"Dongsheng, your cooking skills are so good, can I ask you for a favor?"
Mr. Lou chatted with Jia Dongsheng for a while, and when they felt a little more familiar with each other, he suddenly said.
"Uncle Lou, Damao and I are childhood friends, and he's also Xiao'e's friend. If you have anything to say, just tell me. There's no need to use the word 'please'!"
When Jia Dongsheng spoke, he was also very polite. There was no other way. He was afraid that if he gave the other party some face, the rich man Lou would take advantage of the situation to climb up the ladder.
This is not alarmist. We should not take a businessman's reputation too seriously. For such people, face is not important as long as they make money.
This is universal in any era.
"Okay, then I'll just say what I want to say."
Mr. Lou smiled gently and said, "In a few days, I will be entertaining a group of friends, all of whom are business partners. Originally, I planned to go to Fengze Garden or the Eighth Building for a meal."
"But this roasted whole lamb you made definitely tastes like this."
As he spoke, Mr. Lou gave Jia Dongsheng a thumbs-up and continued, "So, I'd like to ask you for a favor and make me another roasted whole lamb."
"Of course, I also know that this request is a bit excessive. You are a chef at a steel mill, not a restaurant, so I can't ask you to help me for nothing."
At this point, Mr. Lou looked at Jia Dongsheng's face and found that his expression had not changed. Then he continued, "How about five big black tens as a reward?"
What Mr. Lou said was quite insightful, and the reward he gave in the end was also quite generous.
Five big black tens cost fifty yuan, which was equivalent to Jia Dongsheng's monthly salary. Although Jia Dongsheng didn't care, in that era, hiring a chef to cook a meal was definitely a sky-high price.
However, Jia Dongsheng did not agree immediately, but asked: "Uncle Lou, I don't know when it will be. I need to work from Monday to Saturday this week."
"It's okay. It will definitely be Sunday, during your rest time. After all, it takes a while to get a sheep."
"That's fine."
Jia Dongsheng agreed, and then smiled and said, "When the time comes, just ask Damao or Xiao'e to notify me and tell me the address of the cooking place."
"Okay, it's settled then."
Mr. Lou was very happy that Jia Dongsheng agreed, because Jia Dongsheng's cooking skills were indeed very good, and he would definitely make those picky business partners go home satisfied.
Afterwards, the banquet began. The dishes made by Nan Yi were served one after another. There were a total of ten dishes plus a soup. Together with Jia Dongsheng's roasted whole lamb, there were a total of twelve dishes and one soup.
This banquet would not be considered too grand even for a wedding in the future, let alone in the current years of food shortage and famine.
After all, there is a roasted whole lamb.
Looking at the dishes on the table, they were all very delicious, but he didn't know how they tasted. Jia Dongsheng picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and started eating.
"Mm, it tastes good."
Yes, Jia Dongsheng gave a good evaluation, but this evaluation is already very high for Jia Dongsheng.
Afterwards, I tried the stir-fried lamb offal, tiger skin elbow, braised pork slices, beef with chili peppers, and garlic spare ribs. Although the cuisine was different, they were all very delicious.
"It seems that what I thought was right. In terms of overall cooking skills, Sha Zhu is not as good as Nan Yi, but in terms of taste, Nan Yi seems to be one step behind."
That's right, Nan Yi during this period was a little behind Sha Zhu in terms of taste, but the difference was not that big, and he should be able to catch up within a year. However, in this competition between Xu Damao and Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu did win.
"Haha, it's time for Shazhu to win for once."
Jia Dongsheng smiled and then slowly started eating.
Not long after, Xu Damao came over to toast. From the smile on his face, it could be seen that he was still very happy at this moment. After all, it was the wedding night, which is one of the four great joys in life.
"Dad, Mom, father-in-law, mother-in-law, Xiao'e and I would like to toast you."
Toasting is an essential step in a wedding.
"Okay, okay, Damao, you and Xiao'e will live a good life from now on. I'm leaving her to you."
The wealthy Lou looked at Xu Damao and gave him some instructions as a father. At the same time, he looked at Lou Xiaoe with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
"Father-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely live a good life with Xiao'e." Xu Damao promised, then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. His decisiveness seemed to indicate that he was serious.
However, Jia Dongsheng, who was watching from the side, disagreed in his heart. If Xu Damao could change for the better, he would not be Xu Damao anymore.
At this moment, he may have said it very seriously, but he forgot it as soon as his butt fell.
"Xiao'e, now that you're married to Damao, you can't be so willful anymore. You have to control your temper and live a good life."
Lou's mother also explained to Lou Xiao'e, which made Lou Xiao'e pout: "How am I willful? I am so considerate."
"I don't know what you are like."
As she spoke, tears fell from Lou's mother's eyes. It is natural for parents to be reluctant to let their daughter get married.
As for Xu Damao's parents, they were grinning from ear to ear. In their opinion, it was a great blessing for their ancestors that Xu Damao could marry Miss Lou Xiao'e. How could they not be happy?
The lunch banquet ended in a warm yet slightly sad atmosphere.
However, Jia Dongsheng's work had to continue, as he had to roast a lamb in the afternoon.
However, Jia Dongsheng did not plan to slice and eat the lamb in the afternoon. Instead, he planned to have a group of people gather around the grill to eat meat and drink wine. This is the correct way to roast a whole lamb.
At the same time, Nan Yi did not leave after the banquet. On the contrary, he sat next to Jia Dongsheng and roasted a whole lamb with Jia Dongsheng.
Nan Yi was indeed obsessed with cooking. After the banquet, when Xu Damao came to him to settle the payment, Nan Yi actually said that he didn't need any payment and asked him to stay and help him make the roasted whole lamb.
Seeing that he really wanted to learn, and also wanting to transfer him to the main factory, Jia Dongsheng agreed.
"Nan Yi, roasting a whole lamb is not an easy task. You must stay focused at all times. If you are distracted for even a moment, the meat will easily get ruined, and the taste will be wrong."
Jia Dongsheng was talking to Nan Yi while grilling.
"Yeah, thank you, Dongsheng."
Nan Yi knew that roasting a whole lamb, and the top-notch skill of roasting a whole lamb, was a chef's unique skill, and no one was willing to teach his unique skill to others.
After all, a unique skill can only be called a unique skill if it is in the hands of one person. If more people know it, is it still a unique skill?
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