"I heard that the prices in clothing stores are not low, but they are still not enough to fill the hole of his children. You said that raising such a child, you have not yet raised a cat to save your worries."
Wednesday morning.
Stationmaster Yu from the Yingchun Street Information Station finished drinking the bean juice and came to the store.
While teasing Dundun with the cat stick, he shared the latest information collected by the intelligence station.
Online gambling and online loans are things that cannot be touched.
But now that consumerism is paramount, and many people have the mentality of getting rich overnight, this kind of thing is becoming more and more common.
Lin Xu could only sigh softly.
In the past, he also had the fantasy of getting rich overnight.
But after opening a restaurant, I was so busy all day long that I no longer had time to think about these things. Even bad habits such as staying up late, sleeping in, playing games, lying down and looking at mobile phones were all improved.
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So I still have to get busy.
A lot of work can solve a thousand worries.
"Are there any new dishes for lunch today?"
After Uncle Yu finished sharing the information, he started thinking about food.
The new stir-fried yellow beef served the day before yesterday was his favorite. He didn't expect the beef to be so tender. As a noodle lover, he ate two bowls of rice for the first time.
Lin Xu said:
"I have to go to Diaoyutai today and I don't have time to cook. But don't forget to come for lunch, because there will be several chefs coming to Diaoyutai to help with the cooking."
What?
The chef from Diaoyutai is coming to the store to cook?
Uncle Yu has eaten the dishes cooked by Xie Baomin and knows the quality of the chefs in Diaoyutai.
So when I heard what Lin Xu said, I quickly called my daughter, who teaches in a high school, and my son, who is a police officer, and told them to come to the supermarket for lunch.
Well, when I encounter something delicious, I immediately think of my children.
Uncle Yu is such a good elder.
"Xiao Lin, ask your parents to deliver some wild mushrooms later. I haven't forgotten them since I ate them last time."
On the day Chen Meijuan made wild mushroom noodle soup, Uncle Yu was also lucky enough to taste a bowl.
Then I was impressed by the delicious taste of wild mushrooms.
I was originally waiting for the store to make it again, but ended up giving some wild mushrooms to my father-in-law, some to Tan Yajun, and some to Xie Baomin.
Then it bottomed out.
"Just wait a few more days. They are all fresh now and need to be dried before they can be sent by express. Otherwise, those wild mushrooms will rot on the road."
Wild mountain mushrooms are more delicate.
It must be dehydrated within a few hours of picking.
It can only be delivered or carried after it is made into dry products.
While chatting.
A business car with a pass to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse slowly stopped at the door. The door opened, and several people in their thirties wearing chef uniforms walked out of the car.
Xie Baomin got off the passenger seat and said to several chefs:
"Let's go, this is my junior brother's shop, you will just cook according to the dishes on the menu today."
See everyone showing relaxed expressions.
He reminded:
"His store sells more than 500 bowls of rice and 200 to 300 bowls of hand-made noodles for every meal. The workload is extremely heavy. You must be mentally prepared to avoid losing Diaoyutai's face."<
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The passenger flow here is much larger than that of Diaoyutai.
The first time I helped Lin Ji.
Even Xie Baomin was caught off guard by the workload in the kitchen.
The group of people pushed open the door and walked in.
"Junior brother, the people have been brought here. Please explain to them, divide the work well, and let them cooperate well with the car."
Lin Xu nodded, came to the kitchen, and began to arrange the work of the chefs.
Niu Chuang and the others were also very cooperative. After all, they had to cooperate with these industry leaders from Diaoyutai. Everyone was very excited.
Everyone hopes to learn a few tricks from these chefs.
Half an hour later.
Lin Xu hugged Dundun and got into the business car at the door with Shen Jiayue, who had arrived on leave.
After the car door is closed.
Xie Baomin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, smiled and said:
"Junior brother, today's game is a live broadcast, and there is more than one anchor doing the live broadcast. While you are playing, you should also pay attention to your behavior and don't get screenshots made into emoticons by netizens."
There is actually a live broadcast.
Diaoyutai really takes great pains to promote it.
