The story of a cook

Chapter 111 The Rose Ends
It is really inconvenient not to have a fixed communication method. It is difficult for others to find me, and it is also difficult for me to find others.

Lin Yan said: "Old Tan, let's buy you a pager, it will be convenient to find you, and if my family is looking for me, I can also send you, it will be more convenient, okay?"

I said, "Okay, you can figure it out."

Lin Yan and her classmate, Wang Hao, who shared the house with us, told him that he happened to sell pagers in Xiaobei Market, so he bought one for us.At that time, the pager was quite expensive. I remember it was more than 600 yuan. It was still Wang Hao who sold the pager. The internal price, if the market price was more than 800 yuan, it would be my monthly salary.

At that time, the rent we rented was 750 yuan per month, divided between the two families, [-] yuan for the family, plus water, electricity and gas bills, the family got [-] yuan, which was nearly Lin Yan's monthly salary.Once the rent is paid, it is a quarter, [-] yuan, which is my monthly salary.All my money is in Lin Yan's hands, and I don't spend much money, that is, smoking and drinking, as long as I have some money in my pocket, Lin Yan will keep the rest.

I told Lin Yan: "My family doesn't need much money now. I left 1000 yuan for my mother when I went back last time, which is enough for her to spend for a few months. I will keep the money for you. If your family uses the money, you can take it directly." That's fine, don't ask me."

She asked me: "Are you so relieved?"

I said, "There's nothing to worry about. There's only so much money outside the house, and it's not too much. Besides, I don't care about the money. The money will jump out of my pocket by itself."

So Lin Yan was in charge of managing the money, and I was in charge of earning money. I never asked how much money my family had, nor did I know how much.

It is really convenient to have a pager, but most of the people looking for me still call the hotel directly, because I have worked in the Rose Hotel for too long, so it is more convenient for everyone to call the hotel directly.

There are advantages and disadvantages to having a pager. When the pager is busy, there is no time to answer the call. The person who calls you back after the busy time has already left. What's the matter with you, it's all in your mind.

At that time, when you were walking on the street, as long as someone's pager rang, you would watch, and that person would search for public phones all over the street, and sometimes even queue up at the public phones to make calls.

When I don’t have a pager, I want to buy a pager. After I have a pager for a few days, I feel that it’s meaningless. If I come to page, it’s okay to call back in time. If I can’t reply in time, the person who sent you will be angry.What I often heard at the wine table at that time was: Why didn't you return my call that day?Or, you didn't reply when I sent you a call, and I don't know what you are doing with a paging call?

Later, I gave the paging to Lin Yan. Lin Yan was the same as me. She was very beautiful when she first brought it. After a while, she stopped wearing it and gave it to me again.

In April, Boss Zou's factory is getting more and more busy.

Huang Ping said to me one day: "Tanzi, can you rent out our hotel?"

I was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Why do you rent it out if you have done a good job?"

Huang Ping said: "It's too tiring. Your second brother is busy in the factory, and I have to take care of the restaurant, the hanging oven cakes, and the two children. I'm a bit too busy."

"That's right, you're really tired." I asked, "Why do you want to rent it out? Can't you just cash it out?"

Huang Ping said: "I also want to exchange. Your second brother said that if the factory fails one day, why not have another job, and it is not easy to exchange outside."

I said, "Isn't the factory pretty good now?"

Huang Ping said: "Now it's pretty good, earning more money than restaurants, but the Communist Party's affairs are not sure, the policy changes as soon as it is said, and we are still doing harmful jobs. I don't know when we will not let them do it If it’s over, I have to quit, there will be a restaurant here, and there will be something to do.”

I said, "That's fine. It's right to rent it out. Has anyone rented it out?"

Huang Ping said: "No one has rented it yet, so I plan to rent it out. I will rent it out when I see something suitable."

I said: "OK."

Huang Ping said: "When the time comes, the restaurant will be rented out. If you want to be a chef, you can still work in the restaurant. If you don't want to be a chef, you can work in the factory. No matter what you say, your second brother and I can't leave you behind."

I said, "Besides, I still like being a cook."

Huang Ping was indeed very tired.She is older than Boss Zou. Boss Zou is like a little brother in front of her. Whether it is a restaurant or a factory, Huang Ping handles many things. Boss Zou is only responsible for entertaining the factory directors and accompanying them for dinner. Drink chic.

Their family Huang Ping is the person in charge.

It was right for Huang Ping to decide to rent out the hotel, so as to free up time to manage the factory. After all, the factory makes more money than the hotel, so there is no need to worry too much. In addition, the annual rent is also a considerable income.

Waiting for Huang Ping to tell me to go to work in the factory is impossible for me to go. She is kind and treats me very well. She doesn't want to say that her restaurant quit and leave me behind. We have to thank her for that.But if I want to be a chef, I still have to work in a restaurant.

