"Anyway, doesn't Mr. Stephen have to be at home with his family?" Ke Hong and Mr. Stephen clinked glasses and asked curiously.

"Well, you know, there is actually a time difference between the two countries. The time in Huaxia is thirteen hours faster than Chicago, so if I hurry, I can get back before dinner. Mr. Stephen smiled brightly.

"I see...... Ke Hong said with a smile.

Speaking of this, Mr. Stephen looked left and right, and then whispered mysteriously: "Let me tell you in private, my wife is not very good at cooking, and my daughter inherited this from my wife, so ......"

As he spoke, Mr. Stephen smiled wryly, "You should understand why I became a traveling gourmet, right?" ”

"Ah, haha......" Ke Hong laughed dryly, not knowing how to answer. But then Mr. Stephen raised his glass to Ke Hong and smiled, "In short, salute to our chef." Keep busy, I know you're going to be busy today. ”

After thanking Mr. Stephen in person, Ke Hong still needs to meet the guests.

"Huh, Susu?!" Ke Hong found Hua Yinsu, Shi Dai and Sun Qin at a table, and immediately said with some surprise, "Why are you three here?" ”

"I'd like to come and see Ah Hong." Hua Yinsu smiled sweetly.

Looking at Hua Yin Su Ke Hong felt a little relieved, compared to Jiang Wei's contrived and goosebumps, Hua Yin Su's initiation was much more real, not disgusting at all, but very natural.

In fact, Ke Hong doesn't like those girls who deliberately snort, but only Hua Yinsu is an exception.

"Anyway, Merry Christmas." Ke Hong laughed softly and patted Hua Yinsu's head.

Hua Yinsu seems to be very happy, she is always satisfied with some small intimacy, which is also very distressing.

"Ahong also Merry Christmas, a gift for you in the evening." Hua Yinsu smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into two crescents.

"Okay, see you that night." Ke Hong nodded, then turned to Shi Dai and Sun Qin and asked, "By the way, I don't know if the two of you are still satisfied with my Christmas special?" It's my pride. ”

"Tsk, I'm not satisfied, and it's not what I want to eat." Shi Dai was a little angry.

Sun Qin said with a smile: "Don't care about him, he is such an awkward character." The food is delicious. ”

"Thanks for the compliment, then you use it slowly, I still have to talk to a few guests, and then I have to be busy for a while." Ke Hong smiled bitterly, then touched Hua Yinsu's head and said softly, "I want to be a good girl next year." ”

"Hmm!" Hua Yinsu smiled and nodded, but Shi Dai looked very unhappy on the side, gritted his teeth and muttered something, but Ke Hong didn't hear it, so he didn't bother to ask, he still had a few important guests to meet.

Soon, he found Fu Ye and the Four Heavenly Kings in another corner.

"Fu Ye," Ke Hong first greeted Fu Ye, then turned to Sister Feng, Old Turtle, Ah Hu and Ah Long and waved their hands with a smile one by one, "I don't know if you are still used to eating Western food?" It's been too busy today, so I didn't come early to say hello. ”

"Hey, we know, Xiao Ke, you don't have to say that." Fu Ye smiled kindly.

Looking at Fu Ye's appearance, Ke Hong really couldn't imagine that this was the man who was in the middle of the road in Nanhua City back then, in his opinion, he was just like the old man next door who participated in the Vietnam War, although he liked to talk about Yong back then, but he was an out-and-out good man. Then, Ke Hong turned to Ah Long and smiled, "Ah Long, aren't you still angry with me, right?" ”

"Ke Shao, look at what you said." Ah Long replied lightly, but there seemed to be a bit of self-pity in his words: "How can I be angry with you, it's just that I don't have the ability, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

"It still feels like there's a bit of a complaint." Ke Hong teased with a smile.

