Wang Gang was thirty-six years old, and he had a partner before. The two had been together for three years. When they started discussing marriage, the woman suddenly broke up with her, leaving her alone.
After that, I had two relationships, which didn't last long.
Now that I'm dating Zhou Xiaomei, he fell in love at first sight and was proactive, but Zhou Xiaomei has always been lukewarm and distant, which makes people unpredictable.
They are all middle-aged, not as impulsive and romantic as young people. Their love may be very calm and subtle.
Zhou Xiaomei likes ice cream with chocolate. Wang Gang buys a few pieces every day for Zhang Li, Li Shuang, Zhou Xiaomei and Hu Jing. Although he doesn't say he buys them for Zhou Xiaomei, the meaning is obvious and everyone knows it.
Zhou Xiaomei pretended to eat the food without missing a word, and sometimes did not even smile. Wang Gang was not discouraged and kept buying the food without missing a beat.
The two sometimes go out to eat together. This is the time when they look most like a couple, and it is also when Wang Gang is happiest. The two of them eat, drink, and chat about work. They also talk about things other than work, but they are very
Rarely can we chat together.
Wang Gang loved to talk about the trivial things that happened in the kitchen and some of the friends he made. Zhou Xiaomei could listen to the trivial things in the kitchen, but was disgusted with the friends he talked about - many of them were just pretending. Although they didn't know each other, but from Wang Gang's
You can feel it in the description.
According to Zhou Xiaomei's character, being able to have a meal with a man means that she initially approves of the man, and the last thing is that she doesn't feel disgusted. She feels that everything should be allowed to take its course, there is no need to force it, and it will happen naturally.
After Wang Gang returned from an inspection trip to Guangzhou, he invited Zhou Xiaomei to dinner. The two of them went to the place where they had barbecue for the first time. They ordered three plates of meat, a plate of inkjet, a plate of chicken gizzards, a plate of potato slices, and a plate of cauliflower.
After reading so many things, Zhou Xiaomei did not ask for beer as usual, but asked for white wine. She was afraid of waste, and she could eat more if she drank white wine, and she really didn’t like drinking beer.
Wang Gang was surprised. In the past, the two of them drank beer when they ate together. He thought Zhou Xiaomei couldn't drink liquor. He has a small capacity for alcohol and hardly drinks liquor. Seeing Zhou Xiaomei pouring a glass of liquor, how could a man be timid like him?
Pour a glass.
Zhou Xiaomei said: "If you can't drink, don't drink. You don't have to accompany me."
Wang Gang became brave and said: "It's okay, I can have some drink."
Zhou Xiaomei smiled, did not stop him, and asked him: "How about going out for inspection? Have you gained anything?"
"It opens your eyes and gives you a lot of knowledge. Compared with others, we are nothing, we are far behind." Wang Gang said sincerely.
"I went out to study once when I was working in Binhai. It was really useful. Not only did my horizons broaden, but I also learned a lot." Zhou Xiaomei said, "You can't do things behind closed doors. You think you're awesome. It's amazing. You're better than us."
There are plenty of them.”
"Yes." Wang Gang nodded, and then said: "We can't compare with others. At the end of the exchange meeting, I saw that he is the head chef. He is always good at talking. I admire him. No one can say no in two seconds.
come out."
Zhou Xiaomei chuckled lightly, she liked Wang Gang's practicality, he said whatever he wanted and never acted vainly.
She said: "When I was working at Qinghua Pavilion, I received oriental food. My brother-in-law talked about it at the sharing session. If you have a magazine, you should have read it."
"There are magazines, but I can't read them well and I can't read them very well." After Wang Gang finished speaking, he smiled awkwardly and blushed a little.
Wang Gang talked about some things about the inspection and was very excited. Instead of holding a wine glass to persuade Xiaomei to drink as he did every time he had a meal, he was a little frightened by the glass of white wine. Instead, he kept putting the roasted meat on Zhou Xiaomei's plate diligently.
inside.
After more than ten minutes, Xiaomei took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and said, "Here, let's have one."
