Food Tycoon

Because of meeting Hai Zhe, Hai Xuan's appetite was completely destroyed. He bought some food, filled his stomach randomly, and then returned to the ward.Seeing him coming back, the nurse explained the precautions for taking care of the patients, and then left, leaving Haixuan alone in the ward.

Haixuan sat on the escort's bed, looked at his grandfather who was lying motionless, and listened to the regular ringing of the ECG monitor. The once powerful man has now become a dying old man, with only a little fire left Swaying in the wind, it may be extinguished at any time.Facing such a grandfather, Ah Hai couldn't resent him anymore, he just felt very pitiful.

The old man is 83 years old. The last time he had a stroke was before he left home. The reason was that he knew he liked men and forced him to get engaged to a girl from the Yuan family. He was unwilling. The old man was furious and beat him hard with a cane. He also suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.

The only one who knows that he likes men is Hai Zhe. Although he cannot accept the fact that he betrayed him emotionally, the cruel reality makes him extremely disappointed in this man. In his pale childhood and youth, he played a role that no one could replace, and he was the person he trusted the most, but he did not expect to become the most familiar stranger in the end.

He still remembers the scene when his grandfather took him home. He was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of old shoes with yellowish edges on his feet, but they were very clean. He was very young at that time, less than 20 years old. Aged, looking a little shy.Grandpa said, this is his friend's son, his parents are gone, he has taken him in as his apprentice, and he is also a tutor for Haixuan.

Haixuan was very disdainful at the time, did he still need a tutor?At that time, Hai Zhe was not called Hai Zhe, but Lin Zhe.Lin Zhe is smart, good at studying, good-tempered, good at playing, very humble, and most importantly, he is very careful, good at understanding people's hearts, and knows how to like others.

Haixuan's talent in cooking is outstanding, but he doesn't know it because his grandfather seldom praises him.Lin Zhe was on the contrary, his culinary talent was in a mess, and it took him three months of learning before he barely managed to burn the dishes.Lin Zhe himself didn't feel depressed. He said that there are specializations in the art industry, and everyone's talent is different, so he gave up the study of cooking skills.

Haixuan thinks Lin Zhe like this is very remarkable, he has ideas and opinions, he treats Lin Zhe a bit like the admiration and love of young males for older males among male animals.

It was with Lin Zhe's encouragement that Haixuan gradually regained his confidence. Although his grandma often praised him that his dishes were delicious, he felt that grandma was partial to him, and her words were not necessarily fair.Lin Zhe was an outsider, his praise and recognition made Haixuan feel credible.Gradually, Haixuan developed the habit of inviting Lin Zhe to taste every dish he learned, and gradually regarded him as his closest friend and teacher, and became Lin Zhe's loyal little follower.

Haixuan had a rival since he was a child, Yuan Zhengkai, the grandson of his grandfather's old friend Yuan Weixiong. Yuan Zhengkai was the same age as Haixuan, two months younger than him.The Yuan family also opened a restaurant. The two families were family friends and they had very close contacts. If it wasn't for the long-standing competitive relationship, Haixuan and Yuan Zhengkai should be very good friends.

However, Mr. Yuan and Mr. Hai were born young, and they have been more competitive since they were young. They are more competitive than their wives than their sons, and their careers than their grandsons. Therefore, Haixuan and Yuan Zhengkai are also a pair of enemies since they were young. Meeting is a competition.Yuan Zhengkai is a typical Virgo who pursues perfection in everything. To Haixuan, he is indeed a very strong competitor.Before Haixuan was ten years old, he always lost more than he won in competitions with Yuan Zhengkai. After ten years old, that is, after Lin Zhe entered his life, Haixuan seemed to be enlightened, and his cooking skills improved by leaps and bounds. Win more and lose less.However, this also made the relationship between the two more tense.

Mr. Hai finally treated Haixuan a little more pleasantly, but his words were still the same as before, and he rarely praised in person. In his concept, praise can easily make people proud, and pride can make people lag behind, so he has to keep pushing him.Only Lin Zhe would praise Haixuan and buy him various small gifts as rewards.

Mr. Hai felt sorry for Lin Zhe's lack of talent in cooking, but Lin Zhe convinced Mr. Hai with the idea that "those who work hard will rule others, and those who work hard will rule others". learning management.

At that time, Haixuan didn't understand why his grandparents always quarreled. Grandma didn't allow him to get too close to Lin Zhe, but she didn't say the reason.For the teenager who is in the rebellious period, such unreasonable demands from the adults will always cause counterproductive effects. Instead of being allowed to be nice to him, he wants to be nice to him.

