Reborn in the red age

Lao Zhao used to be a master chef in the canteen of the county cannery. He worked in the cannery all his life. In order for his son to have a formal job and marry a wife, he chose to retire early when he was in his fifties and gave the job to his son. .

After retiring, Lao Zhao has not been idle. Because of his skills, he has been able to receive catering business for weddings and weddings. Although it is a bit harder and requires traveling around, the income is not less than the salary.

At the beginning of this year, after Li's father opened the pirated disc factory, because the factory was renovated from a private house, there was no space for a workers' canteen, so he simply approached Lao Zhao next door to discuss it and asked him to clean up his house and open a restaurant. Give him a monthly meal allowance and let the factory workers come to eat with him.

Together with his wife and son, Lao Zhao thought that opening a restaurant would be a good business. It would have a fixed monthly income from the pirated disc factory next door. Once the store was opened, it could also be a business for individual customers, which was much better than running around cooking tables for people. .

So Lao Zhao bought a freezer, cleaned up his house, and started a restaurant business.

When the business first started, the business was tepid and the profits were average. Since Li's father was in the newspapers and inspection groups from the county came in one after another, the business of Lao Zhao Restaurant has reached a big level, and the profits are several times what they were before.

Now, even if Lao Zhao's family does not do individual business and only serves as a canteen for the factory, their monthly profits are very considerable.

As soon as the inspection team's bus arrived, Lao Zhao discovered that after preparing the ingredients as usual, Lao Zhao stood at the door smoking a cigarette happily to welcome the people from the pirated disc factory.

Li's father was not here. As his young master, Li Qingfeng took the place of Li's father to entertain everyone in the inspection group. After they were seated, he stopped Lao Zhao who was about to let his daughter-in-law serve cold dishes.

"Uncle Zhao, let me ask, what is the standard for my dad to receive these people every time he is here?" When the two came outside, Li Qingfeng handed Lao Zhao a cigarette and said with a smile.

Mentioning this, Lao Zhao smiled so hard that he gave a thumbs up, "Hey, Mr. Li, you are often away from home and don't know what to do. Boss Li is really like this."

"Just tell me how much each meal costs."

"Boss Li has set up three levels of meals for ten people. The first level includes drinks for 38 yuan per table, the second level is 25 yuan, and the third level is yuan."

Hearing the meal standards of the reception, Li Qingfeng was secretly stunned. Good guy, this standard is really not low. The meal fee given to the inspection team is 50 cents per person. The lowest-end reception meal is 2.5 yuan per person.

Not to mention the highest standard of first-class hospitality meals, the per capita salary in the county is now only about 60 yuan, and the standard of one-table and one-class food is enough for an ordinary person to earn a month's salary.

Seeing Qingfeng Li frowning, Lao Zhao thought to himself that something was wrong, and quickly persuaded him: "Teacher Li, you are an intellectual and you cannot see this, but there is nothing you can do about it. The current social atmosphere is like this. If you want to run your business safely, If you continue to do this, you must provide these bastards with delicious food and drink."

"Don't talk about a big factory like yours, even a small restaurant like mine has been hit hard by the autumn wind. In which month can we not entertain five or six tables? If we don't entertain well, the aunts and grandmothers above will come to see us. your trouble"

"Teacher Li, your family has a big business. The factory makes a lot of money every month, and the monthly reception only costs a few hundred yuan. This amount of money is nothing compared with the monthly profit of your factory. We still Don't argue with them, just think of it as a waste of money and disaster."

After some earnest persuasion from Old Zhao, Li Qingfeng nodded.

Seeing Qingfeng Li nodding, Old Zhao thought that Qingfeng Li had been persuaded by him, and was secretly proud of himself. Fortunately, old man, I can speak well. Otherwise, there would be many fewer banquet tables every month, and how much money would be lost in a month.

Just when Lao Zhao was praising himself in his heart, Li Qingfeng's words reached Lao Zhao's ears.

"Boss Zhao, from now on, the reception meals will be based on the standard of 50 cents per person. I won't need the first and second gears from now on. I will go to my dad's place and tell him that you can cook your own dishes."

As Lao Zhao said, the Li family, which has a big business, really doesn't need this little money, but no one's money comes from the strong wind, so why should these bastards be given food and drink?
If you feed a dog food, the dog can still wag its tail, but if you feed these bastards and don't even say a nice word to you, they still think it's natural.

Besides, things are different now. When he went to the countryside to be an educated youth, Li Qingfeng could pretend he didn't know when the village cadres embezzled the housing funds of the educated youths.