But the reason why your occupancy rate and attendance rate are not high is that the threshold is too high, and it is not a matter of popularity. In terms of popularity, no hotel in the country can compare with Diaoyutai, right?
Lin Xu said:
"I will pay attention... Master will go too today?"
"Go, he is a special consultant on Diaoyutai catering. He must be present for such important events."
Master has not shown up for several days, and I don’t know where his relationship has progressed, or how his relationship with Lucy and others is going... I really want to eat melons.
The car drove towards the Diaoyutai.
Dundun straightened up his plump body from Lin Xu's arms, held the car glass with both hands, and looked out blankly, as if this was the first time he had seen the scenery outside.
Although I also rode in Shen Jiayue's car when I first adopted him.
But it was in the cat bag at the time.
Can't see anything.
When I passed the high school where Geng Lele went to school.
Lin Xu caught a glimpse of the mushroom head standing on the roadside.
He asked the driver to pull over.
Before the car stopped, Shen Jiayue lowered the car window and shouted at Geng Lele at the school gate:
"Lele, you skipped class again!"
"No way! I have a leave note approved by the head teacher!"
Cut!
Now everyone knows that your head teacher’s leave note was forged by you yourself.
Geng Lele came over in a bound. When she saw Dundun leaning on the car window and looking out, the girl became even more excited:
"Why are you going? I even said I would take you to the Diaoyutai."
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"We are also going to Diaoyutai...Why don't you go to class and go to class?"
"My grandpa is going to Diaoyutai today to be the chief judge. He said he would bring me in to see the world. I'm thinking of bringing you two there. Maybe you can learn a new dish. Who knows you will go too."
Chief Jury
Xie Baomin's ears suddenly stood up.
He never expected it.
The chief judge of the cultural circle, which gives headaches to all the chefs of Diaoyutai Tower 18, is actually the grandfather of the mushroom-headed girl who is often seen in the restaurant.
It’s really hard to find a way out of the iron shoes.
He looked at Geng Lele and asked:
"Little girl, who is your grandfather?"
Before the game starts, let's get close to each other quickly. When the game comes back, although it won't be a direct decision, at least we can favor one or two.
After all, junior brother is quite familiar with this mushroom-headed girl.
Geng Lele said:
"My grandfather is Geng Lishan. Have you heard of him?"
Geng... Lishan?
Xie Baomin opened his mouth.
What do the leaders of Diaoyutai think?
Why invite this eccentric calligrapher to be the chief judge?
"Brother, why are you looking like this? Do you know Geng Lele's grandfather?"
Xie Baomin smiled bitterly:
"Mr. Tateyama, who is well-known in the cultural circle, hates people who get close to each other the most in his life. I heard that in a calligraphy competition last year, a champion seed player begged him to get a high score before the competition, but he got a zero in the competition.
points, and even scolded the players during the game..."
If there were other celebrities in the cultural circle, why would they try to get high scores?
But since this great god is the chief judge.
Forget it, forget it.
The closer the set is, the lower the score will be.
Maybe he will be eliminated by this weird-tempered calligrapher before he reaches the finals.
Lin Xu thinks it's pretty good.
In this kind of competition of skills, the chief judge must be an upright person, otherwise a good competition will become a competition of relationships.
Well now, we have this main judge who will give low marks to anyone who gets the best.
Then just rely on your ability to see the truth.
"I don't know when my grandpa will come over. Since we are going to the Diaoyutai competition site, I might as well take your car there, just in time to play with Dundun for a while."
Lin Xu opened the door and let the girl sit in.
After closing the door, the car started slowly and went straight to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse next to the Summer Palace.
Not long after, the car drove into the archway of Diaoyutai.
I continued walking inside for a while before slowly stopping in front of a majestic-looking building.
"Junior brother, this is Building No. 2 where I am. Each of the eighteen buildings in Diaoyutai has its own style, including both Chinese and Western styles. If you are interested, I will take you around from Building No. 1 to Building No. 18 one day."
Lin Xu is really interested.
But he was more interested in how much it would cost to hold a wedding here.
