The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 77 Winter Solstice
The winter solstice is a very important solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, and it is also a traditional festival.

On this day, the sun's celestial longitude is [-] degrees, and the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricornus. Our northern hemisphere has the shortest day and the longest night, and it has begun to enter the cold weather.Astronomically stipulated that this day is the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere.

On the day of the winter solstice, there is a custom of feasting in the south, and there is a custom of eating dumplings in the north.

Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant started to enter customers one after another from ten o'clock in the morning, and all the private rooms were full at eleven o'clock, and then kept turning over the tables, reaching the climax at twelve o'clock, and the customers waiting for seats outside the store were lined up There is a long dragon.

It was busy until two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were quite a few people eating dumplings, almost full.

Hua Qing and Sun Haicheng each set aside an oven hole for cooking dumplings, otherwise the dumplings would not go up at all.

It gets even busier at night, and there is almost no leisure time, and guests are still served at [-]:[-].

Yanhua and Yanzi kept busy with their work, they were too tired to walk, and they were exhausted telling Li Shuang that they would not accept them.

No matter how tired I am, I am happy. I sold [-] a day, and the dumplings alone sold [-]. It is scary to say it.

In the evening, I was going to make some delicious treats for the employees, but Hua Qing and Li Shuang said no, everyone was very tired, so they hurriedly got off work and went back to rest, and they would do it the next day.

After Yanhua and Lao Deng got home, they simply washed up and then threw themselves on the bed.

It is very tiring, but the exhaustion is quickly driven away by the unexpected turnover, and I am immersed in the excitement of making money.

"There are so many people eating dumplings that we can't open the door," Yanhua said.

"Today is the day to eat dumplings." Lao Deng said.

"The dumpling restaurant is right. There are so many people today, so it must be like this on Xiaonian." Yanhua began to look forward to Xiaonian.

"Well, almost." Lao Deng responded, he was a little tired, he went to the restaurant to help out after work, and passed the food all the time, and he didn't feel tired when he was busy, but now he started to feel tired, and his feet were sore.

"We should open a branch," Yanhua said.

"Didn't Lao Feng mean not to open it? I haven't come here today. I guess I'm angry with Yanzi." Lao Deng said.

A few days after Lao Tan left, Yanzi and Lao Feng had a quarrel.What Yanzi meant was that Lao Feng shouldn't have said those things to Lao Tan, and at the same time he talked about opening a branch.Lao Feng disagreed, and felt that what he said was right, so the two quarreled.It’s just too much to say, Lao Feng said that it’s okay to open a branch store, first take out the money he invested in, and the dumpling restaurant will earn half of his money in the future.

Swallow was very upset by what he said.Lao Feng withdraws the capital back, what will she use to open the shop?Besides, the restaurant is a joint venture with Yanhua, and if Lao Feng wants half of the profit, she has nothing left, nothing.

The two quarreled unceremoniously.

How should I put it, the two people who worked together later did have trust issues, which would not be the case if they were pure couples.This is also related to being a man, Lao Feng is not manly enough.

Yanhua couldn't help but feel a little headache when she thought of Yanzi and Lao Feng. She said, "I think they are a bit difficult to deal with. What Lao Feng means is to open this store and get back the capital."

"He doesn't believe in Yanzi. Yanzi is young, so he's afraid he won't be able to support him." Old Deng said to the point.

"Yanzi also said to get the certificate with him, so he won't do it."

"Do you know, Lao Feng's family is the guardian of the tomb, their lives are hard, and their wives are short-lived." Lao Deng said.

It was the first time Yanhua heard that Old Feng's family was a mausoleum guardian. She didn't know about it before, and she didn't know about the mausoleum guardian. She asked curiously, "What is a mausoleum guardian?"

Old Deng said: "The one who guards the Northern Tomb, isn't the Northern Tomb the emperor's tomb? Their old Feng family guarded the tomb for the emperor from their ancestors. Now they don't have to guard the tomb, but their status is still there. Old Feng was rich. The emperor gave rewards to his family for offering sacrifices to the ancestors, so there are some things, but they were given by the emperor, and every piece is worth a lot of money, which is not something we ordinary people can compare to."

