Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"Ah! What do you want to eat? I'll ask He Yuzhu to make it for you." Liu Lan was secretly glancing at Chen Zhiguo, and was stopped by Chen Zhiguo. She lowered her head shyly and said softly,

"It's too late. I won't bother Brother Zhuzi anymore. Just use whatever you have!"

"How about hand-rolled noodles? I'll make it for you!" Liu Lan suddenly remembered her unique skill.

"Will it cause you trouble?" Chen Zhiguo hesitated, worried that he would affect her getting off work!

"It's okay, it will be quick." Liu Lan did not allow Chen Zhiguo to refuse and turned around and left!

"Just give me a water rinse!" Chen Zhiguo shouted at her back!

"Got it!" Liu Lan answered cheerfully, her voice floating over the corridor, cheerful and crisp!

"What are you doing? You're in such a hurry!" He Yuzhu, who was packing up his knives, looked at Liu Lan who ran in like a gust of wind.

"Ma Hua, don't close the stove, your uncle wants to eat hand-rolled noodles!" Liu Lan ran to the counter, scooped flour, kneaded the dough, and soon a thin dough sheet came out! Cut the noodles, put them in the pot, and rinse them with cold water!

"Cheery!" Chen Zhiguo took a bite and immediately gave Liu Lan a thumbs up!

Chapter 151 Chen Dayong’s Promotion!

There was a big plate of boiled hand-rolled noodles. Li Guoqiang ate a small bowl, Director Yang didn't eat any, and the rest was eaten by Chen Zhiguo. It was topped with the sauerkraut fish soup. The sour and spicy taste went well with rice. Chen Zhiguo huffed and puffed, and it all went into his stomach!

Liu Lan was watching from the side. Wow! More than two kilograms of wine, and a large plate of hand-rolled noodles also weighing more than two kilograms. Where did all these things go? Why is his stomach not bulging at all? Liu Lan subconsciously glanced at Chen Zhiguo's abdomen. It was still the same as before, not bulging at all!

"Liu Lan, thank you!" The hand-rolled noodles were very chewy and Chen Zhiguo enjoyed it very much!

"What are you thanking me for? Whenever you want to eat, just come over! I'll make it for you!" With Chen Zhiguo's status, no one dared to stop him from cooking in the cafeteria and eating hand-rolled noodles! Liu Lan said generously, otherwise she would never get white flour privately, and she would be very satisfied to fill her stomach with corn flour every day!

Director Yang was already drowsy sitting in his chair. Chen Zhiguo went out and asked his secretary to come in, and he and Li Guoqiang went out!

In line with the principle of not drinking and driving, before drinking, Chen Zhiguo asked Director Yang to arrange a designated driver! Just after Li Guoqiang and others left, Director Yang, who was originally drowsy, suddenly woke up, took the hot towel handed over by the secretary, wiped his face, and stood up calmly, without any drunken gesture just now. It seems that they are not ordinary people, and life is acting!

After Director Yang left, Liu Lan started to clean up the table. He Yuzhu said today that all the leftovers belonged to her. She had already made sure that the dishes on the table were not touched much. She only ate the fish head, tofu and pickled fish. The other dishes were rarely touched! If she took them home, she would have enough food for the whole week! Liu Lan opened the lunch box she brought and happily started to pack it up!

Just as she passed by Chen Zhiguo's chair, there were two apples on the chair, "Ah!" Liu Lan covered her mouth in surprise, a kind of touching, the joy of being recognized, and the joy of being praised! No one has ever treated her so attentively. Liu Lan understood that it was not that Chen Zhiguo had forgotten, but that he had stayed on purpose. No wonder he smiled at me and patted the back of the chair a few times when he left. This was Chen Zhiguo's thanks for her making hand-rolled noodles! What a thoughtful big boy, Liu Lan thought with a smile!

After giving the steel rolling mill driver two packs of cigarettes as a thank you, Chen Zhiguo returned to the courtyard. He hadn't been home for two days and missed his sister. Sure enough, as soon as he entered the yard, a figure rushed towards him, "Brother, where have you been these two days?"

Chen Zhiguo hugged Chen Xiaoli and said, "I have work to do these two days. Here!" Chen Zhiguo took out a handful of candies from his pocket and handed them to her. "Thank you, brother!"

