Chapter 333: Su Gan

If Xu Tuqiang's unchanging love for Jiang Mi rice cake made Qin Huai realize that he had been a bit obsessed with completing side quests and main quests during this period, forgetting his original job as a pastry chef and being controlled by the tasks issued by the game, then the new batch of helpers from Does Zhi Wei Ju provided a solid material basis for Qin Huai to return to his original job as a pastry chef.

When Qin Huai and Boss Su were talking, Qin Huai didn't take the initiative to say how many people he wanted, but only very implicitly revealed that Yunzhong Canteen's kitchen was very large and wasn't afraid of having too many people.

Boss Su wasn't an incompetent young master like Huang Anyao, so he immediately understood Qin Huai's hint and sent nine people over this time.

Tan Weian and Su Gan, a registered disciple of Does Zhi Wei Ju's top dog Master Zhou, led the team. Gu Li was forcibly stuffed into the team by Tan Weian because of Qin Huai's naming. These three counted as direct descendants, and the remaining six were all elite apprentices who had no master but were very motivated and had a certain talent, with hope of being favored by a master chef and taken as a disciple.

The ordinary apprentices who went to Huang Ji for exchange last time weren't selected, which showed that the errand at Huang Ji wasn't considered a good errand by Does Zhi Wei Ju people at the time, and the elites didn't sign up.

Since Su Gan had a name and was a registered disciple of Master Zhou, Tan Weian used very brief language to introduce this deputy leader after arriving at Yunzhong Canteen.

Simply put, a connection with pretty good talent.

It wasn't hard to guess from the surname that Su Gan was Boss Su's relative, the son of Boss Su's second cousin. The relationship was considered relatively close, more of a connection than half a connection like Both Pei Xing.

As Boss Su's relative, Su Gan was almost a nailed-on personal disciple of Master Zhou in the future. The reason he was still a registered disciple now was that Master Zhou had very high requirements for taking disciples, not only requiring talent but also character.

As the recognized number one pastry chef in the country and the highest-ranked pastry chef at Does Zhi Wei Ju, Master Zhou liked taking disciples very much. He himself had five personal disciples and countless registered disciples. Becoming a registered disciple was a threshold, representing that Master Zhou had affirmed your talent and current strength, and you possessed the qualification for enrollment.

As for whether you could further your studies and become a personal disciple, it would depend on subsequent efforts and whether you could achieve results under Master Zhou's guidance.

Su Gan was the most promising among Master Zhou's many registered disciples to become the sixth personal disciple, and at the same time, he was also one of the top kings of involution at Does Zhi Wei Ju.

Master Zhou was a very traditional and old-school pastry master. Besides talent, what he valued most in taking disciples was diligence. Because it was related to his own experiences in his early years, Master Zhou insisted until now that diligence could make up for clumsiness.

Perhaps in other industries, talent could take a decisive factor, but Master Zhou felt that in the chef industry, at least for pastry chefs, one part effort, one part sweat, one part harvest. Talent was the conversion rate of turning effort into sweat, but without the prerequisite, no matter how high the conversion rate was, it was useless.

He had praised Gu Li's diligence more than once at Does Zhi Wei Ju, and at the same time, he had also regretted Gu Li's talent.

Before at Huang Ji, Tan Weian had mentioned to Qin Huai that his grandfather, Master Tan, had the best relationship with Master Zhou before he passed away. After Master Tan passed away, Master Zhou had also taken care of him and Gu Li a lot, which was also the reason why Tan Weian had Master Zhou's hundred-fruit filling recipe.

On weekdays, Master Zhou also gave Gu Li the most pointers, but Master Zhou himself had many personal disciples under his name, as well as many registered disciples who were waiting to be fed, crazily involuting, and competing for positions, so he didn't have much time to give pointers to Gu Li.

Under such background information, as soon as Tan Weian introduced Su Gan, Qin Huai knew that he must be the super king of involution among this group of people, second only to Gu Li.

And Qin Huai could tell from everyone's tone of voice and demeanor when looking at people that although Su Gan was the deputy leader, he was obviously more prestigious and had more say than Tan Weian, and the pastry level was also likely higher than Tan Weian's.

In the chef industry, the dish is the original sin.

"Master Qin, this is our list of nine people this time. Boss Su has arranged a place for us to stay. Since it's really impossible to rent a house in Yunzhong Community, we live in the neighboring community, about 8 minutes away."

"Before coming, Tan Weian had already told us that your Yunzhong Canteen is different from ordinary restaurants, operating three meals and breakfast is the focus."

"This is the shift schedule I formulated. See if it's okay. Our Does Zhi Wei Ju's desserts generally don't start selling until after 10:00 AM, and specific desserts have to wait until 12:00 PM to start selling, so I don't know much about the production time of breakfast."

"The shift schedule tentatively sets the arrival time at the store at 3:40 AM. Do you think this time is okay?"

