From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Reconcile the minor conflict between the third senior brother and his wife.

Feng Zhengming was not in a hurry to go to Huiquanlou, but first inspected the old Fengjia Ganfan Shop inside and out.

Some issues were dealt with in a centralized manner, whether in the kitchen, lobby or private rooms.

Feng Zhengming did find quite a few problems, and he bluntly asked everyone to correct them as soon as possible.

In the next few days, Feng Zhengming did not go to Huiquanlou.

He was always running back and forth between his two dry-food restaurants.

First, adjust and arrange the staff of the third senior brother and the two dry restaurants.

After that, he went to Furong Street and successfully found a suitable shop for his third sister-in-law through some connections in the province and the city.

Then, Feng Zhengming contacted the people in Liujia Village to help renovate the shop.

It can be said that in the half month since he came back, Feng Zhengming has been busy every day.

While looking for a new shop for my third sister-in-law on Furong Street.

He also made adjustments to the two dry rice shops.

The dry rice shop at the brewery was completely handed over to Yao Zhenhui and Yang Peng.

And several apprentices were transferred there to strengthen the staff there.

As for the old shop, Feng Zhengming made some changes.

The old shop was completely transformed into a restaurant.

The third brother Yang Bin was assigned as the head chef of the old shop.

Sun Hai, Xia Mingye and Zhu Xu are the assistants of the third senior brother. Except for Shen Rongsen, some of the former apprentices were arranged to work in the dry rice shop of the brewery.

Some of them are also planning to go to my third sister-in-law’s new store on Furong Street.

As for the apprentices in the old shop's kitchen, Feng Zhengming directly recruited a group of new people.

Feng Zhengming made some drastic changes when he came back.

It shocked everyone.

Grandpa Situ and Grandpa Feng were both very satisfied with Feng Zhengming's drastic changes.

In particular, Grandpa Situ directly said: "Zhengming, the old shop should have been turned into a restaurant a long time ago. The old shop has been called a dry food shop for so long, but in fact everyone treats the old shop as a restaurant."

Feng Zhengming heard what Grandpa Situ said, and he asked with a smile: "Is it like some of the affordable restaurants you have abroad, Grandpa Situ?"

"Yes, it is very much like an affordable restaurant." Grandpa Situ agreed with this statement very much.

Feng Zhengming nodded and expressed his thoughts on the changes to the old shop very frankly.

"Grandpa Situ, Grandpa, I came back this time to renovate the old shop so that I can turn it into an affordable restaurant.

It is a restaurant between a dry rice shop and Huiquanlou. It can cook all kinds of stir-fried dishes, but it is not as elaborate as the private restaurant in my master's house. It allows people to eat better without spending a lot of money. "

Grandpa Feng very much agreed with Feng Zhengming's design.

“That’s how it should be. There are many restaurants and hotels of all sizes in Quancheng now, but there are basically two types: one is the time-honored restaurants, and the other is restaurants that are like roadside food stalls.

There is a lack of a restaurant that is affordable but suitable for three or five friends to get together and have a drink.

You have now turned the old shop into a restaurant like this, which just makes up for this lack.”

Grandpa Situ also thinks this design is very good.

"There is indeed a need for some affordable restaurants like this. With the domestic economy developing better and better, friends may need to find a restaurant to eat better when they get together on a daily basis, but it can't be too expensive."

After Feng Zhengming made changes to the old Fengjia Dry Restaurant, business not only did not get worse, but became better than before.

In fact, most of the customers who came to the old shop in the past also regarded it as an affordable restaurant.

But now that things have become more formal, eating at an old shop can also be a little more formal.

After arranging all the matters concerning the dry rice shop, Feng Zhengming finally returned to Huiquanlou for the first time half a month after returning to Quancheng.

In fact, Feng Zhengming did not come to Huiquanlou these days.

But when the people in Huiquan Building heard that Feng Zhengming had returned, they were all a little nervous.

During this period, Feng Zhengming was not in Quancheng.

There was no problem with Huiquan Building.

After all, he has two senior brothers in charge, as well as He Yunqing, an experienced manager.

It can be said that Huiquanlou is able to handle various business banquets as well as wedding banquets with ease.

However, although everyone in Huiquan Building was quite confident that they could deal with anyone, Feng Zhengming's return this time gave them a different kind of oppression.

It’s like Feng Zhengming returned to Quancheng and didn’t show up at Huiquanlou for half a month.

And through Xia Mingye, Xia Hui was told all kinds of news.

