"Master, Master! I brought you something good. Grandpa told me to give it to you personally... Eh?" Han Yuyan hurriedly ran into the hotel from outside, and saw Dong Youyou and Dong Qian in the lobby. "Youyou, when did you come to Yanjing?"
"Hehe, I just arrived today." Dong Youyou said with a smile, she stood up and went to greet Han Yuyan, and gave Han Yuyan a big hug. Back then, Ye Chui, Han Yuyan, Lin Wei, An Jing and Wang Shiyu had been living in the Hainan Chicken Rice Restaurant in Yanjing, and they had become good sisters.
Han Yuyan was indescribably excited when he saw Dong Youyou, but when Dong Youyou hugged him, Han Yuyan's face suddenly changed. He thought of something and hurriedly tried to push Dong Youyou away - this girl is gay...
It was said to be a joyful hug between friends reuniting, but in fact Dong Youyou was just taking advantage of her.
Dong Youyou was still a little unsatisfied, and whispered to Han Yuyan, "It's even bigger."
Han Yuyan rolled his eyes at Dong Youyou, then walked to Ye Chui, his face as red as an apple.
"Dayu, what's wrong?" Ye Chui felt quite amused and asked with a smile, "What good things did you bring?"
"This is the hotel plaque that grandpa prepared for you personally." Han Yuyan suddenly became happy again when she said this. She hurried to the door of the hotel and waved to the outside. Two men carefully carried a plaque into the hotel. The plaque was covered with a white cloth. Han Yuyan walked over and lifted the white cloth, immediately revealing the plaque underneath.
This plaque is made of poplar wood, and on it are the three large characters "Manhan Building" written by Mr. Han himself. The characters are vigorous and powerful, and the momentum is magnificent. Mr. Han's writing is extremely extraordinary, and his penmanship is extraordinary. His three characters have been completely carved on the plaque. The entire plaque has no extra decorations. It is ancient and has an elegant and noble atmosphere.
When he was in Hainan, Ye Chu wanted to open those four restaurants in the food industry, so he asked Old Han to help write the restaurant's plaque. However, at that time, Old Han just wrote the words and gave them to Ye Chui, asking Ye Chui to find someone to carve the plaque. Now, Old Han directly asked someone to make the plaque and send it to him. The value of this plaque is definitely extraordinary. After all, Old Han's identity is there.
Ye Chui looked at it several times, nodded and praised: "Mr. Han's calligraphy is indeed very good, full of ancient style, and very suitable for the hotel I want to build. Dayu, thank Mr. Han for me."
"Hey, if you want to thank him, just make him some delicious dishes." Han Yuyan said with a smile, and suddenly his nose twitched, and he couldn't help but sighed, "Hey, what's this fragrance, it smells so good."
"This is the smoked duck made by your master." Dong Youyou said with a smile, "You came at the right time. This whole duck seems to weigh three or four pounds. We can't finish it. It's just right that you came. Let's eat it together."
"Oh." Han Yuyan also showed an extremely interested expression, "I'm hungry too, but Master, should we hang this plaque outside first? I see you have taken down the original plaque of Honglou today."
"The plaque will be hung up when the business officially opens. Let's put it away for now." Ye Chui said, calling Pan Qingguo and others to come and move the plaque to the room upstairs and put it away first. Then Ye Chui helped Han Yuyan get a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and they ate together.
Han Yuyan and Dong Youyou can be considered sisters. They often talk on the phone on weekdays. They feel indescribably cordial when they meet each other at this moment. Han Yuyan even wants to take Dong Youyou and Dong Qian to visit Yanjing in the next two days. Dong Youyou naturally agrees, but Dong Qian is not interested. She would rather stay in the hotel and help Ye Chu decorate the hotel.
Ye Cui also talked about his plans for the hotel style.
"The dining hall will be divided into three parts?" Dong Qian was slightly surprised. "They are the banquet for the relatives of the vassal, the birthday banquet and the banquet for the ministers... Ye Chui, are you asking me to compete with Tian Xiaodu and Qin Yiyue?"
"What? Are you scared?" Ye Chui looked at Dong Qian with a smile.
Dong Qian said unconvincedly: "Of course not, I am not worse than them!"
In this year's Hainan Chef Competition, Dong Qian ranked third among the three six-star chefs who won the top three places. However, this does not mean that her cooking skills are bad. In some aspects, Ye Chui even thinks that she is better than Tian Xiaodu - Tian Xiaodu was able to win first place because of something close to cheating. If the topic he drew was not the braised fish belly roll, it is still unknown what his final ranking would be.
"Haha, the Manchu Han Banquet is actually divided into six kinds of banquets, but the other three are not suitable for launch. I let each of you three be responsible for one banquet. Competition is one aspect, but the most important reason is that I want the Manchu Han Banquet to be fully presented." Ye Chui said with a smile.
Dong Youyou said with some longing: "It sounds great, but Qin Yiyue promised to come to the hotel to help, when will he arrive?"
