Rebirth of Private Chef Xiao Ai

Chapter 6

Song Cheng patted the two children, motioned for them to help him, brought the cooked food to the front hall of the restaurant, and called Gu Lousheng to have dinner by the way.

"Brother Song, you are really good at cooking, even better than Chef Wang!" Douer secretly twisted a piece of steamed meat with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth. His eyes lit up, he walked forward quickly with the bowl in his hand, and called Gu Lousheng to go. He said: "Lousheng Lousheng, come and try it!"

The steamed eggplant just taken out of the steamer was not ready yet, Song Cheng pointed to the soup on the side, and Gong Ping said apologetically: "The eggplant is not ready yet, please help me put this in front first, serve it It's a bit full, be careful." Gong Ping nodded, carefully carrying the soup bowl, and left.

The eggplants were just steamed, exuding heat.Gong Ping found a fan to blow the wind at himself, filled the well water with a wooden basin, and put the eggplant bowls in it to cool.While the eggplant was cooling, he peeled a few cloves of garlic, patted it with the back of a knife, flattened it, and chopped it up quickly with the blade.After chopping, I chopped two green onions, picked up the cooled eggplant, wiped the water outside the bowl with a rag, put the minced garlic and green onions in, and stirred them with chopsticks.

The eggplant was steamed soft, and at this time it was stirred around by chopsticks, and it was rotten and lost its shape.Song Cheng saw that he had sprinkled some salt with a small spoon, dripped some sesame oil, stirred it with chopsticks for a while, dipped his little finger into his mouth and tasted it, the saltiness was just right, so he held the eggplant in one hand and a pot in the other Fan went out.

Gu Lousheng was attracted by the aroma from a long distance away, and when Song Cheng crossed the threshold and walked over to the group of people, Gu Lousheng probably hit Douer's wrist with his chopsticks, which he was sticking out to steal.After putting everything in his hand on the table, Song Cheng remembered that he forgot to take the bowl, so Douer volunteered to go to the kitchen to get four bowls, spoons and chopsticks.

Gu Lousheng stared at the plate of steamed eggplant, obviously not convinced of its taste, after all, in terms of appearance, compared to the others, it was a bit worse.The green color of the eggplant looks like it has been covered badly, and the fiber and skin are separated, mixed with minced garlic and chopped green onion, but the aroma is tangy.In the past, the steamed eggplants he ate were all steamed and then just added some minced garlic, unlike this one which was mixed into a mess.Song Cheng seemed to see his concerns. After Dou'er brought the bowl, he filled a bowl of rice and handed over a pair of chopsticks: "Try it, maybe it's not as bad as you think."

Gong Ping filled a bowl of rice for Douer beside him, and then sat down after helping Song Cheng.Although it was the Eight Immortals table, Song Cheng and Gu Lousheng were sitting face to face, but Douer and Gong Ping were sitting crowded together.Dou'er took the bowl, just in time to see Song Cheng pick up vegetables for Gu Lousheng, he was a little surprised, but raised his eyebrows, and said nothing.

Soon, before the dinner was half eaten, Song Cheng's craftsmanship was unanimously praised by several people. Gu Lousheng almost swept away half of the steamed eggplant by himself, and the angry Dou'er grabbed him with chopsticks for a long time: " Don't you dislike this eggplant, why do you eat it so happily!"

Gu Lousheng picked up a chopstick of eggplant and ate it into his stomach, and looked up at Dou'er leisurely: "It's much more delicious than what you cooked."

"Brother Song, the shredded meat in your soup is so tender, it's probably because you added kudzu powder." Dou'er was speechless, and after filling a bowl of soup for Gu Lousheng, he deliberately refused to give it to him. He stared for a while.Then Douer served another bowl for Gong Ping, and that boy Gong Ping almost burped!

