Chapter 219: Could it be that Qin Huai has been working hard secretly? (For zhuz)

"Has the last batch been steamed?"

"Statistics, report the numbers!"

"How much longer until it's out of the pot?"

"Please customers 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106 to pick up the meal."

In the back kitchen of Huang Ji, Tan Weian felt as if he had just plowed two acres of land. Although he felt he hadn't done any heavy physical labor, just boiling filling, mixing filling, and wrapping *baozi* non-stop, he was just tired.

Checking his back, he was covered in a thin layer of sweat.

"It's really exhausting. Even at Zhi Wei Ju, I'm afraid only during the New Year would there be such business." Tan Weian sighed to Gu Li while tidying up the cooking station.

Gu Li silently tidied up slowly and didn't answer.

Tan Weian had long been familiar with this taciturn personality of the junior brother and continued: "I heard Dong Shi say that when Qin Huai was in junior high school, his uncle almost introduced him to our Zhi Wei Ju to be an apprentice. You say if he came to our Zhi Wei Ju, which master would take him as an apprentice? Master Zhou? Master Li? Master Liu? I think it must be Master Zhou, other masters couldn't compete with him."

"His talent is really nothing to say, God is holding a rice bowl behind him begging him to eat. A few days ago when making *Sixi Tangyuan*, such complex materials, he and Zheng Siyuan dared to try, and dared to try different methods."

"I think Yu Yang is almost wishing to be favored by Qin Huai and taken as a disciple." Tan Weian laughed.

Yu Yang is the Zhi Wei Ju chef who knows a little bit about massage.

"Master Qin is very powerful." Gu Li suddenly said, looking at Qin Huai who was stretching behind the cooking station and chatting happily with Zheng Siyuan.

Tan Weian suddenly realized that he seemed to have accidentally poked the junior brother's pain point. In terms of talent, Gu Li and Qin Huai are really one in the 18th layer of hell, and one reaching the heaven.

"Junior brother, I mean..."

"Master Qin said my basic skills are very good, but I haven't mastered them." Gu Li said.

Tan Weian didn't expect Qin Huai to have said this to Gu Li, and was stunned: "This... actually several masters have said it, junior brother, you are willing to endure hardship, and your basic skills are very solid."

"It's just that the talent... is a bit poor, and I can't comprehend it."

Being a chef depends on talent.

Diligence can make up for clumsiness, and the stupid bird flies first. These 8 words look simple, but to truly achieve them, the time spent and the sweat paid behind them are absolutely unimaginable.

"Master Qin asked me to practice more." Gu Li said, "He said my technique is wrong, I haven't mastered it, I don't know how to apply what I've learned, because I haven't practiced enough."

"Once you really practice to a certain amount, you will understand."

"I think Master Qin is very right." Gu Li looked at Qin Huai, "Although Master Qin seems a bit lazy, occasionally chats with Dong Shi when making pastries, doesn't like to make the same pastry all the time, and always likes to try fresh things."

"But today I saw it, Master Qin actually practices a lot in private."

"Many things have already become muscle memory for him. I think Master Qin just wants to tell me that as long as you practice to his level, you can master it."

"Senior brother." Gu Li looked at Tan Weian with burning eyes, "I want to practice for another hour every day!"

Tan Weian: "Ah?"

Still adding?

Junior brother, you work an average of 14 hours a day, you are already the most workaholic cub in our Zhi Wei Ju. If you add more, can your body take it?

Also, is Qin Huai really a hidden workaholic?

Tan Weian began to carefully recall Qin Huai's state during work today.

Calm, composed, efficient.

At first, Tan Weian didn't care, because from the moment he saw *Zhi Wei* this morning, he had already identified Qin Huai as a big shot, a giant who could put pastries on the cover of the New Year's big issue of *Zhi Wei*.

Tan Weian felt that if his pastries were on the cover of *Zhi Wei*, he wouldn't look down when going out from now on, and his eyes would only drift to the sky.

Everything a big shot does is reasonable, and being calm and composed is the basic criterion for a big shot.

But after Gu Li's reminder, Tan Weian reacted afterwards that Qin Huai really seemed to be very good at working.

Qin Huai could keep up with the speed of the Zhi Wei Ju helpers.

This is not a simple thing. Zhi Wei Ju is a well-known gathering place for workaholics, and the work efficiency is top-notch. It is normal for Zheng Da to not keep up, but it is abnormal for Qin Huai to keep up.

Thinking of this, Tan Weian was shocked in his heart.

Could it be that Qin Huai has been working hard secretly behind his back?

He seems to come to Huang Ji to work every day, rests after eating lunch, practices something unrelated to pastries in the afternoon, packs employee meals to the bone-setting shop to relax, and then goes home leisurely, but actually works hard in places where everyone can't see every day, working everyone to death.

Tan Weian took a deep breath.

Qin Huai is actually so terrifying.

Having talent is fine, but still working so hard.

