The Cheat Emperor of the Culinary World

Chapter 88: Chapter 87: Four Masterful Braising Techniques

Three portions of Longevity Peaches were lined up in a row.

Sun Mingze leaned forward to take a closer look.

His wife was equally curious, stood up, and looked at each one.

In the clean and fresh bamboo steamer, there were seven plump little Longevity Peaches, looking very inviting.

The other two were larger and sturdier.

One was adorned with a green leaf, with the character ”寿” (longevity) on the front.

The other sat on a flat green leaf, appearing even more vivid.

Sun Mingze was stunned by the three Longevity Peaches!

Because these three kinds of Longevity Peaches really resembled the ones he had eaten before.

Especially the one in the middle with the character on it, almost identical to the one his elder sister bought that year to give to the old lady at home.

Sun Mingze did not expect the music restaurant to be so sincere. When they said they would remake it, they ended up making three portions at once.

A sense of recognition instantly filled his heart.

Yao Shi took out a small Longevity Peach reserved by Fu Yu, explaining, ”Since the Longevity Peaches cannot be tasted, we have kept this one for you to try. See how it tastes?”

Sun Mingze’s original anger was unexpectedly swept away by the table full of Longevity Peaches.

Upon hearing this, he reached out to take the Longevity Peach.

The plump-looking one unexpectedly felt light in his hand.

If the dough is well-rested, the steamed bread turns out like this.

With a slight effort, he divided it in half.

The texture was soft, as white as jade, with holes as fine as needles, exuding a fresh aroma, with a hint of rose.

He didn’t know if it was the long wait making him a bit hungry, or the Longevity Peach being too fragrant.

Just smelling it made Sun Mingze a bit hungry.

Taking a bite, he chewed it, finding it sweet but not greasy, sticky yet not tacky.

This is the taste!

Sun Mingze said in surprise, ”That’s right! Just like this! Our old lady at home loves this kind of traditional Longevity Peach!”

The next second.

A digital notification sounded in Fu Yu’s ear:

[Ding! NPC customer Sun Mingze’s task: Create a Longevity Peach that Sun Mingze finds satisfactory, successfully completed. Reward: RMB 50, Kitchen Experience +20, Task Experience +20]

The phone vibrated.

Fu Yu smirked, knowing he had earned more money.

Yao Shi and Ren Mingqing were surprised and dumbfounded.

To be honest, although they also saw that Fu Yu’s three sets of Longevity Peaches were indeed quite well made, given Sun Mingze’s picky attitude, they did not expect it to be easily accepted.

In their minds, once a customer comes in to spend money, they expect to get value for their money.

If someone spends 888 yuan for a custom Longevity Peach, the ingredients must be the best, so the customer doesn’t feel they overpaid for something inferior.

Yao Shi and Ren Mingqing never thought someone as peculiar as Sun Mingze existed.

Spending a lot of money but only wanting to buy a traditional Longevity Peach, why not just go to a bakery specializing in traditional pastries?

With so much money, can’t you choose different types of Longevity Peaches as you wish?

Despite the internal grumbling.

Hearing Sun Mingze speak, Yao Shi smiled, ”As long as you’re satisfied. The other two types, one is called...”

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he forgot their names.

Yao Shi looked at Fu Yu.

Fu Yu quickly stepped forward to introduce, ”This one with the character is called Eight-Filling Longevity Peach, and the other is Auspicious Longevity Peach...”

Yao Shi continued, ”That’s right, these three are also our restaurant’s specialties. It was our fault earlier; the staff taking the order didn’t understand your needs before placing it, resulting in the chef not grasping your intention and failing to make a Longevity Peach to your satisfaction.”

Sun Mingze’s expression softened slightly.

Yao Shi continued, ”To express our apologies, as compensation, we are waiving the fee for this custom Longevity Peach.”

Sun Mingze’s lips moved, wanting to say something.

Yao Shi pressed on, ”Additionally, we sincerely apologize for wasting your time and affecting the mood of your family’s birthday celebration.”

”So we will give you an exclusive VIP card for our restaurant. From now on, you are our VIP customer.”

”In the future, as long as you show the card when visiting, you can enjoy all the treatments VIP customers are entitled to. For instance, no need to queue when reserving a table, discounts on dining, and small activities like holiday souvenir gifts, all as your privileges.”

It’s commonly said not to hit a smiling face.

The owner of the music restaurant, from the moment he appeared, was very polite and courteous, creating a good impression.

Not only did they remake the Longevity Peach as requested, but they made three portions at once.

Now waiving the fee and offering a card.

If Sun Mingze previously had some resentment, it was now entirely gone.

Sun Mingze accepted the VIP card, his expression softened, waving his hand, saying, ”Let’s just forget it this time, you are quite sincere, I won’t hold it against you.”

Then, unable to resist complaining, ”But you should somewhat improve your service in this aspect. Not understanding customer needs and taking orders casually can cause much inconvenience for customers; do you realize that?”

Yao Shi hurriedly said, ”Thank you for your generosity and understanding. Regarding this matter, our restaurant will certainly address and improve it immediately, please rest assured.”

Sun Mingze’s tone relaxed, ”That’s good. If it weren’t for our old lady at home being unsatisfied with the Longevity Peach, I wouldn’t be here looking for you today.”

Yao Shi accompanied with some kind words.

As the Longevity Peaches cooled, he quickly instructed someone to help pack them in boxes and personally escorted Sun Mingze and his wife to the restaurant’s door.

Watching Sun Mingze and his wife drive away, Yao Shi breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy load was lifted off his shoulders.

At the same time, Fu Yu’s ear again heard a digital notification:

[Ding! Successfully assisted NPC Chef Yao Shi in resolving the matter. Completion rewards: Yao Shi’s personal cooking technique: Four-style Expert]

Fu Yu: ”!”

The surprise came too fast, like a tornado!!

Unexpectedly receiving Yao Shi’s personal cooking technique!!!

This Four-style Expert must be the experience Yao Shi accumulated over years of cooking!

Fu Yu chose to view the attributes of the Four-style Expert.

[Four-style Expert: Integrate 14 frying techniques based on ingredients and operations into crispy stir-fry, smooth stir-fry, soft stir-fry, and vinegar stir-fry. Marinate the processed and cut ingredients with seasoning, heat them to maturity with oil, water, or steam, then pour the seasoned sauce over the cooked ingredients or toss them in the sauce to form a dish.

Guaranteed to create the perfect stir-fry dish, pleasing the guests’ taste expectations]

That is to say, from now on, as long as he cooks stir-fried dishes, he can achieve 100% customer satisfaction.

For a chef, making dishes that satisfy the customers is the only standard to measure culinary skill.

Fu Yu never expected the reward for completing the task to be so generous.

It directly granted him mastery of stir-frying skills.

Fu Yu, self-satisfied, thought: He truly is the future star of the culinary world, destined by heaven to excel!