"Ke Shao, don't pay attention to him, this guy has such a stinky temper." Ah Hu shook Ke Hong's hand and smiled, "Your food is still as delicious as ever, but today I mainly want to thank you, and I came to see you by the way." ”

"Thank me for what? And I want to thank you. Ke Hong said helplessly, "If it weren't for the help of Fu Ye and the four of you, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been solved by a Shura fight, so I want to thank you for your help in this matter." ”

"Alas, we're all too much of a stranger." Sister Feng smiled at this time, "I think Ah Hong is like our family, and it is appropriate for family members to help each other, which is nothing to be thankful for, right?" ”

"Hmmm! That's why I said that I like Sister Feng the most. Ke Hong grinned.

Sister Feng smiled coquettishly and pinched Ke Hong's face: "You kid, you are really good at talking." ”

"So, I hope you can all be like Sister Feng, just call me Ah Hong, calling Ke Shao all day long can't help but look raw, how can you feel like a family, right?" Ke Hong turned to Ah Hu and the three of them, frowning.

"Sister Feng, let Sister Feng go, after all, she is nearly ten years older than you, but we are the same generation as you after all, and it would be disrespectful to call you so." Ah Hu smiled and said, "Besides, I actually treat Ke Shao as a younger brother, and calling you Ke Shao is just a simple expression of my admiration, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

"Me too." A smile appeared on the corner of Ah Long's rare mouth, "For me, Ke Shao is like the best and simplest youngest brother in the family, I am willing to do anything for this younger brother, but at the same time, Ke Shao is also a person I admire, so I call you Ke Shao." ”

"I'm very clumsy, but Ke Shao has long been like a family member to me." The old turtle patted his chest and said, "For Ke Shao's sake, my life can be sacrificed!" ”

Ke Hong felt moved in his heart, and he didn't know what to say, and then he turned to the old turtle and asked, "By the way, old turtle, are you healed?" It's okay not to stay in the hospital and come here to eat? ”

At this time, some bandages and bad bruises can be seen on the old turtle's body. But the old turtle looked indifferent, and laughed sullenly: "It's okay, Ke Shao, my body is strong, and the injury heals very quickly!" Do not worry! ”

"Old turtle, this person has a phobia of hospitalization, and he never spends the night in the hospital." Fu Ye joked with a smile, "It's been like this since before, no matter how many injuries he has, he will definitely not spend the night in the hospital." ”

"At first, we thought it was his injury that healed quickly, but later we found out that it seemed to be a mental obstacle." Sister Feng also smiled.

"And here's the thing." Ke Hong smiled with interest and turned his gaze to the old turtle.

The old turtle blushed and said impatiently: "Oh, it's nothing, and I'm not afraid of your jokes." Ke Shao, you also know that my wife was seriously ill before, and she had to stay in the hospital for a long time at that time, and I always think of some bad things in the hospital, so I won't stay in the hospital if I can stay overnight in the hospital. ”

"Ah, too." Ke Hong sighed and patted the old turtle on the shoulder, "Have a chance to take me to see the turtle's sister-in-law." ”

"Hmmm! No problem! The old turtle laughed deeply, took out a photo and said with a smile: "Ke Shao, look, this is my wife, this is my daughter, and this is my son-in-law." ”

Ke Hong looked at the family in the photo and felt inexplicably warm. The old turtle was wearing an ordinary costume that was particularly unsuitable for him, how awkward it looked; The middle-aged woman on the side looked average, her face was thin and slightly vicissitudes; Fortunately, the daughter of the old turtle has no inheritance of the old turtle in appearance, and she is born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and she can be regarded as a Peugeot girl.

And the old turtle's son-in-law, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, looks like an honest man, but he seems to be a little afraid.

"What does your son-in-law do?" Ke Hong asked with interest.

"Oh, it's just an insurance seller, an ordinary ghost." The old turtle replied with a smile.

