It's quite difficult to find Chen Ran's contact information.
She doesn't have a social media account, nor does she have an agent.
Generally speaking, to find a chef, you just need to find the chef's workplace. But who knows where Chen Ran works?
In the end, we could only contact the Shu family's big class.
However, Shu Jianmin has been tempered these days. He kept his mouth shut and didn't reveal a word, only saying that he would help convey the message.
However, when Chen Ran received this message, she was a little confused.
It was already ten o'clock in the evening. Old Monster Xu sent Chen Ran to rest early and even boiled a basin of water with Chinese medicine for her to soak her hands.
Xu Ruyi followed her grandfather's instructions and checked the water temperature from time to time. If the water was a little cool, she would add hot water immediately.
Seeing that Chen Ran's phone kept ringing, she stopped Chen Ran's actions: "Soak for a while longer! Grandpa said that you have to soak your hands for 20 minutes before I massage them for you."
She picked up Chen Ran's phone and opened it for her, avoiding the message. "Look at it this way. Wait until you're done pinching your hands before you reply. You killed seven or eight ducks and pigeons today. I see your thumb joint is a little red."
Chen Ran grimaced as her hands were burned in the basin, and leaned over to look at the phone in the other person's hand.
It's Shu Jianmin.
"Ran Ran, someone wants to hire you to be a chef for a while. It's a restaurant in Yangzhou called Tian Kai Lou. I checked, it's a big restaurant, very good at marketing, and it's said that it was awarded three Michelin stars a few days ago."
"They heard that the haunted house's braised lion's head is famous, so they are anxious. They want you to make braised lion's head and influence public opinion here."
"I didn't give them your contact information when they asked for it, and I didn't say you made the lion head in the haunted house. If you're interested, tell me. I'll keep them in suspense. I think that idiot is impatient and stupid, so I'll ask you to pay him more! Anyway, you're on both sides, so we won't lose out anyway."
"Oh, it's getting cold. My mom knitted some gloves for you and will ask someone to take them to the haunted house in a few days."
Shu Jianmin's mother is the aunt who opened the Yanglianshan Restaurant with Chen Ran. When the fan club was queuing up crazily, the two of them forged a deep friendship that belonged to the working people.
Chen Ran thought back to when she had to make at most a hundred pork elbows a day! Compared to that time, now she can kill seven or eight ducks a day and soak her hands, which is so comfortable.
If it weren't for the system's tasks stipulating the number of times she had to work, she would have wanted to work here forever.
Being able to cook dishes as I like and having a particularly good "senior brother" to teach me, how wonderful this life is!
However, she had a vague impression that Tiankailou seemed to specialize in Huaiyang cuisine. After leaving the haunted house, maybe she could really go to Tiankailou to work?
"Sister Ruyi, do you know Tiankai Tower?"
Xu Ruyi held the hot medicine bottle in one hand and held her cell phone in the other.
When she heard the word "Tiankailou", she almost dropped the medicine pot and quickly dodged out for fear of scalding Chen Ran.
"Tiankailou... is a restaurant opened by my master uncle."
Chen Ran's eyes flashed.
Xu Ruyi's great uncle must be Grandpa Xu's eldest disciple?
If he was Grandpa Xu's eldest disciple, why would he hire someone to fight against the Lion Head in the haunted house? Didn't the other party know that this haunted house was opened by Grandpa Xu's granddaughter?
Judging from the situation, there might be some bad past.
"Brother Jianmin told me that Tiankai Tower wants to invite me over."
"You can't go!"
Xu Ruyi was afraid that she couldn't hold the boiling hot medicine pot steadily, so she simply put it aside on the ground.
She briefly told Chen Ran what happened back then, and advised him, "Ran Ran, you can't go to a restaurant run by a person like this! He can even seduce my Second Uncle to become addicted to drugs, so what else can't he do?"
"You are a skilled culinary artist now, and you are famous. There is a lot of land in the world for you to explore, but you can't take risks on things like this!"
