He Yushui bounced back home. The moment she entered the door, she was stunned to see He Yuzhu at home."Brother, why are you back?"
He Yuzhu turned around and saw that her sister had finished school. She said,"I'm not in the kitchen now. I'll come back to cook for you at noon in the future. Hurry up and help the deaf old lady over for lunch.”
He Yushui responded, but he didn't move his feet. Seeing that she didn't go, He Yuzhu asked curiously,""Why aren't you going yet?"
"I…I have something to do at noon. I won't be eating at home," He Yushui said timidly.”
"Are you busy this afternoon?" He Yuzhu looked at her in surprise. What do you want?"
He Yushui held it in for a long time before she mustered up her courage and said,""I promised to treat my classmates to a meal."
"You're treating your classmates to a meal? Then why did you come back? Where's your classmate?"
He Yushui puffed up her face and fiddled with her fingers. She said in a low voice,""I came back to get the money. My classmate is waiting for me at the entrance of the alley.”
He Yuzhu turned around and picked up the vegetables from the pot. He said to Yu Shui,"Why don't you just invite your classmates over for dinner? How can the dishes cooked outside be as delicious as mine?”
"That's different. We have to eat alone and talk.”He Yushui mustered up her courage and insisted.
He Yuzhu placed all the dishes on the table and said,"Then I'll give you some food. You guys can eat in your room.”
He Yushui remembered the taste of the food at the restaurant last time. She felt that her brother's food was still delicious, so she agreed,"Alright, I'll call my classmate over. You're not allowed to ask questions.”
He Yuzhu washed his hands in the basin and said,""I won't ask. You go ahead. I'll help the deaf old lady over.”
After a while, He Yushui came back with a little girl around 12 or 13 years old. When she saw He Yuzhu and the Deaf Old Lady, she said,""Old lady, brother, this is my classmate, Yu Haitang.”
He then said to Haitang,"This is the deaf old lady, and this is my brother."”
Yu Haitang was still a little shy at this moment. She greeted him softly and ran into her room with the rain. After a while, He Yuyu ran over and carried the tray with the two dishes and two bowls of rice that He Yuzhu had given her back to her room. She even closed the door.
In He Yushui's room, two little girls were sitting at the desk with bowls in their hands. Yu Haitang picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth to chew. Her eyes lit up."It's delicious, Yu Shui. Your brother's cooking is really delicious.”
The two of them ate and fought over each other for a while. Yu Haitang rubbed her bulging belly and looked at He Yushui enviously.""Yushui, you're so lucky. Your brother cooks so well, and he can eat meat every day.”
He Yushui was also a little full. With someone snatching her food, her appetite had increased by quite a bit. She could not hide the little smugness on her face, but she said,"My brother's cooking is delicious, but he's so busy every day that he doesn't show up. He often cooks the whole day's food in the morning, and I'll heat it up for lunch and dinner.”
"Your brother is so busy. What does he do?" Yu Haitang asked.”
"He's the chef of the rolling mill. He often goes out to help people prepare banquets at night. Every time, others will bring back some meat for him, so my family doesn't lack food. In the future, you can come home with me for lunch when you have nothing to do.”
"That's not good. You lost the competition today, so it's your turn to treat. How can you casually go to other people's houses to eat?”
"I was careless today. I'm usually very fast when I run," He Yushui said unhappily. However, it's really okay for you to come to my house for dinner. My brother won't say anything. We're good friends after all.”
Then, as she began to clear the dishes, she said with a hint of flaunting,"Besides, I just heard from my brother that he's now the deputy director of the canteen. He doesn't have to cook in the factory at noon. In the future, he'll come home every day to cook for me. If you come over, you can eat my brother's cooking every day.”
Yu Haitang licked her lips, thinking about the food she had just eaten and swallowing her saliva again. However, the education and rationality of her family overcame her desire for food. She refused,"It's not suitable. My family won't be happy about the rain either.”
In the afternoon, He Yuzhu went to the office. Since he had nothing to do, he took out his notebook and recorded the key points of what he had learned. It was almost four o'clock before he went to the small canteen to prepare the evening reception meal.
First, he went to the storeroom to take out the ingredients for the dinner. He arranged for Master Yang and the kitchen assistant to process the ingredients first, and then he began to organize the seasonings.
He opened his cabinet and took out the soup container. When he turned around, he had already replaced it with the soup in the system backpack.
Seeing that it was about time, he followed the recipe he had prepared earlier and began to cut and slice the ingredients. When all the ingredients were ready, he began to cook.
