Chapter 147 Not So Restless
"Then I'll be waiting. Just don't feel embarrassed when the time comes."
Shuang Ye has always been prudent in her work, and Su Yujin can trust her. At this moment, she was just joking with her.
Shuang Ye smiled jokingly and pulled Su Yujin to continue talking about the recent situation in Su's shop.
The conversation continued until guests came to Su's restaurant one after another. Su Yujin and Ai Cao helped out for a while, and when they were almost done, they went to the guest house.
Wu Jiantong had already learned about Su Yujin's return to Qinghe County. When he saw her, he hurried over to greet her. "I guessed that the boss would definitely come over at noon today, so I specially reserved a private room for you. You can go and have a meal later. When Chef Zheng and I are done, I will talk to you for a while."
"Shopkeeper Wu is very attentive." Su Yujin praised him and followed Wu Jiantong upstairs. "I noticed that the money we have collected over the past six months is much more than last year. Huibinlou's business is booming, thanks to Shopkeeper Wu."
"Miss, you are too kind. It is well deserved. It is also due to the exquisite cooking skills of Chef Zheng. Chef Zheng has recently introduced a few new dishes. Miss, please try them later."
Wu Jiantong welcomed Su Yujin into the private room and asked the waiter to come and get busy.
After the tea and appetizers were served, Wu Jiantong went to take care of the affairs of the banquet hall first and asked the waiter to serve the remaining dishes.
Several dishes were brought over quickly.
Stir-fried eel slices with twice-cooked pork, braised pig’s pig tendon with scallions and diced pork, crispy rice crust meatballs, braised goose feet with Hongfu abalone mushrooms, pot-sticked tofu buns, five-color Ruyi cold dishes, the staple food is noodles with scallion oil, and the soup is ham, kelp and shrimp ball soup.
Su Yujin and Ai Cao were very hungry at this time. These dishes were all delicious and mouth-watering. Besides, there was no one else around, so the master and servant enjoyed the meal to their heart's content.
When the two were almost full, Wu Jiantong and Zheng Mingyuan went into the private room together.
"Uncle Zheng's cooking skills are really getting better and better." Su Yujin praised again and again, "The cooking time is good, the flavor is great, and it's comfortable to eat. No wonder our Huibinlou's business is getting better and better."
"It's just living off the past and showing off the dishes that were cooked in the past." Zheng Mingyuan laughed, "Did the boss go to Shanxi and bring back any delicious food from there?"
"I knew Uncle Zheng was thinking about this, so I brought it all back for you." Su Yujin then opened the things he brought, "Old vinegar, dried tofu, big red dates, purple garlic, yellow millet, and a lot of mutton over there is really delicious, but I can't bring this back, so I'll make a pot for you to taste in the next two days."
Zheng Mingyuan likes all kinds of seasonings and ingredients the most. Seeing that Su Yujin brought back a small amount of things, but everything was complete and of excellent quality, his mouth almost grinned to his ears, "This is what I want."
"These are Shanxi Fenjiu and Zhuyeqing. I didn't know what to bring back for Shopkeeper Wu, but I thought that Shopkeeper Wu is a well-known figure and has to attend social events on weekdays. His family is also very busy during festivals. Bringing some of these back will not easily lead to mistakes and is also practical."
"Thank you, young lady." Wu Jiantong thanked her hurriedly.
Qinghe County also sold Fenjiu and Zhuyeqing, but once these products leave the local area, the quality will always be somewhat different, so it is better to bring them back directly from the local area.
Although Wu Jiantong was not a heavy drinker, as Su Yujin said, he was responsible for the public relations work. He usually entertained guests and had many private friends. It was quite impressive for him to bring out the authentic Fenjiu and Zhuyeqing.
The most important thing is that the boss cares about him as the head shopkeeper and knows that he is dedicated and hardworking, which makes people feel warm in their hearts.
After distributing the items, Su Yujin began to ask about serious matters, "Has there been any other events at Huibin Building in the past six months?"
"There has been no trouble in the kitchen, but we found that there was a waiter who was not well-behaved. He always went into the kitchen for no reason, as if he was thinking about something. So we asked Manager Wu to send him away." Zheng Mingyuan said.
"Yes." Wu Jiantong nodded, "I also asked carefully and found out everything later."
"He wasn't sent by anyone, but an ordinary farmer named Chen Youcai. He came to the county town to work and found our Huibin Building. We were looking for a waiter at the time. He was about fourteen or fifteen years old, looked smart, and worked hard. He tried him out for two days and then stayed."
"After working for a month, he said he wanted to work in the kitchen and asked Chef Zheng to be his master. I have told everyone for a long time that Chef Zheng does not accept apprentices. This restaurant also relies on the kitchen to make money. In our restaurant, except for Chef Zheng and Dayong, the people working in the kitchen are the servants who have the indentures in your hand. No one else can enter the kitchen."
"I explained this matter clearly to Chen Youcai, telling him not to think too much about it. He agreed on the spot, saying that his family was living a hard life and he wanted to learn a skill to support himself. If he could make a name for himself in the future, that would be the best, but if not, that would be fine. He then behaved himself for a month or two, but later Dayong discovered that he was secretly memorizing the ingredients for the dishes and was trying to smuggle the marinade made by Chef Zheng out of the kitchen."
"The rules of this restaurant are such that no matter if you learn it secretly or if you betray the restaurant, you cannot do that. I got angry on the spot, paid Chen Youcai his wages, and let him go."
"Yes." Su Yujin nodded, "Manager Wu handled it without any problem."
Even though you are no longer allowed to learn cooking, you still have a lot of thoughts about it. No matter what the reason is, you can't keep it.
There is no doubt about this.
"What about the others?"
Especially outside.
"Ming Yuxuan's business was too bleak. Shopkeeper Song closed the shop in May, saying that he wanted to take a break before reopening. But I heard in the past few days that Shopkeeper Song was planning to do some other business or rent out the shop. He probably won't open a restaurant again."
"Business at Fuyunlou is average, much less than last year, but it's still holding up. Shopkeeper Qian always says bad things about our Huibinlou outside, but he just talks outside and doesn't dare to come to our door to make trouble. Others don't seem to listen, so it doesn't cause any harm to our Huibinlou."
"It's Shopkeeper Zhao who came again..."
Wu Jiantong paused, then continued, "I came here after the Chinese New Year, thinking of meeting you. When I heard that you were out of town, I just said I would wait for you to come back and see if you would be so kind as to have a cup of tea with me."
"Later, he came two or three times. He didn't talk about anything else. He just said that his husband had bought some new wine, which was not common here, and wanted to bring it over for me to taste. I saw that the shopkeeper Zhao was very humble and seemed to think that peace brings wealth and not seeking enemies, so I accepted it and gave him some dishes from our Huibin Building. It can be considered a give and take."
(End of this chapter)
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