Return to the era: starting from the state-owned hotel

Su Qingfeng looked at the New Year greetings somewhat amusedly.

He hadn't said anything yet, and even he himself wasn't sure about it. As a result, He Nian, this guy, was already happily enjoying himself, as if he had already regarded the quota of this closed disciple as a prize.

Su Qingfeng didn't even know where he had such confidence.

Sometimes, it’s not just the person who has the best skills who can be chosen as a disciple.

Just like Su Qingfeng accepted He Nian as his apprentice.

Among the chefs at Taihe Hotel, he is neither the most talented nor the most spiritual.

Even in terms of background, He Nian was not the one with the best background, but Su Qingfeng chose him as his apprentice.

Although there are reasons for celebrating the New Year to please him, there are also factors that influence her.

But really speaking, Su Qingfeng has an unparalleled advantage over other chefs, and that is his age.

In his early twenties, while his peers were still working for other master chefs, he had climbed from a rural boy to the top of a large hotel in the county.

Although there was help and encouragement during this process, even a fool would not believe that Su Qingfeng did not have any real skills.

Yu Xianghua, the county magistrate, secretly and openly promoted Su Qingfeng and praised his braised pork.

And the facts prove this.

Su Qingfeng's braised pork lived up to Xiang Hua's expectations.

Whether entertaining foreign guests or provincial capital leaders, basically everyone who has eaten it will praise Su Qingfeng's braised pork.

Su Qingfeng felt slightly reassured. Thinking of the previous system changes, he wondered if he had predicted the upcoming changes, which of course included the retired master of Fengze Garden.

He looked at the New Year greetings and extended the invitation with a smile, "It's so late, let's sit down and have a meal before leaving."

Who knew that when He Nian heard this, he shook his head quickly, without his usual shameless look.

He winked at Su Qingfeng and said in a brisk tone, "Master, you don't know. During the Chinese New Year, I cooked several dishes for my family. They were all shocked after eating them. They didn't expect that I could still have this skill in my lifetime. , after hearing that it was you who taught me, before going out, they grabbed my ears and told me not to take advantage of your family."

"My parents told me that you would teach me with all your heart and soul how to make food. If I eat with you shamelessly, even if you don't tell me, my dad will probably chase me with a stick. Follow me and run three miles."

Li Ran heard it a little funny from the side. She could clearly see that Su Qingfeng was quite interested in this disciple. Sometimes, he even felt like he was looking at his stupid younger brother, even though Su Qingfeng was not that old.

Seeing that the two of them were still refusing, Li Ran walked into the back room with a smile, quietly and without disturbing anyone. When he came out again, he had a bunch of pork belly in his hand.

He Nian's eyes were immediately attracted by the hanging pork belly.

This hanging pork belly must weigh at least five or six kilograms. The most important thing is that this pork belly is fat and thin in alternating layers, with at least seven or eight sandwich layers. It can be said to be the best among the best.

No one is short of meat these days.

Not to mention such high-quality pork belly.

Just by taking the fat meat and stir-frying it in a big pot, you can get a lot of lard. Then add half of the sugar and eat it with the lard residue. Even if you let him eat a bowl, You won’t get tired of New Year greetings!

Such thoughts were surging in his heart, but He Nian remembered his mother's words before going out.

no way.

If you don't listen to my father, you'll get a bamboo whip and fried meat at most. But if you don't listen to my mother, you'll not only get a broomstick from the sky, but you'll also get a bamboo whip of fried meat from dad.

That is... equivalent to a mixed doubles match between men and women.

He is so old, it would be too embarrassing if he gets beaten again.

Li Ran handed out the pork belly, and He Nian swallowed, forcing himself to peel his eyes off the pork belly and look in other directions.

"Take it. Don't fool me. I eat meat during the Chinese New Year until I feel like vomiting. I feel sick of the pork belly when I see it. I don't want to take it back."

Su Qingfeng was still in the mood to tease.

He Nian said with an embarrassed face, "Master, you are right. Who can eat meat until they vomit? If one day, everyone is not short of meat, even if I eat meat every day, I will not get tired of it. .”

