Chapter 316 New Ideas

Ye Jiayao's undisguised praise and the sincerity in her eyes and eyebrows made Mrs. Rong's face burn. She had been to Tianshangju and seen the dishes that Ye Jiayao had spontaneously developed. Such imagination and creativity were exactly what she lacked. And Ye Jiayao's culinary skills shown yesterday were breathtaking. Mrs. Rong seldom admired anyone, but she admired this unbelievably young woman from the bottom of her heart.

Heroes appreciate heroes, masters appreciate masters, and the two talked about cooking, got along very well, and inspired each other.

Ye Jiayao has always wanted to cook Western food, but she felt that the time was not ripe. After all, she was not sure whether the Chinese people would accept Western food, so she had always focused on occupying the position of Chinese dishes first. When Mrs. Rong mentioned the vegetarian soup just now, she suddenly had this idea.

Mrs. Rong was also very interested in Ye Jiayao's suggestion, and the two of them simply worked together in the small kitchen of the training class to make this so-called Western meal.

Because the students have to practice every day, the ingredients in the training class are well prepared.

The beef was ready, and Ye Jiayao took a piece of tenderloin. Tenderloin is the most tender piece of beef, with less marbled fat, more lean meat, and low fat content. It is the best choice for people who are afraid of getting fat but love to eat steak. When the steak is grilled to 60% or 70% done, the aroma of butter will be revealed, and the meat will be tender and juicy, very delicious.

Slice the tenderloin into two slices of appropriate thickness, adjust into a heart shape, and marinate with various seasonings for about thirty minutes.

Then Ye Jiayao started to make tomato sauce. She used five large tomatoes to cook a thick tomato juice and adjusted it to the taste she wanted.

Then, Ye Jiayao picked up two purple radishes and started to carve patterns. The purple radishes have one advantage: they are purple on the outside and white on the inside. The carved patterns have purple edges and are naturally transitional colors, which is very beautiful. The green leaves carved from cucumbers are a feast for the eyes.

The previous preparations are all basic and unremarkable; the real skill lies in the frying.

Pour oil into the pan, wait until the oil is hot enough, then put the beef in and fry.

Without modern cooking equipment, everything depends on experience and the control of the heat. If it is too much, it will be too well done; if it is too little, it will be too raw. People in this era would not accept eating a steak with blood still visible. Moreover, if the heat is not well controlled, it is very likely that the outer layer will be burnt, but the inside will still be raw.

Of course, this difficulty is nothing to Ye Jiayao.

Mrs. Rong was also concentrating on cooking her mushroom soup. The ordinary mushroom soup became different in her hands.

Soon, the aroma of beef and thick soup wafted from the kitchen. The students who had been concentrating on practicing in the big kitchen dropped their work when they smelled the aroma and quietly leaned against the window of the small kitchen to watch the two top chefs cook, their mouths open and almost drooling.

In a moment, two plates of steaks were freshly baked.

The shape of a heart, poured with red tomato juice, and then placed with carved radish flowers, cucumber leaves, and cucumber lace, and then served with a bowl of thick soup carefully cooked by Mrs. Rong. The aroma is already tempting, and the shape and color are so pleasing.

"How is it?" Ye Jiayao was very satisfied with the Western-style steak produced through this collaboration.

"It looks good. Do the barbarians in the West that you mentioned really eat like this?" asked Mrs. Rong.

"Their food is more complicated than this, with drinks, wine, toast, and various snacks. But this is the main part," said Ye Jiayao.

Mrs. Rong sighed inwardly, no wonder Shopkeeper Ye was so creative, it turned out he was so knowledgeable.

"Come and try it. I've been a vegetarian for several years. Let's try some meat today." Mrs. Rong went to get the chopsticks.

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "You can't eat this with chopsticks."

As he said that, he went to get two small knives, but unfortunately there was no fork. Ye Jiayao wondered whether she should order a few knives and forks to be customized.

Since the tools were incomplete, Ye Jiayao had to use both a knife and a spoon.

After taking a sip of the appetizer mushroom soup, Ye Jiayao was stunned by its unique deliciousness.

Out of professional ethics, Mrs. Rong didn't dare to look closely at the soup she was making, but now she couldn't help but ask: "How did you make this soup? I see you only used mushrooms, bean sprouts and so on."

Mrs. Rong smiled and said, "It's a secret recipe. But if you want to learn, I can teach you."

Wow, so generous, actually willing to teach her the secret recipe. Ye Jiayao was so excited that she blinked and nodded repeatedly.

Mrs. Rong also began to taste the beef, imitating Ye Jiayao's appearance. She held the steak with a spoon in her left hand and cut the beef into small pieces with a knife in her right hand. She was not used to this new way of eating, and she always worried that the steak on the plate would fly away.

Fortunately, the steak was tender enough, with fine texture and no tough bits, so it was easy to cut.

Ye Jiayao looked at Mrs. Rong expectantly, wondering if she could get used to it, although she thought her steak was definitely much more delicious than those in big-name Western restaurants. Mrs. Rong tasted it carefully and nodded, "The meat is tender and tasty, and the sweet and sour tomato juice is very special..."