"Go and share your food with your older sister and younger sister. Don't eat too much, and brush your teeth at night!" Chen Zhiguo reminded them. They are almost at the age of changing teeth, so they should pay attention to what they should do!

"Got it, brother!" Chen Xiaoli ran back to her room. Chen Zhiguo entered the room. Chen Dayong and Wang Meihua were there. "Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten, Mom. Today we had hand-rolled noodles!"

"Zhiguo, your father is going to be promoted!" Wang Meihua said happily, while Chen Dayong next to her was a little depressed, smoking with his head down!

As for Chen Dayong's promotion, Chen Zhiguo had expected it, but he did not expect Director Yang to be so bold as to give himself such a high position and also promote Chen Dayong to a higher level!

"Dad, what is your new position?"

Chen Dayong said in a muffled voice, "Guesthouse!"

"Oh!" Chen Zhiguo didn't expect it to be such a position, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that there was no position suitable for Chen Dayong in the steel rolling mill.

"Dad, you don't want to leave the Transportation Department, you're still thinking about your cars?" Chen Zhiguo joked. Yes, after dealing with cars for most of his life, he would definitely not be able to adapt if he suddenly left!

"Dad, you've been promoted to a regular section chief. Not only will your salary increase, but you won't have to be so busy every day. You can take care of your health and wait a few years to have grandchildren!"

"But I feel empty inside, not comfortable at all, and always feel betrayed!" Chen Zhiguo knew that Chen Dayong and Hu Dagui had a deep friendship, and they worked together happily! If they suddenly separated, there would be a reaction in their hearts!

"Dad, you're wrong to think like that. When you were in the army, you set out whenever you had a mission, traveling all over the place. Isn't it the same now? Besides, aren't we still in the steel mill? We'll see each other sooner or later!"

"But, there are just a bunch of old ladies in the guesthouse, how can I manage them?" Most of Chen Dayong's worries lie here. He has never dealt with old ladies before, and these people are all family members of cadres of the steel rolling mill, and they all have backgrounds!

"That's easy. Talk to the personnel department and get rid of them all. Then you can just recruit new people!" Chen Zhiguo thought it was something else. Such a simple thing, easy to handle!

"Will the HR chief listen to me?" Chen Dayong asked hesitantly. He didn't think he would have such a great face.

"He can't make the decision, but there are still superiors. You can go and tell them tomorrow, and tell them that I went home and said that my son suggested that these old women be transferred to the Women's Federation. I want to transform the guesthouse into an important place for the steel mill to receive customers!" Chen Zhiguo said confidently. Can't a small guesthouse handle it? Transfer these disobedient old women away, find some temporary workers, and then transform the guesthouse into a simple hotel in the future. I guarantee that these leaders will want to come again after they come once!

"Really? Don't worry! I'm having dinner with Director Yang tonight, and he will definitely agree to your request!" Chen Zhiguo gave Chen Dayong great encouragement!

"After you take office, I will accompany you for a tour and then make a plan for you. I guarantee that you will enjoy your job as the director of this guesthouse!" For Chen Zhiguo, who was used to seeing the fine decoration of later generations, these were simply child's play. When the time came, he would get He Daqing to be the chef and recruit Yu Li to be the lobby manager. Then his father could be a hands-off boss!

"Okay! I'll listen to you. I'll talk to the head of the personnel department tomorrow. If he doesn't agree, I won't go!" Chen Zhiguo's firm confidence and Chen Dayong's confidence also gave him courage!

Wang Meihua was the happiest to see her husband being cheered up by her son's words. "Your father was in a bad mood when he got home from get off work. He didn't even eat a few bites of food and just sat there smoking!"

Chen Dayong, who was exposed by his wife, could not sit still. "What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you go to bed and take a shower!" Throwing away the cigarette butt in his hand, Chen Dayong walked towards the bedroom, followed by Wang Meihua who was laughing. Chen Dayong's face turned red with embarrassment. He was embarrassed in front of his son. It was all because of this talkative woman. But Chen Dayong was reluctant to scold her and could only bear it himself. Fortunately, he was his son, and losing face was nothing. Chen Dayong could only comfort himself in this way!

