In the past two years, Han's Noodle House on the street of Shuangji Town's vegetable market has become a frequent place for people in the town to treat each other to dinner. Although it is just a noodle house, people in Shuangji Town feel that it is a very face-saving thing to be able to treat friends and relatives to a bowl of ten-yuan noodles at Han's Noodle House. Treating people to dinner at Han's Noodle House has become a topic of conversation for people to show off.
Xiao Wang from the police station got engaged after being introduced by his family. His girlfriend is a girl from the county town named Zhao. On the weekends, Xiao Wang invited his fiancée Xiao Zhao to Shuangji Town to date and cultivate their relationship. At noon, Xiao Zhao thought that even if his girlfriend didn't invite her to a big restaurant in town, she would prepare a table of food for her at home. Unexpectedly, she took her to a noodle restaurant.
Although the noodle shop was well decorated and clean, it could not hide the fact that it was just a noodle shop. At that time, Xiao Zhao felt a little uncomfortable. She had come all the way from the county town to meet the other party, but the other party was so stingy as to only treat her to noodles. Her good upbringing prevented her from showing it, but she felt very sad in her heart, wondering if the other party disliked her.
Xiao Wang sat at the dining table, staring at Han Ze cooking noodles, and did not notice his fiancée's reaction. In his mind, Chef Han's noodles were the most delicious food in town, no, in the world, and it was impossible that no one liked them.
The behavior of his partner made Xiao Zhao even more frustrated. He sat at the table in silence, his eyes glancing at other customers. He saw that they were all concentrating on eating noodles with big mouthfuls. The way they looked, if you didn't know better, you would think they had been hungry for days. It was no different from Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit.
Two bowls of noodles were served on the table. Xiao Wang took the chopsticks and handed them to his fiancée, saying in a low and anxious voice: "Let's eat quickly. Maybe we can grab a second bowl after we finish it."
Xiao Zhao's hand holding the chopsticks froze for a moment, and she looked at the noodles in the bowl unnaturally. Did she look like a girl who could eat so much? Her boyfriend thought too highly of her. It was good enough that she could finish this bowl of noodles.
After saying that, Xiao Wang couldn't wait to eat the noodles with big mouthfuls, as if the noodles in front of him were made of dragon liver and phoenix marrow. The young man, who had been restrained in front of his fiancée before the meal, now threw all his reserve and face behind his back and focused all his attention on the bowl in front of him.
Xiao Zhao pulled the corner of her mouth, her body became even stiffer, and she looked at the noodles in front of her angrily. She wanted to taste how delicious this bowl of noodles was, and it made her boyfriend so crazy. She lowered her head, picked up a noodle slowly, and slowly put it into her mouth. In an instant, her eyes narrowed. Oh my god, this noodle is really made of dragon liver and phoenix marrow, so delicious...
The little girl squinted her eyes, looking as if she was enjoying it, and her hands moved faster involuntarily. If you didn't know her expression and movements, you would think she was smoking opium.
After Xiao Wang finished the noodles in his bowl, he looked up and found that his fiancée had already finished the noodles in her bowl and was holding the bowl with her head buried in it drinking the noodle soup.
Xiao Wang: “…”
Xiao Wang had always had the impression that his fiancée was gentle, graceful, dignified and beautiful. So why did he find this bold action so cute
Xiao Zhao put down his chopsticks and saw his fiancé's gaze. He was stunned for a moment. Xiao Wang smiled and suggested, "Would you like another bowl?"
Xiao Zhao swallowed and nodded: "Yes, yes, yes."
Xiao Wang turned to look at Han Ze and said loudly, "Chef Han, two more bowls of noodles."
Han Ze looked at him and said apologetically, "The noodles are sold out."
A feeling of loss instantly hit the two of them. Xiao Zhao looked at her fiancé hesitantly and asked expectantly, "How about we come back to eat tonight?"