Uh... is that all? Ye Jiayao wanted more than just the word "special".

Mrs. Rong cut another piece and put it in her mouth. The more she chewed, the more delicious it became. She couldn't help but nod and praise: "Not bad, very good, the taste is rich and tender, and you won't get fat if you eat this. I think it's okay."

Ye Jiayao's eyes lit up: "Really? You're not saying this because you're afraid of hurting me, are you?"

Mrs. Rong said seriously: "I seldom eat meat, but this steak, I think I can finish it easily."

Oh yeah, Ye Jiayao was cheering in her heart. Does this mean another way to make money?
How about opening a Western restaurant? Say it’s Western food, and that it’s Western food that only Western aristocrats can enjoy. Will people flock to it and regard it as a fashion?
Once Ye Jiayao had an idea, it would run wild and expand infinitely. By the time she finished her steak, a complete plan had taken shape.

Gudu... Gudu...

Uh...what's that sound?
Ye Jiayao and Mrs. Rong looked towards the window following the sound. Ye Jiayao walked over and opened the window.

The window was suddenly opened, and the people outside were startled. Some people lost their balance and fell down. Some people wanted to run, but their shoes were stepped on by others. Suddenly, everyone outside fell to the ground. However, everyone reacted quickly, got up and ran away.

Ye Jiayao burst out laughing, it turned out that these guys were the ones who were peeking!
Mrs. Rong also saw it and smiled, "It seems that the smell of steak attracted them here."

Ye Jiayao said politely: "It must be the aroma of the soup that attracted them..."

After all this trouble, it was getting late and Ye Jiayao just remembered that Chunyu was about to get off work.

She said goodbye quickly and Madam Rong saw her out. Just then, Chunyu came over to pick her up and had to exchange a few words with Madam Rong.

Mrs. Rong watched the young couple get on the carriage and leave. She was dazed and unconsciously revealed an expression of envy. Nowadays, such loving couples are rare. Thinking back to when her late husband was alive, they also lived a happy life like a couple of gods.

Xia Chunyu had already noticed that there were oil stains on Ye Jiayao's mouth, but Madam Rong was there and there were also oil stains on Madam Rong's mouth, so he didn't say anything. After getting on the carriage, he took out a handkerchief to wipe Ye Jiayao's mouth.

"You guys have a special meal?"

Ye Jiayao pouted embarrassedly and let him wipe it. After the evidence was destroyed, she soon put the embarrassment behind her and said excitedly: "Chun Yu, I want to open a store again."

Xia Chunyu was stunned: "No way, Ye's Dessert House has only been open for a short time, and you are going to open a new store, can you handle it?"

He didn't want her to be so busy. She might as well take good care of her health when she had free time. They already had shares in the farm, Tianshangju, the cake shop, the dessert house, and the mine. He also had some scattered income. This year was the investment, and by next year, the output would far exceed the investment, and the return would be generous. They were not short of money.

Ye Jiayao is getting excited now: "I can handle it! In fact, it's just a little hard in the early stage. Once you get the hang of it and train a few capable assistants, everything will be fine. You see, I rarely go to Tianshangju now. With Zhong Xiang taking care of it, I don't have to go to the dessert shop if it's not to entertain those rich ladies."

"But do you have enough manpower now? It's already hard enough for Zhong Xiang to manage Tianshangju, and it's also hard for Jiang Yue to run between the cake shop and the dessert shop. Deng Haichuan is still in Prince Yu's Mansion, and Cui Dongpeng and Wang Mingde are not able to take charge on their own after all. You should at least train your assistants first, and don't squeeze out several capable people, or they will run away because they can't bear it." Xia Chunyu tried to persuade them kindly.

Ye Jiayao was poured with a bucket of cold water, and her enthusiasm also dropped. Yes, she could handle things on her own, but there were not enough people available. Zhong Xiang and Jiang Yue had worked too hard in the past year. Although she gave them corresponding treatment, she also had to consider their ability to bear it, so as not to delay their lifelong events. Aunt Jiang had something to say, hoping that Zhong Xiang would come to propose marriage as soon as possible.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. We'll talk about it next year. I have other things to do right now." Ye Jiayao sighed helplessly.

Forget it, there is no end to making money.

Xia Chunyu was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard her say not to bring it up for now, but he was stunned by her next words.

"What are you busy with now?"

"Food Festival! I thought Lu Xiaotian had forgotten about it. Today he asked Duan Qilin to pass on a message that he wanted to hold the first food festival at the beginning of next month. This is a good opportunity and I have to prepare well. After all, I am now the number one figure in Jinling's catering industry. I can't be too lame and make a fool of myself." Ye Jiayao said seriously.

At the beginning of next month...Xia Chunyu frowned slightly.

Is this the right time?

Ye Jiayao's thoughts quickly switched from the western restaurant to the food festival. She had a meeting tomorrow and had to think carefully today. She didn't even notice the thoughtful expressions of the people around her.

(End of this chapter)