The story of a cook

Chapter 526 Participate in the Appreciation Banquet

The old man has two children, a son and a daughter.The son is in the real estate business, and the daughter is in the catering business.The son is already married and has a five-year-old son.Daughter Yan Li has been with her partner for three years. The partner is the son of the leader of Binhai. The two families belong to a political marriage and join forces.

In September, Yan Li got married.

When the old man and his daughter get married, these managers of the company naturally have to follow the ceremony, and I am no exception.

On the day of the wedding, everyone was busy and didn't have time to attend. In the evening, the old man was entertaining guests in the new store, and everyone passed by.

The new store has been open for a month, and this is my first visit.

Needless to say, the decoration is very luxurious, giving people the feeling of being in the palace of the Qing Dynasty, with the enjoyment of an emperor.To be honest, I don't appreciate it. The decoration is so high-grade that ordinary people dare not enter it. Besides, a dumpling restaurant doesn't need to be so high-end.

The entire first floor is the reception hall and dish display area.The cold dishes are on the first floor, and I met Meng Hongwei, who was making cold dishes for the evening reception banquet.He was very happy to see me coming, and told me that he would also go up and have a drink with me after a while.

The dish display area on the first floor is very large and imposing.From the left side of the hall, there are large fresh fish, then small shellfish, and then there are ice stalls for hot dishes.The ice shelf is very well made. It is said that it was designed by the refrigeration personnel of Haier Group. It is 25 meters long and 1.5 meters wide. It is wavy and arc-shaped, which is very beautiful and practical.

I looked at the dishes on the exhibition stalls, and they were beautifully arranged. Some dishes were very creative and worth learning, while some looked like modeling dishes, which were just beautiful.The prices of vegetables are not low, and ordinary people cannot afford them.

The second floor is scattered, there are more than 80.

Half of the third floor is a high-end banquet hall, and the other half is private rooms, each of which is very high-end.

The fourth floor is full of private rooms, a total of thirty.

Half of the fifth floor is used for hot dishes and pastry kitchens, and the other half is used for offices and staff dormitories.

I met Yang Zhijun in the hot dish kitchen.

"Here comes third brother." He greeted happily.

"Hmm." I nodded with a smile.

"Is the old shop busy today?" He asked.

"It's okay, I'm busy." I said.

"It's also busy here, but not as busy as the old store. There are so many people." He said.

"How many people are there in the kitchen?" I asked.

"There are more than 130 people in total." He said, "It's been more than a month since I came here, and I haven't recognized all of them yet."

I said, "Recognize slowly, there is no rush."

"It's boring to work here, I don't know anyone, everyone is so awesome, they think they are capable, but they are nothing." He complained.

I said, "Don't talk nonsense, some of the good cooking in this big kitchen is low-key."

"Those two are good at cooking Cantonese cuisine. I heard that they were transferred from Guangdong. There are two chefs who are good at waiting for seafood. It looks like they are masters. Northeast cuisine is not good. I can be regarded as a good cook. That's right. Third brother, I heard that an old Zhao is coming, and he used to be the head chef of the old shop." He said.

"Well, there is such a thing." I said, "Old Zhao cooks very well. When he comes, you should learn from him."

"Well, third brother, do you think I can go there later?" He asked.

I said, "Most masters didn't follow the ceremony, so don't go either."

"Otherwise, I don't want to go." He said, and then smiled: "Third Brother, there is one advantage of working here, it is close to the dormitory, and you don't have to be late for work."

I asked: "How is the dormitory condition?"

"It's better than the old store. Four people share a room, like a hotel," he said.

"Do you go out for drinks every day after get off work?"

"How can there be time? It's just opened, and it's very busy every day. Besides, it's quite a struggle to come back after going out. Those who wake up after twelve o'clock are unwilling to open the door."

"You still went out, otherwise how do you know you don't want to open the door after twelve o'clock?"

"We went out with Hongwei once."

"It's okay to go out, and you have to spend money to go out." I said, and then asked: "By the way, have you been raised this month?"

"It's increased. Isn't the agreed salary increased by [-], and then increased by [-], and now it's [-]." He said happily.

After chatting with him for a while, I thought of seeing Zhang Chunmei in the pastry room. I was a little annoyed by the thought of seeing Zhang Chunmei in the pastry room, so I asked Yang Zhijun, "How are the dumplings selling?"

"It's okay, the sales are pretty good. Wang Lixin didn't know you were here, so he told me that he would treat you to dinner someday when he returned to the old shop."

"I'll go take a look."

When I came to the pastry room, I first saw Wang Lixin.

"Chef Tan is here." He happily came over to say hello.

Nodding at him with a smile, he asked, "How is it? Are you busy?"

"It's okay, the dumplings are selling well." He said.

I looked around and found that there were other pastries besides dumplings, so I asked, "How are the other staple foods selling?"

"Other products are also available, mainly dumplings." He said.

"How many people make dumplings?" I asked.

"Sixteen, three for steaming and boiling, one for pancakes, and five for tricks," he said.

"Pretty good." I smiled.

"It also sells leek boxes, and also sells pots."

"It's not enough for you to be busy." I joked.

Looking around, Zhang Chunmei was standing with a man wearing a tall chef's hat, steaming and frying, and talking about something. The man put his hands on Zhang Chunmei's shoulders naturally, and the two looked very affectionate.Looking away, a few dumpling workers trained in the old shop came up to say hello to me and chatted with them a few words.

When Zhang Chunmei saw me, her smiling face immediately darkened, and she whispered something to the man, and then the man walked towards me.

