The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 20

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

The old manager would not be able to keep Lin Dan as she had her own restaurant to run. After serving dishes for ten tables of diners, seeing that the peak hour was almost over, she got ready to leave after washing her hands and face. The dried goods that were soaked with the techniques she imparted were ready for use. Although young chef Qiu had only learned less than half of her skills, he was able to create delicious dishes perfectly and had received praise from the diners.

When Lin Dan left, he gave her two recipes and said gratefully, "Manager Lin, these are the secret recipes of the Qiu family. I'm giving them to you." He wanted to pay for Manager Lin's signature dishes, but he thought she may not want to accept monetary payment and decided to do a "barter trade" as a sign of his sincerity.

Lin Dan thought he was handing her money notes and was about to refuse it, but she heard what he said and accepted his offer. She looked around hurriedly and spoke to him in a friendlier tone, "Thank you very much. I will come here every day to teach you how to make the golden lionfish late in the afternoon and leave early in the evening until you've mastered this dish. If Yan's restaurant introduces another new signature dish, I will teach you another dish until you've mastered it. I'll teach you any dish that can compete with theirs until you've mastered them all."

Chef Qiu was in disbelief and questioned, "Manager Lin, could there be some animosity between you and the Yan's restaurant?"

"I wanted to open my own Shandong cuisine opposite their restaurant, but they thwarted my plans. Do you think I can still be friendly with them?"

"Sigh, it counts as my blessing that they have thwarted your plans, or you will definitely be the most popular restaurant on the street!" The young chef was a straightforward man and immediately regretted what he said. He looked at her with a "please forgive me" written all over his face.

Lin Dan pointed at him and said with a chuckle, "I'll take that as a compliment! If anyone asks you, just tell them that you've gotten yourself a mentor. Do not reveal my name and identity." She left through the backdoor after she finished her speech.

Young chef Qiu quickly agreed to her request. He knew that the Yan family was unscrupulous enough to use dirty tricks on their competitors. But food quality was something nobody could lie about. As long as the diners were able to tell whether the dishes they served were delicious or not, he did not care whether he was being honest with who he learned the dishes from. He hid behind the screen while observing the dining hall and noticed the two princes leaving. They had even asked for takeaways for the food they did not manage to finish. As it was common for the royalties to waste food, it was rare to see that they did not even bear to waste any food today.

"This won't do. I must meet this new chef and ask him how the lion mane's mushroom was made. I'm sure that young Qiu is unable to create this flavor." The prince walked to the entrance and turned around, calling for the old manager to introduce their new head chef.

Young Qiu had no choice but to apologize and said that his mentor had left but would be back tomorrow afternoon. He also said that his mentor would make dishes occasionally in Qiaoyuan Restaurant and it all depended on their luck whether they were able to try her food.

"So, when will she come?" Prince Cheng asked.

"She'll come in the late afternoon and leave early in the evening."

"Wouldn't she miss the meal times, then?"

"She's only here to teach me how to cook. She's not the chef of this restaurant." Chef Qiu answered carefully.