bedtime counseling

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Owner Hou Liang found that the back kitchen was abnormally clean in recent days.

Take the stainless steel countertops for cutting vegetables. In the past, because the closing time was too late, the master chefs would mess with them and clean them carefully when they came the next day.But according to his observation, this cleaning link has been omitted recently, as if someone cleaned it when everyone was resting.

He kept an eye on this day and raided the restaurant at two o'clock in the afternoon.Sure enough, the lights were on inside.

He walked to the back kitchen calmly, and saw Liang Ze was wearing a chef's uniform one size bigger, and he was carving carrots with his sleeves rolled up.The kitchen was as stuffy as a steam oven, and Liang Ze's face was flushed with heat, but he was so focused that he didn't notice anyone behind him.

"I practiced carving since I came up, and learned to cut, chop, and chop?"

Hearing the sound, Liang Ze was startled, and almost dropped the carving knife.

"boss……"

Hou Liang leaned against the door frame and made a string of hands.

Liang Ze hurriedly put down the radish: "I'm sorry, boss, I just came here to practice my hands, and I bought all the materials myself."

Hou Liang walked over and glanced at the bird.Looking at Liang Ze again, his face was covered with sweat.

"It's so hot that you don't want to turn on the fan?"

"Save electricity." Liang Ze lowered his head.

Hou Liangshi nodded calmly: "Assuming you are sensible, who did you learn from?"

"I practiced it myself."

Hou Liang snorted, "Cut a coir raincoat and cucumber and let me see."

Liang Ze looked at the boss, saw that he didn't seem to be joking, so he turned to wash the cucumbers.

The difficulty of this dish is to cut it with a jumping knife. It should be thin and even, and it should be broken as soon as it should be broken.Unexpectedly, he did it in one go, and finished cutting it in less than 2 minutes, and it was beautifully placed on the plate.

good boy.

Hou Liang put away the bracelet: "Have you studied?"

"I went to culinary school before, but didn't finish it."

"Why don't you finish it?"

"I can't pay my tuition anymore."

Hou Liang also taught him a thing or two before, but they were all ready-made dishes, which could not be called teaching at all.As the saying goes, it takes three years for Tun to take charge of the spoon. Knife skills do not happen overnight. He can still reach this level without even finishing his studies, which shows that he has worked hard.

"Does Master Zhang know that you are secretly practicing?" Master Zhang is the chef of this family.

Liang Ze thought for a while: "I don't know."

Hou Liang sneered, and nodded at him with the right hand on the bracelet: "Not honest. If he doesn't know, who gave you the key to the store? This kitchen is his territory. If he doesn't know anyone has been here, then What am I going to do with such a blind and deaf person?"

"Don't!" Liang Ze spoke quickly, "If you want to fire me, fire me, it has nothing to do with him. Master Zhang didn't take any advantage from me, he just took care of my fellow villagers."

Hou Liang was about to smile: "Don't do this with me, it's useless. You use my gas and venues here every day, and you should be charged for it. I was thinking that whoever gave you the key would be responsible. If you insist that it has nothing to do with him, then you have to pay for the money yourself."

Liang Ze's face turned blue, and he remained silent for a while.

"Look, I stopped talking." The walnut skewer in his hand slowly twitched, "You're scolding me in your heart, scolding me is not a thing. Do you think it's a trivial matter to borrow the kitchen? Let me ask you, these few days If there is a fire within an hour, who will bear my loss, and if you get hurt, will you blackmail me?"

"I--"

"Hey!" Hou Liang interrupted, "Don't rush to say no, I've seen a lot of people like you. When nothing happens, you can speak better than anyone else, and when something happens, you can turn your face faster than anyone else. All of you I am poor and I am justified."

This series of lessons and questioning made Liang Ze feel embarrassed and angry, yet he couldn't find anything to refute.

Hou Liang looked at him: "How about now, does it have nothing to do with him? I gave you a chance, don't be ignorant of it."

Liang Ze was silent for a moment, and gritted his teeth: "I said it has nothing to do with him, but it doesn't matter. You say the amount, and I will pay how much."

Okay, I still have a bit of backbone, Hou Liang smiled inwardly.He walked to the side and crossed his arms: "Look, you don't have any money. Let's do this, you can use your strength to pay for the tuition fee. From next week, you will be responsible for the staff meals. If you do a good job, I will give you an extra five hundred per month."

Liang Ze raised his eyes eagerly.

"What's the matter, it's too little." Hou Liang picked up the radish, took a bite, turned around and left quietly, "Silly boy..."

—

Soon it will be Friday.

Two days in advance, Liang Ze adjusted shifts with his close colleagues, greeted the boss, and left the house with a pot of goldfish flowers in the afternoon.

He picked this potted flower at the flower and bird market. The store was about to close at that time, and he gave him ten yuan for the pot and soil.Although such a gift is shabby, but at least it is a thought, it is better than going empty-handed.

