Chapter 315 - 141: Guofeng Pastries, Preparatory Work 2

Chapter 315: Chapter 141: Guofeng Pastries, Preparatory Work 2

He then mixed the lard and egg whites, stirring continuously until the mixture was whipped, and only then did he combine it with the flour.

"It looks much whiter this time."

One of the best features of the Gourmet Practice Room was the ability to save ingredients!

With this function, Su Chen didn’t need to repeat steps he had already perfected. For example, when it came to steaming the red dates, he could directly summon the finished date paste.

After all, there was nothing mysterious about making date paste. All he had to do was place pitted red dates on a plate and wrap it with a layer of plastic wrap to prevent excess moisture during steaming.

Half an hour later.

Su Chen looked at the Imperial Consort Cakes he had just taken out of the oven. Although the color was much whiter than his first attempt, the crust was still full of air pockets.

’I’ll leave this pastry as is for now.’

Su Chen’s goal right now wasn’t to perfect the pastry, but to get a general grasp of the process. He would make specific improvements after Old Ba arrived.

’Now for the second pastry.’

The Lotus Crisp was a pastry that could absolutely be considered the pinnacle of appearance in Chinese patisserie.

A highly skilled master would shape the dough, deep-fry it in a wok, and during the frying process, the dough would peel outward from the cuts, resembling a blooming lotus flower!

’To get the color right, I need to use a liquid made from fire dragon fruit juice and carrot juice to mix the dough.’

Su Chen summoned several fruits and vegetables that could be used for the dough, their juices perfect for changing the flour’s color.

Chinese pastries emphasize naturalness. All ingredients are gifts from nature; no industrially produced materials are used.

’This pastry is all about technique...’

Before he began, Su Chen chose to equip the [Precise Strike] badge. With its bonus, his technique would be even more accurate.

As Su Chen shuttled back and forth between reality and the practice room, time trickled away.

Meanwhile, after leaving Su Chen’s office, Ling Shuyu immediately got to work on purchasing various items for plating.

As it turned out, this kind of stuff wasn’t easy to buy. There simply weren’t any stores that specialized in selling these things.

However, nothing could stop President Ling!

Since she already had pictures of the finished pastries, Ling Shuyu designed several blueprints herself and then found a prop fabrication factory online that specialized in working with film crews.

Although the price was a little steep, money was not something Ling Shuyu needed to worry about.

After handling that matter, Ling Shuyu called Zhang Li over.

"Do you remember a young man from Xinghui Company’s General Affairs Department named Wang Rui?"

Zhang Li nodded. "I remember him! Last time Wang Rui came over, he ate two of those thirty-eight yuan meat buns. He’s a real character!"

Ling Shuyu said, "I remember him being very pretentious, always showing off his vocabulary at the company."

Zhang Li thought for a moment. "Yeah, that sounds about right. I think Wang Rui was a Chinese language and literature major. I’ve been to the General Affairs Department a few times, and I always hear him complaining about how his talents are going to waste..."

’If that’s the case, this will be easy.’

Besides buying props, Ling Shuyu had another idea.

Since the boss demanded that the national style and traditional culture be highlighted, how could exquisite pastries and plating alone be enough?

A traditional Chinese cultural theme had to include poetry!

"Xiaoli, go contact Wang Rui. Tell him Delicious has a job for him to write some copy. As for the payment..." Ling Shuyu paused in thought for a moment. "Just tell him I’m the one who’s asking."

"You got it!" Zhang Li agreed and left the office.

This kind of thing had to be discussed in person. Even though President Ling no longer worked at Xinghui, doing business at the company in her name was still very effective.

The poster from a couple of days ago had been printed at Xinghui’s printing department. The moment the staff there heard it was a task for President Ling, they couldn’t have been more enthusiastic!

They were even more eager than when their own managers gave them orders!

In the Xinghui employees’ own words, President Ling was so talented that if she wanted to, she could come back to work at the company anytime.

If they got on her bad side now, how awkward would it be if she came back to the company one day?

「And at this very moment, in the General Affairs Department of Xinghui Company.」

The entire office was slumped listlessly in their chairs. Wang Rui took off his black-framed glasses.

"If heaven had not given us Boss Su, the world of food would be an eternal night!"

Liu Xia from the warehouse, draped half-dead over her desk, whined, "When are the renovations at Boss Su’s place going to be done? I haven’t eaten his food in days. I’ve even lost weight!"

"Tell me about it... And have you guys seen how smug Sun the Second has been in the cafeteria these past few days? I really want to go over there and slap him a couple of times!"

"Exactly. Does he really think we’ll starve to death without his cafeteria? I’d rather starve than eat there for lunch today!"

"Boss Su’s place should be ready soon, right? It’s a municipal government project. I heard they’re working on it 24/7. No one can afford to be responsible for delaying the schedule~"

Ever since Delicious closed for renovations, the Xinghui employees had lost all their energy. On the other hand, Sun the Second from the cafeteria was back on his high horse.

Taking advantage of Delicious’s renovation, Sun the Second doubled down. The food he made was even worse than before, as if he was desperate to make back all the money he’d lost during these few days.

As they were chatting idly, someone walked into the office.

"Zhang Li? Well, look what the cat dragged in! Have a seat!" Wang Rui stood up and pulled over a chair. "Did you hear your old colleagues were starving and decide to bring us some relief?"