As soon as Su Gan opened his mouth, the style of a king of involution was fully displayed.

Qin Huai took a shallow look at the shift schedule and found that Su Gan had three morning shifts in a week, and the remaining four morning shifts were Gu Li's. It was clear that these two people were the leaders of the morning shift, while Tan Weian had none.

Qin Huai glanced at Tan Weian and sighed in his heart that it was no wonder this leader didn't convince the deputy leader; it turned out that his strength couldn't compare, and he couldn't involute as well.

Just one morning shift less than Gu Li, he was a king of involution.

"No need to be so early." Qin Huai said directly after roughly finishing the shift schedule, "You are all pastry chefs and don't need to be responsible for breakfast. Even for our canteen's breakfast chefs, they don't arrive at work until 4:00. Helpers who need to prepare ingredients might arrive a little earlier."

"Of course, if there are people among you who are very good at breakfast, such as buns, steamed buns, steamed dumplings, noodles, etc., you can consider coming a little earlier, such as 6:00."

"I generally arrive at the canteen at 7:00~7:15 AM to make crab roe noodles. This time period in the morning isn't very busy. If you are willing to come at 6:00 to make breakfast or desserts you are relatively good at, I will also have more time to taste and give some opinions."

"If it's during the noon or afternoon time period, I might not have that much time. Tan Weian should have told you that I generally practice and research desserts in the afternoon. Plus, I've been practicing knife skills recently and can't be distracted. If you ask me to help look at things in the morning, the time will be more abundant."

These words Qin Huai said were definitely sincere suggestions.

He knew what this group of people from Does Zhi Wei Ju came from far away to work for free for. People had traveled thousands of miles and brought their own dry rations, and their attitude was so good. As soon as they came up, they took the initiative to express that they could arrive at work at 3:00, and even took out the shift schedule. Naturally, he, Master Qin, had to show his attitude and tell the other party that he could give them what they wanted.

Hearing Qin Huai say this, the light of a king of involution flashed on Su Gan's ordinary face. After thinking for a few seconds, he opened his mouth directly: "I know, Master Qin. Later I will go to others to understand the types of breakfast Yunzhong Canteen usually sells and re-formulate a shift schedule."

"Today everyone took the high-speed rail to the plane, and everyone is relatively tired after the journey, so they might not be able to start working immediately. See if you can spare some time this afternoon. I will let everyone make a few desserts they are good at for you to taste. This way, you will have a count of everyone's level, and it will be more convenient when you order us to do things in the future."

Qin Huai felt it made sense after hearing Su Gan say this. With his current level, he would know the level of ordinary Does Zhi Wei Ju apprentices by tasting one dessert, which was indeed convenient.

"Okay, after making the desserts, you guys go back early to rest. The journey is indeed hard."

Su Gan nodded and began to order and exhort the Does Zhi Wei Ju crowd to make the desserts they were good at. Hearing that Qin Huai had time to taste everyone's desserts today, all the apprentices were very excited. For these apprentices, being able to have a master chef taste one dessert they made was already a very lucky thing. If they could give one or two comments, they wouldn't be able to sleep happily at night.

Almost in an instant, everyone swarmed to the locker room to change clothes and switch to work mode.

In a place Qin Huai couldn't see, Both Pei Xing showed a look of near despair.

"Am I crazy or is the world crazy? Isn't Su Gan already a nailed-on personal disciple of Master Zhou? How come he is leading the team!"

"This guy is simply not human. He entered Does Zhi Wei Ju three years later than me and surpassed me in less than a year. Every morning when I arrive at the kitchen to work, his desserts are almost steamed in a cage, and when I prepare to get off work and go home, he is still kneading dough in front of the cooking station."

"With one look from Master Zhou, he knows what tea Master Zhou wants to drink. With one frown from Master Zhou, he knows what's wrong with his dessert. Even if Master Zhou looks at a place more, he can guess what Master Zhou wants to say in the next second."

"It's fine if Tan Weian comes; he spends about the same time at Does Zhi Wei Ju as me. How come Su Gan also comes?"

"He even makes tea better than me!"

Li Hua looked at the desperate Both Pei Xing quietly and asked: "You got off work so early every day before?"

Both Pei Xing: "?" Is this the point?" Li Hua didn't pay attention to him: "No wonder you are a relative of Master Pei, and no master chef took you as a disciple."

Both Pei Xing:...

Both Pei Xing now just wanted to spray a mouthful of blood on Li Hua's face, and then ask him desperately why you still said such heart-piercing words at this time.

If it weren't for not being able to involute, he, this half-connection, wouldn't have run away from Does Zhi Wei Ju so early.

"I think you worry too much." Li Hua said, "Even if Su Gan leads the team, he is also a registered disciple of Master Zhou and cannot stay here for long; he will go back sooner or later."

