The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 126 Gambling is the foundation of bereavement
Zhang Li called Li Shuang in advance and told her to ask Huaqing to cook four dishes alone during the working meal at night, because three employees of the Huangshan Road store celebrated their birthdays this month, and she had to rush over to celebrate.

At the meeting at the beginning of the year, it was stipulated that the company will buy birthday cakes for employees who celebrate their birthdays that month, and at the same time give them a half-day rest, and cook a few dishes alone, and cook a bowl of longevity noodles to celebrate.

In order not to let this matter become a mere formality, it is stipulated that two senior executives must be present when celebrating an employee's birthday.At present, there are only three executives, Lao Tan, Zhang Li, and Zhongqing. The two bosses are not counted, and they are the bosses.

Lao Tan is not in the provincial capital, only Zhang Li and Zhong Qing are in charge.

When it was almost nine o'clock, the two arranged things in the store and took a taxi to the Huangshan Road store.

Li Shuang and Hua Qing are all ready here.

When they came to the private room, the three birthday employees were smiling, a little stiff and embarrassed, but they could see that they were happy and excited inside.

Lao Tan and his two bosses have done a good job in terms of employee benefits, and they are in place.At present, the entire provincial capital cannot be said to be the best, but it is almost the same.

Treat employees well, pay high, and be qualified only if the boss is willing to do so.Let's put aside the old Tan, he was born as a part-time worker, and his biggest ideal is to provide a good working and living environment for the brothers who work in restaurants.

Yanhua, who was born in a farmer, has a poor family background, her growth experience, and her kindness in her heart, so she understands the psychology of employees very well. After all, she came from part-time jobs, so she is very willing to spend money on employees and does not feel distressed.

Yanzi, who was born in an ordinary worker's family in the provincial capital, also came from a hard life, and she understands and sympathizes with the beating workers very much.Now that she is a boss, she doesn't have any airs of being a boss, and she doesn't have any opinion on improving employee benefits—her understanding is that she is a part-time worker, and she might as well be a part-time worker when she didn't open a restaurant.

Therefore, the employee benefits of Ah Qiao Dumpling Restaurant are very good, which has always been the envy of other restaurants.

Take the dormitory as an example, the employees are all in the lower berths, and salutes are distributed uniformly, including toiletries.Each dormitory is equipped with internet access, washing machine, and water heater is a must, so employees can take a hot shower after get off work.

Although the management of the dormitories has not reached the level of Haidilao, it is developing in that direction.

In addition to celebrating employees' birthdays every month, there is also a meal at the end of the month.The dinner and summary will be carried out together. First, awards will be given to outstanding teams and employees to motivate everyone, and then we will start to eat and drink.

Every meal is very lively.Most of them are young people, and it is impossible to stop.Those who can sing well can sing, those who can tell jokes and stories, and those who can dance can dance.All in all, the Eight Immortals cross the sea to show their magical powers and have fun.

The employees of Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant have a very high happiness index, which is unmatched by other restaurants.

There are three advantages of high employee happiness index.

The first is that there is little employee mobility and there is a stable workforce; the second is that employees recognize and recognize the hotel and are able to work proactively; the last is that based on the first two points, the quality of work is high and the benefits are naturally good.

The premise of a high employee happiness index is that the boss is generous and dares to give profits to the employees instead of fooling people with lip service.This seems simple and easy, but not many can do it.

Still take the bedroom as an example.Ten employees in a store live in a dormitory. Many restaurant owners rent a dormitory where men and women live together. Although it is inconvenient, it saves money. Renting an extra dormitory costs a lot of money.

There are beds in the dormitory, as well as water and sewage. It is rare to equip employees with washing machines and secure Internet.Waiting for the water heater depends on whether the landlord of the rented house has installed it. If it is installed, it will be picked up.

With the same employees and the same wages, Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant costs 20 yuan more per employee per month than other restaurants. This money is invisible and intangible, but the effect is definitely different.

