Chapter Thirty Gourmet Consultant

  "Hello, Mr. Zhou."

  A fat man wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt walked over with a smile, extending his hand to Zhou Yi: "I'm Zhang Zuo. It's really not easy to get in touch with Mr. Shang this time. Fortunately, I finally saw the real person."

  "Just call me Little Zhou..."

  The I Ching smiled, this fat man, although he looked like a businessman at first glance, didn't make people dislike him; Moreover, that silly expression on his face made it hard for people to refuse, so he shook hands with him and said: "Let Manager Zhang spend money. To say that we are not outsiders either, you are the relative of my second brother, can't things be done with just a phone call? Why bother wasting like this? In fact, the dishes at the old place are also good, and my brothers often gather there too."

  "How about this? If Little Zhou is willing to grant me an audience, it would be a great honor for me, Zhang Zhao. Of course, we should make it a grand occasion."

  Zhang Zhuo glanced at the table and said somewhat awkwardly, "Originally I wanted to book a private room, but Zhu didn't agree, saying that the big hall has good air. This is really an injustice to Zhou."

  "Oh, really? The air is good?"

  Zhou Yi smiled and glanced at Zhu Xiaohua. I guess this Zhang boss also didn't know about Zhu Xiaohua's bad taste, for him, a private room in the package hall is not as comfortable as the large hall? Here, there are not only dishes, but also shows~colors.

  "Boss Zhang, you've gone through so much trouble to find me through my second brother, I wonder what's going on?"

  Zhou Yi was still quite curious, and although he had met Cao Yidao the day before, he had only shown his ability to eat, without revealing his culinary skills. What did Zhang Zhao want him to do? Was it to persuade him to become Cao Yidao's apprentice?

  Talking about learning cooking, I'm afraid no one in the world is qualified to be their own teacher. Zhou Yi has already made up his mind that if it's this matter, even if it offends Guan Wei's face, he can only refuse himself.

  "To be honest with you, Brother Zhou, the liangfen that you stir-fried at the flea market that night, both I and Uncle have tried it..."

  "What, stir-fried liangpi? Lao San, haven't you fallen to this extent? You're even mixing with the flea market crowd? I'm speechless. If you need money, go find Er Ge or Si Ge Wu Ge, do you have to?"

  Zhu Xiaohua's face was full of concern, and he generously spent others' money.

  "Shut up! Do you think Lao San will be short of money?" Guan Wei glared at him.

  "Heh heh, at that time I just saw the stall owner had a child with him, and the liangfen wasn't selling well, it was quite tough. Happened to have some experience with stir-fried noodles myself, so I lent a hand, what were you thinking?"

  Zhou Yi smiled and glanced at Zhang Zhuang, saying: "Boss Zhang won't be inviting me to the old place to stir-fry noodles again, will you? I'm afraid that's not possible, I have work now and no time to spare. Besides, your restaurant isn't lacking in this dish of stir-fried noodles, is it?"

  "Old Zhou, can I have a word with you?"

  Zhang Zhao glanced at Zhu Xiaohua and Guan Wei, and suddenly smiled.

  "Hey, Boss Zhang, what's the meaning of this? You want me to avoid Da Er? This is like pulling up the ladder after climbing and dismantling the bridge after crossing!"

  Zhu Xiaohua was furious upon hearing this. "You guys were in college together, and you could wear the same underwear, but now you're trying to drive a wedge between us brothers?"

  "Never mind, Xiaohua. Since Zhang Ge is doing this, he must have his reasons. Don't be impulsive, listen to what Lao San has to say."

  Guan Wei waved his hand and stopped Zhu Xiaohua's chatter.

  Ji looked at Zhang Zuo deeply and nodded: "Alright, please go ahead, Mr. Zhang."

  After entering the room, Zhang Zuo asked for a pot of good Rain Before and personally poured a cup for Zhou Yi. Suddenly, he said: "Being able to see the legendary kitchen god with my own eyes, I, Zhang, am truly honored. Brother Zhou, you are indeed a real person who doesn't show off."

  "Kitchen god? Boss Zhang, you're really good at joking. If I were a kitchen god, would I end up like this?"

