The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 80
According to the custom, Zhou Xiaomei and Wang Gang's wedding will be held at Zhou Xiaomei's house first, and then the formal wedding will be held at Wang Gang's hometown.Lao Tan happened to be at home when Zhou Xiaomei's house was running, so he was lucky to participate.

After attending Zhou Xiaomei's wedding, Lao Tan and his son ate pork from three older sisters' homes, celebrated his mother's birthday, and then returned to the provincial capital.

After arriving in the provincial capital, she first received a call from Sister Yuan, saying that Director Zhang of Gan Qika’s hotel and guesthouse was not contracted, and the group asked her to continue to manage it. Naturally, she wanted to ask Lao Tan for help if she wanted to take over, so Lao Tan went with her Gan flag card.

After I arrived, I learned that the hotel only sells for more than [-] yuan a day, the guest rooms are [-] to [-] yuan, and the supermarket is around [-] yuan. The business is very bad.Of course, if the business is good, Director Zhang will not let go.

The store on the first floor for rent is still doing business, and it looks like a small commercial street on the whole, but it is a bit lonely on the side of the national road.The civil works of the farmer's market in the west have been completed, and it will be completed in half a year.The copper product trading hall in the park is deserted, with only six companies settled in, and they are all small companies.

Director Zhang and Sister Yuan felt relieved as if they had shaken off their burdens, and sincerely said that they would never work in restaurants in this life.Yes, restaurants really don’t just do what they want. It’s easy for others to make money, but it takes hard work.

Sister Yuan took over this time as before, taking charge of the management.It is already the end of the year, and the business will be closed immediately after the handover, and it will start on the sixth day of the first lunar month after the Chinese New Year.

Master Bao in the kitchen and Tuya Qiqige in the front hall are still there. They are very happy to know that Sister Yuan continues to take over, especially when Lao Tan is back. This makes them overjoyed. They are willing to work with Lao Tan, not only Can learn things, but also learn to be a person.

Lao Tan stayed in Ganqika for three days, and met Director Wu of the Orthopedic Hospital, Zhang Zhigong, Bart of the shop, and some old friends.When old friends reunite, it is inevitable to sit down for a few drinks and reminisce about the past.I heard that Lao Tan came back to manage the hotel after the Chinese New Year. Director Wu and Zhang Zhigong made a decision on the spot and the meal will still be in the hotel in the park.

After returning from Gan Qika, Lao Tan went to the dumpling restaurant, sat down with Yanhua and Yanzi and had a frank and honest talk.Lao Tan said that the dumpling restaurant has been stabilized, and if he doesn’t open a branch, it’s worthless for him to stay here.At the same time, I gave the two of them a bottom line, and if I come back if I open a branch, I will definitely help.Both Li Shuang and Hua Qing stayed here and did not take any of them away.

Yanhua and Yanzi knew that they couldn't keep Lao Tan, so they accepted this reality.

"Old Tan, Yanhua and I promise to open a branch. I know why you left, don't worry, give me some time, and make sure this matter is settled." Yanzi vowed.

"Hey, have a good time with Old Feng, he is nice." Old Tan said.

"Don't worry about it, you can just come back when the branch is opened. But you can't ignore the dumpling restaurant, don't think you can do it here, you are also a consultant here, so you can still pay for it." Yanzi said.

Lao Tan said: "The consultant is fine, and the money is free."

Yanhua didn't hesitate to say more, but she made a plan, even if Yanzi couldn't do it, she would open a branch, and she would call Lao Tan back when the time came.

Lao Tan is not here to do it, Hua Qing, Li Shuang, and Wang Hong are going to go with him, and Lao Tan comforts them.

"I know what you're thinking, I understand." Lao Tan first affirmed them, and then said sincerely: "But it can't be the same as before. You can't always go around fighting guerrillas. It's not easy to find a stable job. , let’s do it here. You can do it too, you can take the lead, and sooner or later you have to do it alone, we can’t be together forever.”

"I thought about this when I took over the dumpling restaurant. I will train you so that you can take care of yourself. To put it bluntly, I am happy to see that you can support the store by yourself. I leave and you continue to work. Wait for me to meet a big demand outside. I still have to look for you when we are alone, and we can still be together."

Hua Qing said: "Don't worry, Master, you will be there with just one phone call."

"I would rather go without salary." Li Shuang said.

Old Tan smiled and said, "You guys are doing a good job here. You started the business with your own hands. You have feelings and know what to do. The other two bosses are nice and give you a good salary. They both support their families. Don't run around anymore. Yes. I told the two bosses that I will give each of you an increase of 500 yuan, which is considered a high salary in the provincial capital, so don’t run around with me, and work hard here.”

What Lao Tan said was true. The three of them are all family members. It would be great to be able to work steadily in one place. Lao Tan can rest assured that they are arranged well.

"I'll go to Ganqika with you after the Chinese New Year." Wang Hong said bluntly, mainly because she doesn't have those burdens and likes to work with Lao Tan.

"No, you can stay here, just give me one of the younger brothers, and the dumplings will be served over there." Old Tan said.

"What's wrong? Do you hate me?" Wang Hong was immediately unhappy.

"What are you talking about, sister, can I dislike you? By the way, how is it with Fang Jianjun?" Old Tan asked.

Wang Hong blushed immediately, while Hua Qing said "Oh".Wang Hong glared fiercely with his eyes, and he immediately misfired.

"No problem." Wang Hong said.