Xiao Wang smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Do you know why I asked you to eat quickly? That's because Chef Han only sells a fixed amount of noodles per meal, only 60 bowls, and once they're sold, they're gone. And Chef Han's noodles are only sold twice a day, in the morning and at noon. You won't be able to eat them even if you come in the evening."
Xiao Zhao's expectant expression suddenly dimmed. After thinking about it, she felt unwilling. She took a deep breath and said, "I'm not going back tonight."
"Ah?" Xiao Wang was shocked. Although they were engaged, they had not yet gotten married. He didn't dare to do anything rash.
Xiao Zhao glanced at him and said, "Eat noodles tomorrow morning before leaving."
Xiao Wang breathed a sigh of relief.
Han Ze heard the conversation between the two and said, "You may not be able to eat the noodles I made when you come here tomorrow morning."
"Why?"
The two asked at the same time. Xiao Wang looked worried. Could it be that Chef Han was having difficulties again and had no intention of selling noodles
Han Ze explained: "I opened a noodle shop in the county town. The noodle shop over there will open tomorrow. It is reasonable for me to go over there and guard it for a while."
Xiao Wang exclaimed, but Xiao Zhao became happy and asked hurriedly, "Chef Han, where is your noodle shop? My home is in the county town, so I can go to your noodle shop to eat noodles when I go."
Xiao Zhao wanted to introduce a customer to Chef Han, but then she suddenly realized that Chef Han's noodles would sell well even without her introducing a customer, so she decided not to make any more noise. Instead, she thought that if she introduced a customer to Chef Han, wouldn't that mean she would have one more person to compete with her for noodles? Forget it.
Han Ze said, "No. 18 Chunhui Road, behind the No. 1 High School in the county town."
Xiao Zhao laughed and cheered, clapping his hands: "It's very close to where I work, it's great, I can eat noodles made by Chef Han every day."
Xiao Wang came back to his senses from the fact that he couldn't eat the noodles made by Chef Han recently, and then he heard his fiancee's words. He looked strange. Why was the smile on his fiancee's face so dazzling? He kept comparing in his mind, which was more important, his fiancee or the noodles. In the end, he found that the noodles were more important... ...
Xiao Wang felt a little guilty towards his fiancée, but the guilt flashed through his mind and then disappeared without a trace, because he thought that he had been eating noodles at Han's Noodle House for more than two years, and he had only known his fiancée for two months. Compared with two months, two years is definitely longer, as love grows over time. Although he also had feelings for his fiancée, it was obvious that his feelings for the noodles at Han's Noodle House were deeper, so deep that they were in his bones and he could not give them up.
Thinking of this, he said bitterly: "Chef Han, you must not stay in the county noodle restaurant all the time. You must not forget the diners in the town who have always supported you."
Xiao Zhao was a little dissatisfied. She glared at her fiancé and said, "The county noodle restaurant has just opened. Chef Han must be in charge of it for a while, otherwise the customers will have complaints."
Xiao Wang looked at her and said in a stern tone, "Chef Han has run a noodle shop in town for more than two years. He has developed a relationship with the diners in our town. He will definitely not be willing to leave us."
Xiao Zhao turned his head and ignored him.
Han Ze didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said slowly: "Don't worry, I have made a plan. When there is a market in Shuangji Town, I will come here to cook. If there is no market, I will go to the county town to cook. Even if I am not there on that day, my two apprentices will open the restaurant, so you don't have to worry about not having noodles."
"Chef Han, we just want to eat the noodles you made."
Xiao Wang had eaten noodles made by two of Chef Han's apprentices. Although the taste was good, better than the noodles in other restaurants in town, it was completely different from the noodles made by Chef Han. It was like the noodles made by one were immortal food, while the noodles made by the other were delicious but ordinary. Can the delicacies eaten by immortals be the same as the delicacies eaten by mortals
Han Ze touched the back of his head and said in a naive tone, "The noodles made by my disciples are cheap. We only plan to charge 2.5 yuan a bowl. It's cheap."
