gourmet restaurant

Chapter 713

Xu Zheng didn't start talking right away, but went to pour a glass of water, took a big sip, and then started talking slowly.

"People often say that gambling harms people, and what they say is true. In the early years, when I just became a master chef, I was full of vigor and pride, and felt that I could do a great job."

When Xu Zheng said this, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes. Obviously, that memory was not good for him.

"Before I became a master chef, I worked for others all the time. I was conscientious and had a lot of savings. After I became a master chef, I wanted to open a restaurant by myself, whether it was cooking private dishes or growing slowly. It doesn't matter if it becomes stronger and becomes a restaurant, it's not bad." Xu Zheng said, taking another sip of water.

"It's a pity that my idea didn't come true. During that time, it was probably the most painful time in my life. I had already chosen the address of the hotel, paid part of the deposit, and even the follow-up decoration and recruitment of employees were in progress. Just now. But at this time... oh~"

While talking, Xu Zheng gulped down two big mouthfuls of water.

Jiang Yang didn't rush Xu Zheng, but just quietly listened to him talking about the past...

Just when Xu Zheng was full of complacency and was rushing about his career, suddenly... a bad news came.

Xu Zheng's eldest son, Xu Fu, was beaten outside!The injury is still a little serious.

Speaking of Xu Zheng's eldest son, Xu Fu, he was also an honest man since childhood.I couldn't read much since I was a child, and I was running around in the society early on, doing a small business, and living a decent life.

Originally, it was a nourishing life, but at some point, Xu Fu quietly became addicted to gambling.It was a small gamble at the beginning, and winning or losing tens of hundreds at a time is not too much.But as time passed, the wins and losses became bigger and bigger, until later, each time Xu Fu won or lost thousands.

You know, 30 or [-] years ago, thousands of wins and losses were not small.

For this reason, Xu Zheng scolded him several times, but failed to hit him.Anyway, he's an adult, and with his own family, it's not appropriate to fight again.

Xu Fu always said that he wanted to change, but he gambled every time.

The daughter-in-law in the family had several divorces, but they were all appeased by Xu Fu.

In fact, if it was just like this, Xu Fu would at most be a piece of mud that couldn't support the wall, and there wouldn't be any big problems.

It wasn't until the day he was beaten that Xu Zheng found out that Xu Fu had already owed a huge amount of debt outside.

Xu Fu was injured by those debt collectors. The debt collectors even threatened to break Xu Fu's hands and feet if he didn't pay the money after a month, and even threatened Xu Fu's family.

Xu Zheng remembered very clearly that the scene of that day had been echoing in his mind all these years.

Those people held steel pipes in their hands, and surrounded Xu Fu fiercely, and when they were talking to Xu Zheng, they spit on Xu Zheng's face.

After going back that day, Xu Zheng smoked for a long time in the room alone.

In the end, Xu Zheng took the money he had spent to open the shop and paid off the debt for Xu Fu.

When Xu Zheng returned letters to everyone, his head was lowered.He lowered his head only once in his life.

The matter is far from over here. If the money is gone, you can earn it again. Xu Zheng is a master chef, is he afraid that he won't be able to earn money?

Xu Fu also healed his scar and forgot about the pain, so he ran to gamble again, and the gamble was even bigger.

The result is obvious, nothing to lose.

Xu Fu was afraid of being beaten, so he ran away secretly without saying hello to his family.

Xu Zheng didn't know that Xu Fu owed a lot of money outside until the debtor came to his door.

That time, Xu Zheng almost didn't come up in one breath.

Later, when the family discussed it, the second son and youngest daughter refused to allow Xu Zheng to help Xu Fu pay back the money.Xu Fu did it to himself, even if he died, he deserved it.

Xu Zheng thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't harden his heart.

Even if Xu Zheng is a culinary master, he couldn't get that much money in a short period of time. Xu Zheng borrowed money everywhere but it was still far behind.

Xu Zheng, who had nowhere to go, met the boss of Fangxinglou at the time, and he gave Xu Zheng a contract. As long as he signed it, he could help Xu Zheng pay off his debts.

What kind of contract is that? It's almost like a contract of sale.

Xu Zheng was also unwilling to sign, as no master chef was willing to sign this contract.But other restaurants would not give Xu Zheng tens of thousands of dollars as soon as they signed the contract.In desperation, Xu Zheng could only hold his nose and sign the contract.

Because of this contract, Xu Zheng's second son and youngest daughter completely fell out with him.To this day, they are not willing to see Xu Zheng.

In this way, Xu Zheng was able to repay part of the debt, and at the same time sold himself to Fangxinglou for decades.Xu Fu has not been heard from since then, and it is not known whether he is alive or what.

Later, Xu Zheng learned that Xu Fu also owed money in the bank, and the old house in Rongcheng was used as mortgage.

Xu Zheng gave him the house in order to keep his parents, so he could only grit his teeth and continue to pay off the debt.

In addition to the normal expenses and secretly subsidizing the two children from time to time, the monthly salary is all used to pay off the debt.

Until last year, when the contract expired, Xu Zhengyi resigned and left Fangxinglou without hesitation.

When he left, Xu Zheng had no savings, and the debts in the bank had not been fully paid off.

The main reason is that the salary given by Fangxinglou is too low, and after deducting all kinds of expenses, there is not much left.

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After listening to the story, Jiang Yang felt very complicated.He couldn't say anything, he hadn't experienced what Xu Zheng had experienced, so he wasn't qualified to say anything.

"Now you know." Xu Zheng said.

"Yes." Jiang Yang nodded.

"I have an unfeeling request. I want to advance part of my salary and pay back all the money in the bank. I really don't want to live in such a debt-ridden life, and feel uneasy every day." Xu Zheng said in a very slight tone .

Jiang Yang looked at Xu Zheng with a complicated face. This hot-tempered old man showed a weakness he had never seen at this moment.

"Let me ask my girlfriend, I believe I will give you a satisfactory answer." Jiang Yang said.

He really wanted to agree in one breath, but restrained himself.After all, the restaurant does not belong to Jiang Yang, and Jiang Yang cannot make any decisions for Meng Wanqiu.

Xu Zheng smiled, and said in a firm tone: "Well, we should discuss it. I can assure you that within a year, the money will definitely be earned back."

Jiang Yang opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Finally, Jiang Yang went out and called Meng Wanqiu.

Xu Zheng's gaze was a little distant.

Lin Yong said that his salary of tens of thousands a month was not enough. In fact, it was not enough to pay off the debt, but Lin Yong knew that Xu Zheng had another idea.

These years, he owed too much to his two children, so he wanted to make up for it while he was still working.

The so-called compensation is to save some money and leave it to them in the end.

Xu Zheng can't work for too many years, and except for paying off debts, there is too little money that can be saved.

That's why Lin Yongcai said that tens of thousands a month is not enough for him.

Not long after, Meng Wanqiu drove over.

(End of this chapter)