Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

But soon these people's faces changed.

In less than twenty minutes, Zhou Nanshan appeared beside Wang Dong.

Wang Dong didn't waste any words and said directly: "Since its establishment, the canteen of the steel rolling mill has been called the canteen with the best food by the workers."

"In order to promote the cooking skills of the first canteen to all canteens and let all workers in the steel rolling mill eat the meals of the first canteen, I decided to conduct a large-scale cooking exchange in the back kitchen."

"From now on, Squad Leader Lin from the Second Canteen will be swapped with Chef Zhou Nanshan, the Town Chief of Group 1 of the First Canteen."

"Master Zhou is cruel to the monitor of the second canteen. Monitor Lin is the leader of the first group of the first canteen..."

"Compared to Canteen 2, Canteen 1 needs to do more..."

"Team Leader Lin, in order not to delay the work of the canteen, please go to the canteen and take up your post immediately..."

"Why..." Squad Leader Lin became anxious and asked angrily.

"I am the canteen team leader. This is the decision made by the factory leaders. You, Wang Dong, are only the deputy director of the kitchen. Why should I be demoted..."

"I don't agree. I'm going to report this to the factory leaders right now..."

"I really don't believe that Wang Dong has become the one who has the final say in the kitchen of the steel mill."

“They don’t even take the factory leaders’ decisions seriously.”

After saying this, Squad Leader Lin prepared to leave.

In his opinion, as long as he could get the factory leaders out, Wang Dong would definitely compromise.

But he was disappointed. When he walked to the kitchen door, he didn't hear Wang Dong apologize to him, but instead heard his mockery.

"then you go……"

"I want to see whether the factory leaders stand on my side or yours..."

"Besides, I didn't demote you. I just asked you to swap positions with Chef Zhou and exchange cooking experience in the canteen. Why don't you take the factory leaders seriously?"

"If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I will go to the factory leader and sue you for slandering your superiors. Let's see who will suffer the loss between us..."

After hearing what Wang Dong said, Lin Ban’s confidence in going to the leader was suddenly not as strong as before.

If a canteen monitor who is not even a cadre were to go to see Director Yang, it might be difficult for him to even meet him.

Moreover, Wang Dong just said that he did not demote himself, so I had no reason to report him to my leader, so I immediately asked back.

"The squad leader has been demoted to a team leader, why hasn't he been demoted?"

Wang Dong frowned and explained, "The first canteen is responsible for the meals of four to five thousand workers every day. The workload is heavy and the pressure is high. As a result, the number of workers in the first canteen exceeds fifty, which is exactly twice as many as the second canteen."

"In order to facilitate management, the factory leaders agreed to set up two teams in one canteen. The team leader is equivalent to the monitor of other canteens. The team leader will receive a subsidy of two yuan per month, and only chefs above level nine can serve as team leaders."

"I transferred you to the first canteen as a team leader. I didn't demote you or reduce your salary. Moreover, this transfer is for the purpose of exchanging cooking skills. It's not a permanent transfer. You may be transferred back in two or three months. As the deputy director of the kitchen, I have every right to do so. How can this be considered a violation of discipline?"

Squad Leader Lin was immediately speechless. He wanted to refute but couldn't find any reason to do so.

But you definitely can’t go to the cafeteria.

That was Wang Dong's headquarters. If he really went to the cafeteria, he would be the leader of the first team on the surface, but in fact he would be a commander without any troops. The kitchen helpers and apprentices below would definitely listen to Wang Dong, and no one would listen to him.

But I have to go.

Wang Dong just said that this was just a cooking exchange, and there were reasons and grounds. If he refused to follow orders and couldn't find a reason, it would be a big deal. If he really got involved in a dispute with the factory leaders, he would be in the wrong, and he might even lose his position as the monitor of the second canteen.

After much thought, he decided to retreat and accept Wang Dong's orders first.

If Canteen No. 1 is Wang Dong's base, then Canteen No. 2 is his own base. The kitchen assistants and two level-ten chefs there are all his confidants.

As long as he secretly told them to disobey Zhou Nanshan's orders and insist on not making wild vegetable steamed buns, Wang Dong would still not be able to promote wild vegetable steamed buns in the second canteen.

Once the promotion plan fails, Wang Dong will lose his position as deputy director of the kitchen and will be able to return to the second canteen as a squad leader.

Maybe with the support of Director Yang, he could compete for the position of deputy director of the kitchen and surpass Wang Dong.

He quickly glanced at his trusted aides in the kitchen, and seeing that they all turned their heads towards him, he turned his gaze to Wang Dong and replied with a frustrated expression: "I accept the leader's arrangement and will go to the cafeteria to be the team leader now."

After Squad Leader Lin disappeared in the Second Canteen, Wang Dong looked at Zhou Nanshan: "Master Zhou..."

"From today on, you are the monitor of the Second Canteen..."

"If anyone in the Second Canteen disobeys orders, just tell me..."

"We have a few kitchen helpers in our canteen who can practice their skills."

"Usually the stove is occupied by several level 10 chefs, so there is no chance."

"There are several stoves in the Second Canteen. If that doesn't work, we can transfer them to the Second Canteen to cook."

"Only by cooking more big pot dishes in daily life can I avoid being nervous when taking the exam in the future. I passed the tenth-level exam in one go and was promoted from a kitchen helper to a tenth-level chef in the steel mill."

No matter how dumb Zhou Nanshan was, he knew that Wang Dong was helping him establish his authority in the cafeteria, so he immediately responded, "Don't worry, Deputy Director..."

"My apprentice has also reached the standard for being a cook. If there is someone in the Second Canteen who really wants to run into the gun, I will transfer him from the First Canteen."

Wang Dong nodded with satisfaction and then left the second cafeteria.

Zhou Nanshan walked directly to where Wang Dong was just now, looked at the more than 20 kitchen helpers and apprentices in the second canteen, and spoke after two minutes.

"You must have heard about the incident in a cafeteria where two level nine chefs and four level ten chefs passed the exam last year..."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhou Nanshan did not get angry and continued, "When the deputy director first came to the cafeteria as a monitor, I was only a level 10 chef..."

"In the next six months, the deputy director made no secrets whether he was cooking a big pot or a small stove, and let us watch and learn from him."

"If we have any questions about cooking, we can ask him directly. He never keeps his cooking skills to himself."

“We are also encouraged to bring in those kitchen helpers who want to learn cooking skills to cook big pot dishes.”

"In less than a year, two chefs were promoted to level nine and four chefs to level ten in one cafeteria."

"The kitchen helpers that the deputy director just mentioned are all just starting to learn how to cook big pot dishes. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be four more level 10 chefs in the cafeteria this year."

"The ninth- and tenth-level chefs who passed the assessment last year will be promoted one level."

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will also pass the eighth-level chef assessment..."

"And all of this was brought to us by the deputy director."

"I wonder if there are any kitchen helpers in the Second Canteen who want to learn how to cook, or if there are any level 10 chefs who want to be promoted to level 9 chefs..."

"If there is, I, Zhou, will definitely not keep my cooking skills to myself, and I will make sure I tell you whatever you ask..." (End of this chapter)