Chapter 180 Uninvited Guests

The restaurant without a chef became a big hit in the provincial capital after it was advertised in the newspaper.

Many people come here to eat.

Originally, we were curious, but after eating it once, we found that the food here far exceeded our imagination.

The food was delicious and served quickly, which was enough to surprise everyone.

More importantly, the taste does not change.

No matter what time you come or what the chef’s mood is, the taste will always be excellent!

Many restaurants taste good when you first go there, but become unpalatable after a while.

There is no such trouble at all in a pre-prepared food restaurant.

Shen Qingyue's pre-prepared dishes caused a stir in the provincial capital.

Her shop is very popular every day, which directly hurts the hearts of many chefs.

The entire culinary community is worried every day, fearing that pre-prepared meals will destroy their jobs.

In the past, if someone said that a restaurant didn't need a chef, everyone would laugh. How refreshing is that?

But there are restaurants that do this now.

Everyone regarded Shen Qingyue's restaurant as a serious threat.

Seeing her development makes me unable to sleep or eat.

Hoping they'll fail.

But the pre-prepared dishes were well decorated, tasted good and were not expensive, and they also came with free sour plum soup.

Several companies jointly organized an event to give out discount coupons, but this not only did not kill the pre-prepared meal restaurants, but made them even more prosperous.

The provincial capital is large and has many newspaper offices, so not everyone reads newspapers.

Apart from newspapers, gossip spreads the fastest these days.

A restaurant in another province has drawn criticism from the provincial chefs' association. What's the food like there? Regardless of whether it's good or not, everyone wants to try it.

After tasting it and asking around, I realized that there is such a convenient meal that can be simply heated up.

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A few strange guests came to Shen Qingyue's place.

It was a hot day, so I wrapped myself up tightly. I went into the store and found a seat in the most secluded corner.

It's so hot today, even with multiple fans blowing in circulation it's still not cool enough.

They didn't even take off their sunglasses and hats when they entered the room.

He Zhengchen looked at it several times.

Shen Qingyue also heard about the recent plan by the provincial capital chefs association to encircle and suppress them.

Seeing them acting so mysteriously, he asked He Zhengchen, "Could these people be from the Chefs Association?"

He Zhengchen said, "It's hard to say."

Then he persuaded Shen Qingyue a few words: "Don't worry too much, this is a commercial street with a lot of people coming and going, so it won't be a commotion." As far as he knew, the Chefs Association was quite arrogant.

Still waiting for Shen Qingyue and the others to come and pay their respects and reconcile.

There is no need to say such things. Opening a restaurant is a business activity, and the capable ones shall prevail.

Let them deal with those weird rules within the so-called circle by themselves.

After a while, that table finished ordering their dishes.

Even Jiang Yu noticed something was wrong with them and came to report to Shen Qingyue. There were only four of them, and they ordered all the dishes on the menu.

Shen Qingyue said: "Don't worry, I will still go ahead with you." If they really have some purpose, they will definitely reveal it.

At present, all Shen Qingyue can do is wait.

The group of people who were waiting for their food at the moment had no idea that they had been "targeted".

Still drinking free sour plum soup!

The sour plum soup is free for one month after the store opens.

After this month, sour plum soup will be charged.

When the people present heard that the sour plum soup was free, they didn't think it was a good thing at all and just took a sip.

This drink is incredible. The sour plum soup has a rich flavor, sour with a hint of sweetness, and what's even more rare is that it's icy cold. In this summer, one sip of it can relieve most of the heat.

Especially for people like them who never take off their hats and cover themselves up tightly, it's really hot. This sour plum is like timely rain.

Moreover, the sour plum soup has a sweet aftertaste and rich flavor changes in the mouth.

You can tell at a glance that this is authentic sour plum soup that has been simmered for several hours.

No wonder so many people come with thermoses and buy a pot of sour plum soup to take home.

But they are also very cost-effective, the sour plum soup is free to drink in the store. If you want to take it away, you will be charged.

The refreshing sour plum soup is more enjoyable than drinking soda.

