Honglou now only receives important customers, and these guests who came to the restaurant around noon are obviously among the important customers.
After learning of the other party's identity, Pan Qingguo even came out to greet them in person. He politely took these people to the luxurious box on the third floor, and personally helped them take orders, taking very considerate care of them.
When Pan Guoqing walked to the kitchen with the menu, Lu Bing also walked into Honglou Restaurant.
Several waiters who were busy in the hotel lobby showed some disgust when they saw him, but did not stop him. After all, Lu Bing was still the nominal chef of Honglou, and they could not directly stop him from coming to the hotel.
Lu Bing sneered all the way to the third floor.
As the head chef of Hong Lou, he knew some important guests entertained by the hotel, some of whom were very influential. Today, after waiting outside the hotel for a whole morning, he finally waited for a very influential guest. If this guest developed a dislike for Hong Lou and just said a few words to him in the circle, Hong Lou's business would definitely be greatly affected.
"The chef of Hong Lou has been replaced by someone else. I just need to say a few polite words to this guest and tell him that the current chef of the hotel is only a one-star chef. He will definitely be unhappy and feel that he has been deceived. If he gets angry, it will be a disaster for Hong Lou..."
With this idea in mind, Lu Bing came to the third floor of the hotel.
The third floor is filled with the No. 1 private rooms. After a quick glance in the corridor, Lu Bing quickly knew where the distinguished guest was: at the door of the No. 2 private room, there was a tall and strong man standing against the wall smoking. He was probably a bodyguard, and his eyes were still scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
Lu Bing's eyes lit up and he walked towards the tall man.
When the tall man saw Lu Bing, he also looked over warily.
"Brother Yu, long time no see." Walking up to the tall man, Lu Bing greeted him with a smile.
The tall man was strong, but had an especially honest face. He looked Lu Bing up and down, and said with a smile: "Master Lu, you are not in the kitchen cooking, what are you doing here?"
"I have something to say to Boss Lin." Lu Bing said immediately with a smile.
—The honest tall man was Yu Yan.
As for who Boss Lin in the box is, it goes without saying.
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"The guests have already placed their orders. This is what they want to eat." After Pan Qingguo came to the kitchen, he handed the record paper filled with dishes to Lin Wei.
Lin Wei looked down at the names on it: "Mapo Tofu, Bitter Melon Scrambled Eggs, White-cut Lotus Root, Tiger White Spicy Peppers..."
After reading the names of the dishes one by one, she had a strange expression on her face, because these dishes seemed familiar, like the dishes her father would order every time he came to the restaurant. However, she did not think much about it at this time, but immediately instructed the waiters to start preparing various ingredients that might be used.
The advantage of being a foodie is that you not only know how to eat but you also have a special understanding of various delicacies and know how to pair them with other dishes - is this considered a supplementary skill of a foodie
There were originally ten waiters in Honglou. Because there were fewer guests to serve, Pan Qingguo assigned five diligent waiters to help Ye Chui and Lin Wei in the kitchen. Fresh vegetables were quickly prepared according to the menu.
At this time, a waiter who was busy in the lobby outside hurried over and said to Pan Qingguo: "Brother Pan, Master Lu is here again."
"What is he doing here?" Pan Qingguo said unhappily, turning his head to look outside, "Where is he?"
"Going upstairs." The waiter said carefully.
"What?"
Pan Qingguo thought about it. After all, he had been in this industry for quite some time. He soon understood Lu Bing's plan. His face changed slightly. "Lu Bing, that bastard, must want to gossip with those guests. Damn it. Mr. Lin has a great influence in Yanjing. If he is not satisfied, his influence on our hotel will also be great!"
Having said this, Pan Qingguo prepared to go outside.
But Lin Wei suddenly called Pan Qingguo: "Brother Pan, wait a moment."
"What's wrong, Weiwei?" Pan Qingguo turned around and looked at him in surprise.
Lin Wei and Ye Chui both had somewhat strange expressions on their faces at this time.
Lin Wei asked expectantly, "Brother Pan, who is the Mr. Lin you are talking about?"
"Who else could it be? There is only one most influential rich man named Lin in Yanjing, and that is naturally Lin Zhengdao, the owner of Lin's Enterprise." Pan Qingguo replied, and then he thought for a while, "Some time ago I heard that Boss Lin left Yanjing and went to Xizhou City, apparently to seek medical treatment for his wife. I didn't expect that he is back now... Weiwei, what's wrong, do you know this Mr. Lin?"
Pan Qingguo felt very strange from the expressions of Lin Wei and Ye Chui, as if they were not unfamiliar with this Lin Zhengdao.
In fact, Lin Wei had dinner with Lin Zhengdao at Honglou before, but that was two or three years ago. Although Lin Wei had met Pan Qingguo at that time, how could Pan Qingguo remember her after such a long time
Lin Wei giggled and said, "Yes, I know him, and he is very familiar to me."
