novelraw Chapter 375 - 346: This Is Both a Challenge and an Opportunity
Chapter 375 - 346: This Is Both a Challenge and an Opportunity
From a distance, Jiang Shuihan saw a middle-aged lady in a deep blue professional suit gracefully approaching, exuding an elegant demeanor with calm composure. She speculated that this lady must be Director Liang of Dorami Kindergarten.
Just as she was about to step forward and greet her...
The lady had already taken the initiative to come forward, extending a friendly hand and wearing a warm smile: "Welcome to Dorami Kindergarten. I am the director here, Liang Yinqiu. I am greatly honored to lead you on a tour of our little world today."
Jiang Shuihan smiled in response, extending her hand to firmly shake with Liang Yinqiu: "Hello, Director Liang. I am Jiang Shuihan, the school exploration livestreamer. I’m very pleased to visit your kindergarten today and have the opportunity to meet such an outstanding director as yourself."
Liang Yinqiu smiled back: "Hello, Jiang Shuihan. Thank you very much for your visit. I believe you will like our Dorami Kindergarten."
"Hello, Director Liang," Lv Pengfei followed closely, introducing himself politely, "I am Lv Pengfei. Chef Huang and those twin kids in your kindergarten saved my life. Today I came specially to express my deep gratitude to them."
Liang Yinqiu smiled and replied, "Mr. Lv, you are too kind. Those twin kids are actually Chef Huang’s two daughters. They are currently attending classes in the teaching building, and Chef Huang is busy preparing lunch in the kitchen. Rest assured, I will arrange for you to meet the whole family later."
Ah...
Those twin sisters are actually Chef Huang’s daughters?
It’s really like a flood rushed to the Dragon King’s Temple; family members don’t recognize each other...
Lv Pengfei was slightly surprised but quickly calmed down, gratefully saying: "Then I will trouble you, Director Liang."
"You’re welcome, it’s our duty," said Liang Yinqiu, gesturing with her hand: "Please, both of you, follow me into the kindergarten. Let me show you around our kindergarten."
With that, she took the lead, guiding Lv Pengfei and Jiang Shuihan into the kindergarten.
Along the way, she introduced the facilities and environment of the kindergarten in detail.
Jiang Shuihan closely followed Liang Yinqiu’s steps while sharing with the viewers in the livestream: "I am now inside Dorami Kindergarten, and it is like a fairy tale world filled with warmth and love. Look around, surrounded by lush greenery and clusters of flowers, it’s like a beautiful painting, giving people a sense of tranquility and harmony."
"Now, we have come to the kindergarten’s play area. Here there are colorful slides, swings swaying gently in the breeze, fun sandpits, and various other play facilities. Children can enjoy playing here, unleash their nature, and enjoy a carefree childhood."
She introduced enthusiastically while carefully aiming the camera at every corner of the kindergarten, allowing the viewers in the livestream to directly feel the environment and facilities of the kindergarten.
For a moment, the comments and bullet chats in the livestream flooded in like a tide.
"Wow, is this the kindergarten where Chef Huang works? The environment looks pretty good..."
"Looking at this environment, kids must be able to grow up happy and healthy here!"
"Why didn’t I have such a kindergarten when I was little, so envious!"
"The environment looks okay, it’s just the play equipment seems a bit outdated, shouldn’t it be updated?"
"Yeah, I noticed that too. I hope the kindergarten pays attention to this issue."
"..."
Jiang Shuihan keenly captured these voices, and she brought up the issue with Director Liang: "Director Liang, I noticed some viewers mentioned that the play facilities seem a bit outdated, what’s your take on this?"
This sounded a bit targeted, and if not careful, it could annoy the school authorities.
Jiang Shuihan was entirely picking from the comment section to ask, after all, her livestream not only involved school exploration but also needed to raise some sharp questions, particularly those concerns of her fans to "challenge the school."
This is also one of Jiang Shuihan’s secrets to successful livestreaming, earning her praise as "the most down-to-earth internet celebrity" and "the most fan-loving school exploration streamer."
In this way, Jiang Shuihan not only made the fans feel valued and noticed but also aroused their interest in the school’s response, thereby increasing the likelihood of them staying to watch the livestream.
For the school, this is both a challenge and an opportunity.
If answered properly, it can not only win fans’ satisfaction but potentially attract those in need to inquire; if not, it might negatively affect the school’s reputation.
After Jiang Shuihan raised the question, the atmosphere in the livestream momentarily turned tense.
The viewers held their breath, and even the bullet chats visibly reduced, leaving only a few dozen lines.
Liang Yinqiu explained with a smile: "Our kindergarten always prioritizes children’s safety and health. In terms of facilities maintenance and updates, we have strict systems and procedures. We regularly inspect and repair facilities to ensure they can be used normally and safeguard the children’s safety. Meanwhile, we also continuously update and add new play facilities based on children’s needs and interests, providing them a safe and fun environment to grow."
This answer...
Immediately received widespread approval and satisfaction from the viewers, leaving a good impression of Liang Yinqiu.
Later, Liang Yinqiu continued showing Jiang Shuihan around other areas of the kindergarten, patiently introducing the features and uses of each area...
...
In the kitchen.
Huang Jun was busy making the last dish... Lychee pork.
