In He Xia's office, Qiao Zhi signed his name on the contract.

Although the contract did not make clear requirements for Qiao Zhi's workload, Qiao Zhi and He Xia verbally agreed to come to the State Guesthouse at least once a month to serve as the head chef.

In addition, when encountering important activities in the State Guesthouse, Qiao Zhi is also obliged to come out to help.

In addition to entertaining foreign guests at the State Guesthouse, he occasionally has to follow the foreign guest group to inspect and accompany the group in various parts of the country and provide catering services.

In addition, if there is a business group going abroad, occasionally you have to follow the business group abroad.

As for the issue of honorarium, He Xia didn't talk to Qiao Zhi in detail, and Qiao Zhi didn't ask, roughly according to the number of times the commission was paid, according to the scale of each banquet, like today's banquet of nearly 1,000 people, it can reach 50,000 yuan, which is a lot of income for ordinary chefs.

If you are with a group, the income will be higher, and in addition to the commission, there is also a travel allowance.

Qiao Zhi knew the benefits of joining the State Guesthouse, but he usually had too many things to do, and he was really lacking in skills, so he would refuse He Xia at first, but with He Xia's identity and the respect of the State Guesthouse, he invited himself again for the second time, and he had no reason to refuse.

He Xia took the contract, read it several times, and said with a smile: "I wish us a happy cooperation." ”

Qiao Zhi bowed slightly, "In the future, I will ask Mr. He for more guidance!"

He Xia packed up the contract and handed it over to the finance department to indent into the archives later.

"A few leaders called me just now, and the guests were very interested in Huangqiao Baked Cakes. ”

Qiao Zhi smiled and said, "I can communicate the improved version of Huangqiao baked cakes with Wang Shimao." ”

He Xia's expression showed a sudden expression, Qiao Zhi was so generous, and he felt that this contract was too worthwhile.

He Xia called Wang Shimao, and Wang Shimao came to the office and took the initiative to greet Qiao Zhi.

Powerful people are respected.

Wang Shimao no longer looks at Qiao Zhi by age, in his heart, Qiao Zhi is a celebrity chef of the same grade as his master.

He Xia was satisfied with Wang Shimao's attitude, and smiled with him: "Qiao Zhi has agreed to transfer the cooking method of Huangqiao baked cakes to our State Guesthouse. Later, you'll take him to the kitchen and learn how. ”

Wang Shimao's eyes showed a look of surprise, for chefs, recipes are equivalent to their lives, and they are easy not to pass on.

"That's great. Today's dishes, each of which is of high quality, but the most praised is undoubtedly the Huangqiao Baked Cake. Wang Shichong affirmed.

"With the strength of Wang Guo's chef, as long as I do it from beginning to end, he can learn. Qiao Zhi smiled.

Wang Shimao was more than ten years older than Qiao Zhi, and Qiao Zhi avoided letting him learn from him, feeling uncomfortable, so he behaved humbly.

He Xia said with a smile at Wang Shimao, who was a little dazed: "By the way, Qiao Zhi has signed a contract with the State Guest House to become a technical consultant, and will go to the State Guest House at least once a month to serve as a chef in the future." ”

Wang Shimao exhaled and said with a smile: "This is a good thing for our state guesthouse!"

......

Returning to the hotel, Qiao Zhi received several congratulatory phone calls.

He didn't expect the news to wear so quickly.

The bigger the city, the smaller the circle, and in the cosmopolitan city of Yanjing, there seems to be no secret.

Standing on the balcony, Qiao Zhi observed the buildings, and there was a touch of vicissitudes in Yanjing City on a cloudy day.

Mei Ling called Qiao Zhi and was in a good mood, "Just now the State Guest House released a message that caused heated discussions on the Internet!"

"What does it have to do with me joining the State Guesthouse?" Qiao Zhi guessed.

Mei Ling bowed: "Yes, just now the State Guesthouse announced that you are welcome to join as a technical advisor." It's a top honor for any chef, and it's more valuable than winning any prize, and I want to make sure to make sure it's true?"

Qiao Zhi smiled bitterly: "After the state banquet ended, He Xia grabbed me and mentioned to me again about hiring me, and I agreed to his request because I couldn't let He Xia get off the stage." However, I said hello to him in advance, and I only had to work at the State Guesthouse one day a month. ”

Mei Ling shook her head and sighed, "You, don't be cheap and behave." How difficult it is to get the approval of the state guesthouse. There are 10 million chefs in the country, and the State Guesthouse is their dream palace, and it is really unreasonable for you to have the idea of refusing to join. Fortunately, you still figured it out, otherwise, sooner or later, you will regret it later. ”

Qiao Zhi suddenly laughed, "I advocate low-key things, the state guesthouse is too tall, I feel that it does not match my temperament." Of course, if I have to be asked to join, I can't refuse many times, it will seem that I am too high-profile, too low in emotional intelligence, and do not understand the world. ”

Mei Ling couldn't help laughing out loud and sneered: "What do you mean, He Xia made it difficult for you?"

"He also has his own position. If it weren't for his own position, he wouldn't be so persistent. Qiao Zhi said helplessly.

If he could, he really didn't want to accept the invitation of the State Guesthouse, he just wanted to be the owner of a catering company in a low-key manner and tidy up his one-third of an acre.

The work of the state guesthouse seems to be lofty, but it must be cautious and meticulous, if something goes wrong, it is a major accident, in ancient times, it was necessary to lose the head, put it now, even if it does not lose the head, it is also a great responsibility.

However, there is no way to refuse......

Alas, a man's body is involuntary, and no one can understand it.

Lonely and snowy, boring and monotonous.

