The story of a cook

Chapter 461 did not expect

Master Du and Lao Guo are both sous chefs, and both of them are under the pressure of a chief chef. If they say that they don't have the idea of ​​being a chief chef, no one will believe it.It’s just that it’s difficult for the two of them to become the head chef with their mentality. Only when they actively cooperate with the head chef and put the head chef in a higher position can they become the head chef themselves, otherwise it will be difficult.

I didn’t think about these things when I was the head chef before, but now I’m not the head chef, and I can see these things clearly when I look at them as a bystander.As a manager, especially a manager of a private enterprise, if you want to get a position, relying on crooked ways to guarantee it will not work.

Just treat what they discussed as a joke and finish it without thinking too much. It is useless to think too much, and you don’t talk about it, and you have nothing to do with yourself in the end, wasting time and energy.

On the third day after the vegetable reminder incident, Lao Zhao didn't come to work. Master Du said that Lao Zhao went on a trip, and the old man gave him benefits.I asked how long it would take to travel, and Master Du said ten days.

Ten days is okay and acceptable.Because I have to be responsible for Lao Zhao's dishes if he doesn't come, the workload is relatively heavy.

During the ten days when Lao Zhao was away, the kitchen was calm and nothing happened. Every employee was doing their own work step by step.Every day is still so busy, there are both group meals and casual meals, but the group meals are marked with a standard, and those that are less than 30 yuan will not be accepted.In this way, the number of group meals will be reduced, and the dishes can be served normally.

The night before Lao Zhao came back, I received a call from the old man, asking me to go to the Korean barbecue restaurant across the street for dinner.

Checking the time, it was eight o'clock. At this time, there was nothing to eat, and everyone was cleaning up, so I asked Li Fushun to clean up the stove, changed clothes and went to the barbecue restaurant opposite the old shop.

When I entered the store, I saw Manager Chen and Lao Chen were there, and there was a woman, the new manager of the bakery, surnamed Zhao.

They are all at the leadership level, so I don’t know why they called me here.

But when you come, just sit down generously.

The old man smiled and said to me: "It's been a hard time. I wanted to ask you to have a meal a long time ago, but I didn't have time. I just had a talk with the three of them today, and I called you to have a meal together."

I said: "The old man is polite, nothing hard."

"I heard that you come to inspect the goods every morning?" the old man asked.

"Well, I come every morning." I replied.

"How is it? Can you get up? Why didn't you take turns?" the old man asked.

"I get up early and I'm used to it." I said, "I'm in charge of inspecting the goods every day, and I'm not on duty at noon."

"Oh, that's it." The old man nodded and didn't continue to ask.

I took a look at Lao Chen, and to be honest, I have a lot of opinions on him. This is the second meeting since the last time I met him. I feel that he is very unethical. After all, I introduced him. It seems that there is no such thing. .

He looked at me, looked at him, and smiled at me.

I planned not to talk to him, but at this moment Manager Chen said: "Master Tan, Lao Chen was introduced by you."

I hummed and didn't care much.Xin said that the whole group knew that he was introduced by me, so he pretended not to know.

The old man said: "Lao Chen was introduced by Lao Tan." Then he asked Lao Chen: "Lao Chen has been here for almost two years?"

Old Chen nodded with a smile and replied, "Well, it's been almost two years."

"It's been so fast, the pastry shop has been open for two years." Manager Chen said with emotion.

"That's not too fast. One year will pass, and at the end of the year, you won't do anything." The old man said.Then said: "Don't look at it, eat, Xiao Zhao pours the wine."

Manager Zhao of the cake shop stood up and poured the wine. The wine was in a small bottle of eight taels, all of which were in Japanese, which he did not recognize.

I asked, "How about Japanese sake?"

The old man smiled and said: "Japanese sake, a Japanese friend came over to give it. It's not very strong. It's a little higher than our Chinese beer." Looking at me, he continued: "I heard that you can drink quite well, nicknamed 'Dionysus' .”

I said: "I like to drink, it's okay to drink some."

"Drink less, do you have high blood pressure now?" the old man asked.

"My blood pressure is normal."

"Then drink less. You now weigh 180 catties. You belong to the obese group. You are in your 30s, young and careless. Drinking is fine. You will know when you are 50 or [-]. Drinking too much is not good."

"Yes, drink less." I said.

