My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 557: Chapter 417: Reunion

Chen Ze wasn’t surprised that Xie BiAn and his companion ordered another serving of curry pork chop rice; in fact, Chen Ze had already prepared two portions of marinated pork chops in anticipation of such a situation, which proved to be quite prescient.

"Alright, just a moment," Chen Ze nodded, then wiped his hands. He had been working on the dough needed for mooncakes, so his hands were a bit greasy, and if he didn’t remove the grease, there might be a risk of flavor transfer.

Chen Ze had not known about the issue of flavor transfer until he once ate a spicy-flavored tomato and egg stir-fry, which made him realize how serious the problem could be.

In some cases, if the flavor transfer was significant, it could completely change the taste of a dish.

"Let’s finish up the curry pork chop rice, and then we can start making mooncakes," Chen Ze yawned. This might be the so-called holiday syndrome, but since Chen Ze was a chef, he didn’t actually have much time to rest.

Chen Ze expected that he would probably have to keep the restaurant open during Mid-Autumn festival, but he also considered that he might be able to close a bit earlier, which seemed like a good option.

Once Betty served the second plate of curry pork chop rice, Chen Ze started processing his mooncakes. The first thing he made was the floral mooncake. Although he wasn’t sure how many people would eat them, he still planned to make a hundred floral mooncakes. freewebnovёl.ƈom

The biggest selling point of the floral mooncake was the premium roses. Chen Ze had bought them at a flower market, and they were the most expensive, but that did not mean you could just tear the flowers apart and add them in; that would be no different from asking customers to eat flowers.

As such, the flavor of the floral mooncakes wouldn’t be very good if made that way, and an authentic floral mooncake required a special processing method.

However, just as Chen Ze started processing the roses, Xie BiAn called him out; the two guys had finished their meal and were ready to settle the bill.

"Honored One, this is the payment for our meal," said Xie BiAn, pulling out a white sphere from his pocket and handing it over to Chen Ze as the latter approached.

"What’s this?" Chen Ze was curious but still took the white sphere in his hand, feeling a slight warmth.

"This is a Soul Sphere; it has the ability to repair damage to a Spiritual Body. However, each use reduces its power until it’s completely depleted, after which it can’t be used anymore," Xie BiAn explained patiently, though sometimes he wondered why the Honored One didn’t know about these things.

"Okay, thank you," Chen Ze nodded; it was another seemingly powerful and incomprehensible object.

Chen Ze didn’t know what a Soul Sphere was. The name sounded very peculiar and even seemed slightly offensive, but the part about it being able to heal soul injuries—he understood.

Nevertheless, he didn’t know whether the soul of someone who had just been through a breakup constituted a wound, nor did he understand how one would assess such spiritual damage.

However, the object seemed potentially useful. Chen Ze thought that keeping it around just in case was a good idea, so he decided to accept it.

After seeing off Xie BiAn and Fan Wujiu, Chen Ze began making mooncakes swiftly. Reading a recipe isn’t very difficult, but as Chen Ze started, he realized that mastering mooncake making wasn’t easy. However, having tools at his disposal made the task much easier for him.

"Manager, what are you making?" Betty curiously looked at Chen Ze, she smelled a pleasant fragrance, and why was Chen Ze tearing apart these flowers that looked quite beautiful?

"Mooncakes, flower mooncakes, you’ll get to try them tomorrow." Chen Ze didn’t look up; he was focusing on making the mooncakes.

"Eh? Can you eat flowers too?" Betty was a bit confused; she really did not know that flowers could be eaten.

"That’s certainly possible, but it requires some special processing methods." Chen Ze nodded and then began to place the processed roses.

The next steps were relatively simple. When the mooncakes started to bake, Chen Ze went into the storeroom to get the Xuanwei ham. If he wanted to make Yun Ham mooncakes, he would need this ingredient.

"Let me see... the method for making Yun Ham mooncakes..." Chen Ze looked through the recipes. After all, Yun Ham mooncakes are a very famous type of mooncake in Yun Province, so the methods for making them were quite detailed. After looking for a while, Chen Ze saw five methods.

Chen Ze chose one he favored, which was also his most preferred method. It involved making the mooncake crust thin but ensuring the meat filling was generous. This way, the Yun Ham mooncakes would be most satisfying to eat. In preparation for making these mooncakes, Chen Ze had specifically bought a lot of Xuanwei ham, enough for him to use extravagantly.

"Now for the seasoning. Although mooncakes made this way are delicious, they are indeed too greasy and may significantly reduce the entire mooncake’s taste." Chen Ze looked at the Xuanwei ham in front of him, lost in thought.

Of course, this wasn’t to say there were no solutions. Chen Ze could come up with two methods right away. One was naturally to use Moonlight Mushrooms to neutralize the greasiness of the Yun Ham, thereby creating a more layered taste.

The other method was to use some spices unique to lands outside of Huaxia. However, this might result in a mooncake with a foreign flair. After thinking it through, Chen Ze finally decided to use Moonlight Mushrooms for seasoning, pairing them with Sun Mushrooms to make this batch of Yun Ham mooncakes.

Only, if he chose this approach, he would need to make a sample first, taste it, and then decide whether or not to process it on a large scale.

"So, let’s do it this way..." Chen Ze swiftly added the necessary ingredients and then placed the mooncake in the oven to start heating.

"Welcome to Dream Restaurant, esteemed... Elena?" Betty’s voice, filled with surprise, drifted in.

"Big Brother Manager!" Then Chen Ze heard the familiar voice of Elena, although it sounded somewhat strange now since it had been a long time since the siblings had seen each other.

"Elena?" Chen Ze wiped his hands and looked out.

Then he saw Elena’s blushing cheeks and anxious eyes, but Andrew was nowhere to be seen, which dampened Chen Ze’s mood a bit. Could it be that Andrew had encountered some trouble again?

"Mr. Manager..." Elena looked as if she was about to say something, but Chen Ze raised his hand, stopping her mid-sentence.

Sit down first, then talk.