Chapter 298 A little clever, but not much

Su Yujin squinted her eyes, "How did Uncle Zheng know that I had something to say?"

"From the moment you entered the yard, I could see that you were worried, as if you had a lot to say. You couldn't take your eyes off the food you were eating, but your mouth wasn't eating quickly. It must be because you were hiding something in your heart."

Zheng Mingyuan said, "Tell me, what is it that makes it so difficult for you to speak?"

Su Yujin swallowed the tofu soup in her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and answered truthfully, "Brother Hu came to look for me..."

The smile on Zheng Mingyuan's face faded visibly, "What are they doing here?"

"Maybe it's because Juweizhaide's business is not doing well now." Su Yujin said.

Hu Xingxian and the other three would not do anything out of kindness, but Zheng Mingyuan has been away from the capital for such a long time, and nothing has happened in Qinghe in the past two years, so it is likely that the four of them did not come here specifically to kill Zheng Mingyuan.

After much thought, they thought that it was probably because the business of Juweizhai was getting worse and worse, so they had to think about inviting Zheng Mingyuan back, but they knew Zheng Mingyuan's temper, so they had to find her as the boss.

He criticized Zheng Mingyuan, sowed discord, and finally used both kindness and force to achieve his goal.

But I didn't expect that she was not someone who was easy to fool, so I didn't succeed.

These four people are a little clever, but not much...

Zheng Mingyuan sighed, "That should be it."

"It's as expected." Zheng Mingyuan sighed again, "But it's faster than expected."

"Juweizhai was very prosperous at the beginning, with a great reputation, second only to Baxianlou. We can't say we made a fortune every day, but we were making a lot of money. I also brought those apprentices with me. Even if the dishes they made can't be said to taste exactly the same as mine, they are at least 80% as good, which is pretty good."

"In theory, after they managed to force me to leave, all my apprentices are capable of becoming chefs. Even if some diners are a bit picky, most of them should be able to stay. Even if Juweizhai doesn't run very hard, it can still ensure that their two brothers have enough food and clothing."

"They are thinking of bringing me back so soon. I guess they are courting death. They have driven away all the apprentices and hired some random, incompetent people as chefs. Juweizhai is no longer profitable."

The more Zheng Mingyuan spoke, the dimmer the light in his eyes became, and the more solemn his expression became.

He used to be a servant of the Hu family.

He was left with no other options and had to sell himself into slavery in order to buy a coffin for his second uncle who had always loved and protected him.

I originally thought that if I became a servant in someone else's family, I would have a low status and would not be as dependent on my master as a born child. I would definitely live a life of being beaten and scolded, and being despised and looked down upon by others.

But soon, he found that things were not as he thought.

Hu Xuanzhi, the head of the Hu family, was kind and tolerant. Seeing that he was pitiful and was bullied, he placed him in the kitchen. It didn't matter how much work he had to do or whether it was tiring or not, but at least he could eat his fill, and if he was smart, he could learn some skills.

He was surprised and delighted. Having worked hard outside since he was a child, he understood the significance of these things to him. He began to curry favor with chefs everywhere in order to learn some cooking skills.

After he was able to cook a few signature dishes, he finally gained the recognition of Hu Xuanzhi, and joined Juweizhai, where he began to truly learn cooking.

From being a kitchen boy, to being a chopping block, to being a kitchen helper, to being a chef, and then learning the secret recipes passed down by the Hu family...

In Zheng Mingyuan's view, Hu Xuanzhi is his mentor and also his teacher.

Apart from his second uncle, Hu Xuanzhi is the most important person in his life.

Because he remembered Hu Yuanzhi's kindness, after Hu Yuanzhi passed away due to illness, he tried his best to control Juweizhai, in order to prevent his two unworthy sons Hu Xingxian and Hu Xingyi from completely ruining Juweizhai.

But no matter how hard he tried to run Juweizhai, he was just a servant of the Hu family. Many things he did were not justified, and he was eventually driven out by the Hu Xingxian brothers.

Now, Hu Xingxian and Hu Xingyi were greedy and ended up in this situation, which made him feel aggrieved.

But when Zheng Mingyuan thought about how Juweizhai, which Hu Xuanzhi had spent most of his life to create, had become what it is now, he felt heartbroken again.

Su Yujin saw it clearly and knew what Zheng Mingyuan was thinking at the moment.

"Uncle Zheng." Su Yujin put down the spoon in her hand, "What do you think of our hotel business?"

Zheng Mingyuan was a little stunned by the change of topic, but he still answered truthfully, "Our Huibinlou's business is of course impeccable. It is the number one restaurant in Qinghe. To be frank, the amount of money Huibinlou makes every day is like this now, which means that the area of ​​Huibinlou is only this big."

If the venue is bigger, there are more private rooms, and there are enough tables, the hotel will still be full! Zheng Mingyuan is confident.

"I also think the business is very good." Su Yujin nodded, "So I plan to open a branch."

"Open a branch?" Zheng Mingyuan was stunned again, but quickly came to his senses. "If you want to open a branch, it's not impossible. Although Dayong is a little stupid, he has learned many dishes very well. The remaining two apprentices with indentures are also talented and can cook dishes well."

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"Now they are the ones who make most of the dishes. I just make a few important dishes and then think about new dishes. If we open a branch, I will often teach them how to make new dishes and refine the old dishes. That should be fine."

"I just don't know where the boss plans to open a branch?"

Su Yujin spoke faintly, "Beijing."

Capital?

Zheng Mingyuan was stunned again, "What the boss means is..."

"Not bad." Su Yujin nodded.

Zheng Mingyuan gritted his teeth. ——A few more days passed.

With careful treatment of daily cleaning of the wound, applying medicine and bandages, and taking herbal medicine, Xiaoguai's condition gradually improved. Not only did he regain a lot of strength, but even the abscesses had scabs formed and there was no pain.

Xiaoguai often gets out of bed to move around and help Liu Tongsheng with some chores, and is even ready to go out and take on some work.

Liu Tongsheng and Hu Zi stopped him and just let him rest for a while.

"I'm fine now." Xiaoguai ran in the yard, "Look, I'm really fine now."

"Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes like a thread being pulled out. Even if you look better on the outside, you are still weak on the inside. You should rest for a while." Hu Zi said, "Sister Su told me that although your abscess has healed, you cannot stand the wind or sweat. If you go out to work, sweat, and be exposed to the wind, you will fall ill again. That would be bad. You will have to ask Sister Su to come and treat you again."

(End of this chapter)