According to custom, the wedding of Zhou Xiaomei and Wang Gang was held first at Zhou Xiaomei's home, and then went to Wang Gang's hometown for the formal wedding. When it was held at Zhou Xiaomei's home, Lao Tan happened to be at home and was lucky enough to attend.
After attending Zhou Xiaomei's wedding, Lao Tan and his son ate pork from three sisters' houses, celebrated his mother's birthday, and then returned to the provincial capital.
After arriving in the provincial capital, she first received a call from Sister Yuan, saying that Director Zhang would no longer be responsible for the hotel and guesthouse in Ganqika. The group asked her to continue to manage it. If she wanted to take over, she naturally asked Lao Tan for help, so Lao Tan went with her.
Ganqi card.
After arriving, I learned that the hotel now only sells for more than 1,000 yuan a day, rooms cost 800 to 900 yuan, and the supermarket sells for about 500 yuan. The business is very bad. Of course, if the business is good, Director Zhang will not let go.
The business of the store for rent on the first floor is okay. It looks like a small commercial street on the whole, but it is a little lonely next to the national highway. The civil construction of the farmer's market in the west has been completed and will be completed in another half year. Copper products are traded in the park.
The hall was deserted, with only six companies stationed there, all of them small businesses.
After the handover between Director Zhang and Sister Yuan, he felt relaxed as if a burden had been thrown off his body, and he sincerely said that he would never work in a restaurant again in this life. Yes, restaurants are not something you can just do if you want to. It is easy to make money for others, but you have to work hard.
Sister Yuan took over this time and was responsible for management as before. It was already the end of the year. After the handover, the business was closed and the business started on the sixth day of the first lunar month.
Chef Bao in the kitchen and Tu Yaqi Qige in the front room are still there. They are very happy to know that Sister Yuan will continue to take over, especially Lao Tan. They are also overjoyed. They are willing to cooperate with Lao Tan. Not only
You can learn things, and you can also learn to be a human being.
Lao Tan stayed in Ganqika for three days and met with Director Wu from the Osteopathic Hospital, Zhang Zhigong from the osteopathic hospital, Bart from the sales office, and some old friends. When old friends meet again, it is inevitable to sit down and have a few drinks to reminisce about old friendships.
.I heard that Lao Tan came back to manage the hotel after the Chinese New Year. Director Wu and Zhang Zhigong agreed on the spot that the next meals would be at the hotel in the park.
After returning from Ganqika, Lao Tan went to the dumpling house and sat down and had a frank talk with Yanhua and Yanzi. Lao Tan said that the dumpling house was already stable, and if he didn't open a branch, it would be of no value for him to stay here, and it would be like making a living in vain.
, I can’t do it. At the same time, I told them both that if they come back to open a branch, I will definitely help them. Li Shuang and Hua Qing will stay here and won’t take any of them away.
Yanhua and Yanzi knew they couldn't keep Lao Tan, so they accepted this reality.
"Lao Tan, Yanhua and I promise to open a branch. I know why you left. Don't worry, give me some time and I will make sure to settle this matter." Yanzi said vowedly.
"Hey, have a good time with Lao Feng, he is a nice person." Lao Tan said.
"Don't worry about it. Just come back when the branch opens. But you can't ignore the dumpling restaurant. Don't worry, you are no longer here. You are also a consultant here, so you can still make money." Yanzi said.
Lao Tan said: "If the consultant is available, the money will be waived."
Yanhua didn't hesitate to say anything, but she had already planned that even if Yanzi couldn't do it, she would open a branch herself, and she would definitely call Lao Tan back when the time came.
Lao Tan is no longer here. Hua Qing, Li Shuang, and Wang Hong are going to go with them. Lao Tan comforts them.
"I know what you are thinking, and I understand." Lao Tan first affirmed them, and then said sincerely: "But we can't be like before. We have to take care of our families and we can't always go around fighting guerrillas. It's not easy to find a stable job.
, let’s work here. You’re good enough, you can take the lead, and sooner or later you have to work alone, we can’t be together forever.”
"I thought about this when I took over the dumpling restaurant. I want to train you so that you can take care of yourself. To put it bluntly, I am very happy that you can support the store alone. I'm leaving. You continue to work until I take over a big business outside.
I still have to look for you when I'm alone, so we can still be together."
Hua Qing said: "Don't worry, Master, we'll be there with just a phone call."
"I would rather go without any salary," Li Shuang said.
Lao Tan laughed and said, "You are doing well here. You started the business with your own hands. You have feelings and know how to do it. The other two bosses are nice people and the wages they give you are not low. You both support your family, so stop running around.
Yes. I told my two bosses that I will give each of you an increase of 500 yuan, which is considered a high salary in the provincial capital. Don’t run around with me now and work hard here."
What Lao Tan said was true. The three of them all had families, so it would be great if they could work in one place for a long time. Lao Tan could rest assured that they had been arranged well.
"I'll go to Ganqika with you after the New Year." Wang Hong said bluntly, mainly because she didn't have those burdens and liked working with Lao Tan.
"No, you can just stay here and give me one of my little brothers. I'll serve dumplings over there," Lao Tan said.
"What? You don't like me?" Wang Hong was immediately unhappy.
"What are you talking about, sister, how can I dislike you? By the way, how was it with Fang Jianjun?" Lao Tan asked.
Wang Hong blushed immediately, while Hua Qing said "Oh". Wang Hong glared hard at him, and Hua Qing immediately became silent.
"Nothing good." Wang Hong said.
