Before leaving, Du Shaojie left Liang Meiqin 2 million Hong Kong dollars for household expenses and the renovation costs of two houses.
As for whether the other party was willing to do so, he didn't care.
After returning to Guangzhou, Du Shaojie heard Wang Yuxiu's complaints:
"Xiaojie, you two just got married and one lives in the south and the other in the north. I live alone in such a big villa. I don't feel comfortable at all. I want to live in the old street."
It's definitely okay for the young couple to go on vacation, but after the vacation, only the son came back, and the new daughter-in-law went to Beijing, under the pretext of doing business.
Wang Yuxiu was naturally a little unhappy. If this happened, when would she be able to hold her grandson?
In addition, she didn't know anyone in the Overseas Chinese New Village, and she sat at home all day, which was boring. She decided to move back to the old street. At least she could find someone to play cards there.
"Okay, I'll move back with you, and I'll come back when Yan Zi comes back."
Du Shaojie didn't stop his mother. Everyone is afraid of loneliness, and the old street is close to Xiaomei's unit, so she can go home often.
So he went back to the old street with Wang Yuxiu.
In the next half month, he rarely went out, and studied various dishes at home every day.
Wang Yuxiu and Xiaomei were lucky to have a good meal. Sometimes Sun Haitao would come to eat, and Du Shaojie gradually became familiar with him.
He found that this prospective brother-in-law had a good personality and was knowledgeable and interesting. It seemed that his sister had a good vision.
That night.
Du Shaojie took stock of his recent gains. It was amazing. In just a short meal, he had made 200 dishes with a comprehensive evaluation of "Phoenix Marrow and Dragon Liver".
This is the benefit of being a househusband. It is natural to reap a lot of rewards by working around the stove every day.
He has 200,000 redemption points and 400 hours of time. It can be said that "a thousand golds are spent and returned", which made him very happy.
But the consumption is not much, and it only consumes 60,000 hours at most.
[Exchange points: 479,918 points\2,403,066 points]
[Duration: 6.42 million hours\39.293 million hours]
At the end of the month.
Du Shaojie boarded a flight to Beijing to see Qi Yan.
Qi Yan was of course very happy to see her husband. She thought that he would not come to see her, after all, it was she who was disobedient and insisted on starting a business in Beijing.
"Husband, do we still want to have a wedding?"
"There is no need to have a wedding. We can invite some good people to have a meal."
Du Shaojie didn't want to do formalism anymore, so he set up a few tables at [Xichuan Restaurant] and invited some good people to have a meal.
Qi Yan also invited some former colleagues. Anyway, it was just a simple meal, and they didn't have to pay for it, so they were still willing to come.
During the meal, Qi Yan took the opportunity to talk about her opening a cooking school, which made many people envious. This is the advantage of finding a rich husband. You can do whatever you want, which is better than being a cow and a horse in the unit.
That night.
Qi Yan was very excited. Gymnasts were not as good as her.
She was very clear-headed now. Sooner or later, everything about her would spread in the school. She envied them
so much! Du Shaojie thought it was funny. Qi Yan was just like that. She was happy.
"I'm here to help you solve the problem of training instructors this time. Yanzi, have you thought about it? The school mainly starts with one business? The basic part is the same, but to move up, you must have your own characteristics."
Chefs are a large category. If you subdivide them, they can also be divided into Chinese cooking chefs, pastry chefs, etc. Moreover, the classification of dishes is also divided into which cuisine. It is definitely unrealistic to rush in all at once.
Therefore, Du Shaojie asked this question.
"The chef training school over there of Sister Yi features Sichuan cuisine, so it's not easy for me to repeat it with her. Husband, I know that you are not only good at Sichuan cuisine, but also at the master level of Hunan cuisine. How about we feature Hunan cuisine?"
Qi Yan thought about it for a long time and decided on the direction of her school.
Of course, with the expansion of the training business, the school can also open teaching courses such as "pasta", "snacks", or other cuisines, but now it can only make choices.
"Okay, I'll help you think of a solution. I'll go to Xingcheng in a few days."
Du Shaojie has been to Xingcheng and has several good friends, such as Hunan cuisine master Wang Qingquan.
He has been in contact with Wang Qingquan over the years, but he doesn't have a Hunan restaurant under his name, so the contact between the two is not close.
It's not appropriate to call someone directly to ask for help now. It's best for him to go there in person.
The next morning.
Du Shaojie called Luo Sankun and asked him to contact the association in Xingcheng. The Yangcheng Association planned to send someone to communicate with them.
Luo Sankun put down the phone and immediately contacted the city association in Xingcheng.
"Mr. Du, the Xingcheng Association expressed that we are very welcome to go there."
Luo Sankun was very efficient and immediately replied to Du Shaojie.
Du Shaojie asked Luo Sankun to send two or three chefs directly to Xingcheng, and he would meet up with them at that time.
After Qi Yan learned the news, she joked with him, "You are using your power for personal gain."
