Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 269: The Young Yang Family Arrives

Yang Yaobei is not his real name. His real name is Yang Yaozu. There is an old saying in Lion Rock that the youngest son of the family produces the oldest son. Yang Yaozu is the youngest son of the youngest son of the Yang family. Although he is only in his early forties, he is a figure of Chunni's grandfather.

Yang Yaobei was the youngest child. When he came of age, the family split up and his parents, who were old, moved in with his eldest brother. His parents gave him half a mud house, two broken bowls and a broken pot, and that was it. Fortunately, Yang Yaobei worked hard in the agricultural cooperative and earned some money to marry a wife.

His wife gave birth to three sons in succession, and the family began to prosper.

It's just that they are poor! He is the only one working to support the family of five.

Fortunately, Yang Yaobei has been working in the Chunni Restaurant in the county for the past few years, and he has been able to make a living and even built two mud houses. This is the envy of others.

Chunni was quite surprised that Yang Yaobei suddenly came home.

You know, as the head chef of Chunni Restaurant, Yang Yaobei seldom takes vacation (he himself hardly ever takes vacation in order to make money), and this is his first time to come after working for several years.

Yang Yaobei put the apple on the stone table and smiled at Chunni.

Chunni knew that he had something to do, so she asked Cici to go to the front yard to find her grandmother. She sat down only after Cici left and poured a glass of water for Yang Yaobei.

"Grandpa, is there something wrong?"

Yang Yaobei held the water cup and rubbed it, but did not drink it.

Chunni didn't care and started picking up the mushrooms from the oak tree trunk in the yard.

For a long time, Chunni thought that Mr. Yang was just watching her pick mushrooms, and then he spoke.

"Chun Ni, I'd like to ask if the restaurant is still recruiting apprentices?" Elder Yang finally mustered up the courage to ask.

He was an honest man and knew that this was a bit over the line, so his face turned red.

Chunni had considered this. After all, the business of Chunni Restaurant in Tuo County and the city was pretty good. She had thought about opening branches in other cities. If it was just a branch, the waiter job was easy to do. It didn't require any skills and there were plenty of them. But the chef became a problem. Although Chunni Restaurant was a low-end restaurant with good quality and low price, the taste of the food couldn't be bad, otherwise it would close in a few minutes.

Chunni was still thinking about how Chunni Hotel would become bigger and stronger in the future and flourish in the vast land of China! This kind of thing of killing the goose to get the eggs should not be done.

It was just that the Spring Festival was held at the beginning of this year, which took up too much of her energy. If Yang Yaobei hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten her grand goal of opening a chain of restaurants!

Seeing that Chunni didn't reply for a long time, Yang Yaobei felt uneasy. It was Chunni's decision whether to let people into the restaurant or not, and it was a bit too much for him, an outsider, to bring it up.

He sighed, said "forget it" and prepared to leave.

Chunni knew that Yang Yaobei had misunderstood, and hurriedly called for him to stop.

"Grandpa, wait a minute."

Yang Yaobei's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sister Chunxing has gone to Shichun. Will the store be too busy?" Chunni asked.

"Yes, one person is missing. It's okay at normal times, but we're too busy at mealtimes. But we can still handle it." Yang Yaobei was an honest man, and he answered whatever Chunni asked.

Chunni nodded, "It's time to recruit someone. I originally wanted to ask you to help me train an apprentice. Since you mentioned it, just recruit one." She was not unaware of the situation. She knew that since Yang Yaobei took the initiative to mention it, there must be someone who could be chosen, so she asked, "Did anyone recommend you?"

Yang Yaobei stammered, as if he wanted to say something but didn't want to.

"Grandpa, we are all family. If you have anything to say, just tell us directly. There is no need to beat around the bush."

Yang Yaobei mustered up his courage and said, "My eldest brother's grandson Yong wants to learn cooking. Do you think he's capable of that?" After he finally said it, the rest of the words were much easier to say.

"My mother said that Yong has graduated from junior high school, can read and write, and loves to study. He will definitely learn to cook well. After he becomes a master, he will continue to work with you. He is a down-to-earth kid, and you can rest assured."

I have said so much, but I haven’t mentioned whether Yang Bangyong has a talent for cooking.

Most likely, Yang Yaobei's mother saw that her youngest son made money as a chef, and wanted to let her eldest grandson share in the profits. As a son, Yang Yaobei had no choice but to take the trip.

Chunni knew Yang Bangyong. There were many people cooking in his family, including his grandmother, mother and sister. He had never been in the kitchen since he was a child. But I heard that he was quite smart. Well, let him try. If he couldn't do it, he could just be a waiter.

"That's fine. But it doesn't matter if you release one sheep or two sheep. I heard that Uncle Anmin is at home with nothing to do, so let him come to the store and learn from you."

Yang Yaobei had never expected that there would be an unexpected surprise. Yang Anmin, his eldest son, had been working on the farm since he finished elementary school, helping his wife to cook. His cooking skills were better than his mother's. He had some talent in cooking. He had long wanted to get him into a restaurant to learn from him, but he never had the chance. Now the opportunity had come.

"How can I feel embarrassed?" Yang Yaobei laughed so hard that his face was broken, but he still tried to refuse.

Chunni knew that this was just a polite remark, so she didn't expose it. Instead, she said seriously, "Apprentice wages are not high."

When he heard that there was salary, Yang Yaobei laughed even louder.

"Just enough for them to eat and drink."

"The apprentice salary is 18 yuan per month, including food and accommodation. After graduation, you will be given priority to work in Chunni Hotel. I will write all these into the contract." It is better to say it in advance to avoid conflicts among relatives in the future.

Yang Yaobei didn't expect the salary to be so good, and he was even happier. As for the fact that he would be employed at Chunni Hotel after graduation, that goes without saying. Where else could they find a better job than Chunni Hotel!

Chunni took the opportunity to ask Yang Yaobei to look for someone with cooking talent in the village, and Yang Yaobei readily agreed.