Chapter 310： Su Ji disciple

Beijing, the Red Maple Hotel.

This is a very famous restaurant in the capital. The most famous thing is that in this restaurant, you can eat top dishes at state banquets.

Even the back chefs of the restaurant are divided according to the different cuisine groups in the state banquet.

In some state banquets, the dishes that foreign guests are full of praise can almost all be tasted in the Red Maple Hotel, and they are almost authentic.

The overall design of the hotel is not that kind of traditional ancient charm, but has followed some modern styles.

Each box inside the hotel is decorated with the characteristics of different countries.

So even if you don’t eat in a restaurant, just take pictures in the restaurant, the restaurant incorporates the diversified decoration of the characteristics of various countries in the world, it is really a very attractive scenery.

Zhuang Zhebin ran to the Red Maple Hotel early this morning.

He has an important task today, and that is to find the sous chef here, Shi Jinbin.

Zhuang Daozhong didn't call Shi Jinbin directly, because Shi Jinbin is very obsessed with cooking. Now he is almost 70. He spends most of the day in the back kitchen, leading his apprentice to study various dishes.

So in many cases, you may not be able to find someone on the phone.

And Zhuang Daozhong felt that there were some things that might not be clear enough on the phone, so he asked the great-grandson Zhuang Zhebin to come to him specifically.

Because of family relations, Zhuang Zhebin naturally moved in and out of the kitchen at the Red Maple Hotel.

As soon as he stepped into the back kitchen, Zhuang Zhebin was in charge of the kitchen where the cuisine was located, and he heard a voice immediately.

"You guys must remember that cooking is about kung fu. This kung fu is to constantly hone yourself in peacetime, and to ensure that you will not perform abnormally at critical moments."

Hearing the sound, Zhuang Zhebin knew that his grandfather Shi was teaching his apprentice again.

However, before Zhuang Zhebin could speak, Shi Jinbin had already spoken: "Xiao Zhuang, you came here today. Did your grandfather or your grandfather let you come?"

When Zhuang Zhebin heard Shi Jinbin’s words, he immediately greeted with a smile: "Good morning, Grandpa Shi, you have been soaking in the back kitchen all day. My grandpa wants to find you and you can’t find it, so I can only let me go. Take a proper rest."

Shi Jinbin put down his work, let the apprentices do it first, washed their hands, and led Zhuang Zhebin out of the back kitchen.

After coming out, Shi Jinbin seriously asked, "Is there anything Shishu asked me for?"

Zhuang Zhebin didn't talk nonsense, so he told Grandpa Shi what he had seen during a trip to Huaicheng with his grandfather.

After talking about the whole thing, Zhuang Zhebin said seriously: "Grandpa Grandpa means that if Grandpa Shi, if you have time to visit Huaicheng, you will first meet Grandpa Rong and be a witness."

Shi Jinbin looked serious, and said in a deep voice, "Su Lanxin is back, and did Jin Rong get a stroke of anger?"

Zhuang Zhebin quickly said: "Grandpa Rong did not blame Grandma Xin, and Grandpa Rong's body itself is not very good."

An angry expression appeared on Shi Jinbin's face: "Huh, it wasn't Su Lanxin who pulled the seniors away back then. How could your grandfather Rong lose the opportunity to attend the state banquet? How could Su Ji still be such a small restaurant today?"

Seeing that Grandpa Shi was angry, Zhuang Zhebin said again: "Grandpa Shi, you older generations will tell you what happened back then. It happened that my grandpa was here this time, and I heard that Grandma Xin also asked your other brothers to witness together. "

Shi Jinbin sneered when he heard the words and said, "What kind of testimony do those ungrateful wastes have the ability to bear?"

This sentence is very harsh, but Zhuang Zhebin knows some things about Su Ji's family from his grandfather and his grandfather, and he can understand Shi Jinbin's hatred for those who left Su Ji.

Zhuang Zhebin thought for a while and asked, "Then, Grandpa Shi, are you going?"

Shi Jinbin responded earnestly: "Go, why not go? That bunch of **** can be the witness, why can't I go?"

Zhuang Zhebin breathed a sigh of relief: "That line, you must know the location. The time is Children's Day."

Shi Jinbin was a little surprised: "Why did you choose the day of Children's Day on June 1st?"

Zhuang Zhebin was taken aback for a moment, and then whispered: "Grandpa Shi, the uncle of Grandpa Rong's house, who is now the head of Su Ji, loves his daughter very much, so this contest was for his daughter's birthday. "

Shi Jinbin was taken aback for a moment, and then he became happy: "Hahaha, okay, okay, interesting, I haven't seen the granddaughter of Jin Rong's family, I have to meet this time in the past."

