Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe

Chapter 567: Chapter 479: Hidden Motives, the Protracted Battle Continues

Upon hearing that there was going to be a test for the foreigners, Zhao Shun immediately got interested, rubbing his hands in anticipation to show these ignorant folks what profound Chinese culture truly meant.

"Old Chen, have you ever taken the level test for Chinese chefs?"

"Me?"

Old Chen smiled sheepishly, "Never took it, haha, I’m just a farmer, I go where there’s work, once there I work, never thought about such things."

"Shush!!"

Zhao Shun quickly put a finger to his lips, "Speak quietly, now the Great Xia Language is also one of the most widely spread and popular languages in the world, you never know if anyone here can understand it."

"We’re old employees now, in the eyes of these people, we are Head Chefs, we need to maintain our status, do you understand status?"

Old Chen shook his head, "Don’t understand."

"You pig brain! Status is... style! Position! Stop blabbering about being a migrant worker, makes you look low!"

"Oh oh, so that’s what you mean."

Old Chen scratched his head with a silly grin, "I’m only good at cooking a few homestyle dishes, doesn’t really make me a Head Chef, right?"

"Don’t you want a promotion and wealth? Think of your wife, think of your son!"

"I want!!"

At the mention of his family, Old Chen’s expression changed dramatically, he straightened his face and nodded repeatedly.

"I know now, I’m a Head Chef! A Head Chef at a five-star hotel abroad!"

"Now that’s more like it!"

Satisfied with his coaching results, Zhao Shun’s mouth curled into a smug smile, whispering with Lucas with their arms around each other’s shoulders for quite a while.

As they talked, they even chuckled, and their sly smiles made Old Chen nearly rush over to give them a couple of punches.

After another twenty minutes, all the employees had finished eating, and they started tidying up the venue.

The setting sun had already completely sank beneath the horizon, leaving only a dim red glow exposed outside.

The street lamps on both sides of the road had somehow turned on simultaneously, and the hotel’s surface and top floor neons flashed various colorful patterns.

"Take care, please come again~"

Two groups of guests walked out from the restaurant’s main entrance, Dais and Helena waved them goodbye with smiles.

On the way to the hotel, seeing so many pretty girls outside, a few of the guests couldn’t help but curiously take a few more glances.

"Aren’t these the newly hired waitresses, are they in training?"

"Where did they recruit so many beautiful women and handsome men, can’t usually see them strolling on the street."

"That male server really makes my heart race, if only he were my diving coach tomorrow, don’t know if I can get his contact."

"Hurry up, stop thinking about such nonsense, dear sister, you must be single for too long to be like this, hurry and find a man to date when you get back."

"Ah, can you get a boyfriend casually? I hope my boyfriend is as tall, handsome and graceful as that male server, and preferably has Chef Lin’s cooking skills."

"...You’re drunk, here, obediently go back with me to sleep, everything is in dreams!"

Lin Chen, who just finished the dinner rush, tidied up the stove and carried the last batch of pots and bowls to the dishwashing area, quickly stepping outside.

Admittedly, hiring dishwashers truly reduced the workload by more than half.

Just making dinner alone saved up to half an hour.

Indeed, necessary expenses must be spent.

He wondered how Jonathan, that lazy guy, managed to hold up during this period, and Helena and Lucinda, they were probably exhausted every day, right?

No wonder they weren’t seen much from morning till night, only during off-hours or when entering the restaurant during the day.

Could it be that they’ve been washing dishes all the time?

Thinking of this, Lin Chen couldn’t help but feel deep sympathy for the two.

But it was just sympathy, after all, they weren’t his team members, no need and no obligation for him to make things right.

"Is it over already? How was it?"

Back at the food cart, seeing Zhao Shun whispering with Lucas, he went up and patted both of them on the shoulder.

"Not bad."

Lucas pulled out previously taken photos to show him, "The seven teams all completed their tasks well, the taste is okay, but no one knows how to stir-fry or toss the pan, missing a bit of soul."

"Who’s first?" Lin Chen asked casually as he flipped through the photos.

"Lin and Chris, leading the second team by five minutes."

"Oh?"

Lin Chen raised his eyebrows, looking a bit surprised.

But thinking about it, during the day the two ladies worked close together, plus they were the only two female chefs, likely had already communicated.

Upon hearing team formation, they naturally teamed up, saving a lot of time.

This was also the result he wanted to see.

The main content of tonight’s test wasn’t culinary skills, but observational and social abilities.

After a day’s work, if these unfamiliar chefs hadn’t established basic communication and interaction, that’s the real problem.

A competent kitchen team must know how to express their demands and cooperate with others, otherwise, they would absolutely make mistakes when working for real.

Just like the situation Raphael Chef encountered a few days ago.

To be honest, after arriving here, he had a premonition that something was definitely going to happen in God’s Kiss’s kitchen.

This premonition deepened after Raphael Chef appeared and finally got confirmed.

He’s no fool, definitely wouldn’t let such unstable factors appear in his team.

Culinary skills can be cultivated slowly, as long as one is willing to learn.

But a person’s character and temper are firmly set, they’re nearly impossible to change in a short time.

"Any other issues?"

"Not discovered yet, and no disputes arisen, each team is more or less the same."

"Well, that’s good, Old Zhao!"

"Here!"

"Your turn to perform."

"Got it~"

Zhao Shun put away his playful smile and turned to push the cart towards the kitchen to gather the necessary ingredients.

Lin Chen stretched his left hand, and Lucas immediately handed over a small loudspeaker.

"Everyone, congratulations, you successfully completed your first day of work, now you can take a rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cheer erupted in the room.

Though the workload wasn’t heavy, these people woke up in the middle of the night to rush here, and then spent over ten hours standing and intermittently working, already fatigued to the point of fighting to stay awake.

Upon hearing they could rest, many chefs wished they could immediately bolt away.

But they didn’t move.

Because, next, there’s still a breakfast preparation to proceed.

Although there won’t be a product demonstration tonight, nor will they need to handle preparations themselves, it would still be them cooking tomorrow morning.

If they don’t pay attention now, it’s easy to miss a lot of important information and be clueless during tomorrow morning’s actual demonstration.

At this moment, if they dash back to sleep, it’s almost equivalent to giving up the hard-won opportunity for the job qualification.