Gate of Memories (2)

  Xiao Rou's eyes sparkled as she smiled and said: "Cao Yuqing!"

  "Cao Yuqing?" Tang Ke Xin thought for a moment before continuing to ask: "Is that... the manager of the banquet department?"

  Xiao Rou quickly nodded and mysteriously smiled, saying: "If I'm not wrong, she must have gone to the banquet department to show off! I'll bet you 10,000 yuan!"

  The elevator in the hotel lobby suddenly opened!

  Chen Manhong emerged like an empress, with a multitude of charms and yet with an air of grandeur, taking elegant strides as she walked out, followed by Sha Li, Wen Zhi, and Xiao Luo, the three leaders, who swaggered along with her to the banquet hall...

  Colleagues from the front desk and housekeeping department, upon seeing Chen Manhong walk out of the elevator, looked like they had been struck by a strong beam of light, and began to whisper among themselves. As it turns out, how big is a hotel? Just now, after the CEO praised Xiao Rou, in an instant, this news spread like electricity throughout the various departments of the Asia Grand Hotel. The CEO visited the Imperial Restaurant, praising it highly, even giving each employee a 10% raise and five days off with pay this month!!! This news shocked all the employees of the hotel, who were also extremely envious!!! They even began to speculate that the Imperial Restaurant's dishwashing staff could answer Laurence's high-difficulty questions, and even selected champagne that met Laurence's requirements as a side dish!!! It can be imagined how formidable the manager of the Imperial Restaurant must be!

  Banquet hall!

  An hour before the dinner party, guests began to arrive at the hotel and were led to the luxurious hall on the second floor, where they could enjoy the renowned sunset view of the Asian Grand Hotel. Cao Yuqing and Liu Yahui were busy giving orders to the staff, arranging bouquets of lilies on the banquet tables, and using electronic heating rods to smooth out the golden tablecloths. Just as they were busy beyond measure, a clear voice rang out from outside: "Wow! You're so busy!"

  Cao Yuqing and Liu Yahui's movements came to a halt as they saw Chen Manhong walking towards them with an air of triumph, her shoulders squared, leading three team leaders, with a victorious smile on her face.

  "Manager Chen!" All the employees in the banquet hall stood up and bowed to greet her as soon as they saw Chen Manhong arrive.

  "Hmm!" Chen Manhong raised a triumphant smile, like the mistress of this hotel, swept through with an air of arrogance, and came to Cao Yuqing's face, hugging her shoulder, tilting her head, staring at her.

  Cao Yuqing naturally heard the news that the president came to her restaurant for dinner today. She let out a cold hum, raised an eyebrow and looked at him saying: "What? You're here, is there something?"

  "I knew today's dinner party with the Premier would keep you busy, Manager Cao, so I came to ask after you. Alas, just now our CEO was dining in our restaurant and we were so busy!!! Luckily the CEO is satisfied, and as a reward, all employees will get a 10% raise! And we'll have five days off with pay! Ah, how are we supposed to spend these days? So many holidays, it's really not what I'm used to!" Chen Manhong finished speaking, then lightly bit her lower lip, raised her slender fingers, and suppressed a smile, looking around left and right.

  Ya Hui looked at her good friend with a half-smile and shook her head in understanding, unable to do anything about it.

  Cao Yuqing's face twisted in anger, her fists clenched and crackling with rage, forcing a smile as she said: "So I'm saying, your Royal Dining Hall had such low wages at the time, it was about time to bring it up. The CEO's reward is well-timed, giving you all some face, a way out, if not, when the time comes and you report to the manager again, asking for a raise, only to be rebutted again! You say our banquet department employees' wages are 20% higher than yours at the restaurant, of course we work harder, that's only fair! Today is a rare opportunity for you to see us, Manager Chen, would you like to take a look at how I lead such a large team and host such a grand state banquet? Please give me some guidance?"

  Chen Manhong glared at her with wide eyes, her face twisted in anger!

  Cao Yuqing looked at Chen Manhong with a somewhat mysterious gaze as her face changed, and she couldn't help but lower her head and laugh, saying: "Oh dear! Sorry, sorry, Manager Chen! I completely forgot, you've never hosted such a grand banquet before, right? Isn't this making things difficult for you? So I said, the bigger your brain, the bigger the hat you wear, don't just do nothing, and then run around showing off!!"

  Chen Manhong was so angry that her chest was about to explode, but she still forced a smile and said: "Manager Cao has made himself sound very busy, really is a noble person with many things to do! I remembered that our restaurant employees have had three pay raises in one year! But your banquet department hasn't had a raise in three years, right? So I say, life isn't afraid of starting from a low point, the most important thing is... to make progress!!"

  Cao Yuqing gritted her teeth and stared at her tightly.

  "Ah!" Chen Manhong deliberately ignored her gaze and suddenly asked: "I suddenly feel a bit hungry, what's for dinner today?"

  Sally's throat seemed to have swallowed an ostrich egg, her face turned red, and she didn't dare make a sound!

