In the reception room on the third floor of the Dingxiangyuan main store, a round light-colored solid wood dining table is placed, and two soup pots, one red and one white, are resting in the center of the tabletop.

A waiter neatly takes out all kinds of vegetable skewers and meat skewers from the stainless steel tray and puts them in the soup pot to blanch them.

Jiang Yichen, Ma Detao and Zhao Hongsheng sat around the table.

"Master Zhao, can you eat spicy food?" Jiang Yichen asked.

"No problem, I'll cook a few Sichuan dishes." Zhao Hongsheng responded.

A few minutes later, the skewers were ready, and the waiter used chopsticks to roll the pieces of food into the plate one by one, and Ma Detao was also on the side to help.

"Master Zhao, come, try our store's signature Malatang." Ma Detao moved a dinner plate to Zhao Hongsheng.

A fresh scent rises from the plate and goes straight to the nose, a very pure, warm feeling.

Zhao Hongsheng was no longer polite, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of tender green lettuce, dipped it in a little sesame oil, sent it to his mouth, and tasted it carefully.

"Well, it's sweet and crisp, full of juice, full of mouth, and it's so pure. The soup stock is also a first-class soup. Is this what Island Farm produces? After a moment, he nodded in praise.

"That's right, the original Yunsha Island specialty belongs to the 'Pastoral Nostalgia' boutique series in our store, which is limited to supply every day, and guests who come late can't eat it." Ma Detao replied, and then he also made a plate and began to greet him.

In Dingxiangyuan, the ordinary grade Malatang only uses special seasonings to cook soup, while the pastoral nostalgia boutique series is different, all of which use the original ingredients of Yunsha Island, which is a high-end dish in the store, and it is not easy to eat it at ordinary times.

Zhao Hongsheng tasted a few other pieces of vegetables, and his face showed admiration.

"Sure enough, it lives up to its name."

"Master Zhao. Eat more if you like. Jiang Yichen smiled, the other party's reaction was already expected by him.

Next, in addition to Malatang, the waiter also served the idyllic fancy chicken skewers, high-quality egg fried rice, etc.

The excellent quality of many ingredients made Zhao Hongsheng taste them one by one. I was impressed. You must know that he has been working in a high-end restaurant for many years, and he has seen countless high-end ingredients from all kinds of sources, but there is really nothing in his impression that can compare to what he is looking at. It seems that today's agricultural technology is changing with each passing day, and my knowledge is really a bit outdated.

Ma Detao asked the waiter to open a few bottles of Lingjiang beer and fill them in a glass.

Unlike the last time I was a guest at Jinjiang Fishing Port, there were only three of them at this time, so it was naturally easy to let go, eat, drink and chat, and have a good time.

A few glasses of wine went down. The relationship between everyone unconsciously became a little closer, and Zhao Hongsheng was also a man of temperament, and the conversation box opened.

He said that he is an authentic native of Lingjiang, and he has settled here since his grandfather's generation, and his family has opened a small grocery store to make a living. Originally, his father hoped that he could study hard and get a decent university in the future and get ahead.

And he went the other way. When I was a child, I was very greedy, but because I had little pocket money. I couldn't afford to buy all the hot food on the street, so I retreated to the next best thing. I bought the raw materials, and then went into the kitchen to tinker, and used my brain to grope for it, and every time I made progress, I was overjoyed and enjoyed it for a long time. He was often reprimanded by his father for this. said that a big man likes to go around the stove, and he will definitely not be productive in the future.

Later, after graduating from junior high school, he secretly enrolled in the best culinary technical vocational school in the city against his father's wishes. When my father found out, he was furious. Roll up your sleeves to beat him. So he quickly ran out of the house and ran to a friend's place where he hid for three days and three nights.

However, under the stalemate between the two sides, in the end, my father had no choice but to compromise and fulfill his wish.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect Lao Zhao to be so rebellious when he was a child, and he still has a stubborn temper." When Ma Detao heard this, he was not happy.

"Alas, young and ignorant, if you communicate well with the old man in advance, then you won't be so stiff." Zhao Hongsheng shook his head.

"Three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion. The chef profession is actually quite good, as the saying goes, people take food as the sky, and no society can do without it, and it is no worse than going to college. What's more, Master Zhao is very talented in this area, otherwise how can he excel in the industry? I think Ling Zun must be proud of you now. Jiang Yichen said.

