royal family

Under an unprecedented crisis, comrades in the same camp will become extremely united.

Liao Heying, who was separated from her husband in the cold war, also put aside the conflict and returned to Shao Yubo's side.The couple sat opposite each other, and Liao Heying uttered the answer he got after asking his father for help. He was speechless for a moment, and after a while Shao Yubo sighed: "Your father really said that?"

Liao Heying lowered her head, her husband's disappointed eyes made her feel short of breath, but Liao Xiaolong's incident had not been over for a long time, and her father and brother's family were all angry with her. Fortunately, the elder brother's decision to stand by did not surprise her.

Seeing that his wife didn't speak, Shao Yubo couldn't see it on his face, but his heart burst into anger.After inheriting the Shao family, he spent enough money on the Yue family to reach a jaw-dropping amount. The current development of the Liao family is all due to his generosity. Now that the Liao family is hardened, is it because of Liao Xiaolong's affair with him?He felt the anger of being ungrateful, and couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "Sure enough, a friend in adversity is a friend. When your father and the others were in trouble, we got together faster than anyone else. Now it's their turn, just push back and forth for a little help." ……hehe……"

"Don't speak so harshly." Fang Liao Heying must have quarreled with him when she heard this a few days ago, but now that her relationship with her natal family has broken down, her endurance seems to have returned to the toughness she had when Mr. Shao was around, and she was ridiculed He just frowned slightly, "Liao Xiaolong is still in the hospital, can elder brother and sister-in-law not hate us? Who can blame us for something like this in the hotel? Blame my family?"

Shao Yubo sneered: "Don't you just want to say that I have brought on this fate now? Don't make sarcastic remarks, who else can you rely on except me? I am down and out, how can you treat yourself like this?"

Liao Heying bit her lip, just at this moment the servant of the Shao family appeared, stepped forward and whispered, "Mister and wife, Mr. Zhao is here."

Liao Heying was not interested in Zhao Weibo at all, and rolled his eyes when he heard his name.She secretly ridiculed her husband, who had always been so self-sufficient, but dug up a piece of trash this time, and saw Zhao Weibo stepping into the door with a sullen face after a while.The spirit of the other party this time is much worse than last time - the long hair that has not been trimmed in time, the wounds left by shaving on the cheeks, tired eyes and huge dark circles.The word "elite" is a thousand meters away.

"Brother, sister." Zhao Weibo paused slightly at Shang Liao and Yingpi's smiley expressions, and then followed to the reception area without changing his expression, "Why did you ask me to come here?"

Liao Heying ignored him and sat at the place farthest away from him. Shao Yubo smiled at him, and after a long time of hesitating to speak, he said in a semi-commanding tone: "You have recently... rest at home for a while Time. I am almost as old as I am, and it is not unreasonable to be busy with work, so I will give you a vacation and spend more time with my wife."

This is to let him go in disguise. Zhao Weibo immediately felt a little unbearable when he heard his voice-over.Before coming here, he also guessed that Shao Yubo might treat him like this, but it didn't mean he was mentally prepared for it.After struggling till now, he managed to get the shares of Shaw Brothers and accepted a group of apprentices who obeyed him. Not long ago, he even took control of the top management of the Shaw Brothers hotel industry. Half of his life has passed However, the good days have just begun, and he can't wait to enjoy the money, scenery and power that will come to his head shortly after that. Everything was fine a few days ago, but how long has it been? The dream that was playing suddenly turned to another direction that made him at a loss.

He stood up with a dry smile, his smile was stiff, and he kept shaking his head: "Brother Yubo, you can't treat me like this...I even betrayed my sister and others for the sake of the hotel..."

Shao Yubo leaned over to persuade him: "Wei Bo, calm down..."

"How can I be so calm!?!" Zhao Weibo suddenly broke out after being at a loss for a short time, circling around the coffee table and accusing Shao Yubo angrily, "It's not fair! It's not because I made a mistake that the hotel guests didn't come! Why am I the only one who wants to step down?!"

Shao Yubo became annoyed when he pretended to have nothing to do with him, and couldn't help retorting in a low voice: "We're not talking about whether the guests will come or not on the opening day of the hotel, don't tell me you didn't see the news on the Internet Comment, Webb, I don't want to make it so obvious, but you should know yourselves."

Zhao Weibo seemed to have been hit on the head with a hammer, and his eyes became dazed.

