The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 95 Full Moon
Tonight, the hall on the fourth floor of the Guandong House was very lively. Apart from some employees of the store, there were also many people from the catering industry in the provincial capital who came to spend the full moon with Wang Gang's son.

Wang Gang has been doing well in the catering industry in the provincial capital for the past two years, relying on the platform of Guandong Renjia, and Mr. Xu strongly praised him, so he met many famous and respectable friends.

In addition, Wang Gang has a straightforward personality, values ​​loyalty, and is easy to make friends with, which also makes him have a good reputation in the circle.He also worshiped Ming Zhengliang, a culinary master who has been in the limelight for the past two years, as his teacher, and he is also known as a little famous.

Zhou Xiaomei also brought the child.At this time, she was in the lounge of the banquet hall, her son was lying in a stroller, surrounded by Zhang Li, Li Shuang, Wang Hong and a group of sisters, chatting and teasing the little guy.

The little guy is also really cute, with a tiger head and a tiger brain, with eyebrows and eyes like his mother, and his mouth like his father.From time to time, I pushed up my two chubby calves, and grasped them back and forth with my two little hands.

Among these people we did not find Hu Jing.

Hu Jing came here when Zhou Xiaomei came with the baby in her arms. After putting down the red envelope, she said a few auspicious words of blessing, and then went out because the front desk needed to be taken care of.

When she saw Zhou Xiaomei and her eldest baby son, she felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that there were still three members of the family, so she was an outsider, or a disgraceful third party.In the future, he can no longer maintain an affair with Wang Gang. He should return to his family.

But people are emotional animals after all, and it is inevitable that they will fall in love with each other for a long time.I can't feel anything for a day or two, can I not feel it after a long time?Wang Gang already had a place in her heart, and she fell in love with her involuntarily.

She is well aware of the misfortune of her marriage, and she seeks comfort and happiness because of misfortune, but what she finds is to make another marriage unhappy, which she does not want to see.

She felt that she should distance herself from Wang Gang from now on, and not allow the mistakes to continue.

The most difficult thing for people to deal with is the relationship problem, and the reason is still chaotic--
Lao Tan finished arranging the kitchen and went to the fourth floor, and entered the lounge first.

"Let me see my grandson." Old Tan said happily.

"Your grandson?" Zhang Li was a little puzzled.

Zhou Xiaomei explained with a smile: "Yes, I call him Uncle, and my children are not allowed to call him Grandpa."

Only then did Zhang Li come to her senses, and she couldn't help slapping Old Tan, saying, "You're still a grandfather."

With a smile on his face, Lao Tan went straight to the stroller and took advantage of the opportunity to pick up the baby.Zhang Li and Wang Hong were taken aback by his embrace, and they both said involuntarily, "Can you hug me? Don't let the child slip away."

At this time, the child was already in Lao Tan's arms.He held the little guy's head in one hand and his waist in the other, and said to Zhang Li and Wang Hong, "I'm telling you, I'm a professional in childcare, and I deliver all my children."

"You still have those skills." Zhang Li obviously didn't believe it.

"Hehe, there really are." Old Tan said teasing the little guy, "You're so handsome, sweetie, just smile."

The little guy didn't laugh, but he didn't cry either. He just lay quietly in Old Tan's arms, enjoying himself.After hugging for a while, Lao Tan put the baby back into the stroller, the little guy smiled, which made Lao Tan very happy.

"How many catties was born?" Old Tan asked.

"Seven catties and two liang, caesarean section." Zhou Xiaomei replied.

"The little guy is heavy enough, fat boy, is there enough milk?" Old Tan asked.

"It wasn't enough in the first few days, and I couldn't get milk. Now it's okay, and I can't eat." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"That's good. Breastfeeding children have good physique, but formula milk is not good. You have a good physique, and the child's physique can't be wrong. How about, being a happy mother?"

One sentence made Zhou Xiaomei's eyes salty, and two lumps of hot stuff flowed out unsatisfactorily.These are the tears of happiness, contentment, and pride that any new mother would experience.

Zhou Xiaomei is one year older than Lao Tan, is it unhappy to have a child at this age?At this moment, the child is the first in her heart, and no one else can compare.

In this world, maternal love is the greatest.

Lao Tan came out of the lounge, exchanged greetings with some familiar chef friends, and each had a glass of wine.

When Wang Gang introduced him to his master Ming Zhengliang, the two shook hands very politely. Ming Zhengliang asked with the gesture of a master, "Who is Master Tan?"

Old Tan knew that this was a seniority ranking, which is generally liked by famous chefs, so he smiled and said, "My master Huang Hai."

"Huang Hai?" Obviously, Ming Zhengliang didn't know about Huang Hai, so he was a little confused and began to search his memory.

"My master doesn't have a name. I'm already a master. I'm from the same generation as your master." Old Tan said flatly.

"You know my master?" Ming Zhengliang asked.

"Well—even if we know each other, your master is young, mainly because your master Mr. Liu is a famous chef in the provincial capital. The old man will be [-] this year, right?" Old Tan asked.

"Yes, I met once last year. But, I can't remember who your master is—" Ming Zhengliang was slightly embarrassed.

"Tell you something, I think you can remember it. Your master went to the Guandong to the provincial capital. He was seven or eight years old. He was taken in by my master. He took him with him to learn craftsmanship. After my master retired from the drinking service, he arranged for your master The next class--"

"Oh, I see, you are Huang's apprentice." Ming Zhengliang remembered and interrupted Lao Tan.