Seeing Chen Ran pursed her lips, Xu Ruyi couldn't help but add, "Don't even think about revenge or not. The person who poisoned my Second Uncle has already been imprisoned. There's no evidence to trace him back. My grandfather has also given up on it."
Have you really become indifferent to it?
Chen Ran recalled the time when Grandpa Xu taught her how to cook, and how he seemed to be eager to teach her everything he knew.
She didn't say much, and waited until the pot of medicine was soaked up, and watched Old Monster Xu come over and instruct his granddaughter to massage her finger by finger. When Xu Ruyi fell asleep at night, she turned on her phone and began to secretly search for information about Tiankai Tower.
This restaurant sells Huaiyang cuisine, but its main focus is on innovative Huaiyang cuisine.
After learning Huaiyang cuisine from Master Xu for a few days, Chen Ran now has some understanding of this cuisine.
Huaiyang cuisine is a typical literati cuisine.
Its birth was the result of the collision between wealth and culture.
Wealth is the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, where the richest salt merchants in the world gathered.
These salt merchants were naturally the richest in the world, but on the other hand, they also had to work hard to wash off the smell of exuberance and move towards culture.
The emperor at that time had an open conspiracy to win over scholars, so he compiled a book in Yangzhou, which gave rise to a large number of literary gatherings.
It was from this impact that literati cuisine such as Huaiyang cuisine was born.
Therefore, Huaiyang cuisine is best at using common ingredients and craftsmanship that requires several times the effort to create grand and rich dishes.
Take Wensi Tofu for example. A common ingredient like tofu is processed by top chefs with top knife skills, and then set off by top-notch clear soup.
"Though it was made by man, it seems to have been created by nature."
You must be ingenious, but not too crafty; you must be rich and powerful, but not too vulgar. You can be Mr. Xiao Yan's "climbing the high tower alone and looking at the end of the world", but you can never be Wang Gui's precious elixir.
The name of Tiankailou comes from this famous saying of Huaiyang cuisine. But the most ironic thing is that today's Tiankailou has completely abandoned this spirit.
Chen Ran looked through the menu of this restaurant online. The dishes that she had worked so hard to cook, such as the Wensi Tofu, the Boiled Dried Silken Shredded Vegetables and the Three-piece Duck, were not there. Even the signature dishes, such as the Braised Lion's Head with Crab Roe, had been turned into internet-famous dishes.
"Crayfish lion head?"
She almost couldn't help reading it out loud. If Grandpa Xu saw this dish, he would be so angry!
Thinking of what Xu Ruyi said, one of Grandpa Xu's two apprentices became like this, and the other apprentice was locked up in the countryside not long after quitting his drug addiction.
Perhaps it was because of this that Old Monster Xu put so much effort into teaching Chen Ran?
He was not only happy to see such a talented person, but also wanted to find a successor who would be willing to truly devote himself to the recipes of this lineage.
However, Chen Ran always felt that she could do more.
It was late at night. Xu Ruyi had been competing with others during the day and had just given Chen Ran a massage for half a day. He had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Chen Ran turned her head to look at her and secretly asked the system in her mind.
"Hey, system, is there any way to help Brother Xu...Xu get revenge?"
Seeing that Yang Jingzhou was fine now, she was really angry!
The system remained silent.
Chen Ran also knew that the system was good at teaching her how to cook, and it was not a system that punished evil and encouraged good. She asked this question purely because she couldn't sleep either.
She let out a long sigh and brought up the system interface to poke around.
Don't tell me, she actually found something!
The flavor special effects mission of the candied sweet potato was completed today without me noticing!
Perhaps because of Han Qiao's review of the haunted house, Chef "Lin Wei" has been mentioned a lot, and Chen Ran's original inventory video has become a little popular again today.
This made more people remember her dishes, and their salivation increased even faster.
Chen Ran clicked on the task and watched the system panel pop up.
[Using the most appropriate techniques to handle the most appropriate ingredients, rather than considering the cost-effectiveness of the dishes, this is what a chef should really do]
[And such dishes can always bring out the deepest emotions of diners]
[Flavor effect: Eating this sweet potato will make people unconsciously recall the thing they care about most in their life within the next six hours]
[Special Effects Limited: This special effect can only be activated by using the oil-bottomed slurry technique to make the sweet potato with candied potatoes, and it can only be activated once per person]
The thing that matters most to you?
