From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Seeing Sun Hai take out all the money he had and put it all into her hands, Xia Hui felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"What are you doing? Just keep your money. Why are you giving it to me?"

Sun Hai said seriously: "Xia Hui, I like you. I know my family may not be as good as yours, but I have always liked you since we learned cooking together.

Over the years, we have followed our uncle-master, from selling boxed lunches on the street, running food stalls, to running a dry rice shop selling braised pork with him.

Later, we entered my uncle's Huiquanlou together, and I got the opportunity to become his apprentice.

Now we are following our junior uncle to open a store in Shanghai.

I think we are really destined to be together, so, so I hope you can be my girlfriend.

We can follow our uncle and cook the dishes together."

Xia Hui didn't expect that Sun Hai would suddenly say such words to her.

Although what I said was a bit confusing.

But Sun Hai's words were indeed very sincere.

It was just two people in someone else's store, and they said this in front of the salesperson and other customers.

Xia Hui's cheeks immediately turned red, and she felt very embarrassed facing this scene.

It's not like she hadn't thought about being confessed to by Sun Hai.

But I really never thought that Sun Hai would confess his love to me like this.

When Xia Hui felt embarrassed and didn't know how to answer Sun Hai for a moment.

Sun Hai seemed to feel that his confession was not strong enough.

He continued, "From now on, I will give you all my salary. I will accompany you to do whatever you want to do. I will do whatever you ask me to do."

After Sun Hai finished speaking, applause broke out from all around.

Hearing the applause, Sun Hai noticed that many people were watching him confess his love to Xia Hui.

After the applause, someone in the crowd shouted.

"Hurry up and agree to it. Such a good guy can't be missed."

"That's right, such a good guy, I am willing to give you all my salary, hurry up and agree."

"You can't miss it. He listens to you in everything. He's a really good guy."

With many people in the crowd cheering, Xia Hui felt even more embarrassed.

Xia Hui glared at Sun Hai and said, "What are you talking about? In front of so many people, why are you suddenly saying this?"

Sun Hai was glared at by Xia Hui, and felt a little disappointed when he heard what she said.

It seemed that he felt that he was rejected by Xia Hui.

Fortunately, someone in the crowd gave Sun Hai a hint.

"Don't just stand there, the girl is willing. She feels embarrassed in front of so many people. Why don't you hug her quickly?"

"Yes, give me a hug."

"Hahaha, they've already agreed, don't you understand?"

Sun Hai heard what was said in the crowd and quickly raised his head again to stare at Xia Hui.

In the end, no one knew who in the crowd pushed Sun Hai from behind.

This finally allowed Sun Hai to take a step forward and get closer to Xia Hui.

But even so, the tips of their noses are almost touching.

Sun Hai still didn't have the courage to hug Xia Hui.

In the end, Xia Hui took Sun Hai's hand, hurried to the counter to pay, and the two fled the store together.

The two of them ran a long distance hand in hand.

I could see the Bund was approaching not far ahead.

Xia Hui simply pulled Sun Hai and ran directly to the Bund.

Standing by the river, Xia Hui asked, "Are all the things you just said true? Will you listen to me from now on? Will you cook with me? Will you help me revive the Kongfu cuisine?"

Sun Hai was stunned at first, then quickly nodded vigorously to Xia Hui.

"Yes, I am willing to do so. I will listen to you and give you my salary. I will help you revive the Confucius Mansion cuisine. We will cook the most authentic Confucius Mansion cuisine together. We will also open a Confucius Mansion cuisine restaurant here."

When Xia Hui saw Sun Hai saying so much in one go, she immediately started laughing.

"Look at you silly."

Sun Hai smiled foolishly.

Xia Hui turned her head and looked at the buildings with different national characteristics across the street.

"Master Uncle wants to open a restaurant here, but now Master Uncle has not been able to open it. Do you think we can really open a Confucius restaurant here in the future?"

Sun Hai held Xia Hui's hand and said, "It will work. Let's work together. I will help you."

Xia Hui looked at Sun Hai: "Okay, we agreed to work hard together."

Sun Hai: “Let’s work together.”

Xia Hui let go of Sun Hai's hand, took two steps back and looked at Sun Hai's clothes carefully.

"You look really handsome in this suit. Even though you are a little dark, this brand of suit looks really good on you. It makes you look different all of a sudden."

Sun Hai smiled innocently again after hearing this.

Seeing the honest smile on Sun Hai's face, Xia Hui was immediately happy.

"It's just that you can't smile. You still look a little silly when you smile."