It's really awe-inspiring.

Qin Huai was twisting his neck.

"I just heard the calling of numbers outside reaching over 1000. How many *baozi* and *mantou* did we make today? How many of your fresh meat mooncakes were sold?" Qin Huai chatted while waiting for the meal, full of energy.

"Don't know, didn't count." Zheng Siyuan shook his head, "There should be many missed numbers, it's impossible for the customer traffic to reach 1000 people in one noon."

Qin Huai twisted his neck and then his shoulders, almost doing a set of radio gymnastics.

"Aren't you tired?" Zheng Siyuan was very strange.

He still remembered when Qin Huai first came to Huang Ji. At that time, the customer traffic seemed to be a lot, but compared to now, it was just like that. But it was just that customer traffic that almost exhausted Qin Huai at the time.

Now there are more helpers, and the workload has almost doubled, but Qin Huai is not exhausted but full of energy.

What's the situation?

"It's okay." Qin Huai said the truth, "Tired is definitely tired, but I feel very satisfied in my heart."

Zheng Siyuan:?

"I don't know why, I feel that such a large customer traffic today is just the right amount for me. Not easy, not too tired, the atmosphere and environment are very comfortable, I even feel I can work for another two hours." Qin Huai indicated that closing at one o'clock is Huang Ji's limit, not his limit.

Zheng Siyuan:??

Zheng Siyuan took a deep look at Qin Huai: "You make me feel fear."

"I suddenly don't want to help you make *San Ding Bao* tomorrow."

Qin Huai's eyes lit up: "You help me make *San Ding Bao* tomorrow?"

"Yes." Zheng Siyuan said expressionlessly, "My dad is afraid you will be too tired to adapt tomorrow, so he asked me to assist you and help you make a part of the *San Ding Bao*."

"I now feel that I don't need to help you, I need you to help me make fresh meat mooncakes."

"I'm so tired."

Zheng Siyuan felt that it was time for his beloved pastry shop to reopen.

It had long been renovated. High-end restaurants are so tiring, not suitable for him.

Obviously, it was Qin Huai who appeared in *Zhi Wei*, why was he the one who was exhausted in the end?

Qin Huai didn't pay much attention to Zheng Siyuan's slightly desperate expression; he suddenly realized one thing.

If Zheng Da helps him make *Jiu Niang Mantou* tomorrow, Zheng Siyuan helps him make *San Ding Bao*, and Huang Shengli works with him to make *Guo'er*, then in a sense, except for Huang Jia, all the Huang Ji master chefs and master chef reserves are assisting him or cooperating with him.

Huang Jia couldn't participate, not because Huang Jia didn't want to, but because Huang Jia couldn't help.

Calculating this way, he became the master chef of Huang Ji.

Became the head chef.

According to the development of the cool novel plot, the next step is to win over people's hearts, take power, acquire shares, and then occupy the magpie's nest.

Huang Ji Restaurant renamed to Qin Ji Restaurant.

"Are you still practicing heat control in the afternoon?" Zheng Siyuan's words pulled Qin Huai back to reality.

Qin Huai shook his head: "Not practicing today, Master Huang doesn't have time either. He has to discuss the reservation queuing matter with Foreman Cao again this afternoon."

"I plan to go for bone-setting after eating, then go home to practice *Bai Guo* filling and adjust my work and rest schedule. Starting tomorrow, I will adjust my working hours."

"Okay, then I'll go back in the afternoon too." Zheng Siyuan indicated he knew.

Qin Huai continued to wait for the meal, and by the way, went to Dong Shi to listen to some gossip.

Dong Shi was vividly talking about how long the queuing crowd outside was this morning, almost catching up with the Spring Festival travel rush.

Qin Huai felt that this was somewhat of a moon-landing collision; diners were here to eat, not to attack Huang Ji.

Just when Dong Shi's gossip reached its climax, a round-faced waiter poked his head in from outside the kitchen and asked in a low voice: "Is Master Qin busy? A neighbor of his outside said he brought something for him and asked Master Qin to look at his mobile phone."

Qin Huai walked out directly after hearing it; his mobile phone was in the locker room, and he couldn't see it if there was a message.

At the entrance of the kitchen, Wang Gensheng and Chen Juan stood by the wall. Wang Gensheng was holding *Huaihua* honey, and Chen Juan was carrying two bags. In the bags were *Jiu Niang Mantou* and *San Ding Bao* that were clearly more than the two of them could eat.

When Qin Huai walked out, Chen Juan was scolding Wang Gensheng, not noticing that Qin Huai had already arrived.

"Wang Gensheng, Wang Gensheng, how do you want me to say you are good? Are you embarrassed to take this *baozi* and *mantou*? Old Qian's family of four queued for *baozi* and *mantou* since 9 o'clock, and you really took it when he gave you half? Can you eat so much? Are you short of these two *baozi* and *mantou*? Can't you eat it when Master Xiao Qin returns to Yunzhong Canteen?"

