Chapter 357

"How do you think this dough is?"

"Shouldn't it be a bit softer? I feel that the taste of that batch of double-crab buns just now was a bit lacking; maybe softer dough paired with the filling of the double-crab bun will have a good effect."

"Possible, I'll try."

"Qin Huai, taste my sauce, has it improved? I feel that my thickening this time is better than the previous few times; is it more suitable for the double-crab bun?" Zang Liang held the crab roe sauce in front of Qin Huai.

Qin Huai dipped a little with chopsticks to taste it and nodded: "The taste is indeed lighter than last time; this is definitely more fitting than the last one."

"Then I will continue to work in this direction!" Zang Liang ran back happily to continue thickening, his invisible big tail wagging fast behind him, almost writing the word "happy" on his face.

"Siyuan, you continue to knead the dough; that batch of double-crab buns seems to be about to come out of the pot, I'll go over and take a look. You should still have the sea cucumber you processed, right? I'll try to season the filling for the next batch of double-crab buns; I have a little bit of an idea now." Qin Huai put down the chopsticks and walked towards the steamer.

Zheng Siyuan had already started to continue kneading the dough and said without raising his head: "Okay, you try the next batch, I'm responsible for kneading the dough."

Qin Huai walked quickly to the steamer, observed the steam, looked at the time, and waited for dozens of seconds before putting on gloves to lift the top steamer lid.

Another batch of double-crab buns came out of the pot.

This is already the 8th batch of steamed buns steamed by the double-crab bun research team this afternoon.

People who often make steamed buns know that the preparation time for dim sum like steamed buns is very long; whether it is the processing of the filling, or the kneading of the dough and the fermentation of the dough, it all takes a long time, which is a very huge workload.

But the steaming time is very short; it only takes a few minutes to steam a steamer of buns.

And the speed of making a large quantity of buns and a small quantity is completely different. Qin Huai and the others are currently in the trial stage, and the number of buns made in each batch is very small, controlled at 25 per batch (it's hard to control if it's less), so the production speed is very fast.

It was only a little past 3 PM after 8 batches of buns were steamed.

During the period, there was also time for tasting, discussion, and review. As the only Master Qin of Yunzhong Canteen, Qin Huai also took time to make a batch of mung bean cakes, rice cakes, and red bean paste buns, and gave two sentences of guidance to Both Pei Xing, who didn't know what medicine he took right today, and seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians since the morning.

By the way, Both Pei Xing is still making Shaomai, and the sales of Shaomai are quite good.

Shaomai is a very popular, daily, and cheap dim sum. The ordinary Shaomai that Both Pei Xing usually makes in the morning can be sold out, not to mention the "explosive" Shaomai he made today.

Qin Huai knows too many dim sums, and rarely sold Shaomai when selling breakfast before. Chen An, as a breakfast chef, would make Shaomai in the morning, but Chen An's Shaomai was made very average, truly average, much more average than Both Pei Xing's average, so compared to other ordinary meals, Shaomai was not very popular.

Among the new Zhi Wei Ju apprentices who came recently, some people also make breakfast in the morning, but in all fairness, most of these apprentices' levels are not as good as Both Pei Xing's, and they don't have Shaomai as their signature dim sum.

This led to Both Pei Xing's Shaomai being very outstanding today, and it could even be described as very popular; it should be the most popular day since Both Pei Xing came to Yunzhong Canteen.

Although Qin Huai felt that Both Pei Xing's Shaomai was so popular because the pricing was cheap (the same price as Chen An's Shaomai), for the sake of his loyal formal employee's self-confidence, Qin Huai chose to see through it without saying it.

Both Pei Xing and Li Hua have worked in Yunzhong Canteen for so long, Qin Huai had long ago figured out the temperaments of the two people.

Li Hua seems dull and is a very introverted person, but in fact, he is just simply afraid of trouble and very steady. He is a very mature worker, diligent, hardworking, motivated, and can tolerate colleagues to a certain extent (such as Both Pei Xing), and is an absolutely excellent employee.