Sun Hai didn't care at all: "It's okay to be stupid. My mother always says that stupid people have good fortune. I can chase you, that's my greatest blessing."

Xia Hui took two steps forward and asked, "You don't sound like someone who can say this. Did your uncle teach you this?"

Sun Hai stepped back embarrassedly: "You, if you don't like it, I won't say it again in the future."

Xia Hui was at a loss for words and could only reach out and gently touch Sun Hai's forehead.

"You are so stupid."

Sun Hai smiled: "I don't need to be so smart, I just need to listen to you. There is also a junior uncle in the store. We will open a store in Shanghai in the future, so we can ask the junior uncle and the aunt."

Xia Hui nodded: "I will definitely ask for their opinions when the time comes."

Then Xia Hui couldn't help but sigh.

"Sun Hai, can you believe that we can follow our uncle to open a store in Shanghai, and the business is so good? We can buy whatever we want in the store on the streets of Shanghai."

After hearing what Xia Hui said, Sun Hai suddenly came to his senses.

"Ouch, did I buy this suit too expensive?"

Hearing Sun Hai's words, Xia Hui couldn't help laughing.

"Hahaha, do you realize now how much this suit of yours cost?"

Sun Hai nodded, and then he discussed it with Xia Hui.

"Let's not buy such expensive clothes in the future. We don't have the chance to wear them in the kitchen."

Xia Hui agreed: "Don't worry, I will definitely not buy it again in the future. It is because we don't have many opportunities to wear it normally, so we have to buy a good set. What if you become the champion of the cooking competition like your uncle? Then you can wear it, right?"

Sun Hai was stunned, then exclaimed: "I, I will be the champion of the National Cooking Skills Competition?"

Xia Hui couldn't help laughing again: "Hahaha, okay, I'm just saying."

Sun Hai suddenly held Xia Hui's hands: "I will try hard for you."

Seeing Sun Hai's serious look, Xia Hui also encouraged him: "Okay, come on, let's work hard together. Although Master is really amazing, we should also follow his example and work hard."

The two strolled around the Bund and returned to the pedestrian street to buy some clothes for Xia Hui again. Xia Hui was willing to spend money to buy Sun Hai a very expensive suit.

But when it was her turn, she still couldn't bear to buy something expensive.

Therefore, many of the brand-name stores on the pedestrian street were ignored by Xia Hui.

Finally, Xia Hui took Sun Hai to the street next to the pedestrian street and bought a few sets of inexpensive clothes.

Even when buying these inexpensive clothes, Xia Hui still had to bargain with the owner for a long time.

After buying them, Sun Hai was still a little surprised: "Didn't you say that you don't wear them on a regular basis, so you want to buy a good set? Then why don't you buy a good set for yourself?"

Xia Hui smiled: "You old man don't understand us girls. Girls change clothes very frequently, so there is no need to buy such a nice set, because the style may not be popular after a while, and it is not worth spending that money to buy a set."

After hearing what Xia Hui said, Sun Hai had no choice but to follow her arrangements.

After buying clothes, it was already getting late.

As the two of them were walking back together, they suddenly spoke almost in unison.

"Let's go back to the store to eat tonight."

After saying this in unison, the two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Without any further discussion, the two of them took the bus back to the western restaurant on the street.

But the two of them returned to the door of the Western Restaurant Street.

What I saw was that there was already a queue outside the door.

The two of them were too embarrassed to cut in line, and were even more afraid of affecting the store's business.

After much thought, Xia Hui made a suggestion.

"Let's go to Uncle Master's house? Let's go see Sister Qing and Uncle Master's daughter."

Sun Hai agreed: "Okay, I haven't seen my aunt for a long time, it would be nice to go and see her."

The two of them then went to the street to buy some things before going to Feng Zhengming's house.

Luo Qing's mother opened the door and saw Sun Hai and Xia Hui, and smiled and let them in.

"Aren't you two taking a day off today? Why don't you go out and have some fun? Why are you coming here at night?"

Luo's mother also heard what Luo Qing said about trying to match Sun Hai and Xia Hui.

So when I saw the two of them coming together, I guessed that they must have talked it out.

After Xia Hui and Sun Hai entered the room, they saw Luo Qing holding the child in the living room, as well as Luo Qing's grandmother, aunt, Grandpa Feng and Grandpa Situ.

Seeing so many people at home, they hurriedly greeted everyone.

Luo Qing smiled and asked them to sit down.

"Sit down, no need to be so polite, you'll feel like you're at home here, did you two have fun playing together today?"

Sun Hai quickly replied: "Very good."

