Anyone who wants to win the respect of others must rely on his or her own ability.
If you don't have any decent skills, no matter how nice you say it, others will still look down on you even if they should.
Of course, except for professions that rely on lip service.
That morning, when Comrade Xu skillfully demonstrated his skills in making soup, braised lamb, and lamb chops, no one in the kitchen dared to look at him like a joke.
Mutton soup and white-cut mutton are still simmering in the large soup vat. The surface of the soup in the large vat is still rolling, and the soup has turned white in color.
Tongdao Xu held a frying spoon in one hand and opened the lid of the large iron pot with the other. The rich aroma of mutton immediately spread out along with the misty steam.
Many people's eyes were attracted.
Most of the braised lamb in the iron pot trembled slightly with the sound of gurgling, which looked very appetizing.
Wei Xiaokun stood aside and watched, pursed his lips, and swallowed quietly.
Comrade Xu saw it, smiled, scooped some soup from the pot with the frying spoon in his hand, tasted it himself, nodded slightly, then scooped out two pieces of mutton from the pot with the frying spoon, and handed it to Wei Xiaokun.
"Try a piece!"
Comrade Xu raised his chin to signal Wei Xiaokun.
He is a person who will strictly demand his subordinates at work, but he will not speak harshly to his subordinates at any time. He will be fierce when he should be fierce and be kind when he should be kind.
Otherwise, if he is blindly harsh on his subordinates, it is impossible for anyone to be willing to work under him all the time.
He knows all this very well.
This is also a habit he developed in his previous life.
"Oh, oh, thank you boss!"
Wei Xiaokun was flattered and quickly thanked him, then reached out to pick up the mutton in the frying spoon. When he was about to pick up the mutton, he was stopped by Comrade Xu.
"What bad habit? Did you have a master before? Is this how your master taught you to test dishes?"
Tongdao Xu smiled and shook his head. From the breast pocket of his chef's uniform, he took out a pair of clean chopsticks that he had inserted before and handed them to Wei Xiaokun.
Wei Xiaokun was stunned and his face turned slightly red, but because Comrade Xu was kind to him at this time and did not really reprimand him, so although his face was red with embarrassment, he still wanted to smile, and there was indeed a smile on his face.
smile.
"Thank you, boss!"
He took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of mutton, blew it a few times, and carefully took a bite to taste. Soon, he looked at Xu Tongdao in surprise and praised: "Well, it's delicious! It's delicious!"
Due to his cultural level, he would probably only be able to praise like this.
Comrade Xu couldn't tell whether his praise was partly sincere and partly flattering.
Of course, this is not important.
As long as Wei Xiaokun is willing to praise, it means that the child wants to get closer to him.
You can use him with confidence.
Covering the pot, Comrade Xu took another piece of mutton in the frying spoon, walked to the chopping board, and stretched the frying spoon in front of Jiang Jinsong, who had finished his work and was sharpening his knife.
"Master Jiang, help me taste it!"
Hearing this, Jiang Jinsong frowned and looked up.
Seeing the piece of mutton in the frying spoon in front of him, and Tongdao Xu holding the frying spoon, Tongdao Xu's expression was light at this time, but Jiang Jinsong still felt the kindness that Tongdao Xu showed to him.
To be honest, he didn't want to accept the kindness released by Xu Tongdao.
He felt frustrated.
What is this?
Beat a stick and give a carrot?
Are you treating me like a donkey?
But when the words of rejection came to his lips, he just couldn't say them out, mainly because he didn't dare to say them.
He is not stupid. He has been targeted by Comrade Xu several times in the past two days. Can't he tell it?
Moreover, this morning, he also saw Comrade Xu's skillful cooking and soup-making skills. Although he couldn't figure out how to practice those skillful skills, it was indeed a fact.
He could see that Xu Tongdao's skill in turning pots and spoons was no worse than that of several other chefs in the kitchen. Only the head cook was more skillful than this boy.
Regarding this, Jiang Jinsong felt complicated this morning.
I have experienced different emotions such as surprise, disappointment and admiration.
Yes!
Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew in his heart that he admired this young ladle master.
Although he is much younger than him, Jiang Jinsong has never had the opportunity to cook a spoon, but this kid is already so skilled in the skill of cooking a spoon.
He couldn't figure out how this kid was trained.
But this did not affect his admiration in his heart.
This morning, he had long realized that after Xu Tongdao demonstrated his skills, Xu Tongdao's position as the spoon master was secure.
The person whose position is unstable now is Jiang Jinsong.
How can the position of a chopping board chef who is not favored by the chefs in his line be secure?
The salary given to him by Zhiweixuan is not low, and he is already familiar with his job here. If he can continue to work, he really doesn't want to leave.
But at this moment, Comrade Xu took the initiative to express his kindness to Jiang Jinsong.
Thinking of his wife who had just given birth to a child in his hometown, and the newborn child, Jiang Jinsong forced himself to smile stiffly, "Okay, thank you Master Xu!"
He gave in.
Wei Xiaokun promptly handed the chopsticks he had just used to Jiang Jinsong.
Looking at the oil on the chopsticks, the smile on Jiang Jinsong's face immediately faded a bit, but then he squeezed out some smiles and said to Wei Xiaokun against his will: "Thank you!"
He took the chopsticks, put the piece of mutton in Xu Tongdao's frying spoon into his mouth, and chewed it a few times. There was a hint of surprise in the stiff smile on Jiang Jinsong's face.
He raised his head and looked at Comrade Xu.
Tongdao Xu smiled and said, "How is it? Does it taste good?"
Jiang Jinsong couldn't boast for a while. After all, he and Comrade Xu had been at odds with each other in the past two days, so he simply gave a thumbs up and nodded repeatedly.
After swallowing the mutton in his mouth, he praised again: "It tastes very good! Really! Master Xu, now I understand why Mr. Zhang specially invited you to come to our place to make a whole lamb feast. Your mutton is cooked really well."
good!"
Comrade Xu expressed his humility, "It's not bad! There are many people who can cook better than me!"
He was not interested in distinguishing whether Jiang Jinsong's praise just now was true or false.
For Comrade Xu, as long as Jiang Jinsong is willing to praise, it means that this guy has bowed his head. He only needs to be sure that Jiang Jinsong has this attitude, and that is enough.
…
In the blink of an eye, it’s a new day.
At around 9 o'clock in the morning, Comrade Xu arrived at Zhiweixuan in the Santana driven by Li Sansheng. When he passed the bar, he saw Zhang Chang's wife Jiang Meili sitting at the bar.
Comrade Xu nodded to her and shouted, "Hello, sister-in-law!"
He just said hello casually, but Jiang Meili's eyes lit up, and she suddenly stood up and called out to him, "Wait! Xiao Xu, wait a minute! I have something to tell you!"
"Oh? What's the matter, sister-in-law?"
Tongdao Xu stopped.
Jiang Meili: "I have good news for you. Someone has already made a reservation for a whole sheep feast at noon today. Remember to prepare well!"