Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Before leaving, Du Shaojie left Liang Meiqin HK$200 million as household expenses and the cost of renovating two houses.

As for whether the other party is willing to undergo such transformation, he doesn't care.

After returning to Yangcheng, Du Shaojie heard Wang Yuxiu's complaints:
"Xiao Jie, you two just got married and one lives in the south and the other in the north. I am not comfortable living alone in such a big villa. I want to go back to live in the old street."

There was certainly no problem for the young couple to go on vacation, but after the vacation only their son came back alone, while the new daughter-in-law went to Beijing, under the pretext of pursuing a career.

Wang Yuxiu was naturally a little unhappy. If this continued, when would she ever be able to hold her grandson?
Besides, she didn't know anyone in Huaqiao New Village, and it was boring to sit at home all day. So she decided to move back to the old street, where she could at least find someone to play cards with.

"Okay then. I'll move back with you, and I'll come over when Yan Zi comes back."

Du Shaojie did not stop his mother. Everyone is afraid of loneliness, and the old street is close to Xiaomei's workplace, so she can go home often.

So he and Wang Yuxiu returned to the old street.

For the next half month, he rarely went out and spent every day at home researching various dishes.

Wang Yuxiu and Xiaomei were lucky enough to have such a good meal. Sometimes Sun Haitao would also come over to eat for free, and Du Shaojie gradually became familiar with him.

He found that this future brother-in-law had a good personality and was knowledgeable and interesting. It seemed that his sister had good taste.

This night.

Du Shaojie took stock of his recent gains, and it was incredible that in just a short period of time, he had made 200 dishes that were rated as "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver".

This is the benefit of being a househusband. Spending every day around the stove will naturally bring you a lot of rewards.

He had earned another 20 exchange points and 400 hours of working time, which was a huge gain, and he was very happy.

But the consumption is not much, at most it only consumes 6 hours.

[Exchange points: 479918 points\2403066 points]

【Duration: 642 million hours\3929.30 million hours】

End of month.

Du Shaojie boarded a flight to Beijing to see Qi Yan.

Of course Qi Yan was very happy to see her husband. She thought that he would not come to see her. After all, it was she who was disobedient and insisted on starting a business in Beijing.

"Hubby, are we still going to have a drink?"

"There's no need to have a banquet. We can just invite some good people to come out for dinner."

Du Shaojie didn't want to engage in formalism anymore, so he set up a few tables at the Xichuan Restaurant and invited some people with whom he had a good relationship to have a meal.

Qi Yan also invited some former colleagues. After all, it was just a simple dinner and they didn't have to pay for a share of the money, so they were still willing to come.

During the meal, Qi Yan took the opportunity to talk about her own cooking school, which made many people envious. This is the advantage of having a rich husband, you can do whatever you want, which is better than being a slave in the company.

That night.

Qi Yan was very excited, she said that none of the gymnasts were as good as her.

She is now clear-headed and knows that everything about her will spread around the school sooner or later. She envies them so much!
Du Shaojie found it funny. Qi Yan was just like that. As long as she was happy, that was all she needed.

"I'm here to help you solve the problem of training instructors. Yan Zi, have you thought about it? What business should the school start with? The basic part is the same, but to move forward, you must have your own characteristics."

Chefs are a large category, and if subdivided, they can be divided into Chinese cooking chefs, pastry chefs, etc. Moreover, the classification of dishes is also divided into which cuisine, and it is definitely unrealistic to rush into all of them.

That's why Du Shaojie asked this question.

"The specialty of the chef training school over there is Sichuan cuisine, so I can't repeat what she has here. Honey, I know that you are not only good at Sichuan cuisine, but also Hunan cuisine is at the master level. How about we make Hunan cuisine the specialty?"

Qi Yan thought for a long time and decided on the direction of her school.

Of course, as the training business expands, the school can also offer teaching courses such as "noodles", "snacks", or other cuisines, but nowadays they can only make choices.

"Okay, I'll help you think of a solution. I'll go to Star City in a few days."

Du Shaojie has lived in Xingcheng and has several good friends, such as Hunan cuisine master Wang Qingquan.

He has been in contact with Wang Qingquan over the years, but he does not own a Hunan restaurant, so the connection between the two is not close.

It is not appropriate to ask someone for help by calling directly now. It would be better for him to go there in person.

The next morning.

Du Shaojie called Luo Sankun and asked him to contact the association in Xingcheng. The Yangcheng Association planned to send someone to communicate with them.

Luo Sankun put down the phone and immediately contacted the Municipal Association of Xingcheng.

"Boss Du, the Star City Association welcomes us over."

Luo Sankun was very efficient and replied to Du Shaojie immediately.

Du Shaojie asked Luo Sankun to send two or three chefs directly to Xingcheng, and he would go to meet them later. After Qi Yan learned the news, he joked with him: "You are using your power for personal gain."

