Peerless Young Master

Longque Street, Qingchun Restaurant.

back kitchen.

"Chef Zhang, Chef Wen, it's been so many days, and you still haven't figured out the Lin's Restaurant hot pot recipe?"

It was no secret that Lin's Restaurant was doing a booming business, and its arch-rival, Qingchun Restaurant, soon learned the news.

When Shopkeeper Zhu learned that the popularity of Lin's Restaurant was due to a new type of delicacy called hot pot, he asked someone to secretly get a few servings.

After tasting it, I was amazed. I didn’t expect it to be so delicious.

In order to suppress Lin's Restaurant again, he took the hot pot to the kitchen and asked several chefs to taste it. If they could figure out the recipe, he would be able to suppress Lin's Restaurant again.

Unfortunately, the two chefs spent several days thinking about it but still couldn't figure out the most critical part, resulting in the hot pot they made not being as delicious as the one from Lin's Restaurant.

Lin’s Restaurant was about to go bankrupt, but now it has become popular again, which is obviously a sign of revival.

If the eldest young master heard this, he would be in trouble.

Chef Zhang frowned and said, "Boss, each of these popular dishes has been carefully prepared by the chef for more than ten years. How can it be so easy to figure out the recipe?"

"A few days is too short. If we were given a few months, we might be able to figure it out."

Every chef has his or her own specialty dish.

Although there aren’t many varieties, once the signature dish is brought out, it’s a sure-win.

Otherwise, how could so many restaurants survive forever?

It is precisely because of its own signature dishes.

Similarly, behind these signature dishes lies a chef's life's work. From the time the vegetables are picked to the order in which the seasonings are added, all of these will affect the taste of the finished product.

Therefore, it is simply impossible to crack the specialty dish.

Shopkeeper Zhu's face was gloomy: "We don't have that much time. If we let Lin's Restaurant continue to explode, none of us will have a good ending."

Although Master Zhang and Master Wen didn't know why the Wang family had to pick a fight with the Lin family, they have now left the Lin family and joined the Wang family.

In terms of reputation, it's already not good.

If he were abandoned by the Wang family, it would undoubtedly be a disaster, and there would be no way out.

The two of them thought about it, and Chef Zhang said in a negotiating tone, "I've seen that the hot pot at Lin's Restaurant has a good broth, but the side dishes are just homely, and the portions are not large.

If we have more side dishes than them and the price is cheaper, wouldn’t we be able to outdo them?”

"That's fine. We've developed a new hot pot. Although it's not as good as Lin's, it's definitely not much worse. As for taste, everyone has different tastes, so it's not a big deal.

As long as we have advantages in terms of portion size and price, customers will definitely choose us," said Chef Wen.

After thinking for a while, Manager Zhu nodded and said, "This is the only way we can do it now. You should start preparing. This time we must make sure that the Lin's Restaurant has no chance of recovery."

next day

"Don't miss it if you pass by"

"Qingchun Restaurant has launched a new dish - Gu Geng, which is delicious, rich in ingredients, and guaranteed to satisfy you at an affordable price."

Outside the Qingchun Restaurant, the waiter, dressed in linen clothes and holding a gong, shouted crisply, and passers-by stopped to watch, making the scene very lively.

As the diners called out, waves of enticing aroma wafted out of the restaurant, blending with the chill of late autumn, adding a touch of warmth. The aroma drew diners in, involuntarily stepping over the threshold and into the restaurant.

Compared with Lin’s Restaurant, Qingchun Restaurant is more luxuriously decorated, looks magnificent and makes people feel at home.

"Push harder, everyone!"

In the corridor between the back kitchen and the front hall, there is a big pot, which contains the hot pot from Lin's Restaurant, steaming and fragrant.

The waiter was fanning the restaurant vigorously to spread the aroma toward the front hall and attract diners.

"Isn't this the same as the other side of the Lin's Restaurant Hot Pot?"

"Yes, it's just a little lighter in color, a little weaker in fragrance, and a new name."

Everyone sat down and looked at the layout and dishes on the table, which were almost exactly the same as the hotpot at Lin's Restaurant.

At this time, Shopkeeper Zhu came over with a smile on his face:

"Everyone, this is not a hot pot, but an ancient soup created by our Qingchun Restaurant. It was discovered through ancient methods and the chef spent several years studying it before successfully making it.

If you try it, you will know that hot pot is nothing more than adding more chili peppers to the ancient soup."

With the vigorous promotion of Qingchun Restaurant, the word "Gu Geng" quickly spread, and even faster than Lin's Hot Pot, it soon attracted more people to come and taste it.

Within half a day, the news reached Lin Ruolin and Li Xuan.

In order to find out who Gu Geng was, they asked a few unfamiliar servants to pretend to be diners and go to Qingchun Restaurant to bring Gu Geng out.

Judging from its style, it is similar to hot pot.

The pot Li Xuan made was a double-flavored pot, in case someone couldn't stand spicy food but wanted to give it a try, so he made two dishes in one pot to save trouble.

But Qingchun Restaurant does not have that. It just has a pot. The soup is thick and white with a yellowish tint. The taste is not very pure and is a little worse than hot pot.

"This is the work of Chef Wen and Chef Zhang."

"You know all this?"

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. Just by tasting it, he could tell who made this ancient soup. It was a very good cook.

"They have been working in the restaurant for more than ten years, since my father took over the restaurant. I am very familiar with their craftsmanship. I never expected that one day they would be the ones to do something cruel to the restaurant." Lin Ruolin put down the spoon, feeling a little emotional.

"The Qingchun Restaurant also knows that its ancient soup is not as good as our hot pot, so it makes a fuss about the side dishes and prices; diners see that their prices and portions are more favorable than ours, so they naturally choose them."

Li Xuan saw the clue at a glance. As a real glutton, he was very picky about taste.

You can tell whether it is pure or not with just one bite.

“The appearance of Gu Geng means that the restaurant’s guests will be divided up. Now there are only three days left until Tai Shugong’s agreement.

It may be difficult to suppress the other party and get the uncle's approval within these three days."

Lin Ruolin's eyes flickered. Only by truly suppressing Qingchun Restaurant could she convince her great uncle and shut up the other branches.

Soon, she came up with a solution: "How about we add more side dishes, even more than they do; hot pot is inherently more delicious than ancient soup, and after eating them a few more times, they will naturally know which one tastes better."

Li Xuan pondered and shook his head: "No, we started hot pot because we had no money. Hot pot is simple to make, low cost, fast turnover, and high price.

If we follow suit now, not only will our costs increase, but we will also start a price war with Qingchun Restaurant, and we will not be a match."

Isn’t the ancient soup delicious?

of course not.

Being able to produce 70% to 80% of the hot pot flavor in such a short time is already amazing.

If it is a protracted war, Li Xuan will naturally not be afraid.

But what we lack most now is time, so we can only achieve victory by surprise and cut the Gordian knot.

"You have a point. If our two families continue to fight, we will be the ones who suffer in the end."

It was difficult to come up with a solution in the short term, so Lin Ruolin gave a few instructions and left.

When she returned to the house, she met the housekeeper who looked hurried.

"Miss, I found it."

"What did you find..."

Lin Ruolin was bewildered, then suddenly realized: "There is a master chef willing to come to Lin's Restaurant"