Chapter 20: Talent

Cheng Xi heard Steward Xu's ridicule, and did not reveal the cowardice that a little girl should have in this era, but responded with a generous smile, "If I could have such a kind father-in-law as Steward Xu, I would have laughed from ear to ear, but unfortunately my in-laws went when my father-in-law was still young, and the rest of the family thought we were being dragged down, so I had no choice but to come out and find a job to support myself." ”

Steward Xu is a kind-hearted person, seeing that his words made the little girl sad, he hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort, "The girl doesn't have to be sad, this day will always be good, you will work hard here in the future, although the salary is not much, but fortunately, you can work with peace of mind, and you can still save a few dollars a year." ”

Listening to Steward Xu's words, he planned to leave them, and he also heard that he could provide food and shelter, Cheng Xi was even more happy, he didn't expect to find a job in this restaurant so smoothly, and finally took the first step, and said thank you happily.

Steward Xu responded, "Don't be happy too early, although I have barely done the master of the kitchen, but I still have to take you to the shopkeeper in front of me for a while, and when I am done with it for a while, I will take you out to meet, and then be smart, if that person doesn't like you, I can't keep you." ”

Cheng Xi looked at the tone of Steward Xu and the look on his face when he said that he was going to see the shopkeeper, and felt that this Steward Xu and the shopkeeper did not seem to be very harmonious, and listening to what Steward Xu said, I was afraid that the shopkeeper was not a good master, Cheng Xi Zhengzhong nodded and responded, "I can save it, thank you Steward Xu for reminding me." ”

And Xu Sanlang, who had just entered the door, also heard Steward Xu's words, although he was withdrawn and had few words, he didn't understand how to deal with people, and this obvious reminder of Steward Xu also made him grateful, so he stepped forward and bowed to Steward Xu, and said, "Thank you Steward Xu." ”

Seeing that Xu Saburo was so polite and polite, Steward Xu showed a satisfied smile again, and responded, "You two are both neat and diligent, and I also fancy this point to keep you, and work hard in the future." ”

Xu Saburo nodded in response, "Yes." After that, he went over to Cheng Xi and helped wash the dishes together.

Steward Xu looked at Xu Sanlang who was washing the dishes suspiciously, "Finished cleaning up outside?" ”

didn't wait for Xu Saburo to answer, but Aunt Zhu, who came in behind her, responded with a smile, "It's over, this baby is neat, my old wife can finally breathe a sigh of relief, otherwise I will be tired enough to clean up, and I won't have a moment to rest this afternoon." ”

The smile on Steward Xu's face was even better, and he said to the chef who was still stir-frying on the side, "Everyone has worked hard during this time, Brother Zhao, stir-fry more meat today and make up for everyone." ”

The chef nodded, and said to the man beside him, "Then stir-fry the meat in the pot, and you go and cut some meat." ”

Cheng Xi hurriedly dropped the plate in his hand and took the initiative to go over to the cutting board, "I'll cut it." The man saw that Cheng Xi had cut it, so he stopped getting up and continued to burn the fire, the weather was hot, the man was busy at noon, and he was called by Chef Zhao, and he was really tired enough, and his head was still sweating at this time.

Cheng Xi said to Steward Xu, who was cleaning up the kitchen on the side, while cutting the meat, "Steward Xu, you can introduce us to it, it is easy to call it to work together in the future." ”

Steward Xu felt that Cheng Xi was a good person, and he knew that he would have a good relationship with the people he would work with in the future, so he felt more and more that this girl was good, and replied with a smile, "Okay, this is the chef of our restaurant, surnamed Zhao, you can call him...... Uncle Zhao. ”

He originally thought that it was almost the same as calling Chef Zhao Uncle Zhao at Cheng Xi's age, but when he thought that this girl was the daughter-in-law of Xu Sanlang, and Xu Sanlang's age was about the same age as Chef Zhao's youngest son, it seemed a little inappropriate to call him Uncle Zhao, so he changed it to Uncle Zhao.

Cheng Xi and Xu Sanlang greeted Chef Zhao together with great respect, and then Steward Xu pointed to the honest man in his twenties who was burning the fire in front of the stove, "This is Brother Zhao's eldest son Zhao Dazhu, and he is also Brother Zhao's helper." ”

After that, two women were introduced, one Zhu Auntie, one Yun Niang, both of them officially greeted them, so they all gossiped about their respective situations, Chef Zhao and Zhao Dazhu and Steward Xu were originally from this county, Zhu Auntie is a woman in the village not far from the city, and Steward Xu seems to have some kinship, only that Yun Niang, only quietly listened to the audience, but did not mention the situation of his own family at all, and did not seem to want to say more.

When he was almost busy here, Steward Xu called two people, ready to go outside to see the shopkeeper of the restaurant, and while going outside, Steward Xu said, "The shopkeeper's surname is Xia, and when I see the shopkeeper Xia in a while, you can just give a good salute and say hello, don't be too troublesome, you know?" ”

Cheng Xi nodded, "We can save it." ”

Steward Xu turned his gaze to Xu Sanlang again, and waited until Xu Sanlang responded, and then took the two of them to the front counter.

Cheng Xi saw the arrogant Xia shopkeeper, so he slandered in his heart, with a snarky face, it seems that he guessed correctly, this person is not easy to get along with.

