royal family

After Shao Yan finished his work in the kitchen, he followed his disciples out while eating tomatoes, and instructed Tian Xiaotian and the others to take the lid of the bamboo bucket aside.Father Shao quickly stopped him and introduced a group of media workers who followed him. Shao Yan was stunned for a moment looking at the long guns and short cannons on these people's shoulders, then smiled and nodded to them.

"This is the dog son Shao Yan." Father Shao said it modestly, but when he introduced Shao Yan, his eyes were full of pride, "All the dishes at the Yumen Banquet today were researched by him. My son is not He is too talkative and has a quick temper, but when it comes to cooking talent, he is much better than me as a father."

The reporters who were stopped by the rice had already set up their shooting equipment. They pointed the camera at the bamboo barrel. After a moment of water mist transpiration, the crystal grains of rice became clear.While sniffing the aroma vigorously, the photographer kept zooming in to take close-up shots, and then suddenly moved away from the camera to get closer to the bamboo bucket: "Why is this rice green?"

The rice in the bamboo bucket is thin and long, with uniform and plump grains. When piled together, it reveals a light green color, which is crystal clear and attractive.After hearing what he said, everyone realized that the rice was special, and they gathered together to watch the excitement. Lu, who took pictures with a camera in his hand, was very curious about this bucket of rice with a slightly abnormal aroma.

"People know that Kunlun is in the sky." Shao Yan asked lazily, "Have you heard of green rice? This is it."

"Is this green japonica rice?" Although tribute rice is well-known, the production is limited, and the chances for modern people to encounter authentic green japonica rice are still relatively small.It is amazing to be able to cook green rice from any angle. The photographer at the beginning nodded suddenly, "I see, that's no wonder. I said that I have never smelled such a sweet rice fragrance. Look at those old days. It is said in the book that this rice is used as a tribute to the emperor, so it must be different from what we ordinary people eat, hahahaha."

Shao Yan waved his hand to ask his apprentice to serve the rice. He didn't agree with the other party's speculation, but casually hooked his fingers on the wall of the bamboo bucket, and replied with a smile: "You should put the green rice in the pot and cook it all. Is this the smell? If this is the case, I don’t need to put this Yumen Banquet anymore. The rice can only be steamed to get out the fragrance. A steaming bucket has to be discarded three times at most. The rice has to be soaked for half a day before it is put into the fire. The water for soaking the rice is mixed with honey, my wine and mineral water. There shouldn’t be any smoke when it comes out of the pot. In order to finish steaming this bucket of rice, my apprentices have been working day and night for two whole days.

All the people present were a little dumbfounded, the exquisite workmanship and extravagant investment completely exceeded their expectations.After hearing Shao Yan finish all the complicated steps, they looked at the bucket of rice with serious eyes, and even put so much effort into the rice, one can imagine that the other dishes of the Yumen Banquet were outstanding. How serious.Father Shao asked Shao Yan to take this group of reporters to dinner first, and he didn't say anything all the way, but the photographer who was the most active just now kept asking, "Do you want to make these dishes yourself?"

Shao Yan nodded casually.

"Where did your cooking skills come from? Did your grandfather teach you?"

Shao Yan looked back at him with thoughtful eyes.When he caught his gaze, the photographer's neck trembled, but after gathering his composure, he insisted on asking: "Did your grandfather pass on the recipe to you in private? Does your uncle's family know about this? Tell me It's okay again."

Shao Yan stared at him, and suddenly smiled after walking a few steps.After leading the media into their small hall, he put his hand on the photographer's shoulder, slowly moved his palm up to the other's neck, and rubbed it repeatedly.

He didn't let go of his hand until he felt that the muscles under his palm were tense to the point of being almost stiff.

"Eat yours." Shao Yan patted the disheveled photographer with a threatening voice.Seeing that the other party began to nod his head like a chicken pecking at rice, he let him go, and turned to face a group of reporter girls who also came forward to dig up news, but they put on another gentle and gentle face.

Shao Yan's current appearance is obviously very popular with the opposite sex.He was young, and the ladies present were more or less a few years older than him, so he had no resistance to the handsome young man with elegant speech.The interview before serving food thus became Shao Yan's personal show. The picture of him sitting in front of the sightseeing window and answering questions lazily appeared in the camera, which was quite pleasing to the eye.In addition, he has an outstanding family background, elegant conversation, and good cooking. Before his character flaws are discovered, no matter how popular he is, it is not a rare thing.

