Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

"Li Jianjun, do you really have something to do?" Han Chunyan asked.

"I really have something to do on my way back. Don't see me off. I'll come to see you tomorrow. Bye." Li Jianjun got on his bike and left.

Han Chunyan shouted from behind: "Then pay more attention on your bike and ride slower."

Han Chunyan reluctantly returned home and saw her mother waiting for her. The cloth bag was placed on the table. Aunt Han saw Han Chunyan coming back and quickly closed the door. She took Han Chunyan's hand and said mysteriously, "Chunyan, Li Jianjun must have taken a fancy to you. Look what he gave you."

Han Chunyan opened the cloth bag in confusion and was surprised to see the snow-white flour. It was the first time he had seen such good flour. Li Jianjun was really capable.

Aunt Han whispered, "See? This is the first time I've seen such good flour. Why don't we wait for the eldest brother and the others to come back in the evening and ask them to take it to the black market to exchange it for coarse grains. This way we can eat for many more days?" After all, this was a gift for her daughter, and she respected her daughter's opinion.

Han Chunyan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, Mom, you put it away and wait for the eldest and second brothers to come back and ask them to change it."

With this flour, my family wouldn’t go hungry for at least a month, so I was happy and of course agreed.

Aunt Han went on to say, "This Li Jianjun is a good man, well-educated and well-mannered. Not many people follow the rule of not entering the house without a gift nowadays, so you'd better seize this opportunity."

Han Chunyan blushed and replied, "I know, Mom." Then she ran to the room and covered her head with the quilt, her mind full of Li Jianjun.

Li Jianjun rode his bicycle to the factory and went directly to Li Huaide's office.

Li Huaide saw Li Jianjun coming back and asked hurriedly: "Jianjun, how is it?"

Li Jianjun took a sip of water and said, "Uncle, we have agreed. On Saturday, after work, I will take someone to the place he specified to pick it up. He said he would not show up. Please put all the relevant documents and things together and bring them here. I will put it back after the payment is made."

Li Huaide thought for a moment and said, "That's good. We won't be afraid of being cheated. I'll send you a car and arrange for a few security guards to go with you with guns."

These days, if you want to carry so much food, you must bring people and guns with you to avoid encountering robbers.

Li Jianjun responded, "Okay, Uncle Du will arrange it. I'll go to the cafeteria now. It's getting late. I should get ready."

Li Huaide waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, I'll take them over when they get here."

We returned to the cafeteria and asked Liu Lan to take the live fish to process it. Today's dishes were arranged: braised fish, chopped pepper fish head, boiled fish fillet, and deep-fried small fish. This would be a good side dish for drinking, and two vegetarian dishes would make it complete.

Before I knew it, it was time to get off work, and Xu Damao came over as soon as possible: "Brother, I can smell the fragrance from a long distance, it's great, I will not let you down today, I will make sure to complete the task, creating an atmosphere is my strong point."

Li Jianjun believed this, and as he spoke, Li Huaide came with two middle-aged men. He asked Liu Lan to take the two men to sit down first and asked about the situation. Li Jianjun said that the dishes could be served at any time, so Li Huaide took Xu Damao to the private room.

On the way, Li Huaide said, "Xu Damao, right? Jianjun recommended you. Don't let him down later. Also, Jianjun is my nephew. If anyone in the courtyard bullies him, you must tell me immediately. Do you understand?"

Xu Damao said quickly: "Don't worry, Director Li, Jianjun is my brother, I will definitely not let anyone bully him, and I will report to you immediately if anything happens."

Li Huaide nodded, and Xu Damao's eyes turned as if he had thought of something. "Director Li, when I got off work yesterday, I went back with Sha Zhu. From the tone of his voice, he seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Jianjun. I was afraid that he would cause trouble for Jianjun."

Li Huaide smiled disdainfully: "What's the point of being dissatisfied? My skills are there. If you are dissatisfied, just keep it to yourself. Jianjun is my nephew. If you dare to cause trouble for Jianjun, I will make sure he can't stay in the steel mill anymore."

Xu Damao was sure this time that Li Huaide was very protective of his son, even more so than the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai. If they went against Jianjun, they would suffer in the future. Xu Damao's mood improved instantly. As long as Sha Zhu was not happy, he would feel comfortable.

Li Huaide led Xu Damao into the private room. While the leader was talking, Xu Damao served tea and water, occasionally making a comment and telling some jokes, which made the leader laugh.

Li Huaide thought, there is no such thing as a useless person, there is always one aspect that stands out, and it is a skill if it is used well.

After a while, Liu Lan started to serve the dishes. There were four fish dishes and two vegetarian dishes. It was a luxury for four people.

When Li Huaide saw that the dishes were ready, he said to Liu Lan, "Liu Lan, go and call Jianjun to come and eat together."

Liu Lan returned to the cafeteria and called Li Jianjun upstairs. Li Jianjun asked Liu Lan to eat in the cafeteria and left a little bit of each dish, enough for him to eat. After they finished eating, Liu Lan would have to clean up. Li Jianjun said that if there was any extra, she could pack it all up and take it back.

Liu Lan had never met such a good chef before, so she said there was no rush and asked them to drink slowly.

Li Jianjun came in and was pulled by Li Huaide to sit next to him: "Lao Wang, Lao Liu, this is my nephew. He made all these dishes. How is it? I am not bragging, is it better than Fengzeyuan?"

Lao Wang is the stationmaster of the grain station, and Lao Liu is the deputy director of the meat processing plant. Both of them have considerable power.

Stationmaster Wang: "He has such skills at such a young age. Old Li, your nephew is a genius."

Deputy Director Liu: "Indeed, I've been to Fengze Garden several times, and it's not as delicious as Jianjun's. They call it "cai", and Jianjun's is called... what was it called?" He turned to look at Xu Damao, because Xu Damao had mentioned it just now.

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Leadership is a work of art."

"Yes, yes, it's a work of art. This is not an ordinary dish!" Deputy Director Liu praised.

Li Jianjun was a little embarrassed: "Director Liu, Stationmaster Wang."

Li Jianjun was about to speak when he was interrupted by Stationmaster Wang: "Call me uncle. Huaide and I are comrades-in-arms and brothers in life and death. His nephew is our nephew. Do you look down on us?" Stationmaster Wang had a straightforward temper and said with his eyes wide open.

Li Jianjun quickly changed his words: "Uncle Wang, Uncle Liu, it's my fault. I'll drink a glass as a punishment." Then he drank the wine in the glass.

Li Huaide looked at his nephew and nodded. This nephew is so good. He can learn without being taught.

In fact, you don't have to experience too much of the things on the wine table in your previous life. These are just small scenes, and there are many more tricks.

The atmosphere was good, and with Xu Damao's encouragement, everyone enjoyed the meal, one big and three small. The matter was settled. Although we didn't get much, a small mosquito is still meat, so a little more counts.

Li Huaide and his friends all drank quite a bit, but there was a driver to take them home. Li Huaide wanted to take Li Jianjun home, but Li Jianjun said that it was okay, as he had not drunk too much, so Li Huaide did not insist.

Seeing that there was still quite a lot left on the table, the key point was that Li Jianjun prepared a large amount. When entertaining guests, more can be more, but not less. It would be embarrassing if there was not enough.