But now, I'm sorry, the little township head is just mediocre, he doesn't even have the qualifications to talk to me.

"Ah?" Lao Zhao was stunned for a moment, then he met Li Qingfeng's eyes. After confirming that he heard correctly, he quickly said: "Absolutely not, you"

Li Qingfeng waved his hand and interrupted what Old Zhao wanted to say: "There is nothing wrong. Boss Zhao will do as I say. If there is any problem, our family will bear it ourselves."

"If it's only 50 cents per person, you won't be able to eat anything, not even a piece of meat."

Nowadays, a pound of pork is NT$6.00. This is the ticketed price. The negotiated price of pork is NT$2.00 per pound. Private restaurants will definitely not sell it to you at the price of meat. They also have to make a profit.

If we really calculated based on the food expenses of 50 cents, it would probably only be a bowl of shredded pork noodles per person, and at most a small plate of pickles per person.

Qingfeng Li thought for a while and realized that according to the standards of unprofitable factory canteens, a bowl of shredded pork noodles per person was indeed outrageous, so he changed his words and said: "In this case, if each person of their inspection team paid 50 cents for food, your hotel will not take it." I made money from this food fee.”

"This"

Before Lao Zhao could speak, Li Qingfeng waved his hand and continued: "Although I won't let you make money on the food expenses, I will give you a processing fee of 50 cents per person according to the standard of 50 cents per person. You how do you feel?"

"Wouldn't this offend someone?" Lao Zhao continued to persuade him without giving up.

Li Qingfeng smiled faintly: "Our family is not a state-owned enterprise, and the second one is produced in the county and not sold in the county. If you offend me, you will be offended. What can they do to my family?"

Seeing that Qingfeng Li was determined, Old Zhao sighed, stopped trying to persuade him, and began to discuss what dishes would be included in the 50-cent reception meal.

The processing fee of 50 cents per person is only a few dollars, which is incomparable to the profit from the reception meal.

But there is nothing we can do. People are willing to spend so much, but we can’t take money from other people’s pockets, right?

After discussing the lunch reception with Lao Zhao, Li Qingfeng went to the house to continue entertaining the members of the inspection team.

When Cheng Kang saw Qingfeng Li coming back, he said with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Mr. Li, the inspection team came here today and cost you money."

"It's okay. It didn't cost much. All the food was paid for by you." Qingfeng Li waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

Cheng Kang only thought that what Li Qingfeng said was just for the occasion, so he smiled awkwardly and said nothing. As a clerk, I often take so-called inspection groups around to enjoy the autumn breeze. I know everything about the situation here. No matter where I go, how often are I not entertained with big fish and meat, good smoke, good wine, and good food?
What is enough for the food money paid? It’s only the price of a bowl of shredded pork noodles per person.

The food cost was only 50 cents. Except for two meat dishes, the rest were carrots and cabbage. Lao Zhao quickly prepared and served the meal.

Everyone in the inspection team turned green after seeing a table of vegetarian dishes. This is wrong. There is no chicken or fish, just two plates of shredded pork stir-fry. Is this a fucking reception meal? How about sending beggars away?
The clerk Cheng Kang was also dumbfounded. It turned out that what Teacher Li said was true, and the reception meal was really the food fee paid.

Qingfeng Li pretended that he couldn't see the ugly expressions on everyone's faces. He stood up and greeted them without any discernment: "Everyone is here. Let's eat and drink well."

"Would you like a good meal and a drink? A table full of radish and cabbage, not even a glass of wine, is this your factory's reception meal?" As soon as Qingfeng Li finished speaking, a strange voice sounded on the table.

Qingfeng Li pretended to be surprised and said, "Isn't the reception meal determined based on your food expenses?"

This rhetorical question made everyone in the inspection team look even more ugly, but no one refuted Li Qingfeng.

Unspoken rules are unspoken rules and cannot be put on the table.

Seeing that these members of the inspection team were silent, Li Qingfeng was too lazy to continue talking to them. After saying "eat slowly", he left their table and ate the staff meal with Li Qi and others.

The employees in the factory are all the nephews and descendants of Li's father, and Li's father is not short of money, so the food standard for Li Qi and the others is quite high. There are eight dishes and one soup on the table, four cold and four hot, with a combination of meat and vegetables. Very reasonable.

The reception meal was served with a bunch of radishes and cabbage. He had eaten enough when he went to the countryside before, but Qingfeng Li didn't want to eat this now.

