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    "Let you go and see what's going on. When you come back, you tell me that you are going to work? Are you working as a helper for Jiang's family?! If you don't throw me to death, I'll forget it! If it wasn't for Wang Hong's leak, you still want to hide it from me?"

    Looking at Wang Jianian's face, Wang Hechang almost lost his breath. The fennel he picked in his hand was thrown down and rolled into the pile of marinade beside him.The old man's voice was full of anger, bursting with anger, scaring the live-in nanny into hiding in the house.

    Wang Jianian bit the bullet and was scolded. He glanced at the pile of marinated ingredients that had been pushed into chaos because of Wang Hechang's actions, and kindly reminded: "Dad, don't make a mistake with your ingredients. You have been mixing them for half the night."

    "I don't know what to do at this time! You've lost all your face!" Wang Hechang grabbed the cinnamon with his other hand and was about to poke Wang Jianian's face, "Tell me, what are you trying to do? You have to learnYangcai, I won’t say anything, now you want to learn from your ancestors, let alone your old man’s craft, and you go to chop vegetables for a little girl?”

    The smell of cinnamon made his nose itch, and Wang Jianian wrinkled his nose and avoided it: "I repeat, first, you should have gossiped more thoroughly than me about the news from the Qi family last time. Boss Jiang and the Jiang family have already broken up., I get close to Boss Jiang, which is to add trouble to the Jiang family. Second, why I am willing to chop vegetables for Boss Jiang, I blame me for not explaining it clearly to you, but please listen to my explanation first."

    Wang Hechang said with a straight face: "Then you explain."

    Hearing Wang Hechang's calm tone, Wang Jianian thought to himself that his father was really hard-working. He sighed and didn't say anything else. He just put the heat preservation bag in his hand on the table and said, "hereI packed a beef shortbread, it’s not good for you to eat too much at night, so I brought this.”

    "Let you explain, why did you give me crispy biscuits! You kid, don't try to prevaricate me again—" Wang Hechang's voice suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking.

    This is……?

    Wang He vigorously pushed his son away, grabbed the shortbread with one hand, and exerted force with his old fingers. He even felt the crispy touch through the thin oil paper.

    Crispy, warm, and with a light pinch, the crust will be brittle into small pieces.

    Regardless of the staggering Wang Jianian, Wang Hechang shook his lips and anxiously broke the shortbread in half.The next moment, the strong deliciousness hidden under the layers of pie crust exploded in the living room——

    The rich beef flavor is mellow and meaty. After a long marinade, the meat is soft and juicy. Star anise, cinnamon, fennel, clove... The complex mixed aroma sets off the deliciousness of the protagonist beef.

    Wang Hechang: "This, this marinade..." He suddenly turned his head, went to find the pile of spices that he had just shuffled, picked out the grass-green fennel particles again, and mixed several herbs in increasing and decreasing ways.a bit.

    Ten seconds later, Wang Jianian saw his father's shoulders slackened, his back was a little old and shivering, and his white-haired head shook slightly.

    Wang Hechang: "No, I can't think of it."

    Wang Jianian sighed: "Dad, eat it first, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

    "I don't want to eat!" Wang Hechang was almost crushed by the sudden shock.

    But, the next moment, his son held the split beef shortbread under his nose... and shook it.

    Wang Hechang: "..."

    Wang Hechang grabbed the cake silently, sat next to the pile of spices and ate it.

    Five minutes later, Wang Hechang threw the greased paper that was eaten with no cake crumbs into the trash can, wiped his hands carefully with a paper towel, and finally calmed down: "You have grown up and have your own ideas, and I will take care of them too."No."

    Wang Jianian breathed a sigh of relief.

    Wang Hechang paused, and then said: "It's just that you understand how important the recipe is to people like us. Whether Jiang Ci is willing to teach you, and how much he is willing to reveal to you, is up to you to fight for."

    Wang Jianian: "I understand."

    Wang Hechang stared at the crumpled oil paper in the trash can, was silent for a long time, and sighed again: "It's just... why am I so upset when I hear that you are working for others..."

    Wang Jianian smiled awkwardly, and hurried back to the house while the old man calmed down.

    Fortunately, that kid Wang Hong wasn't foolish enough to reveal his current salary to his father...

    ...

    Jiang Ci didn't know anything about Wang Hechang's decadent night after he tasted the beef shortbread.

    Compared to the cold and melancholy atmosphere of the Wang family, Feng Qianguan is in full swing.