"Are you willing to give your daughter to such a person?" Ke Hong asked with some surprise, and then said heroically: "If it were me, I would want to snatch my precious princess away, unless I step over my corpse!" ”

"Ah Hong, you can't do this......" Sister Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly and pinched Ke Hong's face.

"Alas, fathers hope that their sons-in-law can give their daughters what they don't give her." The old turtle frowned and sighed, "He is an honest man, down-to-earth, and has always been with her." I did what I couldn't do, so I accepted it. ”

"Give your daughter a ...... that she didn't give her," Ke Hong held his chin thoughtfully.

"Xiao Ke, you are still a child, and you don't understand the feeling of being a father." Fu Ye couldn't help laughing, "When you become a father in the future, you will naturally understand the thoughts of those of us who are fathers." ”

"Ah......" Ke Hong laughed dryly, and then thought about it: If the son-in-law wants to give himself what he can't give her, then he can give everything to his baby daughter, won't no one be able to snatch his baby daughter away?

Thinking so, Ke Hong nodded matter-of-factly: "Then let's talk another day, I still have to go and say hello to the other guests." ”

In addition to Fu Ye's friends, Ke Hong also had to greet some regular customers in the restaurant one by one, after finishing all this, it was almost half past three, and half past four was about to usher in the peak period of dinner, not to mention that today's Christmas special meal was launched, the peak period of dinner should come a little earlier than usual, and Ke Hong also said that he went out with Dong Qingyue, this is a fart.

"I'm sorry, Yueyue, I was supposed to accompany you out shopping and watching movies during this time, but it turned out to be like this." Ke Hong touched Dong Qingyue's brain with some guilt and said.

"It's okay, haven't you been with me all day today?" Dong Qingyue pursed her lips and smiled, then handed Ke Hong a cup of hot drink, "Come, come with me to drink something, there is still some time before the dinner rush comes, it's a big deal that we don't go out, just spend Christmas here, anyway, Christmas is not a holiday to go out and play." ”

"What a good girl." Ke Hong touched Dong Qingyue's brain and sighed.

"Don't treat people like children." Dong Qingyue frowned and muttered, then took a sip of the hot drink, Ke Hong looked at the hot drink in the cup, took another sip, and was suddenly a little surprised: "This is not ...... Christmas eggnog? ”

"Yes, I always have a drink when I spend Christmas abroad, so when I drink, I always think of the days when I studied abroad." Dong Qingyue said with a smile, "Ah Hong didn't put it in the Christmas special, it's actually a bit of a pity." ”

"Because," Ke Hong frowned, "this alcohol concentration is not low." ”

Christmas eggnog is made of rum, which is a strong liquor with a high alcohol concentration, and although the alcohol taste is very light after adding sugar, egg yolk, cinnamon, cloves, and cream to make zuò, it is still very strong, and it may not feel like much at the time, but then you will get drunk. Considering the receptivity of the Chinese guests, Ke Hongcai did not put this on the menu.

"I know, but it's okay to have just a drink." Dong Qingyue held the cup and pursed her lips and smiled.

"Silly girl." Ke Hong lovingly touched Dong Qingyue's brain, and said softly: "In those years, I was studying abroad alone, was it very lonely at Christmas?" ”

"It's okay, I'm quite popular when I'm abroad, but many people ask me out." Dong Qingyue smiled proudly, "It's a pity that I'm really not interested in that kind of love model abroad, how can a person fall in love with another person in one day?" Also, my roommates always invite me to their house for dinner at Christmas, and we always have a glass of eggnog......"

Ke Hong had a gentle smile on his face, listening to Dong Qingyue talk about her life abroad while drinking eggnog.

Soon, Dong Qingyue's face flushed with a hint of blush due to the influence of alcohol.

"Hey, it doesn't matter, right? Can you drink alcohol? Ke Hong frowned and stroked Dong Qingyue's cheek.

"It doesn't matter, I'm just relatively easy to get on my face, so I won't get drunk at all." Dong Qingyue pursed her lips and smiled.

