Chapter 14: His Kiss Aunt Jiang was furious when she saw it...
Aunt Jiang saw Xu Ke's face flushed with anger and laughed from ear to ear: "You talk like you know everything. Then why are the Xie family and the Gu family here? Tell me why they are listed as the four great young masters of North City."
"I!" Xu Ke was unable to answer and spoke incoherently in a hurry, "I."
"Shut up!" Amidst the laughter, a thunderous roar infuriated everyone. Master Liu slammed the table and roared, "If you want to talk, get out. The kitchen is for cooking. If you don't want to work, get out!"
Xu Ke was so frightened that he trembled suddenly and ran out in a hurry. He had been taught by Master Liu and was often scolded to death. If he didn't hide now, he would have a bad night.
After Xu Ke ran away, everyone immediately started working on their tasks, pretending to be very busy, for fear that Master Liu would make trouble.
Only Chen Song was still squatting on the ground picking vegetables in a daze.
Chen Song once again clearly realized that he and Gu Xing were definitely not from the same world.
It is impossible for him to eat at a five-star restaurant in his life. The only way for him to enter a restaurant is to work as a handyman in the kitchen.
"Why don't you pick it up? Do you want your customers to collect dust?" Master Liu glanced at Chen Song and said in a low voice.
Chen Song came to his senses and quickly picked up the vegetables and washed them again.
Even if Gu Xingjue is there, so what? We won’t meet.
But why is it such a coincidence? Why do I hear about him everywhere? I haven't heard anyone mention him in the past three years.
It seemed as if all this was God's will, prompting him to be more sensible and see the difference between the two of them, and leave quickly.
A thin layer of sweat appeared on Chen Song's forehead, his brows were furrowed, and his heart felt a little sour.
He came here to work in order to escape Gu Xingjue, but the funny thing was that Gu Xingjue appeared here again to disturb his mind.
However, he soon got back to work under the guidance of Master Liu.
Master Liu scolded him and told him to go home and come back tomorrow afternoon since he was not interested.
Chen Song apologized repeatedly, and Aunt Jiang at the side couldn't help but persuade him a few words before he calmed down Master Liu's temper.
Half an hour later, Master Liu received a call asking Chen Song to go to the side door to pick up the fish.
Chen Song took off his chef's hat and mask soaked in sweat, washed his hands, and hurried out through the side door.
The restaurant is a small house, and you can walk out of the kitchen through a long corridor. As soon as the door opened, a cold breeze blew in, bringing with it the fresh and pleasant fragrance of flowers from the backyard.
Chen Song had been in the hot kitchen all night and now felt very cool.
As soon as the truck driver saw Chen Song, he smiled and called him, "Long time no see, Xiao Song."
Chen Song took the blue plastic box and could still clearly feel the big fish swimming inside. "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Li."
Uncle Li said cheerfully, "There's a small one in there too, it's also very fresh, you can cook it yourself. This is for you."
Chen Song smiled and nodded.
Uncle Li waved his hand at him and said, "Hurry up and get busy."
Chen Song was carrying a heavy box across the garden. Just as he climbed two steps, the scene before him was like countless nails piercing his body, freezing him in place like a statue.
There was a couple standing at the corner of the corridor, and that scene instantly brought Chen Song back to the moment when he was terrified and had a car accident.
Gu Xingjue was still wearing his unruly black leather jacket. The silver necklace on his neck shone brightly under the bright light. His deep black eyes looked at the person in front of him.
The handsome profile of the man before him was still filled with passion and tenderness. He wore the same black leather jacket as Gu Xingjue, making them look like a couple's outfit. His slender fingers delicately tugged at Gu Xingjue's silver necklace, and with a slight pull, Gu Xingjue lowered his head.
Chen Song stared blankly, without blinking, his breathing completely disordered, his hands holding the box numb, as if countless poisonous snakes were drilling into his palms.
As if noticing someone peeping in the corner, Gu Xingjue raised his eyes and caught Chen Song's gaze.
Gu Xingjue's deep eyes froze imperceptibly, and after looking at each other for a moment, a rebellious smile appeared at the corner of his eyes. Then he lowered his eyes and affectionately accepted the kiss offered by the little cutie in front of him.
