Chapter 379: Reverse exchange

"I'm going to the bathroom."

After Qin Huai finished speaking, he slipped away. Except for Luo Jun, who was a bit surprised, everyone else was used to it.

Luo Jun asked Tan Weian in a low voice: "Did Qin Huai drink too much water this morning? Why is he running to the bathroom so urgently this time?"

Tan Weian said calmly: "Normal. He often does this when he's showing off. Just get used to it."

On the other side, when Qin Huai arrived at Huang Ji's employee bathroom, he found that the employee bathroom had actually been renovated, with new wallpaper. It's just that he didn't know what kind of combination light green wallpaper and a bathroom were.

Qin Huai decisively entered the first stall, closed the door, locked it, and clicked on the game panel.

The triggered side quest was indeed Gong Liang's.

【Gong Liang's Longing 2】: In Gong Liang's short gold-medal sales career, he had eaten countless delicacies. Ordinary deliciousness could not move him, but the intention hidden behind delicious dim sum, especially the unique intention made specifically for one person, would make him even more moved. Since Master Jing Lixiang passed away, Gong Liang had rarely seen this intention in dim sum, until today. The moment he ate the Double Crab Bao, Gong Liang suddenly longed to experience the emotion of eating Four-Joy Tangtuan before, and wanted to feel this unique intention again.

Quest Reward: 【A segment of Gong Liang's memory】

After Qin Huai finished reading the quest details, he only felt that he didn't expect Gong Liang to care so much about this kind of unique sense of ritual.

The previous Four-Joy Tangtuan was also completed with a moving quest. Now, a new quest was triggered directly by a combination of being moved and envious. Qin Huai deeply felt that many times Gong Liang didn't eat dim sum, but ate the emotional value contained in the dim sum.

He ate because the dim sum chef cared about him and had him in his heart.

Qin Huai indicated that this was what he was best at. Wait for him to go back and discuss with Shi Dadan, and flip through Shi Dadan's memories to see if there were any niche and relatively simple well-known dim sum that Master Jing Lixiang had. Qin Huai would study hard for Gong Liang for a few months. When the time came, Gong Liang would be moved, and the side quest wouldn't be completed?

Simple.

It's just that in this way, Qin Huai has to stay in Suzhou for a while longer.

It is difficult to highlight his importance to the new dim sum in a short time.

Thinking of this, Qin Huai closed the game panel and returned to the kitchen.

Huang Anyao was no longer blocking Gong Liang at the door. Gong Liang was also not persistent in drilling inside, sitting on a small stool at the door gnawing on the Double Crab Bao. Zheng Da stood beside Zheng Siyuan, pointing at the sea cucumbers processed by Zheng Siyuan. Zheng Siyuan was obviously dissatisfied with his father's inexplicable pointing and was arguing with his father. The expression showed that the argument was very intense, but the two people's voices were not loud, and they didn't attract much attention from others.

Tan Weian was not at his workstation, running to Luo Jun's side, muttering while gnawing on the baozi. Qin Huai quickly locked onto Tan Weian and walked towards him.

"Qin Huai, you're back. Just now I heard Master Huang discussing the pricing with the foreman. I knew the pricing of the Double Crab Bao at Huang Ji would definitely be very expensive, but I didn't expect it to be so expensive, 108 each. Even if this is a sea cucumber baozi, this price is too outrageous."

"If it were priced at Zhi Wei Ju, how much would it be?" Qin Huai asked.

Tan Weian thought for a while: "98."

Qin Huai:... It's only a 10-yuan difference. At this price point, is there a big difference?

"I haven't asked you yet, what do you plan to price it at in the Fuli Academy canteen..."

Qin Huai interrupted Tan Weian's words directly: "I have a matter to ask you."

"So many of you from Zhi Wei Ju came to the Fuli Academy canteen to exchange this time. Did Boss Su set a specific exchange location and exchange time for you?"

Although Tan Weian didn't quite understand what Qin Huai meant by asking this, he still answered honestly: "No, I'm not very clear about this. You have to ask Su Gan. If you want us to extend the time here, I think Boss Su should be quite willing. After all, everyone has made great progress during this period. What Zhi Wei Ju lacks the least is apprentices. Among us, maybe only Su Gan has a time limit. If he stays outside for a long time, it will delay him from learning skills from Master Zhou."

Qin Huai understood.

Tan Weian asked: "So... do you need us to stay for a while longer?"

Qin Huai shook his head: "I'm not sure about this, but they might need to change places."

Tan Weian:?

"Didn't I say before I came that I originally planned to stay at Huang Ji for about 10 days? Now I find that the situation has changed. It might be more than 10 days, maybe staying for more than a month or even two months."

"It's not really a solution to keep them working for free at the Cloud Canteen forever. We should discuss whether we can terminate the lease on that place and move them over to Huang Ji. I'll send a message to Su Gan now and call him to talk in detail during the lunch break."

