Honglou Hotel has three floors. The first floor is the dining hall, and the second and third floors are all private rooms. The private rooms on the third floor are the most luxurious.
Ye Chui, Lin Wei, Pan Qingguo, Lu Bing and other chefs came outside a private room on the third floor.
Lu Bing and other chefs had been talking in low voices and bursting into mocking laughter from time to time. Pan Qingguo and other waiters didn't look good. Lin Wei was worried, but Ye Chui was extraordinarily calm. He didn't believe in his dishes. Whatever problems may arise, there must be other reasons for being called up.
Pan Qingguo opened the door of the box and walked in first, followed by Ye Chui and Lin Wei, while Lu Bing and the other chefs stood at the door waiting to watch the joke.
The private room was luxuriously decorated, but there were not many people eating there. There were only five people. Two of them were obviously bosses and were whispering about something. The remaining three sat aside with some restraint. Ye Chui glanced at Take a look at the dishes on the dinner table—the steamed seabass dish has only the fish bones left...
Seeing the people walking in, one of the two bosses, a boy with gold-rimmed glasses and a crew cut, stood up with a smile: "Old Pan, you are here, why don't you see your boss?"
"Mr. Xu, boss, he is not feeling well and is recovering in the hospital." Pan Qingguo explained.
"Brother Peng is sick?" Mr. Xu was stunned and asked with some concern, "Is it serious?"
Pan Qingguo glanced at Lu Bing and others standing at the door, and continued: "The hospital where he was just sent is out of danger."
"It's so serious..." Mr. Xu frowned and said to a young man next to him, "Xiao Liu, you will send a fruit basket to Brother Peng in my name later, and wish him a speedy recovery."
"Yes, boss." The young man said hurriedly.
This Mr. Xu is obviously a good person. He may not be very concerned about Peng Hong's health, but he is doing enough to show that at least Pan Qingguo and a bunch of waiters are a little moved.
After saying these words, Mr. Xu got to the point. He pointed to the empty steamed seabass plate and continued: "Who made this dish? It seems to taste a little different from the steamed seabass I had before. Same."
"Yes... it's this little brother." Pan Qingguo said hesitantly, thinking that Mr. Xu was not satisfied with the dish.
"Oh?" Mr. Xu couldn't help but be a little surprised. He looked Ye Chui up and down. He didn't expect the chef to be a young man like Ye Chui.
Pan Qingguo continued: "This little brother's craftsmanship is very good... I wonder what Mr. Xu is dissatisfied with this dish?"
"Not satisfied, of course not satisfied!"
Mr. Xu raised his head deliberately and said.
Lu Bing and others standing at the door sneered on their faces, looking like they couldn't wait to see Ye Chui being criticized.
Then…
They heard Mr. Xu continue to say: "This steamed seabass is more delicious than the steamed seabass I have eaten before. Why didn't you Honglou let him cook it earlier? I am very dissatisfied that you have not let me eat it until now." This is delicious!”
After hearing these words, everyone was stunned. Lu Bing and other chefs were even more stupid. The original mocking smile on their faces stiffened. Mr. Xu said this, it was clear that I think Ye Chui's steamed seabass is delicious, completely surpassing the steamed seabass that Lu Bing made before.
He said he was dissatisfied because the difference between the two dishes made him very dissatisfied. Why had he not been able to eat such a delicious dish until now
This was a great compliment to Ye Chui and a mockery of Lu Bing.
Pan Qingguo's expression changed from astonishment to surprise. He quickly glanced at Ye Chui gratefully, and then continued to say to Mr. Xu: "This little brother just came to our hotel today. His craftsmanship can satisfy you, Mr. Xu." Our pleasure.”
Lin Wei had been holding Ye Chui's hand tightly since just now, with worry on her face. Now she finally relaxed and exhaled softly.
Ye Chui, however, remained calm and composed from beginning to end. Can he say that he realized this was the case from the beginning
"I like steamed sea bass very much. If I can eat this delicious dish every time I go to Honglou, I will definitely visit here often in the future." Mr. Xu said with a smile, vaguely saying that he hopes Ye Chui will continue to stay. In the Honglou Hotel.
This made the expressions of Lu Bing and others at the door even more ugly. Of course, what Mr. Xu said next was the real fatal blow -
"Boss Fang and I came here today to have dinner and discuss business. I told him that the steamed seabass here is delicious, but he still didn't believe it. He made a bet with me that if this dish is really delicious, he would promise to tell me that the company That brother’s project, haha, if it were the original steamed seabass, I probably wouldn’t be able to conquer Boss Fang, but this steamed seabass made Boss Fang full of praise, and he has already agreed to our company’s project.”
When Mr. Xu said this, he looked at Ye Chui with joy: "This is a big project worth tens of millions. This little brother's cooking skills are the most important reason why I can negotiate this business, so I decided to give him A tip from him, Xiao Liu.”
The secretary named Xiao Liu nodded hurriedly, opened the briefcase he carried with him, took out a few wads of banknotes from it, and handed them to Ye Chui's hand: "Mr. Ye, this is the tip the boss gave you. There are five in total." Ten thousand yuan.”
