Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The steel rolling mill, the third canteen, a small private room.

Three Soviet experts looked at the delicious-looking dishes, and one of the middle-aged experts couldn't resist picking up a bite of Kung Pao Chicken and putting it in his mouth.

Soon, he gave Li Huaide a thumbs up and started babbling on and on, but Li Huaide couldn't understand a word he said.

Seeing this, the other two experts also took a bite of food, and soon they gave Li Huaide a thumbs up.

The translator sitting next to him said, "Director Li, Expert Oleg said that the food your factory makes is very delicious, much better than the food made by other factories."

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide laughed heartily: "Translator Wei, tell the experts that we warmly welcome them to the steel rolling mill. As long as the experts like it, we will treat them to delicious dishes every day."

Wei, the translator, nodded and then translated Li Huaide's words to the three Soviet experts.

Upon hearing this, several Soviet experts launched into a long, rambling speech, then raised their glasses, seemingly indicating they were about to drink.

Wei, the translator, said, "Director Li, they said they are very grateful for your warm hospitality. They also said that they will do their best to teach the technicians in the steel rolling mill during their stay. However, they requested that they be able to eat such delicious meals every day during their stay at the mill."

"Haha, no problem."

Upon hearing Wei's words, Li Huaide burst into laughter. He and several factory leaders stood up, raised their glasses, clinked glasses with the Soviet experts, and drank the wine in one gulp.

Li Huaide's initial plan can be considered complete.

He heard from other factory managers that these experts were particularly difficult to deal with, and extremely picky. If the food wasn't to their liking, they would just go through the motions all day. By the time they left, the factory's technicians hadn't even learned a fraction of the technical skills.

Li Huaide sighed inwardly, thinking how capable his sister-in-law was; she had helped him a great deal again.

Wang Feng and his wife are practically his lucky stars. Before, Wang Feng gave him a pound of top-grade tea and asked his father-in-law to pull some strings, which led to his promotion from deputy factory director to factory director. Now, whenever he entertains important leaders and experts, his sister-in-law's cooking is always very satisfying, which has made his success rate in negotiating deals skyrocket.

It seems I need to find an opportunity to give my brother and sister-in-law a raise or some other benefit. They've helped me so much this time, I can't let them down.

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Courtyard 95.

Wang Feng sat in the room drinking tea, looking at the time on his watch. It was already past six o'clock, and Jingru still hadn't returned. He guessed there would be another entertaining session today.

He wasn't in a hurry, since he didn't have much to do at night anyway, so besides trying to conceive, he just slept.

Wang Feng took out a Zhonghua cigarette and lit it. Before he finished the cigarette, he heard the sound of a bicycle being parked outside the door.

Qin Jingru pushed open the door, walked into the room, and said with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, I had some entertainment at the factory today, so I got back a little late. Have some tea first, and I'll go cook now."

"Okay, go ahead."

Qin Jingru put down her bag and went to the kitchen to cook.

She cooks very quickly, finishing the meal in about half an hour.

For dinner, I made a simple dish of stir-fried green peppers with cured pork and a spicy and sour cabbage.

At the dinner table, Qin Jingru placed a piece of cured meat on Wang Feng's plate and said, "Brother Wang Feng, we have four new employees in our kitchen today."

Wang Feng was slightly taken aback. A newcomer was coming at this time?

"Jingru, what are the names of these four newcomers?"

Qin Jingru thought for a moment, then asked疑惑地问道, "I think their names are Li Mei, Wang Xiaohua, Ma Hua, and Chen Dabao. Brother Wang Feng, why are you asking about this?"

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"Jingru, you said that one of these four newcomers is named Ma Hua?" Wang Feng asked.

Qin Jingru nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing the definite answer, Wang Feng pondered to himself, never expecting that Ma Hua would still go to the third canteen.

He quite liked Ma Hua; he was loyal, extremely loyal.

If Sha Zhu hadn't been fired and was still in the third canteen, Ma Hua and Fatty would probably have become Sha Zhu's apprentices. Once, when Sha Zhu was transferred to the workshop, Ma Hua went to the workshop with him.

However, Jingru is not a fool. He would not let Jingru teach Ma Hua cooking skills. After all, he did not plan to open any restaurant in the future, and Ma Hua is a man, so it would be inconvenient for Jingru to teach him cooking skills.

If all else fails, transfer MCA to his purchasing department. In the future, if there's anything, MCA can run errands for him.

Now that MCA has come to the third canteen, will the fat guy come too?

Thinking of this, he looked at Qin Jingru and asked, "Jingru, among the four newcomers, is there a short and chubby guy?"

Qin Jingru nodded: "Yes, it's that guy named Chen Dabao. He's short and chubby. Brother Wang Feng, let me tell you, this guy is really annoying. He's only been in the kitchen for the first time, and he's already trying to take away the meat and vegetables from the reception meal. Everyone in the kitchen hates him."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng was basically certain that the person was definitely the fat man.

"Jingru, I'm planning to transfer Ma Hua to my third purchasing department. Fatty's character is questionable. He might hold a grudge since you didn't give him a share of the hospitality meal today. He might even report your kitchen staff for stealing vegetables someday. How about this, I'll talk to Li Huaide tomorrow and transfer him to the foundry workshop so he can lose some weight."

"Hehe, that's great! I'm really afraid he'll cause trouble in our kitchen," Qin Jingru said happily.

"Brother Wang Feng, is there anything special about this Ma Hua? Aside from being a bit thin, he doesn't seem like anything special to me. I feel like you're paying special attention to him? Do you know him?"

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "I've met him once. He seems like a decent person. My Purchasing Department 3 recently had a few people transferred to the workshop, right? We're short-staffed right now. If we transfer Ma Hua to Purchasing Department 3, then we'll have someone to run errands for us if anything comes up."

"Okay, that Ma Hua guy is alright. I saw him this afternoon and he was quite reliable and didn't slack off, unlike that fat guy who only knew how to cheat and shirk his duties when cleaning in the afternoon. He even tried to steal other people's meat and vegetables. People like that should go to the foundry workshop to train."

"By the way, Brother Wang Feng, Director Zhu from the canteen told me today that a few Soviet experts have come to our factory to teach our technicians about mechanical technology."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng roughly understood what was going on.

"Jingru, it looks like you'll be cooking for guests every day for the next few days."

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