The boss insisted on continuing, and a small shop in Hangzhou posted a "free" notice! Spending over 200000 yuan per year

"This kitchen is designed for free use by hospitalized patients and their families."

Recently,

A free shared kitchen in Yuhang, Hangzhou has caught fire.

In a space of about 70 square meters,

12 stoves, kitchenware, seasoning

A complete set of pots, pans, knives, and plates.

At 10:30 in the morning, some people walked into this place carrying ingredients and insulated buckets, put on aprons, and started washing vegetables and cutting dishes... "Sister Shen's Love Sharing Kitchen" quietly welcomed the busiest time of the day.

Pass on the flame of love

The founder is an old party member who refuses to appear in public

65 year old Chen Huarong is the administrator of the Love Kitchen.

He told reporters that this kitchen opened in March last year, and the behind the scenes founder was an old party member. He provided the equipment, materials, and daily operating expenses for the kitchen.

"We do not accept any donations, including money and goods." Old Chen calculated an account for the reporter, including rent, water, electricity, and gas expenses, purchasing kitchenware, seasoning, disposable tableware, and employee salaries. The monthly expenditure of the Love Kitchen is about 25000 yuan, and in a year, the total expenditure is about 20000 to 300000 yuan.

"He's very low-key and never shows up. But every time I tell him what I need, he doesn't say a word and immediately sends me the money."

Speaking of the original intention of the founder to open a love sharing kitchen, Uncle Chen told reporters, "At that time, his family was treating at the First Hospital of Zhejiang University and found that there were not many restaurants around. Because they were hospitalized patients, their appetite was also not good. If they could have a delicious meal cooked at home, it would be very helpful for their condition. That's why they rented this small storefront."

The reason why it is called Sister Shen's Love Sharing Kitchen is inspired by Sister Shen's Love Kitchen in Lishui Liandu. "It's only a ten minute walk from Zhejiang University First Hospital, and there's a farmer's market next to it. If we could open a Love Kitchen specifically for inpatients and their families to use for free, it would be like taking the torch of love and promoting Sister Shen's good deeds in Yuhang District, where the headquarters of Zhejiang University First Hospital is located."

365 days without rest throughout the year

Seriously ill family members can bring ingredients to cook,

Stay open until 8 pm at the latest at night

"I am the only staff here."

Uncle Chen is a local from Cangqian. Previously, he operated a noodle shop nearby. Later, when the founder called him to help, he closed the noodle shop and was responsible for the management of the caring kitchen. "Look at this patient's family coming and say, 'Master, we're leaving. Thank you, Master. I still feel very happy,'" he said

"Usually, I am responsible for opening the door, supervising hygiene, and sometimes helping with ingredients. When they come, they register themselves, get their license plates, and they can cook on their own. I have also opened a restaurant myself and have some skills. Some people don't know how to cook, so I teach them how to cook two dishes. We also prepare disposable lunch boxes, chopsticks, band aids, and mirror wiping cloths for them. They just need to bring the ingredients, and not only can the dishes be cooked, but they can also be stored in this freezer."

Uncle Chen is tidying up kitchen supplies

The Love Kitchen is open 365 days a year. The reporter noticed that the opening time of the kitchen is from 9am to 11:30am and from 3:30pm to 6:00pm. "If there are many people, the door will close one to two hours later. Sometimes it will open until 1 o'clock at noon, and at the latest it will open until 8 o'clock at night."

Serve up to 53 patients per day

The most frequently spoken words by family members are "thank you"

"We are not open to the outside world and only target patients in hospitals," Chen told reporters. Currently, more than 20 people come to use it every day, with a maximum of 53 people coming in a day.

Message book in the Love Kitchen

On the table at the entrance of the kitchen, there is a registration book where family members of patients from all over the country leave their usage records. The farthest patients from Zhejiang to Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian... come from Xinjiang. There is also a message book next to it, which is filled with the patient's "thank you"——

"Thank you to this caring kitchen for providing convenience to patients and their families, making us feel at home."

"Coming from faraway Jiangxi to Zhejiang, this caring kitchen makes us patients feel particularly warm and grateful to kind-hearted people."

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"We learned about this love kitchen from the nurses in the hospital," said Wu's family during chemotherapy at Zhejiang First Hospital. "It's been over two months now, and I've been coming almost every day because she can't eat the hospital's food, has a bad appetite, and still wants to have a home cooked meal. I don't know how to make it, just stir fry the sliced meat and make another dish. It's very convenient here, and next to it is the market. This love kitchen is really a good deed."

"This place is very good and clean," said Zhang, a lady from her hometown of Anhui, who prepared braised prawns and braised pork ribs for her family today. "We work in Jiaxing. If our family gets sick, we will stay in the hospital. My friend told me that we can cook here for free. She cooks her own dishes to taste at home and can cook the dishes she likes."

Uncle Chen told us that many family members of patients have heavy worries when they first arrive. Some are taken care of by their parents, some by their partners who are sick, and some by their children who take care of the elderly. Although there is not much communication among everyone, sometimes they may simply say "here" or "gone", but everyone's goal is the same, "to ensure that our family eats well and healthily in terms of diet."

Friendship between doctors, nurses, and patient families

Every month, doctors and nurses in the First Hospital of Zhejiang University will also come over to make dumplings and Mantou with the families of the patients. When they are ready, the families will take them back to share with other hospitalized patients. The love kitchen not only provides patients and their families with delicious meals, relieves some economic pressure, but more importantly, this small kitchen brings the relationship between medical staff and them closer. "The patients' confidence in the treatment has increased, their mentality has become more positive, and their smiles have also increased."

"He's really a nice person," said Shen Jie, who is far away in Lishui and has been paying attention to this caring kitchen. Shen told the Chao News reporter, "I don't know what he did before, but later he renovated it and started burning it. I even helped him check it out, and some areas were also improved. Now I see that he's doing quite well on his end."

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