Xia Hui walked over and hugged Luo Qing's arm.

"Sister Qing, did you arrange this today on purpose?"

Luo Qing smiled and said, "Yes, your uncle said that you two have been unwilling to make it clear for such a long time, so he arranged for you to rest together and let you make it clear."

Then Luo Qing looked at Sun Hai: "Sun Hai, have you confessed?"

Sun Hai nodded: "Confession."

Xia Hui was immediately embarrassed: "Oh, Sister Qing, he told me in front of so many people that he would give me all the salary and listen to me from now on. He did it in the street. I was really embarrassed."

After hearing this, Luo Qing looked at Sun Hai again with a look of confusion on her face.

"I didn't expect you to be so brave. You dare to confess like that in the street?"

Sun Hai was embarrassed: "I, I didn't pay attention at the time, I didn't think too much about it."

Grandpa Situ laughed: "Hahaha, that's right, if you like someone you should be bold enough to say it out loud. If you don't say it out loud, a girl as good as Xiao Xia might be snatched away by someone else."

Grandpa Feng also spoke up: "Yes, I think Azhe asked about it before."

These words made Sun Hai and Xia Hui suddenly a little nervous.

I saw that both of their faces changed.

Luo Qing quickly smiled and said, "Grandpa is joking with you. How can Jiang Chengzhe compare to our Sun Hai? Sun Hai is such a good man. Jiang Chengzhe is from Hong Kong City and is unreliable."

Grandpa Feng agreed, "Yes, yes, Ah Zhe is from Hong Kong City, so he is indeed not as suitable as you two."

Afterwards, Sun Hai and Xia Hui cooked dinner together at Feng Zhengming's home.

While eating, everyone praised the two people for their rapid improvement in cooking skills.

Sun Hai and Xia Hui were also very happy to receive the praise.

After the meal, Luo Qing reminded Sun Hai again: "You must treat our Xia Hui well in the future, otherwise I will not forgive you, and I will let your junior uncle punish you."

Of course Sun Hai nodded and agreed: "I know."

Luo Qing continued, "We need to ask your uncle to help you find a house so that you can live together."

As soon as these words were spoken, Sun Hai and Xia Hui quickly refused together.

"Little aunt, you don't need it for now. It's not appropriate for us to live together now."

"Oh, Sister Qing, are you too anxious? We haven't gotten married yet, we're just boyfriend and girlfriend. If he doesn't behave well, I might break up with him."

Luo Qing: "Okay, okay, I'm anxious. I'll find a house for you after you get married."

Xia Hui said seriously: "I think that when we save enough money in the future, we can buy a house of our own together."

Sun Hai nodded: "I will work hard."

Xia Hui then said, "I'm not asking you to buy it alone, we should buy it together. If you buy it alone, it will be too stressful. Let's save money together. It will be easier if we buy it together."

Grandpa Feng said, "Yes, if you two work hard together, your relationship will be better."

Grandpa Situ: "Young people should have a common goal to work towards."

After staying at Feng Zhengming's house for quite a while, Sun Hai left reluctantly.

Xia Hui is still living here for the time being. After Sun Hai left, Luo Qing took her aside and asked her about their situation in detail.

Sun Hai walked alone towards the house where he and the other men in the kitchen lived.

It just so happened that the house they rented was also passing through the Western Restaurant Street.

So when he got here, Sun Hai couldn't help but go to the store again.

Although it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, there were still many customers in the store.

Sun Hai pushed open the door and walked into the store. A waiter was stunned when he saw him.

After a careful look, he finally recognized her: "It's Chef Sun. You look so handsome today."

The other waiters also came over and saw Sun Hai in a suit. They all praised Sun Hai for looking very handsome today.

The waiters all surrounded Sun Hai, so naturally the service in the store was a little slow.

Feng Zhengming stood in the kitchen and shouted, "Stop gathering there. What are you looking at?"

Hearing Feng Zhengming's shout, the people surrounding Sun Hai naturally dispersed quickly.

Then Feng Zhengming saw Sun Hai.

"Not bad, was it Xia Hui who helped you pick this outfit?"

Sun Hai leaned over and said, "Uncle Junior Master, Xia Hui helped me pick it."

Jiang Chengzhe also came over to look: "Hahaha, I didn't expect Xia Hui to have such good taste. It looks like you and Xia Hui have made it clear? Are you officially boyfriend and girlfriend from now on?"

Sun Hai looked at Feng Zhengming, then at Jiang Chengzhe, and nodded with a happy smile on his face. (End of this chapter)