The successive steps for making [Wensi Tofu Soup] flashed continuously in Lin Xiao’s mind.
In a short period, it felt as though he had done it thousands, even tens of thousands of times!!
Every step, down to the seasonings, heat control, and the exact minutes and seconds for simmering, had already become second nature to him.
Not only that!
He also firmly memorized various derivatives and innovative methods for preparing Wensi Tofu Soup.
This was the ultimate understanding of a dish!
Meticulous knife skills were constantly practiced in Lin Xiao’s mind.
Shredding tofu, shiitake mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, ham, lettuce, and chicken breast.
The method for stewing fresh chicken broth…
This dish was more than ten times more complicated than the “Scallion Oil Fried Rice.”
It also included the method for stewing the chicken broth, which was basically a buy-one-get-one-free deal.
After all, whether this dish was delicious or not completely depended on this fresh chicken broth.
No matter how exaggerated your knife skills were, the dish’s success or failure rested on the chicken broth!!
[Wensi Tofu Soup Proficiency Reached: Master]
[Note: This dish belongs to the effect-type cuisine category]
Starting out at the ceiling level!
However, what did the “effect-type cuisine category” mean?
Lin Xiao was somewhat puzzled, but thinking about it carefully, it made sense.
The ingredients used in this dish couldn’t be called overly luxurious, but it did indeed have nourishing effects.
“Boss, when are you going to open a branch in our Snezhnaya? I am very willing to buy shares!! Even if I don’t get any dividends, as long as I can eat a bite of your cooking in Snezhnaya, that would be the greatest dividend!”
“Please be sure to come to Inazuma and open a Chinese cuisine branch. I have a large shop on the busy street. I will rent it to you for ten percent of the price, and I will pay for the renovation.”
…..
The merchants’ continuous voices interrupted Lin Xiao’s thoughts.
Little did they know, this guy currently only knew how to make one authentic Chinese dish…
Seeing everyone’s extremely enthusiastic attitude, Lin Xiao could only smile helplessly.
As for a branch or something, he couldn’t handle it alone.
He might consider it once he had an apprentice.
But well~
He was still used to the atmosphere of Liyue; after all, it was somewhat similar to China.
Rooting his shop in this culinary nation of Liyue gave him more of a sense of accomplishment and challenge!
“Everyone is too polite. I will consider it.”
Lin Xiao could only casually reply.
But…
All the wealthy merchants present frantically began handing Lin Xiao their business cards.
He never expected that business cards actually existed on the Teyvat continent!
Every merchant’s business card was made so exquisitely, some even had gold-plated edges.
Were these business cards??
This was networking!
Understand the prestige behind it!
Even when dealing with the bosses of “Liuli Pavilion” and “Xinyue Kiosk,” the wealthy merchants never went to this extent.
They were thoroughly conquered by a bowl of fried rice that completely opened everyone’s appetite!!
Large pieces of fish and meat suddenly seemed a bit dull~~
…..
Feiyun Slope.
At the main entrance of the dining hall.
Ningguang swayed her graceful figure, very politely escorting Lin Xiao out in person, with Baixiao following closely beside her.
“Boss Lin, thanks to your culinary skills today, you taught all of us merchants a lesson and helped us realize many principles.”
Lin Xiao: …..
“Lady Ningguang is too polite. I am truly not as amazing as you say.”
“When you have free time, please feel free to drop by my restaurant. I hope we can have more opportunities to cooperate in the future.”
Ningguang gently flipped her hair, smiling gently.
She raised her slender jade hand and extended it toward Lin Xiao.
“Calling me ‘Lady’ is too distant. Just call me Ningguang, Boss Lin.”
“I also hope to cooperate with your esteemed establishment multiple times in the future.”
The two shook hands.
“Boss Lin, please tally up the bill. I will have Baixiao settle the remaining balance immediately.”
So the previous thirty thousand was just a deposit…
No wonder it caused quite a misunderstanding.
“You’ve already settled the money. It’s just fried rice, thirty thousand Mora is more than enough.”
Ningguang was somewhat surprised…
She looked at Baixiao, giving her a glance.
A heavy coin pouch then landed in Lin Xiao’s hand.
“Boss Lin, fried rice has a price, but your culinary skills are priceless. This is a little token of my appreciation; please do not refuse.”
Tsk tsk tsk…
This weight was somewhat exaggerated; it was entirely based on the Mora given for a fifty-person banquet level.
Ningguang truly lived up to being a great merchant of Liyue.
Not only was she generous with her money, but her emotional intelligence in speaking was unmatched.
Watching Lin Xiao walk away, Ningguang then sighed:
“To think a bowl of fried rice could be cooked to be so delicious, Boss Lin’s culinary skills are truly extraordinary…”
It could be said that a seed was deeply planted in the wealthy woman’s heart.
In the future, whenever she had free time, she would probably go to Lin’s Chinese Cuisine personally to sit for a while.
…..
Lin Xiao impatiently hurried back to Chihu Rock.
Returning to his own shop.
Just as Lin Xiao returned to his shop.
He was inexplicably stunned for a moment…
Whether it was the decoration of the front door or the interior decoration of the store, even the square footage of the store had surprisingly been upgraded. Get faster updates on g.com.
From the initial twenty or thirty square meters, it expanded to about forty square meters, meaning he could fit several more tables!!
Moreover, the area stated on his Liyue property deed was exactly this large!!
That’s right!
This shop was not rented but directly given by the system, with authentic Liyue Harbor procedures.
But now even the property deed had been altered; it seemed this was definitely the system’s doing.
Passersby didn’t feel anything was amiss either, as if the shop was supposed to be like this.
There was also an extra super refrigerator in the store!!
While the stove was enlarged, the kitchenware was also upgraded, becoming more complete and looking more and more decent.
The current decoration was also increasingly developing towards a Chinese style.
Although it was still far from being antique-flavored, the rudimentary form could already be seen.
The golden dragon carved on the signboard did indeed carry a bit of a domineering air.
Lin Xiao simply couldn’t believe his eyes.
Looking at the menu plaque again, there was also a new dish.
[Menu]
[Wensi Tofu Soup – 3000 Mora]
[Scallion Oil Fried Rice – 600 Mora]
Whoa!
It instantly upgraded to 3000 Mora.
This price was on par with Wanmin Restaurant’s Black-Back Perch Stew.
But the craftsmanship of the Wensi Tofu Soup justified this price, and it could even be slightly higher.
Now, to make this Wensi Tofu Soup, stewing the chicken broth was the most crucial part!!
It had to be prepared in advance!!
Fortunately, he could prepare a very large portion in advance.
After all, as long as the ingredients were placed inside this super refrigerator, there would absolutely be no spoilage.
They would come out exactly as they went in.
It just so happened that this extra super refrigerator would be used to store the prepared chicken broth.
With the door half-closed.
A “Temporarily Closed” sign was hung at the door.
Not long after.
Two very large earthenware pots for making soup were set up on the stove.
How to make the most delicious chicken broth?
The answer was entirely natural!!
No seasonings were added; everything relied on the ingredients to extract the umami flavor.
For example~
If salt wasn’t used to create a salty taste, a separate kelp soup had to be boiled to extract the saltiness.
It was evident.
The process of making chicken broth would be extremely complicated, as it was state banquet-level craftsmanship after all.
But…
Once it was brewed, who could resist that rich and savory aroma?
However~~ With Lin Xiao’s method of simmering chicken broth, the whole Chihu Rock street was probably going to suffer later!