Chapter 80 Recruiting Talents
Feeling someone approaching him, Yang Guofu's eyes gradually came into focus. Seeing clearly that it was Li Ling and Ling Yao, he pursed his lips and said in a hoarse and weak voice: "Xiao Ling, I'm sorry, Uncle Guofu can't make birthday noodles for you."
He had promised Li Ling before that he would make her a bowl of his signature noodles. But now that he was fired, he even lost his job. His future life was in a state of confusion. He didn't know what to do, how to go back and tell his family.
"Uncle Guofu, don't be sad. I believe that with your ability, you will definitely find a job soon." Li Ling didn't know how to comfort Yang Guofu, but she believed in Yang Guofu's cooking skills. Everyone who had eaten his dishes praised him.
"Thank you, Xiaoling." Yang Guofu was very touched, but he was fired by the state-owned hotel. Unless he went to a private hotel, the state-owned unit would not want him.
The treatment of private hotels cannot be compared with that of state-owned hotels. State-owned hotels pay pensions every month and allocate work quarters. Their family now lives in the work quarters allocated to him by the state-owned hotel.
He was fired, which means that his family has to move out of their current house. He really doesn't know how to go back and face his family now.
At first, his wife and son advised him not to help Yang Mei, but he didn't listen. He thought that Yang Mei was his eldest brother's child, and since he had the ability, he should help her. Unexpectedly, in the end, he would lose his job because of Yang Mei.
"Can I call you Uncle Guofu?" Ling Yao asked.
Yang Guofu turned to look at Ling Yao and nodded.
"Uncle Guofu, what dish are you best at?"
Hearing Ling Yao's question, Yang Guofu was a little surprised, but he answered truthfully: "I can cook Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, and Hunan cuisine, but Sichuan cuisine is my best." His tone revealed confidence.
He started learning cooking from his master at the age of sixteen, and has been a chef for nearly thirty years. He is very confident in his cooking skills.
Ling Yao smiled and pointed to the teahouse across the street, "Uncle Guofu, let's go to the teahouse and sit for a while. I have something to talk to you about."
Yang Guofu hesitated slightly and nodded, "Okay." It just so happened that he didn't want to go home now.
The three of them came to the teahouse, and Ling Yao ordered a pot of Biluochun, a plate of melon seeds and two plates of snacks.
Ling Yao poured a cup of tea for Yang Guofu and got straight to the point: "Uncle Guofu, I want to open a hot pot restaurant. Are you interested in being the chef?" She had seen Yang Guofu's cooking skills in that column in her previous life. His cooking skills were superb, and every dish he cooked was very delicate, like a work of art, making people intoxicated. The judges on the scene ate it and were full of praise.
"You want to open a hot pot restaurant?"
Yang Guofu and Li Ling looked at Ling Yao in surprise.
Ling Yao smiled and nodded, "Uncle Guofu, if you are willing, we can go and see the shop now. And if you have any request, feel free to ask. As long as it is reasonable, I will agree."
Yang Guofu smiled and shook his head, "Opening a hot pot restaurant is not that easy. In addition to the shop, there are also employees, equipment, decoration, etc. There are many tricks involved. Can you, a little girl, handle it?" He didn't want to hit Ling Yao, but it was not easy to open a hot pot restaurant. At least 10,000 or 20,000 yuan was required.
10,000 or 20,000 yuan was not a small amount. He had worked in a state-owned hotel for more than ten years, and now his savings were only more than 10,000 yuan, which they had saved with great difficulty by frugality.
Ling Yao smiled confidently, "Don't worry about these things, Uncle Guofu, I have my own plans."
Yang Guofu thought Ling Yao was a little fanciful. He had been a chef for so many years and knew the catering industry best. It was not easy to open a hotel.
Besides, Ling Yao was just a girl of 18 or 19 years old. The catering industry was highly competitive and updated rapidly. How could she open a hotel without experience, background, or connections? He thought Ling Yao was just dreaming and unrealistic.
Seeing that Yang Guofu didn't say anything, Ling Yao didn't rush, "Let me talk about the treatment first. If you are willing to become the head chef of the hot pot restaurant, I will give you 500 yuan salary every month, pension, and assign you a workshop. In addition, you can also get 10% of the shares of the hot pot restaurant, and you can get a share at the end of the year."
Yang Guofu's eyes became bigger and bigger. Such treatment was simply unheard of. It would be a lie to say that he was not tempted, but he was worried that what Ling Yao said would not be realized in the end, making him happy in vain. You know, his monthly salary in the state-owned hotel was only 200.
"Uncle Guofu, you don't have to reply to me now. You can go back and think about it. When you've made up your mind, you can come to No. 2 Middle School to find me, or to No. 9 Wuque Lane to find me." Ling Yao has always wanted to enter the catering industry, but she didn't plan to do it so quickly before. After meeting Yang Guofu, she changed her mind. Yang Guofu's cooking skills are top-notch in the culinary world. Since there is this opportunity to recruit him, how can she miss it? So she plans to advance the plan.
Now Longteng Pharmaceutical has a large amount of funds flowing into her account every month, and the newly opened shopping mall has a daily turnover of hundreds of thousands. She already has millions of funds in her card.
"Okay, I'll get back to you after I think about it." Yang Guofu was very conflicted. On the one hand, he wanted to try it, but on the other hand, he was afraid that it would be a waste of time.
"Ling Yao, what is hot pot?" Li Ling had never heard of hot pot before and was very curious.
"Hot pot is to put all the dishes in a pot and cook them, just like a big hodgepodge. Various dishes jump, roll, and blend in the pot, and together they create a feast for the gluttons. Of course, the most important thing is the pot base. I especially like spicy hot pot. The spicy taste and the feeling of the food jumping on the tip of the tongue are simply unforgettable." Ling Yao had never eaten hot pot after her rebirth, and now she wanted to drool when she thought about it.
"Is it really that delicious?" Li Ling couldn't help swallowing her saliva after hearing this.
"When I open a hot pot restaurant, you'll know after trying it. It's getting late, let's go back." Ling Yao put down the teacup in her hand.
"Yeah." Li Ling nodded, with a hint of expectation and yearning in her heart.
Ling Yao got off the bus and saw a familiar military jeep parked at the entrance of the alley from a distance. Her heart suddenly started beating uncontrollably. She recognized that it was Lu Qingyun's car.
Her steps involuntarily quickened a few points.
"Ling Yao, why are you walking so fast?" Li Ling also quickened her pace.
Ling Yao then realized that she had unconsciously quickened her pace, and also realized that she was so eager to see Lu Qingyun.
Her face flushed slightly. It turned out that she had some feelings for Lu Qingyun. This feeling was like a seed that sprouted silently in her heart.