From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 298 Senior Brother’s Difficulties
The twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The New Year's Eve is getting closer.

Although he had an appointment to eat at Yan's Restaurant today, Feng Zhengming was not in a hurry and prepared two large pots of meat in the morning.

Because I made an appointment with Senior Brother Li Huidong and the others to have dinner together at Yan’s Restaurant in the evening.

Therefore, Feng Zhengming still planned to let the dry rice shop open normally at noon.

After all, most people who work don't have a holiday until New Year's Eve.

The dry rice shop was open as usual and was naturally overcrowded at noon.

Some old customers who often come here to eat have also asked about it.

"Boss Xiao Feng, when will you take a break?"

Feng Zhengming replied: "We will be open until 29, and we will have two pots of meat at noon every day. We will try our best to ensure that everyone can eat until the New Year."

He had a smile on his face and was very patient in explaining over and over again.

"You are here."

Lin Xiaona immediately said: "That's because my uncle's meat is so delicious."

"That's right. The two pots of meat came late and I can't buy them at all."

Lin Jiacheng couldn't help but smile and asked: "What's wrong? The food you usually eat in the cafeteria isn't delicious when Xiaogang's father cooks it?"

Later, Lin Yun told the two girls that when they were dating, they should treat each other as equals and not worry about how they called Feng Zhengming.

Li Huidong said with a smile: "Business is indeed very good. It's almost the Chinese New Year, and there are so many people. Now Zhengming is really famous in Quancheng."

After listening to Feng Zhengming's explanation, most customers can still accept it and express their understanding.

So the two girls were suddenly different in terms of seniority.

Lin Xiaona said: "It doesn't matter, we are early."

Feng Zhengming doesn't mind being mentioned every day.

When he walked in and saw the crowd in the shop, Lin Jiacheng couldn't help but sigh: "Zhengming's business is really good."

Lin Xiaona said: "My uncle taught him what he did."

Li Xiaogang saw Feng Shengnan and Lin Xiaona getting together. He felt that he was a boy and could not play with two girls, so he quietly wanted to sneak into the kitchen.

However, some people may think that Feng Zhengming is becoming arrogant because he won the top prize in the province's young chef cooking competition, and deliberately cooks only two pots of meat every day to whet everyone's appetite.

Why do you only cook two pots of pork every day? The main reason is that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and everyone in my shop also needs to prepare for going home to celebrate the New Year. We can’t let people prepare for the Chinese New Year just because we have to do business, so we only sell two pots of meat every day. The business closes at noon, and everyone You can take time to prepare New Year’s goods for your home. "

Because from Feng Zhengming's side, Feng Shengnan calls Feng Zhengming "brother" and Lin Xiaona calls Feng Zhengming "uncle".

When the business was about to end at noon today, senior brother Li Huidong and the others came to the dry rice shop together.

Feng Shengnan and Lin Xiaona were classmates in the same class. The two girls only found out that they were related to Feng Zhengming when the Feng Family Restaurant opened.

It's just that Lin Xiaona didn't know how to call Feng Shengnan at first?

Feng Shengnan pulled Lin Xiaona and said, "We have to wait a while, the business is not over yet."

"Boss, can't you prepare more every day? Two pots of meat are too little, right?"

"Yeah, the taste is really different from the other ones."

Li Xiaogang burst into tears when he saw Zhang Hongwei blocking him.

Li Fenzhen said: "That's right, go in first."

Lin Xiaona happily responded to Feng Shengnan: "Yes."

"Boss, why don't you make two more pots, two at noon and two at night? Boss, didn't you make more money last year? Everyone can buy it, no need to queue up."

Li Xiaogang echoed: "Yes, my uncle makes the most delicious meat."

Li Huidong and his family entered together.

Hu Yan said: "Okay, let's go in."

In fact, these words are suggested almost every day in the days leading up to the New Year.

"We have two pots a day during the Chinese New Year, so there will be no increase. After the Chinese New Year, our dry rice shop will be renovated and will be expanded by then. Once the renovation is completed, everyone is welcome to come and visit us again.

Feng Zhengming didn't bother to explain too much to these incomprehensible voices.

As a result, Li Xiaogang was already at the door when he was about to enter the kitchen, but was stopped by Zhang Hongwei.

Li Huidong laughed: "That's right, your uncle taught me how to do it."

"And two pots can be sold out at noon, so I can't even buy it if I want to eat at night."

"I can only buy a lot of meat from other restaurants at night, but the taste is really far worse than Feng's Restaurant."

After getting a clear answer, someone then asked a new question.

