Siheyuan: Me! He Yuzhu defies fate and changes destiny

Everyone unanimously recognized He Yuzhu's status, and since then He Yuzhu has become a top master in the culinary world.

For those officials who appreciate gourmet food, He Yuzhu's social network will definitely be extraordinary in the future.

After all, He Yuzhu's superb craftsmanship is here?

After talking with He Yuzhu, other chefs also expressed their friendly greetings to Manager Gu and Tian Zehua.

In the afternoon, after everyone had left, Tian Zehua said:

"Zhuzi, everyone who comes here has recognized you, so you should accept the gift money.

Remember to keep it safe! 」

He Yuzhu waved his hand and refused:

"Master, I really can't accept this money. This is all the hard work you and Manager Gu put in. I really can't take it!"

Manager Gu interrupted to explain:

"Zhu Zi, what your master said is true. This is the common practice. If you fail to win the approval of everyone,

This amount will become the compensation that we, Hongbinlou, should pay. After all, we are a large hotel.

The economic losses incurred from a day without sales were considerable, but the situation has now changed.

The strength you have shown now has won the respect of everyone in the culinary world.

Our Hongbinlou and your master Tian Zehua have also gained great reputation because of this, the value of which cannot be measured by money.

So this gift is yours.

I will send you the gift list later.

As for the gifts and cash in the gift box, I have already put them in your room.

Please check it later.

This gift is unacceptable for both me and Master, otherwise we would lose face.

So you must accept it!"

After listening to Manager Gu's words, Tian Zehua echoed:

"Yes, that's what Manager Gu said. Just take these! This is what you should have.

If you don't take him in, Manager Gu and I will be laughed at by other chefs in the end!"

Faced with this situation, He Yuzhu really knew nothing, so he asked:

"Master, what will happen if I fail the test?"

Tian Zehua responded and explained:

"That will only make you lose face. People will say that you have taken an unorthodox approach and brought trouble upon me, your master, and Manager Gu.

And if you claim that you have master-level skills, no one will believe you anymore.

No one recognizes your abilities anymore!"

After listening to Tian Zehua's explanation, He Yuzhu finally understood and nodded:

"So that's how it is. Then Master, Manager Gu, I will shamelessly keep these gifts!"

Just imagine that these people coming here this time are not ordinary chefs, but gourmets who enjoy a high status.

None of them gave small gifts, the starting amount was at least three million, and the highest amount given was five million.

The items on the gift list are quite precious, including antiques, gold, calligraphy and paintings, and jade products.

After all, to this day, such rare items are still expensive and very popular in the market.

It was the year 1952, and the country had not yet faced the challenges of difficult times, and antique paintings and calligraphy as well as gold were still extremely valuable.

He Yuzhu browsed through the gift list and wrote down everyone's name; for him, who had already reached the seventh level of Chinese martial arts, it was easy for him to remember everything he saw.

However, what is more important is the growth and progress of life.

After remembering everything, he put the gift list away and no longer cared what others thought.

At the same time, He Yushui, who was standing beside him, had already fallen asleep on the bed after having a good meal and a drink. He Yuzhu did not disturb him, but was thinking about what to do next.

However, what he didn't know was that he had caused a sensation in the entire culinary community...

"Old Li, is this true? Has a cooking master really appeared in Hongbinlou?"

“It’s absolutely true, I saw it with my own eyes and even prepared the ingredients to verify it.

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"Have you really reached the master level?"

"Can I say this nonsense? This is absolutely true!"

"Oh my, that's amazing, you can be called a master chef at the age of seventeen?"

"That's right! I must find an opportunity to ask him for advice.

'

"Just your limited ability?"

"Please teach me, please teach me!"

……

Another person asked, "Mr. Lan, is that He Yuzhu really a master chef?"

"It is undoubtedly true. I am a master, so how could I be wrong?"

"Oh my god! Are you really only seventeen years old?"

"That's true. He's still a young man despite being so young. I really admire him!"

"What about us?"

"What should we do? Isn't the emergence of a master chef a great joy?"

"Indeed, it's just our business?"

"Do you really think I'm dead?"

"S-Stop! Teacher Lan, please don't be angry!"

……

This topic has been widely circulated among restaurants and food critics, and many veteran gourmets have expressed their desire to try the cooking skills of this emerging master chef.

Starting from the next day, He Yuzhu fell into a busy situation; however, he still handled all the orders he had received before meticulously and carefully, which made General Manager Gu very satisfied.

