Chen Meiling finally didn't resist the temptation, finished the second course, and looked at Simone with an embarrassed expression.

Instead, a smile appeared on Simeone's face, and he wiped his mouth with a napkin, and there was a sudden look in his eyes, "It's not wrong to recognize others. This canteen is reservation-based, and it's still hard to find, which fully shows that the chefs in this canteen have an extraordinary level. ”

Chen Meiling frowned and said, "You regretted it?"

"Repentance?" Simeone shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You may have misunderstood, I promised Tong Lei to come to the Qiao Gang Canteen for a secret evaluation, but I didn't promise him, and used false language to attack the Qiao Gang Canteen." ”

"Don't you want that 500,000 anymore?" Chen Meiling said in surprise.

The look of anger on Simeone's face swept away, "Half a million dollars is a tempting number, but only if I have a clear conscience. How can I insult the chef of this canteen who is a master chef and has a respectable craftsman's spirit?"

Chen Meiling couldn't answer, the key was that she had tasted the food just now, it was indeed delicious, and there was hardly anything to blame.

"If I tell Tong Lei the truth, he will think that you are playing with him. ”

Simeone waved at the waiter, and when the waiter approached, he took out a bank card, "Pay!"

Then he took out another twenty hundred-yuan bills from his wallet and put them in Chen Meiling's hand, "I'm sorry, my previous attitude may have caused you to misunderstand." I checked the reservation number of Qiaobang's main canteen on the Internet, and if I made an appointment through an intermediary, I would need to pay an additional 2,000 yuan. If you don't think it's enough, you name a number. ”

Chen Meiling picked up the banknotes and slapped them on Simone's face, "Die!"

The waiter came over with a POS machine, just in time to see this scene, and looked at Simone suspiciously.

Is this a scumbag?

Simeone shrugged at her, frowned and explained, "We're just ordinary friends, I didn't cheat on her feelings, please don't get me wrong." ”

The waiter couldn't help laughing, "Sir, you spent a total of 1,682 yuan today, and now you will swipe your card." ”

After the card was swiped, Simeone signed the receipt and called out to the waiter, "Can I meet the chef today?"

The waiter had a look of embarrassment on his face, "I'm sorry, it's more than an hour before the business closes, and the chef is very busy preparing food for other guests." ”

In Michelin-starred restaurants, most chefs are on the sidelines and are not involved in the preparation of each dish, unless they are regular customers or important customers.

"Do you mean that your chef is involved in the preparation of each dish?" Simone secretly wondered if it was not for the fact that the other party would treat him so solemnly when he learned that he had come, and then the point of the secret visit would be lost.

"That's right, we have a total of four chefs, and today you are lucky to be the head chef of our canteen and the head of this restaurant, Mr. Xu Qian. ”

"As head chef, does he still have to do it himself?"

The waiter smiled: "Every chef in our canteen is very self-motivated, and they regard the daily kitchen as an experience to improve their cooking skills, and Mr. Xu Qian leads by example, of course, no exception." ”

Simeone was silent.

He glanced around, the restaurant had more than a hundred seats, and there was a steady stream of customers, if there was one person in charge of these dishes, how much work would have to be, the key was such a large amount of work, whether it could ensure that each dish was of the best standard.

Simeone decided not to leave for a while, he walked out of the cafeteria and waited on the side of the road, stopping some customers who had finished their meal every once in a while to ask a simple question.

Some customers were unable to communicate with him in English, but they still communicated physically and told Simeone how he felt.

What dishes did you eat, and how did you feel about them?

In the end, Simeone came to the conclusion that, despite the random interviews, each customer expressed a high level of satisfaction.

......

After Xu Qian finished the last dish, he breathed a sigh of relief and tidied up the stove.

Although he already had apprentices in the main cafeteria of the Qiao Gang and a team of more than a dozen people to assist, he would still clean every corner of the stove himself.

He is not only a chef, but also a manager who has to lead by example.

Only when you make a benchmark yourself, others will follow your example, and the spirit of the whole kitchen will be cheered up.

Xu Qian returned to the office, drank a glass of water, took out his mobile phone, and found several unread text messages.

A message from his wife, Chi Yuying, "My cousin came to Yanjing from Ximen on a business trip in the evening, and I want to receive him at home, so you have to come back early." ”

Xu Qian sent a message, "Okay, there are no special circumstances, I will definitely come back on time." ”

After sending it, he remembered that there was a kitchen training meeting in the evening, and Xu Qian quickly withdrew his reply, "There is a meeting in the evening, and I will try to come back as soon as possible." ”

After waiting for three minutes, Chi Yuying replied to the message, "You, your career has improved, but you are becoming less and less homely." ”

Xu Qian made a flattering expression, thought about it, and simply threw the phone into the desk drawer.

Out of sight is clean, now that Yanying Canteen is developing in the fast lane, how can there be time to catch breath and stop?

Turning on the computer and preparing the materials for the evening training meeting, the lobby manager Ji Pei knocked on the door, Xu Qian shouted to please come in, and Ji Pei's face looked a little unpleasant.