Then, Shi Jinbin asked Zhuang Zhebin: "Xiao Binzi, how is your uncle's craftsmanship? Is it Chen Wei's opponent?"

Zhuang Zhebin was a little surprised at first: "Grandpa Shi, how do you know that Grandpa Chen will compare with Uncle Chen?"

Shi Jinbin smiled and said: "Of course I know, because Su Lanxin's side, only Chen Weineng is qualified to compare. Su Lanxin's son can't cook at all, and Su Lanxin's closed female apprentice is just embroidering legs."

Zhuang Zhebin then told Shi Jinbin about his grandfather's evaluation of Feng Yifan.

Shi Jinbin was a little surprised when he heard this: "Oh? Did the uncle think so highly of the son-in-law of Jin Rong's family?"

Zhuang Zhebin nodded: "Yes, Grandpa Shi, I have also been in Su Ji's kitchen. That uncle is indeed very good. Whether he is a knife or fireworker, he is very skilled, and he is very calm and sophisticated in cooking."

Speaking of this, Zhuang Zhebin thought and said: "Watching him cook, it feels like he is facing a master chef, and I enjoy it."

When Shi Jinbin heard Zhuang Zhebin say this, he was full of curiosity about Feng Yifan, but on the surface he just nodded indifferently.

After all, he has not seen a real person, nor has he seen it with his own eyes, so he still has a little conservative attitude toward what Zhuang Zhebin said.

"Okay, Xiao Binzi, you go back first, there are still classes in the morning? Don't delay school, your dad knows about it, and I must beat you up again. I know the time. Arrange here. I'll go with the teacher. Uncle meets."

When Zhuang Zhebin heard that he was attending class, he was also very active. He was a very active person. He originally wanted to go with Shi Jinbin this time.

As a result, he was caught by his father and ordered him not to go. He must go to school well.

Zhuang Zhebin had no choice but to say goodbye to Shi Jinbin, left the Red Maple Hotel, and went home to get his schoolbag and rushed to school.

When Shi Jinbin returned to the back kitchen, he was still muttering: Does Jin Rong's son-in-law really have such great skills? I haven't seen him for so many years, and I don't know how Jinrong is now?

Thinking of this, Shi Jinbin actually felt deeply guilty for Su Jinrong's junior.

He was originally just a very ordinary little cook, but by chance, he learned of the existence of Su Ji, so he quit his job and went to Su Ji to study.

Although Shi Jinbin ranks at the bottom of Su Ji's apprentices, he is actually quite old when he went to Su Ji to learn how to cook.

At that time, among the ten apprentices of Su Ji, apart from the elder brother Chen Wei, Shi Jinbin was the oldest.

However, according to the order of apprenticeship, Shi Jinbin was still ranked tenth.

Shi Jinbin and Chen Wei are different. Although Chen Wei was old when he became a teacher, Chen Wei has already received systematic training before he became a teacher, so Chen Wei is very solid in many basic skills.

Shi Jinbin was originally a little cook, he was a self-taught wild way, and many basic skills were totally inadequate.

Coupled with the fact that he is relatively old, he is actually quite strenuous to learn.

So at that time, among the top ten disciples of Su Ji, Shi Jinbin was regarded as the most inconspicuous, and his culinary skills were completely incomparable to the other brothers.

But Elder Su didn't mind, he still treated all the disciples equally and taught each disciple very seriously.

Therefore, Shi Jinbin is a very hard worker under Master's hand.

Later, when there was a family separation incident, Shi Jinbin was naturally unwilling to leave with Su Lanxin, and chose to leave Su Ji.

At that time, Master's body was already not very good, and later it was Shi Jinbin and Su Jinrong who took the lead, which can be regarded as supporting Su Ji.

Later, when Master passed away, many of Master's friends before his death came to Su Ji to express their condolences. Among them was Elder Zhuang Daozhong.

After his condolences, Mr. Zhuang extended an invitation to Su Jinrong to let him go north with Mr. Zhuang.

But Su Jinrong gave up the opportunity to go north, and instead gave the opportunity to go north to Shi Jinbin and another senior who stayed in Su Ji at the time.

This also made Shi Jinbin today.

And the other brother is also very close to Shi Jinbin, but it is a pity that he has now passed away.

Looking back now, after so many years, the brothers are already quite young.

The oldest two, Chen Wei and Shi Jinbin, are even close to 70.

