Seeing Zhu Yong and the others walk out of the kitchen, Dou Wenjing took out several contracts from her bag and said, "Chef Zhu, Chef Zhuang, Chef Qin, Chef Ji, Chef Wei, please sign your employment contracts… Manager Shu, this one is yours."

Although they had already discussed the terms of their employment, it had all been verbal until now.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was present today, Dou Wenjing brought the contracts over.

After handing out the contracts, she said, "If you have social security, the company will transfer it as soon as possible without interruption. If you don't, the company will start paying it for you from next month."

Everyone looked over their contracts. Surprise appeared on their faces because the salary amount on the contract was a little higher than what had been verbally agreed upon.

For example, Zhuang Yizhou had previously agreed with Dou Wenjing to an annual salary of 300,000, plus the opportunity to sign with Joyful Media to become a key promoted broadcaster. But now, the previously agreed annual salary of 300,000 had changed to 320,000.

Though it was only an increase of 20,000, it was still quite a pleasant surprise. After all, HR departments were notorious for only trying to negotiate salaries down, and proactive raises like this were quite rare.

Everyone picked up a black pen and signed their names on their contract.

Just as they had finished signing, Lin Xu, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the system's alert in his mind:

"Host has successfully recruited five chefs recognized by the system, completing the side quest 'Desperate for Talent', and has been rewarded with a Cuisine Upgrade Card, two Perfect Level Stir-fry Draws, and two Perfect Level Braised Delicacy Draws. Would you like to draw now?"

"Host has invited the best manager from the Fishing Platform to become the restaurant manager, completing the Hidden Task 'Best Manager', and has been awarded with a Perfect Level Soup Delicacy—Jade Soup."

Wow! He hadn't expected that recruiting Shu Yun would also come with extra rewards. He was just worrying about whether he could make the Jade Soup to his senior brother's standard, and now the system had directly given him the Perfect Level recipe... He'd just have to wait to hear everyone's praise! As for the draws, Dundun definitely had to do them. Without this little guy's blessing, Lin Xu felt there was a high chance he'd draw some obscure and useless dishes.

While he was pondering, Qin Wei finished signing his contract, came to the kitchen, and began to rinse the Silverfish he had taken from a bag.

Silverfish was a specialty dish of Building Number Two. These semi-transparent, fresh ingredients didn't need much processing and could be cooked after being rinsed a couple of times. Chef Qin had always excelled at making this dish in the past.

At the adjacent stove, after stewing the spicy crawfish, Lin Xu set up a frying pan on another burner and started to make a hearty dish to pair with drinks—Dry-Fried Silkworm Pupae.

This dish was famous all over the country, especially in the Northern Region, where there was a saying: "One silkworm pupa is worth three eggs." This suggested that the nutritional value of one silkworm pupa exceeded that of three eggs. Of course, this was an exaggeration, much like the saying "one pigeon is better than nine chickens," merely meant to highlight the preciousness of an ingredient.

The silkworm pupae had already been deep-fried once. During that process, he had also flash-fried the cut celery pieces. Now, all that remained was the dry-frying.

He heated the wok, added half a ladle of cooking oil, and tossed in a pinch of Sichuan peppercorns before the oil got too hot. Adding the Sichuan peppercorns to cooler oil prevents them from burning and allows their numbing fragrance to be more thoroughly released.

Once the Sichuan peppercorns were fragrant, he added vertically sliced dried chili to the wok. This dish required a slightly larger amount of dried chili to make the stir-fried silkworm pupae spicy and delicious, perfect for whetting the appetite when drinking.

He stir-fried the dried chili over low heat until fragrant, then added minced Scallion and Ginger. After a quick stir-fry, he added the silkworm pupae and celery pieces. He then stir-fried everything on high heat for thirty seconds to let the spicy flavor penetrate the pupae and thoroughly cook the celery.

Next, he drizzled some Light Soy Sauce along the edge of the wok to add a savory depth to the dish.

Then, he began to season. He added salt, sugar, and ground pepper, followed by some Roasted White Sesame seeds. He stir-fried for another ten seconds to mix the seasonings thoroughly, and then it was ready to be plated.

After plating, Lin Xu washed the wok and poured in fresh oil. He added half a ladle of yellow lantern chili sauce from the Fishing Platform and stir-fried it until fragrant. Then, he poured in a large spoonful of the pre-made garlic sauce.

Next, he added the briefly fried crawfish and stir-fried them for a minute. Then, he poured in a can of beer and a large bowl of water to start the stewing process.

There were more than ten kilograms of crawfish, too much for a home-use wok to handle at once, so Lin Xu set some aside to make garlic-flavored crawfish.

Today's guests were all quite fond of spicy food, so when stir-frying, he deliberately added half a ladle of the yellow lantern chili sauce. This not only gave the crawfish a more beautiful color but also added a degree of spiciness that made them tastier than ordinary garlic-flavored crawfish.

While he was busy, his sister-in-law Chen Yan sneaked into the kitchen. Seeing the Dry-Fried Silkworm Pupae were ready, she picked up a piece and tasted it, exclaiming, "WOW! These silkworm pupae are crispy, fragrant, numbing, and spicy; they taste amazing!"

After saying that, as if possessed, she quickly carried the plate out of the kitchen to share with the women outside.

"Come, come, everyone try this! These silkworm pupae are delicious! Brother-in-law, why haven't you ever made this dish before?"

Before? No one had ever mentioned this dish. He had hardly ever seen this ingredient when grocery shopping. If Dai Jianli hadn't specifically gone to his senior brother to get it, he really wouldn't have had the chance to make this dish today.

He called out from the kitchen, "I just didn't think of it. If you like it, I'll make it more often in the future."

Well, after subjecting his sister-in-law to so much of their public display of affection, it was time to treat her to something delicious.

Shen Baobao brought everyone chopsticks and then sat to the side, continuing to play with her phone.

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