Chapter 68 Xu Hongdou, I like you, but it's too late
Chapter 68 Xu Hongdou, I like you, but it’s too late
Author: Lao Tuo
Chapter 68 Xu Hongdou, I like you, but it’s too late
Zhang Wentao, who was sitting in the restaurant, was very depressed, holding a cup of hot coffee and bathing in the morning sunshine.
Last night, he stayed up all night.
It wasn't because of the matter between him and Xu Hongdou, but the email from France.
Although his master told him that the preparation period would be at least three months later, judging from the email information sent last night, the time has been advanced. Obviously, the vast Chinese market is the catering group where Guy Savoy works.
The strategic focus of the next stage.
From his master's behavior and the content of the phone call, Zhang Wentao could clearly know that his master still hoped that he could compete for the position of chef in this restaurant.
This kind of opportunity is too tempting for a young chef.
Not only can you rely on the financial strength of the group to form your own team of chefs, but as long as you can achieve results, your reputation in the catering industry will also increase rapidly.
What's more, the benefits behind this...
However, even if I can stand in that position, can I still be a qualified chef?
With doubts about himself, Zhang Wentao fell into deep thought as he flipped through the email information sent by the teacher. This thought lasted all night.
Until the sun had risen, he felt a little sleepy and planned to drink a cup of coffee in the courtyard, relying on the cool morning air to refresh himself, and then make breakfast.
The appearance of a figure made him feel a little confused and shocked.
Xu Hongdou walked out of her room sleepily wearing a gray sweater, combing her hair, and wearing small sunglasses. She looked very tired. Zhang Wentao was puzzled.
He had almost woken up here every day, and this was the first time he saw each other at this time.
The first time he saw her in the early morning sunshine, with her lazy look and refined temperament, Zhang Wentao was stunned.
Xu Hongdou was stunned for a moment when she saw Zhang Wentao standing in the small courtyard, but then she thought that Zhang Wentao always got up early, so he might have a biological clock.
Maybe it was because of the milk and honey last night. She smiled and said, "Good morning. I didn't expect you to get up so early."
Zhang Wentao withdrew his surprised gaze and nodded: "Go out?"
"Well, Xie Zhiyao came to me early in the morning to buy some food. Do you want to go to the vegetable market?" Xu Hongdou asked Zhang Wentao as he walked over.
Zhang Wentao was silent for a moment and frowned: "No."
Xu Hongdou seemed to have known the answer for a long time, and did not show any dissatisfaction because of being rejected. He nodded and walked out of the courtyard.
The sunlight passed through the dense leaves and branches, and hit Zhang Wentao one by one, who was standing there, watching the other party leave.
He felt that his head was a little empty, and although he was thinking of giving up, the various emotions that surged up in him in an instant made it difficult for him to accept it.
After a while, he sighed: "..."
…
Zhang Wentao was thinking all morning, sitting in front of his computer for a while and looking at unfinished materials, and then pacing and thinking in the courtyard with his head down. Until he answered Sun Xiaowei's call:
"Mr. Zhang, is it convenient for you to call now?"
"It's convenient, you say." Zhang Wentao's tone was as calm as water, as if there was no trace of emotion in his words.
"It's like this. I have communicated with Shi Tiandong. He wants to stay for a while and communicate more with you." After Sun Xiaowei finished speaking, she was waiting for the reply on the other end of the phone with some anxiety.
Although Zhang Wentao had given her conditions before, it was only a verbal agreement. Until the last moment, she was still a little uneasy because she couldn't let go.
"Well, okay. By the way, there is something I want to tell you first." Zhang Wentao replied.
"Mr. Zhang, please tell me, I will try my best to satisfy you as much as I can," Sun Xiaowei replied.
Zhang Wentao was not in a hurry, but after looking around the small courtyard where he had lived for a while, he seemed to have made a decision before saying: "It's not that exaggerated, it's like this. I hope you can arrange interviews as soon as possible."
"I just received the email today. The time I will stay here may not be as long as previously estimated."
Sun Xiaowei was stunned and said: "Don't worry..."
She wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zhang Wentao's words: "Don't worry, I will train your employees as much as possible during this period. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow. I'm a little tired, so I'm going to rest first.
."
After Zhang Wentao finished speaking, he proactively said hello and hung up the phone.
After making the decision just now, the fatigue from a sleepless night came over him, making his head feel a little heavy.
Damai and Hu Youyu were sitting in front of the window sill of the restaurant, drinking milk tea from bags. They looked worriedly at Zhang Wentao, who was looking tired. When they went downstairs to have breakfast with him, they both knew what the other person was doing.
Stayed up all night.
After hearing Zhang Wentao clearly express his intention to leave early on the phone, Damai looked at him with some reluctance. Her favorite milk tea also lost its former sweetness.
She didn't have many friends, and even fewer friends of the opposite sex. Zhang Wentao, who she had finally gotten to know well, was about to leave again.
Zhang Wentao, who was about to take a sip of his milk tea before returning to the balcony, looked at her with an aggrieved look on his face and said, "What are you doing? I'm not leaving tomorrow."
"Besides, even if I leave, we can still keep in touch."
Damai was silent, lowered his head and said nothing.
Hu Youyu smiled coquettishly and said: "Sister Damai is reluctant to leave. Hey, it's okay. Come and let me create a group for the three of us. Didn't Lao Zhang say it yesterday? I hope that in the future we will be treated gently even though we are far apart.
"
As he said that, he touched Barley with his arm and said, "Come on, let's touch one of the three."
Hearing this, Damai nodded, as if he had made a difficult decision, and then asked Zhang Wentao: "Brother Wentao, are you ready to go abroad?"
Zhang Wentao shook his head: "It's not that simple. The inspection team will come here first, and I just want to accompany them. Moreover, the restaurant is open in our country. When it opens, I will invite you and Lao Hu."
Damai said "hmm" and lowered his head to drink the milk tea.
While the three of them were talking, Mr. Ma was sitting quietly on the futon and practicing like a seasoned Taoist.
"Okay, you two can talk, I'll go back and catch up on my sleep."
After the tense nerves relaxed, Zhang Wentao felt more and more mentally exhausted. The moment he returned to his room and lay on the bed, he actually felt a little exhausted.
Not long after he went to bed, the image of Xu Hongdou when he came down from the second floor in the morning lingered in his mind again.
In fact, he already knew that he liked the other person. That kind of liking may have started in the hospital, it may have started when they met again, or it may have been...but he couldn't tell what it was specifically.
In short, he knows how he feels when he likes someone and learns that she is going on a "date" with another man.
Jealousy, anger, unwillingness, etc.
This kind of feeling definitely doesn't just happen when you have a good impression of the opposite sex.
After feeling these emotions welling up in his heart again, he smiled bitterly while lying on the bed. He was really becoming more and more capable of deceiving himself.
Thinking of this, he shook his head mockingly.
Unfortunately, I was too hesitant...
Entered a new chapter
Will Zhang Wentao, who is about to leave, begin to express his feelings?
Or will Xie Zhiyao, who is getting better and better, step by step into Xu Hongdou's heart like in the TV series?
Although the entire TV series actually only has 40 episodes, it still spans a lot of time.