Chapter 393

No matter how absurd the situation developed, Qin Huai was truly learning cloud patterns from Gu Li.

Qin Huai discovered that although Gu Li usually looked silent and inarticulate, he was actually quite good with language.

His language was very concise and clear.

He would point out exactly where the problem was.

If Gu Li felt the amplitude of Qin Huai's cloud pattern roll was too large, he would talk about the amplitude. If he felt the thickness of the filling was a problem, he would talk about the filling. If he felt the reverse-rolling action was wrong, he would demonstrate it himself. Although he didn't demonstrate it perfectly, he could roughly let Qin Huai see where it was wrong.

He was a very good teacher because he was essentially a collection of wrong answers himself.

Qin Huai really learned something.

Tan Tan Weian, on the other hand, was dumbfounded.

Tan Tan Weian had originally come to watch the fun, thinking Qin Huai was just acting on a whim, having a hot-headed moment, and spouting nonsense, pulling off some crazy stunt.

He actually wanted to learn cloud patterns from Gu Li.

What level was Gu Li at? Didn't Tan Tan Weian, as his senior brother, know? His dear junior brother had many merits: mature and steady, silent and reticent, never gossiping, down-to-earth, diligent, especially diligent.

His shortcomings were also very obvious.

He was bad at cooking.

What could Qin Huai learn from Gu Li? Gu Li himself couldn't even make good cloud patterns.

As it turned out, one really dared to learn, and the other really dared to teach, and they just started learning like that.

Tan Tan Weian felt once again that he didn't understand this world. He wanted to find someone who could understand him to complain to. He looked at Zheng Zheng Siyuan and found that Zheng Zheng Siyuan was also listening to what Gu Li was saying, seemingly wanting to study the cloud patterns of the Four-Joy Roll.

He looked at his good brother Zang Liang and found that his good brother Zang Liang was already immersed in the exchange of savory dish chefs and couldn't extricate himself, not caring about the situation here at all.

Tan Tan Weian could only watch while feeling puzzled, and then, as he watched, he himself got drawn in and started learning too.

Eh, why hadn't he noticed before that his dear junior brother seemed to have really put in hard work and seriously studied cloud patterns?

What Tan Tan Weian didn't know was that Gu Li teaching Qin Huai cloud patterns not only shocked him but also deeply shocked everyone at Does Zhi Wei Ju.

How should one put it? Gu Li and the words "teaching people" were really hard to put into a single sentence.

Yet such an absurd thing happened, and Gu Li was even teaching Qin Huai, and it seemed to be going quite well. Because it wasn't just Qin Huai who was learning; Tan Tan Weian and Zheng Zheng Siyuan were also getting into it.

Su Gan was so shocked that he directly did something that violated the sect's rules. He very rarely went to the locker room during work hours, took out his phone, and sent a message to Boss Su about this matter.

Then Boss Su replied with a series of question marks and exclamation marks, expressing his shocked mood.

No matter how shocked everyone was, the thing happened, and Gu Li was teaching quite well.

At least that's what Qin Huai thought.

Qin Huai looked at the first batch of freshly baked, severely failed pastries—a brand-new type of pastry that looked like a flower roll, but you couldn't see the cloud patterns, nor could you tell it was a Four-Joy Roll, and you couldn't even tell what it was—and silently took a bite.

Well, setting aside the fact that the pastry he made was actually a Four-Joy Roll, the taste was still okay.

Ham bits were indeed the "version answer."

Qin Huai ate silently. Seeing that Gu Li, Zheng Zheng Siyuan, and Tan Tan Weian were unmoved and just watching him eat, seemingly waiting for him to comment, he pointed to the remaining Four-Joy Rolls.

"Why don't you guys try it? Although the cloud patterns for this Four-Joy Roll didn't come out and the shape isn't up to standard, and it doesn't look like a Four-Joy Roll at all, the taste is actually quite good." The three:?

The three were confused, but Tan Tan Weian obediently picked up a Four-Joy Roll, stuffed it into his mouth, took a bite, chewed carefully, and his eyes lit up.

Tan Tan Weian:!

"This thing looks like such a failure, but it's actually so delicious!"

