Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe

Chapter 583: Chapter 495: Lin Chen’s Weakness—A Flesh-and-Blood Living Person

"Add v?"

Zhao Shun was stunned, blinking in confusion, clearly not expecting the first one to catch the bait to be a fellow Chinese rather than a foreign chick.

Come to think of it, nowadays young people who can cook are quite rare, and those who can help with wrapping dumplings or buns during holidays are even rarer.

If they learn this trick from him, showing it off to elders and relatives can surely boost their value.

"Alright, come find me again after breakfast is over. Right now is not convenient."

"Okay."

The two women nodded in understanding. Although they lacked much experience in the service industry, they were good at reading the room compared to foreigners, knowing to follow orders without hesitation.

These past few days they’ve mostly been like invisible folks, having zero presence, all to get used to the work rhythm of western restaurants and familiarize themselves with various tasks.

As fellow countrywomen, they exchanged contact info on the day of the interview itself and helped each other out at work, gradually adapting to life here.

The only thing a bit unsettling for them was not being able to exchange words with the head chefs.

But now it’s alright, they’ve finally taken the first successful step.

The two women didn’t continue to bother Zhao Shun showing off, glanced at Old Chen, and after some thought, turned straight towards Lin Chen.

Old Chen looks like a typical middle-aged rural man, having a big generational gap with youngsters like them around their twenties, so unless work requires it, they wouldn’t voluntarily add him.

"Chef~"

Lin Chen was fully immersed in speed-wrapping buns, his ear twitched upon suddenly hearing a soft timid female voice beside him.

Coming out of this state, he glanced towards the direction of the voice, meeting the flickering eyes of two pairs.

"What’s up?"

Upon seeing them, Lin Chen suddenly recalled Dais also hired two Great Xia girls this time, who were students studying here.

If he didn’t remember wrong, weren’t they from prestigious universities?

Why would rich young ladies work here? For life experience?

"Well..."

"It’s nothing much, just wanted to ask if it’s convenient to add ’v’ after breakfast is over?"

"For work matters, just private message me in the group or email me, talking face-to-face works too. There doesn’t seem to be a necessity to add ’v’, right?"

Lin Chen replied bluntly without thinking, leaving no room for retreat for the two of them.

The two women didn’t expect Lin Chen, who appeared easygoing, to reject their ’v’ request so decisively, and were momentarily dumbstruck.

They’ve always been the ones rejecting others before, this was their first time being rejected, especially by the opposite sex.

Plus, Lin Chen is now a famous online celebrity chef.

"Oh...alright then."

The two awkwardly exchanged glances, silently retreating.

At this moment, they finally understood what it’s like for those guys when they’re rejected.

Having failed to add the chef’s ’v’, they felt a bit disappointed, but quickly adjusted their mindset.

After all, they wanted to add his contact just to have a bragging right; not being able to do so might be because they’re still rather ordinary newbies.

Maybe once they achieve something, asking for his contact again will work?

"No worries, we got the bakery guy’s ’v’—we’ll get to know him better first."

"Yeah yeah, he can’t communicate with others, Lucas is busy filming, can’t always translate for him, we can do it instead!"

"Anytime we’re free, we can teach him French or English, and he can make something tasty for us in exchange, isn’t that a great way to get familiar?"

"Exactly, good idea, let’s go with that."

"Then should we also get to know Old Chen? They often go to and from work together, maybe they live together?"

While the two women discussed career paths, Dais had already observed the earlier scene.

Even she was a bit surprised at Lin Chen’s refusal to add the girls’ contacts; she thought being fellow Great Xia people would make them closer.

Hardly had Lin Chen refused anyone’s contact requests before, was he deliberately avoiding something?

Thinking this, Dais’s lips curved into a slight smile, feeling like she found the problem.

Judging by previous observations, this young chef seems to dislike interference in his romantic affairs, the more interference, the more resistant—like a child throwing a tantrum.

She took a glance at the girls’ backs chatting quietly, feeling she should talk to them later to avoid impacting their enthusiasm and confidence at work.

Just like Lin, they lack work experience. Though the service industry is simpler than the food industry, not likely revealing flaws soon.

Totally unable to say she hired these Great Xia girls as a test of Lin Chen’s reaction, right?

She even thought of an excuse ahead of time, to recruit diverse linguistic service staff to prepare for unpredictable situations, serving global guests often comes with communication barriers.

Being a major source of tourists, Great Xia’s influence is growing annually.

As a restaurant manager, prioritizing customer needs seems reasonable, right?

Not just Great Xia people, her recruited service staff includes ones from various EU countries, covering over a dozen languages—not shared with Lin Chen to fend off any sudden questioning.

It’s just amusing that this mature young chef has a childish side, distancing himself from these Great Xia girls due to suspicious avoidance.

But this discovery eased her mind.

Lin Chen’s previous perfection, so flawless it seemed inhuman, once sparked suspicion among staff of him being a robot or alien.

Now, it’s reassuring to see this chef is indeed human with emotional swings and weaknesses—more relatable as a genuine person, not all about work, allowing room for breathing.

"The buns are ready to be served, Dais, arrange it."

While pondering how to handle the relationships, Lin Chen unexpectedly called, making her jump and quickly signal ’ok’ by hand.

"Everyone, think about which flavored buns you want, then one person head to the dining hall to notify Helena, ask her to list the desired flavors and quantities."

"The current batch of buns steaming has limited flavors; if any temporarily run out, either pick another or wait for the next batch."

"You all are aware of the chefs’ skills, there won’t be any buns that taste bad!"