Rebirth 1962: The Beginning of the Angry Fan Qin Huairu

"Yaoer Hutong No. 16~"

He Yuzhu was muttering while looking for the address, and as soon as he reached the gate of a yard, he saw Ma Hua squatting there waiting for him.

"Ma Hua~" He Yuzhu shouted.

Hearing the noise, Ma Hua quickly ran towards He Yuzhu. "Master, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have gone to your house to look for you."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't Lao Jin say that we can arrive at 5:30 in the afternoon? What time is it now?"

Unexpectedly, Ma Hua took out a metal alarm clock from his arms. "Master, it's already 5:15 and we still have to prepare the ingredients. Shouldn't we hurry up a bit?"

He Yuzhu looked at Ma Hua helplessly. He never expected that Ma Hua could come up with such a thing.

"Ma Hua, aren't you tired of carrying this thing?"

Ma Hua smiled and said seriously: "Master takes me out to do the work because he is giving me an opportunity, so I must be on time!"

"Okay, just for what you said, you get to take all the leftovers today!"

Ma Hua almost jumped up with joy when he heard this. He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at him. "That's enough. Why are you showing off? Go in and get ready quickly so that the host won't worry."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he walked straight to the gate of the courtyard. After knocking on the door, a woman opened it.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Hello, my name is He Yuzhu, Director Sun asked me to cook."

After listening to He Yuzhu's introduction, the woman immediately opened the door and welcomed him into the yard. "It turns out to be Master He, please come in, Old Sun was just talking about you!"

"By the way, I asked you to come here today because it's my father's birthday. Old Sun said that the Sichuan cuisine you cook is so authentic, so I troubled you to come here."

"You're welcome. May I ask where the kitchen is? My apprentice and I will go and prepare it right away."

The woman slapped her thigh with a smile. "Oh, you said I was stupid. Come this way. The kitchen is in the annex. Everything is almost ready. Just call me if you need anything."

He Yuzhu went in and took a look. Wow, it was really big. Chicken, duck, fish and everything else were prepared on the kitchen chopping board. There was also a large piece of pork ribs on the chopping board. He even suspected that Director Sun spent all his salary on food and drink.

"We have everything, but do our guests have any requirements for the food, or are there any dietary restrictions?"

Madam Sun waved her hand and said, "That's not too much to say. We need three tables in total. But the old man can't eat spicy food, so just use less chili when you cook."

"Okay, then we'll have dinner in an hour and a half."

"Okay, Master He, you keep busy. I'll go help Old Sun entertain the guests first!"

Madam Sun turned around and left the kitchen after she finished speaking. At this time, Ma Hua muttered in a low voice: "Master, this master's family is really good. Look at this private courtyard. It's over the standard, isn't it?"

He Yuzhu turned around and his head exploded. "Why are you talking so much? Didn't I tell you to just cook when you go out and ignore everything else?"

Hearing this, Ma Hua quickly nodded and begged for mercy. "Master, I spoke too much, please don't be angry."

"Remember this, kid. The most important thing in our business is to keep your mouth shut. Of course, I'm not saying you can't eat, but you can't say anything you hear or see. Otherwise, you'll have to bear the consequences if you say something wrong someday."

After He Yuzhu finished teaching Ma Hua a lesson, he turned around and pointed at the ingredients in the kitchen. "Okay, clean up quickly, there's a lot of work to do today."

The master and his apprentice immediately started to get busy. He Yuzhu first prepared the dishes that needed to be stewed in advance, and then began to prepare less time-consuming stir-fried dishes with Ma Hua.

"Ma Hua, remember, cooking is all about the taste, so when to add salt and when to take it out of the pan are all about the timing."

Next, He Yuzhu talked about some cooking techniques, and Ma Hua also carefully wrote them down.

Just over an hour later, six hot dishes, three cold dishes and a soup were ready.

"Ma Hua, go tell the host that the food is ready."

Ma Hua responded and left, while He Yuzhu took a teacup and made a cup of tea. Less than two minutes after he sat down, Ma Hua came in with Mrs. Sun and another woman.

"Master, they said the food can be served now."

"Okay, everything is ready, just serve it up."

