Rebirth 1962: The Beginning of the Angry Fan Qin Huairu

Just as He Yuzhu was fantasizing about achieving pork freedom, Ma Jian, deputy director of the cafeteria, and Jin Dafa walked into the cafeteria together.

"Master, the leader is here."

He Yuzhu quickly opened his eyes upon hearing the voice, and the others stopped chatting and looked at the two of them inquiringly.

In fact, he knew what would happen today. In his previous life, he had to help Qin Huairu's family repair the roof, so he made an excuse not to take the job, and finally asked Jin Dafa to cook a meal. But this time he would not miss this opportunity.

Jin Dafa was the first to speak: "It's nothing serious. Our Director Ma is just here to inspect the work situation. You just need to get busy."

When everyone heard this, they knew that they were being asked to stay away, so they immediately wisely moved away from the two of them. However, Jin Dafa pointed at He Yuzhu at this time.

"Zhu Zi, don't leave yet."

He Yuzhu hurriedly pulled Ma Hua and nodded. "Leader, are you going to work overtime tonight?"

Ma Jian smiled with his big belly bulging as he said, "Zhu Zi, you are really experienced. Director Li is having a reception tonight. Can you arrange a few dishes for him?"

"No problem, but it seems that there is nothing good in the small warehouse."

Ma Jian waved his hand. "Don't worry, I'll bring the ingredients to you in a while, you just need to prepare the meal."

He Yuzhu just nodded when he heard this, and didn't ask curiously about the origin of the meal. Ma Jian was particularly satisfied with this. He just focused on cooking and didn't ask questions. This was He Yuzhu's biggest advantage.

However, he still took the initiative to explain: "Zhu Zi, this dinner is for Deputy Director Zhang of the Meat Processing Plant and Director Sun of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative."

"These two people are related to the distribution of our factory's annual gifts, so you must be fully focused and prepare this meal well."

"Don't worry, your work won't be in vain. If you can prepare this meal well, you will definitely be able to pass the promotion exam before the New Year and be promoted to level eight cook."

"Then I'm grateful for the care given by the leader."

Ma Jian laughed when he heard that, then said a few more flattering words before staggering out of the kitchen.

He Yuzhu watched the two men leave, but his heart was as clear as a mirror. According to his understanding, Ma Jian was just a big shot. Whether he would be promoted or not was up to the personnel department. Although it had something to do with him as the deputy director, this guy was just a big talker. He was good at making big promises but only did third-rate work.

If I had listened to him, I wouldn't know when I would be promoted, but this was an opportunity.

But according to the habit of this old ghost Li Huaide, if he eats well, he must meet the chef. Then he can say a few nice words to fool the chef. If he can fool the chef well, upgrading will be a piece of cake.

You should know that this guy will be promoted to deputy factory director after the new year, and he will be in charge of logistics and personnel work.

Having lived two lives, he must never be as foul-mouthed as he was in his previous life. Anyway, his personality has been established. He only cares about cooking and doesn't care about right or wrong. For this reason, no leader will touch him.

But I have to find an opportunity to try other cuisines, otherwise my limitations of only knowing Sichuan cuisine and Tan cuisine are too great, and if I switch to someone who likes Shandong cuisine, I’ll fall out of favor.

Just like that, around four o'clock in the afternoon, Jin Dafa came to the cafeteria with a carp, a chicken, two kilograms of pork, a dozen eggs and some vegetables.

"Zhu Zi, I'll leave it to you from now on. Do you need anything else?"

"The things are fine. I'll ask Auntie Pang and Ma Hua to stay and help me."

"Okay, you're the chef and you have the final say."

After Jin Dafa finished speaking, he began to explain. Ma Hua was okay, but Aunt Pang was very excited. It was no wonder that she was excited, because those who stayed behind could take leftovers!

"Zhu Zi, oh no Master He, thank you so much!"

"Hey, we are old acquaintances, you can just call me Zhuzi. If you are so polite, Auntie Pang, I don't need you anymore."

"Zhu Zi, thank you very much!"

"Okay, Ma Hua and Auntie Pang, please prepare the dishes. Today I will teach you how to stir-fry."

Ma Hua looked at He Yuzhu in disbelief. "Master, did you just say you wanted to teach me how to cook?"

"Yeah, why don't you want to learn?"

