Chapter 827 - 729: Simple and Heartfelt Enough to Move People (Part 2)

He rarely dines in places like this, so naturally, he doesn’t know what the restaurant’s specialties are.

Since he was entertaining his future father-in-law and mother-in-law, he certainly wanted to set up an impressive meal.

He planned to order a few moderately priced dishes that had a fancy presentation.

After all, most of the money he’d gotten his hands on before was carelessly spent, leaving him with not much.

Although Shen Yang seemed to be aimless and not doing anything proper, in this one aspect, he was really considerate and very good to his girlfriend.

Especially when it came to spending money, he wasn’t stingy at all and was very generous.

Otherwise, given his circumstances, no matter how infatuated a young and beautiful girlfriend might be, she wouldn’t be head over heels for him.

Fu Yu deftly helped to order the dishes.

Before Shen Yang could respond, his sister already said, "Okay, let’s add these three dishes then."

Once the menu was set, Fu Yu took it directly to the grill section.

The situation at the front desk had already been reported by Jiang Mo to Gao Wenjing by phone.

Upon hearing that Fu Yu had stepped in to help settle the matter, Gao Wenjing couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as it’s resolved.

She was eating in the cafeteria, so she didn’t hurry back.

Jiang Mo hung up the phone, organized the takeaway orders from the noon rush that she hadn’t managed to handle, and slowly calmed down as she got busy.

The emotions weren’t as intense, and the anger faded away.

However, standing at the front desk, she still felt a bit uneasy.

Mainly because customers come to the restaurant to dine, and if their dining experience is affected because they didn’t notice a note while ordering, they probably wouldn’t come back.

Also, she had just had a conflict with a customer, and she didn’t know how the management would handle it.

The more she thought about it, the more apprehensive she felt, and she was almost unable to sit still.

But, thinking it over carefully, she realized she hadn’t really done anything wrong.

After all, it was the customer who didn’t pay attention when ordering, and she was just following the normal procedure to take the orders.

Thinking this way, as long as the customer could dine smoothly and leave, the issue should be considered completely resolved, right?

After comforting herself, when Liu Yuqing came back from the cafeteria, Jiang Mo quickly went to the back kitchen to ask Fu Yu how the situation was now.

By the time Jiang Mo went over to the grill section, Fu Yu was already starting to prepare for cooking.

Zhang Jinyu, following instructions, went to organize the ingredients with the helpers.

Jiang Mo leaned over, concernedly asking, "Chef Fu, has the customer smoothly ordered now?"

Fu Yu nodded, "Yes, I recommended three BBQ dishes to them. Once those are served, it should be fine."

Jiang Mo instantly felt a great relief, clasping her hands together, "Thank heavens!"

After saying this, she couldn’t help complaining, "After all that trouble, it was an attempt to gain but ended up in loss; they tried to be cheap, but when ordering, they weren’t careful and didn’t read the menu right."

Seeing Jiang Mo’s indignant expression, Fu Yu couldn’t help but advise, "Let it go. The bigger the forest, the more kinds of birds there are. Don’t take it to heart. Here, have a piece of chocolate to sweeten your mood."

Fu Yu handed a piece of Gu Yunwu’s chocolate to Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo looked at Fu Yu, moved, "Thank you, Chef Fu, you’re really nice!"

Fu Yu smiled, "I’m just passing on the kindness. The chocolate was actually given by Chef Gu, brought back from abroad."

Jiang Mo was a bit surprised, "Really? Then I must savor it properly."

Peeled off the wrapper, put the chocolate into her mouth, and Jiang Mo savored it. The taste was indeed rich and fragrant.

"Mm, delicious."

Eating chocolate, her mood seemed to improve.

Honestly, being a server really requires learning psychological self-adjustment; otherwise, working all day could get one frustrated to death.

Holding the chocolate, Jiang Mo thought of something and asked, "Chef Fu, just now, there seemed to be a customer who wasn’t satisfied with the way we plated the BBQ seafood. What should we do about that?"

The male customer was clearly looking for trouble; if they started nitpicking over the presentation again, it might cause another fuss.

Fu Yu wasn’t too worried about this point.

