Chapter 137 Talent Revealed
"I'm not hungry yet, Ernie."
Goo Hara was lying on the sofa, basking in the winter sunshine, lazily responding to Sunny's questions.
She has been lying on the sofa all morning. The breakfast she had eaten this morning has not been digested yet, and she does not feel hungry at all.
Although he didn't eat last night and did vigorous exercise, Huang Xu couldn't stop Huang Xu from preparing breakfast for three people in the morning.
The breakfast for three people was completely wiped out by her and sunny.
So now she doesn't feel hungry at all.
"That won't work either. Huang Xu said that you should eat on time."
Seeing the lazy Goo Hara and her unwillingness to move at all, Sunny sat up directly at this time.
In fact, she didn't want to get up. She also wanted to continue lying down and have a good rest.
After several consecutive days of travel, her body was very tired. In addition, she was suddenly attacked by Huang Xu yesterday and had another battle, which made her even more in need of rest.
This is also the reason why the two of them slumped on the sofa for a long time after driving Huang Xu away in the morning.
The warm temperature in the room, the warm winter sun from the windows, and the weakness of the body, coupled with the dual satisfaction of the mind and body.
Now she just wants to lie down and relax, not even playing games.
But thinking back to last night, when she saw Goo Hara's complete figure for the first time, her skinny appearance made her heart full of pity.
Although she also knows that as an idol of a girl group, she needs to maintain her figure and to look good on camera, she needs to be thinner than normal people, but she is not surprised at all.
But being as thin as Goo Hara is still a bit exaggerated.
She is 1.63 meters tall and weighs only a mere 78 kilograms. Even now, she doesn't even weigh 78 kilograms.
So after the battle ended last night, I was even stunned when I saw her skinny appearance.
She had known that Goo Hara was thin before, but she never thought that she would be so thin.
You must know that as a member of a girl group, she has never seen thinner people. For example, their captain Kim Taeyeon is already considered very thin in a girl group.
But even so, she still weighs ninety kilograms. This is still the weight during the active period. At rest, the weight may be a little higher.
And even though Goo Hara is a few centimeters taller than Kim Taeyeon, she actually weighs more than ten kilograms less than Kim Taeyeon. This is very exaggerated.
So she was very concerned about what Huang Xu said about supervising Goo Hara's meals.
Not to mention that the relationship between the two is actually good. Even if they are not at the level of best friends, they are still quite good friends.
And Goo Hara finally found a "comrade-in-arms". If her health is not good, she will not be able to play the corresponding role.
Didn't you see that yesterday, because she helped me bear the burden, my condition was much better today?
So after she got up, she declined Goo Hara's offer to help, and went to the kitchen alone to see what food was in the refrigerator.
In other words, there is something that is food that is within her ability to prepare.
But when she saw that there was basically no fast food in Huang Xu's refrigerator, she was really dumbfounded.
Her cooking skills are limited to heating and cooking some simple instant products.
However, Huang Xu's refrigerator is different from many Korean families. There are no such common things such as instant semi-finished products.
Even the most common pickles, there are only two small boxes.
The rest is basically a variety of fresh vegetables and meats.
After she rummaged through the entire refrigerator in disbelief, Sunny really had a headache.
She had just vowed to take care of Goo Hara, but she refused her help, saying that today's lunch bag was given to her.
But what to do now?
Who would have thought that Huang Xu’s family didn’t have semi-finished instant food? Shouldn’t this be a must-have for every household?
With a skeptical attitude, she continued to search without belief.
Finally, I found dumplings that had been frozen for who knows how long in the corner of the freezer layer of the refrigerator, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
She is no stranger to dumplings. She used to eat them often when ordering takeout.
Although I used to eat basically fried dumplings.
But it doesn't mean that she doesn't know dumplings. She has eaten them in Huang Xu's restaurant before. She knows that these dumplings are different from fried dumplings and that they only need to be cooked for a few minutes.
After finding these dumplings, Sunny was relieved and happily went to the kitchen to start cooking.
But when she brought the cooked dumplings to the table and called Goo Hara to come over for dinner, she suddenly felt something was wrong.
As Huang Xu's real girlfriend, how could she be taking care of her "mistress" like a nanny?
Although I found this "mistress" by myself and was also my good friend, it shouldn't be like this.
