The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 256 What Is Love

On the first day of work, Zhang Li left the old store, the Chishan Road store, the Huangshan Road store, and the Taishan Road store.

It was okay in the morning, I didn't feel anything, but I felt a little tired when I was eating in the evening, so I explained to the manager of Taishan Road and went back.

I haven't worked for a long time, my legs are sore and my feet are sore after a day.When I got home, I quickly took off my shoes, sat on the sofa, and lay down.

Tired is a bit tired, but fulfilling, and I have found my original self again.

Zhang Li wants to be strong. If she doesn't want to be strong, these years will be over early, let alone a house, and she doesn't even have a car, and she may get married early.Of course it doesn't mean that it is wrong to marry, it's just that this marriage is not that marriage, everyone understands.

While lying on the sofa and taking a nap, Yanhua called and asked how she was doing with concern.

"Very good, it's because my legs are a little sore and I haven't moved for a long time." Zhang Li said.

"Don't come tomorrow, rest at home, the company has nothing to do." Yanhua said.

"Okay, listen to you, rest at home." Zhang Li didn't want to make Yanhua worry, so she said foolishly.

"By the way, have you eaten yet? If you haven't eaten, ask someone to bring you some. What do you want to eat?" Yanhua asked.

"Eat, can I not eat?" Zhang Li lied.

Yanhua is honest, believed it, asked Zhang Li to rest well, told her not to go to work tomorrow, and then hung up the phone.

Zhang Li lay down for a while, feeling better, got up and changed clothes, went to the kitchen, ready to cook something for herself.

Open the freezer, there are milk, oatmeal, two tomatoes, and a handful of cabbage in the fresh-keeping layer.Tomatoes and cabbage were bought yesterday, and the following noodles are here.I don't want to eat noodles today, so I take out the milk and cereal.

Then I opened the freezer drawer below and saw that there were quick-frozen dumplings filled with beef, so I put the milk cereal back and took out a bag of dumplings.

I went to the stove and turned on the fire to boil the water. I thought that if I want to eat dumplings, I should dip them in garlic sauce. When I was about to get the garlic, I remembered that the doctor said that I can’t eat spicy ones, so I gave up.

"You can't eat spicy food, you can't eat salty food, you can't eat oily food, you might as well be a vegetarian." She muttered, picked up the vinegar to see that there was still half a bottle left, and continued: "Spicy food is not allowed to be dipped in vinegar. Do not avoid sour."

The dumplings are cooked and placed on the table. Looking at the hot dumplings, I wish I had some wine. The dumplings are wine, and the more you drink, the more you drink.It is better to feed the dog than to eat dumplings without drinking.

Hey, don't even think about alcohol, the doctor won't allow it, your body is critical.

I picked up a dumpling and dipped it in the vinegar bowl, put it in my mouth, it was okay, it was quite fragrant.

Then ate the second one.

After eating eight dumplings, I feel refreshed.

When he stretched out the chopsticks to pick up the dumplings, he hesitated subconsciously.

Suddenly remembered Lao Tan.

Old Tan's face appeared in front of his eyes, bald head, resolute face, bandit expression, deep eyes——
I picked up the dumplings and put them in my mouth, forgetting to dip them in vinegar.

The scenes when I was with Lao Tan appeared one by one, without order, one moment after another, then another moment.

Now that you think about it, think about it, think about it carefully, and start from the beginning.

That was after a year of separation from the military representative. The reason for the separation was simple. She was pregnant and the military representative could not get a divorce. She left some money and ran away.That was his first child, and he was aborted before he was born.

I regret it when I think about it, but there was nothing I could do at the time.It's good now, I can't give birth at all, and I stopped thinking about it.

I rent a house with my younger sister, who goes to a technical school and attends classes every day. I have nothing to do at home. I am not in a high mood, and I find a job as a waiter.

It was a barbecue restaurant called Cheong Wa Dae. The business was not very good, and there were not many tables of customers all day long.There are a proprietress and a big sister in front, and four people behind, a chef, a meat feeder and vegetable mix, a cold noodle cooker and dish washer, and a big brother who starts the stove.

The proprietress wanted to do a good job in the business and was going to change the chef, so Lao Tan came.

When I first saw him, he was a bandit, almost like a gangster, so I didn't have a good impression.But it was this bandit who came every two months and miraculously started the business.

He didn't say a word all day long, with a serious face, and from time to time, he looked evil with a gangster air.

At that time, I was a little disgusted with him, unwilling to talk to him, and sometimes avoided him on purpose.

Now that I think about it, I can see that I don’t pay attention to him. In fact, they don’t pay attention to me at all. I think I’m like air, I stick to the kitchen all day and don’t come out, except when I’m eating.

Half a month after coming here, the quality of the barbecue has improved, and the guests all say that the meat is tender, delicious, and full of flavor.I secretly asked the elder sister who fed the meat, and the elder sister said that Master Tan taught her to change the method of feeding the meat.

