The next day.

Du Shaojie arrived at the fish restaurant early. In such a large place, only Wu Dazhui and his wife were there. Everyone else had gone on holiday.

Today's meal is scheduled for the evening, and all the ingredients are selected by him personally, so there will be no problems.

"Old Wu, you two should go and have a rest. I don't need your help today. Cheng Gang is enough to help me."

Du Shaojie also sent Wu Dazhui and his wife away, leaving only the people around him in the entire fish restaurant.

By evening.

Du Shaojie prepared twelve dishes, each of which was a fine Cantonese cuisine, including Cantonese cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine and Hakka cuisine. Jiang Cheng was new, so he decided to treat him with local dishes.

Jiang Cheng did not break his promise and arrived at the Fish Restaurant ten minutes earlier than the agreed time.

"As expected of Chef Du, this table of dishes is filled with fragrance. Not to mention eating, just looking at them is a feast for the eyes."

Jiang Cheng waited for Du Shaojie to sit down, then pointed at the table full of dishes and said with a smile.

He was at the prime of his life, and his personality was not as rigid as Feng Qingsong's. Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"What are you waiting for? It won't taste good if it gets cold. Come, try my cooking."

The two of them spoke immediately. Luo Qin came in and poured a glass of white wine for each of them, then left the private room.

"Your cooking skills are amazing now. I think you have improved compared to the last time you cooked. It's no exaggeration to say that your cooking skills have reached the level of returning to the original simplicity."

Jiang Cheng praised sincerely while eating.

He had certainly been to high-end restaurants and tasted dishes made by famous chefs of various cuisines, but none of them could compare to the dishes Du Shaojie prepared today.

"Thank you for the compliment. I have always wanted to participate in the preparation of a state banquet, but unfortunately, this wish is unlikely to come true."

Du Shaojie couldn't help but laugh. He has always been confident in his cooking skills.

Jiang Cheng smiled and shook his head. Even if the other party wanted to be humble, he was still full of pride in his bones.

He didn't think that Du Shaojie was not qualified to host a state banquet, he just didn't have the opportunity.

"You have been on a smooth road over the years. The trouble you encountered a while ago was nothing. I know everything about what happened between you and Yin Qiang. If that guy doesn't follow the right path, he will get into trouble sooner or later."

The two ate something and drank two glasses of wine together.

Jiang Cheng was very satisfied with what Du Shaojie had done over the years, so he made a point to him.

"Boss, I never took the initiative to provoke Yin Qiang before, but he always made trouble for me. Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I would have planned to move the company's headquarters to another place."

Du Shaojie made a joke and also expressed his attitude towards Yin Qiang.

Yin Qiang remained quiet for a while. He didn't want to take the initiative to provoke the other party. There was no rush to settle the score. There would always be a chance.

"You are right to think so! Your company has already taken root here, why would you move away? You won't move even if the king of heaven comes. Just do your job well and don't worry about the rest."

Jiang Cheng's words were like a reassurance to Du Shaojie.

His predecessor basically retired this time because he did not stand firm, and he didn't even have a chance to make use of his remaining energy.

With the previous experience as a lesson, he didn't believe that anyone would dare to come out openly. As for Yin Qiang, he thought he was just a clown. When there was a suitable opportunity, he would let him know that it was not only good to stay cool under a big tree, but also possible to be struck by lightning.

"All of these are Cantonese dishes today. Can the leader get used to them?"

"I'm used to it! I've worked in several places over the years, so I adapt to local customs and have a wider range of tastes. By the way, how long have you not been back to Xijiang to take a look?"

The two chatted about family matters and became happier and happier as they talked.

The meal lasted for an hour and a half. Before leaving, Jiang Cheng gave Du Shaojie two cans of tea.

Du Shaojie was overjoyed, because this tea was a good thing that could not be bought even with money.

The next day.

Du Shaojie went to the training center and checked the company's annual training plan.

He just had an idea and planned to join forces with some industry associations to hold a province-wide youth skills competition.

"Manager Chu, the training plan may need to be changed. We should encourage our employees to participate in this skills competition and give priority to the competition in the time arrangement."

"Okay, Mr. Du, my training plan can be adjusted later, and it won't affect the competition."

Chu Linlin responded with a smile. From what she heard from her boss, it seemed that he wanted to hold the (chef) branch venue of the competition at the training center. She couldn't ask for more.

"I just had this idea not long ago. The preparations will take at least half a year. There's no rush."

Seeing that Chu Linlin was eager to try, Du Shaojie added with a smile.

It takes a long time to plan and organize a competition. He came today just to see if there was any conflict with the company's internal training plan, not to ask Chu Linlin to start immediately.

Afterwards, he went to the association and discussed the matter with everyone.

Because it will take at least half a year to prepare, this activity can be counted as next year's work achievement, and everyone is very supportive.