Old Tan didn't continue to ask. After all, Li Shuang and Hua Qing were in front of him. He said, "You work here first. I won't work in Ganqika for long. You know what's going on there. It's a place for the elderly. I haven't reached the old-age place yet." Time, make sure to take over a big game, you train a few more dumpling workers here, we can use them in the future."

Listening to what Lao Tan said, Wang Hong thought about it for a while and said, "Let Meng Meng go, she can do it now."

So it was decided that Meng Meng would go to make pasta, and Fang Jianjun's younger brother would go to make cold dishes.Sensing that Gan Qika was close to home, Sun Haicheng appointed him to be the head chef.Li Shuang's husband, Xiao Gao, has returned from Russia and arranged him to replace Sun Haicheng in the kitchen.

"Look, the team is getting bigger and bigger. In the future, this will be the base camp, and the kitchen and front office people will be trained here." Lao Tan said to Hua Qing and Li Shuang: "You two have great responsibilities, you know, I plan to take over a few more in the future Every store, everyone is here.”

Hua Qing glanced at Li Shuang and said, "Sister Shuang, listen up, this is our base from now on."

Li Shuang said: "The base area is also fine. What's the advantage of not being the boss? Now that Sister Wang has taken in apprentices, don't you have to think about it?"

After speaking, He Huaqing looked at Lao Tan expectantly.

Old Tan said: "Let's do this, I will take you two when I am 40 years old."

"You mean we have to inspect us for two years." Li Shuang said.

"It's okay to understand it this way, mainly because the teacher's school stipulates that students under forty are not allowed to accept apprentices." Old Tan said seriously.

"Okay, let's wait." Li Shuang said.

After arranging the dumpling restaurant, Lao Tan felt that he had nothing to do years ago. People who have been working all the time are at a loss when they have nothing to do, and sometimes it is a kind of suffering to stay.

The end of the new year is approaching, go to the market to buy food for the New Year, and then clean up the inside and outside of the house, gather some unused things together, and find a tattered place to collect them all at once.The freezer is not working well. The person who repaired the refrigerator said that it is not worth repairing, so it is better to replace it with a new one.So I bought a new freezer, Haier's.

Everything was done, and there were still five days to celebrate the new year. Old Tan and his son had no fun staying at home, so he had the idea of ​​drinking, so he called Brother Liu.

Brother Liu and Xiaofeng are playing mahjong in the mahjong club. They heard that they are very responsive to drinking, so they plan to go to the Kanto family after discussion.To be honest, Lao Tan didn't want to go, but Brother Liu liked to eat the little tofu there, and Xiaofeng liked to eat the little stupid chicken, so he agreed.

Zhang Li and Zhou Xiaomei were very pleasantly surprised by the arrival of Lao Tan, who did not expect him to come.

Zhou Xiaomei said to Lao Tan with the joy of being a new wife on her face, "Uncle, I'm so idle today."

"Well, I have nothing to come to see you." Old Tan said with a smile.

His son, Jiaheng, knew Zhou Xiaomei, and the little guy stepped forward and asked, "Sister, where is my brother-in-law?"

Zhou Xiaomei blushed a little, bent down and said, "He's in the kitchen."

Zhang Li looked at Lao Tan's son. This was the first time she saw him, and she liked it. She touched the little guy's head and asked, "How old are you?"

"Six years old, I will go to school after Chinese New Year, Auntie." Jiaheng replied.

Zhang Li felt uncomfortable when she was called auntie, she pretended to be angry and pointed at Zhou Xiaomei and asked Jiaheng, "Why do you call her sister my auntie?"

"She is my sister." Jiaheng replied.

"Then you have to call me sister too."

"No, you are not, you are auntie."

"What?"

"Because——because you are Auntie."

The little guy made everyone laugh.

Zhang Li arranged a private room with a heated kang. Before Brother Liu and Xiaofeng arrived, Lao Tan ordered the dishes first, and then entered the private room with his son.He didn't want to go into the kitchen, since he didn't work here anymore, it was a bit uncomfortable to go into the kitchen, and besides, it was a busy time now, so he was afraid of disturbing everyone.

After Lao Tan led her son upstairs, Zhang Li was in a trance for a moment.Every time I saw Lao Tan, I was a little excited, and this time was no exception. Especially when I saw Lao Tan's son, I felt like I had knocked over a seasoning bottle, with mixed feelings.

Old Tan occupies a large place in her heart. She knows that she will never forget this man in this life, and she often thinks that even if they are not together, it would be nice to see him every day.

Thinking of the drinking with Hu Jing in the first few days, Hu Jing shed tears while telling her about her husband, and told her about her marriage and years of asexual life, let alone her sadness.In the end, I said that as long as I don't get divorced and I don't plan to interfere with what my husband is doing outside, I have no feelings anyway, as long as I don't ask the children to live in a single-parent family.

Then I remembered that Lao Tan once drank too much and accidentally told her about his condition, which was no different from Hu Jing.At that time, she didn't believe it very much. She felt that no matter how bad the relationship between husband and wife is, it is impossible for there to be no love. Now it seems to be true.I couldn't help saying this damn thing in my heart, I would rather hold back than get into trouble with myself, as if I really became an aunt.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help laughing, and thought to myself what the hell was going on, what were I thinking, why did I even think about that.

In our human mind, it's normal to think about anything, it's just that different people think different things.

No matter men or women, they all think about love. This is a normal physiological need, and no one can avoid it, except for fools and mental patients.

It's not ashamed to think about it, the shame is to mess around.

(End of this chapter)