Chapter 5 Going to work

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At this time, the door opened and Wang Jianwen walked in first, followed by the yawning Wang Jianwu. "Dinner is ready, Mom."

"It's already ready, and we've been waiting for you. Come and eat quickly, and then go to school quickly. Don't be late."

"Oh, mom, it's still early. I can't be late."

Wang Jianwu was annoyed by Zhang Lan's nagging, so he started to wash up by himself without much hesitation.

The meal is ready, but he is not active. It seems that he is not hungry even though he just woke up.

Wang Jianwen picked up the chopsticks and ate the spicy and sour potato shreds on the table, and immediately hummed: "Brother, this dish is delicious."

"My brother is amazing, the shredded potatoes he made today taste much better than before."

Wang Jiannan said to his brother while eating.

Wang Jianwen nodded, "I think so too. It tastes better than what I made two days ago."

He picked up another handful of shredded potatoes with chopsticks, and ate it along with the cornmeal paste, slurping it down.

Wang Jianye looked happy.

All chefs in the world hope that others will recognize the dishes they cook, and he is no exception.

Wang Jianwu, who was taking his time to wash up, heard his second brother and second sister saying that the food was delicious.

He stopped wasting time, washed up quickly, and sat down at the dining table.

He couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and take a bite, and then his eyes lit up: "Well, I have to say, brother, this potato shreds you made today are much better than the ones you made two days ago."

"Your brother is becoming more and more capable now."

Zhang Lan exclaimed happily, stood up and served some more dishes.

After finishing his breakfast, Wang Jianye went to the next room and took down his army green shoulder bag from the wall.

The bag contained his water bottle, lunch box, Daqianmen cigarettes, matches and other items.

Putting the bag on his back, Wang Jianye said something to Zhang Lan, then pushed his old second-hand bicycle parked at the doorstep and started to go to work.

Large restaurants like Fengzeyuan have more customers at noon and in the evening; they are closed in the morning.

Although it is closed, Fengzeyuan still has to prepare various dishes needed for lunch.

For example, banquets that guests have booked in advance, and dishes that take a long time to prepare, must be prepared in advance.

Otherwise, it would be too late for customers to order right away, so Fengzeyuan requires employees to get the food by 8 o'clock in the morning.

It is only seven o'clock now. It takes Wang Jianye more than an hour to walk from the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang where he works to Zhushikou West Street where Fengze Garden is located, while it only takes half an hour by bicycle, so he has plenty of time.

Wang Jianye pushed his bicycle through the moon gate in the backyard and entered the middle yard, where he met Yi Zhonghai who was going to work at the steel rolling mill.

He looks younger than in the TV series, with a buzz cut, but he wears a cotton hat in such a cold weather.

"Hey Jianye, go to work."

When Yi Zhonghai met Wang Jianye, he took the initiative to say hello.

He is in his thirties and has been married for more than ten years but has no children.

Wang Jianye has five brothers and sisters. The oldest one is Wang Jianye, who is 20 years old this year. He has two younger brothers and two younger sisters.

Yi Zhonghai was very envious.

Although he is a senior fitter in the factory, he has considerable prestige in the hospital.

But after living in the same courtyard for so many years, he never dared to provoke Wang Jianye's family.

After all, they have many children in their family, and three of them are boys.

The other two girls, the older one has been admitted to university, and the younger one has excellent academic performance, and will definitely have a bright future. On the other hand, Yi Zhonghai doesn't even have a child.

So you can't afford to offend this family at all, and you have to get along well with them when you meet them.

"Yes, Uncle Yi, is Shazhu gone?"

Wang Jianye responded casually.

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "He left a long time ago. You don't have to worry as you have a bicycle. You can get there in half an hour."

Sha Zhu is an apprentice in Fengze Garden just like Wang Jianye, but Sha Zhu entered later and has only been an apprentice for more than a year, while Wang Jianye has been an apprentice for three years and will soon be able to graduate.

Yi Zhonghai walked along the beach and said, "It's quite far from here to Zhushikou West Street. It will take more than an hour to walk there. If Shazhu had a bicycle like you, he would definitely not leave so early."

At this time, the door of the west wing of the central courtyard opened, and Jia Dongxu walked out of the room carrying a military green shoulder bag.

"master."

Jia Dongxu greeted Yi Zhonghai. He was an apprentice fitter at Lou’s Steel Rolling Mill.

Yi Zhonghai was a senior fitter in the workshop, so he took Yi Zhonghai as his master some time ago.

"Hey, let's go, don't be late."

Yi Zhonghai said to Jia Dongxu.

Without waiting for them, Wang Jianye stepped out of the courtyard gate, got on his bicycle, rode quickly out of Nanluoguxiang, and entered Di'anmen East Street.

He then rode along Beiheyan Street to the end, turned west and entered Zhushikou Street. After riding another two kilometers, he arrived at the entrance of Fengzeyuan Restaurant.

Wang Jianye rode his bicycle around to the back door of Fengzeyuan Restaurant, parked his bicycle in a shed, and then entered Fengzeyuan from the back door.

This is a large restaurant with four courtyards, green halls, exquisitely decorated facades and elegant surroundings.

However, Wang Jianye can only go out through the back door now, because the front door of the restaurant is for guests, and the back door is for people working here. This rule has been established long ago to avoid disturbing the guests.

Although the restaurant hasn't opened yet and customers haven't arrived yet, the rules cannot be broken. Unless you are the head chef or the head chef in charge, you can move around as you please.

There is a gatehouse at the back door of Fengze Garden, and there is an old man named Zhang who is in charge of the gate.

"Uncle Zhang, what time is it now?"

Wang Jianye greeted him and handed him a cigarette.

When Uncle Zhang saw the cigarettes, he took them cheerfully and said, "Oh, let me see. It's 7:35 now. It's not time to go to work yet. You came quite early today."

"The assessment is about to start, I have to come early and practice my skills more."

Wang Jianye smiled and said.

"Okay, I think you have a lot of potential."

"Let's stop talking, Uncle Zhang. I have to go first."

"Hey, go ahead."

Uncle Zhang smoked happily as he watched Wang Jianye walk into the yard.

As a gatekeeper, his duty is to guard the gate and control who can enter and who cannot.

After all, Fengze Garden is such a big restaurant, and the kitchen is an important area where outsiders are absolutely not allowed to enter.

Wang Jianye entered the yard. It was not yet eight o'clock, but quite a few people had already arrived.

There are three vegetable-washing sinks with six faucets in the yard. Several middle-aged women are washing vegetables around them. They have rolled up their sleeves and started to get busy.

The large basin on the ground was filled with washed radishes, cabbages, potatoes, onions, carrots and other common vegetables.

Wang Jianye walked to the side and entered the kitchen.

(End of this chapter)