Beijing, Red Maple Hotel.

This is a very famous restaurant in the capital, and the most famous thing about it is that you can eat the top dishes at the state banquet in this restaurant.

Even the back kitchen of the restaurant is divided according to the different cuisine groups in the state banquet.

At some state banquets, the dishes that were praised by foreign guests can almost be tasted in the Red Maple Restaurant, and they are almost original.

In terms of the overall design of the hotel, it is not the traditional and ancient charm, but follows some diversified styles of modern times.

The rooms inside the hotel are decorated with the characteristics of different countries.

Therefore, even if you don't eat in a restaurant, just taking pictures in the restaurant, the hotel is integrated with the diversified decorations of various countries around the world, and it is really an attractive scenery.

Zhuang Zhebin came to the Red Maple Hotel early this morning.

He has an important task today, that is, to find the sous chef here, Shi Jinbin.

Zhuang Daozhong did not call Shi Jinbin directly, because Shi Jinbin is a person who is very obsessed with cooking, and now he is almost 70 years old, and he spends most of his time in the back kitchen every day, taking his apprentices to study various dishes.

So in many cases, you may not be able to find someone else by calling.

And Zhuang Daozhong felt that there were some things that might not be clear enough on the phone, so he asked his great-grandson Zhuang Zhebin to come to him.

Because of Zhuang Zhebin's family relationship, the kitchen in the Red Maple Hotel is naturally in and out freely.

As soon as he stepped into the back kitchen, Zhuang Zhebin was in charge of the kitchen where the cuisine was located, and immediately heard a voice.

"You must remember that cooking is about kung fu, and this kung fu is to constantly hone yourself in normal times, so as to ensure that you will not play abnormally at critical moments. ”

Hearing the voice, Zhuang Zhebin knew that his grandfather Shi was teaching his disciples again.

But before Zhuang Zhebin could speak, Shi Jinbin had already spoken first: "Xiaozhuang, you came here today, did your grandfather or your grandfather let you come?"

When Zhuang Zhebin heard Shi Jinbin's words, he immediately greeted him with a smile: "Grandpa Shi is early, you have been soaking in the back kitchen all day, and my grandfather can't find you if he wants to, so he can only let me run, but you also have to rest properly." ”

Shi Jinbin put down the work in his hand, let the apprentices do it first, washed his hands, and led Zhuang Zhebin out of the back kitchen.

After coming out, Shi Jinbin asked seriously: "Does Uncle Shi have anything to do with me?"

Zhuang Zhebin didn't talk nonsense, and directly told Grandpa Shi about some of the things he saw on a trip to Huaicheng with his grandfather this time.

After saying the whole thing, Zhuang Zhebin said seriously: "What Grandpa Tai means is that if you have time to go to Huaicheng, Grandpa Shi, you will come to see Grandpa Rong, and secondly, you can be regarded as a witness." ”

Shi Jinbin's expression was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Su Lanxin is back, and she made Jinrong so angry that she had a stroke?"

Zhuang Zhebin hurriedly said: "Grandpa Rong didn't blame Grandma Xin, and Grandpa Rong's body itself was not very good. ”

Shi Jinbin's face was already angry: "Hmph, if Su Lanxin hadn't pulled those senior brothers away back then, how could your grandfather Rong lose the opportunity to participate in the state banquet?

Seeing that Grandpa Shi was angry, Zhuang Zhebin said again: "Grandpa Shi, you older generation will talk about the things back then, just this time my grandfather is here, and I heard that Grandma Xin also found your other senior brothers to witness together." ”

Shi Jinbin sneered when he heard this: "Those ungrateful wastes, what kind of testimony do they have the ability?"

This sentence is very harsh, but Zhuang Zhebin knew some things about Su Ji's family from his grandfather and his grandfather, and he could also understand Shi Jinbin's grudge against those who left Su Ji's senior brothers.

Zhuang Zhebin thought for a while and asked, "Then, Grandpa Shi, are you going?"

Shi Jinbin responded seriously: "Go, why don't you go? Those wastes can be the witness, why can't I go?"

Zhuang Zhebin breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, you must know the location, the time is Children's Day." ”

Shi Jinbin was a little strange: "Why did you choose Children's Day?"

Zhuang Zhebin was stunned for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Grandpa Shi, the uncle of Grandpa Rong's family, who is now the head of Su Ji, loves his daughter very much, so this competition is for his daughter's birthday." ”

Shi Jinbin was stunned for a moment, and then became happy: "Hahaha, okay, okay, interesting, I haven't seen the granddaughter of the Jinrong family yet, I want to see it this time." ”

Then, Shi Jinbin asked Zhuang Zhebin again: "Xiaobinzi, how is your uncle's craftsmanship? Is it Chen Wei's opponent?"