His original plan was to refer to the dishes from the classic old flavors recipes to see if there were plating designs for similar ingredients as a reference.

However, after flipping a couple of pages, he found it wasn’t quite what he had in mind.

After all, most dishes in the classic old flavors recipes focus on regional characteristics and don’t emphasize visual presentation much.

Realizing that his most practical and frequently used guide was not helpful, Fu Yu couldn’t help but feel a bit flustered!

Actually, the three dishes he recommended were among the seafood BBQ most known for their uniqueness at the restaurant.

But, precisely because they were barbecued, in terms of presentation, they couldn’t offer as many varieties as sautéed or fried dishes.

Fortunately, the system had always been generous with Fu Yu.

Besides the classic old flavors recipes, there was also a special family feast recipe book.

Flipping through a few pages, Fu Yu quickly picked out several plating styles that were very elaborate.

Considering the ingredients he was going to cook and the effect of the final product, he promptly selected three dishes as references.

The problem was thus naturally and easily solved.

Fu Yu looked at Jiang Mo and couldn’t help but say, "Actually, you just need to find a way to make the presentation a bit more elaborate."

Fu Yu didn’t elaborate further.

In truth, to make the dish’s presentation unique in style, besides the cooking effect of the main ingredient, the choice of accompaniments is also important.

With the real images from the special family feast recipe book as a reference, Fu Yu had already formed a concrete idea for the presentation.

Fu Yu’s explanation was vague, but as a devoted follower, Jiang Mo immediately affirmed, "That’s good then. Chef Fu, you keep busy; I’ll head back."

She was entirely in a mindset that the major tasks were completed and there was nothing to worry about as long as Fu Yu was around.

Jiang Mo had always had a mysterious kind of trust in Fu Yu, both supportive and admiring.

Her straightforward and simple-mindedness was genuinely touching.

Because of this, even Liu Yuqing, as Fu Yu’s girlfriend, couldn’t find the slightest reason to be jealous of Jiang Mo.

After getting the scoop, Jiang Mo felt completely at ease, said goodbye to Fu Yu, and turned to leave the grill section.

Just as she walked down the back kitchen corridor, she saw Gao Wenjing rushing towards her.

Gao Wenjing had just come from the cafeteria, hadn’t even finished her meal properly, and upon asking at the front desk and realizing Jiang Mo had gone to the back kitchen, hurried over.

Seeing Jiang Mo, she quickly asked, "How did it go? Did the customers say anything?"

Jiang Mo reported truthfully, "Chef Fu helped recommend a few of the restaurant’s specialty BBQ dishes and the customers added three more dishes."

Gao Wenjing relaxed and genuinely said, "Good thing Fu Yu was there to help, but what exactly happened?"

Jiang Mo had only briefly explained the situation on the phone earlier.

Now being asked, she immediately recounted the details.

Gao Wenjing listened with a furrowed brow.

It was clear the customers were just being unreasonable!

It certainly wasn’t Jiang Mo’s fault.

But now with the additional dishes, she didn’t know how things were going with Fu Yu.

If they’re not to the customers’ liking after finishing cooking, who knows what fuss they might kick up!

Gao Wenjing, still worried, sent Jiang Mo back to the front desk to keep watch while she quickly headed to the grill section.

Once Zhang Jinyu had prepared the ingredients, Fu Yu started cooking.

For grilling crucian carp, one must first clean the fish thoroughly.

However, Qianlima’s grilled crucian carp doesn’t have the scales removed because they can also be eaten.

The grilled scales are very crispy, and putting a piece in your mouth and chewing slowly makes for a really fragrant and delicious experience, hard to stop eating.

However, before grilling the crucian carp, it must first be marinated to remove the fishy smell.

Just as Fu Yu added the shallot sections, ginger slices, and cooking wine for marination, Gao Wenjing arrived.

When Zhao Meng went to the back kitchen after his meal and heard about what happened at the front hall, he happened to come across Gao Wenjing passing by the door and called out to her.

As they talked, they made their way to the grill section.

After coming over and understanding the newly added BBQ dishes the customers ordered, Zhao Meng felt relieved.

The dishes ordered were all right, and Fu Yu was quite skilled at BBQ, so there shouldn’t be any issues with the flavor.