In the afternoon, Zhenwei Restaurant.

The guests have already left, and in the old-school building with a height of three floors, only the waiters who clear up the leftovers are left walking around.The atrium of the Zhenwei Pavilion is a huge patio, and the bright sunshine in the afternoon pours down, reflecting the rockery garden on the first floor in semi-darkness.

At this time, in this huge courtyard, an angry voice echoed.

"What a shame! What a shame!"

Jia Yang pinched the local newspaper in his hand, his finger bones turned blue.

On the local news of different newspapers, reports the size of tofu cubes appeared, describing the grand scene of the citizen park that day.However, in every report, when it comes to their store, there are only three words "Zhenweiguan", but Feng Qianguan and the female boss are full of praise.

"Looking for City A" is going to make a show, and in their promotion and show, it's the same bowl of water for chefs from both sides.However, other reporting articles do not have such concerns.

Although, the report also praised the Zhenwei Pavilion.But judging from the space occupied by the two parties, we can't help but see that the editors only talked about their Zhenwei Restaurant politely, but they praised Feng Qianguan sincerely.

But they are really delicious restaurants!

The first five branches are all big shops occupying a single building, and the shops behind them also occupy the best locations in City A.

The other party was just a small street shop that was not as big as their back kitchen.

Jia Yang read the reports one by one, his face was frighteningly blue.

But the young apprentices nearby only dared to watch their noses and noses and speed up their work, not daring to say a word.

Oops... Fortunately, their masters are not very good at surfing the Internet.

If you saw what was said on the Internet, wouldn't you have to blow up all the restaurants?

As the sun moved, the shadow cast by the rockery grew larger.

There was the sound of a car at the door of Zhenwei Restaurant, and after a while, a fat old man in Tang suit appeared in the shop.

The old man had gray hair and looked almost ancient. He was accompanied by a few younger middle-aged people who treated him respectfully.

When Jia Yang heard the sound of the car, he dropped the newspaper and went out. Seeing a familiar face at this moment, his mood fluctuated for a while.

Jia Yang: "Brother."

In the Zhenwei restaurant, the apprentices who had been with Jia Yang for a long time showed surprised expressions when they saw the old man.The other employees didn't know the old man's name at first, but when they heard Jia Yang's "big brother", their eyes widened.

The person in front of him was Master Jia's own brother and the head of the Jia family, Mr. Jia Haijia.

Although Master Jia has a bad temper and his style of behavior is also controversial, he is indeed from a family of culinary arts. In the local biographies of his ancestors, there are special records of Jia's dishes.However, several generations of the Jia family were not good at management, which gave other bosses an opportunity to take advantage of.

However, when the rich and powerful boss Feng came to the door for the first time, he had to invite Jia Yang politely three times, and spent a lot of money to invite Jia Yang out.

As for Mr. Jia in front of them, the big bosses can only be greedy, and they will not be able to please.Jia Hai himself does not engage in business activities, but his Jia family cuisine is amazing, and he is often invited to participate in various culinary activities.

Jia Yang was a little surprised by Jia Hai's sudden appearance: "Brother, why are you here?"

Jia Hai stared at his angry younger brother, and sighed in his heart: "Jia Yang, what's the matter, I heard that you... have encountered something recently?"

"Who? Who said that?" Jia Yang froze for a moment, then frowned tightly. He turned his head and stared suspiciously at his apprentices whose heads were about to hang down to their chests, "Which talkative guy? Huh?"

"Jia Yang, don't care who it is." Seeing this, Jia Hai sighed, "With your temper, when will you be able to improve when you are in your tens of years? Also, I heard that you and Boss Feng also had conflicts."Is it? It is very kind of people to give you millions of dollars a year."

Jia Yang's face was ugly, but he had respected his elder brother since he was a child, so he didn't say anything, but pursed his dry lips.

Jia Hai: "What happened to you?"

