Siheyuan: Starting with level 8 benchwork skills

Along the way, they all met many people talking about the day's news.

"You are now a celebrity in our factory, Xiao Li."

Li Han smiled faintly: "Ah, it's just a passing cloud.

They don’t know my identity yet.”

Walking into the cafeteria, there was a long queue of workers waiting to get meals.

When it was finally his turn, Li Han was surprised to see that Ma Hua, who was responsible for serving food, had been replaced by Sha Zhu.

"Two portions of stewed potatoes, shredded radish, a large cabbage, and three white steamed buns."

"Okay, no problem." Sha Zhu agreed readily.

But when adding food to Li Han's bowl, he deliberately tilted the spoon so that the spoon was only half full.

Although Sha Zhu pretended not to notice and handed it over, Li Han did not take it. "Your dish is here, next one."

Sha Zhu smiled secretly in his heart and planned that every time Li Han came, he would take the opportunity of shaking the spoon to play a trick on him.

However, Li Han did not accept the order, and the workers queuing behind him became angry.

"Why aren't you in front of me moving? Where are you in such a hurry to go?"

"The line behind is so long, please be polite."

When Sha Zhu heard the urging, he deliberately provoked: "Li Han, you are so proud of yourself just because you got a good review, right? Get out of the way quickly, the people behind are still waiting to eat!"

This statement immediately attracted a lot of discussion. "So it was Li Han. How could he become a model representative with such a low standard? No, we need to tell the leaders to disqualify him."

Amidst the criticism, Li Han's loud voice spread throughout the cafeteria: "Chef He, do you use the shaking spoon method every day to save the food you bring home?" His question shocked Sha Zhu, who was still in a daze.

“You, what nonsense are you talking about?!” Sha Zhu was panicked.

Ignoring Sha Zhu, Li Han turned to face everyone and directly presented the crux of the problem: "Ladies and gentlemen, a bowl of food becomes only half a bowl when it falls into my hands. It's not that I don't want to leave, it's that the chef won't let me leave." These words caused an even stronger response.

This sentence immediately caused an uproar at the back of the team.

"Chef He has served meals to these workers many times, and I was lucky enough to experience it too!"

"Indeed, this seems to be deducting our food invisibly, doesn't it?"

In an instant, an excited atmosphere filled the entire venue.

Sha Zhu didn't expect the workers to react so violently to such an action, and he immediately snatched Li Han's lunch box and refilled it with food. "My hands were a little sore just now, and I accidentally shook it a little, so I'll have another meal now."

There is a sharp contrast between his previous disgusting behavior and his current cowardly appearance.

Li Han smiled and shook his head, thinking that Sha Zhu's little matter was not enough to affect the overall situation.

So he didn't dwell on this matter because he knew it wouldn't really kill Sha Zhu.

On the contrary, this incident left a bigger grudge in Sha Zhu's heart.

Until the workers got off work in the afternoon,

Li Han discovered that the emotional value had accumulated to eleven points.

At this moment, there are two choices in front of you: one is to upgrade to the intermediate treasure box, and the other is to carry out eleven consecutive draws for the primary treasure box.

If you upgrade to an intermediate box treasure, the remaining emotional value will only be enough to draw a primary box once. However, if you draw eleven times in a row, the rewards will likely decrease as the number of draws increases.

After learning from the previous lottery experience, he decided to upgrade the treasure chest first: "System, upgrade the treasure chest."

"Upgrading from a primary treasure chest to an intermediate one will consume one hundred thousand units of emotional value. Are you sure about the upgrade?"

“Confirmed promotion.”

"Ding Dong, it has been upgraded to an intermediate treasure chest. The primary treasure chest will remain."

In the system's storage space, a new silver box was added next to the original bronze primary box. It was his newly acquired intermediate treasure chest.

In the future, when the emotional value accumulates to 51,000, he can directly draw the intermediate prize.

There was one more chance, so he chose to draw the primary treasure chest again without hesitation. "The primary treasure chest draw is over. Congratulations to the host for winning a watch coupon and a special item: a five-star chef card."

“Ding-ling-ling——”

The alarm bell at the factory gate rang, and all the workers of the Red Star Steel Plant went off work.

Employees walked towards the gate in groups, forming a blue crowd outside the factory gate.

Li Han, who was in the crowd, left the factory under the gloomy sky and dry and biting air.

On the old brick walls by the roadside, there are red posters with eye-catching slogans.

He walked toward the Red Star Compound alone, crossed the alley, and came to a secluded place. He took out a large piece of pork belly from the system space, wrapped it in a straw rope, and carried it into the courtyard.