"We don't let you in the kitchen without work clothes." The man walked up to me and said to me with a smell of sea oysters.

I glanced at him.

Wang Lixin introduced: "Chef Tan, this is our chef." Then he introduced me to the man, "Chef, this is the chef of our old shop, Master Tan."

The man was very proud, looked at me casually and said, "Chef Tan, I don't know, but our family has a rule that no one is allowed to enter the kitchen without work clothes."

Wang Lixin even said that I was the head chef of the old shop, and he still said that, obviously looking down on me.If he had gotten angry earlier, but now he is practicing well, he didn't get angry, but he didn't give him a good face, and said directly: "There is such a rule, I forgot that it is my family."

After finishing speaking, he ignored him, told Wang Lixin to chat again when he had time, then turned and left the kitchen.

I judged this head chef in my heart - such a person won't work for long.Being able to work here now is thanks to Mr. Zhai.It's not worth getting angry with such a person, he doesn't have the right to be angry with me.

When they came to the banquet hall on the third floor, Manager Chen and Zhou Xiaomei were sitting and chatting with Mr. Wang, and walked over to sit with them.

"Where did Lao Tan go?" Mr. Wang asked with a smile.

"Take a tour of the kitchen," I said.

"After thinking about it, you went to the kitchen. Lao Du was looking for you just now." He said.

"I didn't look at him, where did I go?" I asked.

"It was still here just now—" he said and looked around, many tables were full of people, and he didn't find Master Du. "It's time to go to the bathroom."

I smiled, when Accountant Cui came over and sat down, and said, "Sit at your table, and I would like to have a drink with Lao Tan."

I asked: "Brother Cui, we are too busy to come here during the day, and you didn't come here?"

Accountant Cui said: "We didn't come to our office during the day, didn't you see that they are all from the company at night?"

"The old man invited us alone." I laughed.

"Yes, there are a lot of people attending the wedding during the day, and they are all famous. We can't count them." Accountant Cui said.

I smiled and said nothing.

The thank-you banquet was hosted by Zhai, the general manager of the new store.No wonder Wang Haitao and the others said that Mr. Zhai has women everywhere, and he is indeed handsome, unrestrained and suave, like a man.The speech is also very good, not inferior to the wedding host.

"Manager Chen should know Mr. Zhai, right?" Mr. Wang asked Manager Chen. They are all from Binhai and should be familiar with each other.

Manager Chen said directly: "I know, but I haven't worked with him before, so I know he's pretty."

Mr. Wang smiled and said, "I know it all."

"Binhai is such a big place, who doesn't know who, and wonders why the old man fell in love with him." Manager Chen said.

"Old Zhai is quite capable." Mr. Wang said.

"I heard that there are quite a lot of contacts, but I don't know the details." Manager Chen said.

"The opening of the new store is entirely up to him, and the old man is very satisfied." Mr. Wang said.

Manager Chen didn't say anything, looking a little unconvinced.

I poured the wine and said to Accountant Cui who was sitting next to me: "Brother Cui, it's been a long time since we drank together, let's have a good drink today."

"That must be done." Accountant Cui smiled.

Although it is a wedding, no one can drink hard on this occasion, which is very interesting.After the dishes were served, the old man toasted at the table, everyone said a few auspicious words, and then withdrew.

When I came back, I, Zhou Xiaomei, Manager Chen and I took a taxi. We first took Manager Chen back, and then went back to the dormitory with Zhou Xiaomei. When we got to the dormitory, we saw skewers on the side of the road. Zhou Xiaomei wanted to eat them. The two of us I got out of the car and started to make skewers.

"Uncle, it's not until eleven o'clock, and I can't sleep, so call Sister Ma down." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"I would like to call you." I said.

After calling Sister Ma, she said to me: "When I went today, Sister Ma told me to watch you and not let you drink too much." She laughed.

"What's the point of drinking this wine, that's what it means to go." I said.

"I didn't want to go. Manager Chen dragged me to go. I'm bothered by this occasion."

She finished talking and drank a glass of beer.

"Is it disturbing to see people get married?" I asked.

"What's the trouble? I'll get married when I meet the right one. Didn't I never meet one?"

"You don't want to look for it. If you want to look for it, there is nothing there." I said.

"Do you know why I don't want to look for it?"

"I didn't find the right one, didn't you just finish talking?"

"No energy, no energy to talk to you."

"You have the energy to talk to your partner, but you do—"

She looked at me, raised her glass and said, "Drink, I won't tell you, it's useless to tell you, I just know how to drink."

I laughed and clinked glasses with her.

Soon Sister Ma came over and said, "You two are really addicted, didn't you drink well there?"

"I didn't drink at all. I couldn't sleep when I saw the skewers. I grilled some skewers and drank two bottles of beer before going back." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"Really, if you don't eat at the banquet, it's a waste of money, and you have to spend money to grill skewers. You two are really rich." Sister Ma said.

Zhou Xiaomei giggled and poured a glass for Sister Ma.

Sister Ma saw that I was also drinking beer, and said, "Yes, drink some beer, don't always drink white wine in summer, it's so hot."

"Sister Ma, you really care about my uncle, you won't be jealous if my aunt is around," Zhou Xiaomei said.

"I don't care when she's in front of her. You think I'm willing to do it." Sister Ma said.

"Then who knows?" Zhou Xiaomei continued with a serious expression, "My heart is on him, no matter who believes it—"

"Xiaomei—" Sister Ma's face turned red

"You are right to care about him, who told you that you are the child of his third aunt, or sister—"

(End of this chapter)