Chapter 275 A Dream

Yue Ning was about to go to school. She calculated that it was about 12 or 13 kilometers from home to school. Running was too long. If she drove, she would lose an opportunity to exercise. So she bought a bicycle. She tried to ride from home to university, then from university to the ferry, and then to Kowloon. But she regretted it. The ferry took too much time. She decided to just ride on Hong Kong Island in the future.

Who would have thought that the reporter would take a picture of her and give her such a title? What could she say? Would she say that Qiao Junxian knew she bought a bicycle? Who knows, they might say that Qiao Junxian watched her have sex in the car. It's better to ignore it.

Fan Xiuqin saw her bicycle in the newspaper and said she had never seen such an expensive bicycle and wanted to try it. Yue Ning rode the bicycle to Ning Yanlu Mansion today.

Fan Xiuqin looked it up and down carefully, then happily rode away on her bike.

He Yunbang watched his apprentice riding a bicycle and said to Yue Ning: "Ningning, I still won't go to France. You can choose someone else to go!"

Yue Ning turned around and glared at him: "I know you just got married and can't let go of your aunt. But have you ever thought that you only have one year left for your training at Baohua Building? After one year, you will return to Yuecheng. When you return to Yuecheng, the new Hong'an Hotel will be opened, and you will be the head chef of Hong'an Hotel. Will there be a chance to go out? The mainland has been reformed and opened up, and now everything is better outside. If you go to France, others will look up to you when you come back. I just considered that my aunt is not pregnant yet, so I arranged for you to work in the second half of this year, and Axing and Ajian in the first half of next year. When you come back from France, I will let you take a Japanese apprentice, and you can learn Japanese cuisine from the Japanese apprentice. In the future, you will have the final say in the entire catering of the hotel."

"But I've never been that far away."

"Didn't I ask someone to arrange an interpreter for you in France? I was just in case you didn't understand. And he will also arrange other things for you. What are you worried about?" Yue Ning asked him, "Just go, and tell me if you have any questions."

"I'll listen to you." said He Yunbang.

Yue Ning selected Luo Guoqiang and He Yunbang to go to France for half a year, and arranged for Grandpa Asong and his apprentice to go to Japan for a year. Considering the high popularity of Baohualou and Ningyan in Japan, she decided to open Baohualou in Japan.

Uncle Song is my grandfather's apprentice. He stayed with Baohualou during its most difficult times and is now the head chef of the old Baohualou restaurant. A Zhong is Uncle Song's apprentice. After Yue Ning came to Hong Kong City, he has been Yue Ning's assistant and is now also a chef on the list.

Yue Ning wanted the master and apprentice to go to Japan to study hard for a year before opening the first Baohualou in Japan. So this trip was not only to exchange culinary skills, but also to see the operation process of Japanese restaurants and gain a deep understanding of the Japanese catering market.

After all, Baohualou is a restaurant that offers a variety of dishes, not Ning Xiaochu, which has a single product. Fortunately, Baohualou Management Company has a subsidiary in Japan, and Liang Ze is now running the Japanese company. With Liang Ze around, she can rest assured.

She gave Nicolas and two other French cooks to Chen Jinying and Lu Peide. She told Chen Jinying and Lu Peide to learn French well, as they could not communicate with each other through an interpreter.

Yue Ning's plan is for the two of them to go to France for a year and a half of exchange, and go to Paris or Lyon to get a master's degree. Chen Jinying is a graduate of National Taiwan University, and as long as she has a basic knowledge of French, she can go to France; Lu Peide needs to get a bachelor's degree in Hong Kong before going to France to study.

Chen Jinying and Lu Peide are the two partners in professional and technical matters, while Sophie and Yang Zhijie are the partners in management and market development. HKU has a three-year program, and after Zhijie graduates, he will be able to take over Sophie's job, and Sophie will have time to study in business school in the UK or the US.

"Ningning, I heard Guoqiang say that after he finishes his further studies, he will not return to Fuyun Building but go to Beijing?" He Yunbang asked her.

"Yes. I have already made an agreement with Beijing. Chef Dong and Chef Lu both recognize Guoqiang's cooking skills. So when Guoqiang goes to Beijing, he will be considered a step forward compared to my Grandpa Luo. When I visit my father's grave, I can give an explanation to Grandpa Luo." Yue Ning laughed, "Axing will be in charge of Fuyunlou from now on."

He Yunbang nodded: "This is the best, everyone will have a good place to go."

"Yes! This way my Grandpa Luo can rest in peace in the underworld."

Fan Xiuqin came back from a walk and said, "Ningning, I'm going to buy one too. It turns out that being expensive has its benefits."

