Su Huanli was slightly shaken all over. He was also confused by the sudden attack. He didn't expect that the crux of the matter was other restaurants.
"I'm confused. Old Wu, don't take it personally." Su Huanli sighed and patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder.
Shopkeeper Wu felt uncomfortable, but he didn't have much to say. He could only say politely: "The big boss said something serious."
"In my opinion..." He Shi interrupted at this time: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou and others are not short of money and will not be bribed by other restaurants. As long as Miss Su performs at her normal level tomorrow, she will definitely win." Maybe our restaurant’s reputation will be even better.”
At this point, He Shi laughed, "Speaking of which, I haven't tasted the beggar's chicken cooked by Miss Su herself, and I just wanted to try it."
Su Huanli was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. Su Zipei, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was immediately overjoyed and immediately stood up and shouted: "Dad, what are you talking about?"
He Shi looked back and saluted quickly, "It turns out to be Miss Su. Miss Su must have heard about it, right?"
"Not bad!" Su Zipei nodded, his eyes full of confidence falling on Su Huanli, "Dad, don't worry about tomorrow, I can handle it."
With that said, she walked to Su Huanli and said softly: "I found the recipe in my sister's room. I have also tried it in the kitchen these days. It must be fine."
Su Huanli was overjoyed when he heard this. This was simply great news.
"That Zipei, tomorrow will be up to you!"
"Yes, Daddy!" Su Zipei called sweetly, sneering in her heart.
Su Erya, Su Erya, when I completely replace you, mother will definitely get rid of you completely, not even your ashes will be left!
The housekeeper watched from the side and couldn't help but feel worried.
Su Huanli returned to Su's house in a carriage. Passing by Jinyuan, which was guarded by guards, he paused and did not step over, but turned and left. The butler followed behind, his doubts deepening in his eyes.
After returning to the study room in the main courtyard, the housekeeper couldn't help but ask: "Sir, do you really believe Miss Third? If things get messed up tomorrow..."
"How can it be?"
Su Huanli waved her hand and laughed loudly: "Zipei has been helping in the restaurant during this time, and she also got the detailed recipe for making beggar's chicken. She has tried it a long time ago, and there is absolutely no problem."
Li Yin had heard it before. At this moment, he pretended to be surprised and said: "How come the third lady has a detailed recipe? Is it possible..."
"You don't care how she came here, as long as the restaurant's problems can be solved tomorrow, everything will be fine!" Su Huanli interrupted Li Yin and frowned: "Old Li, are you getting older and having more doubts? Where are you? So many questions?”
Li Yin smiled coquettishly and continued: "Something has been wrong recently, but the second lady..."
"I was about to say it!"
Su Huanli knocked on the table and snorted: "This girl is getting more and more outrageous. She still wants to go out to play secretly today. Apart from reading and writing this month, I haven't done any cooking. The skill of making beggar's chicken may have become rusty. The new dishes show no signs of being researched. I really have strong wings and I have learned how to handle my biological father."
Li Yin forced a smile and said: "Didn't the second lady make suggestions for the restaurant before? The restaurant's profits have also increased significantly because of this."
"You're still mentioning this?" Su Huanli suddenly became even more angry, "If she hadn't come up with this bad idea, would the restaurant be in this situation?!"
In the words, there was no mention of the Zongzi agreement.
Li Yin's smile gradually faded, and he no longer refuted, but agreed: "That's what the master said."
Su Huanli's breath also calmed down and he said: "I asked Zipei to take her place. I had the intention of beating her. Don't think that you will get carried away just because you have some talent. Unexpectedly, instead of knowing her fault, she went even further. I asked her to add more treasures and beg for flowers. This girl refused her share of the chicken, which really pissed me off."
Speaking of this, Su Huanli became very excited: "Originally, I thought this matter was going to be messed up, but I didn't expect that girl Zipei to live up to her expectations and actually learned the craft quietly. She is really a good daughter for her father." Ah! Butler, give Zipei more guards. She can't make any mistakes now. Please withdraw the guards near Jinyuan. Now you don't have to worry about Erya's safety."
"Yes, sir."
Li Yin respectfully retreated without expression. He didn't stop until he walked out of the main courtyard, his hands and feet were cold.
After a while, Li Yin murmured to himself, sighed and left.
"Su Huanli, back then... did you really save my life out of kindness?"
Jinyuan—
Grandma Li watched helplessly as the guards retreated. She couldn't help but said to Su Li, who was concentrating on practicing calligraphy: "Miss, all those guards are gone, not a single one is left."
"I understand, Mammy." Su Li kept writing in her hand, her eyes focused and clear, "I'm not that delicate, just leave as long as you leave."
Grandma Li sighed, "Miss, do you really don't understand or are you just pretending to be confused? This slave is really worried."
"Don't mention this, mama. How did you find out about the brother and sister I asked you to find?" Su Li stopped writing, raised her head and asked.