Xiao Wang wailed, "There are cheap noodles everywhere, we just want to eat the noodles you make."
Han Ze was stunned for a moment, and said embarrassedly, "The day before yesterday, I heard a young man complain that he had spent all his money eating the noodles I made every day. Later, he went shopping with his new girlfriend, and when it was time to pay for clothes, he couldn't pay. The girl broke up with the young man in anger."
Xiao Wang had an embarrassed expression on his face. He spent all his monthly salary on noodles and dumplings. His mother ran a business in the county town and his family was well-off. She knew that he spent the money on food and did not spend it indiscriminately, so she often subsidized him. Otherwise, he would have been left with a penny and would have faced the same dilemma of not being able to pay when going shopping with his girlfriend.
Han Ze looked guilty and said sincerely, "This is not a solution. I can't let you eat the noodles I make. I can't even find a partner. So after thinking about it, I decided to open a noodle shop in the county town to diversify the customer base. You can also save more money for him."
Xiao Wang suddenly realized that he had no idea why Chef Han had thought of opening a noodle shop in the county town. It turned out that some customers complained to him that they had wasted all their money eating Chef Han's noodles. He was angry in his heart, but he remained calm and asked, "Chef Han, who was the young man you just mentioned?"
Let him know who it is, he will not be forgiven. If he has no money, why pretend to be a big garlic clove? If he has no money, he should not eat Chef Han's noodles. Why are he complaining nonsense? You should know that one less diner means one less person snatching noodles from them. The diners wish that someone would not come to eat noodles every day because he has no money.
Han Ze looked at him and said, "Don't ask about this. It would be embarrassing if the young man knew about it."
After a pause, he continued, "You've been eating the noodles I made since I opened a stall to sell noodles. We've been dealing with each other for more than two years. I think our relationship should not be that of a chef and a diner, but more of a relationship between brothers or friends. Do you agree with this?"
Han Chu treated him as a brother. Xiao Wang was very happy and definitely agreed with him. In the past two years, he had more opportunities to meet Han Chu than to meet his parents. If they were not brothers, then who were they
Han Ze smiled and said, "Since you agree, I'll say something I shouldn't say. You're dating someone now, so you should save some money. Otherwise, when your partner buys something, he or she won't be able to pay for it, and I'm afraid he or she will come after me."
Xiao Wang felt very upset. The reason why they, the diners, were willing to support Han's Noodle House was not only because the noodles made by Chef Han were delicious, but also because they liked Chef Han's personality.
Chef Han's cooking skills are comparable to miracles, but he is a simple and honest person. He has never changed in the past two years. Even though he is praised and flattered, he is never proud or complacent. He is sincere and treats his customers like family. For example, this time, Chef Han actually went to the county to open a noodle shop just because the young man complained about eating noodles and spent all his money. It has to be said that he was really touched. Chef Han is not the kind of person who would exploit customers for money.
Xiao Zhao suddenly said, "Chef Han, I won't settle the score with you."
Han Ze looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "If you don't come to me to settle the bill, I dare not continue to run this business. You are not married yet, so you don't know the difficulties of being the head of a family. When you get married, you will know that in addition to food and drink, we need money for many other things.
Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhao were stunned. They were not married yet, and their parents kept telling them that they would have to spend money after marriage, asking them to be frugal. They had never experienced something that had not happened, and they did not take it to heart. They spent the money as they should. For some reason, they listened to Han Chu's words, but they took them to heart.
Han Ze's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile in his eyes: "So boys and girls, from now on, try your best to save money. I don't want to see your future children come to the store and want to eat noodles, but you can't pay for it."
When they heard the word "future child", the two young people's cheeks suddenly turned red.
...
The next day, the diners saw that the chef was Han's apprentice, and they knew that Han had also opened a noodle restaurant in the county. Some of the new diners didn't know Han Ze well, and the relationship between the chef and the diners was not stable. They were very unsympathetic to Han Ze opening a restaurant in the county. Some narrow-minded people even said, "Chef Han is greedy for money. He doesn't think it's enough to make so much money in the town, so he goes to the county to earn money from the city people."