This enthusiasm was not broken until Tian Xiaotian brought people into the half jar of Huaniang. This kind of wine has an elegant aroma, but it is unexpectedly overbearing. The aroma of the wine spreads very quickly and lasts for a long time.Many people who were working hard to take pictures became absent-minded when they smelled this smell. Shao Yan saw the sign and lent them an excuse to serve food and left.Although this group of female reporters were all pretty and each had their own styles, it was hard for him to bear the sharp mouth.After going out, Shao Yan stared at the crowded banquet hall not far away for a while, feeling incomprehensible—he has met many girls since he came to this era, and the openness and generosity of modern girls is undoubtedly the same as that of the ones he has been in contact with in the past. It's very different, but it's also a worry that the girls are too strong.

Mr. Shao, who doesn't know the age of sadness, obviously doesn't know what is right and wrong, and the things that can't be solved for a while are quickly forgotten.

The media in the small banquet living room are already boiling! !

Different from serving dishes one by one in the living room of the big banquet, when the media came late, their portions of dishes would be heated in the kitchen, and they would be served on the table when they arrived.The nature of the media work is special, so the waiters in the restaurant didn’t bother them. They just left them the unsealed wine jars and then left. There was no limit on the portion size. What could they do with the good wine and dishes piled on the table? live?

But they have to control it!They don't come here purely to eat, they need to take pictures and introduce before eating, etc.The reporter from the city station was still holding a microphone and talking to the camera in a serious manner, but when the thing on the chopsticks entered his mouth, he squinted his eyes and shrugged his shoulders with a long aftertaste: "Oh!!!!!!"

All the gaudy words in her head were swept away in an instant. She stared at the camera for a long time, and could only stare at the camera with emotion: "I have nothing to say, it's just delicious!"

"..."

After the interview team was silent for a while, the leader quit, and she threw the rolled up procedure book on the table: "Liu Nana, what's the matter with you?!"

Normally, a small reporter should be determined to admit her mistake, but she didn't today. She stared at her leader with tears in her eyes, and her eyes were filled with inexplicable emotion: "Leader, come and have a taste! Don't be too greedy to move your chopsticks. Let me tell you that I At this age, it is the first time I have eaten such a delicious thing!!"

The leader stared at her, and sighed in frustration after a while, directing the camera to take a picture of the food first, and she reprimanded the little reporter while picking up the chopsticks: "Liu Nana, look at your ignorance, take two bites in a while and quickly take pictures of the task." Alright, if you don’t want to go back to Taiwan, you’ll have to talk to the leader yourself... eh!”

The stewed goose was picked up by hand. Her eyes widened a little, she chewed for a while, and then she sat down and greeted the photographer: "Let's put the machine there first, come and eat, it would be a pity if the food gets cold in a while."

The other teams that were still filming have more or less moved towards this development. The management of the small media is more relaxed, and you can eat as soon as you take a photo. Those interview teams from the province or other provinces have strict management but cannot do this. , I could only force myself to recite my lines while being hungry, while listening to the sounds of cups, plates and bowls of colleagues around me, I swallowed bitterly.

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After this battle, the Yumen Banquet caused quite a stir.

The people who came to the banquet, the locals in city A, it's okay to say, but the people from province A, especially those outside the province, are simply publicizing the banquet as a strange experience.There are very few out-of-province people who have been to City A, especially Yumenxi. Such a precious food tasting opportunity has naturally become a rare thing in the local circle of friends. Rich people also love to show off, but only in their own circle.It didn't take long, and after Shaw's, there was an outcry in the surrounding provinces that City A came out with a Yumenxi that tasted even better than Shaw's. People with a little financial strength drove here to experience it out of curiosity. Naturally, it was highly praised, and the value of the several branches of Yumenxi also increased rapidly, and it was hard to find a table.

The media who were present that day were short-sighted, and they were indeed amazed. Afterwards, they took Shao's father's hard-earned money and worked harder to promote it.The fact that the boss of Yumenxi is the eldest son of the deceased old chairman of the Shaw Group has also been publicized to everyone.Of course, the topic is biased, and it is not unintentional to bring out the old man. The editors who have been digging hot spots for a long time are not for nothing. A few statements that seem to have no subjective position make people think infinitely. He galloped in the direction of the brother's wall.The Shao family does have hot spots to speculate, whether it is the current tit-for-tat confrontation between Yumenxi and the Shao Group, or the well-timed will that appeared after the death of Mr. Shao, Shao Yubo, who has almost taken away all the shares of the Shao family, can be called He is a winner in life, but in the eyes of bystanders, he is naturally not as cute as Father Shao.

