Chapter 861 - 745: Can I Rechoose? (2)

Back when Fu Yu was in culinary school, he was completely like a frog at the bottom of a well, unable to see the big picture.

Because he was attractive, sociable, and studied diligently, he was well-liked by the teachers.

In class, no matter what he learned, he picked it up quickly and did it well.

However, once he started his internship at Qianlima, he couldn’t do anything right, even cutting vegetables was different from what was taught at school. Whether it was speed or the shape and method of cutting ingredients, the differences were drastic.

Later, when he was learning to cook with Zhao Meng, Fu Yu was often left dazed and frustrated by the process of cooking seafood soup.

Although now armed with various impressive skills, he had become quite proficient in cooking soups. But given the system’s high standards and strict requirements, the fact that the detailed cooking instructions for soups were given as a mission reward suggested that once he obtained it, any soup he made would be a perfect masterpiece, both in taste and appearance.

This was probably the soup he needed the most right now.

Thinking ahead, it wouldn’t be long after the new year before fishing season opened, and seafood soup would surely be a hot seller again.

Fu Yu didn’t hesitate much and chose the detailed cooking instructions for seafood soup.

Actually, looking at so many soup options, he found them all quite useful...

However, since it was a single choice, he opted for the one most practical for him at the moment.

Fu Yu firmly believed that since the system could issue such a task, it indicated that similar tasks would appear gradually in the future.

Slowly but surely, he would eventually obtain the complete set of soup cooking instructions.

So, no need to rush, take it step by step.

[Choose the detailed cooking instructions for seafood soup]

...

Liu Yuqing returned and, as soon as she entered the kitchen, saw Fu Yu sitting alone in a corner, staring into space.

She approached and asked with concern, "What’s wrong? Did you get up too early and feel sleepy?"

Fu Yu snapped back to reality, saw Liu Yuqing, and shook his head with a smile, "No, just taking a break after eating."

Liu Yuqing responded, "That’s good, I thought you hadn’t rested well."

Fu Yu asked, "Why did you come back?"

Liu Yuqing handed a bag to Fu Yu, "This is civet coffee someone gave my sister, it’s authentic, and since you often have to stay up late, it will help keep you awake."

Fu Yu: "...civet coffee?"

Can you really drink this stuff?

Just the thought of it feels a bit nauseating.

Fu Yu took the bag, which was well-sealed and opaque, so he couldn’t see what was inside.

Seeing Fu Yu’s expression, Liu Yuqing knew what he was thinking and rolled her eyes, "This stuff is super expensive! Don’t treat it like it’s nothing!"

"How expensive?" Fu Yu looked at the coffee in his hand with disdain.

Liu Yuqing obliged, explaining seriously, "A few hundred per pound..."

"A few hundred...? This stuff seems pretty heavy..." Fu Yu weighed it in his hand.

Liu Yuqing continued, "US Dollars!"

Fu Yu: "!"

A few hundred US dollars for coffee made from civet poop?

That’s just insane!

Occasionally, on a whim, Fu Yu would buy coffee, but it was always the instant kind from the supermarket, which was quite good, was it necessary to spend so much money?

However, after hearing the price of this civet coffee, despite his verbal disdain, he couldn’t help but be a bit intrigued.

Such an expensive thing, who knows what it tastes like.

Just for its price, it must taste amazing.

If it doesn’t taste good, then it can’t possibly be the coffee’s fault, it must be something wrong with his taste buds!

After stating the price, Liu Yuqing advised, "So, treat it like something good! My sister only got two packs, and I took one to give to you. Aren’t I good to you?"

Looking at Liu Yuqing, Fu Yu felt very touched; is this the benefit of having a wealthy girlfriend?

You can receive all sorts of nice things!

With so many people in the kitchen, even if Fu Yu wanted to, he couldn’t behave too affectionately, so he discreetly held Liu Yuqing’s hand under cover of his body.

With fingers tightly intertwined, Liu Yuqing asked excitedly, "Hey, Fu Yu, can you make cream of mushroom soup?"

Fu Yu hesitated, "Why?"

Liu Yuqing had a yearning expression, "During the summer vacation of my first year, I went to the provincial city with my sister and had amazing cream of mushroom soup at an authentic Russian restaurant."

"There are no Russian restaurants in Bei’an, I can’t find that taste anywhere here. Can you make it for me?"

Fu Yu was speechless, "..."

What’s it like having a foodie girlfriend?

Fu Yu sighed, "Do you think this is some easy dish like chicken and mushroom stew? I haven’t even mastered Chinese cuisine yet, and you want me to study Russian cooking techniques!"

Liu Yuqing’s big eyes sparkled with admiration as she said, as if it were only natural, "Aren’t you supposed to know how to do everything?"

Being gazed at so admiringly by his girlfriend, Fu Yu’s adrenaline surged, and he almost asked the system if he could change his earlier task choice.

He didn’t want to choose the seafood soup detailed instructions anymore, could he switch to the Russian cream of mushroom soup’s instructions?

Not for anything else, just so that he could show off when his girlfriend wanted authentic Russian cream of mushroom soup!

Sigh!

One really doesn’t know until they’re in a relationship!

No wonder King You of Zhou could do such foolish things as lighting warning beacons just for fun.

It’s all the fault of being blinded by beauty!

Looking at the beauty before him, it’s no surprise he’d be so smitten.

That’s what you get for having such a beautiful girlfriend!

...

Before the year-end is the time when staffing issues are most likely to occur.

The restaurant’s wait staff and helpers are often young people from other places working temporarily.

When the New Year approaches, many apply to resign unexpectedly due to various reasons.

To prevent this, the restaurant usually coordinates with local tourism and culinary schools in November to create internship opportunities for students.

This is a short-term internship, with schools generally selecting lower-grade students who have good potential to participate.

The restaurant pays the school for the students’ internship work to prevent staffing shortages in service roles.

While the school earns a substantial income, students gain real-world internship experience.

It’s mutually beneficial, and such activities have been tradition every year.

This is undoubtedly good news for the restaurant staff.

After all, it’s lessened their workload considerably.

Even though these interns also work in the restaurant, they return to school to continue studying afterward.

Unlike graduates who might remain to work full-time, these interns don’t compete for bonuses or jobs.

Especially after they finish working through the New Year break, these interns will return to their schools, making future encounters dependent on fate.

This makes everyone relaxed and easy to manage them.

When Yao Shi announced this news in the kitchen in the morning, the atmosphere was instantly jubilant and lively.

Gu Yunwu was the first to laugh and say, "New interns? That’s great! Chef Yao, give me a couple more over here!"

"That’s right, I’m falling behind on my prep work!" Zhao Meng joked as well.

"Fantastic! Finally, someone to rescue me, I’ve about been fried out from all this deep-frying recently!" Sun Qingning couldn’t help but exclaim.

With so many orders, the kitchen fell behind; the assistants were busy with prep work, with frying tasks falling on semi-experienced staff like Sun Qingning and Zhang Jinyu.

"Finally someone to help me with the frying, so do I finally get some help?" Zhang Jinyu laughed naively.