"The stores are big or small, and people don't distinguish between high and low. I've had enough of working in a big store, but it's also fun to work in a small store." Lao Tan said.
"How much will I pay you there?" Zhang Li asked.
"Six thousand."
"Too little."
"I'm not greedy, so I just need to give you some. Besides, I'm a friend, so I have to help even if I don't give you money," Lao Tan said.
Zhang Li picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Lao Tan, drank it all in one gulp, and poured another glass.
"Did Xiaomei tell you? We're getting married on New Year's Day." Zhang Li asked.
Lao Tan said: "I told you."
"They are living together now and are planning to renovate the house next month."
"Good thing, let's have a wedding banquet then."
Zhang Li glanced at Old Tan and asked, "Old Tan, do you know what my biggest regret in this life is?"
"I don't know, what?"
"The biggest regret is that I didn't capture you." Zhang Li smiled after saying that.
"It's not too late to take it now, I can't give it to you for free," Lao Tan said.
"It's too late. Now let's look for a young man. Whoever wants one is older."
Lao Tan smiled and lit a cigarette.
Zhang Li looked at Lao Tan's bald head, and that bandit face inadvertently touched the chord buried deep in her heart, and she couldn't help but blush slightly. She still loves this man, but not as crazy as when she was young.
It has become deeper. I no longer want it as much as I did when I was young. I only need to feel that I can see it, or that I can care about and miss it.
This may be fate, loving each other deeply but not being able to be together.
This is also a kind of love, but it is very torturous and may last a lifetime.
Not all two people who love each other will naturally come together and become husband and wife. In that case, there would be no such thing as a lover.
The two of them were drinking and chatting casually.
"Mr. Xu came to see me and Wang Gang today. We just came back from studying abroad and we are starting to work hard again," Zhang Li said.
"Is he going to study Oriental Cuisine this time?" Lao Tan asked. Teacher Wu from Oriental Cuisine called him last month and told him about this training and asked him to introduce a few students.
Zhang Li hummed and said, "It seems that this time I am going to be ruthless and take care of myself."
"How to fix it? It's useless if the concept doesn't change. The boss has to be willing to spend money." Lao Tan said to the point.
"You said he is quite generous sometimes when it comes to picking things, but I feel like he just spends money blindly." Zhang Li said: "You have to give up the money to study. If I have the money, I might as well call you over and everything can be solved."
Lao Tan smiled and asked, "Are you going to be a lobbyist?"
Zhang Li didn't hide anything, and said: "It's a bit like that. When the three of us were doing research, Wang Gang mentioned you, and then he didn't study further. When Wang Gang left, Mr. Xu asked me how you are doing now, and he probably called you.
It means going back."
"Are you here with a mission?" Lao Tan asked.
"That's not true. He knew you were working here and told me that Lao Tan was a bit unqualified working in a small shop. A big shop is suitable for you. I guess he wanted to ask you to go back, but he was embarrassed to talk about it in front of me first.
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Mr. Xu really wanted to ask Lao Tan to go back. This idea was communicated in the first month of the year. At that time, Lao Tan was renovating the dumpling restaurant and there was no direct reply. This time when Wang Gang mentioned Lao Tan, he had another idea, so after the meeting, he and
Zhang Li chatted for a while. Zhang Li understood what he meant and agreed to test it out to see if Lao Tan had the intention to go back.
To be fair, Zhang Li hopes that Lao Tan will return. She believes that Guandong people are suitable for Lao Tan's development and that he has the ability to develop Guandong people. From a personal point of view, she is also willing to cooperate with Lao Tan.
Lao Tan said: "It's impossible to go back, we can't go here."
"Then you can't stay here all the time. I think Li Shuang and Hua Qing are fine, but you don't feel at ease with them." Zhang Li said.
"No, I'm here and they can do it. If I'm not here, they won't dare to make the decision on some things. I have to help the horse and send him off for another ride." Old Tan said.
"You have been back for more than a year. You have to make something famous. You can't always work in a small shop, right? I mean, if Mr. Xu comes to find you, you can go back. Guandong people have great potential and development. You have already made dumplings
Once the museum is built, just leave it to them to manage it and train them. By the way, does Huaqing want to accept you as its teacher?" Zhang Li asked.
"That's what it means."
"I wonder why you don't accept any apprentices? Look at Wang Gang, he has nine apprentices."
Lao Tan smiled and said, "What do you think is a good thing about accepting a disciple? A teacher teaches, acquires karma, and resolves doubts. If you are not qualified to be a master, accepting a disciple is a misguided disciple."
"Old Tan, that's the only thing you're not good at. You're too modest. If you haven't reached Wang Gang's level, you've never reached it. Don't you find it troublesome?"
"That's not true. Everyone has the characteristics of being a good teacher, but you have to be qualified. Forty, maybe. When you reach forty, you will accept two apprentices, and you won't accept more."
"If you charge a few more, you are guaranteed to be working in catering. It is impossible to change careers. Wherever you go, there will be people to follow. You have to train some of your own people." Zhang Li said.
"That's what it is. You're right. I listen to you."
Zhang Li said seriously: "I'm not kidding you. Even if you don't go back to Guandong and work elsewhere, you still have to have your own people. It's easy to take care of your own apprentices, so you don't have to worry."
Lao Tan pondered for a while and said: "It is difficult to manage your own people, and they are often the ones who do bad things. Those who understand things are fine, but those who don't understand things will just give you eye drops. Disciples are not accepted just because they want to be worshiped. They have to have character."
If you pass the test, those with insufficient moral character will definitely not be accepted."
"Hua Qingxing has good character and is qualified." Zhang Li said.
The young man from Huaqing is really good, and Lao Tan also likes him very much. He plans to take him for two years first, even if he is inspected, he will be forty in two years. If Hua Qing still wants to become a disciple at that time, he will accept it.
The two of them came out of the barbecue restaurant after drinking. There were many small tables set up outside and they were full of skewers. When they came, the rain had just stopped and the tables had not been set yet. Zhang Li said that she knew that the tables were set outside.
After eating, it was open. Lao Tan said he couldn't have another meal.
They both laughed together.
The night after the rain was very cool, and the enticing smell of cumin chili noodles floated in the air.
The whole street is full of barbecue restaurants. Every family has tables outside, and the stove is propped up on the curb. The skewer master has a towel draped on his shoulder, and he is flipping the meat skewers in his hands quickly, and sprinkling seasonings on it from time to time.
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Most of the people making skewers are young people, drinking beer while making skewers, happily talking and laughing without restraint, which adds a beautiful scenery to this summer.
When he was about to walk out of the street, Lao Tan found that Hua Qing, Sun Haicheng, Wang Hong and Fang Jianjun were sitting at a table in the back of the second store on the street. The four of them were having skewers and drinking. It seemed that Wang Hong had said something funny.