Immediately, Li Chunxiao took Zhang Nanyan to the school cafeteria to meet the boss.

It was ten o'clock when they arrived at the cafeteria, just in time for the cafeteria to prepare lunch, and the boss was busy.

The boss greeted them: "Classmate Li, you can sit down first." ”

Li Chunxiao responded: "It's okay, you are busy first, we will wait." ”

Li Chunxiao pulled Zhang Nanyan to sit down and introduced her to the boss's situation.

"The boss's name is Mao Ruijie, he is from Sichuan, and he makes authentic Sichuan cuisine. His family's food is delicious and generous, and it is the most popular window of the second canteen. ”

"How old do you guess Boss Mao is?" Li Chunxiao asked Zhang Nanyan.

Zhang Nanyan looked at Mao Ruijie, who was chopping ribs, his body was lean, his hand was up and down, and such a large rib was cut into a bunch of neat pieces in a few clicks.

"In your early thirties, huh?"

"Wrong! Boss Mao is only 20 years old this year, I heard that he came to the capital alone at the age of 15, first as an apprentice in a restaurant, and then as a chef, and only came to our canteen this year to contract the window. ”

It turned out that he, like himself, came to the capital alone, with no background and no diploma, and worked his own. Thinking of this, Zhang Nanyan unconsciously felt cordial and admired Boss Mao.

Li Chunxiao looked at his watch and muttered in a low voice: "Class is half past ten......

Zhang Nanyan hurriedly said: "Sister Chunxiao, you go to class, I'm fine." ”

"It's not my class, it's his ......" Li Chunxiao seemed a little embarrassed: "It's okay, I'll accompany you." ”

"I can do it, Sister Chunxiao, don't delay class."

"Okay, I'll go to class first, and I'll come to you after class."

Li Chunxiao got up and left.

Zhang Nanyan came to the kitchen door and looked at the back kitchen.

There were three people in the kitchen, and the owner was wearing a chef's hat and an apron, and he was cutting ribs.

A young girl is marinating flavored braised vegetables, she is holding a big spoon in her hand, stirring the marinade in the stainless steel cooking pot, and the rich fragrance comes to her nose. The girl smiled and turned to the boss to say something, and her attitude was very intimate.

There was also an older uncle who was washing vegetables. The uncle looks very honest and wooden, and he just buries himself in work without speaking.

In the cafeteria, noon is the busiest, the noon set menu requires eight hot dishes, six cold dishes, one sweet and one salty soup, and the portion is enough for hundreds of people.

The three of them were obviously too busy.

The boss chopped the ribs, there was a big pot, he brought the ribs to the marinated pot, and explained: "Blanch the water first, and then put the marinated pot." ”

The girl smiled and said, "Don't blanch it, the marinade is heavy, and it can cover the fishy smell." ”

"No! Be sure to blanch! The boss sternly reprimanded: "We can't cut corners in our dishes!" ”

The girl pouted aggrievedly: "Okay, got it." ”

The boss returned to the board and began to chop vegetables.

The uncle who washed the vegetables brought a pot of cleaned celery to the cutting board.

While chopping vegetables, the boss said to the uncle: "Wash the leeks carefully, and pick the rotten leaves." ”

The kitchen floor was wet, and when people walked, it was a footprint, and they were careful not to slip when they walked around with such heavy dishes.

Zhang Nanyan silently picked up the mop behind the door and mopped the ground dry.

She saw that the boss was about to finish cutting the celery, and the uncle was still washing the leeks, so she picked up the cleaned eggplant and sent it to the board.

After preparing the dishes, the boss began to stir-fry.

"Stir-fried meat, good, serving!"

Zhang Nanyan hurriedly handed over the huge stainless steel dinner basin, the boss was busy cooking, and he didn't see that it was Zhang Nanyan who served the dishes.

Zhang Nanyan laboriously lifted the heavy dinner basin, moved it to the window, and placed it neatly.

"Tomato eggs, good!"

"Stir-fried meat with celery, good!"

"Stir-fried cabbage, good!"

"Potato chicken nuggets, good!"

……

Finally, the meal was ready, and I waited for twelve o'clock to start on time.