After all, it was He Yuzhu who brought him unparalleled prestige and respect.

He Yuzhu knew that he would be taking an exam later this month, and the meal prices he set were quite expensive.

Even though he received a lot of help from General Manager Gu, he believed that he should never ignore the kindness of others just because he had technical strength.

He would never, and would never, tolerate such ungratefulness.

In this way, he spent the whole month in a busy schedule until the end of July.

As for the salary payment, it was done for everyone else together, except Tian Yehua and He Yuzhu, who were personally managed by General Manager Gu.

So, He Yuzhu came to General Manager Gu's office and heard him say:

"Xiao Zhuzi, the five million here is your salary, and these two notes totaling seven million are bonuses for your hard work this month!"

After hearing what Manager Gu said, He Yuzhu didn't expect that he would give him 12 million at one time.

This is an astonishing amount of wealth at the moment. For an ordinary person, 12 million may take two to three years of hard work to accumulate, but for He Yuzhu, it was just one month's achievement.

Manager Gu explained: “This amount is all due to your hard work.

Even ordinary stir-fried dishes cost more than four or five hundred thousand yuan.

Despite the high price, demand remains high.

You should be clear about the quantity of each dish you cooked this month.

This reward only represents a tiny part of the income you bring to Hongbinlou."

After hearing this, He Yuzhu realized that he had already prepared more than a thousand dishes this month. Calculated at a minimum of 400,000, he had contributed nearly 400 million in revenue to Hongbinlou.

So only 7 million is not much.

So He Yuzhu said: "Is that so? Then I'll take it!"

Seeing He Yuzhu collect the reward, Manager Gu said happily: "Well done, keep it up!"

He Yuzhu left after he finished speaking.

In fact, whether it was lunch or dinner, he did prepare quite a few dishes during this period.

It is precisely because Manager Gu set the high price, otherwise the income would be even greater.

He was also extremely happy inside.

Over the past two years, he has earned a total of about 45 million.

Since being promoted to the Grand Master level, his monthly income alone is a quarter of the total of the previous two years.

Senior chefs do earn a lot of money, no wonder so many people are keen to learn this skill.

But in fact, cases like his are extremely rare, and it is considered good for an ordinary chef to have a monthly salary of hundreds of thousands.

Even a top-level person like Master Tian Zehua can earn about two million a month - such an amount is rare in Beijing and even in the whole country.

People like He Yuzhu are even rarer. In the future, he will be responsible for cooking at national banquets.

Although He Yuzhu is gradually becoming popular at this stage, his reputation is limited to the culinary world and among food lovers.

The country is busy eradicating crime and dissidents and has not yet paid attention to problems in similar areas.

After returning, He Yuzhu counted the assets he had recently acquired.

At the beginning, as a second-tier chef, he had an annual income of 3.6 million, and after deducting various expenses, he was left with 2.8 million.

After deducting a part of the five million yuan given to him by Tian Zehua, the remaining amount was about three million and seven hundred thousand yuan.

As for what you get from Black Gold, they are all small and large fish and gold bars, which are not applicable to the current monetary system.

The average monthly net income after being promoted to chef is about three million.

The annual profit is 36 million, and after deducting expenses, there is more than 29 million left.

Including the 12 million just received,

As of now, the total amount on hand is approximately 47.7 million.

Assuming the calculation is based on the currency reform in 1955, it is roughly equal to the current value of more than yuan on hand.

It's almost August.

After the final exams, the results will be announced in September and the new semester will begin in October.

In the next two months, it is expected that about 20 million more can be obtained.

Thinking about the fact that he would still be the honorary chef of Hongbinlou in the future, he would still have an income of 180 million per month, which would be 2160 million per year.

From 1952 to 1956, before the public-private partnership, the company earned a total of about 8000 million.

This means that by 1956, he would become a truly rich man.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but feel happy.

This income was very generous even in the 1980s.

Of course, as a member of the working class, it may not be much compared to those engaged in commercial trade.

According to Manager Gu, the merchants had a monthly income of at least 4 million yuan. Even if half of that was taken, the net profit would be 2 million yuan, which was equivalent to 1956 yuan in currency.

But apart from himself, everyone else has his or her own expertise and not everyone can enjoy the delicious food made by He Yuzhu.

So those businessmen actually earn a lot more than us, they are just very low-key.

