CHAPTER 571: CHAPTER 305: SO ALL THESE YEARS WE NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD GREEN BEAN CAKE_2

The Master Qin at Yunzhong Restaurant is still very busy. In addition to making snacks every day, he also has to squeeze in two hours for practicing knife skills. If he doesn’t manage his time well, he won’t have time to play on his phone after work.

Li Hua and Pei Xing are ready.

Pei Xing made hot tea, while Li Hua used to be the snack master before Qin Huai arrived. After Qin Huai arrived, he became Master Qin’s most competent assistant for chopping meat, professionally chopping meat. The snack making can wait; being an assistant to Master Qin is Li Hua’s lifelong wish.

Recently, Li Hua and Pei Xing have been in a competitive relationship.

The two are both colleagues and competitors. Qin Huai is a master who loves to give guidance, but he’s also a master with limited time. Both Li Hua and Pei Xing come from Zhiwei Restaurant, so they have this basic vision.

The fact that the master is willing to give guidance is up to the master. If you keep asking about things with no guidance and still don’t understand, that’s on you.

The master’s time is very limited. The fact that he gives you one or two tips is already a pleasant surprise; if you understand, it shows you have a good intuition. If not, it proves you’re dull.

But Master Qin isn’t a master with rich language.

He’s slightly more articulate on matters where he’s particularly outstanding, like seasoning, and not as much where he’s not as outstanding, like kneading dough.

Pei Xing was so angry he could grind his teeth.

He wanted to become the most capable assistant by Master Qin’s side, but in terms of knife skills, he couldn’t compare to Li Hua, nor could he compare to Li Hua in terms of progress. Every time he took the kneaded dough to show Qin Huai, he could only understand 30% of what Qin Huai said. The remaining 70% of feel, touch, and finesse he had to rely on intuition for, but couldn’t grasp it.

Pei Xing was so anxious he wanted to call his cousin Pei Shenghua for help, but Pei Shenghua, although a culinary master, was only skilled in meat cooking. Even if Pei Xing wanted extra lessons, there wouldn’t be any available.

In the two days Qin Huai went to City A, Pei Xing thought he might have grasped a bit of the feel Qin Huai talked about. He was kneading dough seriously, planning to take a small piece of the fermented dough to show Qin Huai once it was ready.

While Pei Xing was rolling dough, his colleague was slacking off.

"Have you heard? Master Qin specially contacted the green bean supplier. Starting today, green bean cake will be sold regularly every day," Li Hua not only slacked off but also chatted with colleagues.

Pei Xing threw Li Hua a "Why aren’t you working hard?" look and said, "Making green bean cake isn’t complicated; it’s high-yield, quick to ship, and has a broad audience. If Master Qin wants to lighten up his workload, it’s normal to make green bean cake."

Li Hua shook his head silently in his heart, thinking Pei Xing was a bit slow in understanding in some ways, no wonder he couldn’t keep up with Li Hua recently.

"Master Qin always made high-yield, quick-to-ship snacks before, like fried dough stick, didn’t he? And in terms of speed and efficiency, Four Happiness dumplings are actually not slow in production, with higher profits. As for the audience, when have Master Qin’s snacks ever been worrying to sell?" Li Hua said.

"What do you mean?"

"You’ll see later."

Reminded by Li Hua, when the green beans were ready to be crushed into paste, Pei Xing and Li Hua basically stopped what they were doing, craning their necks to see how Qin Huai would do it.

If it’s a small amount of green beans, you could crush them into paste directly with a spatula with some effort.

However, if it’s a large amount, like hundreds of pounds of green beans, doing so might be too exhausting. Traditional snack methods have their benefits, but modern technology also has its advantages.

Compared to a spatula, a blender is undoubtedly a better option.

An Youyou led two helpers to assist Qin Huai in processing the steamed green beans into green bean paste, while Qin Huai prepared to cook it with butter. Steaming can be done all at once, but frying has to be done one pot at a time.

Qin Huai found something very good about making green bean cake—it helps improve Fire Control.

The difficulty of cooking green bean paste with butter and sugar is not high; it’s even relatively low, with a very high error tolerance rate, making it highly suitable for Qin Huai’s current Fire Control level.

During this frying process, the difficulty of controlling the amount of butter and sugar is even higher than the frying itself. It’s simply the chosen snack for increasing Fire Control skill level.

While Qin Huai cooked the green bean paste, Pei Xing and Li Hua kept watching. As one batch after another of the green bean paste was molded, the entire kitchen filled with the fresh aroma of green beans, mixed with the buttery milk smell and the sweetness of sugar.

