I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

On the second day, Xu Si wrote the menu, and Shen Anyi wrote it down after dictating it. Then she went to Qian Yayi and handed it to him. She didn't have to worry about the follow-up matters.

Early in the morning on the day of the food tasting, not long after Xu Si arrived at the store, Qian the yamen runner came to take them there.

The two followed him and walked towards the East City.

As expected of a wealthy businessman, Xu Si felt envious when he saw the courtyard in front of him which was dozens of times bigger than their home, with blue bricks, red walls, glazed tiles, and a plaque with the words "Prince's Palace" written on it.

What a nice surname! Even if it’s not a real royal palace, it still feels quite nice when looking at it.

Qian the yamen runner knocked on the door, and soon someone opened it and welcomed them in.

"Father and mother-in-law, this is the Xu Si I was talking about."

There were two people sitting in the hall. The man had his hair tied up with a golden crown and was wearing dark red clothes. His eyes drooped slightly and his gaze was as sharp as a torch.

The woman had a pearl hairpin in her hair and a smile on her lips.

Xu Si and Su Jinyue bowed.

Mrs. Wang spoke first, her voice soft, "I know you. Your restaurant's cold noodles are very famous. Our master often sends people to buy some cold dishes to go with wine."

"Ma'am, you are too kind to praise me. It is nothing to me." Xu Si replied modestly.

Master Wang saw that Xu Si and the other man were neither humble nor arrogant, unlike other people who always tried to please them, and he felt satisfied in his heart.

"Xiao Qian brought the menu over yesterday, and I asked the servants to prepare it. I'll be working on it for you two later."

"It's my job." Xu Si didn't think that people saying that meant he had worked hard. This was just a transaction.

"Butler Li, then you can take them to the kitchen and help keep an eye on them. If there's anything you need to deal with, please do so."

Master Qian said to the middle-aged man who was standing respectfully beside him.

The man nodded, "Two girls, follow me."

Xu Si looked at the officer Qian, who waved at her, so she took Su Jinyue and followed the steward.

Walking through the long corridor, if someone hadn't led him, Xu Si wouldn't have known where to go.

Seeing them, everyone who was standing, squatting or sitting stood up straight, lowered their heads and called out, "Butler Li."

One of them, a man with a triple chin, a round belly, and triangular eyes, smiled ingratiatingly and kept glancing at Xu Si and the other man, "Manager Li, what's this?"

"This is the chef that the master invited from outside, and the other one is her assistant. You must fully cooperate with them."

Everyone else remained silent, only the man with triangular eyes gave a disdainful smile.

"Is this a mistake? Look at her. How can she be a chef? Even if she is not as strong as me, she should be older and more experienced. She, haha, can't even flip the pan?"

There was a cold light in Su Jinyue's eyes. If it could be turned into something substantial, it might be able to stab him to death directly.

Xu Si closed his eyes and looked at Manager Li. After all, it was their family’s business and as an outsider, he should not get involved in it.

Anger appeared on Manager Li's face. "That's enough. Everyone knows what your dishes taste like. Don't let me hear such words again. Do you think you can criticize the master's affairs?"

After the man with the triangular eyes finished speaking, he realized that he had spoken without thinking, and after hearing what the manager said, he immediately apologized.

"Don't apologize to me, apologize to whoever you're talking about."

The man had no choice but to turn to Xu Si reluctantly, "I was wrong, I hope the lady can forgive me."

There was a storm in his eyes. He was already very unhappy about not being able to earn the money from this banquet. He had accepted it when he heard that the person was the chef of a big hotel. But now, a woman like this could get it.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Manager Li smiled at Xu Si and said, "Miss Xu, start getting ready. I'll be outside. If you need anything, just call me."

"Okay, thank you, Steward."

Without caring about other people's reactions, Xu Si first walked around the kitchen. There were four big pots in total, with chicken, duck, fish, pork, beef and shrimp. The vegetables were fresh and full of seasonings.

Under the gaze of everyone, the two wrapped their hair and put on homemade aprons.

The order of serving dishes is generally cold first and then hot, so Xu Si starts with the cold dishes.

The cold dishes she prepared were cold shredded chicken, cold pig ears, braised beef, cold potato chips, cold shredded vegetables and Qianlong cabbage.

After selecting the ingredients needed, Xu Si instructed a few people to clean up.

Those people subconsciously looked at the man with triangular eyes, and seeing that he didn't say anything, they carefully followed his instructions.

Among the six dishes, three are the signature dishes of the restaurant. Xu Si confidently handed them over to Su Jinyue to prepare, and he was responsible for the other three.

Qianlong cabbage sounds high-end, but it is very simple to make.

Choose cabbage leaves with yellow hearts and tear them into leaves of even size. The key to whether they taste good or not lies entirely in the sesame sauce.

Add two tablespoons of sesame paste, appropriate amount of sugar and salt, pour in sesame oil and mix well, then add balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and honey, put the torn cabbage leaves in so that it can be evenly coated with the sauce, and finally sprinkle with black sesame seeds.

When Xu Si put it on the plate, the triangular-eyed man came over and snorted coldly. Considering Manager Li outside the kitchen, he lowered his voice and said, "That's it? Everyone can make cabbage with sesame sauce. I advise you to tell Master Wang that you can't do it as soon as possible. Otherwise, hmph."

The malice in the other person's eyes made Xu Si impatient, "Can you please move away? It makes me feel sick."

The man with triangular eyes didn't expect Xu Si to say that, and he immediately became angry and embarrassed.

He cared most about what others said about his appearance. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been unmarried at such an old age. It has become a thorn in his heart.

He was about to slap him, but noticing his action, Xu Si put the served food further away with one hand and grabbed his wrist with the other.

"Ah!" The man couldn't help but let out a scream. His wrist hurt so much that it felt like it was breaking. No matter how he struggled, it was useless.

If it really broke, he would never be able to be a cook again. Thinking of this, he felt fear.

Manager Li was sitting quietly on a chair outside the kitchen when he suddenly heard a pig-slaughtering sound, which scared him.

He hurried into the kitchen to check, and he became very anxious when he thought of how his master had asked him to take good care of Miss Xu.

As soon as he entered the room, he was a little dumbfounded. The man was so fat that he could be as fat as three Xu Si, but he looked so embarrassed in front of her.

The triangular-eyed man had big drops of cold sweat on his head and his face was a little distorted. When he saw the steward coming in, he hurriedly shouted, "Steward, save me, let her go."

Manager Li looked at the expressionless Xu Si, then at the man in agony, guessing that it must be the man's problem again. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Miss Xu, can you let him go? I will take care of it."

Xu Si saw that the lesson was almost over, and the faces of the other people in the kitchen were also filled with fear. They saw with their own eyes that the man failed to cause trouble and was suppressed instead, so they dared not look down on her anymore.

"Then I'll give you a favor." Xu Si pushed the man's wrist back casually. The man took a few steps back unsteadily and gently held his aching wrist with his other hand.