Rebirth starts with small money

Chapter 322 The Chicken Given to the Zhou Family
"How? I am a priceless treasure, right?"

At this time, Zhou Bowen changed his previous gentle appearance, and even started to show off.

But to be honest, this kind of showing off is not annoying, at least Chen Li is not annoying.

Parents showing off their children, and this kind of showing off that is biased towards "warmth", gives people a completely different feeling from showing off how much their children earn and work well.

And when Zhou Bowen "showed off" this week, he didn't just brag, he also "belittled"!
"Look carefully at this purple clay teapot, it's actually just average!"

"Look at this wink and this shape, if you really count it, it's actually a defective product."

After being demoted for a while, Zhou Bowen changed the subject and switched back to boasting!
"But~ my daughter made it for me when she went to her grandfather's house when she was eight years old."

"My daughter was only this tall at the time!"

While talking about Zhou Bowen, he also made gestures, his tone full of the pride of being a father!
"Dad~ You're talking about this purple clay pot again!"

"Didn't I make a better one for you later? You don't want to change it!"

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoli, who led Liu Qingqing and Su Mei passing by, patted her father on the back in dissatisfaction.

Obviously, Zhou Bowen's "show off" is no longer just once or twice.

And it's not that he doesn't have a better purple clay pot, it's just that he doesn't want to change it.

Of course~ Chen Li understands his mentality very well!
Although Chen Li is only around [-] now, in fact, he is already in his forties in his heart!

If you really want to count, his real "age" is actually about the same as Zhou Bowen at this moment.

So Chen Li can completely understand why Zhou Bowen is willing to use this purple clay pot that Zhou Xiaoli made when she was eight years old.

If he were Zhou Bowen, he would be happy to use this purple clay pot instead of choosing better or even more expensive ones.

This is not taste. But feelings!

After Zhou Xiaoli expressed her dissatisfaction, she led Liu Qingqing to start shopping again.

This courtyard house is not small, with five entrances, and some parts of the courtyard are quite beautiful.

But this is normal. After all, it can be used as a private restaurant, and the owner must clean it up.

"Oops~!"

"I've actually wanted to see you for a long time, but you've been very busy, and I haven't seen your true face in Lushan until now!"

"Usually, this kid, Xiaoli, praises you a lot, saying that you are really good at doing business!"

"I heard that you bought five insurances and one housing fund for all your employees?"

Father Zhou is obviously a talkative person, and now he started chatting with Chen Li.

"Ah~ Sister Li said something too much!"

"I actually don't know how to do business~ I'm just fooling around!"

"As for buying five insurances and one housing fund. Hey~ Uncle Zhou, don't make fun of me."

"I buy five insurances and one housing fund for my employees. But they still talk about it in private!"

Chen Li and Zhou Bowen were chatting together, there was no age gap at all.

And Chen Li looked very natural, he even took a sip from his teacup while chatting.

"Hey~ This jasmine is pretty good!"

Jasmine tea is the only tea Chen Li knows.

In Yanjing in his previous life, Chen Li only drank jasmine tea because it was cheap!
After returning to work in Rongcheng, Sichuan Province, Chen Li drank Sumaofeng again, because it was cheap!

Of course~ there are good and bad tea leaves, and this cup of jasmine is interesting!
Hmm~ Fortunately, it's Jasmine. If it's something like Longjing Dahongpao, it doesn't matter if Chen Li understands it or not, he won't be used to drinking those expensive teas.

Just like drinking coffee, what you say to Chen Li about blue mountain, latte or even cat poop is useless, because Chen Li only drinks instant coffee.

"Oh~ Xiao Chen, do you still know tea?"

"This jasmine is very fragrant, Lao Gong~ Is this Zhang Yiyuan's or Wu Yutai's?"

When Lao Gong said this sentence, Chen Li's hand holding the teacup suddenly trembled, and then he tried his best to shut his mouth.

But even though Chen Li worked hard, the tea that he hadn't had time to swallow still overflowed from the corner of Chen Li's mouth.

He tried his best to hold back his laughter, and Zhou Bowen on the opposite side naturally noticed it.

Sighing, Zhou Bowen put down the purple clay pot in his hand, turned around and shouted to the side kitchen:

"The surname is Gong~ What did your ancestors think? Why did you change your surname?"

"Tell me~ how many times have I been misunderstood because of being friends with you these years?"

The surname was changed from Gong to surname. Upon hearing this, Chen Li understood that the "Old Gong" that Zhou's father said this week should be a Manchu.

In his previous life, Chen Li had a Manchu friend, who was not a common surname, and there were no famous people in his ancestors, so naturally he left no family property.