"Really." Ke Hong glared at Dong Qingyue with a little reproach, and then said softly: "So, there is still about an hour to go, let's do something, right?" ”

Dong Qingyue thought for a while and said with a smile: "I want Ah Hong to make me a knee pillow." ”

"I'll give you a knee pillow?" Ke Hong raised his eyebrows and said curiously, while Dong Qingyue nodded happily.

"Okay." Ke Hong couldn't help laughing, and sat down on the bed in Dong Qingyue's office, Dong Qingyue lay down on the bed and pillowed on Ke Hong's lap, Ke Hong stroked Dong Qingyue's brain, and said softly: "Didn't you rest well last night?" ”

"Well, the Christmas special went very well, so I'm so excited." Dong Qingyue closed her eyes and muttered in a low voice, Ke Hong grabbed the blanket and covered Dong Qingyue's body, Dong Qingyue let out a comfortable moan and took a deep breath.

"Do you want to listen to lullabies?" Ke Hong teased while caressing Dong Qingyue's hair.

"Don't treat people like children." Dong Qingyue muttered dissatisfiedly, adjusting the angle, "Ah Hong, you use my computer to watch movies and play games, call me when the peak of dinner comes......"

As she spoke, Dong Qingyue's voice became smaller and smaller, but she was cold, and she suddenly raised her head and said solemnly: "Seriously, you must wake me up, no matter what the reason, don't let me oversleep." I know you feel sorry for me, but today is very important, and I want to work hard with everyone! ”

"Yes, yes." Ke Hong said softly and gently closed Dong Qingyue's eyelids, "Don't waste time, rest well." ”

But the time was less than expected, and around 10 o'clock, the peak of dinner came.

At this moment, Dong Qingyue was sleeping soundly on his lap, Ke Hong really couldn't bear to wake her up, but Dong Qingyue told him again and again, and he couldn't let it go, this was really a dilemma, and his man really didn't want to wake up Dong Qingyue.

Therefore, he thought about it, and his index finger gently swept over the line of Dong Qingyue's beautiful cheeks.

"Hmm......" Dong Qingyue murmured softly, but she still slept soundly.

Seeing this, Ke Hong was a little embarrassed, and gently pinched Dong Qingyue's little nose. Dong Qingyue muttered, slowly opened her eyes, looked up at Ke Hong, and asked, "It's time?" ”

"yes, I'm sorry." Ke Hong said with some regret and helped Dong Qingyue brush away his bangs.

"It's okay, I'll be mad at you if you don't wake me up." Dong Qingyue said, struggling to sit up, seeing this, Ke Hong hurriedly gently supported Dong Qingyue's shoulder with one hand, and pressed Dong Qingyue's slender waist with the other hand to help her sit up.

"Twenty-sixth, have a good day's rest, okay?" Ke Hong said distressedly.

"Well, on the 26th, everyone will have a half-day off and arrange a shift system." Dong Qingyue stretched and smiled, "I feel more energetic now, and I have to work hard at night, Ah Hong." ”

"Got it." Ke Hong smiled helplessly, then was silent for a while, and suddenly took Dong Qingyue into his arms, then gently patted the back of her head, and said softly: "Hard work, come on." ”

"Hmm......" Dong Qingyue also gave Ke Hong a hug, and then smiled sweetly.

The evening rush hour was probably the biggest challenge in the past two days. December 25th happened to be a Friday, and the next day was a weekend, and with the launch of Christmas specials, there were several times more people than at noon. Coupled with the fact that it was already night, it was not so convenient for the guests outside to wait, and they had to arrange more measures to accommodate these guests.

A windshield was erected outside, the headlights on the roof of the restaurant were turned on, and the snacks handed out to the guests were replaced with hot eggnog and chocolate, while the rest of the guests were relocated to the inside of the restaurant. This made the already crowded restaurant even more crowded, but customers still flocked to the store and waited outside the store, hoping to taste this special course.