Wang Gang picked up the wine glass and clinked it with her, and she said slyly: "If you touch it, you have to do it."
After speaking, he raised his neck and drank a full glass of white wine in one gulp. After drinking, he smiled and waved the empty glass in front of Wang Gang's eyes.
Wang Gang was a little dumbfounded. He didn't drink liquor much, but today he acted like a hero and got himself a glass. He was going to drink it slowly, but Xiaomei drank it in one gulp and calmed him down.
I couldn't help but blush a little, but I couldn't let go in front of the woman I liked. No matter what was in front of me was a cup of poison, I had to drink it without hesitation.
He picked up the wine glass and poured it into his mouth.
It should be described as pouring. He was afraid that he couldn't stand the spicy taste of alcohol and wanted to pour it into his mouth in one gulp and swallow it before the spicy taste came up. Otherwise, he would not be able to drink it.
The moment the white wine was poured into the mouth, a strong spicy taste rushed up and filled the entire mouth. When he swallowed it, no one could hold it back. He quickly turned his head and covered his mouth with his hand, and the wine spurted out.
Along with that there were also tears that were choking on my eyes.
Xiaomei, who was sitting opposite, exclaimed and laughed at the same time.
After a brief cleaning up, Wang Gang returned to normal. Xiaomei smiled and told him not to show off if he couldn't drink liquor. She was born to drink. Her family ran a liquor store. She had been around liquor since she was a child and was immune to liquor.
Wang Gang smiled awkwardly and had no choice but to drink beer.
After the incident, the two chatted about the hotel. Wang Gang was greatly touched by this inspection, and he honestly talked about his shortcomings in management ability, and made a fair evaluation of Lao Tan.
He said: "If Master Tan hadn't left, our kitchen would have been like that. They did the same thing as Master Tan. I think some places are not as good as Master Tan. In terms of management, Master Tan is really better than me."
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Xiaomei said: "My brother-in-law is capable, and he brought me out. If I don't speak for him, it would be a loss for our family not to have him."
"How is Master Tan doing in Inner Mongolia?" Wang Gang asked.
Xiaomei told Wang Gang about Lao Tan's situation in Ganqika, and then said: "He can work there until the Spring Festival, but he can't go after the Spring Festival."
Wang Gang said: "Come back to our place and I will talk to Mr. Xu."
"Are you happy that my brother-in-law is back?" Zhou Xiaomei looked at Wang Gang and continued: "Everyone knows how he left, not to mention that it has nothing to do with you. People have face and bark, and it's not like they can't find a job. They can go anywhere.
It’s about making money, how is our family doing? To be honest, I’m embarrassed to leave because Sister Zhang is here. If Sister Zhang is not here, I would have left long ago, and my brother-in-law has been fired, so what am I doing here?”
Wang Gang felt a little unnatural. He took a sip of wine, put it down and wanted to speak. He didn't think of what to say, so he took another sip of wine.
"Now our family is in a life-or-death situation, neither losing money nor making much money. The employees are unstable and leave as soon as they want, without even calling for resignation. The Gregorian New Year is about to begin, and after the Gregorian New Year it is the Spring Festival. At this time, every family
We are short of people. The Spring Festival is the busiest time. Restaurants are all trying to make money during the New Year. I don’t think there is anyone who can do the work?” Zhou Xiaomei said about the practical problems we are facing now.
"We also need to prepare people for our family." Wang Gang said.
"Every year at this time, my brother-in-law starts to prepare people, and at the same time, he does not approve anyone to leave. Then he starts to prepare for the year-end summary meeting and the Spring Festival mobilization meeting, making gift bags, and formulating New Year's Eve dinner packages. The front desk cooperates with sales and marketing, and at the same time improves
The employee commission quota allows everyone to earn more money. When employees see that they are making money and having fun, not many leave their jobs, and few go home during the Chinese New Year. They all wait until they are done with their work before going back."
"Our family also holds an annual meeting to reward outstanding employees." Wang Gang said.