And Both Pei Xing seems lively, but in fact, he is a person who is a little fragile. He always looks very confident, but in fact, he covers up his lack of confidence in this way, otherwise he wouldn't be secretly gritting his teeth in the corner every day.

It is rare to have an opportunity to increase the self-confidence of an employee who lacks self-confidence, and Qin Huai is still very willing to push the wave.

For example, quietly contacting Xu Tuqiang, letting Xu Tuqiang say a word to the grandpas and grandmas in the Yunzhong community, praising Both Pei Xing's Shaomai made today more, just saying that the Shaomai he made today is particularly delicious, almost catching up with the Shaomai made by Master Qin.

Xu Tuqiang had already started leading the grandpas and grandmas to write lyrics, each person sharing a few lines of lyrics, ensuring that the praise would not be repetitive. Now Both Pei Xing is still frantically making Shaomai in the kitchen, not knowing what beautiful things are about to happen; when he finishes work and gets off work...

He should go to his Weibo alt account to post a happy Weibo.

As for why Qin Huai knows Both Pei Xing's Weibo alt account...

Qin Huai can only say that his dear sister Qin Luo has some talent as a war correspondent. When Qin Luo was playing with her mobile phone and brushing Weibo at home during the New Year, she brushed up on the Weibo posted by Both Pei Xing's alt account praising Little Master Pei of Yunzhong Canteen.

Qin Luo felt very strange at the time, because the grandpas and grandmas who love to praise people and occasionally use Both Pei Xing and Li Hua to practice their hands would praise directly in their Moments if they wanted to praise, and rarely did anyone praise on Weibo (grandpas and grandmas don't know how to play Weibo). And the office workers who play Weibo rarely praise Both Pei Xing; they generally praise Qin Huai, super-excellent recommendations, actively participating in the lucky draw activities occasionally held by Yunzhong Canteen, etc.

So war correspondent Qin Luo read all the Weibo posts posted by Both Pei Xing's Weibo alt account, and found clues in a photo of him going home after work, discovering that it was the community where Both Pei Xing lived.

Combined with the tone and habits of the text, Qin Luo reasonably speculated that this was Both Pei Xing's alt account, and then quickly shared this shocking discovery with Qin Huai.

Since then, Qin Huai and Qin Luo, the brother and sister, would occasionally browse Both Pei Xing's Weibo.

Both Pei Xing quite loves posting Weibo, often sharing his mood on Weibo; for example, Qin Huai discovered that Both Pei Xing was in a bad mood and wanted to resign a few days ago from his Weibo.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly felt that something was missing while eating breakfast in the morning and wanted to eat Shaomai, actively cueing Both Pei Xing.

Qin Huai nimbly used tongs to take out the double-crab buns from the steamer, sighing in his heart while taking them out: Oh, I am really a good boss who cares about employees.

Then he brought the steamed double-crab buns to Ouyang, who had already sat in the back kitchen, and asked with concern: "Can you still eat?"

Ouyang heard the word "eat" and subconsciously burped, barely nodding: "Can still eat one."

Qin Huai knew that his good brother had tried his best.

As Qin Huai's officially designated taster, Ouyang's appetite, although large, is also limited.

Seven batches of double-crab buns, Ouyang ate 7, plus the breakfast he ate in the morning, the Shaomai and lunch he ate at noon, Qin Huai felt that it was a miracle that Ouyang could persist until the eighth batch.

Of course, Qin Huai would not expect Ouyang to taste anything, and even less would he expect Ouyang to put forward any constructive opinions.

Qin Huai only needed to get an answer from Ouyang's mouth—

Do you think this double-crab bun is more like a bun or more like a dish?

More like a dish means a big disaster, not being able to taste it means a small disaster, and more like a bun means success.

Currently, the double-crab bun research team has not succeeded, because Ouyang didn't know why Qin Huai would ask him such a strange question, so when he answered, he was very "following his heart," and also had great reference value.

Even Ouyang might not have realized before that the double-crab bun didn't taste like a bun, but once Qin Huai asked, he could realize it.

"Then go back and shake milk tea after you finish tasting this round; I won't delay your business." Qin Huai said considerately. "Eat less at noon tomorrow; you eat the small-stove meal made by Zang Liang with us, and save more stomach for tasting."