After he asked this question, Xie Baomin said:
"Don't tell me, people often hold weddings here. One building is rented out at a time. If there are many people, the building will be rented, and if there are few people, the small building will be rented. Even accommodation, catering, and weddings are all one-stop services, and the price is not special.
Expensive."
If it’s not particularly expensive, how expensive is it?
A wedding costs at least several hundred thousand, right?
But getting married here must be very solemn.
After all, the people standing at the door are armed police standing straight, not security guards with loose belts.
Arriving at Building No. 2, a few people took a tour first, then ate some delicious snacks and drank a refreshing cup of high-end tea.
It’s about time it’s almost game time.
Xie Baomin brought a set of chef uniforms for Lin Xu to change into, and then went to the large banquet hall in Building 1 with several other young chefs participating in the competition.
Today's cooking competition will be held there.
Just walked in.
Lin Xu didn't see the contestants, but met Panda who was sweating profusely.
"Brother Pan? Why are you here?"
"Mr. Chen and his company have obtained the right to broadcast this cooking competition. I'm here to help install the equipment... Why are you wearing their chef uniform?"
Lin Xu smiled and said:
"I'm here to participate in the competition. Give me more shots later."
"No problem, I'll explain it to Xinxin later!"
Enter the banquet hall.
Kitchen equipment such as hoods, stoves, workbenches, etc. have been arranged on site. These equipments are all covered with logos. They are probably advertisements implanted during the live broadcast.
Well, even the Diaoyutai with thick eyebrows and big eyes has been eroded by the Internet.
But this game is destined to be watched by many people.
With such a large amount of traffic, it would be a waste not to earn some advertising fees.
Not long after.
Chefs from other buildings also arrived in twos and threes.
They all held kitchen knives, and many of them had the same sheath as senior brother Xie Baomin's, as if they were knights participating in a martial arts competition.
The most high-profile building is Building 10. A banner was displayed as soon as you entered:
[Congratulations to Building 10 for winning three consecutive championships in the 2022 Young Chefs Cooking Competition!]
Lin Xu didn't see whether his cooking skills were good or not.
But the hatred value is full.
He saw the young chefs in other buildings pointing at the banner.
Obviously, everyone is disgusted with this banner.
Since you have already celebrated winning the championship.
So why compete? Why not go directly to the award process?
"Oh, this Mr. Zhongguo is really bad at everything, and he ranks first in the whole job."
See that banner.
Xie Baomin had a mocking expression on his face.
"Mr. Zhongguo?"
Lin Xu looked at the direction of the banner, feeling a little curious.
Aren’t Mr. Dong Guo and Mr. Nan Guo in historical allusions fabricated?
Does this really exist?
Xie Baomin said with a smile:
"The former head chef of Building 10 is Guo Jichang, an old chef who is on the same level as our master. The current executive chef is Guo Jichang's youngest son Guo Weidong. Today's contestant is Guo Weidong's nephew Guo Xinghai... The elder of their family is Lao Guo, and the younger one is
It was Xiao Guo, so Guo Weidong in the middle became what we call Mr. Zhong Guo."
Tsk...
Listen to the mocking tone in the senior brother's mouth.
Lin Xu's heart moved:
"Brother, during the middle-aged competition, was Guo Weidong defeated by you?"
Xie Baomin stretched out his hand, spread his fingers and said:
"Because of my existence, Guo Weidong has been in second place for five years. When he was practicing various lost dishes to beat me, the competition for the middle-aged group was cancelled. Do you think it is annoying or not?"
Senior brother, do you know that your expression deserves a beating?
No wonder the opponent cares so much about winning three consecutive championships and keeps pressing on to the second floor.
It must be that senior brother offended people too harshly before.
While the two were chatting, Shen Jiayue and Geng Lele hugged their cats and found Chen Yan, Wu Kexin and others who were adjusting the live broadcast equipment in the venue.
"Why are you here?"
"My Xubao will represent my senior brother's Building No. 2 in the competition today. Dundun and I are here to cheer."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it looks like those little wives who bring their children to cheer for their fathers... The atmosphere is so good today, why don't you two just get married."
Every time she was bullied by her cousin, Chen Yan looked helpless.
But I have to say that she is so loving, so she really has the capital to spread the dog food.