Shao's father is also quite old, but he really wants to tear himself apart with his younger brother, and even becomes shameless when he plays the emotional card with bitter tricks.After a period of time, even many public opinion orientations in City A began to lean towards conspiracy theories. Not long after the funeral, Shao Yan's fall injury was dug up by someone. Father Shao's family was like a child without a mother. After his father died, he lived a life of being bullied.Putting it up and looking at it makes the questioner sad and the witness to tears.Guessing that Shao Yan is the voice of Mr. Shao's personal disciple became more and more certain. After the death of Mr. Shao, he seemed to have fallen into the altar. blowout trend.

What battles for inheritance, what forged wills, what Mr. Shao guessed before his death that the second son would not let the elder son's family go, so he secretly left the family recipe for the eldest son, and the incident of Shao Yan's injury was even more serious. An incredible height - he can carry 5.00% of Shaw's equity on his back!It didn't happen sooner or later, but it happened not long after Mr. Shao announced his will. Who would believe that it wasn't intentional?

Those who gossip never try to verify the logic of what comes out of their mouths, and those who listen to it just join in the fun, so that they will not be unable to keep up with the hottest topics during the after-dinner chat.Scandals have always been the fastest-spreading things in ancient and modern history. These rumors, whether true or false, have their own nose and eyes. Father Shao, who originally played the role of Bai Lianhua in the topic, has nothing to worry about. People mention him at most. This man is useless, the boss can't even fight against his younger brother, and he can earn a reputation for being kind if he doesn't hurt or itch.But for the Shaw Group, that was really a shocking scandal.The older the brand, the more prestigious it is. Shaw started to make a fortune from the generation of the father of the young master, and it has been passed down to Shao Yubo for three generations. Whenever it appears in the public eye, it is bound to be accompanied by various brands. A national or international gastronomic award.This was once the group culture that Mr. Shao and even other shareholders of Shaw Group were most proud of, but they never expected that not long after the company was handed over to Shao Yubo, Shaw Group's unshakable good reputation was quickly splashed with layers and could not be washed away. clean blot.

The original neutral shareholders in the Shaw Group couldn't sit still, especially some older major shareholders who paid special attention to reputation.The original situation where Shao Yubo was slightly better than Liao Hedong was about to be broken, and the voices of dissatisfaction with Shao Yubo within the group were getting stronger day by day.

Shao Yubo finally couldn't sit still, and dared not bring up the conflict with his wife's family anymore.Being begged by him, Liao Heying's father naturally couldn't really stay out of the matter, and it wouldn't do them any good if Shao Yubo fell.After several interventions, the rumors about the Shao family in City A have finally calmed down. Although there are still rumors outside the province, they are not close to the Shao family after all. After a period of cold treatment, they can probably be exposed.

Only then did Shao Yubo regain his precarious position. Although the shareholders in the group were dissatisfied, he still held the largest share in his hand.It is also impossible for the shareholders to work together to deal with him. After all, everyone will have small calculations in their hearts to benefit themselves, and no one can trust the other.

Facing the aggressive Liao Dong, Shao Yubo could only endure the pain of bleeding from his heart and kept making concessions. It was not until the management staff made a new change that the condemnation of him in the group gradually subsided.At the new round of shareholders' meeting, when he saw Shao Yan appearing in the company again, he almost wished he could go up and stab him to death.

Shao Yan didn't take it seriously, and always gave him a cheap and sarcastic smile when he looked at him. If he didn't get angry and had a myocardial infarction, he really had to thank Mr. Shao for giving Shao Yubo a good physique.

Because of Shao Yan's existence, the atmosphere of the shareholders at the regular meeting was a bit weird.After all, no matter how much they favored the Dafang family in the past, what the shareholders held was Shaw's equity after all.Yumenxi's various methods recently showed that they were trying to make things difficult for Shao's. As members of Shao's, they couldn't just watch their company being forced to death step by step.

Many people also know that Shao Yan is the biggest head of Yumenxi. To be honest, as insiders, they still believe that Shao Yan is the disciple of Mr. Shao who is now rumored in the market.Zhao Weibo, who was jumping on the table, was surnamed Zhao. Out of traditional thinking, it was hard for them to believe that someone would be willing to impart their unique knowledge to an outsider with no blood connection.Although Shao Xiansheng is not the eldest grandson in the eldest room, in the eyes of many old people, he is indeed the best candidate to pass on the family business. The current reputation of Yumenxi is so bizarre. It all happened after the death of the old man and the separation of the two families. The illogical guess became very reasonable under various coincidences.