Thinking of this, her mind recalled what Huang Xu had done yesterday, so an unknown fire ignited from the bottom of her heart, and she said something viciously.
"Just wait for me."
"Onie, what's wrong with you?"
But what Sunny didn't expect was that Huang Xu didn't hear what she said, but Goo Hara, who had already come to her side, heard it clearly.
So Goo Hara, who was happy just now, was shocked. She didn't know why Sunny was angry.
Sunny looked at Goo Hara's nervous and even scared eyes. She quickly relaxed the muscles on her face and smiled.
"Holla, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about that bitch Huang Xu!"
At the same time, Huang Xu, who brought Zhang Rui to the grilled beef sausage shop, sneezed several times in a row as soon as he entered the door.
This made Zhang Rui look at Huang Xu curiously and asked with concern:
"What's going on? Are you allergic to something?"
"No, it feels like who is scolding me?"
Huang Xu rubbed his itchy nose, replied nonchalantly, and then led Zhang Rui into the grilled beef intestine shop.
This is a relatively traditional Korean family store, which is why Huang Xu chose to bring Zhang Rui here today.
Because only in this kind of place can you feel the more traditional taste of Korea and experience and understand the traditional tastes of Koreans.
You must know that his purpose for finding Zhang Rui was not only to help him, but also to use his "talent" to make the food he brought from China more suitable for Korean tastes.
But if you really want to investigate, the taste that the general public in Korea likes is actually not coming to this kind of store, but to various markets in Seoul.
The things sold in these markets are what many Koreans have grown up eating.
And in addition to the traditional taste here, as long as it is a better food or taste on the market, it will basically be reflected here.
Generally speaking, those markets are actually the places they really need to visit.
However, Huang Xu also had his own reasons for bringing Zhang Rui to these shops.
He had just followed me here, and he hadn't had two good meals yet. We couldn't just take him to the market to eat.
In their hometown, if guests come to their home, they will bring out the best things in the house to entertain the guests.
Although the reason for the formation of this custom is that we were relatively poor and lacked materials in the past.
But now, although conditions have improved, this habit has remained.
Although Huang Xu and Zhang Rui are both foreigners, Huang Xu is considered a half-landlord. Naturally, he cannot neglect his classmates when they come.
Therefore, Huang Xu planned to take advantage of these few days to take Zhang Rui to enjoy various Korean delicacies.
And this is also part of the job, it can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
I don’t know if it’s because there are not many people eating this grilled beef sausage at noon, but less than five minutes after they sat down, the store owner came over with a baking tray and a lot of ingredients on it. Huang Xu looked at the various ingredients on it and began to explain under Zhang Rui's curious eyes.
After all, this was his first time in Korea, and there were many foods he didn’t know very well about how to eat and prepare them.
“Brother Rui, this is Korea’s very famous grilled beef sausage.”
Huang Xu then used long-handled tongs to grill the beef while introducing the various internal organs of the beef in the baking pan.
Huang Xu is no stranger to grilled beef sausage. He has eaten it several times since coming to Korea.
But if you really say how much he likes it, it doesn't really count.
After all, this thing, to put it bluntly, is to clean the various internal organs of the cow and fry them directly on the grill pan.
Even though the store they came to used fresh beef offal, don't forget that no matter how fresh and clean the offal is, it will still retain a trace of offal smell.
The cooking method is just to fry it on a baking sheet, so you can imagine how it tastes.
Fortunately, the sauce here is well seasoned, and after adding kimchi, the taste is still good.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t attract so many people to come and eat.
Especially the beef intestines are full of fat. After roasting, your mouth will be filled with the aroma of butter.
It's just that compared to this method, Huang Xu prefers braised ones.
This is also the reason why Huang Xu stopped coming here after tasting it twice.
Zhang Rui looked at the golden beef intestines that had been fried in the baking pan and cut them into small pieces under Huang Xu's scissors. He was no longer polite.
I picked up a piece, dipped it in a little bit of sauce, and then put it in my mouth.
After one sip, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"It tastes good. I thought it would be so greasy that I wouldn't be able to eat it."
"Yeah, the taste here is pretty good. If you try adding garlic slices and perilla leaves, the taste will be even richer."
"Then let me give it a try."
Zhang Rui also followed Huang Xu's arrangement at this time and began to taste according to his explanation.
