The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 367 I Drink Him To Death
This is the case with hotel work. It gets busier as the New Year approaches, like a war.

It is said that restaurants make the most money during Chinese New Year.How should I put it, making money is sure, but the profit is not high.

The first reason is that during the Chinese New Year, the price of everything goes up, no matter meat, vegetables, or seafood, the price is almost twice as high as usual, and some even triple.

Rising prices of raw materials means higher costs, and vegetable prices dare not rise, and profits will naturally decrease.

The second reason is that it is open during the Spring Festival. The three days of the [-]th day, the first day, and the second day of the middle school will give employees three times the salary, and red envelopes will be given out on the [-]th night, and the red envelopes cannot be picked.

After all, if there are few tables booked during the Spring Festival, you will have to lose money if the whole process is not good.

But it has to be open, because there are a lot of meals during the Spring Festival, which is a good opportunity for free publicity, so you can't miss it.In addition, most of the table reservations are from the main road and nearby residents. The restaurant depends on these people to support them.

Especially for dumpling restaurants like Aqiao, whether they are big or small, they are all community stores.It's not as grand as a big hotel, where you can lock in guests with a non-negotiable package, and it's not like a small restaurant that directly closes its doors for holidays.

All table reservations are à la carte, which is a little troublesome, but it makes people happy to be able to respond to guests.Everyone wants to eat something that suits them during the Chinese New Year, and they don't want to eat those set meals with various names.

In this way, Aqiao's reservations will be full, and there are all time slots.

In this way, the employees are naturally hard-working, they can't leave the show at noon, and they have no idle time all day.What to do?The food is better, the instant bonuses are paid frequently, and the management staff take the lead in doing the work.

Generally, the busyness stops after the tenth day of the lunar new year. After the tenth day of the new year, those who have not returned home from other places start to go home. They take turns, and it will be normal after the first lunar month.

Every year.

On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Xiaomei went to Baotou in the morning to check the preparations and fire safety of each store during the Spring Festival, and then set off for Jining with Huang Lijuan non-stop in the afternoon.

It was already dark when we arrived in Jining, and the lights were brightly lit.

The business of the Jining store is booming, and all of them are full.

Tong Xin came out of a private room with a rosy face, obviously drunk.When I came to the lobby, I saw Zhou Xiaomei and Huang Lijuan standing in front of the bar looking at her with a smile, so I hurried two steps away.

"Sister Xin, she's getting more and more beautiful." Zhou Xiaomei said with a smile while holding Tong Xin's hand.

"It's so beautiful, it's amazing." Tong Xin said, and then asked, "Just arrived?"

"Just arrived."

Tong Xin led the two of them to the small office next to the wine room. The office is very simple, with a table and four chairs, a file cabinet standing against the wall, and nothing else.

The waiter brought tea, and the three of them chatted while drinking.

"How is the table set?" Zhou Xiaomei asked.

"It's okay." Tong Xin said: "After all, the county is no better than Hohhot. The New Year's Eve dinner is fully booked on the [-]th day. There are fewer tables in the first day of junior high school, and there are tables in the evening. There are more tables from the second day of junior high school. Currently, the reservations are on the eighth and ninth day of junior high school. No table reservations."

Zhou Xiaomei said: "This is not bad, better than last year."

Huang Lijuan said: "Most of the people here go back to the countryside to accompany their parents during Chinese New Year, and they don't come back until the fifth day of the lunar new year. The restaurants are closed and not many are open. Our family opened last year, and many customers know about it. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to book these tables this year." of."

"It is estimated that more tables will be booked next year." Tong Xin said.

"Almost, nowadays people don't like to cook at home during the Chinese New Year. They think it's too much trouble, so they go to restaurants to eat." Zhou Xiaomei said.

The three of them were chatting, when they heard someone shouting outside: "Call out your store manager Tong, you're so stupid."

It was so loud that the whole hall could hear it.