The next day, as Chen Zhiguo expected, the head of the personnel department did not respond immediately after listening to Chen Dayong's request, but asked him to go back and wait for news. However, in the afternoon, the appointment letter of the personnel department had been issued, and the leader agreed to his request! Accompanied by the head of the personnel department and the director of logistics Li Huaide, Chen Dayong came to the interior of the guesthouse for the first time! Chen Zhiguo's father took office, and Li Huaide still had to give this face. Isn't it just a few more steps? Just take it as exercise!

【The first time I saw you was on fire. The first time I saw you was on fire.】

The guesthouse is built in the corner of the steel mill, in a remote location, surrounded by a row of big trees, and has a very good concealment. This is a building from the Republic of China period, with four floors above ground and one floor below! From the appearance, except for some traces left over from the past years, there is nothing obviously shabby!

Chen Dayong followed him into the guesthouse, but it was not good inside. It was a guesthouse converted from an office building. The facilities inside were very simple, with a table, a chair, and a single bed. To put it bluntly, it was just a place to sleep. It was also very dirty and messy. No wonder no one wanted to come! Even hot water was not available. There was no separate water room, and it took a long way to get a kettle of hot water. Chen Dayong shook his head when he saw the conditions. It was not even as good as his own home!

The family members of the previous leaders had all been transferred away, leaving only two middle-aged women in charge of cleaning, so naturally there was no welcome ceremony to be held!

"Old Chen, I'll leave this place to you from now on. Just give me a plan on how to do it!"

Li Huaide's original intention was to let Chen Dayong stay in this position for a transition of one or two years, and then change positions when there was an opportunity! But today Chen Zhiguo came to him and asked for the architectural design of the guesthouse, and roughly described the actions and measures that Chen Dayong would take after taking office!

Just a few simple words shocked Li Huaide. It turned out that it could be done this way. A guesthouse is not just a place to provide accommodation, but can be turned into a comprehensive place with entertainment, catering, accommodation and business meetings!

Faced with such a design, Li Huaide certainly looked forward to Chen Dayong's success, because this was his area of ​​responsibility! If there were any achievements, he would also have a share!

The first thing Chen Zhiguo did was to find helper for Chen Dayong, otherwise his father would not be able to manage the guesthouse on his own. Moreover, in Chen Zhiguo's idea, Chen Dayong should just be a hands-off boss!

At dinner time, Chen Zhiguo started recruiting people. "Uncle He, have you found a job? How about being the head chef or the kitchen supervisor of the guesthouse?"

"From the steel rolling mill?" Chen Dayong's promotion had just been announced and Chen Zhiguo started asking him about his business. Wasn't this obvious?

"How about going to help my dad?"

"Okay! I'll take this job! But I have the final say in the kitchen!" He Daqing was also happy. After all, working in a steel mill is still very stable and a rare position! Moreover, he has such a good relationship with Lao Chen's family. Under Lao Chen's hands, he can work comfortably without so many troubles!

"No problem. You have the final say over the entire kitchen, including how many people to hire. But those who are lazy and slack are not allowed!" Chen Zhiguo didn't want a bad apple to spoil the whole barrel!

"Don't worry about that. My nephews are all honest people!" He Daqing boasted.

Chapter 152 Recruiting!

After taking care of the kitchen, Chen Zhiguo began to talk to Yu Li, "Sister-in-law, Director Li and I have agreed to transfer you to the guesthouse as the lobby manager. Apart from my father, you have the final say on the guesthouse's affairs! Moreover, Director Li and I have agreed that as long as the guesthouse is managed well, you will be made a regular employee next year, and you can do work-study instead of working!" Chen Zhiguo was not just making empty promises to Yu Li, he really had reached an agreement with Li Huaide!

"Can I do it? I'm afraid I can't do it?" Yu Li was unconfident and said hesitantly!

Yu Li now is not as smart as she was in the original drama. I wonder if it is because she has not been influenced by the old Yan family? Faced with such a good thing, Yu Li will inevitably worry about her ability and whether she can do it! Yes, without any management experience, she will inevitably feel uneasy when she is about to manage a guesthouse!

However, Chen Zhiguo believes that Yu Li has such genes, and she just needs to hone her skills slowly. Besides, there is no one else available now, so he has to use her!

"Of course you can. Go to the guesthouse. The director is my father, and you are the second in command. Uncle He is in the kitchen, so who dares not listen to you?

And you see, you are managing the warehouse very well now. Director Li praised you this time, otherwise he would not agree to make you a regular employee and do the work of a worker substitute! If you work hard, your sister-in-law will be a state cadre next year!"

