Seeing Deputy Director Li walking away, He Yuzhu explained to MCA again:
"If anything happens to Li Xinmin from now on, you can take the lead. Liu Lan is a woman, so it's inconvenient."
Ma Hua was shocked when he heard this, and then he suddenly realized that when he looked at Liu Lan again, he had the same bitter face, and a sense of justice arose in his heart, and he patted his chest and said:
"Master, don't worry, I will not let Deputy Director Li take advantage of Liu Lan in the future."
Liu Lan burst into tears when she heard this, and looked at He Yuzhu and his apprentice with gratitude, not knowing what to say.
After two hours of busy work, He Yuzhu's two large lunch boxes were full.
As soon as Liu Lan brought the sweet and sour carp to the table, an old man with gray temples at the table exclaimed.
"This is... sweet and sour carp?"
"Yes, this is a dish specially made according to your taste. Please try it quickly to see if it suits your taste." Deputy Director Li smiled with a flattering look on his face.
"Okay, okay, the color of this sweet and sour carp looks right. Does your cook specialize in Shandong cuisine?"
The old man picked up a piece of sweet and sour carp and put it into his mouth. The sweet and sour taste immediately ignited his taste buds, causing him to nod and praise continuously.
"Our Chef He can cook two dishes of any kind. Before, I only knew that he specializes in Sichuan cuisine. I didn't expect that he can also do Shandong cuisine so well!"
Deputy Director Li looked at the dishes on the table and moved his index fingers. He was extremely satisfied and was glad that he did not fall out over Liu Lan and He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu's cooking skills will be the cornerstone of his success in the future. Liu Lan can eat this dish or not. Since He Yuzhu wants to keep it, he can just follow his wish.
"Hey, these are Sixi Meatballs. I didn't expect that the chefs at your steel rolling mill are really talented. I've been in Beijing for many years, and this is the first time I've tasted such authentic taste."
When the old man saw the Sixi meatballs served by Ma Hua, he hurriedly picked up a piece and put it into his mouth. As soon as he tasted it, his face was full of satisfaction and he was greatly praised.
Here, He Yuzhu had packed up and was about to go home. When he heard footsteps outside the door and the voice of Deputy Director Li, he quickly hid the big lunch box.
After a while, Deputy Director Li, who was wearing Chinese tunic suit, led a few people into the kitchen. He Yuzhu, Ma Hua and others hurriedly came forward to greet them.
"Director Li, why are you here? You don't like the food?"
"How can I do that? The food is just too good for my appetite. Director Liu specially wants to come and talk to you."
As he spoke, Deputy Director Li pointed to the people behind him and introduced them one by one:
"This is Director Liu of the West Branch of our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. This is Director Xu, Director Liu..."
After He Yuzhu greeted them one by one, Director Liu, the old man with gray hair on his temples, stepped forward and held He Yuzhu's hands, and couldn't help but praise:
"I didn't expect Master He to have such skills at such a young age. In comparison, our Xichang is really inferior. Have you ever studied Shandong cuisine?"
He Yuzhu smiled and said:
"Thank you! I haven't learned anything specifically, but I just like cooking, so I like to study recipes when I have nothing to do.
I dabble in Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, and Hunan cuisine, but I don’t cook much. It mainly depends on the requirements of the leaders."
Director Liu was even more surprised when he heard this and praised:
"Master He is really a versatile chef. I wonder if there will be a chance in the future that I can second you to our West Factory?"
When He Yuzhu heard this, he was also happy. It was a good thing to be seconded. He didn't have much work, and he still got his salary.
But this matter depends on what Deputy Factory Director Li wants. After all, the kitchen where he works is under his control, so he looked at Deputy Factory Director Li and said:
"I follow the arrangements of our factory director."
When Deputy Director Li saw this, he was overjoyed. It seemed that He Yuzhu was indeed different from before. People in front and behind gave him enough face, so he smiled and said:
"That's easy to say. If you need it in the future, Director Liu, just give me a call at any time and I will make arrangements for you."
"Okay, okay, Deputy Director Li is really well-mannered..."
A few people chatted for a while before leaving the kitchen of the steel rolling mill, and He Yuzhu also picked up his lunch box and prepared to go home.
As soon as he left the gate of the steel rolling mill, He Yuzhu noticed that the snow was getting heavier and heavier. Under the dim street lights, he met few people along the way.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, the third uncle Yan Bugui jumped out from the corner as if he was waiting for him, and said while helping him carry the car:
"Zhuzi, it's my 30th this year and I'm on annual leave tomorrow, why is it so late?"
"Hey, we have another reception today, so we have been busy so late. It's not bad. Look, the lunch boxes are full." He Yuzhu said with a smile.
"That's great! Zhuzi, if you have nothing to do during the annual vacation, why don't we go fishing? I've always wanted to learn from you!"
Yan Bugui pushed up the glasses frame on the bridge of his nose and said.
"It's OK. Just call me if you make arrangements."
Yan Bugui was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he felt relieved.
As long as He Yuzhu is called out of the door, he will brag about the trainee teacher Ran Qiuye on the side. I don’t believe that he will not be tempted. After all, Ran Qiuye has quite good conditions in terms of appearance and cultural literacy.
Looking at He Yuzhu's back, Yan Bugui also hurried back home. It was so cold today that he had almost finished digesting the little steamed buns he had eaten at night.
You have to fall asleep quickly while you are not too hungry, otherwise it will be too painful to go to bed hungry.
But as soon as He Yuzhu entered the middle courtyard, he saw Liu Guangyuan, the eldest son of the second uncle, wandering in front of Qin Huairu's house. Although he knew what was going on, he pretended not to know what was going on. He stepped forward and asked:
"Guangyuan, it's snowing like this. If you don't go home, what are you doing here?"
"Let's go, what's the matter with you?"
Seeing the impatient look on Liu Guangyuan's face, He Yuzhu didn't bother to talk to him at the moment. Anyway, it wouldn't take long for someone to take care of him.
When he entered Qin Huairu's house, he found that Yi Zhonghai, his wife, the deaf old lady, and He Yuzhu had already arrived. When everyone saw that He Yuzhu was back, the Jia family started to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner.
The dishes on the table are quite rich, including sausages, cured fish, peanuts, and cabbage stewed vermicelli, but they pale in comparison to He Yuzhu’s lunch box.
Jia Zhang, an old godly woman, looked at the sweet and sour carp and Sixi meatballs in the lunch box, her eyes widened, her greed was aroused, and she rarely lost her expression.
"Silly Zhu, I really didn't expect that your lunch box is so rich every day. We don't have such good food during the Chinese New Year."
He Yuzhu couldn't help laughing when he saw Mrs. Jia Zhang's greedy look. In fact, Mrs. Jia Zhang was also a miserable woman.
Like Qin Huairu, Jia Zhang is also the eldest child in the family, so growing up, she always followed her younger siblings and parents first when it came to finding delicious food.
When she grew up and talked about her husband's family, she would first stick to the man and the elders in the family. After her long-term hard-working daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law, she could finally rely on her old age to support her and gain family status.
Especially now that Jia Dongxu is gone, if there is any delicious food at home, he and Banggeng will be kept close to him first, and Qin Huairu last.
"Hey, if the would-be leaders eat meat, they also have to let the workers drink some soup, right? This is a convention."
He Yuzhu's casual perfunctory fell into the ears of Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu, but it was like discovering a new world.
They originally thought that He Yuzhu's lunch box was full of leftovers from lunch, but today they saw that these were leftovers. They were obviously meat. No one in the ordinary family could eat such good food.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other and made the same idea.
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