The story of a cook

Chapter 178 Leaving the Blue House

All good things come to an end.

Working in a restaurant is like a floating duckweed, wandering around at any time.

Come July, the rotisserie business is booming.

In hot weather, people like to eat some barbecue, drink some cold beer, and then have a bowl of cold noodles, which feels very refreshing.

At this time, I received a call from Huang Ping. Huang Ping said that the couple who rented the Rose Hotel quit.I said yes, I will go there after I make arrangements here.

It was expected that the Rose Hotel would be taken back by Huang Ping. The couple were not in the restaurant business, so they couldn't do it, so it would be better to give them the liquefied gas tank safely.

Some people can be a restaurant, some people can't be a restaurant, and not everyone can be a restaurant.

Huang Ping told me to go back and I had to go back. People used to treat me well, but now we have to go back to help when people need help. Even if they don’t pay wages, we have to go back to help. This has nothing to do with money, I owe people favors.

I told the proprietress about going back to the Rose Hotel. Although the proprietress was unwilling to let me go, she knew she couldn't keep me, so she agreed with some reluctance.The rest is to find a chef and I will take it with me for a few days, and I can leave after the new chef is familiar with it.This time I walked with a lot of peace of mind. I have already prepared the ground work in advance. Sister Li can completely take over my position and lead the old brother Meng and sister Zhang to work. In addition, the old brother Meng can operate the smoke independently, and the smoke is very good. Well, you can rest assured on that.Sister Li's meat feeding level has also reached the standard, no problem, and Sister Zhang's cold noodles are also no problem, both can be operated independently.

The main reason is that in the later period, I gradually quit the management and issued orders. Most of them were managed by Sister Li. .

This is what I most hope to see.He also promised the proprietress that after working in the Rose Hotel, she would come and have a look if she got off work early every day.

Lin Yan also supported me when I left Cheong Wa Dae to work in Rose.

She said: "We should go back to help. Huang Ping took good care of us before. We have to go back. We have to be careful."

Lin Yan has always been very supportive of my work. She doesn't care much about my work. She always says: "I don't understand, and it's useless to care about it. As long as you work hard outside, you can pay your salary by the end of the month." Then the tone changed: "What are you looking for a woman, going out on a date, these are all fine, as long as you don't let me see it, if you let me see it, or hear that you have some messy things outside, then you can do it .” The implication is self-evident, it will be an absolute storm.

On the second day after I finished talking with the proprietress, a chef came, a very simple and honest person, aged 26 or [-], about the same as me.

That day, I asked him to cook a whole meal, and the cooking was okay, quite satisfactory, although there was nothing outstanding, but there were no mistakes.It’s good to be able to do this for the first time in an unfamiliar environment. I’m not familiar with anything, even the position of the seasoning tank, and I’m not used to the seasoning used. There’s nothing wrong with being able to cook the dishes That's it.

Tell the proprietress that this chef is good and it can be used.So the proprietress negotiated the price with the chef, and started working that day.

I didn't leave that day, and I have been leading the chef in the kitchen to familiarize himself with the environment, and by the way, familiarize himself with the ingredients in the refrigerator and freezer, as well as the dishes.

The people in the kitchen knew that I was going to leave, so they were a little bit reluctant, but they didn’t have any. Sister Li, Brother Meng, and Sister Zhang had all experienced changing chefs. The turnover of people in the kitchen is high, and everyone can take it easy. .It is impossible for anyone to work in a restaurant for the rest of their lives. There is always a time when they leave. When people leave, they are no longer working together. It does not mean that the relationship is gone.Getting to know each other is fate, and working together is a blessing. The relationship cannot be broken after separation, and we will always keep in touch when there is something to do.

It was the proprietress who was reluctant for me to leave, but I had no choice but to leave.

In the short three months since I came to Cheong Wa Dae, I have turned a dying barbecue restaurant into a booming restaurant. To be honest, I still have a sense of accomplishment.I still remember that when I first came here, there were only a few tables of guests a day, two waiters at the front desk, and four people in the kitchen. Together, the six people were still idle for a day.I do it little by little, from adjusting the barbecue to adjusting the mixed vegetables, then adjusting the cold noodles, and finally adding the smoked flavor. Just like this, I have made a little adjustment and change, and I have put in a lot of effort to bring back tables of guests.