Originally, the intention of currying favor with the shopkeeper also gave up instantly, and obediently greeted the shopkeeper according to what Steward Xu said, and stood aside silently with his eyes and nose concerned, and Xu Saburo was the same.

The shopkeeper waited until they finished greeting, and then said with disdain, "It's good for Steward Xu to decide such trivial matters, don't bother me, I still have to settle accounts." ”

Steward Xu's face was not good-looking, and his tone became even more cold, and he responded, "I'll take them to work." After speaking, he glanced at Xu Sanlang Cheng Xi on the side, and took the two back to the back kitchen.

Cheng Xi thought about the disdainful look of the shopkeeper in Naxia when he looked at them, and sighed in his heart, this restaurant seems to be not big, but I am afraid that it is very complicated, and the kitchen manager is obviously at odds with the shopkeeper in front of him.

However, this is good for the restaurant, because the restaurant is not a person who can call the shots, I am afraid that nothing can be grasped with one hand, if anyone has any bad intentions, I am afraid that they will not dare to start because of the fear of this other person, and the benefit is obviously the owner of the restaurant.

The shopkeeper in front is not easy to get along, Cheng Xi is not worried, anyway, he and Xu Saburo stay in the back kitchen, and they rarely come into contact with the shopkeeper in front, so they should be careful.

At this time, Cheng Xi never imagined that the shopkeeper in front of her Xia would bring her a lot of trouble in the future.

When he went back to the kitchen, Xu Sanlang asked for leave from Steward Xu, saying that the things at home had not been dealt with yet, and he hoped that the shopkeeper could give them a day off first, and then go back tomorrow to deal with the affairs at home, and come back to work the day after tomorrow.

Steward Xu is not an unreasonable person, he has survived half a month ago, and he is not in a hurry, at most tomorrow will be the same as before, a hard day, seeing that the two of them didn't even bring a change of clothes, they responded happily.

Because of the relationship between Steward Xu, the pheasants and hares they brought were directly sold into the restaurant for hundreds of dollars, and their business was not bad this night, so they didn't worry about not being able to sell them.

Of course, this matter was directly handed over to Steward Xu for help, and Steward Xu went directly to negotiate with the shopkeeper Xia in front of them to help them get the money, and Xu Sanlang and the others also kept this favor in their hearts.

At this time, it was seen that the front Xia shopkeeper and the back kitchen manager Xu were not at odds with each other, but they were not divided into two parts, one for the front staff and one for the back kitchen.

The people in the back kitchen directly cleaned up the back yard and set up a table in the courtyard directly, and everyone ate in the courtyard, Xu Sanlang Cheng Xi was happy and relaxed, the people in the back kitchen were easy to get along with, and they didn't have to face the people in front of them and the Xia shopkeeper who was above the top.

At the dinner table, Chef Zhao, who had been busy, finally relaxed, sipping a small sip of wine while eating, and then began to ask Cheng Xi, who he had been curious about, "Girl, your knife skills are good?" When did you start practicing? ”

Cheng Xi responded with a smile, "That is, helping from time to time at home, where have you practiced." ”

Then Zhao Dazhu looked at Cheng Xi in surprise, "You haven't practiced and you are so skilled?" It's better than what I've been practicing for more than 10 years. ”

Cheng Xi smiled awkwardly, "That may be that I am more talented, I really haven't practiced, hehe." ”

Zhao Dazhu was still a little unconvinced, and looked at Xu Sanlang with doubtful eyes, and saw Xu Sanlang answering, "She rarely does work at home." ”

Everyone listened to Xu Sanlang's words, and then looked at Cheng Xi's thin skin and tender flesh and slender hands, and they all believed it, but Chef Zhao's eyes were a little bright when he looked at Cheng Xi.

This Chef Zhao's first-hand cooking skills are really good, since he came to this restaurant, this original restaurant has slowly become a market, deep trust of the owner, and came into this restaurant because of the relationship between Steward Xu, so this Steward Xu will be a little hard in the restaurant, dare to confront the scathing shopkeeper Zhao in front, and the shopkeeper Zhao can't do anything with him.

As a good cook, Chef Zhao of course hopes that he will have a good successor, so he has always taken his eldest son with him, but more than ten years have passed, and his eldest son, his own little skill can't even learn one-third, while the other two sons have their own things, and they don't want to learn to cook with him, so he has to give up.

Now listening to Cheng Xi talk about talent, Chef Zhao can't help but sigh in his heart, his eldest son is diligent and hard-working, and it is really as this girl said, lacking talent.

And thinking of this young girl, the skilled knife worker, Chef Zhao made up his mind in his heart, his eldest son also knew that he really didn't have the ability to be a cook, and he didn't want to do it for a long time, and wanted to run darts with his second brother, but he was unwilling to discard this cooking skill, and kept his eldest son by his side with filial piety.

If he accepts this talented little girl, the eldest son will not have to be confined here, he can do what he wants, and he will have a successor.

Chef Zhao didn't know that the cooking skills of the little girl in front of him were completely above him, Cheng Xi was sick in his last life, and he didn't have any special hobbies, so he often tinkered with all kinds of food at home, plus he had a father who opened a chain of restaurants and had good cooking skills, although his cooking skills were mixed, but they were much more powerful than the famous chefs here, after all, in this era, there was only Chinese food, and there were not as many types of catering as Cheng Xi's era.

Although Chef Zhao had this thought, he didn't say it immediately, but wanted to continue to observe and see how this girl's character was, anyway, people can't run away in front of him.