Seeing that he had calmed down a bit, Shao Yubo felt relieved, sat next to him and comforted him: "You also need to understand my difficulties. Yesterday at the shareholder meeting, Liao Dongdong threatened me with your matter and asked me to transfer the hotel line. The development and management rights are handed over to his people... Weber, how many people do you think I can trust in the company? I really regard you as my right-hand man. But now the limelight is really tight, who do you stay for? It’s not good. I’m not telling you never to come back again. Are you afraid that your skills will be useless? What’s more, you still have the equity of the new hotel in your hand. Who can really drive you away? Let’s Between the two of you, the first thing is to keep me safe, and I will be able to promote you back when the limelight passes."

Zhao Weber lowered his head. Although he didn't express his opinion, he obviously listened to his words.

No one spoke in the room for a long time, and Shao Yubo waited patiently for his answer.

Zhao Weibo suddenly raised his head, and looked directly at Shao Yubo with piercing eyes: "Brother, I was the one who was confused. But I believe you, and don't take me for a fool when the time comes."

"How come?" Shao Yubo put his arms around him and patted him on the shoulder affectionately, "We brothers are both grasshoppers on the same rope, I don't think it's possible to leave you behind."

After Zhao Weibo left dejectedly, Liao Heying sneered: "He just wants to date his relatives, brothers and sisters so much. He didn't even look at me last time and ignored him. He didn't even want to face him."

Shao Yubo didn't warn her to shut up this time, but leaned on the sofa with a tired face.

However, things did not develop in a good direction because of his regression.

Zhao Weber's departure obviously pleased a group of shareholders headed by Liao Dong. Although his apprentices stayed on, without Zhao Weber's support, how much noise could a group of cooks make?His position was quickly replaced by a manager recommended by Liao Dong. Shao Yubo's eyes were green when he looked at the list of inaugural personnel.

In just a few days, he suffered the biggest blow since inheriting the Shao family. The failure of the invited guests was like a stone thrown in a quiet pond, and the ripples were so wide that no one had expected it before. of.

At the beginning, those who refused the hotel's invitation were only some famous people in city A or province A who were engaged in gourmet work.Most of them have patronized Yumenxi's business, and they have the patience for this restaurant that has not yet become popular after the name change, so they will not hesitate to abandon the bigger sign of Shao's and come here.But the consequences of their decisions were enormous.Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Shao's father and Shao Yubo were fighting from their swords at hand, especially some insiders who were also invited were fond of talking about it.At this time, those experts' teams undoubtedly played a leading role. In a few days, even some heavyweight guests from outside province A also switched to the camp.Shao Yubo had no choice but to try his best to retain the remaining guests, but until the opening day, the list of rejected guests submitted was still being refreshed every now and then.

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The sound of gongs and drums, fireworks in the sky above the suburbs of city A, and the fireworks of the ceremonial team were lively. All the shareholders of the Shao family stood at the entrance of the hotel and cut the ribbon with the invited city leaders.

Shao Yubo's smile in front of the camera is impeccable, but her mood has been sinking to the bottom.After the ribbon-cutting, the city leader said a few words of encouragement and was about to leave. Shao Yubo failed to persuade him to stay, so he could only watch him get in the car and leave.

After being depressed for a moment, he regained his energy before returning to the hotel.

There were more journalists than guests, and the restaurant, which was originally prepared for guests, seemed empty.Shao Yubo could only send a large part of Shao's employees, so that the scene would not be too ugly.However, many of the heavyweight guests who had promised to interact with each other disappeared, and the media were naturally unhappy.In addition to getting red envelopes, when they come to news, they also want to bring topics back. Just because Shao’s Hotel opened, they will not only send such a large interview team, but those well-known gourmet commentators in and out of the province are the ones at the interview meeting. Main event.

Shao Yubo each wrapped a thick red envelope, and this group of people reluctantly stayed on.They are still very satisfied with the dish that Zhao Weber was invited back to cook again, but the compliments that come out of their mouths can't play a big role in the development of the hotel.

While eating in the house was in full swing, Shao Yubo secretly went to the balcony with a glass of wine.The scenery of the hotel outside the balcony was picturesque. He looked at the rolling hills in the distance, his head was in a mess and he didn't know what he was thinking. He just drank a glass of wine dully and felt that all the strength in his body was drained. clean.

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On the other side, Yumenxi's back cook was almost too busy.

The restaurant used to hold big banquets before, and I started to have some experience with it. Although there were more guests than in a restaurant with only two floors, it didn't look very crowded under Shao's father's arrangement.

