Fan Hong took a look at the little beggar girl named An Xiaoxiao.
She was very petite, with a face so black it looked like she hadn't washed in who knows how long, and her clothes were tattered. Female beggars were rare, and female beggars like An Xiaoxiao, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, were even rarer.
However, Fan Hong was only slightly surprised. Then he asked Su Lao San, "What's the matter?"
Now Su Laosan was standing at the gate of his Hanxiang Garden. Fan Hong didn't want to let this beggar enter his restaurant, so he wanted Su Laosan to finish what he wanted to say as soon as possible. He showed a somewhat impatient expression.
"It's like this, Boss Fan..." Su Laosan tried his best to show a friendly face, called An Xiaoxiao to his side, rubbed An Xiaoxiao's head and continued to talk to Fan Hong, "I took this girl in when she was young, and she has been with me for ten years. She was fine before, but now she is so old, I can't let her follow me and beg for a long time... Boss Fan, do you think you can give her a job? This girl has nothing else, but she is the most hardworking..."
Fan Hong already understood Su Laosan's plan. Did he want him to take in this little beggar
Fan Hong looked down at An Xiaoxiao: she was dirty, wearing tattered clothes, and she seemed particularly unhappy with Su Laosan's arrangement. She looked unsatisfied and even glared at Fan Hong with some displeasure when he looked at her - this obviously made Fan Hong even more unhappy.
"I'm sorry, our hotel... doesn't need to hire anyone else for the time being." Fan Hong said, trying his best to look polite.
"Boss Fan, please think about it. This girl is really capable." Su Lao San hurriedly continued to plead, "And she is very talented in cooking. She can taste whether the food is good or bad. She can also cook, and the food she cooks is especially delicious..."
"A beggar has a talent for food?"
Fan Hong finally couldn't help but interrupt Su Laosan's words. He looked as if he had heard a ridiculous joke, and his face showed no disdain and contempt: "Are you trying to make me laugh to death? Beggars are beggars, and their cooking is so delicious? Are you kidding me? Is beggars' food edible? This is a restaurant, a high-end restaurant. If I let a beggar come to work here, can I still open this restaurant?"
After saying this, even though Su Lao San had a thick face, he couldn't help but reveal an expression of shame and anger.
The little girl An Xiaoxiao immediately became angry and said to Fan Hong viciously, "Is a high-end restaurant so great? I, An Xiaoxiao, don't want to work here!" She pulled Su Laosan's hand and said, "Uncle, let's go!"
Su Laosan had a look of regret on his face and was dragged away by An Xiaoxiao.
Fan Hong looked at the two beggars, one big and one small, with a look of contempt on his face. He then sneered. He thought it was a joke: a stinky beggar actually wanted to work in his restaurant
Ridiculous, so ridiculous. He just hired Su Lao San to help mess with Ye Chui, and he even paid money for this matter. Could it be that Su Lao San thought that he regarded him as a friend just because of this matter
A beggar is a beggar, he is not even worthy of carrying my shoes!
"Let's clean the area in front of the hotel later." Fan Hong turned to a decorator who was responsible for cleaning the hotel and said, "That stinky beggar has been standing here for a long time, making the whole place stink!"
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Not far away, An Xiaoxiao was pulling Su Laosan away angrily.
Su Lao San sighed and said to An Xiao Xiao, "Girl, how many times have I told you why you were so grumpy just now? If you talk to him nicely, maybe Boss Fan will take you in."
An Xiaoxiao turned to look at Su Laosan, her dark little face seemed a little resentful: "Uncle, I don't want to leave you."
"Silly girl, your uncle is a beggar. Do you have to be a beggar with me all your life?" Su Laosan said with some doting.
"I'm prepared to be a beggar for the rest of my life." An Xiaoxiao said with her head down, her eyes fixed on the white and tender toes exposed through the torn sneakers.
"You kid, what's so good about being a beggar? Look at the other girls, they are all dressed beautifully, and you are no worse looking than the others, why do you have to follow me and be a beggar?" Su Lao San sighed, "Besides, I really think you are very talented in cooking. If you continue to follow me, won't it be a waste of your talent?"
An Xiaoxiao curled her lips but said nothing more.
Su Laosan sighed again, pulled An Xiaoxiao and walked towards the Manhan Building in front. Some beggars belonging to Su Laosan were lying in front of the Manhan Building. Su Laosan had already made it known that it would not be long before other beggars in his group would gather here as well.
Some passers-by looked at the restaurant with strange eyes. If Manhanlou was associated with beggars, it would needless to say that this would greatly affect the business of Manhanlou in the future.
Su Laosan was not a bad person, but he had done this kind of thing many times before, and he did not think he had done anything wrong: he was just a beggar, taking money from others to do things for them. Even if he was wrong, it was Fan Hong's fault. They were beggars just to survive.
"Boss."