Xiaomei raised a sharp question, how to reward? How much to reward? For example, the total bonus for the annual meeting of Qinghua Pavilion is 200,000, Linjiang Pavilion is 150,000, and people in Guandong may not even be able to get 50,000.
And he said bluntly: "If Mr. Xu has the courage to spend 50,000 yuan, he will not let my brother-in-law leave. It is difficult for a boss to do big things without a structure. I guess you have seen it when you went out to inspect this time. I asked
Take a moment, have you met the owners of those restaurants? Are the managers and chefs involved in everything? Even the owners of exchange meetings don’t show up, right?"
Wang Gang nodded.
"He is the boss, giving opportunities to his subordinates and giving full trust to them. A good investor is not necessarily a good manager. The boss first puts himself in the right position and takes the helm. The general direction is set.
Let the managers do the rest without interfering too much. In addition, you must learn how to divide money. Only bosses who know how to divide money can make money."
"Wealth gathers people, and people gather wealth. Haha, my brother-in-law said it. Let me tell you, Mr. Xu likes to train and give us lectures. Although he is the boss, his level is not good. According to my brother-in-law, he is far behind.
.The entire management training of Qinghua Pavilion was done by my brother-in-law. If you think I am great, you will know what my brother-in-law is like. He brought me, Sister Zhang, and Li Shuang out."
Wang Gang believed what Xiaomei said. To be honest, he recognized Lao Tan. There were indeed reasons why Lao Tan left in the first place, but people are selfish. When it comes to their own interests, they choose to protect themselves first. This is also
There is nothing wrong with that.
Catering workers do not have a fixed workplace. When their positions are affected, they will automatically develop a sense of self-protection and strive not to be laid off so that they can continue to make money and support their families.
Zhou Xiaomei knew that Wang Gang wanted to have dinner with her, and she had completely understood him after six months of dating. As a mate, Wang Gang was a suitable candidate. The two had the same emotional experience, so they could find a common language in this regard, or in other words, they could create a certain kind of relationship.
resonance.
The love of middle-aged people is not as passionate as that of young people, but it is mellow. It may have less passion and more realistic factors in it. Once such love is established, the foundation is solid. There are age reasons and experience factors involved.
After the two of them finished eating, Wang Gang sent Xiaomei back to the dormitory as usual, and then returned home.
At two o'clock in the middle of the night, Xiaomei was woken up by a burst of severe abdominal pain. She clutched her stomach and huddled up on the bed, moaning in pain. At first, she thought she had a bad stomach, so she took an anti-inflammatory pill, thinking that she would be fine after a while.
But it didn't go away, it got worse and worse, and the pain made her head sweaty. The cleaning lady who lived in the same dormitory with her had been awakened. Seeing that she was in severe pain, she put on clothes and prepared to take her to the hospital.
By this time she was in so much pain that she couldn't get up from the bed.
I called Wang Gang, who immediately got up from the bed, drove to the dormitory in a panic, picked her up and put her in the car, and hurried to the hospital.
After a series of examinations, it turned out to be acute appendicitis. I was given anti-inflammatory injections and Diazepam. After stabilization, I went to the operating room at 8 o'clock in the morning for an appendectomy.
From admission to the completion of the operation, Wang Gang took care of the entire process.
While he was in the hospital, Wang Gang ran around and took good care of Zhou Xiaomei. After seven days when the stitches were removed and he was discharged from the hospital, he planned to take her to his home to take care of her, but she refused.
Of course, while Zhou Xiaomei was in the hospital, besides being grateful to Wang Gang, her feelings for Wang Gang also deepened, but not to the extent of living in Wang Gang's home, although it was to better recuperate.
She knew that no one would say anything even if she lived in Wang Gang's house, but she didn't want to do that. She thought a lot, if she really got married to Wang Gang in the future, it would be okay. If she couldn't get married, it would have an impact on both herself and Wang Gang. Although people didn't care
It was normal for them to live together without getting married, but she didn't want to and felt that she hadn't reached that stage yet.