Jia Yang angrily walked to the position just now, picked up several local newspapers, and then turned around and handed the newspapers to Jia Hai.

Jia Yang: "Look for yourself."

Jia Hai took a quick glance. Over the past few decades, he had already figured out his brother's mind, and he quickly grasped the key point.

Jia Hai: "Feng Qianguan?"

Jia Yang: "That's right. These media, like Hongdingbai, used to beg us to buy advertisements, but now they don't even mention my name in the news."

Jia Yang: "Also, this female boss is Jiang Deyong's granddaughter. I suspect that Jiang Deyong came here to disgust me. If I don't add trouble to Jiang Deyong this Spring Festival, my surname will not be Jia!"

It's the end of the year now, and soon, the major restaurants in City A will start to compete fiercely for the Spring Festival market.

Jia Hai shook his head slowly: "With red and white? Are you red or white? You are the chef of a big restaurant, and she is the owner of a small street shop. If the newspaper office really wants to follow red, it will follow you. There is no idiomIt's such a mess."

When Jia Yang heard this, he was almost choked up by his brother's words.

What's the matter, the elbow turned outward?

Looking at his younger brother's angry expression, Jia Hai continued without hesitation, "However, even if you are more famous in the industry than her, the newspaper still chooses to report on her, and the diners also choose her. Jia Yang, you are actuallyI get it, the diners' reactions are the most authentic."

Jia Yang clenched his fists, and under the watchful eyes of the young apprentices around him, he felt his brain "buzzing" when he heard his brother's words.

So... so many people were looking at him, and the waiters in the Zhenwei restaurant were also looking at him, Jia Yang felt the blood rushing to his forehead.

But he dared not disobey his brother.

Jia Yang's old eyes were bloodshot.

Jia Hai sternly said, "Have you ever tried Feng Qianguan's dish? It's the dish that beat you."

Looking at Jia Yang's silent expression, Jia Hai knew that he hadn't tasted it yet.

It was obviously close at hand, and even enveloped by that scent, but somehow, just didn't want to taste it.

Deep down in my heart...even a little scared.

Jia Hai stared at his younger brother, and said slowly, "Jia Yang, you must taste, you must not be afraid."

...

When Feng Pingfeng heard the news that Mr. Jia Haijia had arrived at the Zhenwei Restaurant, he was surprised. After the meeting, he drove there in a hurry.

He wants to do a catering business, and the cooks in his hands are the best killer moves.Therefore, he is very polite to chefs, especially Mr. Jia who is well-known in the industry.

The cook's family is inextricably linked. If he offends this family, it may not be easy for other families to do business in the future.

When Feng Pingfeng arrived, Zhenwei Restaurant had already sent away the last batch of diners, but none of the cooks left.Everyone gathered around several tables in the hall with serious faces. On the tables, there were more than a dozen insulated boxes specially brought back by the boys.

Feng Pingfeng wondered for a while, but when he saw the words "Feng Qianguan" printed on those insulation boxes, he immediately became excited: "Feng Qianguan? Why did you think of packing this?"

The liveliness in Feng Pingfeng's tone was too obvious, forming a sharp contrast with the slightly heavy atmosphere around him.

Jia Hai raised his head and glanced at him, with some disapproval in his eyes—the mentality of his own chef has been affected, and the restaurant also has a very strong competitor, but Boss Feng still looks like this.

Seeing Feng Qianguan...are you so happy?!

I heard that Boss Feng even praised Feng Qianguan's dishes in front of his younger brother, and he didn't even finish his brother's proud drunken crab dish that day.

No wonder his brother was so angry.

Jia Hai greeted: "Boss Feng."

Feng Pingfeng: "Oh, Mr. Jia, why did you suddenly think of this?"

Jia Hai said: "I heard that there was a very powerful cook in city A, who slapped my brother's face, so I came here to have a look." He was protecting his weaknesses.

Hearing this, Feng Pingfeng was stunned for a moment, and recovered from the habitual excitement after seeing Feng Qianguan's food box.

