The story of a cook

Chapter 486
I woke up the next morning without vomiting blood, everything was normal.

It is estimated that he vomited blood last night because of the tiredness of the past few days, and at the same time, he was a little anxious.Since I stopped vomiting blood and my body is neither painful nor itchy, then there is nothing to worry about, just pay attention to rest and drink less alcohol in the future.

I originally planned to go to the hospital during the lunch break, but whoever thought that the hospital was full of people, all rushing to see a doctor years ago.I thought it was time for me to go to work when it was my turn, so I might as well not watch it, and come back later in the year.

To be honest, vomiting blood is quite scary. Although I feel that there is nothing wrong with it, everything is normal, but I also think about it in my heart. Think about it and don’t have any bad illness. I died. It’s a small matter. There are old and young What can I do?It is better to pay attention to your body, drink less alcohol, quit if you can’t do it, and quit smoking if you can’t do it.

I'm not a heavy smoker. I seldom smoke when I go to work. I usually smoke when I'm drinking.I can't count how much I smoke when I drink, sometimes I can smoke five or six in an hour.Smoking is more harmful than alcohol, so you should really quit.Many smokers want to quit smoking, but they give up halfway. The most successful time I quit smoking was when I was expecting a child. I quit smoking for two months. At that time, I just wanted to stick to it, but I couldn’t resist the temptation and picked it up again.

How terrible is a man who can quit smoking.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the preparations in the kitchen are well done, and I am very confident in winning the battle of the Spring Festival.

Table reservations are very good during the Spring Festival. From noon on the 4th to the eighth day of the first month, all the private rooms are fully booked, and a lot of individual tables are booked out. At that time, some individual customers will come temporarily. It is estimated that the daily sales can exceed [-] yuan.

A total of 100 was sold in January, and it is estimated that 100 million can be bought in February.

I was very happy when I found out that I sold 100 million yuan in January. The old man called and said that the sales were good and set a record. He raised my salary to 5000 yuan that month.

5000 yuan is enough, and you have entered the ranks of high-wage workers.I think that when I first entered this industry, I earned 240 yuan a month. At that time, I wanted to be a chef in a small restaurant and earn 600 yuan a month. Now I can earn [-] yuan. At that time, I didn’t dare to think about it. .

People are contented, contented and happy.

The Spring Festival of [-] has come.

Thirty morning regular meeting.

"Good morning everyone, Lao Tan here wishes everyone an early New Year, and a happy New Year everyone!"

"I wish you all auspicious year of the rat, happiness, good health, delicious food, more handsome men, more beautiful women, good mood every day, new harvest every day, and happiness every day, Bow your head and pick up the money!"

Everyone applauds.

"The head chef also looked up to see the joy, and lowered his head to pick up the money."

"Happy Chinese New Year, Chef!"

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"Talk to everyone about the Chinese New Year." I said loudly: "Every Chinese New Year, I feel homesick and want to go home to celebrate the reunion with my parents. This is human nature, and Lao Tan is no exception. .Tell everyone that I have spent seven Spring Festivals outside, and I feel uncomfortable every New Year. I think it would be nice if I were at home. The whole family was reunited, watching the Spring Festival Gala on the top of the kang, and sitting at the table After eating dumplings, I can also kowtow to my old lady, wishing her good fortune like the East China Sea and a long life in Nanshan."

"But I know I can't go back, why? Because I'm a cook, and I have to stand at my job to make delicious food for every table of guests and every family that enters the store during the Chinese New Year's reunion of 30 families. New Year's Eve dinner, this is my duty, and seeing their smiles is my greatest joy."

"When I came this year, the old man asked me what request I had? I said there was only one request. I would go home to spend the New Year with my mother during the Chinese New Year. I haven't been home for the New Year for two consecutive years. It's a bit unreasonable. But I didn't expect to be Once the chef is gone, I can’t go back.”

"Old Tan didn't say he couldn't go back because of this chef. To tell you the truth, it was because he saw like-minded brothers and sisters like you. Let's celebrate the new year together!"

