Chapter 155 You have the qualifications to be the first cook
Seeing this, Zhou Qingde finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After he knew about this in the morning, he started to make preparations. First, Xia Hongjun, who was responsible for making the key dish, was not there. Later, he found Wang Jianye in time and finally solved the problem.

"Master Wang, on behalf of Fengze Garden, thank you very much for saving the situation."

Zhou Qingde felt relieved and looked at Wang Jianye with gratitude and said that this was his truest emotion at the moment.

Wang Jianye smiled and said, "It's nothing. I have such a great talent, I should use it to the best advantage. Besides, I am also a member of Fengze Garden. It is my duty to help Fengze Garden out of trouble. What's more, Master Zhou and the manager are so kind to me and give me such a high salary and bonus. I have to do something for Fengze Garden."

Zhou Qingde nodded with satisfaction. He admired Wang Jianye very much. "I will go to the manager in a while and get the bonus that was supposed to go to Master Xia. You deserve it. Besides, you now have three more dishes that are at the same level as Master Xia. I will tell Xu Youliang to add these three dishes to your signature dishes. In this way, Master Wang, you will have six signature dishes, while I only have eight. I think it won't be long before you catch up with me."

The more he said this, the more sour Zhou Qingde's tone became.

He entered the industry many years earlier than Wang Jianye, was known to be gifted, and worked so hard for a long time before he finally achieved his current status.

Two months ago, Zhou Qingde still thought that he would be the unprecedented top talent in Fengze Garden, would have a very loud reputation, and would become a role model and goal for all future apprentices in Fengze Garden.

But Wang Jianye woke him up and told him that Wang Jianye was the real genius and far surpassed Zhou Qingde.

Zhou Qingde continued, "Master Wang, you now have six signature dishes. Even among the several of us head chefs, you are not in the middle of the pack. So I want to upgrade your rank from the second chef to the first chef. What do you think?"

"Want to promote me to head cook?"

Wang Jianye was surprised. He had not expected this. “Is this appropriate?”

"That's perfect, Master Wang. Think about it. You are so talented. You are good at everything you learn and you have mastered it. You even have six signature dishes. It would be wrong to pay you as an ordinary second chef."

Zhou Qingde then went on to talk about the conditions for being promoted from the second chef to the first chef at Fengze Garden, which was to master three or more signature dishes, and to be able to improve more than half of the fifty dishes that the second chef was required to master to the level of the first chef, which was twenty-five.

In Zhou Qingde's opinion, Wang Jianye has achieved both of these perfectly, so he is qualified.

"Well, now I can get promoted again."

Wang Jianye smiled and said that the last time he was promoted to the second kitchen master was a month ago. Since he became the second kitchen master, it only took him one month to become the first kitchen master!
"Master Zhou, you were like me, and you became the second chef when you were promoted from an apprentice. How long did it take you to be promoted from the second chef to the current first chef?"

Wang Jianye asked curiously.

Zhou Qingde said ashamedly: "It took me five years. This speed is the fastest in our Fengze Garden, but compared with you, Master Wang, it is still far behind."

Then Master Zhou added: "I will discuss your treatment with the boss. Now that you have become the head chef, your treatment will also increase."

Then Zhou Qingde went to find the boss.

……

Wang Jianye came to his three disciples happily and said, "I have good news for you. I, your master, have become the first cook."

"Master, you didn't take the test, how come you were suddenly promoted?"

Ma Hua asked curiously.

He had been working in the kitchen of Fengze Garden for so long that he knew some of the rules for promotion. Grading assessments were held regularly every year, and if one passed the assessment, he would be promoted.

And his master Wang Jianye has not yet undergone the grading assessment, so how could he be promoted to head chef?

Not only Ma Hua was curious, Chen Xiaoyang and Wang Yijun were also confused.

The three of them were working hard to hone their cooking skills just now, and they didn't eavesdrop on Zhou Qingde and Wang Jianye's conversation, so they didn't know about this. "It's like this..."

Wang Jianye explained the matter simply.

When the three heard this, they were very surprised and happy.

"Great."

"Congratulations, Master."

"Master, you are really amazing."

"How long has our master been the second chef? Just over a month, maybe? And he's already been promoted to the first chef. There are so many chefs in Fengze Garden, but none of them can compare to our master."

"That's right, our master is the most powerful."

"..."

Several disciples looked at Wang Jianye with admiration.

After all, Wang Jianye's promotion this time was too fast, far beyond the average person.

And they feel very lucky to be Wang Jianye's disciples.

Because the more powerful their master is, the more they can learn and the greater their reputation will be in the future.

"I've been promoted to head chef this time, so I thought I'd cook a good meal for us to celebrate."

Wang Jianye said sincerely that he did have this idea, and his event was indeed worth celebrating. "How about this, tonight, after work, all of you come with me to the Qianmen Siheyuan, and then buy some vegetables. I, the master, will cook for you personally, and buy a bottle of wine, and we will have a drink."

One is to celebrate Wang Jianye becoming the head chef, and the other is to get together with these apprentices.

Ever since Wang Jianye accepted these three people as his disciples, he has been busy and has not found time to have a meal together and strengthen their relationship.

This is a good opportunity.

Chen Xiaoyang and his companions were of course very willing to do so. After all, the dishes cooked by their master Wang Jianye were so delicious, and now that he was treating them, they would definitely be able to eat a lot of delicious food, which was such a rare opportunity.

After talking to the three disciples, Wang Jianye found Chai Wenshan again and said, "Master, come to my house tonight. I will cook a good meal for you."

"Anything good?"

Chai Wenshan looked at the happy Wang Jianye with curiosity and immediately guessed what Wang Jianye was thinking.

Wang Jianye nodded and said, "Yes, there is a happy event. I have become the head chef."

"ah?!!"

After hearing the news, Chai Wenshan's eyes widened: "No, how did you become the head chef? I remember you were promoted from an apprentice to a full-time employee last month, right?"

"Master Zhou told me that I am qualified to be a head chef, so he decided to promote me. There is no need to wait for the grading assessment after the new year."

Wang Jianye's words shocked Chai Wenshan greatly. After a long time, he gradually recovered. "I, your master, am only a second-class master. Although I have long known that you can surpass me, I didn't expect... that this day would come so soon."

(End of this chapter)