When he graduated from junior high school, his grandma died of a sudden illness, and the only person who could care for him left. Haixuan was depressed for a long time. At that time, Lin Zhe was studying abroad. He wrote a letter and came back to enlighten Haixuan. Xuan, talked about his own feelings when his mother passed away, told anecdotes about his life abroad, and shared some experience in dealing with people. He wrote nearly ten thousand words eloquently.Haixuan felt that there were still people in this world who truly cared for him like grandma, which made him feel very warm.Since then, they have developed the habit of writing air letters.

At that time, the adolescent Haixuan realized that his sexuality was not normal. He was not interested in girls with delicate bodies, but rather boys with handsome faces. This discovery made him very scared. He secretly checked a lot of information, Know that homosexuals exist.Haixuan knew that he belonged to a different kind, a minority, and was not recognized by the world, so he hid this secret deeply, and even Lin Zhe, who talked about everything, never revealed a word.

Soon, Haixuan noticed the abnormality of the death of his parents. Their family kept the death of his parents secret and would never take the initiative to mention it.Once when Haixuan was packing up old things, he found a tightly sealed rusty iron box. Inside the box was a stack of old letters and an old diary. The letter was written to his father. It looked like a woman’s handwriting. Juicy, but the roughness of a man, Haixuan looked at it, it was a love letter to his father from someone else, and the diary belonged to his father.

Haixuan spent an afternoon reading letters and diaries, and discovered an amazing secret. His father was also a man who liked men.He fell in love with one of his classmates, and was forced to marry a wife and have children under the pressure of reality. The lover later went to Hong Kong and then to the United Kingdom. Speaking of the tolerance of homosexuality in foreign environments, he also encouraged Haixuan's father to go abroad.It can be seen that my father was very moved by this proposal, and expressed in his diary that he would divorce and go abroad.

But this matter obviously failed in the end. Haixuan's parents both died in a car accident when he was three years old. It is said that there was a friend of his father who came back from abroad in the car.The circumstances of the accident at that time were that the car driven by his father drove under the wheels of a high-speed container truck. The parents in the front seat of the car were killed on the spot, and the friend in the back seat died after rescue failed.

Haixuan didn't know the specific details of his parents' death, but he vaguely guessed that his grandparents knew the specific reasons for his parents' death, because they never mentioned his parents. He despises him, and doesn't let his son have too close contact with Haixuan.

Knowing this secret, Haixuan became very depressed and desperate. His rebellion reached its peak. He often went out to spend time and drink, and raced and fought with others, which made his grandfather very headache. He was still able to play around, but he was really helpless, even Lin Zhe's phone calls and air mail were of no help.

The one who gave him a head start was Yuan Zhengkai, who had been his opponent since he was a child. Since Haixuan's rebellion, he rarely competed with Yuan Zhengkai.Once Yuan Zhengkai formally challenged him to compete with him for the finale dish of the Hai Family, Bawang Duck.Haixuan has neglected his homework for a long time, and the Overlord Duck has never learned it at all, so he does not accept Yuan Zhengkai's post.

Yuan Zhengkai ridiculed him and humiliated him mercilessly.Naturally, Haixuan was unwilling to be humiliated and raised his fist to solve the problem. Unexpectedly, Yuan Zhengkai, who looked thin and small, would not evade and go up to him.Haixuan was half a head taller than Yuan Zhengkai, and he had also learned grappling, but he didn't take advantage of it, because Yuan Zhengkai learned boxing from a Wing Chun master since he was a child, and Haixuan's teeth were loosened by the beating.

This humiliation cheered Hai Xuan up, and he began to return to the kitchen and learn how to cook again.This fight made Haixuan's love sprout, and he began to pay attention to the opponent who had been against him since he was a child.Yuan Zhengkai is not very good-looking, but it makes people feel very comfortable. He has a very curvy personality and demands perfection in everything, which makes Haixuan think he is very cute.

In order to have more contact with Yuan Zhengkai, Haixuan practiced his cooking skills diligently to attract his attention.The friendship between the two opponents gradually deepened in this endless rivalry, and they became friends who talked about everything.Haixuan's admiration grows day by day, but he can never express it, because Yuan Zhengkai is a straight man, he has been pursuing his classmate, and constantly looking for Haixuan for advice. When he was about to graduate from high school, he finally caught up with him. Ban Hua even showed off to Hai Xuan for a long time.

The year Haixuan graduated from high school, Lin Zhe finally returned from studying abroad. The first thing he did when he came back, Mr. Hai announced his identity. Lin Zhe changed his name to Haizhe. Like Haixuan, he belonged to the Hai family with legal inheritance rights. .