The old store originally had an antique decoration style, and the name Shangyumenxi really fits perfectly. After everyone gathered, many people took out their invitation cards and communicated with the surrounding guests.Most of them have the same status, each occupies a place in the industry, and most of them share the same interests when they find topics.Apart from the upcoming imperial banquet, they chatted about the invitations, and many people focused on the beautiful and sharp lowercase characters on the invitations.Most traditional gourmets have studied Chinese culture and have many opportunities to get in touch with these cultures. Although they are considered senior Chinese culture lovers, it seems that there are not many words like this one on the invitation card.

Mr. Wang chatted enthusiastically with people. He was an employee of a fairly traditional Chinese culture system in City C. He made a lot of contributions to the study of ancient culture before retirement, and his influence after retirement was absolutely unmatched.He is good at food and calligraphy in his life, and he gave up Shao's to come to Yumen seats because of this paper invitation. After he arrived, he heard the surrounding experts in city A say that the food here is better than that of Shao's with a big sign, and he was in a good mood. Natural beauty is not good.With the invitation card in his hand, he shook his head and praised others: "This is the first time in my life that I have seen this handwriting with a slanted sword. Nowadays, people who study calligraphy pay attention to the system and beauty, and their personal style has been smoothed. If the character is like the person, what you want is to see the characters as if you see the person."

"Yes." Mr. Lu, who was at the same table with him, obviously agreed with this machine, and pointed to the small signboards hanging on the arches of each small hall in the restaurant, "There are also the words "Imperial Gate Seat" on this signboard. It’s really amazing! The dragons and phoenixes danced happily all the way, and the brush strokes are really sharp and weird. Judging from this style, it must be written by the same person as the invitation.”

Everyone who knew what they didn't understand looked up at the signboard with a single sentence from him. When they came in just now, they only thought the cursive script on the plaque was beautiful, but after he said this, many people really felt a little different in their hearts.These three characters are weird, as if they were written with a single hand, they are all chic and unrestrained, and the person who wrote them really doesn't know how arrogant they are.

The guests who wanted to get to the bottom of the matter stopped the hosts who came and went to ask what happened. How could the hosts understand this word?Hearing that a group of people were full of praise for his signature invitation, he immediately laughed: "Oh, this invitation and the signboard are all handwritten by Mr. Shao's son. You must know that Mr. Shao jumped up happily when you praised him so much. .”

The old stubborn people who were still arguing about how many years of skill this handwriting took were all stunned, staring at him in disbelief: "Your Mr. Shao's son... how old is it?"

"It must be twenty?" The waiter was not very clear, so he calculated, "About nineteen? I forgot about the one born in [-]. Let me ask for you...?"

Everyone present felt a little bit shocked, and Mr. Wang stared at the words weakly for a while, and waved his hand after a long time: "Thank you...don't bother me."

When the receptionist walked away, Mr. Wang couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or unwillingness to look down at the small words on the paper that he had admired for several days, and after a long while, he sighed: "Sure enough, there are talented people from all over the country. We are all getting old..."

My colleagues think so.

Shao Yan took out the wine from the cold storage, and the cold air rushed towards him one after another. He didn't open the seal, shook it and heard a few noises, then nodded and said to the disciples who followed behind him like the wine jar: "It's all brewed." Now, move away, be careful not to knock on it."

The apprentices were a little stunned when they saw that he hadn’t opened the seal. After knowing what the wine was made of, everyone felt a little distrustful. What kind of petals and snow water sounded like mysterious folk remedies in books. Maybe no one had tried this before. , but all failed in the end.What Shao Yan wanted to take was the wine for the Yumen Banquet, wouldn't it be too irresponsible to just listen to it like this?

"Master..." Eldest brother Tian Xiaotian became courageous after being scolded too much, exchanged glances with his fellow apprentices, and cautiously stepped forward to persuade his master, "Should we also open it and have a look? This is too childish... click ..." The next few words were suddenly swept by Shao Yan with impatient eyes and held back.

Shao Yan raised his hand and patted his head, almost hitting him on the wall: "You still know child's play? If you tell you to move it, you can move it! Why are there so many nonsense?"

Tian Xiaotian leaned against the wall and lowered his eyes pitifully, the juniors immediately didn't dare to talk anymore, they scrambled to lift the wine jar.

In the kitchen of the restaurant, the newly made large steamer made of bamboo strips was steaming. The kitchen was very busy, and the smell that came in after opening the door made Tian Xiaotian and the others feel unsteady on their feet.The cooks who turned the pot all looked at the wine jars that they moved in, and they all took them back together when Shao Yan didn't see them.Shao Yan is indeed capable as a master, but there are so many rules that everyone respects and fears him. As time goes by, they dare not even do anything that might offend him.

