The mother and son stood next to the front desk and waited for a while, and a waiter came to report the news.
"The chef is too busy with the work. Chef Fu needs to wait a while before he can come over."
The boy's mother nodded: "It's okay, we are not in a hurry."
After the waiter left, he turned around and comforted his obviously anxious son: "Understand, the store is too busy."
The young man nodded and checked the things he brought over again with some worry.
He muttered: "Here, I got the milk, candy, nut gift box, and... isn't it a little too little?"
The young man sorted it out and suddenly felt a little upset.
His mother hurriedly said: "It's just a heartfelt gift. It's not good if it's too expensive. There are already a bunch of big and small boxes, and they are all carefully selected, and they are all good things!"
After that, he explained in a low voice: "It's even harder to give away too many things."
The young man gave up.
Less than ten minutes later, Fu Yu hurried over.
Seeing the mother and son, Fu Yu smiled and walked up to say hello: "Do you want to see me for anything?"
The boy's mother said with a smile: "Fu Chu, isn't it the Chinese New Year? It just so happened that relatives at home sent some food, and I thought I would bring some to you. It didn't cost anything, just a little thought."
"I heard that your family is from out of town. These are the characteristics of our Bei'an. It happens to be the Chinese New Year. Let's take them back and let everyone in the family have a taste."
Fu Yu was a little surprised, this was completely beyond his expectation.
Fu Yu was a little touched by the behavior of mother and son, but he still declined: "No, you are too polite, I..."
This time, before his mother could say anything, the boy spoke up first: "Oh, you're welcome! I've brought them all, just don't feel bad about it!"
After saying that, the young man didn't wait for Fu Yu's reply, and pulled his mother out, waving his hand as he walked: "If you refuse to accept it, we won't come over for dinner next time!"
His mother took two steps after him and said with a smile: "Yes, Fu Chu, I wish you a Happy New Year in advance!"
The mother and son turned around and left together.
When they walked away, Liu Yuqing whispered: "Take it, I think it's sincere. I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I'm afraid you won't accept it."
Fu Yu glanced at several large and small boxes piled at the front desk and nodded.
He picked up the things and took them back to the dormitory.
They were all food and drinks, which were not expensive, but they were full of thoughtfulness, which moved Fu Yu a little.
This is a recognition of his previous efforts.
If your good intentions are accepted by people's hearts, that's fine.
In fact, many times, it is not for others to repay their kindness. An occasional thank you is enough.
...
In the past few days, the business in the store has been extremely booming.
The morning and evening shifts in the kitchen only take regular shifts in the morning, and everyone needs to stay until closing time in the evening before getting off work.
Everyone has long been accustomed to this.
On the other hand, a few interns worked overtime when they came to work in the store for the first time.
Zhao Meng saw that there were not many food orders left, so he communicated with Gu Yunwu and sent a few students back in advance.
Even so, by the time a group of interns took a taxi back to school, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.
A large group of students walked toward the dormitory building together.
While walking, everyone discussed today's internship experience with great interest.
"I'm so tired!" A boy leaned on his companion and dragged his legs forward.
"Me too, I can't even lift my arms." Another boy sighed: "Oh, since I entered the kitchen, I have been asked to cut cubes. I have to cut four bags of carrots in total, right?"
"This is not about experiencing the work in the kitchen. Is this treating us as free labor? They said that someone would take me. When I asked about it, the person who took me has not become a full-time employee yet. Isn't this nonsense!" When someone nearby heard it, they exploded.
"The school keeps choosing nice things to fool us every day. They also say that the internship is for us to experience the future work environment and prepare us mentally in advance. The result is that we are forced to cut corners!"
For them, the internship is nothing more than to experience the working process of the kitchen and get some good internship experience. When they graduate and find jobs in the future, it can also make their resumes look better.
For people like them who have just been in school for a year and have just started to get started in cooking, they are at the stage where they feel that their talents are amazing and they are eager to try anything.
