The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

Chapter 116 Farewell to Fengzeyuan

And most importantly, Cao Wei was his subordinate.

This makes it even more difficult for Director Yang to win over Cao Wei.

Unless you get his approval, just think about how you just joined this steel rolling mill, and after only a short time figuring out the situation, you've already brought in such a skilled cook for the mill.

These people will look at him with more respect, and Cao Wei will also have goodwill towards him because of his words today, and may even become his capable assistant in the future, thus laying the groundwork for a positive outcome.

This made Li Huaide feel great, after all, he had already subtly surpassed Director Yang since he first entered the steel rolling mill.

Then, it won't be long before he becomes the deputy factory director and takes down Director Yang.

After the banquet, Li Huaide made a special trip to the small kitchen.

Looking at Cao Wei, he offered words of concern and asked a few questions.

"Xiao Cao, when are you able to start work?"

"Hmm, probably by next Monday at the latest?"

It's already Friday, but in this day and age, everyone works six days a week and rests on the weekend.

I need to resign from Fengzeyuan tomorrow.

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide nodded again and then patted his chest as he spoke to Cao Wei.

"If you have any work-related issues in the future, remember to come to me first."

Cao Wei, of course, was not stupid. After sensing Li Huaide's attempt to win him over, he felt that he had made the right move.

After exchanging a few more compliments, Cao Wei walked out of the steel rolling mill.

However, as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Lou Bancheng's car.

He was already quite familiar with Lou Bancheng, and seeing the man in black nod, he sat down inside.

Lou Bancheng, who was inside the car, couldn't help but sigh as he watched Cao Wei get in.

"Little Cao, I never expected you'd end up stumbling and falling into a steel rolling mill. If you'd known, why didn't you just come earlier?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Wei vaguely sensed a probing intent, but simply chuckled and replied.

"Chairman Lou, to be precise, I'm also a recent graduate. I served my master for several years before, and that was only a short time ago. Who could have imagined that things would change so quickly?"

These words stirred a complex emotion in Lou Bancheng's eyes, and he looked at Cao Wei with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Xiao Cao, what you said today was a bit too impulsive."

Cao Wei was well aware that Lou Bancheng was referring to his so-called teasing of Director Yang, which was seen as disrespectful.

However, he didn't really like the other person; all the other person did was talk the talk.

Promotions and similar opportunities are all based on seniority.

It seems normal in this day and age, but he doesn't like it.

After chuckling, Cao Wei spoke in a casual tone.

"I still have a superior above me, don't I? If I do my job well, it'll be difficult for him to make things difficult for me, right?"

Upon hearing Cao Wei mention Li Huaide, Lou Bancheng couldn't help but nod subconsciously.

"Li Huaide's background is indeed enough to go toe-to-toe with Director Yang. That's good, then if I want something to eat, I can just go to the steel mill to find you."

Lou Bancheng was making a joke at that moment.

Cao Wei felt a little sad, after all, Lou Bancheng and the others still believed that he had already handed over the management rights.

That's probably the most it can go, right?

In fact, this is just the beginning.

It's only a matter of time before Lou Bancheng completely relinquishes his so-called board shares in the steel rolling mill.

The other party has treated him well over the years, but the time isn't right yet. Cao Wei is well aware that until that time comes, any further words will be meaningless.

After chatting for a few more minutes, they soon arrived at the gate of the compound and said their goodbyes.

The next morning, Cao Wei slept until around ten o'clock as usual.

After that, he rode his bicycle towards Fengzeyuan, intending to resign directly from there.

As a result, when he arrived at the kitchen of Fengzeyuan, he found that no one had moved, and Manager Jian was staring at him with his beady eyes.

This made Cao Wei feel that the visitor was up to no good, but he calmly parked his bicycle. Before he could even step into the kitchen, Jianren took the initiative to attack.

"Oh ho, who do we have here? I thought it was someone coming to eat, but it's our chef! What time is it already?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Wei frowned slightly, then spoke.

"The chefs usually arrive at this time when they start cooking."

"That's normal, that happened ages ago. You weren't here yesterday, you took the day off, something came up at home, so I didn't bother telling you. But don't you know now?"

"Or did your colleagues not tell you? From now on, the start time is 9:00 AM, but you're almost two hours late. Was your work attitude always this lax?"

Jianren didn't miss the chance to make a name for himself as a new official. Although he had already dismissed some people yesterday, he still felt unsatisfied, or rather, he hadn't fully established his authority.

Hearing these words, the others in the kitchen couldn't help but frown, and the somewhat reckless Sha Zhu was about to speak.

As a result, Cao Wei simply glanced at Jianren indifferently, nodded directly, and spoke.

"Ah, right, right, I'm too undisciplined, so I quit."

This completely baffled Jianren. What was the scene he wanted to see? He wanted Cao Wei to panic and beg him for forgiveness, and then Jianren to fire Cao Wei in front of everyone in the kitchen without any mercy. He even had a prepared speech, saying that Fengzeyuan could no longer tolerate such a lax atmosphere.

As a result, Cao Wei's sudden resignation caught him completely off guard. Although he also wanted Cao Wei to leave, he hadn't achieved the desired effect.

This only made him unable to resist saying something more.

Are you sure?

"Otherwise, some people just like to make a big deal out of nothing, there's nothing we can do about it."

Even before leaving, Cao Wei couldn't afford to waste time on empty words.

This infuriated Jianren, who could only nod and say, "Fine, fine, then you can leave!"

Although the others in the kitchen already knew that Cao Wei was planning to leave, this final farewell didn't seem very formal.

Their disgust for Jianren was almost palpable.

Afterwards, Cao Wei waited until he got off work and met up with some people he knew from the kitchen of Fengzeyuan at Zhang He's house for a simple get-together.

Zhang He also explained the current situation to Cao Wei.

"That guy fired most of the food runners, claiming that there were too many people in the kitchen right now, so running dishes was just a piece of cake?"

"And I have a feeling this guy probably wants to seduce more people in the future."

At this point, Zhang He couldn't help but frown slightly, after all, he knew that he had taken on more than just Cao Wei and Sha Zhu as disciples.

Cao Wei nodded, but then couldn't help but offer his opinion.

"Master, once I've established myself over there, I'll see if any of my fellow disciples are interested in coming. After all, I've heard the news that they're planning an expansion."

Of course, Cao Wei couldn't possibly know this news right now, but being familiar with the original work, he knew that the steel rolling mill would be expanded sooner or later.

Upon hearing this, Zhang He's face lit up with a hint of joy, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good. Then I'll have to trouble you to take care of your senior brothers."

As they spoke, the senior brothers also began to toast Cao Wei.

Cao Wei then ate and drank there, which marked the official end of his farewell to Fengzeyuan.

However, he didn't come back tonight, but another piece of news directly ignited the entire courtyard.

It was almost time to leave work. Yan Jiecheng had spent the whole day lying around without finding any work. As he passed by Fengzeyuan, he heard some shocking news: Cao Wei had actually resigned.

It's worth noting that the secret of Cao Weifengzeyuan's head chef had already been exposed in the courtyard house, but the news of his resignation still shocked him immensely.