Food Bureau

In this way, many people around me went to Batam for a while.

Day after day, I was in R City, managing my small restaurant in my small world, and when I came home late at night and woke up at noon, I would open Moments for the first time. I said to myself, I was just worried about Xiao Ziyan.

I was really worried about her and stared at her movements, but after two or three days of watching the blue sky, sea and mountains, to be honest, even the spectators at the other end of my screen were tired of aesthetics.Shang Wan's circle of friends has not changed since ancient times, the ceremony has begun, the reception has begun, and the high-level executives from the United States are welcome... Damn, this high-level executive is a Chinese-American woman, she is so beautiful and has a real temperament.

I tried to find some human touch in her completely commercial content, and I also imagined, what would it be like if Shang Wan posted something on her private account?Sunny beach gourmet bikini?Too bad I can't see it.

For some reason, I, who have been keeping a low profile, wrote a comment on her latest Moments: Take care of yourself!

Thinking that Zhuo Bing might see this, I secretly felt relieved, but then I thought, wouldn't it be embarrassing if Shang Wan didn't reply?Thinking of this, I quickly poked the screen again, wanting to delete it quickly.

How sneaky?Forget it, I also convinced myself.

Shang Wan came back to me about an hour later, polite as always: Thank you.

Gone.

This feeling of happiness and loss, happiness is answered, and loss is answered in a perfunctory manner.

But it didn't take long for me to receive a private message from her.

——Secretary, how are you?

Well, well, now is very good, very good, I hope you are well too.

——Ah, very good, Miss Shang, I see you are in Batam Island?

What to pretend, you can recite the itinerary these days, can you?

——Well, yes, I've only been here for three days, and it's pretty good here.

- That's fun, eat more!

I went back a little dry, thinking while I was back, is she here to chat with me?

She called me a smiling face, sweet.

——Secretary, let me bother you, I want to ask something.

——Miss Shang is polite, please speak.

——That’s right, we’re going back to City R on Saturday, and I want to hold a small private banquet on Sunday for two friends I met in Batam at my home.

I sent her a thumbs up emoji.

——The chef in my family is good at home cooking, but he is not very good at banquet dishes. In this case, I will invite the chef home from outside. I tasted your work last time and it was amazing. I don’t know what this week will be Is there any free time today, you can help me complete this private banquet?

It turned out that he wanted to hire me to do a banquet.Shang Wan is also interesting, in fact, she can get straight to the point, first ask me if I will accept work on Sunday, and then elaborate on this matter, but she has a way to speak eloquently, I listened to it before I knew it, I felt that it would be unreasonable not to go.

——Yes, what an honor!Ms. Na Shang, please send me the number of guests, requirements for dishes, time arrangement, etc., and I will prepare it right away.

——That's great, I'll ask Miss Jing to tell you the details, and just give her the price.

What?Can't you tell me yourself?I felt lost again, and then I thought about it again, I am a President and I am still on a business trip, how can I have time to discuss these trivial matters with a cook in detail, it is considered a face for him to come to me in person.

——Well, I'll do a little favor instead of quoting.

For some reason, as a small businessman like Grandet, I wanted to get rid of the bill whenever I met Shang Wan.

——how can that work?If you don't charge me, I'll find someone else.

……

I made a deal with her, and she pushed the secretary, Ms. Jing, to me. I could quit, but I hesitated and asked her again:

——Is Xiao Ziyan there too?

It took a long time for Shang Wan to reply me:

—Is she on vacation?If you need anything, let her find me.

One sentence seemed to block the conversation, and she didn't directly say whether she had met Xiao Ziyan. I think this reaction is quite intriguing.

For the next two days, I was in a good mood, thinking that I could go to Shang Wan's house to cook for her and guests on Sunday, although I was only a cook.As for Xiao Ziyan, she has also restrained a lot in the past two days. She no longer swipes the screen with clear water and blue sky and selfies like the previous three days. I think she is also tired of aesthetics, and she should come back when she is tired of playing.That's what I thought at the time, and I didn't think that her subsequent silence just meant that something happened, but that's all for later.

On Saturday night, I saw that Shang Wan had returned to City R, and there was no movement from Zhuo Bing as usual, so I called Xiao Ziyan, connected, and asked where she was.

"I'm back." She said calmly.

"Oh, did you have a good time? I think you haven't posted on Moments these two days."

She smiled, "The island is quite small, it's almost three days of playing, and there's nothing to take pictures of later."

I heard a little tired in her voice, "Aren't you happy? Has anyone bullied you?"

She froze for a moment, "Who will bully me? Don't worry."

"Hmm...Is Burning Bing back too?"

"Her," Xiao Ziyan paused, "She said she would stay on the island to draw some pictures, and I'll be back first."

I am very happy to hear this, I was a little worried that there would be burning ice at the feast on Sunday, it would be too embarrassing.

"Okay, so when do you go to work?"

"tomorrow."

"It's so fast, let's rest early."

We hung up the phone and felt that she was not as excited as she was before going, but she couldn't say she was unhappy. I thought she was tired from playing, so I didn't think much about it.

At two o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday, I drove my small broken van to the address that Ms. Jing gave me. We made an agreement after we came and went.

