The beginning of Siheyuan starts with refusing to bring lunch boxes

Chapter 33 Promotion and salary increase

He Yuzhu is now at the level of a sixth-grade chef. Chefs and workers are rated differently. Workers are apprentices, with the lowest being first-grade workers and the highest being eighth-grade workers. Above them are technicians and engineers. Chefs are apprentices, and the lowest level is tenth-grade chefs, and the highest is first-grade chefs, also called special-grade chefs. These special-grade chefs are even rarer than eighth-grade workers. Special-grade chefs are usually out of their control. The country has a mission to send you, and you have to be on call at any time. Ordinary people don't see them.

He Yuzhu is now a level 9 chef in the steel mill. After crossing over, He Yuzhu is now a level 6 chef due to the system reward, which is higher than his original level. Although his original level was rated as a level 9 chef, his actual level is about level 7.

During this period, He Yuzhu knew how to behave and served Li Huaide and Wang Tiande very well. Director Yang was also very satisfied with He Yuzhu's cooking skills and service attitude. Li Huaide now wanted to control the steel rolling mill step by step. He Yuzhu was the only one who could cook in the canteen, so he wanted to get He Yuzhu. After observing him for a while, he felt that He Yuzhu could be accepted as his subordinate.

Today I happened to have dinner with several factory leaders, and I took this opportunity to give He Yuzhu a promotion. No matter what era, there are many good ways to win people's hearts, but the fastest way is only one - interests.

At half past five, Director Li led two deputy directors from his lineage, as well as the security chief, publicity chief, logistics director, canteen director Wang Tiande and his secretary into the small private room. Liu Lan saw the leaders take their seats and went to the kitchen to say that the dishes could be served.

As Liu Lan served the dishes one by one, the eight people also feasted on the food.

He Yuzhu prepared eight dishes.

Smashed cucumber,

Cold three shreds,

Spicy and sour potato shreds,

Fried pork with green pepper,

Kung Pao Chicken,

Fish-flavored pork shreds,

Twice-cooked pork,

Braised pork,

Add a hot and sour soup and you're done.

Although these are home-cooked dishes, they are home-cooked dishes for later generations. In this era, they are really not something that ordinary people can eat. Coupled with He Yuzhu's level 6 cooking skills, it is really not a delicacy that ordinary people can eat.

While cooking, while Ma Hua and Liu Lan were not paying attention, he took a little bit of each dish and put it into the lunch box in the space, so that he didn't have to cook when he got home, and it would cause trouble if he cooked these things at home.

The eight people ate with relish. The dishes were delicious and the wine was pleasant. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Li Huaide asked Liu Lan to call He Yuzhu over, saying that today's dishes were delicious and wanted to say thank you to Master He.

He Yuzhu knew that this was a promise of favors, so he wiped his hands and went to the private room.

"How are you eating, leaders? Is the food enough? If not, I will add two more dishes," He Yuzhu said very politely.

Li Huaide waved his hand and said, "Zhu Zi, your craftsmanship is really amazing. Although your craftsmanship was not bad before, it was only slightly better than those outside. But in the past two months, your craftsmanship is comparable to those of the master chefs in Fengze Garden."

"Director Li, you really flatter me. The chef of Fengzeyuan must be at least a level 7 chef, and the chef in the kitchen must be at least a level 3 or 4 chef. I am only a level 9 chef. You really flatter me. You are also a big fan of me. I am very grateful that you like the dishes I cook. I will toast you three glasses first." After saying that, he drank three glasses of wine, one glass of wine and two glasses of wine each, and finished them before eating any dishes.

Li Huaide was even happier to see He Yuzhu giving him face. He had originally wanted to give him the treatment of an eighth-level chef, but after three glasses of wine, he felt that only raising him to one level was not worthy of the face He Yuzhu gave him, so he said to everyone,

"I think Master He's cooking skills are much better than a level 7 chef. What do you think?"

"Yes, yes, Director Li is right," everyone echoed. They were all Li Huaide's people. There were no outsiders here, so they had to praise their leader.

"Zhu Zi, according to your skills, it's not too much to give you a level 6 chef, but first, you are still young, and second, you just became a level 9 chef not long ago. If you raise it too high all of a sudden, I'm afraid others will have opinions, which is not good for you. I, Li Huaide, will be in charge of logistics. So, let's give you a level 7 first, so that you have a goal to strive for. What do you think?"