"Being expensive has its advantages. But why do you want it? I live in Sham Shui Po now, and I can't ride a bike here. The property prices are still very high now, and Ning Ning said that they will fall in the next two years." He Yunbang taught his young apprentice, "Whether you find a partner or not, it's like a rabbit has a nest, and your heart is settled."

A few days ago, Lu Peide discussed with Yue Ning whether he should consider buying a house in Gangcheng. Yue Ning told him to wait two years, as the current situation was unstable and he should wait until Gangcheng's future was settled. Moreover, if he worked for another two years, he would have more money on hand, after all, he still had Shoubo to live with. Yue Ning meant that he should either buy a bigger house or buy two houses on the upper and lower floors.

Yue Ning's vision was very accurate, and Lu Peide listened to it, and He Yunbang also listened to it. He had suffered from not having a house, and now that he had a big house, he told his little apprentice to buy his own house.

"Master! You just keep talking about houses every day. Where is my Master Lu? He urges me to find a partner every day." Fan Xiuqin complained.

"I'll listen to Ningning and go to France once the formalities are completed." He Yunbang reached out and rubbed her head. This girl was smart and generous, but she was too lively. When he was around, he could still stop her and say, "I'm going out. When the time comes, you can follow your senior brother, learn the craft well, and go to college. That way you can have a bright future."

"I know, I know!" said Fan Xiuqin.

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Yue Ning received an offer from the school and made an appointment with Mo Weiwen and his wife to go to Yuecheng to pay tribute to Yue Zhirong.

Mo Weiwen and his wife set out from Yuecheng Hotel to Fuyun Building early in the morning and saw Yue Ning and everyone else moving things onto a two-ton truck.

"Ningning, what are you doing?" Mo Weiwen asked.

"A sacrifice for Dad." Yue Ning handed a large bucket of ice to Luo Guoqiang.

Luo Guoqiang is going to France soon, and at this time next year, he will return to Beijing and become the chef of the State Guesthouse.

When he was a child, his grandfather once cooked for a senior leader who came to Yuecheng. The senior leader even took a photo and shook hands with his grandfather. This photo is hung on the wall of Fuyun Building. It was the proudest moment in his grandfather's life. When he goes to Beijing in the future, he will become a national chef who specializes in cooking for senior leaders and receiving foreign guests. He will tell his grandfather about this.

Luo Guoqiang put the ice bucket in the car. Yue Ning prepared a lot of offerings, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. It would be a pity if they were spoiled in such a hot day. She also prepared a few buckets of ice cubes and put them under the offerings later.

Yue Ning turned back to Fuyun Building and went in to get something. Fuyun Building had been closed for renovation since the Spring Fair.

The decoration is relatively simple: the exterior wall was repaired and cleaned thoroughly, and the signboard was remade; the interior wall was stripped and new wires were laid, because the air conditioners were imported from Japan and the original lines could not support so many air conditioners; the walls were repainted, and the floor used to be colored terrazzo, but now it is still made of this nostalgic color. The kitchen was the place where the most money was spent. All the kitchen equipment was upgraded and renovated, and the kitchen was also inspected last week. Now the interior is being cleaned up, and it will be open to welcome guests on August 18th.

The grandparents and grandchildren came back yesterday and prepared today's offerings with several chefs from Fuyunlou. Just like before the Chinese New Year and during the Qingming Festival, Yue Ning prepared ten boxes of gold ingots in addition to roasted pigs and geese. This time, she also made a red Ferrari for her father.

She ordered one for herself and will get it in the second half of the year. She is a filial child. If she can drive it, her father must have one too.

Mo Weiwen and Zhuang Baoru watched her carry out the paper car.

"This is too exaggerated." said Mo Weiwen.

Zhuang Baoru looked at him with a smile: "Didn't you see it when we went to Singapore last time? This is the custom. They worship very seriously."

When they arrived at the mountain where the graves of Yue's mother and son were located, Yue Ning discovered that the mountain was no longer just a muddy road trampled by many people, but a sloping concrete road.

This was after she came back last time. She was so wealthy that she donated 200,000 yuan to renovate the school building for the primary school in the village at the foot of the mountain. When they were renovating the school building, they also paved a cement road up the mountain for her so that it would be convenient for her to come back and worship her ancestors.

This is really convenient. I can borrow a cart from a villager at the foot of the mountain and pull it up the mountain.

Mo Weiwen arrived at Yue Zhirong's tomb on the mountain. There was a photo of Yue Zhirong on the tombstone. Looking at his brother who had shared hardships, Mo Weiwen couldn't hold back his tears: "Zhirong!"

