Chapter 335 - 145: This Is a Pastry? I Don’t Believe It, It’s a Walnut

Chapter 335: Chapter 145: This Is a Pastry? I Don’t Believe It, It’s a Walnut

It was hard to say whether Ling Shuyu was good at other things or not.

But when it came to presenting various designs and plans off-the-cuff, she was an absolute... industry elite. She merely glanced at the script in Wang Rui’s hands before stepping in front of Zhang Jiayi’s camera.

Her aura was poised and elegant, and she even gave off the faint impression of a powerful career woman in a position of authority.

Her appearance was simple and sharp. Both her outfit and her overall image were minimalist, with nothing superfluous.

"The scenery of West Lake in the sixth lunar month is unlike any other time of year.

Next, you will see a demonstration by the owner and head chef of Meiweilai Company, the honorary curator of the Xia Country Huaiyang Cuisine Museum, the honorary president of the E Province Culinary Association, the honorary executive chef of the Capital City International Hotel, and the officially designated head chef for the athletes at the Jingzhou venue of the 23rd Summer Youth Games, Su Chen!"

"He will be presenting an ancient imperial pastry from Xia Country, the Lotus Crisp!"

Ling Shuyu’s voice was pleasant to listen to. Her delivery was confident and composed, her tone steady yet melodious, and every word she spoke was perfectly clear.

After that long string of titles, Su Chen, who had just placed his knife on the Lotus Crisp dough, ready to make the decorative cuts, suddenly froze.

’President Ling... you’re my hero now! That flex... damn, a perfect score! Holy shit!’

’A raise! I’m definitely giving President Ling a raise next month! That introduction alone was worth at least ten thousand!’

Su Chen didn’t yet know what immense benefits that introduction would bring him on this occasion.

And it wasn’t just Su Chen.

The employees of Delicious were also completely stunned.

"Holy shit! When did our boss get so amazing? How did President Ling even remember all those titles?"

"I used to think the boss was just a boss. Now I realize I’ve been fucking slacking off every day while working under a grandmaster. I’m such an idiot!"

"Man, I’m dizzy. Every one of those titles sounds so badass, but I think we were there when he got them, right? It didn’t feel this epic at the time..."

"Is it that the boss is amazing?" Aunt Fang stared at Ling Shuyu with admiration. "The boss is definitely amazing, but I think Xiaoling is amazing too!"

After all, the employees of Delicious knew the stories behind those titles, so while they were shocked, it was still within the realm of comprehension.

As for the four young women, however...

...upon hearing Ling Shuyu’s introduction, their eyes went wider than saucers.

"Oh my god! Jiayi, you’ve struck gold! No wonder these few pastries are so expensive! It turns out Boss Su is a true grandmaster!"

Duoduo could no longer contain her excitement. "So handsome, so young, and so accomplished! Damn it, I want to kidnap Boss Su, lock him in my dark room, whip him with a little leather whip, and make him cook me some love...ly food!"

"So this boss has been hiding his true talents. He’s the curator of some museum, too? That’s so cool!"

Zhang Jiayi was also stunned.

’I really just stumbled in here by accident. I was drawn in by that little stir-fried beef dish Boss Su made, and I only chose to come here for afternoon tea out of a tiny bit of curiosity.’

’Spending twenty thousand on afternoon tea was actually way over my budget, but I was put on the spot and had no choice, right?’

’A few minutes ago, I was still thinking I was a huge sucker for spending that extra twenty thousand just to save some damned face. But now, I have only one thought.’

’It was worth it!’

’That introduction alone made spending that twenty thousand yuan completely worth it!’

And that was just the people on-site. The viewers in the live stream chat rooms were going even crazier, able to do little more than spam "Awesome!" and "666" in the comments.

Ling Shuyu turned a deaf ear to all the shocked remarks.

Her expression remained the same, and her tone was still calm and unhurried.

"The process for making this pastry is extremely complex. It uses natural colors—that is, juices from fruits and vegetables—to dye the dough into colors resembling lotus petals and stamens, which is then shaped through deep-frying. The final product is so beautiful it’s a crime to eat it. Please, look over here!"

Following Ling Shuyu’s direction, Zhang Jiayi aimed her phone at Su Chen’s hands.

At that moment, Su Chen was using a utility knife to begin making cuts on the Lotus Crisp dough, which had hardened slightly after being chilled.

He used the same method as the day before, first scoring a cross into the dough, then beginning to slice into the fan-shaped quadrants.

"HISS! Ten cuts? Boss Su, you’re really in the zone today, huh?" Old Ba acted like a hype man upon seeing Su Chen’s knife work.

"It’s decent."

After making the decorative cuts on all four Lotus Crisps, Su Chen placed them into four separate, medium-sized mesh strainers and began to heat the oil in his wok.

Only Su Chen himself knew what he had sacrificed for the sake of that pile of titles President Ling had just announced.

According to his original plan, Su Chen was going to activate his Active Skill, White Jade Hand, when making the fruit-shaped pastries. But after Ling Shuyu threw out that long list of titles...

...Su Chen felt that in front of so many live stream viewers and the major streamer across from him, this Lotus Crisp simply had to be perfect.

So, he activated the Skill early. How else could he have managed to make ten cuts?

As the oil temperature rose, Su Chen held two mesh strainers in each hand and slowly lowered them into the wok.

Meanwhile...

...the voice of the other streamer came from Zhang Jiayi’s phone.

"Making this Tiramisu is pretty simple, and just like that, it’s done!"

The live stream audience’s attention was immediately drawn back to Sweet’s stream.

On the screen, a roughly six-inch Tiramisu cake had been sliced. The cut surface revealed a thick layer of cocoa powder on top.