For dinner, He Yuzhu prepared four dishes of Sichuan Cuisine: Kung Pao Chicken, Twice-cooked Pork, Boiled Meat Slices, and Dongpo Pig Knuckle. He had wanted to cook Spicy Boiled Fish, but unfortunately, there was no fresh fish in the warehouse.
He added a few more Shandong dishes, mainly because most of the Sichuan dishes were spicy. Deputy Factory Manager Liu and the other guests might not be able to eat spicy food, so he had to prepare some for them.
At dinner time, in the private room of the small canteen, a few middle-aged soldiers in military uniforms kept picking up food and eating without looking up. Deputy Factory Manager Liu and the others were too embarrassed to talk to them, afraid of interrupting their rhythm.
After finishing most of the food like a whirlwind, he put down his chopsticks. The leading soldier said embarrassedly,"Everyone, please excuse us. We haven't been back to our hometown for more than ten years. This is the first time we've eaten such authentic local food outside. I really didn't expect your rolling mill to have a Sichuan chef.”
Deputy Factory Manager Liu chuckled and said," Our chef isn't from Sichuan. Director Zhou, you're wrong. He's a native of Beijing. However, his Sichuan cuisine is top-notch in Beijing."”
Director Zhou's eyes lit up." Deputy Factory Manager Liu," he said." Can you invite this chef over?"”
Deputy Factory Manager Liu agreed readily and gestured to an officer beside him. The officer quickly came out to look for He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu followed the young officer into the private room. Deputy Factory Manager Liu first introduced him to Division Chief Zhou and the others."This is the deputy head of our canteen, He Yuzhu. He's best at Shandong and Sichuan cuisine. He's also the successor of the Tan family's cuisine. Don't look down on his young age. His culinary skills are considered top-notch in the entire capital.”
He then said to He Yuzhu,"This is Division Chief Zhou from the communications department of the XXXX unit. He's here to help us expand the main computer room."”
He Yuzhu first greeted Deputy Factory Manager Liu before turning to the soldiers."Chiefs, are you satisfied with the dishes?”
Division Chief Zhou gave him a thumbs up." Good, you're really authentic. I haven't eaten such authentic hometown dishes for more than ten years. I really didn't expect you to be so young and have such good culinary skills." Come, let me toast you!"
He Yuzhu quickly took the wine glass handed over by the assistant and said,"I'll toast you. You're a distinguished guest and you're here to help our factory build.”
Director Zhou laughed." Hehe, Director He really knows how to talk. Come, cheers."”
He Yuzhu hurriedly raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp. At this moment, the wine cup was about one tael. He Yuzhu was an elite who tested alcohol in the later world. When he was busy, he would be at the wine table for 300 days a year. He would often hold a wine dispenser that was about two taels of white wine, carry the pot to make a pot, and pour it into the pot. This amount of wine was not even enough to soothe his throat.
Director Zhou smiled and said,"Director He is a straightforward person."”
He then said to Deputy Factory Manager Liu,"Let Director He sit with us?"”
Deputy Factory Manager Liu nodded in agreement. He then asked a few of the officers who were accompanying the guests to squeeze in and make a seat beside him. He pulled He Yuzhu to sit down.
He Yuzhu smiled and said to Director Zhou,"Don't call me Little Director He. Just call me Zhu Zi."?”
Director Zhou patted the table and said,""Alright, I'll call you Brother Zhu Zi. Come, let's have another toast.”
He Yuzhu guessed that Chief Zhou had something to ask him for help, so he did not stand on ceremony and raised his glass to drink with Chief Zhou. After a few glasses of wine, Director Zhou said to He Yuzhu,""Brother Zhu Zi, I have a favor to ask of you.”
"If there's anything you need, just say it. As long as I can do it, I won't say anything."”
Director Zhou said," I'm going to treat a chief to a meal in two days. He's also from Sichuan. Can you help me?"”
He Yuzhu looked at Deputy Factory Manager Liu. After all, he was Deputy Factory Manager Liu's guest, and the time he needed to help was on a working day, so he still needed the leader's permission.
When Deputy Factory Manager Liu saw He Yuzhu looking at him, he patted He Yuzhu's shoulder and said,"There's no need to say anything. Since Division Chief Zhou has spoken, Zhu Zi must go.”
He Yuzhu immediately said,"Director Zhou, let me know when you've set a time. I'll be on call and listen to your arrangements.”
The next day, He Yuzhu received a call from Director Zhou, who had arranged to cook for them on Thursday afternoon.
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