Unlike me, she is just a fair-skinned, beautiful and single big sister with only 97 points of appearance.
Alas!
When can I meet my perfect match?
"Dundun, call Auntie!"
Chen Yan couldn't find her good match, so she could only bully Dundun.
She grabbed Dundun's head and rubbed it twice, letting the little fat cat fully interpret the classic Internet saying that if you don't work hard, you will become a beauty's plaything.
Seeing Mr. Chen's attitude, Geng Lele wanted to say something to her.
If you continue to bully our Holy Master of Miao Miao Cult like this, you will probably be single for the rest of your life.
Not far away.
Where Building No. 10 is located.
Guo Xinghai looked at the middle-aged man next to him helplessly and said:
"Uncle Third, please take down the banner quickly. It's so embarrassing. You're shouting to win the championship before the game starts. Are you not implying that there is a secret operation?"
He was tall and tall, wearing a well-fitting chef's uniform, but his face was full of helplessness.
Why does Uncle San like to do these ridiculous things every time?
If I had known this, I would have never come to this game today.
What a shame.
Guo Weidong, who was a bit thin, glanced at Xie Baomin in the distance with a look of hatred in his eyes:
"What kind of secret operation? This banner just shows that we are more confident. Wait, there is another banner that has not been hung up."
After speaking, he waved his hand.
Several young chefs nearby also hung up another banner.
[The Catering Department of Building 10 wishes the young contestants of each brother building great success in the competition for second place!]
Guo Xinghai immediately covered his face when he saw it.
Third uncle, third uncle.
Do you think you are Wu Sansheng, so not afraid of offending others?
Does it do you any good to offend all the head chefs in the other seventeen buildings?
"Hoo! Hang up another banner."
When Xie Baomin saw this situation, he waved to the two young chefs beside him, and the banner of Building 2 was also displayed:
[Congratulations to Building 10 for being eliminated from the 2022 Young Chef Cooking Competition and failing to win three consecutive championships!]
On both ends of the banner, there are also several middle-finger emojis printed on each side.
"Senior brother, you are quite good at doing things!"
Lin Xu couldn't help but look at the banner next to him.
Building No. 10 was ridiculed by everyone when he came up, but the senior brother only targeted Building No. 10, and instantly won the applause of other buildings:
"That's right, Chef Xie, this is how we have to clean up Building No. 10."
"That's right, isn't it too arrogant to say that you have won three consecutive championships without a game?"
"We also have to be considerate of Chef Guo. He was defeated by Chef Xie for five consecutive years. In the sixth year, he prepared more than half a year in advance and practiced his special skills. As a result, the competition was cancelled..."
"Pfft... Every time I think about it, I laugh until my stomach hurts!"
It’s almost ten o’clock.
When the invited media began to test the live broadcast signals, Buildings 2 and 10 tacitly put away those banners.
Well, it doesn’t matter how we fight internally.
But in front of outsiders, we still have to create a harmonious atmosphere of brotherhood, friendship and respect.
At ten o'clock sharp.
The judges of the competition came to the scene.
There are eight judges and one main judge, a total of nine people. Geng Lele’s grandfather Geng Lishan stands in the middle.
He is wearing a Tang suit and is not very tall.
The whole person looks quite elegant, and it is difficult to associate it with the image that the senior brother said of yelling at the competition.
After the judges took their seats.
Then the advisory team from Diaoyutai entered the scene.
These people are all gray-haired old people, and they are all wearing strict chef uniforms, with the national emblem embroidered on their chests, which means that they have all participated in the state banquet.
Among this group of old people.
Lin Xu saw the master who had not shown up for several days.
He was also wearing a chef's uniform embroidered with the national emblem, with an unprecedented dignity on his face.
However, majesty is majesty. When walking, Master is still like an old naughty boy. Sometimes he gently bumps the fat old man next to him with his elbow, and sometimes he secretly lifts his leg to trip the bald old man on the other side.
It seems that I have a very pleasant time with my leopard print aunt.
After a series of tedious steps such as leadership speeches and guest speeches.
Diaoyutai State Guesthouse’s 2022 Young Chefs Cooking Competition has officially kicked off.
