
“OK. A bowl of porridge, and an egg of cow's eye yes.” I remember very much that Brother Yuan Di loved the porridge and the eggs of the ox-eye made by my adoptive mother.
“You remember, great. Nice.” said as he gave his thumbs up.
“I'll cook for you, just a minute. Oh yeah, drink what?”
“Porridge should be drunk with a cup of oolong tea.”
“OK. Good choice.” replied.
I'm heading to the kitchen. I can't believe he followed me into the kitchen. I was already in the kitchen, and could only hear their voices.
“Master, sorry, it's the kitchen area, if you want to go to the bathroom, this way, Mr.” said Lisa saw Yuan Di heading for the kitchen.
“I know kok.” replied Yuan Di cengengesan. But he went to the kitchen.
Lisa getting angry, “Master, you don't know the rules? Look carefully at the writing in the kitchen: In addition to employees are prohibited from entering.”
“Then, I will be an employee here.” Yuan Di said.
Then there was no sound of Lisa, instead I saw Yuan Di already in the kitchen.
Lisa was speechless, thinking that maybe this was the employee called by Ellena's sister.
Brother Ho was surprised to see someone else come in, but I gave the code is okay. So he continued his work preparing beggar chickens for lunch. Our kitchen has a front kitchen and a back kitchen. The front kitchen is for processing porridge and noodles as well as other fast Chinese dishes. Back kitchen for longer processed foods, such as beggar chicken, peking duck, and so on.
“Peng's sister, where's Peng's uncle and aunt?” asked Yuan Di.
I'm speechless. Yuan Di looked at the look on my face, and he seemed to have guessed what had happened.
“What happened?” tanyakanya.
“Dad and my mother.. half a year ago, had an accident and died.” I replied, while building a defense not to cry.
“Sorry, I didn't hear the news at all.”
“Not what.”
“So, right now, you continue their efforts? Well, I'm proud of you.” Yuan Di said with a smile.
I just sigh. But it was obvious that Yuan Di saw something was wrong.
“I can't tell you much yet, later in the afternoon if Brother Yuan Di can, may I meet with Brother Yuan Di outside?”
“Of course, I'll come. How about Cafe de Amora? Still open that place?”
My foster father used to take us to the cafe de Amora.
“Still open, may, at 15 we meet there.”
“Sister Peng, you cook yourself? This sister...your assistant?” he said while pointing at Ho.
“Include, this is brother Ho, assistant Chef here, but the Chef is not me, I am only a waiter myself, and today I was forced to become an assistant of the assistant Chef because our Chef is not logged in.”
“Oh? Then I'll help. What can I help you with?”
“Hehehe. No need, brother Yuan eat this porridge first.” I served him porridge.
Yuan Di immediately sat down at the kitchen table, and then ate the porridge. “Hmmm... porridge that I have not felt for a long time... Finally after waiting a dozen years.”.
Apparently this is like a longing between brother and sister who have not met for a long time.
“Very wisdom, exactly made aunty!” he said lifting a thumb. Then he continued eating.
Of course my actions cleared Yuan Di's lips, drawing Ho's attention. I know he has a lot of questions. But he continued his work. Brother Ho is a person who is dedicated in cooking, rather than Mr. King, precisely brother Ho has a deeper soul into being a Chef, just his experience is different.
“Will there be special guests? These ingredients, prepared for cooking beggar chicken right?” asked Yuan Di. By looking at the ingredients that Kak Ho prepared, he could guess what Kak Ho would cook.
“You... how do you know?” ask brother Ho wonder.
Yuan Di advanced to the table where the ingredients were held, then said, “These ingredients, can indeed be cooked for different fumigation, but this lotus leaf, obviously this is a beggar's chicken. After all, this traditional cooking stove has been prepared, it will obviously make a beggar chicken in a considerable portion, maybe for 3 or 4 tables?”
I clapped. “Kak Yuan Di is indeed sharp.”
“Kak Ho, this is my brother, his name is Brother Yuan Di. He once learned to cook for a while with his father and mother.” I explained to Brother Ho so as not to be surprised again.
The two give each other greetings.
“Simply, it turns out direct disciples from your father and mother. Nice to meet senior!” said brother Ho pleased.
“Hahaha. I only studied for a few months, not worthy of being called a senior. Alright, give me the servant apron, I will help serve in your restaurant today,” Yuan Di said.
I was surprised, but didn't I really need an additional servant? Yuan Di was also a good boy.
“But I cannot pay you high, brother Yuan Di!”
“Hahaha. I was paid enough with a bowl of porridge only.” he said laughing crisply. All I know is, Yuan Di is. The first time he came and stayed at our house, Yuan Di was always cranky and irritated me. But in the later days, I knew he was a good boy. I even lost a good brother when we separated. I just know, Yuan Di was dumped by his parents. And he has no place to stay. My adoptive mother's father took pity on her, and then after graduating from Elementary School, she got another foster parent.
I gave the servant apron to him, “Thank you brother Yuan Di. I really need a helper.” “You cook well, take it easy I will help you today.” I'm nodding.
“What should I do?” asked Yuan Di. “I'll introduce you to Lisa, you can ask her.”
I called Lisa into the kitchen and introduced her to Yuan Di.
“Lisa, this is Yuan Di's sister, she will help us here today, you are fine with her.”
“Alright, so I don't need to find any more power draws huh?”
“No need, there is Brother Yuan Here, can help us. You tell me what he can help.”
“Hai. I told you, I'll be an employee here,” Yuan Di said hello to Lisa while sticking out her tongue.
Lisa seemed to want to throw him with the broom she was holding. But of course it was just a bluff.
“Follow me!” suhut Lisa's a little sewot. But finally they both headed to the VIP room, opened the bulkhead and prepared 3 tables. “See this!” said Lisa.
He then lifted the middle table, cleaned it, gave it a tablecloth, and put it back on. Then put the empty plates on the table. “You prepared a table in the room, just like I showed you.” “Good.”
Yuan Di immediately headed to the table. Then with a very quick movement, he pulled the old tablecloth, changed the new tablecloth, pulled out the round glass mat, tidied up the new tablecloth, and roll the glass barrette back on the table. Then he put the dishes on the round coasters, and then turned them around, until the plates were neatly arranged onto the table!
Lisapun looked at it. “Fuck him better than me ?!?”
In the kitchen, Brother Ho had finished wrapping the beggar chicken with lotus leaves, and was about to cook it with a furnace, but suddenly ran to the toilet. I saw him six times back and forth to the toilet. She tried to cook but was always distracted.
“Kak Ho, why?” my many. “My stomach,... hurts so much... I suddenly had diarrhea..”
“Wire, why so suddenly? Brother Ho, you rest first. There is a diarrhea medicine in the medicine box.”