"Well, there are quite a lot of things in the kitchen. Some of them I made according to the recipe in my hometown, which may not be the same as what you have eaten." Indeed, the taste of Anqiao is said to be somewhat different from that of Anping, but Song Cheng saw that they were eating happily, and he had a smile on his face. There is nothing happier than a cook seeing others like eating the dishes he cooked.

"Then can you use that when you steam this steamed pork? Will it be more delicious?" Gu Lousheng knew that Dou'er was just like him since he was a child, his eyes would shine when he saw food, but it's a pity that he doesn't fit in with the kitchen. Dou'er will fiddle with it and make food for himself.No, I've already communicated with Song Cheng, and it's not my turn to intervene.

The Gu family had no rules of not talking when eating or sleeping, but it was Song Cheng and Douer who exchanged cooking experience, and occasionally Gu Lousheng and Gong Ping interrupted to say a few words, and the meal was enjoyable.

Gu Lousheng actually didn't intend to embarrass Dou'er and Gong Ping about them, and asked some questions carefully at the dinner table, but didn't say anything more.Gong Ping and his old father depended on each other, and the two families were familiar with each other. Gong Ping was an honest man since he was a child, and he didn't get annoyed when he was bullied by Dou'er. People are getting better so quickly, and they have reached the point where they want to propose marriage.

Gu Lousheng sighed, Dou'er was about to get married, but he hadn't started a family yet, after a while he would definitely be read by his elder brother and wife-in-law again when he returned home.

"Lou Sheng, isn't Chef Wang going to quit his job recently? Why don't you let Brother Song be our cook!" Dou'er brought a watermelon from the backyard. It was chilled in the well water earlier and placed on the table next door. Cut it open, handed a piece to each person, and asked Gu Lousheng.

Of course Gu Lousheng had thought about this issue. He wanted Song Cheng to show off his hands after a while before showing Douer, but he never thought that he would win Douer over tonight's meal.In fact, Gu Lousheng was thinking in his heart that Song Cheng had no other place to live, so he stayed in the restaurant all the time, so that the food for himself and Douer would be more secure.Moreover, I have a really tricky mouth and a glutton, but I am also very satisfied with Song Cheng's craftsmanship, and I already have an idea in my heart.

Song Cheng received Gu Lousheng's gaze, paused, and waved his hands: "The restaurant is going to do business, and I can't be a cook. If I mess up your business, I can't afford it, so I will cook for you." Cooking is okay, but..." It's hard to say, Song Cheng is afraid that he can't handle it, although his family has been cooks for generations, but when he came to him, he really didn't really do it for others, he just made things for himself To fill one's stomach.

Gu Lousheng shook his head: "As you have seen today, I am a businessman, and I will not do things that will harm the interests of the business. Since Douer and I are willing to let you do it, we trust you. Your craftsmanship is indeed good, the restaurant What you usually need are some home-cooked dishes, didn't you mention to me today that your ancestors have been cooks for several generations?"

Douer looked at Song Cheng and was still a little hesitant, and quickly said: "Lou Sheng actually made money from passing merchants when he opened this restaurant. The area around Anping is full of people coming and going all the year round, and there are more people staying in the restaurant than in Dajian. My son, but the food of those residents is not to their taste, so the business of the restaurant is very good. If you become a cook, maybe you will have to remember to keep your wrists sore after the Lou's birthday."

Dou'er has been with Gu Lousheng for so long, and knows more or less about business matters, and now she also persuades him, and after finishing speaking, he secretly kicked Gong Ping to signal him to say something too.Gong Ping and Dou'er have been together for a long time, so he didn't know what Dou'er meant by kicking him, so he hurriedly said: "Brother Song's craftsmanship is indeed very good."

Gu Lousheng finished nibbling the watermelon, wiped his hands, and said, "I know you are afraid of losing the profit of my restaurant, so you try to do it for a while, and if it doesn't work, you can just go back to being a handyman. Neither me nor Dou'er." Treat you as an outsider, and you don't plan to go anywhere else, just help me, this small restaurant, and help yourself." Song Cheng met Gu Lousheng's gaze, thought for a while, and nodded slowly, feeling overjoyed Just kissed Gong Ping on the cheek.