He Yuzhu didn't dare to say no at this moment. He originally thought that he could be promoted to level eight today, and get the same treatment as Shazhu in his previous life. He didn't expect that three glasses of wine would turn eight into seven. So he quickly filled Director Li's glass and said,

"Director Li, you are the leader of my leader, which means you are my leader. I am Director Wang's soldier. He is your general, but I am still your soldier. Don't mention that you gave me the seventh level. Even if you didn't give me a promotion, I would be happy for several days if you praised me. Thank you for your respect. I'll drink first as a sign of respect. You can do whatever you want!" Li Huaide was amused by He Yuzhu's confession again. He thought to himself, this silly Zhu didn't know how to do this before. Now the silly Zhu is worth training. It seems that it is worth it for him, a seventh-level chef, to go out and do it.

Everyone congratulated He Yuzhu, and He Yuzhu responded one by one. There was nothing he could do. He Yuzhu had a low status here, and everyone was a leader, so he could only act like a grandson. After a round, he drank a pound of wine. Even though He Yuzhu had a good alcohol tolerance, he felt sweat on his forehead. Fortunately, they all finished eating, and then they all left.

Seeing that everyone had left and the banquet was over, He Yuzhu told Ma Hua and Liu Lan to divide the leftovers, and then clean up and go home. Liu Lan and Ma Hua came in and saw that there were still a lot of dishes, especially four pieces of braised pork, just enough for two pieces each, and half a bottle of white wine, so they let He Yuzhu take them away.

He Yuzhu put the liquor into his clothes, and seeing that Ma Hua and Liu Lan didn't notice, he put it into the space. After all, it would be bad if the security department saw him carrying the liquor back like this. He Yuzhu had said that he would not take the lunch box. It was almost seven o'clock when he returned to the courtyard. In the original play, when Sha Zhu cooked, he would leave after doing his best. But today, He Yuzhu came back after they finished eating, so it was a little late. The third uncle Yan Bugui was still guarding the door at this time. Seeing He Yuzhu staggering back, but he came back empty-handed, he joked,

"Hey, Zhuzi came back quite late today."

"Hey, isn't there a treat tonight?"

"Then why do you smell like alcohol?"

"It's not that the boss likes the food I cook, I just had a drink with them."

"Why didn't you bring a lunch box back if you have a special kitchen?" When Yan Bugui heard about the special kitchen, he looked He Yuzhu up and down with his small eyes in disbelief. He thought He Yuzhu must have brought a lunch box and hid it, but now the weather was cool, and He Yuzhu was wearing a thin coat. He Yuzhu felt uncomfortable with his look, and he knew what he meant, so he shook his coat and said,

"Uncle, look, there's nothing here. I have to go back and make some steamed bread. Give me some of your pickles and I'll eat them with the steamed bread. That's all I'll have to do tonight."

When Yan Bugui heard He Yuzhu ask him for pickles, he immediately refused, saying, "We have run out of pickles," and went home. He thought, "We eat pickles by the root, so how can you have a share?" It's only me, Yan Bugui, who takes advantage of others. Today, you, Shazhu, want to take advantage of me. You are so happy.

Seeing Yan Bugui running away, He Yuzhu crossed the front yard to the middle yard. As soon as he arrived at the middle yard, the laundry chicken in the original play appeared, sticking her big butt out by the pool. It's true, this dead widow has a really good figure. The weather is hot, and the clothes are thin, which outlines her buttocks very clearly. He Yuzhu, who had just finished drinking, felt a little thirsty, but he sobered up immediately, knowing that he couldn't afford to offend this white lotus, so he went straight back to the house.

"Zhu Zi is back?" Qin Huairu had just given birth a few days ago. If it were modern times, the mother would have to stay out of the water and wind for a month. Even people in this era would let the mother rest for half a month before letting her work. But Qin Huairu was unlucky and met an evil mother-in-law. When she gave birth to a baby, it was ok. She let her work after resting for more than ten days. This time, when she gave birth to a girl, Jia Zhang said, why should I rest after giving birth to a money-losing girl? I had to do the laundry, cooking, and housework. It had only been a few days, and Jia Zhang threw everything to Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu had no choice but to accept her fate for the sake of her own personality.

She was washing clothes here today, on the one hand to establish her persona, and on the other hand to wait for He Yuzhu. She knew that if she relied on herself, the family would have no problem surviving, but forget about eating well. If she relied on Shazhu, she could eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks. Shazhu also had a house, and in a few years, when Banggeng grew up, he could live in Shazhu's house. She also knew what happened in the yard yesterday, and knew that Shazhu didn't want to get close to their Jia family, so she wanted to take it slowly.