Ma Hua knelt down with tears in his eyes, because he knew the rules of being a chef very well. He had to work for his master for free for the first three years after becoming an apprentice. After that, whether the master would teach him skills or not depended on his mood.

But I have only followed He Yuzhu for two years, and now I have to teach him how to cook. This is a huge favor to Ma Hua.

"Master, I want to learn. Don't worry, you will be my second parent in the future. Just watch how I perform!"

He Yuzhu hurried forward to help Ma Hua up. "Look at you, kid, why are you still wiping your tears like a woman?"

"Master, I'm just too excited."

"Okay, okay, don't get excited yet, go prepare the dishes first."

Ma Hua responded, turned around and started washing and cutting vegetables. For a while, he and Aunt Pang were busy and having a lot of fun.

He Yuzhu was thinking about what to do. He was counting on this meal to get a promotion and a raise in salary, so he had to show some real skills to feed those foodies.

As for why he kept Aunt Pang and Ma Hua, it was because he thought both of them were very good. Ma Hua is needless to say, and Aunt Pang is the intelligence center of the steel rolling mill, and she is a very reliable person.

Now Liu Lan is still in another cafeteria, and these two are the only ones who can help him. As for his other apprentice, the fat man, this guy has a rebellious mind, and he wants to take this opportunity to get rid of this guy!

Half an hour later

"Master, the dishes are ready. Do you have any other requests?"

He Yuzhu looked at the neatly arranged ingredients and felt the power of his young body.

He simply operated four stoves by himself and showed off his skills, while Aunt Fat wisely stepped aside.

One fish, two ways of cooking, cut half into slices and add bean sprouts and cabbage to make boiled fish fillets. As the hot oil boils, the aroma immediately fills the entire kitchen.

"Master, is this the new dish you researched?"

"Yes, this dish is called boiled fish, and it tastes spicy and fresh."

Then there were leeks and eggs, vermicelli and cabbage, and fried peanuts. As for the chicken, half of it was used for stir-frying, and for the other half, He Yuzhu decided to make chicken stewed with mushrooms. For the remaining half of the fish, He Yuzhu simply made carp stewed with tofu.

With the blessing of his cooking skills from his previous life, He Yuzhu's cooking skills have become more sophisticated than ever before. His dazzling techniques have amazed Ma Hua and Aunt Pang.

After he had stewed the carp, tofu and chicken, he waved, "Ma Hua, today I'm going to teach you how to make twice-cooked pork. Remember how I make it."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he picked up the cooked meat and first cut it into slices of uniform thickness. Then he put it into the oil pan and stir-fried it until a little oil came out.

"Remember this, kid. This step of twice-cooked pork is very critical. As soon as the meat starts to release oil and change color slightly, you have to take it out and quickly add the side dishes..."

He Yuzhu kept talking as he cooked, and soon the twice-cooked pork was ready. Ma Hua stood there, carefully recalling the process.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu muttered quietly: "Okay, don't think about it for now. There is still a small piece. Fry one for us to eat later."

Ma Hua looked down and saw that there were indeed three taels of meat left under the cloth. At this time, Ma Jian walked quickly into the cafeteria, but as soon as he entered the room, he took two deep breaths of the aroma.

"Wow, Zhuzi, you are really good at cooking."

"Look at how you flatter me with these words. I think it's been a long time since I've cooked for you. You've got some free time."

"Well, now you've got my nose busy again!"

He Yuzhu smiled and brought a pair of chopsticks. "How about you try it first and give me some comments?"

Ma Jian quickly took the chopsticks, but he became polite. "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"Hey, what's wrong with that? Aren't these dishes made to be eaten by people? Besides, if you don't taste them first, what if one of the dishes is not cooked well?"

Ma Jian looked at He Yuzhu who suddenly became so talkative, and nodded repeatedly with satisfaction. "Okay, okay, Zhuzi, then I will take advantage of the boss today and taste the cooking skills of our factory's top chef."

As Ma Jian spoke, he extended his chopsticks towards the fragrant boiled fish. The moment the thin fish slices entered his mouth, Ma Jian was stunned.

"It's spicy and refreshing, wonderful, really wonderful!"

"By the way, Zhuzi, what kind of dish is this? Why haven't I seen you cook it before?"

He Yuzhu introduced with a smile: "This is my latest research. I am taking this opportunity to make it today for the leader to taste."

"Well, I'll serve this dish first and give Director Li and the others a surprise."

"Okay, the dishes are ready, you can take care of the rest..."