"Stinky boy! The love show is in front of me, right?" Gu Lousheng sternly slapped the table, shouted angrily, and raised his hand to throw the watermelon rind in Dou'er's face.

"Ah." Dou'er was so happy that he pulled Gong Ping up and ran out: "Lou Sheng is so stingy, are you jealous? A Ping and I went out to digest food! Brother Song, Lou Sheng please let him calm down!" People ran away without a trace.

Song Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry seeing Gu Lousheng's awkward face, leaned over and patted him on the shoulder: "You're like a child, what are you fussing over?" Old wife, comfort him not to be angry with his own children!

Facing Gu Lousheng's slightly surprised gaze, Song Cheng coughed and immediately withdrew his hands. He quickly cleaned up the leftovers and quickly hid in the kitchen.On the other side, Gu Lousheng was also stunned for a long time before he blushed to the base of his neck and went back to his room with the ledger in his arms.

A few days later, Song Cheng got up early, and just after the door was removed to prepare the restaurant to open for business, he saw Gong Ping running over from the bridge.Gong Ping was holding an oiled paper bag in his arms, which exuded a tempting aroma, and he knew it was for Douer without thinking: "Brother Song, good morning!"

"Morning, you got up so early, have you had breakfast yet?" Song Cheng clapped his hands, fixed the door panel against the wall, and looked at Gong Ping.

"No, I promised Dou'er to take him up early to eat tofu flowers with chicken sauce from Widow Li's house. After eating, I will learn how to keep accounts from Dad." Gong Ping's honest and honest face smiled and his eyes narrowed. , Song Cheng was delighted to see it.

"Come on, don't call me Daddy, you can just call me by my name like Douer on weekdays, as if I'm old." Gu Lousheng who appeared behind him waved his hand and walked away. I went behind the counter and yawned, the circles under my eyes were dark, obviously I didn't sleep well last night.

"Yes, Lou Sheng!" Gong Ping's voice was full of energy, and he also pulled Song Cheng back from his ecstasy.Song Cheng shook his head, could it be that he didn't wake up?Staring at Gu Lousheng who was yawning, he was in a daze!

"Boy, I'll come back earlier with Dou'er. The restaurant closes earlier today, so I'll take you home." Gu Lousheng seemed to have remembered something, and raised his head to stop Gong Ping, who was about to run to the backyard. After finishing the order, he covered his mouth with his hands and yawned again, and looked at Song Cheng with tears in his eyes: "You also come back with us, anyway, you are not an outsider." After finishing speaking, Gu Lousheng nestled behind the counter, taking advantage of Seeing that there were few guests, he secretly dozed off.

Song Cheng looked at Gu Lousheng, and froze there, feeling strange in his heart, as if the apex of his heart had been blown by the wind.But he didn't think it was strange and couldn't explain it, so he simply put the rag on his shoulder and went to the kitchen in the backyard to help Cook Wang make breakfast.

Dou'er and Gong Ping went out and went crazy for nearly a day before returning.When he came back, Song Cheng was cleaning the front hall, while Gu Lousheng was keeping accounts behind the counter.There were no customers in the building, and the restaurant closed early in the afternoon.The two of them didn't speak, they were very quiet, but occasionally they raised their eyes to look at each other, and then concentrated on doing their own things.

"Idiot, come here." Dou'er grabbed Gong Ping who was about to walk in, and dragged him back.

"What's the matter?" Gong Ping looked at Dou'er who was standing there in bewilderment, not knowing what he was going to do: "Why didn't you go in, Lou Sheng said that we will go back to the old house later."

