Chapter 231 Lu Peide Arrives in Guangdong City
When Lu Peide received the call, he was extremely anxious. It was very difficult for mainlanders to go to Hong Kong, but people from Hong Kong only needed a return permit to go back to the mainland. He immediately rushed back.
They arrived in Yuecheng in the evening. When Lu Peide came out of the train station, he saw Xiuqin and asked, "How is my second uncle?"
"The master just had a mild cerebral infarction. The hospital gave him an IV drip and he will be fine after a day of observation."
Lu Peide finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death."
After the two of them left the station, Fan Xiuqin patted the back seat of the bicycle and said, "Get on."
Lu Peide sat on the back seat. Xiuqin was as strong as an ox, so let her ride the bike!
"Why did Second Uncle faint?"
"Lu Yude! Didn't the master go to Fuyun Building to guide the work? He saw me and asked me to have breakfast with him today. During breakfast, the master asked me, "Are you doing well in Gangcheng?" I said I was fine. But since the master asked, I also told him that you encountered many difficulties and even dangers. The master must be heartbroken! In addition, Uncle Dong heard about Sister Jinying's situation and felt sorry for her, so the two brothers sighed. Brother Yude was crazy and said that the master was blaming him..." Fan Xiuqin told Lu Peide everything she had just heard from Ding Sheng.
"Do you think he is sick? The master obviously feels sorry for you and didn't blame him, but he yelled at the master as if he had suffered a great injustice and made the master faint from anger." Fan Xiuqin said angrily.
Lu Peide sighed slightly. The two cousins were about the same age. When he was young, his father was in poor health and went to the hospital from time to time. His mother had to accompany his father, so he lived in his second uncle's house. The two boys slept in the same bed. At night, they were not honest, so the second aunt came to cover them with a quilt and rubbed the cousin's face. The second uncle treated the two children equally, but the second aunt still had a distinction between close and distant relatives in her heart.
His father was gone, so his second uncle naturally took on the burden of supporting his mother and son. His mother always told his second uncle that brothers should settle accounts clearly, and that no one was well off, so there was no need to rely on his mother and son for everything. His second uncle would still send them whatever he had, fearing that they would have a hard time.
The two brothers have grown up and are both outstanding. As they grow up, there is a problem before them: who will take over the job of the second uncle in the future?
Of course, he didn't have to take over. There were so many restaurants in Beijing, and the other one would definitely be a good place. He didn't care, but his cousin seemed to care.
After the reform and opening up, my uncle felt that as a chef for state banquets, their horizons were not broad enough. At the beginning of last year, my uncle went to Hong Kong and tried many restaurants in Hong Kong. He felt this even more when he came back.
The century-old Lu family cuisine has been constantly improving from Guangdong to Beijing. My second uncle hopes that my cousin will go to Hong Kong to learn seriously. I think my second uncle has already told my second aunt and cousin that he intends to let me inherit his legacy.
Second Aunt came home and told my mother that according to the family rules, whoever wins the competition will inherit the family business.
So the mother and daughter discussed at home. The second uncle didn't want him to go out and wanted to hand over the Lu family to him; the second aunt didn't want her cousin to go out and hoped that he would inherit the family business. If they competed, it was likely that she would win and stay. On the surface, the second aunt and the cousin had nothing to say, but the family must have a knot in their hearts. Besides, the second uncle's idea made sense, and she also felt that she could learn only a limited amount in Beijing. Then he would go to Hong Kong and leave his cousin to inherit the mantle.
He went to find his second uncle and had a long talk with him. First, the two brothers had similar skills, and both were the best heirs of the Lu family, so there was no need to fight over such a small difference; second, he thought what his second uncle said made sense, and he really needed to go out and take a look. He was also very interested, and since his cousin was unwilling to go, he would go.
He believes that craftsmanship is what makes a craftsman earn a living, and the family brand is just the icing on the cake.
"I told Brother Yude that in the eyes of the master, we are all children. The master doesn't care how much money we make, he only feels sorry for how much suffering he has endured." Xiuqin's words brought Lu Peide back to his senses.
"He can't do that," said Lu Peide.
"So what if it doesn't work? I guess he was upset when he heard you make so much money, but he was the one who didn't want to come out in the first place, so he took out his anger on the master."
"Um!"
The two entered the People's Hospital, and the brother and sister went upstairs to the ward together.
Lu Yongding was sitting on the bed, and Chef Dong was sitting next to him. The two brothers were talking.
Chef Dong saw Lu Peide first and said, "Peide is here."
Lu Peide walked in, and Lu Yongding said, "Didn't I tell Xiuqin to tell you not to come? It's just a small matter."
"I'm already on the way, how could they tell me? Besides, I've been out for a year, and you happen to be in Yuecheng, wouldn't it be nice for us to meet?" Lu Peide sat down.
Lu Yongding looked at Lu Peide carefully and said, "Peide, you have lost a lot of weight."
Lu Peide smiled and said, "I haven't lost weight, I just work harder and I'm stronger. Ningning has always emphasized to us that chefs have more opportunities to eat and are prone to gaining weight. She said that French chefs have to be in front of people, just like those actors, and she asked us to maintain our image."
"Especially senior brother, he was the last chef king and was already sought after by people in Hong Kong. Ningning said that other people's image can be sloppy, but senior brother absolutely cannot." Fan Xiuqin added.
Lu Yongding looked at his nephew. He was only wearing a T-shirt and a pair of blue work pants, but he looked really different.