When the third uncle of the old courtyard, Yan Bugui, saw this scene, his eyes lit up, "Hey! Li Han, have you made a fortune? Such a large piece of pork belly must be at least two pounds, can you finish it by yourself?"

Obviously, Li Han understood Yan Bugui's thoughts, so he said frankly: "Third uncle, you haven't eaten meat for so long, shouldn't you eat a lot at once? Don't worry, I have a strong appetite now."

After saying that, he walked directly into the inner courtyard.

“Humph, this guy must have bought the meat lavishly after receiving his pension last night.

He doesn’t know how to save a penny. “Although Yan Bugui looked down on him, he also felt a little envious in his heart.

He shouted to the house, "Mother-in-law, you have nothing to do anyway, let's go to the backyard to see if Li Han needs any help."

A woman with good looks and figure walked out of the room. She was the maid Yu Li.

"Dad, Li Han and I have an average relationship, why should I help?" She seemed a little confused about this matter.

Yan Bugui paused for a moment, saying only this, but he cleverly brought out the point: "Hey, Li Han brought back so much meat, I'm worried that he can't finish it.

Just go and stroll around."

Yu Li had gotten used to living in the Yan family for half a year. She understood the family rules and nodded, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

While carrying the heavy object through the courtyard, Jia Zhang was lying on the bed sewing shoe soles, and Huaihua was sleeping soundly beside her.

She saw the pork belly in Li Han's hand through the window and immediately grumbled, "Damn Li Han, he caused my grandson to be implicated and arrested yesterday, and now he is enjoying this fatty pork belly leisurely. No, no, I must grab a bowl of it when his stew is cooked!"

Just by passing by, Li Han had already felt the emotional impact of Jia Zhang.

He smiled faintly.

"This Jia Zhang must have been tempted by my meat."

There was a reason why he returned to the compound in such a dignified manner. He was using this to stir up the jealousy of certain people in order to increase his own emotional value.

Returning to his backyard, he immediately activated the five-star cooking card, and his skills instantly rose to the level of a cooking master.

Next, he skillfully cut the pork belly and soaked it in salt water to remove the blood, thereby ensuring a better taste and removing the fishy smell, and also making the cooked pork belly elastic.

An hour later, the table full of braised pork was successfully cooked.

In addition, he also fried a dish of golden and fragrant eggs.

Suddenly, the air in the entire backyard and the middle courtyard was filled with the aroma of his delicious dishes.

"Which restaurant makes braised pork and fried eggs? It smells so good!" A voice from the middle court sounded. It was the praise from Liu Guangfu's second aunt.

"Mom, I want to eat braised pork and scrambled eggs too." shouted the young descendant of the Liu family.

At the deaf old lady's house, I was enjoying the scallion oil noodles brought by Yi Ma, but the rich aroma made the originally attractive scallion oil noodles seem ordinary.

The old woman sniffed for a few minutes and confirmed that the aroma came from Li Han's household. She couldn't help but shake her head and sighed, "It's a pity that the Li family boy is not filial. If it were someone else in my courtyard, they could at least prepare delicious food for me.

This kind of heartless and ungrateful kid will be kicked out sooner or later."

At Xu Damao's home, Lou Xiao'e, a girl with short hair and a round face, also prepared several dishes of her signature dishes for her family.

Because not long ago, Xu Damao went to the countryside to show movies, so she went home to stay for a few days.

At this moment, the aroma of delicious food in the air caught her attention.

"It seems like Li Han made it. When did this guy's cooking skills improve so quickly?" She walked towards the door of Li Han's house in confusion.

"Oh, Sister Lou, you're back?" Li Han took the initiative to greet Lou Xiao'e when he saw her.

In the yard, Lou Xiao'e is the most normal person. He had a good impression of her in the TV series before he traveled through time.

She was born into a capitalist family. Her father was a veteran of the Red Star Steel Plant and also a major shareholder.

Although she married Xu Damao because of her status, the Lou family has almost nothing to do now, but the family wealth is enough to provide a good life for several generations.

However, Li Han's admiration for her was not just because of her family background, but more because of her character. "Li Han, when did you start cooking? Your level is simply better than all the chefs in Sister Lou's entire neighborhood!" She couldn't help but praise her.

"Sister Lou, would you like to taste my cooking?" Li Han made an invitation.

Lou Xiao'e nodded in agreement, because she found that Xu Damao had not come back today: "Well, then I'd better obey your order."

Afterwards, Lou Xiao'e entered Li Han's house. The two of them sat around the octagonal table. In front of them was a plate of steaming braised pork and delicious scrambled eggs. Her chopsticks were eager to try.

