food storage house

This year's winter was exceptionally cold. There was no snow in Tokyo, but it dropped below minus ten degrees.It was already ten o'clock in the evening when Meng Yixuan and Han Weiyang helped Han Weiji, who was a bit sloppy, out of the murasaki.The biting cold wind pierced into her skin, making her shiver all over.

Under the leadership of An Chenyue, the employees of Shicang boarded the 18-seater van that everyone rented when they came together. Han Weiji will not go back to the hotel tonight, but will go back to himself with his father and younger brother Han Weiyang. At home, Meng Yixuan also accompanied her, and a group of people waited to bid farewell at the door of Murasaki.

The rest of the Japanese friends who came to the party had already left, and only the Han family, Meng Yixuan, and Noriko Hasegawa remained in place.Father Han raised the car key in his hand and said:

"I didn't drink tonight. I'm driving. Wait for me."

After that, he ran towards the parking lot against the cold wind.

Meng Yixuan was so cold that her jaw twitched unconsciously, leaning on Han Weiji's warm body, but she still shivered uncontrollably, her body and mind were equally cold.The facts she heard tonight not only shocked her but also made her heart tremble. To be honest, she still hasn't fully digested this fact, and she doesn't know how to face it.All she knew was that Wei Ji was very sad, she was very distressed, and she didn't want Wei Ji to blame herself any longer.

"Kiko, Weiyang-kun." Suddenly a deep male voice called from behind, Hasegawa Noriko turned around and shouted in surprise:

"Dad, why did you come out?"

Han Weiyang turned around with Han Weiji, and even Meng Yixuan, facing this sudden visitor.This person looks like the famous Japanese actor Ken Takakura who starred in the Japanese movie "The Manhunt" that was popular in China. He is tall and tough, with a resolute face and a stern temperament. He is wearing a thin chef's uniform, and he does not feel the slightest chill in the cold wind. Calm as a mountain.

"Good evening, Uncle Long Er." Han Weiyang greeted.

"Is Weiji drunk?" The tall man looked at Han Weiji and said.

"Hey, I drank a few more glasses." Han Weiyang replied a little cautiously.

"Hmph, this girl is really outrageous, she didn't say hello to me when she came back, and she was actually drunk." The man said dissatisfied.

"Dad, Sister Weiji is in a bad mood, so don't make trouble." Noriko Hasegawa hurriedly helped her eldest aunt.

Meng Yixuan stood by and listened to their conversation, a little at a loss.Ji Zi found that she didn't know the visitor yet, so she quickly introduced:

"Father, let me introduce you. This is... Sister Weiji's girlfriend, Meng Yixuan, a girl from Shanghai. Sister Xuanxuan, this is my father, Hasegawa Ryuji, who is the chef and cum chef of this murasaki restaurant. The store manager is also Wei Ji and Su Yuan's cooks."

Meng Yixuan has also improved her Japanese listening comprehension now, and she understood all the series of introductions by Cai Jizi just now.She was a little flustered, Ji Zi just said that she is Han Weiji's girlfriend, is it really okay?

But judging from Master Long Er's reaction, he didn't seem to care too much.Instead, he bowed to Meng Yixuan as an elder, and said in a slow tone:

"It's the first time we met. I'm Ryuuji Hasegawa, Miki's master. I'm really sorry for your trouble."

Meng Yixuan was terrified, shook her head again and again, and bowed back as a junior.

At this time, Father Han drove to the door and rolled down the window. He also saw Master Long Er and said hello:

"Master Hasegawa, it's cold, you should go back quickly."

"It's okay, Mr. Han, I'll see you off." Master Long Er said.

Han Weiyang supported Han Weiji to open the door, Meng Yixuan hurriedly followed, and finally pushed Han Weiji into the back seat, Meng Yixuan sat with her in the back, let her lie down, pillow on her leg.Han Weiyang got into the co-pilot, the family of four bid farewell to Master Long Er and Ji Zi, and drove towards Han's house.

In the car, Meng Yixuan hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help asking:

"Weiji told me that murasaki should belong to the Morigaka family. Why is that master Hasegawa the boss?"

"Oh, it may be that Wei Ji didn't make it clear to you. The murasaki we came to today is the northern branch of Tokyo, not the main store located in the west. Murasaki started the chain business five years ago, and the first branch opened at that time This is the northern branch we visited today. Master Hasegawa originally worked as the head chef in this restaurant, but he also took the initiative to apply for a transfer to serve as the store manager and chef of this branch. Now Master Hasegawa’s family lives in this branch In the apartment not far away, it only takes 5 minutes to walk.”

"So it is." Meng Yixuan was stunned.

"When Master Hasegawa became independent, it caused a lot of trouble. Chefs such as Su Yuan and Lu masters followed Master Hasegawa to become independent from the shop at that time. Later, Wei Ji also entered this branch. I practiced under Master Hasegawa, worked as a sous chef for three years, and then brought Su Yuan and Master Lu back to Shanghai." Han Weiyang recalled.

Meng Yixuan paused and asked:

"This is just my guess. These masters became independent, could it be because of the incident in Weiji?"

"Well... not all of them, but there is indeed a part of the reason. I can't explain clearly in a sentence or two." Han Weiyang said.

