The story of a cook

Chapter 317

I got off work at [-] o’clock in the evening. Master Hou said that I had dinner at Laoba’s BBQ, and was about to pick up a phone call. Lin Yan asked me if I would go home for dinner. If not, she would go out for dinner with her classmates and told her Don't go back to eat, act separately.

Everyone arrived when Lao Ba was grilling, and Zhang Li was also there, probably because of the hard work.

I looked at her and said, "You are the special guest today."

"What's wrong, can't you?" She said provocatively.

"Okay, dare you say no, you are Manager Zhang."

"Not only am I here, Li Shuang and Jiaqi are also here, and they will be there in a while."

I said, "Okay, big party before and after."

Zhang Li said: "It's so good, it's so crowded."

Master Hou said: "Yes, there are so many people, we haven't been together for a long time."

"Master Hou, it's been a year. Has your drinking capacity improved? Don't run away after two drinks," Zhang Li said.

"Don't worry, I will definitely not take you away today."

"You might run away if you can't drink. That's your strong point."

Master Hou laughed.

I sat next to the second child and asked the second child: "Second brother, will you marry Xiao Wan this year?"

The second child said: "We are going to get married at the end of this year."

I said, "That's good, it's time to get married."

The second child said: "On May [-]st of this year, Xiaowan's father came to meet with my parents. Even if it's a meeting between the two old people, let's just decide on the marriage. Her father also came to see how my house is. Otherwise, Aren't you worried?"

"It's right for people to come and have a look, and entertain them well then."

"That's necessary. When the old man comes, he must be treated well."

The second child will get married this year, and it is estimated that the fourth child will also get married this year.

I, the second child, and the fourth child were all young men when we first started, and now we have all become family and business people, and we will all be fathers in two years.

The days go by so fast.

Everyone started to order some grilled skewers. Li Shuang and Zheng Jiaqi also arrived. They went to buy wine. They were good enough and bought four bottles of liquor.

If a woman is crazy than a man, especially when drinking, most people can't compare.

Now Li Shuang and Zheng Jiaqi have a good relationship. They were good friends before, and now they work and live together, and their relationship has taken a step further.In today's terms, they are very good girlfriends.Both are divorced single women who share a common language and are both beautiful women.Beautiful women are the focus of attention wherever they go. Take the current barbecue restaurant as an example. Many men start to look at Zhang Li, Zheng Jiaqi, and Li Shuang, especially Li Shuang and Zheng Jiaqi, who have the most attention. Both of them have strong capital. people.

Li Shuang and Master Hou had a cold war for a while after the fight, and now the relationship between the two has returned to the previous state.They're all grown-ups, and they're all working together. They keep their heads down and don't see them up all day, and everything is over.

Working together is what it is, as long as it's not an enemy, it's a friend.

Here comes the skewers.

Master Hou said, "Master Tan, please say a few words."

"Tell me, tell me what you're talking about." I said.

"I can't tell, you should tell."

"He made it up. Today we made it up together in the front hall and the back kitchen. Don't let him talk about it. Master Tan, you talk about it." Li Shuang said.

I smiled and said, "Okay, let me tell you, this wine doesn't taste good if you don't talk about it."

"After the Chinese New Year, it is not easy for everyone to get together again. This is fate. I will not mention the past. New year and new atmosphere. In the new year, I wish everyone more handsome men and more beautiful women. Every day In a good mood, there are big happy events every day, look up to see the joy, and bow down to pick up money."

"Okay, look up and see you!"

"Hehe, bow your head to pick up money——"

"---"

After speaking, everyone toasted together and took a big sip.

When I was young, I liked to sit and drink with everyone, and there was a lively atmosphere.Now that I am older, I like to be quiet, and it feels good to drink alone.There are too many people, it is quite noisy, but it is still clean and comfortable.

Master Hou raised his glass to me and said, "Master Tan, here's a toast to you."

I said: "Shoulders and heads are brothers, don't respect those who are buddies, drink together, don't respect anyone else."

"No, this cup must be respected." Master Hou said, "You don't know Master Tan. In fact, I have a purpose in drinking today. I plan to worship you as my teacher."

"Master Hou, don't scare me. I can't be your master. I'm still looking for food and I'm still studying. I'm not qualified to be a master for others. Besides, I can't accept apprentices."

Nonsense, what teacher do you worship?Pure bullshit.

Master Hou said: "Yes, I heard from the second child that you don't accept apprentices, otherwise I will really worship you as my teacher."

"Hehe," I smiled, "Stop this sentence, don't say it in the future, we are buddies, brothers."

Master Hou looked at me and said, "Well, Master Tan, I promise to treat you as a buddy and have a drink with Master Tan."

We can't accept apprentices, we know what our skills are, and we still want to be masters for others with just these two brushes?Not at all.

What is a teacher, the master is a teacher.We haven't reached that level yet, and we can't be masters.

Teachers, preaching, teaching karma, and solving doubts.If we can't do these three things, why should we be a teacher?
The word "Master" is very heavy, and it is not so easy to bear.

Let's accept apprentices when we reach the master's level, it's not possible now.

Li Shuang asked: "Master Tan, when are you going to accept apprentices?"

I said, "After 40 years old."

"After forty?" Li Shuang said, "That's too far away."

