Chapter 23: "Master Xiao Shen" (seeking gold votes~)
Chen Jintao had no idea of the aunts' twists and turns. When she arrived at the state-owned restaurant, she went to Sister Zhang to get her work certificate, and then dived into the kitchen.
As soon as she entered, she noticed the way Luo Ya looked at her. She probably knew the twists and turns involved, and she could guess some of it from what Sister Zhang said to Luo Ya yesterday.
"Hello, Comrade Luo Ya!" Shen Jintao greeted with a normal expression.
"Hello!" Luo Ya pursed her lips, her attitude was rather cold, but she did not ignore him.
Luo Ya came here to learn cooking, so she was busy in the kitchen. I don’t know if it was intentional, but she was peeling garlic and folding vegetables and had no intention of cutting vegetables.
Shen Jintao didn't say anything and cut out the vegetables she had washed.
Luo Ya didn't help or learn from the side. Sister Zhang noticed and became unhappy. She walked into the kitchen and said, "Xiao Ya, Xiao Shen's cooking and knife skills are very good. You should learn from him and practice."
This was a more euphemistic way of saying it, as it didn't explicitly say that Luo Ya didn't work.
Luo Ya felt a little aggrieved when she heard this, "I just think the vegetables she cuts look better, and I don't want to embarrass myself."
"You will never learn anything this way. Is it enough to just watch to learn technology? You must do it yourself, otherwise everything will be in vain. Having said that, you can do it yourself!"
There is never a shortage of people in state-owned units. If Luo Ya leaves, there will still be Li Ya, Wang Ya, and Zhang Ya. If her family did not have some connections, such a job would not have been her turn.
Chen Jintao was a little embarrassed. The most frustrating thing in the workplace is to be used as a reference for other colleagues to learn from, which makes it easy to be isolated.
But she was not the type of person who would flatter someone. Luo Ya obviously had something against her, so there was no need for her to get involved.
So in the following time, if Luo Ya asked her questions, she would answer them patiently, and there would be no need for further communication.
After completing the preparations, she went to the lobby to talk with other colleagues. In addition to Sister Zhang, there were two other girls in the store who were responsible for collecting money, and an old lady who was responsible for cleaning up and washing dishes.
In fact, except for Luo Ya, everyone likes the new Master Shen. After all, he is good-looking and capable. Who doesn’t like such a person?
When it was almost time for dinner, Chen Jintao saw a few familiar people walking outside the store. Weren’t they the aunties she met this morning?
Not all of them came, only three or four of them, probably to find out the truth.
"Oh, Taozi really works here?" an aunt said in surprise.
"Yes!" Shen Jintao nodded, "Aunties, what would you like to eat?"
"I just want a bowl of plain noodles!"
"Me too!"
"I'll just have some shredded pork noodles!" Aunt Niu said proudly with her head held high.
"Okay!" Chen Jintao turned around and walked into the kitchen to start cooking.
This shocked the aunts.
Aunt Niu looked at the girls who were responsible for collecting money in the store, Xiao Hu and Xiao Yan, because these two girls seemed easier to talk to, unlike Luo Ya who had a stern face standing aside.
Even though Aunt Niu is so arrogant in the village and is proud of her son being a junior high school student and now a temporary worker, he is no different from a quail in the town.
"Little girl, why is she the one who goes in to cook?" Aunt Niu expressed the thoughts of several aunts.
"Don't you know? Aren't you from the same place? It seems that Master Shen is really low-key!" Xiao Yan wanted to be more lively and started talking immediately.
"Master Xiao Shen?"
What an unpopular word! Those who can be called master are not simple people. Who would prefix the word with “xiao”?
"Yes, Master Shen is now the head chef of our state-owned restaurant!"
"She's so young, can she be a master?" Aunt Niu's voice was about to split.
"Why not? Master Shen's craftsmanship is very good!" Xiao Yan was unhappy, "Yesterday, our city's top leaders came and said that Master Shen is this!"
Looking at the thumbs up that Xiao Yan gave, the aunts fell into deep thought.
The noodles were ready soon, and when they tasted the noodles, they were shocked. They were both vegetarian noodles, so why did they taste different?
"Taozi, you are really amazing now! Tsk tsk tsk tsk ..."
"Yes, there is no girl in our team who is as good as you. You are a master chef in a state-owned restaurant. We wouldn't even dare to do that in our dreams!"
"It's not that great. You still say it's a formal employee. How can it be just a simple formal employee? You are so modest!"
Aunt Niu's face gradually turned darker as the other aunts praised Shen Jintao. She had always thought that her son was the most promising young man in Huaxi Brigade. Who would have known that Shen Jintao had quietly become the master chef of a state-owned restaurant? How could they compare?
Although the shredded pork noodles in the bowl smelled delicious, Aunt Niu had no appetite.
Chen Jintao never thought about competing with others. She left a sentence "Aunties, enjoy your meal!" and went back to the kitchen.
Because it was time for dinner, several tables of guests came into the restaurant one after another.
Unexpectedly, the customers specifically requested steam pot chicken.
Fortunately, Sister Zhang had foresight and asked Chen Jintao to prepare early in the morning, so there was no rush.
But seeing that more and more customers wanted to eat steam pot chicken, the already prepared food was not enough, so Sister Zhang had to explain to everyone earnestly.
This is equivalent to a limited edition. Those who bought it were immediately happy, while those who didn’t buy it were disappointed.
"Next time you guys want to eat steam pot chicken, you can let us know in advance so we can prepare the ingredients. You know this takes a long time, but don't be unhappy. Our chef Shen is a great cook, and he's not only good at steam pot chicken!"
As a result, the number of customers not only did not decrease, but increased instead.
When Aunt Niu and the others were about to leave, the state-owned restaurant was already full of people, and many people were walking in, trying to find an empty seat.
As soon as they moved their butts away, their seats were immediately taken by others.
After leaving the state-owned restaurant, one of the aunties patted her chest and said, "Luckily we came early, otherwise we wouldn't be able to squeeze in at all!"
"Chen Jintao is really amazing. Didn't you see that all those people were rushing for her?"
"That's not bad. I've never seen a state-owned restaurant with no empty seats and customers having to queue up or take their food away!"
After hearing this, Aunt Niu snorted coldly and walked ahead angrily.
The aunts looked at each other with schadenfreude in their eyes. It was Aunt Niu's fault for looking down on others all day long.
She was also sarcastic and mocking towards her fellow villagers, as if no one was willing to praise her.
While Shen Jintao was busy operating three stoves at the same time, the news that she became the chef of a state-owned restaurant spread like wildfire in the Huaxi Brigade.
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