Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Fan Ming was a man that Cao Wei had recruited from several master chefs.

He is the youngest disciple under Master Liu Yuan.

Since coming to Samadhi Tower, it’s not that I look down on this or that, I’m just lazy.

Surprisingly lazy. His level is not much different from that of Cao Wei's senior disciples.

Now it is also a stove.

However, this stove was kicked out by Cao Wei some time ago.

Liu Yuan's arrival was within Cao Wei's expectations.

"Please come this way."

The waiter brought Liu Yuan in.

Liu Yuan nodded and went into the office.

"Master Liu, you are here, please sit down."

Cao Wei did not stand up to greet him.

Liu Yuan didn't care much either.

Every industry has its own rules.

The internal rules of most industries are, in essence, profit-oriented. For example, the small group of people who collect antiques have all kinds of rules and regulations and they all follow certain etiquette when meeting elders. The main reason for this is that in the antique industry, the older you get, the more sophisticated you become. The older generation has seen a lot, so their eyes have become more sharp, and they also have more resources at hand.

There is no harm in being honest when meeting your seniors.

As for the profession of chef, there are not so many requirements in this regard.

Being a chef is not an industry that relies on relationships for profit, but rather on skills.

As long as you become a master and your skills are recognized, you can gain a foothold in the industry.

On the contrary, if you are too polite, it would be considered a loss of your own skills.

Cao Wei was the one who had officially inherited the property from his master. In terms of seniority, there was a generation difference between the two sides, but in terms of status, they were of the same level.

"Master Cao." Liu Yuan was old, but he was also very straightforward. "I came here today for my unpromising apprentice. My apprentice is a little lazy, but his skills are still good. It's not fair that you were fired just like that."

"Why didn't he tell you? Come, have some tea." Cao Wei served Liu Yuan a cup of tea.

Liu Yuan took the tea and took a sip. "He said that the hygiene was not done properly. Master Cao, at our level, do we still need to do the cleaning ourselves? Isn't that a bit too much?"

Most of the masters of this era are of the standard "old generation". What is the standard "old generation"? They accept apprentices, and the test is very difficult. If you pass the test, most of them will treat the apprentices as their sons. For example, Liu Sandao almost treats Cao Wei as his son, and Cao Wei is willing to support Liu Sandao in his old age.

This is a process of mutual achievement.

Of course, there are also quite a few people who feel that their master is too strict and cannot stand his strictness and even become hostile to him.

Cao Wei fired Fan, so as his master, he naturally could not remain indifferent.

If you say Fan Ming is a bad person and a petty thief, then you can just fire him, and Liu Yuan won't have the face to come to him. But you say the cleaning is not up to standard, what does that mean? Are you insulting him? In the eyes of most chefs, cleaning is a job that should be done by the waiter or the assistants under them, and they just need to cook the dishes.

The work intensity in Samadhi Building is already high, so naturally there will be some dissatisfaction.

"Master Liu, every family has its own rules. The rule here is that hygiene must be maintained. I don't like to see a dirty kitchen. I think there is nothing wrong with this."

"Can……"

Cao Wei raised his hand to stop Liu Yuan from saying the next sentence: "Master Liu, if I didn't tell you about this rule in advance, it would be fine. I added it temporarily, so that's my problem. But the problem is that I added this rule at the beginning of 82. Since then, I have been emphasizing that Master Fan's score in 83 was C and in 84 was D."

"No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like he was going against me, so I fired him. As for the compensation after the dismissal, I gave him quite a bit."

Liu Yuan opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

2N+1, as far as Liu Yuan knew, his apprentice received at least four-digit compensation. Cao Wei was very nice, in fact, it was because of this that he didn't lose his temper, and he couldn't lose his temper. Yes, they don't want you anymore, but the money is in place. In the past, if the boss wanted to hire a big chef, he would not give compensation in a good mood. Especially for the chefs who are not the head chefs, there are still many in the city.

What's more, there are so many people here in Cao Wei.

"Master Liu, let me say one more thing. Hygiene is something that must be taken seriously. In the past, old brands like Fengzeyuan all had clean kitchens. I'm not being picky, but if a chef can't even keep his kitchen clean, what will he do when he opens a new restaurant in the future? These are things that go into your mouth. If something goes wrong, you'll suffer greatly."

After Liu Yuan came out of Samadhi Tower, he let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, he didn't come here today for that little disciple.

Or rather, not entirely.

Who in the chef world doesn't know Cao Wei's ability? Yes, his cooking skills are not bad, or even very good, but most people are jealous. Why can you, Cao, run such a Samadhi House? Don't all the schools have a pillar? Nonsense. Even those old masters who are indifferent to fame and fortune, do the masters under them want to make money? Who doesn't want to?

Who doesn’t know that Samadhi Tower makes money?

The previous Sun Jiacheng, a great guy, changed his house directly after entering Samadhi Building.

I heard that he is also planning to buy a motorcycle.

How much did this guy earn in Samadhi Building?

Salaries cannot be kept secret.

Liu Yuan himself didn't want to get involved, but after hearing what his young disciple said, he came. Before coming, the other disciples also came to him, wanting to ask what the master's rules were, as they also wanted to open a restaurant.

But when Liu Yuan came in, he found that it was not the case at all.

This Samadhi Tower is not as simple as imagined.

Liu Yuan was also a master chef during the Republic of China period. Apart from other things, he was very familiar with restaurants and hotels. The way that Samadhi Restaurant could retain so many customers and have repeat customers all year round was not something that ordinary people could do.

Think back to what Cao Wei had just advised him.

He let out another breath.

The pattern is so different.

He knew that people could see that he was here to seek advice.

He shook his head and walked out.

He had only taken two steps when the disciples hiding in the corner surrounded him.

"Master, how's it going?"

"Yes, Master, what did he say? Did he give us an explanation?"

"Explanation?" Liu Yuan glared, "What to explain? They gave Xiao Si such a large sum of money, and it's not considered an explanation? Xiao Si, don't act against your conscience when you do things!"

"Ah?"XN