"Now I'm not good enough, not good at craftsmanship, not good at management, what kind of apprentices do I take?" I said, "It seems that being a chef in our Laohan Villa is awesome, and the boss is Laohanshanzhuang, not me. I am nothing in Hanshanzhuang, just an ordinary cook, I still know this, so if you say you can't accept apprentices, accepting apprentices is tantamount to misleading students."

"Master Tan is too modest. If you can't be a master, then others can't be masters either." Li Shuang said.

"There are plenty of people who are better than me, we can't do it, we're far behind." I said.

"Just say this to Master Tan, I'll have a drink with you." Li Shuang said.

Had a sip with Li Shuang.

The second child was a little worried and said: "Our family has been closed for almost half a month. Can we restore the previous state when we open tomorrow?"

"I think it's about the same." Li Shuang said.

"Not necessarily tomorrow, maybe it will be the same after a few days of business." Zheng Jiaqi said.

"It's almost the end of the year, and I've eaten what I should eat. I don't think the business will be too good. Every year after the New Year is the off-season." Master Hou said.

Zhang Li said: "Everything depends on human effort. It depends on whether Mr. Wang has the fortune. During the Chinese New Year, our family earns a lot less money."

Zheng Jiaqi said: "Every restaurant is counting on the Chinese New Year to make money. Our house is lucky, and it has been sealed. If people are unlucky, they will stuff their teeth if they drink cold water."

"It's not a big deal, it's unlucky enough, it's meeting a villain, don't talk about our family, just take the restaurants on our street now, one of them counts as one, which one can pass the fire protection, and none of them can pass the test Yes, our family is unlucky." Master Hou said.

"Isn't it time to start the business now? Let's not talk about that. Come on, let's have a drink together." I suggested.

Everyone raised their glasses and took a sip together.

It may be that there are many people at our table, and the voice of drinking and talking is a bit loud. There are four men sitting at the next table. They are all in their thirties. They don’t know each other. They look like social people. No fucking watching buddies drink!"

Li Shuang got excited when he drank, and he was not afraid of anything, so he went back and said, "Why, you are not allowed to talk after drinking? Isn't it just louder, which affects your drinking."

The man who spoke took a look at Li Shuang and said, "It's affecting our drinking, please keep your fucking voice down."

"Speak well, don't fuck, what's wrong with you." Li Shuang said.

The man got excited immediately, stood up and said, "What's the matter with you, I'm sorry!"

Li Shuang also stood up and shouted at the man: "You fucking cut me, I'll see if you touch me."

That man was not used to the problem, he picked up the beer bottle and was about to smash it, I quickly stood up and grabbed his hand before he smashed it, smiled and said to him: "Dude, what's the matter, come out and have a drink It's not necessary to have fun with wine and dinner."

The man saw that I had grabbed his hand and pulled it hard, but he didn't move. The other three men also stood up, and one of the men with a small scar on his face stepped forward and said to me: "I want to fight!" ah--"

I said: "Fighting is not a big deal. When it comes to fighting during Chinese New Year, it's not a big deal to go out to drink and be happy. It's not a big deal. You drink yours and we drink ours. It's inevitable to be happy when drinking and chatting." Loud, take it easy."

The man with the scar said, "Don't worry—"

At this time, the old eighth came over, and said to the man with the scar: "Why, you still want to smash my restaurant?"

When the man with the scar saw the old eighth, he immediately calmed down and said, "What are you talking about? Mynah, I dare not smash your restaurant. I just want to see that this kid is not pleasing to the eye. What is a restaurant chef pretending to be here?"

Old Ba said: "Restaurant chef? Hehe, you are really blind, even brother Hong gave him face. If you are not afraid of big troubles, just hit him. Let me see how capable you are."

The man with the scar looked at me and asked, "Do you know Brother Hong?"

Cao Jihong really has face in Santaizi, and he has to admit it, and he probably did it bit by bit.

I said, "If you're talking about Cao Jihong, I know him."

The man with the scar said: "Dare to call Cao Jihong directly, it seems that you and Brother Hong are quite familiar."

"If you're not familiar, you just know each other. I'm just a cook."

"Why, brother, you're still angry."

I smiled and said, "Don't be angry, we are friends when we meet."

The eighth man said to the man with the scar: "Little Si, don't talk about me, this is brother Hong." Then he said: "Today is considered an acquaintance."

Then greeted me to sit down at their table.

Lao Ba said, "Come on, I'll have a drink with you."

These few people are still quite face-saving.

At the beginning, he opened his mouth to "fuck it", the man said: "It's okay, it's okay, we know Brother Hong and we are buddies, there is no one who doesn't give Brother Hong face in Sandaizi, relying on not doing anything, if Brother Hong scolds us to death .”

The old eight said: "You may not have hit someone before. If you don't do it, you will take advantage of it. Do you know who this big brother Tan is?"

The four men shook their heads and said nothing, waiting for the old eight to speak.

"Punishment three!"

The face of the man with the scar changed slightly.

The expressions of the other three men changed slightly.

It seems that the boss used to have a good name.

The man with the scar said to me: "Hey, this is all strangers, come on brother, we don't know each other here, let's drink acquaintances."

Had a drink with him.

Then he turned around and waved to Li Shuang and the others, signaling them to continue drinking.Then drank a glass of white wine with the four men at that table, chatted for a while, and then came back to continue drinking with the brothers.

(End of this chapter)