Traveling back to 1952, starting a comeback from a relief station

Talent.

They were highly sought-after in any era.

However, the criteria for judging talent differ across different eras.

He has a household registration booklet and a letter of introduction from the village, so there's no problem with his status as a farmer. Besides, his uncle is a martyr, so his background is impeccable.

We are currently in a state of disarray, with everything needing to be rebuilt.

Graduates from vocational high schools are guaranteed job placement by the state, and these are genuine cadre positions.

Wang Anping has no formal education.

But that's the skill!

More importantly, the street-level working group is an agency dispatched by the district government and does not have its own dedicated accountant.

A few days ago, due to accounting errors, I was criticized by name several times at district meetings, and the people in the office are having a huge headache about it.

Having a trustworthy acquaintance to solve this problem is like sending charcoal in snowy weather.

Let alone a salary of forty-three yuan.

Even if we were to promote him further, the working group would be happy to bring him over, since one person can do the work of several people, and he can handle everything from cooking and shopping to accounting.

However, since he did not meet the requirements for seniority and age, the work group could only keep him by offering him temporary work and subsidies.

After a little thought, Wang Anping figured out the key points.

Then he thought about working at the rescue station, where he could improve his skills and the working hours were relatively flexible; moreover, he was almost certain that this street work group would be restructured into a proper street office in the future, and he might even be able to get a cadre status then.

Such a good thing.

What else is there to be unhappy about?

Thinking of this, Wang Anping immediately smiled and agreed:

"become!"

"Thank you so much, Sister Liu."

"Thank you so much for your trouble."

"Once everything on my end is settled, I'll treat everyone to a nice meal at a restaurant to properly thank you all."

These days, giving gifts and money is rare, and most people wouldn't dare to accept them, but inviting someone to dinner is a very common way of exchanging favors.

Wang Anping agreed.

Liu Yuzhi and the two people next to her both laughed.

Wang Anping's salary already exceeded that of Sun Hui and the other formal staff members, but no one felt the slightest bit of jealousy.

These days, the principle is that the more you work, the more you earn.

When she cooks, she can do the work of two people, and she can even keep accounts.

Earn a high salary based on your abilities.

Everyone has to be convinced.

Sun Hui leaned closer and said:

"Anping, we'll be colleagues from now on!"

"You'll have to put a lot of effort into the accounts; our group has been criticized a lot for that before."

Liu Yuzhi smiled and said to Sun Hui:

"It will be better from now on."

"Sun Hui, take Anping to complete the formalities at noon."

"Let's prepare breakfast now. It's time for a nice meal today. Anping, I'll make braised pork with potatoes. Is that alright with you?"

Wang Anping smiled and said:

"That's definitely no problem, just you wait and see."

With the work matter settled, Wang Anping was in a particularly good mood and turned to get busy.

The braised pork with potatoes for lunch is a once-a-month special meal at the shelter.

Washing and cutting potatoes are unavoidable tasks.

However, when ordinary families cook, they usually don't peel potatoes, especially when stewing them. They stew them with the skin on—partly because they don't want to waste them, and partly because they don't have a special peeler and have to scrape them off little by little with a knife, which is troublesome.

Wang Anping suddenly had a thought: he might be able to tinker with a peeler if the opportunity arose.

But he suppressed the thought as soon as it popped into his head.

For a young man who had just come from the countryside to suddenly come up with this novel idea was too eye-catching; the time wasn't right yet.

That's it.

Let's get back to work!

Although it's called braised pork with potatoes, the amount of pork is actually quite limited.

The purchasing department delivered over ten kilograms of meat. With over three hundred people at the relief station, everyone needed a slice, which put knife skills to the test. If the slices were cut into different sizes, conflicts were bound to arise.

Fortunately, Wang Anping's culinary skills are now quite good.

His knife skills were also excellent; he sliced ​​the meat into uniform thicknesses and sizes in no time.

With the meat and potatoes ready, Wang Anping stoked the fire until it blazed, poured oil into the pot and heated it up. He then added the meat and stir-fried it until it was just cooked through. He added spices and soy sauce, then added water and simmered it.

Once the meat has absorbed the flavors, move it to the side, add the potato chunks to the pot, and continue to simmer over low heat.

[Ding dong, cooking proficiency +1!]

[Ding dong, cooking proficiency +2!]

[Ding-dong, cooking skill proficiency +1...]

Wang Anping noticed that his cooking skills had improved much faster today than yesterday. Could it be because he was cooking meat dishes?

The system notification came before the food was even finished cooking.

[Ding dong, congratulations host, your cooking skills have been upgraded! Level: Skilled (1001/3000)]

(Skilled Level: Proficient in refining whole grains, able to create a variety of dishes using inexpensive ingredients, and skilled in making various kinds of pasta and noodles.)

My cooking skills have improved!

Instantly, a wealth of culinary knowledge flooded into Wang Anping's mind.

He gained a deeper understanding of the properties and tastes of various ingredients, and his mind was filled with many methods for making pastries and noodles, from everyday steamed buns and rolls to exquisite pastries and soup dumplings.

Even Western-style pastries are no problem for them.

This skill is absolutely amazing!

With such skill in making pastries, she could easily become a pastry chef in a high-end restaurant.

Just as Wang Anping finished smugly thinking about it, he suddenly snapped back to reality and slapped his forehead:

Wait a minute! I clearly said I would never be a corporate slave again, so why am I thinking about finding a job as soon as I make a little progress?

This is bad luck, extremely bad luck!

We've eaten.

Sun Hui took Wang Anping to the office.

On the way, Sun Hui looked at Wang Anping and said with a smile:

"Anping, we'll be colleagues from now on."

"You're really good at this; that braised pork with potatoes you made just now smelled amazing."

Wang Anping smiled:

"Meat tastes good no matter how it's cooked."

Sun Hui rolled her eyes at him.

He looked him up and down, noticing his worn-out cotton-padded jacket and messy hair, and grinned, saying:

"Stop being silly. You should go buy some cloth and cotton, and find a tailor to make you a new outfit."

"It's not about dressing up too smartly, but at least being presentable."

"From now on, you'll be a working person too."

Wang Anping looked down at his attire and thought it made perfect sense. It was fine when he wasn't working, but now that he was working in the street work group, wearing this outfit was simply inappropriate.

The two arrived at the courtyard where the work group was located, and Sun Hui first took Wang Anping to meet the leaders.

The team leader was an older woman, while Liu Yuzhi was the deputy team leader.

Sun Hui took Wang Anping there:

"Team Leader Wang, this is Comrade Wang Anping."

"Sister Liu talked to him about work this morning. Comrade Wang Anping is also willing to work here, so I brought him here to complete the formalities."

Team Leader Wang, who was nearly fifty years old, put down his work and looked up when he heard this.

Seeing Wang Anping's tall stature, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, then he greeted him with a smile:

"Comrade Wang Anping, welcome, welcome."

"We're from the same family. Sun Hui will help you with the formalities later. Your file will need to be sent to the district office for archiving later."

"Sun Hui, bring the form over first."

She then looked at Wang Anping, her tone friendly:

"Wang Anping... I'll call you Anping from now on. I heard you're very good at arithmetic. Just now, they delivered this month's account books. Could you take a look at them for me?"

"This ledger issue has been a major headache for our team for a long time..."