Tong Xin frowned, and said helplessly and worryingly: "The surname is Zhang from Fur City, and he always comes." Then he added: "He's not bad, but he makes trouble when he's drinking. I'll go out and have a look."

Tong Xin got up and went out.

Huang Lijuan said to Zhou Xiaomei: "Boss Zhang is a local, and he is very particular about him. He has a crush on Tong Xin, so he has to deal with him. But he has a family and a job, and he is afraid of his wife." After talking, she laughed.

Zhou Xiaomei asked: "By the way, how is Sister Xin and Lao Wang doing now?"

"Very good, a beautiful couple." Huang Lijuan said.

"That's fine."

Just as he was talking, Boss Zhang's loud voice came from outside, accompanied by the sound of throwing a glass.The two looked stunned, glanced at each other, and got up in unison.

In front of the bar, Tong Xin and Boss Zhang stood facing each other, and there were broken glasses on the ground.

"Brother Zhang, tell my sister what happened to the fire." Huang Lijuan walked up to Tong Xin with a smile.

Boss Zhang saw that he was a rough man, blushing and breathing alcohol, and said loudly: "Your store manager Tong is too rude. I treated you today, and I agreed to drink with you. I didn't want to drink halfway. Now, what do you think of me?"

Huang Lijuan smiled, and signaled the waiter to sweep up the broken glass on the ground, and stepped on and pricked her feet inadvertently, and said, "Brother Zhang, you also know that my store manager does not allow drinking during working hours, that is, you come to her." Just made an exception.

So, don't be angry, how about my sister accompanying you? "

After Boss Zhang dropped his glass, he felt that he had gone too far. Just as he was about to say no, a tall, thin man in his thirties came up to him from behind and said to Huang Lijuan in a male voice: " You are a ball, I will ask her to drink today!"

To be honest, Huang Lijuan is a native of Jining, and she has been running a restaurant for many years, but she has never seen this man.But seeing Boss Zhang's slightly embarrassed expression after he spoke, he knew it was someone.

Judging from the way he stared at Tong Xin, he was a hungry ghost.

Huang Lijuan was angry in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "I am not a football player, but this boss."

The male duck looked at Huang Lijuan up and down. Although Huang Lijuan was not as beautiful as Tong Xin, she was also pretty. She should have closed his eyes, so she said, "Since you are the boss, you can drink as well."

Then he said to Boss Zhang, "Let's go back to the private room."

Boss Zhang told him to go back first, he turned around to leave, then turned around and pointed at Huang Lijuan and said, "Boss, it's agreed, let's drink."

After the male duck voice left, Huang Lijuan asked Boss Zhang, "What are you doing?"

Boss Zhang said regretfully, "Hey, his father is in charge of business, so you know."

Huang Lijuan nodded.

"You don't need to go up for a while, it's nothing, I can understand it." Boss Zhang went upstairs after speaking, which was quite particular.

Zhou Xiaomei kept silent. When she saw the male duck's voice, she thought she had seen it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a while.After Boss Zhang went upstairs, he suddenly remembered.

"Don't worry about it, he's not bluffing, I know him." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"You know each other?" Huang Lijuan and Tong Xin asked curiously at the same time.

"To be exact, I know his father, and we have had a drink together. His father is Toya Dawa's cousin." Zhou Xiaomei continued: "I drank at the Jinqiao shop, and there was Zhao Ju that day. I caught it, and I'm looking for Director Zhao."

"Oh—" Huang and Tong nodded to show their understanding.

"This kind of person and dog, relying on my ability to do things wrong, and followed a bunch of stinky feet, pure villain." Zhou Xiaomei thought for a while, and then said: "Lijuan, let's go up and have a look, and beat him by the way." , otherwise he will always play tricks in the future, and he won't make it."

Huang Lijuan thought for a while and said, "That's fine."

Zhou Xiaomei said domineeringly: "Isn't it just drinking, I'll drink him to death!"

(End of this chapter)