The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

"That's quite an interesting approach."

Feeling the fish meat sizzling in the hot oil, almost perfectly blending with the chili peppers, and then tasting it in their mouths, the two complemented each other perfectly, creating a truly delicious flavor. This surprised even those of them who had tasted delicacies from all over the country.

It's not just about the great taste; the most important thing is that this method is unprecedented in the current era.

When the group tasted the other dishes, they were even surprised, feeling that the food this time was even better than what they had eaten before.

The person sitting in the main seat at that moment tentatively spoke.

"Could it be that Fengzeyuan has hired another amazing chef?"

This statement was agreed upon by almost everyone, but after hesitating for a while...

The person sitting in the main seat simply made a call, and the waiter outside the door almost immediately came in. Then the person slowly said...

"Could I see the shopkeeper?"

The waiter went out somewhat nervously and met the manager.

The manager of Fengzeyuan was immediately on edge when he heard that the people in that private room wanted to see him.

The reason was simple: apart from the signature dish, oil-splashed fish, this was the first time Cao Wei had ever cooked such a large meal all by himself.

And this happened during a busy time, not long after the incident. If anything unexpected were to occur, Fengzeyuan's reputation would be ruined. Therefore, before entering, he had made thorough mental preparations, even preparing to apologize. But after entering...

Instead of a reprimand, I received a sarcastic remark.

"Old Huang, when did Fengzeyuan Restaurant get a new chef? They didn't even tell me."

Upon hearing this sarcastic remark, Manager Huang couldn't help but raise his head in slight shock.

The meaning is quite clear: the other party not only has no dissatisfaction with the dishes, but actually approves of them.

After a brief exchange of banter, the person in the main seat revealed their true purpose.

"By the way, could I meet this chef?"

Upon hearing that this was not a matter of assigning blame, Manager Huang breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed.

Then, when they arrived at the kitchen, Cao Wei finally managed to steal a moment from his busy schedule and lit a cigarette.

Then he saw Manager Huang heading straight for him.

He first stubbed out his cigarette, then couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"What's up, Uncle Huang? Something good has happened. Come with me."

Zhang He, who had been somewhat nervous when Manager Huang entered, glanced at him. But seeing Manager Huang's smiling face, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this was Cao Wei's first time cooking, and today, because of the new dish, he had been busy in the kitchen of Fengzeyuan, making it arguably the busiest day in the past few years. What he feared most was making mistakes in the midst of the chaos.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were no mistakes or unexpected incidents.

Cao Wei did not refuse and followed Manager Huang into the private room.

Even before entering the private room, I could hear the people inside making unintentional guesses.

"This must be a veteran craftsman. I guess Old Huang found him somewhere again."

"..."

However, when Cao Wei appeared in front of them, everyone's first reaction was to freeze for a moment, and they subconsciously did not take another look.

They thought Cao Wei was a waiter, since he looked so young.

This is completely different from their impression that a chef who can make this kind of dish must be at least in his thirties or forties.

Cao Wei glanced briefly at everyone, but his gaze finally lingered on the person staring at the person in the main seat.

He was stunned for a moment, the other person's appearance was really hard for him to forget, it was none other than Lou Bancheng now.

It wasn't until Manager Huang spoke with a smile that he began to introduce the group to everyone.

"Everyone, this is our newest head chef. He's not exactly a hired chef, he's graduated."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire private room fell into a deathly silence, and everyone looked at Cao Wei with incredulous eyes.

It's impossible for someone who has just graduated from apprenticeship to become the head chef, even if his master is the head chef of Fengzeyuan.

Naturally, the crowd began to look at him with suspicion. At this moment, Manager Huang continued to explain for Cao Wei.

"Don't let his young age fool you, he's a genius. He started learning from a young age, and was taught by two generations of famous chefs, He Daqing and Zhang He, absorbing their strengths. The key thing is that this new signature dish of ours was actually created by him unintentionally."

After Manager Huang's explanation, everyone's doubts vanished.

After all, there are geniuses in the culinary industry, not to mention that the other party's masters are two generations of famous chefs, He Daqing and Zhang He, who were both head chefs at Fengzeyuan.

They even created their signature dish, oil-splashed fish.

This further proves just how valuable it is.

"Hehe, truly a young hero indeed."

The moment a slightly amiable voice rang out, the person in the main seat also gave an approving look, and then couldn't help but look at Manager Huang and tentatively spoke.

"Old Huang, I'm looking to hire a chef to come to my place. I think this young man's skills are pretty good after he finished his apprenticeship. Do you think I could lend him to you for a day?"

This completely shocked Manager Huang.

He knew one thing very well: someone like Lou Bancheng would never get someone to come over just because of one dish. So, did that mean that after tasting these dishes, in Lou Bancheng's mind, Cao Wei's cooking skills had even surpassed those of Zhang He and the other head chefs?

After a brief moment of shock, Manager Huang couldn't help but look at Cao Wei, after all, he had to ask for Cao Wei's opinion. And Cao Wei? After a brief moment of stunned silence, he quickly smiled and agreed.

"Boss, as long as you think highly of me, and I have the time, and the manager allows it, then of course there's no problem."

"Alright, it's settled then."

After Lou Bancheng spoke with a smile, Manager Huang nodded and then left with Cao Wei without saying anything more, since it was obvious that they wanted to continue eating.

Back in the kitchen, Manager Huang pulled Zhang He aside and told him about the incident.

Zhang He, though somewhat expecting it, still couldn't help but gasp. After all, while eating the dishes, he could sense Cao Wei's culinary skills, which had even subtly surpassed his own. He never imagined that today he would receive official recognition from Lou Bancheng, even being personally invited to cook at his home.

So Zhang He couldn't help but give Cao Wei some instructions.

"Cao Wei, remember our cooks: only cook. Other than that, do less and watch less."

Cao Wei nodded naturally while pondering the matter.

Unexpectedly, this led to a connection with Lou Bancheng. In this day and age, as the owner of a steel rolling mill, Lou's words still carry some weight.

At least until the time for reckoning comes, this other party is a valuable resource, and maintaining a good relationship is essential.