Su Qingfeng smiled, but murmured in her heart that this was not necessarily the case.

But even so, He Nian still refused again and again, "Forget it, if I really take this pork belly, I might be scolded by my mother when I go back!"

Just when he was passing the test, Li Ran spoke, "Auntie only said that you won't be allowed to take the things Su Qingfeng gave you, but my things don't belong to Su Qingfeng, so you can take them. My uncle and aunt can't say anything to you."

Huh?

Can it still be calculated like this?

Hearing this, New Year greetings seemed to open the door to a new world.

After careful calculation in his mind, he finally couldn't resist his desire for this piece of pork belly. He smiled and nodded at Li Ran, picked up the pork belly and ran away. Before leaving, he said a somewhat embarrassed thank you.

Looking at his leaving back, I couldn't help but smile and shake my head.

She looked at Su Qingfeng and teased, "Why do I feel that you sometimes treat him like a son?"

Su Qingfeng raised his eyebrows and turned his head, "You're not bad either. What I said just now didn't even occur to me. When did my wife become so smart?"

It was obviously Su Qingfeng's sincere praise, but Li Huan's interpretation was inexplicably weird.

She snorted, her eyes like hooks, and poked at Su Qingfeng, "You mean, I wasn't smart before?"

Woman, your name is fickle!

Su Qingfeng's face changed slightly, and she complained crazily in her heart, but soon she showed a bright smile, "How is it possible? If my wife is an idiot, how can I like her?"

As soon as he said this, Su Qingfeng always felt that something was strange.

really……

next second.

Li Ran pretended to have upturned eyebrows, showing a savage look that Su Qingfeng had never seen before. He put his hands on his recently slightly plump waist:

"Okay, Su Qingfeng, if you say that, if I were a fool, wouldn't you like me anymore?"

Su Qingfeng glanced outside, put his arms around his wife's waist, and carried her into the house.

"How can there be so many ifs? You still have time to think about it now. When you give birth to the child, just wait."

Wait, then?

What are you waiting for?

When Li Ran heard this, his ears turned slightly red and he glanced at Su Qingfeng with some embarrassment.

This is not serious!

……

When Su Qingfeng went to work on the seventh day of the lunar month, her face was glowing after the annual vacation.

He woke up early in the morning and ran to the post office to send something to his grandparents in Jiaodong.

He roughly calculated that it had been a while since he last sent something. He was afraid that they would be reluctant to eat those things, so Su Qingfeng simply sent some more.

After coming out of the post office, he felt the cold wind blowing and came to the Taihe Hotel. The cold wind blowing along the way made him shiver, but it still woke up his somewhat confused head.

As soon as we entered the kitchen, the lively atmosphere immediately arose.

"Master Su!"

"Master!"

"Master!"

"Breeze!"

The miscellaneous shouts almost drowned out the sound of clinking pots and pans in the back kitchen.

Manager Hao stood at the door of the kitchen and could not help but curl his lips when he saw the people inside looking so enthusiastic.

These people were not so enthusiastic when they saw me.

But Manager Hao can also understand.

To the people in the kitchen, he is the little leader who controls them.

But Su Qingfeng was different.

As the head chef in the kitchen, Su Qingfeng could teach him how to celebrate the New Year, let alone teach them.

If they could learn even a little bit from Su Qingfeng, they would be able to have a signature dish in the future.

As for master chefs like Lu Datou, even though they have a good relationship with Su Qingfeng, this is based on the fact that Su Qingfeng is the head chef and has the same status as them, or even has a slightly higher status than them, so they can get along with each other peacefully. together.

But if Lu Datou could teach cooking techniques to the people in the kitchen so easily, it would be a fantasy.

These days, a master like Su Qingfeng is simply unique.

In the eyes of the apprentices in the back kitchen, He Nian was able to hook up with him. For a long time, their attitude towards He Nian was one of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Why can this kid do it?

Manager Hao's thoughts flashed through his mind. Seeing Su Qingfeng washing her hands, she cleared her throat and shouted, "Master Su, come out for a moment."