We learned about Huiquanlou through Xia Hui.

The first thing Feng Zhengming did when he came back was to resolve the conflict between his third senior brother and his wife.

Then, Feng Zhengming made some changes to the old Fengjia Restaurant.

In just half a month, a new dry rice shop opened on Furong Street.

This series of operations made everyone in Huiquanlou feel a little confused.

In fact, during the past half month, the eldest and fifth brothers, as well as other people in the kitchen, had all gone to find Feng Zhengming, and they all wanted him to go to Huiquanlou to take a look.

But Feng Zhengming responded to the eldest and fifth brothers: "I believe in the abilities of the two brothers. Huiquanlou is now well-known in Quancheng. I am not in a hurry to go."

Feng Zhengming responded to his two senior brothers in this way. It can be said that he gave his two senior brothers absolute trust.

The eldest and fifth brothers were very grateful for the trust of the youngest brother.

So the two of them did not continue to disturb their junior brother's plan.

In this way, Feng Zhengming has been busy with the restaurant business for a full half month since he returned to Quancheng.

It was as if he had forgotten Huiquan Tower and had never shown up there.

Even some people who knew that he had returned to Quancheng asked him about it when they went to Huiquanlou for dinner.

They all received replies that Feng Zhuangyuan has not returned to Huiquanlou to be the chef yet.

Half a month later, the Zhengluxing dry rice shop on Furong Street officially opened.

Feng Zhengming accompanied the two grandfathers to congratulate.

Several fellow disciples also congratulated him.

After the opening, Feng Zhengming told his eldest and fifth brothers that they would go back to Huiquanlou together in the afternoon.

Li Huidong and Cao Zhiguo looked at each other.

They both thought that after their junior apprentice brother finished his work to open a new restaurant on Furong Street, he would probably go to Huiquanlou.

But the two did not expect that the junior brother would go to Huiquan Tower so soon.

Seeing that his two senior brothers remained silent, Feng Zhengming smiled and made a joke.

"What's wrong? Big Brother, Fifth Brother, is there something wrong with Huiquanlou that you didn't tell me about?"

These words suddenly woke the two brothers up.

Li Huidong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why did you come back just thinking about something going wrong?"

Cao Zhiguo was also a little helpless: "Don't worry, Huiquanlou has not had any problems. Don't you think about whether the senior brother can cause problems for Huiquanlou?" Feng Zhengming smiled: "Thank you two senior brothers for helping me look after Huiquanlou."

The brothers had lunch at the new dry rice shop on Furong Street.

Because we all had to go back to the store to work in the afternoon, we didn't drink at noon.

However, during the meal, Li Huidong couldn't help but say a few words to Yang Bin and his wife.

"I'm not saying anything bad about you two, but how can you bring your quarrel to work?"

As soon as the eldest brother opened his mouth, the third brother and his wife were naturally speechless.

The third sister-in-law could only apologize again timidly.

"Big Brother, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have let my brother do this."

Feng Zhengming smiled and waved his hands: "Sister-in-law, it's all in the past. Let's not talk about it anymore. From now on, the new store here will be handed over to you. Third sister-in-law, please don't make any more mistakes."

The third sister-in-law quickly said, "Don't worry, Zhengming. I will keep an eye on this place every day and do it according to your requirements. Nothing will go wrong."

Third Senior Brother Yang Bin couldn't help but speak up: "Don't worry, your sister-in-law knows that this store belongs to her, and she will definitely not let anything go wrong here."

After hearing this, the third sister-in-law immediately felt embarrassed: "This is not ours, it still belongs to Zhengming. We just help him manage it and take some shares."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said bluntly: "Third sister-in-law, this store belongs to you and Third Brother. Although it is under my company's name, the profits from this store will be your and Third Brother's retirement money. It doesn't matter if you don't give me dividends from the small share I own."

Everyone present was a little surprised to hear Feng Zhengming say this.

However, the eldest and fifth brothers didn't think much about it.

They also knew that the first person to work with Feng Zhengming was Yang Bin.

It can be said that Yang Bin started the business with his junior brother and suffered together.

Therefore, it is not a big deal for Feng Zhengming to open a store specifically for Yang Bin and his wife.

Although among fellow disciples, this kind of thing is nothing.

But when outsiders who came today heard this, they would naturally have different thoughts in their minds.

Those outsiders' ideas are actually the ideas that Feng Zhengming hopes they will hear.