Almost everyone has great expectations for this off-campus internship.
Unexpectedly, the ideal is very full, but the reality is too basic.
After only one day, their enthusiasm was almost destroyed.
A classmate who had a good relationship with Sun Mingze put his arm around his shoulder: "Mingze, the chef you are working with is also a graduate of our school. He is considered our senior brother. He has just been working in the kitchen for a year and may not have much experience."
Sun Mingze was lucky enough to be freed from the work of cutting Dun'er today and was able to straighten up and do the greasing work.
But even so, after a busy and intense night of work, it's a bit too much for me now.
"Don't hold me down, my shoulders are a little sore." Sun Mingze moved his arms and then said: "That guy can handle orders and take orders, which is quite impressive. If I hang out with him, I might really learn something. "
Sun Mingze whispered, but did not specifically refute the other party's words.
Although he didn't agree, there was no need to argue. He felt very tired now and just wanted to go back and take a shower and have a good sleep.
The four people who used to intern together at Chollima's kitchen were not all in the same dormitory, but they often hung out together.
Because Sun Mingze is fair and fat, has a good personality, and is the youngest among the others, when others talk, they often say whatever comes to mind without too many scruples.
"Tsk, Mingze, don't be stupid. Do you really think you can learn anything in the kitchen? I tell you, it's impossible!" The first boy who spoke came around, stood next to Sun Mingze, and said seriously He said: "Let me tell you, the people in the kitchen are the most useless people. I heard that if you want to learn a craft from a master, you have to become a disciple!"
The other person listened and nodded in agreement, pretending to be mature and said: "That's right! In society, it's different from school. For example, if a teacher teaches us, we get paid. Why should we be a chef? It’s useless to teach us skills! They are afraid that if they teach their apprentices, they will starve the master to death. Want to learn real skills from them? Just dream!"
Sun Mingze felt that there was really no point in arguing with them.
Because he knew that these words actually made sense, but he couldn't explain clearly what he was thinking.
So he nodded, agreeing with what others said, and laughed in agreement from time to time.
During more than a year in the chef school, Sun Mingze discovered that there is actually a very obvious difference between technical school and ordinary high school, that is, there is not so much anxiety and pressure.
Maybe it’s because I have a clear goal and knows my specific employment direction after graduation, and it’s relatively easy to find a job in the chef industry, so my mentality is relatively peaceful.
Learning to cook is different from other professions. What you usually practice is kung fu, and the test is perseverance. As long as you are willing to learn and practice, no matter how stupid you are, you can become an apprentice sooner or later.
This makes people unconsciously become less thoughtful, or in other words, without a healthy competitive atmosphere, everyone is in a very comfortable state.
Basically, I regard the study and life in school as the basis for future work. I have no ambitions. I just want to learn the craft well and work in the kitchen of a restaurant in the future to have a stable job.
Instead of treating it as a real career, I didn't think about innovation, and I didn't think about what else I needed to learn besides the cooking knowledge in school.
The competition that exists among them as current students is not about cooking techniques and related knowledge, but about how to have a good relationship with teachers so that they can win rare internship opportunities like this one and better decorate themselves. Resume for future job applications.
Many of their ideas that seem very mature and worldly are actually just reasons to paralyze themselves to study hard and improve.
In Sun Mingze's view, true sophistication and maturity lie in how you find ways to improve your abilities in all aspects, including your familiarity with ingredients, cooking skills, and your ability to adapt to your environment.
Of course, this does not mean that everyone must be like this. Xu Mingze just feels that they are now quite old and should be able to think rationally about many things. They need to have such a mentality of looking at and facing problems.
Sun Mingze suddenly recalled that in order to get this internship opportunity, he went to the teacher to apply for a place.
At that time, the teacher said something very thoughtful: "Ningze, after going to the kitchen, don't let yourself be too lazy. Don't forget that the purpose of this time is not only to familiarize yourself with the working environment, but also to work hard to observe the cooking operations of the kitchen staff. Remember to learn more, read more, talk less, and work more. No matter when, people who are diligent and sensible will always be more popular."