"Uncle."
"Xiaoxiao, you are here."
Seeing Su Laosan and An Xiaoxiao coming to the Manhan Building, a group of beggars hurriedly greeted them. Su Laosan was their boss and An Xiaoxiao was their princess, and they respected and loved both of them very much.
An Xiaoxiao found a step and sat down somewhat depressed, with her chin supported by her hands, seemingly angry with Fan Hong. However, Su Laosan seemed to have forgotten what happened just now and was chatting and gossiping with a group of beggars. In this respect, Su Laosan was fundamentally different from An Xiaoxiao. Su Laosan had already completely accepted the fact that he was a beggar, and he could laugh it off even if he was beaten, scolded or mocked.
But An Xiaoxiao couldn't do that. Although the little girl kept saying that she wanted to follow Su Laosan and become a beggar, she never considered herself a beggar in essence.
It was noon.
Some beggars began to complain of being hungry.
"Have mercy on us."
“Give us some leftovers.”
"I'm so hungry. If you have any leftover steamed buns, give us one."
Led by Su Laosan, a group of beggars began to rush into the Manhan Building and shout.
Han Yuyan hurried out of the restaurant, wiping the sweat off his forehead with his hand: "Stop shouting, the buns are almost out of the pot, wait a little longer."
An Xiaoxiao, who was standing among the beggars, looked at Han Yuyan with a hint of envy in her eyes. The clothes this sister wore were really beautiful, and she seemed to be different from those other beautiful women. She didn't look down on them just because they were beggars...
Not long after, Huang Yong and Meng Gang came out of the restaurant carrying a tray of buns.
Han Yuyan even volunteered: "I'll give you two steamed buns, two per person. If you don't have enough, you can ask for more later. Don't worry..."
"Sister Dayu, please go back to the hotel. I'll keep an eye on things here." Meng Gang advised Han Yuyan with some concern.
"It's okay, I'll do it." Sister Han said very open-mindedly. Although she is already a wealthy woman with a net worth of nearly 20 billion, she does not regard herself as superior to others in her bones. This is also what makes her completely different from other white, beautiful and rich second-generations.
The beggars took the buns from Han Yuyan one by one, squatted down and started eating.
Ye Chui was holding a bun in his hand and was eating as he walked out of the restaurant with Qin Yiyue. The filling of the bun was prepared by Ye Chui and Qin Yiyue together. Even without those dried vegetables, the filling would be absolutely delicious. The addition of those dried vegetables gave the bun an even more peculiar delicious taste.
The taste is very unique. If I had to describe it, it would be more like the mellow aroma of vegetables.
After being exposed to the sun, dried vegetables lack moisture, which changes the texture of the plants. The taste also gives people a "heavy" feeling, like aged wine. The taste seems to have a certain sense of layering. It is not something that people can regard as delicious, but it will definitely give people enjoyment on the tongue and make people feel delicious.
"The steamed buns made from these dried vegetables are really delicious. If they are carefully managed, they can definitely be promoted worldwide." Ye Chui said to Qin Yiyue while chewing carefully, "The taste of these steamed buns is not very delicious, but they have a feeling that makes people unable to stop eating."
"That's true. It's a pity that there are only a few of those dried vegetables. They will be gone after we eat them. If we want more, we can only ask Li Qingxi for more." Qin Yiyue was also holding a bun and eating it sweetly. The filling of the bun was seasoned by Ye Chui. In his opinion, it was more delicious than the buns made by Li Qingxi's ancestral craftsmanship. It seemed that this was the way buns with that kind of dried vegetables should be made. This made Qin Yiyue admire Ye Chui even more.
It’s just... unfortunately, Ye Chui couldn’t taste what these dried vegetables were.
"What exactly is this dried vegetable?" Ye Chui was standing at the door of Manhan Building, chewing a bun carefully, thinking about this question in his mind. "I have also studied the drying of vegetables, but I can't remember which vegetable tastes like this after being dried..."
Ye Chui, the God of Food, and Qin Yiyue, who is known as a culinary genius, are both troubled by this problem at the moment.
The beggars who were given the buns were obviously interested in the fillings.
"The filling of this bun is really strange, but it tastes quite good. I don't know what it is?" a beggar said puzzledly.
The other beggars shook their heads.
“I’ve never eaten it before.”
“It’s better than any bun I’ve ever eaten.”
"I seem to have eaten this kind of buns when I was in Lin County, but I don't know how the filling is made." Su Laosan finally said, and he handed a bun to An Xiaoxiao who was sitting on the steps, "Girl, try it and see."
An Xiaoxiao took a bun with a bit of depression, took a small bite, and then rolled her eyes and said to the beggars: "You are stupid, the vegetable filling of this bun is made of dried horse lettuce that can be found everywhere!"
Ye Chui: “…”
Qin Yiyue: “… ”(~^~)