The Cheat Emperor of the Culinary World

Zhao Meng is off today, and the person in charge here is Fu Yu.

Dong Jun Tian was about to go straight over when Gu Yunwu saw him and quickly approached, ”Boss! What’s the matter? Is there something wrong?”

Dong Jun Tian rarely comes to the back kitchen, so coming here at this time must mean he has something to convey.

Dong Jun Tian stopped and casually asked, ”Have you seen Yao Shi?”

Gu Yunwu paused, shook his head, ”No! Did Chef Yao come by?”

Saying this, he turned to ask the person next to him.

During the lunch break, he left right after eating and didn’t notice if Yao Shi had come.

Speaking of which, Yao Shi has been quite unreliable lately.

Although he was often late or left early before, at least he would almost always come to the store every day.

But now, he’s nowhere to be seen; everything is handled over the phone, and coming in twice a week is already good.

The person being asked quickly said, ”He didn’t come, I haven’t seen Chef Yao.”

Still feeling unsure, he asked the person next to him, ”Did Chef Yao not come?”

The other person nodded, ”Yes, he didn’t come!”

As soon as Dong Jun Tian heard this, his face immediately darkened.

If Yao Shi didn’t come, then who made the seafood stew?

Gu Yunwu’s area clearly hadn’t been cooking, but Fu Yu’s side was bustling and looked like he’d just finished cooking and was cleaning up.

Dong Jun Tian frowned and asked Gu Yunwu, ”Who made the seafood stew just now?”

Gu Yunwu looked a bit embarrassed, ”Oh, it was Xiaofu; it was their turn to take this order.”

A rotation system, whoever’s turn it is does it.

On a normal day, there would be no problem with this.

But now, since the dish being cooked was seafood stew, it’s hard to cover this up.

The dish had been removed from the menu, and Fu Yu wouldn’t normally have the chance to touch it. In such cases, the head chef would definitely take over.

With Zhao Meng not here, Gu Yunwu should have been the one to cook.

Dong Jun Tian gave Gu Yunwu a dissatisfied look but said nothing, turning and heading straight to Fu Yu.

Gu Yunwu knew this was trouble and remembered that he had coincidentally run into Su Hong from finance earlier, and his face changed immediately.

At this moment, Fu Yu was calm; having finished the seafood stew, no more orders were coming from the front hall. Once he tidied up the kitchen station, he could take another break and watch some videos.

Just then, he saw the boss coming into the back kitchen.

Fu Yu’s heart skipped a beat, and his first reaction was that something went wrong.

Maybe the flavor was off, or something about the seafood stew was unlike the usual, and the customers had complaints.

However, Dong Jun Tian’s attitude wasn’t one of accountability.

”Xiaofu, was it you who made the seafood stew for room 104?”

Dong Jun Tian asked directly.

The facts were in front of him, impossible to hide.

Fu Yu nodded and truthfully said, ”Yes, boss.”

Dong Jun Tian asked, ”Where did the sauce come from?”

Everyone in the back kitchen knew Yao Shi hadn’t come to the store.

The sauce was a secret recipe of the store, and no one besides Yao Shi should handle it.

Although the situation was urgent, Yao Shi had told Fu Yu the sauce recipe out of trust.

But this couldn’t be known by the boss.

How to answer this was a problem.

He could say Yao Shi had come back earlier but was in a hurry and only managed to hand over the prepared sauce.

Or that Yao Shi had made the sauce in advance and left it in the kitchen, and he only used it when needed.

But the problem with the former was, where did Yao Shi make the sauce?

Impossible to explain.

With the latter, why would Yao Shi prepare the sauce in advance and leave it in the kitchen?

After a brief hesitation, Fu Yu chose the latter option.

The situation was unexpected, and he really couldn’t think of a perfect explanation.

Anyway, Yao Shi was smart, probably had a way to cleverly respond?

Fu Yu calmly fabricated, ”Chef Yao made it earlier and left it in the refrigerator.”

Dong Jun Tian was stunned and asked in surprise, ”Made earlier? This dish is off the menu, why would he make it?”

Fu Yu shook his head, ”I don’t know.”

Dong Jun Tian didn’t pursue this further and suddenly asked, ”Have you made this seafood stew before?”

Fu Yu instinctively glanced at Gu Yunwu, who was standing not far away, looking visibly serious.

Their eyes met and parted.

Fu Yu shook his head, ”No, Chef Zhao guided me over the phone just now.”

Dong Jun Tian looked at Fu Yu with some surprise.

Being able to successfully prepare the dish just via verbal instructions showed Fu Yu’s solid culinary foundation, and Zhao Meng’s guidance must have been very attentive.

Apparently, Zhao Meng was remotely controlling and Fu Yu diligently followed each command in cooking.

Honestly, Old Zhao, although his personality might not be very likable, was undoubtedly diligent and dedicated in his work.

Unlike some people...

Dong Jun Tian suddenly asked, ”Why didn’t you find Lao Gu to take this order?”

Under normal circumstances, when encountering such issues, a head chef would need to be responsible for assisting.

Especially when the main chef had never cooked this dish before.

For the sake of caution and avoiding responsibility, most people would make this choice.

Fu Yu glanced out of the corner of his eye at Gu Yunwu, who was quietly observing the situation, and snorted internally, truthfully saying, ”At the time, I couldn’t find Chef Gu. The runner told me the customers were already in the store waiting, and I was afraid of wasting time, so I directly contacted Chef Zhao.”

Dong Jun Tian nodded, his expression a bit displeased, but he held back his temper and specifically praised Fu Yu, ”The dish was done well, the customers responded very favorably. Xiaofu, continue to work like this, you have a bright future!”

Fu Yu respectfully and with a hint of joy said, ”Thank you for the compliment, boss. I will definitely work hard!”

Dong Jun Tian nodded in satisfaction and turned away.

He went straight to Gu Yunwu and instructed in a serious tone, ”Lao Gu, come with me!”

Gu Yunwu’s heart sank, knowing that things were not looking good, and he quickly followed, thinking about how to smooth things over.

Meanwhile, Fu Yu quickly took advantage of the boss’s departure to send Zhao Meng a message, briefly explaining the situation here.

Upon hearing that the boss had gone to the back kitchen, Zhao Meng asked carefully how Fu Yu had responded.

After understanding the whole situation, Zhao Meng calmly said, ”Alright, I see. You don’t need to worry about this; Chef Yao will handle it.”

Fu Yu, who was somewhat flustered, instantly felt at ease because of this one sentence.

He couldn’t quite explain why, but when Zhao Meng said Yao Shi would handle it, Fu Yu felt certain that Yao Shi would indeed manage it.

This unexplainable trust, whether it stemmed from a confidence in Zhao Meng or recognition of Yao Shi’s abilities, he couldn’t tell.

But since Zhao Meng said so, after hanging up the phone, Fu Yu no longer kept the matter in mind.