Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

Nothing happened that night, and the first thing Li Jianjun did when he woke up the next morning was to sign in.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for winning a set of top-quality kitchenware."

Li Jianjun was as happy as a child. The chef's skills and the top-notch kitchen utensils were a perfect match. This made him more determined to work in the canteen.

After a quick wash, I pushed my bike out and met a large group of people going to work on the way. It was really spectacular. Ninety-nine percent of them were walking.

Soon I saw people working in the courtyard, including Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, Sha Zhu, Xu Damao and others.

Li Jianjun saw them and greeted them, "Good morning, everyone. Let's go to work together. Brother Damao, I'll give you a ride."

Xu Damao got on the bicycle without any hesitation. "Brother, is it new? I won't be polite."

Xu Damao was not at home yesterday. I guess he came back in the evening. He probably went to his parents' house. Sha Zhu was not at home either. I guess he went out to prepare a banquet.

The others were fine as they watched the two people go away, but Sha Zhu was a little confused, "Hey, uncle, did the new guy buy a bicycle?" Since Sha Zhu came back late, his sister He Yushui didn't come back either, as she went to her classmate's house to play, so no one told him what happened in the yard yesterday.

Yi Zhonghai didn't like Li Jianjun in the first place. "I bought it yesterday. The night before yesterday, everyone donated money to your brother Dongxu. He had money to buy a bicycle but he didn't donate anything. He is so selfish and doesn't unite with his neighbors at all. Zhuzi, don't learn from him."

Yi Zhonghai was still thinking about Sha Zhu as his backup, fearing that Sha Zhu would learn bad things from Li Jianjun.

Sha Zhu was a little jealous. He was a chef in a steel mill and didn't have a bicycle. Even an old man didn't have one. How could a newcomer like him have one? Sha Zhu was not convinced. "That's right. Such a selfish person, even if he had a bicycle, I don't know how he got it. Maybe he got it through speculation."

Sha Zhu was just jealous, so he talked nonsense, without any evidence at all. But Yi Zhonghai didn't think so. He would give it a try regardless of whether there was any result or not. He would try to report it first, but he couldn't show up himself. What if he had a legitimate channel, he would be trapped. So he glanced at Jia Dongxu inconspicuously, but Jia Dongxu didn't know that he had been used as a gun by his master.

Xu Damao sat on the back of the bicycle and said, "That's great, brother. You bought a bicycle right after you got here. That's great."

"Brother Damao, don't you have a bicycle too? What's there to envy? It's just a means of transportation." Li Jianjun said there was nothing to brag about.

Xu Damao was a little surprised. "Brother, you really are a man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. My bicycle belongs to the factory. I can only ride it when I go to the countryside to show movies. I need to hand it back after the job is done. It's an old one."

Li Jianjun didn't want to talk about the bicycle issue. "Brother Damao, where did you go yesterday when you were not at home? There was a big drama in our yard yesterday!" Then he told Xu Damao what happened yesterday.

Xu Damao felt a little regretful. "If I had known, I would not have gone out yesterday. It's a pity that I missed this big show. Isn't it better than the movie I showed, hahaha. But my buddy went out for something important yesterday, so I went on a blind date. I won her for sure. We will probably get married next year."

Xu Damao thought of his blind date: beautiful, rich, fair, wealthy and beautiful. He felt excited just thinking about it.

"Brother Damao, when can you bring him back to see me? I'll take care of it for you." Li Jianjun knew that Xu Damao was having a blind date at this time, and judging from the time, it should be with Lou Xiaoe.

Xu Damao didn't want to take her back, "I'll take her back after we get the certificate. I've dated before but it never worked out. Later I found out that if I take her back, people will say bad things about me. There are bad people among the people."

Li Jianjun estimated that the only people who could do this were the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, and Jia Zhangshi. The deaf old lady had always disliked Xu Damao because of Sha Zhu, and she also spread rumors that Xu Damao was a bad seed. Yi Zhonghai was at odds with Xu Damao's father Xu Fugui, and Jia Zhangshi was a complete troublemaker, and anyone who didn't give her food was a bad person.

"Okay, Brother Damao, I'll prepare the wedding banquet for you after we get the certificate."

"That's great, brother. Your cooking skills are far better than Sha Zhu's. I don't have to ask Sha Zhu for help. Who knows how he will respond to me." Xu Damao thought, now it's great, I don't have to ask Sha Zhu for help, and I can also ask such a great chef to respond. It's like killing two birds with one stone!

After chatting for a while, they arrived at the steel rolling mill. Li Jianjun did not report to the purchasing department, but went directly to Li Huaide's office in the office building.

At this time, Li Huaide had not arrived yet, so he sat on the sofa and waited. Secretary Hu poured him a glass of water. After all, he was the deputy director's nephew, so it was okay for him to sit in the office and wait. If it were someone else, he would definitely not be allowed into the office.

After a while, Li Huaide came and saw Li Jianjun as soon as he came in: "Jianjun, you are here so early, I will take you to the purchasing department to report. I told your aunt about you yesterday, and your aunt also asked me to take good care of you and asked you to come to her house and visit when you are free." Li Huaide was very happy. After all, his wife was very generous and did not make things difficult for him. Who among them doesn't have poor relatives? There is nothing they can do about it. They all came from grassroots and would not do anything to forget their roots.

Li Jianjun was very surprised. "Thank you, uncle. Thank you, aunt."

Li Huaide was a little unhappy. "Why thank you? We are all family. No need to be so polite."

Li Jianjun was very touched. Li Huaide was really kind to him. "Uncle, I came here today to ask you if I can change my job. I want to work in the canteen. I am a good cook. I learned cooking from a royal chef who hid in the countryside for more than ten years."

Li Huaide got excited when he heard this, "Really? Jianjun, you are not joking with your uncle, are you?" Li Huaide was so excited for a reason. The only chef in the steel rolling mill, Sha Zhu, was Director Yang's man. Sometimes he asked him to work overtime to cook a special meal and he would give him a bad look. Li Huaide had no choice because he had to rely on the chef for various social events.

Li Jianjun said confidently: "Uncle, I'm not bragging, my cooking skills are much better than that idiot Zhu. The shredded potatoes I ate the day before yesterday were cooked by him, but his cooking skills were just average."

"Jianjun, this is a big deal. You can't fool your uncle. Let's go to the third canteen. Cook a dish for me and I'll try your cooking skills." Li Huaide pulled Li Jianjun and ran to the third canteen.

Secretary Hu saw Li Huaide pulling Li Jianjun out of the house in a hurry, thinking something had happened, and hurried to follow him. He was Li Huaide's confidant, and he had to do everything for Li Huaide, otherwise he would be incompetent. If he was replaced, other leaders would not want him. Who would want an incompetent secretary? He knew Li Huaide's background. This was a big thigh, and he had to hold on tightly, otherwise he would not be so dedicated to taking Li Jianjun to buy clothes and take a bath, and even sent him to the courtyard.