Not only did he bring Chef Dai and several other head chefs to greet the guests upon their arrival, but he was also in charge of all the dishes for the engagement banquet. Now, even the parting gifts for the departing guests were already prepared.
Brothers couldn’t do any better, right?
"Thanks for what? This is all part of the job... Aren’t you supposed to go to the kitchen to prepare your dish? Go ahead. I’ll finish these parting gifts and join you later."
Upon entering the kitchen, Lin Xu first finished making the Crystal Sugar Pork Hock and had a waiter serve it. Then, he began preparing the Qingshui Furong.
In the private room, when the Crystal Sugar Pork Hock was brought to the table, Shen Baobao stood up with a microphone and said, "Grandma, weren’t you craving the Crystal Sugar Pork Hock made by Xu Bao? He came early today to make it, saying that our family gathering wouldn’t be perfect without this dish."
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Shen was all smiles. "Good child, truly a good child... Yueyue, you mustn’t bully him in the future, alright?"
Shen Jiayue: ????? Huh? Are you all siding with him?
After expressing her feelings, Old Madam Shen said to Old Madam Han, who was sitting beside her, "Come and taste your grandson-in-law’s cooking. It’s much more delicious than what I make."
Old Madam Han wore gold-rimmed glasses and was usually very serious. But today, hearing how affectionate her grandson-in-law was, she happily picked up her chopsticks. With a gentle pinch, the pork hock’s skin broke. She lifted a piece of the pork hock skin to her mouth.
After chewing twice, Old Madam Han exclaimed, "This skill is truly amazing, so delicious... Shuzhen, remember to bring Little Xu to our house on the weekend. He hasn’t formally visited our home yet."
Han Shuzhen said with a smile, "If you want to eat his cooking, just say so directly..."
Old Madam Han glared at her daughter, then joined Old Madam Shen in eating the pork hock.
The others also tried it and all complimented Lin Xu’s delicious pork hock.
"I thought it would be very greasy, but it’s perfectly balanced."
"This flavor is simply divine."
"Delicious, so delicious! When Lin Ji’s Food opens, will they serve this dish? If they do, I’d eat it even if it costs a thousand yuan per serving!"
"I have to admit, his skill is too amazing!"
"Xinxin, do you want to learn?"
"I’d better not. It would definitely be a disaster..."
While everyone was discussing in the private room, Lin Xu, busy in the kitchen, heard the system notification:
"The host has successfully made a Perfect Level Crystal Sugar Pork Hock that satisfied Old Madam Shen, completing the side mission [Crystal Sugar Pork Hock]. Reward: one Seafood Dish Upgrade Card. Congratulations to the host."
Phew... I finally completed the task. Lin Xu breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately used this Dish Upgrade Card on the Chopped Pepper Fish Head.
Although I really want to upgrade the spicy crawfish, Lin Ji’s Food is a large restaurant. Compared to spicy crawfish, which is highly popular at street stalls, Chopped Pepper Fish Head is a better seller for a restaurant . As for the spicy crawfish... I’ll just make it when I get another task for it. With Dundun around, why worry about upgrades?
Once everything was ready, he found a few waitresses and had them help carry the prepared basins and Clear Soup to the private room.
Once inside the private room, Lin Xu carefully inverted the cups, which were tightly packed with Furong Chicken Slices, into six basins. He arranged them evenly on the lazy Susan, even intentionally stopping its rotation for better effect.
After setting everything up, six waitresses, each carrying a kettle of Clear Soup, poured the soup along the rim of each basin, stopping when it reached the marked line.
At that moment, everyone pulled out their phones, aiming them at the dishes on the table. No one spoke; no one was impatient. They all quietly waited for the moment the ’flower’ would bloom.
Soon, the ’flowers’ absorbed the Clear Soup, their ’petals’ slightly parting and then blossoming open.
"Wow! It’s so beautiful!"
"Nephew-in-law, how on earth did you do that?"
"I can hardly believe it! It actually blooms on its own."
"Beautiful, beautiful... but why didn’t you snap your fingers today?"
"Isn’t this dish sound-controlled?"
Hearing his relatives’ questions, Lin Xu smiled and said, "It utilizes the absorbent properties of the Furong Chicken Slices. It has nothing to do with snapping my fingers."
Shen Baobao’s uncle, Chen Yuejin, frowned. "That girl, Little Yan, was so adamant yesterday, telling me it was controlled by finger snaps! It made me practice snapping my fingers all night... Where is she? Why didn’t she come?"
"Sister Yan said she had to go on a business trip for work and couldn’t make it."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan’s mother, Shen Guofang, immediately said, "If she can’t make it, then she can’t make it. Dear relatives, I have a favor to ask. If you know any suitable young men, please don’t forget our Yan’er. She’s already thirty and still doesn’t have a partner. It’s making me sick with worry..."
Lin Xu and Shen Baobao looked down and chuckled.
Sister Yan is still so naive. Does she think she can avoid this public ’execution’ just by not showing up? Impossible. Don’t forget, relatives are masters of ’judgment in absentia’.
As he was thinking, Shen Baobao tugged at Lin Xu’s fingers and whispered in his ear, "Hubby~~~~"
Lin Xu turned his hand and held hers, interlocking their fingers as he replied, "Wifey!"
"Heehee, let’s never be apart, for all of eternity, okay?"
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