"Hahaha, have you been caught by me again?"

So in school, the two girls quickly became good friends.

As soon as he entered the door, Feng Shengnan saw Lin Xiaona and immediately came to greet her.

Because Zhang Hongwei didn't look like Feng Shengnan, Lin Xiaona was not allowed to call her "aunt" according to Feng Zhengming.

Zhang Hongwei insists on asking Li Xiaogang to call him "brother-in-law" every time.

Sure enough, Zhang Hongwei said to Li Xiaogang: "Hurry up and call me uncle."

Li Xiaogang immediately turned around and left.

Zhang Hongwei reached out and grabbed him.

"Don't run away. If you call my brother uncle, you should also call me uncle."

Li Xiaogang was pulled back and turned around and said, "I won't call you. You are still a student, not much older than me. Why should I call you uncle?"

Zhang Hongwei began to reason with Li Xiaogang: "I am only a few years older than you, but your uncle is my cousin, so you have to call me uncle."

Zhang Hongwei pulled Li Xiaogang to reason like this, but his grandfather soon saw it.

Grandpa Feng came over and said, "Okay, don't force others to call you uncle. You should be friends of the same generation, and you can't judge based on your cousin's grandeur."

Li Xiaogang immediately said: "Grandpa is right, I can only call you brother."

At this time, Li Huidong also came over and said, "Xiaogang should be called uncle."

Grandpa Feng waved his hand: No need to call him that, just call him brother. "

Li Huidong said: "Xiaogang calls Hongwei brother, but he also calls him uncle Zhengming, and Hongwei calls him brother Zhengming. Doesn't this mean there is a difference in seniority?" Grandpa Feng said: "Don't pay attention to that, you don't want to call him Zhengming brother."

Feng Zhengming heard the noise outside and walked out of the kitchen.

"Brother, grandpa is right. Don't call after me. There is no difference in seniority. Children should treat each other as equals. We are all friends."

As he spoke, Feng Zhengming also said to Zhang Hongwei: "Don't let Xiaogang call you uncle. People treat you as an older brother, so you have to be a good older brother."

Zhang Hongwei still admires Feng Zhengming a little, so he listens to Feng Zhengming's words very much.

He said to Li Xiaogang, who was still a little awkward, "Okay, I won't let you call me uncle. You can just call me brother from now on."

When Li Xiaogang heard what Zhang Hongwei said, he immediately called out: "Hello, brother."

Zhang Hongwei could only agree obediently.

Not long after Senior Brother Li Huidong and the others arrived, all the meat in Feng Zhengming's restaurant was sold out.

After cleaning up the dry rice stall, everyone sat in the dry rice stall for a while.

In the dry rice shop, Lin Jiacheng sighed: "I didn't expect that in just over half a year, Zhengming's business got better and better, and Mr. Yan's family also returned to Quancheng to open their own restaurant."

After a slight pause, Lin Jiacheng felt a little sorry for himself: "We are still squatting in the cafeteria."

When Li Huidong heard this, he immediately said: "Isn't it good for us to be in the cafeteria?"

Lin Jiacheng said: "It's okay to be in the cafeteria now, but who knows what will happen in the future? Your sister heard that the factory director will retire in two years."

Speaking of this, Lin Jiacheng lowered his voice and said a little mysteriously: "I asked around and it seems that the old factory director may be transferred next year."

Hearing this, Li Huidong frowned slightly.

Now that they have the support of the old factory director, Li Huidong and the others are relatively relaxed in the factory canteen.

If the old factory director is transferred next year, people in the factory who are jealous of Li Huidong and others will definitely start to become active.

Li Fenzhen stretched out her hand and patted her husband gently: "You're celebrating the New Year, what are you talking about? There must be a road to the mountain. The old factory director has been transferred. Don't the people in the factory stop eating? Aren't everyone used to it now? Did you lose Dongzi’s craftsmanship? If you change the factory director, you can’t just be replaced just because you want to.”

Grandpa Feng said: "That's right. Changing the factory director will not necessarily affect you."

Lin Jiacheng said: "I also prepare for rainy days and always think of the worst-case scenario."

Before everyone could speak, Lin Jiacheng added: "In the cafeteria, you still have to look at other people's faces. Unlike Zhengming who works by himself, you don't have to be afraid of anything with your good skills."

Feng Zhengming smiled when he heard this and said: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, we won't let you contract the canteen of the factory. We will open a branch together. Brother-in-law, you and your senior brother will run it together."

Lin Jiacheng was obviously waiting for Feng Zhengming's words.

