Western food lover

The winter in City H this year is extremely cold, the leaves on the trees have long since fallen, and the bare branches are swaying in the cold wind, adding to the sense of desolation.It was a cold day, and there were not many students walking around in Yuliang Comprehensive College. Everyone hid in their classrooms early. The deserted atmosphere made the college look even more spacious.

It was rare for Du Xiaoxiong to appear in the academy on time. He pulled the clothes around his neck, but he could only slightly block the cold wind pouring inside. There was only a thin sweater under the student uniform, which did not do much to keep warm But he didn't have any extra money to buy clothes.

Du Xiaoxiong is a student of the Western Food Department.With the massive invasion of Western civilization, Western food is increasingly accepted and followed by the younger generation.It can be seen from the scene of a couple of lovers who stick together waiting in line outside the western restaurant on Valentine's Day.Therefore, western kitchen education is also flourishing.The Department of Western Food is a newly opened department of Yuliang Comprehensive College. In order to attract new students, the tuition is relatively cheap. This is the main reason why Du Xiaoxiong finally chose it.

After entering the classroom of the western food department, Du Xiaoxiong said hello to a few classmates who were easy to talk to, and then walked to his desk to start preparations.Today is an operation class, so he has to prepare the table before the teacher arrives.The knife, cutting board, two small plates, and two cooking pots that come with me are cleaned and put away, so that when we start practicing cooking, we will not be in a hurry to prepare tools.

After doing these preparations, the teacher also came in.

"Hello, everybody~" Stephen, a foreign western food teacher, greeted the students loudly.He has many years of experience in Western food work and teaching, and likes to work and experience life in different countries.He used to work in France, and taught Western food in Thailand a few years ago. Recently, he came to City H and applied for the post of full-time teacher of the Western Food Department of Yuliang Comprehensive College.

"Hello teacher!"

"Oh! Xiaoxiong, I am so touched that you came to class on time today. Please continue to attend class on time in the future." Stephen saw Du Xiaoxiong, and immediately said with an exaggerated expression on his face.

"I'm sorry..." Du Xiaoxiong lowered his head in embarrassment, his little face was flushed, and the behavior of being late because of part-time work made the teacher quite uncomfortable.

"Today we're going to make a white sauce and a sweet potato soup. The time is one and a half hours." Stephen finished teasing Xiaoxiong, and immediately returned to his teacher's serious look.He turned around and wrote down the names of the sauces and soups and the required materials on the small white board in the practice room, and then the students went to the material freezer to get the required materials.

"Let's melt the cream first, remember not to be too hot, it will affect the color of the sauce if the cream burns, and then add the flour. Remember we want a white sauce, if you burn the cream, I will I want you to redo it!" Stephen explained the steps on stage.

"Don't bears have to work today?" Meili, a female classmate next to Du Xiaoxiong, whispered to Du Xiaoxiong while melting the cream.

"The boss fired me." Du Xiaoxiong said sullenly.

"He fired you? I fired him a long time ago. That kind of crappy boss, who pays so little money but has so much work, and often procrastinates so that you are late and scolded by the teacher. Leave early and leave early. You will definitely find someone better." Okay." Mei Li said angrily.

"Hey! Lili, concentrate on doing it, don't chat." Stephen reminded. "After the dough is fried, slowly add the chicken broth we made yesterday, stirring carefully to avoid lumps."

Meili stuck out her tongue, Xiaoxiong smiled gratefully at her, and both of them continued to practice.

After an hour and a half, the sauce and soup were ready, and the students took turns to show their creations to the teacher for tasting, but the students who passed the test would be asked to redo by the teacher.

"Well, your sauce is a bit thicker, you can add a little more chicken broth to thin it out, but be careful not to make it too salty. The sweet potato soup is very good. You did a good job." Stephen praised Du Xiaoxiong's work after tasting it.

Du Xiaoxiong, who was praised by the teacher, immediately had two red clouds on his face, "Thank you, teacher!"