"Eat it. You're welcome."

"Oh, I can't wait to taste it." He spoke with eagerness.

After tasting it, she asked with satisfaction: "How does it taste?"

"Mmm...so delicious! Delicious!" Because she was so engrossed in eating, her unclear words were full of satisfaction.

Li Han couldn't help laughing. It was really surprising that Lou Xiao'e, a noble lady, ate so heartily.

After all, the pearl was covered in dust and fell into the hands of Xu Damao.

After the meal, Lou Xiao'e was still savoring the taste but also felt a little shy.

"Li Han, I've had a great feast at your place today. How about you come to my house and let me repay you?" Li Han asked with a smile.

"What delicious food can we eat?" Besides Lou Xiao'e, what other delicious food is there in Xu Damao's home?

"Let's talk about it when the time comes. I'm not good at cooking and I can't think of any suitable dishes right now." Lou Xiao'e admitted that she was not good at cooking and couldn't come up with any good ideas.

Li Han agreed.

After seeing Lou Xiao'e off, he looked through the system interface.

The residual heat from the steel mill today, combined with his own love of gourmet food, caused his mood level to surge past ten thousand again.

"System, conduct the primary lottery."

"The lottery is over. Congratulations to the host for winning a set of Durex, a riding whip, a pair of black shoes, a bottle of magic oil, and a special item: a soul exchange bone." This made Li Han look confused.

Does this system really take every reward seriously?

He simply ignored the ordinary gains and focused only on the "Soul Exchange Bone".

This so-called "Soul Exchange Bone" is said to allow anyone who chews it to achieve soul exchange. It doesn't sound particularly practical, so Li Han threw it aside without hesitation.

Coincidentally, Jia Zhang just happened to walk into the backyard carrying a large bowl, intending to ask Li Han for some leftover meat.

When she saw the bones on the ground, she picked them up.

A bone like this would be very nourishing if you take it home and make some bone soup.

Seeing that Li Han had already started washing the dishes, she secretly blamed him, took the bone and turned back to the yard.

Holding the bone, Jia Zhang walked carefully towards the inner courtyard.

As she walked through the corridor, she ran into Yu Li who was just passing by.

"Oh my, are you walking blind?" Jia Zhang cursed.

Yu Li responded politely: "Aunt Zhang, please be more careful with your words.

In this dark place, who knows who is who.

When she found out it was Yu Li, she had no conflict with her and was eager to stew bone soup to satisfy her craving, so she didn't argue with her anymore.

Yu Li thought to herself: "How strange! This world is so wonderful."

Continue toward the backyard.

Yan Bugui had asked Yu Li to go to Li Han's house to ask if he needed help, but she had kept delaying her arrival until now.

Entering the backyard, I saw that Li Han's door was closed, with only a faint yellow light shining through the crack in the door.

She hesitated and walked to the door.

With a "splash" sound, water was heard in the house.

Yu Li looked over unconsciously and saw Li Han scrubbing the skin on his upper arm.

The full muscular body attracted her instantly.

"Gurgle," Yu Li swallowed her saliva subconsciously.

At this moment she understood that the beauty of a man's body could be so charming!

Thinking of Yan Jiecheng, that master of lies, I really can't trust anyone easily.

As she was immersed in her reverie, Li Han in the room asked, "Have you seen enough?"

Yu Li almost ran away, but she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to gain some benefits, and Li Han’s muscular body was too eye-catching, so she really didn’t want to leave.

She stammered, "I...I didn't mean to spy on your life...I just came to see if I could help."

"Then what are you looking for?" Li Han asked with a smile on his face.

"I just want to ask, how can I help you?"

"Well, come in." Li Han put on a thin coat and opened the door for Yu Li.

Under the dim light, Yu Li's blushing cheeks were faintly visible.

Li Han actually had no particular aversion to this woman named Li. She was both capable and good-looking.

Yu Li lowered her head at this moment, her heart pounding. She had just peeked at a scene that she shouldn't have seen.

"Yu Li, you said you wanted to help? I'm in a bad mood now." Li Han said half-jokingly.

Yu Li apologized: "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to make you misunderstand, I just glanced at it accidentally, please calm down."

Li Han explained: "I still have a lot of clothes to wash. Can you help me? I also need to clean my house. I won't let you waste your effort. After doing the laundry, I can give you a pound of meat as a reward per month."

In the era when there were no washing machines, as a welder, Li Han was sweating day after day, his clothes always got dirty quickly, and the tedious work of washing clothes was very heavy.

The meat stored in his own storage space weighs more than 100 kilograms.