After tasting it, the expression on his face became even more satisfied.
Huang Xu also took this opportunity to let Zhang Rui taste the food here and write down the flavors that Koreans like better.
But when the meal came to an end, Zhang Rui suddenly looked at Huang Xu seriously and asked a question in a casual tone.
"Xiaoxu, what do you think my work content is when I come to South Korea?"
"Well, you learn Korean first, I will be useful later."
"No, you have to give me a job to do, or just tell me the content of the work. I will prepare in advance.
As for speaking Korean, I can study by myself at night. You have to find something for me to do and give me a goal. I can't just eat and drink from you all the time. ”
Zhang Rui didn't feel cold to Huang Xu's evasive words, but looked at Huang Xu solemnly.
Before coming here, he always thought that Huang Xu's company was not big, just a small workshop, and that he could help when he arrived.
But what he saw this morning was a little different from what he had imagined.
He never thought that Huang Xu had so many employees here, so the reasons he said in China now seemed to be basically deceiving her.
After all, the scale of the company has reached this level, and what kind of talents are needed cannot be found.
Therefore, when Zhang Rui asked Huang Xu to come to him, he thought that he was just trying to pull him out and wanted to help him.
This was somewhat unacceptable to him.
Although he didn't have much money, he still had his own backbone. He couldn't do anything but directly ask for Huang Xu's salary.
Huang Xu looked at Zhang Rui's serious look, stopped his chopsticks, looked at him and said seriously:
"Brother Rui, don't worry, there will definitely be times when I need you."
But his explanation clearly failed to convince Zhang Rui. His eyes were still staring at Huang Xu closely, wanting an answer.
After the two faced off for more than a minute, Huang Xu was defeated.
It's not that he is soft-hearted, but because based on his understanding of Zhang Rui, he has obviously made a decision now. If he can't convince him, then he may really withdraw.
If he really leaves, then Huang Xu will really have a headache.
So he looked at Zhang Rui's appraising eyes and said:
"Okay, I'm convinced. You can go somewhere with me first."
After saying that, the two of them quickly ended the lunch, and then took him to the restaurant that belonged to him and his uncle near Hongdae.
Their restaurant is still open, and the main items it sells are the same ones found in Chinese restaurants.
However, the store's business is still good.
At this time, it was almost the end of lunch, and the shop was almost full, which surprised Huang Xu.
When they first started, they used the second floor here as an office for a while, and when there were more people on the second floor and they couldn't fit in anymore, they stopped business.
It was only after they moved to their current address that the place resumed business.
Therefore, Huang Xu was very satisfied with the store manager after looking at the customer flow in the store.
After all, he was able to reach the current customer flow just over a month after it resumed business, which proves that he is doing a very good job.
However, Huang Xu brought Zhang Rui here today not to take him to inspect the business situation of the hotel, but to take him on business.
He was ready to let Zhang Rui know his value and where his talent lies.
Because only in this way can he study with peace of mind and understand the various flavors of Korea.
So after talking to the store manager for a few words, he took him into the hotel's warehouse.
Then I took out my mobile phone, found the information I compiled a few days ago, and started to feint the various materials in the hotel's warehouse.
These materials are the result of him and Zhang Rui working together in Sichuan Province for half a month.
Basically, they are delicacies that he feels are more suitable to be transported to Korea.
It was also his preparation for the company to launch its second franchised food franchise.
The spicy hotpot in front was because he had eaten it in Korea in his previous life, and he also knew that in a few years, this food would be very popular in Korea.
Therefore, he can place bets without any burden.
But now the market is almost saturated. After all, South Korea only has such a small population, which is not as large as any other province in the country.
And except for a few larger cities, small places cannot afford to join his store.
Therefore, with more than 100 stores now, the market should be close to saturation.
So Huang Xu needs to find a second food and continue to make money cutting leeks.
And Zhang Rui is the shortcut that can help him realize this idea.
The two of them searched for the corresponding materials. Huang Xu and the others waited until the customer left and then informed the store manager that they would have a holiday in the afternoon.
Then in the empty kitchen, I started to make the delicacies mentioned in the information.
By the time the two of them were cooking various delicacies, it was already approaching evening.
"Brother Rui, try it and see how it tastes?"
(End of chapter)