When Xiao Wang heard this, he felt sorry for Chef Han. If Chef Han was a money-grubber, he would not sell only 60 bowls of noodles and dumplings for each meal. Now Chef Han wanted to save more money for his customers and stay away from his family to open a restaurant in the county town. Such a noble Chef Han actually didn't deserve it, but they said that. He felt sorry for Chef Han.
Xiao Wang couldn't help but tell them that the reason why Chef Han went to the county town to open a restaurant was because he was afraid that diners would empty their family savings in order to eat the restaurant's noodles and dumplings, so he opened the restaurant one day less to let diners spend less money.
The diners fell silent after hearing what Xiao Wang said. Indeed, they spent a lot of money to eat noodles at Han's Noodle House. Chef Han cared so much about them. Over the past two years, they didn't know Chef Han very well, but they understood him very well. They were not surprised at all that Chef Han did this, but they were still moved by it.
But, they would like to say that it’s actually okay to spend some money, they just want to eat noodles every day.
...
Time flies. In a blink of an eye, Han Yao was admitted to the No. 1 high school in the county, and Han Min was admitted to the experimental class of Shuangji Middle School with excellent grades. Although Han Jin's grades were still not good and he was just on the verge of passing every exam, fortunately his grades did not improve or decline.
Han Ze finally felt a little comforted and sighed again, this child just has no talent for school. You say she doesn't work hard, but she comes home every day and does nothing but homework. She won't go out to play until she finishes her homework. She studies harder than her two sisters, but the rewards she receives are less than half of what her two sisters get.
But this child is more persistent in studying than anyone else. Every time she holds the test paper and looks at the score that has hardly increased, she will study harder when she comes back. She does the homework assigned by the teacher over and over again. She was only required to copy the new words once, but she would copy them two, three, or even more times.
Seeing her like this, Han Ze couldn't help but want to say to her: "Girl, if you can't learn well, then don't study anymore. If you can't get into college, the worst that can happen is that you can go home and learn how to make noodles from your dad."
Looking at the child's stubborn eyes, he could not say anything. He silently found different ways to cook for her to nourish her body so that she would not damage her body due to studying.
God rewards hard work. With her unremitting efforts, the child finally scored nearly 80 points in Chinese and mathematics in the final exam. Her grades were still not as good as her two older sisters, but compared with her previous performance, she had improved by stages. This gave Han Jin hope that God would not let down those who work hard. As long as she is willing to work hard, there will always be gains. She believed even more that she could get into college with her own efforts.
In the past few years, Han Ze traveled back and forth between the town and the county. For convenience, he spent tens of thousands of yuan to buy the family's first car. Later, when he earned more money, he bought one house after another in the county, realizing his grand wish of preparing a house for each of his daughters early on.
Now that they had a home in the county town, Han Ze asked Wu Hongmei to take the children to the county town to play and relax when the children were on vacation.
There is a small zoo in the county town. On the weekend, Han Ze drove his car to take his wife and children to the zoo to see the animals. There were many people in the zoo, and Han Ze wanted to back out, but the children were very interested. He had no choice but to accompany them. The children were sensible and studied hard. He only bought them food and clothes, but never took them out to play. Let them have fun today.
There are many snack vendors at the entrance of the zoo selling plush toy bears, toy tigers and other small animal toys. Han Ze has spoiled the children's tastes in recent years. They don't react much when they see snacks, but they can't move their feet when they see those cute and fluffy little animals.
Han Ze could only stand there and wait for them. The fourth girl was holding a puppy, looking at her father expectantly, and said, "Dad, I want this puppy. I can hold it to sleep at night."
Han Ze bought it with a wave of his hand.
Wu Hongmei couldn't help frowning as she watched from the side.
"Dad, Dad, I want this tiger, I want this tiger."
