The days passed like this, and in the blink of an eye, it was May Day. During this period, he was also listed as an active member of the D Group. It was probably because of his identity as a reporter of the Imperial Capital Daily that he became an active member of the D Group so quickly.
It was as if the floodgates had been opened on May Day. It was the wedding season again. He Yuzhu began to work hard and happily again. Of course, he was willing to be so busy. First, he could increase his income. Although this was not important, he still had more than 1,000 yuan. In addition, it could also expand his social circle and strengthen his connections.
That morning, Director Lin told He Yuzhu that Manager Yang was looking for him. He Yuzhu rushed to the manager's office."Manager, you were looking for me?"
"Yes, remember that your father is the successor of the Tan family? How are you doing?”Manager Yang looked up from the pile of documents and asked He Yuzhu.
"It's not bad. It's a little stronger than ordinary chefs.”
"Okay, wait for me at the factory gate at 3:30 in the afternoon. We'll go to work together.”
"Yes, director. No problem. Then I'll go back to work first." He Yuzhu guessed that Factory Manager Yang was bringing him to someone's house to cook, so he agreed without thinking too much.
In the afternoon, he got into Manager Yang's car at the factory gate and came to a small western-style building. He Yuzhu thought that this was not Lou Xiao'e's house.
After getting out of the car and entering the door, Manager Yang greeted the middle-aged man who came out to welcome him."Director Lou, I've specially brought a chef from the Tan family over this time.”
"Welcome, welcome. Factory Manager Yang is too polite. I don't know how to cook either. Come on in.”Director Lou welcomed Factory Manager Yang and He Yuzhu into the house.
Factory Manager Yang said to Director Lou," This is Master He. He's also good at cooking the Tan family's dishes. Please get someone to bring him to the kitchen to prepare them."”
"Alright, I'll have to trouble you, Master He." Director Lou asked the maid to bring He Yuzhu to the kitchen.
When they reached the kitchen, He Yuzhu first checked the condiments and then the ingredients.
The Tan Family Cuisine was one of the famous official dishes, also known as the " second best dish ". It was " good at dry food " and " good at cooking sea delicacies with soup and old fire ". The cooking methods were mainly burning, stewing, simmering, leaning on the steam, and paying attention to slow cooking.
In fact, if he really wanted to cook the Tan family's dishes, he did not have enough time to come over now. It would take two to three days to prepare the soup and half a day to distribute the dried seafood. However, He Yuzhu saw that some bird's nest, shark's fin, black ginseng, dried scallops, and other dried seafood had been distributed. He could cook at least three main dishes.
After the maid left, He Yuzhu unceremoniously put the two whole chickens and a duck, as well as some scallops, ham, and pork knuckles into the System Backpack. Then, he took out two porcelain jars of mellow soup from the System Backpack and began to cook.
When he was free, he would make a pot of soup. During this period of time, he had stored more than ten cans of soup in his Backpack. This was one of the secrets he had to ensure the taste of his dishes. No matter what dish he cooked, if he used soup instead of water, the dishes would be much more delicious.
The method of making soup was the most exquisite among the Tan family's dishes, so he had made a lot of soup and stored it in a porcelain jar of the same size into the system backpack. Every time he went out to cook, he would exchange ingredients for soup. The dishes he made were incomparably delicious, which was one of the reasons why more and more people asked him to cook.
Two hours later, He Yuzhu called the maid to serve the dishes. Three shredded shark's fin, clear soup bird's nest, braised crow's ginseng, steamed loofah with garlic, three main dishes and three vegetables. Director Lou secretly pursed his lips.
Mrs. Lou was called Tan Yali. She was the young lady of the Tan family. Although she was not the successor of the Tan family's dishes, she knew the dishes very well. She knew how long it took to cook the dishes.
The Tan family's dishes were all about cooking with soup stock and high heat, and the soup stock basically needed more than two to three days to cook. With the soup stock, it would take two to three hours to cook with high heat. He was not optimistic about the three Tan family dishes that could be cooked in more than two hours.
"Come, Factory Manager Yang, please take a seat." Director Lou said politely to Manager Yang, then turned around and instructed the maid to invite Madam and Miss down.
Manager Yang politely gave way and sat in the guest of honor's seat. Mrs. Lou and her daughter sat below Director Lou. Director Lou's daughter was Lou Xiao'e, the female supporting character in the drama, Full of Love in the Courtyard. She was only fifteen or sixteen years old at this time.
