Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

On the 16th day of the sixth lunar month, when Wang Yong brought his guests to Suifeng Hotel, he saw a banner hanging at the door of the hotel:

"I am blessed with a precious grandson at a good time. He will become a pillar of talent in the future. Warmest congratulations to Boss Wang Yong's grandson Wang Xiaobao on his full moon."

Seeing the blessing slogans written above, Wang Yong couldn't help but smile and felt very proud.

I walked into the hotel with my relatives and friends. The hotel waiter was very kind and guided them to the area on the left to sit down. The sixteen large round tables there had been surrounded by red cloth and several signs had been erected. This is the exclusive area for Wang Xiaobao’s Full Moon Wine.

Except for Wang Yong, all other relatives and friends came to Suifeng Hotel for the first time. After sitting down, they all began to look at the decoration environment of the hotel.

"It is indeed the largest hotel in the county. With so many of us coming in, we only occupied about a quarter of the seats. If the entire hotel is full, at least it can seat hundreds of people, right?"

"Yeah, it's really big here. The state-owned hotels can't even compare to this place. The owner of this hotel is awesome!"

"A private person who has the ability to open such a large restaurant is indeed not an ordinary person."

"This hotel will probably cost a lot of money to build, right?"

"I have been in the construction industry for many years, and I can tell you responsibly that the investment to build this hotel into its current state will never be less than 300,000 yuan."

"Hey, three hundred thousand? Oh my god, how come this restaurant owner is so rich?"

"I remember that three years ago, the newspaper published the deeds of a household worth ten thousand yuan. At that time, everyone thought it was incredible when they saw the newspaper. They admired that person's ability to make money, but compared with that person and this restaurant owner, the gap was too big. Big!”

"It stands to reason that if this hotel owner is so awesome, he should be in the newspaper, right?"

"The owner of this hotel is really powerful, but he doesn't necessarily have that much money. It's very possible that he got a bank loan when he was building this hotel!"

"What you say makes sense. If you don't find a bank loan, I really don't believe that anyone can get so much money."

"Even if this hotel was built with a loan, the owner of this restaurant is still a great person. He is not comparable to those of us who make less than thirty yuan a month."

"..."

After the guests arrived, the waiters were busy serving tea, and the kitchen became busy.

Fortunately, all those time-consuming dishes were prepared in advance yesterday. Before dawn today, the master chef Zhang Guofu and the assistant chef Bu Dashi have been busy until now. Chen Bangli and Chen Bangfeng also helped them with the dishes that can be kept warm. Everything has been completed, and the ones that cannot be kept warm have been made into semi-finished products, which will be finished in the final processing.

Therefore, after the guests arrive, the kitchen is fully powered and the efficiency is quite good. It doesn't take long for the dishes to be served.

The two waiters must be too busy to serve the dishes. Then Deng Yuntai, Zhang Xiuping, Deng Yunheng, Deng Yunzhu, Deng Yunsong, and Chen Bangguo, except for the two young ones Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng, everyone else joined in to help serve the dishes.

Of course, Deng Yunhua was not idle either. He had to help take care of Xiaodong'er.

Because Deng Yunzhen also went into the kitchen to help.

As for Deng Shirong, he did not help, but kept observing to see what aspects of the hotel needed improvement when hosting banquets.

When Wang Yong came over to book a banquet, he said that the meal would be served between 10:30 and 11 o'clock, and Suifeng Hotel did it, serving 18 dishes and three soups before 11 o'clock. All together.

The moment the dishes were served, both the chef and the waiter took a long breath.

Due to the shortage of manpower and lack of experience, it is quite difficult to host sixteen tables of banquets.

Fortunately, there were no accidents and the mission was finally completed successfully.

Although everyone breathed a sigh of relief, it was not the time to relax and take a rest, because after eleven o'clock, it was lunch time again, diners arrived one after another, and everyone had no choice but to start getting busy again.

The individual guests who came to eat today looked surprised when they saw the sixteen tables full of guests in the left area.

I was surprised and a little excited at the same time. After all, it is much more beautiful to host a hotel in a hotel than to host it at home. Some diners from well-off families have plans in their hearts. If there is any happy event at home in the future, they will come to Suifeng Hotel to host it. Also a good choice.

