Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Time flies. Four days later at three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Renkang accompanied Yang Weiguo, Li Huaide and the leaders of various departments to inspect each canteen one by one. In just a few days, several canteens slowly got on the right track. Strict rectification was carried out in accordance with the canteen's serving pattern and the hygiene standards of the dining area. Especially after Zhang Renkang took turns to guide each canteen the next day, dozens of kitchen helpers and apprentices in the canteen department burst out with great enthusiasm for work, which stunned Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide who came to inspect. They could not imagine how Zhang Renkang mobilized the enthusiasm of so many people in just a few days.

This is not the result of a few people cooperating to deal with the inspection work. There are six canteens. Not to mention one canteen, the kitchens of the other five canteens are clean and tidy, the kitchen utensils are neatly arranged, the entire stove is not greasy at all, the dining area is clean and bright, the floor is exaggeratedly able to directly reflect people's shadows, the chairs are neatly arranged, and everyone is in high spirits and full of energy. Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide both suspected that the scene before them was fake. Is this still the half-dead and indifferent canteen?

Yang Weiguo said with satisfaction

"It seems that we did not choose the wrong person. Renkang's efforts in the past few days have been very effective."

“The hygiene, food, taste and environment are all good”

Li Huaide also said with a smile

"It seems that Renkang has put a lot of effort into this. I think your other departments should also be as motivated and energetic as the canteen department."

"Look at the hygiene here. No wonder the workers have been saying they can eat better these days."

Zhang Renkang said modestly

"This is all thanks to the support of the factory leaders, especially the factory director who provided a large amount of food for our canteen and gave us detailed work guidance. This is also the spirit of the meeting where we implement the factory leaders' instructions on all work for production."

These words were well said, and Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide felt relieved. They also made several heads of other departments look at Zhang Renkang differently. This Zhang Renkang is really good at flattering people. This kid will definitely have a bright future. We need to have a good relationship with him.

Yang Weiguo nodded with satisfaction and said slowly

"The canteen has achieved this level today and is widely satisfied by the workers. Comrade Zhang Renkang has made great contributions. In addition, Comrade Zhang Renkang has also made great contributions to the unplanned share of materials. Deputy Director Li and I have discussed it and decided to set up a separate planning department outside the purchasing department and have Comrade Zhang Renkang take charge of it. It will be under the jurisdiction of the canteen department and will be given a subsidy of 50 yuan per month."

"What's your opinion?"

Everyone looked at each other without saying anything. After a while, Zhao Pengfei, the head of the purchasing department, came out and said,

"I support the leader's idea. Deputy Director Zhang is young and promising. Since he can help the factory solve the problem of material shortage, I think there is no problem."

Yang Weiguo nodded. He had already informed Zhao Pengfei of the purchasing department in advance. Zhang Renkang was only responsible for this special channel. He had nothing to do with all the work of his purchasing department and his purchasing scope did not overlap with that of the purchasing department. Zhao Pengfei was also happy that someone could find a way to solve the problem of bulk materials. Otherwise, he would be under a lot of pressure every day. When the factory was short of materials, everyone would blame the purchasing department for being incompetent.

Seeing that no one objected, Li Huaide said

"As you have all seen today, although Renkang is young, he is very capable at work. You should also study hard and make corrections when you return."

"Another thing I've thought about is that Comrade Liu Liang has already applied for retirement. From now on, Zhang Renkang will be in charge of the canteen's work temporarily. His rank will remain unchanged. After Comrade Liu Liang retires next year, we will discuss his title and rank based on his achievements."

Everyone applauded and welcomed him. Then they knew why Liu Liang didn't come today. It turned out that Liu Liang was completely relieved after seeing the results of the canteen in the past few days. He discussed with Li Huaide that he would move back and rest for a while, and let Zhang Renkang take charge of the canteen work directly.