Mei Ling hugged his mobile phone, every time he chatted with Qiao Zhi, he always had the urge to hit someone, and he always felt like he was abandoning what others tried their best to fight for.

The point is not that he can pretend to be it, but that he doesn't want it from the bottom of his heart.

Deep down, there is another kind of admiration.

Qiao Zhi can always bring people a sense of calmness, and he will have a place in the future catering industry.

"By the way, it's almost the Spring Festival, and on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, I may not have time to call you for the New Year, so I will say to you in advance, Happy Spring Festival!" Qiao Zhi said softly.

Mei Ling was stunned and said with a smile: "How are you going to spend the Spring Festival this year?"

Qiao Zhi said: "Back to Qiongjin, Qiao Gang Master prepared a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner this year, and I am ready to celebrate the New Year with the employees who stick to their posts." What about you?"

Mei Ling sighed softly, "I'm going back to my hometown for the New Year, but I don't really want to go back, you know why!"

Qiao Zhi said: "Dress yourself up beautifully, buy a little more New Year's goods, and then go home happily for the New Year." Keep it in good shape, and they will find that your life is better than you thought it would be, and there will be less gossip. ”

Mei Ling smiled: "My parents are concerned about my nagging, but those relatives and friends are not necessarily. Their concern has a sense of mockery, and no one wants to expose their scars and be constantly picked on by the other party. ”

Mei Ling's hometown is in the countryside, and her relatives are very traditional, in their opinion, the husband and wife live and get the certificate, which is a lifetime.

Although Mei Ling's divorce was caused by Zhao An's derailment, Mei Ling did not save her marriage and allowed a third party to intervene smoothly, in the eyes of her relatives, she was too stupid.

Mei Ling was able to take root in the sea of clouds, and was once the pride of her parents.

But now in the eyes of relatives, divorce has become a stain.

A slap doesn't make a sound, and the divorce has a third party involved, which must also be related to Meiling herself.

Meiling is a very independent woman, but she is also an ordinary person.

The strange eyes of her relatives made her full of fear for the New Year.

"When you go to school, every Spring Festival, your relatives will ask you how you did in the exam, and after graduation, your relatives will ask you if you have a partner, and you will be asked when you will consider raising a child, and after having a child, you will be asked if you are considering a second child. Relatives are terrifying!" Mei Ling said with a little humor.

"Otherwise, you don't have to go back for the New Year. How about coming to Joan Jin with me?"

"With this idea, I have to think about it. ”

Mei Ling said that she was considering, but in fact, she had already denied this idea in her heart.

She has a good relationship with Qiao Zhi, but she is only a partner.

The two got together for the New Year, which was out of place.

She is alone, but Qiao Zhi has a family, and she needs to keep a certain distance from Qiao Zhi, otherwise, the relationship between partners will be easily affected.

After making the call, Mei Ling made a decision not to go home for the New Year, and told her parents that she was too busy with work.

She plans to wait for the Spring Festival and then invite her parents to come to Yunhai to live for a while to fulfill her filial piety.

......

The day after the end of the state guest reception, a lot of news spread in the culinary circles, and the foreign guests expressed high recognition of the dishes at this year's banquet, and some leaders knew that a few dishes were born from the first banquet of the founding of the country, and expressed high praise for the state guesthouse.

The Chinese Cuisine Association issued a public announcement a year ago about the special approval of Qiao Zhi to enter the national kitchen team.

This announcement contains a lot of information.

For the first time in so many years, the Culinary Association has made a special announcement for one person, which fully illustrates the importance of Qiao Zhi.

In addition, many people speculate that this is also to allow Qiao Zhi to catch the last train of the establishment of the Young Chefs Association after the New Year.

If you want to hold an important position in the Young Chef Alliance and have the status of a national chef, this is the minimum. The announcement was released a year ago, and after the New Year, the publicity period ended, and Qiao Zhi had the identity of a national chef.

Qiao Zhi was also a little surprised when he got this news, he had not applied for the national chef, and it was estimated that Tang Qi helped him get it.

This is an unexpected bonus of being the chef of the state banquet this time!

It can only be said that there are people in the DPRK who are easy to do, and it was a wise move to invite Tang Qi to partner at the beginning.

In the evening, Qiao Zhi arrived in Qiongjin by high-speed rail, Tao Liang waited for him at the high-speed rail station, and after getting on the train, Qiao Zhi instructed Tao Liang to send him to the teacher's building, and then he could get off work.

Although the teacher's building is regularly cleaned, before the Spring Festival, he still has to go over to open the door and say hello to his neighbors by the way.

His parents are not there, but he wants them to still have a sense of existence.

"Hey, isn't this Xiao Zhi?" Hearing that Qiao Zhi was back, Aunt Tian came to take a look.

"Aunt Tian, hello, Happy New Year. Qiao Zhi put the feather duster aside, intending to pour a cup of tea for Aunt Tian.

"You don't have to prepare me tea, I'll just say a few words and leave. Aunt Tian smiled, "When does your mother plan to come back?"

"After the Lantern Festival!" Qiao Zhi knew that Aunt Tian had a good relationship with Ke Qing, and he must know Ke Qing's return date.

Aunt Tian bowed her head and said: "Although Switzerland is very good, but your mother is still very homesick, we talked on the phone two days ago, and when she comes back, I have to pick her up." ”

Qiao Zhi smiled: "Thank you." ”

Aunt Tian waved her hand, "I've been friends with your mother for so many years, and I've said that I've seen this out. You're busy, I'll go first. ”

Sending Aunt Tian to the entrance of the building, Qiao Zhicai turned around and went back to the house.

Out of the building, Aunt Tian sighed softly, "Ke Qing's life is really good, he has raised such a sensible son, alas, it's really enviable!"