The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 110
As the saying goes, don’t get sick if you don’t have money, and don’t have money if you don’t have anything. This is absolutely true.

It will be even more depressing if you lose your job while you are sick.

Old Tan is like this now.

When he hit No. 20 days, Zhang Lilai told him that Mr. Xu decided to ask Wang Gang to take care of the kitchen, so that he could recover from his illness with peace of mind and cooperate again in the future.

This means that he was laid off from the Kanto family.

This is both what he expected and unexpected.

Unexpected means that according to Mr. Xu's work style, it is very likely that Lao Tan will be laid off due to illness; unexpected means that this thing really happened.

Fortunately, during the [-] days of recuperation, Lao Tan's state of mind has changed a lot, and some things that he could not understand before seem to be enlightened.

When Zhang Li finished speaking angrily, he was not angry. Instead, he persuaded Zhang Li for a while, telling her that this is normal, that friends are friends, and business is business, and the business should not be delayed because of friends.

"When did the two of you become friends? It's the boss and the employee." Zhang Li retorted.

"Hehe, that's enough. Friends can't delay the business, let alone employees? It's normal for me to be laid off, and it's reasonable for Mr. Xu not to use me. It's fine if he wants to. But—" Old Tan thought for a while.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Li asked.

"Mr. Xu is still a little thoughtless. Now the Guandong family is popular, the provincial capital is famous, and the whole country knows that there is the largest farmyard in the Northeast called Guandong family. You may not know who the owner is, but you must know who the chef is.

Especially in our provincial capital, everyone who works in restaurants knows that I, Lao Tan, is the head chef of a family in the Kanto region. If word spreads that I will be dismissed while I am ill, it will not be good for Mr. Xu, and it will be difficult to recruit people in the future. "Old Tan said realistically.

"It's still in the future, and now there are people who have left their jobs. Li Zhongqing quit, Zhou Hongyou quit, and there are four cutting boards. Knowing what they say? They said that Master Tan worked so hard and vomited blood. I've been fired, I don't have much energy to do, and I don't know what to do in the future, so I resign as soon as I can, so that I can save myself from being fired when the time comes." Zhang Li said, with both atmosphere and gloat.

In the past, Lao Tan would have gloated like Zhang Li, and even relieved his hatred.But now the state of mind is peaceful, the mood is calm, as if the realm has also gone up.

Hearing Zhang Li say these things, he couldn't help but sigh.

"People in the Kanto area stop here - it is difficult to develop further. Sometimes the boss's structure determines the development of the company. If you don't look far, you will have near-term worries, and no one can help you. This is also a common problem for Chinese catering industry bosses. It is also the reason why many restaurants have developed very well, but they disappear after doing it." Lao Tan said.

"Don't you often say that great virtues carry things? Without such great virtues, you can't do such great things. There are countless." Zhang Li said: "I don't plan to do it anymore, it's boring. I will tell Mr. Xu to you I've seen through this matter, I can't even work hard, I'll resign when Xiaomei goes to work, and hang out with you instead of working here."

"You do what you do, you are different from me." Old Tan said.

"What's the difference? They're all the same. I originally planned to work here for a long time, but I left when I was [-]. Seeing this--I'd better wait until they are dismissed. If you don't need it, you don't need it. What am I? Let's talk about it." It’s been four years, and I’m tired, so take a rest.”

Old Tan didn't say anything. He thought about the Guandong family in his mind for a while, and felt that it was meaningless to say goodbye to the Guandong family this time, so he didn't think about it.I chatted with Zhang Li on lighter topics for a while, and Zhang Li went back to work almost four o'clock.

Seeing Zhang Li leaving, Brother Liu walked in from the outside, and said with a smile: "Brother, let's stop eating dumplings today, and eat some skewers. I'll drink, and you drink."

Old Tan smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat skewers."

Brother Liu has been with Lao Tan during this time.

Lao Tan takes antihypertensive drugs in the morning, and after the blood pressure drops, he goes to the clinic in the afternoon to get a bottle.In the first few days, she was physically weak, and Yanhua sent her home after taking the bottle, and then sent her food upstairs.

I haven't vomited blood in the past ten days, and my body has become firmer. After taking the bottle every day, Brother Liu and I strolled to the new store of the dumpling restaurant to see the business situation, have a meal by the way, and then stroll home.

After eating dumplings for ten days in a row, I was a little tired, so I changed the taste today.

Next to the clinic is a barbecue restaurant. Lao Tan and Brother Liu abducted in after finishing the bottle.I ordered some meat skewers, Brother Liu ordered beer, and Lao Tan drank Nongfu Spring.

Brother Liu drank a glass of beer and said, "I don't approve of you going to the Guandong people's house when you come back this time. Business has started, and you are so tired that you vomit blood. How about it? You won't be laid off yet. This is taking advantage of your illness to kill you."

Apparently Brother Liu was very angry and wanted to defend Lao Tan.

Lao Tan said: "It's normal, no one wants to hire a sick chef."