Chen Song's disordered breathing suddenly stopped, his whole body felt cold, and his heart ached as if countless blades were cutting him wantonly. He raised his feet stiffly as if to escape and ran into another corridor.
The feeling of suffocation caused his blood circulation to stop, and his hands and feet were numb and he had no strength at all. He fell down at the door of the kitchen, gasping for breath and breathing randomly.
But no matter how hard he breathed, he couldn't get oxygen. The more anxious he became, the more he couldn't control his body. He couldn't even do the most basic breathing to stay alive. Was he going to die?
Chen Song was sweating profusely, his eyes were filled with tears, and big drops of tears rolled down unconsciously.
Chen Song had thought that he and Gu Xingjue would separate due to boredom, indifference, or incompatibility, but he never thought that he would fall in love with someone else.
So when she saw Gu Xingjue kissing someone else with her own eyes, the shock was earth-shattering.
But what to do? He was the one who proposed the breakup, so what right did he have to question Gu Xingjue now?
"Hey, why did you fall to the ground? Is this box very heavy?" Xu Ke's voice came from not far away in the corridor.
Chen Song came back to his senses in shock and panic. He immediately rubbed his face and tried to stand up. He accidentally tripped and almost fell to the ground. Xu Ke was quick to support him.
Xu Ke's eyes widened as he looked at Chen Song's red eyes: "Did you cry?"
Chen Song turned his face away for a moment, and moved the corners of his lips stiffly, trying to force a calm and nonchalant smile, but his muscles were too stiff to do so, and the sound he made didn't sound like himself: "Onions, onions are spicy."
Xu Ke suddenly realized something and let go of him, staring at the plastic box in his arms: "What's in this? Is it heavy?"
Chen Song shook his head: "Not heavy, two big fish."
Xu Ke exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my god! The fish is here! Do you know what kind of fish is inside?"
Chen Song's mind was completely unable to focus on this. What Xu Ke said went in one ear and out the other. Chen Song just instinctively answered, "I don't know."
Xu Ke immediately lifted the plastic cover and looked inside. "This is some kind of yellow croaker, so flat and ugly. Damn, do you know how expensive this fish is? Fifteen thousand per kilogram. These two were ordered by Xie Yanchen's table. These rich people are really having a great time."
Chen Song's heart skipped a beat. Now he just wanted to block out everything related to Gu Xingjue. He ignored Xu Ke's words and turned into the kitchen.
"Hey, why don't you listen to others?" Xu Ke said dissatisfiedly. Seeing Chen Song go in, he bent down and glanced inside at Master Liu. Seeing that Master Liu was busy and should have no time to scold him, Xu Ke followed him in with peace of mind.
Chen Song knew the two fish were valuable, so he found a cleaner sink to wash them. When he passed by Master Liu, he was scolded: "Why are you so slow in getting the fish?"
Chen Song always felt sorry when he was scolded, but at this moment, the loss in his heart made him unable to listen to any words.
Chen Song's eyes were sore and he tried to hold back his tears while working.
This is how work is. Even if something terrible happens, you can't stop.
Chen Song mechanically cleaned the jumping fish and scraped its scales with a knife. The agile fish was very strong and escaped from his palm again and again, running around in all directions.
Chen Song had never handled such a strong fish before, and he was in a panic.
A few people laughed and said, "This expensive fish is different. It's more lively than a human."
"These are the two sturgeons. They're so fresh. Who ordered them?"
Xu Ke was just waiting for this moment to answer: "Xie Yanchen's table ordered these. Both are good. Uncle Li just delivered them tonight."
Aunt Jiang couldn't stand it any longer and said to Chen Song, "Xiao Song, knock him out. This is too noisy. How are we going to clean it up?"
Chen Song shook his head and continued to catch the fish with his bare hands: "No, Aunt Jiang, the taste will change."
Aunt Jiang said helplessly, "It was just for a moment, it's no big deal. We've all learned from Liu and become stupid. We're so stubborn."
