Chapter 690 Holiday
Chef Arnold left with satisfaction, leaving only a question mark, leaving Jiang Feng and others alone to wonder.
With this happening, Peng Changping had no interest in visiting the fish stalls to buy fish, and led Jiang Feng and Lu Sheng back home. While Lu Sheng was driving out of the parking lot, Peng Changping looked at Jiang Feng and asked:
"Have you offended Chef Arnold before?"
Jiang Feng:...
I knew that neither you nor Lu Sheng believed what I just said!
"Master Peng, no, I haven't even talked to him." Jiang Feng didn't say anything just now. After Chef Arnold finished speaking, he walked away very proudly, without any reaction from Jiang Feng. Chance.
"Really?" Peng Changping still didn't believe it.
"Really not. I have been staying in China for these years and have never left the country. During this period, you can see that I have been staying in Yongheju. I eat lunch in Yongheju and cannot go out. I go out every day. Yong Heju just went home, and he has never even seen Chef Arnold, how could he have the chance to offend him?" Jiang Feng wanted to write a big injustice on his forehead.
Only then did Peng Changping completely believe Jiang Feng's words, and became even more confused: "This is strange. It's normal for him to dislike me, and now he's targeting you again. It seems that you have offended him unintentionally in some other way."
"Arnold is a really good cook and a really weird person. You can't say how bad he is, but you can't say he is a good person either. Anyway, he is just..." Peng Changping thought for a while, "He is arrogant because of his talent. A genius who doesn’t take others seriously.”
Peng Changping's evaluation is quite pertinent and even a bit euphemistic.
"Have you ever offended him before?" Jiang Feng asked.
"No."
"Then why does he dislike you?" Jiang Feng asked.
"Because I rank higher than him in the celebrity chef directory." Peng Changping said, "Many people know this. Arnold dislikes everyone who ranks higher than him in the celebrity chef directory. After the last selection, He kept shouting that it was unfair, saying that Xu Cheng was discriminating against him because he was younger than other chefs and that he should be ranked second based on his strength."
Jiang Feng:?
Instead of fighting for first place, fight for second place?
As expected of Chef Arnold, he is indeed a mysterious man.
"Earlier, when Lu Sheng told me that Arnold seemed to be competing for Tai Feng Tower, I thought it was a little strange. He did it for no reason..." Before Peng Changping finished speaking, Lu Sheng drove out and parked the car. On the roadside, Jiang Feng and the others honked their horns twice.
Jiang Feng and Peng Changping hurriedly got into the car. Because there were too many dishes, Jiang Feng put all the tofu in his hand into the trunk. For those who didn't know, he thought the boss of Yongheju had come to the vegetable market to stock up.
"He is a person who holds grudges and doesn't like to do superficial things. Although I have no contact with him, I have heard many outsiders' comments about him. If it is because of some misunderstanding that makes him hostile to you, then it is as follows I'll find an opportunity to contact him and talk face to face to resolve the misunderstanding," Peng Changping suggested.
"This is not a matter of misunderstanding." Although Lu Sheng did not hear the previous words, it did not prevent him from answering, "There are only two targets for the top-floor restaurant first, either Taifeng Tower or Babao Zhai, no matter which one they fight for first. Everyone is hostile to us. Now that its business is booming, our business will weaken accordingly. When it fully establishes its foothold, other restaurants will follow to compete with us. ”
"So that's it." Peng Changping suddenly realized.
"Didn't you encounter such problems when you originally opened a restaurant? I remember that the location when you first opened your restaurant was not good. There were many restaurants around and the competition was fierce." Lu Sheng thought for a while, "Actually, when you opened the restaurant, The situation is similar to that of today’s top-floor restaurants, and you opened a Chinese restaurant. At that time, it was difficult for Chinese restaurants to survive in non-Chinatown areas in the United States, and they must have encountered a lot of difficulties when they opened.”
Jiang Feng immediately pricked up his ears and prepared to hear how Peng Changping carved his way into the Western food market.
"No." Peng Changping said, "When I opened the restaurant, it was always smooth and I didn't encounter any problems. The location was not good at the beginning. At that time, I didn't have enough funds to rent a store in a good location. The restaurant was in a corner. It’s small. Later, when the restaurant next door closed down, I bought that shop and it’s been going well.”
Lu Sheng:......
Jiang Feng:...
He knew that Peng Changping's previous statement that he would be so worried that he couldn't sleep when there was a small problem in restaurant management was a lie to comfort a novice like him.
