The story of a cook

Chapter 21 Sewers

I always feel that working here is not as good as working in Shengmei, and I don't know why, and I feel awkward.I told Master Gao that if Shengmei reopened, I would go back to work if possible.He said that he can work anywhere, and no one can work anywhere for a lifetime.Said that if I quit, just tell him, and I can leave at any time.

In the kitchen, Master Gao treated me well, and I got along well with him.The other three Sichuan masters are also fine, but they don't like to chat with me too much, and the three of them are always chatting together.The cold dish master is even more closed. Few people enter his cold dish room, and he doesn't come out very often. He is a very withdrawn person.Mian Dian is the daughter-in-law of a Sichuan cuisine chef, and she doesn't interact with us very much.

Ding Meng fell in love after finishing work every day. Another case was the chef's brother-in-law, and sometimes he couldn't find anyone.

I am not happy with my work, and talk less and less in the kitchen.

Sister Zhao is very concerned about my dating. There are a total of eight waiters at the front desk, except for her four who have a date, and one of the remaining three is still dating.There are two goals, one is a little girl named Wang Jiao, who looks average, but is quite crazy. She goes out to play every night after get off work and comes back in the middle of the night.This is ignored directly.

The other is older than me, 28, named Zhu Xiuming, very delicate, with long hair.

Sister Zhao said that it is true that several girls like me, but they all have a partner, so they like it silently.

Sister Zhao called me to go to her room after work this day, and when she went in, she saw Zhu Xiuming was there, and knew what Sister Zhao meant, and wanted me to get in touch with Zhu Xiuming.

"You two are chatting, I have something to do when I go out." Sister Zhao smiled and walked out, winking at me as she walked, which meant that I should chat with others.

Zhu Xiuming and I were left alone in the room, which was a bit embarrassing.

"Sister Zhao said you are 22, are you really 22?" She asked me first.

"Really 22." I said.

"It looks like you are older than me." She said: "If you are really 22, we are not suitable, I am 28, six years older than you, the difference is too much."

I don't even want to be with you when I talk in my heart, you think I'm too young.

"It's okay, we are colleagues, it's nothing." I said.

"Sorry, I'm going back first." She said and got up and left.

I really admire her behavior. She handles things cleanly and without muddle-headedness, which is a bit impressive.It seems that she was the one who fell to the ground the day Sister Zhao was beaten, and she should have gone to fight.

After a while, sister Zhao came back to see that I was the only one in the room, and asked who was it?How are you talking.I said it was not suitable at all, people thought I was too young.Sister Zhao said that it is not good to be young, she really has no vision.After finishing speaking, he looked at me carefully and asked, "Do you think I'm too old?"

I said no, and told her exactly what I had said to Zhu Xiuming.

"Sister, dating is all about fate. It's not something to be in a hurry. Let me take my time." I said.

So Sister Zhao stopped talking about my partner.

When it was almost October [-]st, I went to Santaizi again and arrived at the Shengmei Hotel.

I found that the hotel was open and there were people inside.

When I walked in, I saw that the interior was being renovated. The original walls were all replaced, and several workers were scraping the white.

A very temperamental woman came over and asked me who I was looking for. I said come in and have a look, I have done it here before.

"What were you doing here before?" she asked.

I said, "I'm making a sink in the kitchen."

"Water case, what is the water case for?" she asked.

"It's just for side dishes."

"Oh" she nodded, and then asked me: "I'd like to ask you something, do you know how the kitchen drain works?"

"know."

"It's great, no one will know about it all morning." She was a little overjoyed, and stood in the hall and shouted to the kitchen: "Feng Lijun——"

Soon, a middle-aged man came from the kitchen, wearing water shoes on his feet.He glanced at me and asked the woman, "What are you calling me for?"

The woman pointed at me and said, "He's worked here before and knows how to go down the sewer."

The man put a smile on his face and said to me, "That's great."

I thought the kitchen drain was clogged.When I came to the kitchen, I saw that the entire floor was full of water, and I could not lose face.

A few bricks were thrown on the ground, and he stepped on them to the entrance of the sewer.The mouth of the sewer was completely covered by water, and the water hole inside could not be seen.He took off his shirt and asked the middle-aged man to hold it, then squatted down and reached into the sewer to touch it.After touching the drain hole, put a bucket in it. There is nothing in the drain hole. It should be that the main road is blocked.

Standing up and shaking the dirty water off his arm, he said to the middle-aged man, "Maybe the main road is blocked, let's go outside and have a look."

The middle-aged man looked at me gratefully, and said shyly, "It made your arms dirty."

"It's okay." I smiled and said, "Just don't drop my clothes in the water, just that one."

The middle-aged man smiled and walked outside with me.When passing by the hall, the woman saw that I was shirtless and my arms were still wet, and she blamed the man: "Why do you ask others to do it?"

I said, "It's okay, I'm familiar with it."

When I went outside, I found the sewer well. I opened the well cover and saw that there was nothing wrong inside. I was sure that the section from the kitchen to the sewer well outside was blocked.

Said to the middle-aged man: "The main road is blocked."

"Then what to do? How to get through?" he asked.

"Our sewer is too long to pass through with bamboo blanks, so we have to find a high-pressure water truck to clean it." I said.

"Where is the high-pressure water tanker?" He asked.

