Before he even opened his eyes, Zhou Chen felt a wave of heat coming over him, and then someone patted him on the back of his head.
"It's time to work, get up quickly."
Zhou Chen opened his eyes reflexively, but he didn't have any overreaction. Instead, he quickly turned his eyes and glanced around.
After just a few glances, he knew where he was now.
I saw a lot of people standing around, most of them men wearing white chef uniforms. The air was filled with the smell of oil fumes, as well as various seasonings, gas and sewer smells.
This is the kitchen, and it's not an ordinary kitchen. It's a big place and there are many chefs. It must be the back chef of a hotel, and it's not that kind of small restaurant, but the back chef of a hotel of a certain size.
But looking at the relatively "backward" kitchen supplies in the kitchen, it is not difficult to guess that they are most likely from a relatively backward era, at least many years behind the real world.
The next moment, a familiar feeling came over him, and a large number of memories appeared in his mind, making him close his eyes involuntarily.
Before he could sort out his memory, the voice just now sounded again.
"Achen, what's wrong with you? You don't look well. Could it be that you're sick?"
The same voice, if the tone of slapping Zhou Chen on the back of the head just now was rough, then the tone of caring about Zhou Chen now was very nervous.
Zhou Chen deliberately covered his head and said, "It's okay. I just woke up suddenly. I'm a little confused and my head is a little dizzy. I'll sit down for a while."
Hearing Zhou Chen say it was okay, the greasy middle-aged chef wearing chef's uniform next to him breathed a sigh of relief, but then his expression turned stern.
"I asked you to come to work, not to sleep. Didn't you have a good rest last night? Could it be that your kid couldn't stop eating shit and went gambling again?"
Zhou Chen slowly absorbed the memory, and he already knew who the middle-aged chef was talking to him.
"No, uncle, I live with you every day. How can I have time to gamble? Just let me rest for two minutes and I'll be fine in no time."
The uncle stopped scolding him and just told him: "If you have nothing to do, get up quickly. The landlady will come later. If she sees you being lazy, she will scold you again. Don't blame your uncle for not speaking up for you."
Although my uncle is gone, it is naturally impossible to be really quiet in the back kitchen. The sounds of clinking pots and pans, the sound of water flowing, and noises come one after another.
Fortunately, Zhou Chen was very adaptable and ignored the noise and quickly sorted out his memory.
Soon, he figured out his current identity and the background of the world he traveled through.
Where he is now is Shanghai in 1991. He is a back-house chef at a restaurant called Jin Meilin on Huanghe Road. He has been working there for two and a half years. From the beginning of his apprenticeship, he is now able to make some simple dishes.
My name is still Zhou Chen, my ancestral home is Sushi, not far from Shanghai, I am twenty-nine years old this year, and my zodiac sign is Tiger.
He was still himself, but his original experience made Zhou Chen frown.
Originally, Zhou's family was a happy family with a small amount of assets in Suzhou City, but his predecessor contracted a gambling problem. Over the past few years, not only did the family business disappear, but his father also passed away. In the end, his mother took him to seek refuge.
My uncle is a chef in Shanghai.
However, his mother did not support her for long and passed away a year after arriving in Shanghai. After that, he followed his mother's last wish and learned to cook from his uncle.
"A gambler really has to die a good death."
This memory made Zhou Chen's face turn cold. Gamblers are definitely one of the people he hates the most, and they can really destroy people's lives.
Speaking of which, this is also the second time he has traveled through time as a gambler. The last time he traveled through time was He Fei. That guy was not a human being in the plot. He really deserved the crime for killing his wife and unborn child.
Wansi is even more disgusting and vicious than his current predecessor.
My uncle's name is Huang Degui. He is Jin Meilin's old chef. He is forty-three years old and he is also a hard-working man. His wife died young, leaving him and his son alone to depend on each other.
Huang Degui was fat and fierce, but he was really kind to his nephew Zhou Chen. When his sister brought Zhou Chen to seek refuge with him, although he himself was not doing well, he still took in the mother and son without hesitation, and
After his sister passed away, he also took on the responsibility of taking care of Zhou Chen and taught Zhou Chen how to cook.
