For the family banquet on the first night of the Lunar New Year, the chef was specially hired from the mainland, an authentic chef from Guangzhou's "Taotaoju Restaurant".
This restaurant has a century-old history and is well-known in the local area. Tonight, we cooked a table of stir-fried meat crabs with ginger and scallions, West Lake chrysanthemum fish, hand-shredded salt-baked chicken, gold-medal honey barbecued pork, etc.
When the sliced-skin duck was served on the table, the chef surnamed Zhang came over and explained:
"I would like to apologize first. The hanging oven has relatively high temperature requirements, so today's hanging oven duck dish uses the semi-finished product made this morning, which was brought to the port city for simple processing. Logically speaking, It's a failed hanging oven duck dish. It shouldn't have been served on the table, but I fried it twice and found it quite delicious with dipping sauce. Or you can try it first and I'll take it away if you don't like it. ?”
a few minutes ago.
Su Yehao had already heard his grandfather talking about Taotaoju. Taking advantage of the opportunity of being hired, he proposed to come to Hong Kong City to develop and open a restaurant together with Mr. Tang.
The main reason is that we don't have enough funds to bear the potential risks. It can really save a lot of worry to enlist the help of an old rich man with money and connections.
Each industry has its own rules. There are many old restaurants in Hong Kong City, so it is not easy to gain a foothold here.
If there is no one to help, if you eat a tightrope today and end up in the hospital tomorrow, spending thousands of dollars to find some street food and tossing it a few times, you can completely cool down the restaurant that invested millions of Hong Kong dollars.
The old man didn't say he wasn't interested, but he offered to try the food first.
It was related to whether Tao Taoju could bring his business to Hong Kong City. The chef's move of messing around with a new dish and serving it in a hurry was undoubtedly very risky.
Mr. Tang is old and not interested in fried food.
It smelled delicious, but it was so fried that it turned black and he couldn't chew it with his teeth.
Su Yehao really likes to try new things, and he was the first to say: "I like to eat fried food the most. Fried chicken is often eaten, but fried duck is rare. Let me try it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman in her fifties immediately put the dish in front of him.
The woman is the old man's third concubine, and she is also Su Yehao's elder in terms of seniority. However, she is soft-tempered and has little say in the family.
Su Yehao's mother is so prestigious that even the old man can't control her stubbornness.
For example, when I chose to marry Father Su, I had already planned a good marriage, but in the end it didn't go with her wishes.
Mr. Tang's two aunts and wives are not young, but everyone who sees Su Yehao's mother feels panicked, and of course they dare not act like an elder in front of him.
Su Yehao stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a duck leg, blew on it and took a small bite.
The duck skin is thoroughly fried and crispy, and even makes a "clicking" sound like potato chips. The duck meat has a very woody texture, but is fragrant and chewy. With the special dipping sauce, the more you chew, the more delicious it becomes.
"I finally understand why Chef Zhang dared to serve it to the table. The taste is really unique and I think it's very good."
After Su Yehao tasted it, he asked: "It has a strange taste. What was added to the dish?"
"...It should be gold that never changes, and some people call it the Nine-story Tower, Fish and Parsley." Chef Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su Yehao giving a high evaluation.
Beforehand, Chef Zhang also thought about removing this dish directly. Unfortunately, there were only ten dishes tonight. If he removed another one, there were not enough hard dishes and there was no time to prepare it again.
Su Yehao's aunt loves adventure and always remains curious about unknown things. At this moment, she finished tasting, nodded and gave a thumbs up while eating.
Chef Zhang has been cooking for more than 20 years, during which time he has developed many new dishes.
I tried it temporarily today, and my success is due to my rich experience and knowing how to match it.
There are particularities to frying the nine-layer pagoda, but most people find it difficult to get it just right. If the heat is not enough, it will be difficult to make the meat taste delicious, and if the heat is too high, it will have a burnt smell.
Su Yehao already has an affordable Western restaurant, and it would be easy for him to invest in a Chinese restaurant. Yesterday, I asked Yin Liuli if she wanted to expand, but she only said that the competition was too great and her capabilities were not enough.
If there is a cooperative operation, there is basically no need to worry about the initial preparations. Su Yehao is thinking about talking to Tao Taoju's people later.
This time it was not for his own investment. Su Yehao wanted to give her a way to make money. It happened to be the girl's birthday next month, and he didn't know what to prepare.
If you buy a luxury car, it will cost three to four million Hong Kong dollars, and Yin Liuli has experience in managing restaurants, so it is just right.
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In the short term, business will remain the same.
I'm busy all day long, but I don't want to bring up career topics at home.
After eating and drinking enough, when I came to the living room and sat down, my aunt asked: "Ah Hao, are you in love? I know many good girls, can I introduce them to you if I have a chance?"
Hearing these words, Mr. Tang chuckled and said in a mocking tone:
"Your nephew is much better than you. There are too many girls around him to handle. You should worry about your own affairs when you have time. However, if there is a good girl who matches your family, you can also try to meet him."
"It's not a good habit to dislike the poor and love the rich. Feelings are feelings. I don't want to be kidnapped. Isn't the purpose of working hard to make money just to live comfortably? In order to force a good match, what's the point of marrying a woman you don't like?"
Su Yehao said hard.
His aunt nodded immediately and agreed: "You're right, I'm living a good life on my own, so why do I have to force myself to get married?"
It didn't matter that he agreed to the words of being retaliated by his precious grandson. The old man only stared at his little daughter and glared: "If you are not careful, you will become an old woman in other people's mouth. When the time comes, other people will have descendants in droves. You are sure
regret."
"I don't regret it!"
Neither father nor daughter wanted to give in.
beside.
While drinking ginger tea, Mrs. Tang thought of a well-matched girl—Zhao Yimeng.
Seeing that Su Yehao is about to turn twenty, people in Hong Kong get married early, so they can start thinking about marriage.
When it comes to compatibility, regardless of their family background and upbringing environment, Zhao Yimeng and Su Yehao are the best match. Moreover, the two families are peers and can support each other.
I just have nothing to do to think about it. In terms of relationships, Mrs. Tang doesn’t want to get involved.
After all, both Nangong Tian and Jiang Yu know each other well and are like good wives.
She doesn't want to be a bad mother-in-law who beats mandarin ducks. Her family already has the confidence not to rely on marriage. Even if they continue to move forward, their life will probably only be like this, with very little room for improvement.
The old man has been urging the marriage, which reminded Su Yehao of Vice President Zheng Yongwen.
Su Yehao looked at his aunt and said, "Last time in class, I chatted with Zheng Yongwen for a while. He seemed to be in charge of a project called Cyberport, hoping to attract high-tech industries to settle in."
"..."
The aunt sighed helplessly: "Why are you so gossiping about what he did all of a sudden?"
Su Yehao spread his hands and said: "I thought of it for no reason. I thought you would be interested in his news. My ex-boyfriend lived a good life, was prosperous and successful, but he never got married."
"It happened a long time ago. Don't mention him. That guy is already in his forties. No matter how successful he is, he is still a stone in a pit, smelly and hard..."