From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 372 The chef who is not idle when he is not on the stove

In the evening, Feng Zhengming watched everyone loading food stalls into cars.

He still had no chance to intervene, and said helplessly to Luo Qing, who was accompanying him: "Look, these guys are completely trying to sideline me as the chef and won't let me do any work."

After hearing Feng Zhengming's complaint, Luo Qing couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

"You are their chef and their boss. They must express themselves more in front of you."

Feng Zhengming continued helplessly: "I didn't stop them from acting? The way they are acting now is clearly ostracizing me."

Just at this moment, Xia Hui, who came out with something in her arms, heard it.

"Uncle, how dare we exclude you? Isn't this to show off in front of you, uncle? Otherwise, what if you raise a problem and have your salary deducted?"

Feng Zhengming couldn't help but said: "How can you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air? When did I say I would deduct your wages?"

Luo Qing stood aside and just watched and smiled. She did not speak to participate.

Because she could tell that Feng Zhengming and the others were clearly joking with each other.

Make jokes so that everyone can always have fun while they are busy.

In a happy atmosphere, everyone will be more motivated to work.

Xia Hui put the things in the car and said with a smile: "You didn't deduct wages, but you will transfer people from Huiquan Building to the dry rice shop, and they may even be driven to the food stalls. In this way, everyone will not be deducted." Want to work hard?"

When Feng Zhengming heard this, he stepped forward and tapped Xia Hui on the head.

"What are you thinking, girl? If you don't work hard, you won't be able to stay in Huiquan Building. I have said many times that Huiquan Building is a time-honored brand. We want to rename Huiquan Building and make Huiquan Building famous. It matches the strength of a time-honored brand, so if you want to stay in Huiquan Tower, you must work hard enough.”

Seeing Feng Zhengming gently knocking Xia Hui on the head, Luo Qing faintly felt that something was wrong?

Although there is a seniority between the two people, they are almost the same age. This kind of action is indeed a bit too intimate.

Before Luo Qing could speak, Xia Hui realized this when she saw Luo Qing.

"Uncle, can you be more careful? I am a girl after all. Don't you understand that what I did just now is impolite to a young girl? It's true."

Feng Zhengming was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Luo Qing standing behind him.

Realizing the problem immediately, Feng Zhengming smiled and apologized to Xia Hui.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I thought you were that boy Chen Anbang."

Xia Hui ignored Feng Zhengming, but walked up to Luo Qing and said: "Sister Qing, you have to take care of Uncle Master. You can't let him hit us casually like this. He not only hits me, he also hits other people. Some It’s time to be cruel, you have to take care of him.”

"Complaining" Xia Hui turned to Feng Zhengming and made a face, then quickly walked into the kitchen and continued to move things.

When Feng Zhengming saw this situation, he couldn't help but turned around and came to Luo Qing.

"I just got used to it. Sometimes I beat the chef in the kitchen and forgot that Xia Hui is a girl."

Luo Qing said with a smile: "You don't need to explain to me, I didn't say anything, but you should really pay attention to it in the future. Whether it is Xia Hui or others, you can't hit her easily."

Feng Zhengming agreed: "Okay, I will pay attention to it in the future."

Then he took Luo Qing's hand and asked, "Are you going to the food stall with us tonight?"

Luo Qing nodded: "Yes, I want to go with you. It just so happens that I haven't been back to the train station for a long time. I want to go to the train station to have a look and say hello to Sister Wang."

Feng Zhengming said: "Sister Wang still takes good care of me and buys food from our food stall every day."

"Yes, Sister Wang is very kind. She took good care of me when I was at the train station." Luo Qing couldn't help but recall some of her experiences as a conductor at the train station.

Thinking about it, Luo Qing felt that Feng Zhengming's appearance really changed her life.

If she hadn't met Feng Zhengming, Luo Qing might have been at the train station.

Perhaps through the introduction of Sister Wang, I met a male employee at the train station, and then got married and had children.

It was a much smoother life.

Meeting Feng Zhengming changed Luo Qing's life trajectory. She began to no longer settle for a stable job. She seemed to have been opened to a wider world and discovered that there were many choices in life.

Luo Qing's vision has broadened now, and she is willing to follow Feng Zhengming to see a wider world.

After loading the food stall, Feng Zhengming said to his third senior brother and led the others to the train station.

On the way to the train station, Feng Zhengming took Luo Qing with him on his bicycle.

