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Chapter 152 Liu Chongyang
Liu Chongyang sat in the rocking chair as usual, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan while watching his grandchildren chattering, laughing and playing nearby.
Suddenly, the little granddaughter was knocked down by her grandson and fell on her butt, crying loudly in pain.
Liu Chongyang quickly put down the palm-leaf fan in his hand, stood up and stepped forward to seek justice for his granddaughter.
After finally calming his granddaughter down and getting her to stop crying, Liu Chongyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to get up, he heard a knock on the door.
Liu Chongyang turned around in surprise. His son had gone to work, his daughter-in-law had gone back to her parents' home to visit relatives, and his wife had just returned from shopping for groceries. Who could be knocking on the door at this moment? Could it be someone looking for him again, asking him to be the chef?
Thinking of this, Liu Chongyang's eyelids trembled, and the hand that had been holding the spatula for years clenched involuntarily. It seemed that it might not be impossible to go back to his old job.
The knocking on the door continued. Liu Chongyang came back to his senses. He stood up with his hands on his knees and walked towards the gate step by step.
When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Liu Chongyang skillfully unbolted the gate and opened it. As soon as the gate opened, he saw Qian Laiye and his group standing at his door.
Liu Chongyang went over the faces of the three of them in his mind. After confirming that he didn't know them, he asked doubtfully, "Who are you?"
As soon as Liu Chongyang opened the door, Lin Chuyi set her eyes on him. With the combined skills of being a good horse judge and recognizing pearls with a discerning eye, relevant information about Liu Chongyang instantly appeared before her eyes.
Name: Liu Chongyang, Gender: Male, Age: 53, Personality: Honest, loyal, Occupation: Chef (resigned), Talent: Three and a half stars in cooking skills.
Life experience: He learned cooking skills since childhood and has been in the industry for 33 years. During this period, he was plotted against and was unemployed and suffered a bad reputation. Later, he met his benefactor Lin Chengye and moved his family to Lanzhou City. He lived a peaceful life for 15 years. He was forced to resign two months ago and is currently unemployed.
Life creed: Be content with what you have, current favorability value: 0.
Lin Chuyi quickly scanned the character information that appeared, then nodded slightly towards Qian Lai, indicating that there was no problem with this person.
Qian Lai also blinked his eyes to indicate that he understood, and he smiled at Liu Chongyang.
"Hello, Chef Liu. My last name is Qian. I'm the one who bought the Fuyun Restaurant. This time I came here mainly to hire Chef Liu to be the head chef of our newly opened Yipin Guo. We are inviting you sincerely. Salary and benefits are negotiable. I wonder if you can let us in to discuss in detail?"
Qian Laiye saw a few children coming towards them from the corner of his eye. He paused and added, "If it's not convenient to go into the house, we can also go to the teahouse at the intersection and ask for a private room to discuss in detail."
Liu Chongyang was shocked twice by Qian Laiye's words.
Before the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the profession of chef belonged to the lowest class, on par with prostitutes and beggars, and was at the bottom of society. People usually became chefs to support their families.
After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the status of chefs was greatly improved. With the praise of the emperor, chefs were given commendatory titles such as Dingzujia, Tianchu, Seasoning Master, Vegetable General, and Cooking Master.
As the leaders set an example, the common people gradually gave up the derogatory titles for chefs such as "cook slave", "stove raiser", "cook", and "cook".
There were even different titles for chefs in different places. The chefs in the palace were called imperial chefs, the chefs in officials' homes were called official chefs, the chefs in the military camps were called cooks, the chefs in temples were called monk chefs, and the chefs like him who worked in restaurants and hotels were called fourth chefs.
Liu Chongyang has been in the industry for so many years, but he has never heard anyone call him a chef. In his opinion, a so-called "chef" should be a chef with superb cooking skills and who is deeply recognized by the people. Only he can be worthy of the title of "chef".
Although he thought he was a good cook, he didn't dare to say that he was a chef. When he heard Qian Lai calling him chef, he quickly waved his hands to indicate that he was not worthy of the title.
But when he heard Qian Laiye say that he was the one who bought Fuyun Restaurant, he stopped waving his hands involuntarily.
Although Liu Chongyang left Fuyun Restaurant, he never really let go of it in his heart.
His son Liu Fatada knew his father's concerns and had been secretly paying attention to the latest developments at Fuyun Restaurant. Shortly after Fuyun Restaurant changed owners, Liu Fatada told Liu Chongyang the news.
However, Liu Fadada only knew that the Fuyun Restaurant had changed owners, but he didn’t know who owned the restaurant now.
Therefore, Liu Chongyang, who only learned the latest news about the restaurant through Liu Fadada's retelling, did not know who the new owner of Fuyun Restaurant was.
When he heard the news, he felt mixed emotions. He couldn't understand why Fuyun Restaurant was in good condition when he left and had to be sold in such a short time.
Besides feeling sad, he was even more angry towards Lin Feng. He didn't understand how Lin Chengye and his wife, who were such good people, could have given birth to such a spendthrift.
After he got over the feeling of discomfort, he had time to care about the subsequent development of Fuyun Restaurant. However, he did not expect that there had been no movement after the restaurant changed owners and it has been closed ever since.
Their family's current situation is much better than when he first entered society, but it is still just an ordinary family and they have no channels to learn more information.
Without any news, Liu Chongyang could only continue to stay at home, taking care of his grandchildren to divert his attention and force himself not to think about the affairs of Fuyun Restaurant.
But he never expected that the person who bought Fuyun Restaurant would appear directly in front of him, which made him feel incredible.
Why would a big boss who could afford a restaurant come all the way to their shabby place to find a little-known cook like him?
Wait, what did he just say? He wanted to invite me back to Fuyun Restaurant to be a cook? Oh my God, is this true?
No, that's not right. Now Fu Yun Restaurant is not called Fu Yun Restaurant anymore, it's called something like "Pot". But none of this matters. The key point is that he can go back to his old place and continue working.
Liu Chongyang was a little dizzy from the huge pie that fell from the sky. He bit his tongue, suppressed his excitement, and forced himself to calm down.
He does have the intention of returning to society, and his former boss's words also make him very excited. However, he has never seen these people before. Although they reported their identities, he has no way of confirming whether they are true or not.
If he had encountered this kind of thing before, he would have directly refused. Seeing his firm attitude, the other party would generally not bother him any further, and the matter would have been over. He would not have to consider the other party's identity at all.