After seeing off Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide, Zhang Renkang summoned the team leaders of each canteen to the second canteen for a meeting. After confirming the rotation of the chefs in each canteen next week, he reappointed six kitchen team leaders and the team leaders of canteens one and two based on their recent performance. He discussed the menu for next week and six days with everyone, and then Zhang Renkang asked everyone to go back to work. Zhang Renkang rode his bicycle back to the yard first. Now that Liu Liang has not officially retired, it is not appropriate for Zhang Renkang to move directly to his office, so he asked someone to seal it and arranged for someone to clean it every day.

When Zhang Renkang returned, the toilet in the steel mill

Sha Zhu is feeling annoyed. He has been sweeping the toilet for almost half a month, but the old man has not found any way to get him to go back. Now Sha Zhu has heard about the changes in the canteen. Last time, Ma Hua told him about a series of things that happened when Zhang Renkang took over the canteen work. Sha Zhu is even more upset. With the promise of teaching everyone cooking skills and helping everyone take exams, Sha Zhu knows that Zhang Renkang has completely established his foothold. Even if he goes back, he will have to bow his head under someone else's roof.

But Sha Zhu was unwilling to accept the fact that Zhang Renkang was not only better than him but also far behind him, especially the last time Sha Zhu begged Qin Huairu to introduce him to Qin Jingru. Although Qin Huairu was embarrassed to refuse and told Qin Jingru, Qin Jingru's attitude and expression deeply hurt Sha Zhu's self-esteem.

Qin Jingru said

"You're a toilet cleaner who looks older than my dad. How did you have the confidence to date me?"

He looked at Sha Zhu with disdain and left. Qin Huairu had no choice but to apologize awkwardly and quickly followed him. This incident deeply hurt Sha Zhu's self-esteem. Just when Sha Zhu was feeling depressed, Xu Damao and a few others came in with a smirk and mocked Sha Zhu.

"Hey, isn't this Chef He? Why are you researching dishes in the toilet?"

This sentence really irritated Sha Zhu. With red eyes, Sha Zhu stared at Xu Damao and said:

"Grandson, are you itchy? Grandpa will loosen it for you."

Xu Damao said disdainfully

"Silly Zhu, where do you think this is? This is the factory, during working hours, why don't you let your co-workers come in to use the restroom?"

He waved his hand deliberately beside his nose and said

"Oh, this smell is so strong, please get out of the way, we are here to take good care of your work today"

As he spoke, he untied his belt and went to the urinal to pee. Sha Zhu remembered what Yi Zhonghai had told him, that he should not cause any conflict or trouble recently, so he went out with anger suppressed. When Xu Damao saw Sha Zhu go out, he quickly signaled the others to pee everywhere in the toilet, and the urine was all over the floor. After they finished peeing, they staggered out.

Xu Damao saw Sha Zhu squatting at the door and taunted him

"Silly Zhu, why don't you go to work? If you keep slacking off here, I will report you."

Sha Zhu glared at him fiercely without saying anything, thinking to himself, "Wait till I get off work, I'll show you how I'll deal with you." As soon as he entered and saw the mess on the ground, Sha Zhu's anger could no longer be controlled. He clenched his fists, his eyes reddened, and shouted

"Xu Damao, I fuck your grandma"

He rushed out with a big broom while shouting. Xu Damao was gloating over this and boasting to others that he was hit on the head by Sha Zhu with a big broom. Sha Zhu's broom was used to sweep the toilet and it was not only wet but also had some things from the cycle of grains. Suddenly, Xu Damao was covered in filth. When Xu Damao opened his mouth, a piece of unknown stuff jumped into his mouth. Sha Zhu was still not satisfied and hit Xu Damao a few more times, causing him to scream and spit out the fertilizer in his mouth.

"Ah, idiot, I'm going to fight you."

Xu Damao ran to the toilet, picked up another big broom, and started to fight back at Sha Zhu. Several people who were injured quickly moved aside to watch the fierce fight between the two. One person saw that the situation was out of control and quickly ran to report to the factory director and the security department.