Chapter 9: Ordinary Life

The next morning, when Chenxi drilled into the new and clean living room, Li Qiao had already gotten up early, and it was the same as the last time that he had a good sleep.

Perhaps faintly aware of the benefits of parenting aerobics, Li Qiao is happy to accept it, although the process of exercise is a little painful, but Li Qiao is persistent, compared to the first action can only last three or five minutes, now not only can be extended, but also the second action can be maintained.

Until the body trembled and couldn't hold on anymore, Li Qiao went and wiped his sweat, and at this time, Li Xiaoqiao, the little princess of the Li family, just opened her eyes, a pair of big eyes that kept turning, and kept looking around, and her chubby little face was a little swollen and fatter because of a long sleep, just like a steamed bun.

"Get up, hey, why do you feel that your face is a little fat, like a steamed bun?" As soon as Li Qiao walked into the room, he saw the change in this little girl, not to mention that it was very cute: "Hello, fathead fish!"

I don't know if I understood that Li Qiao's nickname for her was not good, and the little arm that was stretched out to be hugged by Li Qiao immediately hung down, rolling on the bed angrily, rolling back every time he rolled to the edge, and he rolled back again, seeing Li Qiao's cold sweat.

"Okay, stop making a fuss, it's time to eat. Regardless of Li Xiaoqiao's resistance, Li Qiao's big hands were like carrying a chicken, holding this little aunt and grandmother into his arms, after the exercise of aerobics, Li Xiaoqiao had already become very light, it can be said that there is no weight for him, no matter how she resists, she can't escape Li Qiao's "clutches".

Press the little girl on the chair, only to see steaming millet porridge and soybean milk on the dining table, exuding a faint aroma, this is Li Qiao got up early, and went downstairs to buy, although Li Qiao is located in the old campus, but it is also close to the city center, there are many restaurants around, and the door was opened very early.

Li Qiao, who already had experience, carefully fed the child, then looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, and saw that the watch was nearly eight o'clock, and the time for the kitchen to work was half past eight, Li Qiao hesitated, and finally picked up Li Xiaoqiao, who was satisfied, and went to Grandma Chen's door, and knocked gently: "Are you here?"

"Who?" Grandma Chen's voice came from inside the house, but after a moment the door opened, I saw Granny Chen holding a hot water bottle and seemed to be going out, and when I looked up and saw that the person who came was Li Qiao, who was holding the child, I knew what he meant, and couldn't help but smile: "I want to go to work?"

"yes. Li Qiao has been absent from work intermittently, he has been idle for so many years, and his face is not thin, and he is a little embarrassed at this moment: "That, I want to trouble you with one thing......

Maybe in the past, this work was absent, but the experience of being separated from life in the past few days has caused Li Qiao's body and mind to be greatly impacted, and the word responsibility that has sounded in his ears more than once, Li Qiao does not want to let himself down.

"I know, come and give it to me. Granny Chen put down the kettle, smiled and was about to pick up the child: "You can go to work with peace of mind!"

I don't know if it's a little close to Li Qiao, Li Xiaoqiao hugged Li Qiao's neck, but he didn't want to let go until Li Qiao tickled her squeaky socket, but Li Qiao was surprised to find that the little girl's eyes were slightly red, and even her mouth was flattened, which made his heart warm.

However, seeing Granny Chen's relaxed appearance holding the child, Li Qiao was stunned and couldn't help asking, "Granny Chen, isn't it heavy for you to hold her?"

"The emphasis is on the point, but my wife is not too old to walk, she can still afford it. Grandma Chen smiled: "Go to work quickly, so as not to be late." ”

"Oh, oh, that's for you. Li Qiao still had to go to work, and he didn't think much about it, so he hurriedly ran towards the carport downstairs, but as soon as he arrived at the carport, he met another person, the man with gold wire glasses who knocked on his door that day and made him find Li Qiao.

"Hello, go to work?" Li Qiao said after a moment of embarrassment.

"Well, yes. The man was obviously a little embarrassed, but seeing that Li Qiao was dressed or looked like at the moment, he didn't know how many times better than at that time, and the vigilance in his heart dropped a lot: "You also go to work?"

"Yes!" Li Qiao stepped on the little electric donkey, and then said, "Which direction will I go first." ”

"Okay!" he nodded, continuing to unlock his battery car.

The refreshing cool breeze in the early morning made Li Qiao feel refreshed, although it was the autumn wind, but Li Qiao did not feel cold at all, but felt warm looking at the bicycles and electric vehicles that gradually increased around him, Li Qiao found that he was integrated into the tide of office workers.

Li Qiao, who has been idle for so many years, never thought that one day, he would also conscientiously prepare for work, get off work, try to get every day's salary, and then make breakfast, lunch and dinner, complete the things that should be done, and take care of the people who should be taken care of, as if he was living an ordinary but satisfying life in this world like the tide he is on his way to work at the moment.

