Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Inside the steel mill, the workers went to the canteen to eat in an orderly manner. There were more than 20 people working in the workshops of the steel mill, so the pressure on the kitchen was very high. Jia Dongxu was in the queue, his stomach growling with hunger, but there were still many people ahead of him.

The staff in the kitchen were busy working, and Liu Lan followed Aunt Ma to get food. Jia Dongxu finally got to the window to get food, handed over the money and meal ticket, and smiled at Liu Lan and said, "Comrade, my master is an eighth-level worker in the steel mill, you have to give me more food?"

Jia Dongxu was still an apprentice, so he naturally had to take on the responsibility of preparing meals for his master. Yi Zhonghai was quite generous to Jia Dongxu. The old couple had no children, so the food they ate in the canteen was quite good. Jia Dongxu often ate with his master Yi Zhonghai and shared some of the dishes prepared by the master.

Liu Lan frowned and said, "In our kitchen, each worker has a certain amount of food. If you are given more, some people will have to ask for less. This is not acceptable." Jia Dongxu was slapped in the face and felt embarrassed. The workers who were queuing for food said, "Yeah, what can these eighth-level workers do? They are workers like us, so why should they eat more?"

Another burly man with a dark face said, "We are all workers working for the country. Who has a high status and who has a low status? We are all proletarian revolutionary comrades. There is no need to divide us into different levels!" The new announcer thought what the big man said made sense. He nodded and said, "Yes, if you and your master fight more, what about the rest of us worker comrades? Are we going to let the rest of us worker comrades starve?"

The workers who knew Jia Dongxu didn't care at all. They pouted and said sarcastically, "Jia Dongxu, that's enough. Who do you think you are? Master Yi is a highly respected person in our steel mill. You are not trying to use his power to ask the chef to give you a few more spoonfuls. You are shameless enough."

Another middle-aged master from another workshop said, "Dongxu, if you put your smartness into your benchwork skills, you would have been a regular employee long ago. You have been studying with Master Yi for so many years, why haven't you passed the exam to become a regular benchworker?" Jia Dongxu's face turned black after hearing this. He quickly took his two lunch boxes and ran away.

Everyone in the cafeteria stared at his back with contempt. Many people knew Jia Dongxu's name. It was shameful that such a skilled fitter had not passed the first-level fitter exam for several years. Such a person was simply a waste. They thought Yi Zhonghai was really a good master. Even in this situation, he had not kicked out such a shameful thing.

Aunt Ma was comforting Liu Lan in the kitchen. She looked at Liu Lan and said, "Girl, you will definitely encounter this kind of thing in the future. You must be strong and have the courage to say no to this kind of behavior. If you start this, then you will be tempted to beat the people more or less. If you don't dare to beat them more, the workers behind you will definitely report you."

Liu Lan nodded and said, "I understand, Aunt Ma." Aunt Ma nodded. After they finished preparing the dishes for the workers, she quietly pulled Liu Lan to a corner and said, "Girl, I like you, so I'm going to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. If you want to get along in this kitchen, you must curry favor with Master He."

"Master He is the boss in our cafeteria. Maybe you think the cafeteria director is the most powerful, but the cafeteria director only comes a few times a day. If you can worship Master He as your master, your future achievements will definitely be great. Master He is also the cafeteria monitor in our kitchen. Most of the things in the cafeteria are decided by him. Sometimes, the cafeteria director has to listen to Master He!"

Liu Lan nodded quickly and expressed her gratitude to Auntie Ma for her kindness. Auntie Ma smiled and waved her hand and said, "I heard about your father's story. You are a child with a hard life. Work hard in the canteen and strive to get a permanent job as soon as possible. Then your family will be better off." Liu Lan nodded. She would naturally get a permanent job as soon as possible.

Director Yang was eating in the canteen with the leaders of the steel mill. As they were eating, they felt something was wrong. They asked Wu Yulai who was standing beside them, "Why does the taste seem a little off? The dishes cooked by Master He shouldn't be so bad." Wu Yulai said, "Director Yang, how could you have forgotten? Master He Yuzhu got married yesterday, and he asked for three days off to hold the wedding banquet?"

Director Yang patted his forehead and said, "Look, he asked me for a letter of introduction yesterday, and I completely forgot about it. Oh, by the way, Old Wu, did Master He invite you?" Wu Yulai nodded and said, "He invited me. Tomorrow is Master He Yuzhu's banquet. I heard that the Sichuan cuisine master Master Mo Xiangtian will be the chef himself. It's delicious just thinking about it."

Director Yang was also surprised. He didn't expect that Master Mo Xiangtian, who was well-known in the chef world, was actually He Yuzhu's master. He was a legend. I heard that he was retired now and his son inherited his mantle. Director Yang rolled his eyes. If he could really get on Master Mo's boat, then his position as the director might be promoted.

The logistics director Li Huaide was sitting nearby, and he also had some plans in his mind. He had also heard of Master Mo's skills. If he could recruit his apprentice, he would be able to connect with Master Mo. The more Li Huaide thought about it, the more possible it seemed. He planned to go back and think about it later.

He is a man with great ambitions. A small director of the logistics department cannot satisfy his enterprising spirit. The canteen is also under the jurisdiction of his logistics department. He naturally understands the principle that those who are close to the water will get the moon first. Li Huaide secretly glanced at Director Yang, curled his lips, and said in his heart, "I, Li Huaide, will also sit in the position of factory director in the future."

After finishing his meal, he returned to the office. Sitting on the sofa in the office, he drank tea and thought. His father-in-law was a man with great connections. With the help of his father-in-law, he was transferred to the steel mill. Li Huaide also wanted to achieve something and didn't want to live in a muddle all his life.