In fact, there is no need to explain at all, the grown-up Haixuan knew Haizhe's identity when he looked at Haizhe's face that was 30.00% similar to his own, and remembering grandma's dissatisfaction with Haizhe, he felt that he could finally explain it. something happened.Haixuan was not as furious as his aunt Haibei. He accepted the fact calmly. After all, it was his grandfather who cheated a generation ago, not his father. He had no choice but to be helpless and speechless.As for the family property, since he was never short of money, Haixuan didn't have a deep concept of money since he was a child. If his grandfather recognizes his son, it is impossible to deprive him of his grandson's inheritance rights. Besides, he still has the [-]% shares left by his grandmother.

Haizhe is still good to him. It should be said that he is better than before going abroad. Before Haixuan was small, the relationship between the two was not equal. Now that he is an adult, Haizhe naturally respects him as an adult friend .Apart from the identity of the uncle, they are still a pair of friends who can talk.

After Haizhe returned to China, he joined Haijixian to work. Because of his status as an airborne and illegitimate child, he was not respected.Haizhe persuaded Haihong to open another branch in City G and use his strength to convince people of his ability.He personally handles everything from store location selection, decoration, and recruitment. In the end, he even persuaded Haixuan to work as the head chef in his branch.

With the trump card of Haixuan, the turnover of this store is one-third higher than that of the main store, and almost half that of other branches.Hai Zhe became a blockbuster, and the rest of the company's top management had nothing to say, and he successfully entered the company's core class.

Haixuan went to college while working as the head chef of the branch. In those years, Haizhe cared for Haixuan in every possible way, even taking into account such trivial matters as buying socks and paying phone bills, and he did it very naturally.Although Haizhe said that he was picked up by the way, Haixuan felt like being taken care of as his son, even though Haizhe was only seven or eight years older than him.Haixuan also noticed Haizhe's cautiousness, he felt a little bit uncomfortable for this uncle, and felt that there was no need for him to please himself so much.

During those few years, Haizhe quickly consolidated his position in Haijixian. He has won the approval of almost all the high-level officials. He is humble, respectful, capable, sensible, and capable, which makes Haihong very satisfied.The sudden death of his eldest son once plunged him into despair. Although his grandson Haixuan has good cooking skills, he is not interested in management. "Concept, it seems that the youngest son and the grandson are going to be a laborer, and the other is going to be a laborer.What made him feel relieved was that the relationship between the two of them was very harmonious, and he probably wouldn't see that kind of terrible family secret war drama.

After Haixuan graduated from university, Haizhe recommended him to join Haijixian as the chef director. This position was originally held by Mr. Haihong, but now that his children and grandchildren have come out, he can take a break.Despite this, Haixuan still insisted on serving as the head chef in the first branch opened by Haizhe, and he also brought a few apprentices. He felt that if the chef didn't cook, he would be a chef with a vain reputation.He himself is still young, there are many things to learn, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. A lot of experience needs to be summed up in practice. More importantly, if he stops, Yuan Zhengkai will surpass him. He opened up too much of a gap.

As he got older, Haixuan's troubles became more and more obvious. Yuan Zhengkai was about to get married, and his grandfather was also urging him to find a girlfriend to marry. He also wanted to have a great-grandson in his arms before a hundred years.Haixuan has the shadow of his parents' marriage and vows not to get married, but the world will not care about you so much. When you are old, you should fall in love and get married. This is human nature and a natural law.

Fortunately, Haixuan still has a shield. His uncle is so much older than him, and he is not married yet.Haihong is very optimistic about Haizhe's marriage, and has never urged him. He probably also feels that the identity of the youngest son is a bit unfair, and he needs to consolidate his career to convince the world.

Haizhe was indeed very busy in those few years. He was busy opening branches all over the country, and the achievements he made are obvious to all.The more capable he is, the more he shows the incompetence of Haixuan, the grandson of the Hai family. When everyone talks about Haixuan, they will feel that the dishes are really good, but they don't know how to manage them. My uncle will steal all the limelight. up.

Haixuan didn't care about it at the time, just like what Haizhe said at the beginning, there are specialties in the art industry, and the most important thing for a restaurant to survive is naturally cooking skills. Without cooking skills, no restaurant can support it.And rather than being a well-rounded businessman, he prefers to build his world in the kitchen.

Haizhe does his best to support his improvement of cooking skills. As long as Haixuan needs ingredients, no matter how expensive and rare, he will find a way to get him. He said that improving Haixuan's strength is to improve Haijixian's quality. Software strength.

Haixuan has always maintained the tradition of competing with Yuan Zhengkai. There is at least one competition a month. Gradually, this has become a repertoire for Haijixian and Yuan's Restaurant. , Every time there is a competition, it will attract many regular customers to watch the competition.

