I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 503 - 254: One Person, One Stir-Fried Pork Dish! Is this a gas station or an oil field? [Subscribe Please]_3
"Ouch, it finally hit me that I forgot to take my medicine... Old Song, what did you say? Even if the Jade Emperor himself showed up, I still had to do what?"
This sneaky guy shook the medicine box in his hand.
Then he opened the box, picked out a white pill, and popped it into his mouth. He didn’t even drink any water, just chewed it up and swallowed it raw.
"Oh my goodness, so bitter. Boss, hand me that Pumpkin Soup in front of you so I can wash it down..."
All the people who had been ready to mob him and force him to drink were dumbfounded.
This damn guy, taking his pill in front of everyone on purpose, was really asking for a beating.
But everyone knows you can’t drink alcohol after taking cephalosporins.
So, even though they felt like they missed out on an excellent chance to get Xie Baomin drunk, nobody said anything more. They could only wait for the grand opening to plot again.
Somehow, they had to get this damn guy drunk to vent their frustration.
Qiu Zhenhua looked disappointed as he set down his glass.
However, when he saw Dai Jianli gnawing on a lamb rib, his spirits immediately lifted.
Can’t get Old Xie drunk? Couldn’t we get Old Dai instead?
Just as he was about to speak up, Xie Baomin tossed his medicine box to Dai Jianli.
"Old Dai, haven’t you been a bit stuffy these past few days? Take a pill and you’ll be fine."
"Oh, that’s just perfect. Only Xie Bro really gets me."
Dai Jianli put down the lamb rib, opened the medicine box to look, then took out a pill and swallowed it with a couple sips of water.
These two scoundrels!
Guo Weidong looked at the pair and said speechlessly, "You don’t have to resort to pills if you don’t want to drink, right? Taking medication when you don’t need it isn’t good for you."
Xie Baomin and Dai Jianli just laughed it off and then shifted the topic to the opening ceremony on Saturday.
"Junior Brother, this Saturday, all our head chefs and Director Liao from the Dining Department are coming, and a few leaders from the Fishing Platform as well. I’ll introduce you to them then."
Besides Head Chef Yin, who had gone to the Northwest for inspiration, all the other head chefs would be there, just to support Lin Xu and show the world the strength and heritage behind Lin Ji’s Food. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
"Then I’d like to thank Senior Brother and all the head chefs."
Lin Xu lifted his glass and drained it in one go, showing his gratitude with action.
After finishing, he went around and toasted all the chefs in turn.
When it came to Dai Jianli, this chef, whose mouth was greasy from eating and who had no sign of a cold, stealthily slipped the medicine box into the pocket of Lin Xu’s chef coat.
After the toasts, just as he stepped outside the private room, Shen Baobao, who was waiting at the door, noticed the half-exposed medicine box poking out from his pocket.
"What’s this, Xu Baobao? Cephalosporins? Are you catching a cold?"
"No, this... seems to be the medicine Senior Brother and Chef Dai took."
Lin Xu held it in his hand, examining it as he and Shen Baobao went back upstairs.
The medicine box must have been quite old, as some of the writing had even become blurry. It was only after some effort that he found the expiration date—over a year past due.
This...
Opening the box, he saw a strip of white pills inside.
After taking one out, he realized it was two sizes larger than the average pill.
While he was still puzzled, Shen Baobao, next to him, happily snatched the strip of pills.
"Yay, dairy candy! This was my favorite snack when I was little. Were there kids in the private room just now? Why is someone carrying dairy candy?"
Remembering his Senior Brother’s performance earlier, Lin Xu couldn’t help but show an expression that was a mix of amusement and disbelief.
"No kids, but a couple of old rascals, indeed."
Shen Baobao took a piece of the dairy candy and tasted it.
"Mm, sour and sweet, with a strong milky flavor. Try some, Xu Baobao."
After saying that, she took out a piece and popped it into Lin Xu’s mouth.
Tasting the sour and sweet candy and thinking about how Senior Brother had chewed up the ’medicine’ earlier... he really was a performing artist lost to cooking.
Arriving on the second floor, Chen Yan, who was still sipping Pumpkin Soup, said to Lin Xu upon seeing him, "Brother-in-law, are you busy tomorrow morning?"
Tomorrow would be Friday. Dad and Mom are going to drive over, but they wouldn’t arrive in Beijing until around three or four in the afternoon. He probably didn’t have anything in the morning.
He asked his sister-in-law, "What’s up, Sister Yan? Is something wrong?"