Manager Chen said with a smile: "Old leader, you told me to drink less when you were about to drink. It seems that you don't want us to drink your good wine."

The old man smiled and said: "It's fine today, drink hard today, I'll bring a case." Then he said to me: "Your Manager Chen can drink, you are also a hero among women."

Manager Chen said: "I can't drink more than Master Tan."

The old man doesn't drink, and replaces wine with tea.

After taking a sip of sake, it was really lacking, but it was delicious.

The old man said: "Old Tan, I called you here today to tell you something besides drinking. Lao Zhao will not go to work from tomorrow. He is not in good health. He is going to recuperate at home and recuperate. Lao Zhao I have been in our house for four years, and there is no such thing as cooking. In our house, if we talk about making meat dishes, Lao Zhao is the number one, and he is also the number one in Binhai. The old shop can do what it is now, thanks to Lao Zhao. Now he is the first Take care of your body at home, and go to work when your health is better."

"During the absence of Lao Zhao, his job will be replaced by Lao Chen. From tomorrow, Lao Chen will be transferred to the old shop as the head chef, and Lao Du will still be the sous chef. Lao Chen was introduced by you. The kitchen of the old shop is neat and tidy.”

After hearing what the old man said, I was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what the old man meant, and said, "Don't worry, old man, don't worry about the food, there won't be any problems."

"I don't worry about your cooking. Now you are the best cooker of Northeast cuisine in our family." The old man said, "Lao Zhao also has a few dishes that are very good. They are our specialty. These dishes cannot Throw it, you are directly responsible."

I said, "Okay, it's okay, I'll take care of it."

"In the future, you and Lao Chen will work together and actively cooperate with Lao Chen. When Lao Chen just arrived at the old shop, there are some things that you don't understand. You can tell him more. Lao Chen is also an old chef in our house. He has done a good job. Hardworking and handsome." The old man said, a little teasing, but also a humorous old man.

I smiled and nodded.

Old Chen Chong stretched out his hand to me and said with a smile, "Let's shake hands, it's a happy cooperation."

Looking at his smiling face felt uncomfortable, a little fake.But you still have to shake hands, and you can get over the face.

There are two that I didn't expect so far.

The first one who didn't expect was Lao Zhao to quit like this.Obviously, this is not what Lao Zhao proposed to quit. The poor health is an excuse, and there are other reasons among them.Thinking that Manager Zhang's resignation should be the old man giving Lao Zhao a chance. Lao Zhao and Manager Zhang disagree and can't get together. Then transfer Manager Zhang away and Manager Chen to see if they can get together with Lao Zhao. go.In the end, they didn't get together, and conflicts still occurred.So the old man gave Lao Zhao a favor and arranged for him to go on a trip to relax.

Lao Zhao is a sensible person, and when the hotel is busy, he is asked to go on a trip, and he also thinks in his heart.Instead of making it difficult for the old man to open his mouth, it is better to bring it up first, and let him down because he is not in good health and needs to be recuperated.

This is my guess, I just didn't expect it.

The second unexpected thing is that Lao Chen was transferred to the old shop as the head chef.According to my thinking, if Lao Zhao quit, he should be replaced by Master Du, but I never thought that Lao Chen would come over.It is estimated that this is what Manager Chen meant, and the old man gave him a favor.

This is really the case.

The old man said to Manager Chen: "Manager Chen, I have transferred Old Chen to you this time. The two of you should keep the old store in good order and strive to produce coarse grains."

Manager Chen said with a smile: "Leader, you think too highly of me. How can the old store still produce coarse grains?"

"Why can't you do it? It's not asking you to compare the turnover, but the profit." The old man said.

"It's not better than the turnover." Manager Chen said, and after speaking, he glanced at Lao Chen and asked Lao Chen, "Old Chen, can the two of us make coarse grains?"

"I'm tired of watching it, let's just watch it." Old Chen said.

"Look at you—" Manager Chen rolled his eyes at Old Chen.

"Old Chen is protecting you, lest you get tired." The old man joked.

Manager Chen blushed, and said to the old man, "What did the leader say, it's fine if I don't protect him."

The old man smiled and said: "You two have a good relationship, and everyone knows that you can't hide it from anyone. A good relationship is a good thing, and I have no objection." Then he joked: "How handsome is Old Chen, the idol of middle-aged women."