In the live broadcast room.
Fans were left speechless by the previous steps.
"Can you fast forward directly to the game?"
"In what age are we still using this set of procedures, can we change it?"
"It's finally about to start. If we don't start now, I'm going to watch the young lady twist her hips. Isn't it more interesting than this?"
"I'm showing you the way upstairs, but where is the young lady who twists her hips?"
"Good people have a safe life, please show me the way!"
"Same request!"
"Don't beg, that's a fucking man. Yesterday he was live broadcasting a shirtless ride to the sea."
"Really? Send me a live link privately, it's cool!"
While everyone was discussing.
Players enter the arena.
There are a total of fifty players in this competition.
Twenty players will be eliminated in the first round, fifteen players will be eliminated in the second round, and seven players will be eliminated in the third round. The remaining eight players and the two players from the resurrection round will enter the top ten, and then the competition for the top five will begin.
, the top three and even the champion.
Lin Xu has figured out the process of the game.
The first three rounds seem to be a competition on basic cooking techniques, and only after reaching the top ten can you go to the stove to operate.
This is also the reason why there are only ten sets of stoves on site.
When he followed the crowd to the game site.
The system prompt sounded in my mind:
"The host participates in the cooking competition and triggers the side task [Win the Championship]: The host is asked to use his or her cooking skills to win the championship in this cooking competition. After completion, the host will be rewarded with a special prop experience card and a lottery draw for perfect boiled dishes."
I'm going!
This reward is rich enough.
Lin Xu, who originally planned to see the world, instantly became motivated to compete.
Since there are so many benefits.
Then go all out to win the championship in this competition.
In Wu Kexin's live broadcast room.
While the fans were discussing, the camera turned and everyone saw a familiar figure.
"Isn't it? Boss Lin is here too?"
"He is not from Diaoyutai, so how can he participate in Diaoyutai competition?"
"Trivia: Boss Lin was hired as a catering consultant for Diaoyutai a few days ago."
"I'll go! Boss Lin is awesome!"
"Can I see my boss lady?"
"Get out of here, you thief upstairs, I am the boss lady!"
"..."
Game now.
Lin Xu stood in front of a propped up chopping board.
Not long after.
A man in his thirties walked in pushing a trolley with two large plastic baskets on it. One basket contained various kitchen knives, and the other basket contained various ingredients.
He pushed the cart to a table.
On the table are tools left behind when setting up the scene.
There are things like cutting machines, impact drills and polishers.
Chief judge Geng Lishan stood up and said:
"The content of the first round of the competition is a knife skills display. All contestants are asked to choose a kitchen knife and an ingredient within ten minutes to show off your knife skills... Well, the competition begins!"
What?
Is this the beginning?
The players who had just stood rushed towards the two plastic baskets.
Ten minutes is a long time or a short time.
You should try your best to grab a useful kitchen knife, and then grab an ingredient that is convenient for showing off your cooking skills, so that you can better show off your knife skills.
They squeezed two plastic baskets into three layers inside and three layers outside.
But soon.
Wails came from the crowd:
"Why do all these kitchen knives have curved blades?"
"It still has a big gap, how can anyone use it?"
"Can we use our own knives? This kitchen knife is useless."
"Without a useful knife, we can't show off our knife skills."
"What kind of competition content is this that some idiot came up with?"
"Is our Diaoyutai in such a state of decline?"
"..."
When Lin Xu squeezed into the crowd.
There was only a rusty kitchen knife left in the basket.
The cutting edge of the kitchen knife is rolled upward, and there is a huge gap in the middle.
In the other basket, there was only one box of lactone tofu left, which was more time-consuming to cut.
Ouch!
This is the beginning...
Lin Xu glanced at the kitchen knife in his hand with some worry.
Suddenly I thought of the knife sharpening technique that Dundun helped me learn a few days ago.
How about sharpening the kitchen knife before cutting?
However, no matter how good your knife sharpening skills are, you can't sharpen a kitchen knife with an edge that is as curled as an egg roll.
He glanced at the cutting machine on the table next to him.
Suddenly I had an idea...
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