Compared with the flavor effects of previous dishes, this flavor effect is the most vague one.
Should the things we care about most be good things or bad things? Or does it depend on the person?
The next morning, Chen Ran got up and tried to make a plate of candied sweet potatoes with special effects.
This was the first time that Old Monster Xu had seen Chen Ran's oil-bottomed slurry up close. He nodded and praised, "Your control of the heat is good. When I was your age, I didn't have your calmness."
However, Chen Ran did not dare to let Old Monster Xu eat this candied sweet potato. If Old Monster Xu ate it, he would definitely think of the incident when the second apprentice had an attack. If the old man ate it...
Watching everyone else coming over to eat sweet potatoes, Chen Ran suddenly thought of a possibility.
If Yang Jingzhou could eat this candied sweet potato, would he also remember that incident?
That incident was also a turning point in his life.
It was because of this incident that he was finally able to start his own business, and finally no one was suppressing him and not letting him "cook recklessly" or cut costs...
Chen Ran stared at the employees who came to taste the food with sharp eyes.
She wanted to see if bringing up the thing she cared about most would have any other impact!
The socially phobic Song Yuhan first pulled out a long thread with all her strength, and then stuffed the golden-red sweet potato into her mouth with satisfaction.
Then...she went to squat in the corner.
She was not just squatting, she seemed to have remembered the incident that had caused her to suffer from social phobia. When Chen Ran walked over, she saw her wiping away tears.
Chen Ran silently apologized to the female ghost in her heart, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry..."
She still remembered Song Yuhan's social phobia, and while wiping her tears, she asked her first: "Can I hug you?"
As soon as she asked this question, she felt Song Yuhan rushing towards her, hugging her neck and crying loudly!
"Why are you laughing at me? Don't laugh at me!"
Chen Ran hugged Song Yuhan and patted her back gently, resisting the urge to ask what was going on.
It seems that the word "evoke" in this sugar-coated sweet potato flavor special effect is still too conservative.
Not only does it bring back that incident, but it also makes it seem as if it's happening all over again!
Chen Ran coaxed Song Yuhan for more than half an hour, until the haunted house was about to open, and she finally stood up embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry, I don't know why, but I suddenly remembered that incident..."
When she was a child, she was splashed with water for the first time when she gave a speech. She was too busy to change clothes and had to give the speech in wet clothes. Later, she was rumored to have wet her pants.
Ever since this incident, Song Yuhan has become the senior social phobic person she is today.
Before this, the incident seemed to be sealed in her memory. The counselor once encouraged her to speak out bravely, but she could not recall the details.
Why did I suddenly remember it today?
"I'm sorry, Chef Chen, my tears are all over your clothes..."
"It's okay! These are the clothes I wear for cooking. They will be smoky and dirty soon. I'm not afraid of them getting dirty."
Chen Ran carefully observed Song Yuhan's reaction and felt that her plan had a good chance of success.
She replied to Shu Jianmin: "Brother Jianmin, I've made up my mind. Tell them that if they really want to invite me, they should ask their boss to go with me to the haunted house to taste the braised lion's head."
"As for the treatment, we'll talk about it when the time comes."
Shu Jianmin was a little confused when he received the news, but it was normal for a genius chef to have different ideas from an ordinary person like him.
"Okay, I'll pass it on. If there's a reply, I'll tell you."
This news went through several channels and finally reached Yang Jingzhou himself.
He looked at his son who was a little uneasy in front of him and said, "Look at this Chen Ran. Although she is so exaggerated in marketing, she is actually very careful. She has to taste the lion head of her opponent before she is willing to take action?"
I don't know who is the driving force behind this. If we can find him and promote his Tiankailou, maybe he can really open a branch in Beijing.
"Dad, do you really want to go?"
Yang Jingzhou's son hesitated to speak: "That haunted house is owned by my senior sister. Weird old Xu might be there too. And my second uncle..."