Feng Pingfeng: "So you are interested in Boss Jiang."

Jia Hai: "Yes, I specially packed Feng Qianguan's dishes to taste, to see if she is worth my brother's humiliation." Speaking of this, Jia Hai took a look at Feng Pingfeng.

Feng Pingfeng had a bit of a headache. As a businessman, he pays attention to making money with harmony, and he will definitely not conflict with Jia Hai, who is quite important in the culinary world.But Jia Hai was so impulsive, and he didn't like it in his heart.

Feng Pingfeng changed the subject with a laugh: "Then try it, what did you pack?"

Jia Hai raised his chin to signal, and a capable middle-aged man next to him immediately stepped forward and opened the food boxes one by one: "We found four people to line up and packed back all the dishes that Feng Qianguan currently has, including the food from last time.A pickled dish."

As the food box was opened, the rich and seductive aroma broke out.

Soup dumplings, wonton noodles, mapo tofu, winter bamboo shoots with pickled vegetables... One set meal is made into a single-serve set meal suitable for small shops, and it appears on the luxurious round table of Zhenwei Restaurant.

The one-person meal arrangement was set off by the magnificent decoration nearby. However, in terms of appearance, no one dared to say that the dishes in front of them were inferior to those hundreds of thousands of dishes in Zhenwei Restaurant.

The little apprentices stood a little farther away from the table, and could only peek at it with their heads stretched out, and they said something in their hearts, "The steamed buns are so beautifully made", "The mapo tofu is well wrapped in the gravy sauce", "The crispy meat is golden-yellow".The puff pastry is so beautiful" or something like that.

But no one dared to speak out.

At the beginning, Jia Hai felt that his younger brother was too restless, so he was put on a pedestal.

However, as the dishes were gradually displayed in front of him, Jia Hai's face became more serious than ever.

The middle-aged man opened the last lid.

This time, a pot of milky white soup for three people appeared in front of everyone.

Bacon, ham, bamboo shoots, thousands of knots...soaked in warm and fragrant soup.

It was the dish that made Jia Yang suffer from insomnia for a long time.

In the silence, the middle-aged man fetched the sterilized white porcelain bowls and chopsticks, divided the salted Duxian on the table into several small bowls, and handed them to Jia Yang, Jia Hai, and Feng Pingfeng.

Compared to the dignified faces of the Jia brothers, Feng Pingfeng's expression was much more relaxed.He took the small bowl, and when he saw the soup in front of him, his eyes lit up slightly.

smell good!

There are too many people in Feng Qianguan these days, and his assistant has not been able to grab this new dish for several days.

On the side, Jia Yang took the small bowl with a solemn expression, and under Jia Hai's urging gaze, slowly... took a sip.

Then, his withered face wrinkled into a ball in pain.

"...!!!"

This is simply not a delicacy that belongs to the world. It is tender and mature, fresh and mellow. The unique flavors of different ingredients are fused together, resulting in a wonderful taste that explodes on the tip of the tongue.

It was too... so delicious that it made him doubt what he had learned in the past.

Obviously, at his age, he is an expert who has been holding a kitchen spoon for more than forty years.

However, the dish in front of him seemed to be mocking him - mocking his qualifications, mocking his experience, it was hitting him hard in the face.

Feeling the taste of the tip of his tongue, Jia Yang couldn't help but tighten his fingers holding the bowl so hard that even his knuckles turned white.

I hate it.

But...but it's delicious.

can not stop at all.

Jia Yang drank the soup in pain, his messy thick eyebrows were tightly knit together, and his heart was in a mess.

Seeing his younger brother drinking the soup, Jia Hai picked up the small bowl himself, took a sip of the soup with a porcelain spoon, and drank it into his shriveled lips.

While drinking, his eyes darkened.

