The story of a cook

Chapter 354
Qiuping's partner's family of three went to the second sister's house during the Gregorian calendar year. The parents of both parties were very satisfied with the meeting and settled the marriage of the two children.The two children are still young, Qiuping is 22, and her partner is [-]. They plan to have two years of marriage before getting married.

Qiuping's current job is very stable, and working as a bar counter at work is not very tiring.His partner is playing the sound system there, and the two of them work very well together, and they can take care of each other.

Zhou Xiaomei was the foreman there, and she did a good job.

I haven't seen Zhou Xiaomei for a long time. The second sister-in-law said she wanted me to take care of Zhou Xiaomei in the provincial capital. Now she is doing very well, and I hardly need to take care of her.

The third boss is here.

The third boss hasn't come here for half a month. After he came, he went to the kitchen to have a look.

"Master, hello!" I greeted the third boss.

The third boss smiled and asked: "How is it? It's okay."

"It's okay, everything is fine." I said.

"Has Du Dapeng been honest these two days?" the third boss asked.

"He's fine."

"You don't have to give him a good face, just scold him if you have nothing to do, the more you follow him, the more he will push his nose in the face."

I smile.

"Have you ever heard of a two-day fresh dish competition?" the third boss asked.

"Well, number 26." I replied.

"Okay, let's do it, and let these chefs do it. It's the mules or the horses who come out for a walk. The province always feels like it can do it by itself. In fact, they are nothing when they leave Linjiangxuan, so they will fry Linjiangxuan. vegetable."

"Boss Huo also meant that."

"Tan Zi, now that you are the chief chef, you can do it with confidence. If you have any ideas, just communicate with Mr. Huo. Together, I will strongly support your work."

"Thank you, uncle."

"You don't have to thank me." The third boss patted me on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, if you have anything you can't solve, just come to me, and I'll solve it for you."

After chatting with the third boss for a few more words, he went to talk to the master.

As soon as the third boss left, Zhang Li went to the kitchen to look for me and told me that Zhou Xiaomei had called and said she was going to invite Zhang Li and me to dinner tonight.I told Zhang Li that we would go there together after get off work in the evening, and I also wanted to see Zhou Xiaomei.

After get off work in the evening, I handed over the finishing inspection to Wang Chunlai, and then took a taxi with Zhang Li to Zhou Xiaomei's place.

When we arrived at Zhou Xiaomei's place, she was waiting for me and Zhang Li outside, and Qiuping was also there.

When I saw Zhou Xiaomei, I felt unrecognizable.She has changed a lot, she still looks like her, but she doesn't feel like her.It's still the same face, but now this face is full of confidence.

There was charm and presence about her now.

Charming and powerful.

Yes, she is strong, she gives people a strong feeling now.

She has matured and grown.

Zhou Xiaomei said that there happened to be a Chongqing hot pot restaurant nearby, which was very popular, and she wanted to eat hot pot there.Ask Qiuping to go there together, but Qiuping says she won't go, she and his partner are going to eat Malatang.

"Uncle, is my old concubine at home?" Qiuping asked me.

"No, I went back to my mother's house the day before yesterday." I said.

"Why did you go back to your mother's house again?" Qiuping complained, "I haven't seen her for several months, and I miss her so much."

"I'll tell you next time when I come back, you can go to my house to see her." I said.

"When will my old concubine be born?"

"Around May Day of the Chinese New Year."

"What about that time? I thought I would give birth during the Chinese New Year."

"No, it's May Day."

Qiuping's partner came to find Qiuping, and said hello to me. The two of them went to eat Malatang first.

Seeing the two walk away slowly, I feel how time flies. When Qiuping came to the provincial capital, she was still a 17-year-old girl. Three years passed without her noticing, and she is now a grown girl.

How time flies.

When I came to the newly opened Chongqing hot pot restaurant, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and there were still many customers eating hot pot, and the business was booming.

The layout of his house is well designed, each dining table is separated by solid wood, forming a half-enclosed small booth, where the guests sit and eat hot pot and the neighbors cannot see each other, so it is not so noisy.

If you stand up, you can see the guests sitting next to you, but few people will stand up to eat when they are eating, unless they are going to the bathroom.

