Chapter 727 I owe you an apology

  Chapter 727 I owe you an apology

  In the box in the front hall, Hao Liang and Gao Wenjing, who came to see him specially, were chatting enthusiastically.

  Last year, Hao Liang’s son suddenly fell ill, the family was in chaos, and he missed the day to visit his wife’s grave.

   I haven’t seen him for two years, Hao Liang looks older and older.

  It may be because of working in the back kitchen all year round, all the work is physical work, and now that he is old, it shows on his face.

  Hao Liang took a sip from his teacup and said happily, “Hey, that’s a good thing, Xiao Gao, you’ve been promoted!”

  Gao Wenjing smiled and said: “Well, the staff turnover in the store has been quite high in the past two years. After this job transfer, the old people have basically been promoted.”

  Hao Liang nodded: “You are still very capable, but you are too young. In a few years, you should be able to make progress.”

  Gao Wenjing hurriedly waved her hand: “I dare not think about it. Now I am quite satisfied.”

  The two were talking, when a waiter came in to serve the food.

   Seeing the large white porcelain bowl on the table, Hao Liang was slightly taken aback: “Sichuan soup smooth meat?”

  Gao Wenjing also took a look, and said in surprise: “Huh? Hasn’t this dish been removed from the shelves a long time ago?”

  Because the taste of this dish is too similar to fish fillets in fresh soup, and the restaurant has always been focusing on fresh seafood dishes, this dish has been quietly taken off the shelves a few years ago.

   I didn’t expect the kitchen to make this dish again today.

   But I think it was Hao Liangyi back then, and he wanted to try the old-fashioned dishes in the store.

  Gao Wenjing could understand Hao Liang’s mood quite well, so she said with emotion: “Well, in fact, this dish was really popular back then!”

   “I originally thought this dish was an old tradition in the restaurant, but I heard later that it is actually Chef Hao, your own special dish.”

  Before Hao Liang left his job, he had been in charge of the back kitchen. The serious chefs, even Zhao Meng and Gu Yunwu, were brought out by him.

  Gao Wenjing looked at the clear soup in front of him, full of emotions, but Hao Liang seemed to have something on his mind, and sat there without saying a word, and his face was a little red and hot.

  Gao Wenjing saw it, and hurriedly asked concerned: “Hao Chef, what’s the matter with you? Is it a little too hot in the room, why don’t you turn on the air conditioner?”

  Hao Liang’s complexion was a bit complicated. Looking at the bowl of carefully cooked Sichuan soup smooth meat in front of him, he felt a little sorry when he recalled what happened back then.

   Gao Wenjing saw that something was wrong, so she couldn’t help but look carefully, only to see that Hao Liang’s face was flushed, and his expression didn’t look right.

   Immediately startled: “Hao Chef, what’s wrong with you? Why is your face so red all of a sudden? Is there something wrong with your body?”

  Hao Liang quickly waved his hand: “Oh, it’s nothing, I just thought of something suddenly.”

   Gao Wenjing was puzzled: “What’s the matter? Is there anything I can do to help?”

  Hao Liang couldn’t help but sighed: “Oh, Xiao Zhao made this dish specially for me!”

  Gao Wenjing was stunned for a moment: “Ah, what’s wrong? Is there something wrong?”

Hao Liang asked himself, in fact, these few times he came back to visit the tomb, every time he came to the store, Zhao Meng received him, not only cooking for him, but also free wine, sometimes sneaking in to talk to him, drink glasses of wine.

  However, in the past, his attitude towards Zhao Meng was not too close.

   I didn’t expect that after I really left the job, the person who missed my good point would be Zhao Meng.

  Sometimes, when I think about it, I feel quite ashamed and flustered. He thinks he has a unique vision and knows how to look at people, but unexpectedly, he is blinded by it. Thinking about it, he feels a little guilty and has some unspeakable regrets.

  If it was normal, Hao Liang would not express his feelings like this, but in this situation, he was sitting in the place where he worked in the past, eating familiar dishes, surrounded by former colleagues.

  This feeling inexplicably makes people particularly want to talk.

  Hao Liang paused for a moment, and then said: “No, I just suddenly remembered what happened back then. Before I left my job, I was in the back kitchen with Xiao Zhao and Xiao Gu.”

  When Gao Wenjing heard it, oh, that must have happened twenty years ago. At that time, she hadn’t come to work in Maxima, so she didn’t know about these things at all.

  Hao Liang sighed for a long time: “At that time, what Xiao Yao meant was to let me take care of the two of them, and if they were successful in the future, they would be promoted.”

“Xiao Zhao, as you know, has a straightforward personality and a mediocre temper. He is not so popular when he speaks and does things. Xiaogu is different. He has a special wink and will come to trouble. When the two are compared together, Saying that I brought them with me, I must be somewhat biased in my heart.”