He had already heard what Jia Yang had said in the afternoon. Feng Qianguan's boss was the little granddaughter who was separated from the Jiang family.But he had tasted Jiang Deyong's cooking skills in his early years, and the old man's cooking skills were good, but he was definitely not as strong as he was in front of him.

He doesn't have the ability to disturb Jia Yang's mind.

There are dishes in front of me.

Jia Hai looked at Feng Pingfeng solemnly: "Boss Feng, do you know that the person who made this dish has anything to do with Pan Xingchang?"

He also knew that the reason why Jia Yang was so worried was precisely because he suspected that Feng Qianguan got his title by relying on Pan Xingchang.

"Pan Xingchang?" Feng Pingfeng drank vigorously, and after finishing drinking, he started to attack the steamed buns again. At this moment, he was chewing on a small steamed bun, and he spoke vaguely, "What's the matter with Pan Xingchang?"

Jia Hai was not as fussy as his younger brother, and asked directly: "That day at the Qi family's annual banquet, I heard that you saw Pan Xingchang also present, was it the banquet he assisted Feng Qianguan to make?"

"Oh, so you said this." Feng Pingfeng chewed and swallowed the steamed buns in his mouth with a little reluctance, and then said, "It was indeed a coincidence that day. I want to see which chef made it."After serving the dishes, I sneaked around to the back kitchen, but I didn't expect to meet Master Pan coming out."

Jia Hai: "So Pan Xingchang really helped her?"

Feng Pingfeng said with a little hesitation: "Help... it's considered a help. However, I know the owner of the place well, and I asked their kitchen foreman. Pan Xingchang only helped wash the vegetables, and provided Boss Jiang withA few helpers. Boss Jiang is indeed in charge of all the dishes."

Jia Hai didn't expect this answer: "Wash the vegetables?"

Feng Pingfeng sighed: "Yes."

Jia Yang said incredulously, "How is it possible?"

Feng Pingfeng glanced at Jia Yang speechlessly: "What did I lie to you for? Is it good for me?"

Jia Hai was pondering, looking at the... brother's boss in front of him with complicated emotions, and said, "Boss Feng, why do I think you are not in a hurry? She has settled down in City A, and she will grab your market later..”

Feng Pingfeng was paralyzed by the two brothers in front of him: "I am anxious, of course I am anxious. But is it useful to be anxious? Can my chef surpass Boss Jiang if I am anxious?"

Jia Hai: "..."

Jia Yang: "..."

Feng Pingfeng sighed and explained: "It's useless to be anxious. But if you think about it, there are tens of millions of people in City A, and there are tens of millions of diners. There is no need for us to have to deal with people we can't fight, right? WeWith such a big store, if you do business well, you won’t be squeezed out of the way. Always thinking about it will only add to your own obstacles.”

When Jia Hai heard this, he had to accept Feng Pingfeng's words: "Boss Feng is right."

Feng Pingfeng looked at the sky, sighed faintly, and said, "I have been in business for so many years, and one of the experiences I have learned is...sometimes when something happens, it's better not to humiliate yourself."

Jia Yang: "..."

Listening to this, how could it make him feel so uncomfortable.

...

On the other hand, Feng Qianguan is open for business as usual.

"Looking for City A" and "Delicious Variations" haven't been broadcast yet, but Feng Qianguan's seats are already in short supply. Jiang Ci specially purchased a number-taking machine, and starts dispatching numbers at 4:30 every day. Generally, before the opening, the same dayThe number has been assigned.

Many customers who couldn't enter the store to taste, could only stand outside the store with a sigh, staring at Jiang Ci with helpless and sad little eyes.

Jiang Ci: "..."

After being stared at for a few days, Jiang Ci took the advice of the diners—serving a new dish suitable for delivery.

Seats at Feng Qianguan are limited, but if you use delivery, as long as the supply can be guaranteed, the venue is not a problem.

Mushrooms and sausages are cut into small cubes, stir-fried with marinated chicken thighs, mixed with fresh shredded scallops and fried dried shrimps, with a little oyster sauce, it becomes a salty and delicious filling.