At this time, the boss was only briefly idle.

Mao Ruijie only saw Zhang Nanyan at this time.

She was wiping the window countertop with a rag, carefully wiping the edges and corners, even the punch card machine.

Looking at the ground, the stove, and the pool, they were all clean, and Mao Ruijie nodded with satisfaction.

He called Zhang Nanyan: "Come, let's rest first." ”

"Hey!" Zhang Nanyan answered and walked to Mao Ruijie's side.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Nanyan."

"Xiao Zhang, I'll start cooking in a while, and some classmates will order stir-fried and dandan noodles, and you will be responsible for passing the dishes."

"Well, I'll do a good job!"

……

Zhang Nanyan officially started working in the canteen.

With her, there are a total of four people in Sichuan Xiaofry. Boss Mao Ruijie, assistant chef Uncle Wu, that girl is the boss's fellow villager, called Mao Lianhua, she is always wrapped behind the boss, brother, brother non-stop.

Zhang Nanyan went to the cafeteria at five o'clock in the morning to help prepare breakfast. After breakfast, we clean up and start preparing lunch. Busy lunch is usually at one o'clock, eating, cleaning, and it can be finished before three o'clock. From three o'clock to four o'clock is the rest time, and at four o'clock you start preparing dinner, and at seven o'clock you finish work.

The working hours are long and the work is tiring.

At the beginning, Lin Dong objected to her doing this job, feeling sorry for her for working so hard.

But Zhang Nanyan is very satisfied, she has no diploma, she can't find a decent job, and it's good to be able to work in school. She said: "Brother Lin, I can't be a burden to you, I want to work, earn money, and live a good life with you." ”

Lin Dong shook Zhang Nanyan's hand with emotion and said, "Xiao Nan, don't worry, I will definitely work hard to give you a good life." ”

Soon, Zhang Nanyan adapted to the work of the canteen. She is diligent and conscientious, and since she arrived, the kitchen has become much more organized and hygienic than before. In the school's health inspection, Sichuan Xiaofang won two benchmark red flags in a row. The bosses of the other windows of the canteen were half envious and half jokingly and said, "Xiao Zhang, come to us and do it, I'll give you a salary increase." ”

Zhang Nanyan always bowed her head and smiled, and did not stop the work in her hands.

They joked to Mao Ruijie: "Boss Mao, you really found a treasure." ”

Mao Ruijie smiled and entertained. He is very satisfied with Zhang Nanyan's steadfastness and seriousness, and tries to take care of her at work.

Zhang Nanyan is good-looking, and the young men in the canteen always like to come to her when they have nothing to do.

Every afternoon when we have a break, everyone gathers together to play cards and relax.

Zhang Nanyan loves to read, she asked Li Chunxiao to help her borrow a lot of books in the library, and when she was resting, she sat in the corner of the cafeteria by the window and read carefully.

They asked her to play together: "Xiao Zhang, come and play cards, I bought Sprite and melon seeds, let's eat together." ”

She always politely declined: "I don't know how to play, you can play." ”

The boys were very attentive: "It doesn't matter, I'll teach you." ”

Zhang Nanyan smiled and continued to read.

The other girls were left out in the cold, jealous in their hearts, and said a few sour words in their mouths: "People are different from us, they love to read and study, so don't be toads who want to eat swan meat." ”

Mao Ruijie came out of the kitchen and happened to see everyone joking with Zhang Nanyan.

He frowned, took out a bottle of drink from the freezer, and walked towards Zhang Nanyan.

Mao Ruijie put the drink on the table in front of Zhang Nanyan and said kindly, "Let's have some drinks." ”

Zhang Nanyan hurriedly stood up: "No need, thank you boss." ”

"That's how they are, uneducated, don't like to read, like to gossip. You don't have to pay attention to them. ”

"It's okay, they're all fine."

"It's a good thing to read more, but my family is poor and can't afford to read." I don't know why, Mao Ruijie looked a little unnatural, he pushed the drink in front of Zhang Nanyan: "That, you drink, you drink." ”

After saying that, Mao Ruijie turned to leave.

"Boss." Zhang Nanyan called him behind him: "I have something to ask you." ”