Sun Aimin actually considered his sister-in-law's proposal.

According to Yuan Jie, after she fell into a coma in her previous life, Sun Aimin also experienced unemployment and selling his house.

The main reason for his unemployment was that he took too long leave during that period, which made the hotel owner somewhat dissatisfied.

Sun Aimin's salary was 3,000 yuan a month, which was considered high-income at the time. Because of his famous cooking skills, some guests would come to the hotel and specifically ask for the hotel's signature dishes made by Sun Aimin.

At that time, Sun Aimin had an apprentice named Wang Gang, who followed him for several years and learned some real skills from Sun Aimin.

During the time he was on leave, Wang Gang volunteered and said that he could basically replace Sun Aimin's position.

The boss asked Wang Gang to cook some of Sun Aimin’s best signature dishes, and the color, aroma and taste were almost exactly the same.

What’s important is that Wang Gang’s previous salary was 800 yuan per month, but replacing Sun Aimin only paid 1,200 yuan, which was a real bargain.

In this way, Sun Aimin soon became an unemployed vagrant.

Yuan Jie said that this apprentice named Wang Gang did not do well later on, but after the news of the baby swapping broke out, he relied on his former master-disciple relationship with Sun Aimin and was hired by the Zhan Jinhua gang. He became the main force in spreading rumors and slandering Yuan Jie and Sun Aimin on the Internet, and made a fortune from it.

However, there is always a price to pay for bad deeds. During the ten years that the Sun and Yuan families fought against the Zhan Jinhua gang, they collected a lot of evidence against these small-time thugs. Before the large-scale kidnapping gang was arrested, they sent Wang Gang to prison and confiscated his illegal gains.

Recently, hotel manager Hao Daqing contacted Sun Aimin again and said that he had something to discuss with him.

He took some time to go back to the hotel and entered the manager's office. He found that not only Hao Daqing was there, but also Wang Gang and the hotel's boss.

Sun Aimin asked, somewhat confused, "What do you want from me?"

Wang Gang replaced Sun Aimin as the hotel's head chef. It has been almost two months now. After enjoying the power, it is very difficult for him to let go of his arrogance. He looks like a smug villain.

When he met Sun Aimin, he no longer greeted him with a smile as before and called him "Master" all the time. Instead, he had a stern face, as if Sun Aimin owed him tens of thousands of dollars.

Sun Aimin automatically ignored this ungrateful villain and looked at the manager Hao Daqing and the big boss.

Hao Daqing spoke first: "Ai Min, it's been a while since we last met. Stop standing and sit down!"

His attitude was quite enthusiastic, completely devoid of the disgusted tone that had been used when he was fired.

Sun Aimin wanted to see what these people were up to, so he said indifferently, "Just say whatever you want to say. I'm very busy right now, and there are still many things waiting for me to do."

When Hao Daqing heard Sun Aimin say this, he wondered if a competitor had poached him. He seemed to have forgotten one thing: Sun Aimin was no longer an employee of the hotel and was free to go wherever he wanted.

He asked Sun Aimin: "What are you busy with now? Can you chat with us? You said you've been away these days and we've missed you. Why don't you consider coming back to continue working?"

When Sun Aimin heard this, he laughed. Looking at Wang Gang who was sitting next to him with a gloomy face, he had some guesses in his mind.

He touched his chin and said with a deliberately drawn-out tone, "Keep going? How much are you going to offer me? If the price is right, I'll consider it!"

The original salary of 3,000 yuan was already one of the best in that era. Sun Aimin asked this question because he must have wanted more salary before he was willing to come back.

Hao Daqing thought to himself, I didn't realize you have such a big appetite. But he didn't dare say it out loud, so he just asked, "How much do you think is appropriate?"

Sun Aimin replied, "I don't think any amount is appropriate. Think about it, the wages you paid me were already high enough, and then you found someone with better value for money and kicked me out."

If I ask for a higher salary, I probably won't be able to do it for long. By the time those people under you steal my skills, I won't have anything to do anymore. I don't have time for this.

But if you encounter any difficulties, I can help you think of a solution!"

Sun Aimin's words hit the nail on the head. They were really in trouble.

The big boss, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up at this moment: "Xiao Sun, you are a smart man, and your cooking skills are also this!"

He gave Sun Aimin a thumbs-up and continued, "We were not thoughtful enough in what we did earlier. Please don't be offended. When we open a business, we must consider many aspects."

He glanced at Wang Gang and said, "Your apprentice has taught well. He has learned about 80% of his skills from you, right? But a master is a master. It will take a few more years for the apprentice to catch up with you, let alone surpass you.

You've worked here for several years, so we're old acquaintances. Even if we can't continue to work together, we're still friends! My brother has been in some trouble recently.

There's a picky customer who came here once in the first three months. He was on business that time and happened to try your cooking in our restaurant. He couldn't stop thinking about it. So, now that he had some free time, he came all the way here just to try it.

The dishes Xiao Wang makes look almost identical to yours, but the customer can tell right away that they weren't made by the same person. Could you please do me a favor and make another table for this customer? I'll pay you."

Before Sun Aimin could speak, the boss added, "Oh, by the way, I heard from Xiao Wang that there's a seasoning in the kitchen that you made yourself? Xiao Wang hasn't learned it in years with you. Could you teach him?"

Sun Aimin had anticipated this. His seasoning blended over twenty spices, ground into a fine powder, much like the Thirteen Spice Spice. However, due to the variety and precise proportions of the ingredients, the resulting dish had a unique aroma.

Every time he asked the kitchen to buy the seasonings he needed, he would take them home and prepare them, then bring them back to the hotel and let the kitchen use them directly when cooking.

The amount of this seasoning that Sun Aimin makes each time is enough for the hotel kitchen to use for a month.

When Yuan Jie got into trouble, he had just prepared the seasoning two days ago. With the help of this seasoning, Wang Gang was able to get away with it.

When the seasoning was almost used up, he began to privately figure out the ratio of various seasonings based on the kitchen purchase list, but after trying many times, he still couldn't get the right taste.

This made him very angry, and the young cooks and kitchen helpers in the kitchen also suffered as a result, becoming Wang Gang's punching bags every day.

He had only been the head chef for less than two months, and already the kitchen staff were complaining. They missed Chef Sun, who was good-tempered, handsome, and dedicated to teaching them real skills.