  "What did you eat today?" Chen Manhong suddenly glared with a fierce gaze!

  Shali immediately made a bitter face and said: "Eat... braised chicken, spicy chicken, Kung Pao chicken, scallion oil chicken, flower carved chicken..."

  On the left is a chicken, on the right is also a chicken, making Cao Yuqing so angry that her face turned green, staring at Chen Manhong!!

  Chen Manhong leaned back comfortably with her arms around her shoulders, listening to these dish names. When she finished speaking, she suddenly stared at Sally and said: "You forgot there's still one more dish!"

  "Ah?" Sally raised her head and looked at Chen Manhong.

  Chen Manhong suddenly turned around, stared blankly at Cao Yuqing, stretched out her hand and chopped it in front of her face before saying: "White Cut Chicken!!"

  Ruan Xiao Yan, you're so bold! Cao Yu Qing's lungs are going to burst!

  "I won't bother you anymore, I'm hungry!" Chen Manhong said, and then she turned around, swinging her hips and walking away!!

  Cao Yuqing glared with anger, looking at Chen Manhong's back, gritting her teeth and saying: "Chen Manhong, you just wait and see! Come here!"

  "Yes!" Cao Yuqing's assistant immediately stepped forward and responded.

  "What a dead girl who boasted in front of the president and Mr. Lawrence today! ” Cao Yuqing took advantage of Ya Hui's walk to that side, and instructed the employees to arrange the champagne placed at the self-service meal position neatly.

  "Yes!"

  The grand ballroom door burst open, and colleagues from the banquet hall walked in, saying to Cao Yuqing: "Manager Cao, General Manager, department managers, Monitoring Department, Health Department superiors, please arrive at the banquet hall five minutes later to inspect the final situation of the banquet hall!"

  "Good!" Cao Yuqing and Ya Hui exchanged a glance, immediately clapped their hands, and asked the employees: "Are you all ready?"

  "Ready!" All staff nodded at their respective posts!!

  "Everyone in their positions!" Cao Yuqing said, instructing each employee to stand at attention in their own position, standing solemnly and waiting!!

  A rhythmic and energetic footsteps sound is approaching!!

  The general manager, Mr. He Ming, led the department managers, wearing black hotel uniforms, with a serious face, walking into the grand and luxurious banquet hall, followed by security personnel from this hotel, as well as special police officers, who were holding precise instruments in their hands, scanning each hidden corner of the banquet hall to detect any dangerous weapons. The general manager led the crowd of managers quickly into the banquet hall, walking between the tables, scanning the sparkling tableware, the napkins folded like peony flowers, and the pure and bright lily flowers in the center of the table, stretching out his hand to lightly scan the table with his fingertips to see if there were any extra wrinkles.

  Cao Yuqing and Ya Hui looked at the general manager with a slightly tense expression, his face tightly scrutinizing every corner of the banquet hall, then asked in a low voice: "When did the catering department's waiters rehearse?"

  "Three o'clock in the afternoon, five o'clock in the afternoon, half an hour ago! All zero mistakes, zero accidents!" Cao Yuqing reported immediately.

  The general manager listened, raised his head, looked at the special police and security guards who had all finished checking, and was about to fill out the security record, nodded and said: "Then let's get started!"

  "Yes!" Cao Yuqing finally let out a sigh of relief, smiled, and immediately picked up the intercom, saying: "The whole world is ready, the banquet officially begins. Front desk department, etiquette department, catering department, security department, all colleagues, thank you for your hard work!

  "Received!!" The intercom on the other end responded with echoes from various departments!

  The kitchen door of the Royal Restaurant burst open!

  The assistant chef walked in quickly and said to the master chef: "Master!! The banquet has started, the head chef is asking for you!"

  Lao Guo listened, and then directly threw away the hot towel, tidied up his chef's hat, and led three assistant chefs to the banquet department's main kitchen to prepare.

  Outside was bustling, but Tang Ke Xin was alone, quietly hiding in the wine storage room, shining with the light projected by the crystal lamp. She picked up a clean towel and wiped the cups that had just been washed clean one by one, smiling slightly as she wiped. Occasionally, she would lift her head to look at the wall clock, thinking to herself that she still had five minutes before she could get off work. But at this moment, Xiao Rou suddenly rushed in hastily, crying and walking towards Ke Xin for help, saying: "Ke Xin!!! What should I do? Save me! I'm finished!!"

  Tang Ke Xin immediately put down her napkin and cup, supported herself with one hand, and asked anxiously: "What's wrong?"

  Xiao Rou cried with tears in her eyes, saying: "Just now Lawrence's assistant called to inform me that the Prime Minister's dinner party later wants me to attend and serve wine!! What do I do? I don't know how!!"

  Tang Ke Xin suddenly froze!

  It's finally on the shelves today, thank you for your long wait, I will work hard to write out that luxurious story in my heart, bringing you a different visual and sensory experience! Regardless of success or failure, at least I tried my best. Thank you to the two bosses, for their support all along, they determined the most perfect direction for this work. Thanks to you guys.