"Peide seems like a different person after one year away. He's very powerful now." Chef Dong expressed Lu Yongding's inner thoughts.
"Of course, Senior Brother is ranked third on the Ningyan Chef Ranking."
"Who's first and second?"
"The first is Uncle Hua, Ningning's grandfather. The second is Ningning. Apart from the two bosses, my senior brother ranks first." Fan Xiuqin said proudly.
There were six beds in the ward. A family member of the patient in the next bed asked, "Are you Ning Yan's chef?"
"Have you been to Ningyan?" Lu Peide asked.
"I've only been to Gangcheng, where can I get the money to eat at Ningyan? One meal can cost me several years' salary. I want to go to Baohualou, but unfortunately there are too many people there. I have to wait in line for a long time, but I have heard about it." The family member who accompanied the patient in the bed was a young man.
Lu Peide smiled and said to him, "Next time you go, go to Po Wah Lau in Mong Kok on Tuesday or Wednesday at noon. There will be fewer people there and you can wait in line for 30 to 40 minutes before your turn. Don't go to the Hung On restaurant in Causeway Bay. We chefs there take turns and we are all scared. We don't have a chance to rest our feet."
Fan Xiuqin nodded: "Yes! When I go to Hongan, I don't dare to drink too much water in the morning."
After chatting with the family of the patient in the next bed, Lu Peide turned his head and looked at his second uncle: "Second uncle, you are really something. You really took what this girl said to heart. The difficult days were only a few months, and I met Uncle Shou, who is a very good person."
"Brother, you are here. I will go back to Fuyun Building to return the bicycle and bring some food." Fan Xiuqin said, "You haven't eaten either, right?"
"Yes, I haven't even had lunch yet! Bring me some more."
Lu Peide sat beside Lu Yongding's bed and told his two uncles about his experiences after he went to Hong Kong. He did not mention being betrayed by his friends, but he talked about Yue Ning kicking someone's kidney. He also talked about his participation in the "Chef King Competition".
"The MasterChef Contest is really a very good opportunity for communication. I learned a lot and saw a lot. Later in the live broadcast in Japan, we also cooperated with several other restaurants, each of us brought out our own specialties and learned from each other." Lu Peide said, "Second Uncle, your idea is right. I don't know what you are thinking about. You can really learn a lot by coming out to study. Especially with people like Ningning, and her friends are all very good. Like Miss Su, the general manager of our company, working with her on Ningyan, I know how difficult it is to open a restaurant. These are things I would never have been exposed to in Beijing."
"Peide! It's good enough as long as there is enough money. I took it for granted."
"How can you predict the storms outside? Besides, if that boss Guo really threatened me, and if Ning Ning didn't help me, the worst that could happen would be that I would just work for him for a few days and then run back to the mainland. When I return to Beijing, can't you arrange a job for me? After all, I am a person who can attack or defend. You felt that I was suffering, and I told myself at that time not to give up easily."
Hearing the child say this, Chef Lu felt a little relieved.
Lu Peide asked, "Where is Yude?"
"He was the team leader. He was here at noon. After he made sure I was fine in the afternoon, I let him go back to Yuecheng Hotel." Lu Yongding sighed faintly, "It would be great if he was half as sensible as you."
"You! You compare him with me all the time, finding advantages in me and disadvantages in him. Can Yude stand it?" Lu Peide looked at Chef Dong, "Uncle Dong, don't you think so?"
"Yes! Children all want to be praised. You gave all the praise to Peide. How uncomfortable must Yude feel?" said Chef Dong.
Fan Xiuqin came in with a nylon bag and put the food on the bedside table: "It's time to eat. Keep it simple. Ningning made Yangzhou fried rice."
"Uncle, Ningning's Yangzhou fried rice..."
"Brother! There's no need to introduce yourself. Ningning is now the same as my master. He doesn't fry the food in separate steps! He just fry everything in one pot. Just eat it!" Fan Xiuqin said.
Lu Peide handed a lunch box to his uncle: "Are you so busy?"
"Ningning went to the exchange meeting and placed a bucket with the words Fuyunlou on it on the booth. The thirsty foreign guests came to drink reed root water, and while they were drinking, Ningning introduced agricultural products to them. People thought she was an agricultural product salesperson, but she said she was the chef of Fuyunlou. Now, many foreigners have come again today. There is still a long queue!" Fan Xiuqin said helplessly.
The three of them were eating with lunch boxes, and the patient in the next bed said, "What's that smell? It smells so good."
"Bed three is eating fried rice from Fuyunlou. Please don't ask me to go to Fuyunlou to buy food. They are a reception unit for foreign guests, and I can't buy it now." said the family member who was accompanying the patient.
"I don't want to eat anything, I just want..."
"Don't even think about it. I really can't buy it." said the family member.
Lu Yongding turned around and said, "Young man, bring me a rice bowl. I haven't touched my half of the rice yet. Give me half."
"How can this be so embarrassing?"
"It's all right."
The young man brought the bowl over, and Lu Yongding gave him some rice. Lu Peide said, "I have some here, too."
The young man waved his hands quickly: "No, no, just let him have a taste."
Fan Xiuqin took out a large teapot and said, "Have a sip of the fish soup. It's a little sour and spicy, very appetizing."
"Come on, come on, give your grandfather a sip of the fish fillet soup too."
They were distributing food to the bed next door when Lu Yude came in from the door and saw such a lively scene.
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