From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

After Liu Yupeng finished his work in the kitchen, he gave serious instructions to other people in the kitchen.

Then he quickly came out from the kitchen and found Feng Zhengming and his family of three sitting in the store.

"Uncle Master."

Seeing Liu Yupeng coming, Luo Qing smiled and picked up her daughter: "You guys chat, the little girl can't sit still, I'll take her out for a walk."

Liu Yupeng quickly turned around and shouted to the cashier: "Linlin, go shopping with me."

At the cashier counter, the girl who had greeted Feng Zhengming and the others and called out Liu Yupeng inside came out.

Luo Qing smiled: "It's okay, we can just go out on the street and eat."

The girl also smiled and said, "Aunt, I'll accompany you. There are many shops outside that you can visit."

Luo Qing looked at the girl, then turned to look at Liu Yupeng: "Are you two in love?"

The girl nodded shyly: "Yes."

After admitting it, the girl quickly confessed it to Feng Zhengming.

"Uncle, we don't do anything tricky in the store. We do our accounting very seriously every day."

Feng Zhengming smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, dating is a good thing. There is no rule in our store that colleagues are not allowed to date. You two should talk it over."

Luo Qing reached out and pulled the girl: "Don't worry, this is a good thing, let's go, go out with me."

The girl Li Lin smiled and took Feng Nuanyu out with Luo Qing.

After they left, Feng Zhengming asked Liu Yupeng to sit down.

Liu Yupeng sat down and asked the store staff to clear away the dishes left by Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing.

I have to say that compared with other branches, the service at this branch headed by Liu Yupeng is very good.

Feng Zhengming and Liu Yupeng also helped to clean up.

Wait until everything is cleaned up and the service staff leaves.

Feng Zhengming and Liu Yupeng finally started talking.

"It seems like it was a good decision to hand this store over to you. You've done a great job. This store has great business and reputation. Your cooking skills have also improved a lot. You've reached the level that a chef should be."

Liu Yupeng felt a little embarrassed after being praised like this.

"Uncle Master, I have indeed made a lot of progress, but I still need to practice and learn more."

Feng Zhengming then changed the subject: "But I heard that you don't have a very good relationship with other people in the store?"

When Liu Yupeng was asked this question, he immediately raised his head and looked at Feng Zhengming in surprise.

Obviously, Liu Yupeng didn't expect Feng Zhengming to know this.

But he was very honest: "Uncle Master, I really want to get along well with everyone, but, but I feel that they are a little bit rejecting me and don't want to be with me."

Feng Zhengming smiled: "Don't be nervous, I don't mean to blame you."

Feng Zhengming then taught Liu Yupeng some experience in interpersonal relationships in the kitchen.

"Many times in the kitchen, what do those apprentices and inexperienced chefs need most? Of course, they want guidance from you, the chef in charge.

It doesn’t mean that you can ease the relationship by smiling at them, but you need to give them opportunities to learn and let them feel that they can realize their own value.”

Liu Yupeng listened very carefully and at the same time tried to figure out what Feng Zhengming said.

He felt that what Feng Zhengming said made sense.

Feng Zhengming continued to instruct: "You can't always treat them with some old ideas in the past, thinking that you are the chef and you can't let them see some skills and learn them.

Also, you can’t cook all the dishes yourself. When you are busy, you can let other chefs cook some dishes.”

Liu Yupeng couldn't help but say, "But uncle, I'm worried that their dishes won't be good and will ruin your brand."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "When you first started training, didn't you often mess up the dishes? Didn't we also encourage you to be bold and try to cook?"

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Liu Yupeng seemed to understand something.

Feng Zhengming reached out and patted Liu Yupeng gently.

“I know that you don’t want to damage the reputation of the branch, and you don’t want the branch’s quality control to have problems, which will affect the branch’s business.

I'm really grateful that you care about the branch's reputation and would rather do all the cooking by yourself.

But you have to understand that running a store well is not something that can be done by just one person.

Look at the waiters in the store, the chefs and apprentices who help you in the kitchen, and the aunties who are responsible for the hygiene of the store.

Everyone is an integral part of this store, so you should trust everyone.”

Liu Yupeng thought about it seriously, then he nodded.