Thinking back about the grievances and grievances of those years, Shi Jinbin couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "Why is it so painful? It's just the same breath as before."

It was really just for a sigh of relief, but in the end this matter lasted for more than forty years.

In the back kitchen, Shi Jinbin's apprentices were surprised when they saw the master coming back from the outside without saying a word.

After a long time, the big apprentice asked, "Master, what's the matter with you? Is it okay?"

Shi Jinbin came back to his senses, glanced at the big apprentice, and said sternly: "Kang Chen, Master will take a leave of absence for about two to three weeks. During this time, you will be responsible for the back kitchen."

The big apprentice was a little surprised: "Master? Are you going to ask for leave?"

Shi Jinbin nodded: "Yes, Master is going out for a trip, you remember, bring me good brothers, I will leave the cook to you, if something goes wrong and come back, I can't spare you."

The eldest disciple Kang Chen said quickly: "Master, don't worry, my juniors and I will definitely keep the back kitchen for you."

Shi Jinbin nodded, his eyes swept across his group of apprentices.

Suddenly he said: "Master is getting older, in fact, you should also give up your position. Kang Chen, you also participated in the state banquet with Master, you have to carry the chef in the future, understand?"

Kang Chen was a little dazed. He thought that Master was away for a while, maybe to get some relaxation or something.

But now listening to what Master said, how do you feel that you want to retire?

Although Shi Jinbin has already passed his retirement age, the Red Maple Hotel still hired him back with a high salary. The reason is that his craftsmanship is there. Maybe because of his old age, some swordsmanship is not good, but if he is there, the hotel's card is just right. Here.

Now Shi Jinbin suddenly said, letting the big apprentice carry the back kitchen, this is obviously a retreat.

Kang Chen and his juniors said quickly: "Master, don't leave."

Shi Jinbin saw the appearance of a group of apprentices and immediately said with a serious face: "What are you doing? One by one, several of you have participated in the state banquet. Are you still being hypocritical with Master here?"

Hearing such a sentence, the apprentices were instantly in awe.

Shi Jinbin continued: "You must remember that the back kitchen is your station. You must be worthy of your own clothes and your reputation as a state banquet chef."

After listening to these words, all the apprentices became serious.

Shi Jinbin finally said: "There is no permanent banquet in the world. Master cannot take you forever. You should also shoulder this burden yourself, understand?"

The apprentices replied in unison at this time: "I understand Master."

Shi Jinbin took off his hat, walked forward and put it on the older disciple Kang Chen, and patted the big disciple on the shoulder: "Okay, Kang Chen will take more responsibility in the future, and the chef will leave it to you."

Kang Chen was also in his forties, and tears were already rolling in his eyes when he saw this scene.

In the end, Kang Chen said seriously: "Master, don't worry, I can't give you a share."

Shi Jinbin nodded in satisfaction, and after bidding farewell to the apprentices one by one, he turned and walked out of the back kitchen.

When he found the manager of the hotel, Shi Jinbin was straightforward and told the manager that he would retire and leave more opportunities to young people.

The manager and Shi Jinbin are also very familiar, knowing the temper of the old man, but he didn't expect the old man to retire suddenly.

Shi Jinbin did not give the manager a chance to persuade him: "Needless to say, I have already decided that where I am, I am selfish, and recommend my big apprentice Kang Chen. You can also discuss it. It is okay to change someone else, but my apprentices still Please save a meal."

The manager immediately said: "Lao Shi, what are you talking about? How could our Red Maple Hotel change people? Don't worry, just follow what you said, let Master Kang take over your position, when do you want to Check back and welcome at any time."

Shi Jinbin nodded and said, "Okay Then I will leave first, and I have to go back to pack my things, and then go out. As for the retirement procedures, wait until I come back."

Naturally, the manager immediately agreed: "Everything will be done according to what you always said, and we will wait for you to return and then retreat for you."

After bidding farewell to the manager, Shi Jinbin did not have any contact with the others in the back kitchen and left the Red Maple Hotel alone.

After Shi Jinbin left, the manager quickly notified the boss, shareholders, and the current chef of the Red Maple Hotel.

This incident was sudden, and a little bit beyond everyone's expectations.

But everyone can understand, after all, Shi Jinbin is indeed old, and the meaning of retirement is also understandable.

Leaving the hotel, Shi Jinbin took the bus back to his home.

Entering the door, walked to the photo of my wife who had been dead for many years: "My wife, I'm going back to Su Ji, you don't often ask me, why don't you go back and have a look? I'm going back this time, go back and have a look."