First, she greeted him, then helped him wash his clothes, clean the house, and then asked him to bring lunch boxes. Gradually, his reputation became bad. In this era, a man with a bad reputation cannot get a wife.

"Sister-in-law Jia, are you doing the laundry? Well, I haven't eaten yet. I'll go home first. You go ahead." Without waiting for Widow Qin to say anything, he hurried back home.

Qin Huairu saw the abnormality on He Yuzhu's face, and she thought to herself, you can't escape from my palm.

Qin Huairu was very confident about her appearance. She squatted down happily and continued to wash clothes. Her butt was intentionally or unintentionally facing the direction of He Yuzhu's door.

When He Yuzhu returned home, he saw the alluring figure of Widow Qin through the crack in the door. He swallowed his saliva but still slapped himself lightly, "He Yuzhu, you are not stupid. No matter how good this widow looks, she is the mother of three children. What's so good about her? Isn't a virgin attractive?" Then he locked the door and took the food out of the space. He didn't drink tonight. After all, he had drunk nearly a pound. After dinner, he read a book for a while and went to sleep.

Chapter 34: The reactions of the people in the courtyard

"System, sign in"

"Congratulations to the host for winning a radio ticket, three big black tickets, and 10 kilograms of Qinzhou yellow millet. They have been stored in the host's space. Please check them."

"Radio ticket? That's great. I'm really bored after get off work. It's nice to buy a radio to kill time."

"Millet is good for the stomach, and Qinzhou yellow is good. Not bad. I had it for breakfast today. I'll send a bowl to the old lady later. This is a good thing. The Prime Minister's favorite."

He Yuzhu first boils water. To make millet porridge, pour in the millet after the water boils, cook on high heat for five minutes, then on medium heat for twenty minutes to boil out the rice oil. That way it tastes best.

He Yuzhu went to wash up while the water was boiling. When he came back, the water was just boiling. He washed the millet and poured it in. Then he watched the golden millet tumbling in the casserole. Soon, the rich rice fragrance wafted out.

The stick next door

"Mom, it smells so good!"

Qin Huairu also smelled it and said, "It seems to be millet. Do you want to eat millet?"

"It's not meat, forget it if it's not meat." Bang Geng only thinks meat is delicious. The Jia family no longer has the supply of Sha Zhu. Although they are in a slightly better condition than others, they are not as white and fat as in the original book. Qin Huairu looks white and tender at this time because of childbirth.

Qin Huairu looked at Sha Zhu's house. In this era, millet is also a good thing, but people are generally reluctant to eat it.

He Yuzhu cooked the porridge and eggs, and then served a bowl of millet porridge. His millet porridge was different from others, very thick, and the golden rice oil on it made people hungry.

"Old lady, are you awake yet?"

"My eldest grandson is here? Old lady, I'm up. I smell the fragrance of millet. Is my eldest grandson here to bring me millet porridge? I haven't eaten it for a while."

"Wow, old lady, did you borrow this nose from Roaring Sky Dog? You can smell it from far away."

"Madam, this is millet from Qinzhou, Shanxi. Don't say anything. I asked someone to get it. It's not much, less than a pound. I estimate it can be eaten for four or five meals," He Yuzhu deliberately said in a low voice.

The deaf old lady touched He Yuzhu's head with satisfaction and said, "Thank you, my eldest grandson."

He Yuzhu saw the old lady eat and then left. As soon as he arrived at the middle courtyard, he saw an old lady going out to deliver food to the old lady, so he said, "Auntie, you don't have to deliver it today. I just delivered it. I got half a pound of millet yesterday and boiled it to deliver to the old lady. Millet is good for the stomach."

"That's great, the old lady is blessed to have a grandson like you," said the aunt happily. After Yi Zhonghai was scolded the night before yesterday, Yi Zhonghai hardly went out in the past two days. The aunt didn't think He Yuzhu did anything wrong and greeted him as usual.

After breakfast, He Yuzhu cleaned up a little and went to work. When he went out, he saw Qin Huairu washing clothes in the sink. He Yuzhu thought, is this laundry chicken on duty? Is she still thinking about me? Stinky widow, dead widow, you'd better not mess with me, otherwise, hehe

Qin Huairu secretly watched Sha Zhu's reaction. Seeing that he paid attention to her, she smiled unconsciously.