"We are the formal employees, the kind that Master Qin pays wages to. What are you worried about?"

Both Pei Xing suddenly realized, and the blood that had reached his throat was swallowed back.

"Then what should we do now?" Both Pei Xing had completely forgotten that he wanted to secretly involute Li Hua yesterday, but Li Hua also involuted him, almost involuting him to death.

"Didn't you hear the keyword just now?" Li Hua asked, "They are responsible for breakfast."

"We are also responsible. Now the store is most lacking in pastry chefs. Later I will go to apply to Master Qin, and I will go to work at 5:00 AM every day from now on."

"Master Qin loves to eat hot breakfast, and I have gained some insights into frying dough sticks recently."

Both Pei Xing:???

Not brother, aren't we formal employees? Why do we also have to involute?

Going to work at 6:00 is already early enough. Have you already involuted to going to work at 5:00?

Sensing Both Pei Xing's intention that he didn't really want to involute, Li Hua reminded faintly: "If ordinary apprentices at Does Zhi Wei Ju fail to take a master chef as a teacher, sooner or later they will leave Does Zhi Wei Ju one day."

"Guess if they have exchange experience and submit a resume to Master Qin, will Master Qin accept them?"

Both Pei Xing:!!!!

sos!!!

"I will also apply to Master Qin later!"

"Same as you, from tomorrow on I will go to work at 5:00 AM! To tell you the truth, I also know a little bit about breakfast. My shumai is made super delicious!"

On the other side, Tan Weian didn't participate in the dessert making of the Does Zhi Wei Ju crowd. After all, Qin Huai knew too well what Tan Weian was good at.

Tan Weian was directly grabbed by Qin Huai to research crab roe sauce. The way of research was to eat crab roe noodles one by one.

Zheng Siyuan stir-fried five types of crab roe sauce that he and Qin Huai felt were qualified this afternoon. Each type of crab roe sauce was mixed into one portion, and Tan Weian was asked to taste them one by one. If he couldn't eat them, he would eat one bite of each portion. If he could eat them, he would pick the ones he liked and finish the plate.

As a result, Tan Weian performed at a super level and finished three big plates.

He ate them wolfishly, slurping, with crab roe sauce all over his mouth. He couldn't wipe it clean with a napkin and had to use a wet wipe. Those who knew him knew he came to exchange with the Does Zhi Wei Ju crowd; those who didn't know him would think he had sneaked over to eat noodles himself.

"Hiccup."

After three portions of crab roe noodles went into his stomach, Tan Weian let out a loud hiccup.

"How did you guys know I love eating crab roe noodles? Let me tell you, crab roe sauce is not only delicious with noodles, but it's also a must with rice. Next time you guys can try it with rice; it's really super delicious. When I was a child, I could eat a big basin of crab roe sauce with rice."

"When my grandfather was still alive, he would make a lot of crab roe sauce every November. He made two types: one could only be stored for two or three months and couldn't be eaten around the New Year."

"The other type could be stored until August of the second year, but usually it wouldn't last that long. Basically, I would finish eating it around April."

Tan Weian, who was proficient in crab roe noodles and rice, said so.

Then Tan Weian saw Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan looking at him with burning eyes.

Having already researched the Four Happiness Tangyuan recipe with two people, how could Tan Weian not know what the two were thinking in their hearts? He immediately dug into his treasure bag and recalled for dozens of seconds.

"I remember the recipe, just not very clearly. I'll flip through the notes on my phone when I go back tonight, and I'll send it to you guys tonight."

Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan nodded in unison: "Okay."

Not to mention anything else, the recipes in Tan Weian's treasure bag were really many. When one day he was poor and couldn't live, and wanted to make a decision that violated the ancestors, he could still rely on selling recipes to make a living. It was just that he would probably be scolded as a super prodigal son, a prodigal son more outrageous than Huang Anyao.

Smacking his lips again, savoring the delicious crab roe noodles he had just eaten, Tan Weian hadn't walked out of the feeling of dizziness from carbohydrates, and asked a very confused question: "Aren't you guys going to research double-crab buns? Why are you making crab roe noodles again?"

Qin Huai told Tan Weian the crooked logic he and Zheng Siyuan had said again.

Tan Weian:?

Tan Weian looked at Zheng Siyuan in shock, his face full of "Brother, aren't you a formal student like me? Can you accept this kind of theory? Is this right? Is this reasonable? Is this normal?"

Zheng Siyuan, what's wrong with you?!

Zheng Siyuan looked at Tan Weian: "Think about the Four Happiness Tangyuan."

"Oh right, you haven't eaten the Four Happiness Tangyuan Qin Huai is making now. You probably can't eat anymore now."

"Eat a bowl tomorrow morning, and you will know that this idea is actually quite good."

"I have also gained a lot these few days. How are your Four Happiness Tangyuan doing?"

Tan Weian:...

Stop scolding, stop scolding.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 334 =====