The Rose Hotel was leased to a couple who delivered gas.

When the couple was renting, the woman asked me: "Brother Tan, do you think it's okay?"

I said, "It's okay. This restaurant is doing well to make money. The location is good. It's an old restaurant with repeat customers. It's pretty good."

The woman asked me: "Then we took over, are you still here?"

I said, "Not necessarily, I would like to take this opportunity to go out and have a look. I have been here for more than two years, and I want to study in other hotels."

That's what I thought at that time. I wanted to find a restaurant that was bigger than the Rose Hotel to work, and then I would study and go out to cook.If you really can't find a big restaurant, you can find a small restaurant to cook, and you have to earn money to support your family.

In mid-April, the hotel was sublet to the couple.

I left, but Sister Zhang didn't leave, and continued to wash dishes in the restaurant.Zhan Ze, Master Sui, Wang Xiaodong, Cold Dishes Master, and Aunt Wang of the pastry are all gone, as are all the front desk staff.

I have feelings for the Rose Hotel, and I have worked for more than two years. It would be a lie to say that I have no feelings. I have met many friends here, including my two love stories, and I finally reaped my love.At the same time, I got to know Master Huang here, which improved my skills and gave me a new understanding of chefs.

I have experienced many things here, and many things are vivid in my mind.

I still remember Yaru, the first girl who walked into my life, eating apples and chatting with me every day, trimming my eyebrows with an eyebrow trimmer, helping me wash clothes and sheets, with a carefree look.I remember that every time she finished eating an apple, she would accurately throw the core of the apple into the trash can, and then snuggled up to me and told me stories about her at home, with great interest——
And the scene when she sent me to the car, wearing thin clothes in the cold winter, running towards me with bare feet and slippers, tears flying on her face——
My girl, maybe we have no destiny in this life, and we are destined to be far apart. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely let you be my bride.

I still remember Sister Jin when it opened, she sang in her small barbecue room all day long and worked happily.At that time, I liked listening to Sister Jin's singing. Although she sang in Korean, which everyone couldn't understand, it sounded good and everyone loved it.

Sister Jin is a good person, but she is sick, otherwise she will be with everyone to the end.

I still remember that Sister Jin wanted to introduce her sister to me. I really want to visit Sister Jin when I have time and ask her if she still wants to introduce her sister to me.

It was a great honor for me to meet Master Huang here.Before I met Master Huang, I thought it was enough for a chef to cook well. After getting to know Master Huang, I realized that cooking well is not only one aspect of the chef, but also people.

Three points for cooking skills and seven points for cooking virtue, this is the standard for a chef.

Be a person first and then do things.

Master Huang is skilled in craftsmanship and has a good character. He is a highly respected teacher. The biggest regret is that he did not worship Master Huang as a teacher. The main reason is that Master Huang has already taken over the mountain and no longer accepts apprentices.

Later, Master Sui and Wang Xiaodong were also very good, and they were lifelong friends.

There is also Sister Zhang who washes the dishes, a rural woman with twists and turns, kind, virtuous, and enthusiastic.After the divorce, I worked outside alone and lost my home. I could only suffer the injustice of fate silently. I hope that good people will be rewarded.

If anyone is the most popular person in the Rose Hotel, it is none other than Sister Zhang.

Such a woman will be fine in the future.

There is also Yanhua, a woman with the same fate as Zhang Ling in the Shengmei Hotel.I remember her helplessness and grievance when she was crying on my shoulder, and her unwillingness to live.

Yanhua likes me, a genuine kind of liking, but I already have someone I like in my heart, so I can't accept her liking.

I still remember the pen she gave me when she left, and the reluctant nostalgia.

She told me not to forget her, how could I forget her, she has already entered my heart.

There were three fights at the Rose Hotel. The first time was to ask for wages for my classmate and sister. It can be said that I became famous in Taishan Road. After that, many people in the restaurant on Taishan Road knew me.The second time was when I was fighting the wine boy in a restaurant. At first people thought I was a person who liked to fight, but in fact I really didn't like to fight.The third time was to beat the man surnamed Shang brought by Sister Zhao. That time the beating was very enjoyable, and the man surnamed Shang really deserved to be beaten.

The biggest harvest in the Rose Hotel is Lin Yan - my love.

I met Lin Yan here, met and knew her, and the two people with the same family background came together in this way and started our love story.

Everything is an experience, an accumulation of experience, so that I have more experience in dealing with things on the road in the future.

Especially the people here, Huang Ping, Boss Zou, Sister-in-law, Big Sister, Sister Jin, Aunt Wang, Yaru, Sister Zhang at the bar, Sister Zhang who washes dishes, Sister Cui, Wang Xiaodong, Yanhua—these people are all here Those who have known each other have a very good friendship. Although many people will never see each other again in the future, these people will never forget them in their lifetime.

(End of this chapter)