Chapter 360 I’m Afraid the Duck Will Come Back to Life and Seek Revenge on You
"Okay." Zhao Xiaojing quickly picked up the small bowl of fish soup in front of her.
Seeing Zhao Xiaojing start to taste the wine, Wan Yuyue lowered her head again, and she and Yun Yongyuan each held a bowl and drank happily. However, Nie Xiuqi only took a sip and did not drink anymore. When he saw Zhao Xiaojing take a sip, he immediately raised his head and stared at the bowl in Zhao Xiaojing's hand.
"Brother Nie, you did a great job! But I think Master Cai's fish is a little more tender." Yun Yongyuan held the bowl and gave Nie Xiuqi a sincere smile.
"Why do I think it looks better than what Master Cai made?" Wan Yuyue said after taking a look at the soup bowl.
Nie Xiuqi's eyelids fluttered at the words, and his gaze shifted from Zhao Xiaojing's bowl to the two of them. He examined them closely, as if meeting them for the first time, then quickly looked away. "Master Cai, I'm still not quite up to the heat when cooking fish. Also, for a better color, I used egg yolk instead of egg white."
"When Master Cai made it before, he used ham from Zhejiang Province, right?" Zhao Xiaojing tasted the food while repeatedly thinking about the wrong thing the system said in her head. Seeing that the three people were talking about Master Cai, she quickly interjected.
The hams from Zhejiang and Yunnan provinces are both quite famous, and Song Sao's Fish Soup is a Zhejiang dish. The system said that the ham variety is wrong. Presumably, the ham originally used should be Zhejiang ham from the same province or city.
"Yes, is there something wrong with the taste of the ham?" Nie Xiuqi quickly scooped up some ham from the bowl and tasted it. Without waiting for Zhao Xiaojing to respond, he frowned and put the spoon down. "There is indeed a difference."
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Yun Yongyuan and Wan Yuyue looked at each other, then picked up the spoon and scooped another spoonful into their mouths, chewing carefully like Nie Xiuqi. While chewing, they looked at each other, and then looked at Zhao Xiaojing at the same time.
"I've never eaten the one made by Master Cai, nor the authentic Song Sao fish soup... I just thought of this ham based on the theory..." Seeing that the three of them were looking at her, waiting for an answer, Zhao Xiaojing hurriedly laughed.
Wan Yuyue and Yun Yongyuan nodded as if to understand. Nie Xiuqi said nothing but continued to look at Zhao Xiaojing eagerly, obviously waiting for her further comments.
"Also, the fish was indeed a little undercooked, and the handling of the ingredients was probably a bit problematic as well."
"What's the problem?" There was no trace of anger on Nie Xiuqi's face, but he looked excited instead.
"Well... I haven't eaten this dish either, so I don't have any reference. What I just said is just a rough idea." Zhao Xiaojing looked embarrassed.
A good cook cannot cook without rice. This is all thanks to the system.
"But it's not impossible. It might be a bit shameless to say it out loud." Zhao Xiaojing touched her nose. "Brother Nie, if you're willing to teach me this dish completely, I can figure it out slowly. Usually, I can find the problem after I've cooked it myself."
If Nie Xiuqi's "suitable" recipe is good, Zhao Xiaojing can follow it. As long as she can reach half the level of the system recipe, she can activate the system recipe, see the biggest shortcoming of this dish, and reach 60% through practice. Then she can purchase the system recipe and master this famous dish thoroughly.
"Junior sister, you are so shameless." Wan Yuyue leaned close to Zhao Xiaojing's ear and whispered.
"Ahem, junior sister, you are so brazen." Yun Yongyuan said in a low voice.
"That's true, but I'm telling the truth." Zhao Xiaojing was amused by the loud chattering of the two. "Besides, Senior Brother Nie didn't hide it from us. Didn't he teach us when we did it? That's why I dare to tell you."
"What do you mean by teaching you everything?" Nie Xiuqi's face was expressionless.
"I'll do it, and you'll guide me. You have to strictly control every step and detail. Once I reach your level of proficiency, I'll be able to better understand and refine this dish. After all, only when you're familiar with a dish can you evaluate and modify it."
"It seems to make sense." Yun Yongyuan scratched his head.
"Okay." Nie Xiuqi nodded slightly, turned around and went to fish out the fish from the bucket under the pool.
Wan Yuyue stared at Nie Xiuqi's back in disbelief, then turned and slowly gave Zhao Xiaojing a thumbs up.
More than two hours later, the timer rang again. Zhao Xiaojing, who had killed two fish and made fish soup twice, turned off the low heat on the stove, uncovered the steamed duck, and plated it with a feeling that even plating could not save the situation.
When she took a bite, the Fairy Duck really turned into a stewed duck again, which was even worse than what Zhao Xiaojing had made when she practiced on her own.
"Junior sister, are you sure this is a famous dish?"
"A fairy duck? Will the fairy agree? I'm afraid the duck will come back to life and seek revenge on you!"
The four of them tasted the dishes as usual. Yun Yongyuan and Wan Yuyue's originally expectant eyes slowly turned into doubt. Nie Xiuqi was not as exaggerated as the other two, but he also looked thoughtful.
"This duck... uh, actually it doesn't look like this... I just learned that it's actually very delicious..." Zhao Xiaojing tried her best to explain.
"No need to explain, hehe. I didn't expect that you would have a failure. Cool!" Wan Yuyue was proud and stretched out her hand to Yun Yongyuan with bared teeth.
Yun Yongyuan high-fived her in tacit understanding.
"Junior sister, do it again!" Wan Yuyue was full of vigor.
"Junior sister, do it again!" Yun Yongyuan said in a sonorous and powerful voice.
However, as soon as Zhao Xiaojing looked up, the two of them retreated at the speed of light, returned to their own stoves and began to prepare their dishes seriously.
Nie Xiuqi covered his lips with his hand, pursed his lips hard, and returned to his chopping board to continue cutting peppers.
All three of them ran away. Zhao Xiaojing held her breath, put the duck and fish soup away, left the kitchen and sat in the hall.
No, compared to being misunderstood as a genius, the boss’s dignity is more important!
Zhao Xiaojing closed her eyes, entered the virtual space in a second, and began to practice fiercely.
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On Friday, Zhao Xiaojing had just finished lunch when she received an unexpected call from Zhou Chuyan.
Zhou Jianye was arrested.
"Sister Yanyan, don't cry first. What happened?" On the phone, Zhou Chuyan came up and said, "My father was arrested," and then started crying.
"They said it was bribery... The police came to my mom and me and asked a lot of questions..."
"Bribery?!" Zhao Xiaojing suddenly had an idea and immediately remembered the problem she had overlooked.
She said something was wrong!
Receiving a commission of 100,000 yuan at a time does not seem to be a regular transaction. The system also ignores Zhou Jianye’s assets. The direction given is not to investigate and get the money, but to directly reveal the high-efficiency medicine!
So that’s how it is!
"How much did you collect?" Zhao Xiaojing asked.
"Twenty, two hundred thousand...pay back, pay back..." Zhou Chuyan sobbed.
"Two hundred thousand? Where did two hundred thousand come from?!"
Wang Jiandang said years ago that Zhou Jianye had withdrawn 100,000 yuan. Is this the same thing? How did he get another 100,000 yuan?
“That’s not all!”
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