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Although Fan Zheng didn't say the last word, Li Qi knew that it was the word "love", and he also knew that Fan Zheng hoped that he could let Zhang Chun'er go. In other words, Fan Zheng was already sure of Zhang Chun'er in his heart.
He must have left because he wanted to compete with Li Qi again.
Li Qi naturally understood Fan Zheng's intentions, but he was still skeptical about it. After all, the whole thing was still confusing. Whether Zhang Chun'er wanted to deal with him could not be determined yet, even if Zhang Chun'er left Fan Lou because of him.
, then she must be fully prepared. It is still unclear who will win or lose. After all, there are too many uncertain factors in business matters. But even if it is as Fan Zheng expected,
Li Qi did not dare to agree to Fan Zheng easily. If Zhang Chun'er touched his bottom line, there would be no discussion even if the Jade Emperor came.
Fan Zheng left, and the Fan family burst into tears. Of course, there must be a lot of hypocrisy in it. Li Qi did not act too exaggerated. His relationship with Fan Zheng had not yet sublimated to the point of crying, but
I feel a little regretful, after all, the old man's departure also represents the end of an era.
Li Qi did not give Fan Shaobai time to cry. If the door of Fan Tower cannot be opened tomorrow, how to open the door is a more urgent need to solve than Fan Zheng's funeral. Fan Shaobai originally planned to rest for a few days and wait for Fan Zheng to be laid to rest.
Opening the door for business again. Normally, there would be nothing wrong with it, but now, Li Qi believed that doing so would affect customers' confidence in Fan Lou, so he suggested that Fan Lou continue to open tomorrow, and hoped that Fan Shaobai could separate business and private matters.
Having said that, Fan Lou now has no chef at all. Zhang Chun'er not only left alone, she also took Fan Lou's entire chef team with her. Fan Zheng wanted to borrow someone from Zuixianju, but Wu Xiaoliu and others
Li Qi was worried about people's cooking skills. After all, Wu Xiaoliu and others still cooked according to the recipes he made. He wrote every detail on paper, which was equivalent to copying the gourd.
Moreover, the taste of Fanlou is completely different from that of Zuixianju. It is a very authentic Northern Song Dynasty taste. You must know that if a restaurant's food loses its unique taste, it is not far from closing. After thinking about it, Li Qi decided to stick with it.
He used his famous skill---hot pot. He relied on hot pot to make up for the shortcomings of Zuixianju's shortage of manpower.
This thing doesn't require a chef, as long as the seasonings are in place. Li Qi can make many flavors of hot pot. He wants to give Fan Lou a unique flavor and spend the next few days smoothly before making any plans.
Fan Shaobai was still immersed in grief and was not in the mood to think about these things. He thought for a while and then agreed.
After discussing with Fan Shaobai, Li Qi left. After all, he could not help much if he stayed there.
When he returned to the Qin Mansion, it was already five o'clock in the morning. Li Qi saw that the lights in the front hall were on, and he was curious. Who got up so early in the cold weather. When he came to the front hall, he saw Mrs. Qin sitting there.
Inside, she saw Li Qi coming in and hurriedly greeted him, saying: "Li Qi, how are you doing, Mr. Fan?"
Li Qi shook his head and sighed: "He passed away just now."
Mrs. Qin was stunned for a while, sighed softly, and then asked: "How are you, Young Master Fan?"
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said, "How can this be good?"
Mrs. Qin shook her head slightly and asked doubtfully: "You came from Fanlou the day before yesterday. Didn't you say that Mr. Fan's situation is quite optimistic? How come you can't do it after just one day's work?"
"That's what I was going to tell you."
Li Qi's expression suddenly became serious and he told Mrs. Qin about Zhang Chun'er.
After hearing this, Mrs. Qin frowned slightly and said, "In your opinion, Zhang Chuner is here for us?"
Li Qi shook his head and said: "I don't know yet, but I always feel that this matter is related to Pan Lou. These two things happened almost at the same time, so it is inevitable that people will associate them together."
"Have you found any clues?" Mrs. Qin asked quickly.
Li Qi shook his head and said, "No, it's just intuition."
Mrs. Qin asked again: "Then what should we do now?"
"Standing unchanged to cope with all changes. This is the only thing we can do now." Li Qi sighed, feeling very helpless. He didn't even know who the enemy was now, and there was no way to prepare.
Mrs. Qin nodded slightly, then saw that he looked tired, and said with concern: "You are so busy now, you have to pay attention to your body."
"Thank you for your concern, Madam." Li Qi chuckled and said, "But when I was young, I didn't work hard. When I get older, I can't fight even if I want to. Besides, I stew abalone with ginseng every day, so I can make up for everything.
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Mrs. Qin chuckled, rolled her eyes at him and said: "You, I really don't know what to say about you. The emperor values you and makes you the deputy manager of the imperial kitchen. That is your blessing. You are good, all
The imperial dining room was treated as if it were his own home. Within two days, he went to the palace to get some abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin, etc. If the emperor knew that you were not using these materials to prepare a banquet for the four countries, but to line your own pockets, what would happen then?
You deserve it."
"How could the emperor know? Anyway, it's up to me to decide whether it's right or wrong. Besides, madam, don't forget that you also ate a lot. I remember the braised abalone in soy sauce I made the day before yesterday. It seemed that you ate more than me.
Even if the emperor is convicted, you will not be able to escape the blame." Li Qi chuckled.
Mrs. Qin blushed. She really loved eating the braised abalone in soy sauce. She argued feebly: "Then--then if you cook so much, wouldn't it be a waste if I don't help you eat some."