    After Wang Jianian arrived, there were many details in the back kitchen that she originally wanted to remind Liang Hui and the others. After Wang Jianian saw it, he helped her by the way.The overall operation of the back kitchen is well-organized, and the speed of preparing dishes has also improved a lot.

    Jiang Ci took the time to start researching new dishes.

    The eight-inch long bone-cutting knife is held in the hand, the blade is blunt and thick, and it is aimed at the gap of the fresh ribs. When the knife is cut down, the heavy momentum will split the ribs in two.

    Immediately afterwards, rhythmic chopping sounds sounded on the chopping board, like the background sound of some kind of late-night horror movie, which made people's hearts jump.

    With one slash, the bone was broken and the flesh was divided, neatly, with blood stained on the cold blade.

    He Mingcan stared at Jiang Ci's neat movements, and said carefully, "We must not offend Boss Jiang in the future..."

    After finishing speaking...began to lick his lips frantically.

    The chopped ribs are carefully washed to remove the blood, and then marinated with ginger, onion, salt and cooking wine.Taking advantage of the time of marinating, Jiang Ci prepared a bowl of old-fashioned sweet and sour sauce, using black vinegar for vinegar, and the grains mixed together slowly fermented. After experiencing the scorching sun in summer and the severe cold in winter, a black and rich vinegar was formed.juice.It is difficult to arouse people's appetite just by looking at the vinegar juice, but the pure and pure sour taste, and the mellow slightly sweet and unique aroma hidden behind the acetic acid, allure people to swallow their saliva.

    Jiang Ci mixed the vinegar juice, sugar, and light soy sauce in proportion, then poured it into the cooking wine that had been compared on the market for two days, and then sniffed the aroma of the sweet and sour juice with satisfaction.

    In the kitchen, the other four people couldn't help but stop their movements, and four pairs of eyes were fixed on Jiang Ci's movements.Wang Jianian was still a little reserved, and Lin Wu's stomach was already growling.

    Then... They watched helplessly as Jiang Ci quickly soaked the spare ribs in water, oiled them, and fried them with sugar, then poured the sweet and sour sauce, and then covered the pot.

    The rich, sour-sweet aroma was firmly covered by the lid of the pot, and in an instant, the atmosphere in the kitchen was much fresher.

    A heartbreaking refreshment.

    That night, Jiang Ci passed on this heartbreak to hundreds of families in City A through the Feng Qianguan account.

    In the Jiugongge picture, bright red sweet and sour rows are piled on the porcelain plate, the juice is thick and oily, and the surface is sprinkled with crispy white sesame seeds, which are printed with the oily green onion.It can be eaten with three bowls of large white rice.

    In City C hundreds of kilometers away.

    The white finger dragged the interface and refreshed.

    Su Kexin stared at the picture brushed out on the phone, swallowed subconsciously, and suddenly felt that the stomach that had just eaten box lunch was empty again.

    I really want to eat another box.

    Su Kexin looked away in a daze, and looked at the makeup mirror in front of her. The girl in the mirror had a short braid, her cheeks were bulging, and she was a little cute with baby fat.

    Looks like baby fat now.

    Eat again, but not anymore.

    Su Kexin gave Feng Qianguan a thumbs-up in pain, then switched interfaces, trying to erase the image of sweet and sour ribs from her mind.

    There were two familiar knocks on the door in the lounge, and Sister Wang walked in with the chill of the outdoors: "Keep in mind, Director Tang said that work will end early tonight, you should clean up quickly, we can go back."

    "No more filming tonight?" Su Kexin's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked worriedly, "What happened?"

    A film crew with hundreds of people, apart from film crews with different divisions of labor, and other high-paid starlets besides her, it must be a big deal for the director to suddenly decide to stop work?

    Sister Wang sighed: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the old master who had promised to come over tomorrow for technical guidance suddenly fell ill, and Director Tang was anxious to find someone to take over.Yes, now there is also a problem with the technical guidance.”

    Su Kexin got it.

    She is currently filming an idol drama called "Delicious Variations". In the drama, food occupies a large proportion. It can almost be said that it plays an important role in promoting the relationship between the hero and heroine. The crew even persuaded a famous cheffor technical guidance.

    Su Kexin attaches great importance to this drama.The day after she ate the big bone in sauce last time at Feng Qianguan, she first got a new audition opportunity as if she was lucky, and then passed the audition like a miracle, picking up a certain Xiaohua's leak.

    Even, the hero of this show is her senior Lu Jiashu!It can be said that if the filming is done well, this is almost a film for Xianyu to turn around.