"Thirty, we celebrate the New Year here, but don't forget the parents at home. After the regular meeting, don't do anything else, pick up the phone in your hand, call the parents in your hometown, report a safe New Year, and wish them Good health and happiness. Let parents rest assured that we are here very well, and we will eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and we will go back to see them when we are done. Don’t forget to say hello to the old man for Lao Tan, say thank you, thank them Sending such excellent sons and daughters to Qinghua Pavilion has given Lao Tan such good brothers and sisters, thank you everyone!"

After speaking, I bowed deeply to everyone.

When I straightened up, there was applause, and I saw tears in the eyes of many employees.

Thirty was very busy at noon, from going to work in the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon without a break, I kept cooking on the stove, and ate lunch standing on the stove.If you want to say that you should sit down and eat something on New Year’s Eve, but there are always guests, and they are all big tables, which are much larger than usual. up.

Although it was a working meal standing on the stove, everyone had no complaints.There is no way, who told us that we are dry chefs. Not only can we not go home to reunite with our families during the Chinese New Year, but we also have to cook delicious food for the guests who come to eat.

After lunch, everyone rested for an hour, followed by the New Year's Eve dinner at night, which was another fierce battle.

While cooking, Master Du asked, "Old Tan, have you done enough as a cook all these years?"

I said, "It's okay, not enough, I like this job."

"I've done enough, I can't do it if I want to, and I can't do anything else." He said.

I smiled and put the fried vegetables on the plate.

"Do it steadily. It's useless to think about anything else. I can live for 30 years. There are only a few in my life. I can't afford to toss." I said.

"That's true. In fact, it's good to be a cook, but it's hard to work during the Chinese New Year." He said.

"Our new year's festivals are all postponed later, similar to those of the soldiers. The busier the new year's day is, the soldiers stand on guard, we fry and fry, others defend their homes and the country, we are icing on the cake, dry Well, it’s all about serving the people, the revolutionary work doesn’t distinguish between you and me, history will remember you.” I said loudly.

He laughed.

No matter what you say, it's New Year's Eve. After the Chinese New Year, everyone is very homesick.The locals have nothing to do, they can go home and have a happy New Year’s Eve with their families after cooking and cooking, but the outsiders can’t do it, they can’t go home, they can only live in restaurants, and they will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable.You can feel it from the cooking atmosphere. Every day when cooking, everyone is talking and laughing. Today, there are very few people talking, and they are all working silently without any sound.

This is the tragedy of restaurant workers.

The guests came early and left early, almost all of them left at 07:30, and started to arrange for the New Year's Eve dinner for the employees, and we also had to celebrate the New Year.

Come out of the hot food kitchen to the second floor, first go to the cold food room.

Li Mingjuan and the others were preparing cold dishes for the employees. Seeing me coming, Li Mingjuan said, "Here comes the chief chef."

I nodded and asked, "How are you getting ready?"

She said, "It's almost over, four dishes."

"Four dishes are enough, and the amount should be larger." I said.

"Well, I have increased the amount." She said, and then said: "Chef, when the meal is open, I will take a bite and leave, and I have to go home to cook."

"Okay, go back early to be with the family and bring them a good day." I said.

"Thank you chef."

From the cold dish room to the stuffing room, the old couple who were chopping the stuffing had already cleaned up. The old lady stood there crying, and the old man had a sad expression on his face.

"Are you thinking about your grandson?" I asked with a smile.

The old lady turned around and wiped away her tears. The old man reluctantly said, "I don't want others, I just miss my grandson."

I said: "It's okay, brother, after the busy work, go home and have a look at the Spring Festival, and spend two days with your grandson."

"The two of us can't go back together. I can't wait until I think about it and ask her to go back and have a look. I won't go back." The old man said.

"It's okay, you old couple go back together, I'll arrange someone else to take care of you." Then he said to the old lady: "Don't think so, old sister-in-law, the eldest grandson is fine at home, you and my brother take care of yourself and everything is fine. Yes, I will drink two cups with you when you eat later. It’s the Chinese New Year. Be happy. But this year, we have one less than one. It’s useless to think too much. It’s better to have a good body and be healthy than anything else. "

"I know everything about the chef, but I just can't control myself—" the old lady burst into tears again.

