Chapter 133 The Mastermind Behind the Thank-You Gift for Buying the Recipe
Hu Laosan stood among his relatives and friends, looking helpless.
"Hey, Comrade Xiao Yu is here?" Old Man Hu shouted, drawing everyone's attention to Yu Zhile and the other person. "So can we start now?"
As he said this, he glanced at Hu Laosan who was standing next to him.
Facing his own father, Hu Lao San had no choice but to ask, "Xiao Yu, can we start now?"
Yu Zhile looked at Zhang Ping and others who were huddled in the corner.
"It's okay." The six people took a deep breath, straightened their backs, and said in unison.
Looking from the lobby to the newly expanded kitchen, the first thing you see is three parallel windows. In fact, only the beverage window in the kitchen is independent, to avoid odor contamination as much as possible.
In the kitchen, various kitchen utensils are neatly arranged, baskets of food are lined up against the wall, and there is also a metal box cabinet for storing ice in the corner of the beverage kitchen.
"Keep going, if you pass the assessment you can become a temporary employee of a state-owned hotel." Yu Zhile encouraged, "Work hard after the opening, and you will definitely be able to become a regular employee by the end of the year."
During the training, she carefully observed several people, divided them into two groups based on their personalities and daily performance, and selected Zhang Ping and Yu Feng as the leaders.
At that time, the six people were shining with the light of victory. They looked at each other to cheer each other up. They stretched out their right hands, crossed them together, and put them down with all their strength. They said in unison: "Come on, let's pass the test together!"
A firm and powerful voice rushed out of the window and spread to the hall, making Zhang Wenxin clench his fist unconsciously.
The six people returned to their posts and began cooking with full concentration.
As time passed, the smell of fried beef and spices, the aroma of bone soup, and the sweetness of brown sugar teased the taste buds of everyone in the hall, and everyone couldn't help but stretch their necks to look inside.
"Today's soup is very well cooked," Yu Zhile commented.
The slightly white soup is bubbling, bringing out the aroma of bones and meat, and is mellow and rich.
On the other side, the fried base ingredients had already quickly solidified into blocks under the cooling of ice water, and seasonings such as sesame paste and garlic water were also prepared. The processed ingredients filled the long table.
Yu Zhile looked at the alarm clock on the wall and said, "The soup is almost done, we can make the soup base now."
Yu Feng looked at the time, threw in a piece of base sauce, and poured in half a ladle of fresh milk.
Oil droplets floated in the air, and the complex aroma created by the blend of the three instantly exploded in the state-owned restaurant, making the people waiting restless.
Yu Feng and the other two moved swiftly and smoothly from blanching the dishes to seasoning and serving the food, and soon several bowls of steaming hot spicy hot pot were placed in front of the window.
"Xiao San'er, do you know how to respect the elderly and love the young?" Old Man Hu pushed Hu Lao San aside and said, "Let us try this dish first."
Several old ladies and old men didn't care about their usual image, followed him, grabbed a bowl, and started eating impatiently.
“The soup is spicy and fresh, and the vegetables are crispy and tasty.”
“The spicy soup paired with the fresh and chewy fish balls is really delicious.”
Several people showed satisfied expressions and started to comment.
"This is really tasty." Old Man Hu, who was not well educated, ate half a bowl of it. "It's delicious. I can have ten more bowls."
Yu Feng and the other two served the food very quickly, and within a short while half of the people had enjoyed the spicy hot pot, and everyone who had tried it praised it highly.
While others were waiting eagerly at the window, Hu Shuang quietly brought the first portion of food from the spicy hotpot to Jiang Rong.
"Master, try it quickly, this is a spicy hot pot." She chuckled, "Wenxin said this one is not bad either."
Under her expectant gaze, Jiang Rong picked up an eggplant with chopsticks, his expression full of surprise.
The eggplant has been fried in oil, and a crispy crust has formed on the surface. It is covered with seasonings during frying, and is soft and tasty, and goes well with rice.
He then tried other dishes and nodded his head as he ate.
When everyone was halfway through eating, the spiciness started to take its toll and they began to gasp with a hissing sound.
"The drinks are here." Yu Zhile and the beverage counter brought several drinks, "Pearl milk tea, orange iced tea, grape iced tea."
The bamboo tube cup made it impossible to see what was inside, so we just picked one based on our feeling.
The icy-cold drink soothed their restless taste buds. Everyone took another sip, savored it carefully, and gave it positive reviews.
"Hey, there's still stuff in this cup." Father Hu stirred the milk tea with a bamboo straw and suddenly saw a few small black balls. He exclaimed, "What is this?"
Hu Lan also took the bubble tea and said, "I have it too, it's brown sugar flavored, it's chewy and chewy, and it tastes really good."
"This is a topping we made, which can add layers to the taste of milk tea." Yu Zhile explained, "It's like the jelly in the four-fruit candy."
"This orange mixed with tea is really delicious, and it has the scent of jasmine," said Hu Shuang.
Lan Yuanyuan said timidly: "Grape iced tea is also delicious. I like it very much."
The dishes at the three windows received unanimous praise, and the results of the assessment were obvious.
Old Man Hu and others kept urging Old Third Hu to announce the results.
"Welcome to join the big family of state-owned restaurants." Hu Laosan shook hands with them one by one. "The new window will officially open in three days."
The six people had tears in their eyes and they kept bowing excitedly, then hugged each other.