Su Qingfeng's eyes flashed slightly, and after wiping her hands clean, she walked out.

On the other hand, Lu Datou's eyes in the back kitchen were a little complicated, but in the end he just sighed softly.

He is also older. When he was young, he might have had some talent in cooking. To be precise, it should be aura.

However, after working in state-owned hotels for so many years and staying at home for so many years, although his skills are still there, compared to a young man like Su Qingfeng, he lacks a little aura.

This time, Lu Datou also knew that the old master of Fengzeyuan wanted to accept a disciple. If he said he was not interested, it must be a lie.

But that old master was no ordinary person.

That's the master of Fengzeyuan.

I don't know how many big leaders in the capital I have met while staying there. If I can take this path, it can be said that I will be on the road to success.

It's just that the more powerful the master is, the greater the competition will be, and there is only one quota for accepting apprentices.

If he were ten years younger, Lu Datou might still be able to compete, but now, he is older, his children are older, and all the energy he had when he was young is gone.

Now, just stay here at Taihe Hotel and live a peaceful life, so forget it.

Lu Datou had a lot of thoughts in his heart.

Xue Heping next to him seemed relaxed and calm, not so entangled.

His cooking skills can't even compare to Lu Datou, and he's a little older than Lu Datou. With these conditions, what else are you fighting for?

Living a stable life is Xue Heping's biggest pursuit.

……

"That's how it is. If you stay here, our Taihe Hotel will have a designated place for you. You can live a peaceful and stable life, so there will be no problem. But Su Qingfeng, I also know that you are young. You are young. Climb up if you have the ability, but no matter what, just give it a try. No matter you succeed or fail, you won’t lose anything.”

In fact, when he said this, Manager Hao really didn't think that there was a high possibility that Su Qingfeng could be accepted as the master's apprentice.

Su Qingfeng is too young.

Competing with him, there are also a group of masters in their thirties. Although they are not the youngest, they are at the peak of their lives and are just suitable for taking the next step.

Although Su Qingfeng cooks well, what he lacks most is time.

Chefs are actually craftsmen, and craftsmen are most short of time.

The old master of Fengzeyuan is said to be quite old.

When he was in his prime, his vision was too high and he refused to accept disciples, saying that those who came to be his disciples were all idiots.

Not to mention, the old master was also a man of culture. He spoke in a formal manner and even used words like "stupid beetle".

But it was exactly like this that when he said these words, he offended many people. Now that he is older, he is not willing to stay in the capital. He simply returned to his hometown in Heilongjiang, thinking that he was getting older, Jingji thought. Move, prepare to accept a closed disciple.

To put it harshly, the old master is old and has a few years left to live. If he finds a young apprentice to teach him the cooking skills, I am afraid that he himself will not be able to wait for the apprentice to become a apprentice. Burp.

Otherwise, with Su Qingfeng's talent, if luck comes, he might be able to succeed as a disciple.

Manager Hao kept muttering in his heart, but Su Qingfeng's expression was very calm.

He should naturally try his best to become a disciple.

But at the same time, we should treat it with a normal mind, not being arrogant when we win, and not being discouraged when we lose.

Seeing him like this, Manager Hao thought that Su Qingfeng was young and energetic, and didn't know the powerful relationship. He couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder:

"Alas... you are still young. Qingfeng, I'm afraid you've never heard of a state banquet chef, right?"

When Su Qingfeng heard this, he originally wanted to leave, but turned his head and looked at Manager Hao with empty eyes.

State banquet chef?

He is familiar with this.

But when Manager Hao saw Su Qingfeng like this, he thought he had never heard of this thing, so he spoke mysteriously, "The state banquet chef can be said to be a top figure in our industry. Almost everyone among them is Masters of all major cuisines, even leaders.”

"But Qingfeng, do you know that if you want to be a chef at a state banquet, someone has to recommend you. It's not just about your good cooking skills. That's it. Where is this ladder to the sky? Fengze Garden His old master counts as one, and the connections he knows also count as one."

Su Qingfeng was thoughtful when he heard this. (End of chapter)