Chapter 6 — Female Cultivator and Marquis of the Palace

I stood still, silent for a long time. For the past ten years, every day we have paid attention to people's food preferences, quietly experimenting and improving dishes. Large pieces of meat can easily dry out, so add hawthorn to the stew to make the meat soft and absorb the flavor. When cooking rice, we mix a little sticky rice, add a drop of rice vinegar and clear oil, the rice will be softer and more delicious. These petty thoughts are what I experiment with day and night. But the people in the Marquis Palace only saw it as a normal part of their duty and never paid attention. It turns out that outsiders who have tasted it remember it clearly. The female chef standing in the kitchen sighed softly:

"Fortunately, young lady, she acted quickly. Otherwise, as soon as I heard that you were leaving the Marquis Palace, there would definitely be a lot of people fighting over it."

"At that time, it wasn't our turn to have a drink."

The young lady seemed to see through my thoughts and waved her hand to tell the others to retreat first.

“A Lien, I see you have something in your heart.”

“But right now, your most important job is to stand on your heels.”

“My stage has been set, it's your turn to show your true bravery.”

I nodded yes, immediately regained my composure, and said to the lady:

“So try the dish first?”

She raised her eyebrows and smiled:

“I was just waiting for this sentence from you!”

The lady called the others in again. After I gave brief instructions, everyone immediately did their own thing and started to get busy. I do the work at hand while observing everyone. When the female chef stood in the kitchen holding a handful of dried chili and was about to throw it into the pan, I stopped her. She didn't ask why, just said:

“Please advise Miss A Lien.”

“First, put the chili in warm water, so the chili won't burn easily, nor will it be bitter.”

She thought for a moment and then praised:

"That's true! Miss A Lien really has a lot of experience."

My heart couldn't help but tremble slightly. Previously at Hau Palace, every time I taught techniques to others, the people in the kitchen just followed mechanically, and even seemed impatient. Next time they still won't remember. Ten years is like one day, we have to repeat it over and over again. But people here are not like that. They have more vitality, truly love cooking, don't compete for favors, just want to make a delicious dish. At the same time, the Marquis kitchen was engulfed in a heavy, stuffy atmosphere.

10

After we left, the hospitals returned the food every day. Van Nuong remembered that the old lady's stomach was not good, so she cooked silver ear soup to nourish the taste. She followed the ancient recipe and added cassia nectar, but she didn't know that there were people who didn't like the honey. After drinking, the old lady immediately became upset and felt uncomfortable, so she immediately sent someone to question her. Van Nuong had a headache that felt like it was about to explode. It was clear that she had found the maid, the lady asked, why did the mistake still happen? She got angry with the female chef who held the second position in the kitchen.

"You have followed A Lien to work for so many years. Even pigs can remember these small things."

“Why don't you remember?”

"On weekdays, A Lien reminds us, we just need to follow it."

“Who can remember all these trivial things?”

Van Nuong almost collapsed, pulling off her headscarf.

“Now I have to prepare for the summer party and manage this kitchen full of holes.”

“You guys are useless again At that level, there is not a single person who can help!”

A little maid muttered:

"Isn't it because you forced A Lien to leave?"

“If you don't have the courage, you still want to do big things.”

“You say it again!”

“Say it! It was originally your fault!”

“Chat!”

In anger, Van Nuong swung her hand and slapped the little maid hard. This immediately caused a huge uproar. The lady squinted her eyes, rubbed her forehead, and said helplessly:

“Van Nuong, you make me so disappointed!”

In recent days, hospitals have been complaining everywhere. The Marquis and the old lady asked in front of the lady, only then did they know that I had left. The Marquis asked confusedly:

“The contract has expired, why not keep her?”

The lady sighed softly:

“I kept it, but she refused.”

The old lady snorted coldly:

"If that's the case, think of a solution."

“We can't even eat a meal!”

The lady thought for a long time, and in the end she could only treat the dead horse like a living horse. The summer party is near, we can't even chase Van Nuong away. If we do that, there will truly be chaos. She hated that iron could not become steel. She glared at Van Nuong, the anger in her eyes almost spewed out. Van Nuong sadly explained:

“I have followed the tastes and preferences given by the institutes, but the masters are too picky, how can everything be satisfactory?”

“Okay.”

“You don't need to manage the kitchen anymore. Just rest assured and prepare for the banquet."

“Is the menu ready yet?”

Mentioning the summer party, Van Nuong's eyes lit up again. She took out a notebook from her chest and respectfully offered it.

“Please take a look, ma'am.”

After turning it over, the lady's face looked a little better. Waiting for Van Nuong to leave, she called the manager in.

“Let's go investigate and see where A Lien is right now.”

11

On our side, all preparations for opening have been completed. The opening date is set for the eighth. Just happened to be the next day of the Hau Palace summer party. The young lady must also come to the party. She didn't know about the chaos in the Marquis's kitchen. Before leaving, she smiled and said to me:

“Wait until I go there to learn other people's strengths, and when I return, I will share it with everyone.”

But that night, when she returned to the restaurant, her face was full of excitement and wanting to tell a story.

“A Lien! The summer party was organized extremely miserably.”

“This time the Marquis lost all face