Other restaurants are always short of people, recruiting every day.Ah Qiao otherwise, there is almost no shortage of people.

The employees first work here by themselves, and the salary is not bad, the treatment is high, and the working environment is good, so they introduce relatives and friends, and even a family of three work here.

Two of the birthday parties today are a mother and a son. The son works as a cutting board in the kitchen, and the mother works as a cleaner at the front desk.

After celebrating the employee's birthday, Zhang Li and Zhong Qing left in no hurry, chatting with Hua Qing and Li Shuang.

"Where is Yang Zhijun studying in the old shop?" Li Shuang asked Zhang Li.

"Well, together with Mulan, there are five other people, two from the front desk and three from the back kitchen." Zhang Li replied.

"When I have time to go back to the old store to see Yang Zhijun, I haven't seen him for several years, I really want to." Li Shuang said.

"Yang Zhijun's cooking is overbearing. I saw it these days. In our house, he should cook like this." Zhongqing said with a thumbs up.

Li Shuang said: "He is good at cooking. He won the first place in the cooking competition held in Binhai. It is not an ordinary competition. It is a competition among famous restaurants in Binhai. All operations are performed on the spot. It is a real talent."

"En." Zhongqing nodded affirmatively, and said: "I believe in this point. Experts will know if there is one as soon as they make a move. His cooking has Master Tan's style, which is stable, rigorous, and eclectic. He can control the heat quite well, and he uses less oil There is less salt and less sugar, and the side dishes are neatly prepared, and there is no fault."

"He has been working with Master Tan for a long time—" Hua Qing said, obviously a little dissatisfied because of his youthful vigor.

Zhongqing said unceremoniously to his younger brother: "You have worked with Master Tan, and you are still messy when you are busy. If you can't do it, you can't do it. You can listen to me if you say it."

Hua Qing was afraid of his brother since he was a child, so he stopped opening his mouth when he saw what his brother said, but he was still dissatisfied and wanted to find time to experience Yang Zhijun's cooking.

At this time Zhang Li raised her mouth, "Old Tan is forty this year."

"That's right, the boss is forty years old, and he can take on apprentices." Li Shuang said excitedly and looked at Hua Qing at the same time.

Hua Qing said: "I know, it's just that I've been busy all this time, and I haven't spared time. I'll wait for him to come back and mention this matter. He has already agreed."

Zhang Li said: "It's an opportunity to learn from a teacher quickly. If you pass this village, there will be no such shop."

Li Shuang and Hua Qing wanted to worship Lao Tan as their teacher early on, but Lao Tan said that he would not accept apprentices before forty, so this matter has been delayed.

Old Tan is [-] this year, he can accept apprentices, and Li Shuang and Hua Qing's hearts are alive.

Zhang Li and Zhong Qing strongly supported Li Shuang and Hua Qing's worship of Lao Tan as their teacher.

Zhongqing is old, and he is like a buddy with Lao Tan, so he can't say he wants to be a teacher, and Lao Tan can't accept it.

Lao Tan's consistent principle is that shoulders and heads are brothers, and he is unwilling to engage in the same thing as master and apprentice.He taught what he should teach without being a teacher, and never kept his secrets. He did this very well.

The main reason for worshiping him as a teacher is because of his character, and what he does is respected everywhere.

As the saying goes, three points to cooking skills and seven points to cooking ethics. To be a chef, if you cook well, you must also have good morals and be a good person.

A good dish is not as good as a whole body of virtue, and the fragrance of a hundred dishes is not as long as a blessing.That's what I'm talking about.

Many of the chefs' dishes are so good that people give them a thumbs up, and they can't help shaking their heads just by looking at their character.This kind of cook only works for the first few months everywhere, and the boss approves of it, and even keeps it like a treasure.After a long time, it was over, the original shape was revealed, and the store was destroyed without morality. The boss sent him away like a plague god, and applauded.

It's over for a cook to reach this level, and it's hard to get along in the chef circle.

