City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 581 - 582: A Disciple’s Learning Doesn’t Leave the Master Starving

Chapter 581: Chapter 582: A Disciple’s Learning Doesn’t Leave the Master Starving

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The chefs and waitstaff quickly tidied up the place and moved all the kitchen equipment and meat and vegetables to the kitchen and logistics department of Imperial Cuisine Restaurant.

They had been eager to relocate to the new venue, and now that they heard they could move, they naturally didn’t want to linger here any longer.

At first, the chefs and female waitstaff thought that the restaurant, having just been renovated, would surely have an unpleasant smell, but soon they discovered they were wrong. Inside, there wasn’t any stench at all; in fact, it was quite fresh, and even better than the current location where they were practicing their cooking.

With over ten chefs and a dozen waitstaff making several trips back and forth, they managed to transport everything over there, without the need for any help from Ye Qiu and the others.

"I’ll cook a dish alongside each of you chefs, and if anyone feels that their dish tastes better than mine, I will reward that person fifty thousand yuan,"

Ye Qiu said.

He had already detailed the Secret Technique and methods of the Imperial Cuisine to them, and these chefs had been practicing for several months. Over these months, given their existing culinary skills, the Imperial Cuisine dishes they produced were supposedly quite decent.

However, the likelihood of creating something tastier than Ye Qiu’s cooking was quite slim.

"Really?"

The chefs couldn’t believe it!

But some chefs had already tasted the Imperial Cuisine dishes made by Ye Qiu that day. Ye Qiu’s cooking was indeed extremely impressive, and all the recipes and methods for these dishes had been taught to them by Ye Qiu himself.

Now, hearing about the fifty thousand yuan reward, they were naturally keen to try.

"I’ll make a dish as well, and place it among the others. Anyone who can taste which is mine will also get a reward of ten thousand yuan,"

Ye Qiu addressed this to the female waitstaff and Li Qianqian and her colleagues.

Of course, this challenge was evidently much less difficult; it was clear that in their eyes, the Imperial Cuisine dishes made by Ye Qiu were bound to be more delicious.

"Can I try?"

Li Qianqian asked.

"Of course,"

Ye Qiu smiled and replied.

As he and the chefs entered the kitchen to cook, each person prepared an Imperial Cuisine dish. In reality, it didn’t take much time; in about fifteen to twenty minutes, the chefs had successively finished their dishes.

Ye Qiu took forty minutes and eventually made a "Fortune Pork". It was his first time making it, but he had taught it to the chefs before.

Naturally, the other chefs were presenting their best Imperial Cuisine dishes, while Ye Qiu chose to make the "Fortune Pork" after seeing that none of them had made it.

After all the chefs had finished, including the dish made by Ye Qiu, there were nearly twenty dishes in total.

Now, Ye Xue and Chen Fang, along with other female waitstaff, came to serve the dishes. Everything was now mixed up; besides the chefs themselves knowing which dishes were their own and which were made by others, the rest of the waitstaff couldn’t tell at all.

However, looking at them now, each dish seemed complete in color, fragrance, and flavor. Merely judging by their appearance, it was really difficult to identify which one was made by Ye Qiu. Among these, which one tasted the best?

"Can we start eating?"

Li Qianqian was almost drooling. Looking at the delights before her, especially the thought of identifying the tasty dish made by Ye Qiu, made her lick her lips.

Previously as a vice mayor’s daughter, and now the mayor’s daughter, she had tasted all kinds of exotic delicacies, but the deliciousness she was looking at now seemed very appealing.

"Take your time and start tasting,"

Ye Qiu said.

Whether a dish is delicious or not is something you know as soon as you taste it. Judging by appearance is only one aspect; what’s most crucial is whether it tastes good or not?

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At that moment, Ye Qiu and the other chefs watched as Li Qianqian, Ye Xue, Chen Fang, and the female waitresses, along with the two cashiers, tasted the dishes. Each person held a bowl, taking their time to sample a little of one dish, then rinsed their mouth with water before tasting the next.

Half an hour later, they had their results in mind.

"How is it? Which one is the most delicious?"

Ye Qiu asked.

While the chefs were contemplating the fifty-thousand-dollar reward, the female waitresses, having smacked their lips through the tasting, exchanged thoughts and eventually agreed that the ’Blessed Meat’ was the tastiest, even though the other dishes were more or less on par.

However, they felt that the ’Blessed Meat’ didn’t seem like it was made by Ye Qiu.

For a moment, the waitresses appeared somewhat hesitant. In fact, a woman’s sixth sense and first impressions tended to be very accurate, almost always being able to rule out options if the sixth sense felt something was off or the first impression was bad.

Yet, women are also a contradictory species; sometimes they think they like something, but at other times, they do not.

"I’ll go first."

Li Qianqian said.

"Go ahead!"

"Ye Qiu, this definitely has to be your work, and I think it’s the most delicious."

Li Qianqian pointed at the ’Blessed Meat’ as she spoke.

As for Chen Fang and Ye Xue, both women felt the same way – the ’Blessed Meat’ seemed similar to the other Imperial Cuisine dishes, yet it had a truly different taste. The other Imperial dishes remained mostly untouched, but the ’Blessed Meat’ was nearly finished.

"What do you all think?"

Out of the over ten female waitresses, only one-third confirmed that the ’Blessed Meat’ was the most delicious and that it was made by Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu gave them a second chance, and the result was more or less the same.

"Now you guys try it as well!"

The chefs, already eager, quickly started to taste Ye Qiu’s dish. With just a little taste, each of them knew the gap between their culinary skills and Ye Qiu’s was indeed very large.

This was undeniable!

"Young Master Ye, yours is indeed more delicious, we are convinced," a chef commented.

"You are all my disciples. Do you think you can surpass me in such a short time?"

Often, there’s a fear that teaching one’s apprentices might lead to one’s own downfall, but Ye Qiu wasn’t worried. Based on these chefs’ culinary skills, it would likely take them ten years to surpass him.

Moreover, they were only aware of a small portion of the Imperial Cuisine dishes. Currently, he had only taught each of them two to three dishes, which would be enough for them to study for a prolonged period, not to mention the hundreds of Imperial Cuisine recipes stored within his Soul Consciousness.

In fact, by now, without Ye Qiu announcing the results, the female waitresses already knew that the ’Blessed Meat’ was his creation. Many regretted their earlier hesitation, as they had initially thought just that but ended up unsure in the end.

"Each waitress who guessed correctly will be rewarded with ten thousand. Take note of it in the finances, and you’ll receive your reward tonight," Ye Qiu declared.

Currently, Ye Xue was in charge of finances at the restaurant, while the cashiers had roles similar to the waitresses. Once the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant opened, they would simply handle the cash transactions.

After Ye Xue recorded the list of names, the rewarded waitresses were thrilled, while those who did not make it could only look on in envy. However, the chefs admired Ye Qiu even more, recognizing his frankness and generosity. They knew that working for a boss like that, their lives would definitely be good.

"From now on, there will be monthly rewards based on rankings, decided by the guests. The more guests who think your dishes are delicious, the higher your reward will be based on this ranking. The highest reward is thirty thousand, the lowest is five thousand, of course, there are only five spots."