It's too late to regret it now. All their years of skills have gone to waste. They have no choice but to give up cooking and find another way out.
In their previous lives, after the restaurant went bankrupt, these people also joined Ling Yun's team and continued to work for his restaurant.
No one remembered the kindness the Yang family had shown them. Xiao Li had originally wanted to give them a chance to see how many people still remembered the past, but now it seemed that old habits die hard.
Looking at the closed restaurant, Xiao Li thought, "Fine, I'll take this opportunity to renovate it properly."
Although the Yang family's recipes were exquisite, they still had some flaws. Xiao Li had Tongzi improve the recipes, and she then began decorating the restaurant herself.
First, they hired a few craftsmen to dismantle the unnecessary parts of the restaurant, and Xiaoli incorporated some good modern ideas into it.
For example, using screens to separate the main hall provides privacy. Adding fresh flowers around the room instantly changes the atmosphere. Menus with pictures are placed on each table to help guests order.
All the tables and chairs have been replaced with square tables and small stools; the old long benches were too inconvenient.
As for the private rooms on the second floor, they have also been renovated to make them more cozy and beautiful.
Replace all the doors with sliding doors and use screens to block the entrances to protect guests' privacy.
After a renovation, the restaurant was completely transformed.
Xiao Li hired a new manager and staff. As for the people in the kitchen, she simply had 123 buy a few puppets from the mall to wash and chop vegetables. She set up programs for them, and the dishes they cooked were quite good.
Xiao Jiu also comes to help, so the kitchen is always clean, tidy, and very relaxing.
Ling Yun is very frustrated lately. He left Yang Family Restaurant and has become a useless person.
He asked his former fellow disciples, and everyone said the same thing. He was horrified. Could it really be that Master had returned?
"Master, I was wrong. I shouldn't have harmed the restaurant and made things difficult for my junior sister. Master, I'm begging you, please forgive me."
Ran Dong felt uncomfortable looking at Ling Yun's rambling and superstitious behavior. That's the problem with people in ancient times; they were too superstitious.
Although she was a time traveler and held reverence for ghosts and gods, she would never burn incense, worship Buddha, or kowtow in prayer.
She felt too cozy at home, so she went out for a walk.
Although she has kitchen space, her cooking skills are not very good.
It's undoubtedly difficult to achieve success through cooking skills. Now that Ling Yun can't even cook, his god-like aura has faded considerably, and she suddenly feels like she's been taken advantage of.
It's unbelievable that a time traveler from the future would choose such an ordinary person.
She should be a leading lady, like Yang Xiaoli, with a confident aura.
Yes, her confidence has returned, and she is determined to achieve great things in Lechao.
As for Ling Yun, he might just be a supporting male character. Ran Dong thought about it and felt that this was more and more true.
Thinking of this, she couldn't sit still. Le Chao loved food, she was a descendant of a family of chefs, and she had her own kitchen space. In any case, she was in a better position than these natives.
She refused to believe that her cooking skills were inferior to those of the natives.
True to her word, she began practicing her cooking skills as soon as she returned to the courtyard. She was determined to create delicious food that would amaze everyone.
Ling Yun tried hard to recall the recipes every day, but he was always disappointed. He simply couldn't remember how he cooked them.
"Brother Ling, please try my braised beef with potatoes."
Ling Yun frowned. How did Ran Dong get his hands on beef? In this dynasty, beef could only be processed by the government. Most of it was distributed among those in power, and only a small amount of inferior meat would be left behind.
Ran Dong was unaware of these things; she only had a piece of beef and a piece of pork belly in the refrigerator, so she made this dish.
Ling Yun took a bite and found the meat to be tough and dry, with a slightly fishy smell. It hadn't been prepared properly at all, and all the good beef had been wasted.
"Your beef should be..."
Ran Dong looked at Ling Yun, expectantly waiting for his advice, but Ling Yun hesitated, and he didn't know how to handle it either.
Ran Dong shook his head in disappointment and went back to his room to tinker with things.
Ling Yun watched Ran Dong's retreating figure, lost in thought.
Ran Dong has always been a very outspoken person, and during this time, he has unintentionally revealed many problems, but Ling Yun pretends not to know.
Now it seems that Ran Dong is indeed as Xiao Li said, with an unclear identity and some problems.
From then on, Ling Yun carefully observed Ran Dong and discovered that she could actually produce a lot of ingredients out of thin air, and they were of excellent quality.
"Is this the legendary Mustard Seed of Mount Meru?"
If only he had such a thing, it's just a pity that he has lost his cooking skills now, otherwise, with such a thing, success would be just around the corner.
He couldn't help but resent Ran Dong. Why didn't she share such a good thing with him? If he had known earlier, why would he have coveted Ali's things? He wouldn't be suffering retribution from his master now, having his cooking skills taken back. Sigh!
Ran Dong's cooking skills also didn't progress smoothly. Without the Yang family's recipes as a foundation, she was only a half-baked cook.
She hasn't even memorized her own family's recipes completely, so it's absurd for her to think she can cook complete dishes on her own.
The taste was completely different; even Ling Yun shook his head after eating it.
After trying several times, Ran Dong gave up.
"Sigh, cooking is really hard. Cooking requires talent, and it seems I don't have that talent. I'd better do something else."
Ling Yun watched as Ran Dong spent her days tinkering with new things: making ice, cakes, cosmetics, glass art, and fruit wine...
I tried many things, but none of them worked.
When Xiao Li found out, she shook her head. Ling Yun was nothing without cooking skills, and Ran Dong was even less so.
Yang Family Restaurant reopened. Xiao Li hired a well-regarded broker to introduce the manager and staff. On opening day, the restaurant was packed with people.
Xiao Li only makes about a hundred specialty dishes each day, and once they're sold out, that's it. She leaves the rest of the dishes to the puppets. She lives a leisurely life, and her business is even better than before.
"Get out of the way! How can we do business if you're blocking the entrance?"
Xiao Li noticed the commotion at the door and went over.
"What happened?"
“Boss, this little beggar comes to beg for food every day. I’ve given him food several times already. This time there’s really no food left, but he still doesn’t want to leave.”
Xiao Li looked at the boy with his head down. He looked to be only five or six years old and was very thin. However, the arms exposed under his clothes were very white, and he was obviously a new beggar.
"Come with me."
The little beggar obediently followed Xiaoli; this older sister was the owner, and therefore had the authority to make decisions.
Xiao Li took out two steamed buns and handed them to him, saying, "Take these back and eat them. Next time you come through the back door, I'll have someone save food for you."
When the little beggar looked up, Xiaoli realized that he was actually very handsome, and she couldn't tell whether he was a boy or a girl for a moment.
"Thank you, boss. I will repay you."
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