"What's the point of dropping that thing? They don't necessarily miss you, but you still miss them. It's useless to clean it up." The old man said.

I smiled and said: "I won, don't cry, it's not good to cry during the Chinese New Year, so hurry up and pack up, go to the front and eat, the food will be ready soon."

Think about it, it is not easy for people with grandchildren to go out to work, and it is difficult for the old couple if they cannot go home after the Chinese New Year.

After coming out of the stuffing room to the pastry room, the pastry has finished cleaning up. Fang Lin and Li Yan, who are young, have gone to change their clothes, and Jiang Yajun, Zhang Chunmei, and Ma Shuli are left to help cook the dumplings.

I smiled and asked, "Did you put money in the dumplings?"

"I let it go, five of them were put, and five of them were filled with sugar," Zhang Chunmei said.

"You are also stingy enough, more than 130 people have hired ten lucky ones." I joked.

"Ten is not a lot, and it won't work if there are too many bags." Zhang Chunmei laughed.

"Did you mark it?" I asked.

"What kind of mark do you make? You don't even know how to make a mark," she said.

"That's over, it seems I can't eat anymore." I smiled.

"It's okay, you can't eat us, we eat what you eat." She said.

Jiang Yajun asked: "Chef, when will the dumplings be served?"

I said, "Serve it after it's cooked, and the guests in front have almost left."

I came out of the pastry room and went to the front desk to have a look. All the guests had left, and the waiter was setting up the dining table for the staff.

Manager Chen came over and said to me: "Old Tan, today the entire logistical team is at our house for the New Year."

I said, "Go ahead, I've prepared enough."

"When I was eating, I took a bite and left. The whole family waited for me to go back, and I had to take a taxi, which was quite far away." She said.

"Sister Chen, you should go for a walk, as long as I'm here, I'll accompany everyone." I said.

"Then you're tired of Lao Tan, I'll treat you when you're done," she said.

"No, quit drinking." I said.

She looked at me strangely and said, "Have you given up drinking yet? I think you won't drink today."

I smiled and said nothing.

I know that vomiting blood, no matter whether it is tired or drunk, there is no harm in drinking less.But today I have to drink. It’s Chinese New Year and everyone is looking at me. I can’t quit drinking today.

The food was served, everyone changed their clothes, came and sat down, I said a few words on behalf of the group, and then began to eat.

First, I had a drink with the purchasing staff at the logistics table. My aunt was away and I went home for the New Year.Accountant Cui’s daughter came over for vacation, and all three of them were there. Since her daughter came, I was still the elder, so I gave a red envelope.

After getting down from the purchasing table, I started toasting table by table. I toasted to the kitchen, and Manager Chen toasted to the front desk.After paying respects to the front desk manager, Manager Chen left in a hurry.

I came to Cao Ligui's table.I found all the people at this table, and the family members feel very cordial sitting together.

"Boss, you're drinking a lot." Meng Hongwei said.

"It's Chinese New Year, happy." I said.

"Master, we have all discussed it. Tomorrow, the first day of the Lunar New Year, I will go to your house in the morning to pay you New Year's greetings. You have to prepare the red envelopes." Bao Peng said.

"It's already ready, waiting for you." I said.

"Have you seen it? You still don't believe me when I say my master is ready." Bao Peng said to Cao Ligui and the others.

"Whoever says no, you don't believe it." Fang Lin said: "We all believe it. I don't know what kind of person my uncle is. We Beipiao people are the most particular, do you know?"

"It's just that you are afraid that you won't give red envelopes for New Year's greetings, so you have to ask in person, villain!" Li Yan continued.

"I don't know why Fang Lin fell in love with you. You still want to be Beipiao's son-in-law? I can't see it enough." Ma Hua's very contemptuous expression made everyone laugh.

Knowing that he had been framed, Bao Peng raised his glass and said to me: "Master, do you think I am that kind of person? Don't say anything. It's Chinese New Year. I'll toast you."

The sound of firecrackers outside, the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the night sky, a peaceful New Year’s Eve, here comes——

(End of this chapter)