"So if you have money, you still care about giving Yanzi this little money?" Yanhua asked.

"Hey, the richer you are, the more you care. Those who have no money are poor and generous. What did Feng think? He invested money to open the dumpling restaurant at the beginning, in order to keep Yanzi. Crazy, I'm a little worried that Yanzi won't live with him in the future, and run away with someone else." Old Deng analyzed.

Yanhua pouted contemptuously.

"Restaurants are fine now. You don't need to open a branch. It won't be too late when the two of them figure things out. You and Yanzi are good sisters, so there's nothing to talk about. I guess they won't last long. If It’s okay without opening a dumpling restaurant, Yanzi can follow Lao Feng in peace, and now—it’s too much.” Lao Deng said.

Yanhua sighed, and couldn't help but think of what Old Tan said - good business is difficult to make a good partner.

If it was a year ago, Yanhua's biggest plan was to open a small restaurant, similar to a snack bar, as long as she could earn her wages, mainly because she had something to do.But now, thinking is very different from a year ago.

The business of the dumpling restaurant is booming, and she has confidence in the dumpling restaurant and herself as well as going out for field trips and returning to training classes.I feel that we should strike while the iron is hot and open a branch store, and make the dumpling restaurant into a chain store.

She thought so, and was ready to do so.It's just that Yanzi is not stable here, and some of his ideas can't be realized.After all, it's a partnership business between two people, so it can't be done according to her own wishes.She thought that what Lao Deng said was right, so don't worry, let's see after a while, in case Lao Feng turned the corner and agreed.Or if Yanzi and Lao Feng are separated, then they have nothing to worry about.

Of course, it is best not to separate.

When Yanzi got home, Lao Feng had already fallen asleep.She didn't bother Lao Feng, took a shower first, didn't go back to the bedroom, and sat on the sofa in the living room to smoke.

When I went to the store in the morning, I thought it would be busy, but I didn't expect it to be so busy, so that my feet were a little swollen after wearing half-heeled leather shoes for a day.He thought it was because old Feng would rub his feet and say some comforting words to him before, but now it was too much.

The relationship with Lao Feng has been a little tense these days.

I know what old Feng is thinking, but she wants to do what she wants.How should I put it, the success of the dumpling restaurant gave her the same confidence as Yanhua.This confidence comes from the recognition and affirmation of myself deep in my heart, and I care about money, but not too much.

When a dusty woman suddenly finds that she can make money, the joy in her heart exceeds the temptation of money, and what is sure is her own ability, not how much money she has earned.From another level, when I find that I can no longer please men in order to survive, and can support myself, it is a kind of joy that turned serfs sing.

Although the metaphor is inappropriate, it is true.

Because I regained my dignity.

Of course, Yanzi is grateful to Lao Feng in his heart, and there is no doubt that the dumpling restaurant would not be able to open without his investment.

But she didn't understand why Lao Feng objected to opening a branch, and she also had doubts about Lao Tan.Her idea is very simple. Since the dumpling restaurant is making money and the common people like it, the model is not bad, then open a few branches and make a chain.

Now that they have married Lao Feng, although they have not obtained a marriage certificate, they are still a family.Lao Feng is his village secretary, and she is her dumpling restaurant. Both of them have things to do, isn't it great?
Besides, the money they earned belonged to both of them, regardless of each other, and the savings were the same as before. They had to ask Lao Feng for the money, and they felt uncomfortable.

Lao Feng's dissatisfaction with Lao Tan is tentatively interpreted as a man's narrow-mindedness, which is barely acceptable, but it is somewhat unacceptable if it is not called to open a branch.When Lao Feng said that he would get back half of the profit and get back the cost, she got angry, and felt that this man was not as kind as he appeared on the surface, and was a bit dark.