    Because this opportunity is so good for her, she was also attacked violently on the Internet a few days ago, but after seeing her eating pictures and knowing her acting skills, the director was sure that she could be the heroine, Lu Jiashu also affirmed it seriously, which allowed her to survive on the set.

    Su Kexin understands the preciousness of this opportunity. She has been working hard on filming in the film crew, being careful, never making red faces with others, and often giving benefits to the assistants.Occasionally being picked on by the showy female supporting roles in the crew, they also cover it up quietly, striving to make peace the most important.

    Su Kexin wondered: "It's good to ask the assistant to find the technical director. There are so many hotels in City C, so it shouldn't be difficult to find a chef, right?"

    Sister Wang: "Yeah, the producer also thinks it's unnecessary for Director Tang to make such a fuss, but Director Tang, you know, he really offends people. If it weren't for his bad temper, he would have been suppressed to make this movie?"

    Su Kexin: "..."

    It was a good thing, but I don't know why this sounded a little strange.

    Su Kexin said weakly: "What's wrong with this drama, I just accepted the drama with great difficulty."

    Sister Wang came back to her senses and smiled awkwardly: "It's nothing, I'm quick to talk."

    At this moment, outside the break room, two angry scolding voices came from the cold studio.

    "You let this blockbuster film not be filmed, and ran to find the chef. Are you out of your mind? It's an idol drama, and you're done with the male and female protagonists falling in love. Why do you want to put it here?!"

    "It's just an idol drama, it's a food-themed drama! The relationship between the young couple depends on this, and food is the driving force of the whole drama! You don't even have the engine in order, so you just want to step on the gas pedal, and you don't know what to do."Don't be afraid to overturn the car!"

    "What can't be opened? You've given me so much explanation for one thing. How much does Lu Jiashu pay for one night? Do you want him to waste time with you here?"

    "That kid is in today's state. He's shivering. What a fart! Besides, it's just one night, plus tomorrow's daytime at most. I'll go around City C and come back after I find the master. How much can I delay?"

    "Can't you let someone else find it? Or I will!"

    "I don't worry, I have to see it with my own eyes to pass the test! I can't let others put down their work to 'audit' in the crew, so I can only go and see it in person."

    The quarrel between the two became louder and louder. Su Kexin thought of Director Tang's wrinkled face like a bitter melon, and immediately dared not take a step outside.

    She hesitated for a while, then stuck her head out of the lounge, and her cheeks were hurt by the cold wind.Su Kexin blinked her big eyes, and looked carefully at another lounge.

    Director Tang... scolded so loudly.

    I don't know how much Lu Jiashu listened to it, and what his reaction was after hearing it.

    Moreover, Lu Jiashu would come to film this drama, which also surprised her.

    Not far away, the lounge where the popular celebrities were sitting was quiet, there was no movement, only the dispute between director Tang and the producer echoed faintly in the air.

    Being blown by the cold wind, Su Kexin felt goosebumps all over her body, and then... her stomach also growled.

    Su Kexin: "..."

    Sister Wang: "Xiao Su, what's the matter, didn't you have enough to eat tonight?"

    Su Kexin said painfully: "No, it's just that it's too cold and I want to eat."

    At the same time, the alluring appearance of sweet and sour ribs reappeared in my mind.

    Su Kexin thought.

    She pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and walked towards the two people who were arguing in the field.

    "Director Tang, producer Liang."

    A sweet voice came from behind, and the two old men whose necks were blushing couldn't help but stop talking and turned around.

    "Xiao Su, what's the matter?" Director Tang calmed down, facing this normally obedient actress, he was really embarrassed to argue in front of her.

    "That's... that, the technical director you mentioned, I want to recommend someone." Su Kexin looked up at Director Tang with a bitter face, and said with a drum in her heart, "I haven't asked her what she means yet., but I know that her craftsmanship is very good, if you think it's okay, I think I can ask her if she would like to be a technical guide."

    Director Tang didn't expect that Su Kexin came to recommend someone, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Where is that master?"

    Su Kexin said embarrassedly: "It's the owner of a small restaurant. Last time I ate the big bone in sauce, it was made by her family."

    "Small restaurant?" Director Tang felt discouraged at once. He knew that Su Kexin had good intentions, so he declined calmly, "This time we are going to shoot exquisite traditional dishes. Although the taste of small restaurants is good, but in the endStill not the same..."