Haixuan's culinary accomplishments and talent are better than Yuan Zhengkai's, but he won't win all the time, and occasionally let Yuan Zhengkai win a few rounds, otherwise there is no need for a one-sided competition.

Haixuan enjoyed this feeling very much, and secretly had fun alone. This program continued until Yuan Zhengkai got married. Yuan Zhengkai felt that he and Haixuan had a close relationship, so he invited him to be his best man.Haixuan couldn't refuse his request, but one can imagine the torment in his heart.

There were quite a few people who pulled Haixuan to criticize that day, saying that Yuan Zhengkai was married, and his old opponent should work harder, otherwise he would fall too far behind, and some people deliberately put him and Yuan Zhengkai's sister together.Haixuan was in a bad mood, so he helped Yuan Zhengkai block the drink, and he would not refuse anyone who came, so he drank a little too much.

Before going back, he vomited in a mess. Hai Zhe, who went with him for a wedding, took him back. He was talking in the car, and accidentally revealed the secret of his liking for men, saying that he would never get married in his life. , He liked a man for many years, and that man treated him very well, but they couldn't be together, and he didn't even dare to tell each other. He said a lot, but he didn't say Yuan Zhengkai's name.

Soon after, Haizhe started to make girlfriends, and Mr. Hai also began to force Haixuan to marry. Haixuan didn't even have a girlfriend, so he got married like a ghost. Mr. Hai tried his best to match his marriage with Yuan Zhengkai's sister Yuan Yuan. Xuan didn't like women at all, so it was impossible for him to like Yuan Yuan, but Yuan Yuan seemed to like him very much, so how could Hai Xuan marry his sister who liked people?

Haixuan objected to this marriage, and Mr. Hai once again showed his authority as a parent, put down his harsh words, and said that if he didn't get married, he wouldn't be able to inherit the family property.Haixuan would rather give up the right of inheritance than compromise and get married.The grandfather and grandson argued loudly about this matter in the study, and in the end, Mr. Hai became angry and called him a pervert like his father, and he would kill himself sooner or later.

Haixuan took the opportunity to ask about the cause of his parents' death. Mr. Hai told his grandson helplessly that when Haixuan's father asked for a divorce, his mother desperately asked the reason, and Haixuan's father told the truth. Haixuan's mother proposed to marry the man When we met, the man happened to be in China at the time, so he agreed. On the way, Haixuan's mother jumped up and turned the steering wheel, rushed under the container truck, and all three of them died.

Mr. Hai paused on his crutches and said, "Your father is infatuated with ghosts. He can't live a good life, but he forced your mother to die!"

Haixuan thought: "You know that people like us getting married will harm other people's daughters, why do you force me to get married? If you let me get married, then Yuan Yuan will be my next mother."

Old Master Hai was so angry that he burst into tears, and beat Hai Xuan hard with his crutches: "Since you are like this, then I will kill you, a bastard, as if I didn't give birth to your father's short-lived ghost, and I wouldn't have you, a little bastard!"

Haixuan didn't resist, nor did he run away, he was beaten up by his grandfather, but after the beating, Haixuan was fine, the old man was so angry that he had a cerebral hemorrhage and had a stroke.He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, and the critical illness notification was issued several times.

While Haixuan was guarding at the hospital, the family began to ask about the will.The old man’s most recent will was a few days before the accident. He divided his 70.00% shares in Haijixian into two parts. Haizhe and Haixuan each got 30.00%. However, the prerequisite for Haixuan to share the shares is to marry a woman , if you can't get married, then the shares will be fully owned by Hai Zhe.

Haixuan looked at this will, and it is impossible for him to get married, so the biggest beneficiary is Haizhe.Haixuan had a thought in his mind: based on Haizhe's understanding of himself, he knew that he would never get married, and asking his grandfather to make such a will was not so much to force him to get married, but rather to say that he wanted to get married. best interests.

Thinking of this, Hai Xuan felt a little uncomfortable. He really didn't want to accept the fact that Hai Zhe was plotting against him.Because the only one who knew that he liked men was Haizhe, and now that grandpa knew about it, and made such a will, it was clear that Haizhe wanted to maximize his own interests.

Haixuan hasn't said anything about this matter yet, Aunt Haibei has already had a quarrel, as Haihong's only daughter, she doesn't get any shares, only a sum of cash and two properties, she doubts the authenticity of this will .However, the will was notarized by a notary office and was not forged.Haibei felt that the old man was foolish, and was instigated by the traitor Haizhe to make such a will.Even if Haixuan doesn't get the shares in the end, it's impossible for Haizhe to own all of them.

It seems that my aunt has long suspected Haixuan's sexual orientation.

Fortunately, Mr. Hai had a big life, and he didn't just die. He gradually recovered, and the will can only be discussed after the adjournment.