After finishing, Qin Huai glanced at the crab roe sauce made by Luo Jun: "Luo Jun, the amount of crab roe sauce you make in each pot is too small. The amount needs to be larger. The customer flow here at Huang Ji is much larger than at the Fuli Academy canteen. Customers here particularly like to call for errands to buy on their behalf, and Huang Ji is not like the Fuli Academy canteen where dim sum is supplied all day, but is sold at concentrated times. If you don't make the amount larger, you won't be able to supply it at all during the lunch business hours."

Luo Jun was shocked when he heard Qin Huai say this, and asked somewhat blankly: "Can you handle it alone?"

In Luo Jun's view, the Double Crab Bao mainly relied on Qin Huai alone, and the main processes were all his responsibility.

"He can handle it." Tan Weian answered preemptively, and after finishing, pointed to Wang Jun, lowering his voice, "See that one with very sparse hair? He is Master Huang's sixth apprentice, professionally helping Qin Huai. He works very efficiently, one is worth three of me."

"Don't look at him as a red case chef. He is very good at wrapping baozi now, and that pleat is pinched more professionally than a pastry chef."

Luo Jun took a deep breath, thinking that Huang Ji was indeed terrifying. Master Huang's apprentices were truly hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and they actually had this skill.

For the rest of the time, Qin Huai was making Double Crab Bao with high intensity.

He chose to bring Zheng Siyuan and others to Huang Ji as soon as he learned the Double Crab Bao, not only to better complete Wang Laogen's task, but mainly to brush up the proficiency of the Double Crab Bao.

The four words "practice makes perfect" are vividly displayed on the pastry.

Learning it and practicing it are two concepts.

Coming to Huang Ji, Qin Huai can better brush up the proficiency of the Double Crab Bao, because the helpers here at Huang Ji are more professional and more in line with his wishes.

This "in line with his wishes" is not only about knowing how to look at people's faces and making good tea, but also more about tacit understanding and cooperation. In this regard, Wang Jun is almost unrivaled.

As Master Huang's direct disciple, although Wang Jun is the least outstanding in talent among Master Huang's many disciples, he is also a direct disciple of a famous teacher. This title is at least resounding in the chef circle.

Under normal circumstances, Wang Jun would definitely not be willing to be a helper for Qin Huai. He is a direct disciple of a famous teacher and a red case chef. There is no reason to be a helper for a pastry chef. Even if this pastry chef's dim sum just appeared in "Zhi Wei" a while ago, his reputation rose, and he could be called Master Qin by others, this is not reasonable.

But Wang Jun is obviously enjoying it.

Wang Jun very much enjoys the process of being a helper for Qin Huai. Whether it is cutting, stir-frying filling, boiling filling, or even wrapping baozi, Wang Jun is very willing to do it. Many people at Huang Ji actually didn't discover this willingness, only feeling that Wang Jun was really obedient to Master Huang, doing whatever his master told him to do. But Qin Huai, as the person who had the most contact with Wang Jun at Huang Ji every day before, could very clearly feel Wang Jun's emotions and could guess a little reason.

Wang Jun just loves to help others.

Almost his entire chef career so far has been helping others, including now, only responsible for cutting work in the kitchen. Coupled with Wang Jun's relatively reticent personality, he is not the kind of person with a lot of ideas. Qin Huai can feel that Wang Jun is actually a bit afraid of becoming a furnace chef and standing alone.

If Dong Shi is dreaming of upgrading from a cutting chef to a furnace chef and cooking, Wang Jun is dreaming of avoiding it. He finishes his work seriously every day when cutting, and at the same time does not take the initiative to ask about other people's work. One is because his personality is like this, and the other is because he dare not ask.

He knows his ability is not good, so he always has an inexplicable fear of unknown things. Usually, Master Huang assesses him and lets him stir-fry two home-cooked dishes, which is fine. If he really lets him be a furnace chef, I am afraid Wang Jun's first reaction is to refuse, because he is afraid of messing everything up.

And being a helper for Qin Huai is actually Wang Jun's comfort zone.

With Wang Jun, a top-notch helper across professions, and two excellent helpers from Huang Ji to help Qin Huai, Qin Huai's efficiency in making Double Crab Bao can be said to have been greatly improved.

Improved to the point that Qin Huai has the leisure to chat with Wang Jun while making Double Crab Bao.

"Brother Jun." Qin Huai asked Wang Jun, who was skillfully wrapping baozi beside him, in a half-joking tone while seasoning the filling, "I heard from Dong Shi that Master Huang intends to promote you and give you a raise, letting you be a furnace chef."

Hearing Qin Huai say this, Wang Jun was so scared that he almost pinched the baozi pleats wrong, and hurriedly whispered: "No, where is such a thing? How can I be a furnace chef at Huang Ji with my current level? It's still early."

Not far away, Huang Shengli shook his head helplessly when he heard Wang Jun say this, and continued to point out Huang Jia.

"I think Brother Jun, your level is quite good. How does that saying go? Basic skills are solid, and you are serious and responsible. There should be no problem being a furnace chef. Furnace chefs don't necessarily have to cook big dishes, home-cooked dishes are also fine."

"No, no." Wang Jun shook his head repeatedly, "I don't have this strength. Master said that customers are willing to spend such a high price to eat dishes at our Huang Ji because they believe in our Huang Ji's strength. Whether it's big dishes or small dishes, we can't be sloppy. Home-cooked dishes often test the level more. If I don't do it well, I will smash Huang Ji's signboard."