While eating big fish and meat, radish and cabbage, Qingfeng Li's table was chatting and laughing, while the inspection team's table was silent.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the table was getting more and more embarrassing, the waiter Cheng Kang quickly came out to smooth things over: "Everyone, this is indeed a standard reception meal. It fully meets our food standards. Let's eat first. The chef's skills in this restaurant are quite good. "

"Eat, eat, eat, eat like shit, look at what they eat at their table, what do we eat at our table? Looking at a table of rotten vegetables, I have no appetite at all." The person who spoke was the inspection team The group leader is also Qiao Dahai, the deputy mayor of Xiawei Township.

Cheng Kang awkwardly pointed at the two meat dishes on the table: "Chief Qiao, how can it be rotten vegetable leaves? There are two meat dishes on the table."

"I'm going to ride the horse. I'm sending the beggar away with two plates of fried shredded pork. The dogs won't even eat it."

The more Qiao Dahai thought about it, the angrier he became. Seeing Qingfeng Li and the workers eating a table full of delicious fish and meat, his blood surged. He stood up, picked up the two plates of meat and vegetables on the table, turned them over and covered them on the table.

This movement attracted the attention of everyone in the room. Qingfeng Li's table also stopped eating, and everyone turned to look at Qiao Dahai.

Cheng Kang, who was in charge of the reception, quickly stood up and persuaded: "Oh, Chief Qiao, what are you doing? Calm down, calm down. No matter how angry you are, you can't vent your anger on food."

"Calm down? A department-level cadre of labor and management is treated as a beggar. How do you ask labor and management to calm down? You have studied for two years and don't even know the most basic human ways. I think some people read You're an idiot." Qiao Dahai didn't give Cheng Kang any face, he glanced sideways at Qingfeng Li's table and mocked with insinuations.

Even a fool could tell who Qiao Dahai was scolding, and cousins ​​like Qingfeng Li couldn't sit still at that time.

"Who are you scolding for stepping on the horse?" Someone was unwilling at that time, picked up the wine bottle on the table and smashed it.

With a bang, the wine bottle fell under Qiao Dahai's feet, and glass shards fell to the ground, causing several women in the Xiawei Township inspection team to scream in surprise.

The wine bottle exploded under his feet, and Qiao Dahai was also startled. When he realized what he was doing, he was shaking with anger. He was the tyrant in the village. No one in the village even dared to show his teeth to him. Today, he was hit by a ruthless citizen. If you lose the wine bottle, is that okay?
Qiao Dahai just wanted to stand up and show off his authority, but when he turned around, he was met with the fierce eyes of several young guys.

At that time, Qiao Dahai was scared and turned his head silently.

Most of Qingfeng Li's cousins ​​are young men under the age of twenty. It doesn't matter who you are, if someone is looking for trouble, you are really brave enough to fight.

Not to mention that the Li family is not easy to mess with in the county. The eldest son of the Li family is also a cadre in the county bureau. It is said that he will be further transferred to the police station as the director soon. If there is a fight today, he will be a deputy in the countryside. It's really not much of an advantage.

Qiao Dahai gave up, but Qingfeng Li didn't want to let it go. He threw the plate in front of him and cursed himself with insinuations, which really embarrassed him.

Putting down the chopsticks in his hands, Qingfeng Li wiped his hands, stood up and prepared to reason with Qiao Dahai.

As Qingfeng Li stood up, everyone at the table stood up and surrounded Qiao Dahai.

Cheng Kang was afraid that things would get serious, so he quickly stood up to smooth things over: "Teacher Li, it won't happen, it won't happen, don't be impulsive."

"Clerk Cheng, don't worry. I'm just trying to reason with Comrade Qiao. We are all civilized people and will never take action."

"OK then"

Cheng Kang thought that Qingfeng Li was a university teacher and a high-quality talent, and he would definitely not do anything that would damage his image, such as fighting, so he stopped blocking him and gave up a position.

Qingfeng Li moved a stool and sat next to Qiao Dahai, pointing to the meat dishes that were turned over on the table: "How many people in Xiawei Township still can't eat meat? As the leader of Xiawei Township, you put two plates of meat Isn’t it appropriate to place the dishes on the table?”

"I'm happy. This is our own food expenses, and it doesn't cost your factory a penny. Do you care about it?" Qiao Dahai said arrogantly.

"I hate to see others waste food."

"I just wasted it, what can you do?"

Li Qingfeng did not continue to follow his words, but turned to look at Li Qi and the others: "Feed the meat and vegetables on the table to Deputy Township Chief Qiao. Not even a shred of meat is left." (End of Chapter)