Siheyuan: Cooking journey

"Xiao He..."

Director Yang had a big smile on his face and was rubbing his hands, looking a little embarrassed to speak.

"Just tell me, what's the matter?" He Yuzhu asked directly.

"Hey, since you figured it out, I won't beat around the bush."

Director Yang laughed out loud: "An old comrade of mine will be here around three o'clock. I would like to trouble you to help prepare a table of food."

Three o'clock! This time is perfect, neither early nor late.

He Yuzhu thought about it and agreed since it would not affect his return home at noon and he did not have anything important to do.

"That's right, Director. I just happen to have two things I want to ask you..."

He Yuzhu briefly mentioned Lou Xiao'e's idea of ​​working in the cafeteria.

Director Yang pondered for a moment and said:

"We will have a meeting this morning to discuss this matter. It shouldn't be a big problem. The main thing is to report it to the higher-ups and see what they think. Don't worry. The Lou family is great. We just need to go through the formalities once. They won't make it difficult for us to deal with trivial matters."

After a pause, Director Yang continued with a smile:

"You are really good, kid. I asked you for help once, but you asked me for help twice. You are not losing out. If you have anything else to say, please tell me. I have to make it clear that my rank as a factory manager is limited. I am not Sun Wukong. I don't have 72 transformations, so I can't solve everything."

"It's a simple matter. Is there any stainless steel in the factory..."

He Yuzhu briefly explained his ideas and principles for the dough mixer.

"Your idea is good. You can use the principle of cement mixer to make dough mixer. You know it is feasible without verification. It is quite creative."

Director Yang nodded and continued with a wry smile:

"But the problem is not small. Stainless steel is not so easy to get. There are only one or two steel mills in the northern industrial zone that can produce stainless steel. Because of the low utilization rate, it is not a priority production. The output is very small. It is all produced on demand, and most of them have special uses."

"It's quite difficult to prepare stainless steel just to make a dough mixer."

"Is there no other way?"

He Yu frowned, it seemed that he had underestimated the scarcity of stainless steel.

Of course, this material is not that precious, it is just rare and not used in daily life.

It can be made, but if there is no place to use it, it would be a waste to make it.

In these tight times, such waste is a big taboo.

"It's not that there is no way. One is to wait slowly."

Director Yang pondered and explained: "Stainless steel is an alloy steel, the formula is not complicated, the key lies in the process.

“It’s not something that can be made in an ordinary steel furnace;

"The steel mills in the city are currently developing an oxygen top-blown converter. Once built, it will be able to produce stainless steel. With our connections, it won't be a problem to get some quota.

"But the timing is uncertain."

"..."

What do you mean?

He Yuzhu's brows furrowed even tighter.

This means that if you want to make a dough mixer, you have to build a converter to produce stainless steel first.

This is not a joke!

He Yuzhu was wondering whether to give up.

Director Yang said again: "There is another way..."

He Yuzhu couldn't help but glance at him, wondering if he could finish his words in one breath.

"Nowadays, innovation is encouraged comprehensively. Your dough mixer idea is very good and innovative. Our steel mill can set up a dough mixer innovation team based on this. You can be the team leader and prepare a detailed feasibility report and submit it.

“If the review is passed, we can get some stainless steel quotas for research and development;

"But the problem is the same, in terms of time, I'm not sure how long I have to wait."

He Yuzhu felt a little tired.

Although I knew that in order to stabilize the market, everything had to be applied for according to the rules, I didn't expect that even getting some stainless steel would be so difficult.

However, I don't know how long it will take for this method to be effective.

But at least it is much more reliable than building a converter to make stainless steel yourself.

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said:

"Director, you can be the leader of the innovation team, and I will just be a member of the team."

"Xiao He, didn't I say you were like a piece of rotten wood? This is a good thing, why are you pushing it away?"

Director Yang frowned and said seriously:

"Whether this thing succeeds or not is another matter, but as long as you participate, it will look much better on your resume; if it really succeeds, it will be even more glorious, and your path to promotion will be much faster."

It would be better if it fails, but it would be troublesome if it succeeds and it would be too eye-catching.

However, this also proves that Director Yang is a reliable person who does not play tricks.

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said directly:

"Director, this is what I think:

I am young and inexperienced, so this innovation is difficult to achieve, and it may be even more difficult if I take the lead;

You are different, you have a lot of experience, and you are trustworthy at first glance, so it is most appropriate to put a name on it;

The most important thing is that if you put your name on the application, the reviewer will see, "Hey, isn't this Director Yang?" and approve it directly.

Don't think you are taking advantage of me, the bonus and other benefits should be mine, you want the reputation, I want the benefits."

Director Yang smiled and shook his head, jokingly saying:

"You have some political sense, and you are quite good at planning.

But don't praise me too much, maybe it's because of my name that the matter fell through."

"It doesn't matter."

He Yuzhu shrugged, looking indifferent.

It would be strange if it really failed. Everyone knows that you are the patron saint.

"Okay, then I'll just put my name on it." Director Yang saw that he wasn't buying it, so he smiled and said:

"It's agreed that I am just the nominal one. You can handle the dough mixer yourself. I won't interfere. But if it's approved, you must get it done, otherwise I will lose face.

If this is done, the benefits will be huge. Our factory is still small. For a factory with 10,000 employees, food is a big problem. Just making steamed buns requires working from 3:00 a.m. to noon.

With the dough mixer, time is greatly saved and it can be promoted comprehensively.”

"to make."

He Yuzhu agreed immediately and didn't care what happened to other factories.

It is enough to have a noodle making machine in your own canteen.

Therefore, the dough mixer innovation team was established in the cafeteria. The train of the times entered the fast lane.

The protagonist He Yuzhu was completely unaware and was only thinking about getting off work and going home as soon as possible.

Just like yesterday, the steamed buns are ready and the big pot dishes are also ready.

He Yuzhu then slipped away back home.

Lou Xiao'e had already gotten up and changed the bed sheets.

He Yuzhu subconsciously glanced at the bed.

Lou Xiao'e noticed his gaze and felt extremely shy.

When He Yuzhu wanted to ask her what she wanted for lunch, he found that she was like a shy little quail, with her head down and her feet huddled.

Her face was flushed, as beautiful as the sunset she saw that evening.

Will tomorrow be better?

He Yuzhu didn't know, he just knew that he was very happy at the moment, so he walked up to her and hugged her gently.

"You, what do you want to do? The door is not closed yet..." Lou Xiao'e said nervously.

"..."

He Yuzhu looked helpless.

Why does this sound like it has a different meaning?

Is it possible to do something once the door is closed?!