  As expected, Zhang Zhuang was not surprised, and since Cao Yidao had eaten the liangfen he had cooked himself, with his discerning eye and skilled palate, it would be hard to deceive him.

  However, Zhou Yi still didn't know what Zhang Zhuang meant, so he maintained a calm and collected expression on the surface, making Zhang Zhuang start to suspect that Lao Shu had misjudged him.

  "Heh heh, although it's just a stir-fry dish, it can bring out the ultimate 'Golden Jade' flavor. How many people in the country possess such skill?"

  Zhang Zuo smiled slightly and said, "My old uncle's words are absolutely infallible. If Zhou's stir-frying skills, fire control, and flavor integration aren't enough to be considered a culinary god, then all the diligent practitioners in the world would just be apprentices...... You're truly a great master hiding in plain sight."

  "Director Cao indeed has good eyesight."

  Now that things have come to this, trying to cover up would only make people look down on him, so he nodded: "Boss Zhang is also a capable person, it seems that not all matters were told to my second brother."

  "Nature. Without getting Brother Zhou's permission, how dare I speak casually?"

  A hint of shrewdness flashed across Zhang's normally dull face: "I was just saying that your brother has a first-rate palate, and I wanted to make friends with him. As for the fact that he is the current culinary god, however, that was not revealed."

  "Ah, Boss Zhang is indeed a big shot, he's thought of everything."

  Zhou Yi let out a sigh of relief. He didn't want to hide it from his brother, but suddenly becoming a culinary god after being an otaku was just too unbelievable. Zhang Zuo acted with great tact and gave him some buffer time, making Zhou Yi feel somewhat grateful: "Hehe, Boss Zhang, you wouldn't be thinking of me going back to the old place as head chef, would you?"

  "Even if it costs a fortune, I, Zhang Zhao, won't frown as long as you're willing to go, little brother..."

  Zhang Zhuang's eyes lit up, and he was about to make his own conditions, but when he saw Zhou Yi shake his head with a calm and peaceful expression, he knew that his thoughts were still just fantasies. So he quickly changed his tone and said: "However, I also know that someone like Brother Zhou who looks down on money, a modern-day hermit, would not be swayed by any conditions I propose... How about this? I'll offer you an annual salary of one million to be the food consultant for our old restaurant. It won't take up too much of your time and won't affect your current life. What do you say?"

  "One million, hire me as a food consultant?"

  Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment and was somewhat moved. As a qualified foodie, he naturally understood what a food consultant did.

  To put it bluntly, a food consultant is equivalent to a restaurant's patron. On ordinary days, there is nothing to do, just a nominal title, and when the mood strikes, go to the restaurant to guide the chef, if you don't want to go, the restaurant will absolutely not dare to make a fuss.

  However, food consultants are not without responsibility. When a restaurant encounters trouble, such as when top foodies come and the chef can't keep up, the food consultant must step in to maintain the restaurant's reputation; or when faced with challenges from formidable competitors and the restaurant suffers defeat, they also need to invite the food consultant to salvage their image.

  It's extremely rare for things to happen like this, becoming a food consultant is basically being supported by restaurants, it's not easy to take action. As Zhang Zhao said, being a food consultant won't take up too much of his time and won't affect his current life.

  Moreover, Zhou Yi has been really short of money recently. Buying a car costs money, and after returning to Yunshui Village, he also needs to start farming. Although he can directly use the 9th-level Mysterious Object to upgrade his 'Farming' profession to level 9, those rice seeds and various equipment that enhance occupational skills in the system store are all purchased with RMB exchanged for system coins.

  Moreover, Zhou Yi also plans to build a villa in the mountains and engage in animal husbandry, all of which require money. To live a leisurely life free from worldly troubles, having no money is absolutely unacceptable.

  "If one million is not enough, then how about one and a half million?"

  Recalling Lao Shu's evaluation of the Book of Changes, Zhang Zuo is determined to succeed. Although his business is not limited to the food and beverage industry, it still relies on catering. Moreover, he has already planned to upgrade the positioning of the old place from mid-range to high-end, or even top-level hotels. If there isn't a mastermind in charge, it would indeed be somewhat lacking in confidence.

  Who is Zhou Yi? He's the culinary god of today! As long as he agrees to be the food consultant for our old place, it's worth paying any price.

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