Take the capital back and Yanzi agrees, regardless of the current relationship between the two, they are just ordinary friends. After all, it is Lao Feng’s money. Now that the dumpling restaurant is opened, it is their duty to take the capital, so there is nothing wrong with it fault.

But it's a bit unreasonable to make profits, and it's obvious that they don't regard themselves as a family.Although I didn't get a marriage certificate, after all, I slept in the same bed for more than a year, so why did I lose my relationship?Who is he in his heart?Worse than Miss?

Is there any need to live with this man?

Then I thought that although I am a woman, I have been in the society for these years, and I have to be particular about things.I have been with Lao Feng for more than a year. Before opening the restaurant, he was very kind to me. He wanted to eat, drink, and provide money. It can be said that he was supported by Lao Feng at that time.

Now that I can make money by opening a restaurant, I can’t justify it with others. It’s still invested with the money of others, so I can’t do that myself.In addition, they didn't say that they should not open their own stores, they just didn't want to open branches.

If he and Yanhua only opened this dumpling restaurant, Lao Feng has no objections, life will be the same as before, calm and loving.

But now the thinking is different from before.When a person has confidence in himself and wants to change, his heart is fanatical and rational.

Especially for women like Yanzi, who have been living in a world that thinks they are good but is actually very empty these years. It seems that being liked by men is actually a state of being looked down upon.When life opens a door in front of her and throws in a ray of sunshine, making her feel the dignity and meaning of a living person, she will change herself without hesitation and start a new life.

Let's call this a career for now.

The success of the dumpling restaurant has given her a strong sense of professionalism and ambition, and she wants to work hard like those successful female bosses.

But before she could do it, she was opposed by Lao Feng, which made her very angry.

Lao Feng objected and did it. There are two solutions, one is to explain Lao Feng, and the other is to separate from Lao Feng.

To be realistic, if we separated from Lao Feng, we would have to pay back his money, and then we would lose the money to open a branch, so we couldn't ask Yanhua to invest alone.

Besides, when we separated from Lao Feng, those who knew wouldn’t say anything, and those who didn’t know would promise that they opened a restaurant with Lao Feng’s money, and kicked Lao Feng away when they earned money, which was not particular.

Yanzi thought about it, and wanted to find a chance to talk to Lao Feng again, and try to explain him, this is the best result.

If you don't open a branch, Lao Tan promises not to come back.She was also worried that if Lao Tan didn't come back, the people in the kitchen and the front desk would leave, so that the dumpling restaurant would not be far from Huangpu.It can't be as simple as Lao Feng said, just find a few people to follow along.It's a matter of whether people teach or not. If Hua Qing and Wang Hong withdraw, the newcomers will definitely not be able to do what they did. This is the most important thing.

She and Yanhua had studied how to call Lao Tan back, Yanhua said it was unlikely, as Lao Feng did not trust Lao Tan, and it was impossible for the two of them not to meet after they returned, and embarrassment would be inevitable.There is also the issue of Lao Tan's salary. With his craftsmanship and management, he can earn [-] anywhere. Why come here to earn [-]? It's not bad to help him for a year.

Yanhua said very straightforwardly: "When Lao Tan comes back, Lao Feng promises to have conflicts with you. If you two are not together, Lao Tan is a sinner. He is not stupid. If he doesn't see this, can he ask for leave and go home? I understand him. Well, he is more dedicated than anyone else. When he is about to do a big job, he can't just leave. He is completely disheartened.

Let me tell you, Yanzi, if we open a branch store and make the Aqiao dumpling restaurant famous, we can guarantee that it will not work, and we must bring Lao Tan back.But before looking for you, you have to understand with Lao Feng. If he disagrees, we will open this store. If there is a chance, I promise to open the second one, and then I will leave you alone. "

What Yanhua said, Yanzi understood, she thought of Li Wanshan, and thought that if she had the opportunity to talk to him about Lao Feng, she would ask him to talk about Lao Feng.

(End of this chapter)