Gao Chenyang's new home is in the suburbs, the two-story building he mentioned in the chat with Liang Xiao.Liang Ze took the subway to the easternmost station of Line [-], and called him as scheduled after exiting the station.

"Chenyang, I got out of the subway, Exit A."

"Wait for me there for a few minutes, and I'll drive over to pick you up."

Although the development here is good, it is not as developed as the bus in the city after all, and it takes time to walk alone.The sun was scorching outside, even the wind at the subway entrance was hot, Liang Ze was sweating profusely within a few minutes, so he had to hide in a cool, backlit place to avoid heatstroke.

After a while, Gao Chenyang called: "Liang Ze, where are you? Why didn't I see you?"

He mentioned the green plants and walked out: "I'll be on the side of the road soon, what color is your car?"

"All black."

As soon as the voice fell, a black Mercedes-Benz stopped in front of him.

Gao Chenyang said: "Okay, I found it."

The car window came down at a constant speed, Liang Ze bent down to say hello, but unexpectedly saw Wu Ke's profile.

He was startled.

Since they broke up that night, in Liang Ze's knowledge, they hadn't seen each other for more than half a month.Wu Ke held the steering wheel and stared straight ahead silently: "Parking is not allowed here, you can continue to stand if you want to get me a ticket."

Liang Ze pursed his lips, and opened the door with the golden fish flower.

"Where's Chen Yang?"

"Greeting guests at home."

He nodded and fell silent again.

This was his first time riding in Wu Ke's car.The car is well air-conditioned, with a faint woody cool cologne lingering in the air, and the gaps in the fans are spotless.Liang Ze's legs were slightly separated, and the flowers were placed between his feet. When he straightened up, Wu Ke seemed to be looking at him from the corner of his eyes, but when he really raised his head, that gaze disappeared again.

Liang Ze turned his face away.Wu Ke is dressed more casually than before today, with light blue short sleeves and smooth shoulders, but there is an unhealed wound on his chin.

He subconsciously wanted to ask what was going on, but he restrained himself a second before he spoke, and didn't ask a word.

It seems that a short time has passed, and it seems that it has been a long time. The car has not moved.This is a big intersection, there are not a few vehicles passing by, and there are two eye-catching surveillance cameras above it.Liang Ze's smooth ankle touched the side of the sandy soil flower pot, feeling the rough touch, as if his heart was being rubbed by a rough hand.

"Why don't you go, didn't you say you can't park here?"

The ten fingers holding the steering wheel are slightly tightened, and the joints are particularly distinct.

"You're not wearing your seat belt."

Liang Ze was silent for a moment, then hurriedly turned his head to pull the seat belt, the force made it impossible to pull out the wrong thing.

The next second, a big hand crossed his shoulder.

"Let me do it."

"Need not!"

Liang Ze pursed his lips tightly and turned his head away, "No need, I will do it myself."

Wu Ke let go of his hand, his breathing stagnated for a moment, and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

The car enters the main road.

Along the way, Liang Ze inhaled and exhaled lightly, fearing that the heavy breathing would cause serious consequences and reveal some inner secrets.

He never expected Wu Ke to come, after all, Wu Ke is usually so busy with work.If I had known earlier, he would not have come.

The trees on the boulevard are lush and lush, and occasionally one or two branches sweep across the roof of the car, making small and broken noises.Liang Ze felt that the movement was not big, but Wu Ke seemed very upset, and reached out to turn on the radio.

A family dispute mediation column popped up. The host spoke in a noisy dialect, and was cut off after just three sentences.Changing to another show selling used cars was like a double-speed TV shopping, and this time it was cut off after three sentences.

I don't know what happened, there is no comfortable channel.Wu Ke drove with his left hand, and kept pressing the tune button with his right hand, and his brows became tighter the more he pressed it.Finally, he raised his hand and slapped the steering wheel, and the horn suddenly made a sharp and abrupt sound.

Liang Ze shrank his shoulders back first, then gritted his teeth, took a deep breath and looked at him: "If you feel disgusted, I can just say it, I'm not thick-skinned enough to hold back."

Wu Ke's face was gloomy, and he clenched the steering wheel with both hands.

When they arrived at the villa, Gao Chenyang was waiting outside and opened the door for them enthusiastically.Walking to the door, Liang Ze glanced back, Wu Ke was getting something out of the trunk.In the past, he would definitely have gone to help, but now Liang Ze only pursed his lips, turned around and went in with Gao Chenyang.

Three men and three women have already come to the house, all of them are high school classmates, some are in the same class as them, and some are good friends of Gao Chenyang's national flag class, and they are familiar with each other's names.

Liang Ze was caught off guard by this scene.He thought he was here purely to cook, but he didn't expect to need to socialize, so he couldn't help feeling a little cramped right now.But everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding, and no one asked him where he lived or what work he was doing.