Ouyang's moved tears were almost flowing down, and he asked: "Can I order dishes?"

"Don't even think about it."

Ouyang's moved tears couldn't flow down again; he grabbed a bun and took a small bite.

It can be seen that Ouyang is really a bit full; he can't even take big bites of the bun.

Chewing.

Slow chewing, swallowing.

Qin Huai looked at Ouyang, waiting for him to say his words.

"This bun... can't say, I think the dish doesn't look like a dish, but to say it's completely a bun is indeed a bit different from ordinary buns; it has a little bit of that dish taste you said. But compared to the previous ones... anyway, I think this dish taste is very little, quite bun-like."

Ouyang gave a good review.

"Then take some of this batch back and eat it as a midnight snack tonight?" Qin Huai asked.

"Good, good, good, it just so happens that I'm going to my parents' house tonight, and I'll take this batch of buns to my parents to eat." Ouyang said happily. "The movie card I swiped from my mom last time is used up; I'll take two more when I go back this time."

Qin Huai:... Not brother, the milk tea shop is making money like this, do you still have to steal when you go home?

It is worthy of you.

"Does your house still have summer cards for the amusement park? Luo Luo will probably stay in Shancheng this summer vacation. I'm afraid she won't be willing to take remedial classes every day, so I want to get her a summer card for the amusement park so she can relax occasionally and go to the amusement park to play."

"Amusement park summer card, right? Rest assured, leave it to brother; I will definitely swipe it for you before the summer vacation!" Ouyang patted his chest and guaranteed. "My mom likes to apply for cards the most; if there is a card not applied for, she feels uncomfortable in her heart. Do you still want cards for the hair salon? My mom applied for many more two days ago; if you want, I'll swipe two for you."

"... Want."

After eating the last bite of the bun, Ouyang directly packed up the remaining 24 double-crab buns and took them away, returning to the milk tea shop to shake milk tea with high spirits.

Zheng Siyuan was still kneading dough.

Qin Huai didn't go to season the filling, because the 9th batch of buns was about to be steamed.

When the 9th batch of buns came out of the pot, Qin Huai again nimbly picked out 25 buns, brought the plate to Tan Weian.

Tan Weian was making osmanthus cakes.

Although the dim sum Tan Weian loves to eat most is crab roe type, he loves to eat crab roe buns, crab roe Shaomai, crab roe mixed noodles, crab roe mixed rice, but the dim sum Tan Weian is most proficient in is cakes, especially osmanthus cakes.

However, Tan Weian rarely makes osmanthus cakes in front of Qin Huai.

In Tan Weian's words, it is that his current osmanthus cakes have reached the highest realm he can achieve at his current level, and it is the dim sum with the highest proficiency and mastery, so there is no need to practice too much.

What he has in his treasure bag is dim sum recipes; rather than spending time consolidating osmanthus cakes, it is better to look at the dim sum recipes in the treasure bag and practice whatever he wants to practice. This is also why Tan Weian always actively joins Qin Huai's various research teams; he is currently in the stage of practicing wildly.

A super connection-holder is just so willful.

But today, Tan Weian has been making osmanthus cakes and has not participated in any discussion about the double-crab bun.

"Taste it, this is the 9th batch." Qin Huai knew Tan Weian had no hands, so he directly handed the bun to Tan Weian's mouth.

Tan Weian was not polite either, directly took a big bite, chewed, hissed, swallowed the slightly hot bun, and said vaguely: "Much better than the last two days."

"But it's still a bit strange; shouldn't the dough of this bun be softer?"

"And the filling, is this filling seasoned by you or Zheng Siyuan?"

In terms of the level of tasting dim sum, Tan Weian is still okay, at a level that can at least throw Ouyang 50 streets away.

"This is the last batch seasoned by Zheng Siyuan; I will season the filling starting from the next batch." Qin Huai explained.

Tan Weian nodded, looked at where Ouyang sat before, and found that Ouyang was no longer there: "Ouyang is full, right? Then I'll taste the next buns?"

"Can you?" Qin Huai asked.