Zhuang Zhebin was first a little surprised: "Grandpa Shi, how do you know that it will be Grandpa Chen who will compare with his uncle?"

Shi Jinbin said with a smile: "Of course I know, because of Su Lanxin's side, only Chen Wei can be qualified, Su Lanxin's son can't cook at all, and Su Lanxin's female apprentice who closes the door is just embroidering her legs." ”

Zhuang Zhebin then told Shi Jinbin about his grandfather's evaluation of Feng Yifan.

Shi Jinbin was a little surprised when he heard this: "Oh, does Uncle Shi have such a high opinion of the son-in-law of the Jinrong family?"

Zhuang Zhebin nodded: "Yes, Grandpa Shi, I have also entered Su Ji's kitchen, that uncle is indeed very powerful, whether it is knife work or pyrotechnic work, he is very skilled, and he is very calm and experienced in cooking." ”

Speaking of this, Zhuang Zhebin thought about it and said: "Watching him cook, it feels like facing a master chef, and I enjoy it very much." ”

Shi Jinbin heard Zhuang Zhebin say this, and was full of curiosity about Feng Yifan in his heart, but on the surface, he just nodded indifferently.

After all, he hasn't seen the real person yet, and he hasn't seen it with his own eyes, so he still has a little conservative attitude towards what Zhuang Zhebin said.

"Okay, Xiaobinzi, you go back first, there are still classes in the morning, right? Don't delay school, your father will know about it, and he will definitely beat you again, I know the time, arrange it here, I'll go over and meet my uncle." ”

Zhuang Zhebin heard that he was in class, and he was also a big head, he was an active person, and he originally wanted to go with Shi Jinbin this time.

As a result, he was caught by his father and ordered him not to go, and he had to go to school hard.

Zhuang Zhebin had no choice but to say goodbye to Shi Jinbin, leave the Red Maple Hotel, and go home to get his schoolbag and rush to school.

Shi Jinbin returned to the back kitchen, still muttering in his heart: Jin Rong's son-in-law, will he really have such a great ability? I haven't seen him for so many years, and I don't know how Jin Rong is doing now?

Thinking of this, Shi Jinbin actually felt deep guilt about Su Jinrong's junior brother.

He was originally just a very ordinary little cook, but later, by chance, he knew the existence of Su Ji, so he resigned and went to Su Ji to study.

Although Shi Jinbin was at the bottom of Su Kee's apprenticeship, he was actually not young when he went to Su Kee to learn to cook.

At that time, among the ten apprentices of Su Ji, except for the senior brother Chen Wei, Shi Jinbin was the oldest.

However, according to the order of apprenticeship, Shi Jinbin is still ranked tenth.

And Shi Jinbin and Chen Wei are different, although Chen Wei was old when he apprenticed, Chen Wei had received systematic training before apprenticeship, so Chen Wei had a lot of basic skills Chen Wei is very solid.

Shi Jinbin was originally a small chef, belonging to the self-taught wild road, and many basic skills are completely inadequate.

In addition, he is relatively old, so he actually has a hard time studying.

So at that time, among the top ten disciples of Su Ji, Shi Jinbin was the most inconspicuous, and his cooking skills were not comparable to other senior brothers at all.

However, Old Man Su didn't mind, he still treated everyone equally, and taught every disciple very seriously.

So Shi Jinbin is under the master's hands, and he is a very hard worker.

Later, there was a family splitting incident, and Shi Jinbin was naturally unwilling to leave with Su Lanxin, so he chose to leave Su Ji.

At that time, the master's health was not very good, and later Shi Jinbin and Su Jinrong were in charge, which could be regarded as supporting Su Ji.

Later, the master passed away, and many of the master's friends before his death came to Su Ji to mourn, including the old man Zhuang Daozhong.

After condolences, Old Man Zhuang sent an invitation to Su Jinrong and asked him to follow Old Man Zhuang to the north.

But Su Jinrong gave up the opportunity to go north, but instead gave the opportunity to go north to Shi Jinbin and another senior brother who stayed in Su Ji at that time.

This has also made Shi Jinbin what he is today.

And the other senior brother is also very close to Shi Jinbin, but unfortunately that he has passed away now.

Looking back now, after so many years, the brothers and sisters are not young.

The eldest, Chen Wei and Shi Jinbin, are close to 70.