Luo Qing asked from behind: "When Huiquan Building opens, will you still go to the train station to work at the food stall? You shouldn't go there by then, right?"

Feng Zhengming responded: "Yes, after the renovation of Huiquan Building is completed, we will definitely focus on the business of Huiquan Building, and we will not have time to go to the train station to work at the food stalls."

Luo Qing said: "If you don't go to the train station to work at the food stall anymore, I'm afraid it will make many people feel pity."

Feng Zhengming said: "It's not a pity. If you like our craftsmanship, you can go to Huiquanlou to eat, or go to Fengjiagang Restaurant to taste our craftsmanship."

After a slight pause, Feng Zhengming continued: "I heard from Sister Wang that the area around the train station may need to be re-planned. Maybe food stalls will not be allowed to be set up on the streets nearby in the second half of the year. We can only rent houses in the surrounding areas. We will leave early." Over there at the train station, it’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

Luo Qing was a little surprised when she heard this: "They don't allow food stalls at the train station?"

"Yes, I heard what Sister Wang said before. It seems that there are new plans in the surrounding area. They are probably planning to renovate some houses around the train station. They may also want to develop the area around the train station. In the future, the surrounding areas should also be Some shops can also earn rent when developed.”

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Luo Qing suddenly asked: "If a shop is to be developed around the train station, are you going to buy one there?"

Feng Zhengming was helpless and laughed at himself: "Hahaha, I would like to buy it, but I already have enough foreign debt. Besides, the shops developed around the train station will probably not be sold directly. They should all be managed uniformly and only rented out."

Luo Qing also felt that Feng Zhengming's judgment was correct: "It's true, the shops around the train station really don't have to worry about no one renting them."

"You shouldn't be too greedy. The location around the train station is indeed good. We don't have to go there. As I told you before, we should first run the Feng Family Restaurant and Huiquan Building well. It is enough for us."

A group of people arrived near the train station. Gu Zhicheng and Xia Hui led others to build a shed and set up a stall.

Luo Qing stood aside and watched, and found that Xia Hui was really prestigious among a group of male chefs.

Many times, Xia Hui can even command and dispatch, which may be more effective than Gu Zhicheng's words. It's not that the young chefs dissatisfied with Gu Zhicheng's command and control.

It just seems that maybe because Xia Hui is a girl, everyone will be more obedient to her words.

Feng Zhengming had just put up the food stall, and there were already customers waiting for a while. When they saw the stall being put up, they quickly went in to order.

Seeing this scene, Luo Qing felt that Feng Zhengming's recognition was too high.

Just at this moment, the proprietress of the food stall next to me came over.

"Master Xiao Feng, now that you have finished renovating the restaurant and contracted the Huiquan Building, how long will you continue to compete with us for business here?"

Feng Zhengming was stunned by the sudden question.

He turned to look at the other person, and could see the other person's helplessness.

Feng Zhengming thought that by working as a food stall at the train station, he had indeed taken away too much business from other people working at the food stalls. Many times, people who came to eat at the food stalls at night would rather wait in line than choose another restaurant.

It’s not that I feel any guilt towards the landlady in front of me, or other food stall owners.

Feng Zhengming just felt that by leading the young chefs to work in the food stalls, he seemed to be bullying other food stall owners.

During the hesitation, Luo Qing spoke first: "Sister, we are all in business. It is the guest's free choice who they want to eat. You should still think about how to make the food more delicious. To attract more customers, you are not here to accuse us of taking away your business.”

The eldest sister next door looked at Luo Qing, and then said: "I admit that our craftsmanship is not as good as yours. You have a young chef who is the number one, and his level must be higher than ours. But since he is also running a dry restaurant and contracting for Huiquan House , Why do you still come here to work at a food stall? Isn’t this bullying?”

Luo Qing said: "We all do business. You can do it at the train station, and we can also do business. What's the point of bullying? You can also find better chefs."

It has to be said that Luo Qing's words made the proprietress of the food stall next door speechless.

Feng Zhengming finally said: "Sister, don't worry. When Huiquan Building is renovated, we will devote ourselves to building Huiquan Building, so we won't have time to work on food stalls."

