Siheyuan: Forced to exchange rooms with Qin Huairu at the beginning

"Clap~"

"Okay, time is short and the task is heavy, everyone get busy."

Director Hao chuckled and looked at Zhang Zhiqiang.

"Master Zhang, I don't have any big requirements for the dishes. I just want four meat dishes and four vegetarian dishes. Is that okay with you?"

Director Hao unconsciously used the honorific. There was nothing he could do because Zhang Zhiqiang had the ability to do so.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Zhang Zhiqiang patted his chest and assured.

"Okay, thank you, Master Zhang. The leader will be here soon. I'll go to the front to greet him first."

After Director Hao finished speaking, he left the kitchen. He was in a hurry to go out and pick up his leader.

"Ma Hua, Fatty, help me cut some side dishes."

"Liu Lan washes the vegetables, Master Song, you light the fire, is that ok?"

If Zhang Zhiqiang were asked to handle so many vegetables, not only would he not have enough time, but he would also be exhausted after cutting the vegetables. He would definitely need everyone's help.

"Okay, no problem, Master Zhang."

Liu Lan said happily that it was the first time she worked so willingly.

"Hey, I can still make a fire."

Master Song nodded. Although he couldn't cook, he could still make fire.

Ma Hua and the fat man also nodded. Since they were receiving salaries from the factory, this was all they deserved.

With everyone working together, the side dishes were soon ready and Master Song had heated up the wok. All that was left was the final step of cooking.

"Master Zhang, are we going out?"

Liu Lan asked, and the rest of the people looked at Zhang Zhiqiang with questioning eyes.

"Ah? Why are you going out?"

Zhang Zhiqiang asked doubtfully.

"Aren't you afraid that we might steal your cooking skills? We used to go out when Shazhu cooked before."

Liu Lan was outspoken and said it directly.

Ma Hua and the fat man looked at Liu Lan with blame in their eyes. Firstly, Liu Lan had told about their master, and secondly, if Liu Lan hadn't pointed it out, they might have been able to learn something secretly.

"Ma Hua, do you and Fatty usually go out?"

Zhang Zhiqiang asked, after all, Liu Lan just said the word "all", thinking to himself, it shouldn't be possible? Could it be that Sha Zhu really didn't teach his apprentice anything?

"Yes."

Ma Hua answered Zhang Zhiqiang's question with a depressed look.

It's been almost three years, and he goes out every day. Even an honest man like him must have some resentment in his heart.

"So what has Shazhu taught you in the past three years?"

Zhang Zhiqiang asked after listening to Ma Hua's answer.

"Chopping vegetables. My master said that as long as you can cut the vegetables well, you have learned half of what it means to be a chef."

Fatty Wei Bin didn't take Sha Zhu that seriously to begin with, so he had no psychological burden in taking advantage of him.

He was not afraid that Ma Hua would tell Sha Zhu. Firstly, Ma Hua was not such a person. Secondly, with Fatty Wei's eloquence, he could make it up even if Ma Hua told him.

"That's bullshit. Your mother has been cutting vegetables at home for decades. Has she mastered her cooking skills?"

Zhang Zhiqiang cursed out loud, saying that this idiot Zhu was simply misleading young people. He had never seen anyone who had practiced cooking skills by cutting vegetables.

Ma Hua and the fat man looked unhappy. They actually thought that what Zhang Zhiqiang said made sense.

Yes, their mother has been cooking at home for decades and has cut much more vegetables than them, but isn’t the cooking she does hard to describe?

"Master Zhang is right. I have long felt that Sha Zhu is trying to trick you."

Liu Lan has a conflict with Sha Zhu and will not miss any opportunity to trick Sha Zhu.

"Well, let's not worry about how others do things."

"You don't have to go out while I cook. All of you can listen. I'll try to speak slowly."

Zhang Zhiqiang waved his hand and prepared to cook. It would be too late if it was any later.