"Li Qiao?" When Li Qiao drove to the door of the Huaijiang Hotel, stopped, and walked into the kitchen, Lao Xu, who was playing with his mobile phone, saw Li Qiao, as if he saw a monster, and looked at him in a daze.

"Daqiao?" Chen Banyue's expression was the same as that of Lao Xu, and the knife in his hand almost didn't see his hand.

"Brother Qiao?" The lotus boy who was working on the stove of Li Qiao also looked at Li Qiao who appeared at this moment with a look of surprise, and couldn't help but say loudly.

"Day, what are you looking at, haven't you seen the kitchen god!" Looking at the dozens of dishes in the kitchen, it was like looking at an animal, Rao is Li Qiao's cheeky goosebumps all over his body, he shivered, and he didn't have a good airway.

"Who is the god of cooking?" When Li Qiao's voice fell, he remembered a familiar voice behind him, and when he looked back, it was the head chef who walked in with a smile, he looked at Li Qiao and said with a smile: "The spirit is good." ”

Since Li Qiao came yesterday, Brother Biao felt that this kid would come back after at least ten days and half a month, but he didn't expect a waiter to run up and tell him a strange thing, that is, Li Qiao came, so shocked that he almost didn't smoke and burned himself, and hurried downstairs, but he didn't expect this kid to really come.

"Are you alright, take care of yourself?" Brother Biao patted his sturdy shoulder vigorously.

Li Qiao was ready, but to his surprise, he didn't feel the slightest feeling when he clapped his hands hard: "It's okay, child, I asked the neighbors to help watch it." ”

"It's coming, it's coming, and what excuses are you looking for. Brother Biao smiled, then pushed his back and said: "There are a lot of guests today, and they are still the same, burning miscellaneous pots." ”

Generally, any department in the kitchen has its own classification, whether it is cut with lotus or dim sum cold dishes, the general stove is divided into vegetarian pots, frying pots, meat pots, and kung fu dishes (famous dishes), but Huaijiang Hotel has a big business, and there are many guests, sometimes the chef will be too late, and at that time the good ones will help cook other people's dishes.

Needless to say at this moment, in addition to Brother Biao in the kitchen, Li Qiao's basic skills are solid and outstanding, and the miscellaneous pot is of course handed over to Li Qiao, on the one hand, this is everyone's value to you, on the other hand, it is also a chore, after all, the cooking speed is fast, and the number is of course large.

"Okay. Li Qiao didn't care at all, there were so many menus for one person and two stoves yesterday, and he was not tired at all when he went back to clean, and now he is cooking miscellaneous pots, which is not difficult.

As the head chef started work, the kitchen suddenly became lively, and countless customer orders flew from all directions like snowflakes, whether it was cutting, playing lotus, or steaming, cold dishes, Chinese and Western desserts, all of them were full of people coming and going, and they were busy and dizzy.

And Li Qiao, who was standing on his stove, stretched out his hand and danced the frying spoon, one after another dishes were placed on the plate from the pot, and suddenly had a very strange feeling, not tired, not relaxed, but a very satisfied feeling, in the process of making dishes so quickly, Li Qiao actually had the energy to observe the performance of others.

"Damn, I'm almost exhausted, I know that Saturdays and Sundays are the peak period, why can't we rest on Saturdays and Sundays. At the end of the first wave of orders, Li Qiao roughly calculated, there were at least more than 30 tables, and each table had at least a dozen dishes as a base, and a few boys who were playing lotus on the side also sent the dishes to the outlet, tired enough, and couldn't help but say with a bitter face.

"If we still rest, the restaurant will still make fart money!" The chef next to him couldn't help laughing, such a lamentation, they also came over like this when they were apprentices, and when they glanced at it, they saw Li Qiao who was a little dazed, and couldn't help laughing: "Daqiao, I haven't seen you for a few days, your craft is getting better and better, and you haven't sweated at all." ”

But no, everyone in the kitchen was tired and sweaty, only Li Qiao's clothes were dry, as if he hadn't moved, but he knew that this kid had cooked at least three or four percent more than himself.

"It's okay!" Li Qiao didn't know why, his body had improved a lot in the past two days, and he used to sleep with nasal congestion and headaches, but now he didn't feel anything, and he slept until dawn.

"It's started, it's started, you can help divide it. While chatting, Brother Biao took the menu of dishes and handed it to the waiter foreman next to him and said: "Today, the boss is talking to people about business, ordering a table of dishes, other steamed dishes, dim sum, cold dishes are served quickly, I will come to the hot dishes, you will give me a hand." ”

Saying that, Brother Biao's disc figure turned over the cabinet lightly, and after cleaning, he began to heat the pot, and a group of chefs and apprentices saw the chef's move, and they scrambled to stretch their necks, and they wanted to steal the master to learn a trick and a half.

And Li Qiao quickly stacked the dish ingredients, spice bottles and other things neatly on the seasoning car, as if he had done it before, and at this time, some people came to eat, some people were cooking, some people were coming and going on the street, some were lively, some were quiet, and some were sad...... It's like this ordinary and extraordinary life.