Feng Zhengming took advantage of this opportunity to open his business today in such a high-profile manner.

To put it bluntly, he wanted to tell those guys who were trying to poach his senior brothers that if they wanted to poach his senior brothers from him, they would have to pay a sufficient price.

After lunch, Feng Zhengming, together with his eldest and fifth senior brothers, walked slowly from Xindian to Huiquanlou.

On the way, Feng Zhengming formally asked questions to his two senior brothers.

"Big Brother, Fifth Brother, thank you for your hard work during this period. Is there anything going on in Huiquan Tower? Now there are only three of us brothers here. Please tell me in detail."

Seeing that the younger brother had asked, the two brothers no longer hid the secret from him.

Senior Brother Li Huidong spoke first: "During the time you were away, maybe everyone in Huiquan Restaurant had been a little lazy after a while, which led to a decline in the quality of some dishes."

Fifth Senior Brother Cao Zhiguo took over the conversation: "Senior Senior Brother has mentioned this several times, but the effect is not obvious."

The eldest brother took back the conversation: "Maybe we are all a little tired and can't stay focused all the time, so there will be some ups and downs."

“Yes, it’s not always bad, there are ups and downs, sometimes good and sometimes bad.” The fifth brother said again.

After listening to the two senior brothers’ introductions to the situation along the way, Feng Zhengming had a general understanding of it.

To put it simply, everyone at Huiquanlou may no longer be as serious as before because Feng Zhengming is no longer here.

From time to time, there are some minor flaws in the kitchen.

Therefore, the quality of the dishes has declined a little bit.

Although it will not affect Huiquanlou's business, after all, most customers really can't taste much difference.

But the two brothers were still somewhat worried.

Because once this matter is ignored, some chefs in the kitchen will get used to this situation.

Maybe their standards will only drop further after that.

If the customers can really tell that the chef's quality has declined, then the only option is to replace the chef in the kitchen. Otherwise, it will be basically difficult to reverse the situation.

As Feng Zhengming walked, he began to think about what to do.
After thinking it over, he decided not to get angry for the time being.

He planned to talk to the young chefs in the kitchen one by one.

Some things may be difficult to say in front of everyone.

When it comes to a private one-on-one conversation, many things may be easier to say.

So Feng Zhengming and his two senior brothers returned to Huiquan Building.

He gathered everyone together immediately.

Seeing Feng Zhengming come back and gather everyone together, some people who knew that they had been slacking off recently naturally started to get nervous.

Are you worried that Feng Zhengming will criticize you in public?
What no one expected was that after Feng Zhengming gathered everyone together.

He actually thanked everyone first.

“Thank you all. During the past six months when I was not in Quancheng, you all still did a good job in everything of Huiquanlou, and it has made Huiquanlou a well-known restaurant in Quancheng.

In the past half month since I came back, I have heard people on the street talking about our Huiquanlou more than once.

Many people praised me, saying that Huiquanlou has regained its former glory in my hands and in your hands.”

As he said this, Feng Zhengming's eyes swept across the faces of everyone present.

A trace of shame was evident on some people's faces.

Feng Zhengming continued, “In fact, when I heard people praise me for my contribution to the restoration of Huiquan Tower, I felt unworthy of it.

The reason why Huiquanlou has the current reputation is due to the efforts of all of you.

So I should thank you all, thank you for your hard work and for running Huiquanlou so well."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, anyone with a sense of shame would feel very ashamed.

Especially the young chefs in the kitchen who have made mistakes before.

They knew very well how poorly they had performed in the kitchen during the time that Feng Zhengming was away.

Especially when they themselves become lazy.

I feel that ordinary customers of Huiquanlou cannot taste the difference between the dishes.

So when they cook, they are no longer as careful as before.

Even though Li Huidong discovered the problem, he did not sound the alarm for them.

But now, Feng Zhengming is back and actually thanks everyone.

This made the young chefs and apprentices in the kitchen feel ashamed.

It was obvious that they were slacking off and they clearly made mistakes.

However, it is still sought after by many people in Quancheng, and Feng Zhengming even attributed the reputation of Huiquanlou among Quancheng people to the result of their efforts.

If you think about it carefully, it suddenly arouses their sense of honor and shame.

Since everyone in Quancheng is full of love and praise for Huiquanlou.

They are in Huiquan Building, how can they lower the standards of Huiquan Building?
Feng Zhengming hadn't even talked to everyone individually yet, but he had already rekindled everyone's sense of honor and shame. (End of this chapter)