After a slight pause and waiting for the other party to speak, Feng Zhengming continued: "To be honest, sister, we are here to cook food stalls mainly so that everyone will not be hungry during this period. We also have some innovative side dishes. I also hope to try it in advance to see if customers can accept it. ”

When Feng Zhengming said these words, Luo Qing stood beside him, assuming a posture of saying, "If you tell me, I'll tell you again."

The lady boss of the food stall had no choice but to say, "Okay, thank you, Master Xiao Feng, for your advice."

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Feng Zhengming said again: "Sister, is the person cooking at your food stall your brother-in-law?"

The eldest sister stopped, turned to look at Feng Zhengming and nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "It is not easy for everyone to do business. I would like to give my brother-in-law a few tips. Don't be reluctant when cutting the ingredients. If the stir-fry is delicious, you must give enough oil, and you must also be generous with onions and ginger. Next, it’s best to ask your brother-in-law to fry some scallion oil at home, and remember to buy some good peppercorns.”

After hearing these words from Feng Zhengming, the proprietress of the food stall next door was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, Feng Zhengming would give such advice.

When she looked at Feng Zhengming again, she felt that he seemed quite pleasing to her eyes.

Seeing the eldest sister's eyes softening, Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "I hope your business will get better and better, eldest sister. The area around the train station may need to be re-planned and renovated, and food stalls may not be allowed in the future. Sister, you and your brother-in-law will soon prepare for."

This reminder surprised the lady owner of the food stall next door.

"Really?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Sister, if you still want to continue doing business at the train station, it may be better to find a small shop in advance. My suggestion is, sister, you can rent a small shop instead of continuing to do food stalls. You can do some Pair it with rice or hand-made noodles for quick meals.”

When it comes to hand-rolled noodles, Feng Zhengming also took the opportunity to sell them: "If you need hand-rolled noodles, you can come to me and I will ask the chef Bai An to provide them for you. There are both wide and thin noodles. The price is guaranteed to be better than the hand-rolled noodles on the market." Cheap."

When he heard that Feng Zhengming took advantage of the situation, he started to promote it, which shocked the food stall proprietress.

The landlady came back to her senses. After all, she had been doing business for a long time. She immediately said: "I will go back and discuss it with your brother-in-law. If necessary, I will go to you."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Okay, if you need anything, go to the restaurant to find me."

Watching his eldest sister go back, Feng Zhengming had a smile on his face.

Luo Qing looked at it and couldn't help but whisper: "You are really good, and you even give people advice."

Feng Zhengming said: "This is called helping each other out of righteousness. I really helped them do a good job. Didn't Lao Lu's hand-made noodles have another sales outlet?"

Luo Qing was a little curious: "You asked them to find you to buy noodles. Can Lao Lu make so many noodles by himself?"

Hearing what Luo Qing said, Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lao Lu and I have not been idle during this period. We have improved the dough mixer. Now we no longer need Lao Lu to mix the dough himself. He only needs to do it." Just roll the reconciled dough into noodles.

We have also improved the dough pressing machine so that it can cooperate with Lao Lu to make more hand-rolled noodles. If there is a large order, we will use the dough pressing machine to make hand-rolled noodles, ensuring that the result is no different from Lao Lu's hand-rolled noodles. "

"You actually researched those things?" Luo Qing was a little unbelievable. She didn't expect that she would be on a business trip for half a month.

Feng Zhengming not only reopened the dry rice shop and the business was booming, promoted the renovation of the Huiquan Building, and continued to work as a food stall at the train station, he also took the time to study with Lu Chongshan how to mass-produce noodles.

Seeing Luo Qing's eyes almost widening, I knew she must be very surprised.

Feng Zhengming reached out and gently held Luo Qing's cheek.

"Do you think that since I'm really not in the kitchen every day, I just have nothing to do but greet customers?"

At such a close distance, Luo Qing could feel the collision of two people's breaths.

She felt her cheeks getting hot.

My heart was racing, and my mind was almost full of thoughts: He was going to kiss her, he was going to kiss her.

Luo Qing even raised her head slightly, with a vague intention of approaching Feng Zhengming.

In the end, Feng Zhengming did not kiss him. Instead, he said: "I'm not idle either. While I taught Lu Chongshan some cooking techniques, I also studied pasta with him and bought him a dough mixer. We studied together for a long time. , and found some tips on how to use it.”

As he said this, Feng Zhengming pulled Luo Qing and walked to the cart at the food stall.

At this moment, Luo Qing, who was about to receive a kiss, almost missed it.

(End of this chapter)