"Can, but my appetite is not as big as Ouyang's, and I also ate at noon, so I estimate three is the limit."

"Enough, you eat three batches, I eat three batches, Zheng Siyuan and Zang Liang eat another three batches, and it will be about enough this afternoon." Qin Huai arranged the subsequent tasting very clearly. Seeing that Tan Weian was still addicted to making osmanthus cakes, he couldn't help but ask more: "Why are you making so many osmanthus cakes suddenly today?"

Qin Huai considers himself to know Tan Weian relatively well; this is not Tan Weian's temperament.

As a famous lazy person in Zhi Wei Ju, Tan Weian has always been one who doesn't work if he can avoid it after completing the day's work tasks.

Tan Weian's work tasks for today have been completed, and the afternoon is the research on the double-crab bun. Under normal circumstances, Tan Weian should mainly play a role in tasting and watching this afternoon, and at the same time, as a kneading substitute, knead some dough to help.

Since today is the first day of formal research, everyone is still in the division of labor stage, and there is indeed no work for Tan Weian. But based on Tan Weian's past temperament, he should go to guide Gu Li, instead of silently making dim sum by himself.

Such a hard-working, diligent, and motivated persona doesn't look like Tan Weian.

Tan Weian silently gritted his teeth.

"I can't understand." Tan Weian's face was full of incomprehension. "Isn't it a very normal thing not to understand the 'feeling' you said? Didn't everyone not understand at the beginning?"

Qin Huai:?

"Why does everyone understand now, and only I don't understand?!"

"Even Both Pei Xing understands, he has realized it, and only I still don't know what you are talking about; is this reasonable?"

Qin Huai:...

"This..." Qin Huai didn't know how to comfort Tan Weian; mainly because Tan Weian's level is actually not bad, and he doesn't lack guidance from famous teachers at all.

For the sake of Master Tan, whatever Tan Weian doesn't understand in Zhi Wei Ju, he can just find a master to ask, and the master will tell him.

Qin Huai never thought about guiding Tan Weian; his communication with Tan Weian is basically exchange and discussion. And although Tan Weian's level is worse than Qin Huai and Zheng Siyuan, his vision is wide enough and broad enough, and he knows a lot, and his theoretical knowledge is very rich.

Qin Huai didn't expect Tan Weian to actually care about this.

He is a person with a treasure bag; he actually cares about "feeling."

"Then you..."

"I'll look for the feeling myself for a while, call me if you need me."

"Okay." Qin Huai chose not to disturb Tan Weian and returned to the cooking station to start thinking about how to season the filling.

It just so happened that Zheng Siyuan's dough was also kneaded well. Zheng Siyuan asked Qin Huai to go over and see if the softness and hardness of the current dough were suitable; he felt there was no problem, but he didn't know if Qin Huai had other views.

Qin Huai felt it was quite good.

"How could Tan Weian be stimulated by Both Pei Xing?" Qin Huai couldn't help but ask.

Zheng Siyuan looked at Qin Huai speechlessly, and the expression on his face was clearly: are you really not understanding or pretending not to understand? "Why would you think he was stimulated by Both Pei Xing?"

"Isn't it? Both Pei Xing advanced by leaps and bounds all morning today, and he started to practice osmanthus cakes fiercely, and he just said it himself."

"He was stimulated by you."

"You went back to Guangdong Province for a few days, practiced thickening well, not to mention that your knife skills and heat control broke through, and after saying two words to Zang Liang, Zang Liang realized thickening."

"After saying two words to Both Pei Xing, Both Pei Xing advanced by leaps and bounds."

"Among us, the one who talks the most is Tan Weian; he is too lazy to do it when practicing, and usually stands on the side and talks. He is the one who talks to you the most, but he has no progress."

"Who do you say he was stimulated by?"

Qin Huai:...

Not really, sir, can it still be calculated like this?

Qin Huai scratched his head.

"But I think his osmanthus cakes have really reached the upper limit of his current level; it is really difficult to improve by practicing osmanthus cakes."

"Or should I give him my mung bean cake recipe, and he can practice mung bean cakes to improve?"

(End of chapter)