Chapter 34: You don’t want to eat and dine for free?
"It sounds so magical. Okay, I'll try it myself later." Lin Xiuzhen looked very surprised.
Someone immediately came out to explain.
"Oh~ sister, you must come again later, we old sisters are all waiting for you here."
"Okay, I'll leave first then."
After Lin Xiuzhen finished speaking, she waved at the few people.
"Mom, this thing of ours is so popular?"
Gu Xialin saw the money being collected with her own eyes, and they almost got into a fight afterwards.
Ouch!
I've never seen anything like this.
"Well, keep a low profile and leave quickly!" Lin Xiuzhen took her second daughter out of the alley quickly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they were out of the alley.
"Let's go, let's go eat."
After being busy all morning, although it seemed that she didn't exert much effort, Lin Xiuzhen suddenly wanted to eat something.
So he waved his hand and took everyone directly to the state-owned restaurant.
When the two arrived, the state-owned restaurant seemed to be not open yet.
There was no one in the store, even the salesperson was gone, it was empty, so the two of them just found a seat and sat down.
Then I heard angry voices coming from the kitchen.
"What's going on? Didn't we agree on what dish to cook before? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
The furious voice startled Gu Xialin.
Then he looked at Lin Xiuzhen.
"Mom, why don't we not eat yet? I see the chef is getting angry inside."
"It's okay. Since you're here, I'll take you to eat some meat buns today!"
Lin Xiuzhen did not leave. Since she was already here and had some money with her, she was determined to have a good meal.
"I can't help it. The boss above said he likes Sichuan cuisine. I can't help it. Master Zhao, can you help me?"
The conversation inside continues.
"How can I cook? I only know how to cook Luban dishes. I can't cook anything else. You can find someone else. I can't cook, and the result will be nothing like what I made. Isn't this destroying my reputation?"
Lin Xiuzhen couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she heard the conversation inside.
Sichuan cuisine?
I can do it myself.
Soon, the people inside came out, and the slightly fat manager was wiping his sweat as he walked.
He was mumbling something.
After coming out, I saw someone sitting in the store and immediately greeted the salesperson.
"Xiaomei, please give them some help. Oh my god, who are you talking about? It's really unbelievable!"
After saying that, he walked away with an annoyed look on his face.
Soon, the salesperson came out, with an expression of extreme impatientness on his face, almost like he was looking down on the sky.
"What to eat?"
Lin Xiuzhen has also read quite a few period novels.
I am used to this attitude of the other party.
We started ordering food right away.
"One portion of braised pork, half a pound of white flour dumplings, and five large meat buns! Two bowls of rice."
"A total of three dollars, two kilograms of food coupons." Lin Xiuzhen paid the money readily.
When Gu Xialin heard the price, she almost pulled her mother and ran out.
This price is really too expensive.
I can't afford it at all.
"Mom~" Gu Xialin wanted to remind her.
After all, I just sold sour bamboo shoots for only about ten yuan.
Now one third of it has been sold.
It still hurts, and I think it's better not to eat this.
But Lin Xiuzhen didn't care. She gave the money and sat down.
"The purpose of making money is to enjoy life. Come on, stop complaining. You'll have something to eat soon so just enjoy it."
Lin Xiuzhen waited after she finished speaking.
The salesperson named Xiaomei went to the kitchen to announce the names of the dishes.
The chef also cooked while cursing.
Lin Xiuzhen couldn't help but frown.
The chef in this state-owned restaurant has a really bad temper nowadays, and not everyone can get a stable job at this time.
When the food was served, Lin Xiuzhen couldn't help frowning as she looked at the braised pork.
"Hello comrade, could you please call the chef from the kitchen out for a moment?"
"What's wrong? What do you want from our master chef?" Li Xiaomei's tone was very bad. Seeing Lin Xiuzhen's obvious country-girl attire, she looked even more unhappy when she saw the mother and daughter.
"Just ask the master chef to come out."
Perhaps he felt Lin Xiuzhen's tough attitude, so he rolled his eyes and went in to find the master chef.
Master chef Zhao Gang was also quite annoyed at the moment, but when he saw the customer looking for him, he still came out.
"Comrade, what's the matter?"
Lin Xiuzhen directly handed him a pair of chopsticks and said, "Master, please try what you made and see if there is anything wrong with it."
Gu Xialin had no idea what her mother was going to do.
When he saw Lin Xiuzhen handing the chopsticks to the other party, he immediately felt a little unhappy.
This is meat.
Should we give the good meat to others?
How is this possible?
Just as he was about to say something, he was frightened by Lin Xiuzhen's look and dared not speak.
"OK!"
After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he took a bite and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"No problem!"
Lin Xiuzhen directly pointed out the other party's problem.
"You used too much heat, the braised pork is tender, but there's too much sugar, so it's a bit bitter. Please taste it carefully."
The other person's expression was stunned for a moment, then he took another bite and tasted it carefully, and then his brows frowned.
Li Xiaomei, who was standing nearby, immediately started to act sarcastic.
"You're not trying to dine for free, are you? If you can't afford it, don't eat it. Have you ever eaten braised pork before? You say our chef's cooking is not good? If you can do it, then come and try it!"
Li Xiaomei just couldn't stand Lin Xiuzhen's behavior.
"Xiao Mei! That's enough. It's definitely my fault."
The smile on Zhao Gang's face also began to fade.
After all, I have been a master chef for so many years, and this is the first time such a situation has happened.
He immediately brought in the braised pork and prepared to make another portion.
"I'll do it again for you, sorry."
Zhao Gang picked up the braised pork and walked away, but halfway through, he came back and looked at Lin Xiuzhen.
"Comrade, can you cook?"
Lin Xiuzhen nodded, "A little bit, but not much!"
She was still quite modest, but Zhao Gang knew that it was quite impressive that she could figure out the problem with his food so quickly.
He must have some skills.
So I tentatively asked, "Can you cook Sichuan food?"
Li Xiaomei had just been humiliated and was already unhappy.
When the master chef asked Lin Xiuzhen this question, she immediately laughed.
"Master Zhao, are you kidding me? She's just a country woman, how can she cook Sichuan cuisine?"
Lin Xiuzhen also rolled her eyes in disgust.
I haven't even said a word yet, but this person is already getting anxious.
"Well, I really can do it."
After Li Xiaomei finished speaking, Lin Xiuzhen said this slowly.
Gu Xialin's eyes widened in surprise.
"Hmm?" When did her mother learn how to cook Sichuan cuisine?
"Could you please make one?"
Zhao Gang was at a loss. His leader was coming in the afternoon. Where could he find someone who could cook Sichuan cuisine?
It was just a casual question, but I didn't expect Lin Xiuzhen to actually be able to do it.
Since I know this, I naturally don’t want to miss this opportunity.
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