The white glutinous rice is soaked and steamed to wrap the fragrant filling.The outer layer is wrapped with boiled dried lotus leaves into a tight packet and placed in a steamer.

As the temperature rises, water vapor begins to transpire, invading the gaps in the bamboo cages, and moistening the outer lotus leaves.The temperature and moisture slowly invade, bringing the fragrance of lotus leaves into the plump and soft white rice grains...

In the inside of the white rice grains, the fried filling gradually oozes fat. It is fragrant and golden, mixed with the aroma of chicken, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimps, and scallops, soaking the white rice grains, bringing the taste into every crevice..

The first batch of lotus leaf glutinous rice chicken, Jiang Ci made a total of ten, four employees and her, two each, just enough to fill the stomach before the opening.

After the glutinous rice chicken came out of the oven, Jiang Ci carefully took out the green bamboo steamer, and each steamer contained two tightly wrapped lotus leaf packets.The lotus leaf is blue-gray, with slender veins on it, and through the lotus leaf, you can already smell the strong aroma of glutinous rice and stuffing.

Each employee took a green bamboo steamer. After opening the lid, white steam steamed out, filling the room with fragrance.

The lotus leaf glutinous rice chicken was still hot, Jiang Ci waited for a while, and then carefully peeled off the lotus leaf wrapped with glutinous rice stuffing with his fingertips. As soon as he finished peeling, he couldn't help shaking his hands.

The big bluish-gray leaves stretched out, and the outer edge was folded down to wrap around the rim of the bowl, looking like a bluish-gray lotus leaf bowl.The lotus leaves that touch the glutinous rice filling are covered with a layer of light oil, and under the reflection of the light, they are full of light.

In the center of the lotus leaf, the golden yellow glutinous rice stuffing is lying quietly. The glutinous rice is plump and sticks together softly. When you pull it away with chopsticks, the meat stuffing inside is exposed.Diced chicken and shiitake mushrooms are squeezed together, with fried orange-red dried shrimp mixed in between. Dried scallops are light yellow, scattered in glutinous rice and meat filling.

The hot aroma entered the nostrils.

None of the people present could control their hands, and they all buried their heads in eating, only Jiang Ci remained calm.

Jiang Ci savored the new product carefully, thinking about improvements while eating, and was tasting it when he suddenly received a call, so he got up and went outside to answer it.

"Boss Jiang."

The call was from an unfamiliar number, but the voice in the microphone was pleasant and familiar.

Jiang Ci froze for a moment, then asked softly, "Qi...Mr.?"

"It's me." On the other end of the phone, Qi Yan subconsciously squeezed the report at hand with his fingertips.

Recently, he left City A due to work, and hadn't been to Feng Qianguan for several days. Until today, he finally found a reason to make this call.

Hearing the affirmative answer, Jiang Ci smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

She thought for a while and said, "By the way, thank you for the TV you sent me by the way, but there are not enough places in the store, so I haven't put it up for the time being. I'll put it up later when I change to a bigger store."

"It's okay." Qi Yan said with subtle joy in his gentle voice, "The Spring Festival will be in more than half a month. Province A will hold a food festival every Spring Festival in City A. YouWant to participate?"

"Food Festival?" Jiang Ci was slightly taken aback.

"Yes." Qi Yan was waiting for her answer.

Jiang Ci was a little tangled in her heart. She hadn't figured out the situation of the food festival yet. Deep in her memory, she did have a little impression of this event.However, Xiao Jiang Ci was not trained as an heir in the past, and she has very little understanding of the industry.

Jiang Ci pondered for a while.

On the other end of the phone, Qi Yan said slowly: "For a restaurant that wants to gain popularity, this is a very good opportunity. Every year, those famous restaurants in City A will participate, and Jiang's will also go. This can be regarded as aA arena where all stores compete on the same field.”