The one who was speaking was the fifth girl, who was a little over four years old. She was the youngest child in the family and also the most blessed child. The older children all had some childhood traumas due to the oppression of Mrs. Han, but the fifth girl was born at the best time. Since she was born, Mrs. Han moved away, and the family had money. She was spoiled by her older sisters and her parents, so it could be said that she had never suffered any hardship. The little girl had a bit of a spoiled temper.
Han Ze also bought it with a big wave of his hand.
Wu Hongmei was frowning next to them.
In the end, Han Yao, Han Min and Han Jin also chose their favorite animals, and Han Ze bought them all without saying a word.
Wu Hongmei muttered beside her: "Why buy these? It's a waste of money."
Han Ze smiled and said, "The children have never bought these things before. It's rare to bring them out to play, so let them have fun."
Wu Hongmei disagreed, "I don't know how much it will cost to let them have fun. Just spoil them. Sooner or later, the children will be spoiled by you."
Han Ze said, "Our children can't be spoiled. Don't you know what kind of personalities they have?"
Wu Hongmei stopped talking. She still believed in her own child.
"Mom, I want to buy a toy." A boy's voice sounded beside him.
The voice sounded familiar. Han Ze turned around and saw Han Hai and his wife standing next to them with their two children.
Han Yang and his wife also saw Han Ze. Han Yang was very surprised. He lived in the county town, and they seldom met before his eldest brother moved to the town. Later, his eldest brother moved to the town, and they rarely saw each other for a year, intentionally or unintentionally. He remembered that the last time he saw his eldest brother was during the Chinese New Year the year before last. They had not seen each other for more than a year.
Thinking of this, Han Yang was moved. After all, they were brothers. After not seeing each other for such a long time, he was still surprised to see his elder brother. He smiled and said, "Brother, how did you have time to come to the county town?"
Han Ze said whatever he wanted to say: "I opened a noodle restaurant in the county town."
Han Yang couldn't believe it. For so many years, he had known that his elder brother had made money by opening a noodle shop in the town, but he never thought that he would open a noodle shop in the county. For a moment, he felt very complicated. In the past, he actually looked down on his honest and simple elder brother, otherwise he would not have colluded with his mother and Old Han to deceive the family.
In the past, he thought that with his elder brother's personality and attitude towards life, no matter how hard he tried, he would never be able to succeed. Apart from working in the fields, digging gravel and planting crops, his elder brother could do nothing else.
Now, the elder brother whom he looked down upon has opened a noodle shop in the county town. It seems that the elder brother's noodle shop is not just about making money, it should be very profitable.
Han Yang put away the complicated expression on his face and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that among the three brothers, the eldest brother is the most promising."
Han Ze habitually rubbed the back of his head, his face as simple and honest as ever: "Third brother, you are a high school student, I didn't even graduate from junior high school, I don't have much education, and I can only earn some hard-earned money with my skills. It's better for you to work in a factory, with a stable job, and you can rest and spend time with your children on holidays. I run between two noodle shops in this town and the county. If I don't open for a day, I will have no money. I am busy all day and have no time to take the children out to play."
Han Yang: “… ..”
Is Big Brother mocking him
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at his elder brother's expression carefully. He saw that he looked very sincere, without a hint of sarcasm. It was obvious that he meant what he said. His elder brother really envied his so-called iron rice bowl. He smiled bitterly. Well, his elder brother didn't know that he was about to be laid off, so he said that.
Thinking of this, he relaxed a little. The elder brother was still the elder brother. He smiled and said, "Since you like my job so much, why don't we switch?"
Han Ze hurriedly shook his head: "How can I do your job? I don't have much education, I can only do hard labor."
Han Yang pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly. He actually wanted to trade with his elder brother.
Author's words: Han Ze: Many people say that the noodles I sell are expensive and do not match the prices at the time. How could they know that I am the God of Cooking, the only God of Cooking, and how could you mortals understand the value of the God of Cooking!
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