Director Lou did not regard He Yuzhu as the legitimate successor of Tan Family Cuisine, so he did not abide by the rules of Tan Family Cuisine. However, after the first bite, he immediately put down his chopsticks and said to Lou Xiao'e,"E'zi, go and invite Little Master He over.”
This was because he had tasted the authentic dishes of the Tan family, so he had to follow the rules of the Tan family's dishes and invite the chef to the table. He had asked his daughter to invite him instead of the maid. It was also because he had wronged He Yuzhu and picked up his chopsticks first, so he was apologetic and respectful.
He Yuzhu also sat at the table according to the rules. Director Lou called out to He Yuzhu,"Little Master He, I'm sorry. I was chatting happily and forgot to invite you over.”
"Director Lou is too polite." He Yuzhu replied with a smile.
"Not at all. Little Master He's cooking is authentic. It's especially rare for him to make three famous dishes in such a short time.”Director Lou gave him a thumbs up.
Manager Yang was shocked and asked,"No way, Chairman Lou. Is it considered short to cook the Tan family's dishes in more than two hours?"?”
Madam Lou replied," Manager Yang, you might not know this. Usually, it takes two to three days to prepare the dishes of the Tan family. That's why we're surprised that Master He can make them in such a short time."”
Factory Manager Yang sighed after hearing this." Fortunately, Master He is very skilled. Otherwise, it would have been rash of me to bring people here to cook the Tan family's dishes."”
He Yuzhu immediately added," You're flattering me. It's thanks to your family's ample preparations that the dry goods have been distributed. Moreover, they were distributed according to the requirements of the Tan family's dishes. That's why I received them."”
"Is Little Master He the Tan family's dish passed down in the family? Your father's name is?" Madam Lou asked He Yuzhu with a smile.
"Do you know my father, He Daqing?" He Yuzhu knew that Madam Lou was the young lady of the Tan family, but she still had a puzzled expression on her face.
"My mother is from the Tan family," Lou Xiao'e said quickly.”
Lou Xiao'e's mother patted Lou Xiao'e and said to He Yuzhu,""I don't know them. Maybe I was already married when your father came to Tan Manor. I knew all the chefs when I was at Tan Manor.”
Factory Manager Yang laughed and said," This is quite a coincidence. If we follow Father's calculation, Master He is also considered to be from the Tan Mansion."”
He then said to Director Lou," Don't look down on Master He just because he's a chef. He's also a cultured person. He often writes articles in the newspapers. He's even a reporter for the Capital Daily.”
This time, Director Lou was really shocked.”
Lou Xiao'e's eyes lit up as she looked at He Yuzhu,""You published those articles? Is it a novel?"
He Yuzhu smiled modestly." It's just some short essays. It's not worth mentioning."”
Lou Xiao'e's parents looked at each other and secretly decided not to mention it. Then, they turned around and chatted with Factory Manager Yang. Lou Xiao'e kept looking at He Yuzhu, looking very interested.
Before he left, Lou's father asked the maid to pack a big bag of chicken, duck, pork, scallops, mussels, and other things. He also took a white tin packet of cigarettes and two bottles of Lai Mao from Hengxing Burning Workshop. He Yuzhu quickly declined.
Lou Cheng's father said," It's rare to find a master who can cook the Tan family's dishes. I'll have to trouble you when I have time in the future. These things look a lot, but they're actually not worth much. They're mainly ingredients for making soup. Don't reject them."”
In the end, He Yuzhu couldn't refuse. Thinking that he would be cooking for the Lou family in the future, he just had to put in more effort, so he accepted it.
On the way back, Manager Yang said to He Yuzhu,"The Lou family helped our army a lot during the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation. When the rolling mill was integrated in 1951, his steel mill was also merged into our rolling mill. Now, he is a shareholder of our rolling mill. If he wants to invite you to take charge, you should do your best to agree.”
The main body of the Red Star Rolling Mill was the enemy's products. During the founding of the People's Republic of China, some private steel factories, steel processing factories, and machine repair factories were integrated to form a super-large enterprise. The factory that He Yuzhu was in was the main factory of the Red Star Rolling Mill, and there were more than 20 branch factories below. According to the situation shown in the original drama, the Red Star Rolling Mill should be a department-level enterprise.
He Yuzhu understood what Manager Yang meant and replied,""Alright, director, don't worry. I'll do my best.”
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