Chen Yan said, "I’m planning to visit Grandma this Sunday, and it wouldn’t be proper to go empty-handed, so I thought I’d learn to make that Crystal Skin Jelly you mentioned. If I can master it, I’ll be able to show off a little in front of my grandma."
"Sure, no problem. It’s easy to learn."
Crystal Skin Jelly is simply about blanching the Pork Skin and then steaming it; it’s not difficult at all.
By comparison, Lin Xu felt that the dipping sauce was a bit more complicated because it involved the seasoning aspect of cooking. If the proportion of ingredients in the seasoning went even slightly awry, the taste of the dipping sauce could be greatly diminished.
Upon hearing that Chen Yan wanted to learn this, Shen Baobao immediately said, "Then I’ll learn it too; you promised me before."
"Are you not working tomorrow?"
"I’m the lunch procurement officer at Tianpeng Audit Firm. It’s completely normal for me to inspect food safety issues when visiting lunch vendors, right?"
Lin Xu: "..."
She hasn’t learned much in the way of skills, but she sure picked up the official jargon quickly.
He nodded and said, "Alright, I’ll teach you both how to make Crystal Skin Jelly tomorrow."
Seeing that her brother-in-law agreed readily, Chen Yan asked excitedly, "Then can you also teach us how to make Crystal Pork Hock? It seems not too different from Crystal Skin Jelly."
You might as well save yourself the trouble. Just deboning is much more difficult than making Crystal Skin Jelly, not to mention preparing the pork skin... It’s good to have dreams, but could you please be realistic?
Lin Xu said, "We’ll have to wait a bit longer for the Crystal Pork Hock since deboning is quite challenging. If you really want to learn another dish... I can teach you both how to make Minced Meat Steamed Egg. It’s easy to get started with that one, and it’s hard to mess up."
After acquiring the Steamed Egg Technique, Lin Xu was able to make all kinds of steamed egg dishes.
These dishes are simple, convenient, and much easier to master than Crystal Pork Hock and the like.
Minced Meat Steamed Egg? This is simply fantastic! Both Chen Yan and Shen Baobao’s eyes lit up.
"I’ll steam a few portions first thing in the morning, so you two can taste it. Having a general idea of the flavor will make it easier to learn."
After Lin Xu finished speaking, he headed down the stairs to check whether there were enough farewell gifts prepared for the head chefs.
No sooner had he left than Chen Yan spoke earnestly to her cousin, "Yueyue, you either wake me up with a phone call tomorrow morning or don’t send me a message at all. The message this morning nearly gave me a conniption from frustration."
"Got it, got it. You too, you sleep like the dead. Could it be that last night you... AHEM AHEM..."
I knew it, I guessed right. This brat really knows how to tease. Luckily, my brother-in-law isn’t here right now... Looking at Shen Baobao winking and making faces, Chen Yan felt a surge of annoyance.
"Enough, enough, do you think I’m like you two, exercising during the day and ’exercising’ at night? I stayed up late watching a drama last night, that’s why I didn’t get up."
"Yes, yes, I believe you, I believe you. Why don’t you go and pay respects to Dundun, Yan Bao? Lele just scored first in his grade again and further widened the gap with the second-place student."
Upon hearing that, Chen Yan couldn’t resist curling her lip. "You saying that praying at Baiyun Temple works wonders is more believable than this. Don’t say such things too often in the future, lest my brother-in-law start questioning your IQ and consider returning the goods."
"Pfft, believe it or not!"
As the sisters were quibbling, Lin Xu was downstairs, surrounded by a group of customers.
"Boss Lin, can we get a share of these Shakima and Seven-colored Water Chestnut Cake? We’d love to try them."
"Exactly, it’s been so many days, shouldn’t they be on sale by now?"
"Hurry it up, and don’t forget to sell the other snacks, as well. We’ve been waiting to try them!"
"Boss Lin, can you give us a definite answer? When can we buy these snacks?"
"..."
Lin Xu hadn’t anticipated the customers to be this actively enthusiastic.
He said, "These snacks are prepared for the head chefs from Fishing Platform. They’re having a gathering upstairs. How about this: our shop will make a hundred boxes of Shakima and a hundred boxes of Seven-colored Water Chestnut Cake tomorrow. If you want them, come back tomorrow."
He had originally planned to start selling the snacks after the opening celebration was over.
He hadn’t expected the customers to be so proactive and enthusiastic.
After making a promise to the customers, Lin Xu immediately took out his phone and began to check the hot topic rankings for Lin Ji’s Food...