Peng Changping managed to keep chatting to death. Jiang Feng and Lu Sheng didn't say another word until they got off the bus.
After getting off the car, Jiang Feng took out the vegetables from the trunk and sent them all to the kitchen. There were already many people in the kitchen, all working. When the chef near the door saw Jiang Feng carrying so many soy products, he asked him what these were. Where did it come from.
"Boss Lu and I asked Master Peng to go to the vegetable market just now. Master Peng bought all these things. Boss Lu still has a lot of dry goods and they probably went directly to the warehouse." Jiang Feng explained.
When other people heard that these soy products were bought by Peng Changping, they immediately wanted to come over. You looked at the tofu and I looked at the tofu skin. They all wanted to see what was so unique about these soy products that Peng Changping was interested in buying them.
Then everyone discovered that these tofu and dried tofu are ordinary tofu and dried tofu, the kind that can be bought in any vegetable market.
Although it is very common, after all, it was bought by Peng Changping and should be treated with caution. Peng Changping's direct disciples told their apprentices to put these soy products away, and the apprentices in turn ordered their own apprentices. In this way, the work of placing the soy products fell upon the layers of instructions. It happened to the young man who always called Master Jiang Feng uncle and couldn't change his words.
"Uncle..., Brother Feng, what should I do with these tofu? You can keep the dried tofu skin first, but you can't keep the tender tofu for too long." The young man had a headache.
"Just use it for cooking. Master Peng won't mind. Just buy it and use it." Jiang Feng said, preparing to continue practicing the broth.
He is now a merciless soup stock machine. The chefs in Yongheju no longer make soup stock. He has contracted all the soup stock in Yongheju.
"These tofus are quite good. Why don't you Xiaofeng take some to Tai Feng House. I bought a lot of tender tofus. It would be a pity if they go bad after being stored for a long time." Peng Changping didn't know when he entered the kitchen. , "If you go, don't come. Treat it as a holiday. I was also negligent. You haven't had any rest since May Day. Go back early today to have a meal with your friends."
Jiang Feng actually wanted to stay and continue practicing soup stock. The buff from the braised pork had not worn off yet, and he still had unlimited enthusiasm for his work. But the boss gave him a holiday, and Peng Changping was kind-hearted. Of course, Jiang Feng couldn't refuse.
"Then I'll take these two bags of tofu away." Jiang Feng said.
"Take some tofu skin too, their tofu skin is pretty good." Peng Changping smiled and nodded, "How do you feel now? Is it better than before when you go out for a walk?"
"Much better than before." Jiang Feng said.
"That's good. You young people should go out more often. Staying in one place every day will make you depressed. In fact, I'm far behind your great-grandfather. Your great-grandfather only used it for two months. In just a short time, Tai Feng Restaurant will be as famous as other old restaurants in Peiping. Your talent may not be any worse than your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather’’s talent, willing to endure hardships and dedicated, but don’t be too hasty. In time, you will be even better than your great-great-great-grandpa me. ”
Jiang Fengquan thought that Peng Changping was comforting himself and telling him not to be too anxious. When Wang Hao was broken up and kicked by his girlfriend, he had comforted Wang Hao by drinking to relieve his sorrow. He said that Wang Hao was considerate, handsome, humorous, and considerate. He is simply a good man of the new century. It was his ex-girlfriend who kicked him because he was blind.
When trying to comfort someone, you can tell any nonsense.
Thinking about it this way, Jiang Feng realized that he had not contacted Wang Hao for a long time.
Not only have we not met, we have not even communicated on WeChat.
Jiang Feng took out his cell phone and sent a message to Wang Hao.
Jiang Feng: Mouse, are you free? Let’s go out for barbecue tonight.
Wang Hao replied instantly.
Wang Hao: Brother Feng, the leader has just arranged another job for me. I’m afraid I won’t be able to go at some time. Let’s try another day.
Jiang Feng calculated the time. Wang Hao paid his salary on the 15th and paid it on the 9th. Now it is the 12th, which is when he has the most difficult time financially.
Jiang Feng: I’m treating you.
Wang Hao: Don’t worry, Brother Feng. If you tell me the location, I will be there on time!
Jiang Feng ordered a Didi and prepared to go back to Tai Feng Building to exchange feelings with his old colleagues while carrying the tofu.
For some reason, Jiang Feng suddenly felt like he could finally go back to work at the company after his business trip.
This feeling is quite good. (End of chapter)