"How did you do it? When I saw it come out of the pot just now, I thought this pastry must be extremely disgusting; I didn't even dare to get close." As he spoke, Tan Tan Weian chewed carefully a few more times, "Isn't it just green onions and ham bits? How can it be so delicious?"

"It might be because the ham bits, green onions, and sesame oil are paired very well," Qin Huai said. "And what do you mean 'isn't it just green onions and ham bits'? Ham is already considered a very high-end ingredient in pastries; you wouldn't use ham bits for ordinary pastries at all."

"The complexity and preciousness of ingredients cannot determine the taste of a pastry. Many times, the simpler a pastry looks, the more reasonable and delicious the flavor pairing is. Isn't this a very basic principle of making pastries? Tan Tan Weian, how could you even forget this?"

Tan Tan Weian:...

Tan Tan Weian looked at Qin Huai, his face full of "You have the nerve to ask me how I could forget this? You don't even think about what I've been practicing with you lately."

Do you think everyone can switch seamlessly from high-end, complex pastries back to pastries with relatively simple ingredient pairings like you? My brain hasn't switched back yet, buddy.

Tan Tan Weian asked: "Then, in a way, can this Four-Joy Roll be considered a success? Although the shape isn't great and I didn't see the cloud patterns, the taste is quite good. The dough is impeccable, and the filling wrapped inside is also impeccable."

Qin Huai shook his head: "It's still a long way off."

"You weren't there when I was chatting with Gu Li this morning. Although the cloud patterns of the Four-Joy Roll don't change the taste of this pastry much—maybe just a slight improvement—they are the soul of this pastry. Because only with cloud patterns is it a Four-Joy Roll; without cloud patterns... it should be another type of pastry."

"Maybe this is what imperial pastries are—the meaning and shape are more important than the taste," Qin Huai sighed. "If Gu Li hadn't told me this morning, I really wouldn't have understood this logic."

Tan Tan Weian:???

What? His dear junior brother's attainments in imperial pastries were actually this deep?

Junior brother, what exactly have you been secretly studying behind my back all these years? Haven't I seen your hard work every day? What exactly did I miss?

Gu Li saw Qin Huai praising him so much that he felt a bit embarrassed. He took a Four-Joy Roll and silently retreated to the back to gnaw on it, not participating in the high-end discussion on Qin Huai's side.

After Zheng Zheng Siyuan ate half a Four-Joy Roll, he commented: "Gu Li's understanding of cloud patterns is indeed very deep."

Then Zheng Zheng Siyuan looked at Qin Huai: "So, are we starting to study the Four-Joy Roll directly from now on? We don't need to wait for my dad to come back."

Qin Huai thought for a moment: "Master Zheng should still be adjusting his mindset. Let's not trouble him with this initial learning. I think Gu Li is teaching quite well. Let's ask Master Zheng for advice after we have initially mastered the cloud patterns."

Zheng Zheng Siyuan nodded: "That works too."

"Then, does Gu Li have time? Will the Four-Joy Roll affect Gu Li's usual pastry progress? I see he's quite busy every day, making Ruyi Rolls, Golden Silk Shumai, and other pastries every day."

After finishing, Zheng Zheng Siyuan looked at Gu Li, and Qin Huai also looked at Gu Li.

Gu Li, who only wanted to be a background board:...

Gu Li could only nod heavily and said somewhat nervously: "I... I have time."

Seeing this scene, Tan Tan Weian just wanted to rush to Zang Liang's side, shake his shoulders, and roar:

Zang Liang, oh Zang Liang, what exactly are you doing? How could you forget your original purpose for coming to the Yunzhong Canteen after coming to Huang's? How could you be so obsessed with savory dishes that you quit the small team? Your position has been squeezed out by my junior brother!

Although the Four-Joy Roll research team shouldn't have had a position for Zang Liang anyway; this was a pure pastry, and it had nothing to do with savory dishes.

Tan Tan Weian glanced at Zang Liang, who was still obsessed with savory dishes, and took a bite of the Four-Joy Roll melancholically.

Sigh, how did things turn out like this?

(End of chapter)