"We have to wait for a while. I have contacted him and he is now working in a small restaurant in Wangzhou." Ye Chui said with a smile.
"Small restaurant? What is that piece of wood doing there?" Dong Youyou asked in confusion.
"The buns in that small restaurant are delicious, and he wants to learn their craft." Ye Chui replied.
"So that's how it is..." Dong Qian showed an expression of admiration on her face, "There's a reason why he's such a good cook, but I won't admit defeat, I must surpass him!"
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Just when Ye Chui was having dinner with Dong Youyou, Dong Qian and Han Yuyan, Fan Hong received a phone call in an apartment in Xizhou.
"What? You found out where Qin Yiyue is now?" The person who called was a friend of Fan Hong. Fan Hong was very good at scheming and had a lot of connections. He had been looking for Dong Qian and Qin Yiyue's whereabouts for some time. Now a friend finally found out Qin Yiyue's whereabouts.
Although Qin Yiyue is not a celebrity, his cold and lone ranger-like temperament in the chef competition still attracts many people's attention. It is actually easier for him to find out where he is than to find out about Dong Qian.
It’s just that Qin Yiyue chose to work in a small restaurant, which is very different from Dong Qian’s work in the food city. That kind of small restaurant in a corner is too inconspicuous and difficult to be noticed.
"A small restaurant in Lin County, Wangzhou City? What does Qin Yiyue do in this small restaurant?" Fan Hong was surprised when he heard the words on the other end of the phone. He originally thought that it was strange enough that Dong Qian became a six-star chef but managed an ordinary small restaurant in the food court. However, he did not expect that Qin Yiyue was even stranger than Dong Qian. She actually worked in a small restaurant in a small county town...
"Does he have any difficulties?" Fan Hong couldn't help asking.
On the other side of the phone, Fan Hong's friend asked in confusion, "How should I know this? But I'm also wondering, with his current ability, it's very easy for him to make tens of thousands of yuan a month, why would he want to work in a small restaurant? He's really a weirdo with nothing better to do!" After a pause, Fan Hong's friend continued, "But Fan Hong, I have to warn you, I heard this news from a dinner party, and I also heard that there is another restaurant that is very interested in Qin Yiyue, so if you want to take action, you'd better speed up."
"Another restaurant?" Fan Hong was stunned.
"It's Shenghua Garden in Yanjing."
"Shenghuayuan? That's a six-star hotel!" Fan Hong said in surprise.
"That's right. I heard that during the Hainan chef competition, the people from Shenghuayuan went to find Qin Yiyue, hoping to recruit Qin Yiyue to the restaurant. Unfortunately, Qin Yiyue left directly after the chef competition, and they didn't have a chance to contact Qin Yiyue. I heard that they were determined to get Qin Yiyue, and this time their boss was going to do it himself!"
"This...Okay, I understand. I'll leave for Wangzhou tomorrow morning."
Fan Hong said hurriedly that he had fought hard to get Qin Yiyue. He suddenly thought of something: "By the way, what is the name of the small restaurant where Qin Yiyue is?"
"It's called... Li Qingxi Steamed Bun Shop."
"… "
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Dong Youyou and Dong Qian stayed in the hotel that night. The next day, Han Yuyan came to take Dong Youyou to travel around Yanjing. Dong Qian stayed in Manhan Building to help Ye Chui with advice. From a woman's point of view, she was quite insightful about the decoration of the hotel, and she was more meticulous in many aspects. Of course, Dong Qian also kept asking Ye Chui some questions about cooking, and Ye Chui answered them one by one. He had the experience and ability of a god of food, so his understanding of food naturally far exceeded that of many chefs. These answers also benefited Dong Qian a lot.
At the same time, it also made Dong Qian feel that her decision to stay with Ye Chui and join Manhanlou was the right one.
It is worth mentioning that Dong Youyou mentioned to Ye Chui that she wanted to buy a house in Yanjing. This was not just a casual remark. In fact, she really had this plan, but she did not really ask Han Yuyan, the rich woman, for money. Dong Qian had saved up some money over the years, so at least she had no problem paying a down payment.
After all, the current housing prices in Yanjing are not as exaggerated as in the previous life.
In addition to Dong Youyou and Dong Qian, Tian Xiaodu also seems to be interested in buying a house in Yanjing.
There is no need to say more about these for now. On the afternoon of the third day, in the suburbs of Lin County, Wangzhou City, Fan Hong, with a tired face, squeezed off the bus.
He looked at the county town ahead with a tired and helpless look on his face.
"I didn't expect it would take a whole day just to get here... I wonder where Li Qingxi's steamed bun shop is? Has the owner of Shenghuayuan arrived?" After knowing where Qin Yiyue was, Fan Hong immediately took a train to Wangzhou City, and then took a two-hour bus ride before arriving at his destination.
Lin County is a small county town that is not very prosperous. Fan Hong was even more confused at this time. Why did Qin Yiyue come to this remote place instead of working in a big restaurant called Li Qingxi Baozi Restaurant...
The name of this restaurant... has nothing to do with a six-star chef! (~^~)