After entering, everyone greeted and smiled, even if they had exchanged pleasantries.Gao Chenyang even prepared a suit of clothes for Liang Ze, but Liang Ze didn't feel like wearing them, so he found the apron and went into the kitchen.

"Hey, don't be busy, don't be busy, it's still early, let's sit and chat for a while."

"No need, let's talk." He pushed Gao Chenyang out, "You can just greet them, don't worry about me, I'll get acquainted with this place first."

Gao Chenyang couldn't hold back him, so he had to go out to greet other people.

Liang Ze washed his hands, put on a plaid apron and walked around.This small villa is like a self-built house, the kitchen has a window, and the garden is opened.The grass in the garden is growing very well. There is a large area of ​​grape vines in the southeast corner, next to it is a simple wooden swing and a semi-old three-story cat climbing frame.

Looking to the right, he suddenly saw a familiar figure from behind.

Wu Ke was not with everyone and sat in the yard by himself.The sunlight sifted down from the vine trellises, illuminating his face brightly and partially, and his jaw line was clear and deep.

Liang Ze was stunned for a moment, then slowed down with his apron-clad hands, quietly looking at the scene.

Wu Ke's back was facing, his back was slightly hunched, and his right arm was occasionally raised.Liang Ze propped his hands by the window, and it took him a while to realize that he was smoking.

It is impolite to smoke in the house, so Wu Ke chose to sit outside.While smoking, he stared at something quietly, got up and walked over after a while, and took a picture with his mobile phone.

Those were goldfish flowers bought by myself, Liang Ze recognized them.

After filming, he sat back on the wicker chair and typed quickly on the phone with one hand.His eyes were fixed on the screen, his brows were slightly frowned, and his right hand occasionally dropped to his side to flick the cigarette ash, and then put the cigarette into his mouth after flicking.

With such a short distance, Liang Ze's heart was pounding and he couldn't explain why.

Without paying attention, something small jumped up and jumped onto Wu Ke.Liang Ze was startled, but when he took a closer look, he found that it was a yellow-brown kitten, which should be raised by Gao Chenyang.

Wu Ke seemed to have recognized it a long time ago, and was very conniving, even moving his right hand away to avoid scalding it.The kitten licked its paws, curled up into a disc, and lay comfortably on his lap.

Wu Ke lowered his head and looked at it silently. After looking at it for a while, he put away his phone and rubbed the fur on its back loosely with his left hand.After rubbing it a few times, he suddenly noticed something, and looked sideways at the kitchen window.

Liang Ze dodged and hid by the cabinet, but unfortunately he was still discovered.

Seeing Wu Ke getting up and approaching here from the corner of the eye, Liang Ze's heart was beating wildly, and he hurriedly took the two potatoes under the water to wash them.

The sound of water is very gentle.

Wu Ke was tall and tall, and when he stood by the window, most of the light source was blocked.Liang Ze still pretended not to see it.

"Bring me the cat food."

Then he turned off the water, as if he had just noticed, and said, "You are here."

Wu Ke glanced away impatiently.

Liang Ze wiped his hands on the apron, "What do you want? Cat food, right? I'll look for it."

Because he knew he had to work, he was wearing an old T-shirt today. The back part was dyed during washing, so it couldn't be seen from the front.Wu Ke's gaze first stayed on the exposed lower back, and then he noticed the blue mark on the white T-shirt, and his expression suddenly changed.

"Do you have the self-consciousness to be a guest at someone else's house?"

Liang Ze was bending over to look for cat food from one cabinet to another. Hearing this, his face froze and his mind went blank for a moment, "What's wrong with me?"

Wu Ke stared at his clothes: "Dressed like this, do you really come to be a chef?"

Liang Ze thought this was ridiculous, his heart was empty, but his gaze was as calm as if it had been cut open by someone, "Otherwise."

Could it still be a guest?

"I don't think there's anything wrong with wearing it that way."

Wu Ke turned his head and spit out two words abruptly: "Forget it..."

He spoke as if it was Liang Ze who was at fault, Liang Ze had completely misunderstood the purpose of today's meal, Liang Ze had overlooked something.

Liang Ze heaved a sigh of relief, and said uncontrollably, "If you feel ashamed of me, you can continue to pretend that you don't know me."

On the day of the reunion, Wu Ke couldn't pronounce his name, which deeply hurt his heart.He looked at Wu Ke, Wu Ke was defeated just like that, with a livid face and stopped arguing.

Liang Ze took a deep breath, squatted down and continued to look for cat food, the cupboard was turned over and rattled.After finally finding it, he poured out a small bowl and handed it out.

Wu Ke didn't answer.

Six years, six years are enough to change a person beyond recognition, enough to erase many cherished memories.

Wu Ke stared at him with extremely unwilling eyes, and frowned tightly: "It's been six years since you left, can it be that I can't even say a word of anger?"