After looking at the heat of the steamed green japonica rice for a while, he lifted the lid and looked at the whole goose that had been stewed in the cauldron for almost a day. When he wrinkled his nose, he nodded and commanded: "The goose is ready to serve, Ah Hua, take it with you. People go to cut it, and Xiaotian carries the wine out with him."

Ah Hua——Shao ​​Yan's third apprentice, the fifth junior and the third thickest, a strong man with a height of nearly 1.9 meters, reluctantly accepted the nickname of Master, who didn't care about it, and obediently took a few juniors to fetch geese.Tian Xiaotian followed behind Shao Yan step by step, saw him pick up two jars and held them up one by one, he was stunned for a while, and then he came back to find a junior who carried one with him and followed.

The guests who were chatting outside the house took a look and found that Shao Yan came out of the back kitchen holding two wine jars. They couldn't help but brighten up: "The waiters used for this Yumen table are really better than the other. Although this one is tall She's a little short, but she looks really pretty."

Shao Yan has good ears, and he didn't care when he heard his words from a long distance away. The passing waiter couldn't help explaining: "No, that's our son, Mr. Shao. You guys praised him just now. The guy behind The tall one is his big apprentice."

"..." The old men were stunned at first, and then opened their mouths in disbelief after a while. At this moment, Shao Yan threw two wine jars on the table. All eyes were attracted.

He first slapped away the hard mud seal on the mouth of the jar with one palm, and then removed the silk cloth and lotus leaves on it, a strange aroma of wine rushed out of the jar immediately, radiating unscrupulously around him open.The people chatting stopped in an instant, and straightened their waists when they smelled the aroma. Shao Yan patted Tian Xiaotian and motioned them to get the container to share the wine, and he greeted leisurely: "Everyone has been waiting. Today everyone I am really grateful for being able to come to the Yumen Banquet. Please have a drink before serving, and please forgive me if the hospitality is not good. This is my own Baihua Niang. It is light and healthy, and drinking more will not hurt body. Please wait for a while for the food, it will be here."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, his attitude didn't look like a junior just learning to show off. The old people who had read his words just now were not surprised by his style. In fact, the fragrance that wafted from when distributing wine had already taken them no time. Consider other things.

Tian Xiaotian was very surprised. The sweet aroma of the flower brew made the juniors who smelled it greedy. The wine was filled with a light green color. Such a strange formula actually made the wine!The taste is so unique.

Even women who are not good at drinking will like this fragrance very much.The wine jar is very big, and one can be divided into several tables. Tian Xiaotian and the others use an antique white porcelain jug. The process of pouring the clear wine into the white porcelain small wine glass with its slender neck is also a wonderful sight. enjoy.The clear and slightly green wine seems to be more in line with the name of the famous Zhuyeqing, but no matter in terms of taste or appearance, the two wines are very different.The concentration of the wine is not high, and the aftertaste has a touch of sweetness. When it falls into the stomach, there is a brief dizziness rising with the heat, and there is no unique flowery taste, but the combination of aroma and taste is really Make people feel unprecedented comfort.

A jug of wine was emptied in an instant, but fortunately, the hosts quickly replaced it with new wine. After everyone drank several cups of peanuts on the table, the elegant fragrance from the noses of the guests sitting nearby was overwhelmed. A burst of rich sweetness overwhelmed it.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all knew what the signal from this fragrance was - the food was served!

What was served was braised goose that could be served with wine. The goose had been marinated into black and red, with a hazy oily sheen on the surface. in every fiber.The marinade is not like Cantonese or Sichuan style. The goose meat seems to be a combination of the strengths of each family. It smells strong and fragrant, and it is tender and juicy when eaten.The goose skin is also smooth and palatable. Every time you chew it, it seems to be forcing out the sweet gravy that has been hidden deep in the goose meat for a long time. It is almost impossible to stop eating.Especially when paired with the fresh and sweet flower brew, the shades are distinct, and the flavors are harmoniously matched so that it is impossible to pick.

The stewed dishes at the beginning of the table were very popular. When the second dish was served, almost every table had only one empty plate left.The waiters are very quiet, and there is no need to explain too much about the advantages of a dish. The color, fragrance and taste are enough to satisfy the guests.The dishes served in Yumen Banquet are all new dishes, which have never appeared in the menu of Yumen Banquet before. Because there are many types, the portion of each dish has naturally been reduced accordingly.The city people who were still bragging to their friends from other provinces no longer have time to use their mouths to do unnecessary things. If not for the people present who would not do anything out of style, the order in the venue would definitely be more chaotic than it is now many.The waiters who miscalculated the appetite of this group of people could only speed up the action of serving the food, and did not leave with empty plates after several times.