"Afraid of him?" Yang Jingzhou proudly picked up the teacup, blew on it, and took a sip. "When we were both famous, we couldn't beat me. Now one of them has a crippled hand and the other is disabled. What can they do to me?"
You know what, after accepting the invitation from this young chef, he really wanted to go back and take a look.
Let that old man take a look at the scale of Tiankailou today, and the grandeur of this five-story restaurant in Tiankailou, and ask him in person whether he regrets it.
"You make the arrangements, and I'll go tomorrow. It's just right, so I can see whether the old man has a new disciple or has brought my useless junior brother back from the countryside."
Yang Jingzhou fell into the trap, but it was really hard to get a spot in the haunted house.
Han Qiao is considered a well-known figure in this circle. With his review and his rare evaluation of food, Xu Ruyi's haunted house suddenly became popular in a small circle.
After Wang Zhaoshan returned, he reluctantly admitted in the lion head group: "This lion head is indeed a step above Chen Ran's braised lion head..."
"Indeed, I thought it tasted very good," said Ms. Wang, who was very satisfied with the trip and even prepared to donate to Xu Ruyi's game studio. "I don't know if there is a bonus for grabbing food in the haunted house, but I really can't eat enough of this lion head."
She had also eaten the lion's head at Tiankailou before: "Compared to the innovative crayfish lion's head at Tiankailou, I think this more original clear-boiled crab meat lion's head tastes better."
The cook was busy and failed to book the haunted house tickets for the first day right away, so he could only book tickets for the third day.
He was a little curious: "I saw that the review said that the Wensi tofu is also very good, and it also mentioned special tasting techniques... Did Ms. Wang try it? Can you give your comments?"
"Then you have to ask Wang Zhaoshan, he ate it himself!"
Wang Zhaoshan cried out in injustice: "I only got two bites! Most of it was eaten by the two professional players in front!"
He especially gave some pointers to the cook: "We really can't solve puzzles as fast as the professional players. If you want to shoot a video, you really have to find a professional player to team up with you."
The photographer was also pulled into the group by the cook, and he quickly said, "Hey, hey, hey, don't break us up here! Don't worry, I'll go learn the strategy and become a professional in one day!"
He also mentioned something else: "However, this Chef Lin is also very popular. Someone even contacted me and wanted to buy my ticket."
The person who contacted the photographer was Yang Jingzhou's people. Although the photographer was not selling, a student finally couldn't resist the temptation of raising the price and sold two places.
Chen Ran had communicated with Xu Ruyi in advance and said that she also wanted to try the haunted house. Xu Ruyi didn't know about her plan, but happily approved it.
"Okay, you've been practicing bone splitting every day these days, and you're exhausted. You can go out and play, or I'll give you an extra spot?"
"No need! I've booked a group purchase in advance, so you can just treat me as a normal tourist!"
Chen Ran didn't dare say that she had invited Yang Jingzhou over, for she was afraid that Xu Ruyi would explode on the spot.
Song Yuhan came over and made a big grimace with her half-made-up face: "Ran Ran, don't worry, I will show mercy to you!"
Ever since she cried after eating sugar-coated sweet potatoes, Song Yuhan's social phobia symptoms seem to have alleviated a lot.
When eating, she no longer sits alone sideways, and when she plays the role of a female ghost, she will not be scared by tourists instead.
This also made Xu Ruyi feel relieved.
She didn't want to fire these old employees, but if Song Yuhan continued to be scared away by tourists like last time, she would be in a difficult situation.
"No mercy!"
Chen Ran estimated that she would most likely act together with Yang Jingzhou at that time. If she showed mercy, it would not have the desired effect.
As they were about to go out and meet up with the tourists, Chen Ran specifically reminded Xu Ruyi: "Sister Ruyi, I put the candied sweet potatoes I made in the newly added hell scene. It feels quite fitting. It can be considered a little sweet treat for the tourists."
The ninth level of the eighteen levels of hell is the oil pan hell. She secretly added an oil pan scene there when Xu Ruyi wasn't paying attention.
The plate of candied sweet potatoes with special flavor effects was placed aside.