"I don't object to students working part-time, but I hope it won't affect your study. You missed three classes last week." Stephen, who had just praised Du Xiaoxiong, immediately said seriously. "These three sauces, you go home and preview them, come tomorrow and make them for me to check."

"Okay." Du Xiaoxiong replied gratefully. Stephen is a very responsible teacher. If you miss a class, he will never forget to help you make up the class.

"By the way, the principal is looking for you. You can go to the office to find him after class." Stephen added.

"Oh..." Du Xiaoxiong's excited mood suddenly disappeared like a basin of ice water.

"Are you all right, why did the principal find you?" Mei Li asked worriedly after hearing this.

"I don't know, it shouldn't be a big deal..." Xiaoxiong said pretending to be calm.

Wu Fengjing, the principal of Yuliang Comprehensive College, is the former principal of a key middle school. Through his relationship, he opened this private college to provide various vocational training.He used the interpersonal relationship he had established in the past to hook up with several schools. They recommended students who did not study well in his school to Wu Fengjing's school.And the parents of those students know that their children have no hope of further education, and they also hope that their children will learn a skill so that they will not starve to death.So this college is considered a newcomer in the education field, but it is also running well, which shows that the principal is also a man of skill.

Although he knew that what should come would always come, Du Xiaoxiong still walked slowly towards the principal's office.

"Butt...button..." Du Xiaoxiong knocked on the door politely, and only opened the door after hearing "come in" from inside.

"Xiaoxiong is here." Although Principal Wu is 60 years old, he still looks very energetic and courageous.Her hair is meticulously combed, she wears a close-fitting suit, her eyes are piercing, and she always has a gentle smile on her face, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

"Hello, Principal Wu." Du Xiaoxiong nodded cautiously, and walked slowly to the principal's desk.

"Xiaoxiong knows what I want from you, right?" Principal Wu said gently.

"I know, about the tuition fee." Du Xiaoxiong said in a voice like a gnat.

"Then when do you plan to make it up? You have to know that you have been procrastinating for a long time. If this continues, we can only cancel your student qualifications."

"Could the principal give you some more time? I'm already working part-time to earn money. I will definitely pay back the tuition fees. I will graduate in three months." Du Xiaoxiong said hastily. "Please don't fire me."

"I also know that your family is in difficulty. Your mother is not in good health and has little income. She relies on government subsidies. Although you work everywhere, you don't earn much. But if we continue to wait like this without limit, we will have no security."

Principal Wu sighed, rubbed his forehead in distress and thought for a minute or two. "How about this, I'll give you two weeks, and if you pay another 2 yuan, I'll accommodate you to make up the balance before the final exam. Otherwise, we don't need to waste time."

"Okay, okay, thank you principal." Although it is still a question of whether he can save 3000 yuan from part-time jobs within two weeks—let alone [-] yuan, Du Xiaoxiong, who is deeply afraid that the principal will fire him, can only grasp this. Straw.

Walking out of the principal's office, Du Xiaoxiong looked at the campus with a blank mind. The gray sky seemed to be overwhelmed, and those gray and bare tree stems made one wonder if the trees were dead and would not sprout green shoots.

Du Xiaoxiong walked in the deserted campus, but he felt like he was floating.

"Hey, Xiaoxiong, why do you look so out of your mind?"

The unknown person suddenly patted Du Xiaoxiong from behind, and Du Xiaoxiong, who was wandering, staggered and almost fell to the ground.He turned around and saw that it was Zhang Tian, ​​his senior.

"I didn't seem to use that much force just now..." Zhang Tian looked at his hands in surprise.

Besides Meili, Zhang Tian is another good friend of Du Xiaoxiong.Like Du Xiaoxiong, Zhang Tian basically earned his tuition by working part-time.After several interviews for the same job and finding out they were studying at the same college, the two became good friends.Du Xiaoxiong, who felt that everyone had similar positions, would only tell Zhang Tian about his financial situation.