Immediately afterwards, the cold noodles were also delicious. The customers did not lie, saying that they were the best cold noodles in Santaizi.

Business gradually improved, and he began to pay attention to the bandit.

The bandit still didn't talk much, he was busy in the kitchen all day long, and sometimes he deliberately tried to find something to talk to him, but he agreed with a grunt, and then went back to work.

The bandits arrive at the store on time at [-]:[-] every morning and leave at [-]:[-] pm.He doesn't change his clothes very much, but they are very clean, just like his work clothes, with few oil spots, which is beyond the reach of many chefs.

We have been together for a long time, and I know that Bandit 26 has a girlfriend, and I rent a house to live in, and I live downstairs in the house rented by my sister and classmate.

Zhang Li is beautiful, and she is full of confidence in her beauty. In addition, she has worked in a big hotel and even became a manager.

But Lao Tan, the bandit, didn't have one, and the way he looked at himself was not as good as looking at the lady in the kitchen.

This made her angry and uncomfortable.

Uncomfortable is uncomfortable, but admired.The fact that they have started the business shows that they are competent, responsible, dedicated, and a manager.

These have changed Zhang Li's initial impression of Lao Tan, and she no longer feels disgusted, but admires him.Seeing that the bald head is less gangster-like and more aggressive, he is a man.

Completely changing the impression and looking at Lao Tan with admiration and admiration began when he smoked.

That morning, after three days of preparation, Lao Tan’s first pot of smoked flavor came out and was brought to the front for everyone to taste.The proprietress, the waitress, and the people in the kitchen all said that it was delicious and the taste was amazing.

Everyone ate all the smoked flavors in their hands, except for the waitress who had some leftovers. She asked Old Tan in a low voice, "Master Tan, can I take some home with me at noon?"

Old Tan looked at the elder sister, smiled and said, "Okay, but it will be cold by then, you can eat it while it's hot. I'll smoke some alone for you to take home at noon."

The eldest sister was grateful, and said thank you with moist eyes.

This very common behavior caught Zhang Li's attention. Later, she asked Lao Tan why she agreed to her eldest sister to smoke alone. Lao Tan said: "The eldest sister was laid off and took care of the children alone. She said that she took it home to eat and brought it back to the child. It’s not easy——give her some smoke separately, saving her from spending money on buying it, and the child is still in school for that little money a month——I’m probably reluctant to buy it for the child——”

Zhang Li looked at Lao Tan with strange eyes, never expecting a big man full of gangsters to be so careful and kind.

"That's when I fell in love with this bandit." Zhang Li muttered, put the dumplings in her mouth, and chewed slowly.

It seems to be fate, the men I like belong to others, either I have a family or I have a partner, and I am always late.And he is still stupid, if he likes it, he will die, he will not cry when he sees the coffin, and he will not give up until he reaches the Yellow River, he must hit the south wall.

Sometimes people are like moths, they know it is fire, but if they jump on it to die, they still want to jump on it, without hesitation.

The bandit successfully attracted her, and she began to try to get close.

Ask him to take him home on rainy days, but don't go upstairs before getting home, eat barbecue, drink, and chat until midnight.Fortunately, he has a hobby of drinking, otherwise I really don't know how to get close.

People say that drinking can lead to something, but after drinking with him for nearly 20 years, hoping that what happened did not happen, I became an out-and-out drinking buddy.

It would be nice to have some wine at this time.

Zhang Li smiled wryly and shook her head helplessly, she said in her heart that she couldn't drink it, and it would not be too late to drink it when she fully recovered, within two days.

At that time, could I agree with Lao Tan who was stalking me?

Probably not. If he agreed, he wouldn't be Lao Tan.Now it seems that he was hiding from himself during the five years when he went to other places. Although he worked hard for life, he developed as well as in the provincial capital with his ability, which is no worse than going to other places.

The most memorable collaborations with him are Laogen Mountain Villa and Linjiangxuan. It feels like a husband singing and a wife staying and flying together.It's a pity that the time is too short, and the good things left behind have become fragments, which can be savored when no one is around.

This bandit took half of his life, and he was in pain and pain and loved and hated.I still want to give birth to him, but I can't do it in this life, let's do it in the next life.

Now she is an incomplete woman, I don't know if he still wants it, before, he rushed to deliver it by himself, but now he is——
He is content to be by his side, and he can make frequent phone calls when he is not by his side.

People have a family, and their experience lies in their wives and children.Don't bother him all the time, he can keep the house in order, and a family of three living a good life is better than anything else.

He was fine, and he was happy to see him beside him.

What is love?Love doesn't have to be together, just caring about each other and thinking about each other, warm in the heart, thinking about each other, and sweet.

(End of this chapter)