harleyscars Chapter 239: Factory leaders treat, He Yuzhu is the chef
Chapter 239: Factory leaders treat, He Yuzhu is the chef
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, was a Monday. In recent years, it has been difficult to get enough food, so the temple fairs have been cancelled. He Yuzhu came to work on time as usual. After changing into work clothes, He Yuzhu was about to chat with the kitchen helpers when Li Huaian arrived.
He Yuzhu saw Li Huaian and asked, "Director, you came really early today."
Li Huaian knew what He Yuzhu meant, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Zhuzi, I just received a notice from the factory office. Our factory has a reception at noon today."
He Yuzhu asked: "What standard?!"
Li Huaian said: "In this situation, there is no need to talk about standards. You go and see what is in the small warehouse and make whatever you want. There are eight people in total."
He Yuzhu said, "Director Li, eight people need at least ten dishes. The things in the small warehouse are not enough for ten dishes. Why don't you find someone to get some dishes back while there is still time?!"
Li Huaian took out two approval slips from his pocket, slapped them into He Yuzhu's hands, and said, "Is this enough?!"
He Yuzhu looked at the approval slips in his hand and immediately showed a bright smile on his face. That's right, one of the two approval slips was from Director Yang, and the other was from Hao Shuji. These two approval slips can take a total of ten kilograms of meat. With these ten kilograms of meat, plus the things in the small warehouse, it is more than enough to make ten dishes. He Yuzhu said cheerfully: "Director Li, just hold it! I promise to make beautiful dishes at noon!"
Li Huaian reminded: "Zhu Zi, the person we invited for lunch today is the leader of the Material Bureau. This is related to our material supply for the first half of the year. You must not let us down!"
He Yuzhu gave Li Huaian a reassuring look and said, "I know what's going on! Don't worry!"
After Li Huaian left, He Yuzhu immediately took people to the small warehouse. After taking the vegetables out of the small warehouse, He Yuzhu immediately got into the state.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, all ten dishes were ready. Just as the kitchen assistant brought the dishes to the table in the second-floor private room, Director Yang, Hao Shuji and Li Huaide walked in with five people.
The middle-aged man walking in front entered the box, looked at the dishes on the table, and said, "Old Yang, you spent a lot of money on this table of dishes today!"
Director Yang said, "Old comrade, since you know we have invested a lot of money, shouldn't you be more lenient and give us some more?!" Director Yang asked everyone to sit down and continued, "When you were in the army, you were famous for your ability to drink. At noon today, if you want to drink with us, it's fine. I am ready to sacrifice my life for you."
The middle-aged man said, "I'm old now, and my alcohol tolerance is much worse than before."
Hao Shuji said, "You! Don't be so modest. We all know how much you can drink." After that, Hao Shuji winked at Li Huaide.
Li Huaide opened a bottle of Fenjiu, poured a glass of wine for everyone present, and said, "Director Yang, Hao Shuji, let's eat and talk at the same time! The food will taste different if it gets cold."
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Let's eat and talk at the same time!" After that, Director Yang put a piece of twice-cooked pork into the middle-aged man's bowl and said, "Master He from our factory is an expert in cooking!"
The middle-aged man took a bite of the dish, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Everyone says you, Old Yang, are good at eating. I didn't believe it before. Today I believe it completely."
Director Yang said, "If you want to eat, that's easy! Come often. Can we still lack a bite of food from you?"
The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Lao Yang, you've been waiting for me here for so long?!" After a slight pause, the middle-aged man continued, "Okay! Since your factory has such a good chef, I'll give you a little extra. But I'll say this first. Only those of us present know about this. If it gets out and other factories come to make trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Director Yang said, "We are not the kind of people who don't know how to behave and talk nonsense." Then Director Yang put another piece of Dongpo pork elbow into the middle-aged man's bowl and said, "To be honest, this table of food is specially prepared for you. For this meat, the three of us have contributed all the meat coupons in our homes."
The middle-aged man said, "I heard that your factory got a lot of meat some time ago."
Li Huaide added: "We did get a lot of meat. But we have a lot of workers in our factory. As you know, our factory has received a lot of tasks recently. We can't do what the capitalists do. We didn't eat a single bite of the meat. We gave it all to the workers."
The middle-aged man didn't know what kind of person Li Huaide was. But he knew Director Yang and Hao Shuji. It was just that he didn't expect that Director Yang and Hao Shuji had already started to follow the crowd and acted in a way that was easy to follow.
The middle-aged man and the other four colleagues looked at each other and nodded at the same time. The middle-aged man said, "We can't let the steel mill down! Everyone, get moving!"
Around 1:30 in the afternoon, after the leaders had left the restaurant, Sister Huang and two colleagues went upstairs to clean up. Sister Huang and her two colleagues had hoped that they would leave some food, but they did not expect that not only would there be nothing left, but even the plates were scraped clean by them.
After Sister Huang came downstairs with the empty plate, she sighed and said, "Zhu Zi, can you cook worse dishes in the future?"
He Yuzhu glanced at the plate in Sister Huang's hand and said with a smile: "Do you think the leaders have food to eat? These days, everyone is hungry. Look, when I served the dishes, I left some food. The food is in the small dining room at the back. You guys can discuss whether you want to eat the food later or divide it up and take it back. This is all your business. I don't care!"
When Sister Huang heard what He Yuzhu said, she immediately showed a bright smile on her face and said, "Zhuzi, you are the one who did the right thing."
He Yuzhu said: "Don't flatter me! I can't bear it. I'm going to go for a walk outside, remember to clean up your things." After that, He Yuzhu put his hands behind his back and walked out of the cafeteria.
At about 2:30 in the afternoon, He Yuzhu came in from outside. After saying hello to Sister Huang and others, He Yuzhu returned to his lounge. About ten minutes later, Li Huaide walked into the kitchen, looked around and didn't see He Yuzhu, so he asked casually: "Where is He Yuzhu?!"
Ma Hua replied: "Master He is in the lounge over there."
Li Huaide nodded and walked in the direction Ma Hua pointed.
When Li Huaide was about to knock on the door, the door of the lounge opened. He Yuzhu was slightly stunned when he saw Li Huaide, and asked: "Director, why are you here?! You can just call me, why bother to come here in person?!"
"I just happen to be free. I'll go there myself!" Li Huaide took out a food coupon from his pocket, handed it to He Yuzhu, and said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, you have completed your task today very well. After discussion and research, I will reward you with ten kilograms of food coupons."
"Thank you, leader!" He Yuzhu took the ten kilograms of food coupons, looked outside, and then asked, "Leader, if you have anything else to say, just tell me! As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."
It's easy to deal with smart people. Li Huaide smiled faintly and said, "Next Monday, a leader will be treating us to a meal. I'd like you to be the chef."
He Yuzhu said: "Leader, this is a small matter. You can arrange it! I will definitely obey orders and follow instructions. Make the dishes ready!"