Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

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The kitchen staff in the second canteen were filled with mixed feelings when they saw Director Xie walk in with an angry look on his face and a lunch box in his hand.

The one who was happy was Liu Xiulan. This matter had nothing to do with her. It was done by Xiong Weijie, that guy who relied on his master to have five or six people in the kitchen.

Besides, she had disliked Xiong Weijie for a long time, so she took advantage of the fact that she had a skilled chef and packed up the leftovers at random.

The food in the kitchen used to be divided equally. After all, no one’s family was rich, so if you got an extra meal in the canteen, you could save a meal when you got home.

The one with a worried look on his face was Xiong Weijie. When he saw Director Xie's unfriendly face, he felt a little uneasy, but he also felt a little lucky.

What if Director Xie wasn’t here to see him?

"Director Xie, are you here to get food? What would you like to eat? This dish today was cooked by my chef and it tastes absolutely delicious."

Before Xiong Weijie could finish his words, he was interrupted by Director Xie's decision to place the lunch box heavily in front of the cafeteria window.

After Director Xie opened the lunch box, he immediately asked in a cold voice, "Who served this meal? When Engineer Zhou came to serve the meal just now, who stirred the spoon for him?"

Before Xiong Weijie could speak, Liu Xiulan at the side rushed to answer: "Director, I can't do something like flipping the wok for Mr. Zhou."

When Director Xie heard this, he turned his gaze to Xiong Weijie.

Xiong Weijie cursed Liu Xiulan in his heart and said quickly: "Director, I don't know the worker Zhou you mentioned. I just worked all morning and got lunch at noon. My hands were too weak to hold the spoon.
Director, can I make up for it? I can't guarantee that every copy will be picked up after working all morning, don't you think so, Director?"

"Okay, you're still being stubborn, right? Engineer Zhou has been at the factory for several years and I've never heard him lose his temper. The consequences of you flipping the wok for the director are less severe than the consequences of flipping the wok for Engineer Zhou."

Director Xie pointed at Xiong Weijie angrily and said that he had seen many experienced kitchen workers, and he could still tell that Xiong Weijie was fooling around.

So he ignored Xiong Weijie and said to Liu Xiulan, "If you call one more person out to get food, Xiong Weijie's job will be suspended from today. Wait for the factory's disciplinary notice!"

Xiong Weijie's master was a regular employee and a level 6 chef, so he, as the canteen director, could not handle the matter; but Xiong Weijie was just a temporary worker, so he, as the director, could hire him just like that.

"Prepare this meal."

After asking Liu Xiulan to prepare the meal again, Director Xie turned around and left. His top priority now was to calm Mr. Zhou down.

He was a section-level cadre, and the temporary worker under him was cooking for the head of the technical department, who was an eighth-level engineer. Director Xie felt weak in the knees when he left the cafeteria.

Director Xie took the lunch box and went to the technical department to inquire. After learning that Zhou Fengnian had not returned at all, he hurried to the machine tool workshop.

However, as soon as he arrived at the machine tool workshop, he was stopped by the security department outside. After questioning, someone from the security department went to the workshop to check and came back to tell Director Xie that Engineer Zhou had not returned.

After hearing the news, Director Xie broke out in a cold sweat. He felt that the situation was getting more and more serious.
'Xiong Weijie, I'm going to kill you.'

Director Xie now knows what it means to be blamed for something that happens when you are sitting in the office; he has done nothing, but now his own bottom is in danger.

After going to the Propaganda Department to inquire without any results, Director Xie really went to Deputy Director Gao's office with weak legs and admitted his mistake.

After telling the whole story, Deputy Director Gao looked solemn. After making two phone calls, he guessed where Zhou Fengnian had gone.

"Mr. Zhou and his wife may have gone out to eat. I'll talk to him when he comes back. Now, let's talk about your business, Old Xie."

Gao Zhiyuan said expressionlessly, "I renovated the canteen so that the workers could eat well, but now there's even a case of flipping the spoon? And it was flipped on Foreman Zhou's head. How many times have the other workers been flipped?"

".There have been three complaints to me."

"What about the three times you didn't complain? Why didn't you handle it?"

Deputy Factory Director Gao glared at Director Xie, pointed at him and said unceremoniously: "You keep causing trouble for me every day. The last person who caused trouble for Engineer Zhou has disappeared, and now you're causing trouble for me again!"

"Director, this has nothing to do with me, it's all because of them shaking the spoon"

"Get out! You, the canteen director, can't manage your subordinates, and you still think you're right?"

Deputy Director Gao was too lazy to say anything and directly ordered: "The temporary workers should be dealt with, and you should also write a self-criticism and hand it to me.

Then, we will issue a notice in the name of the canteen, asking any worker who encounters a stir-fry situation to report it to the canteen at any time, and we will deal with it one by one.”