"Good!" Old Man Hu cheered and clapped.
Others clapped and joined in, and the applause lasted for a long time.
A guest walked into the restaurant and was startled by the scene. He asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Can we eat?"
"Yes, yes, the new window will be open for trial operation this morning only." Hu Laosan greeted enthusiastically and began to list the dishes, "Malatang, Mala Xiangguo, as well as pearl milk tea and fruit iced tea."
The customer thought it was novel and said, "One spicy hot pot and one bubble milk tea."
The six people instantly perked up, returned to their posts and started making delicious food.
It was almost time for dinner and more and more customers came into the restaurant. Those who came to try the food didn’t stay in the restaurant for too long and took a walk home to digest their food.
Yu Zhile, Zhang Wenxin and master and apprentice Jiang Rong sat in a corner chatting.
"Is your grandfather very busy lately?" Jiang Rong asked casually as he poured a glass of wine.
Yu Zhile replied, "I've been wandering around the village with my uncle."
"Third Uncle?" Jiang Rong was stunned for a few seconds. "When did their relationship become so good?"
Yu Zhile hurriedly explained: "It's not Yu Haiyao, it's my third uncle who has been missing for thirty years, my real uncle."
"Okay, okay, okay, as long as you find it," Jiang Rong responded repeatedly, "Nianci will feel at ease down there too."
As he spoke, he seemed to recall something sad and drank one cup after another.
Yu Zhile and Hu Shuang looked at each other and walked away silently, just in time to see Ning Tan being surrounded by a group of people and entering the store.
"You guys go order the food first, I'll pay the bill later." Ning Tan said to the people around him.
Xiao Ba asked excitedly, "Boss, is there a limit? Can I drink?"
Ning Tan rolled his eyes at him, then he chuckled, asked his brothers to find a table and sit down, and excitedly studied the menu on the small blackboard.
Afterwards, Yu Zhile followed Ning Tan to a nearby alley.
"They failed to get the money and were beaten black and blue," Ning Tan said. "They went to the police station to report the case more than an hour ago. I found a reason to detain them and will send them to the quarry later."
"Can you find the buyer?" Yu Zhile asked.
Ning Tan replied: "The buyer is a black market organizer in town. He has some connections in Hai County and the provincial capital. We can't touch him for the time being."
Yu Zhile fell into deep thought. She couldn't find any reason why people on the black market would want to buy her formula.
"Don't worry, he only dares to do some shady tricks behind the scenes and doesn't dare to extend his hands to the public." Ning Tan comforted.
Yu Zhile nodded, put the question behind him, and said, "Thank you, this meal is on my table, please help yourself."
"Next time." Ning Tan smiled.
The two walked out of the alley one after the other, and suddenly someone called out to Yu Zhile.
The person who came was Li Ruyi, who was carrying cakes and wine. He said, "Comrade Yu, it's great to meet you here. Thank you."
On the night they met in the hospital, she heard from her sister that someone went to the factory to investigate what happened, and she knew that Yu Zhile had helped in the end.
The next day, she used various connections to find out Yu Zhile's identity, but she never expected to get the news of her sister's promotion first. In the end, she still confirmed Hu Shuang's identity first, and then followed the clues to find Yu Zhile's information.
When she learned that her benefactor was in a state-owned hotel today, she immediately took half a day off and hurriedly bought a gift to express her gratitude.
"I didn't do anything. It was Minister Ning who led the investigation." Yu Zhile declined, and turned sideways to reveal Ning Tan behind him, "He is the one who did the hard work."
Li Ruyi had heard of the vigorous and decisive Minister of Armed Forces, but he did not expect him to be there too. However, he only bought one gift and felt a little helpless.
"Don't worry about it. This is my duty." Ning Tan said seriously, "We don't have any definite evidence to bring Deputy Director Xu to justice, but if there is any new situation later, we will continue to follow up."
"I'll be very grateful if you believe what I say." Li Ruyi's expression was moved.
As she spoke, she handed the gift forward, her hand stopping in mid-air.
The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, and finally Yu Zhile took the cakes and biscuits, and the two bottles of wine fell into Ning Tan's hands.
When they returned to the restaurant, all the dishes for Xiao Ba's meal had been served. As soon as he saw the wine in Ning Tan's hand, his eyes lit up and he waved at Ning Tan fiercely.
"Feel free to contact me if you have any problem." Ning Tan said and walked towards them.
Yu Zhile looked around and saw that there were quite a few people coming to try the new food. More than half of the tables had dishes from the new window.
Guests came and went, and dinner time was finally over.
"Old Three, quickly hire another waiter." Hu Lan let out a long sigh and slumped down in his chair. "I can't take care of the orders at three windows by myself."
"Okay, okay, okay, confess immediately." Hu Laosan responded.
Zhang Ping and six others came out of the kitchen, their clothes and hair were all wet, but they were still in high spirits.
"Thank you for your hard work. This is your salary for today." Hu Laosan brought over a few cans of soda. "Have a bottle of soda to cool down."
They wanted to take the soda home for their children to try, so they said goodbye and left.
On the way back to the village, the sun was blocked by dark clouds, a breeze blew towards us, and everyone's mouth corners were slightly raised.
It was not until the ox cart drove into the village that Yu Zhile and his companions heard a faint noise and became puzzled.
When they reached the center of the village, they saw several unfamiliar faces tied to a large banyan tree.
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