For this reason, even though they are currently in a competitive relationship with Yumenxi, Shaw's shareholders still can't feel disgusted with Shao Yan.Except for Shao Yubo, almost all the shareholders had regrets in private. It was nothing more than that if the Dafang family was left behind, with Shao Yan's means, how unstoppable the Shao family's future development would be. .

Shao Yan, who was sitting next to Shao Yubo at the meeting and looked lazy, was absent-minded throughout the whole process, but none of the shareholders who knew his ability dared to underestimate him.Shao Yubo felt his breath and almost stiffened all over, but he had no choice but to ignore the person beside him.

After the meeting, many shareholders couldn't help but want to come to Shao Yan to say a few words, all for him to persuade his father not to look down on him, and not to be young and energetic. Although the two brothers of the Shao family separated, they still have a relationship Words of the same blood.The long-winded talk was just trying to tell Yumenxi not to confront Shao about everything, and wanted to play the emotional card when the situation was not good.

Shao Yan and Shao Yubo, who had already walked to the door and turned his head, met eyes, smiled at him from a distance, and splashed dirty water without hesitation: "How could we not know that we are all a family? My father was also If you want to live a low-key life, you are satisfied. But if you are bullied to the head, you have to fight back, right? You should also know how many things happened to our family after the separation. If it weren't for being forced to helplessness, who would want to have trouble with old friends ah?"

As soon as he said these words, the spirits present fell silent as if they had been punched in the head.They didn't think much at first, and all kinds of possibilities that they hadn't guessed before flashed across their minds.Seeing that they are all smart people who don't need to be pointed out, Shao Yan naturally didn't say much, just took out a stack of invitations from his pocket with a smile and put them on the table: "Let's not talk about that, Yumenxi will open a new store next month , I also have a job to come here today. My father said that everyone in the company taught him a lot in the past, and I hope everyone can join in the happy event of opening a new store. Although it has nothing to do with Shaw Brothers, my father still cares about it. Everyone who is in good health, I also hope to meet you again after work. I have brought it with me. The address of the new store will be in S City. At that time, I will charter a special plane to take care of everyone's back and forth. Everyone also look at my father's thin noodles. Don't let I returned in vain."

Everyone who was still in deep thought was startled when they heard the news. Liao Dong took an invitation card in disbelief and opened it: "Opening a branch? How long has it been? How come you are in such a hurry?"

"It's a coincidence." Shao Yan smiled at him, "I didn't plan to rush that way at first, but my aunt's house happened to find a location with a good location. After going to see it, my father also thought it was very suitable, so I wanted to shift the focus of business there. .”

shift the center of gravity?

The shareholders who heard this couldn't help looking up at Shao Yan's expression, but Shao Yan didn't seem to know what they were thinking, so he just said, "City A is smaller after all, and it's hard to accommodate two people in one mountain." Hu, the Shao family was managed by the old man with all his heart and soul, and with such a friendship between father and everyone, it’s fine to express grievances, and he didn’t think about making things difficult for the Shao family.”

Many old shareholders were dumbfounded when they heard this, and they all praised Shao's father as being a hundred times better than Shao Yubo for his love and righteousness.The Shao family group is already in a dangerous period. If Shao's father really pursues it fiercely, the company will inevitably end up with heavy losses, not to mention the serious damage to its vitality.Except for Shao Yan, no one in the room would like to see this kind of consequences, even Liao Dong who had already fought fiercely with Shao Yubo.

At this time, Father Shao, who clearly had the upper hand in both morality and strength, was willing to take a step back, and his image in their eyes suddenly became taller.Compared with Shao Yubo, who has not accomplished anything since he came to power and still clings to power, the images of the two brothers are completely different immediately.Everyone promised that they would come to the new store to join in the show, and a group of people were still talking nonsense about sending Shao Yan out. Shao Yan, who took back a basket of good words with peace of mind, laughed when he got in the car—this group of idiots really put their family together. It is regarded as a great Bodhisattva who cuts meat and feeds eagles.

Father Shao is not a fool, how could he throw away the thriving market in City A, and take all his wealth and go to City S to develop?It's just that those customers who came to Yumenxi from other provinces to support them made them discover a bigger market outside of province A during this period of time.The Shao family has run businesses for several generations, and they have always lived pitifully in this small place in Province A. If Shao's father continues to develop Yumen seats in Province A, he will inevitably have several fierce battles with the Shao Group in the future.Of course, Shao Yan is very happy to see this kind of development, but according to Yumenxi's current influence, if he really fights to the death, he doesn't dare to guarantee 100% that his family will be the one that survives.

