After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

The balance in the current account had reached one million five hundred and ninety thousand. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before all his plans could be realized.

Just as he was about to go and share the good news with Tong Ya, he found that she had already taken Tuan Tuan back to their room to sleep.

Chen Yu was instantly puzzled—Tong Ya didn't usually go to bed this early!

But Chen Yu didn't disturb them and just returned to his own room.

Early the next morning, as soon as Chen Yu opened the folding door, he saw the chubby man who had come to cause trouble a few days ago sitting dumbly at the doorstep.

"Eh? What are you doing here?"

When the chubby man saw Chen Yu open the door, he hurriedly stood up.

"Boss Chen, after these past two days and a lot of thought, I've decided to apprentice myself to you, even if I start as a janitor."

Chen Yu raised an eyebrow and sized up the chubby man in front of him.

"Actually, I've tried the braised dishes from your place, and they were pretty good."

The chubby man couldn't help but let out a light sigh, "Compared to Boss Chen's braised dishes, mine are basically pig slop."

With that, the chubby man suddenly knelt down in front of Chen Yu.

"I, Wang Qingshan, hereby earnestly request to become your disciple today, Boss Chen."

This truly startled Chen Yu.

Wang Qingshan was nearly forty years old and had established Wang's Braised Foods ten years ago.

He had managed to grow his small shop into its current size, investing untold effort.

Although his business was now impacted by Chen Yu's presence, he still retained many loyal customers who chose his braised foods.

Yet now he wanted to become Chen Yu's apprentice.

"Boss Wang, please get up," Chen Yu hurriedly helped Wang Qingshan to his feet.

"Boss Chen, I'm sincerely here to ask to be your apprentice; if you don't agree today, I won't get up."

Chen Yu was somewhat helpless; he had never experienced something like this before.

The other breakfast shop owners did nothing but trip him up, play tricks, and spread rumors about him.

Now, not only did Wang Qingshan not do that, but he also came to apprentice himself and learn with an open heart.

It really put Chen Yu at a loss.

"Boss Wang, it's not that you can't come work with me, but what about your shop? You've worked hard for ten years, you can't just..."

"I've already closed the shop!" Wang Qingshan's face showed a hint of determination: "What's the use of keeping a shop with no customers?"

Chen Yu let out a helpless sigh, "Alright then, come in, let me see your skills!"

A flicker of excitement passed through Wang Qingshan's eyes; he quickly got to his feet and followed Chen Yu to the kitchen.

"Master, what would you have me do?"

Chen Yu immediately raised an eyebrow; to be honest, he didn't feel he deserved that title.

After all, he had gotten to where he was by relying on the system, whereas Wang Qingshan had gotten to his position through his own true skill and hard work.

"Chef Wang, how do you usually handle pig heads and knuckles?"

Just as Wang Qingshan was about to speak, Chen Yu stopped him and immediately took out the raw materials from the cold storage and placed them in front of him.

Wang Qingshan immediately understood that Chen Yu was testing him.

Without saying much more, he rolled up his sleeves, picked up a pig head and a knuckle, and put them in the pot.

"Master, do you have a high-pressure blowtorch?"

Chen Yu shook his head, "I never use that."

In fact, a high-pressure blowtorch is a piece of equipment frequently used by many braised food chefs.

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The first reason was to burn off the hairs sticking to some corners of the skin, and the second was to give the exterior of the meat a crispy texture, achieving the effect of being crispy outside while tender inside.

When Wang Qingshan heard that Chen Yu didn't use a high-pressure blowtorch, he was immediately stunned.

"Such delicious braised flavors, and they're not created using a torch?"

While talking, Wang Qingshan began to reminisce about the braised meat he'd previously eaten at Chen Yu's place.

It seemed that Chen Yu's style was fragrant, soft, and tender, lacking the crispness of the outer layer.

His own Wang's Braised Delights were famous for that crispness, but when compared to Chen Yu's, they clearly weren't in the same league.

Wang Qingshan exclaimed in admiration but said no more, skipping the torching step and quickly getting to work.

For the initial round, it was necessary to force out the blood foam and other impurities.

The whole process was similar to Chen Yu's but was missing a few ingredients.

Still, unsaid, Wang Qingshan's techniques had reached perfection.

The entire process was smooth and efficient, and even Chen Yu had to admire it.

After he finished cleaning the pig's head and knuckles, Chen Yu clapped his hands together.

"Excellent skills! Master Wang, I'm willing to keep you here, and I can teach you the basic recipe for the braised flavors, but you must work in my shop for half a year."

"No problem," Wang Qingshan instantly became excited.

Chen Yu raised his hand to interrupt, "However, during these six months, I can only pay you a salary of six thousand per month, can you accept that?"

"I'll do it even without pay!"

Chen Yu didn't say much more, simply demonstrating once more in front of Wang Qingshan the method for the initial preparation of the pig's head and knuckles.

"So that's how it is!" Realization dawned on Wang Qingshan, and without any more words, he rolled up his sleeves and got to work.

With such a skilled worker now on board, the initial preparation for the braised flavors had someone to rely on, and the speed would also be greatly increased.

Chen Yu only needed to add the seasonings into the pressure cooker.

At four-thirty in the morning, the six girls arrived at the shop, talking and laughing.

When they saw Wang Qingshan, they were momentarily taken aback.

"Master Wang?" Han Cai leaned excitedly on the display case, "Master Wang, do you remember me?"

Wang Qingshan instinctively turned around, "You are?"

"I was crying in front of your shop a month ago; you gave me a bowl of noodles and some braised meat, and five hundred yuan!"

Wang Qingshan immediately remembered, "You're that little girl who was cheated by the employment agency!"

Han Cai giggled, "Right, after that Brother Yu took me in! I was going to pay you back this month when I got my salary, but now you're here too?"

Wang Qingshan sighed involuntarily, "Well, I've come to apprentice myself to Boss Chen!"

Han Cai became excited, "Then we can work together from now on."

Chen Yu was also surprised, "Well, since that's the case, starting today, Han Cai will be Master Wang's assistant!"

Han Cai clapped her hands and hurried into the kitchen.

She had previously been assisting Chen Yu in the kitchen on the first floor and was quite familiar with the operations.

Soon, the shop smoothly got into its groove.

Chen Yu himself suddenly felt more relaxed.

Just after five o'clock, Tong Ya, carrying her backpack, tiptoed downstairs with Tuan Tuan.

Chen Yu was puzzled, "You two are going to school this early?"

Tong Ya suddenly panicked, "There's a competition at the kindergarten today. I'm going early to get Tuan Tuan a good spot and get familiar with the environment beforehand."

Chen Yu didn't ask any more questions, but simply rubbed the noses of the big beauty and the little one, telling them to be careful on the way.

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