Ye Chui couldn't help laughing. He and Lin Wei came to Honglou originally to find a chance to meet Lin Zhengdao, but he didn't expect that something like this would happen in Honglou. Lin Wei put her father's affairs aside, and now Lin Zhengdao happened to show up. The most important thing was that Lu Bing was going to cause trouble, so why did he choose Lin Zhengdao...
Pan Qingguo and other waiters were a little confused about Lin Wei's words "very familiar". No matter how rich their imaginations were, they could never have thought that Lin Zhengdao would be Lin Wei's father - Lin Wei was here to apply for a waitress position yesterday. If she was Lin Zhengdao's daughter, why would this number one white, rich and beautiful woman come to apply for a waitress position
Lin Wei blinked her eyes cunningly, and said to Pan Qingguo with a smile: "Brother Pan, whatever Lu Bing wants to say to Dad... Boss Lin, let him say it. I promise that there will be no problems in the end!"
Pan Qingguo looked at Ye Chui strangely. Ye Chui smiled and nodded: "That's true, don't worry, there will be no problem."
Seeing Ye Cui and Lin Wei's reactions, Pan Qingguo and a group of waiters immediately realized that Ye Cui and Lin Wei obviously knew Lin Zhengdao, but no one thought of the father-daughter relationship. They still thought that Ye Cui had cooked for Lin Zhengdao and satisfied him.
Pan Qingguo still had a worried look on his face. Even so, their restaurant hiring a one-star chef might still make Lin Zhengdao unhappy. But it was better for him to go up and blame Lu Bing now, which would be even more annoying...
Ye Chui started cooking.
The dishes ordered by Lin Zhengdao were all homely, without those big dishes that took a lot of time to prepare, and the first dish, Mapo Tofu, was completed very quickly.
"You take the food upstairs." Ye Chui said to Lin Wei with a smile.
Lin Wei smiled and shook her head: "No, I will serve the last dish to give Dad a surprise."
Ye Chui had a bitter smile on his face: "Whatever you want." He turned to look at Su Xin who was standing next to him, "Sister Su, thank you for your help."
"Oh, okay." Su Xin nodded quickly and carried the bright red and white dish to the private room on the third floor.
At this point Su Xin was a little nervous, fearing that Lu Bing would gossip about her. However, when she saw Yu Yan standing outside the box, she calmed down a little. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but her face turned red.
"Hello, Brother Yu." Su Xin greeted in a low voice.
"Xiao Xin, long time no see." Yu Yan said with a simple smile. He had finished smoking but did not go back to the box.
Lin Zhengdao used to frequent this place. As Lin Zhengdao's personal bodyguard, Yu Yan was also very familiar with this place. He also knew Su Xin. He pushed open the door of the box and said, "The boss has been waiting for a long time. Come in."
Su Xin nodded, glanced at Yu Yan secretly, and then walked into the box with the mapo tofu.
There were not many people in the box. In addition to Lin Zhengdao, there were three employees of Lin's Enterprise, three men and two women. These people were Lin Zhengdao's confidants. Even if Zhang Hantao tried to undermine Lin Zhengdao's power in the company, these people were not bribed. Lin Zhengdao took them to the box to eat, obviously there was something important to discuss, and Lu Bing's visit obviously made them feel quite annoyed.
Although Lin Zhengdao was swift and decisive in his actions, he was a kind person in his daily life. He had known Lu Bing before, so he patiently listened to Lu Bing's gossip.
"Honglou is no longer the same Honglou as before. Boss Lin, do you know who is cooking downstairs now? It's just a one-star chef who came from nowhere. It's really ridiculous. Is there such an outrageous thing? This is a five-star hotel..."
Lu Bing talked incessantly.
After Su Xin brought the Mapo Tofu to the private room, Lin Zhengdao finally couldn't help but interrupt Lu Bing coldly: "Master Lu, I'm already hungry, can you let me eat first?"
"Okay, okay." Lu Bing nodded hurriedly. After seeing the Mapo Tofu that Su Xin put on the table, he habitually said, "Is this Mapo Tofu? I think that kid doesn't even know how Mapo Tofu is made. It's ridiculous to call it Mapo Tofu..."
"Huh!?"
Lin Zhengdao ignored Lu Bing. His eyes were completely attracted by the Mapo Tofu. He couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, picked up a piece and put it into his mouth, and his eyes lit up.
"That's the taste!" He sighed, and then without even looking at Lu Bing, he called out to his trusted aides: "Xiao Zhang, Xiao Liu, Xiao Cheng, come and try it. This Mapo Tofu is a delicacy that only comes once in a century."
Lu Bing: “…”
All the things I just said were in vain? (~^~)