For example, Dahu, who used to be in Zhang Yu Hotel, is no longer in Hohhot, and I heard that he has gone to other places.

"If Master Tan accepts you, he will follow along honestly, not only learning how to cook, but mainly learning how to behave from others." Zhong Qing said to Hua Qing.

"That's guaranteed. I haven't touched a poker in the three years since I came to the dumpling restaurant, is that okay?" Hua Qing said.

"Look at your potential. You can be a chef without Master Tan? Your current salary is higher than Li Xu. You have to thank Master Tan, who brought you out." Zhongqing said seriously.

"Aren't I going to worship him as a teacher?" Hua Qing whispered.

"Apprenticeship is not what you say, young man, master and apprentice are like father and son, one day is a teacher and life is a father, do you know? Do you know why Master Tan said that he only accepts apprentices after forty? It's not that people don't accept them, it depends on whether you look like me Decent, is it worth it? Accepting apprentices to take responsibility, do you think Master Tan is like those people, earning money by accepting apprentices." Zhongqing beat his younger brother.

"I know."

"It's good to know, Master Tan really accepted you, you have to treat him like your father, don't embarrass Master Tan."

Zhongqing's instructions are correct, and this is also the ethics of a cook.He would like his younger brother to become Lao Tan's apprentice, and he always treats Lao Tan as a master in his heart, respects him very much, and Lao Tan is qualified to be a master.

The four chatted for a while, Xiao Gao came to pick Li Shuang home from get off work, and the conversation broke up.

The night in early spring brings a little bit of coolness, and the small wind blows on the face with vague memories of winter.The street lights illuminate the road quietly, there are few cars and people, and people who have worked hard all day have fallen asleep.

Xiao Gao was riding an electric scooter, and Li Shuang was sitting in the back, with both hands tightly around her husband's waist, and her face pressed against her back.

"Boss came back from Hohhot and I will be a teacher with Huaqing." Li Shuang said.

"Will Master Tan accept you two?" Xiao Gao asked.

"Accept, why don't you accept? He promised to accept us as disciples when we reach forty." Li Shuang said.

"--Can you accept me?" Xiao Gao was also thoughtful.

"You—that's terrible! I don't know if you have a criminal record." Li Shuang said: "You ran away at the beginning, if you didn't run away, the boss would beat you, you know." Li Shuang said.

Xiao Gao didn't say anything, feeling guilty in his heart.

Yes, people should be content.At the beginning, he owed gambling debts and ran away, and the usury went to the house to ask for debts. Li Shuang sold the house to plug the hole.

I'm really not a man, I was terribly afraid of getting into trouble, patted my butt and ran away, and let the woman bear it--I regret it when I think about it, I'm sorry Li Shuang.

During the days of running away, he thought that Li Shuang would leave him with the child.At that time, I also thought about it, even if Li Shuang left, he would not blame others, he was the one who finished and ruined the family.

But Li Shuang didn't leave with the child, even though he hated this man in his heart.Living a difficult life alone with a child, waiting for him to come back.

During Xiao Gao's two years in Russia, Lao Tan helped Li Shuang a lot.Take her and Zhou Xiaomei to work hard in Binhai, encourage her spiritually, take good care of her at work, and take her like an apprentice so that she can continue to grow.

The main reason is that I am earning more and more money so that I can support myself and my children.

Strictly speaking, Lao Tan regards Li Shuang as his younger sister, and has always been the image of a big brother in front of Li Shuang.

After Xiao Gao came back from Russia, he had no job. Lao Tan arranged him to be a chef in a dumpling restaurant, and now he is promoted to be the head chef. To put it bluntly, he wants them to be a good couple.

Of course, Xiao Gaocai is good at cooking, has a good character, and is good at management.But Lao Tan wanted to play money in his heart, and if he found out in the restaurant that he was playing money, he would be fired immediately. This is a rule that everyone knows.

So no one dares to play money in the dumpling restaurant.

(End of this chapter)