After being married for so many years, she had developed a blind worship for the fat man.

The fat man was right. Those who questioned him were later proven wrong by the facts.

The two walked out of the parking lot hand in hand and ran into Liu Jing.

She joked, "The boss and his wife are still so loving, they even hold hands when they go to work."

Yu Li blushed and quickly pulled her hand away from the fat man's grasp.

The fat man, however, didn't seem to care and instead started criticizing her: "What are you wearing?"

Liu Jing subconsciously glanced at herself. Today, she was wearing the most popular soft gauze shirt of the year underneath, and a raincoat on top, which is what we later call a trench coat.

It's so fashionable!

However, Liu Jing didn't dare to refute the fat man, not because he was the boss; but because he had personally designed the uniforms for Qilige employees for the past few years.

As it turns out, the fat man had an excellent eye; the uniforms of these waitresses were always a beautiful sight at Qili Pavilion.

So Liu Jing became insecure after hearing what he said, and asked hesitantly, "Boss, am I really that ugly?"

The fat man shook his head: "It's not that it's ugly, but it's the shoulder pads. The West is into wide-shouldered styles because they have big bones and can support them; look at us now, everyone is following the trend and adding sponge shoulder pads to coats, suits, sweaters, and even shirts and dresses, pursuing the wide-shouldered effect, which has made it look out of place."

Once the boss said that, Liu Jing understood.

Both she and her sister are slender and tall, so they really can't pull off clothes like that.

On the contrary, the proprietress's clothes always fit her perfectly, bringing out her charm just right.

Oh, how happy I would be to marry a husband like that!

"..."

Four years have passed, and the twin sisters have reached the age where they are eager to get married.

In particular, the older sister Liu Jia was entrusted with an important task by the fat man and promoted to be the store manager of the Qilige Bamiantang branch.

Furthermore, Fatty's apprentice, Gao Xiang, is also the head chef there. His intentions are as clear as day.

As for Liu Jing, she was kept by the fat man's side and is now the service team leader of the Qilige flagship store.

In the parlance spoken in Guangdong, it means supervisor.

As for the original team, Lao Wang has already retired honorably, and his apprentice Pan Ming has taken over his job and is now the second chef.

For the others, it was the same old story – like a nephew carrying a lantern.

Do you remember when Qilige opened? It was in 1981. It's been 7 years now, and it's not like other restaurants haven't tried to poach our staff.

But this old team all came from the Red Star Factory with Fatty back then, so the employees are extremely loyal, and Fatty isn't a stingy person.

The salary, bonuses, and benefits are among the best in the local catering industry.

Of course they're not leaving!

Not only do they not leave, but some people are even switching jobs to join them.

The first one is Qin Shuangchou, Master Qin; do you remember him? He used to be from Gongdelin, the one who taught Fatty how to make vegetarian Nine-Turned Intestines and Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallions.

After the fat man moved to the new store, he urgently needed to expand his team, so he thought of him.

What the fat man didn't expect was that with just a little enticement, Master Qin immediately switched jobs and came to work for him.

She looked like a lonely woman in her boudoir, waiting for that unfaithful fat man!

Besides Master Qin, Fatty also managed to poach a few more cooks.

Even his master wasn't spared.

"..."

Grandpa Lu Xingbang couldn't resist his stubbornness, so he transferred Fatty's senior sister over.

That's the person who answered the phone when the fat man called the old man.

The fat guy's senior sister is named Lu Dafeng, a name with a very distinctive regional flavor.

The fat man secretly thought that his master was bad at naming. A girl was named Dafeng. Why didn't you name her Luxixi?

How wonderful it would be to follow Zheng Yuanjie's path and leave him with nowhere to go!

Besides that, Aunt Pang also took on an apprentice, a girl who is only 19 years old this year.

As Aunt Pang would say, she was born with a silver tongue and can carry on my mantle.

One of the important functions of the head chef is to oversee the quality of the dishes prepared by the chefs.

To find fault with a dish, you first need to know how to eat it and be able to taste exactly what's wrong with it after just one bite.

Otherwise, why should others respect you?

Another one is Liu Lan, who mentioned to Fatty in 1986 that she wanted to resign.

The fat man asked her why.

Liu Lan's eyes darted away: "I'm old and faded now, and I can't be of much help at the restaurant anymore. Rather than staying here and making a fool of myself, I'd rather leave."

The fat man grabbed her hands and said, "Do you remember what I told you back then?"

Liu Lan felt a momentary daze, as if she had returned to that winter of 1964, when she cornered the fat man and asked him if he wanted to get emotionally involved or just want to get sexually involved.

Then their passion ignited and became uncontrollable.

Later, the fat man got together with Yu Li, and more and more young and beautiful girls started to surround him...

Liu Lan thought that her relationship with the fat man should come to an end.

But the fat man didn't think that way; he treated her the same way he had treated her before.

Even now, 24 years later, the fat man has never said a word to her that could hurt their relationship.

Liu Lan cried again that day. The fat man wiped away her tears, hugged her, and said, "Let's live like this together, until we die."

What else could Liu Lan say? She nodded heavily and then buried her face in the fat man's arms.

"..."

Next, we'll talk about the fat man's family.

His eldest sister Chen Rong's family is thriving, and the parts factory she and Xu Damao started together has expanded significantly.

As the saying goes, a small boat is easy to turn around. The biggest advantage of small businesses like theirs is that they can produce products according to market demand.

In recent years, the automotive industry and the microelectronics industry have entered a period of rapid development.

Many of the famous companies that followed started to thrive around 1988.

Take Huawei, for example. This company, which was only founded last year (in 1987), has already begun to show its potential this year.

They focus on the research and development and production of communication equipment, with their main product being telephone switching networks.

In addition, they are also engaged in the research and development and production of electronic components.

In addition, there is Haier.

This company, founded in 1984, entered the home appliance market this year. It has rapidly risen to prominence thanks to its innovative management model and high-quality products.

It became a leading enterprise in the home appliance industry for a long time.

The fat man once thought that "Haier Brothers" was made by them to sell their own refrigerators.

That's both right and wrong.

Because "Haier Brothers" officially premiered in 1995 and didn't end until 2001, the entire series consisted of 212 episodes. The story contained a wealth of social science knowledge, including natural sciences, history, geography, and humanities, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it an encyclopedia for the post-80s generation.