Chapter 171 Waste of Food
"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is here." Aunt Bai forced a smile and placed Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in the middle.
"This is a famous dish, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, sent by our commander and comrades from the island. It's made with precious seafood such as abalone, sea cucumber, and scallops. Dear leaders and guests, please enjoy it."
Good things need to be savored carefully to appreciate their deliciousness.
"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall! I must try it." Director Yang immediately handed over the bowl.
Aunt Bai took it and helped him serve the soup with a smile.
Director Yang took the bowl of soup, blew on it impatiently, and took a sip.
"How is it?" Everyone else was waiting for his feedback.
Aunt Bai also looked at him expectantly.
Director Yang frowned and put the bowl on the table. "It's too fishy."
Aunt Bai was struck by lightning, "Why, why does it taste fishy?"
Although it was her first time making Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, she had seen her father make this recipe many times without missing a single step.
Su Yun scooped a spoonful of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, took a sip, and forced herself to swallow it down to avoid spitting it out.
"It's really too fishy." With so many good ingredients, the final taste is like this. It's such a waste of ingredients.
Zhan Lang also took a sip and frowned, "Is this what Buddha Jumps Over the Wall originally tasted like?"
Political Commissar Gao shook his head. "A well-made Buddha Jumps Over the Wall has no fishy taste, only fresh flavor, and distinct layers of flavor."
When he heard about Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, he was quite looking forward to it, after all, he hadn't eaten it for many years.
When he heard Lao Yang say it tasted fishy, he lost all desire to taste it.
Aunt Bai's face turned red, she was extremely embarrassed. She had messed up such an expensive dish.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was too fishy to eat. Su Yun waved at Aunt Bai and said, "Take it away."
Aunt Bai lowered her head and took the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall away, her face red as if blood was about to drip out. When she passed by Yu Hui, she didn't even raise her head.
Yu Hui shook her head regretfully, thinking that so many good ingredients were wasted.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a famous dish, and making it is a test of the chef's skills. It is easy to turn the expected freshness into a fishy smell.
Su Yun took a look at the dishes on the table and left the table.
"Xiao Yu, I think the dishes are not enough. Can you help me make three more dishes, a soup, and two stir-fries?"
The taro rolls were too sweet and no one ate them. Aunt Bai’s braised lamb brisket and braised lion’s head were good, but the portions were very small. The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was ruined, and the dishes on the table didn’t look like they would be enough to eat.
"I need to see what else I can cook in the kitchen."
Yu Hui and Su Yun went into the kitchen together. There was a piece of pork belly left over from making lion's head, two loofahs, a pile of potatoes, and a few eggplants in the kitchen.
"How about making some loofah and pork soup, fried potato slices, and fish-flavored eggplant?" Yu Hui looked at Su Yun and asked.
"Okay." Su Yun nodded and looked at Aunt Bai, "Help Xiao Yu and cook the dishes quickly."
If I had known that Aunt Bai could cook like this, I would have let Xiaoyu cook all the dishes.
The ingredients are not expensive, the food is delicious, and the customers like it.
Aunt Bai was completely dispirited. She nodded and obediently helped Yu Hui.
In less than twenty minutes, Yu Hui prepared loofah and pork soup, fried potato slices, and fish-flavored eggplant.
The kids loved the smooth meat and fried potato chips and couldn’t stop eating them.
Apart from the minor incident caused by Aunt Bai, the meal was a great enjoyment for both the host and the guests.
"Who is this Xiao Yu?" Director Yang had the idea of hiring her to be a nanny in his home.
"She is the wife of a deputy regimental commander in our military region. She is a good cook, so we specially invited her to help today." Zhan Beifang saw through his thoughts and said with an expression that said, "Don't even think about it."
Director Yang showed a look of regret. The deputy head's wife definitely could not work as a nanny in someone else's home.
"Her husband is a lucky one." It's such a blessing to be able to eat such delicious dishes every meal.
"Uncle Yang, what do you think about my Aunt Yu opening a restaurant with her cooking skills?" Zhan Lang asked.
Director Yang: "If you open a restaurant, I will definitely eat there often."
Political Commissar Gao: "It would be best if it were outside our military dependents' compound. I'd eat there every day."
"I go there to eat every day too." Taotao raised his little hand.
"To be honest with you, Uncle Yang, my Aunt Yu really wants to open a restaurant, but I don't know what the current policy of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is regarding opening a restaurant."
Director Yang frowned and was silent for a moment. "Although individual businesses are now allowed to operate, and our Industry and Commerce Bureau has issued many business licenses, there are still no restaurants."
"There's no clear policy from above regarding this, nor are there specific regulations. After all, there are quite a lot of state-owned canteens and restaurants nowadays."
Mrs. Yang: "It's a lot, but it just doesn't taste good. I think since we're allowing individual businesses to operate, this restaurant should be allowed to open too."
"That's right," another lady agreed. "Not only is the food in the state-owned cafeteria mediocre, but the attitude of the people there is also bad. You go there to eat, and it's like you're asking them to do something."
"They're so arrogant because there are no other restaurants, only the state-owned canteen. If they don't eat there, there's nowhere else to eat. If individual restaurants open and there's competition, they won't be able to be so arrogant anymore."
Even people of their status had suffered in state-owned canteens.
"Old Yang, regarding the issue of individual business owners opening restaurants, the higher-ups haven't given any explicit response. As the director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, you can draw up some regulations and report this to the higher-ups," Zhan Beifang said.
"that is……"
Director Yang was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll come up with a set of rules and report it to the higher-ups."
Individual business operation is the general trend, and individual restaurants will surely open one after another.
But no one has come forward yet, so there are no specific policies and regulations from above.
He reported this to his superiors, and the opening of a restaurant in their city was considered a good thing.
Yu Hui and Aunt Bai sat in the kitchen and ate in silence. The dishes were the leftover braised beef, pork soup and fish-flavored eggplant.
Aunt Bai wanted to know what Yu Hui's dishes tasted like, so she ate the pork and eggplant with fish sauce that she made.
Although I don't want to admit it, it tastes really good.
After dinner, Yu Hui was about to go back.
Su Yun gave her a red envelope and asked Zhan Lang to see her off.
When Zhan Lang sent her off, he also told her that there were currently no specific policies and regulations for opening a restaurant, but Director Yang would report this to the higher-ups and let her know when there was any news.
Zhan Lang turned back halfway after sending her off. As soon as Yu Hui entered the house, several children came to greet her.
"Mom." Gu Xixi took the lead, hugged her mother's thighs, raised her little head and said, "I miss you so much."
Gu Nan frowned as he looked at his brother. He really loved to act like a spoiled child and didn't act like a man at all.
"You missed me after being away from home for so long?" Yu Hui rubbed the little guy's head. His hair was thin and soft and very easy to rub.
Gu Xixi chuckled and said, "I miss the food my mother cooks."
At noon, sister Qiuyan and grandma cooked, but it wasn’t as delicious as my mother’s.
"So you only want the food I cook." Yu Hui pinched the little fat on his face.
Gu Xixi shook her cute little head, "No, no, I miss mom too, I miss mom the most."
"Mommy, mommy..." Beibei, who had short legs, ran over unsteadily, and jumped behind his brother anxiously, raising his little hands.
As if to say, "Mom, look at me."
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