Chapter 72 Pretending to take credit and throwing dirty water
Zhang Wanliang thinks that his tongue is quite sensitive, and he only tried the dishes yesterday.
Not to mention that it can be restored to 100%, but it is still no problem to imitate it at 70% to 80%.
Early in the morning, he put out the menu.
Except for those precious ingredients that were temporarily unavailable, the other twelve dishes were all dishes served at the old lady’s birthday banquet.
Soon, several richly dressed men entered the restaurant.
The leader was an old man with white hair and beard.
At first glance, he is not a simple character.
Zhang Wanliang cheered up and hurried forward to greet him.
"What do you guys want to eat? Our Jixiang Restaurant has everything.
Today there are also dishes for Mrs. Sun’s birthday banquet, which are well preserved.”
The old man looked at Zhang Wanliang and sat down.
"You organized the old lady's birthday party yesterday?
He's a good cook, but he has some real skills.
How many years has your restaurant been open?"
As soon as he heard this, Zhang Wanliang knew that this old man was the distinguished guest he was waiting for.
He immediately laughed with her and cheered up.
"It's not me, it's my apprentice.
But he went back to the countryside overnight last night and won't be able to come back for the time being."
The old man got the answer he wanted without asking any more questions.
Looking at the menu, I ordered a few dishes from yesterday's birthday party.
Zhang Wanliang asked them to wait, rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen.
Try your best to prepare the dishes and serve them on the table.
Among them, there is a dish of braised venison.
The old man took off his chopsticks first, and the others followed and took a bite.
If it were someone else, they might not be able to taste the subtle difference here.
But their tongues have always been picky, and they felt something was wrong as soon as they tried it.
When putting it in the pot, the heat was too high and the sugar was too burnt and a little bitter.
The old man frowned slightly and put down his chopsticks.
Zhang Wanliang had a bad conscience and quickly made amends for himself.
"The old lady made a birthday banquet and used all the soup from the restaurant.
This pot of venison soup was made temporarily by my apprentice.
Isn't it a little tasteless?
Otherwise, try something else?"
Before the old man could speak, he smelled a strong fragrance coming from outside.
Several people sniffed and looked puzzled.
"Isn't this the same smell as the braised venison last night?
What, it seems like it’s coming from next door?”
Several people's eyes fell on Zhang Wanliang suspiciously.
Zhang Wanliang's expression changed, he lowered his head and sighed.
"There is a little girl next door who has trouble with us.
If you don't do any good things all day, just follow our menu.
These dishes were painstakingly developed by me and my apprentice, specially for the old lady’s birthday.
But he was copied by that little girl, a person who works seriously these days.
It's not as good as someone who steals someone else's menu..."
The old man is also a restaurant owner, so he naturally knows that for a cook.
It’s so uncomfortable to work hard to create a new dish only to have it stolen by others.
He glanced at a few people, and a few of them stood up.
"Don't worry, shopkeeper, let's go take a look.
If this is the case, we will seek justice for you."
Several people went out and went straight to Ruyi Restaurant.
When Zhang Wanliang saw someone helping, he rushed over.
Arriving at the door of Ruyi Restaurant, the old man looked at the dilapidated door.
His frown became even tighter, compared to the Jixiang Restaurant next door.
It was indeed a matter of heaven and earth. He trusted Zhang Wanliang more and more in his heart.
He led a few people in and sat down casually.
On the table next door, there is a red clay stove.
What is stewed on top is braised venison.
It smells exactly the same and looks exactly the same.
This is evidence that the old man is angry.
Seeing Su Jinxiu busy going back and forth, I guessed that she must be the person Zhang Wanliang was talking about.
He immediately slapped the table and yelled loudly.
"You little girl is so shameless. The chef has worked so hard to create the dishes.
But you secretly used it to prop up the scene, if it were like you.
In the future, which cook will concentrate on developing good dishes? Why not just steal other people's achievements?"
When the diners who came after smelling the smell heard this, they looked around curiously, not knowing what was going on.
Su Jinxiu wiped her hands and saw that the old man who spoke was very unfamiliar.
I saw Zhang Wanliang sneaking around at the door again, and I immediately understood a little bit.
Can't help but it's a little funny.
"What do you mean, I stole the food that others worked so hard to develop?"
Zhang Wanliang wanted to take this opportunity to get under Su Jinxiu's skin and gain a relationship with the old man.
He immediately entered the door and cursed loudly.
"Su Jinxiu, every time I sell something in Jixiang Restaurant, you do the same thing.
Didn't you steal my menu? What did you do?"
Su Jinxiu couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.
"Did you come up with this dish?"
The old man frowned when he saw that Su Jinxiu was unrepentant.
"He and his apprentice came up with it. If you don't admit your mistake, this restaurant won't need to be opened."
Su Jinxiu curled her lips and took out the braised mutton.
"As far as I know, these are all dishes created by the chef invited by Mrs. Sun for her birthday party.
But that cook is not your apprentice.
Seriously, you were the one who stole the menu.
It's you who's shameless."
Zhang Wanliang felt guilty after being told by Su Jinxiu, but he refused to show his timidity in front of everyone.
"Who said that? That's my apprentice.
It's a pity that my apprentice has returned to the countryside, otherwise he would have given you a good look."
The braised venison on the small clay oven is bubbling and the aroma is getting richer and richer.
Everyone watching the excitement couldn't help but swallow their saliva. No matter who developed it, it must be delicious.
If you block the door and prevent others from entering, who will be disgusted?
"Oh, who does this proprietor of Jixiang Restaurant want to impress?"
Manager Chen and Mr. Zhang walked out from behind the crowd and sat directly at the table.
Zhang Wanliang's heart became increasingly weak, and he hesitated with his head lowered.
The old man was not afraid of getting into trouble, so he told the story exactly as it was.
"The shopkeeper and his apprentice worked hard to create dishes for the old lady's birthday.
But this little girl stole the menu and used it to attract customers.
Such behavior is truly shameful.
The manager is from the Sun Mansion, so he should help take care of it."
Manager Chen nodded and took a piece of braised venison.
"It's time to take care of it."
The venison is tender and glutinous in the mouth, leaving a fragrant taste in your mouth. The taste is truly amazing.
"Jinxiu, since when did you become his disciple?"
Su Jinxiu shook her head and poured a glass of tiger bone wine for Manager Chen.
"No, I find it strange too.
He is like a mad dog, he bites randomly when he comes to the door.
I was thinking about it, yesterday the two of them left after the birthday banquet.
The menu is all in my head, let alone giving it to him."
Hearing this, the old man understood.
Zhang Wanliang's face suddenly turned white.
He knew that Su Jinxiu had a relationship with the Sun Mansion, but he didn't expect that the Sun Mansion would entrust Su Jinxiu with such an important birthday banquet.
What is this Su Jinxiu capable of?
Manager Chen took a sip of venison, a sip of tiger bone wine, and raised his eyebrows happily.
"Did you hear that? Mr. Zhang, I was thinking, this shopkeeper has the same surname as you, Zhang.
He keeps causing trouble for three days but has never been punished.
Could it be that he is related to you in some way?"
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