"Don't talk about that, Yanhua and Yanzi are still the bosses, why don't they do that? They will pay your medical bills and deliver meals to you. People like that, no matter how hard they work, they won't be able to pay." Brother Liu said, and did it ruthlessly. a cup.

Old Tan smiled and said, "It's good not to work there. This time, I don't have to worry about it. I can concentrate on making dumpling restaurants."

"Yes, you just concentrate on making dumplings. I think this dumpling restaurant is good. It's not too big or too small. The common people still like it. It's delicious and not expensive, and the food is perfect. How many good restaurants are there among those big restaurants now? Eight It’s okay if the first regulation is not released, but now that it comes out, you won’t be allowed to eat and drink. If you don’t have public funds to eat and drink, you have to pay for it yourself. Who can afford it?

A big hotel is just a name. It looks classy, ​​and it looks decent when you go in and eat. It's just a place for pretending.It tastes not as good as a dumpling restaurant.In the future, don't go to big hotels. Now the bigger hotels are not profitable. How bad are they?Let's set up a dumpling restaurant with Yanhua and the others. "Liu Ge said.

Brother Liu didn't say that Lao Tan also planned to do so.

In the past [-] days, he has been thinking about the affairs of the dumpling restaurant, and re-planned it. After he recovers from illness, he will smooth out the current two stores, upgrade the products, standardize the process standards, form a system, and then start the third one. shop.

The Chishan Road store has been open for two months, and the daily turnover has not dropped by more than [-] yuan. For a small store of [-] square meters, this business is a bit scary, which makes people envy and hate.

Someone has already come to talk about cooperation. Yanhua, Yanzi, and Lao Tan do not plan to cooperate, and plan to directly operate the first eight stores.

After completing the eight directly-operated stores and establishing a brand effect in the provincial capital, we will talk about cooperation.As for joining, I haven't thought about joining, and I don't plan to join.There are advantages and disadvantages to franchising. The advantage is that the franchise fee is charged and the money can be made quickly;

What he wants to do this time is a career.

Yes, it is business.

For a man who is about 40 years old, although he earns a lot of money, he can't justify not having his own career.

In terms of migrant workers, Lao Tan is undoubtedly the best.Up to now, his salary is the highest among cooks in Northeast China, and he has been recognized by catering people all over the country. He is a successful cook.

However, he has no business of his own.

This matter was carefully considered during his recuperation period. To be honest, he was shocked when he thought of his career, and even asked himself in his heart what he had done in his 18 years of working life?I thought it was very successful, but in the end none of them belonged to me, and all of them made Zhuge Liang for others.

Is it still like this after forty?Working for others, earning a seemingly high salary, and bragging in front of managers who don't know when they will be laid off?
Of course, this is not impossible. It is no problem to support the family and live a good life.

But is this really good?

Do you really want to live like this for the rest of your life?

40 years have passed unknowingly, youth, youth, middle age, it seems that they have not lived much, have not experienced much, and have passed away from the long river of life before they have experienced it well——
Can you live another 40 years?Or, even if you live another 40 years, will you still spend it like this?

Our old Tan has entered deep thinking about life.

He thought a lot and it was complicated.This kind of philosopher-like thinking about life is painful and tormenting, as if walking aimlessly in the dark night, with no direction or light, and the world has returned to the original state of chaos.

This chaotic state of consciousness seems to have gone through a long time, and it seems to be just a moment.

Then a dark red appeared, and then a ray of light cut through the chaos.

How should I put it, this consciousness is not mysterious, it is very simple.To put it bluntly, it is a momentary epiphany, all the complicated things are no longer complicated, and become simple.

Lao Tan is Lao Tan, a very simple person who has lived for 40 years without dying, and will live another 40 years, or even further.

In his life, besides struggle or struggle, he kept moving forward.The reason why I was so tired before was because I thought too much, it was too complicated, and sometimes I even forgot myself, so I was aimless, or I couldn't achieve anything.

People, you should understand yourself.

What is living to understand?
The world is not complicated, but the mind is chaotic.

It's not that you worry too much, but that you think too much about gains and losses before you have thoughts and plans.

People can think about life when they are confused, but they cannot plan life.Most of the time, they do the opposite. It seems that they are plotting against others, but in fact they are plotting against themselves.

There is no great love in the heart, and it is rare to have a country.

It’s not that it’s impossible to respect heaven and love others, and to be selfless and altruistic.It is because the heart can't think of it, can't touch that realm, that there is pain between gain and loss.

People should be happy.

Simply be happy.

Complicated things are made simple, and often lead to success.

why?There is nothing to hide from the heart.

Therefore, the current Lao Tan is very simple, and he has a clear goal and a way of living in the future.In other words, he wants to fulfill his wish when he was a chef, to promote Northeast cuisine, make dumplings to the whole country, and do his best to let the people who work in restaurants live with dignity.

To confirm and realize a word - create your own future with your hands.

(End of this chapter)