    "It's good to have a cook! Do you still want to get the master of the state banquet?" The producer interrupted him impatiently, and said to Su Kexin, "Xiao Su, please contact me right away. If the other party can come,Just ask him to come."

    Su Kexin looked at Director Tang's smothered face, fearing that he would blow herself up, she hurriedly said, "Director Tang, don't worry, she is really skilled." She said in a panic, "Today myThe assistant also sent me pastries from their shop, after a day, the taste may not be so good, but it won't be bad in this weather, would you like to try a piece?"

    Before Director Tang could speak, Su Kexin trotted back to the lounge.

    The girl's braids swayed behind her. Director Tang sighed, but didn't say anything.

    After a while, Su Kexin came back, her face was flushed from running, and she was holding a wooden patterned and exquisitely designed paper box in her arms.

    Su Kexin put the carton on the empty table near the director's seat, and frantically opened the carton.

    The pastries in the carton had been wiped out by the owner, and at this moment, there were only three pieces of white, plump and regular rice cakes left.

    In the cold night wind, a charming scent of osmanthus, which does not belong to winter, radiates leisurely...

    Su Kexin endured the crazily curling up of her intestines, tried her best to ignore the instinctive hunger for food, and recommended: "Director Tang, Producer Su, do you want to try it?"

    Seeing the disdainful faces nearby, Su Kexin worked hard: "Sister Cheng, it happens to be three yuan, do you want to try it too?"

    Cheng Meiyin twitched her red lips: "What are you trying? Rice cakes left overnight? Ke Xin, are you treating Director Tang with such things?"

    However, as soon as Cheng Meiyin finished speaking, Director Tang took off his gloves and picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus rice cake.

    Cheng Meiyin: "..."

    Director Tang squinted at the rice cake in front of him.

    The pastry is square and exquisite, the surface is delicate white, and it feels solid yet soft. The sweet-scented osmanthus flower dotted on it is crystal clear, with a charming golden sugar color. The dried osmanthus flower grains are sprinkled on the rice cake, and the quiet osmanthus fragranceIt just emanates from here.

    Director Tang was taken aback for a moment.

    He considers himself not a seasoned gourmet lover, but in order to film the drama at hand, he also took the time to make up a lot of allusions, and ate and drank everywhere and made a field trip.

    With just one glance, he could tell that the rice cakes in front of him were definitely not inferior to the time-honored restaurant he tasted in the old alleys of City B.

    Even... this rice cake is full of an indescribable temptation. Its shape, touch, color, fragrance, everything it expresses is violently conveying a message——

    good to eat!

    Beside him, Producer Liang was one step ahead of him, taking a bite of the rice cake first, followed by Director Tang, who took a bite of it cherishingly.

    The fresh rice fragrance quickly filled the nasal cavity, and with chewing, the malt sugar exudes a faint sweetness, which is soft and charming.The addition of sweet-scented osmanthus has become the most amazing part. The sugar liquid is full of complex aromas. It has both the sweetness of white sugar and the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus. The producer may have done something else. Director Tang can't taste it.come out.

    All he knew was that this was a piece of cake... a piece of soul-stirring cake.

    Director Tang's eyes sharpened, and he quickly slapped Producer Liang's hand away, and quickly grabbed the last piece of cake.

    Director Tang squinted at him: "Didn't you say that food is not important? Come on, go and study your hero and heroine's emotional scenes, what to grab here."

    Producer Liang scolded: "Don't steal the concept!"

    However, Director Tang moved fast enough, and before the producer could react, he swallowed the whole cake.

    Director Tang chewed the cake contentedly, and shook his bearded beard: "Xiao Su, then you can contact this master and ask if he has any intentions. The treatment is the same as the one we invited last time. Help the shop to do it.Advertising, we can't do it, but the technical consultant can write her name."

    Su Kexin smiled and agreed: "Okay."

    Under Director Liang's angry eyes, Director Tang swallowed the pastry in one gulp. He glanced at the empty paper box regrettably, and finally made a compromise: "Then I won't go to City C tonight, and continue to shootBar."

    Producer Liang looked a little better now.

    And aside...

    Cheng Meiyin bit her red lips tightly.

    After avoiding Su Kexin, Cheng Meiyin called for an assistant and said in a low voice, "Go, check, which store is that rice cake from?"

    Seeing the employer's expression, the little assistant's eyes flashed, and he whispered a few words in her ear clearly.

    Cheng Meiyin's eyes widened when she heard this, and she cursed in a low voice, "I'm sick. I'm competing with Su Kexin because I'm in competition with a restaurant. Why should I have trouble with a restaurant?"

