Chapter 218 [Preference]
"Shopkeeper Jiang, I'm making a new Sweet Dawn Roll. What shape or style would you like it to be?"
The cook's words brought Jiang Lili's thoughts back to the present, as her lips curled up unconsciously.
Jiang Lili asked in surprise, "Oh? Can I choose it myself?"
The chef replied respectfully, "Yes, this dish hasn't officially been put on the menu yet. We're still thinking about how to carve this icing roll. Since you're the one in charge, we certainly want to hear your opinion."
The cook just heard from the waiter who was serving the dishes that this young female shopkeeper took the main seat for He Xiuzhu as soon as she arrived, and it seemed that she had all the twelve shopkeepers in her control in one go.
Thinking about what the cook said, Jiang Lili looked at the frosting on the frosting roll that looked like snow, and couldn't help but think of a poem about pear blossoms: "The moon at midnight, the courtyard shines just like pear blossoms and snow."
The moonlight at midnight makes the pear blossoms in the courtyard look like white snow in winter.
Jiang Lili touched her chin and said, "The icing on this dessert looks like snow. Why not make it into a pear blossom with snow..."
Before Jiang Lili finished speaking, the cook paused when he heard the poem she was reciting, and then a look of enlightenment appeared on his face: "I know, I know what this icing roll should look like!"
Even a crude man like him who could barely read was astonished when he heard Jiang Lili's poem. Just a few words brought the scene to life. He clapped his hands and said, "Manager Jiang is indeed worthy of being Manager Jiang!"
After the chef finished speaking, he began to make dim sum, as if he was making a work of art.
At this moment, the owner of the Fuzhu Restaurant came into the kitchen. Upon hearing Jiang Lili's poem, he clapped his hands and exclaimed, "What a wonderful poem! What a beautiful conception!"
Jiang Lili blushed at the compliment. She hesitated, wanting to speak more. It was over. She felt as if she had been mistaken for someone with intellectual background. "You're exaggerating! This poem was written by someone before us. It's just that the collection of poems is not very famous and not widely known."
The restaurant owner shook his head after hearing this. "No, no, no, this just proves your immense talent. You can even write unpopular poems effortlessly. Talented women are truly unique. You can even combine food with poetry and compare icing sugar to snow. It's so ingenious!"
Jiang Lili smiled awkwardly, suspecting that the restaurant owner would be able to praise her for just a random doggerel.
Recalling the poems she knew, Jiang Lili suddenly remembered some dark history, and the smile on her face gradually stiffened.
In fact, it was not that she was familiar with many poems, but when she applied for QQ for the first time, she chose a screen name and personal signature based on her own name, and looked up many poems related to pear blossoms.
She especially remembers her first online name, which was quite non-mainstream: Her Royal Highness Princess Lihua*^_^*.
This online name has been ridiculed by the class league secretaries of her junior high and high school until now.
The League Secretary was also on the bus returning to school to see the teacher.
Jiang Lili couldn't help but wonder where the League Secretary had traveled to now.
However, the League Secretary works in criminal investigation. He has a meticulous mind and great skills, so he will probably not do so badly.
Just as she was thinking about it, Jiang Lili saw the chef put a brand new plate of Honey Dawn Rolls in front of her: "Shopkeeper Jiang, I'm ready. Please take a look and give me some pointers!"
Jiang Lili looked down and was stunned by the dim sum on the plate. He was worthy of being the chef of Fuzhu Restaurant. Now he would be comparable to the dim sum chef of a five-star hotel.
On the porcelain plate in the moonlight on the table, there were five icing sugar rolls made into the shape of pear blossoms.
Honey flows out from the bottom of the frosting roll, just like the branches of a pear tree, or like white pear blossoms blooming on a porcelain plate in the moonlight.
The petals have a slightly pink edge and are colored with dye made from fresh flowers. They are edible and have a floral fragrance.
The center of the icing roll is dotted with tiny red beans, like the red stamens of pear blossoms. The extra icing on the plate looks like crushed snow, which is so beautiful that even Jiang Lili, a foodie, can't bear to eat it.
The owner of Fuzhu Restaurant has seen so many dishes, but he was also amazed by this dim sum. Their chef hasn't developed an amazing new dish for a long time, and this time he broke through the bottleneck with the help of the owner!
The other chefs were also attracted by the commotion here. Seeing the icing rolls that looked like the 3D paintings, they praised them highly and asked Jiang Lili for advice: "Boss Jiang, I have a new dish too. Can you help me take a look?"
"Shopkeeper Jiang, you don't know that the pastry chef has been racking his brains to research new dishes recently. Your inspiration is really amazing!
Jiang Lili quickly waved her hands: "No, no, no, the chef's skills are still better. Cooking is like painting."
The shopkeeper was very excited: "Shopkeeper Jiang, you are well-read, why don't you give this icing roll pastry a new name?"
Jiang Lili, who was labeled a talented woman, had no choice but to dig through her memory to find the names of products given by those modern online celebrity tea shops. Jiang Lili remembered that red beans symbolize lovesickness, so she made up a name called "Broken Snow Leaning on Lovesickness."
The owner and chef of Fuzhu Restaurant already had a filter for Jiang Lili. Now they thought everything Jiang Lili said was good: "Great! Wonderful!"
The owner of Fuzhu Restaurant had a serious and affectionate look on his face: "Manager Jiang, how about this: from now on, whenever we serve a new dish, we'll invite you to taste and give us your feedback. You'll be paid for it, and if you have any instructions, just let me know."
Just by giving it a name, you can get free drinks and money in return. Jiang Lili thinks this is a good deal.
"good!"
After finishing the cleanup in the kitchen and packing up all the snacks and dishes to be taken away, the three waiters carried the food boxes in both hands and took them to the carriage for Jiang Lili.
After getting on the carriage, Jiang Lili began to distribute the dishes in the food boxes to her accomplices in red envelopes one by one.
Guan Yue doesn't like sweets. Thinking that she is now on the sea with the He family fleet, Jiang Lili specially packed a fruit platter and meat dishes.
As for the sweet frosting rolls for Xin Che, she asked the waiter to pack them in a separate single-layer food box.
He put up another sticky note, saying this one was for Xin Che.
After sending a QQ message to Guan Yue, Jiang Lili gave Guan Yue a red envelope along with the pastries she had given to Guan Yue and Xin Che.
It was lunchtime at this time, and Guan Yue was cheered up when she saw the message sent by Jiang Lili.
Li Li is so thoughtful. She thinks of me every time she eats a bite!
As Guan Yue was expecting, two food boxes, one large and one small, appeared on the table in her cabin. The large one had three layers, and the small one was only a small portion.
Guan Yue saw that the smaller food box was for Xin Che, and felt a sense of joy in the contrast.
@Guan Yue (Shan Fei Yi Jie): Li Li, you love me so much! You gave me a three-layered lunch box, and you, your cheap husband, only got a single lunch box (starry eyes)
@Hou Xiaoxiao (Princess of Jin): Is it possible that you eat a lot and have a large appetite?
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