Chapter 98 098 Abalone in Golden Broth, Taro Soup with Minced Pork [First Update]...
Wen Fan thoroughly enjoyed cooking, using up everything she brought today. When Xie Qingxi found her, she was adding soup to Wen's mother's bowl.
In the golden soup, abalone meat was cut into small pieces. Half a bowl of the thick soup was served, and Wen's mother said that was enough.
The broth is made by Wen Fan using pumpkin and chicken soup, and it's delicious enough even without abalone. A small bowl of rice is placed on top, and the grains instantly disappear into the broth, giving the illusion of eating a rice dish.
For those with even greater culinary taste, fried rice is a perfect substitute. The fried rice, with its slightly charred aroma, is submerged in the broth and quickly becomes moist and chewy. The diced vegetables and tender abalone in the fried rice are then added to the mouth. The warm broth amplifies the rich and savory flavor of the chicken soup base. The fried rice is then poured into the broth like a stone falling into the sea. The broth, as warm as gold under the blazing sun, fully embraces the rice, leaving only ripples of fragrance.
Following behind Wen's mother was Old Li. He was nowhere near the demeanor of a head chef at this moment. Xie Qingxi took a closer look and noticed that there were a few oil splatters on the front of Old Li's clothes, but Old Li didn't care at all. He continued to push forward with his bowl, as if afraid that he wouldn't get a share of the remaining golden soup abalone.
Old Li also started calling Wen Fan "Master Wen".
Chef Wen served the dishes with such natural ease that the entire kitchen was filled with the sounds of people slurping soup.
Xie Qingxi's original intention was to show off her achievements, but upon seeing this scene, she couldn't help but pick up a large bowl.
Wen Fan glanced up but didn't think much of it, and served Xie Qingxi a large bowl of minced meat and taro soup.
Xie Qingxi was a little disappointed that the abalone in golden broth was gone, but she still ate the minced meat and taro soup with relish.
The taro was chopped finely and mixed with half-fried and half-stir-fried minced meat. Wen Fan also added a lot of chopped pork cracklings.
The thick, sticky soup was covered with rice. Xie Qingxi kept staring at the pot before she finished eating, afraid that there wouldn't be enough for her to have a second bowl.
Wen Fan checked his watch, ladled out the last spoonful of minced meat and taro soup, and asked Yu Fangfang to call Yao Qingqin.
"I guess the people in front have finished eating too, let's let her come back for dinner."
There were two bowls of soup next to Wen Fan, clearly reserved for his own servants.
The others looked on with envy, but none dared to ask for it.
Yu Fangfang wiped her mouth, obediently agreed, and went to call someone. As she ran out, she was still thinking about the abalone she had just eaten.
Because of her family's poverty, she had prepared herself for a tough day, but when she arrived at the kindergarten, the owner's family didn't really make her work.
Because Sister Xiao Fan had been making the entire kitchen run non-stop, the boss, the boss's wife, and she themselves were all assigned to tasks like picking vegetables or peeling garlic...
As Yu Fangfang peeled the garlic, she wondered if this was any different from the weddings and funerals held in her hometown.
She does the same thing at home, peeling garlic, and she does it here too.
Oh, there is a difference; you can't eat abalone at home.
Yu Fangfang licked her lips; the taste of abalone still lingered in her mouth, making her feel like a balloon soaring into the sky.
Yu Fangfang brought Yao Qingqin back, and Yao Qingqin went into the kitchen and drank a glass of water first.
There were just too many people. The children's natural love for fried food caused more and more people to gather at her place.
Although Wen Fan had anticipated this.
Fried pork chops, fried shrimp balls, fried chicken wings, and also spring rolls, hash browns, meatballs...
But by the time we'd almost finished eating all the other cold and stir-fried dishes, only the fried food was still left to eat.
Almost everyone gathered around the fryer, waiting for her to fry as much as she could, and they would eat as much as she fried.