"Besides that, there is one more thing. You have to remember that you should not follow others' opinions in everything. You should have your own ideas and judgments."
Now, his understanding of these words is obviously much deeper than before.
How about the Chollima Hotel? I won’t comment for now, but after one day of internship in the kitchen, Sun Mingze discovered that the chefs here, regardless of their age or professional background, would basically discuss with each other some issues that arise in learning cooking as long as they have the opportunity. .
And when I have free time, I will watch some cooking instruction videos, and everyone will discuss them when I have time.
For example, those few workers who have not yet become full-time employees and work with the chef will seize every opportunity to ask for advice on cooking techniques and certain details.
This is not just a show, it’s a habit!
In comparison, the gap is still obvious.
The interns went back to the dormitory together. After the others washed up, they gathered together and agreed on a meeting time for tomorrow morning. Then they went back individually, either calling their girlfriends and family, playing games, or watching short videos.
Because Sun Mingze was fat, he lay exhausted on his bed after taking a shower. However, he did not go to bed immediately. Instead, he followed suit and found cooking instruction videos on the Internet, and began to practice cooking operations seriously.
After all, this is his major, and he should improve it.
...
In the back kitchen of Shangshi Private Restaurant.
Liu Yunong opened the lid of the pot and took a look at the steamed meat in the pot. It was okay. It would be ready after steaming for a few minutes.
She put the lid down casually and turned around to start deboning the whole chicken.
She has long been familiar with the action of breaking apart bones. She does not need to use her brain. She can complete all the disassembly steps neatly with her hands relying entirely on muscle memory.
While his hands were working, his brain was distracted by other things: I wonder if Fu Yu has improved his cooking skills during this time?
Moreover, this kid has not contacted me for several days. When I came here to study in the past, the phone calls were almost non-stop.
Is the business at the Chollima Hotel really that prosperous?
Although the Chinese New Year is coming soon, her own business is also very busy, but she's not so busy that she doesn't even make a phone call, right?
Is it because you are not doing well enough?
Could it be that my usual requirements are a bit too strict?
Or maybe he doesn’t care enough about Yu?
Whether he is a master or a sister-in-law, this is the first time in Liu Yunong's life that he has never had an apprentice, so he doesn't know how the master and apprentice should get along.
She thought about it for a while and realized that she could handle Yu on her own.
And she was very satisfied with Du Yu.
Smart, hardworking, down-to-earth, and motivated.
The most important thing is to have talent!
He is much better than the many pretentious so-called "genius" colleagues he knows around him.
But why didn't Fu Yu contact him?
Liu Yunong likes to self-examine when encountering problems.
Although Fu Yu had asked for leave in advance, Chollima was too busy with work during this period of time before the year, so he couldn't come over to learn cooking in the evening for the time being.
But I am used to teaching cooking every day, and now that I have some free time, I feel like something is missing in my life.
Especially when she occasionally encountered the very unique Liu family cuisine, she had the urge to teach during the cooking process. However, the apprentice was not around, and she almost suffered internal injuries.
Liu Yunong's face darkened when he thought of how many times he had been full of teaching ideas but failed to put them into action.
It seems that after the New Year, when Fu Yu comes to learn cooking again, he will really have to show off his skills!
If you want fish to keep taking the bait, you must have good bait!
Thinking of this, Liu Yunong suddenly felt a surge of vitality in his chest. He saw several unmarried workers beside him, all of whom were excited, frightened, and trembling as if they were walking on thin ice!
Liu Yunong didn't pay attention to other people's reactions at all. She was thinking about how to be a good chef and lead Fu Yu to be positive and concentrate on learning cooking from her.
She felt that first of all, she should come up with a few very distinctive dishes and then show off her unique skills to open Fu Yu's eyes!
However, before that, should I have a good exchange with Fu Yu to see what he wants to learn, and then...