So this friend of Chen Li~ is actually very average!
However, Chen Li had heard some customs about the Manchus from the other party, but at this moment, Chen Li had almost forgotten it.

The only thing I still have a little impression of is that Manchu people don't eat dog meat, and some Manchu family rules are a little bit more.

"What's the matter? It's not good to dislike my surname? Then why don't you be friends with me?"

"Every time you complain, but every time I cook, I don't see you eating less?"

On the other side of the kitchen, a "strong man" wearing an apron responded dissatisfied.

It's a strong man, mainly because it's the first time we meet, Chen Li can't say he's fat.

In fact, the one in the kitchen is about 1 meters tall, but the weight is estimated to be more than two hundred.

"Hey~ You are the only friend who cooks delicious food by my side, why should I not eat?"

Zhou Bowen flirted with this strong man with a smile!

Of course~ this is a mutual hatred between friends~ it's completely harmless!

But after he was done, Zhou Bowen suddenly realized something and frowned!

He found that ~ he and this Chen Li get along with each other. It seems to be a little "harmonious"!

This harmony is not that harmony, Zhou Bowen feels that there is something wrong with it.

Although every elder really hopes to get along well with the younger generation, but this is the first time he and Chen Li meet.

The two even exchanged pleasantries before, and then Zhou Bowen made a small joke, but at this moment Zhou Bowen felt inexplicably as if he had "knowed" Chen Li for a long time.

Of course~ this is just a feeling, I feel that Chen Li suddenly intervened between him and his old friend Chef Gong, and there was something inexplicably harmonious.

Even unknowingly, he revealed his true nature in front of the other party!
Bah~ It can't be regarded as exposure, this is Zhou Bowen's previous plan!
Just as expected!
It should be that Chen Li, as a junior who met for the first time, would be more stressed and restrained.

And as an elder, you can be less serious, and then you can ease the other party's emotions.

But now... I don't even need to ease it myself, on the contrary, I feel a little puzzled.

You know. This Chen Li is a friend of his own daughter, even a few years younger than his own daughter.

And today is the first time we meet, and we haven't said a few words yet!
This feeling is a bit interesting!
However, Zhou Bowen only had this idea in a flash, and then he shouted to Chef Gong in the kitchen:

"I'm asking you?"

"Which family does your jasmine flower belong to today?"

"Wu Yutai's, if you like Xiao Chen, I will bring you some when I leave later."

"Take it at ease~ I will directly credit Lao Zhou!"

Before Chen Li could refuse, Chef Gong in the kitchen waved to Chen Li directly.

And Zhou Bowen was obviously dissatisfied with Chef Gong's behavior, but the tea was for Chen Li, so he couldn't say no to it.

If Chen Li wasn't present, he would naturally argue with Chef Gong. It wasn't about money, but an old friend for many years, and he got used to getting along like this.

Chen Li was a little speechless~ To be honest, he suddenly felt that Zhou Xiaoli's father was completely different from the gentleness he showed on the outside, okay?

According to the first impression, Chen Li felt that Zhou Bowen should be the kind of Confucian businessman who can speak well and quote classics.

But the impression Zhou Bowen gave him now, if he had to describe it. Chen Li felt that the other party should change clothes.

Slippers, shorts, vest, and a cattail fan in his hand.

Then Chen Li held a cup of tea and sat here watching Zhou Bowen tongue-in-cheek with Chef Gong.

Hey~ This kind of picture fits well!

Of course ~ thinking about it, it is naturally impossible for Chen Li to say such a thing.

Although there is no generation gap between Chen Li and Zhou Bowen, the absence of a generation gap does not mean that they can talk about anything.

After all, Zhou Bowen is an elder, isn't he?

"I'll let Uncle Gong decorate it for you later!"

"By the way~ where did we talk just now?"

Zhou Bowen ended his argument with Chef Gong, mainly because he had to eat the other party's meal for lunch today!
Coupled with the fact that Chen Li is still here, Zhou Bowen has to pay more attention to his image.

"Uh~ Thank you, Uncle Zhou!"

"Thank you Uncle Gong!"

Chen Li didn't refuse either, but after thanking Zhou Bowen, he got up and walked two steps to thank the kitchen.

Chef Gong waved to Chen Li again, and then continued to fiddle with the lunch.

It is said that it is a private restaurant open to the public, but in fact, Chef Gong is the only one in the kitchen for this lunch today.

Chef Gong is a Manchu, and it is said that his family used to be a Manchu aristocrat.

But~ the nobles of the Manchu ancestors have a lot to go, after all, the Qing Dynasty is over, so this is meaningless.

Chef Gong's grades were not very good when he was a child, but... he managed to cook good meals.

