Chapter 586: Grandpa's Gift
This year's Spring Festival dinner is different from previous years, the front yard of the Eighth Master's Mansion has been repaired for more than half of it, and it is not far from Grandma's house, which is naturally the best place to eat Chinese New Year's Eve. Zhangjiafu Restaurant also happened to take advantage of the Spring Festival closure time to move all the kitchen equipment. Dajiang's father is not as open as Hong Tao, he feels that he has to rely on himself to support such a large field, and there is a lot of pressure on his body, so he doesn't want to wait for the entire yard to be repaired before opening, he is afraid that the old customers will be left out in the cold, so he plans to use this repaired yard to open after the Spring Festival, and open one after the remaining two yards are repaired, so as to reduce losses.
Hong Tao has no need to oppose Dajiang's father's suggestion, and he also knows that it is unrealistic to want others to think about problems like himself. Since it is a partnership business, no matter whose shares are large or small, you can't make up your mind for all the big and small things. In such inconsequential matters, Hong Tao is happy to let his partners call the shots, so that they can feel in charge and be more motivated.
Now Dajiang's father is not alone, he listened to Hong Tao's construction, and persuaded Dajiang's grandfather, and then accepted four little apprentices, plus Dajiang's mother to be an internal shopkeeper, it is not a problem to get a few more tables of meals every day, when he is really busy, Grandpa Dajiang will also come over to help.
"Good fellow...... He Grandpa Zhang, this big yard is really magnificent, this is almost bigger than the yard in his hometown, it's really happy!" Hong Tao's grandmother and grandfather came here for the first time, and when they saw the red lacquer gate that was more than four meters wide and more than seven meters high, they were startled and waited in the courtyard. I was even more surprised to see those small palace-like houses.
"Big sister...... After a while, you will be surprised, where did I just get here, your Xiaotao won't let me talk to you two, let's eat first. Let's go and have a look after eating. The first time I saw there, I couldn't wait to hold the tree and not leave, alas, if I had such a grandson, I would immediately give my grandson away!" "Grandpa Dajiang and Hong Tao's grandfather are already old friends, and the two old men go to the altar of earth to walk birds and fight boxing almost every day. Then let's go find a small restaurant to eat fried liver or something. You say he's a cook himself, so why don't he cook something himself?
"Alas, I think Dajiang is also very good, no matter how much he earns or how little he earns, he is down-to-earth to work in a unit. Xiao Tao is the least reassuring to me. It's so chaotic outside now, everyone has it, and you can't learn anything good if you run around!" Although grandpa said so, his demeanor was completely different from what he said, and now he could only pat Hong Tao's shoulder.
"Yes, it's better to be Da Jiang, Da Jiang, your current skills can overshadow your father, can't you learn it quickly. In the future, you will take Uncle Zhang's class. See, these three courtyards are your store, and you will be the executive chef in the future. It's just a walk around your back every day, and whoever doesn't fry well, you can take a spoon and wheel him!" Hong Tao rarely sees Dajiang now, he graduated from service school before the Asian Games, and then went directly to the restaurant of the Wuzhou Hotel as a chef. Hong Tao went to eat at him once and looked at him by the way. At that time, he was still a lotus, and he couldn't even touch the stove.
"Hey...... Today I stir-fry. Let my dad be the head chef. "Oe is much more normal now than when he was a child, if he doesn't stay together for a long time. I could only feel that he didn't like to talk much.
"Come on, son, you better rest! Don't look at what school you go to, if you want to talk about stir-frying, you still look at your father's, when I can't pick up the stir-fry spoon, you won't have to worry about taking over my class." "Dajiang's father is very satisfied with his son's current state, I am afraid that he would not have imagined that his stupid son could go to work as a chef in a big restaurant ten years ago. It's enough to be in a good mood and motivated, Dajiang's father is ready to show his hand to everyone, as the old saying goes, it is to sell hard!
At seven o'clock in the evening, Hong Tao's family finally gathered, to be precise, it can no longer be regarded as a family eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, it is several families. Hong Tao's grandfather, three uncles, nine aunts, two brothers-in-law, three Hong Tao's family, and aunts, there are more than 20 people, as well as the two grandfathers, the uncle, Dajiang's family of four, Boss Wan's father and son, Lu Yunpeng's family of three, Han Xue, Tan Jing, Tang Weidong, Wang Mei, plus Ralph and Ms. Jiang, Yuria's family of three, these are more than 20 people. If it weren't for the two twenty-person round tables in the largest room, there would really be no arrangement for more than forty people.
In fact, Hong Tao also plans to call Xiao Wu and Heizi too, but those two things don't like this kind of scene of a family, they prefer to mix with a large group of brothers, so Hong Tao doesn't force them, even if they are forced to come, it is awkward to sit here, why bother looking for awkwardness for the New Year.
The main topic of this year's Spring Festival is my uncle, because he and Gao Yan are about to get married on May Day. For their old son to marry a daughter-in-law, grandma and grandpa attach 100% importance to it, and they don't mention any hardship, simplicity, diligence and thrift.
