Chapter 397: Old Grudges
Luo stubbornly felt that his premonition was really good sometimes, and in the middle of the meal, someone knocked on the door and came in.
The person who came was wearing a white chef's suit, the chef's uniform was trimmed with gold and sewn with gold buttons, although he was not wearing a hat, but Luo was almost certain that this person was the head chef of this restaurant.
"Mr. Xie, is the dish still to taste?"
The chef was smiling and respectful to Xie Rongquan.
"Lao Fan, you came just in time, today's dish tastes good, and the children have a lot of fun."
Xie Rongquan was obviously very familiar with the head chef, got up with his cup and beckoned him over.
Chef Fan, who was called Lao Fan by Xie Rongquan, showed a slight smug face, especially when he swept past Tan Lingrong, who was not shocked.
"Let's have a drink? Don't mislead you, right? ”
Xie Rongquan asked the waiter to take a glass and poured a little wine for Chef Fan, usually there are important guests, if they are satisfied with the chef's dishes, the chef will show up to have a drink with the guests.
Of course, this situation is limited to very familiar or important guests, and Xie Rongquan obviously accounts for both.
So Chef Fan didn't shirk, took the cup and gave it to Xie Rongquan to touch, and then drank it all.
After the two finished toasting, Xie Rongquan patted Chef Fan on the shoulder and introduced him to Tan Lingrong who was present.
"Lao Fan, this is Chairman Tan, the head of the Tan family. You've admired the daimyo for a long time, right? I'm here for you today, and I'm really afraid that you'll drop the chain. ”
Xie Rongquan made a little joke and introduced Chef Fan to Tan Lingrong.
In the bone dish in front of Tan Lingrong, there was almost no food residue, and she only tried the taste of each dish and stopped moving her chopsticks.
At this time, facing Chef Fan, the smile on her face was very shallow, and she seemed impassive.
"Of course, I have admired the name for a long time, and I do catering in the boundary of Yancheng, how can I not hear of the Tan family's cuisine? It's like thunder. Today, it is a contemptible honor to have Chairman Tan's face to give advice. ”
Chef Fan didn't seem to see Tan Lingrong and Tan Xueqin's coldness, but he spoke very flatteringly.
"Don't dare to be, Mr. Fan is a superb cook, otherwise he wouldn't be able to play this restaurant with only four tables."
Tan Lingrong couldn't smile at the bottom of his eyes, and glanced at most of the dishes on the table that had been eaten, and basically let the children eat them.
"I'm a class with an axe, I knew that Mr. Xie invited you, I will definitely do my best, and I will never dare to slack off."
Compared with Tan Lingrong's coldness, Chef Fan seemed very humble, but Luo stubbornly watched coldly from the side, and always felt that the conversation between the two of them seemed to be playing something.
Xie Rongquan Xu also saw a little bit of the truth, and quickly interjected to pick up the topic.
Chef Fan naturally had to give Xie Rongquan face, and he went out with a polite word.
When he went out, Xie Rongquan asked unabashedly.
"The atmosphere between Dong Tan and Mr. Fan seems to be delicate, did I choose the wrong place today?"
Of course, Xie Rongquan could see that Tan Lingrong was not very happy, but he didn't expect to choose a restaurant that has been very popular recently, and there was a little accident.
"I won't hide it from you, this surnamed Fan used to be my father's apprentice. However, he later left without saying goodbye and is said to have gone to the south. I didn't expect him to dare to go back to Yancheng, but I underestimated him. ”
Tan Lingrong was very frank, since Xie Rongquan asked, she also said.
It's not a matter of backsliding, ask a little about people who know what happened back then, and they all know that the Tan family has a backer.
The Tan family apprentice is not like Fang Wenhai, who hands over his cooking skills to the apprentice, and after he leaves the school, he can go out and open his own business and set up his own business.
The Tan family's cooking skills are easy not to be passed on, and people with foreign surnames can learn the Tan family's cooking skills, but they must sign a document and be the Tan family's kitchen for life, and they can only cook in the Tan family's restaurant.
You can't open a business outside in your own name with the recipes of the Tan family.
Although such conditions are a bit harsh, they belong to you and me, and there is no possibility of coercion, so at present, the chefs with the surname of the Tan family have signed such a contract with the Tan family.
This surnamed Fan is not the first apprentice to tear up the contract and not fulfill his obligations.
However, he is the one most hated by the Tan family, in order to learn the essence of the Tan family's cuisine, this Fan chef has sold well in front of Tan Lingrong and her father, looking diligent and studious and abiding by his duty.
He is the most valued by Old Man Tan, and even because his eldest son Tan Jun broke with the Tan family, he had the idea of marrying Tan Lingrong to Chef Fan.
It's just that Tan Lingrong already had a boyfriend at that time, and Old Man Tan's plan fell through and had to give up.
But he didn't want to, he thought that he could marry the eldest lady, and Chef Fan, who would inherit the Tan family's family business in the future, was not happy.
He felt that the fat in his hand had flown away, and he complained for a while.
Seeing Tan Lingrong happily preparing to get married, but he can only be the Tan family's chef for the rest of his life, how can he balance?
Chef Fan, who has a very high spirit, chose to escape from the Tan family when Tan Lingrong's wedding was about to be, and stole a codex carefully written by Old Man Tan.
There are many long-lost recipes recorded in the codex, which are reproduced by Old Man Tan according to ancient records and his own research experiments.
The most valued apprentice stole his most precious codex, and when he arrived, Old Man Tan was so angry that he vomited blood.
Since then, the body has been getting worse day by day.
Tan Lingrong, who was still newly married, had to stand up and pick up the burden of the family when his old father was seriously ill and the Tan family was leaderless.
Fortunately, her husband is a good man who is affectionate, righteous and responsible, and silently supports her, which helped Tan Lingrong get through the difficulties smoothly and successfully took over the Tan family's business.
The hardships in the process are not enough for outsiders, just saying that Tan Xueqin was almost born in a hotel by Tan Lingrong, you can get a glimpse.
Listening to Tan Lingrong's understatement of the grievances between the Tan family and Chef Fan, Xie Rongquan regretted it a little. He really didn't know that there was this inside story, and he would have known that he wouldn't be in the house to entertain guests.
"Tan Dong, it's me who didn't think about it, I'll punish myself."
Xie Rongquan raised a glass to Tan Lingrong, this guest was not invited today, it was really a mistake of him, a person who is the east.
"Don't blame those who don't know, Mr. Xie doesn't have to blame himself."
Tan Lingrong accompanied her for a drink, of course she would not be angry with Xie Rongquan because of this matter.
The meal ended hastily here, and when the Tan family and Luo were stubborn were sent away, Xie Rongquan sat in the car and went back to his house, but he was a little annoyed by Chef Fan.
In his opinion, Chef Fan knew that the guest he invited was the Tan family, and he ran to the private room to toast.
is obviously a fox and a tiger, thinking that he has a good relationship with himself, so that the Tan family will be jealous.
But he didn't want to think about it, why did he invite the Tan family to dinner?
I think he Xie Rongquan has always played with others in the palm of his hand, and no one has ever dared to use him as a gunman.
His heart was not happy, his face was gloomy, and the special assistant sitting in the co-pilot seemed to be in a bad mood when he saw the boss, and he didn't even dare to take a breath.
Obviously he was fine before the banquet, why was he not happy after a meal?
The special assistant was broken in his heart, hating the person who angered the boss.
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