"Miss, are you talking about the two brothers Fang Yuan and Fang Ling?" Aunt Li suddenly became energetic when she mentioned this matter. "I asked people to find out. Little brother Fang Yuan is now working as a waiter in Baiwei Building, and his sister is too old. Xiao, Baiweilou didn’t take it in. Now they all live in the South Street alley.”
"Nanjie Alley?" Su Li raised her eyebrows slightly, "It doesn't seem to be peaceful there."
Nanny Li nodded and said worriedly: "Miss, you also know that it is dirty and messy, and the people living there are all ruffians. I don't know how Fang Yuan found a house. It is not safe to leave his sister there alone." It’s safe.”
Su Li nodded lightly and stopped talking.
This was not the first time that Nanny Li saw Su Li like this, so she immediately left quietly and quietly closed the door.
Early the next morning, a large crowd of people gathered in front of Baiwei Building in three circles. In a small town where nothing major happened on weekdays, Miss Su's making a rare beggar's chicken in public was undoubtedly explosive news. It was enough to attract most of the people in the town to watch.
For this reason, the government had to send police officers to maintain order.
"Thank you for your hard work, officers!"
The shopkeeper nodded and bowed, secretly giving broken pieces of silver to the detectives. Su Huanli looked at it in the room and felt unhappy. This was the Su family's money. The Zhu family and the Yang family didn't spend even a penny.
He went to see the two Zhu Yang families last night, and it turned out that both families were very shrewd. They refused with the excuse of "They are all after your Su family's daughter, what does it matter to us?", without any intention of offering help in times of need.
At this time, Su Zipei, who was dressed exquisitely, walked out of the house and said calmly: "Dad, I'm ready. I can start at any time."
After saying that, Su Zipei looked at the dark crowd outside, and the excitement in his heart could hardly be suppressed.
Today is when she becomes famous!
After today, even if Su Erya comes forward and says that the recipes are all hers, no one will believe it anymore!
"Sir, Mr. Zhou and the chefs from other restaurants are here."
The servant came over to announce, and Su Huanli's heart suddenly tensed. He gently patted Su Zipei, who was still immersed in joy, and encouraged: "Go, my good daughter, don't let me down."
Su Zipei stepped into the lobby with firm eyes.
At this moment, the lobby has long been emptied, leaving only the table for handling ingredients, the stove and the barbecue grill as a place for Su Zipei to cook. There are eight tables opposite the stove, and the person sitting in the middle is the person being cooked. Mr. Zhou is called a gourmet, and the other seven are restaurant chefs from nearby towns.
There were no seats behind the eight tables, only large groups of ordinary people who came to watch the excitement. Some wealthy and powerful families occupied the excellent maintenance on the second floor of Baiwei Building. For this, Su Huanli also made a lot of money. .
"The daughter of the Su family is quite beautiful."
Seeing that Su Zipei was nervous but still calm, Mr. Zhou nodded slightly. It was not easy for him to perform like this at such a young age.
Su Zipei had prepared a long phone call, but this was the first time she had experienced such a scene, and she couldn't think of a word at the moment. In desperation, she could only take action directly, which seemed arrogant in the eyes of others.
Mr. Zhou frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows. He was young and a genius, so it was normal to be a little arrogant.
The place was quiet, and no one made a sound to disturb, lest it become an excuse for the Su family to defend themselves. Su Zipei skillfully handled the beggar chicken with its internal organs removed, gradually forgetting the existence of other people.
Mr. Zhou nodded frequently, but after all, he only knew how to eat and not cook. He couldn't tell the specific skills, and he didn't see the wrinkled faces of other chefs in unison.
He Shi watched from behind and couldn't help but wonder, "Although this kind of craftsmanship is skilled, it is definitely not exquisite. This kind of flaw... Miss Su may have a unique vision for mastering the heat, so it's hard to make a judgment for the time being. , let’s take a look and talk about it later.”
Su Zipei didn't know that anyone had noticed the clue yet, so she continued to follow the steps in the recipe until the clay embryo finally took shape. Su Huanli finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Butler, am I right? There is nothing wrong with Zipei!"
Li Yin remained silent, sighing in his heart, Master, you only watched the third lady cooking, but you didn't see the faces of the chefs becoming more and more serious.
Su Zipei fixed the clay embryo on the barbecue grill, and the helper immediately came over and set up the charcoal brazier.
"The last step should be the easiest." Su Zipei's eyes were bright and he gently held the joystick that shook the clay embryo.
Usually in the back kitchen, the helpers use an oven to bake the chicken. In this way, the roasted beggar's chicken does not have the fragrance of charcoal, but the time can be shortened a lot, reducing the entire production process to two hours.
But if the method in Su Li's recipe is used, the entire production process will take nearly three hours. Among them, baking takes up two hours. Su Zipei believes that this is the difference between rare beggar chickens and ordinary beggar chickens.
"Just turn it over once every half hour."
The corners of Su Zipei's mouth were slightly raised, while looking at the timer, counting the time and turning over. Although she has never grilled beggar's chicken over charcoal to keep it hidden, there is no need to try such a simple grilling method, she can master it in one go!