The story of a cook

Chapter 71

Back at the hotel, Yaru was the happiest.

She looked at me a little shyly, eyes full of joy.

Sister Zhang at the bar said: "Yaru, please be happy this time, your Brother Tan is back."

Yaru didn't speak, but lowered her head.

"Hey, it's the first time I see this girl ashamed." Sister Zhang said.

Yaru raised her head and said, "Who is ashamed, I'm not ashamed, I don't think about him."

"I haven't thought about it yet. I feel like I've lost my soul these days. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm lost all day long. You don't think about who? You won't let others think about you." Sister Zhang teased Yaru .

The boss and Huang Ping were very happy to see me back.

The eldest asked: "Third brother, is everything going well at home?"

I said, "It's fine, everything is fine."

Huang Ping asked, "Isn't your mother overjoyed to see you go back?"

I said, "Well, my mother is very happy, she didn't expect me to go back."

Huang Ping asked: "Are the shoes and cotton jacket bought for the old lady suitable?"

"It's suitable, my mother's dress is suitable, not too big or too small, just right." I said to Huang Ping, "My sister and the others killed two little stupid chickens for you, and you take them back when you go home."

"Hey, what kind of chicken can you bring me? It would be nice to keep the eggs at home." Huang Ping said.

"The third brother and his sister are the ones who like that. It's a little stupid chicken raised in the countryside. It's delicious, much better than the chicken we bought." The boss said.

"I'll keep it when I get it back, thank you sisters." Huang Ping said, "I can't eat two, Brother Xing, I'll take one back and keep the other one for you. One, you and Tan Zi have some wine."

"Okay, I'll just wait for your words." The boss laughed and said, "I want to eat the little stupid chicken as soon as the third child says it. Hehe, my name is Xiao Zhang, and I will cook it now."

The boss went back to the kitchen and asked Xiao Zhang to stew the little stupid chicken. I chatted with Huang Ping for a while, and it happened that Boss Zou came to pick Huang Ping and the children home.

After get off work, I had dinner with the four of us, Boss, Yaru, and Xiao Liu.

The boss said: "Third brother, Sheng Mei is looking for me to go back."

I was taken aback, thinking that Shengmei's business must be bad, Brother Feng wanted the boss to go back.

I asked, "Boss, are you planning to go back?"

"It's not decided yet. Think about it when you come back and discuss it with you." The boss said.

"I'm not going back, I don't plan to go back after I come out." I expressed my attitude.

The boss thought for a while and said: "Let me see, if it works, I will go back to work after the Chinese New Year."

I didn't say anything, I don't know what the boss is thinking.There are probably many reasons why he wants to go back to Xiao Liu. Huang Ping and Boss Zou have always looked down on Xiao Liu, or rather annoyed Xiao Liu. Sometimes Xiao Liu doesn't work very much here.It is estimated that the boss has no choice but to leave here and return to Shengmei, and indirectly change Xiao Liu's character.

Xiao Liu and Yaru left early after eating, and the boss and I drank for a while, mainly to finish the chicken - the little stupid chicken is still very fragrant.

When I returned to the private room, Yaru just finished washing my clothes and hung them on the heater.

I said: "Thank you for your hard work, help me wash my clothes."

She said: "Tch, hypocrisy, why didn't you say you worked hard before."

"It was hard work before, all hard work."

She laughed, came up and hugged me and said, "I miss you so much."

"I miss you too." I said

"I don't know what's wrong. During the few days when you were away, I made mistakes in everything I did. Sometimes I just forgot after dragging the floor and dragged it again. Sister Zhang and the others would laugh at me and say that I was lost. Hee hee , In fact, it's not that I lost my soul, I just miss you."

"Miss me so much? I can't bear it, why don't you go back with me when I go home?"

"Why should I go back with you? What do I say when I come to your house? Say I'm your partner? Then my dad won't agree, so why don't we get along? Besides, I don't dare to go back with you." She said: " I thought there was nothing wrong with us, and I thought I would be fine if you left, who knew that I missed you so much after you left, but I missed it—I even cried myself."

Looking at her, I was moved indescribably, and it was sweet.

I said: "You go home during the Chinese New Year and tell your dad about our dating, see if your dad agrees."

"I can't say it. After I said it, my dad promised not to agree. He won't let me have sex outside. If he knows that I have sex outside, he won't let me out." She looked at me, and then said: "I will see you if I don't come out." If you can't see me, you can't see me, I still miss you——I still have to listen to my dad, and I don't know what to do—"

I asked: "Then your dad really disagrees with us, what should we do? You won't get along with me anymore? Go home and find your in-law's family?"

She said: "I don't know, don't ask me, I just want to keep my dad from knowing about the two of us, and come out to work after the Chinese New Year, and we are still together."

As she spoke, she buried her head in my chest.

I said, "No more——"

Seeing that I didn't go on, she asked, "How about it?"

I looked at her, and said lewdly: "Let's cook the rice, sir, let's see if your dad agrees."

She asked: "What you said is true?"

I said: "Yes."

She said seriously: "If that's the case, I'll leave you and go home directly without my dad telling me." She continued: "If we can be together, I hope it will be my first time when we get married. If we can't be together At the same time, it was the first time when I married someone else, I don't want to be unable to be a man in the future and be looked down upon by others."