"There are in the factory, I'll look for the phone number." I said.

Back in the kitchen, I stepped on the bricks carefully to reach the vegetable shelf, and found the phone number of the factory cleaning team on the wall next to it.

There was a blockage once before, and I asked the cleaning team in the factory to come and use a high-pressure car to unblock it. After unblocking, I invited the team leader to have a meal and gave him a cigarette. I still remember that the team leader was surnamed Li. He had a loud voice and could drink. I accompanied him. drink wine.

Copy down the phone number, go to the bar and call the cleaning team in the factory. Captain Li answered the phone and explained the situation to him. He said that there is a fee for a trip now. Ask him how much it is. He said two hundred and told him He can, come here.

Put down the phone, tell the middle-aged man to come over in a while, prepare 200 yuan, and then go to the bathroom to wash your arms.

After washing, I looked in the front hall.The whole layout has not changed, it is still the same as before, the roof and walls have been refurbished, and it looks very clean and bright.The bar has been re-done, bigger and more stylish than the original one.Take a look at the corridor, the entire corridor has also been refurbished, re-done the wall enclosure and base line, and scraped the white.The office and storeroom have not been moved. There used to be four private rooms, but now there are six. The two added are large private rooms with stereos.

After looking around, I feel that the hall is brighter than before, and I stand at attention more than before.

The middle-aged man accompanied me and told me that he and his wife have contracted the hotel now. His wife's name is Sun Mei, and his name is Feng Lijun.

"Xiao Tan, is the sewer in our house always blocked?" He asked.

"It's not always blocked." I said: "It's been useless for a long time. The oil on the wall of the sewer pipe is dry. When the water is released, the water washes down the dry oil pieces and gathers them together to block them. It can’t be blocked if you use it.”

He nodded thoughtfully.

His daughter-in-law Sun Mei came over and asked me where I was doing, and I said Tiexi.Asked how I was doing there, I said okay.

"How long will it take to fix this?" I asked.

"It will take half a month." Feng Lijun said.

"We can't open for National Day." I said.

"Yes, the National Day will not open." He said.

Sun Mei added: "We are planning to open after the National Day, but now we have nothing? We have added two more private rooms, which are prepared to be better equipped for entertaining leaders. We also plan to install audio equipment so that we can sing."

"There are two better private rooms. The leaders of the factory always come to our house. Our food is delicious." I said.

At this time, the high-pressure water truck came.The high-pressure water truck is still very powerful, and it opened in 15 minutes. After it was opened, I asked Captain Li to hit it twice with a high-pressure water gun to completely remove the oil on the pipe wall, so that there will be no blockage for a year.

To be honest, it feels as if I am working here, without any strangeness, and I don’t feel that I am no longer here. These things have nothing to do with me.From going into the kitchen to check the drain, to unclogging the drain, everything felt natural, and it felt like it was supposed to be done.

To put it bluntly, it means that she is too familiar with Shengmei and has feelings for her.

Do you want to come back and do it?I still want to come back to work, and I can talk to Feng Lijun and his wife. It seems that they didn't even find the kitchen staff, so it's just right to come back now.

After sending Captain Li of the cleaning team away, Feng Lijun called me to sit in a private room after returning to the hall.

His wife, Sun Mei, was also there, so it seemed that the couple should be the daughter-in-law.

Before I could open my mouth, Sun Mei said straight to the point: "Xiao Tan, I discussed with Li Jun just now. It's the first time for us to work in a hotel. We have never worked in a hotel before, and we have no experience. You are a very affordable person. We are going to let you Come and help us, can you see it?"

This is exactly what I want.

"I'm working over there. I have to go back and talk to the head chef. If I can find someone to replace me, I can come over." I said.

Seeing that I agreed, the couple's faces showed joy.

"That's great. You can agree at first glance. Just now when you entered the kitchen, you took off your clothes and looked for the eyes of the water without saying a word. I was moved. Seeing that your character is fine, I wanted to keep you .” Feng Lijun said, still a little excited.

I smile.

"Brother Feng told me just now, as soon as he said I fell in love with you, we only need someone like you, you go back and talk to the head chef, just say that I am your sister and want you to open a restaurant Come and help." Sun Mei said.

"Okay, I'll go back and talk about it." I agreed.

"How much do you earn over there?" she asked.

"five hundred."

"I'll give you one hundred, six hundred, come back." She said.

"Okay, the salary depends on how I work. If you see that I can't work, maybe you don't need me."

"How can it be?" Sun Mei said.

Feng Lijun said: "Don't worry, Tanzi, the two of us will never be able to do that in our lifetime. It's fate for us. If you come, you will help solve this important matter. If someone else doesn't even care about it, thank you." You're not in time yet."

After talking with the couple, I came out of the hotel, feeling very happy. After all, I can come back to work, which is what I hope.

After returning to Xinchuang Restaurant, I first told Master Gao that I was going back to Shengmei. He said yes, this is a good thing, and told me to work hard after I went back, and to visit me in Santaizi when I had time.Then I called the head chef. The head chef agreed to my resignation and told me that I could leave tomorrow. It happened that a younger brother of a Sichuan cuisine chef came down from another hotel and took over directly.

I feel that everything is going so smoothly, I thought I had to wait for two days, but it didn't go so smoothly, I'm a little lucky.

(End of this chapter)