Food: The super chef just wants to set up a stall leisurely

I always feel that Sister Geng’s braised eggs lack a little flavor, but I can’t put my finger on it. Is it because of the lack of cinnamon twigs? I’ll try it in virtual space tonight!

The older you get, the wiser you become. It really benefits me a lot to consult Master Sun every day!

Zhao Xiaojing looked at Sun Dehai with admiration.

"Haha, Xiao Zhao, these are all the ways to become a chef. You will slowly understand them in the future. How's your flipping skill going recently? Try stir-frying one in the air and I'll show you."

Sun Dehai looked at Zhao Xiaojing's admiring eyes with a smile. After Zhao Xiaojing showed him how to flip the spoon, he began to guide Zhao Xiaojing to adjust some subtle movements.

"Master Zhao."

Just as Sun Dehai and Zhao Xiaojing were talking seriously, Secretary Fan appeared at the door.

Seeing this, Zhao Xiaojing hurriedly put down the pot and went over.

When Secretary Fan saw Zhao Xiaojing coming, he pointed outside and motioned her to follow.

Zhao Xiaojing didn't understand what was going on, so she followed Secretary Fan to a corner, and then saw a woman in smart clothes looking at them with a smile.

"Boss Wen, I'll go to work first."

Secretary Fan said this respectfully, took Zhao Xiaojing over and left immediately.

"Hello, Mr. Wen!" When Zhao Xiaojing heard Secretary Fan's address, she immediately realized that this was Mr. Wen's daughter, Wen Yulan, and greeted him happily.

"Hello, Xiaojing. I finally see you! I was afraid it would be inconvenient to go to the kitchen, so I called you out to talk. There are no outsiders here, so just call me aunt."

Wen Yulan has a broad face, big eyes, and very majestic facial features. When she smiles, fine crow's feet appear at the corners of her eyes, making her look very friendly, like an elder from one's own family.

"You are such a hard worker. Last time I heard Xiao Li report your salary for making breakfast, I was shocked. Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired, Aunt Wen. I have plenty of time to rest at noon. I also go to bed early every night. Why did Aunt Wen come here suddenly?"

"Yunyun is on summer vacation, so I'll take advantage of her being here to come back for a few days. It happens that the difference between the lunar and solar calendars is less this year, so we can celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival together in a few days." Wen Yulan hugged Zhao Xiaojing affectionately with a smile on her face.

"I came back and passed by here, so I stopped by to check on the construction site and to see you. I also heard about your family problems from your grandmother, so I thought of inviting you to have dinner at your grandparents' house during the Mid-Autumn Festival and celebrate the festival together.

But grandma said you might have to go to your relative's house for lunch, so I asked you if you have time in the evening."

The last time Zhao Xiaojing went home, Fan Guiying chatted with her for a long time about family matters and asked about Zhao Xiaojing's family situation. Only then did she know that Zhao Xiaojing's parents had both passed away and she lived alone in a rented house.

Later, Wen Yulan called Fan Guiying back via video, and Fan Guiying talked about Zhao Xiaojing's life experience again. Wen Yulan immediately felt sympathy for this girl who was almost the same age as her own child.

Thinking that she was lonely during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I invited her to my home as soon as I came back.

"Would it be a bit of a bother if I went over there? And I get off work a little late..."

Zhao Xiaojing was very touched, but a little hesitant, fearing that her presence as an outsider would disturb the Wen family's festive reunion.

"Haha, do you think the construction site is a gang? Now that the construction period is approaching, everyone wants to rush the work and finish it early so that they can have a good holiday, so there is less rest, but there is still a holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Besides, we'd be happy if you went there at night even if we weren't on holiday. Why would we bother you? Your grandparents are looking forward to your coming! Yunyun and I like you very much too. There aren't many outsiders at home. Only Yunyun's uncle might come back. You've met the others. It won't bother you at all!"

"Aunt Wen, thank you so much, thank you for inviting me, I will go."

Wen Yulan's words were sincere. Zhao Xiaojing's eyes were red after listening to them. She felt that she had no way to repay her gratitude. Meeting the Wen family really gave her a sense of warmth in her heart.

"Hey, what are you thanking me for? We all treat you as our own child."

Wen Yulan patted Zhao Xiaojing on the shoulder again, thinking that she was so young but had already experienced the greatest pain in life, working hard and struggling alone, and she felt very sad in her heart.

The two chatted briefly for a few more sentences, and seeing that it was getting late, they said goodbye and left.

Zhao Xiaojing turned around and took a few deep breaths.

Before I knew it, the Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here. The last time I had a happy Mid-Autumn Festival was seven years ago.

After my mother passed away, I spent every Mid-Autumn Festival at my third aunt's house. I had lunch with my third aunt, my cousin, and later my cousin's husband and children when she got married.

There was no warm and affectionate family atmosphere at the dinner table. It was always filled with the third aunt scolding her cousin, and her cousin scolding her cousin-in-law, and she almost always just lowered her head and ate in silence.

After my cousin got married, she and her family said goodbye after lunch and went to the man's house for dinner. She stayed to help clean up the dishes, and then she and her third aunt had another dinner in silence. How could it feel like a reunion?

As for this year, she and her third aunt had a falling out, and she was even struggling to decide whether to have dinner together...

……

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Zhao Xiaojing made the first pot of tea eggs in the virtual space according to the ingredients given by Sister Geng, adding cinnamon twigs.

It does taste better than without it, but the taste of the egg yolk still seems to be missing.

Zhao Xiaojing pondered and suddenly remembered that she was a picky eater in her previous life, and she learned how to cook quail eggs at home.

In order to make the quail eggs more tender and smooth, I added salt to the water. After boiling for three minutes, I turned off the heat, covered the pot and simmered it for a while until the quail eggs were just cooked through.

Quail eggs are small and fragile, and the eggshells would break from time to time during the boiling process. She would scoop them out and eat them herself.

Salt is originally added to promote shrinkage, making it easier to peel the shell after cooking, but eggs with part of the shell broken will have a salty taste, not only on the egg white but also on the yolk.

Zhao Xiaojing suddenly had an idea in her mind and started a series of experiments.

I don’t know how many times she tried it, but Zhao Xiaojing finally laughed as she tasted it.

“Put the eggs in a pot with cold water and cover it with a lid. Turn off the heat once the water boils and simmer for five minutes until the egg white is cooked but the yolk is not. Then put them in the tea egg sauce and braise it so that the egg yolk can absorb the flavor.” Zhao Xiaojing clapped her hands and summed up to herself.

【ding~】

[After system evaluation, the current cook level is: 12 (low level, just a rookie, the maximum level is 100), this upgrade will get system gold x100, cash x200]

Hmm? Researching a tea egg can also level up? This really shows that hard work pays off!

The phone immediately rang with a reminder that the money had arrived, and Zhao Xiaojing was filled with smiles.

My salary was paid today, plus the 200 yuan reward from the system, I received another 8500 yuan!

Not counting the liquid funds for the skewers, the money saved is already 2.5, and there is still 5.5 left to pay off the loan!