"I understand, Leader."

After Director Xie finished speaking, he wanted to turn around and leave, but he turned around and asked after taking only two steps: "Director, if it's Master Lu."

"Do you need me to teach you which is more important, a level 6 chef or an level 8 engineer? Get out!"

Gao Zhiyuan pointed at the door and said, he almost cursed out loud.

He, the deputy factory director, is not as important as Zhou Fengnian now. Yesterday, Li Hetong had just dragged Zhou Fengnian to discuss things for a whole day, and today he couldn't even have a full meal.

Moreover, Deputy Director Gao always felt that something was wrong. In his impression, Zhou Fengnian was not a person who would take his temper so seriously, but Director Xie, this bastard, didn't dare to lie to him.

So Deputy Director Gao called the Security Department and told them to notify Zhou Fengnian immediately when he returned.

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"Fengnian, the noodles with soybean paste are quite delicious. Let's make them at home next time. His is a bit salty!"

Zhou Yan sat on the back of the bicycle, put her arms around Zhou Fengnian's waist, and said with her head raised.

"Sure, but I don't think it's salty. Maybe you prefer sweeter tastes. The sauce is not good enough. There is not enough fat and not enough oil for frying."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile that his wife had not eaten much good food in the past twenty years.

Although I was in high school, my life was hard. I only ate half an egg on my birthday.

After marrying Zhou Fengnian, I have been eating delicious food every day. Her smiling face after meals is so happy that it is visible to the naked eye.

But she can't eat too much. Zhou Fengnian felt he needed to remind Zhou Yan that if she ate too much, the baby would be too heavy and delivery would be difficult.

And he didn't want his wife's long legs to turn into fat legs.

When the two of them arrived at the gate of the machinery factory, the security department came forward and greeted them, "Mr. Zhou, Deputy Director Gao just called and asked where you were going. He wanted to see you for something."

"Oh then don't worry about it, I'll go find him."

Zhou Fengnian looked at the time. There was still some time before the afternoon work started, so he went back to have a rest.

After sending Zhou Yan to the factory office building, Zhou Fengnian also went to Deputy Director Gao's office.

He knocked on the door and walked in.

"Director, you are looking for me."

"My dear Mr. Zhou, you are finally back. Don't you know how important you are now? Why did you suddenly leave the factory?"

Gao Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up and made a cup of tea for Zhou Fengnian.

"Mr. Zhou, I was about to ask the security department to look for you."

Zhou Fengnian took the teacup and said, "I didn't do anything, I just went to eat a bowl of noodles with soybean sauce." "I know about the cafeteria. The guy flipping the spoon is new. I asked him to improve the cafeteria's food. I didn't expect him to be proud of it."

Deputy Director Gao sat on the sofa nearby and continued, "I have asked Xie Zhifei to handle it. He also has to write a self-criticism. This phenomenon should be stopped in the cafeteria in the future."

Zhou Fengnian said: "Director, I'm not that angry about the stir-fry. It's just a meal, so I don't mind eating this little bit.
That bastard flirted with my wife and invited her to dinner in front of me. How could I tolerate that? "

"Is there still such a thing!?"

After hearing this, Deputy Director Gao straightened his back and said quickly, "That bastard Xie Zhifei didn't tell me at all. Good luck, I have to help you vent your anger for both public and private reasons."

"Thank you, boss. I will definitely trust you. What is our relationship? My wife is also your sister-in-law."

"Haha, it's a good year. Now that you say that, I really have to do my part."

Deputy Director Gao had already made up his mind. If there was no small chef, then there would be no small chef. He had already come here even when there was no small chef.

But their factory cannot do without Zhou Fengnian, otherwise the entire factory’s leadership will be held accountable.

"Don't call me leader anymore. It's so formal. I'm ten years older than you. You can call me Zhiyuan or Brother Gao."

"Okay, Brother Gao."

Zhou Fengnian was not polite either. He had always had a good relationship with Gao Zhiyuan, who "didn't care and fully supported" his work and even gave him a lot of tickets and material subsidies in private.

We can get closer to each other.

"Brother Gao, if our factory is in need of a chef, I can find a way to get you one next year."

Zhou Fengnian said, "You have tasted my cooking skills. I am not bragging, but there are few state-owned restaurants that are better than mine."

"That's true. Chef Lu is also a master at making Shandong cuisine, but your Shandong cuisine tastes better than his."

Zhou Fengnian continued, "I've been teaching my eldest brother cooking recently. When he's almost done learning, I'll bring some food over for you to try?
Now he is indeed not a master yet, so he will definitely not embarrass me. With my daily training, I guarantee that within a year he will be no worse than the chef at the steel mill."