However, this is only a rough estimate by He Yuzhu, and it is not clear whether this is really the case. But it is not very important to He Yuzhu. After all, he just needs to manage his own affairs well.

You know, the space he has with abundant supplies, treasures, and even weapons resources is already rich enough.

Therefore, He Yuzhu now has more than enough funds.

Taking advantage of his next vacation, he plans to buy a bicycle, which is very simple for him now.

You have to know that he has nearly 4700 million in cash on hand, so even the most luxurious bicycle would only cost 2 million at most.

For this reason, He Yuzhu wants to buy three or four bicycles during this period of time to avoid being unable to find one in the future.

However, he didn't know what kind of situation he would face.

At least for now he is still making plans for the unknown days.

In fact, he could only guess what his future would be like, but what was certain was that he would not suffer any loss.

The next day, as usual, he started a new busy work.

On the 13th, Manager Gu came to He Yuzhu and said, "Xiaozhu, you are going to take the exam the day after tomorrow, so take a full day off tomorrow to recuperate. I hope you have good luck in the exam!"

He Yuzhu nodded when he heard what Manager Gu said: "Okay, thank you very much, Manager Gu!"

However, Manager Gu waved his hand and said it didn't matter: "You told me a long time ago that I should take a full day off tomorrow to prepare for the exam the day after tomorrow!"

He Yuzhu agreed again and said, "I don't plan to come for the next two days. I'll have to trouble Manager Gu to look after my sister Yushui."

Manager Gu thought about it and felt that it would be difficult to make much progress in one day.

Ever since He Yuzhu became a top master, he has always been busy with the affairs of Hongbinlou.

So no one said anything against the request for leave.

He also thought that if He Yuzhu failed the exam, he might stay in the store, so he was quite tolerant towards He Yuzhu.

After all, it would be terrible if He Yuzhu was dissatisfied and didn't come to work.

After all, in the past two years, He Yuzhu has been trying his best to improve his cooking skills, and I have never seen him deliberately learn anything else.

Therefore, Manager Gu knew very well that He Yuzhu probably had no chance.

The next day, when He Yuzhu was about to leave after briefly talking to He Yushui, He Yushui grabbed his thigh tightly and said:

"Brother, I want to go too!"

Faced with the cute He Yushui's coquettish look, He Yuzhu thought it didn't matter, because He Yushui would know what to buy sooner or later anyway.

Then he nodded and agreed:

"Okay, let's go together. It's a good opportunity to buy you some clothes. I haven't bought you new clothes for a while!"

No matter what she bought, He Yushui was satisfied and happy as long as she could go out with her brother. A happy smile bloomed on her face.

He Yuzhu picked her up and said with a smile:

"Yu Shui, why are you heavier than before!"

He Yushui chuckled and said:

"Because I've grown taller!"

He Yushui was gently rocked in He Yuzhu's arms and asked:

"Have you really grown taller, Yu Shui?"

He Yushui nodded:

"Yeah! I even went to measure my height!"

He Yuzhu said to He Yushui:

"Great, as long as Yu Shui eats well, he will get higher and higher!"

After nodding her head earnestly, He Yushui now looked forward to growing up strong as soon as possible; she knew that if that day really came, her brother would be able to save a lot of hard work.

Now she has become very understanding and quite attached to He Yuzhu.

After going out, He Yuzhu took his sister to the department store, where they bought a bicycle and two watches - now there is no need to exchange coupons to buy things.

Buy all these products now so that you don't have to worry about them anymore.

Things like radios and sewing machines were not included in the shopping list; on the one hand, mineral-based listening devices were still the main form of reception on the market, and transistor-based devices had not yet been introduced.

Another consideration is that I don't know how to use a sewing machine.

He Yuzhu doesn't care about that little expense now. If he wants to buy clothes, he can just go directly to the clothing store. The same will be true in the future. He thinks he doesn't need to worry about financial issues.

Then, riding their newly bought bicycles and carrying their watches, they ordered a complete set of new clothes for themselves and each other.

These clothes are for daily school wear - even though He Yuzhu already has enough clothes to change, he still needs to dress decently in a learning environment;

Most of the outfits I had previously owned were suitable for work.

After finishing this, he bought a series of toys and candies for his sister and visited the examination room together.

After that, they went home together, and He Yuzhu began to pack up and prepare for the exam that would be held tomorrow.

Although he was quite confident that he would be able to get into his ideal university, he still made sufficient preparations in advance.

The next morning, he set out early and rode his bicycle to the examination room.