He wished Zhirong could see Ningning's current appearance. He said, "Don't worry! The child was admitted to Hong Kong City University."

He said: "I didn't really help the child. It was all his own hard work."

Yue Ning gave a box of gold ingots to Mo Weiwen: "Without the foundation that uncle laid for me, how could I have passed the exam after just one year. Uncle, let's burn paper money."

Zhuang Baoru and Mo Weiwen burned paper money together. Listening to Yue Ning's chatter about what happened in the past few days, Yue Ning burned the car: "Dad, this is the latest car I bought, and you also drive it over there. I burned so much money for you, you must be a big shot over there now, right? And! If there is an aunt or sister over there, you can find one too. I told grandpa recently that if you see..."

Yue Baohua came over and knocked on her head: "Go to your grandma and burn paper for her."

Yue Ning immediately trotted over to his grandmother's grave and said, "Pfft, pfft, grandma, forgive my childish words. My grandfather didn't have such an idea, and you are not allowed to look for the old man over there."

Mo Weiwen finally couldn't help laughing. This kid even asked Zhirong to find a partner. Now that life is so good, Zhirong can't see it anymore.

Yue Ning paid homage to his father and had some other things to do in Yuecheng, so he had to stay one more night.

At night she had a dream. She dreamed of a garden house with a large bougainvillea tree. In the courtyard, a young woman in a cotton cheongsam was watering the flowers.

Yue Ning looked inside and saw his father in the house, eating rice noodles by the glass window.

Did Dad really find a girlfriend? Is this sister Dad's new girlfriend? The sister is very beautiful and gentle.

Yue Ning looked at the garden house and felt that it looked familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before. She pushed open the door.

Hearing the sound, the sister put down the kettle in her hand and looked at her.

Yue Ning greeted with a smile: "Hello, sister!"

"Sister?" the woman laughed softly.

Yue Ning suddenly realized, she smiled: "Hello, Auntie!"

The woman smiled helplessly. Yue Ning didn't know if she had called him the wrong name. But at this moment, her mind was no longer here.

Her father saw her and came out of the house. She was pleasantly surprised to find that her father had become stronger, his face had become fatter, and he looked even more handsome.

Yue Ning ran over and hugged him: "Dad, Dad..."

Yue Ning was held by her father, who touched her head and said, "Ning Ning, my Ning Ning."

The father and daughter hugged for a while, and the woman stood by and watched them and laughed. Yue Ning pushed her father away and said, "Dad, have you really found a girlfriend?"

"This is your grandmother."

Yue Ning opened her mouth wide: "My grandma is so young and beautiful?"

"Being young and beautiful is not a good thing for people here," said grandma.

Yue Ning suddenly realized that her grandmother had died very early.

Yue Ning looked at the beautiful yard. Next to the fence was a brick house. It seemed that her father lived a good life here. She said happily: "Not bad, not bad. Dad is still very capable and lives a good life."

Dad laughed and said, "Didn't you give me this house?"

"No wonder it looks familiar." Yue Ning said.

Yue Ning saw her father and had so many things to say to him. Yue Zhirong listened to her quietly until he heard the phone ring.

Yue Zhirong said: "Mom, tell the store that I won't be going today."

"Dad opened a shop?" Yue Ning shouted, "Come on, let's go and take a look."

Yue Zhirong answered the phone and said he would be there later. He pushed his bicycle out and Yue Ning jumped on it.

Yue Zhirong drove her forward. This road seemed like the streets of Guangdong city, but a little different.

After a while, we turned into the arcade and saw a storefront with a sign that read "Arong Restaurant". Two apprentices were preparing food in the restaurant.

Seeing such a small store, Yue Ning was a little disappointed. She said, "Dad, I gave you so much money, and you just opened a small restaurant?"

"I donated the money you gave me before and kept the house. This is what I earned with my own skills. I will get better slowly." Yue Zhirong said, "Don't burn so much for me during festivals in the future. I can make a living with my own skills. We craftsmen will never go hungry no matter where we go."

"We were starving in the northwest." Yue Ning said, looking up.

Yue Zhirong paused: "That's right."

"Zhirong..."

When Yue Ning heard the voice, he looked outside and saw Yu Wanmei appearing at the door of the store in tattered clothes.

She rushed to Yu Wanmei and asked, "How dare you come to my dad?"

When Yu Wanmei saw her, she was startled as if she had seen a ghost. She suddenly laughed out loud, and her laughter was a little scary: "Yue Ning, are you dead too?"

Yue Zhirong strode over and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Then she..."

Yue Ning woke up to Yu Wanmei's questioning voice...