The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 128 Life goes on forever
After Yaru got married, Lao Tan met her twice.

To be exact, Lao Tan visited her three times and met her twice.

The first time was when she and her husband filed for divorce.Lao Tan went home to visit his mother. When he returned to the provincial capital on a whim, he got off the train at Fuxin Station and went to the small restaurant opened by Mrs. Yaru's family in front of the station.

At that time, the name of the small restaurant had been changed to "Yaru Restaurant". When Lao Tan saw the name of the store, his heart ached, and he felt sorely that the beautiful and kind girl had become someone else's wife, and what was left to him was something that he would never forget in this life. memories.

He wanted to see Yaru, no matter how quietly he took a look.I want to know how she is doing, okay.

Driven by his mood, he entered the restaurant amidst apprehension and anticipation.

Did not see Yaru.

While pretending to have a meal, I learned from Yaru's mother-in-law that Yaru and her husband had a fight and were divorcing.And he knew the reason for the fight - Yaru's husband was playing with money and not doing his job properly.

I also met Yaru's husband, a handsome young man who looked like a popular movie star at the time.From the side, I know that Yaru's in-law's family is very good, her father-in-law is a small leader of the railway bureau, her mother-in-law runs the restaurant in front of the station, and her husband also works on the railway.

Such a family is incomparable to Lao Tan. At that time, he had just escaped poverty and had not yet become rich.

At that time, he could only watch and couldn't help, he could only wish Yaru well and be happy in his heart.

The real meeting was five years later, when Lin Yan was pregnant.He was also going home to visit his mother. When the returning train was about to pass by Fuxin Station, Lao Tan temporarily decided to get off the train to see Yaru.

When the two met, they were filled with emotions.

Former lovers, now old friends, the reunion after a long absence is a special feeling.

Yaru has a five-year-old son. The little guy is smart and cute, which makes people like him.

The two asked each other about their experiences and what happened over the years, and learned about each other's situation while talking to each other.

At that time, Yaru started to take care of the child by herself, and the father of the child was the husband in name, so it was dispensable.In Yaru's understatement, Lao Tan knew that she was not doing well, but he couldn't do anything about it.

If he lacks money, he can give money, and if he lacks manpower, he can also help, but all these Yaru are lacking, and he can't provide what she lacks.

I can only leave the shop with sentimental heartache and silent blessings, and it will be another three years.

Three years later, Lao Tan went to work in Fuxin. The dumpling worker recruited by the restaurant was Yaru's sister-in-law, and through Yaru's sister-in-law, he got in touch with Yaru again.

I haven't met Yaru during my work in Fuxin for more than a year.Yaru knew that he was in Fuxin, and every time his sister-in-law came home, she would bring Lao Tan a bucket of loose liquor and buy a pair of cotton shoes for the winter.

At the end of his work in Fuxin, Lao Tan went to see Yaru.

Yaru is already a woman, and the years have hardly left any traces on her face, and she is still beautiful.

It is no longer girl-like innocence, but touching maturity.

Life, people love, people grow, people strong.It is like a whetstone that sharpens people; it is also like a furnace for making iron that removes impurities.

The originally kind and weak woman lost her youthful immaturity and became mature and confident in the tempering of life.

Lao Tan believes that Yaru will be able to face no matter what the storm is, and she has begun to control her own destiny.

Destiny, yes, destiny.

Do not succumb to fate at any time.

The difference between the strong and the weak is not as simple as success or failure, but also the unyielding in the face of cruel fate and the attitude towards life. The deeper meaning is to keep yourself alive forever strong and optimistic.

Living is proof and beauty.

The two chatted a lot that time, and it was a happy thing.Lao Tan didn't leave that day, but stayed in the small hotel opened by Yaru for one night, and Yaru put him on the train back to the provincial capital the next day.

In the blink of an eye, seven years have passed, and fate has arranged the two of them together again.

They are all middle-aged.

The past is vivid, and everything is a distant memory.

After the old age, Tan talked to Yaru once.Planning to open a store in Hohhot, naturally a dumpling chef is needed, and I want to transfer her there.Yaru has learned from Wang Hong for a long time, and has been able to operate independently.

Yaru promised to come down.

By myself, working in the provincial capital is the same as working in Hohhot, only in a different place.Now I don’t miss my son as much as when I first came out. My son is grown up, very independent and sensible, so I feel relieved.In addition, I am also willing to work in distant places, clean.

There are three people in the pastry room in the central kitchen. Yaru is about to transfer away, and Lao Tan transfers Xiaohui to work for Wang Hong, who is also training the next dumpling master.

Up to now, Wang Hong has trained three dumpling masters, Meng Meng, classmate Meng Meng, and Yaru. Meng Meng and her classmate are Wang Hong's apprentices.It stands to reason that Yaru is also the same, but Wang Hong knows the relationship between Yaru and Lao Tan, so she doesn't ask her to call her master, and always calls her a sister.

The working hours of the central kitchen are different from those of the business kitchen.The central kitchen needs to deliver, and they have to go to work at [-]:[-] in the morning. They must prepare the dumpling stuffing and dumpling noodles that need to be delivered before [-]:[-], so that the driver can deliver them to Chishan Road and Huangshan Road stores on time.If you go to work early, you will leave work early, and you will leave work at five o'clock.

After get off work, Wang Hong asked Yaru to eat at home. During the lunch break, Fang Jianjun went to the market to buy beef and ink fountains, and was going to eat frying pan at night.

The house rented by Wang Hong and Fang Jianjun is behind the old store, not far away, and it will be 5 minutes.

Fang Jianjun has already prepared everything, and also mixed two cold dishes. The small table is full of food, which is very rich.

