Chapter 171: Big Thought

The villagers are happy about the few cents they earn every day, so Gu Wan naturally wants to maintain this line for a long time so that everyone can continue to be happy.

Every few days, she would go to the National Hotel to discuss cooking issues with Master Wu.

But when she arrived that day, she found out that something had happened to Master Wu and his hand was injured.

And the injury was quite serious. His right hand was in a plaster cast and wrapped with a bandage and hung around his neck, and Master Wu looked very bad.

After investigation, we found out that two days ago, when Master Wu was riding his bike home from work, he fell down on the road while trying to avoid a few children playing and fighting.

The main reason was that when he fell to the ground, the handlebar of the bicycle pressed on his right hand, causing a fracture of his right hand. After the doctor examined him, he said that it would take at least three months to recover.

As for normal use, it will take at least half a year, but Master Wu is a chef and cooks mainly with his right hand.

His right hand could not be used, which meant that he could not cook for the next six months and could not continue to work as a chef in the state-owned restaurant.

As I said, one person, one job. If another chef takes his place during the six months,

Obviously, it is basically impossible for Master Wu to continue to come back to work here in the future.

Gu Wan could understand this. Just like many professional women in later generations, after returning to their original company after maternity leave, it was very likely that they would not be able to continue to hold important positions, especially leadership positions.

Just like Gu Wan had come to the restaurant several times before, because of her friendliness and generosity, in addition to Chef Wu, several of the kitchen assistants also had a good relationship with her.

During the conversation, Gu Wan also learned about some so-called restaurant affairs, such as the fact that the manager of this state-owned restaurant and Master Wu were actually not on good terms, because the manager's wife's eldest brother was also a chef, but he had always worked in the commune. It would be great if he could get a job in the county's state-owned restaurant.

Master Wu must also be aware of this situation, because yesterday his wife came to replace him.

It’s a pity that Master Wu’s wife can cook, but she can only stir-fry the food. Even with many years of experience, she can only make ordinary-tasting home-cooked meals.

It is definitely not enough to be qualified as a chef in a state-owned restaurant.

Sure enough, when Gu Wan came over, he happened to see the hotel's Manager Xiang and Master Wu confronting each other.

"Master Wu, you've seen this too. With your wife's cooking skills, there's no way she can be a chef in our restaurant."

Master Wu looked very unhappy, but he couldn't refute what the manager said.

He has been watching his wife cook since yesterday. He told her exactly what vegetables and seasonings to put in the dishes and even the amounts to use.

But his wife made it...

He can't say it's bad, but he also can't say it's delicious against his conscience. With such cooking skills, it's impossible for him to be a chef in a restaurant.

It's just like what the little girl I met before said, cooking skills also depend on talent. Some people can make the same thing taste better.

He really couldn't refute this.

Manager Xiang saw Master Wu's pale face and finally vented his anger. He continued, "If Master Wu can't find someone to replace him, I will have to make the arrangements."

Master Wu's face turned even uglier. Many people can cook home-cooked dishes, but it is not easy to cook them deliciously.

Besides, there is Manager Xiang, who is always finding faults, and Master Wu cannot find a suitable person to replace his job in a short period of time.

While Master Wu's expression became increasingly ugly, Manager Xiang was extremely pleased with himself.

"What do you think? If Master Wu agrees, I will ask my eldest brother-in-law to come over tomorrow. He used to be a chef, although it was only a commune restaurant, but he has been doing a great job for more than ten years." Master Wu was too lazy to pay attention to him. He was not stupid.

He just needed someone to do his job temporarily for a few months, and he didn't want someone to replace him permanently.

If he really follows the arrangement he mentioned to the manager, he won't be able to come back to work for eight or ten years, let alone half a year.

Master Wu has remained silent, and Manager Xiang cannot make arrangements directly, but things cannot remain deadlocked here with no progress.

In the end, Manager Xiang lost his temper and left after saying a few words.

"I'll give Master Wu one last day. If you still can't find the right person by tomorrow, I'll make the arrangements."

Gu Wan was stunned. Oh no, she didn't expect that she was busy with her own things and didn't come to the state-owned restaurant for a few days.

Such a big accident happened here. If Master Wu can't continue to work, can they continue to deliver vegetables here?

This concerns the smiles on the faces of many families in the village. For the livelihood of these people, Gu Wan is willing to do more.

Besides, this is also an opportunity for her.

Just now, Gu Wan had already understood what happened through the detailed explanation of the aunt next to her. For her, she only needed to work here for half a year.

Anyway, she has the foresight to foresee the future, skills, abilities and hidden golden fingers, so working in the county for half a year is enough for her.

After establishing a firm foothold in the county, Gu Wan would plan for other things. Now, he had bigger ideas. He wanted to get more benefits for the villagers, not only for the Gu family.

So, when Master Wu looked worried, Gu Wan walked over.

"Master Wu, I'm a pretty good cook. If you don't mind, how about I take your place temporarily?" Gu Wan quickly added, "It's only while you're recovering. Once your arm is healthy again, come back to work immediately."

As soon as Gu Wan said this, the lobby of the state-owned hotel fell silent, and everyone was stunned by her words.

Master Wu had seen Gu Wan's cooking skills and had some confidence in her, but it was not enough.

And then...

Except for a few aunts in the kitchen, everyone else looked at Gu Wan with suspicion.

So, Gu Wan rolled up his sleeves and prepared to show everyone his skills. It would be better to show everyone his strength than to talk too much.

Because it was already afternoon and Chef Wu had not been able to cook for the past two days, the restaurant's business had declined a lot, so the purchasing department was also careless.

As a result, the only ingredients left in the kitchen now are onion, ginger, garlic, a bunch of Chinese cabbage and some white flour.

There were too few ingredients and he was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to make anything delicious. Originally, Master Wu was thinking about asking someone to go to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Gu Wan shook his head, "It's okay, I'll make some oil-splashed noodles for everyone to try."

In this day and age, not everyone can afford to eat delicious food every day, even in state-owned restaurants.

The more homely the recipes are, the more delicious the food can be made, and you can truly experience the level of a chef.

Oil-splashed noodles are a northern delicacy. This is not the era of later generations where Internet information is well developed and any information can be found by searching on the Internet. Few people in Guangdong Province have eaten it.

So as soon as Gu Wan finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion around him.