This house is quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, on the other side of the lake, in a man-made forest, that is to say, if you drive around the lake from my house, you will almost arrive at the mysterious rich area.

I guess this area has never entered such a dilapidated van. The guard at the entrance of the lakeside management area looked at my car in a daze and didn't dare to put it in until Ms. Jing told him on the phone to check my car and my car carefully. After describing it again, it is embarrassing and thrown to someone else's house.

Shang Wan's secretary is Jing Yi, who is about the same age as me, and I got to know her a little bit more from her. For example, this villa is usually vacant, and Shang Wan only She only comes back to live when entertaining guests and other occasions, and usually lives in the Shanggu Hotel, where she has a special room, which is close to the company and very convenient.

As for today's guest, it is said that it is an executive of Moby Whale's US headquarters, and it is said that it is the granddaughter of the founder, but in fact, she resigned from the company long ago and lived a life like a wild crane. If the company needs her, she will help out as a consultant.Beluga is a technology company that keeps pace with Google and Microsoft. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Smart home is an industry that Beluga has just developed in recent years. Its factory in China is located in R City. This time it is bidding for Shanggu For the project, Shanggu met with the two most powerful smart home suppliers in Batam. It should have been done by the team of Beluga R City. It is reasonable to say that the granddaughter of the founder would not be disturbed, but Jingyi heard that only But her wife wanted to go and relax.

That's right, her wife, they are married in America.

"What's interesting is that Mr. Shang fell in love with those two at first sight, and we got along very well during the few days in Batam. This is the first time for Mr. Shang to invite suppliers to dinner, and it is still placed at home. It shows that we really like them and are very fond of them." Pay attention." Jing Yi seemed to be chatting, but she was probably putting pressure on me.

Having said that, I am not only excited to meet Shang Wan, but also extremely curious about these two guests.Especially in the past two days, I slowly got on the numbers and found out that the protagonists of a US Pentagon case that caused a sensation in most of the world in the past few months were these two.

"Did Mr. Shang say that the two guests have any taboos or preferences?"

"One of them is allergic to roses, and the other doesn't like ginger. The dishes are mainly Chinese food. Both of them are Chinese and have lived abroad for a long time. Mr. Shang said that they prefer to eat delicious Chinese food. That's right. , there is also an accompanying guest, Mr. Shang's cousin, who is studying in San Fran, and it happens to be a holiday in China at the moment, and Mr. Shang asked her to come over to meet the two guests, and it would be more lively if there is one more person."

No problem, knowing the background of the customer will help me prepare dishes better.

It's time for the fluent recipes left by Lai Congshan to play a role.I didn’t read this cookbook very much before. Ruliu has two Michelin stars, and it cooks improved Chinese food, which pays more attention to the presentation. It’s not that the dishes themselves are not good, but it’s not very affordable to use in my small restaurant. There is still more attention to the gas of the pot, rather than letting the guests stare at how I arrange the dishes.

Now that Shang Wan was moved by Ruliu's "Luoyipoyu", and the private banquet is more upscale, I have been researching and experimenting with Ruliu's dishes in the first few days when I came to the villa. It can be said that half of the dishes on today's banquet menu are is flowing.

Although there are only four people who are actually seated, the workload is still not small.Cocktailhour is from 44:[-] to [-]:[-]. During this hour, ten mini-appetizers are prepared for guests to taste while drinking. Guests are seated at [-]:[-] and the dishes are officially served. It is a Western-style meal-sharing system. Four servings are made for each dish. From soup to various meat and vegetable dishes to desserts, there are a total of eleven dishes, which means that you need to make at least [-] servings for the main meal alone.

So I can't be too busy alone, I just do it as the chef, and I have two assistants in the kitchen.

I arrived in the kitchen at two o'clock and had a small meeting with two assistants. To be honest, I am used to working alone. I seldom have the experience of teamwork in the kitchen, so I still feel nervous.

At 04:30, several waiters have set the table and a small live band is in place, mainly violins and a piano.When they came in in the afternoon, an outside company was already decorating the villa, and they had already prepared decorations such as flowers and menus. Shang Wan never showed up, and it was all managed by Jingyi.

One hour of champagne time, ten appetizers are also particular about how to serve them. Start with cold dishes, chill with champagne, and then slowly increase the temperature to connect with the main meal at six o'clock.

During champagne time, not only the four guests, but another assistant like Jing Yi and Shang Wan will also join in. Everyone chats together, and the idlers leave the venue before six o'clock, and the four guests take their seats.

The first few cold dishes are mostly seafood and vegetarian dishes. At 04:30, we have started to load the dishes to ensure that there will be several cold dishes on the table when the guests arrive at five o'clock.Tonight's drinks are all from Shang Wan's stock. According to Jing Yi, good French champagne and foreign wine needless to say, Shang Wan will also open a bottle of World War II vintage Mouton Chateau tonight.

I was inspecting the green grapes pickled in champagne, when the two assistants beside me shouted "Mr. Shang" by mistake. When I looked up, I saw Shang Wan walking in.

The author has something to say: Jing Yi and Xiao An from Zhuo Bing Gallery in the previous article are both characters in my short story collection~

Batam English Batam is really short of a luxury hotel~

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