From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 23 The friendship between senior fellow apprentices (seeking for further reading)

Li Huidong looked at Feng Zhengming's appearance and felt that his junior brother was finally a bit more merciful.

However, he didn't say much, but asked: "Did you lose the money from selling the lunch boxes?"

Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "No, it's all in the bag."

Then, Feng Zhengming said to Zhang Lei and Yang Peng: "Please help me clean the pot. I have something to tell your master."

Zhang Lei and Yang Peng nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, little uncle, we will definitely help you clean it up."

"That's right, little master uncle, don't worry."

Feng Zhengming said: "Okay, thank you."

Then Feng Zhengming winked at Li Huidong, and Li Huidong walked into the cafeteria with Feng Zhengming knowingly.

The two of them entered the small room in the cafeteria together, and Feng Zhengming took off his bag.

Then in front of Li Huidong, Feng Zhengming poured the money in his bag on the table in the room.

Li Huidong was also a little surprised when he saw a lot of money pouring out of Feng Zhengming's bag. Although most of it was change, the amount seemed to be quite large.

Feng Zhengming then quickly smoothed out the money one by one and carefully calculated the money sold today.

After some sorting and calculation, Feng Zhengming smiled and said to his senior brother: "Brother, business is really good today. I sold 200 yuan."

After calculating the selling price, Feng Zhengming subtracted some of the costs calculated on the way.

"Brother, after excluding some of today's costs, I should be able to earn seventy or eighty yuan."

Li Huidong smiled and said: "Very good, Zhengming, your business is considered a success."

Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "I still want to thank you for your support, senior brother."

With that said, Feng Zhengming counted one hundred and twenty yuan and handed it to Li Huidong.

"Brother, this money is my cost for today."

Li Huidong looked at the money that Feng Zhengming pushed to him, and immediately said with a straight face: "What are you doing? Is my senior brother short of your money?"

Feng Zhengming said seriously: "Brother, the so-called brother-in-law settles the accounts. You also need to make money by contracting the canteen. The food you provide me and the lunch boxes you provide, as well as the water and electricity you use for me, all cost money. I can't let it happen." Senior brother, you are losing money."

Li Huidong still refused to accept the money from Feng Zhengming.

"You don't need to worry about those things. Since I have contracted the canteen, I can pay off the canteen's debt for the things you use. You should do your lunch business well. You can save the money you make and open a small restaurant by yourself in the future. Then ask your sister-in-law to tell you about a daughter-in-law who will start a family and a career, and the master will be able to feel at ease."

Feng Zhengming was very moved by his senior brother's words.

I came to this era without any friends.

But luckily he met his master, who not only taught him cooking skills, but also took care of Feng Zhengming as if he were his own child.

There is also a group of senior brothers who are like brothers.

Feng Zhengming felt that in today's era, it is really full of human touch.

There is no only interest relationship between people.

This kind of human touch made Feng Zhengming feel what warmth in the world is.

Although Feng Zhengming was moved, he still insisted seriously: "Brother, I know that you, like Master, hope that I can start a family and start a business, but I think that just because I want to start a family and start a business independently, you should accept the money now. Only in this way can the money I earn truly come from my own ability.”

Li Huidong was stunned when Feng Zhengming said this. He did not expect Feng Zhengming to say these words.

For a moment, Li Huidong didn't know how to argue?
  After thinking carefully for a while, Li Huidong felt that what Feng Zhengming said was indeed reasonable.

Feng Zhengming wants to start his own business after all. If he can't make money by his own ability, how can he start his own business?
  Li Huidong finally reached out and accepted the 120 yuan given by Feng Zhengming.

Seeing the senior brother accept the money, Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "That's right, thank you, senior brother."

Li Huidong said: "I accept the cost of the materials you use every day, and then at the end of the month you have to accept the salary from your senior brother. This is how we can settle the accounts openly between brothers."

Feng Zhengming nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will definitely accept the salary."

Li Huidong then laughed and reached out to pat Feng Zhengming on the shoulder: "Do a good job, senior brother, I believe you can do it."

Feng Zhengming nodded heavily.

Then Feng Zhengming said: "By the way, senior brother, we are going to cook a banquet for Mr. Liu in the countryside on the weekend. Do we need to prepare some things in advance?"

Li Huidong nodded: "I have prepared some stewed vegetables in advance, and there are still some things that we will prepare after my brother-in-law comes back from shopping. Anyway, there are still two days, and we will go to the countryside early in the morning. When we get there, we will have One morning should be enough."

Feng Zhengming thought for a while and then said: "Brother, have you asked Mr. Liu's father about his taste preferences? We want to prepare dishes according to the tastes of the elderly."

Li Huidong said: "We are all old Qilu people, and their tastes should be similar. The tastes of the elderly may be a little heavier. I will ask the elderly before cooking and make some adjustments."

Seeing that his senior brother was well prepared, Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "Senior brother can think of it. It's me who talks too much."

Li Huidong smiled and said: "It's nothing to talk about. I can't think of all the details by myself. It's right for you to remind me. You should remind me more in the future."

Feng Zhengming nodded and agreed: "Okay, senior brother, I will definitely do it."

Li Huidong finally said: "Okay, I'll rest assured if you come back safely. I'll go back in a while. You can't let your sister-in-law wait at home too late and affect your sister-in-law's sleep. She will have to blame me if she can't get up from sending the children to work tomorrow."

Feng Zhengming said: "Brother, please go back first. Zhang Lei, Yang Peng and I will clean the canteen."

Li Huidong seriously asked: "Don't tell Zhang Lei and Yang Peng how much money you make from selling box lunches."

Feng Zhengming naturally understood what his senior brother meant.

Although Zhang Lei and Yang Peng seemed very down-to-earth and reliable, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't have other ideas after knowing that Feng Zhengming relied on the convenience of the canteen and made money by selling box lunches.

Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "Brother, I know. I brought you in alone tonight to settle accounts just to avoid them."

After a pause, Feng Zhengming said, "I'm not worried that they will miss me. I'm worried that it will influence them to learn cooking from you, senior brother, and make them unwilling to continue to learn cooking from you."

Li Huidong smiled and said, "Okay, if our brothers and sisters can be honest with each other, it's easy to say anything."

Feng Zhengming once again felt the absolute trust from his senior brother.

The two brothers packed up and walked out of the small room.

Li Huidong told Zhang Lei and Yang Peng: "You two, don't be lazy at night. I will do all the work that you have to do. Don't bully your little uncle who is kind-hearted and just let him do all the work for you."

Also remember that before going to bed at night, you must check everything in the canteen, tighten the valve of the liquefied gas tank, and lock the door to the backyard. "

Zhang Lei and Yang Peng naturally agreed obediently.

Before Li Huidong finally left, he looked at the backyard of the cafeteria and muttered: "We still need to get two dogs."

After seeing off his senior brother, Feng Zhengming, Zhang Lei, and Yang Peng began to clean up the inside and outside of the cafeteria together.

(End of this chapter)