Now that the tone has been set, others can only follow, so what to do has become the focus of discussion at the dinner table. According to the meaning of grandparents, furniture and electrical appliances are naturally indispensable, watches and gold jewelry are also indispensable, and all the people you know must be invited to the wedding banquet. In the past, I was worried about the question of how many tables to set, but now I don't have to worry, with the three sets of courtyards of the Eight Masters' Mansion, two or three hundred people can still sit down. Grandpa now has money in his pocket, and he doesn't plan to pass the wedding after seeing that he means it, the only regret is that the uncle's new house is in Fangzhuang, a little far away from the old couple, which is a hard injury.
"Dad, you should slow down and decorate Xiao Ming, the problem of the new house has not been decided. Originally, I should have sued you two months ago, but Xiao Tao didn't let me say it, can I say it today?" The eldest aunt was already drunk and his face was flushed, and with the strength of the wine, he began to take out the longest posture in his generation, ready to speak on behalf of everyone.
"You say what you say, you say ......" Of course, Hong Tao can't compete with his aunt for the limelight, and this is the most appropriate thing for the aunt to say.
"I, I won't say it, come on, let's go and have a look first, let's have a live office, it's not interesting to just talk here, Xiaotao, help your grandma, open the way!" "The eldest aunt is now the most wealthy one in the family on the surface, and he is still the manager of a unit, and he is old and belongs to the backbone.
Under the advice of the eldest aunt, the two tables began to put on their clothes and go out again. Some of them, such as Han Xue, Tan Jing, aunt-in-law, Hong Tao, little uncle, and Gao Yan, also knew about this matter more or less, but most of the rest were kept in the dark, and even Hong Tao's parents didn't know.
A group of people rushed out of the back door and found that there was a big red gate opposite the alley, although it was not as grand as the one on the street, but it was more exquisite. Entering the courtyard gate, around the shadow wall, there is also a courtyard at the back, which is about the same size as one of the three sets of courtyards in front, five tall north rooms, on both sides are the east and west wings, but between the east wing and the main house, there is also a moon gate.
Entering this moon gate, there is a large garden behind it, which can be the size of two yards, the rockery in the middle has been built, there is a circle of water around it, and there is an unfinished small pavilion against the east wall. Although it is not finished yet, there are piles of building materials everywhere, but the general appearance is already there, and the most interesting thing is that there is a large glass cover on the top of the garden.
"Yo, there's a courtyard behind here! Good guy, there's also a garden! I said Brother Zhang, your restaurant is considered to have opened at home, and it deserves to be a house dish, and now it's really eating in the palace!" Grandpa is very optimistic about this courtyard, thinking that this is also part of the Zhang's house cuisine.
"I don't have this blessing, my restaurant is the courtyard in front of me, I guess this place should be prepared for you two. You also have to ask your grandson, others can't do such a thing, your family Guangxing is poked in front to block the bullet for him, this kid is bad, he let others say all the things that offend people, and he has bad ideas in the back. "Grandpa Zhang knows about this yard, but he doesn't know what it's for. These two yards are being renovated almost at the same time, and they are also using an engineering team, but because the materials in the back yard are more exquisite, and the work is also fine, so the progress of the project is a little slower.
"Xiao Tao, you tell grandpa the truth, this yard is yours?" grandpa was also a little panicked, he was also an old worker, he had never entered the mansion in his life, and he never thought that his family was so generous, and now let Grandpa Zhang say this, he couldn't accept it for a while.
"It's not my own, it's the company's ...... Uncle, let's come. Hong Tao not only saw that the expression on his grandfather's face had changed, but also saw his father's expression change from the corner of his eye. Now if this yard is his own, then the father will definitely not be happy. It's not because his son spends money indiscriminately, but because he didn't discuss it with him when he did such a big thing, which made him very shameless.
"Yes, yes, this matter has little to do with Xiao Tao, it was me and Xiao Ming, the money is all from the company, and there is also a part of Xiao Tao. Dad, I have agreed with Xiao Ming, and Gao Yan also agreed, they will get married here, and they will live here in the future. What about you two people, let's move the nest and move here together, and the four of you live in nine rooms are rich. Vacate two more houses as guest rooms, and in the future, Shizhong, Bingrui, including me, come and see that you don't have to rush back at night, too lazy to move or have a place to sleep if the weather is bad. In addition, isn't Shizhong's child watching from you now, Xiao Ming has a child in the future, and he happens to be playing in the yard, so the big garden is not enough for them to toss, what do you say?" The eldest aunt hurriedly stood up to relieve Hong Tao, this was all discussed in advance, Hong Tao is a junior, it doesn't make much sense to grab this kind of limelight, and reducing trouble is the most important thing. (To be continued)
ps:ps: Brothers and sisters, double at three o'clock in the afternoon!! don't vote now, isn't it in vain! I'll add a more chapter by the way, fire at three o'clock in the afternoon, it's a waste of bullets to fight now!!! R466