And for these guests who want to taste his food, Ke Hong can't bear to let them down, so the restaurant has to introduce more policies to help customers speed up the eating process. For example, guests who are willing to share a table can get a 7% discount, and customers who finish their meal in 40 minutes can get a 20% discount, and customers who do both can get half price.

In this way, it was busy until seven o'clock, and the number of customers in the restaurant finally began to gradually decrease, and the customers waiting outside basically found a place, but looking at the situation in the restaurant, I am afraid that before nine o'clock, the guests will continue to eat.

"Whew......" Ke Hong breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the time and said, "Okay, I have to go to the gym." ”

Saying that, Ke Hong turned to Dong Xiang: "I'll leave it to you next, my sous chef." ”

Dong Xiang glanced at him indifferently, then nodded, while Ke Hong felt the gym non-stop. Since he didn't leave until more than seven o'clock at the restaurant, it was almost eight o'clock when he arrived at the gym, and the promotion had already begun.

However, this so-called promotion can actually be regarded as a Christmas party, and there are no rules, there is no requirement to come, so no one minds Ke Hong's tardiness. When he arrived, the handsome men and women were chatting eagerly.

"Sorry, I'm late, it's too busy at the restaurant......" Ke Hong said with a tired sigh.

Suman was wearing gym overalls today as usual, but she was still so beautiful and gentle.

"It's okay, anyway, everyone is just here to send a duì." Su Man said with a smile, then looked at Ke Hong's tired appearance and couldn't help frowning, and then handed Ke Hong a drink, "Ah Hong, here you go, this is a new sports drink launched by our gym, which can not only replenish the vitamins lost by the body, but also replenish the brain, I think you may need it now." ”

"Let's hope it's as amazing as it says." Ke Hong said, took a sip of sports drink, and then raised his eyebrows, "By the way, Xiaoman, come, talk to you about something." ”

"Huh?" Su Man was eating a piece of lobster meat, and when he heard this, he followed Ke Hong to the side curiously.

And Ke Hong is still the same, touched Su Man's brain and smiled: "Then, there is a fat old man with a white beard in red clothes, saying that you have been a good boy this year, so let me pass you a gift, which is considered a reward." ”

"I hate it, what a fat old man with a white beard, Ah Hong is Ah Hong." Su Man pursed his lips and smiled.

"Okay, anyway, take it." Ke Hong said, handing Su Man a gift box, "Open it and take a look." ”

Su Man opened the box and looked inside, and inside was a pair of cute pink plush cat's paw gloves and a pair of cat's ear-like ear guards.

"I see that your hands are always cold in winter, and your little ears are often red from the cold, and you don't know how to wear gloves and ear protection." Ke Hong said, pinching Su Man's ears, "Stupid, I can't take care of myself." ”

"No, because I'm in the gym most of the time, I don't need those things." Su Man's face was red, and he didn't dare to look at Ke Hong, but he still looked quite happy. Immediately, she also took out a gift box, handed it to Ke Hong and said with a smile, "Oh, Ah Hong, I hope you like the gift for you." Also, Merry Christmas. ”

Ke Hong opened the box and looked at it, it was a pair of sports gloves, which were a little different from combat gloves, which were used to protect the palms and wrists. Because when exercising, the human hand is directly held on the lever of the barbell and fitness equipment, the palm of the hand will rub against it violently, and the heavy equipment will also bring a great burden to the wrist, this kind of gloves are specially designed to protect the palm and wrist.

The glove has a wrist guard part, and at the same time, it is a fingerless glove, which is just suitable for training with various equipment.

"Ah Hong's hands are all cocooned, and he said that I won't take care of myself." Su Man wrinkled his cute little nose at Ke Hong, and then said, "Although I don't know if you like it or not, I think you will need it, so I bought it for you." (To be continued.) )