Director Liu said, "Oh, this provincial capital is full of hidden talents." If I hadn't read the newspaper, I wouldn't have known that pre-prepared meals could be made.

These people are from the airline company.

The country has been vigorously developing civil aviation since the 1970s. Now in late 1985, there are many routes being developed, mainly to solve the problem of civil aviation catering.

Many people went down to look for food factories.

Director Liu and his team are one of the ten teams in the in-flight meal selection group.

They took an unconventional approach and did not choose the brand or factory first. They tried the food first and then discussed cooperation.

The meals on the plane were nothing more than bread, milk, pickles, and instant noodles. I had never thought about the food.

Because of the need for speed and convenience, and the limited conditions on airplanes, convenience foods are the best.

But Director Liu vaguely knew that what the superiors were looking for was local specialty cuisine.

If bread and milk could really handle the problem, why would there be a need to send out ten product selection teams?

This time they wanted to choose something special.

But someone leaked the news, and as soon as they got off the plane in the provincial capital, they were kidnapped by people from the large food factory. Then, waves of people surrounded the guesthouse and kept watching them all day.

It was extremely difficult to go out for something to eat.

There was no other choice but to dress up in disguise, but the food was still not enjoyable.

Here I have to fight guerrilla warfare with various food factories, and the weather is hot, which makes me physically and mentally exhausted.

Director Liu was about to back out, but then he saw something in the newspaper that had a bright spot in his eyes.

Stayed one more day.

This was the coolest day they had experienced in all those days. Not only were there multiple ceiling fans blowing at different angles, but they also had ice-cold sour plum soup to drink.

It took only ten or twenty minutes for the dishes to arrive at about the same time. I immediately started to devour them.

Before we came, we knew that the chef had prepared it in advance and frozen it, so they just heated it up and served it.

Based on past experience, I always thought that food made in this way would not taste good. But who would have thought that the first bite would shock me.

Then came the second bite, and the third.

The 20 dishes have different flavors, but each one is very delicious, recreating the feeling of the chefs making them on the spot.

After eating the delicious food, everyone's mood improved.

No wonder they enjoyed the food, as these dishes were all the specialties of the great chefs, carefully prepared.

Even if the pre-prepared dishes are only 80% of the level of a master chef, they are still far beyond the reach of young chefs.

Director Liu couldn't help but ask, "How about eating this meal on the plane?"

He hadn't expected that arriving in the provincial capital would bring him such a big surprise. It turned out that there were hidden talents everywhere in the country.

A colleague from the product selection team couldn't help but say, "That would really touch me."

Airplane meals seem to be something that people always complain about.

The leadership has been making changes for a while now, but they've always faced difficulties. This time, they've finally made up their minds.

Now that the obstacles have been overcome, they can no longer fool around.

Things like bread and milk are not suitable for Chinese people's stomachs.

No matter how long, meals can never be replaced by snacks.

Director Liu's heart skipped a beat. He had a hunch. If the pre-prepared dishes were brought out, they would definitely outperform the selection teams.

However, he still wanted to know if the pre-prepared meal was really as good as the newspaper said.

It's still a fake gimmick.

While the others were still wolfing down their food, Director Liu used the excuse of going to the restroom and ended up heading straight to the kitchen.

Now, Shen Qingyue, He Zhengchen, and Jiang Yu stood up almost at the same time and went to the kitchen.

Their kitchen is clean and hygienic, and they are not afraid of being seen by others.

But Director Liu and his gang are sneaky and don't seem like good people.

It's not clear if he's from the Chefs Association. Naturally, he can't be allowed to go to the kitchen. If he does something unsettling, it's hard to say for sure.

As soon as Director Liu entered the kitchen, he was arrested. Even after being questioned, he remained hesitant and refused to speak.

Shen Qingyue didn't waste time talking to him and called the police directly.

When the police came to interrogate Director Liu, his colleagues were dumbfounded.

But the noise was too loud. I couldn't explain myself in public, so I had to go to the police station.

Director Liu was the leader of the product selection team. He was always a guest of honor wherever he went, but this time he had to go to jail.