As the final batch of green bean paste was ready, Qin Huai skillfully took out several small dishes, placing some on each, and called Pei Xing and the others.

"Would you like to try it while it’s hot?"

Pei Xing & Li Hua: ?

Try it while it’s hot?

Is there such a way to eat green bean cake while it’s hot?!

"Although I don’t understand this eating method, President Han and his wife, who have good taste, seem to like it. It might have a unique flavor," Qin Huai admitted he didn’t understand much either. "It’s the last batch. If you don’t taste it after watching for so long, you’ll miss the chance."

Pei Xing and Li Hua both confusedly picked up a plate. Chen An, who was still busy, had to finish his work before he could eat. An Youyou had just molded a batch of green bean cakes, washed her hands happily when she saw food, and walked over quickly.

An Youyou, being a true layperson, didn’t understand anything; she just did as Qin Huai instructed, picking up a plate and eating.

"Yum!" When it comes to giving feedback, An Youyou is definitely number one.

As long as it’s a snack made by Qin Huai, she can produce such exaggerated interjections upon eating anything.

"Wow, Master Qin, you were right! The green bean cake tastes so much better when eaten hot!" An Youyou exclaimed with delight.

Pei Xing & Li Hua: ?

After being a snack master for so many years, do they ultimately not understand green bean cake?

Both hesitated to scoop a spoonful, carefully tasting it in their mouths.

The green bean flavor is rich; the green bean paste is not tightly molded, loose at the entrance, yet it provides a delicate and smooth taste. The combination of butter and green bean paste adds a hint of buttery flavor, making it more fragrant and sweet. The precise amount of sugar used makes the sweetness not overwhelming, highlighting the refreshing taste of the green beans.

This is really delicious.

Delicious green bean... puddings.

Pei Xing and Li Hua both saw confusion in each other’s eyes.

Is this the correct way to eat green bean cake? Have they really not understood green bean cake all these years?

Is this why they couldn’t progress further at Zhiwei Restaurant and had to leave silently, because they didn’t even understand such a simple green bean cake?

At this moment, Pei Xing and Li Hua just wanted to hold their heads and cry bitterly.

Just as Qin Huai was about to ask them if it tasted better hot than cold, whether he didn’t understand green bean cake or Han Guishan understood it too well, Qin Huai’s phone rang.

It was a call from Zheng Siyuan.

This one he had to answer.

Additionally, Qin Huai tried the freshly made, still warm green bean cake yesterday, but didn’t get to taste the iced version as it takes time to chill, and he had to catch a flight.

"Hello." Qin Huai answered the call.

"I’ve arrived in Shan City, just got off the plane. The house is still the same one from last time; my dad has already arranged for cleaning. I’ll drop off my luggage later and then head to Yunzhong Restaurant."

"Send me your restaurant’s menu for today, so I can prepare." Zheng Siyuan said succinctly.

Qin Huai was somewhat surprised: "How come you arrived in the morning? Weren’t you on the afternoon flight?"

"There were available seats on the morning flight, so I changed my ticket."

"Why such haste?"

On the other end of the call, Zheng Siyuan paused for a few seconds: "Tan Wei’an forwarded me some pictures and messages."

"The Four Happiness dumplings you made at the birthday banquet... were very beautiful. It’s said that everyone who tasted them couldn’t stop praising them, and Xu Cheng plans to write a new feature about you."

Qin Huai was shocked: "Why is Tan Wei’an forwarding his messages to you?! Wait, why is Zang Liang as much of a tattletale as Tan Wei’an, always sending pictures and messages?"

"Is that what’s important?" Zheng Siyuan questioned soulfully, "You actually declined Xu Cheng’s feature!"

"I wouldn’t say declined, really," Qin Huai explained, "The celebrity influence brought by ’Taste’ is too overwhelming; my small Yunzhong Restaurant can’t handle it. Besides, I didn’t completely refuse. Mr. Xu Cheng said he could save the feature for me until I’m willing to accept it. ’Taste’ will always reserve a spot for my Four Happiness dumplings."

Zheng Siyuan took a deep breath and hung up.

After hanging up, he messaged Tan Wei’an.

Zheng Siyuan: You were right. Now I also feel like punching him a little.

Tan Wei’an replied instantly: Right?!!!

Back at Yunzhong Restaurant, after hanging up the phone, Pei Xing quietly turned his head and whispered to Li Hua:

"For some reason, I really want to hit someone now."

Li Hua squeezed out from between his teeth: "Me too."