"I understand, uncle. I was a little too unsociable before. I will pay attention to it in the future, get along well with everyone, and believe in everyone's abilities."

Feng Zhengming: "Don't be in a hurry to change yourself, change slowly."

Liu Yupeng smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will try to change it slowly."

Li Lin, who was accompanying Luo Qing while taking the children shopping outside, also talked to Luo Qing about Liu Yupeng when Luo Qing asked.

"Sister Luo, you don't know, Yupeng is really too hard-working. He always wants to do all the work by himself, and it seems that he can't get along with anyone.

But in fact, I know that he was not like this before. He used to be a person who was very good at getting along with others.

He has now taken over his uncle's shop and has become the chef and manager of the shop, which puts him under too much pressure."

Luo Qing smiled: "Your uncle has already seen this, so he wants to talk to Xiao Liu."

Li Lin was a little surprised: "Really? Uncle Master saw it?"

Luo Qing: "Yes, your uncle has received some news. Other people in the store have told him that he came here to resolve the matter."

Li Lin asked: "Can it really be solved?"

Luo Qing: "It should be possible. Your uncle is good at talking to people."

Li Lin heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this.

"Huh, Sister Luo, you don't know, Yupeng has been working very hard, but he still keeps pushing himself. When he cooks in the kitchen, he cooks almost all of the dishes by himself and doesn't let others interfere."

Luo Qing: "This is not good. When the uncle taught them how to cook, he broke down the steps so that they could cook together and not do all the work by themselves."

Li Lin: "Yes, I think so too. With so many people in the kitchen, everyone should be responsible for their own process."

Luo Qing: "So don't worry, your uncle will have a good talk with him."

When they went shopping next, Li Lin temporarily put aside her worries about Liu Yupeng and accompanied Luo Qing for a good shopping trip.

He introduced many things on the street to Luo Qing and took her to some unique shops there.

Luo Qing took her daughter and Li Lin and strolled on the street for a while, buying some things for her daughter, herself and Li Lin.

Wait until they return to the store carrying their things together.

I saw Feng Zhengming gathering the people in the store and chatting and laughing with them.

When Li Lin walked in and saw this scene, he instantly felt that Feng Zhengming and Liu Yupeng had completely different styles of doing things.

Feng Zhengming can really get along with everyone and chat with them so easily.

He is clearly the national number one culinary talent, but he doesn't put on airs at all.

He would even joke with everyone casually.

While joking, Feng Zhengming also explained some issues to everyone.

In this way, everyone in the store can basically accept their own problems.

Under Feng Zhengming's leadership, Liu Yupeng finally opened up to everyone and told them about some of his own problems.

"I'm sorry. I didn't trust you enough during this period, which made us feel uncomfortable in the store. I will make changes. I hope we can work together well in the future. If we run our branch better and better, we can maintain the reputation of Master Feng Zheng Luxing."

After listening to Liu Yupeng, Feng Zhengming immediately stood up with a smile.

"Do I need you to protect my reputation? You are too serious. You need to cooperate with everyone. You should let go and let everyone in the kitchen cook with you.

And if business is good one day, you can prepare a midnight snack for everyone and celebrate with everyone.”

Liu Yupeng promised: "I know, uncle, I will try not to be so serious in the future."

Feng Zhengming also knows that it takes time for a person to make some changes.

So he said to others with a smile.

"Okay, your store manager is too young and a little reserved. He is really worried about the reputation of my store, but I believe that you all will not let the reputation of this store get worse, right?"

Everyone in the store immediately responded in unison: “Yes.”

Li Lin also shouted, then she moved closer to Luo Qing and lowered her voice.

"Sister Luo, it's still Uncle Master who is amazing. He can make everyone so happy."

Luo Qing smiled: "He has always been like this, never puts on airs, can chat with anyone, and will change his words according to the age of the other person."

Li Lin nodded and felt that it was exactly as Luo Qing said.

When Feng Zhengming was chatting with everyone in the store.

You can talk to the sister in charge of hygiene about your children’s problems at home.

You can also chat with the waitresses about TV series, movies and their love lives.

Feng Zhengming would even discuss cooking techniques in detail with the chefs and apprentices in the kitchen in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.

