The lobby on the fourth floor of Guandong Family House is very lively tonight. In addition to some employees of our restaurant, there are also many people from the catering industry in provincial capitals who are here to celebrate the full moon of Wang Gang's son.
Wang Gang has done well in the catering industry in the provincial capital in the past two years, relying on the platform of Guandong Renjia, and Mr. Xu strongly praises him, so he has made many prestigious friends.
In addition, Wang Gang has a straightforward personality, values loyalty, and is easy to make friends with, which also gives him a good reputation in the circle. He also became a disciple of Ming Zhengliang, a cooking master who has been in the limelight in the past two years, which also makes him somewhat famous.
Zhou Xiaomei also brought the child. At this time, she was in the lounge of the banquet hall. Her son was lying in the stroller, surrounded by Zhang Li, Li Shuang, Wang Hong and a group of sisters, chatting and teasing the little guy.
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The little guy is really cute, with a tiger-like head and a tiger-like brain, his eyebrows and eyebrows are exactly like his mother's, and his mouth is like his father's. From time to time he will push up his two chubby calves and grab them back and forth with his two little hands.
Among these people we did not find Hu Jing.
Hu Jing came when Zhou Xiaomei came with her child in her arms. After putting down the red envelope, she said a few auspicious words and then left the front desk saying she needed to be taken care of.
When she saw Zhou Xiaomei and her eldest son, she felt a little uncomfortable. She thought that they were still a family of three, and she was an outsider or a disgraceful third party. She could no longer maintain an ambiguous relationship with Wang Gang in the future.
, he should return to his family.
But people are emotional animals after all, and they will inevitably fall in love with each other for a long time. If you can't feel something for a day or two, how can you not feel it for a long time? Wang Gang already has a place in her heart, and she can't help but fall in love.
She was well aware of the misfortune of her own marriage, and she was looking for comfort and happiness just because of the misfortune. But what she found was causing another marriage to become misfortune, which she did not want to see.
She felt that she should distance herself from Wang Gang from now on and not let the mistake continue.
The most difficult thing for people to deal with is emotional problems, and they continue to be dealt with in a haphazard manner------
After Lao Tan finished arranging things in the kitchen, he came to the fourth floor and entered the lounge first.
"Let me see my grandson." Old Tan said happily.
"Your grandson?" Zhang Li was a little confused.
Zhou Xiaomei explained with a smile: "Yes, I call him uncle, but my children are not allowed to call him grandpa."
Only then did Zhang Li react. She couldn't help but hit Lao Tan and said, "You are still a grandfather."
With a smile on his face, Lao Tan went straight to the stroller and picked up the baby. Zhang Li and Wang Hong were startled by his hug, and they both said involuntarily: "Can you carry the baby? Don't miss the baby."
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At this time, the baby was already in Lao Tan's arms. He held the little guy's head with one hand and his waist with the other, and said to Zhang Li and Wang Hong: "Let me tell you, I am a professional in holding babies. I have delivered all my children."
"You still have those two moments." Zhang Li obviously didn't believe it.
"Haha, it's true." Old Tan teased the little guy as he said, "You're such a handsome boy, good boy, just smile."
The little guy didn't laugh, but he didn't cry either. He just lay quietly in Lao Tan's arms, looking like he was enjoying himself. After holding the baby for a while, Lao Tan put the baby back into the stroller. The little guy smiled, making Lao Tan very happy.
"How much did you weigh when you were born?" Lao Tan asked.
"Seven pounds and two ounces, caesarean section." Zhou Xiaomei replied.
"The little one is quite heavy. Fat boy, do you have enough milk?" Lao Tan asked.
"It wasn't enough in the first few days and I couldn't produce milk. Now it's OK and I can eat whatever I can't," Zhou Xiaomei said.
"That's good. Children who drink breast milk have a good physique, but those who drink formula cannot. If you have a good physique, your child's physique will be the same. So, are you happy to be a mother?"
One sentence made Zhou Xiaomei's eyes bristle, and two warm things flowed out unsatisfactorily. These were tears of happiness, satisfaction, and pride, as any woman who is a new mother would do.
Zhou Xiaomei is one year older than Lao Tan. How can she not be happy having a child at this age? At this moment, her child is the first priority in her heart, and no one can compare with her.
In this world, maternal love is the greatest.
Lao Tan came out of the lounge, exchanged greetings with some familiar chef friends, and each had a glass of wine.
When Wang Gang introduced him to his master Ming Zhengliang, the two shook hands politely. Ming Zhengliang showed his master's attitude and asked: "Who is Master Tan?"
Lao Tan knew that this was a seniority ranking, and chefs with some reputation usually liked this, so he smiled and said, "My master Huang Hai."
"Huang Hai?" It was obvious that Ming Zhengliang didn't know Huang Hai. He was a little confused and began to search his memory.
"My master has no name, but he is a master. He is of the same generation as your master." Old Tan said calmly.
"Do you know my master?" Ming Zhengliang asked.
"Well ------- let's just say we know each other. Your master is young, and mainly your master Liu Lao is great and a famous chef in the provincial capital. He is eighty this year, right?" Lao Tan asked.
"Yes, I met him last year. But, I can't remember who your master is------" Ming Zhengliang looked slightly embarrassed.
"Let me tell you something, I think you can remember it. Your master traveled to Guandong and went to the provincial capital when he was seven or eight years old. My master took him in and took him with him to learn the craft. After my master retired from drinking, he arranged for your master
The next shift------"
"Oh, I know, you are Old Disciple Huang." Ming Zhengliang thought about it and interrupted Old Tan.