Chen Zhiguo was not lying or making empty promises. Yu Li did a really good job in the warehouse and managed it in an orderly manner. If Chen Zhiguo had not wanted her, Li Huaide would not have been willing to let her go. With a subordinate like her, who would be willing to let her leave!

The kitchen and lobby are ready, so now we can apply for renovation! The logistics of the steel mill has its own construction team, and this is the guesthouse under the logistics department. Chen Dayong reported to Li Huaide and submitted written materials, saying that the house was dilapidated and needed repairs! With a stroke of Li Huaide's pen, the renovation of the guesthouse began!

Chen Zhiguo designed it like this: the third and fourth floors are used as guest rooms. The third floor is an ordinary guest room for entertaining ordinary people, and the fourth floor is a luxury suite. The original rooms were re-planned and more than a dozen suites were designed for leaders to rest! The focus of this renovation is that each room has a bathroom, where you can take a shower, and they are all connected to the heating. The steel mill has its own boiler room, and it is very convenient to use water heating. As long as the pipes are connected, it will be fine. And it is a steel mill, and these pipes are used internally, so why spend money? So this guesthouse is equipped with heating, and as for hot water, it is even simpler, a small boiler can do it, and the whole floor has a supply of boiling water!

The second floor was converted into private rooms of different sizes. There was a large private room that could accommodate more than 30 people dining together, and the remaining rooms were large and small for 20, 15, 10, and 6 people! In addition, a small meeting room for 20 people was built next to the large private room, which was reserved for the leaders of the steel mill to hold their own meetings!

In addition to the kitchen and front desk, the first floor also has a banquet hall that can accommodate 300 people and a medium-sized meeting room for 50 to 60 people!

The basement was converted into a small cinema, a small dance hall for 50 or 60 people, and a chess and card room! The basement was chosen mainly for its good sound insulation. Even if people were beating gongs and drums inside, no sound could be heard on the ground!

However, Chen Zhiguo did not allow the exterior of the guesthouse to be touched. The simple and unpretentious appearance was only surrounded by a wall and a large iron gate, forming a courtyard within a courtyard. This would make management easier. Otherwise, people from all directions could enter the guesthouse even if they were inside the steel rolling mill!

After dealing with these things, the only things left are the staff. Chen Zhiguo does not need to worry about the kitchen, and the number of staff is decided by He Daqing. At the same time, He Daqing has completed the entry procedures of the steel rolling mill and officially became the head of the guesthouse kitchen. As for the others, they are still temporary workers. However, as long as they really have skills, the steel rolling mill will not be stingy!

Yu Li was also transferred here. She didn't have He Daqing's skills, so she could be hired as a special talent. She was still a temporary worker, but her identity had changed to the lobby manager of the guesthouse, responsible for guest rooms, front desk reception, and restaurant reception! She was the second in command of the guesthouse. This change in identity made Yu Li change significantly, and she became more confident!

At present, in addition to Chen Dayong, there are two cleaners in this guesthouse, and other staff have not been recruited yet. Yu Li is still alone for the time being and has nothing to do. The task given to her by Chen Zhiguo is to take the letter of introduction from the steel rolling mill and visit major hotels in Yanjing to see and learn from the services provided by others. She also needs to have an idea in her mind of how to manage the hotels in the future!

Of course, this is just the first step, to broaden your horizons. The second step is to start formal training after all the staff are gathered! At the same time, Chen Zhiguo also wrote a booklet for Yu Li, which is Chen Zhiguo's experience and details on management and service combined with the later generations! There is no other way. There are no books on hotel management at all. Chen Zhiguo can only write it himself!

Regarding staffing, Chen Zhiguo had a detailed discussion with Li Huaide. As Chen Zhiguo drew the design drawings of the guesthouse, Li Huaide is now very interested in the future of the guesthouse!

Chen Zhiguo was not sure whether the steel rolling mill would approve the guesthouse to recruit so many people, but through Li Huaide's reports at all levels, the factory leaders now had high expectations for the guesthouse renovated by Chen Zhiguo. After all, although there were separate private rooms in the cafeteria, there were still many people coming and going frequently, and there would definitely be people talking behind their backs, wondering who was here to eat and drink so much again!