"Hehe, if the old man doesn't scold me, I'm already very content."

Ma Detao picked up the beer bottle and filled the glasses of the three of them again.

"Lao Zhao, in the future, we will be grasshoppers on a rope, and we have to jump together."

"You guy, some kind of grasshopper locust, you can't even speak. From now on, we will all be in the same boat, which is called being in the same boat. Jiang Yichen glared at Ma Detao, and then turned to Zhao Hongsheng and said:

"My brother Ma is young and inexperienced, and Master Zhao is a senior in the catering industry, so he will have a lot of help when the time comes, and he will often give him some advice."

"Where, where, I still have to rely on Boss Xiaojiang to take care of it." Zhao Hongsheng responded with a smile.

"Come, come, come, do one." Ma Detao raised his glass and invited.

The three of them clinked glasses and drank them all.

Then, Zhao Hongsheng asked to see the seafood produced on Yunsha Island, and Jiang Yichen explained that the store had not prepared it for the time being, and when he completed the transfer procedures, he would send someone to catch a batch and send it to the restaurant.

Everyone continued to eat and drink, and the meal did not end until about seven o'clock in the evening.

Jiang Yichen arranged for the logistics department to drive Zhao Hongsheng home.

Subsequently, Jiang Yichen and Ma Detao returned to the 303 office and sat on the sofa to drink tea and relieve hangover.

After settling Chef Zhao, Jiang Yichen's heart is much more steady, as long as he is there, the scene and grade of the restaurant can hold up.

Ma Detao's mood was also very happy, and with the strength of the smoky wine, he talked to Jiang Yichen with great interest about his many ideas for the operation of the restaurant.

Just as he was talking, a music bell suddenly sounded in the room.

Jiang Yichen hurriedly picked up his mobile phone from the desktop, pressed the answer button and put it to his ear.

"Hey, who's that?"

"Chenzi, you're really not authentic. Don't tell me about such a big thing as buying a restaurant. There was a sound of a round stomach blaming from the earpiece.

"Yo...... Hehe, I'm sorry, I've been so busy these days that I forgot about your stubble. Jiang Yichen apologized.

When it comes to the fate of Jinjiang Fishing Port Restaurant, I first got a VIP ticket for the cooking competition because of my round stomach, and then a series of events such as getting acquainted with Chef Zhao and the semi-final gambling game occurred. Tracing back to the source, there is no doubt that a round belly is a great contribution.

"Taozi is not angry, you two are really worthy of being a raccoon dog." The belly is round and still angry.

"Who, this is?" Ma Detao on the sofa leaned back and asked lazily.

"I have a round belly, and I'm scolding you." Jiang Yichen turned his head angrily in response.

"This kid, dare to scold me. Watch out for me to square his head. Ma Detao snorted, then closed his eyes to recuperate.

Jiang Yichen ignored him anymore, and instead told the general situation of the acquisition of the restaurant to the belly round.

"Wow, that's a big deal! This old Cui person is really not bad, and he really looks down on you. Chenzi, from now on, you can become a veritable big boss. After hearing this, I couldn't help but sigh.

"The big boss doesn't dare to be a big boss, and I have to rely on Mr. Du to help me in the future. By the way, don't you guys claim to have eaten all over the Lingjiang River and are well-informed, come back and help me as a staff officer. Jiang Yichen said with a smile.

The belly was round and pondered for a moment, and he shouted that he had worked hard and had to be rewarded.

Jiang Yichen had already prepared for this, and said that when the weather warmed up, he planned to invite Fang Xu and his family to go to Yunsha Island for a vacation, and when the time came, he would call his stomach to be round, and if he had a girlfriend, he would also bring it, and the food, lodging and play would be all inclusive.

"That's not far off. Do you want to bring two of them? When the time comes, I'll get a motorboat to play, one in front and one in the back, and I'll sit in the middle. The belly round accepted this reward plan and proposed a new trick.

"Damn, flank back and forth, you kid is so corrupt and depraved now? Cheng, I don't have any opinions, just be careful that Taozi is angry, and fight the local tyrants to divide the land and do it for you. Jiang Yichen reminded.

"That's good, I'll bring another bodyguard, and clean up the taozi like pinching a chick."

"Hehe, all of them are quite capable of blowing. Alright, I'll get back to you in two days. Jiang Yichen said and hung up the phone.

Looking back at the sofa, I saw that Ma Detao was already snoring rhythmically. (To be continued......)