What the old man said made Manager Zhao and I laugh.

Manager Chen is very happy, and it is her wish that she can continue to work with Lao Chen.Aside from other things, the two of them have worked together as a team for more than a year, and they have already established a tacit understanding. This way, the work will be very smooth. No one wants to work with someone who is not good at it. One day is not enough to be angry.

Maybe it was the reason why the wish was fulfilled. Manager Chen was a big drinker. He drank a lot of wine with me, and in the end we all did it one at a time.The two of us drank four bottles each. Although the alcohol content of the sake was low, we were also drunk.

After drinking, I came out of the barbecue restaurant, and I told the old man to give Master Du a raise in salary.The old man thought for a while and told me that he would think about it.I thought that Master Du could only help you here, and he couldn't help you with other things.

After coming out, he didn't go back to the store, but went back to the dormitory directly.

After returning to the dormitory and sitting on the bed, Lao Guo and Master Du came over within 5 minutes. They knew what it meant when they came, and they probably knew that Lao Zhao quit Lao Chen and became the head chef of the old shop.

"Who did you drink with? Can't find you for a drink?" Lao Guo asked me.

I said, "The people drinking today are quite big, and they are all leaders."

"Did the old man call you away?" Master Du asked.

"say to me.

"Is there still Manager Chen?" Master Du asked.

"Yes, there is also Lao Chen and the bakery manager." I said.

"Okay, old Tan, now that you've reached a high level, let's drink with the old man." Lao Guo said.

It was a good sentence, but it was uncomfortable to hear it coming out of his mouth.

"Is there a limit to drinking with the old man?" I asked.

"You don't know Lao Tan, the old man doesn't easily find someone to drink." Lao Guo said, "I drank at the same table with him during the Chinese New Year."

"Then today will be my New Year's Eve." I said.

"Only you guys can drink something, Manager Chen. The old man doesn't drink, Lao Chen can't drink, and neither can Zhao Xiaoli." Lao Guo said.

I said, "You know it quite well. Do you also know the new Manager Zhao?"

Lao Guo pursed his lips and said, "Return Manager Zhao, the foreman on the second floor of coarse grains, the manager transferred there, and the old man is a relative."

I hummed.

"Did the old man tell you that Lao Zhao quit and Lao Chen came to be the chef?" Master Du asked me.

Seeing the unnatural expression on his face, he was very unwilling to be the head chef.

I said, "I said it."

Lao Guo asked: "Then this matter is approved?"

I said: "Yes."

"What did the old man think? Why do you still call Lao Chen the head chef?" Lao Guo said.He was fighting for Master Du.

"Old Chen is the chief chef, he has the ability." Master Du said, obviously duplicity.

"You know, if Lao Zhao doesn't do it, Lao Du should be the head chef." Lao Guo said to me.

"Accordingly, it should be old Du." I said: "It doesn't matter who is the chief chef, what is important is to tidy up the kitchen. The higher the position, the greater the responsibility, and the closer you are to the king, the more danger. I would rather be a gun body and grind more than The point of the gun is always outstanding. The old man is not stupid, and he also carefully considers who he arranges to be the chef. Whoever becomes the chef must lead the army to fight, and if it is not suitable, he should help and support. Remember what I said, whoever the boss arranges or not arranges. It makes sense, two places must be considered before making arrangements, the bosses who are successful will check whether they are competent, and the bosses who are not elected will check whether they have the potential to be successful."

"It's a good thing that Lao Chen was transferred to be the chief chef. He can cooperate with Manager Chen, but whether he can be competent depends on his ability. Don't think about how Lao Chen was transferred now. Those are useless. You The old man can think of everything he can think of, and the old man can also consider what other people think and do. This is a matter of mentality. Only those who know how to cooperate have development potential. Cooperate. Any boss considers the overall situation, and will never make personnel transfers because of favors. If you can do it, the boss knows it, and he knows it. If you can’t, the boss also knows it, and it’s just giving you a chance."

"Apart from obedience is cooperation. Absolute obedience and active cooperation are the basic qualities of management, and also the basic conditions for the boss to inspect managers. I don't know if what I said is right, anyway, I think so."

Lao Guo and Master Du didn't say anything, and didn't disturb their thinking, they lit a cigarette and smoked.

(End of this chapter)