I withdrew my lewd eyes, looked at her, and held her tightly in my arms.

Yaru came home on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, and her brother and sister-in-law came to pick her up.

After Yaru left, I felt empty in my heart, as if something was missing, and I knew I was thinking of her.

The New Year is coming soon, everyone's heart has grown grass, and they are starting to talk about going home for the New Year.

The employees of the entire hotel were shopping, some for clothes, some for cigarettes, alcohol, and health care products.I am the only one who is not in a hurry, what should I do, who told us not to go home.

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the boss and Xiao Liu left, and Xiao Zhang also left. Sichuan and Xiao Lizi both went home for the New Year.I'm the only one left in the kitchen.There were not many guests at night, so I cooked my own side dishes, but I was very busy.When the work was almost finished, my sister-in-law and elder sister came to help, and it was much lighter.

It was a bit chaotic at the beginning when I operated it alone, but it stabilized after cooking six or seven dishes, and it became less chaotic.

To be honest, the dishes I cooked were cooked, salty, and looked edible, but they were much worse than the ones cooked by the boss.Especially the dishes that pay attention to the heat are not authentic enough and need more practice.The only thing I am satisfied with is the stew and green vegetables, which are okay and passable.

Cooking is a difficult job for a chef, so there is no rush.

I also cook on the stove before, but the mentality at that time is different from the mentality now.At that time, there was a boss on the stove, and I was just helping out. If there was any problem with the dishes, there would be a boss, so I let go to do it, and I didn't have any worries.It's different now, I have to take full responsibility for the dishes, and I feel pressured, so there will be a phenomenon of carelessness.To put it bluntly, I still have too little experience in front of the stove. If I cook on the stove for a long time, this will not be the case.

This time is a good opportunity to practice your own cooking skills and lay a foundation for accumulating experience in cooking on the stove in the future.

On New Year's Eve, there are four tables of guests at noon, all of whom ordered food in advance.In the kitchen, I prepared the dishes for the four tables in advance, and processed all the dishes that could be processed in advance, such as fish, elbow, chicken, braised pork, and salted prawns.

In the kitchen, there are big sister and Huang Ping to help, so I can keep busy.The waiter at the front desk is Nana from the sister-in-law's family, and the sister-in-law.The whole family went into battle together, and they didn't seem too busy.

When the guests come and start to serve the dishes, tell yourself not to worry, stir fry one dish at a time.On New Year's Eve, the guests are not in a hurry, and will not rush the dishes as usual.I don't have to worry, I fry slowly, fry one by one, and do my best.In this way, when I communicate with myself, my heart calms down, and I don't panic too much.When people are working, once their hearts are stabilized, they will not panic, and the speed will increase instead, and the work will be easier to do.

The four tables of dishes on the New Year's Eve felt pretty good. Even Huang Ping said that they were well cooked and looked good.

After finishing the four tables of dishes for lunch, Huang Ping and her sister-in-law went home to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.Boss Zou’s family originally planned to have the New Year’s Eve dinner at the restaurant, but later said that the old man and the old lady at home did not want to come to the restaurant, so they ate at home.They went home to prepare, and I started tidying up in the kitchen, and it was already two o'clock in the afternoon when I finished tidying up the kitchen.The guests in front also left, and went to the front to help Nana remove the stage and tidy up the toilets. It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

Boss Zou drove over and took us home for dinner.

There were a lot of people eating, all of them were Boss Zou and his family, including Boss Zou’s parents, three members of his elder brother’s family, three members of his elder sister’s family, four members of his family, and me, a total of thirteen members, a lively and lively one. big table.

To be honest, I feel bad when I eat.Thinking of my mother, my mother spent the New Year's Eve alone at home, how can I live it.

A scene appeared in front of my eyes. On New Year’s Eve, an old lady in her 60s listened to the sound of firecrackers outside, sitting at the dining table alone at home, eating alone——
At that moment I wanted to cry.

Suddenly, he felt extremely defeated about his decision not to go home for the New Year. He was a bastard, a completely unfilial son.

I can't wait to appear in front of my mother right away, kneel on the ground to kowtow to her old man, and say to her, "Mom, I'm back."

My eyes are wet, and I can't let the tears fall. This is the Chinese New Year, and the whole family is happy to celebrate the Chinese New Year. It doesn't matter if I shed tears.

Drinking and chatting with Boss Zou's elder brother and brother-in-law, he smiled uncomfortably, with mixed emotions in his heart.

After dinner, I wished the two old people an early New Year greeting, and then went downstairs to take a taxi back to the restaurant. Boss Zou told me to eat dumplings at night.

The sound of firecrackers outside at night made my heart feel terrible.

At that moment, tears flowed down my face, I knelt on the ground towards my home, kowtowed to my mother, and wished her a happy new year.

I cooked dumplings by myself, sat there with a bottle of wine, and drank the New Year's Eve wine alone.

Through the windows of the hall, the fireworks blooming in the night sky outside are extremely dazzling.

He wanted to get himself drunk, but his head was very clear.

It was the most memorable and uncomfortable New Year's Eve in my life.

(End of this chapter)