China News Service, June 20. According to the news of the Spanish version of the "Europe Times" WeChat public account "Xiwen", a well-known local media in Galicia, Spain reported the struggle history of a Chinese immigrant family.
This Chinese family has lived in Spain for nearly 30 years.
After several struggles, he started working in a restaurant, then opened his own clothing store, experienced expansion and then entered the catering industry, opening a restaurant to pay tribute to his hometown. The spirit of continuous struggle and courage is commendable.
The report quoted local media sources that the Chen Huang family left China in the 1990s.
First her husband Chen went abroad, and later his wife Huang also went to Spain.
The couple first worked at an Asian restaurant in Madrid, and after saving for several years, opened their own shop in Santiago in 1998.
His eldest son, Charly, who is now 32 years old, recalled: "It was not a 100-yuan store, or a very small clothing store, only 20 square meters. Later, the family began to expand the business." Until before the epidemic, they decided to join the service industry. .
Run by Charly and his 24-year-old brother Chao Ou, the restaurant serves Qingtian-style hometown dishes.
As unconditional support for their children, the couple, now 64 and 65, started working as chefs at the restaurant.
"The idea for Qingtian was because my brother and I used to bring friends home for dinner, and everyone raved about the dishes at home," Charly said.
"In the Chinese restaurants I know, most of the processing is industrialized, and the original flavor has disappeared. But we make everything from the meat filling of the dumplings to the dough, and the dough is more delicate." He also Introduced other special dishes to Western media.
As for the decoration, the younger brother said, "It's simple and clean, without fancy things. We put pictures of Qingtian and Qingtian on the wall to commemorate our hometown."