Mrs. Sun took a look at the beautifully presented dishes and hurriedly asked for the food to be brought into the house. After all the dishes were served, He Yuzhu and Ma Hua set up the plates in the kitchen and started eating. This was also their rule when they were working. After all, the chef and the kitchen helper couldn't be hungry after the meal was ready, right?

Some chefs even take away leftovers after cooking and eating, and the so-called leftovers are actually left over on purpose. However, He Yuzhu will not do that now. Firstly, he does not lack that food, and secondly, he does not want to give others an excuse.

Besides, he has the backup of space, so if he really likes something, there is no need for him to take it openly!

"Master, can we go back after dinner?"

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at Ma Hua. "Okay, you're just thinking about those two lunch boxes. I'll give them to you later."

Ma Hua's thoughts were exposed by He Yuzhu, and he smiled a little embarrassedly: "Master, do you really not want the lunch box?"

"How can this be true or false? Don't think in the wrong way!"

Ma Hua chuckled and was about to speak when Director Sun and Mrs. Sun walked into the kitchen together.

"Master He, why are you still eating here? This is really neglectful!"

He Yuzhu put down his bowl and chopsticks and said politely: "Director Sun, look at what you are saying, our food is not bad, by the way, how does the food taste?"

Sun Delin applauded in his heart when he heard this. He really impressed He Yuzhu in front of him. His ability to remain calm in the face of praise or criticism did not seem like a young man in his twenties.

"Master He, your cooking skills are amazing. My old man just wanted to see you!"

He Yuzhu suddenly realized, "Hey, as long as the old man is satisfied, it's fine. I just heard your wife say that today is the old man's birthday. Now that I have this opportunity, I must toast him a glass."

Afterwards, He Yuzhu followed a few people to the main house. The central position of the Sun family's main house had been converted into a large living room. Three tables were also placed in this room. At this time, sitting on the main seat in the middle, an old man was closing his eyes with a look of enjoyment.

"Dad, we invited Master He."

The old man slowly opened his eyes, looked He Yuzhu up and down, and then praised him with admiration.

"Master He, thank you for your hard work this time. I never thought that you would have such profound culinary attainments at your age. It really is true that there are many masters among the people!"

He Yuzhu hurriedly said politely: "You are so polite, old sir. I appreciate your kindness. I just did what I should do."

At this time, Director Sun had already poured the drinks, and He Yuzhu hurriedly said, "Old sir, I heard that it's your birthday today, so this glass of wine is for you. I wish you a happy birthday every year!"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter. "Master He, you really surprised me. I will borrow your good words and drink the cup to the full."

After the two clinked their glasses, they drank it all in one gulp. Then He Yuzhu listened to a lot of words of thanks from these people, and then followed Sun Delin out of the banquet hall.

"Master He, thank you so much for what happened today. You don't know, but my dad hasn't been this happy in a long time!"

Mrs. Sun beside him quickly stuffed a ticket to He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu glanced and saw that it was a bicycle ticket. Isn't this too generous? So he quickly refused and said, "I can't take this. It's too expensive!"

Director Sun consoled him, "Hey, the most important thing today is that my dad is happy. Master He, if you don't mind, just keep it. This thing may be difficult for others, but it's nothing for our family!"

He Yuzhu had no choice but to accept the bill. In fact, he had long realized that the Sun family was extraordinary. Apart from anything else, this courtyard alone had exceeded the standards of a department-level cadre.

Not to mention that the table was filled with famous liquors such as Wuliangye and Vermouth. Just from these, it was obvious that the old man was definitely not an ordinary person.

So He Yuzhu didn't refuse anymore. After all, he had to be paid for cooking. If he refused the money even though he was given more, people would think he was ungrateful.

When Sun Delin saw He Yuzhu accept the bicycle ticket, he asked embarrassedly: "Master He, I have something else to ask you."

"You are too polite, Director Sun. What do you want to say?"

"Just see if you can come home and help with cooking or something? You don't have to come many times, twice a month will be fine!"

He Yuzhu thought it was no big deal. He would help people cook on weekends anyway, so he agreed to it. Little did he know that this incident would change He Yuzhu's life trajectory in an unexpected way...