Jiang Ci was still hesitant at first, but after hearing what Qi Yan said, she immediately decided: "I'm going."

One is for publicity, and the other is... She is very happy to add trouble to the Jiang family by the way.

"Okay." Qi Yan's eyes drooped slightly when he heard the expected answer.

Jiang Ci seemed to hear a chuckle from the other end of the phone.

Jiang Ci: "?"

...

Jiang Ci pondered about the food festival and returned to the back kitchen.

"Food Festival?"

Liang Hui and the others all said yes cheerfully, only Wang Jianian showed a surprised look: "Now you want to participate in the next food festival?"

"Yes." Jiang Ci looked at him, "What's the matter? Your family will go too?"

"We... will definitely go too." Wang Jianian explained with a strange expression: "This food festival is a regular event. Generally, shops that want to participate will declare two months in advance. The main committee also has requirements for participating shops......"

Jiang Ci saw his expression: "What do you want to say?"

Wang Jianian said honestly: "As one of the largest catering groups in City A, the Jiang family has a lot of say in the organizer. You may not be able to get the opportunity. Moreover, at this point in time, the list of participants has basically been determinedgone."

When Jiang Ci heard this, she also had a headache.

Filing two months in advance?At that time, her shop had just opened, and it was unknown.Moreover, even if the Jiang family didn't intervene, she wouldn't even know who the sponsor was.

"The list has been decided..." Jiang Ci suddenly felt that the glutinous rice chicken in his mouth was not tasty.

She grabbed the last glutinous rice chicken sullenly, and decided to eat before thinking about what to do.

Hey, that's mine...

Wang Jianian silently watched the glutinous rice chicken being taken away.

Jiang Ci put the glutinous rice chicken in a small bowl, peeled off the lotus leaf to reveal the golden and soft filling, and then ate the third glutinous rice chicken with a small spoon.

He Mingcan walked up to Wang Jianian, and shook the two lotus leaves in the bowl for him.

Wang Jianian: "..." Very arrogant!

About ten minutes later, Wang Jianian watched the people in front of him destroying his glutinous rice chicken, but he only tasted one, feeling a little uncomfortable.Fortunately, the little crispy pork next to him was also steamed, so he wouldn't have to go to work on an empty stomach.

After Wang Jianian finished eating, when he passed the counter, the phone in the shop rang, so he picked it up and listened.

Wang Jianian: "Hi, hello, this is Feng Qianguan."

Wang Jianian: "Hey, is it President Zhang?"

Wang Jianian was in a daze: "Oh, okay, I'll find Boss Jiang."

Jiang Ci finished the last bite of glutinous rice chicken, wiped her hands, and ran out to answer the phone.

Jiang Ci: "Hello, President Zhang, yes, I am Jiang Ci."

Jiang Ci: "Okay, do you need these materials?"

Jiang Ci: "No problem, I'll tidy it up in these two days. It's okay, you're welcome."

While answering the phone call, Jiang Ci scribbled on the draft paper on the counter. After hanging up the phone, she met Wang Jianian's dazed gaze.

Jiang Ci took the initiative to explain: "The location of the food festival has been determined. President Zhang asked me to sort out the store information and send it over. They are rushing to make a promotional board."

Wang Jianian's expression was shocked: "Well, why, why did President Zhang come to you in person?"

This is the treatment only Wang Pinlou has!Feng Qianguan, but it has only been open for a few months, and the boss seems to have just met President Zhang!

Jiang Ci's expression was also quite dazed.

Wang Jianian calmed down, and keenly caught a breakthrough in his thoughts: "Who told you this just now?"

Jiang Ci: "Well...Mr. Qi."

Jiang Ci tried to describe: "Qi Yan, Mr. Qi, that customer who often comes to our shop, the very handsome one."

Wang Jianian: "..." Well, he was still worried that Feng Qianguan would not be able to participate.

He just didn't want to ask.

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