Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

He Yuzhu greeted the waiter and walked to the newly built west building.

With the establishment of the country, foreign exchanges increased and foreign friends who came to Beijing were all accommodated in the Beijing Hotel.

The scale of the Capital Hotel was no longer able to handle the task, so three years ago, with the approval of Mr. Wu, the west building of the hotel was expanded and completed last year.

He Yuzhu stood in front of the gate of the west building and looked up at the building. The corner pavilion on the roof was designed in a traditional architectural style.

The structure of the cantilevered balcony and small bay windows is similar to the style of the middle building, making the middle and west buildings look harmonious and unified.

When he walked into the hall, he was shocked by the interior decoration. It turns out that age is not the factor that limits imagination, but poverty is.

At the entrance is a huge painting screen with clusters of flowers and two doves of peace flying low, creating a scene full of spring.

This painting also has a great background. It was created by thirteen masters of Chinese painting and shows their vision of peace.

The twelve large golden columns standing in front of you are painted with golden passionflower patterns and decorated with floral wall coverings, making the whole hall look magnificent.

Five large chandeliers with golden lotus tassels hang down from the floral decorations, illuminating the hall with a magnificent look.

After walking up the thirteen marble steps covered with red carpet, you will see five vermilion doors covered with copper, which give you a sense of solemnity.

Behind the door was a large banquet hall that could accommodate thousands of people, but the door was not open at this time, so He Yuzhu could not see the scene inside.

"Master He~Master He!" The shouting voice from outside the gate reached He Yuzhu's ears.

He Yuzhu turned around and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see the waiter who had reported earlier running towards him. He quickly walked up to him.

"Master He, I found you. Please follow me!" The waiter came to He Yuzhu and said hurriedly.

He Yuzhu nodded and bowed his hands in thanks: "Thank you for your help!"

After saying that, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed one to the waiter.

The waiter was originally a little unhappy about his action of running to the west building.

Seeing He Yuzhu's polite attitude, he hesitated for a moment before taking the cigarette and putting it in his pocket. Then he turned around and led He Yuzhu to the Chinese kitchen of the hotel.

The two came to the kitchen door, the waiter slowed down and turned to look at He Yuzhu.

"This is it. I'll take you to find some chefs."

After saying this, without waiting for He Yuzhu to reply, he stepped over the threshold and walked in.

At this time, the kitchen has become busy, and the kitchen helpers are walking around the kitchen, placing the dishes on the table.

He Yuzhu followed the waiter to the side and stopped in front of the lounge.

"Come in, Master He. I'll be busy now."

He Yuzhu nodded with a smile and bowed his hands to thank him: "Thank you for your help!"

After saying that, he knocked on the door, and when he heard the answer, he pushed it open and walked in.

When he walked into the room, the three masters looked at Master Fan, asking if they were the same person.

Seeing him nod in confirmation, the three of them nodded in agreement, feeling relieved.

He Yuzhu's eyes quickly swept across the four people in the room and lingered on Master Fan for a moment.

But it was not very surprising, as Wu Zhaoxiong had already introduced Master Fan's origins.

"Greetings to all the masters! I, the junior He Yuzhu, am honored to meet you!" he said as he bowed.

Master Luo extended his hand to support him and spoke first: "Xiao He, there's no need to be so polite.

Let's get straight to the point. Chef Fan has approved your Sichuan cooking skills.

What other cuisines do you know? How well do you master them? "

He Yuzhu stood up and pondered for a moment after hearing Master Luo's question.

Thinking that my Hunan cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine have already been shown to people, just adding these two will be enough.

"In response to the chef, apart from Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine and Tan cuisine are my family traditions.

There are also Hunan cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine. As for the quality, it is almost the same as Sichuan cuisine.”

Seeing that he mentioned Hunan cuisine again, several people were a little surprised.

After they exchanged glances, Master Wang asked, "Xiao He, can you show us your skills?"

Isn’t it for this that He Yuzhu came to the Beijing Hotel today?

He immediately nodded and said, "Of course no problem. Then let's go?"

Seeing how confident he was, several people nodded in agreement. This kind of confidence was very good.

"Then I'll just watch the fun from the side!" Master Chen laughed and joked.

Seeing this, Master Luo smiled and shook his head, stood up and waved his hand: "Then let's go!"

The kitchen they just entered belonged to the Sichuan cuisine kitchen of the restaurant. The five people came to the kitchen stove.

"Xiao He, how about you make a plate of Mapo Tofu?" Master Luo looked at He Yuzhu and put forward his request.

He Yuzhu looked at Master Luo in front of him and understood that what he saw was believing. There could be no mistakes in a large banquet and it had to be well controlled.

"Okay, just watch!"

As he said this, he bowed to the four people, turned and walked to the counter to select the ingredients that would be used later.

Not long after, He Yuzhu walked back to the stove with tofu, ginger, garlic, etc.

He put down the ingredients in his hand, nodded to the four people, and started cooking for today.

Those present were all masters in this field, and an expert could tell that He Yuzhu's level was quite good as soon as he made a move.

As He Yuzhu skillfully stir-fried the food, the aroma from the pot slowly spread out.

Add tofu and thicken the sauce, then serve on a plate and sprinkle with chopped green onions and pepper powder.

He Yuzhu poured a ladle of water into the pot, turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.

The four of them looked at each other, each holding a spoon and taking turns to taste a spoonful.

"Not bad, not bad! The spicy and fresh flavor builds up layer by layer, and the taste is even better." Chef Luo put down the spoon and nodded in praise.

"Yes! This taste is top-notch." After Master Chen finished praising, he looked at He Yuzhu with admiration, "Xiao He, are you interested in learning Cantonese cuisine from me?"

He Yuzhu didn't expect this to happen. He was stunned and scratched his head: "Thank you for your appreciation. I will definitely ask you for advice when I have time in the future!"

Master Chen also realized that this was not a good occasion and smiled: "Okay, I look forward to your performance."

After tasting the Mapo Tofu, Master Wang turned to look at Master Luo, and signaled with his eyes whether he wanted to continue the test.

After seeing this, Master Luo hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly and continued.

Seeing that he insisted, Master Wang turned to look at He Yuzhu, with a smile on his face, and waved: "Xiao He, then continue!

Let’s go to the Huaiyang cuisine kitchen next door and let us taste your cooking.”

Master Fan came out to smooth things over and liven up the atmosphere: "Yes, Xiao He, I am looking forward to your Huaiyang cuisine now."

"Haha! Brother Fan is right. Let's go!" Master Chen said, then turned and walked out.

He Yuzhu showed off his cooking skills right under their noses, and his cooking skills were naturally recognized by them.

He had anticipated this result, so he nodded with a smile and went to the Huaiyang cuisine kitchen together.