Xu Qian was about to pour water for her, "Is there something urgent? ”

"Don't pour me water. Ji Pei shook his head to stop, "I'm telling you one thing, a foreign guest came to our store today, and after he finished eating, he didn't leave directly, but stood outside the door to stop the customer and asked them how their experience was." ”

Xu Qian frowned and said: "Isn't there a lot of foreigners asking some domestic citizens and doing some investigation reports through the form of neighborhoods, isn't this the type?"

Ji Pei shook his head, "Chef Shao recognized him just now." He is a Michelin food secret, and two days ago he shared some secrets of Michelin restaurants. Therefore, we speculate that he came to our store for a secret visit. ”

Xu Qian pretended to be relaxed, "The secret visit is not a bad thing, it shows that they recognize our strength." ”

Ji Pei lowered his voice and said: "This food agent is different from another food agent Newman, he has a very arrogant personality and strict requirements, and he is very optimistic about the Chinese catering industry, I am afraid that he will maliciously make trouble." ”

Xu Qian patiently reassured: "You don't have to worry too much, what his evaluation is, is his business, the key is that we have to have confidence in ourselves." ”

Seeing that Xu Qian was so steady, Ji Pei's uneasy mood just now also calmed down a little.

After Ji Pei left, Xu Qian called Qiao Zhi.

Qiao Zhi waited for Xu Qian to explain the whole story, just like Xu Qian did to Ji Pei, and appeased.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Zhi couldn't wait to throw Simone into Beihai Park to feed the goldfish.

This dog thing, doing things really fast and ruthlessly, just had a conflict in front, turned around and made a problem for himself.

However, Qiao Zhi is prepared, and Newman is the tool man to deal with Simeone.

Both of them are Michelin food spies, the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, even if it causes controversy, it is also a two-family talk, there are voices of support, there are also voices of opposition, and they will not be one-sided, so as long as they carefully guide domestic public opinion, it can cause good results.

"Lao Xu, I heard that you have been staying in the hotel next to the canteen for half a month in the past month?"

"Yes, my family lives far away, and it takes two or three hours a day to come and go, so I might as well stay in a hotel to save time. ”

"Lao Xu, you are really willing to fight, if Hao Wang and Zhong Shi had half of your efforts, you wouldn't have a headache when you had a video work meeting at the end of every month. Qiao Zhi said with a smile, "It's not good for you to stay in a hotel for a long time, let the administration rent you a house, the cost will be borne by the company, let the sister-in-law move in with them, although work is important, but the family should also be taken into account." ”

Xu Qian was moved: "Thank you, boss, it's not ...... practical."

Qiao Zhi said very seriously: "Just listen to my arrangement! Although the house price in Yanjing is very expensive now, I promise you that if Yanying Canteen can maintain its current performance, I will give you a suite in two years." ”

Xu Qian smiled: "Then I can remember, don't regret it when the time comes." ”

Qiao Zhi laughed, "I don't promise others casually, but what I promise must be fulfilled, and I never break my word." ”

Hanging up Qiao Zhi's phone, Xu Qian was in a good mood.

Qiao Zhi is not only his nobleman, but also his benefactor.

If Qiao Zhi hadn't taken the initiative to invite him, he would still be setting up a breakfast stall at the school gate.

Today, Xu Qian is not only the head chef of a restaurant, but also the head of the restaurant.

Qiao Zhi is kind to him, even if Qiao Zhi doesn't give him any promises, he has to do everything to help Qiao Zhi run the Yanying Canteen well.

After the training meeting in the evening, it was already half past nine, Xu Qian remembered that his wife and cousin were guests, took a taxi, and hurried home.

The wife received her cousin at home, fried a few dishes, and bought a little cooked food.

The cousin brought a female colleague, and looking at the atmosphere when the two were talking, the relationship seemed to be closer than that of the colleague.

Chi Yuying set the dishes and chopsticks for Xu Qian, and the cousin said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, let's drink a little?"

Xu Qian has hardly drunk since he switched to Qiao's gang leader, but his cousin came from afar and drank two glasses with him.

My cousin said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, I have heard that since you went to Qiao's help, you have only come home four or five times a month, and my sister said that she is widowed. ”

Chi Yuying said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The cousin borrowed the strength of the wine and said, "Sister, don't protect him." I'm fighting for you, no matter how busy a man is, he still has to go home, otherwise his career will be successful and his family may be dissolved. ”

Xu Qian took the wine glass and touched his cousin's wine glass, "Your advice, brother has written it down, I know it's good for me." ”

The cousin didn't expect Xu Qian to be angry, and said softly: "Brother, it is not easy for you and my sister to go all the way, don't change your mind just because your income has increased, your status has become higher, and your connections have become wider." ”

Xu Qian smiled and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? That is, one day I will become ashes and be buried in the soil, and I will be loyal to your sister." ”

Chi Yuying listened to Xu Qian's words, and her grievances for many days were completely vented with tears......