Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

The old lady took Cao Wei all the way up to the second floor, introducing him as they walked: "Originally, it was our section chief's job to handle the onboarding process, but Director Li said that if you come, he will take you over. I originally thought you were a master chef. I didn't expect you to be so young, young comrade. You must have learned to cook since you were young, right?"

"Yes, I grew up in Fengze Garden since I was a child."

"No wonder, Fengze Garden is such a big name."

"Sister, I want to ask, how is the work in our cafeteria?"

"Our factory operates in three shifts, providing four meals: morning, noon, and evening, as well as one meal at night. The old chef in our third canteen has retired, and the position has become vacant. I guess you are filling in for the old chef's shift."

In the drama, Sha Zhu often goes to the cafeteria late after sleeping.

Apart from his excellent cooking skills, he is not needed for cutting meat or breakfast.

Workers these days work in two or three shifts, and in a large factory like a steel rolling mill, work runs non-stop 24 hours a day.

The cafeteria is also divided into two shifts.

The morning shift is responsible for lunch and dinner, while the night shift is responsible for the evening meal plus breakfast.

It is not Sha Zhu's turn to work at night and during breakfast because the small kitchen is in demand, so he always works the early shift.

"Come to think of it, being a cook is still a good job these days..."

Through chatting with the elder sister, I got a general idea of ​​the current situation in the factory, mainly because she was willing to talk about it.

He took Cao Wei to the innermost room on the second floor, knocked on the door, and after hearing a "come in" from inside, he took Cao Wei in.

Li Huaide, the villain in the Siheyuan, was writing something with a pen at this moment, Cao Wei couldn't see clearly. He didn't have any big emotional fluctuations towards this so-called villain, because he knew that if anyone in the whole Siheyuan had the most serious thoughts and the most advanced means, it must be Li Huaide, who was like a big uncle, but it was just a play-house type, and the whole calculation was confined to a Siheyuan.

If you say that Li Huaide has no means, Cao Wei will be the first to oppose it. Nowadays, if you don't have means, you can't sit in the position of logistics director.

"Who is this?" Li Huaide didn't bother to be polite and immediately saw Cao Wei behind the old lady.

"Director Li, this is what you asked me to do. Comrade Cao Wei, I have brought him to you." The auntie happily pulled Cao Wei forward, then said, "I have brought the person here, I have to go back to work," and then slipped away.

It can be seen that this person is also good at controlling his subordinates.

[Positive emotions +188]

Following the system broadcast in his mind, Cao Wei roughly knew what he had to do next.

"You're here, Xiao Cao, right? Take a seat." Li Huaide smiled in line with social expectations and motioned Cao Wei to sit down.

Cao Wei was tall and strong, and he gave him a good first impression. He didn't have the energy of other chefs. However, at the same time, he also had some doubts about Cao Wei's level.

"Speaking of which, your master and I have a long history. How is he doing recently?" Li Huaide said as he took out a pack of Peony and took out a stick of Peony and handed it to Cao Wei: "Here, take a whole stick."

"Thank you, Director Li. This is a good cigarette. I can only smoke one when there are distinguished guests." Cao Wei immediately took it with a smile: "Master, he is still in good health. Even though Fengze Garden has closed down, he has saved some money and plans to live at home in his old age. Before coming here, he told me that he would work hard with you."

At this point, Cao Wei scratched his head in a simple and honest manner: "I am just a cook. I know that the highest chef in our steel rolling mill is only level 6. You must find a way to upgrade me. My master said that with my skills, it is no problem to get a level 4."

Li Huaide's first words were nothing but a test. He first told Cao Wei that he was very familiar with his master, and then handed him a peony. In this era, only senior officials could afford to smoke peony. He also wanted to find out what kind of person Cao Wei was. In his opinion, capable people have bad tempers, and those who are timid are not in his eyes and may not have much future.

Cao Wei's reply was also quite elegant. He first said that this was a good cigarette, but it was not that he had never seen it before. Only distinguished guests who had seen it could have it. He did not belittle his own knowledge, but also praised Li Huaide. He then told Li Huaide about his master's recent situation and his plans, which was to let Li Huaide know that he was the one who had a say among the apprentices.

I also strengthened my position and said, "I will work hard with you."

After answering this, the issue between the elders has been resolved.

The next sentence is about my own affairs.

The steel mill has no conditions to determine the cooking level of the chef. The highest level that the steel mill can set is level 6. Anything higher is not possible. Cao Wei is also expressing his dissatisfaction. He is unwilling to come to the steel mill because there are no conditions for him to upgrade here. At the same time, he is also telling Li Huaide that he just wants to cook well and has no other ideas.

[Positive emotions +50]

When Li Huaide heard what Cao Wei said, the smile on his face became even bigger.

He likes this kind of people, who don't have too many desires and do their job very well.

However, the test did not end there. All the premises were based on the fact that Cao Wei's level was pretty good. If he failed, no matter how much we said, it would be useless.

"You, you haven't even started working yet, but you're already complaining." Li Huaide nodded at Cao Wei with a smile: "Okay, it's a good thing to want to make progress. Come on, I'll take you there, and you can show me your skills?"

"No problem. This is the skill a chef has." Cao Wei was not afraid of the stage and stood up.

"Okay, let's walk."

The road to the third canteen was not too far from Li Huaide, and it only took about ten minutes to walk there.

When I arrived at the canteen, many people were already resting. Many workers were having breakfast. After breakfast, the kitchen staff could take a break and then start preparing lunch. Normally, they had to start preparing lunch around 9:30, otherwise they would not be able to serve the food in time.

Seeing Li Huaide coming in, the canteen director in the back kitchen hurried over and said, "Director Li, you are finally here. Have you found the chef you are looking for? Our three canteens are not suitable without a backbone."

The canteen director’s surname is Wei, and his name is Wei Wei. In fact, he had seen Cao Wei following Li Huaide early in the morning.

As a subordinate, complaining about problems that the leader can easily solve is also a science. What is this called? This is called just the right complaint.

"Here I bring it to you, the master chef from Fengze Garden!"