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"Deputy Director Zhang, please go to the factory director's office. He wants to see you for something." Secretary Yang stood outside the kitchen door and shouted inside.

"Okay, Secretary Yang." Zhang Yuan responded, quickly put down the work in his hands, and hurried towards Secretary Yang.

When Zhang Yuan approached, before he could open his mouth to ask for details, he noticed that Secretary Yang wrinkled her nose slightly. Seeing this, Zhang Yuan wisely took two steps back to avoid causing discomfort to the other party. Sure enough, as the distance widened, Secretary Yang's expression relaxed a little.

"Secretary Yang, do you know why the factory director summoned you this time?" Zhang Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously.

However, Secretary Yang did not answer directly, but said lightly: "You will know when you go there. Hurry up and don't keep your leader waiting for too long." After saying this, he turned and left, as if he did not want to stay in this kitchen filled with the smell of oil smoke for a moment longer.

Zhang Yuan called Fatty to take over his job, then left the cafeteria and walked towards the office building. However, his destination was Li Huaide's office. After all, Li Huaide would be the one in charge for the next few years, and Zhang Yuan didn't want to leave a bad impression on him and think that he, Zhang Yuan, was a two-faced person.

After listening to Zhang Yuan's words carefully, Li Huaide did not take it seriously that Director Yang asked Zhang Yuan to do something for him. Instead, he was very satisfied with his tact. He told Zhang Yuan to handle the matter entrusted by the leader properly, and then ordered him to go find Director Yang as soon as possible.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a crisp and powerful knock on the door, Zhang Yuan stood at the door and shouted softly: "Report!"

"Come in!" A low response came from the room.

After getting permission, Zhang Yuan pushed open the door and walked into the office. He walked lightly to the director's desk and asked cautiously, "Director, what do you want to talk to me about?"

At this time, Director Yang was sitting in a spacious office chair, concentrating on reviewing a thick stack of documents. Hearing Zhang Yuan's question, he raised his head slightly and smiled, "Oh, Xiao Zhang, please sit down first. I have something to deal with here. Wait a moment and I'll talk to you."

After saying that, Director Yang quickly lowered his head and continued to concentrate on the work in his hands. He kept scribbling on the documents with the pen in his hand, and sometimes stopped to fall into deep thought. The whole office was filled with a serious and busy atmosphere.

Zhang Yuan sat quietly on the sofa beside him, feeling a little uneasy, and began to guess secretly why the factory director was looking for him.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, Director Yang put down the pen in his hand, took a long breath, leaned back in his chair, and rubbed his temples.

At this time, he turned his gaze to Zhang Yuan again and said in a gentle tone: "Okay, Xiao Zhang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Actually, I called you here because I have a private matter that I need your help with."

Zhang Yuan immediately stood up and said, "Please give me your instructions, leader."

"Sit down, sit down and talk, don't be restrained."

Director Yang looked at Zhang Yuan. He originally wanted to ask Sha Zhu for help, but something happened to Sha Zhu, so now he could only ask Zhang Yuan for help.

"This is what happened. My former leader in the army usually took good care of me. Recently, his chef took a leave for several days because of something and didn't come back to work. But today, the old leader happened to invite several of his old comrades who were close to him to come to his house for a reunion. So, his family member came to me! He said that he wanted me to help find a chef who can cook authentic Sichuan cuisine to cook for his family. I wonder if it's convenient for you now, and if you can spare some time to help?"

Zhang Yuan naturally knew the identity of this old leader. He was simply Sha Zhu's destined benefactor! If Director Yang hadn't asked Sha Zhu to cook, he wouldn't have had the chance to meet this humane leader. Now, such a good opportunity had come to him. Zhang Yuan was very excited and of course he gave it his all.

"But I haven't gotten off work yet." Zhang Yuan said with difficulty.

"It's okay, just think of it as a business trip with me." Director Yang patted Zhang Yuan on the shoulder and comforted him.

"Okay, I'll go prepare the seasoning first." Zhang Yuan nodded, turned and walked towards the kitchen.

"Well, go ahead. Secretary Yang will come over to inform you later." Director Yang waved his hand.

However, just as Zhang Yuan was about to leave, Director Yang suddenly stopped him and said in a serious tone: "Remember, don't tell anyone about what happened today, including where we are going and what we are doing. In addition, you are not allowed to talk nonsense or ask about things that are not related to work when you get there. Do you understand?"

Zhang Yuan nodded, indicating that he would keep his mouth shut.

When it was four o'clock, Secretary Yang was still the same. He refused to go into the kitchen and just stood outside the door and called Zhang Yuan to come out. Zhang Yuan packed up and followed him out. At the gate of the steel mill, Director Yang's car had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Zhang Yuan coming out, he motioned for him to get in the car.

When we arrived at the military compound, the car slowly drove in after careful verification by the guards at the gate.

Finally they arrived at their destination - a three-story Western-style building. As soon as the car stopped, a figure appeared in front of everyone.

He was a young man wearing a pair of black-framed glasses. He had a stern expression and his eyes revealed a kind of indifference and arrogance, as if he looked down on everyone.

"Secretary Chen!" Director Yang greeted him immediately.

"Have the people arrived?" Secretary Chen got straight to the point without any unnecessary words.

"This is Deputy Director Zhang from our steel mill canteen." Following Director Yang's introduction, Zhang Yuan immediately stepped forward with a polite smile on his face.

"Deputy Director? Didn't you say you wanted to invite a Sichuan chef?" Secretary Chen frowned and asked in confusion. Obviously, he was very confused by Director Yang's sudden introduction. The Sichuan chef he had expected did not show up, but was replaced by Deputy Director Zhang, which made him suspicious.

"It's like this. Deputy Director Zhang's cooking skills are first-rate. Now our steel rolling mill's reception banquets all depend on him! After hearing about this, many units have come here one after another, wanting to taste this delicacy." Director Yang explained hurriedly.

"Yeah." Secretary Chen's expression eased a little after hearing this.

"Director Yang, the leaders have been in the reception room for a long time, please go over quickly." Secretary Chen reminded softly.

"Okay." Director Yang responded.

He turned around and told Zhang Yuan: "I'm going to rely on you in a bit, don't fail at the critical moment!"

"Don't worry, Director. I'll take care of everything!" Zhang Yuan patted his chest and promised confidently.

Seeing this, Director Yang nodded with satisfaction and then walked into the living room.

"Deputy Director Zhang, please follow me." Since Zhang Yuan was a cadre after all, Secretary Chen's attitude changed. He no longer spoke coldly and politely made a "please" gesture.