   “Usually teach them how to cook, and always ask Xiaogu to follow him. Xiao Zhao let him practice by himself. Occasionally, if there is something he is not good at, he will give you a little pointer.”

“And once, I remember it very clearly. It was cooking sweet and sour carp. I had too many orders on hand, and four stoves were firing at the same time. I was a bit overwhelmed at first, but in the end I encountered customers finding fault. My point Don’t worry, I didn’t care about the heat when frying fish, but the heat of carp frying is a bit high.”

   “Actually, this kind of situation is often encountered in normal times, and it is handled a little bit. As long as customers are not particularly picky, they can basically get away with it.”

  For heavy-tasting dishes such as sweet and sour fish and spicy shrimp, there is actually a slight problem with the ingredients, and most people don’t even notice it.

   “But at that time, I finished frying the fish and was in a hurry to deal with customer disputes, so I handed over this dish to Xiao Zhao.”

   “As a result, Xiao Zhao is usually quite stubborn. He took over and saw that the fried carp was overcooked, so he told me that he wanted to redo this dish.”

“At that time, I was in a hurry to go to the front hall, and I was a little annoyed when he stopped me. I felt that Xiao Zhao was too dull, and he didn’t know how to be flexible in dealing with people. He didn’t understand the special treatment in special situations. I was in a hurry again. There are still a lot of orders that have not been cooked yet, and I am anxious, but Xiao Zhao is still writing with me, so I got angry and scolded him a few words.”

  ”After I came back from the front hall to deal with things, I realized that the customer who ordered the braised fish turned out to be a connoisseur. As soon as he tasted it, he said that the fish was overcooked, and that person even knew the boss.”

“In the end, Xiao Zhao took the blame for nothing. In fact, I was opportunistic. Alas. I even scolded Xiao Zhao. Unexpectedly, this kid just resisted this matter and didn’t mention me at all. This crop.”

   Speaking of this, Hao Liang was quite embarrassed. After all, he sternly rejected Zhao Meng’s proposal at the time, and it was also a bad impression to be evaluated by the boss’s friends on cooking skills.

   “It was from then on that I was determined to take Xiao Zhao along. I didn’t expect that I would actually hand him over.”

   “The main thing is, Xiao Zhao is really benevolent and kind!”

  Hao Liang sighed, and continued: “Later, my wife fell ill and was in poor health. I was indeed old enough, so I resigned and left.”

   “At that time, my wife had been hospitalized in the central hospital, and I didn’t tell my friends about it. It was all my family members who were talking about it.”

   “Once, I happened to meet Xiao Zhao who was visiting a friend in the hospital. When I bumped into him, we chatted for a while. Unexpectedly, he came to visit my wife in the ward that afternoon.”

“At that time, my son was working in another place and was about to be promoted. I didn’t dare to tell him about it. My daughter was about to take the final exam and couldn’t come back. At home, my parents didn’t come back early. , she is just an elder sister, and I will take care of her and her elder sister.”

   “Her sister also has her own family to take care of. It was really hard at that time. If you don’t need money, you just send someone.”

  “I feel that no one can count on me, and the pressure is very high.”

   “Since Xiao Zhao found out about me, he came to the hospital every week on vacation. Sometimes, he packed two dishes for me, and sometimes he took care of me for a while.”

“Later, it was Xiao Zhao who took the time to come over and help introduce a reliable nurse. You don’t know, there are too few reliable nurses. It’s okay to be with my family. The two I hired before are the first and the second. Attitude, later on I was so angry that I didn’t need outsiders anymore, so I joined hands with her sister to serve her.”

   “Xiao Zhao really helped me a lot at that time.”

   Speaking of this, Gao Wenjing sighed in her heart, she didn’t expect that there was such a thing between Hao Liang and Zhao Meng.

  Thinking about it this way, it’s no wonder that Hao Liang would go to Qianlima for a meal whenever he came back to Bei’an to visit the grave.

  At first, I thought it was just to miss the place where I used to work, but I didn’t expect that I came to visit Zhao Meng.

   And Zhao Meng also missed Hao Liang’s kindness back then. For so many years, whenever Hao Liang came to the store, he always took charge of the cooking.

   After a while, Hao Liang finally said: “Hey, I couldn’t come back last year. I finally came here this year. I don’t know what will happen next year.”

  Gao Wenjing has always been sweet-talking and eloquent, so she hurriedly persuaded: “Hey, you are in such a strong body, you will definitely come back as long as you have time. Besides, communication is so convenient now. If you miss us, you can call us at any time.”