After serving the dishes, Deng Shirong asked his daughter-in-law to get two bottles of Moutai, then walked to Wang Yong's table with a glass of wine, smiled and raised the glass and said: "Boss Wang, congratulations again to you for your grandson, and thank you for treating us." For your trust in the hotel, you choose to hold a full-moon banquet for your grandson in our hotel. I’d like to toast you.”

Wang Yong stood up, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Thank you, Boss Deng!"

After the two drank the wine in their glasses, Deng Shirong took two bottles of Moutai from his daughter-in-law and said with a smile on his face: "Boss Wang, you are the first guest to hold a banquet in our hotel since it opened. These two bottles of wine are given to you. I hope you and all the guests have a good meal and drink. Thank you again for your support of our hotel! ”

Wang Yong heard a flash of huge surprise in his eyes.

Maotai in this era is actually not too expensive. The retail price is only seven or eight yuan a bottle, and two bottles only cost fifteen or six yuan. This is naturally a high price that ordinary people dare not think of. It may take a month. They can't make so much money, but for Wang Yong, a successful boss, it's nothing.

For someone who can spend more than 600 yuan on a full-moon party for his eldest grandson, how can there be a difference of 15 or 6 yuan!

However, buying it with your own money and giving it as a gift from the restaurant owner are really completely different concepts.

In short, Wang Yong felt very proud now. He said with a bright face: "Thank you, Boss Deng. Your hotel is indeed the largest hotel in the county. Not only does the food taste good, but the service is also very considerate. I can do it in your hotel." A banquet is the right choice.”

"Boss Wang, as long as you are satisfied!"

Deng Shirong smiled and put down the two bottles of Maotai, and then said a few more polite words before leaving the area with his daughter-in-law.

Seeing his father coming back, Deng Yuntai quickly asked: "Dad, do you have any deep meaning in sending these two bottles of wine?"

Deng Shirong also wanted his eldest son to grow up quickly. He explained: "This is to improve customer satisfaction. Boss Wang's family's finances should not be bad. I gave him two gifts in front of so many of his relatives and friends." A bottle of good wine will definitely give him a lot of face. If he is satisfied, he will definitely think of coming to our hotel to hold any happy events at home in the future.

Moreover, what happened today will also spread through word of mouth from Boss Wang and his relatives and friends.

As the saying goes, a gold cup or a silver cup is not as good as the public's reputation. As long as our hotel has a good reputation among guests, the business will naturally get better and better. "

Deng Yuntai suddenly realized it and said with admiration: "Dad, you still think long-term."

Zhang Xiuping heard clearly from the side and became more and more impressed by her father-in-law's business talent.

…

Half past twelve noon.

The relatives and friends of the Wang family also left after eating and drinking, and Wang Yong came to the cashier to pay with a glowing face.

38 yuan/table, 16 tables totaling 608 yuan, plus 25 yuan spent on drinks, the total is 633 yuan.

Deng Shirong smiled and ordered: "Mei Aping, please wipe off the change for Boss Wang and just charge 630."

I gave him two bottles of Maotai as a gift before, and now I wiped out a few dollars. This generous move made Wang Yong give him a thumbs up, and he sincerely praised: "Boss Deng, you are really good at doing business. You are so good at doing business." It’s hard not to get rich!”

Deng Shirong laughed and said: "Boss Wang, I accept your good advice!"

Wang Yong paid the money readily, and then left the restaurant with his family satisfied.

Watching Wang Yong leave, Deng Shirong was in no hurry to say anything. After other diners had eaten and drunk enough to leave, he gathered the hotel staff who were already exhausted.

"Thank you for your hard work today!"

"It's not hard work, it's all what we should do."

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "I can see whether you have worked hard or not. Uncle Zhang, Master Zhang, and Ajuan Aying, after get off work in the evening, if you don't mind, just pack some leftovers and go back, even if you don't eat them." You can also send favors.”

The leftovers he was talking about were naturally those left by Wang Yong and the others.

In later generations, as long as you go to a banquet, whether it is at someone else's home or in a restaurant, you must pack up the unfinished food and take it home. This concept of packing has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and no one will feel ashamed.

Of course, this does not include young men. If someone else packs it for them, they don’t mind taking a piece back, but if they are asked to compete with the aunts to pack the meals, they will never be able to do this kind of thing.

