“Go and call shopkeeper Wu.”

“Yes.” Ai Cao got the order and hurriedly called.

Su Yujin stood up and said, “I’m sorry, Second Young Master, there’s something wrong with this dish. I’ll go ask.”

“Go.” He Yanxiu watched Su Yujin go out with the bean sprouts and chicken slices, holding the chopsticks paused for a moment.

He didn’t know when he would be able to taste the food.

Maybe, soon?

Su Yujin carried the dish out of the elegant room, and Wu Jiantong hurried over, “Miss Su, I heard Miss Ai Cao say you called me.”

 “This dish was already cold when it was served. After at least one cup of tea, the taste became extremely bad,” Su Yujin said, “So I want to ask if there is a fault in the connection between the various waiters, which resulted in no one serving the fried dishes and causing the dishes to be left out. It’s cold.”

 Wu Jiantong looked at the dish in Su Yujin’s hand.

The bean sprouts were a little wilted, the chicken slices were not in good condition, and the plate was cold. It was obvious that it had been left out for a long time as Su Yujin said.

But…

“To prevent the dishes from getting cold in the winter, the rack for placing the dishes in the kitchen is specially made of iron, with charcoal underneath to keep them warm. This ensures that even if there is a slight wait, the food remains warm and suitable for eating.”

Wu Jian said, “In theory, it’s just a few steps from the kitchen to the private dining room, so this shouldn’t be happening. But we can’t rule out that something went wrong. Miss Su, don’t worry, I’ll go ask the waiter about it.”

Ever since he became the boss of Huibin Building, Su Yujin has delegated her power extremely thoroughly, and his opinions would prevail in everything. She rarely participated in any matters of the restaurant.

Today, Su Yujin finally came to have a meal at her family’s restaurant, and she came with a distinguished guest. He should have behaved well, but something like this happened, which was really a slap in the face.

Wu Jiantong couldn’t help but take this matter very seriously. He called the waiter who had just served the food to him vigorously.

The young waiter, who was only fifteen years old and hired this year, was called by the head shopkeeper. It was also his first time meeting the owner, so he didn’t dare to breathe heavily. With his head lowered, he asked in a faint voice like a mosquito, “I don’t know what the head shopkeeper and the owner need from me?”

“This dish was a little cold when it was served, so I asked you what happened.” Wu Jian said.

“So that’s what happened.” The boy breathed a sigh of relief, “This dish was made first. When the boy went to serve it, he saw that it was placed on the table next to it, not on the warm table. The top of the plate was hot, so I thought of serving it first, but Uncle Zheng stopped me and said that this dish needs to be chilled to be delicious, and asked me to serve it last. The little boy followed Uncle Wu’s words and served it last.”

Wu Jiantong was surprised when he heard this, “Why did Chef Wu deliberately let the dishes cool?”

Su Yujin said, “…”

Why else?

She guessed that he knew she was eating here today, so he used this dish to make a conversation.

Su Yujin brushed away the black hair on her head and let Ai Cao hold the plate of dishes. “It’s okay. You can go about your business. I’ll go and have a few words with Uncle Zheng.”

This was the job of the chef in the back kitchen. It was no longer under the jurisdiction of his main manager.

Wu Jiantong responded and led the boy to work.

Su Yujin and Ai Cao went downstairs and walked through the lobby to the kitchen.

By this time, the lunch rush had passed, and most of the diners at the restaurant were finishing up. Occasionally, a few lingering drinkers might order another dish, but they were in the minority. Thus, the kitchen was not busy, and some of the staff had already started washing dishes and cleaning up food scraps.

Zheng Mingyuan was making some sauces for dinner. When he saw Su Yujin and Ai Cao coming over, he hurriedly gave Zeng Dayong the big iron spoon in his hand and asked him to get busy first.

“My boss is here.” Zheng Mingyuan chuckled, “It seems that I didn’t get scolded in vain.”

“Uncle Zheng, if something happens, just ask the waiter to call me.” Su Yujin said with a little helplessness.

“If I sent someone to call for you, you might not come,” Zheng Mingyuan said with a slight sneer. “Since this restaurant opened, how many times have you, the owner, visited? Even to fetch a dish, you always have Ai Cao and the others do it. I was afraid I couldn’t persuade you, so I simply used this method.”

Since she was accompanying the distinguished guests at this time, she naturally attached great importance to the dishes, so this method was the fastest.

It was hard for Zheng Mingyuan to think of this method.

Su Yujin laughed, holding her forehead, “These past few days have been busy because of visiting relatives. Lately, seeing that we have you, Uncle Zheng, as the pillar of the kitchen and Manager Wu handling all other matters, I’ve been lazy and acted as an absentee owner.”

“If I don’t come to the restaurant for a long time if Uncle Zheng wants me to come, there is a better way.”

“What way?” Zheng Mingyuan was extremely curious.

Was there any way to make Su Yujin care more than ruining his own dishes?

“Next time, just say that the water jar in the kitchen has turned into a magical one, and the water poured in turns into silver. I guarantee I’ll come rushing over to grab the money, even if knives are falling from the sky. And I’ll run faster than anyone else.”

Su Yujin urged, It made everyone present laugh.

“Miss Su, don’t worry about this. If this water vat can really spit out money, I’m afraid the master will take the water vat away by himself, and he will have to carry it home even if he has to risk his life. It’s definitely not your turn, miss.” Zeng Dayong joked.

“Ghost boy, when did I become so greedy for money?”

“If you, Master, aren’t greedy for money, then why did you collect my wages for this month and keep them for me? When I wanted to buy some layered rice cakes, you called me greedy and refused to give me the money?”

“I’m afraid that you will spend your money so that I can buy a house for you to use as a wife!”

“You’ve been saying this since I followed Master for seven or eight years… …”

“Shut up!”

This scene ended with Zheng Mingyuan giving Zeng Dayong a hard time.

“Since the boss is here, would you like to try the new dishes I have developed in the past few days?” Zheng Mingyuan said as he was busy, “Didn’t the boss also say that relatives are here, so it is just right for your relatives to taste it too?”

“Yes, who are the relatives from my boss’s family?”

“Second…second biǎojiù¹!”

That was it.

Since he was her second biǎojiù, he must be quite old.

Older people liked to eat rich, soft food, and the dishes he made were just right!

Zheng Mingyuan was in high spirits and went into the kitchen to do some work.

Su Yujin went to the private room and waited for the waiter to bring the food later.

He Yanxiu had almost finished eating. When he saw Su Yujin coming back, he asked, “What happened just now?”

“It’s nothing serious. It’s just that the head chef here felt that bìzi² hadn’t been to the restaurant for some time. He was a bit upset that there was no one to taste his new dishes, so he deliberately made that dish taste bad to make me seek him out.”

Su Yujin said with a smile, “He will bring some new dishes later, Second Young Master. Let’s try it together with bìzi.”

He Yanxiu, who was already full, said, “…”

If he had known, he wouldn’t have been so full just now.

But…

He Yanxiu who was thought to be very old: “…”

 (End of chapter)

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Footnote

1. Cousin from mother’s side
2. This maid