Chen Jiao still found a secluded place on the way to the restaurant to enter the space and take out the ingredients needed for today.
The popularity of the dishes she launched two days ago has not yet passed, so now she can slow down the pace of launching new dishes.
So, the ingredients she prepared today were the same as yesterday.
But not long after she arrived at the hotel, Li Meijuan came in hurriedly.
Li Meijuan saw her and ran to her in two steps. "Jiaojiao, how are Yangyang and Nannan? I just passed by the police station and heard that the human traffickers took revenge yesterday. Yangyang and Nannan are in trouble."
Chen Jiao gave a comforting smile, "Sister Meijuan, don't worry, the traffickers have been caught, Yangyang and Nannan are fine now."
When Li Meijuan heard what Shen Jiao said, her heart finally settled down. She patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that the children are okay.
Jiaojiao, you go ahead and do your work. I have to go to work too. Tomorrow is my day off, so I will go to your house with your brother-in-law to look after the two children. ”
After Chen Jiao sent Li Meijuan away, she became busy again.
With the publicity and preparation in the previous two days, the reputation of the delicious dishes made by the new chef of the third branch of the state-owned restaurant has spread throughout the county.
It wasn't even lunchtime today, but people were already lining up outside.
While preparing the food, Chen Jiao took a look at the queue outside and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. It turned out that no matter how scarce the supplies were, there was no shortage of rich people.
The rich have wine and meat, while the poor freeze to death on the streets. This is true in every era.
The ingredients that Chen Jiao prepared today were sold out before 2pm as usual.
As usual, Chen Jiao used the remaining scraps to make lunch for herself and He Qiongzhen.
Just as the two of them brought the food out from the kitchen, an old lady came in leaning on a cane.
He Qiongzhen shouted directly: "Today's dishes are all sold out. If you want to eat, come early tomorrow to queue up."
He Qiongzhen's tone was not very good. After all, nowadays people no longer believe in the saying that customers are God. Working in a state-owned restaurant is much more advantageous than working for ordinary people. Not turning a blind eye is already a very good service attitude.
“Boom!”
The old lady banged her cane heavily on the ground and said, "Why are you so fierce, comrade?
There is no food left. What is that in your hand? I want to eat the bowl in your hand, please sell it to me! ”
He Qiongzhen's face suddenly turned cold.
Chen Jiao stopped He Qiongzhen who was about to drive people away, and said kindly: “Old lady, our restaurant has really sold out the dishes today.
This is our working meal. Why don’t you come and eat it tomorrow? ”
“Bang!”
Before Shen Jiao finished speaking, the old lady had already picked a table and sat down, slammed her cane on the table, stared with a pair of somewhat cloudy eyes, pointed at the slogan on the white wall of the hotel, and said sternly: “You two little comrades, take a look at it yourself, look at that wall.
Even an old woman like me knows the five characters "Serve the People". Don't you know them, right?
I, an old woman, came all the way to the city just to have a bite of good food, and you won’t sell it to me. Is this how you serve the people? ”
He Qiongzhen has worked in a state-owned hotel for so many years, and she has always been the only one who has to give other people the cold shoulder.
When had she ever seen the expression of an ordinary old lady and immediately got angry and drove her away?
Chen Jiao quickly stopped her and said, "Sister He, don't be angry. It's not easy for the old man to come to the city. I will handle it."
He Qiongzhen is now convinced by Chen Jiao.
Chen Jiao's cooking skills are second to none, not to mention in the county town, even in the provincial capital.
She had become picky with food from the meals cooked by Chen Jiao these past few days, and she couldn't even swallow the meals she cooked at home in the morning.
He Qiongzhen whispered to Shen Jiao: “Xiao Shen, I have seen many unreasonable rural old ladies like this.
If she really doesn't listen to your advice, you can just kick her out. Our store is doing well now. Even if she makes a fuss and the leader finds out, he won't say anything to us. ”
Shen Jiao smiled and said, “Sister He, I understand.”
"Old lady, please wait for me."
After Shen Jiao greeted the old lady, she turned and went into the kitchen.
There was indeed no food in the store to cook for the old lady, but she could share half of her food rations with the old lady.
She took a large clean bowl and put most of her bowl of food into it.
"Madam, we are indeed out of food in our store today. This is our working meal. I will give you half of it. You can eat some of it.
If you really want to eat our food, please come earlier next time. "Chen Jiao handed the bowl of rice to the old lady.
The old lady glanced at her sideways, snorted at her, picked up her chopsticks and started eating without paying any attention to her.
Seeing this, Chen Jiao took her bowl back and sat at the same table with He Qiongzhen.
He Qiongzhen glanced at the old lady who was eating with great concentration, and said to Shen Jiao helplessly, “Xiao Shen, you are a good cook and a smart person, but you are too soft-hearted.
I heard that you are an educated youth from a big city, and you got married and settled here.
You may not know that people in small places like ours are different from those in big cities. Poor and remote areas produce unruly people, especially those pitiful old men and women, many of whom are hateful.
You have to be more careful, otherwise you may not know when you help others with good intentions but are bitten back by them. ”
Chen Jiao knew that He Qiongzhen had no ill intention in saying this, and she didn't even mean to mock her, she just wanted to remind her.
She smiled and said, "It's okay, Sister He, I don't think this old lady is an unreasonable person."
She would share her own rations with the old lady, and it was not out of kindness.
But the feeling this old lady gave her was quite similar to the feeling Mr. Xu gave her.
She felt that this old lady was probably not an ordinary old lady.
When He Qiongzhen heard what Shen Jiao said, she didn't say anything more, and just said, "Well, Xiao Shen, just know it in your heart."
"Old lady, you..."
After Chen Jiao finished her meal, she turned around to ask the old lady if she had finished eating and if she had enough to eat, only to find that there was no one left where the old lady had been sitting.
There was only a rough bowl left, which had been eaten clean.
He Qiongzhen said, "That old woman left a long time ago. Xiao Shen, I'm telling you, this old woman can't be a good person. You gave her some food, but she didn't give you money or tickets, and she didn't even say thank you."
Shen Jiao smiled and said, "Sister He, it's okay, I'll just buy the portion that the old lady eats."
He Qiongzhen looked at Chen Jiao helplessly, "What are you buying? That's your own work meal. Whether you eat it yourself or give it to others, it's your freedom."
Chen Jiao discovered that although He Qiongzhen was a bit petty and materialistic, she was generally a pretty good person.
She and He Qiongzhen packed up the store and rode their bicycles to go home.
As soon as she left on her bicycle, the old lady who had just eaten came out from the alley next to the third store, looked at her back as she left, frowned slightly, and no one knew what she was thinking.
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