City A should continue in accordance with the current pattern of shortage of supply and demand. It will only be called hearty when it wins the country in other provinces, and then turns its guns and returns to kill a game.

Shao Yan rolled down the car window and waved to a group of shareholders who were still standing at the entrance of the company and watching him. After retracting his arms, he felt refreshed for a while.

When the shareholders saw the car driving away, they couldn't help talking to each other.

"Oh, the boss's family was kind before, but it really hasn't changed now."

"Isn't it much better than the current one? I don't know what the old man thinks, so he chose and kept such a thing."

"Do you know if it's the old man's own idea? I don't know."

Everyone shook their heads and smiled tacitly, and Liao Dong didn't hold back from saying: "It would be great if the boss and his family stayed in the company."

Everyone was silent for a moment, thinking of the rapid development of Yumenxi, they couldn't help but sigh.I don't know who couldn't keep quiet first, and changed the subject first: "Hey, tell me, what do you mean by what Shao Yan said to our conference room just now?"

"What else do you mean?" Several old antiques who watched the development of the Shao family all the way were a little angry, and raised their fingers to point upwards, "Aside from that, who else would do so many dirty things behind the scenes? Brother Shao really loved him so much for nothing For many years, I have spoiled such a wolf-hearted thing, and my brothers will not let it go!"

The other people who were skeptical at first heard what he said, and then remembered the incident of Shao Yan's fall and amnesia, and they more or less remembered it in their minds.

When Shao Yubo went downstairs, he happened to meet a group of shareholders coming out of the elevator. Although the meeting was not going well, he still held back his emotions and nodded with a smile.The shareholders did not respond to his overtures this time, especially those who were old and senior, and they all looked at him with disappointment.

"..." Shao Yubo was confused and upset, and looked back with a slight frown.

The shareholders looked at him and shook their heads. When passing by him, several uncles couldn't help but raised their hands and patted him on the shoulder, warning in a low voice: "You should also learn a lesson, Boss and his family are kind people. , don't be too extreme."

Shao Yubo, who was standing there, was stunned for a long time, and he came back to his senses after a while, and turned his head to look at the backs of the shareholders who left in disbelief.

Gosh!Are these people going to be unreasonable? !Now who is doing things absolutely!Obviously it was Shao Gange who picked the day of the opening of the hotel to embarrass him, but this group of people are unreasonably helping the big room! ?

The more Shao Yubo thought about it, the more angry he became, and he almost passed out.

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On the Dafang side, Shao Yan and his father looked at the employee roster on the computer. After browsing a few pages, they found that most of the words were incomprehensible, so they immediately gave up, and turned to the other side to fiddle with the apprentices who were going to be sent to S City together. Candidates.

The address of the branch was chosen by Yan Daichuan, and the Shao family only now knew that the Yan family had already shifted their work focus to the coast. S City, as one of the best international metropolises in China, has shops in good locations, especially those with larger areas. It is simply a price without a market, and a thousand gold is rare.This time it was really a coincidence. It just happened that a restaurant in the largest commercial building in City S closed down. It couldn't have been better.

The rent in such a place is naturally ridiculously expensive, and Shao's father can't afford it all at once, so Yan Daichuan paid it first after it was settled.Shao's father, Shao's mother, and the others didn't refuse, and they took it to heart after thanking them a few times. Yan Daichuan did a good job. These days, his mother took him to live at Shao Yan's house, and he happened to explain something to Shao's father. City S has deep rules.

City S is different from City A. It is a place where cutting-edge culture gathers in the country and even the world. The competition there is as great as the opportunities, and the rhythm is strong. Father Shao, who is used to the slow pace of City A, may not be able to get used to it immediately.

But having said that, the entire Yan family agrees with you on father Shao's decision to open up a branch in S city.The Shao family has always had no great ambitions. If it hadn't been for the loss of inheritance rights, Shao's father might not have taken the risk and chose such a difficult path.But there is no doubt that the current society is not as full of kindness as Father Shao was when he was young.If you don't advance, you can only retreat. The era when the wine is not afraid of deep alleys is gone forever. If you continue to stagnate, you will definitely be trampled by later competitors.

After losing the Shao family group, Shao Yubo's father, who had been counted several times by Shao Yubo, learned from the pain and planned to make a big career. This kind of development really had to make Li Yuke, who was watching, sigh that it's a blessing in disguise.

The author has something to say: Shao Yubo: QAQ "Why are you blaming me when it's not my fault? It's not fair!"