Chapter 526 Girls should still read more books!
If there is anything different in Beijing these days, it is that there are many more foreigners!
Tong Xiayue and Ren You not only have to take care of the things in the store, but also have to prepare the menu for entertaining foreign guests at the state banquet. They are busy every day.
After a week of research, Tong Xiayue and Ren You finally formulated the menu.
This time, this group of foreigners came to Beijing mainly for investment. The developing Beijing is the best choice. Tong Xiayue and Ren You know the importance of it, so they naturally treat it with care.
On this day, Xu Huashan called Tong Xiayue and Ren You to the office and wanted to hold a meeting before entertaining foreign guests.
Although he believed in Tong Xiayue and Ren You's craftsmanship, after all, this reception was of great importance and the higher-ups paid close attention. Such an important task fell on Xu Huashan and Wang Wei, so naturally they dared not neglect it.
Fortunately, during this time, the two brought Zhang Long out as well. After arranging the two stores, the two came to Xu Huashan's office.
When Xu Huashan saw the two people coming, he quickly and warmly welcomed them: "Boss Tong, Master Ren, you are here? Come in and sit down."
After Wang Wei poured tea for the two people, he smiled and said: "Boss Tong, Master Ren, we heard that your menu has been formulated, and we are also very curious! The leaders above asked us to come and find out as soon as possible."
Tong Xiayue smiled and said: "Of course, even if you didn't come, we would have come to you to report in the next two days."
Xu Huashan smiled and said: "Okay, okay! We trust Boss Tong to do the job!"
Tong Xiayue took out a notebook from the small leather bag she carried with her and handed it to Xu Huashan: "Director Xu, this is the menu for our distinguished guests this time. Please take a look to see if there is anything inappropriate. If so, we will modify it."
Xu Huashan took the notebook, and Wang Wei also looked around curiously.
Tong Xiayue discussed with Ren You for a week, and finally decided on the menu: Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Roast Duck, Dongpo Pork, Blanched Chicken, Crystal Shrimp, Squirrel Mandarin Fish, Typhoon Shelter Fried Crab...
Many of these dishes were things Xu Huashan and the others had never seen before. Tong Xiayue explained to them bit by bit what they were curious about, and the two of them were surprised to see their mouths grow bigger!
Xu Huashan smiled and said, "They are indeed two chef gods! This menu is really different!"
Wang Wei's eyes widened after listening to Tong Xiayue's explanation: "Boss Tong, we all want to eat these dishes of yours. It's a pity that we can't eat them this time, hahaha!"
Tong Xiayue smiled and said, "It's okay. After we are done with this busy period, we will gradually put these dishes on the menu of the store."
Wang Wei was excited to hear this answer and said, "That's great! We still have a chance to eat them!"
Xu Huashan smiled and said, "Boss Tong, I'll prepare a copy of this menu and submit it to the leaders above. There shouldn't be any problem."
Tong Xiayue nodded: "Okay, let's communicate in time if we have any questions."
Who doesn't like to work with such an efficient person?
Xu Huashan said with a smile: "Okay, the reception will be on the 15th of this month, and there is only one week left. You should prepare in advance. Make a list of all the ingredients and seasonings you need, and we will be responsible for purchasing them. The two chefs only need to be responsible for cooking!"
Tong Xiayue smiled and said, "Okay!"
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After Xu Huashan and Wang Wei submitted the menu prepared by Tong Xiayue, the leaders above were very satisfied and asked them to follow it. All preparations began in an orderly manner.
Before that, major newspapers reported that the two chefs would cook for foreign guests together, which caused a sensation in the entire Beijing city!
“Have you heard? Boss Tong and Master Ren are going to cook for foreign guests!”
“We all saw it in the newspaper! It’s amazing! The best restaurant in Beijing is indeed their Tong’s!”
“Isn’t it? Nowadays, who doesn’t go to Tong’s when entertaining guests? People in Beijing are really blessed!”
“I think this Boss Tong is really capable. She will definitely achieve great things in the future!”
“I asked Boss Tong about her when I met her some time ago. She will graduate next year!”
“She has already learned everything in college. Now that her business is so big, her education is just the icing on the cake for her!”
“Really! If only my girl were half as smart as Boss Tong! Alas…”
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Rather than saying that Tong Xiayue changed the business landscape of Beijing, it is better to say that she changed the status of girls in this society!
In the past, most people favored boys over girls, and girls were naturally not valued!
But now that everyone sees how good she is, they more or less think that girls should study more, and studying more makes them different!
People often say: "Girls should study more, look at Boss Tong, he has studied a lot, how capable is he? Learn from him!"
Tong Xiayue became a synonym for girls to study more in every household! In the
early 1980s, Tong Xiayue had installed a TV at home.
Although it was a black and white TV, it was a rare thing to have a TV at home in this period when electrical appliances were still in short supply!
Every night, the children around would gather in the courtyard to watch this small black and white box.
A week passed quickly, and when the state banquet was approaching, Tong Xiayue and Ren You handed over all the affairs of the two restaurants to Master Chen and Zhang Long, and the two of them just focused on preparing for the state banquet.
During this period, almost all foreigners who came to Beijing had dined at Tong's Hotel, and everyone praised the Chinese food!
Hearing that the owner of Tong's Hotel would entertain them this time, everyone was looking forward to it.
This time the event was arranged in the government building, and Tong Xiayue and Ren You arrived early to start preparing.
Xu Huashan and Wang Wei were mainly responsible for the banquet-related matters this time. The scene had been arranged, and this time they needed to entertain twenty foreign guests.
Two tables of people!
This number of people is nothing to Tong Xiayue and Ren You. After all, they have seen all kinds of big scenes during their time working at Tong's!
This time, Xu Huashan allowed Tong Xiayue and Ren You to bring a few helpers, and they brought a few kitchen assistants who were familiar with Tong's.
The guests arrived at the banquet hall one after another. It was really a lot of work for Xu Huashan and Wang Wei this time. Not only were they responsible for all the dishes for the reception, but they were also responsible for the overall coordination and arrangement, and of course, arranging the translation!
All the translation work for these foreigners who came to Beijing was handed over to the newspaper. They helped to find a lot of translators, but they could not guarantee that every foreigner would have one, after all, there was a shortage of talent.
After the leader's opening remarks, everyone began to enjoy the show.
This time the performances were all some performances with Chinese characteristics, such as calligraphy performances, sugar painting performances, lion dance performances, etc.
These foreigners had never seen these before, and they were all curious and applauded!
But soon, everyone's attention was attracted by waves of aromas...