Lychee pork, a renowned dish passed down through generations, was once highly praised by Empress Dowager Cixi after she tasted it, bringing the cooking method of this delightful gourmet dish to the present age.
In modern times, some chefs, for simplicity, use actual lychees to make lychee pork. This innovative approach, while convenient, does not follow traditional methods.
The essence of authentic traditional lychee pork lies in "imitation shape."
This dish does not require real lychees; instead, through exquisite knife skills and cooking techniques, ingredients like pork belly and water chestnuts are crafted into the shape of lychees, hence the name.
This art of emulating fruit and plant forms with meat has been a pursuit in traditional Chinese cuisine.
This approach is called "imitation vegetarian," opposite of which is "imitation meat," using vegetarian ingredients to create the appearance and taste of meat.
Take the renowned vegetarian restaurant, Merit Forest, for instance, known for transforming vegetarian dishes into realistic meat-like forms.
Their dishes not only look convincingly like meat, but the taste also closely mimics it, leaving one in awe.
Particularly, Merit Forest’s "Diamond Fire Squares," this dish’s taste and texture are nearly indistinguishable from real meat; if not informed beforehand, you might not even realize it’s a vegetarian dish.
The soul of the delicious dish "Lychee Meat" lies in selecting fresh, high-quality pork belly.
The pork belly Huang Jun uses is delivered fresh in the morning; its tender texture ensures the freshness of the ingredient.
He cuts the pork belly into even thick slices, lays them flat on the chopping board, and gently taps them with the back of the knife to make the meat more tender. This way, the slices can better absorb the seasonings during cooking, enhancing their taste.
He scores diagonal diamond patterns on the slices, which not only allows the seasoning to penetrate more easily but also adds visual appeal, allowing one to appreciate its finesse before tasting it.
Once all the processing is done, he cuts the meat slices into delicate diamond-shaped pieces and places them on a plate.
He adds salt, white pepper, cooking wine, and other spices, mixing them well so that each piece is evenly coated. He sets it aside to let it quietly absorb the flavors fully.
During this time, he doesn’t idle.
With a knife in hand, he joins Qian Guoxiang in cutting the peeled and cleaned water chestnuts into small pieces.
Each one is cut into three even pieces.
For a moment...
The "chop chop chop" sound echoes in the kitchen.
After finishing all the chopping, he turns to Aunt Li and her team and instructs, "Aunt Li, please wash these water chestnuts once more and drain them."
Aunt Li swiftly complies.
Liu Suyu and her team also go over to help.
Huang Jun then carefully coats each marinated slice of pork belly with a thin layer of potato starch, helping maintain the slice’s shape during cooking and adding to its crispy texture.
With his left hand, he skilfully picks up a piece of pork belly and, with his right hand, precisely grabs a chunk of water chestnut, wrapping it neatly within the pork belly strip.
As he continues his adept movements...
Piece by piece, the meat rolls gradually take shape.
The addition of the water chestnuts makes each roll more plump, taking on the perfect shape of a lychee.
He evenly coats the outer layer with a mixture of potato starch and sweet potato flour once more.
This step makes the fried lychee meat glisten with a golden hue, exuding a tantalizing aroma that makes one’s mouth water.
To give it a touch of inviting color, he adds a small amount of red yeast rice juice.
The originally white meat balls are instantly dyed an alluring red, looking exceptionally appealing...
He starts heating oil in the pan.
When the oil gradually heats up to seventy percent...
He carefully places the prepared meat balls into the boiling oil one by one.
As the sizzling sound echoes, the meat balls are being gently encased by the golden oil.
Once the meat balls have slightly set, he quickly retrieves them, ensuring they maintain their shape.
Then, he waits for the oil to heat back up and submerges the meat balls for a second fry, each flipping of the pan is a meticulous honing of the lychee meat’s texture until the outer layer develops a crisp, golden crust, while the inside retains its tender succulence.
He swiftly removes the fried lychee meat and pours a spoonful of cold oil onto it.
This step acts like a finishing touch, making the lychee meat even crunchier and releasing a more intense aroma.
Finally, the glazed pork belly reveals a vivid red hue, its shape plump and round, resembling dazzling lychees, emanating an enticing fragrance,
while the starchy fried surface of the pork belly displays a bumpy texture, astonishingly similar to a lychee’s shell, adding a realistic visual effect to the lychee meat.
With the shaping complete, the taste is to be elevated next.
Huang Jun pours a pre-prepared sweet and sour sauce into the pan, slowly stirring it over medium-low heat, allowing the flavors of the various spices to fully blend.
As the sauce bubbles...
A sweet and sour aroma spreads throughout.
Huang Jun begins to thicken the sauce, gradually rendering it luscious and glossy.
He then pours the fried lychee meat into the pan, swiftly tossing it so each piece is uniformly coated in the rich sauce.
The sauce soon forms a glossy layer on the surface of the lychee meat, wearing it like a beautiful, luxurious garment.
At this moment, the lychee meat shines bright like amber, with an alluring sheen...
Catching the ravenous gazes of Liu Suyu and the other kindergarten leaders.
Every pair of eyes is fixed on it, as if they could see through the shiny exterior to the tender meat inside, unable to resist the urge to taste it...