Dou'er nodded, and stood outside looking suspiciously at Song Cheng and Gu Lousheng in the restaurant. He felt that there was something strange between the two, but they didn't seem to notice it.Dou'er didn't know how to describe it, and being urged by Gong Ping, he simply didn't bother to think about it, maybe he was thinking too much!

"Lousheng, we're back!" Dou'er and Gong Ping jumped in hand in hand, Gu Lousheng's eyelids twitched at the sight—the relationship is so good before they get married, if it's not for their own reluctance, it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible This little scourge, Dou'er, married off and harmed Gong Ping!

"I borrowed a carriage from the inn on the opposite side, and my eldest brother sent a message to let us go back before sunset." Gu Lousheng patted Gong Ping, and asked him to help Song Cheng install the door panel of the restaurant, and it was almost time to leave It's too late, and he will probably be reprimanded by his wife and sister-in-law later.

It is said to be a carriage, but it is actually just an old horse pulling a cart.Gu Lousheng and Song Cheng were sitting in the driver's seat, and the two children were sitting in the back playing for some reason, laughing and making noise all the way.The weather in autumn is not as cold at night as it is at noon, but the sun at dusk is shining on the body, making it warm and still a little hot.Douer and Gong Ping fanned Song Cheng with fans, making Song Cheng laugh.

Half an hour later, under the direction of Gu Lousheng, Song Cheng drove the carriage to the gate of a house.He looked up at the painted word "Gu Zhai" on the gate. Although it was a bit old, it could be seen that it had lasted for a long time.Song Cheng was a little surprised. He thought that Gu Lousheng was already very good at running a business outside, but he didn't expect that the Gu family was a wealthy family in Anping Town.

"There's no reason my Gu family should stay in the house to enjoy the blessings." Gu Lousheng seemed to see Song Cheng's thoughts, jumped out of the car, and tilted his head: "Douer opened a restaurant with me when he was ten years old and worked hard. The children of my Gu family rely on their hands to eat, and they are not the children of a rich family who rely on their laurels."

As soon as the car stopped, Douer and Gong Ping laughed and jumped out of the car and ran into the house.

Gu Lousheng helped Song Cheng tie up the carriage in front of the yard, and the two walked into the house.The square layout, white walls and blue tiles, although not magnificent, is neat and practical and it can be seen that this house is well taken care of. In this town of Anping, which has a radius of hundreds of miles, it is already very grand.Gu Lousheng smiled and looked at the shelves propped up with bamboo poles in the yard, on which were spread loads of shredded carrots in the sun. "My husband and sister-in-law take care of the yard. Except for two servants, there is no one else. Although the Gu family is known as the richest in Anping, they are not a wealthy family. They just want to live comfortably and happily. Speaking of which, I Hedou'er's mouth was raised by my husband and sister-in-law..."

As soon as the words were finished, Gu Lousheng felt his ass was hit, jumped up, turned around and shouted regardless of his appearance: "Sister-in-law, you beat me with a broom again, I brought guests, you should save me some face " Song Cheng turned around and saw a smiling man standing behind him and Gu Lousheng, holding a broom in his hand, not far away was a pile of rubbish that had just been swept up, obviously the two people who came in just now had nothing to do with him. Just noticed him.

"Hmph, if it's not about Dou'er, when do you plan to come home? No matter how busy the restaurant is, this is home. Do you want to come back to rest after exhausting yourself?" Gu Lousheng just wanted to defend himself. Clutching her buttocks, she looked at her husband and sister-in-law reluctantly, and obediently shut her mouth.

"This is?" Gu Changxin's eyes lit up, and only then did he notice the unknown man standing next to Gu Lousheng. broken. "Don't think about it, this is Song Cheng, the new cook in the restaurant, his skills are really good."

Why do you bring a cook home?Gu Changxin was not stupid enough to say this, nodded, and said, "Go in quickly, your elder brother has been waiting for you for a while."

Gu Lousheng dragged Song Cheng inside, still muttering something, but Gu Changxin drove him in with a broom.