Lao Tan did not continue to ask. After all, Li Shuang and Hua Qing were in front of him, and said: "You work here first. I haven't been able to work in Ganqika for a long time. You know what it's like there. It's a place for retirement. I haven't reached the retirement home yet."
When the time comes, we are sure to take over a big business. You can train a few more dumpling workers here so that we can use them in the future."
After hearing what Lao Tan said, Wang Hong thought for a moment and said, "Call Meng Meng over, she can do it now."
So it was decided that Meng Meng would make noodles and Fang Jianjun's younger brother would serve as a cold dish. Sun Haicheng felt that Gan Qika was close to home and decided that he would be the head chef. Li Shuang's husband Xiao Gao had returned from Russia and arranged for him to replace Sun Haicheng in the kitchen.
"You see, the team is getting bigger and bigger. From now on, this will be the base camp. The kitchen and front office people will be trained here." Lao Tan said to Hua Qing and Li Shuang: "You two have a heavy responsibility. Do you know, I plan to take on more in the future?"
Every shop, everyone comes out here."
Hua Qing glanced at Li Shuang and said, "Sister Shuang, are you listening? This is our base from now on."
Li Shuang said: "The base area is fine. What's the benefit of not having a boss? Now that Sister Wang has accepted apprentices, you have to think about it."
After speaking, Hua Qing and Hua Qing looked at Lao Tan expectantly.
Lao Tan said: "Let's do this, I will take you two in when I am forty years old."
"You mean you still have to inspect us for two years." Li Shuang said.
"That's okay to understand. It's mainly due to the sect's rules that you are not allowed to accept disciples if you are under forty." Old Tan said seriously.
"Okay, let's wait." Li Shuang said.
After arranging the dumpling restaurant, Lao Tan felt that he had nothing to do years ago. People who have always been working are at a loss when they have nothing to do. Sometimes it is a kind of suffering to stay around.
As the New Year is approaching, I go to the market to purchase the New Year’s food, then tidy up the inside and outside of my house, gather some unused things together, and find a rag collector to take them away at once. The freezer is a bit inoperable, and the refrigerator repairman
It was said that it was not worth repairing, so it was better to replace it with a new one. So I replaced it with a new freezer, a Haier one.
Everything was done, and there were still five days to celebrate the New Year. It was really boring for Lao Tan and his son to stay at home, so he had the idea of drinking, so he called Brother Liu.
Brother Liu and Xiaofeng were playing mahjong in a mahjong club. They heard that drinking is a good match. After discussion, they planned to go to a Guandong family. To be honest, Lao Tan didn’t want to go, but Brother Liu liked to eat the little tofu there, and Xiaofeng liked to eat the little stupid chicken.
So I agreed.
Zhang Li and Zhou Xiaomei were very surprised by Lao Tan's arrival, as they did not expect him to come.
Zhou Xiaomei, with the joy of being a new wife on her face, said to Lao Tan: "Brother-in-law, you are so free today."
"Well, I have nothing to do. Come and see you." Lao Tan said with a smile.
His son Jiaheng and Zhou Xiaomei knew each other. The little guy came up and asked: "Sister, where is my brother-in-law?"
Zhou Xiaomei blushed a little, bent down and said, "He is in the kitchen."
Zhang Li looked at Lao Tan's son. This was the first time she saw him, and she liked him. She touched the little guy's head and asked, "How old is he?"
"When I am six years old, I will go to school during the Chinese New Year, auntie." Jiaheng replied.
Zhang Li felt uncomfortable when she called her aunt. She pretended to be angry and pointed at Zhou Xiaomei and asked Jiaheng: "Why do you call her sister my aunt?"
"She is my sister." Jiaheng replied.
"Then you have to call me sister."
"No, you're not, you're an aunt."
"Why?"
"Because--because you are aunt."
The little guy made everyone laugh.
Zhang Li arranged a private room with a heated kang. Brother Liu and Xiaofeng hadn't arrived yet. Old Tan ordered the dishes first, and then entered the private room with his son. He didn't want to go into the kitchen. He didn't want to work here.
I'm not excited, besides, it's a busy time now, so I'm afraid of disturbing everyone.
After Lao Tan led his son upstairs, Zhang Li was in a trance for a moment. Every time she saw Lao Tan, she was a little excited, and this time was no exception. Especially when she saw Lao Tan's son, she felt as if she had knocked over a condiment bottle.
,Mixed feelings.
Lao Tan occupies a big place in her heart. She knows that she will never forget this man in this life, and she often thinks that even if they are not together, it would be nice to see him every day.
Thinking of the last few days when she and Hu Jing were drinking together, Hu Jing shed tears while telling her about her husband. She told her about her marriage and her many years of sexlessness, not to mention the sadness. Finally, she said that as long as she didn’t get divorced, she wouldn’t be prepared.
No matter what your husband is doing outside, there is no relationship anyway, as long as you don’t let the children live in a single-parent family.
Then she remembered that Lao Tan once drank too much and accidentally told her about his situation, which was no different from Hu Jing's. She didn't believe it at the time. She felt that no matter how bad things were between husband and wife, there would be no love. Now it seems that it is
Really. I couldn’t help but say this damn thing with hatred in my heart. I would rather hold it in than be stubborn with myself, as if I had really become an aunt.
I couldn't help laughing when I thought of this, thinking to myself, what's going on, what are you thinking about, why did you even think of that?
In our human thinking, it is normal to think about anything, it's just that different people think different things.
Regardless of men or women, they will all think about loving things. This is a normal physiological need and cannot be avoided by anyone, unless they are a fool or a mentally ill person.
It's not shameful to think about it, but it's shameful to do it indiscriminately.