"Fifty thousand yuan!?"
The chefs at the door were shocked again.
This Mr. Xu is a big customer, and he is very generous. He often tips the chef or the waiter when he comes to eat on weekdays, but he has never tipped so much, 50,000 yuan...
Lu Bing is a five-star chef and the one with the highest salary in Honglou, but his monthly salary is only 30,000 yuan. Ye Chui's first time cooking, he got a tip of 50,000 yuan in one go
This made Lu Bing and others' eyes immediately turn red...
If there hadn't been a strike today, they might have been the ones who got the tip...
Pan Qingguo and others were also quite surprised. Lin Wei was extremely happy, but Ye Chui's expression was very indifferent - he didn't take it seriously for a mere 50,000 yuan. In his previous life, when his reputation was in full swing, someone paid 500,000 yuan to invite him. He may not even agree to it if he cooks it.
He took the 50,000 yuan from Xiao Liu and said to Mr. Xu with a smile, "Thank you."
Mr. Xu nodded, but his face was quite surprised. It was a pleasure for Mr. Xu to tip and see the grateful look on the other person's face, but Ye Chui's reaction was too bland... This boy was not Ordinary people.
"Mr. Xu, we won't disturb you anymore." Seeing that nothing happened, Pan Qingguo continued and led the people out of the box.
Ye Chui weighed five stacks of banknotes in his hand and found it quite troublesome. He saw Lin Wei had a small backpack slung across his body, so he handed the banknotes to Lin Wei: "You should collect the money first."
"So much, it's very heavy..." Lin Wei said with a swollen face and an unhappy look.
Others around him couldn't calm down anymore. This was the first time I saw someone showing off how much money he had...
At this time, Lu Bing suddenly came over and said a little forcefully: "The guest got a tip, everyone should rate it. After all, cooking is not a one-person job!"
"Share equally?" Ye Chui looked at Lu Bing and raised his eyebrows.
Pan Qingguo and several other waiters became angry.
When Ye Chui was cooking just now, Lu Bing and other chefs had been standing by and sneering. If they hadn't gone on strike, Ye Chui would not have taken over the cooking. Now that Ye Chui has received a lot of tips, Lu Bing actually still Have the nerve to offer to split it equally
"Lu Bing, don't go too far. There is no way you can get this tip!" Pan Qingguo immediately asked Lu Bing angrily.
"Humph, we are all members of the hotel now, and I am also the chef of the hotel. I must have a share of the tip!" Lu Bing continued, looking at Ye Chui coldly, "This is only natural. , I want to pay for it!”
When he said these words, Lu Bing's eyes had a bit of ferocity, and he felt like he was trying to steal. Ye Chui was just a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. He wanted to scare the other party. After all, fifty thousand dollars The tip was definitely not a small amount for Lu Bing.
It's a pity that Ye Chui is not the kind of person who can be easily scared.
Hearing Lu Bing's words, Ye Chui looked directly at Lu Bing without fear and said with a sneer: "It's only natural? The tip is for me, so the money is mine. Wherever the store rules stipulate that tipping must be certain It has to be divided equally. Besides, you went on strike just now, and now your name is still on the employee list of the hotel. This money has nothing to do with you... What, you don't accept it? Come and bite me if you don't accept it."
"You...you will be fined if you don't eat the toast." Lu Bing opened his eyes wide and approached Ye Chui rather horrifyingly. He clenched his fists and looked like he was about to beat him up at any moment. The chefs also left one after another. Come closer.
"Lu Bing, you've gone too far!" Pan Qingguo said coldly, and several waiters hurriedly stood up and stood beside Ye Chui.
Ye Chui and Lu Bing were in tit-for-tat confrontation.
"Give me this money!" Lu Bing growled in a deep voice.
"You won't get a dime."
Ye Chui was not afraid at all, and even had a mocking sneer on his face: "Do you think you can scare people by staring round your eyes and saying a few cruel words?" Ye Chui stretched out his hand and suddenly patted him gently. He patted Lu Bing's face and said, "Please, your trick is enough to scare elementary school students, but I'm sorry, I have already graduated from junior high school."
With a "Pfft" sound, Lin Wei, Su Xin and other female waiters couldn't help but laugh, and then they quickly became serious again.
Lu Bing was in his forties and strong, and was more than half a head taller than Ye Chui. But at this time, he was completely intimidated by Ye Chui - he originally tried to scare Ye Chui, but he couldn't be frightened by this kind of thing. It was easy for others to frighten him, but Ye Chui didn't take this at all. He still had an angry expression on his face, but his expression was completely stiff.
Ye Chui's hand slapped on his face, making a snapping sound, but he didn't react at all.
"But one thing you said is right." Ye Chui suddenly changed his tone, "I did not make this dish alone, there are other people who contributed... Weiwei, take out 10,000 yuan and share it with Pan Ge and others. Just for a moment, forget about Master Lu and others." (~^~)