Lin Qingyu walked to his private stove and saw Zhang Chao slowly cleaning up.
"Master Zhang, please stop what you're doing. I need to discuss something with you!"
Lin Qingyu spoke calmly to Zhang Chao, but unexpectedly, several young girls rushed over.
"Boss lady, please don't fire Chef Zhang. This idea was all ours, it's not Chef Zhang's fault."
"Yes, ma'am! Please don't fire Chef Zhang!"
Seeing their teary-eyed faces, Lin Qingyu felt both annoyed and amused. She sighed.
"Is this how you perceive me? Is it because I've been away for so long that you think I've changed for the worse?"
Then everyone realized that the boss was such a kind person, how could she fire someone over such a trivial matter?
"I knew it! The landlady is the best; she definitely wouldn't blame anyone!"
"The proprietress is so kind! I was afraid you'd blame us for taking matters into our own hands! But Brother Zhang's chili sauce is really delicious!"
The crowd started talking all at once again, discussing Zhang Chaoxin's newly made mixed chili peppers.
The two of them went outside and walked all the way to the small backyard.
After finding a cool spot to sit down, Lin Qingyu asked Chef Zhang, "Master, how did you make that chili pepper?"
Zhang Chao calmly wiped away his sweat; he wasn't nervous at all.
Everyone had been on edge these past few days since Lin Qingyu entered the restaurant, but he alone wasn't worried at all.
He then said slowly, "It's very simple, just do it this way."
Then Master Zhang explained the chili pepper preparation method to Lin Qingyu in detail.
First, wash the dried red peppers, then boil them in water, and finally take them out.
Add garlic and ginger, along with some simple seasonings, and then crush it with a grinder.
The chili peppers made this way are especially fragrant and delicious, whether used in hot pot, stir-fried spicy chicken, or other dishes.
"That sounds a bit troublesome. Never mind, Master Zhang, if I need anything, I'll just ask you to make a little extra to take home!"
Lin Qingyu originally planned to learn this skill so she could go home and try making it herself.
However, after listening to Zhang Chao's explanation of these steps, which sounded simple, I was quite confused about how to actually do them.
"Whatever you say, boss lady. If you need it another day, just take it from the kitchen. It won't spoil in three to five days!"
"Alright, alright! By the way, Master Zhang, I wanted to talk to you about something important!"
Lin Qingyu almost forgot to mention that she had planned to have a nice meal with her family today.
She quickly grabbed a pen and paper, intending to write down a few dishes.
"Master Zhang, please cook these dishes for me later. I'll be having them for dinner, for the whole family. Just put it on my tab."
As she was about to write on the paper, Master Zhang stopped her and took the paper to write it down himself.
Lin Qingyu was too lazy to write, so she just named a few dishes, all of which were hearty dishes.
Zhang Chao then went to prepare the materials. Lin Qingyu watched as the group had a great time and couldn't bear to interrupt them.
"It's getting late, let's eat something first before we play! Xiao Bei, are you hungry too?"
Gu Jue nodded obediently, rubbing his little belly and saying, "Hungry!"
"Hahaha!"
"You little rascal!"
Gu Jue has brought so much joy to everyone! No one can resist such an adorable baby, right?
At the dinner table, Lin Qingyu asked the two of them again, "I was just asking, why did you two come back together?"
Lin Weidong glanced at Gu Xichao, and from Gu Xichao's perspective, he was blaming Gu Xichao.
However, when he turned his head, he still had a grin on his face and explained to Lin Qingyu.
"That's right, Xiao Bao happened to be near my school, and he insisted on waiting for me to come back together, so he didn't go with his master."
Lin Qingyu looked at Gu Xichao with some concern: "Won't this interfere with your studies? Didn't your master say anything?"
Gu Xichao smiled brightly: "No, Auntie, my master and the others came back first. It was their holiday time anyway, so don't worry!"
Lin Qingyu didn't think much of it. These dishes were specially cooked by Zhang Chao, as the original staff meals were quite simple.
They didn't go out to explore the food street and stayed in the restaurant. Not long after, Li Xiuhua and her group arrived.
"mother!"
Lin Weidong was the first to see her. He hadn't seen Li Xiuhua for a long time and was very excited.
"Good, good! Look at you, you've even lost weight!"
This is probably the first thing every mother says when she sees her child!
The restaurant was very popular, so the family sat in the backyard where the grape trellis provided plenty of shade.
Zhang Chao asked someone to inquire with Lin Qingyu when she would cook, and Lin Qingyu replied that it would be fine at the normal mealtime.
So at 6:30, the family enjoyed the spicy chicken hot pot that was hard to come by at the Jade Restaurant.
"This stuff is actually pretty delicious!"
Li Xiuhua also praised the food highly after eating it. Her whole family loves spicy food, especially Lin Qingyu.
Seeing this, Lin Qingyu put a few more pieces of chicken on Li Xiuhua's plate, saying, "Eat more if you like it, it's our own restaurant after all!"
The family was enjoying a happy time together when the curtain leading to the front hall was suddenly lifted.
"Hey! Director Gu, you're really here! I knew you weren't at the factory; you were probably here for lunch!"
"Hello, Sister Qingyu. I've been so busy today that I haven't even had time to eat. Can I have a meal with you?"
Jiang Wanwan arrived uninvited. Seeing that it was a family having dinner, she didn't realize she was disturbing them and even tried to join in.
Lin Qingyu didn't indulge her and shook her head directly, saying, "I'm sorry, this is a family dinner. It's not very convenient for you to be here!"
"What's inconvenient about it! Sister Qingyu, please let me have some. I heard that your hot pot is so popular that you have to queue up to get a table!"
Jiang Wanwan walked to the stone table. If there had been a chair, she probably would have sat down right away.
She would look for chopsticks on the table as if no one else was around, and usually there would be an extra pair of chopsticks.
Lin Qingyu's face was already very pale, and no one at the table touched their chopsticks; they just kept staring at her.
"Hey! Eat up, you all eat! Auntie, you eat, you eat!"
She wasn't embarrassed at all, and even took Li Xiuhua's hand to pick up some food.
Lin Weidong couldn't stand it anymore and was about to get up when Gu Xichao, who was next to him, suddenly stood up.
"Big sister, we're having a family reunion dinner. Are you considered part of our family?"
Jiang Wanwan's expression froze for a moment. She looked at Gu Xichao and said, "Little brother, Qingyu and I are good friends. She won't refuse me, right, Qingyu?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at Lin Qingyu again.
I don't know why Jiang Wanwan is so confident, barging into someone else's yard and wanting to eat their family reunion dinner.
“Dr. Jiang, I hope you can recognize your position. What you’ve done has seriously affected my life.”
Gu Shi looked at her coldly and spoke directly, without Lin Qingyu needing to say anything.
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