"Then I won't ask, let's talk about it tomorrow." Meng Yixuan said.

"It's okay Xuanxuan, since Wei Ji is asleep, I can ask Wei Young to talk to you briefly. I just don't want to mention the past in front of Wei Ji, lest she be sad." Father Han said looking at the rearview mirror.

"I understand." Meng Yixuan nodded.

Han Weiyang sorted out her train of thought before explaining like Meng Yixuan:

"Weiji must have mentioned Moritaka Tomomi to you. The Moritaka family is the owner of murasaki. Tomomi's father, Moritaka Masato, has business ambitions and wants to develop the self-operated small restaurant into a chain of big hotels. But this idea is different from Tomomi's. The grandfather contradicted, and the relationship between father and son has always been very bad. After graduating from university, Masato Moritaka went to Chiba alone, and entered a chain hotel there as an intern. The owner of this chain hotel has been with the Moritaka family for generations. An old friend of the Urahara family.

Masato Moritaka stayed in Chiba for many years, during which time he never returned home, married and had a daughter there, and had Tomomi.It wasn't until Tomomi was 15 years old that the old man of the Moritaka family died of a serious illness. He returned to Tokyo with his wife and daughter and inherited murasaki.However, in Chiba, Tomomi has already made a marriage contract with Lu An, the young master of the Urahara family. Although it is only verbal, it is related to the relationship between the two families, and whether Masato Moritaka can rely on the strength of the Urahara family to realize his own. Ambition, therefore, is by no means child's play.

But Tomomi Moritaka didn't tell my sister about this.When my sister was young, our family came to Tokyo. My sister and Tomomi Moritaka met, and soon fell in love with each other and started dating.Moritaka Tomomi has been hiding the existence of her sister Urahara Luan, and wants to handle this relationship by herself.But this marriage contract can't be kept secret after all, probably when my sister was in her junior year, she finally let her know about it.

After that, my sister worked hard to escape the shackles of the family with Sister Youmei. She was greedy in the morning and night, forgot to eat and sleep, and once passed out due to overwork and malnutrition.After more than a year passed like this, just after graduating from university, Sister Youmei's marriage was put on the agenda. My sister felt that it was time to leave, so she took Youmei and left Tokyo for Shanghai.

It just so happened that at that time, my mother... my mother was also on a business trip in Shanghai, and my mother wanted to open a Japanese grocery store in Shanghai. My sister didn't know about it.Later, my mother knew that my sister had fled to Shanghai with Youmei, so she looked around and finally beat them in a supermarket.They didn't know that they ran away when they saw their mother, and her mother chased after them. In the end... they rolled down from the elevator. "

When Han Weiyang said this, she felt extremely uncomfortable, and she paused for a long time before continuing:

"After my mother's accident, my sister blamed herself so much that she took all the responsibility on herself. She didn't eat, drink or sleep, and stayed by her mother's bed for a week, and finally fainted, which scared me and my dad. .Later...she didn't abuse herself like this anymore, but she couldn't sleep well every night, and her insomnia was very serious. With white hair, the whole person is haggard.

The Morigaka family also visited their mother many times, and they also felt very sorry, and they did not intend to mention the matter of their sister and Tomomi anymore. They would definitely not be able to go on, and everyone knew this well.Later, the Moritaka family began a drastic restructuring of murasaki and began to expand outward.At that time, among the employees, there were those who agreed and those who opposed it. Uncle Long Er was the leader of the opposition.Uncle Long Er has been working in murasaki since he was 19 years old. He was the oldest employee with nearly 30 years of experience at that time. He has come all the way since the time of Mr. Morigao. Uncle Long Er believes that it is best to keep the most authentic part of murasaki. OKFor this reason, there was a split within Murasaki, but after all, this restaurant is owned by the Moritaka family, and the Moritaka family has the final say, and finally Murasaki started a chain operation.

Uncle Long Er suggested at the time that since the chain is going to be chained, let him take care of the branch, and he can't let the quality of the branch drop.Masato Mori still respected Uncle Long Er very much, so he agreed to the application, and Uncle Long took Master Lu and Master Su Yuan to the branch.

Uncle Long Er has always been worried about his sister. He has visited her many times and talked with her a lot.Later, my sister slowly began to use cooking to relieve stress. Although I didn't quite understand it, my sister said that cooking could heal her.Later, my sister officially chose the job of chef and started working as a chef under Uncle Long Er.It wasn't until two years ago that she officially left the school, brought Master Su Yuan and Master Lu back to Shanghai, and opened Shicang. "

Han Weiyang finally added a sentence:

"The Japanese food restaurant that my mother wanted to open back then was called Shikura."

Meng Yixuan looked down at Han Weiji who was resting on her lap, her brows were frowned, and she was restless. For the first time, she deeply realized how heavy a burden her senior sister had borne all these years.What has worn away her sharpness, what has made her settle down, and what has made that youthful, impatient and quarrelsome girl into a mature, steady, gentle adult.Why she is timid about feelings, why she is still reluctant to tell her what happened back then, now, she already understands everything.

Don't be afraid, Weiji, you still have me, Meng Yixuan gently stroked Han Weiji's side face, and said silently in her heart.