    Cheng Meiyin: "Go, buy me a copy of that cake tomorrow, and deliver anything else to the hotel."

    Cheng Meiyin thought for a while, then frowned, and added sternly: "Don't let others see it."

    The little assistant nodded in fright.

    ...

    Jiang Ci received a strange invitation from an actress named "Su Kexin".

    In order to show her sincerity, Sister Wang specially flew to City A to talk to Jiang Ci.

    Jiang Ci looked blankly at the middle-aged woman in front of her. She received too many diners every day, and she really didn't remember whose face.It wasn't until Sister Wang told Jiang Ci Su Kexin's name that Jiang Ci had a slight reaction.

    That time, after Feng Qianguan had a satisfying meal, Su Kexin sent a recommendation to Feng Qianguan on his account that night, causing a group of small fans to check in at Feng Qianguan the next day.

    Overhearing the excited conversation of the little fans, Jiang Ci realized that she had received such a person the day before, and Su Kexin's name had left a little impression in her heart.

    After listening to Sister Wang's explanation, Jiang Ci readily agreed to the crew's invitation.

    Sending off Sister Wang, Wang Jianian looked at Jiang Ci puzzledly: "It's that kind of small drama, although the theme is food, but the main point is that the protagonist is sticky and in love. Why do you want to get involved?Appearance. And how much is the technical consultant fee, 80,000? It's funny."

    Jiang Ci reminded: "Eighty thousand, four days, a lot, you think everyone is as rich as you."

    "I can't save 80,000 in a year!" He Mingcan said angrily.

    "Me too..." Liang Hui followed weakly.

    Wang Jianian: "..."

    Wang Jianian put it another way: "Last time another big crew invited me, but I didn't go. They just printed the name of a food consultant. The audience who watched the drama were all there for love, no one would pay attention to your name."

    Jiang Ci sighed. In fact, the consultant fee given to her by the film crew was not enough to impress her. However, she had another idea.

    "The job of cooking is itself behind the scenes. Isn't it a good thing if someone is willing to film it?"

    Jiang Ci recalled that in her era, people also admired food very much, and there were many poems and prose books. However, most people praised food, but they mentioned the food to the masters behind it.rare.

    She was lucky, and her reputation was passed on from mouth to mouth among the gourmets.But many of her contemporaries behind the scenes just disappeared silently.Their food recipes spread and benefited thousands of families, but no one mentioned their names.

    This business is closely related to people's lives, but the opportunities to get in front of people are not as many as imagined.

    Jiang Ci said: "Although they are filming idol dramas, they are indeed filming the stories of cooks, which revolve around their cooking process. Among them, there are many details that can show the business. If they do not film well, then people who don’t understand this industry will misunderstand this industry when they see the show.”

    Jiang Ci looked at Wang Jianian: "You are in the industry, do you like this kind of thing to happen?"

    Jiang Ci didn't ask "Would you like it" or "Would you like it?" She just asked "Do you like it".

    Therefore, Wang Jianian could only answer obediently: "I don't like it."

    Jiang Ci: "That's it, that's why I went."

    Wang Jianian looked at Jiang Ci, his peach blossom eyes were slightly narrowed, but his eyes were serious.

    Suddenly, Wang Jianian couldn't say the next word. He inexplicably remembered the past. At that time... Why did he want to reject the crew?Is it because of lack of money, or because look down on idol dramas?

    Wang Jianian was stunned for a while, his brows and eyes gradually relaxed: "Okay, you are the boss, of course we listen to you."

    The corner of Jiang Ci's mouth twitched: "Well, I'll leave the day after tomorrow, and Feng Qianguan will be closed for four days. You guys just take advantage of this time to do four days of special training."

    Wang Jianian asked blankly: "Special training? What special training? You are all gone, remote special training?"

    Jiang Ci glanced at him inexplicably: "Isn't there you?"

    Wang Jianian: "?"

    "Teaching Lin Wu the flat knife method is good. There are still a few left, let them adjust them. Also, the flower knife can also be taught." Jiang Ci boasted, while looking at the other sideThe three employees glanced sideways.

    He Mingcan was the first to react, and stood at attention: "Then thank you Brother Nian first!"

    Lin Wu smiled honestly: "Thank you Brother Nian."

    Liang Hui followed in a warm voice: "Thank you Brother Nian."

    "Liang, Aunt Liang, just call me Jianian." Wang Jianian's scalp went numb.

    Obviously thank you.

    Why does it sound so unpleasant.

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