Lao Tan said: "The Mr. Huang you are talking about is my teacher, and my teacher is his son. You can say that we are brothers."

The two of them are indeed brothers, but they are not from the same school.

Lao Tan's master was the first food service director after the liberation of the provincial capital, and the old man was the head shopkeeper of Sanchun Restaurant during the Republic of China.Sanchun Restaurant is famous in Northeast China, namely Lumingchun, Minghuchun and Poyangchun.

At that time, the master chef was called the shopkeeper, and Mr. Tan was famous for his cooking, and he was the leader.Ming Zhengliang's teacher is a kid who escaped from the Guanli. Old Tan teacher liked it, so he took him to learn art.

After liberation, the old man became the director. He has been working for more than [-] years and is a famous chef in the provincial capital.When he retired, he recommended Master Ming Zhengliang to succeed him. After that, the beverage outlet was changed to the Provincial City Hotel Association, and Master Ming Zhengliang became the first chairman.

Just in time for the reform and opening up, the catering industry is booming, and chefs are very popular.Master Ming Zhengliang recruited many disciples, and their faction quickly became powerful.

In [-], the first national cooking competition was held, and the provincial capital had to send a chef to participate. At that time, Master Tan was the outstanding young chef, and he was none other than him.

But his old man has retired and has no real power.The chairman of the Catering Association is Master Ming Zhengliang, so he naturally wanted to recommend his apprentice, but Master Tan failed to participate.

So there was a gap between the two families.

At that time, everyone in the chef circle in the provincial capital knew about it, and they all said that Mr. Tan brought out a white-eyed wolf boy, who started biting when he was full.The old man was also very angry, but there was nothing he could do. He was not in his position, and the county magistrate was not as good as the current one, so that was the only way he could do it.

When it came to the second competition, Old Tan's master didn't participate at all. It was Lao Tan's teacher who went to the provincial capital. He won the national culinary championship, which was considered a glory for the teacher.

These old things have long passed, and now Ming Zhengliang's sect is powerful in the provincial capital. His master is the chairman of the Catering Association and has influence.There are more than fifty apprentices like Ming Zhengliang, of course some are good and some are bad.

Old Master Tan has taken in three apprentices in his life, two to be precise, one of them is Old Tan Master, that is, the master's own son.Master Lao Tan did not participate in the chef competition, but his craftsmanship is on display there, which should not be underestimated.

Master Lao Tan has taken in four apprentices in his life, and Lao Tan is the youngest.The eldest brother is now abroad, the second brother has retired, and the third brother runs a restaurant in Chaoyang.When he entered the teacher's school, the master made a rule that he was not allowed to accept apprentices under forty, so Lao Tan dare not accept apprentices now.

Master is almost seventy now, has lived in Hainan for a long time, rarely returns to the provincial capital, and Lao Tan calls to greet him during the New Year and holidays.

After Ming Zhengliang knew about Lao Tan's family, after knowing that he was a serious celebrity chef, he took Lao Tan to sit down, and the two chatted.

"Master Tan manages very well. He always listens to Wang Gang nagging you, but we have never had a chance to meet." Ming Zhengliang said.

"What's the matter, both of us are in management, what's going on if others don't know about it, we don't know about it, it's all the brothers' praise." Old Tan said.

Ming Zhengliang smiled, handed Lao Tan a cigarette, took one himself, and the two of them lit and smoked.

"Your method of posting photos is very good and has an idea. Now several restaurants have followed suit, and I guess it will be like this in the future." Ming Zhengliang said.

"Hehe, it's just a whim, it's okay, now kids like to fiddle with mobile phones, let them fiddle with it, it's fine if it's hygienic." Old Tan said.

"The work-point system that you are currently implementing is also very good. Did Master Tan study at Beijing Jusite? They have training on the work-point system, and many restaurants have learned it there." Ming Zhengliang asked.

Lao Tan said: "That's not true. I made it up by myself. I heard that Jusite's lectures are very good and practical, but the tuition is very expensive and I can't afford it. I still have to go to the system, which is usually not available in restaurants. This is my stupid method, like that, no one is good at it.”

"That's not bad, we don't have a hotel in the provincial capital yet. I took a look, and it's really good, very practical, down-to-earth, and suitable for our hotel." Ming Zhengliang gave a thumbs up after speaking.

"Tinkering around. Children don't accept the traditional management model. Now it's hard to manage children. It's okay to do what you want. If you don't like it, just walk away. You don't even care. It's not like we were afraid of being laid off at that time. If we were laid off, we would have nothing to eat. Eat. Hehe, they are all forced, there is no way, we manage the restaurant, we can't control people away." Old Tan said.

Ming Zhengliang also has a lot of research on hotel management, and the two of them can resonate with many views, and the chatter is very speculative.Finally, Ming Zhengliang invited Lao Tan to talk about work-point system management at the Catering People Forum regularly held by the Catering Association.Lao Tan politely declined, saying that it is okay to participate, but it is a bit tricky to talk about management.

Ming Zhengliang is a director of the Catering Association. Every time he organizes a forum for caterers, Chen Kexin is a little lacking. In addition, restaurants now focus on efficiency, and chefs, managers, and bosses have no time to participate in any forums.

I found that Lao Tan's work-point system management is very practical, so I want him to talk about it, so that the forum will be too deserted.Otherwise, there will always be a few senior catering people talking about the current catering style, bragging, and the rest is eating and drinking, which has no practical significance.

(End of this chapter)