The sturgeon struggled violently on the chopping board. Chen Song used all his strength in his hands to barely support it. However, before he could cut the scales for a while, his hands became so sore that he had no strength left. The sturgeon still flapped its tail violently.
Chen Song was not paying attention and the fish broke free and escaped. The knife in Chen Song's hand scratched the entrance of his left hand in a panic. The delicate white skin immediately turned red, but Chen Song did not feel any pain.
Master Liu hurried over and took the knife from his hand. He glanced at the wound and said fiercely, "Go, go, go home."
Chen Song's hands trembled slightly, and he gently covered his left hand with his right hand. He bent down and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
This action alarmed the people in the kitchen, but they were busy with their work and had no time to spare, so they just told him to go and treat the wound quickly.
Injuries are common in the kitchen.
Chen Song's injury was actually not serious. The wound just looked a little longer, but not deep.
The key point is that Chen Song doesn't feel any pain, it's just itchy, and it's his heart that hurts.
After Chen Song apologized, he was about to go outside to deal with it. At this time, the door of the kitchen opened and Manager Dong walked in.
Manager Dong's sudden visit immediately made everyone serious and they all greeted him.
Manager Dong nodded casually, looked around and asked, "Who is Chen Song?"
Everyone looked at Chen Song curiously.
Chen Song was also stunned, and took a few steps forward and said, "It is me."
Manager Dong looked Chen Song up and down, his expression strange for a moment, and said to him, "Come out for a moment."
Chen Song pursed his lips, put his hands behind his back and followed him out.
Chen Song had been at the restaurant for three years and had barely spoken to anyone outside the kitchen, and had only met Manager Dong a few times. Suddenly, he came to him in front of so many people. Could he be fired?
This undoubtedly made Chen Song's already sad heart even worse.
Chen Song felt that today was really unlucky.
Although Chen Song had long accepted his bad luck, the series of events that happened today made him feel so exhausted that he couldn't breathe.
After leaving the room, Manager Dong looked at Chen Song without saying a word, just looking him up and down with an unfathomable gaze.
It was difficult for Chen Song to look people in the eye for a long time. Being stared at like that made him feel a little creepy. He put his hands behind his back awkwardly and could clearly feel the blood flowing out.
"What's wrong, manager?" Chen Song asked nervously.
Manager Dong finally stopped looking and said, "There's a table of guests who needs a menu introduction. I heard you're a college student with a high level of education, so go and say a few nice things. It would be best if you could praise our food to the skies and get them to spend more money on it."
"Push some of the more expensive wines in the store up there and introduce them to them." Manager Dong folded his arms and looked at him and said, "You should be familiar with all the wines in the store. Ah Le said you've been here for three years."
Chen Song breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he wasn't going to be fired. He nodded and said, "I know."
Manager Dong also nodded, looking quite satisfied. He glanced at Chen Song's hands behind his back and said, "Hurry up and take care of it. I'll take you upstairs later."
Chen Song felt inexplicably guilty, but he couldn't help hiding his hands, like trying to cover his ears and steal a bell: "Okay."
Chen Song simply rinsed and disinfected it, then casually put on three Band-Aids.
Manager Dong led him to the private room on the sixth floor, and along the way, he reminded him, "The customers in this room are not easy to serve, so you have to be careful. When the time comes, you can count the extra orders as commission. If you sell a lot, you can be promoted to a regular employee with a raise."
Chen Song pushed the cart all the way in silence, listening carefully.
Chen Song wanted to say that he wasn't very good at speaking, let alone selling. He just wanted to avoid making mistakes throughout the process, and he didn't want to be a regular employee.
I came here just to learn how to cook, so I can earn some tuition money.
He wants to be a doctor in the future.
But Chen Song couldn't refuse the manager. The customer is God and the manager is the boss, and no one can disobey.
Manager Dong brought the person to the door of the box, knocked on it and pushed it open before entering.
The laughter in the private room was interrupted by Manager Dong: "I'm sorry to bother you bosses, but the person introducing the dishes is here."
Chen Song followed Manager Dong. As soon as he entered the door, his eyes met Gu Xingjue who was sitting opposite him. His mind went blank.
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