Even though the social status of a chef is not high, it is actually a craft job, and it is difficult to achieve success without anyone taking it in.
Therefore, Huang Degui is able to teach his nephew how to cook, and he can definitely be regarded as a good uncle who values ​​love and justice.
Although Zhou Chen is already twenty-nine years old, Huang Degui has always watched over him. The main reason is naturally that he is afraid that he will gamble again.
It was precisely because of Huang Degui's supervision that my predecessor was able to learn to cook with peace of mind and did not embark on the road of no return from gambling.
After receiving the memories, Zhou Chen had to admit that Huang Degui was really a good uncle and a bachelor. Not only did he have to support his young son, but he also had to look after a giant baby. It was really not easy.
I sighed in my heart, but from the memory I obtained, I couldn't tell which movie and TV series I had traveled to, so I still had to use system tasks.
Zhou Chen quickly communicated with the system.
"System, open the panel!"
Host: Zhou Chen
Attributes
Strength:48
Constitution: 50
Spirit:44
Agility:43
Points remaining: 10
Skill;
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Nine out of ten gambles will result in loss: After the host activates this skill, if the host participates in any form of gambling activities, he will definitely lose nine games in a row, and he will definitely win in the last game.
Third Floor Killer: When the host jumps from the third floor (regular floor), he will definitely not be seriously injured, and will only suffer sprained feet at most.
thing;
Shuttle card × 11; plot card × 3; reopen card × 1; wealth conversion card × 1; world card × 1, luck card × 1;
Title: Palace Transformation Master, Charity Master.
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Task:
Ten-year Agreement: Complete the ten-year agreement between Xuezhi (Beidi) and Abao, and prevent her from losing face.
Side missions:
Angel investor: Invest and help Ms. Wang open a foreign trade company.
A main mission and a side mission.
A total of three and a half names appeared in the mission. According to the inertia of the system, these three people must be the protagonists of the current world, or important supporting roles.
A Bao, Xuezhi (Beidi), Miss Wang.
Zhou Chen quickly recalled these names, but soon determined that this was probably another movie and TV series that he had never seen.
It looks like plot cards are going to be used again.
I'm used to being able to predict things in advance, and there are plenty of plot cards, so Zhou Chen doesn't feel reluctant to part with them.
But in this situation, it is obviously impossible for him to start understanding the plot immediately. Since he has traveled to this world, he still has to play his current role for the time being.
"Achen, are you feeling better? We're about to start loading guests. Let's get ready as soon as we're ready."
Uncle Huang Degui came over again to remind Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen stood up and replied: "It's already fine."
Huang Degui felt relieved when he saw that Zhou Chen's expression was normal and didn't look like something was wrong. However, the hotel was about to serve guests, so he didn't care to say anything more.
"Get ready first. Several private rooms have been booked for today. You will definitely be busy tonight. Don't let the landlady catch you slacking off, otherwise her voice will kill you."
In 1991, the major hotels on Huanghe Road were not the most expensive hotels in Shanghai, but they were definitely one of the busiest hotel gathering places.
Huanghe Road is a street with a total length of more than 700 meters, but there are more than 100 restaurants of various sizes, including many large ones. Coming to the restaurants on Huanghe Road is not just for eating, but also for...
It's for business, which leads to a huge flow of people on Huanghe Road, with an endless stream of businessmen.
Jin Meilin, where Zhou Chen works, is also a large hotel on Huanghe Road. Jin Meilin has been open for many years and is definitely one of the longest-standing restaurants on Huanghe Road.
Although there are many restaurants on the Yellow River Road, many are eliminated every year, even big hotels are no exception. Every year you will find that many familiar hotel names suddenly disappear and are replaced by new hotel names.
The most stable hotel on Huanghe Road is undoubtedly the Red Heron, and the one with the best business, the best location, and the largest space is the Golden Phoenix.
Although Jin Meilin is not as good as Red Heron and Golden Phoenix, it is still among the top five hotels on Huanghe Road.
The main reason why Jin Meilin has achieved his current status is the hotel owner Lu Meilin.
This woman is well-known on the Yellow River Road. Not only is she tough, but she is also very capable. She is supported by people on the road, so even on the chaotic Yellow River Road, she is the number one boss lady.
To be continued...