"What do you mean by using public power for personal gain? I am balancing public and private interests. In fact, the association had planned to go to Xingcheng to communicate with the other party. It just so happened that I was going there to do some work, so I took this matter by the way. Otherwise, people will say that your husband does not do his job."

Du Shaojie rolled his eyes at Qi Yan and then asked someone to book the tickets.

three days later.

Du Shaojie, Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe came to Xingcheng together.

He took a taxi directly to the hotel where the people sent by Yangcheng Association were staying, arranged accommodation first, and then met up with the three Cantonese chefs.

The next day, the group went to the Star City Association.

The president and vice president of the municipal association personally welcomed them. After all, Du Shaojie was the president of the Yangcheng Municipal Association, so they did not dare to neglect him.

We chatted for a while in the meeting room, and then the other party told us about the schedule for the next few days. Basically, there is an exchange activity every other day, and in the free time, the association will arrange personnel and vehicles to take them to play around the surrounding areas.

The reception standard is very high, and next time people come to Guangzhou, they will be received according to this standard.

"Let's have lunch together at noon today, and there will be an exchange activity in the afternoon."

noon.

The president, vice president and others of the association invited Du Shaojie and his party to dinner. Coincidentally, the dinner was arranged at [Yulou East].

Du Shaojie is very familiar with this place. He has tasted various special dishes of the restaurant here and learned a lot from them. In addition, he also met Wang Qingquan here.

After dinner, the president and others took Du Shaojie and others to the kitchen.

Du Shaojie couldn't help but sigh at the irony of fate. When he wanted to learn Hunan cuisine, he could only rely on his own eyes, taste and smell to replicate it, which was essentially the same as "stealing skills".

But now they can walk into the kitchen openly. This is the change brought about by their different identities.

Next, Yuloudong’s chef demonstrated several of the restaurant’s classic dishes.

Du Shaojie also asked the accompanying chef to give a demonstration. He was definitely cooking Cantonese cuisine, so they could learn from each other.

Then it was time for free communication. Du Shaojie asked a few questions and they answered them very sincerely. Although this kind of communication has its limitations, both sides felt that they had gained a lot.

One can only polish jade by learning from others' experience. It is impossible to become an excellent chef if you stick to your old ways.

Taking advantage of the break in the conversation, Du Shaojie asked Wang Qingquan when he would start work, and the answer he got was that Master Wang Qingquan had already retired.

After the first event ended, the president and others left first.

Du Shaojie asked the waiting vehicle to take the Cantonese chefs back to the hotel, while he himself went to the restaurant on the riverside.

Wang Qingquan is indeed here. He and the proprietress are now running this store and leading a comfortable life.

"Boss Du, you are a big shot now. You are a giant in the catering industry, a master of Sichuan cuisine, and the president of the Guangzhou Catering Association. If I were not afraid of hardship, I might have joined you two years ago."

Wang Qingquan seemed very happy to see Du Shaojie.

The proprietress was still as charming as ever, as if the years had left no trace on her. She also recognized the man in front of her, thinking that she had learned Hunan cuisine from Lao Wang in her store, and now he had made it big.

"Old Wang, stop saying those sour words and go cook some dishes. I have a jar of good wine in my room. I'll go get it for you. It'll be easier to chat after you've had some wine in your stomach."

Then the couple smiled at each other, and Du Shaojie had no choice but to walk into the private room and sit down.

It didn't take long for Wang Qingquan to prepare four dishes and a soup.

The proprietress brought a jar of homemade rice wine and placed it on the table. Everyone started talking while drinking and eating.

"I was not happy with my job and I was getting old, so I decided to quit and focus on opening a restaurant. She always advised me to be more open-minded, but I always wanted to promote Hunan cuisine, and I ended up getting cheated."

Wang Qingquan pointed at the proprietress and told her the story of his failure a few years ago.

He wanted to start a restaurant chain, but he had limited funds, so he partnered with someone to open a Hunan restaurant in another city. When the restaurant became popular, his partner kicked him out, and he lost most of his capital, not only did he not make any money.

Now he no longer thinks about "promoting Hunan cuisine" and lives a peaceful life in his own little piece of land.

"In business, it's normal to have gains and losses. Master Wang, in addition to business matters, I also have some personal matters that I would like to ask you for help with. My wife opened a cooking school in Beijing, focusing on Hunan cuisine, but we are short of teachers in this field."

Du Shaojie listened patiently and felt that the problem lay with Wang Qingquan himself.

A good chef may not necessarily be a good boss. He should be more careful before cooperating with others, so that he will not be fooled by others in the end.

But it was hard for him to talk about such things, so he took the initiative to change the subject.

When Wang Qingquan heard this, he sat up straight with his eyes lit up:

"Do you need help? I'll go. I seldom cook now, and she doesn't take care of things. This shop will soon be taken over by my son, so we can just go out for a walk and relax." (End of this chapter)