The proprietress knew that it was hard to find a chef like me, so she was reluctant to let me go.

Zhang Li was reluctant for me to leave. Objectively speaking, she had worked as a hotel manager and knew that she would not be able to keep me. She also knew that this was a common occurrence in restaurants and was normal, so she could accept my departure.

But she felt uncomfortable.

In her heart she didn't want me to go, I could see that.

She felt like losing me as a person.

I can't be the man who belongs to her.

Three months is not a short time, even a fool can see that she is interested in me after spending three months together day and night, let alone I am not a fool.But I can't be with her because I have Lin Yan.

Zhang Li is a very good woman, I have no fate with her, we will not become husband and wife.

The relationship between a man and a woman is very simple. If two people like each other and have feelings for each other, there will be admiration. If two people love each other, they will be able to come together and eventually form a family and become a husband and wife.If two people can't love each other, they are friends, even if something happens between two people, it can only be a one-night stand, or what people call "iron son".

I don't deny that Zhang Li likes me, even loves me, but I don't love her, and I don't have that kind of feeling for her.

He and Zhang Li are just friends, and this friendship will gradually fade away as she finds her lover in the days to come, until finally there is no news from each other.

That being the case, if you don't love others, don't send the wrong signal.

I silently bless her in my heart, hoping that she will find her right husband as soon as possible.

Brought the new chef for two days.The new chef works very steadily. In two days, he has been able to operate all the dishes proficiently, and he does it very well. I also like this job very much, so I am relieved.

It's time to leave.

The proprietress asked Sister Li to arrange a table in the evening, saying that she wanted everyone to get together to see me off, but she stayed and had a meal with everyone.

The boss also came at night. The boss seldom comes. I feel very honored that he can come.

The proprietress doesn't drink alcohol, so she touched me with a drink and said thank you for my help to the restaurant, etc. She was so touched that I didn't want to leave.The boss and I drank a glass of wine, he didn't say much, he just said thank you for my contribution to the hotel during this time, thank you very much.The boss and the proprietress didn't stay for too long, and there were children at home, so they left first. When they left, the proprietress asked Zhang Li to have a drink with me on her behalf, and she must accompany me.

After the boss and the proprietress left, Sister Li started the first toast.

Sister Li said: "Thank you Master Tan for teaching me a lot. Thank you very much. I won't say anything. I would like to respect Master Tan. I hope that Master Tan will come back often in the future. You are all welcome."

I said, "Miss Li, you are being polite."

Had a drink with Sister Li.

What they drink is beer, and what I drink is white wine. I can't drink with them in a big glass like them, but drink with them in a small glass. It's okay.

Sister Li is old brother Meng, old brother Meng is old sister Zhang, and then the new chef is brother He Shengstove. They all drank a glass, and I drank four glasses of white wine, so I don’t talk about three or two drinks.

The front desk also wanted to toast one by one, I said don't toast one by one, let's come together, so we had a drink together.

After they finished drinking, Zhang Li said, "Master Tan, do we have to have a drink alone?"

I said: "Let's avoid it, we both drink less."

Zhang Li said: "That's different. Isn't this to see you off? You must drink one."

Speaking of seeing off, her face was full of sadness, and I saw tears rolling in her eye sockets, ready to fall at any moment.

Girl, why bother.

Sister Li said: "Master Tan, you really have to drink. We all know the relationship between you and Zhang Li. If you don't have a wife, you two are a couple. You have to drink this wine today."

Sister Zhang also said: "Yes, Zhang Li is the representative at the front desk. Besides, when the proprietress left, she also said that she must accompany you on behalf of the proprietress."

I said, "Okay, let's have one alone."

So I had a drink with Zhang Li alone.

After drinking, Zhang Li took a deep look at me, then turned around to wipe away the tears that fell down.

The eldest sister at the front desk also wanted to drink with me alone, and she didn't have any rejection to the eldest sister. She could understand what she was thinking if she could say this sentence.Such a seemingly weak woman is actually very strong. It is not easy to support a family with that thin body.

I drank a lot that day, and even though I had a lot of alcohol, I was a little confused. When I got home, I fell asleep on the bed.

(End of this chapter)