At the beginning, the chef was unwilling to pay any attention to him. After all, he often ran around to prepare banquets and had his own fixed team. He would not let anyone in casually, and would not easily accept apprentices.
But Lu Shi was rich and capable, and he served Chef Wang and his team very well. After a few days, the people in the chef team were no longer so averse to him.
There are six people in this team. In addition to Wang Xiantang as the head chef, there is one cold chef, two noodle chefs, one side dish chef, and one handyman.
The work and wages of the six people in this group were assigned by Chef Wang. Everyone performed their duties and cooperated well.
They are very famous in the surrounding towns and villages, and people who have the means will come to them for help.
Chef Wang and others have a very good reputation. Although the prices are not low, their cooking skills are very good and they will not waste the host's food, so they have always been widely praised.
Lu Shi was a very patient person. After asking around, he felt that Chef Wang had the best character and skills, so he went straight to him.
When he first arrived, Lu Shi gave each chef a box of cigarettes, and without asking them to learn any skills, he just followed the team around and did chores and clean up every day.
Three days later, Wang Xiantang, who was pregnant, called Lu Shi to his side:
"Boy, you've done a good job these past few days, but our chef team isn't hiring any more people. If you want to stay, you'll have to do odd jobs."
Of course, Lu Shi didn't want to be a handyman all the time. His main goal was to learn how to cook.
"Chef Wang, I'm actually here to learn cooking from you. Of course, I know it's going to be hard to learn in a short period of time, so I don't want to learn everything. I just want to learn the basics so I can cook for my family."
Wang Xiantang looked at Lu Shi deeply, took two deep puffs of his cigarette, and then said:
"Sorry, our chef team doesn't have this rule."
Lu Shi knew that Chef Wang was a difficult person to talk to, but he did not give up:
"Chef Wang, I certainly won't break your rules. So, I'll only learn for three months. You don't need to teach me specifically. I'll just follow you and learn. It won't interfere with my work."
"Of course, I won't learn your craft for nothing. 50 yuan a month will be my tuition. How about that?"
Wang Xiantang was stingy and greedy. When he heard that he could get 50 yuan a month, he immediately agreed:
"Okay, but let's be frank. After three months, I can't control how well you learn. Cooking depends on talent."
"No problem. If I really don't have the talent, I'll just accept it." Lu Shi was also very happy and directly handed the prepared money to Chef Wang.
From that day on, Lu Shi began to learn cooking from Chef Wang. His talent was average, but he was willing to work hard.
Zhang Weifang and Hu Zi also became his practice subjects, and they could eat meals of various flavors every day.
At the beginning, either the saltiness or the color was wrong, and Zhang Weifang had a bitter face every time she ate. Hu Zi was okay, he was not picky about food, and as long as it was not too bad, he would tolerate it.
Unknowingly, Lu Shi's cooking skills were getting better and better. Zhang Weifang even praised him for his talent. In fact, he practiced privately many times and wasted a lot of food.
At first, Chef Wang was completely overwhelmed by his cooking skills and had to advise him:
"Hey young man, we're grown men, so it's good to learn other things. You don't have to know how to cook."
"No, I must learn it."
Lu Shi heard Hu Zi say privately that his father could cook, so there was no reason why he couldn't learn it.
In fact, Zhang Weifang regretted it on the first day she started living with Lu Shi. She wanted to say no.
However, when she saw that Lu Shi had washed the dishes cleanly and tidied the kitchen, she decided to endure it a little longer.
So, in the following days, Zhang Weifang was always torn between regret and reluctance. Fortunately, Lu Shi's craftsmanship gradually improved.
Every time Zhang Weifang faced the cold kitchen, she couldn't help but complain to the Yue Lao system:
"Qiqi, can't I just exchange it for a folding kitchen?"
The Yue Lao system was still as ruthless as ever. It opened and closed its big mouth and said directly:
"No, our foldable kitchen requires at least ten square meters of space, and my current level is too low to redeem it."
"What about my folding toilet?" Zhang Weifang asked again.
"It's only five square meters, which is considered a system benefit."
Zhang Weifang suddenly had an idea and discussed with the system:
"Qiqi, five square meters is already very big. I don't think it's too small to use it as a kitchen, really."
The Yue Lao system snorted coldly:
"Host, I'm sorry, we don't have a five-square-meter kitchen. Also, the main system thinks we're useless and wants us to work hard on our tasks to earn points. One hundred thousand points will advance us to the next level."
Zhang Weifang was really shocked. How could so many points be needed?
"How much? One hundred thousand? If each person has one thousand points, then 100 people are needed for one hundred thousand points. I have to introduce partners to 100 people."
"Not necessarily. Fifty pairs will be enough. Besides, some people have very high points, maybe several thousand."
Zhang Weifang has been lying down here, not doing any tasks seriously, and the system has not urged him to do anything. Why does it feel a bit forced now?
"Qiqi, what will happen if you don't complete the mission?"
"Host, the main system has just changed its rules. Each system must undergo an assessment every three years. If you rank last three times in a row, you will be sent back to the furnace for retraining. I've ranked last twice in a row. If I do it again,..."
"Okay, okay, I get it. I'll try my best."
Zhang Weifang was a little dumbfounded at this moment. She had always wanted to rely on the system to get by, but she didn't expect that the system would be implicated by her.
If Qiqi was really retrained, not only would she lose her system, but she would also feel guilty.
Since she started school, she has never been ranked outside the top three, and now she has been ranked last twice in a row. It's so embarrassing.
Especially since the main system modified the rules, it was obvious that it was deliberately targeting their system that was lagging behind.
Zhang Weifang even suspected that the main system modified the rules this time for the purpose of survival of the fittest and recycling the systems at the bottom.
Zhang Weifang couldn't understand why her system hadn't mentioned this before.
"Qiqi, why didn't you mention this before?"
"Host, there's nothing wrong with re-forging it. Maybe it can become a more advanced system!"
"You, you are simply..."
Zhang Weifang really didn't know what to say. Her system seemed to be even worse than hers and had no ambition at all.
There was no other way, Zhang Weifang could only rely on his own efforts.
Before the New Year, Zhang Weifang was very busy. She was planning to go back to her hometown for the New Year, so she booked the train ticket in advance.
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