Now there is a quiet, comfortable, and inconspicuous place. Who doesn't want to go there? And it is also a very good place to report and rest when entertaining superiors! So the renovation of the guesthouse is basically a green light all the way!

Chen Zhiguo calculated carefully that the guest rooms would require eight waiters, two laundry workers, and two supervisors, a total of twelve people!

There are two people at the front desk, and originally they wanted to hire two receptionists, but considering that it was too high-profile, Chen Zhiguo himself rejected the idea. If it gets busy later, just add two more front desk staff!

On the restaurant side, because there are conference rooms and banquet halls, more people are needed, but Chen Zhiguo does not want to recruit enough people at once, so he still follows the standard of guest rooms, with twelve people. In the later stage, if he is too busy, he can recruit more people to catch up. There is no shortage of people!

Chen Zhiguo also specially recruited four male waiters to deal with things that were inconvenient for women to handle! In addition, as for the back kitchen washing dishes and vegetables, Chen Zhiguo did not care and directly handed it over to He Daqing! In this way, the renovated guesthouse does not need thirty people in the back kitchen! Chen Zhiguo was shocked. He did not expect Li Huaide to say that it was too little, too little!

Chen Zhiguo added four more people, and the steel mill sent people to take charge of logistics, procurement, and finance! So the tentative plan was to need thirty-four people!

Chen Zhiguo asked Li Huaide for the quota of twelve temporary workers. Among these quotas, two purchasing quotas were given to his second uncle and second aunt, and the rest of the guest room or restaurant waiters were distributed to the children of the direct relatives of the Chen family. Even the third generation of his grandmother's family was still young, and the only young uncle, his fourth uncle, was not reliable. Chen Zhiguo did not dare to use him and could only wait and see when the enrollment was expanded in the later stage!

Why so many? Because this is the only chance, and it will be hard to come by again. If you can solve one or two problems, you can ask for help and find connections. But who can solve more than ten problems? And with so many companies, Chen Zhiguo can't arrange for one but not for another. Wouldn't that create conflicts? For this reason, Chen Zhiguo specifically told Li Huaide that if there were one or two more people, he would arrange his people first!

At the same time, for his second uncle and aunt to move to the city, Chen Zhiguo specifically asked Chen Dayong for his opinion, worried that after they came, there would be no one to take care of grandparents!

As a result, Chen Dayong looked at him with disdain, "With so many people from the Chen family coming to the city, who wouldn't want to take care of our parents? If there's anything they haven't taken care of, even if we don't step in, they'll be scolded to death!"

Chen Zhiguo then realized that he was influenced by the weak kinship of later generations! Now there is no such thing, just like living in a building, living for many years, but don’t know the surname of the person next door?

Immediately, Chen Zhiguo drove back to the village. He did not rush to make it public, but discussed the matter with his grandparents and uncle Chen Dalong!

"This is a good thing. Your grandfather and I are still able to move and don't need anyone to take care of us. Let the second son and his wife go!" Grandma made the final decision!

"We have such a big group that there are more than ten suitable children. If we have one child per family, that would make twelve!" Chen Dalong counted and there were too many people!

"Twelve, just twelve. But there is one thing. You must be obedient in the steel rolling mill and cannot do whatever you want by relying on our relationship. After all, my father is the director. We are recruiting so many relatives this time, and I don't know how many people will be jealous." Chen Zhiguo was glad that he had made an agreement with Li Huaide before coming. After he had decided on the people, Li Huaide would arrange the recruitment!

"Or, how about recruiting a few fewer?" Chen Dalong was also worried, because there were too many children. What if some of them were ignorant and affected Dayong and Zhiguo!

"Just be careful. The child needs your supervision! Otherwise, they are all relatives, and it's easy to cause conflicts if someone goes and who doesn't!"

"Dalong, go call all the children over and make it clear who they will let go. You will be the one who makes the decision!" Grandma is still the one in charge. With grandma around, no one dares to disobey!

Chen Zhiguo also hurriedly explained the job clearly, "If you have daughters, it's best to send them. We need waiters in the guest rooms and restaurants. There are few boys, so they can only work as restaurant waiters, and they have to do more work!"

"It's okay. Is it more tiring than farming at home?" Chen Dalong didn't care. In the city, a month's salary as a temporary worker is equivalent to a year's work points at home. What's a little hardship?