At 10:30 in the morning, the steel mill broadcast

"Hello, hello, hello, notification, Comrade He Yuzhu from the kitchen has worked hard to improve his cooking skills in order to better serve the workers and the factory. After verification by the factory leaders, Comrade He Yuzhu now has a level 7 chef. Upon the proposal of Deputy Director Li Huaide and the approval of the factory committee, Comrade He Yuzhu from the third canteen, formerly a level 9 chef, has been promoted to a level 7 chef. He is also the acting squad leader of the third canteen. I hope that all workers will learn from He Yuzhu's spirit of hard work in improving his skills and building the motherland."

"Notification, notification..."

Good things are said three times. After the three broadcasts, people who were not familiar with He Yuzhu were very happy. After all, their factory had a seventh-level chef, and the food in the cafeteria would taste better in the future.

Most people who know He Yuzhu are happy for him, but there are always a few exceptions.

The first one was Liu Haizhong. When he heard that He Yuzhu had been promoted to level 40, his basic salary was only 425 yuan per month, plus subsidies, it was only yuan, which was far from his level salary. Although he was disdainful, he was unhappy when he heard about the promotion. After all, his status as the second uncle was gone because of him, and he also lost face in the factory. So he snorted coldly and went about his business.

Yi Zhonghai was processing a level 7 high-end part. When he heard the news, his hands trembled and the material was wasted. Guo Dabao, now deputy director of the workshop, also known as Guo Dapiezi, saw it and wanted to get angry, but then he thought that Yi Zhonghai was the only one who could make this batch of high-end parts. The yield rate of other level 7 workers was too low.

Yi Zhonghai was furious. Sha Zhu, this idiot, actually got promoted. After he got promoted, would he still fall in love with Qin Huairu, who had three children? After he got promoted, he would definitely attract the attention of many women. It seemed that he had to think of a way.

Third Canteen, back kitchen, "Master He, congratulations, you are now making 425 yuan a month, so enviable"

"Master, Master, did you hear that? You are now a level 7 chef," Ma Hua shouted.

He Yuzhu slapped him on the head with a spoon and cursed, "You are such a loser! You are embarrassing me. Go cut vegetables! If you can't meet my standards within a month, don't even mention being my disciple!"

Ma Hua went to cut the mound in dismay

"Thank you everyone. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I will bring some candy for you to sweeten your mouths."

"Thank you, Master He."

After dealing with the people in the kitchen, He Yuzhu went back to his own seat to slack off.

He Yuzhu thought, Li Huaide, this old pervert, is quite quick. It seems that he should go and thank him. Otherwise, wouldn't his future be cut off? Thinking of this, he left the cafeteria, found a deserted place, took out six dragon fruits, six apples, and two grapefruits from the space, put them in a black cloth bag, and went to the administration building.

Boom, boom, boom

"Please come in"

He Yuzhu opened the door and said cheerfully to Li Huaide, "Director, are you busy?"

Seeing that it was Sha Zhu, Li Huaide stood up and asked, "Zhu, what's the matter? You are not at work just after being promoted. This is not good." Of course, he saw the cloth bag in He Yuzhu's hand, but he thought that as a cook, what good things could he have, so he didn't care.

"Director, I'm here to thank you. A friend of mine gave me some fruit yesterday. Please don't mind. I'm just a cook and I'm not used to eating these things. I heard that female comrades like to eat them, so I thought of sending them to you."

He Yuzhu went to the desk and opened it. Li Huaide showed no expression when he saw the apple, but was surprised when he saw the dragon fruit and grapefruit. These tropical fruits were rare in northern cities, so Li Huaide accepted them. "Zhuzi, you are so thoughtful. Your sister-in-law said a few days ago that she wanted to eat some different fruits. I was having a headache, and you brought them here."

"Hey, I just happened to arrive here by chance. Well, Director, you are the leader and your time is precious. I also have to get back to my post and cook for the workers. I'll be back first."

"Well, go ahead"

After He Yuzhu left, Li Huaide opened the cloth bag and found that the fruits inside were very fresh. He was not very good at handling dragon fruit and grapefruit, so he rubbed an apple on his body. He originally wanted to taste it casually, but he didn't expect it to be crispy and sweet. His eyes lit up all of a sudden. He thought it was good. He would take it home to his wife in the evening, which should make her happy. He would also give some of the things to his father-in-law, which should also win the favor of his mother-in-law. He didn't expect that this silly Zhu could bring him an unexpected surprise.

The day was uneventful, and in the blink of an eye it was already 4:30. He Yuzhu ordered someone to clean up the kitchen, and then he left work.

Arriving at the gate, Zhou Jianye is on duty today.