Luo Santong will be responsible for contacting other associations, and another vice president will be responsible for organization and mobilization. The entire board of directors will provide assistance to the two of them, providing money and people as needed.

This matter was settled. In the following period of time, in addition to studying cooking, Du Shaojie would come to the association from time to time. "Xiao Wu, you are not quite ready for this [Stir-fried Kidney]. Watch, I will show you how to do it."

At noon that day, Wu Chenggang had just finished making a dish of "Stir-fried Kidney" when he was criticized.

Since there were still some ingredients available, Du Shaojie immediately started to remake the dish, explaining it as he went along.

Wu Chenggang kept nodding his head. He found the reason for his mistake and quickly memorized these key points in his mind.

"Boss, can I have another one?"

He was eager to try it out, and his urgency was evident in his words.

Du Shaojie nodded and made way for the other party to perform.

This time, Wu Chenggang kept in mind the key points, especially the control of the heat. A dish of [Stir-fried Kidney Slices] was freshly cooked and looked better than before.

Du Shaojie tasted it and nodded.

"Well, it's not bad this time, a big improvement. However, there are still some problems with the seasoning, you must pay attention to it next time."

Although the new dish made by Wu Chenggang still has some minor flaws, it is generally up to standard.

Du Shaojie casually picked out a few minor faults and planned to go eat.

Wu Chenggang walked over and took a look. There was one portion left, so he said, "Boss, I remember everything you just said. How about I make another portion of [Stir-fried Kidney]?"

Du Shaojie was a little speechless, but considering that there was only one ingredient left, he just let him fry it.

This time, Wu Chenggang seemed to be very confident and he completed the dish with smooth movements.

Du Shaojie's eyes lit up. After taking a bite, he gave Wu Chenggang a thumbs up: "Very good!"

Then he asked the other party to bring out the dishes. Wang Yongli and others came to help, and soon everyone was sitting around the dining table.

Luo Qin looked at the dishes on the table, feeling a bit amused.

There were four plates of [Stir-fried Kidney] and four plates of [Shredded Pork with Fish Flavor] on the table, and one could tell at a glance that the same dishes were not cooked in the same pot.

“Let’s eat.”

Du Shaojie smiled and waved his hand, and everyone started to eat.

Li Yimei and Luo Qin didn't eat kidney, so they had to eat [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork]. However, these four dishes were also particular, one of which was cooked by Du Shaojie, and the remaining three were cooked by Wu Chenggang, and the quality of the dishes was also different.

Luo Qin tasted them one by one, then secretly winked at Li Yimei, indicating that one of the dishes was the most delicious.

Li Yimei understood immediately, so the two of them stared at the plate of "Fish-flavored Shredded Pork" and didn't even pick up their chopsticks to eat the other dishes.

To be honest, Wu Chenggang's cooking skills have improved a lot, but they often eat the dishes cooked by the boss, so their tastes have become picky.

Du Shaojie didn't eat much. After eating, he went upstairs to rest.

in the afternoon.

He received a call from Liang Meiqin, saying that there was a problem at the company.

'I don't know what happened, but we were targeted by the FDA's anti-money laundering agency, and our recent account transactions have been affected to some extent. Shaojie, if you have time, you'd better come over. Some things are hard to explain over the phone.'

"Yeah, I'll go there tomorrow."

Du Shaojie understood that what was meant by "not being able to explain clearly" actually meant that it was inconvenient to say on the phone.

But he was not too worried. After all, all his businesses were legal and there was no need for money laundering.

There are only two possibilities for the company to be targeted now. One possibility is that the financial transactions caused a misunderstanding, and the other possibility is that someone maliciously reported it. But no matter what, he has to take it seriously.

The next day.

Du Shaojie took Wang Yongli and others to Hong Kong, but Wu Chenggang did not go. Instead, he stayed in the training center to learn from several chefs.

"what is going on?"

When he saw Liang Meiqin and others, he asked.

[Dingxin International] It has been operating for so many years, and we cannot say that there have been no violations, but no one has paid attention to it before.

The company's operations are now very standardized, and I didn't expect something like this would happen.

"Mr. Du, the root cause of this matter is that we have made several overseas investments, and the investment returns are very good. Now we have even recovered the principal and interest. It may be that the investment area is more sensitive, so we are targeted."

Winnie quickly explained that since she was the one who led both investments and now that problems had arisen, she was under a lot of pressure.

"That may not be the reason, Mr. Du. I think someone is taking advantage of the opportunity to talk about these two investments, and their purpose is to interfere with our normal business."

Fan Shilun has a different opinion. He believes that someone is behind this.

Liang Meiqin agreed more with Winnie's opinion, but she thought that both opinions were speculations and no conclusion could be drawn now.

"What you said makes sense. Now I just need to confirm one question: Is the company involved in money laundering?"

Du Shaojie did not comment, but asked very seriously. (End of this chapter)