Siheyuan: Shazhu's Leisurely Life

Chapter 52: Come to entertain again
Qin Huairu, whose husband had died, held her little daughter in her arms and sat at the table in the living room with red and swollen eyes.

"Mom, no matter what, Huaihua is still your granddaughter. You don't need to say such hurtful words if you look down on her. I will go to work when I am well again. By then, I will raise three children by myself and you don't need to worry about me."

Qin Huairu was less than 30 years old at that time, and her husband had just died. She was not a simple woman, as she was able to marry into the city from a rural girl.

It would have been fine if her husband had died while she was pregnant, but she faced the risk of premature birth and finally gave birth to the child, yet she was treated like this by her mother-in-law. Qin Huairu still had her self-respect.

"Oh my, you are so capable now. You have my son's job, so you can speak so arrogantly? You are raising three children. What's the matter? These are not your children. You shouldn't raise them?"

After saying this, perhaps considering that her son's job position had been inherited by Qin Huairu, and the family's food, clothing and expenses would have to rely on Qin Huairu in the future, Jia Zhangshi did not continue to say anything harsh, but just pulled the stick and said: "Come on, go back to the room with grandma to sleep, ah, why am I so miserable."

Jia Zhang returned to the house with Banggeng.

The remaining little Dang Jia Zhang looked down upon him and left him there, looking helpless.

"Mom..." Xiao Dang's voice sounded cautiously beside her. At the same time, along with the crying of the baby in her arms, Qin Huairu felt a sense of powerlessness rising from her heart. She could not see any hope in the future...

……

No matter how hard the years were, the days passed one by one. In a blink of an eye, a few months had passed and the year was almost halfway over.

That morning, in the kitchen of a canteen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Although the steel mill's supply of materials has been decreasing, the kitchen has gradually become accustomed to this situation. Compared to other places, at least they can still maintain the supply of food.

Ma Hua took several cooks from the kitchen to the warehouse to move the dishes for lunch. While they were preparing the dishes, the curtain at the back door of the kitchen was pushed open and a familiar figure walked in.

"Pillar……"

Hearing the sound, the people in the kitchen and He Yuzhu, who was lying on a chair with his eyes closed and dozing, all looked over.

"Director Cai, what are you doing..."

The person who came was Cai Youle. At the same time, the gray pheasant and several strings of mushrooms he was holding in his hands attracted everyone's attention.

Not only that, following Director Cai was a clerk who also carried a few dishes in his hands, the most eye-catching of which was a piece of white pork!
Even in the kitchen, there had been no meat for two months. One could imagine the commotion caused by the chicken and pork in Cai Youle and the waiter's hands.

"Zhu Zi, these are the ingredients that Deputy Director Li specially prepared. He is finally going to entertain a group of important guests, and he specifically asked you to cook. You have to cook them well."

After Cai Youle and the clerk put the ingredients in the kitchen, they told He Yuzhu.

Hearing this, He Yuzhu's eyes lit up slightly.

Well, it's finally time to work. Due to the shortage of supplies these days, the leaders' receptions and small meals have obviously decreased a lot. Now looking at the fat pheasant and the generous piece of pork, He Yuzhu knows that today he can finally eat some meat.

"Okay, Director Cai, don't worry, we will complete the task on time." After He Yuzhu responded, Cai Youle also nodded with relief.

Apart from other things, in terms of cooking skills, Zhuzi is the treasure of their kitchen, and Cai Youle is completely confident in him. This can be seen from the fact that Deputy Director Li specifically asked Zhuzi to cook.

As soon as Director Cai and his clerk stepped out of the curtain of the back kitchen, Ma Hua and others nearby couldn't wait to come over.

"Deputy Director Li must have great powers to get such a fat pheasant!"

"And this pork. Look at the white fat. It smells so good."

Several people came over, almost putting their noses and mouths close to the ingredients. In difficult times, the cooks must have had a hard time, not to mention that they were not even the chefs in charge.

Although Ma Hua was also looking at it with envy, after watching it to his satisfaction, he still called everyone to get to work.

"Master..." After doing all this, Ma Hua grinned and looked at his master with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Virtue, you kid, go prepare the food for me." How could He Yuzhu not know what he was thinking? After scolding him with a smile, he walked steadily to the stove, looked at the ingredients brought by Director Cai, and after thinking for a while, he came up with an idea.

……

At around eleven o'clock in the morning, the rich aroma coming from the kitchen of a cafeteria almost made the chefs drool.

"It's done. Chicken stewed with mushrooms. Serve it well. Don't spill the soup."

"Master, look at what you said. If there is a drop spilled on the ground, I will lick it clean."

"You have a good plan, it just happens to suit your intention of getting free food and drink."

As he spoke, Ma Hua used a rag to carry the pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms to the table beside him.

In addition, the ingredients brought by Director Cai, including the hardest piece of pork, were transformed into delicious delicacies under He Yuzhu's cooking skills.

The guys in the kitchen were staring at the finished dish, their eyes almost fixed on it. But when they thought of the benefits they had gained from following Master He, they still swallowed their saliva and prepared to serve the dishes.

It is a common practice for chefs to reduce ingredients here and seasoning there like the original Sha Zhu did. However, there are risks in doing so.

If you meet someone you don't like, just go and report yourself to the security department. They will specifically wait for you to catch you in the act when you are leaving get off work with your lunch box and check your lunch box. That would be a big deal.

After all, this kind of thing is not serious unless it is weighed. If it is weighed, it is stealing public property, and the security department will not turn a blind eye.

Of course, normally no one would report it. If it got out, he would not be able to work in the kitchen anymore.

Although He Yuzhu had a bit of a mouthful in the past few months, he was the team leader in the kitchen after all. With the savings from the previous banquets, even if he didn't have much meat to eat, he never lacked snacks. Therefore, he used a safer method and tasted the food while it was cooking.

When a chef cooks, he always tastes the food to see if it is salty or not, right? Even the gods and the gods can't say anything about this, and He Yuzhu just tasted a few more bites of the food while cooking, and also let the guys in the kitchen drink a few sips of the soup. After all, eating alone is the most dangerous thing in this era, and He Yuzhu is not like the original silly Zhu who doesn't know how to behave.

(End of this chapter)