Xu Ruyi didn't take it seriously and nodded: "I understand, go ahead!"
Chen Ran quickly put on makeup, changed her eyebrows, put on a mask, and simply curled her hair before running all the way to the door of the haunted house.
As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Yang Jingzhou waiting there, with the cook standing next to him holding a camera.
Thanks to her makeup!
Taking a deep breath and walking over, Chen Ran resisted the goose bumps on her body and reluctantly shook hands with Yang Jingzhou. Seeing that the other party seemed to want to call her name, she quickly stretched out her hand and pressed it.
"Keep a low profile, just call me Xiao Chen."
Yang Jingzhou laughed, but didn't insist on using any honorific title.
Although he wanted to rely on Chen Ran's fame this time, he claimed that he had been immersed in this industry for many years, but in fact he did not think much of Chen Ran.
He just thought that this was just a little girl who was good at marketing.
Maybe, in a while, we will be able to see this so-called "sweeping monk" little chef coming out to live broadcast and sell goods!
"Okay, then Xiao Chen, let's try this braised lion's head together today."
He was addicted to being a teacher, and couldn't help but give Chen Ran some pointers: "However, I personally prefer your braised lion's head. Huaiyang cuisine always uses these salty and fresh flavors, and the ingredients must be fresh and there can be no surprises. Nowadays, restaurants need a high turnover rate to be serious, and braised food is more suitable for young people's tastes!"
"However, if you are interested in the stewed lion's head and cooperate well, I can also give you some pointers."
Chen Ran nodded perfunctorily, and was glad that she wore a mask. Otherwise, she would have to put on a smile for Yang Jingzhou, which would be such a pain!
Soon, Xu Ruyi came out.
She recognized Yang Jingzhou at first sight!
"What are you doing here!"
This beast, does he still have the nerve to come to my door?
Yang Jingzhou proudly raised his phone and shook it, showing Xu Ruyi the QR code on his phone: "I bought the ticket, can you scan it? I spent money, why can't I come?"
He glanced at the scene that matched the amusement park and the haunted house very well, and said with a sigh: "It seems that you are not doing very well, niece. I see that you are over 30 years old, but you look like a little girl after dressing up. If the haunted house really can't be opened one day, go to Tiankai Tower and be a waiter for your uncle. Your uncle won't mind your age."
Xu Ruyi was so angry that he took deep breaths.
She really wanted to kick this beast out, but the other party had bought a ticket, and she was really afraid that after kicking him out, the other party would hire internet trolls to give her bad reviews.
The cook on the side frowned, glanced over here, and fanned the air quickly with his hands.
"What's that stinky smell... Oh, it turns out someone has hemorrhoids in their mouth and can't hold the shit, so it leaks out."
The photographer also echoed: "You can't avoid seeing a doctor! You have to eat some Mayinglong!"
"Let the two of you ..."
Yang Jingzhou was halfway through saying this when he saw the other person carrying a lot of guns and it was obvious that he was a self-media blogger.
Even the person who looked like a photographer was holding a small camera and taking pictures!
"never mind!"
He didn't dare to say more, especially after he recognized that the cook was probably a food blogger, he was even more afraid of being recognized.
Seeing that Yang Jingzhou put on the mask obediently, Xu Ruyi's eyes turned slightly red. He took a few deep breaths, announced the rules, and let several people into the haunted house.
Chen Ran was afraid of being recognized by Zuo Nan and the others, so she kept her head down and followed behind Yang Jingzhou.
The newly added hell scene is on the right side!
A group of people split into groups of two and discussed each person's assigned map.
"There is a lion head at each puzzle point, exactly one for each of the eight people. Those who finish the puzzle first are not allowed to grab the unfinished ones. Do you agree?"
"No problem, I came here just for the lion head and Wensi tofu!"
"Right! Not to mention you, even if a ghost comes, they can't steal my lion head!"
Seeing that the agreement had been made, they began to analyze the puzzle. Chen Ran immediately chose the map first.
"I'm going to this hell scene with this old man!"
I can't wait to eat her candied sweet potatoes!