Chapter 245 Hong Family Cuisine (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)

Jiangjin City, Hongjiacai Catering Service Co., Ltd.

'Mr. Hong' Hong Bo, who was negotiating with Mayor Wu on the investment project, was sitting behind the large boss's desk in the general manager's office. His gentle face was full of tiredness and he was a little lost. Looking at the big banner on the wall saying 'Precious delicacies passed down from generation to generation'.

This inscription was handwritten by an old leader who had a close relationship with the Jiang family when the catering company was first established.

Relying on the good relationship with the old leader at the time and Hong Bo's business methods, the business of Hongjia Cuisine flourished in those years. This inscription was also regarded as the store's treasure and hung in the most conspicuous position in the lobby downstairs.

At that time, Hong Bo was so ambitious that he even considered opening a chain of franchise stores in the future and integrating Hongjia Cuisine into the market within ten years.

But something unexpected happened. As the country launched a series of anti-corruption campaigns and banned eating and drinking with public funds, the high-end catering industry like Hongjia Cuisine suffered heavy losses, and business became increasingly deserted. After the old leader was ordered to Shuanggui for violating disciplines, the Hong family's cuisine became even more inaccessible. The old connections and customers who had come before often avoided it and no longer dared to come. The slogan "Precious delicacies handed down from generation to generation" has long been gone. It was taken down from the hall and hung in Hongbo's office.

Hong Bo thought several times about getting rid of this word that might bring trouble. But after all, I was still a little reluctant. On the one hand, Hong Bo was actually a person who valued friendship. Although the old leader violated national laws and regulations, from a personal perspective, he had a good relationship with the Hong family for generations. From the bottom of his heart, Hong Bo did not I like the way this kind of person takes tea to cool down;

But more importantly, every time he sees these words, Hong Bo will think of the glory of his ancestors.

The word "delicacy" naturally needs no explanation. Although Hong's cuisine is high-end and cannot be afforded by ordinary people, the cooking skills are definitely worthy of the high price; what is truly exquisite is the word "legend".

The earliest ancestor of the Hong family, the Grandfather of the Hong family, was born in the Han Dynasty. He served as the deputy chief chef of the imperial tea kitchen. He was rewarded with a sixth-grade crown. His skill in making shad was unparalleled in the world, and he was nicknamed 'Shad' by others. Wang', became famous for a while.

Over the next two hundred years, famous chefs emerged from the Hong family. Almost every generation held important positions in the Imperial Tea House of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Legendary figures such as the 'Barbeque King', 'Zhao Chao King', and 'Boiled Stew King', etc. I don’t know how many dishes they have produced, but with the accumulation of more than ten generations, it can be said that the Hong family is proficient in northern and southern Chinese dishes, and all kinds of cooking methods are top-notch.

In the two generations of Hong Bo's grandfather and father, China has undergone earth-shaking changes. The Hong family's fortunes have declined, their former glory is no longer the same, and most of the craftsmanship handed down from their ancestors have been lost.

It was not until the mid-to-late 1990s, when Hong Bo came of age, that the Hong family's situation improved slightly. Hong Bo does not seem to have inherited the cooking talent from his ancestors, but he is a natural businessman. In a few years, he has transformed from a roadside shop owner at the bottom of society to an upstart in the catering industry in Jiangjin City, with a net worth of tens of millions.

He never expected that he would be so worried that he could not sleep at night over a mere two million bank loan. If the bank loan was not repaid within half a year, his restaurant would be seized and auctioned off to pay off the debt, so he had to resort to a trick. He went to Sun Town to pretend to set up a breeding farm, and used the breeding farm to get loans, demolishing the east wall to pay for the west wall.

Hong Bo did not completely deceive Mayor Wu. In his plan, if the restaurant can survive the difficult period of six months and the situation improves slightly, he also wants to run the wild boar farm and expand the Hong family. business scope, so as not to put all the eggs in one basket like before.

The question is, even if you can get a bank loan, can you survive this six months?

Hong Bo couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile. Unless some miracle happened, according to the current operating conditions of the restaurant, it would be nothing more than hanging on for a while longer.

But other than that, he had no other option. Now he could only bite the bullet and hold on. If it took half a year, maybe there would be a turn for the better.

"Hey, what our ancestors said makes sense. Gold and silver, no matter how much money we have, will all be gone one day. Only by learning the craftsmanship can we be real." Hong Bo sighed.

At this time, the office door was pushed open, and a girl dressed as a chef walked in from the outside.

This girl is tall, probably over 1.75 meters tall. She is in her twenties, and her appearance is considered delicate. However, her two sharp eyebrows give her originally weak appearance a somewhat heroic look. .

In the entire company, the only one who can enter Hong Bo's office without knocking is his precious and only daughter Hong Feifei.

Hong Bo has no culinary talent and doesn't like cooking, but his daughter Hong Feifei is the complete opposite. She has loved cooking since she was a child. She can cook a large table of meals independently at the age of eleven or twelve, which is beyond the reach of even ordinary housewives. When he grew up, he showed amazing talent in cooking. He became the chief chef of Hongjia Cuisine when he was less than twenty-five years old. Top chefs are convinced.

After Hong Feifei entered the door, she casually took off her chef's hat and her black hair fell down. She walked behind Hong Bo's chair, gently squeezed her father's shoulders and said softly: "Dad, you are worried about the loan again. "

"Hi, yes, you also know that the situation at home is very difficult now. Girl, to tell you the truth, I may have to be mentally prepared for bankruptcy. I'm sorry for you, dad." Hong Bo patted the back of his daughter's hand with his backhand.

Hong Feifei smiled faintly: "Dad, what's the point of saying sorry between us father and daughter? At most, we can set up a stall on the roadside like when we were kids. With our family's traditional craftsmanship, can we still starve to death?"

"Dad is afraid that you will be wronged. You are a girl, and you are at the age of a flower. You should enjoy your life." Hong Bo said.

Hong Feifei smiled: "Dad, you don't understand me. As long as I can cook delicious food, it is the greatest enjoyment for me."

"You girl, you always say nice things to comfort your father." Hong Bo turned his head to look at his daughter, forced a smile, and said: "Talk about something happy. How are your personal problems recently? You are not young anymore. You should think about it carefully. You are a girl. You will always marry a man, right?"

Hearing the words "marry a man", Hong Feifei's face changed obviously, but it was not the shyness of a girl, or the disgust of being forced to marry, but a little panic.

"Dad, can you not talk about this?" Hong Feifei's face was a little cold.

When Hongbo thought about his daughter's lifelong event, he was also full of worries, even more than the bank loan, but he really didn't know how to say it, so he could only sigh as usual: "Hey, you!"

At this moment, the phone in the office rang. Hongbo answered the phone and heard a familiar voice from the other end.

"Hello, Mayor Wu, hello... Hmm? What, the breeding farm is closed? Why!... Oh... OK, I know..."