After he returned, he began to train Zhou Weitian in scientific hell. He found an accurate scale and let Zhou Weitian practice his hand feel.

When asked to add a few grams of salt and a few grams of sugar, Zhou Weitian would mix the seasonings based on his feeling and then put them on the scale to measure.

Once I have mastered the skill of grabbing the seasonings and have gotten the heat right, I'll follow the recipe Zhou Fengnian gave me.

The cooking skills are definitely not bad.

Zhou Fengnian's training method is much better than the current master-disciple method, and can be considered quick.

Nowadays when chefs teach their apprentices, they use very vague measurement terms for seasonings, such as a little salt, 80% cooked and so on. But how much a little is requires practicing over and over again.

Zhou Fengnian directly wrote down the amount of seasonings needed in the recipe accurately to a few grams, and then asked Zhou Weitian to practice continuously. When he got to the point where he could measure exactly the amount of grams he said, there would be absolutely no problem with seasoning the dishes.

Apart from seasoning, the next thing is the heat, which is much simpler than seasoning.

"Fengnian, I definitely believe what you say. When will you bring it over for me to see?"

"Forget it now. My eldest brother hasn't even started his apprenticeship yet. You trust me, but I can't do anything reckless just because I trust you."

Zhou Fengnian thought for a moment and said, "I'll train him well when I get back, and bring him in for a food trial if he passes the test."

"Okay, that's settled then."

Deputy Director Gao said that the machinery factory was definitely in need of good chefs. There were four canteens, but only one of them had good cooking skills.

The big pot dishes in the other three canteens have also been criticized.

Not to mention one, even if there were three, Gao Zhiyuan could recruit them into the factory. As long as their skills were up to standard, he could make them regular employees.

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"Director, I understand. Yes, yes, I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate."

Director Xie had a face full of cold sweat, and he wiped it off with his hand after hanging up the phone.

Then he took a deep breath, turned to Master Lu who was waiting beside him and said, "Master Lu, I won't say anything else. Now there are only two choices. One is that your apprentice leaves, and the other is that you and your apprentice leave together."

"Director, what does this mean?"

Master Lu's face changed and he felt something was wrong. What kind of trouble had his stupid apprentice caused him?
"Deputy Director Gao invited me here in the first place. What's going on now?"

"Master Lu, let's not talk about you anymore. I also have to write a self-criticism. Your apprentice's matter is not over yet, and I won't say any more to you."

Director Xie was too lazy to say anything to Master Lu. He was badly implicated. Fortunately, the position of canteen director was retained for him, but if he made the same mistake again next time, he would probably be dismissed.

After all, he is a section-level cadre, and Director Xie must be reluctant to give up this position, but he has really been implicated this time.

"If your apprentice had kicked the factory director's spoon, he might have just been scolded. But if your apprentice foolishly kicked Engineer Zhou's spoon, don't blame the factory director for punishing you.

Do you want your disciple to go, or do you two want to go together? Tell me when you have made your choice."

Director Xie waved his hand and was unwilling to say anything else.

Master Lu is a regular employee, so it is difficult for the factory manager to fire him.

But if Master Lu went against the factory for a temporary worker, the factory would have sufficient reasons; he would be transferred to another position first, and if he disobeyed management's warning once, he would be transferred again. After three consecutive times, he would be reported for dismissal.

It is troublesome to fire a regular employee, but as long as the process is in place, it is not impossible to fire him.

Seeing this, Master Lu didn't know what to say and turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

When he returned to the kitchen, his apprentice Xiong Weijie came up to him in a panic and asked, "Master, what did the director say?"

"You are fired. There is no room for negotiation. Either you leave, or we leave together as master and disciple."

Before Master Lu finished speaking, several security guards came to the kitchen and said to him:

"I'm Zhuo Weihua from the second brigade of the security department. I've received a report that Xiong Weijie, a temporary worker in the second canteen's kitchen, was stealing leftovers from the kitchen by flipping the spoon. He's suspected of stealing supplies from the factory. Come with me to investigate now."

When Xiong Weijie heard this, he almost peed himself and said quickly, "I didn't do it. I didn't do it. Master, please help me explain it."

"Stop talking nonsense. It's not up to you to decide whether there is one or not. Come back with me and accept the investigation. I'll take you away."

After Zhuo Weihua gave the order, two security officers beside him stepped forward and captured Xiong Weijie and took him away.

Master Lu wanted to step forward and say a few words, but before he could open his mouth, Zhuo Weihua stopped him: "Master Lu, if you have anything to say, wait until our security department has finished investigating. And I advise you not to make mistakes!"

After hearing this, Master Lu felt a pang in his heart. He had just fired his apprentice and was about to take him to the security department.

Who on earth did this bastard disciple of his offend?!
(End of this chapter)