Mr. Wang is almost going to be stupid. He loves food, but he is not a greedy person. What he enjoys is not a full stomach, but the delicious feeling when the delicious food stays on the tip of his tongue.Already in his 70s, he has always been a fairly self-disciplined person, eating seven to eight cents and drinking alcohol without greed, but today in the Yumen banquet, he broke the rules he had set for more than ten years.

"Oh, Xiaomeng, take it easy! Save a piece for me!" Although he is old, he has sharp ears and eyesight. Seeing that the pork ribs that just came up were almost robbed after a few efforts, he immediately got up to snatch them.Mr. Meng took advantage of the geographical advantage and ignored him at all. The largest piece of meat on the plate disappeared in an instant.The pork ribs are wrapped with glutinous rice flour. The bones are taken out and replaced with fried crispy yam and filled in the meat. It is soft and soft after one bite. The meat around the bones has a unique aroma and chewiness. After stir-frying with chili, the taste is absolutely amazing. up!He gulped down the wine that had just been filled in the glass, but when he went to fetch the wine jug, it was empty.This wine is not intoxicating, but after drinking it, it feels more comfortable than drinking strong wine. Mr. Meng is still reluctant to put down his chopsticks even though he is full. This is only the No. 20 dish, how can he be reconciled if he does not eat it later? ?

After eating the ribs, Mr. Wang became even angrier. While shaking his beard and chewing, he stared at Mr. Meng's mouth unkindly. He clearly remembered that the animal took the biggest piece of meat, and he didn't know how to respect the old and love the young. It was a waste of time!

The people at the table were almost the same in appearance, everyone buried their heads and had no time to chat, and even clinked glasses but raised their hands hastily.The table seemed to be filled with locusts, the plate was eaten up except for the ingredients, and the waiter who added the wine was very busy, Tian Xiaotian and his juniors brought out the tenth jug of wine together, watching the lively scene in the hall His eyeballs were almost green with hatred—he smelled the aroma of the wine and couldn't drink it, but this group of people ate like pigs.If the wine continues to be added, the few jars that their senior brothers have finally moved to the restaurant will be gone!

"One more pot!" The voice of asking for wine in the distance was heard in his ears, and every sentence made him jump with fear.

Suddenly there was another burst of noisy voices at the gate, and the people at the service desk turned their heads to look, and jumped immediately—Father Shao came in from outside with a large group of photographers and reporters, chatting and laughing all the way, Looking at the unit icons posted on several machines, all the big media from City A and even the surrounding provinces came!

They didn't dare to be negligent and straightened up their appearance immediately. The reporters over there were still in good shape when they followed Father Shao all the way with a smile on their faces. As soon as the door of the Imperial Gate Seat was opened, the aroma of vegetables and wine from the shop knocked them into a trance.

The door of the restaurant seems to separate another world that is completely different from the outside world. At a glance, the densely packed round tables are full of people who are eating hard, and the sharp-eyed people immediately recognized a few famous people sitting not far away.

"Ouch! Isn't that xxx!?"

"Oh? It seems that it is really him!"

"I'll go, Mr. X is actually here!"

"Isn't that so-and-so famously arrogant? How could he eat the same dish as others?!"

Occupational diseases caused a group of reporters to immediately gather together to start a discussion. Shao’s father quickly said, “It’s fine to just take a photo now. Let’s wait for everyone to finish the interview before we start the interview. There is a separate media table for everyone, and everyone will go ahead. Come and eat something."

The reporters were also a little greedy when they saw a group of people eating in the hall, and they all moved their instruments to keep up with Shao's father's footsteps. Not long after they walked in, they heard a rushing voice from the direction of the kitchen: "Let's go, let's go!" ! Give way to the trouble ahead!"

When they turned around, their eyes widened immediately.Several tall and burly chefs in white robes came out carrying a large bamboo bucket that was still steaming out. Everyone avoided wherever they went, but they stood not far away and watched curiously.

"What is this?" The reporter couldn't help asking.

Shao's father smiled, and continued to lead the people in, answering as he walked, "Rice."

The bamboo bucket was placed on the table with a bang, and the tall chef raised his hand, and the lid of the large pot that was stuffy on it was swiped off.The rice mixed with the fragrance of bamboo rolled out, and instantly stopped the footsteps of a group of media people who had just started to move.

Everyone smelled the strong fragrance, stared at each other for a while, and didn't know who was the first to speak in surprise: "... Mimi Mimi rice... how could it smell like this?"