Chapter 151 - Chen Xians Visit (1/2)

Xu Le thought he was flattering him and ignored him.

It was another day with extremely good business. The shop was filled with customers and there was even a queue at the entrance. Every time it was meal time, the stall would be packed.

Xu Le and Zhang Tong were busy in the kitchen. When they were serving the stir-fried shredded pork, Zhang Tong couldn’t help but ask curiously, “They gave bonuses to every chef who participated in the competition and even organized the show overseas. What exactly do they want to do? How much fame does he have as a chef? Although many of the people outside are here because of your fame, those who come for your fame will only come once, the rest will be won over by the taste of your food.”

Zhang Tong skillfully adjusted the Buddha’s scroll that he had just fished out of the oil pot and continued, “Perhaps everything will be clear when the show ends.”

“Instead of talking about this, why don’t I summarize the Master Chef’s habits during competition? Only by knowing yourself and your enemy…”

Zhang Tong turned around to hand over the dishes. Halfway through his sentence, he looked behind Lu Yuxi.

Lu Yuxi noticed his gaze and turned her head behind.

The person standing behind her was dressed in casual white clothes. He looked up and smiled. “You’re working here now.”

Zhang Tong knew that this person had no intention of mocking him, so he did not feel disgusted. He said, “What are you doing here? Xu Le, did you call him over?”

Xu Le turned around and saw Chen Xian.

The two of them hadn’t crossed paths other than a few times during their last match.

“No.”

Chen Xian said, “I saw the official announcement. Xu Le is actually participating in the competition. I was afraid that the child will be tricked, so I came to take a look.”

Zhang Tong finished the dishes that he was preparing and wiped the water off his hands. As he walked out, he said, “The contract has been signed. It’s done deal. It’s useless even if you come.”

“Mmm.”

As his name suggested, Chen Xian looked very free. Other than occasionally participating in competitions, he was also said to be a specially hired chef at a certain Michelin restaurant. It was already very diligent of him to work two or three days a month.

He sat at the table, picked up a piece of West Lake Vinegar Fish, and put it in his mouth. He said with slight relief, “Not bad.”

Xu Le was about to come out of the kitchen to greet him when Chen Xian raised his hand and said, “Little Master Chef, since we’re all in the same industry, can I order some dishes?”

It was time for dinner. Xu Le had already soaked the glutinous rice in preparation for dinner.

Hearing this, he said, “What do you want to eat? I’ll see if it’s convenient to cook.”

He wouldn’t agree to it if Chen Xian ordered a dish like ‘Buddha jumps over the wall’ that required a lot of ingredients and time to make.

“Stewed knock.”

After Chen Xian finished speaking, Xu Le frowned slightly. Lu Yuxi noticed his expression and said, “You’re so busy during mealtime. If it’s difficult to do, just reject it and change to something simpler.”

“It’s not difficult and we have all the ingredients, but there’s a particular step that’s quite troublesome. Come in and help. Get someone to watch over the front desk.”

“Stewed knock is a traditional dish in Nanjing. It’s a Jinling dish with more than 300 years of history. It’s now one of the four famous dishes of Nanjing’s Jiangsu Restaurant.”

As Xu Le spoke, he took out the eel and said, “The traditional way of making it is to first slaughter the eel and remove the bones. Then, use a wooden stick to beat the meat to make it loose, that’s why the name of the dish is as such.”

After it was made, it was fragrant and mellow. The meat was soft and mushy, with the stewed egg taste fused inside, so it had a unique flavor.

The trouble was the side ingredient inside—stewed egg.

It takes a lot of patience and skill to replace the yolk in an egg with a meat filling.