Chapter 34 This time we invite the real Buddha
"Give me those three dishes." Manager Li pointed directly at the three dishes made by Zhao Xiaojing and ordered them, wanting to try the cooking skills of this new girl.
"Me too. Oh no! Replace the lettuce with shredded potatoes." Secretary Fan continued to order. He was also very curious about Zhao Xiaojing's cooking skills. Although the shredded potatoes were probably not cooked by her, they were cut so well that he wanted to try it too.
After they had prepared their meal, they sat down nearby.
"The potatoes are really shredded, like matchsticks."
Although Manager Li had heard Secretary Fan talk about it, he still couldn't help but admire what was in Secretary Fan's food compartment.
Looking at my own food tray again, I saw the fried golden crab sticks that were almost orange, the green lettuce that was about to drip with water dotted with chopped red peppers, and the green spinach sprinkled with white sesame seeds. They were all matched together.
"These three side dishes look good, let's try them!" Manager Li said, picking up a piece of spinach with chopsticks first, and Secretary Fan followed suit by picking up a crab stick.
The spinach tastes very refreshing and sweet, and the fried sesame seeds add another layer of fragrance.
"Not bad, very refreshing! This Xiao Zhao is so young, but his cooking is even better than the previous sous chef. He has great potential. What do you think?"
Manager Li didn't get a response, so he looked up and saw Secretary Fan chewing something with great enthusiasm. He could even hear the crispy sound. He looked again and saw that half of the crab sticks in the bowl were already gone.
When Secretary Fan saw Manager Li looking at her, she quickly covered her mouth in embarrassment, chewing furiously while staring at the crab sticks.
"What's going on? Is there a steel wool in here?" Manager Li picked up one and was about to take a closer look when he smelled a burnt aroma of fried food mixed with the rich aroma of seasoning.
I took a bite subconsciously.
This delicious? Not sure, try again. Still this delicious? Not sure, try again.
After a while, the crab stick trays in front of Manager Li and Secretary Fan were empty.
"This time we've invited the real Buddha... How did they make this flavor? It's so delicious!"
"This is amazing! This is clearly what Chef Sun used to make spicy hot pot. How come it tastes so good after being transformed into something else?"
The two looked at each other and then at the window, both wanting to order another one, but the workers had already formed a long line.
"The dishes are a little different today. The three dishes over there don't look very similar to before."
"Didn't the new woman we hired say she'd resigned? So, you've got a replacement?"
"Really? That's great! I don't want to eat boiled vegetables anymore."
The workers waiting in line were looking at today's dishes and discussing them.
"Hey, today Lao Sun finally decided to stir-fry shredded potatoes again. I've been craving this! I can't get to stew potatoes or make salt and pepper potato strips every day. It's so rare."
"Give me some shredded potatoes! And some braised pork, and um... lettuce."
"Spinach, shredded potatoes, chicken hearts."
"Lettuce, shredded potatoes, and braised pork."
The workers who took orders saw that the shredded potatoes were a mixture of red, yellow and green, with each strand clearly separated and looking very appetizing, so they basically ordered a serving.
The spinach and lettuce looked fresh and tender, and many workers ordered them.
It was obvious at a glance that the fried crab sticks were the same crab sticks that were usually used to make mixed vegetables. This dish was not popular and almost no one ordered it.
Until a worker came to queue up again while eating from a food tray.
"What's up, Lao Liu? I'm so hungry today, and I'm already in line again while I'm still eating!"
Liu Yifan, holding the food tray, saw that the person talking was Wen Jieling, a co-worker in his group, and pulled his sleeve.
"I'm telling you, we're going to make those fried crab sticks! All three of them have crab sticks! That dish is insanely delicious!"
"Ah? Don't we eat that thing every day? It makes me too lazy to fight just by listening to it. Don't lie to me!" Wen Jie Ling looked unconvinced.
"Why would I lie to you? Your son lied to you! Liu Qiang just opened a box and I tasted it! If you don't believe me, just open one and try it. If it doesn't taste good, I'm your son. If it tastes good, you're my son!"
"...You wait, son!" Wen Jie Ling didn't want to fight at first, but Liu Yifan's words aroused his desire to win.
"I want potatoes, lettuce, and crab sticks!"
The person who was about to get his food heard it as well. Turning back, he saw that Liu Yifan didn't look like he was trying to trick anyone, so he ordered a serving of shredded potatoes, crab sticks and braised pork.
"Three servings of crab sticks! More decorations, more decorations!" Finally it was Liu Yifan's turn, and he excitedly handed over the food tray.
"Are these crab sticks so delicious?" The workers queuing looked at Liu Yifan and ordered three servings of crab sticks at once, raising their eyebrows with a puzzled look on their faces.
Liu Yifan saw that it was another acquaintance, frowned, picked up a cigarette and stuffed it into the mouth of the person who was speaking.
"You did... um... fuck!" The acquaintance stretched out his hand, ready to pinch another one, but Liu Yifan anticipated it and dodged it with extreme agility.
"Call it yourself!" Liu Yifan walked away. The acquaintance watched Liu Yifan walk further and further away, then looked at the nearby window and suddenly became anxious.
The workers in the queue who took it directly all got crab sticks.
Liu Yifan happily returned to the dining table not far away, carrying a plate full of crab sticks, and sat down where he had been sitting before.
"I just gave you a taste of one, give me one back!" Zhou Yicheng, who was sitting next to him, had just finished eating when he saw Liu Yifan actually go and get another one. He stared at the food compartment full of crab sticks with shining eyes.
"Just one, no more!" Liu Yifan quickly protected the food compartment after Zhou Yicheng picked up one, but Zhou Yicheng still took advantage of the gap and reached in with his chopsticks to pick up another one.
"Aren't you two ashamed of yourself? You're fighting over just one crab stick!" Wen Jie Ling, who followed, looked at the two useless co-workers with disdain.
"I just said, if it doesn't taste good, I am your son, and if it tastes good, you are my son!" Liu Yifan looked at Wen Jie Ling with even more disdain.
Wen Jie Ling sat down immediately and picked up a crab stick and put it in his mouth.
After chewing for a few bites, he was stunned and stopped talking.
"Hehe, your father didn't lie to you, did he?" Liu Yifan sneered at Wen Jie Ling while eating.
Wen Jie Ling rolled his eyes at him without saying a word, and just buried his head in his food.
Zhou Yicheng reached into Wenjie's food compartment and picked up a crab stick.
"What are you doing! You've finished a whole plate!" Wen Jie Ling stopped him with chopsticks, but Zhou Yicheng turned the chopsticks vertically and the two pairs of chopsticks started fighting on the spot.
"Aren't you two ashamed of yourself? You're fighting over just one crab stick!" Liu Yifan laughed triumphantly and repeated Wen Jieling's words.
Similar scenes continued to play out in the cafeteria, with word spreading non-stop. Soon, even the workers still getting their meals knew the crab sticks were delicious today, and they all started clamoring for them.
Manager Li saw this scene and couldn't stop laughing.
"Let Xiao Zhao make fried food every day from now on. The workers will like it." He instructed Secretary Fan.
He had just taken a photo of the dish and sent it to Wen Yulan, praising the fried crab sticks. Wen Yulan replied that fried food was Xiao Zhao's specialty.
In that case, let her do more frying, which can be considered as making use of her expertise.
"Okay, I'll go talk to her later." Secretary Fan nodded happily.
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