Chapter 15 Chai Wenshan is worried

Wang Jianye was going to make a dish of stir-fried pork tenderloin, but he had no ingredients, so he went to find his master, Chai Wenshan: "Master, I want to practice this dish, but I'm just missing a piece of pork tenderloin. Can you help me find one?"

"Okay, I'll find it for you."

Chai Wenshan was originally chatting with Sun Qu, but when he heard what Wang Jianye said, he immediately set out to look for him without wasting a moment, leaving Sun Qu sitting here alone.

"Jianye, how well can you cook the stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin dish now?"

Sun Qu was very curious and couldn't help but ask.

"Master Sun, my cooking skills are not very good. I need to practice more."

Wang Jianye speaks the truth.

Upon hearing this, Sun Qu perked up: "Isn't this dish good enough to be cooked in the kitchen?"

"Master Sun, I have only made this dish a few times, so I am not very skilled yet. I am still far from being able to cook."

"Really?"

Sun Qu was quite excited.

In his opinion, if this were true, Wang Jianye might not be able to make it in time.

What if Wang Jianye draws this dish during the assessment a week later, and hasn’t made it yet, and fails the assessment…

Thinking about Chai Wenshan's expression at that time, Sun Qu became impatient and even hoped that Wang Jianye would draw that dish and not be able to cook it well.

In this way, he could show off his apprentice's cooking skills in front of Chai Wenshan as he did before.

Although he hoped that others would be unlucky, this was indeed his truest thought at the moment.

This afternoon, the spicy and sour potato shreds made by Wang Jianye really made Chai Wenshan proud, and Chai Wenshan was so pent up that he kept showing off in front of Wang Jianye.

This made him feel very uncomfortable, so he didn't want to see Chai Wenshan being proud.

"Master Sun, Master Sun, what are you laughing at?"

Wang Jianye looked at Sun Qu with his mouth open, grinning foolishly, then he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.

Sun Qu came back to his senses and suddenly thought about whether Wang Jianye was dishonest. He could obviously make stir-fried pork tenderloin very well, but he pretended not to be good in front of him...

But when he looked at Wang Jianye's sincere eyes, his doubts were dispelled a little.

"Oh, nothing to laugh at. By the way, when you are cooking later, can I bring Cao Xiaodong over to have a look?"

"Why, Master Sun?"

Wang Jianye didn't understand.

Sun Qu explained, "It's like this. You made a dish of spicy and sour potato shreds for lunch. It was pretty good, but just listening to you tell me how to make it was not clear enough. I wanted to take Cao Xiaodong to see how you made it, and then learn from you."

"But Master Sun, I'm already very skilled at making spicy and sour potato shreds. I won't be practicing this for a while. I need to practice stir-frying pork tenderloin shreds."

"Oh, I see. Your stir-fried pork tenderloin wasn't very good?"

“Not very skilled.”

Wang Jianye nodded.

"Well, my apprentice Cao Xiaodong is good at making this dish. I'll bring him over to have a look and give you some pointers, okay?"

Sun Qu made up an excuse. He just wanted to see how well Wang Jianye cooked this dish.

"Oh, that's great, Master Sun. You are willing to help me with such a big favor. I really thank you."

Although Wang Jianye has a system and does not need Sun Qu's help, now that things have come to this, he still has to do enough surface work.

"Hey Old Sun, what did you say to my apprentice?"

At this time, Chai Wenshan came over with a piece of pork tenderloin and looked at Sun Qu warily.

"Hey, what can I say? I just care about how his cooking is going, and I was thinking of bringing my apprentice over to give him some pointers."

Sun Qu said seriously.

Chai Wenshan didn't believe it: "Can you be so kind?"

"Hey, why can't I be kind? You should be the only good one in our kitchen, and we should all be bad, right?" Sun Qu rolled his eyes.

"Well, I just don't know how to appreciate a good person. Okay, then you can bring your apprentice with you and help my apprentice with some guidance. If you can guide him well, I will treat you to a drink tonight."

Chai Wenshan patted his chest and made a promise.

"Then it's a deal, you can't go back on your word."

Sun Qu agreed without thinking.

Chai Wenshan followed Wang Jianye to his stove.

Wang Jianye is currently just an apprentice and does not have his own stove.

The stove used for practice now is just one of the several small stoves shared by all apprentices. It is particularly simple, but it can be used.

Sun Qu came over with his apprentice Cao Xiaodong and stood aside watching.

Wang Jianye washed his hands, picked up the knife and started to process the tenderloin on the chopping board.

Often, as soon as a newcomer starts cooking, an experienced chef can tell how good his cooking skills are.

Sun Qu looked at the way Wang Jianye handled the situation and thought that this man was not lying to him and that he was indeed not yet proficient, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Chai Wenshan frowned. He also realized that Wang Jianye was not very skilled in making this dish. He could even be said to be unfamiliar with it. It was obvious that he had not made it many times.

Cao Xiaodong on the side also felt something was wrong. How come Wang Jianye could make the spicy and sour potato shreds so well, but failed when making the stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin?

Cao Xiaodong whispered to his master Sun Qu beside him.

Sun Qu glanced at Chai Wenshan and said, "It must be that your Master Chai saw that Wang Jianye didn't have the talent, so he was reluctant to give him meat to practice with, so Wang Jianye didn't do it many times."

"If he hasn't made it a few times, what if he fails the test? There's only one week left, and he may not be able to master this dish."

Cao Xiaodong said anxiously.

"Why are you worried? He is your Master Chai's apprentice, so you should let him worry about it."

Sun Qu was indifferent.

"But Wang Jianye can cook hot and sour potato shreds so well, which shows that he is capable. It just takes him a little longer than others. It would be a shame if he fails the test this time because of bad luck and draws a dish that he is not familiar with."

Cao Xiaodong is a kind person. He doesn't want to see Wang Jianye go to such a pity.

Sun Qu felt unhappy when he heard this.

It’s better for Chai Wenshan if his apprentice fails to pass the test.

In this way, he can continue to show off in front of Chai Wenshan.

But he didn't dare let Cao Xiaodong see what he was thinking.

After all, he is Cao Xiaodong's master, and he has to set a good example and help Cao Xiaodong become a talent with excellent cooking skills and character.

"During the assessment, you have to pick three dishes out of ten. You never know which three dishes you will pick. Maybe Wang Jianye will be lucky and avoid the dishes he is not familiar with yet."

Hearing Sun Qu's comfort.

But Cao Xiaodong was still worried.

Just like Chai Wenshan at this moment, he watched Wang Jianye proceed step by step.

He knew very well that Wang Jianye was not very familiar with this dish, and he made several mistakes during the process, but he corrected them in time.

But this won’t work, as Wang Jianye only has one week left before taking the grading assessment.

With Wang Jianye's current level of proficiency, he might not even be able to cook this one dish well.

What's more, Wang Jianye had told him before that there were five dishes that he was not proficient in, and stir-fried shredded pork tenderloin was just one of them.

There is only one week left, and Wang Jianye needs to master all five dishes and meet the assessment standards.

This is really too difficult.

Chai Wenshan was worried.

(End of this chapter)