Thinking back to some of the grievances and grievances of the past, Shi Jinbin couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "Why bother? It's just that breath back then." ”

It's really just to fight for a breath, and as a result, this thing has continued like this for more than 40 years.

In the back kitchen, Shi Jinbin's apprentices felt a little strange when they saw the master coming back from outside and were stunned without saying a word.

After a long time, the eldest apprentice asked, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Shi Jinbin came back to his senses, glanced at the eldest apprentice, and then said, "Kang Chen, the master has to take a leave of absence for about two to three weeks, and during this time, you will be in charge of the back kitchen." ”

The eldest apprentice was a little surprised: "Master, do you want to ask for leave?"

Shi Jinbin nodded: "Yes, the master is going to go out, you remember, bring me good brothers, I will leave the kitchen to you, if there is any chaos and come back, I can't spare you." ”

The eldest disciple Kang Chen hurriedly said, "Master, don't worry, my junior disciples and I will definitely guard the back kitchen for you." ”

Shi Jinbin nodded, his gaze swept over his group of apprentices.

Suddenly, he said: "Master is old, in fact, you should also give up your position, Kang Chen, you also participated in the state banquet with Master, in the future, you will have to carry this back kitchen, understand?"

Kang Chen was a little confused, originally thinking that the master was away for a while, maybe to distract himself or something.

But now that I hear what Master meant, how do I feel like I want to retire a little bit?

Although Shi Jinbin has long passed the retirement age, the Red Maple Hotel still hires him back with a high salary, the reason is that his craftsmanship is there, maybe because of his age, some knife work is not very good, but with him, the hotel's cards are there.

Now Shi Jinbin suddenly said that letting the big apprentice carry the back kitchen is obviously a retreat.

Kang Chen and his disciples hurriedly said, "Master, don't go." ”

When Shi Jinbin saw the appearance of a group of apprentices, he immediately said, "What are you doing?

Hearing such a sentence, the apprentices were also in awe in an instant.

Shi Jinbin continued: "You must remember that the back kitchen is your station, and you must be worthy of your own clothes and your reputation as a state banquet chef. ”

After hearing this, the apprentices all became serious.

Shi Jinbin finally said: "There is no banquet in the world, and it is impossible for Master to take you for a lifetime, so you should also shoulder this burden yourself, understand?"

The apprentices responded in unison at this time: "I understand, Master." ”

Shi Jinbin took off his hat, stepped forward to put it on the eldest disciple Kang Chen, and patted the eldest apprentice on the shoulder: "Okay, Kang Chen will have to take more responsibility in the future, and the chef will hand it over to you." ”

Kang Chen is also a man in his forties, and tears are already rolling in his eyes when he sees this scene.

In the end, Kang Chen still said seriously: "Master, don't worry, I definitely can't disgrace you." ”

Shi Jinbin nodded with satisfaction, and after saying goodbye to his apprentices one by one, he turned around and walked out of the back kitchen.

found the manager of the hotel, Shi Jinbin was straightforward, telling the manager that he was going to retire and leave more opportunities to young people.

The manager and Shi Jinbin are also very familiar with each other, and they know the temper of this old man, but they didn't expect that the old man would suddenly have to retreat.

Shi Jinbin didn't give the manager a chance to persuade him: "Needless to say, I have already decided, what about my side, I am selfish, recommend my eldest apprentice Kang Chen, you can also discuss, change to someone else, but my apprentices please leave a bite to eat." ”

The manager immediately said: "Shi Lao, what are you talking about? How can we change people in the Red Maple Hotel? You can rest assured, just follow what you said, let Master Kang Chen take charge of taking your place, when you want to come back and see, you are welcome at any time." ”

Shi Jinbin nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll leave first, I have to go back to pack my things, and then I have to go out, as for the retirement procedures, I'll do it when I come back." ”

The manager naturally agreed: "Do what you always said, and we will wait for you to come back and then handle your retirement." ”

Bidding farewell to the manager, Shi Jinbin did not contact the rest of the kitchen anymore and left the Red Maple Hotel alone.

After Shi Jinbin left, the manager also quickly notified the boss, as well as the shareholders, and also notified the current chef of the Red Maple Hotel.

It was sudden, a bit of a surprise.

But everyone can understand, after all, Shi Jinbin is indeed old, and it is understandable that he has the intention of retiring.

Leaving the hotel, Shi Jinbin took a bus back to his home.

Entering the door, I walked to the photo of my wife who had passed away for many years: "Wife, I'm going back to Su Ji, don't you often ask me, why don't you go back and see? This time I'm going back, go back and see." ”

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