Chapter 340 Traitor
Sun Aimin stayed at home for two days, and he was busy during these two days. The old man used the spices that Sun Aimin sent home to research several improved seasoning powders and spicy meat sauces, and instructed Sun Aimin to make them all the way while explaining them.
The finished product was packaged into several portions. Sun Aimin planned to take it back to share with relatives and friends to taste and solicit everyone's opinions and suggestions.
This can also be regarded as understanding the needs of target customers and making preparations in advance for opening a seasoning processing plant in the future.
The business of supplying seasoning powder to hotels in Qingyang City is still going on. Compared with Sun Aimin's current income, this income is not very impressive. Moreover, the three brothers of the Sun family have already left Qingyang City and have no time to take care of it.
For the past six months, Grandpa Sun has been in charge of the production of seasoning powder. His two daughters-in-law usually help buy raw materials and lend a hand. Delivering goods to the city is mainly the responsibility of Aunt Sun, but she only makes the trip once a month, so it's not tiring.
After deducting the cost, the net profit of these powders can reach 1,700 to 1,800 yuan, which is not a small amount for rural people. Sun Aimin now has a higher income and no longer takes the profits from this business. As for how the family members divide the money, they still have to discuss it among themselves.
At home, Grandpa Sun's words carry the most weight and he is fair in his dealings. When he speaks, the younger generations generally have no objection.
The old man didn't keep track of the cost. He gave his second daughter-in-law 500 yuan a month, and his first daughter-in-law was responsible for running errands every month, so she got an extra 100 yuan. The rest of the money was kept by the old couple. They didn't need much money on a daily basis, but with this money in hand, they didn't have to let their children bear the burden when they encountered any problems.
Even if the children are filial, asking them for money will inevitably make them feel awkward. The sons are easier to deal with, and although the daughters-in-law are not petty, the old couple are also afraid that brothers and sisters-in-law will become estranged because of who is at a disadvantage, who is taking advantage, or whose family is under great pressure.
The old couple actually had another consideration, which was their daughter Sun Aihua. Their sons learned the craft from her and all of them had the ability to make a living.
Although Sun Aihua has learned to cook since she was a child, it is rare for women to be cooks in this era. After graduating from high school, she became a teacher in a county primary school, and her salary was not very high.
Because I don’t have children, I have been to many doctors over the years and spent a lot of money.
Now that their daughter is pregnant, the old couple are old and have no source of income, so they are unable to provide some support to their daughter.
The money saved up was just enough to help their daughter. In the past, their daughter had a job, so she naturally wouldn't ask them for money. She would come back once or twice a month to buy them food, clothes and daily necessities.
Since Sun Aihua became pregnant, the old couple finally found a way to support their daughter. They offered money, but Sun Aihua refused to accept it, so they went to every market to buy some meat and fruit to improve Sun Aihua's diet.
The old couple’s efforts paid off; their daughter’s complexion is obviously much better than before, and her whole spirit is lifted.
It was almost time to deliver seasoning powder to the hotel. Mrs. Sun Dasao would not be back for a few days, and Mrs. Sun Ersao had gone to the city to accompany her son in his studies.
These two days, Sun Aimin simply ground the seasoning powder and took it back with him.
He informed the hotel owner in advance and told him that he would have to deliver the goods a few days earlier because of some family matters.
At this time last year, Sun Aimin was worried about family affairs and had no time to take care of himself. His apprentice Wang Gang took advantage of the situation and recommended himself to the boss to replace Sun Aimin as the head chef.
He learned cooking from Sun Aimin for several years, and his skills are pretty good, but his character is really bad.
Originally, Sun Aimin, the master, was squeezed out by him, so he did something a bit dishonest. Seeing that Sun Aimin had negotiated a deal with the hotel to supply seasoning powder, he earned more than Wang Gang's salary in a month.
This made Wang Gang very jealous. In order to steal Sun Aimin's income, he did a lot of research on the ingredients and proportions of seasoning powder, but after many attempts, he always found that it was not good enough.
Before that, he secretly replaced the Sun family's seasoning powder with the seasoning powder he developed, wanting to see the customers' reactions.
As a result, the picky customers immediately tasted that the taste of the dishes was different from before, and they went straight to the manager, asking if the chef had been changed. They also questioned whether the hotel had cut corners and used inferior ingredients for them, which made manager Hao Daqing very embarrassed.
He tried every possible means to persuade the customer and finally waived the bill and apologized, which calmed the situation.
Hao Daqing did not report this matter to his boss. He first investigated the source of the incident and found out that it was Wang Gang who did it.
Wang Gang's original plan was that if the customers did not have any special reactions, he would ask his boss to supply the seasoning powder at a lower price. However, the plan was ruined after those annoying customers made a scene.
In order to keep his job, Wang Gang secretly gave Hao Daqing two packs of cigarettes and some large bills, and the matter was finally settled.
Recently, Wang Gang's mind has started to become active again. The main reason why he cannot be content with the status quo is that he feels that he is always controlled by others.
When Sun Aimin worked in the hotel before, he was the head chef and earned 3,000 yuan a month, while Wang Gang, as an apprentice, only earned 800 yuan.
Although this salary level is quite high compared to those of the factory workers, when compared with Sun Aimin, the so-called "master", he feels that his salary of 800 yuan is not that good.
Taking advantage of the trouble at Sun Aimin's home, he recommended himself to replace Sun Aimin. He also lowered his own price, so that Sun Aimin would take 3,000 yuan, while he would take 1,500 yuan.
The boss is a businessman, and he saved more than a thousand yuan a month in expenses. He also tested Wang Gang's cooking skills, and found that they were not much different from Sun Aimin's. If the customer was not very difficult to serve, he basically would not complain, so the deal was settled.
It was not until the seasoning powder prepared by Sun Aimin ran out that Wang Gang's problem was completely exposed. In order not to damage its reputation, the hotel had to negotiate with Sun Aimin for a cooperation in supplying seasoning powder.
As a result, their expenses were even higher. Moreover, Wang Gang's management ability of the hotel kitchen was not very good, unlike Sun Aimin, who was methodical and could convince people with reason and virtue.
From the fact that Wang Gang backstabbed Sun Aimin, it can be seen that he is a person who likes to take shortcuts and be cunning.
When dealing with the people in the kitchen, Wang Gang felt that he was a leader to some extent, so he used all the tricks of the officialdom.
He required the kitchen staff to curry favor with him just as they did with their superiors. If anyone went against him or didn't give him benefits, he had plenty of ways to make sure they couldn't stay there.
Some employees were dissatisfied with Wang Gang's management and directly confronted him. Wang Gang did nothing but make things difficult for them and felt incompetent and furious.
But now, in terms of cooking skills, Wang Gang does have some real skills. It is not easy for other chefs in the kitchen to stand out and be recognized by the boss.
Those kitchen staff who did not speak up for Sun Aimin when he was fired began to regret their decision. They missed the good things about Sun Aimin and often compared Sun Aimin with Wang Gang. When they had conflicts with Wang Gang, they directly accused Wang Gang of "betraying his teacher and destroying his ancestors."
This not only did not make Wang Gang feel guilty towards Sun Aimin, but instead he developed an increasingly strong resentment towards Sun Aimin.
Yuan Jie recalled the events in her dream. In addition to acting as the network thug of the Zhan Jinhua gang 20 years later, Wang Gang had done bad things before and wanted to frame Sun Aimin.
In the end, it took Sun Aimin some time to prove his innocence, and Wang Gang was fired from the hotel.
Judging from the time, Wang Gang was going to frame Sun Aimin very recently.