The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 544
Old Tan remembered last year's Chinese New Year.

Last year, I was accompanied by Wang Shulan in the beautiful valley.

To be honest, he is grateful to Wang Shulan. When he needed company and care most, this woman was silently doing everything by his side, which moved him.

As the saying goes, there are patients who are delicate and will lose their temper, curse at people, and throw things for no reason.Old Tan has experienced these common behaviors with patients, and Wang Shulan has endured them without complaint.

Looking back now, Lao Tan couldn't help but blame himself, muttering sorry.

Wang Shulan was really kind to him.

During those days in the beautiful valley, she was both a sister and a wife, and she was absolutely gentle and cared for Lao Tan.Sometimes I have to act as a mother to protect and protect him.

Whenever night falls, this delicate woman becomes the little daughter-in-law in the farmyard, spreads the bedding for him to warm the bed, and then hugs him into her arms like a child, using her hot and plump body Give him feminine tenderness and sexual thoughtfulness.

If Lao Tan guides Wang Shulan out of the confusion of life and embarks on the road of a happy woman, then it is definitely Wang Shulan who accompanied Lao Tan in the pessimistic period and made him reborn like a man.

This is cause and effect.

Therefore, it is said that people should do more good deeds and less bad deeds in this life, so as to accumulate blessings for themselves.

After drinking a catty of wine, Lao Tan felt a little confused.It's really not good if you don't drink this wine. What's a catty of wine before?Just opened the wine channel, just started to drink.Now it doesn't work, it's a bit confusing.

Hehe, okay, it’s okay to be confused, stop drinking, drink tea.

He got up and made a pot of tea. He didn't intend to pick up the table at first, but he felt awkward sitting on the sofa looking at the dining table, so he picked up the table, washed the dishes and chopsticks, and wiped the floor before he felt comfortable.

This is purely a routine manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He muttered something, then sat down on the sofa and began to drink tea slowly.

I don't know when he fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already the first day of the second year.

He glanced out the window, and the sky outside was gray and bright.He glanced at the quartz clock on the wall again, it was five forty.

He dressed as usual and went downstairs.

The neighborhood is quiet and there is no one there. It is obvious that watching the Spring Festival Gala last night and playing mahjong delayed going to bed. At this time, he is dreaming of Duke Zhou.Just after coming out of the hot room, it was a little cold in the cold wind. Lao Tan pulled up the hood of the down jacket and put it on, took out the gloves from his pocket, put them on, and walked to the gate of the community.

The security guard at the door glanced at Old Tan, his eyes were sleepy.

"Happy New Year!" Old Tan wished the New Year.

The security guard was stunned for a moment, then remembered that it was the first day of the Chinese New Year, so his eyes widened sleepily, and he replied, "Happy Chinese New Year!"

When Lao Tan came to the street, there was no one on the street, and there were no cars on the road. It was empty and deserted, not like it was Chinese New Year.

Lao Tan walked to the corner of the street and turned left and continued on. Not far ahead was a small park.There is no one on the street here, and there are no cars on the road, and it is still deserted.It wasn't until he walked to the gate of the small park that he saw two people with red armbands on their arms. When he got closer, he recognized them as members of the community.

"Go back, the small park is closed, don't go in and exercise." One of the men who was familiar with Lao Tan said.

"Sealed? Why?" Lao Tan was stunned and asked in confusion.

"Didn't you watch TV? There is an epidemic, and everything is closed. Hurry up and don't come out, and stay at home for isolation."

"Oh--"

Old Tan twisted his buttocks, turned around and walked back, muttering as he walked, "I wish there was no one on the street."

When he returned to the gate of the community again, he was stopped by the security guard. The one who stopped him was not the security guard who paid New Year's greetings just now. He didn't know that he had just left, so he was not asked to enter.

Old Tan was a little speechless, standing at the door looking at the family and sighing.Fortunately, the security guard who paid New Year's greetings came back quickly, so he was able to pass.

"Just received the notice from the community, no one is allowed to come in and out casually, and all are quarantined at home," said the security guard.

"Is this serious?" Old Tan asked.

"That's right, Wuhan is locked down."

"Oh--"

It seems that the epidemic is real and it is getting serious.

The epidemic is indeed serious.

We all know what happened during the Spring Festival in [-]. Almost overnight, all Chinese people stayed at home quietly, watching mobile phones and TV, weeping for our heroic city of Wuhan, and at the same time Worry and protect the city where you live.

The hearts of 1.4 billion Chinese people all over the world were tightly connected at that moment, praying and protecting the motherland.

I am really proud that I am a Chinese, because no country in the world has such appeal and cohesion, no country will put the lives of ordinary people first, and let the national blood flow bravely and continuously .

The strength of the motherland represents the rise of a nation. What is there to be afraid of when a nation rises?We have 1.4 billion Chinese compatriots. No matter how big a difficulty is divided by [-] billion, it will be insignificant. Any small contribution multiplied by [-] billion will become an ocean of love.

This is the powerful Chinese nation!

Three days later, Aqiao issued a notice that all employees were on standby at home, and they will be notified separately when they will go to work.

To be honest, this is a helpless decision, but Aqiao is just a small individual in the big family of the country.We often compare our motherland to our mother. Now that our mother is sick, as children, we must stop what we are doing and do our best to treat our mother's illness and wounds.

This is what every Chinese should do.

The so-called money gives money and power works. On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Aqiao donated 500,000 yuan through donation channels.Although the money is not much, it is only a meager effort, but it has aroused the enthusiasm of the catering staff to donate - there must be a leader in everything.

The night is going deep, and there are not many lights in the entire community.

Lao Tan was talking on the phone with Yanhua.

The content of the call is very simple, to discuss how to pay living expenses to employees.Yanhua called Yanzi and Zhang Yu before calling Lao Tan. Zhang Yu and his wife expressed their attitude on the spot. They had no objection to this and raised their hands in support.

Lao Tan said: "We have [-] directly-operated stores. They are mainly cooperative stores. I don't know what the opinions of Gu Yi, Wang Shulan, and Qiao Shan are."

Yanhua said: "Yes, I am also worried about this matter. If you want to give it, you have to give it together. We can't give them or not."

"All employees add up to 800 people, which is not a small number. Calculated according to the minimum standard of 900,000 people, it is [-] a month. We can last for three months, and we also have housing, water and electricity. If the epidemic does not end in three months, we will not give rise."

"I've also considered this matter --- but I have to give it. Many employees rent houses to live in, and some of them work with a family of three. The New Year's money is almost spent. If I don't give it, I think it will be difficult to eat. It's a problem." Yanhua said worriedly.

"Hehe, you are a bodhisattva." Old Tan said, "Well, let me communicate with Wang Shulan, Gu Yi and Qiao Shan first, and listen to their opinions. I think it will be about two months, and then the catering industry will be able to let go. Open for business, our family should be the most staffed by then."

Lao Tan talked to Gu Yi, Wang Shulan, and Qiao Shan on the phone respectively. The three of them had a surprisingly high degree of unity in their thinking, and they all agreed, even if they would rather lose the money they earned.

Especially Gu Yi, his words are very representative: what am I without these employees?No fart, this must be given!

(End of this chapter)