"What do you mean by using your power for personal gain? I am taking care of both public and private interests. In fact, the association had planned to go to Xingcheng to exchange ideas with the other party before. I happened to be going there to do some business, so I did this by the way. Otherwise, people would say that your husband does not work."
Du Shaojie rolled his eyes at Qi Yan and immediately asked someone to book tickets. Three days
later.
Du Shaojie, Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe came to Xingcheng together.
He took a taxi directly to the hotel where the people sent by the Yangcheng Association stayed, arranged accommodation first, and then met up with the three Cantonese chefs.
The next day, the group went to Xingcheng Association.
The president and vice president of the city association personally greeted them. After all, Du Shaojie was the president of the Yangcheng Association, and they did not dare to neglect him.
Everyone chatted in the conference room for a while, and then the other party talked about the itinerary for the next few days. Basically, there is an exchange activity every other day. In the free time, the association will arrange personnel and vehicles to take them to play around.
The reception standard is very high, and the next time someone comes to Guangzhou, they must be received according to this standard.
"Let's have lunch together at noon today, and there will be an exchange activity in the afternoon."
At noon.
The president, vice president and others of the association invited Du Shaojie and his party to dinner. Coincidentally, the place for dinner was arranged at [Yulou East].
Du Shaojie is very familiar with this place. He has tasted various special dishes of the restaurant here and learned a lot from it. In addition, he also met Wang Qingquan here.
After dinner, the president and others took Du Shaojie and his party to the back kitchen.
Du Shaojie had to sigh that fate was playing tricks on him. When he wanted to learn Hunan cuisine, he could only rely on his own eyes, taste and smell to replicate it, which was essentially the same as "stealing a master".
But now he can walk into the back kitchen openly, which is the change brought about by the different identities.
Next, the chef of Yulou East demonstrated several classic dishes of the restaurant.
Du Shaojie also asked the accompanying chef to demonstrate. He must be making Cantonese cuisine here, so they can learn from each other.
Then it was time for free communication. Du Shaojie asked a few questions, and they answered them very sincerely. Although this kind of communication has limitations, both sides felt that they had gained a lot.
One can polish jade with the stones of other mountains. It is impossible to become an excellent chef if you stick to your old ways.
Taking advantage of the gap in communication, Du Shaojie asked Wang Qingquan when he would start work, and the answer he got was that Master Wang Qingquan had retired.
After the first event, the president and others left first.
Du Shaojie asked the waiting vehicle to send several Cantonese chefs back to the hotel, and he went to the restaurant on the riverside.
Wang Qingquan is really here. He and the boss lady are now guarding this store and living a comfortable life.
"Boss Du, you are amazing now. If I were not afraid of hardship, I might have gone to join you two years ago as a giant in the catering industry, a master of Sichuan cuisine, and the president of the Guangzhou Catering Association."
Wang Qingquan seemed very happy to see Du Shaojie.
The boss lady was still so charming, and the years seemed to have left no trace on her. She also recognized the man in front of her, thinking about how she had learned Hunan cuisine from Lao Wang in her store, and now he has become a big shot.
"Old Wang, stop saying those sour words, and go cook a few dishes. I have a jar of good wine in my room, I'll go get it for you, it's easier to chat after you have enough wine."
Then the couple smiled at each other, and Du Shaojie had to go into the private room and sit down.
It didn't take long for Wang Qingquan to prepare four dishes and a soup.
The proprietress brought a jar of homemade rice wine and put it on the table. While everyone was drinking and eating, they also opened up the conversation.
"I was not happy with my job at the company, and it just happened that I was about the right age, so I simply quit and concentrated on opening a restaurant. She always advised me to think more positively about everything, but I always wanted to promote Hunan cuisine, and ended up being fooled."
Wang Qingquan pointed at the proprietress and told the story of his failure a few years ago.
He wanted to start a restaurant chain, but he had limited funds on hand, so he partnered with someone to open a Hunan restaurant in another place. When the restaurant was established, his partner kicked him out. Not only did he not make money, he even lost most of his capital.
Now he no longer wanted to "promote Hunan cuisine" and lived a peaceful life in his own small piece of land.
"In business, it is normal to make profits and losses. Master Wang, in addition to official business, I also have some personal matters that I want to ask you for help. My wife opened a cooking school in Beijing, focusing on teaching Hunan cuisine, but there is a lack of teachers in this area."
Du Shaojie listened patiently and felt that the problem was precisely with Wang Qingquan himself.
A good chef may not necessarily be a good boss. The other party can be more careful before cooperating with others, so that he will not be fooled by others in the end.
But he couldn't say anything about this kind of thing, so he took the initiative to change the subject.
When Wang Qingquan heard this, he sat up straight and his eyes lit up:
"Do you need help? I'll go. I seldom cook now, and she doesn't care much. This restaurant will soon be taken over by my son, and we just want to go out and relax." (End of this chapter)
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