Wang Hong called Yaru to sit down and poured the wine.Fang Jianjun began to put sliced ​​meat on the frying pan.

Wang Hong said, "Yaru, have a drink today."

Yaru smiled and said, "Okay, have a drink."

"You can drink, even if you don't drink, I can't accompany you, let alone Lao Fang, who is not as big as I am." Wang Hong said.

Fang Jianjun smiled foolishly, pushed the fried meat to the side of the frying pan, and told them to eat it while it was hot.

Wang Hong picked up the wine glass and touched Yaru, each took a sip of wine, and then began to eat meat.

"I guess you'll have to go to Hohhot in another month. I'd like to go if I don't have Lao Fang." Wang Hong glanced at Fang Jianjun, and then said, "I've wanted to go to Inner Mongolia for a long time. I haven't seen it since I grew up. What about the prairie?"

Yaru said: "Go when you are on your annual leave."

"I can't go, I have to open a store in the second half of the year, and I will be busy again, and Lao Fang and I can't leave." Wang Hong said.

"I heard from the boss that after the opening of the Hushi store, he plans to organize employees to travel to the grasslands." Fang Jianjun said.

"Just say that, are you serious? How far is Hohhot? One round trip for three days, and another two days for playing, is it still open?" Wang Hong gave Fang Jianjun a white look.

Fang Jianjun continued to smile silly.

"Xiaohui is pretty smart, she can learn everything she looks like, faster than Meng Meng." Wang Hong said.

"Well, she's a quick learner and better than me. I like this girl quite a bit." Yaru said.

"It's just that the body is a little thinner, and it doesn't look like it's grown." Wang Hong said.

"Just eighteen, still need to grow." Yaru smiled, and then asked: "Is Meng Meng getting along with your son?"

Wang Hong likes Meng Meng and wants to make Meng Meng his daughter-in-law.Her son also saw Meng Meng when he came to visit her last year, told her it was okay, and then returned to the army.As a mother, she didn't know where it was. I only knew that the two of them left each other's phone numbers and WeChat.

"I don't know, the child doesn't tell me anything now, unlike when he was a child." Wang Hong complained.

"You don't even ask."

"Whatever you ask, if you ask, just say you don't care, and you don't bother to ask. Love is everywhere, and I don't live in front of me if I look for it. I want to do whatever I want."

That's what he said, but he still wanted Meng Meng to be his daughter-in-law.

After eating and drinking for a while, Fang Jianjun had a small capacity for alcohol and could pay for a bottle of beer. He blushed and had a thick neck, so he left the dinner table first and went for a stroll outside.

The remaining two women ate and chatted.

The topic is not only about the hotel, but also about the people of the hotel, and the scope cannot be covered by these, unlike young people who can still gossip about celebrities.

"Yaru, I heard that Zhongqing's daughter-in-law is not in good health, like anemia, she has been taking medicine at home and has not gone to work." Wang Hong said.

"Well, I've heard of it, but I haven't heard him say it." Yaru said.

"I heard his younger brother Hua Qing say that his sister-in-law is not in good health and can't do work—Zhongqing is tired enough, earning money alone and having a daughter." Wang Hong said.

"There's nothing you can do about it, the couple—if you're sick, treat it slowly, and you'll get better sooner or later."

Yaru thinks it is better to be sick than to have no feelings, at least it is a family, with pain and heat.Having said that, you can't have any serious illness, or an incurable disease, because it will become a burden and life will be difficult.

Live a safe, healthy and healthy life.

The society is very realistic, don't get sick if you have anything, and don't have money if you don't have anything.For migrant workers, if a member of the family suffers from a serious illness, it will undoubtedly consume all the family savings, and some even go into debt.

It is a real social problem for ordinary people to look down on medical services, and it is the same in the whole of China.On the road of development, this issue related to people's livelihood needs to be solved step by step for a long time. After all, our country is a developing country with a large population. If the common people can afford medical care and hospital care, the country has to spend a lot of money. A sum of money to solve.

"Old Tan's illness has recovered, and I haven't heard of vomiting blood recently." Wang Hong said.

"Well, I haven't heard of it. His illness is not good enough to get rid of the root cause, so he has to take care of it slowly. Don't get tired, don't worry about getting angry, the main thing is to quit smoking and drinking." Yaru said.

"Can he quit smoking and drinking? If he quits smoking and drinking, I will quit eating. I haven't seen him quit since the day I met him, and I drink even if he vomits blood." Wang Hong said.

Yaru smiled, and said softly: "He was like that when he was young, he could drink, and he couldn't go without drinking for a day."

"I wondered, why didn't you marry him back then? It would be great if you two got married." Wang Hong said.

"--Fate, everything is fate, we have no fate--he is fine now." Yaru said.

"To be honest, do you have him in your heart now?" Wang Hong asked seriously.

Yaru held the wine glass, staring at the wine in the glass, as if answering Wang Hong's question, and also as if talking to himself: "Is there anything, he is fine, and I am fine, that's fine. I don’t have any ideas now, just live quietly, wait for my child to go to university, work after finishing school, get married, have children, even if I complete the task, I will be old by then—”

"Hehe, you still have him in your heart."

Yaru's face was a little red, half of it was the effect of alcohol, and half of it was the appearance of Lao Tan in front of her eyes.

Now he and Lao Tan are both adults, although they had a beautiful love when they were young, it has passed after all.Both of them have experienced the baptism of marriage and family, they will no longer be impacted by emotions, and they have been able to maturely face life and everything in life.

Love, in the hearts of those who have experienced it, is a lifetime memory.

(End of this chapter)