"Brother Zhang Tian, ​​you scared me to death." After Du Xiaoxiong finished speaking weakly, he lowered his head again.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Zhang Tian looked at Du Xiaoxiong in surprise.Although Du Xiaoxiong is usually quiet and not very good at showing his feelings on his face, he is still a positive boy on the whole, why is he not angry at all today?

"The principal gave me an ultimatum." Du Xiaoxiong said in a low voice. "If I don't pay the [-] tuition fee within two weeks, I will be expelled."

"That's it, it's really troublesome." Zhang Tian understood Du Xiaoxiong's financial situation. "I can lend you 1000 yuan." Zhang Tian patted Du Xiaoxiong on the shoulder. "Unfortunately, brother, I only have this little money, so I can't help you too much."

"No, Brother Zhang has already helped me a lot, and I will pay you back as soon as I have money." Du Xiaoxiong was so moved that his eyes turned red.

"Don't worry, I trust you. You are not someone who owes money and never pays back." Zhang Tian looked at the red-eyed Xiaoxiong, who was cute and cute like a little bear, and couldn't help reaching out and rubbing his head.

"You, you have to be careful when you work. You are too simple, don't rush to use money to find a job, but you sell yourself instead." He doted on.

"Well, thank you, Brother Zhang. I will work hard and I won't be knocked down!" Du Xiaoxiong clenched his fist and said vigorously, receiving the support and care of his good friend.

The gray sky is gradually revealed, and the bare branches no longer look so lifeless.

Although Zhang Tian reminded to pay attention to safety when looking for a job, when Du Xiaoxiong saw a job advertisement for a waiter in the Red Lion Red Lion Bar in the newspaper job board, he still went .

RedLion Red Lion Bar is located on the main street in the city center, and its style follows the American cowboy route.Several large beer wooden barrels are placed outside the door, and those who like to be wild can drink around the barrels.The interior of the bar is a dark red wall with a series of photos of American cowboy life in the 40s and [-]s.

The long bar extends from the right side of the door to the inside, and on the left side there are three or four chairs arranged around a table, until the wide area inside becomes a table for six people.There is a TV in the aisle and at the end, which usually shows the latest pop European and American song charts 24 hours a day, and when there is a football league, it will play football games.So a group of Chinese and foreign fans would drink and watch the game in bars all night long.

However, the cold weather also affected the business more or less. In the afternoon, the customers in the bar were still sparsely sitting around the bar. Unlike summer, half of the occupancy rate was already at the same time.

"Aaron, my brother can't sleep alone every day. Do you know an innocent boy? Introduce him to my brother?" Red Lion's "beauty" boss Su Zexiu lay lazily on the bar counter, looking at her most loyal bartender Wang Long said.

"Innocent boy? These days, virgins are as rare as virgins." Wang Long replied casually while wiping his wine glass seriously.

"Who said that! I'm just a pure boy, and he's still a virgin!" Su Zexiu shouted out of righteous indignation.

Wang Long stopped his work and looked at this shameless person, then slowly said: "Are you laughing at your lovers or their inaction?"

"Hahahaha, Aaron, don't say such a cold joke with a serious face! I'm going to die from laughing, hahahaha——" Su Zexiu covered her stomach and laughed wildly without image.

Aaron looked at him, slightly curved his mouth and shook his head slightly, and continued the work in his hand.

"Excuse me, are you hiring a part-time waiter?" A little boy who appeared at an unknown time asked timidly.He is Du Xiaoxiong.

"Huh?" Su Zexiu stopped laughing and turned her head to look at Du Xiaoxiong who looked anxious.

He is of medium height, with ordinary short hair, a pair of big black and white eyes under his delicate eyebrows, fair skin, a small nose, slightly raised rosy lips, a simple T-shirt and jeans, and a denim bag on his shoulders, youthful Slightly jerky, with a cautious and expectant expression on his face.

"It's really a green apple that invites people to bully!" A string of sour bubbles rose in Su Zexiu's heart, and at the same time a thought popped up.

Su Zexiu put on a warm smile and said, "Yes, I am the boss here. Do you have any experience working in bars before?"