"This is a good idea. Let's work together as a partnership. In the past few years, we have also saved some money in the canteen. We will open a smaller branch. You don't have to pay for it. You only need to provide a sign and some technical support, and we will do the rest ourselves. manage."

When Li Huidong heard what his brother-in-law said, he couldn't help but stop him quickly: "Brother-in-law, he is planning to expand his shop after the Chinese New Year. If we open another branch, aren't we going to compete with him for business?"

When Feng Zhengming saw what his senior brother said, he laughed and said: "Brother, this is not stealing business. Quancheng is so big. Even if my dry rice shop expands, it is impossible to accommodate everyone. Don't open your branch near me." That’s enough, you can help me build the brand, and the business will definitely be better if you and your brother-in-law join us.”

Before Li Huidong could speak again, Lin Jiacheng said: "Look, I said Zhengming knows how to do business, right? Dongzi, don't think you are a senior brother, you really need to learn more from Zhengming when it comes to business."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Jiacheng mentioned that everyone had agreed to hold banquets in Liujiacun, and would continue to pick up banquets from nearby villages in the future.

When Lin Jiacheng mentioned this matter, he immediately expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Huidong.

"Do you know the result? As a senior brother, you didn't want to pick him up later. He said that he was too tired to cook a banquet for others on the weekend. Moreover, he said that you had business to be busy and asked you to go to the banquet together. Your business.”

After hearing Lin Jiacheng's words, Feng Zhengming understood the reason why his senior brother had not approached him to cook a banquet together.

It turned out that the senior brother didn't want to delay Feng Zhengming's business, so later Lin Jiacheng took over a big banquet, and he took his two apprentices to do it for others.

As a result, the restaurant in the village invited more people, and more than 40 tables were set up.

Li Huidong took his two apprentices to cook alone, and even the Lin family from Chengdu who went with him joined the battle.

I was really busy all morning, and I was not done until about two o'clock in the afternoon.

Although they also gave a lot of money, Li Huidong and the others were really exhausted.

After that time, Li Huidong refused to let Lin Jiacheng take over the banquet work again.

Lin Jiacheng persuaded Li Huidong to call Feng Zhengming to help.

Later, Feng Zhengming recruited the third senior brother to the shop, and two apprentices introduced by the master came.

Lin Jiacheng even thought that Li Huidong could ask Feng Zhengming and others to go to the countryside to pick up a banquet. It would be much easier for so many people to work together, and everyone would share the money together.

In the end, he was still rejected by Li Huidong.

Lin Jiacheng looked helpless: "You, senior brother, refused to let me ask you for help, so I had to give up taking over the banquet."

When Li Huidong saw Lin Jiacheng telling Feng Zhengming all this, his expression became obviously bad.

"Brother-in-law, what are you talking about?"

Feng Zhengming stretched out his hand to stop his elder brother from getting angry at his brother-in-law.

"Senior Brother, you should have told me these things. As long as you open your mouth, Third Brother and I can bring people to help you. After Third Brother comes, the worst we can do is leave one of us in the shop and the other with If someone goes to the countryside with you to hold a banquet, it’s actually not that difficult.”

Lin Jiacheng echoed: "Yes, there are so many opportunities to make money for you..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Huidong stared back.

Li Huidong said to Feng Zhengming: "Senior brother has no ability, and I don't want to drag you into the water."

Grandpa Feng couldn't help but say: "That's not right. The junior brothers have never blamed you, the senior brother. They have always respected you. Asking them to help you prepare a banquet is not an attempt to drag them into trouble."

Feng Zhengming said: "That's right, senior brother, you are treating us junior fellow apprentices as outsiders."

Li Huidong quickly said: "No, I have never treated you as outsiders. We will always be brothers."

Feng Zhengming then said: "Okay, now that I have said that, if the brewery canteen cannot be contracted, just as my brother-in-law just said, we will open a branch together. If you have any difficulties, you must tell me."

Grandpa Feng nodded: "Yes, if you have any difficulties, you must tell Zhengming."

Li Huidong looked at his junior brother and finally nodded.

"Okay, kid, why do you feel like you are the senior brother?"

This statement made everyone amused immediately.

Lin Jiacheng said: "Hahaha, when it comes to doing business, Zhengming is indeed more like a senior brother. He is the one who is at the forefront among your senior brothers."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "Master often said that brothers and sisters should take care of each other. Since my dry rice shop is running well, if you need help, brothers, just tell me and I will definitely help if you can."

Li Huidong nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will tell you if I need anything."

While chatting, Feng Jiandong and his wife arrived, and everyone went out together to rush to Yan's Restaurant.

(End of this chapter)