  Hao Liang smiled and nodded: “That’s right, Xiao Gao, can you eat something with me?”

  Gao Wenjing hurriedly said: “No need, Chef Hao, I still have customers to serve here, you eat first, and I will come and talk to you later.”

  Hao Liang said understandingly: “Okay, then go and do your work, don’t entertain me.”

   It happened to be dinner time at this time, and Hao Liang was very understanding.

  Gao Wenjing was no longer polite, got up and went out to work.

  When Hao Liang was halfway through the meal, Zhao Meng rushed over from the back kitchen with a bottle of wine in his hand.

  It’s not the kind that is usually sold in the store, but the medicinal wine obtained through the relationship, which is very good for the body and has a nourishing effect.

   Zhao Meng was busy in the kitchen, so he didn’t plan to stay for dinner, but it is always necessary to have a glass of wine with Hao Chu.

  Hao Chef smiled and filled the wine glass: “As soon as I come back, I will go to the store to eat, and you will be in charge every time, is it appropriate?”

Hao Chef had something to say, and Zhao Meng was also a cheerful person, saying: “You are back, is it appropriate to not come to the restaurant for dinner? Let me be polite, I know, you have always treated me as an apprentice, in my heart, You are my master. It is said that master and apprentice are like father and son, and that is how we are.”

  When Hao Chu heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he was a little bit happy from ear to ear.

   Zhao Meng still has work, so he can’t drink too much, so he picked up his wine glass, touched Hao Chu, and drank the wine in the glass with his head up.

  Hao Chu himself drank the rest of the wine in the glass, and after taking this sip of wine, he immediately felt comfortable physically and mentally.

  So he said with a smile, “Have fun! It’s better to come back, I’m over there, they are very strict, and usually don’t let me drink a drop of alcohol, this makes me greedy!”

Zhao Meng comforted: “It’s also for your own good, but this wine is fine, it’s low in strength, so it’s okay to drink a little. Besides, people who love to drink have addictions. It’s not like you can quit immediately, especially if you are like us. , I’ve been drinking for half my life, if I really don’t drink at all, what’s the fun in living?”

  Hao Chu nodded: “If you don’t talk about it, you still have to understand me.”

   Zhao Meng filled the glasses for the two of them.

  Hao Chu looked at him, Zhao Meng’s appearance was rather resolute, his facial features were well-defined, and when he was young, there were faint traces of Sichuan characters between his brows. Now that I am getting old, I always frown unconsciously when talking and laughing, the marks are heavy, and I look a little old.

  Looking at Zhao Meng, Chef Hao couldn’t suppress the unspeakable guilt in his heart, steamed by alcohol.

   Taking a deep breath, Hao Chu said slowly: “When you didn’t come over just now, Xiao Gao chatted with me for a few words, and we were still talking about you.”

  Zhao Meng was taken aback, and looked at Hao Chu curiously: “What did you say about me?”

  Hao Chu blushed, and said embarrassingly: “Oh, I think back to that time. At that time, when you and Xiaogu followed me to learn Sichuan cuisine, I didn’t take you well at first.”

“One year, Mr. Feng, who sells mink coats in a department store, came to eat in the store. At that time, he ordered a dish of sweet and sour fish. I didn’t take care of it when it was oily, and the fire was a bit hot. You said you wanted to cook it again, and I I was a little angry, so I ordered you to continue making the sauce. At that time, I was impatient, and I was indeed a little irresponsible, so I owe you an apology all the time!”

   Zhao Meng immediately remembered.

  At that time, Hao Liang had just come to Maxima to work as a chef. The boss Dong Juntian asked him to learn how to cook Sichuan cuisine with Gu Yunwu.

  He has never been in contact with this area, lacks experience, and lacks practical experience.

  As a result, Dong Juntian had a very bad impression of him because of the customer’s feedback, which had a great influence on him.

   Even, this is inseparable from his later becoming more and more cautious, and his attitude towards cooking requirements is becoming more and more strict.

   Zhao Meng shook his head quickly when he heard it, and said, “You can’t blame you for that incident. The situation was special at that time. I remember that there seemed to be some customers who found fault, and you were also in a hurry to solve the problem.”

   Zhao Meng is telling the truth.

  He might not be in a good mood at that time, but there is no growth without experience. Over the years, his rigorous personality has indeed helped him avoid a lot of losses!

  Hao Liang heard the words, reached out and patted Zhao Meng’s shoulder: “Xiao Zhao, you are really a good person. With your personality, you will definitely not be able to make mistakes in the future, whether it is work or dealing with others!”

  Sometimes, life is like this, full of twists and coincidences in the ordinary, and everything will affect our growth.

  However, justice is at ease, and it is never late.

  (end of this chapter)