"Then you can't always be a cutting chef." Qin Huai said, "This is not practicing from home-cooked dishes, how to become a furnace chef step by step. Even the apprentices of Zhi Wei Ju have to come to my Fuli Academy canteen to be dim sum chefs for a few months, so that they can stand alone when they go back."

"Eh... why don't we have an exchange training between Huang Ji and our Fuli Academy canteen sometime? I exchange over, and you exchange over, helping me improve the red case level of the Fuli Academy canteen?" Qin Huai said jokingly.

He was joking.

Dong Shi has complained to Qin Huai more than once on WeChat in these few months. I don't know if Wang Jun is very low because of a breakup, so he has no enthusiasm and fighting spirit for work. Master Huang mentioned to Wang Jun once after the New Year that he could be a furnace chef if he improved, but Wang Jun was very resistant, and even a bit absent-minded because of this.

Dong Shi doesn't know what Wang Jun is thinking, but Qin Huai knows. Qin Huai has secretly eaten so many melons from Brother Jun anyway, and he feels that it is necessary for him to push Brother Jun when he is confused.

Use his master-level lies to fool Brother Jun.

"This..." Wang Jun obviously took Qin Huai's joke seriously and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Qin Huai just wanted to laugh twice to fool this topic and then expand to a deeper topic, deeply discussing why Wang Jun would avoid being a furnace chef. Huang Shengli didn't know when he walked behind Qin Huai and Wang Jun and opened his mouth with a smile:

"I think it's quite good."

Qin Huai:?!

"Xiao Qin, every time you come to our Huang Ji to exchange, you bring such a big increase in customer flow and business to Huang Ji. Exchange is originally about coming and going. You have come to Huang Ji to exchange twice, and Huang Ji hasn't sent anyone to your Fuli Academy canteen, which is indeed a bit unreasonable."

"Master Huang, I didn't mean that." Qin Huai hurriedly explained.

Huang Shengli waved his hand, signaling Qin Huai to stop talking first: "Xiao Qin, you come to our Huang Ji to improve your pastry level. Our Huang Ji should indeed send a few representatives to help the Fuli Academy canteen improve its red case level. The two red case chefs in your canteen have average culinary skills. I heard Xiao Jiu mention that the Meicai Kourou is not delicious. How about this, we will send the one who makes the best Meicai Kourou to lead the team, just... Xiao Liu, you."

Huang Shengli pointed casually, pointing directly at Wang Jun: "After Xiao Qin finishes this exchange and goes back, you pick two who have a good relationship with you and go with Xiao Qin. Communicate for a few more months, and remember to come back before the New Year."

Wang Jun was stunned, scared to the point of stuttering: "I... I represent Huang Ji? Master, this... this... this is not..."

"You represent Huang Ji, go and make Meicai Kourou well."

"Master, my Meicai Kourou is not..."

Not giving Wang Jun a chance to refuse, Huang Shengli turned and left directly, pointing out the next apprentice.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to give Qin Huai a look, and Qin Huai understood instantly.

Huang Ji, as a high-end restaurant, will bring great psychological pressure to Wang Jun, but the Fuli Academy canteen is, to put it bluntly, a community canteen, and a community canteen with very average red case levels. Wang Jun going there to stand alone will not have any psychological burden, and he can also get a head chef experience card and enjoy the happiness of being a master.

Sure enough, a gold medal famous teacher is different.

Not only does he teach technology, but he also thoughtfully solves the psychological problems of his apprentices.

Qin Huai continued to season the filling, glanced at the baozi raw dough that had been made, and found that the dough seemed to be not enough. He hurriedly turned his head to look at Zheng Siyuan's side and asked loudly: "Siyuan, how long will it take for the next batch of dough to be ready?"

"Three minutes." Zheng Siyuan said, and after finishing, turned his head to look at Zheng Da, urging, "Dad, heard it? The dough is not enough, don't be lazy, hurry up and knead the dough."

Zheng Da: Unfilial son!

I, Zheng Da, was apprenticed to the famous state-run restaurant master Jing Lixiang at the age of 7, studied hard for more than ten years, became a regular at the state-run restaurant at the age of 22, went to do business at the age of 35, and saved up a huge family business.

Even if I, Zheng Da, am a businessman now, in the chef circle, who doesn't have to call me Master Zheng? Even Master Zhou of Zhi Wei Ju calls me Master Zheng.

Usually, it's others begging me to make dim sum. Now I am actually commanded by my son to help, only responsible for kneading dough.

Helping, you actually let your father, me, this dignified Master Zheng, help you!

Unfilial son!

Your father, my Double Crab Bao, is made more powerfully than Qin Huai's. I can make Double Crab Bao! Why don't you let me make Double Crab Bao? I want to make Double Crab Bao!

Zheng Da shouted in his heart. After shouting for a while, he suddenly reacted. Eh, why did he rush to Huang Ji today?

Forget it, it's not important.

Unfilial son!

I want to make Double Crab Bao!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 380 =====