Chapter 858: Seaweed Soup That Brings Tears of Emotion

Chapter 858: Chapter 744: Seaweed Soup That Brings Tears of Emotion

The cold of winter can only be soothed by hot soup.

Today, it’s Zhao Meng’s turn for the morning shift, and Fu Yu got up early to prepare breakfast for the kitchen staff.

The buyer, Sun Wei, brought back a few plump crucian carps, and Fu Yu planned to simmer a pot of fish soup, adding some tender tofu to warm everyone up.

“Brother Sun, come over and join us for a meal later!” Fu Yu enthusiastically invited.

Sun Wei is known for his good social skills, often receiving food and drinks from suppliers during his purchasing trips.

Since his wife and daughter are not at home, as an older man living alone, he doesn’t consume much himself, so he often shares the goods he receives with his colleagues at the shop.

In the kitchen, they often receive various ingredients from him.

Although the shop provides meals and the kitchen has the convenience to make whatever they want, there are still some limitations on the choice of ingredients.

No one can afford to eat expensive fresh seafood regularly; occasionally, they might get to taste dishes ordered but left uneaten by customers, which is considered a treat.

At most, they try out some leftover scraps from cooking to satiate their cravings.

Therefore, when Sun Wei brings seafood and rare ingredients from time to time, everyone truly appreciates it.

After all, it’s hard to criticize when benefiting from someone’s generosity, so Sun Wei has always been well-liked in the shop, especially among the kitchen staff who regularly invite him to join their meals.

Hearing Fu Yu’s invitation, Sun Wei replied with a smile, “Sure, I’ll do inventory first and come over for a meal later.”

After Sun Wei left, Fu Yu deftly began to prepare the crucian carp.

Just as he started to spice the pot, Liu Yuqing and Jiang Mo arrived at the kitchen together.

“What are you planning to make?” Liu Yuqing approached and took a look at the kitchen counter.

“Brother Sun just gave us some crucian carps, so I’m going to make some fish soup,” Fu Yu replied with a smile.

Upon hearing that the crucian carps were from Sun Wei, Liu Yuqing quickly added, “Today is Brother Sun’s birthday, did you know that?”

Fu Yu was taken aback, “I didn’t know! He didn’t say anything. Since it’s his birthday, I’ll make him a bowl of longevity noodles.”

At this moment, Jiang Mo quickly said, “Chef Fu, Brother Sun’s family are Xianzhu people. They don’t eat longevity noodles on birthdays like we do; they drink seaweed soup.”

“Seaweed soup?” Fu Yu was a bit surprised.

In his mind, birthdays were synonymous with longevity noodles.

Isn’t seaweed soup a South Korean tradition?

Jiang Mo explained, “I rode with Brother Sun to the shop this morning, and his daughter called from South Korea and mentioned this.”

Fu Yu was stunned. Sun Wei’s daughter is in South Korea?

Jiang Mo said, “Chef Fu, would you mind making a bowl of seaweed soup for Brother Sun? I often catch a ride with him to work, and I’m really grateful. Since today is his birthday, I thought it would be a nice surprise.”

In the next second, a digital notification sounded in Fu Yu’s ear:

[Ding! Task from NPC Front-Desk Clerk Jiang Mo: Make a bowl of seaweed soup that moves Sun Wei to tears. Task completion reward: Parts of the soup recipe’s cooking details]

Parts of the soup recipe?

Even though he had experienced the system’s increasingly stingy reward distribution, Fu Yu felt like complaining about the task reward this time.

Why do the cooking details for soups have to be doled out bit by bit? Are they afraid he won’t be able to handle too many skills at once?

Nonetheless, even without receiving the task, since he knew it was Sun Wei’s birthday today, he would definitely be willing to do something for him anyway.

Only, this seaweed soup would probably be a cross-cultural version.

He wondered if the cooking method in the classic old-flavor recipe would differ.

And the task requires making a bowl of seaweed soup that moves Sun Wei to tears.

This seems quite challenging!

Setting taste aside, how moved must someone be to make a man like him cry?

Maybe if I add extra pepper later?

If it makes him teary-eyed, it counts as crying, doesn’t it?

As this thought crossed his mind, even Fu Yu found himself speechless.

Oh well, take it one step at a time.

After all, besides the classic old-flavor recipe, he had no other reference.

Moreover, those people have always loved to tirelessly plagiarize; maybe seaweed soup was also inherited from China?

After all, South Korea was formerly known as Goguryeo, a vassal state of China, just on the outskirts, so what kind of local culture could they have?

Thinking this way, Fu Yu felt a surge of confidence.

Fu Yu glanced at Jiang Mo, who was looking at him with anticipation, and readily agreed, “Sure, but I’ve actually never made seaweed soup before. Let’s give it a try.”

Jiang Mo was overjoyed, “Great! Thank you, Chef Fu! Your cooking skills are so good that whatever you make will be delicious!”

Liu Yuqing glanced at Jiang Mo, the little fangirl, and, not to be outdone, said, “Exactly, Fu Yu, your cooking is so good. Just making seaweed soup is sure to move Brother Sun to tears with its aroma!”

Fu Yu, flattered by the two fangirls, couldn’t help but smile, “Alright, I’ll do my best!”

It was still early, so while Fu Yu cooked, Liu Yuqing and Jiang Mo watched him busy around.

Seizing the time while washing seaweed, Fu Yu quickly consulted the classic old-flavor recipe.

The recipe for seaweed soup was quite detailed.

Fu Yu replicated it precisely.

He washed the seaweed thoroughly, drained the water, and cut it into long sections. He wiped the beef dry with a cloth and sliced it.

The cut seaweed was placed in a bowl and mixed with half a spoonful of soy sauce.

A small amount of oil was heated in the pot.

Since it was for preparing soup, the amount of oil needed to be controlled.

Once the oil was hot, sliced meat and garlic slices were added, along with half a spoonful of soy sauce, and stir-fried over medium heat.