Jiang Zao only introduced three dishes, but Xu Facai was dazzled. It seemed as if a fire was burning in his heart, and he couldn't wait to taste the pastries that Jiang Zao was talking about.
"I don't think I need to continue introducing them. We've already got four, so let's just leave it at that."
As the person who took the job, Jiang Zao naturally had no objection. As long as the employer was happy, she would be happy.
"Okay, then these are the dishes. Please tell my chef the number of guests in advance so we can prepare them."
Xu Facai nodded happily: "Okay, then it's settled."
He rubbed his hands excitedly, and could already foresee how many people would be shocked when these four plain pastries were served at the banquet that day.
His face will also shine with golden light.
They were about to leave after deciding on the menu, but Director Xu was too enthusiastic and invited them to dinner outside. After the meal, he even gave Jiang Zao and Sun Ligen two bottles of Moutai that he had brought from the winery.
"It's just a small token of my appreciation, please don't hesitate."
In modern times, a bottle of Moutai is worth a month's salary for many people. Director Xu is very generous.
Sun Ligen didn't dare to accept it: "Director Xu, we can't accept it. My apprentice and I appreciate your kindness, but we really can't accept this wine."
Xu Facai reached out to stop Sun Ligen from speaking: "Don't say that. I got it from my own factory. It's not that expensive. You can take it back for your family to drink. Consider it my kindness. I'll trouble you later."
"Take it, take it. If your master doesn't want Jiang Zao, you can give him the gift."
Jiang Zao looked at Sun Ligen, then at Xu Facai, and felt that Director Xu's gift was sincere. She took the initiative to pick up the two bottles of wine on the table and said, "Thank you, Director Xu. You are so generous. The factory will definitely get better and better."
Xu Facai smiled: "I love to hear that."
After a few pleasantries, Jiang Zao and Sun Ligen left the state-owned hotel and walked a few steps to catch the bus.
Jiang Zao and Sun Ligen were on the same road for several stops. In the car, Sun Ligen looked at the wine in his hand and couldn't help saying, "Thanks to my apprentice, I can also drink good wine."
The sunlight shone brightly and dimly on Jiang Zao: "Nonsense, it's obviously me who is benefiting from your influence."
After she finished speaking, her expression grew serious, and she expressed her doubts: "Master, during the national competition, when you competed against Duan Zhenyun, did you make a mistake, or were you really defeated by him?"
No matter how she thought about it, she found it strange. Duan Zhenyun was really capable, so how could he shamelessly take his apprentice to study other people's formulas?
When the master was teaching her, she could feel more clearly that the master was very capable in this field.
I always feel that something must have happened during the game, there must be something fishy.
Sun Ligen smiled and looked out the window. He lowered his head with emotion and said, "My flour was replaced by someone. It must be him who did it."
They have been brothers for so many years, and Duan Zhenyun regarded him as an enemy and wanted to surpass him. How could he not know these things?
"He's never had much talent since he was little, but he's always been very competitive. He's always seen me as a thorn in his side. No matter what I say or do, or how I try to please him, it's all in vain."
How could someone who works at the desk all year round not notice that something had been added to the flour?
It was pretty much what Jiang Zao had guessed: "Why didn't you tell me after you found out? Is he secretly trying to suppress you?"
Sun Ligen acquiesced. "A few days before the competition, I heard he was in contact with some high-ranking figures in Beijing. He was fighting a contestant, a master from Sichuan and Chongqing, who was very outstanding among the pastry chefs. He was afraid that the master would deliberately pick a fight, and during the fight, an accident happened, and the master's hand was broken."
"The police came but couldn't find him. Another bystander took the blame. Even if my story was exposed, there would be no recourse."
"Sometimes I hope you'll make a big splash, but I'm also afraid you'll run into the same problem I did when you compete in the national competition."
Sun Ligen rarely mentions it, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t think about it.
He was proud of his apprentice, but also afraid that his apprentice would encounter the same thing that happened to him before.
If it weren't for what happened in the national competition, he wouldn't have stayed in the food factory and not thought about other developments.
Sometimes I can think it through and feel positive, and a simple life is also good.
Jiang Zao understood: "Master, don't worry, I will be careful and take back everything that was taken away."
How could we let this master and disciple off so easily after they did such a thing?
Sun Ligen's eyes were a little hot: "You kid... My matter has been gone for so long, the past is the past, you have to be good, don't argue with them because of me, just live in peace."
"Yeah." Jiang Zao could still see regret and unwillingness in Sun Ligen's eyes.
After years of learning, he finally had to swallow his losses due to power constraints, and his hot heart turned into cold stone.
In her previous life, others bullied and harmed her, and she had already experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature.
The master has no relationship with her, but he is willing to teach her his skills and help her make money. Jiang Zao wants to win the first place not only for herself, but also for her master.
When they arrived at the station, Sun Ligen got off the bus and went home, while Jiang Zao walked a few more stops before reaching his residence.
She took a day off and went straight home.
Xiao Yetong was seen at the entrance of the alley. She was sitting on a stone in front of Jiang Zao's yard, playing with a stone in her hand.
"Tongtong, why didn't you go to school?"
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