The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

The meaning behind Fengzeyuan's manager's words was quite clear: since Cao Wei had already created such a new dish as a signature dish.

With Cao Wei's current skills, he can naturally become one of the head cooks.

However, Zhang He was ultimately instructing the other party during this period.

It's also a way of giving the other party face.

Zhang He, of course, did not hesitate and quickly nodded in agreement. At the same time, he couldn't help but glance at He Daqing beside him and said in a somewhat cool tone.

"Heh, of course that's great! Now we've got back the main stove that Fengzeyuan lost, and I can relax a bit more."

He Daqing felt ashamed for a moment, but he could only keep his head down.

On the other hand, a hint of surprise flashed across Cao Wei's face as he cooperated, but inwardly he remained somewhat indifferent.

For him, whether he was the head cook or not didn't really matter, since he already had enough money to spend.

However, as the crowd dispersed and the manager of Fengzeyuan spoke to him privately about his salary, Cao Wei's eyes lit up instantly.

The base salary for the head chef at Fengzeyuan is already 900,000 yuan a month, and they also get a small cut based on the monthly revenue.

I receive around 1.2 to 1.3 million every month.

That's already quite generous.

Furthermore, not many people are willing to come to Fengzeyuan to have the head cook take over, which is actually more leisurely than when Cao Wei is the third cook.

Moreover, this is based on the premise that no banquets were booked outside.

Otherwise, with these incomes, he could earn close to two million a month.

However, Cao Wei is very clear that until that exact moment arrives, he is content with just enough to get by for now.

Only when that time truly arrives, after liberation, will it be his chance to realize his grand ambitions.

Therefore, at least until he has a satisfactory and trustworthy apprentice, he is too lazy to go out and accept any banquets.

As the crowd left, the others in the kitchen came forward to offer their congratulations, and the one who was smiling the most was naturally Sha Zhu.

Zhang He glanced at Sha Zhu with a hint of helplessness, and then the two of them went to Zhang He's house to celebrate.

"Now you know how big the gap is between you and your senior brother, right?"

Zhang He's words made Sha Zhu scratch his head.

Indeed, after becoming a third-in-command, Sha Zhu also felt that his skills were not far from those of his senior brother Cao Wei.

When the chef's banquet finally arrived, he discovered that the other party's culinary skills had been hidden, and that they had actually reached the level of being able to advance to the head chef.

After that, Zhang He couldn't help but look at Cao Wei. In addition to admiration, his eyes seemed to have thought of something, and he couldn't help but tease him.

"Hey Wei, do you have a girl you like?"

When this was mentioned, Cao Wei even paused for a moment while picking up food.

A moment of surprise flashed across their faces, and Zhang He expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Back when we were your age, your teacher's wife and I already had sons. It's only now that we've been liberated. But you only have a little over a year left before you can get married, so you can start looking for someone. After all, you've become a head of the household, so there's no reason why you can't find a wife you're satisfied with."

Upon hearing this, Cao Wei felt a chill run down his spine. Getting married at the appropriate age was still a bit too advanced for a modern person like him.

At this moment, Zhang He's wife, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Exactly, now that you've mastered the craft, it's time to start looking for someone in that field. If not, I can help you find someone another day?"

Cao Wei shook his head slightly at the kind invitation and offered his own.

"I'll try to look for it myself. If it really doesn't work, I'll trouble Master and Mistress."

On the other side, Shazhu hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

"Master, when I find a wife, she must be beautiful, preferably highly educated, and then..."

Before Sha Zhu could continue speaking, Zhang He smacked him on the head with a chopstick and said irritably.

"You'd better graduate first before you start thinking about all this."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

A cheerful atmosphere filled the air as the meal came to an end.

On his way back to the courtyard house, Cao Wei began to think for the first time about who he should marry.

Thinking of a few good-looking people in this time and space, Qin Huairu had already been eliminated by him.

And then there's Lou Xiao'e? No, no, Cao Wei doesn't think he has that much ability to protect her during that turbulent time.

It's okay for Sha Zhu to poke at E'zi, since he's also taken Xu Damao as his underling, which isn't quite right.

Ran Qiuye? She's quite pretty, but unfortunately, Cao Wei doesn't like people who are brainless.

How dangerous would it be to keep a stupid woman around who doesn't like to investigate the truth and can easily believe one side of the story?

Furthermore, in that turbulent era, the other party's identity was also a headache.

That was Yu Li. She seemed to be quite good-looking, and she was indeed good at managing a household. Unfortunately, she married into the Yan family and suffered a lot.

Cao Wei is someone we could consider, and then there's Yu Haitang.

Cao Wei didn't even consider that she was Yu Li's younger sister, since he didn't like her personality.

After thinking it over and over, it seems there isn't a woman suitable for me?

However, Cao Wei soon seemed to have figured something out and smiled with relief.

Why should I dwell on those people? I should just go with the flow. After all, he's only a young head cook at Fengzeyuan.

To put it bluntly, back before liberation, it wouldn't have been a problem for him to find three or five wives.

As Cao Wei rode his bicycle, lost in thought, he suddenly seemed to drift off into a daze.

In the darkness, a figure accidentally bumped into it.

"Oh dear."

After hearing what was clearly a woman's voice, Cao Wei's alertness and the pistol he had tucked into his waistband were put away again.

There was no way around it; after his previous experience, he was somewhat terrified of ropes.

After Cao Wei quickly got off his bicycle, he found that the person in front of him was indeed a girl, a girl who looked about twelve or thirteen years old.

She was quite good-looking, with a face that resembled an oval, big, watery eyes, and long black hair tied into a large braid.

Cao Wei couldn't help but show concern afterward.

"I'm sorry, are you alright...?"

Upon hearing the words of comfort, the other person seemed to become angry, and their sobbing grew even louder.

This made Cao Wei lose his temper.

However, he suppressed his anger and eventually calmed her down.

"Look, I hit you. If it's really necessary, where do you live? I can take you home, or I can take you to the hospital."

"Waaaaah..."

However, the other party showed no sign of stopping, which thoroughly infuriated Cao Wei.

So he simply took a few steps to the bicycle and prepared to leave completely.

Just then, the woman's voice finally called out to him.

"You hit me, and you think you can just leave without doing anything?"