But in this day and age, when you go to a relative or friend’s house for a meal, it is rare to take them away. At most, the host will pack some for the closest relatives to take home, and the rest of the relatives and friends will basically not pack leftovers. of.

It goes without saying that when you come to a restaurant to eat, not to mention the guests who don’t pack the food, even the host who pays for the meal also doesn’t know how to pack the food.

Because in the eyes of people nowadays, it is a very shameful thing to pack leftovers after eating in a restaurant.

In the Bobai realm, this concept would not change until the 1990s. In the 1980s, few people took leftovers home with them when going to restaurants.

Zhang Guangzong and Zhang Guofu both acted calmly when their boss said this.

Needless to say, Zhang Guangzong is a man who has seen great things. Now his children are married and he lives alone. It can be said that one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. Now he eats and drinks in restaurants every day. He doesn’t care about packing leftovers. Naturally, I don’t care much about the leftovers.

As for Zhang Guofu, he worked as a master chef in a state-owned hotel for a few years. As a master chef in those years, in addition to receiving a fixed salary every month, he also hid some additional benefits, including packing the extra meals in the hotel. is one of them.

Therefore, he is accustomed to packing leftovers, so naturally he won't get excited.

But the cousins ​​Zhang Wenjuan and Zhang Wenying are different. This is the first time for them to enjoy such benefits. If they take those hard dishes home, their parents will probably be very happy.

After all, both of them are not from very good families. They usually can't eat meat twice a month. They pack a few hard vegetables to take back, which is no less than Chinese New Year for their family.

Therefore, the two sisters excitedly thanked their boss, and their tired bodies were instantly filled with strength.

Deng Shirong originally wanted to summarize the shortcomings of today's banquet with them, but seeing that everyone was tired and having to receive diners in the afternoon, he stopped saying anything more and instead urged everyone to take a rest and restore their mental and physical strength.

In restaurants, employees usually put together a few chairs and then lie down to sleep.

This will be the case even in later generations. After all, it is impossible for a hotel to prepare a separate rest room for employees. It would be too luxurious.

…

While the hotel staff were resting, Deng Shirong asked his eldest daughter and his eldest daughter-in-law to pack two tables of leftovers (all meat dishes, skipping the vegetarian dishes and soup). Then he carried them to the door of the court, handed them to Zhang Guoan with a smile and said: "Zhang Guoan Brother, the hotel is hosting a banquet for guests today, and there is a lot of food left. I will pack some for you to take home, I hope you won’t dislike it.”

Zhang Guoan was a little surprised when he heard this, and then he happily took the big bags of leftovers and said with a smile: "These are all good things, how can I dislike them!"

Immediately, he asked about the banquet hosted by the hotel for the guests today.

Deng Shirong spoke briefly, and then finally said: "Although the banquet was successfully held this time, several of my children came to help, so I could barely cope with it. If I can still receive the banquet later, I will trouble you, Brother Zhang." Find some temporary helpers.

For example, the girls who came to help hold up the billboards on the opening day can be temporarily invited to work as waitresses for a day. "

Zhang Guoan put away the packed leftovers and said, "That's no problem at all. Just let me know in advance when you need someone."

Deng Shirong said: "Master Zhang is a little too busy alone. Although my nephew is a helper and my eldest daughter can also help randomly, it still feels not enough. If we can temporarily invite one or two people who are good at knife skills to come over and help, then That’s even better.”

Zhang Guoan nodded and said: "This is easy to solve. Just let me know in advance when you need to hire people."

"I'm probably going back to the countryside in the next two days. If I'm not in the county and the restaurant needs someone, I'll ask my eldest son to come find you."

"no problem."

…

In the afternoon, the hotel continued to operate.

After seven o'clock, most of the diners left.

Deng Shirong once again summoned his employees to summarize some of the shortcomings of today's banquet, and then asked them to take the packed leftovers home.

Zhang Guangzong didn't intend to take it at first, but Deng Shirong forced him to give him two tables of leftovers. Zhang Guofu, Zhang Wenjuan, and Zhang Wenying also took three tables of leftovers each. The remaining three tables of leftovers will be kept as employees tomorrow. Dinner.

Today, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 have been merged, and the 6,000-word update has been completed.