"People still have a granddaughter at home? Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma queued for a whole morning, just brought back that little bit of *baozi* and *mantou*, how sad the little girl must be!"

Old Man Wang lowered his head, full of shame, and repented: "I just couldn't hold back for a while, was ghost-minded, Old Qian handed the things to me, and I took it on impulse."

"I don't want to either, I know I shouldn't have accepted it, I really... I really deserve to die."

Qin Huai:...

Sounds like accepting a bribe of 3 million, not like accepting two bags of *baozi* and *mantou*.

"Old Man Wang, Auntie Chen, why didn't you tell me on WeChat when you came to Suzhou?" Qin Huai stepped forward quickly.

Old Man Wang was still in the repentant tone and hadn't switched over, saying to Qin Huai in repentance: "Just came to play and see old colleagues, Director Ding asked me to bring you a few jars of *Huaihua* honey."

Qin Huai took the *Huaihua* honey: "Really hard for you to bring it over specially, have you eaten at noon?"

"Ate, number 555, bought three *Jiu Niang Mantou*, three *San Ding Bao*."

"What time did number 555 queue up to?" Qin Huai was a bit curious.

"The little girl at the entrance said 12:10, but there were many missed numbers in front. We wandered around nearby with Doctor Qu, and queued up at 12 o'clock. But the ones behind were slow. There were many missed numbers on-site re-taking numbers and continuing to queue."

"Around 12:40, there were people waiting for numbers everywhere, more than the people grabbing eggs when eggs were on special at the supermarket at 7 in the morning."

"Doctor Qu? Did Qu Jing come too?" Qin Huai was a bit surprised.

He had been busy during this period, and Qu Jing didn't ask him to buy pastries much, so he almost forgot that Qu Jing was actually in Suzhou.

"Yes, Doctor Qu is resting today." Old Man Wang's biggest feature is that he loves to tell the truth, all big truths.

Qin Huai basically understood, guessing that Qu Jing was embarrassed to open a small stove.

"I remember Old Man Wang you said you hadn't been to Suzhou for many years, so you probably hadn't eaten Huang Ji's dishes much." Qin Huai laughed, grabbed a passing waiter with sharp eyes, "Please help me ask Foreman Cao if he can reserve a middle table in the lobby for me tomorrow noon, I have friends coming to eat."

The waiter nodded, walked quickly to find Foreman Cao, and returned in a few minutes to reply.

"Foreman Cao said no problem, but your friends must arrive on time when the shop opens, otherwise it's not easy to arrange."

"Old Man Wang, tomorrow..."

"Can arrive, can arrive!"

"Don't worry, it will be." Qin Huai smiled, and then said to Old Man Wang, "Just heard Auntie Chen say something about Old Qian sharing two bags of *baozi* and *mantou* with you, it should be Old Man Qian who helped introduce, right."

"Old Man Qian is also a regular customer of Huang Ji, I have an impression, sometimes I can meet him when walking in the residential area."

"Huang Ji is releasing new *Guo'er* tomorrow, only dine-in customers can order, limited to one per person. I might do a few other pastries casually, I will watch and serve you then. I remember Old Man Qian's family has five people, the middle table might be a bit crowded, but it's really inconvenient to arrange a large table, and the private rooms are all fully booked, Old Man Wang, don't mind."

Old Man Wang waved his hands quickly: "Don't mind, what's there to mind, it's fine to hold a bowl and eat at the entrance."

Chen Juan rolled her eyes at her old man, hating that iron didn't become steel, and gave up speaking.

"I haven't eaten yet, so I'll go eat first. Old Man Wang, Auntie Chen, have a good time in Suzhou."

After Qin Huai finished speaking, he went in.

Old Man Wang sighed at the entrance: "Master Xiao Qin is still as thoughtful as before even after becoming popular."

Chen Juan:... what kind of broken description is this?

Old Man Wang quickly called Qian Zhongheng, telling him that there was no need to book Guanhulou tomorrow noon, his relationship here was hard enough, and he had booked a table.

At Old Man Qian's house, Qian Zhongheng was still feeling sorry for the *Jiu Niang Mantou* and *San Ding Bao* he gave away on impulse, and Old Man Wang's call came.

"What? Master Xiao Qin helped reserve a seat, a middle table in the lobby?"

"Will 7 people be a bit crowded? Not crowded, not crowded, how old is my granddaughter, she can just sit on her dad's lap and eat!"

Qian Zhongheng's son:?

"Old Wang, I knew when you were an accountant back then that you were a mature, steady, and reliable person. Don't worry, we will definitely arrive on time tomorrow, I will arrive at 9 o'clock, and go over to pretend that we queued for it."

Hanging up the phone, Qian Zhongheng said with full energy: "Go, son, go buy some fruit for your Uncle Wang! Go to the hotel to see your Uncle Wang in the afternoon!"

"Okay, Dad!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 220 =====