Du Xiaoxiong's face suddenly turned red like a cute little apple, Nuonuo said: "No." Then he raised his voice and said eagerly: "But I will work very hard, I learn quickly."

"Oh, that's it." Su Zexiu deliberately dragged out her voice, "We hope to invite experienced people."

Unexpectedly, seeing the boy's eyes darken, Su Zexiu continued secretly in her heart: "But everyone comes from a newcomer, and it is also one of the boss's responsibilities to cultivate future talents."

Du Xiaoxiong's eyes were watery all of a sudden, and Zexiu couldn't help feeling a little bit uneasy when he saw those pitiful eyes, "Hey, but we don't hire underage employees."

Du Xiaoxiong immediately said, "I'm already, I'm an adult, I can work part-time."

"What, you? It's a lie. Can you show me your ID card?" Su Zexiu pretended to be disbelieving.

"I'm really an adult, but my face is tender." Du Xiaoxiong lowered his voice as he said the second half of the sentence.

He opened his cloth bag, took out a small black leather wallet that was quite worn out, and showed Zexiu his ID card.

As soon as Zexiu saw the name on his ID card, he laughed, "Hahahaha, Xiaoxiong, little bear, your friends won't call you little bear, what a cute name."

Zexiu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes while handing back her ID card to Du Xiaoxiong whose face was as red as a ripe shrimp.

"Well, you are full." Zexiu had already written down the above information. "My shop is now recruiting waiters for evening and late night shifts. The wages for late night shifts will be higher, but they will also be relatively more dangerous. Of course, we are a regular shop, and we also have security guards, but occasionally there will be noisy fights among drunk customers. Accidents. But generally it will not spread to the kitchen.”

"I want to work the late night shift. I'm not afraid of being tired or dangerous." All I need is more money... Du Xiaoxiong added silently in his heart.

Su Zexiu looked at Du Xiaoxiong thoughtfully for a while, and said, "Well, I have to interview other people today. If I have a decision, I will give you an answer at noon tomorrow. How about it? Please leave your mobile phone number."

"Okay, thank you boss." Du Xiaoxiong thanked him sincerely.

After Du Xiaoxiong left, Su Zexiu immediately called a certain buddy.

"Xiao Chunchun, do you miss me?" Su Zexiu said in a sweet voice.Aaron behind him shook his hand and almost scrapped the wine bottle in his hand.

"No. 』An annoyed answer came from the other end of the phone.

"It's really heartless." Su Zexiu pretended to complain, "Xiaochun, help me find a person. His name is Du Xiaoxiong. Mu Tudu, Xiaoguang's Xiao, Majestic Xiong, his birthday is June [-]st of XX year, his identity The certificate number is ××××.”

"how?Master Xiutai wants to force Liang into prostitution again? 』

"Fuck you. How dare you slander the kind and innocent me so much." Su Zexiu said brazenly, "I am introducing him a bright road to happiness. Remember to fax his information to my home tomorrow. Bobo."

"You, be careful that one day you will be sued in court. 』

"No way. I never rape. I only rape!"

At this moment, Aaron and Xiao Chun despaired of Su Zexiu's conscience and sincerely prayed for Du Xiaoxiong's future...

Early the next morning, Su Zexiu's family received a fax of Du Xiaoxiong's information.

Du Xiaoxiong, 19 years old, his parents are both employees of ××× Garment Factory.His father died in a traffic accident when he was six years old. Du Xiaoxiong, who was raised by his mother alone, did not remarry. He became ill due to overwork over the years, and now relies on government relief.Du Xiaoxiong started doing odd jobs to support his family at the age of 16. He is currently studying at Yuliang Comprehensive College and still owes 3 yuan in tuition fees.He has excellent moral character, kind and gentle personality, no criminal history, no bad habits, and no love history.

Su Zexiu looked at the thin sheet of paper in her hand and sighed, "Life is as simple and pure as a human being. Then let me change your life!"

"Hello, Du Xiaoxiong? I'm Su Zexiu, the boss of the Red Lion... How are you, is it convenient for you to come over this afternoon to try the job...Okay, see you this afternoon." Su Zexiu finished the phone call, thinking of his desperate Sanlang brother When he reacted, he couldn't hold back a smirk anymore.