Yao Qingqin was extremely busy. After frying everything, she said she was out, but some parents still kept asking if she could make some more.
All the other children got to eat, but my child didn't. When the child heard that there was no food, he immediately started crying loudly to show them!
Yao Qingqin was in a difficult situation, but fortunately Yu Fangfang came to find her, and she quickly got rid of that mess.
Wen Fan handed her the soup bowl and thoughtfully prepared fried rice and steamed buns for Yao Qingqin.
Yao Qingqin took a couple of bites and then said that everyone was looking for the headmaster, but they didn't know where he was...
"Who's looking for me?"
Yao Qingqin saw a person squatting in the corner, holding a steamed bun in one hand and a soup bowl in the other...
Xie Qingxi was so engrossed in her meal that she had completely forgotten what had happened earlier. But when Yao Qingqin reminded her, she tilted her head back, finished her soup, and swallowed the bun in a few bites before rushing off to the front to maintain order.
Yao Qingqin: "...Did the principal want to see you?"
Wen Fan thought for a moment and said, "No, she's probably just hungry."
Looking at the several large soup pots that were now empty, Wen Fan said decisively, "They must be hungry."
Can't you eat three bowls?
...
Xie Qingxi saw off the parents one by one, while Wen Fan in the kitchen directed everyone to clean up the mess.
Xiao Lü was so full he couldn't squat down, and he was even afraid of vomiting when he bent over to wash the stove.
You can only wash for a short while and then stand for a short while.
Xiao Peng, who was standing next to him, sighed.
“Usually on these parent activity days, they don’t eat this or that. Before, when we had brunch parties, they would leave more than half of the food uneaten. How come they ate so cleanly today?”
He was even thinking about whether his parents had any left.
As a result, the soup pot was spotless, and even the sides of the pot were scraped until they were sparkling clean.
Xiao Lü looked around and whispered, "I just saw Master Li secretly hiding something..."
Xiao Peng's mind was sluggish after eating, and it took him a while to understand what Xiao Lü meant.
"You mean Master Li secretly took things?"
Xiao Lü nodded seriously: "I just saw that there were still eighteen buns left, but in the blink of an eye, there were only fourteen left."
There was no one else around except for Master Li!
"You mean, Master Li wouldn't be...?"
Xiao Peng tensed up, a million guesses flashing through his mind.
"He definitely wanted to keep it all for himself! There are fourteen people in our kitchen. If he steals four, then each of us can only have one. What a cunning scheme!"
Xiao Peng: ……
"I'm done washing."
What a waste of emotion.
...
Meanwhile, Master Li secretly packed four greasy steamed buns into his bag. Before hiding them, he took a deep breath; the aroma of the buns made him incredibly tempted. If he hadn't already eaten so much, he would have stuffed all of them into his mouth!
Master Li cautiously observed Wen Fan secretly. He saw that Wen Fan had been scolding this person and that person in the morning, but now she was not scolding anyone. Instead, she snuggled up to her mother and ran around like a little shadow.
Master Li was numb. Watching Wen Fan walk past him, calling out "Mom" in a sticky, mushy way, he even wanted to light a cigarette to calm down.
Who would have thought of that?
Even bringing his master here was unexpected!
Wen Fan was a tyrant when cooking. At first, Chef Li assigned Xiao Lü to assist Wen Fan. Wen Fan was cooking by himself, and he needed two people to help him keep up.
Wen's father, needless to say, had been working with Wen Fan for a long time. Although he was a little slower, he could still keep up.
But Xiao Lü was in trouble; he was sprayed down by Wen Fan in less than three minutes.
"Don't stand here in the way, find someone else to do it."
Xiao Lü came downstairs still feeling aggrieved: "No, she reached out for the chopped vegetables, and I was a little slow, so she told me to leave."
He had been Chef Li's second chef for a long time, practically equivalent to Chef Li's apprentice. Chef Li had been teaching him for so many years, and he had never said anything to him!