He will really teach everyone who wants to learn cooking without reservation.

After Feng Zhengming's guidance and coordination, Liu Yupeng finally began to integrate with everyone.

Liu Yupeng also relaxed in front of everyone.

You can chat and joke with people in the store.

After Li Lin came back, she quickly joined everyone.

Several older sisters in charge of hygiene would joke about the relationship between Liu Yupeng and Li Lin with a smile.

"Has Manager Liu been interested in Linlin for a long time?"

"Of course he does. Manager Liu treats Linlin completely differently from us."

"Hahaha, when can I drink at Manager Liu and Li Lin's wedding?"

Liu Yupeng felt a little embarrassed when he was told this.

"I, I didn't think so much at first. I didn't want Linlin to work in the store."

Luo Qing said, "Why? Are you still disgusted with Linlin?"

As soon as Luo Qing opened her mouth, the ladies and waiters in the store immediately lined up.

"That's right, how come Linlin is not worthy of you?"

"Linlin is so pretty, graduated from a decent university, and has an accounting certificate, she's no worse than you."

"That's right, if Linlin likes you, it's like marrying down."

Liu Yupeng quickly waved his hands: "No, no, why would I dislike Linlin? I just feel that I am the store manager and Linlin is the accountant, and it seems like the two of us are trying to rob Master Uncle's store."

Feng Zhengming laughed: "Hahaha, you guys are really bold. Can you two take over my shop?"

Li Lin moved closer to Liu Yupeng and patted him gently with her hand.

"What are you talking about?"

Liu Yupeng quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, uncle, I said the wrong thing."

Feng Zhengming: "Look, you're getting nervous again. Weren't we just kidding? Don't be so serious. Since I'm handing this store over to you, it means I trust you.

What about you? You should believe in yourself, and even more so, believe in everyone in your store.

If you run the store well together, that will be your great contribution.”

Li Lin: "That's right, look how open-minded Master is. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

The older ladies in the store, the waiters, and the chef Liu Yupeng from the kitchen also spoke up.

"That's right, Xiao Liu should learn more from Feng Zhuangyuan."

"Relax a little. We are all colleagues working together. We should get along well with each other."

"Linlin is so nice, you have to treat her well."

"That's right, Sister Linlin is our eldest sister, you are not allowed to bully her."

"Don't always do the work in the kitchen alone. We can cook, too."

"Yes, yes, chef, you have to give us a chance."

"We all have a heart for cooking."

Hear everyone express their thoughts to you.

Liu Yupeng smiled and said, "It was my fault before. I took all the responsibilities on myself and killed everyone's chance to cook. I won't do that again in the future. I will give everyone more opportunities."

After a brief pause, Liu Yupeng made another joke.

"But let me make this clear first. When the time comes, don't accuse me of exploiting you because you're working too hard."

After hearing this, everyone in the store laughed.

"Don't worry, I won't blame you for exploiting us."

"Yes, we are afraid that you won't squeeze us."

"From now on, let us make the home-cooked meals, and you, the chef, will make the big dishes."

Liu Yupeng: "We don't have any special dishes in our restaurant?"

Feng Zhengming: "What if someone orders stir-fried kidney or deep-fried crispy pork with oil?"

Liu Yupeng was stunned for a moment, then looked at other people in the kitchen.

Another chef in the kitchen quickly spoke up.

"Don't look at me, you're the chef, you must be the one to cook these two dishes, right?"

Liu Yupeng: "Aren't we supposed to give everyone more opportunities?"

"No, no, we still have to maintain the reputation of our store."

"Yes, yes. To maintain the reputation of our restaurant, you should cook it yourself, Chef."

After a mutual pushing and shoving, everyone soon couldn't help laughing.

The atmosphere in the store became very cheerful.

Feng Zhengming looked at the cheerful atmosphere in the store and he was very satisfied.

He always felt that each of his branches should have a group of partners like this working together.

Liu Yupeng has eased the relationship with everyone in the store. Everyone can joke with each other and work together while talking and laughing.

In this way, the atmosphere in the store will improve, and the store will get better and better in the future.

After chatting with everyone for a while, Feng Zhengming said goodbye to everyone and left with Luo Qing and their daughter. (End of this chapter)