"The design of his house is quite reasonable, and the guests don't disturb each other when eating hot pot." Zhang Li said.

"Well, this design is quite good, and it is estimated that this design of his house can lead the trend." I said.

"It's about the same. It's so good. Everyone eats in the booth, and doesn't affect any table. It's still quiet."

"If I open a restaurant in the future, I will decorate it like this, but I don't choose the color like his house. I like Chinese red." I said.

"Uncle, you really should open a restaurant," Zhou Xiaomei said.

"I want to open it, but my strength doesn't allow it." I said.

"Let's not open such a big one, it doesn't cost much to open a small restaurant."

"The main reason is that we can't even afford to open a small restaurant now, so let's wait two years, and wait until we have the strength to open it again."

"By the way, Lao Tan, your salary should increase now that you are the chef?" Zhang Li asked.

"No, it's still [-] a month." I said, "Let's see how much the salary is next month. If it's still [-], I have to talk to Mr. Huo."

"Next month will definitely give you a raise." Zhang Li said.

"Not necessarily, if I believe it in someone else's house, it's not enough in his house." I said, "Linjiangxuan has taken a lot of effort to raise the salary of the management team. All four directors must agree to the increase."

"That's troublesome? His family struggles to do anything." Zhang Li said, and then asked me, "I think the third boss is here today, why are you here?"

"Nothing to do, just come over to have a look, and tell my master that the Nian Lao shop has to be relocated." I said.

"The old store was relocated?" Zhang Li asked in surprise.

"Well, it seems that you don't read the newspapers. The newspapers all say that the renovation of Sanjing Street, the government's action, the entire Minzu Bridge will be blown up, and even the Summer Palace will be destroyed." I said.

"Really? I don't know." Zhang Li said.

"Yes, people from the government who came to eat with us, I also heard from them that the Summer Palace and the National Bridge will also be removed," Zhou Xiaomei said.

"Then the government has to give compensation?" Zhang Li asked.

"Compensation must be given, it's just a question of how much." I said.

"Now there is only one store left in Linjiangxuan, why not open a branch?" Zhang Li asked.

"The third boss said that we are looking for a place now, and we have to open another store as soon as the old store is gone." I said.

"Open it, or the employees of the old store will have to be laid off."

"Yes, we have to open a store, so we have to arrange for the employees of the old store."

The three of us chatted while eating, and soon we finished our bottle of white wine and asked for another bottle.

Zhang Li said she was going to the bathroom, Zhou Xiaomei went to the bathroom with her, and when they came back after a while, Zhang Li had an incredible expression on her face.

"Old Tan, who do you think I saw just now?"

"Who did you see?" I asked.

"President Huo and Zheng Jiaqi."

I looked at Zhang Li in disbelief, "Don't talk nonsense, how can they be together."

"If you don't believe me, go to the bathroom and have a look. It's in the booth next to the fence. It looks like you just came here, and the hot pot hasn't been served yet." Zhang Li said.

Seeing that she said it so seriously, she should be right, but how could Mr. Huo be with Zheng Jiaqi?

This is impossible.

Is it?

I dare not think about it, I think it is impossible.

"You must be mistaken," I said.

"Even if I can get Mr. Huo wrong, can I still get Jia Qi wrong?" Zhang Li said.

"Okay, I'm not mistaken, it's the two of them, what's the fuss, maybe Mr. Huo sent Zheng Jiaqi home, and he happened to be hungry and came over to have a hot pot, isn't it normal?" I said.

"Cut!" Zhang Li gave me a hard look, "Everything is normal for you, but I don't think it is normal."

"What's wrong with being abnormal? If I see you and Mr. Huo sitting together eating hot pot, I think it's normal. The boss is also a human being, so why can't he eat hot pot alone with his employees?"

"I won't argue with you about this. I'll ask Jiaqi alone tomorrow. I think she's playing with fire."

"That's all you need to know," I said.

"I know, I'm not stupid enough to talk to others."

It's normal for Mr. Huo and Zheng Jiaqi to eat together. In my opinion, there is no fuss.But I still think a little more in my heart, after all, a man and a woman are together alone, even if there is nothing wrong, if someone finds out, they will say something, this is a terrible thing.

(End of this chapter)