When Master Li saw that things weren't going well, he quickly dropped what he was doing and took over the task himself.
As a result, Wen Fan criticized him for being tactless shortly afterward.
"What kind of vegetable oil are you pointing to when you're stir-frying vegetables? How did you learn the basics?"
One sentence almost shattered Master Li's resolve.
Then, Wen's father calmly handed over the items, and, following Wen Fan's instructions, he reworked the knife, changed the oil, and added more seasonings...
Completed in one go.
Master Li secretly asked Wen's father which school of thought he followed.
This basic knife skills and keen eye are clearly the result of being trained and instructed by a master chef.
As a result, Wen's father looked at him and said that he was a disciple of Dong Dabiao from Liulimiao Village, Majiaqiao Town, Jingshui County, which is under the jurisdiction of this city.
Mr. Li: ……
Okay, that's enough.
Mr. Li said that he would definitely take a few days off after finishing today's work.
I've never seen a father and daughter come together to attack someone.
Even disregarding his culinary skills, with just this basic ability, it wouldn't be impossible for the father to become the second chef at Jin Yu Lou.
The other person said that he had been apprenticed to a master in the village.
—You can tell from the name that they're the kind of people who prepare large-scale banquets in rural areas.
The daughter is even more of a split personality, as if a culinary genius lives inside her body...
Oh, or the kind of culinary genius who gets cocky after being praised by her mother a few times after cooking.
This world has truly gone mad.
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Xie Qingxi saw off the parents one by one, and everyone said that today's meal was very good, but the only drawback was that the quantity was not enough.
Xie Qingxi noticed that the other person's belt was obviously loose and thought to herself, "Isn't this enough?"
I just saw that she was three months pregnant, but now she's five months along.
You're eating for two months straight, and you still say that's not enough?
"...We'll definitely be more careful next time!"
The parents left satisfied, not forgetting to post a picture on their WeChat Moments before they left. However, unlike before, the nine-grid post was mostly filled with pictures of food. As for the children?
Isn't this already taken?
Look, some are eating while holding a bowl, some are eating skewers, and some are even burying their faces in the bowl...
The parent kept tugging at the seatbelt while sitting in the car, indicating that they were very satisfied with the day.
Wang Zihao's mother posted a video of her son eating all over his face on her short video account. Many of her followers who had previously followed her because of the dog barking incident have become inactive or uncommentable zombie followers.
But a few short videos brought these people to light.
[Pepe: Oh my god, is this a luxury kindergarten? They're eating so much more!]
[Lucky me! I'm so envious. The food at this kindergarten looks really good.]
[You're going crazy: These huge chicken feet, these huge chunks of meat, I'm so hungry!]
[Happy Doesn't Eat Sweets: Wait, why are there fried shrimp balls here?! My homepage has been full of these lately, are they even tasty or not?]
[eeGoose: Delicious! Especially the Wen Ji fried shrimp balls from the very beginning, they were absolutely amazing! The only downside was that they were always sold out!]
[I don't eat pears: No, not being able to get them isn't the problem, is it?]
[eeGoose: Um, we locals are also conflicted about this. The main problem is that family is really laid-back; they close all the time, especially on weekends. So compared to them being closed, occasionally queuing up is really nice...fingers.jpg]
[Momo: ...You're one to talk! Take a closer look at that guy frying shrimp balls, doesn't he look familiar?]
[eeGoose: !!! My God, isn't that someone from Wenji?]
[Dodo Bird: ...No wonder it wasn't open today, turns out it went to kindergarten...]
[Ye Ye: ...My silence was deafening. How could you do this? I really want to eat fried shrimp balls today...]
[Juanjuan: Knocking on the bowl, demanding the boss open the door! Don't discriminate against people who are three years, two hundred and fourteen months old!]
[Night after night: Open the door! Open the door! You dare go to the kindergarten? You dare open the door?!]
[Dodo Bird: @Wenji Restaurant, open the door!]
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