"We can listen too?"

Even Master Song was stunned. In this era, masters would hold back when teaching their apprentices, let alone teaching outsiders. That was simply impossible.

"Sure, do you think I still need to rely on this to make a living?"

Zhang Zhiqiang looked strange.

"That's right. Master Zhang is a level 6 fitter. Thank you, Master Zhang. I'll let my wife have a taste of my cooking skills when I get back."

Liu Lan said happily.

In fact, Liu Lan is not a bad person. This can be seen from the fact that she did not abandon her half-paralyzed husband. She and Deputy Director Li had no choice but to do whatever they wanted due to the pressure of life.

Everyone suddenly realized, yes, Zhang Zhiqiang is a level 6 fitter and earns not much more than a cook.

"Okay, let's get started."

"For chicken, duck and fish, we usually cook the fish first because the fish is more tender and it doesn't matter if it gets cold, it will still taste good."

"Today I'm going to teach you how to make braised fish. The most important thing for a chef is the control of seasoning and heat, not the knife skills."

Zhang Zhiqiang was talking, but his hands were moving very quickly.

Ma Hua and others listened very carefully. This was a rare learning opportunity. They would cry to death if they missed a word.

On the other side, at the cafeteria entrance.

Director Hao and some other department leaders were waiting for Director Yang and his team to arrive, but there was absolutely no reason to let the leaders wait for them.

It didn't take long before Director Yang, Deputy Director Li, and Qiu Minglian came over.

"Welcome, leaders. Please come in."

Director Hao greeted the leaders with a smile on his face and walked towards the small canteen. There was a private room in the second canteen, which was specially used to entertain leaders and outsiders.

When Qiu Ming came, he saw that Zhang Zhiqiang had not arrived yet, and frowned. Logically speaking, with Zhang Zhiqiang's emotional intelligence, this situation should not have occurred.

Director Yang and Deputy Director Li also had the same idea. They had originally had a good impression of this young man, but now it seems that he is not very capable.

The leaders took their seats one after another, and now they had arrived at Deputy Director Li's territory.

"Director Qiu, today you should try our factory's dishes. The head chef of the second canteen, He Yuzhu, is amazing."

"As the heir of the Tan family's cuisine, the taste of the dishes is really incurable. I guarantee you will swallow your tongue."

Deputy Director Li introduced Qiu Ming, and other leaders responded.

The scene was extremely harmonious, except for Director Hao who was wiping his cold sweat and looked at a loss.

"Director Hao, what's wrong with you?"

Deputy Director Li noticed something unusual about Director Hao. Since Director Hao was one of their own, Deputy Director Li had no scruples when asking him about it.

"Well, Deputy Director Li, Shazhu, Shazhu quit his job and left."

Director Hao said tremblingly that by praising Sha Zhu so much, he was tantamount to slapping his leader in the face.

"What? Shazhu dares to give up?"

Deputy Director Li had an unpleasant expression on his face. This cafeteria was his territory. What had this idiot Zhu done to dare to embarrass him?

And how did Director Hao manage it? It's such a big thing, but he only talked about it now.

Director Yang's face also looked a little cold, and he was very dissatisfied with Sha Zhu.

I just released this guy, but he caused trouble on the first day. I should have dealt with Sha Zhu directly.

"but……"

"But what?"

Deputy Director Li asked, he thought it was Sha Zhu who came back.

"But Chef Zhang Zhiqiang is cooking now. Chef Zhang Zhiqiang had come here early to wait for you leaders."

"After seeing the situation in the kitchen, I thought I couldn't keep the leaders waiting for too long, so I rolled up my sleeves and went to work."

"Master Zhang Zhiqiang not only has superb benchwork skills, but also has excellent cooking skills. His cooking skills are not inferior to Sha Zhu's."

Zhang Zhiqiang helped him, so Director Hao of course reciprocated the favor by constantly speaking nice things about Zhang Zhiqiang.