Duan Jian never expected that Feng Haidong would be so magnanimous as to let him leave.
Duan Jian originally thought that he had almost mastered Feng Haidong's skills at the crayfish restaurant, and he even felt that he could surpass Feng Haidong's skills.
Therefore, when Feng Haidong learned that he was leaving, he would definitely try his best to persuade him to stay.
At least in front of others, Feng Haidong would likely express his desire to talk to him privately.
But what Duan Jian didn't expect was that Feng Haidong had no intention of keeping him, and even less of a desire to talk to him privately.
This made Duan Jian feel very disappointed.
He was initially feeling a little guilty towards Feng Haidong because he was leaving him.
Seeing that Feng Haidong had no intention of keeping him, Duan Jian gradually stopped feeling any guilt.
Duan Jian could only stand up again, bow deeply to Feng Haidong, and say, "Brother Feng, thank you for teaching me all that. Please rest assured, even if I open a restaurant in cooperation with someone else, I will not compete with you."
Feng Haidong laughed immediately upon hearing this: "Hahaha, Xiao Duan, your thinking is wrong. Since you're doing business, you should be aware of competing with me. If you're not going to compete with me, why would you partner with someone else to open a restaurant? You don't need to think about giving way to me just because you learned a skill from me."
To be honest, if I need you to give way to me in order to compete with you, then my restaurant might as well close down now.
Duan Jian was stunned when he heard this.
Looking at Feng Haidong's calm and collected demeanor, he seemed to understand.
It turned out that in Feng Haidong's eyes, he posed no threat whatsoever.
This thought immediately ignited Duan Jian's competitive spirit.
Duan Jian immediately said, "Since you say so, Brother Feng, I will definitely work hard and try to catch up with your restaurant."
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong still smiled and said, "Very good, that's more like it. Keep up the good work."
Then, Feng Haidong said, "By the way, although you haven't worked for me for a full month, I'll still give you a month's salary. I'll give you 1,000 yuan, and when my sister-in-law comes, I'll have her settle your salary in full."
Duan Jian hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Feng, you don't need to give it to me..."
Before Duan Jian could finish speaking, Feng Haidong said, "One is one, two is two. During the month I was away, you helped me keep the restaurant afloat, so I should give you this wage both morally and logically."
Feng Haidong finally raised his glass to Duan Jian and said, "Come on, let's have one last drink."
This time, Duan Jian did not hesitate. He also picked up his wine glass, clinked glasses with Feng Haidong, and then drank the wine in one gulp.
Seeing that Duan Jian had finished his drink, Song Rui couldn't help but say, "You've finished your drink, aren't you leaving? Do you have the nerve to keep eating?"
Hearing this, Feng Haidong laughed and said, "Haha, it's alright. Consider this meal a farewell dinner for Xiao Duan. After all, we've spent a month together."
Before Duan Jian could speak, Feng Haidong said, "Alright, everyone, eat your food, eat more vegetables and drink less alcohol."
After lunch, everyone ate in relative silence for the rest of the meal.
However, Feng Haidong didn't seem to care at all, and he and his son continued to enjoy their meal.
Feng Qifan, in particular, believed that his father could handle the situation, so he ate without any restraint.
Just as they finished lunch, Lu Wanhong arrived at the restaurant.
Seeing Feng Haidong and his son Feng Qifan return, Lu Wanhong was a little excited. She quickly stepped forward and pulled her nephew aside to ask him carefully, especially about her older sister who had not returned with them.
However, before Feng Qifan could tell his aunt, Feng Haidong said first, "Wanhong, give Duan Jian 1,000 yuan. He's leaving soon."
Lu Wanhong was a little confused, but she still counted out 1,000 yuan as her brother-in-law had told her.
Feng Haidong took the money and handed it to Duan Jian, saying, "Take this money and work hard in the future. I hope you can make something of yourself."
Duan Jian hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the money.
Duan Jian concluded by saying, "Thank you, Brother Feng. I will definitely work hard and I will never forget your kindness."
Feng Haidong smiled and waved his hand: "There's no such thing as gratitude or not. Since I've taught you the skills, I'll naturally allow you to open your own shops. However, opening a shop is not a simple matter. There are some things you can't learn just by watching. You still need to pay more attention."
Duan Jian nodded, said goodbye to Feng Haidong and the others in the restaurant, and then left.
Seeing Duan Jian leave, Lu Wanhong couldn't help but ask, "Brother-in-law, why did Duan Jian just leave like that?"
Feng Haidong said, "There's nothing I can do. He originally wanted to open his own shop, but now that someone is investing in him, it's natural for him to leave me."
Lu Wanhong said, "But he learned your skills, brother-in-law, and he just left like that. What kind of person is he?"
Song Rui couldn't help but say, "He's an ingrate. I've disliked him for a long time."
At this moment, the other people in the restaurant were more or less dissatisfied with Duan Jian's departure.
Everyone felt that, no matter what, Duan Jian's cooking skills were taught by Feng Haidong, and he shouldn't have left like this, much less cooperate with others to open a restaurant and compete with Feng Haidong for business.
Perhaps only the new waiter, Xiao Chen, was somewhat worried about Duan Jian and secretly wanted to leave with him.
Yang Chengjian walked over and said to Feng Haidong apologetically, "Brother Feng, it's all my fault. I was supposed to be in charge of the kitchen since you weren't here, but I saw that Duan Jian was better at cooking, so I handed it all over to him. In the end, he honed his skills in our restaurant."
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Feng Haidong laughed and said, "Cheng Jian, what are you saying? You put Duan Jian in the kitchen, which helped me maintain the restaurant's reputation. Everything you did was for my restaurant. I'm grateful to you, how could I possibly blame you?"
After hearing Feng Haidong's words, Yang Chengjian felt even more guilty.
Feng Haidong could tell that he was still feeling bad, so he said earnestly, "Don't worry, our restaurant will definitely get better and better. Remember when I said I would open a branch for you and Xiao Dong in the future? It won't be long before I fulfill that promise. Trust me."
Yang Chengjian looked at Feng Haidong and could tell that Feng Haidong's words were not just empty talk.
Yang Chengjian said decisively, "I believe it."
Lu Wanhong said from the side, "It doesn't matter that he's gone. Brother-in-law, you're back. Can your skills be inferior to his? He definitely can't compare to you."
Chen Zhiyong immediately said, "Auntie is right. Uncle Dong is back. Uncle Dong can't possibly lose to anyone."
Feng Qifan added, "My dad is amazing! He always comes up with new and even better dishes. No one can ever learn all of his cooking skills."
Feng Haidong laughed and said, "Hahaha, that's right. They've only learned how to cook crayfish. I have so many other skills they don't know. How could they possibly learn them all? We don't need to worry about them opening a shop. They can't beat us anyway."
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