"Madam, that's a two-headed abalone. It's a tribute. How could it be wasted? Liuzi wanted to try it from me again and again, but I caught him and I couldn't even bear to give him the soup.
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As Li Qi talked, he really felt a little hungry. He waved his hand and said: "That's it, that's it. Since you feel like you're having a hard time eating, I'll just cook less from now on. Okay, I'm going to make breakfast."
, Madam, what do you want to eat?"
Mrs. Qin said: "I'm not that delicate. Whatever you eat, I'll just follow."
"Madam, as the eldest sister of our Zuixianju, you can't be so casual. Besides, I don't have that many abalones. I plan to make a bowl of abalone porridge to fill my stomach. You'd better tell me what you want to eat, and I'll help you.
Just do it, I won't be tired." Li Qi shook his head.
"What a big sister, it's so unpleasant." Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are so stingy. I just said that casually, how could you take it seriously?"
Li Qi said depressedly: "Madam, when did you learn to joke again? But I still like the lady who was unsmiling and said one is one." After saying that, he looked up to the sky and sighed, and said: "It seems that I have to go in again today.
I’m going to the palace.” After saying that, he shook his head and walked out.
After going out, Mrs. Qin finally couldn't help but giggled.
Li Qi came to the kitchen and had just put the porridge on the stove. Cai Minde suddenly came to visit. Li Qi knew without asking that his visit must be related to Fan Zheng's death. But since he couldn't leave, he could only leave Cai Minde.
Please come to the kitchen to talk.
Cai Minde was born as a chef, so he didn't mind. The two greeted each other, and Cai Minde looked at the stove and said, "Mr. Li, what are you doing?"
"Make porridge."
Li Qi said and added, "White porridge. As you know, I just paid back Pan Lou's money, and now I can't even afford meat. Why don't you borrow a few hundred strings first?"
use."
Cai Minde laughed and said, "Okay. I'll send someone to get it now. Anyway, you still owe me 10,000 guan, so you won't be short of these few hundred guan."
Sweating! When did this old fox become so cheerful?
"Yes, I still owe you 10,000 yuan. If you don't tell me, I have forgotten it. In that case, forget it. I'll save money and try to pay you back as soon as possible." Li Qi smiled sarcastically.
, changing the subject and said: "A member of the Communist Party of China came here so early, what's the matter?"
How can you forget such a large sum? Fortunately, you had written it down in black and white with him, otherwise this kid would have defaulted on the bill. Cai Minde glanced at him and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Li went to Fanlou last night."
Straight to the point. I like it. Li Qi said half-jokingly: "Yuanwai is really awesome. Nothing can escape the eyes of Yuanwai."
"Where, where, Cai heard it from outside this morning." Cai Minde said with a smile.
Li Qi smiled and said: "The news of Mr. Fan's death must be known to other members of the staff as well."
Cai Minde nodded and sighed: "Although Mr. Cai and Mr. Fan often fought to the death, but suddenly there is no such opponent. Mr. Cai feels uncomfortable."
Act! Keep acting for me. I want to see if you can act like Here Comes a Flower. Li Qi smiled and said nothing.
Cai Minde didn't hide his face and said again: "Did you see Mr. Fan for the last time last night?"
Li Qi nodded.
Cai Minde said: "Nowadays, there are rumors outside that Old Man Fan was mad to death by Madam Zhang. I wonder if this is the case?"
Damn, this must have spread too fast. Li Qi shook his head and said: "I am a doctor, and I am not very clear about this."
"Isn't it that the young master doesn't know about Madam Zhang's departure from Fan Lou?"
"I know that."
"Old man Fan invited the young master to go there overnight. He must have wanted to ask the young master to lend a helping hand."
Li Qi raised his brows and said with a smile, "Executive officer is really a mastermind."
"Where, where." Cai Minde shook his head and said, "But I don't know what the master's plan is?"
It seems that this old guy still doesn't give up on Fan Lou. Li Qi knew that Cai Minde was trying to test his words. If he didn't plan to take action, this old guy would definitely add insult to injury. He said: "I once owed Mr. Fan a favor.
It’s not so much a helping hand as it is a debt repayment.”
The implication is nothing more than telling Cai Minde that he will help. Fan Lou is already in enough chaos now. If Cai Minde intervenes again, it will really make things worse, so Li Qi wants to shock Cai Minde first and stop him from acting rashly.
A flash of disappointment flashed in Cai Minde's eyes, but he quickly adjusted himself and looked at Li Qi meaningfully: "It's strange to say that Madam Zhang has always been loyal to Fan Lou and treated old man Fan like a father. How come she suddenly So he left, Cai was really puzzled."
Not good. Did this old guy also realize that Zhang Chun'er's departure was related to me? If so, that would be terrible. Li Qi secretly frowned. He knew Cai Minde's ambitions better than anyone else. Now for Cai Minde, It's really an excellent opportunity. With the closure of Pan Tower, the turmoil in Fan Tower, and the potential threat of Zhang Chun'er, this is simply a God-given opportunity. Although he and Cai Minde are still partners now, if there is a chance, Li Qi knows that Cai Minde will still be I won't hesitate to take action.
This old guy is so cunning and cunning, he is really a difficult opponent. Li Qi complained secretly in his heart, but said disdainfully: "What does such an ungrateful person do to her? To be honest, I despise this kind of person the most. , she’d better not show up in the restaurant world again, otherwise I’ll have to put her down.”
If you are trying to tease her, I think she is just here for you. But this kid has always had many evil ideas, and Zhang Chun'er is really no match for him. I'll wait and see. Cai Minde smiled and said, "That's right, that's right."