diskusbooks Chapter 117 Applying for a Cook
Chapter 117 Applying for a Cook
"Uncle Li's information is very limited. We still don't even know the owner's name. Yuntao, why don't we set up our stall somewhere else?"
"As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush. Your cooking skills are obvious to everyone. Even if your stall is in a corner, the aroma will attract customers."
After leaving the teahouse, Cheng Yuntao walked ahead silently. Jiang Yu thought she was discouraged and had suffered a blow, so he chased the person in front and tried to comfort her, hoping to make her feel better.
Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, Cheng Yuntao suddenly stopped and turned around, raised her eyebrows, and her eyes instantly flashed with sparkling light. There was no sign of frustration or sadness on her face, but instead a determination to never give up until she achieved her goal.
"No!" She opened her red lips slightly, her tone firm, "I must take over that precious piece of land in front of the theater!"
"This theater owner is so secretive and mysterious that no one else has the chance to see his true face. Why bother waiting around? Why not take the initiative and go straight to Huanglong and investigate him?"
Jiang Yu hadn't expected Cheng Yuntao to be so concerned about this matter. Since that was the case, he couldn't say anything else to spoil the fun: "Okay! Anyway, if you need me to do anything, just arrange it!"
"Uncle Li mentioned earlier that Boss Ji is a gourmet with a very picky palate, and he's hiring new chefs every month. I can use this opportunity to sneak into the Ji Mansion. If the dishes I cook satisfy him, he'll naturally want to summon me."
"No matter whether it succeeds in the end, at least we have to start a conversation first to have hope." Cheng Yuntao touched his chin and muttered a few words softly.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu frowned slightly, his face showing worry. He stepped forward and tried to dissuade her, "Yun Tao, this Ji Mansion isn't an ordinary place. You're going into this dangerous place alone. What if something goes wrong? Besides, Boss Ji is so picky. What if your dishes don't suit his taste..."
"Oh, I'm just applying for a job as a chef." Cheng Yuntao waved her hand nonchalantly, a nonchalant smile on her face. "It's just a little effort to cook a dish, what kind of trouble can I cause for no reason?"
"Besides, no matter how domineering and powerful Boss Ji is, can he really think of himself as the emperor and drag me down and chop off my head over a disagreement? That doesn't make sense!"
"I know what's going on. The worst-case scenario is that my cooking skills won't be to his liking, and he'll just kick me out. It won't be a big deal."
Cheng Yuntao walked forward, patted Jiang Yu's shoulder with a soothing look, and signaled him not to worry too much.
"Well... okay. Anyway, it's definitely a good idea for you to be more careful. After all, the Ji Mansion is not an ordinary place, and Boss Ji's temper is unpredictable. You're applying for the chef position, even if it's just about cooking a dish, but there's no guarantee that nothing will go wrong."
Jiang Yu paused, took a deep breath, and continued in a resounding voice, "Anyway, I'm lying in ambush around the Ji Mansion. If you sense any danger, call me loudly, and I will definitely appear to save you at the first opportunity!"
Cheng Yuntao's nonchalant expression subsided, and she smiled: "With you protecting me, of course I feel at ease!"
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Although Boss Ji's identity is mysterious, the Ji Mansion occupies one of the best locations in Dongfang City, so it is very difficult to keep a low profile.
Cheng Yuntao spent some time and found out that the Ji Mansion would be recruiting another group of chefs for screening in three days. She was immediately full of fighting spirit and was just waiting to show her skills.
On the day she entered the mansion, she arrived at the side door of Ji's mansion early and waited, hoping to take advantage of the waiting time to get more useful information from others.
At the same time, in order not to attract attention, Jiang Yu disguised himself as a handsome scholar.
He was tall and slender, and his moon-white Confucian robe made him look elegant and refined. He gently waved a folding fan in his hand and slowly walked into the busiest teahouse near Ji Mansion. He chose a private room with an excellent view, sat down, and ordered a pot of fragrant tea.
He seemed to be sipping tea calmly, but his deep eyes were always fixed on Cheng Yuntao not far downstairs, his eyes full of worry and concern.
Cheng Yuntao seemed to have a telepathic connection and knew that Jiang Yu was watching her on the second floor of the teahouse. She raised her head slightly and gave a bright smile in the direction of the teahouse, indicating that he should not worry.
Not far away, several cooks were gathered together, whispering to each other, their faces full of worry and helplessness. Cheng Yuntao hurriedly moved her feet, wanting to hear more clearly.
"Boss Ji's taste is so picky it's almost making people anxious to death!" An old chef with a goatee frowned and said as he tightened the cloth bag in his hand, which contained his secret seasoning. But at this moment, he no longer had the confidence he had in the past.
"Which of the chefs at those big restaurants in Junhua City isn't a master chef with years of experience in cooking, capable of standing on their own? They've tried their best to get into the Ji Mansion, but in the end, none of them has ever satisfied the boss enough to keep them for even a month, and they've all returned home disappointed."
"Who says it isn't?" chimed in a short, fat cook nearby, his round belly rising and falling slightly with the rhythm of his speech. "Even street vendors, seeing this rare opportunity, want to climb the ladder."
"Those snacks, though not worthy of being prepared in a formal setting, are their hallmark. To cater to the boss's taste, they added so many strange ingredients and put so much thought into them. Others can't even imagine." He rubbed his hands unconsciously as he spoke, the uneasiness in his eyes becoming more and more obvious. "In the end, they were still kicked out. Why is the threshold to entry to the Ji Mansion so high?"
Everyone sighed, and the atmosphere became more solemn.
At this time, a fair-skinned young cook lowered his voice and said, "We are the last group to try our luck, and we are really unsure. I used to work in a small restaurant. Although it didn't make much money, it was stable. I couldn't resist the persuasion of others that if I entered the Ji Mansion, I would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life, so I came here on impulse. Now it seems that all the travel expenses were probably wasted."
"Well, the words are rough but the truth is there." The old cook looked at the towering walls of Ji Mansion, with a hint of fear in his eyes.
"Boss Ji is such a powerful figure in Junhua City that even the slightest stomp of his foot would make anyone tremble. Not only is he wealthy, but he also has a wide network of contacts. Even if the chefs who are being picked on by him have complaints in their hearts, they dare not express them. They can only keep their distance from him for fear of getting into trouble."
Cheng Yuntao pricked up her ears and concentrated on eavesdropping on the conversation of the chefs, not realizing that her figure had quietly appeared in other people's sight.