Lao Tan said: "The Mr. Huang you are talking about is my master, and my master is his son. We are brothers."
They are indeed brothers, but they are not the same disciple.
Lao Tan's master was the first catering director after the liberation of the provincial capital. During the Republic of China, the old man was the top manager of Sanchun Restaurant. Sanchun Restaurant is famous in the Northeast, including Lu Mingchun, Minghuchun, Poyangchun, and Shaoshuai General.
go to eat.
At that time, the master chef was called the shopkeeper. Old Master Tan was famous for cooking and was the number one. Master Ming Zhengliang was a kid who had escaped from poverty. Old Master Tan liked it and took him to learn the skill.
After the liberation, the old man became the director. He worked for more than 30 years and was a famous chef in the provincial capital. When he retired, he recommended Master Mingzhengliang to replace him. Later, the restaurant was changed to the Provincial City Hotel Association, and Master Mingzhengliang became the first chairman.
Just in time for the reform and opening up, the catering industry was booming and chefs were very popular. Master Mingzheng Liang recruited many disciples, and their sect quickly became powerful.
In 1982, the first national cooking competition was held, and the provincial capital wanted to send a chef to participate. At that time, Master Tan was the leading young chef, and it was him.
But the old man in his family has retired and has no real power. The chairman of the catering association is Master Ming Zhengliang, so he naturally wants to recommend his apprentice, but Master Tan failed to participate.
As a result, there was a gap between the two families.
At that time, everyone in the chef community in the provincial capital knew about this. They all said that Mr. Tan had brought out a white-eyed wolf boy who started biting people after he was fed. The old man was also very angry, but there was nothing he could do. He was not in his position. It was better for the county magistrate to take charge now.
That can only be the case.
When it came time for the second competition, Master Lao Tan simply stopped participating. It was Lao Tan's master who went to the provincial capital and won the national cooking championship, which brought glory to the master's sect.
These old things have long passed. Now Ming Zhengliang's sect is very powerful in the provincial capital. His master is the chairman of the Catering Association and is influential. There are more than fifty apprentices like Ming Zhengliang. Of course, some are doing well and some are not.
, uneven.
Master Lao Tan has had three apprentices in his life, two to be exact, one of them is Master Lao Tan, the master's own son. Master Lao Tan did not participate in the chef competition, but his skills are there and should not be underestimated.
Master Lao Tan has accepted four apprentices in his life, and Lao Tan is the youngest. The eldest brother is now abroad, the second brother has retired, and the third brother has opened a restaurant in Chaoyang. When he entered the master's door, the master set a rule that no apprentice was allowed to be under forty.
, so Lao Tan doesn’t dare to accept apprentices now.
Master is now almost seventy. He has lived in Hainan for a long time and rarely returns to the provincial capital. During the holidays, Lao Tan calls to say hello.
After Ming Zhengliang found out about Lao Tan's family and that he was a serious celebrity chef, he took Lao Tan to sit down and the two started chatting.
"Master Tan's management is very good. I always hear Wang Gang talking about you and never have a chance to meet him," Ming Zhengliang said.
"What's so good? We both work in management. We don't know anything about the situation that others don't know about. We are all supported by our brothers," Lao Tan said.
Ming Zhengliang smiled, handed Lao Tan a cigarette, took one in his mouth, and the two of them lit up and smoked.
"Your method of posting photos is very good, and you have some ideas. Now several restaurants are following your example, and I guess they will have to do this in the future," Ming Zhengliang said.
"Haha, it's just a sudden idea. It's okay. Nowadays, children like to tinker with mobile phones. Let them tinker with it. Just keep it hygienic." Lao Tan said.
"The work-point system you implement now is quite good. Did Master Tan study at Jusite in Beijing? They have work-point system training, and many restaurants learned it there." Ming Zhengliang asked.
Lao Tan said: "That's not true. I did it myself. I heard that Jusite's lectures are very good and practical, but the tuition is very expensive and I can't afford to study. You also need to learn the system, which is not available in ordinary hotels.
Come on. This is a stupid way of mine. It means like that, no one else is good at it."
"That's not bad. We don't have any hotels in the provincial capital yet. I took a look and found that it's really good, very practical, down-to-earth, and suitable for our hotel." Ming Zhengliang gave a thumbs up after speaking.
"Let's just tinker and have fun. Children don't accept the traditional management model. Nowadays, children are so difficult to manage. If things go well, you can just leave. If things don't go well, you just walk away. You don't even care. It's not like we were afraid of being laid off at that time. If we were laid off, we would have no food.
Eat. Haha, it’s all forced, there’s nothing we can do, we manage the hotel, we can’t run away all the people.” Lao Tan said.
Ming Zhengliang is also very knowledgeable about hotel management. Many of their views resonated with each other, and the conversation became very speculative. In the end, Ming Zhengliang invited Lao Tan to speak about work-point system management at a catering forum held regularly by the Catering Association. Lao Tan declined politely.
Yes, I said it was okay to participate, but it would be a bit tricky to talk about management.
Ming Zhengliang is a director of the Catering Association. Every time he organizes a forum for caterers, it is a bit boring. In addition, restaurants now focus on efficiency, and chefs, managers, and bosses do not have time to participate in any forums.
I found that Lao Tan's work-point system management is quite practical, so I wanted him to talk about it so that the forum would not be too deserted. Otherwise, it would be those few senior catering people talking about the current catering style and bragging, and the rest would be
A meal of food and drink has no practical meaning.