In particular, it is said that Chef Gong's family has several recipes handed down from the palace, so this buddy has managed to gain a little reputation in Yanjing's culinary circle.

And this Chef Gong's family is different from that friend of Chen Li's previous life!

That Manchu friend of Chen Li's family background is average!But at Chef Gong's house, what should I say~ Anyway, I don't have to worry about eating and drinking since I was a child!
Even now, this buddy opened a private restaurant, but he didn't intend to make money from it.

Because there is no shortage of money at home!
This point is somewhat different from Chen Li's conjectures before he entered the courtyard.

In the past, Chen Li always felt that those private dishes were actually just a gimmick.

For example, why do you only book two tables a day? Yes, you only book two tables a day, but in fact, you made twenty tables worth of money from these two tables.

This made Chen Li speechless!
Of course~ if this dish is really delicious, it is not unacceptable.

But what is the most disgusting thing?

Money ~ spent!But the quality of service and food you should enjoy has not kept up!

To put it bluntly~ some private kitchen restaurants are purely for the gimmick of private kitchen dishes.

The reason why there is such resentment is because Chen Li in his previous life was once such a big grievance.

And he took his sister Chen Xue with him.

At that time, Chen Li and his party of four spent more than 8000 yuan.Then. No one said it was delicious!
This is so bloody!

To put it bluntly, Chen Li paid the IQ tax.

But this chef Gong is different, he has real skills.

Today, when Zhou Bowen invited Chen Li to dinner, Chef Gong pushed the original customer away without saying a word.

What is it called?capricious!
But that's because Chef Gong has that ability, and he's not afraid of offending customers!
Compared with clients, Zhou Bowen, who has known him for decades, is the one he should entertain.

It's the same thing if Zhou Bowen entertains clients.

But today Zhou Bowen is entertaining the juniors, it is considered a family banquet, which is another matter.

So today Zhou Bowen directly gave his assistant a vacation, and he did all the work by himself.

This is also the reason why Zhou Bowen didn't continue to fight with Chef Gong just now!

And Chen Li was planning to go back to the table to chat with Zhou Bowen, but when he turned around, he saw Zhou Bowen walking towards him.

"Old Gong~ By the way, I remembered something!"

"Didn't you ask me where the chicken came from last time?"

"I forgot about this before. The chicken...is raised by Xiao Chen's chicken farm."

"Bangdang~!"

As soon as Zhou Bowen said this, the sound of a kitchen knife falling on the table came from inside.

Hearing this movement, it must have been thrown directly on the table.

Then the figure of Chef Gong jumped out from the door of the kitchen, and in the blink of an eye, he jumped in front of Chen Li.

"Xiao Chen~ Did you raise the chicken at Lao Zhou's house last time?"

Chef Gong reached out and took Chen Li's hand.

Don't look at Chef Gong as a fat man, but his fat is definitely not puffiness.

As a chef, Chef Gong's hand strength is naturally far beyond ordinary people.

Fortunately, Chen Li's half a year of training and exercise was not in vain, and he nodded after getting rid of it easily.

"Uh~ I don't know if it is!"

"But I did give Miss Li a chicken twice!"

"That's right~ it's the one that Xiaoli brought back!"

Zhou Bowen on the side also nodded at this time!

After the Spring Festival, Chen Li gave Zhou Xiaoli two yellow-feathered chickens raised in chicken farms, but Zhou's family definitely didn't lack for these foods.

So as soon as the chicken was brought back, it was frozen in the refrigerator.

This freeze is half a month!

Until the end of last month, Chef Gong happened to be a guest at Zhou's house.

Chef Gong went to Zhou's house as a guest, so it was impossible for Zhou's family to cook.

As a result, Chef Gong tossed the chicken in Zhou's refrigerator, and found the yellow feather chicken.

At that time, Chef Gong felt that the chicken was not bad, so he took the chicken and made a pot of chicken soup.

That taste. It's absolutely perfect.

At that time, Chef Gong asked where he bought the chicken, but how did Zhou Bowen know?

Moreover, the chicken had been frozen in the refrigerator for less than half a month, and Zhou Bowen had long forgotten that it was Zhou Xiaoli who took it home.

I asked the nanny auntie, and the auntie said they bought it from the vegetable market, but Chef Gong did not believe that such a good chicken could be bought in the vegetable market.

This was two days ago, when Zhou Bowen and Zhou Xiaoli were chatting, they mentioned this matter again.

"Aiya~ Xiao Chen!"

"It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes!"

"Come, come, let's chat!"

"Old Zhou~ help me keep an eye on the kitchen!"

So in an instant, the chef and the person chatting with Chen Li
Changed!
(End of this chapter)