Du Xiaoxiong was in a good mood today. He received a call from the boss of Red Lion early in the morning to try out a job. Although this did not necessarily mean that he would get the job, at least he had hope.He walked into the classroom happily and greeted his classmates.

"Little Xiongxiong is very energetic today, that's great. You were so worried about me a few days ago." Meili said happily when she saw Du Xiaoxiong's happy appearance.

"I'm going to have a trial job this afternoon, and God must bless me to get this job." Du Xiaoxiong said with his hands clasped together.

"It will be fine, God will help good people." Meili encouraged Xiaoxiong.Then suddenly thought of something, Meili said excitedly to Xiaoxiong: "By the way, did Xiongxiong watch the school forum yesterday?"

"What happened?" Du Xiaoxiong asked with a confused face.

Yuliang Comprehensive College has its own intranet forum, which covers everything from honest academic discussions to forming cliques, from caring about world affairs to folk gossip.However, due to economic reasons, Du Xiaoxiong seldom surfed the Internet, and usually went to work more after class, so let alone what posts were posted on Xiaonei, even if the president changed, he might not know.

"Didn't the Hezong western food chain store open a new store a few days ago? The brothers in the "Information Section" followed the trend yesterday and immediately posted the information of the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the president of Hezong Zhong Mingli. My mother, that Zhong Mingli He's really handsome and cool. I must work as a chef in Hezong's western restaurant!" Mei Li said eagerly.

"Lili, just save yourself. You will stay in the kitchen, dancing with the dishes, without seeing the light of day, not to mention the kissing CEO. It's better to "faint" and order directly in front of his car .” A thin-faced boy laughed.

"Damn "unscrupulous people" dare to make fun of me, I will kill you." Mei Li held up the powder and chased the boy named Wu Liangren to beat him.

Everyone laughed when they saw this pair of vindictive enemies.

"Hey, Lili and Liangren, I told you no running in the kitchen! Stay after school to mop the floor!" Stephen said angrily.

In the end, Mei Li stepped on Wu Liangren's foot with all her strength, ignoring his grinning in pain, and immediately returned to their respective desks with other students.

"Today I'm going to teach you how to strain consommé the traditional way," said Stephen. "The principle of this method is to use the coagulation properties of egg whites to absorb the small residues in the soup. The main material is two egg whites. The key point of the method is to heat the soup until it is just bubbling. If the soup boils It means overheating, so it needs to be redone.”

According to the teacher's instruction, Du Xiaoxiong mixed the chopped vegetables, minced beef and egg whites together, then gently put the ingredients into the soup, while keeping an eye on the flame to prevent the soup from overheating.

"Little Xiongxiong, you should be more concerned about your own future." Mei Li stared at her soup and said with a sigh. "Now I dream every day that when I graduate, there will be western restaurants all over the city, so I can find a job."

"En." Du Xiaoxiong replied in a low voice.When I decided to learn western cooking, it was actually for my dream rather than for making a living.It's not that I haven't thought about the way out after graduation, but compared with the imminent payment of tuition fees, it has become much farther away.

"So for a good person like Zhong Mingli, I must burn incense every day to bless him to eat well, sleep well, and stay healthy forever!"

Du Xiaoxiong's face was full of black lines...

"Everyone, please work hard." Principal Wu, who visited the western food department, saw that the students were practicing seriously, and encouraged them happily.

Du Xiaoxiong felt that when the principal said this, the gentle eyes seemed to stay on him as if pointing, and his heart suddenly turned cold.

"It's okay, it's okay." Du Xiaoxiong comforted himself and said, "As long as you succeed in the interview in the afternoon, then you can find another part-time job and work harder, and you will be rich."

After class, he bid farewell to his classmates, Du Xiaoxiong simply tidied up his appearance and immediately went to the Red Lion Bar.

And Su Zexiu is ready to wait for the "little animal" to throw himself into the trap.