef, Xu Cheng, has been here. Huang Ji has been on "Zhi Tao" for a long time. Xu Cheng himself also highly recognizes Huang Shengli's craftsmanship and also knows Huang Jia.

In Xu Cheng's opinion, if Huang Shengli's waist was not in good shape and his cooking skills had declined in the past two years, and with Huang Jia, his eldest disciple, as his successor, Huang Shengli's future would have been limitless as long as he could persist for another 15 years or so.

Unfortunately, there is no if.

Xu Cheng has been a food critic for so many years, has met countless chefs, and has seen many restaurants that were once prosperous suddenly decline.
To be continued...