The second canteen of the rolling mill was bustling with activity.
Every day at noon, the nearby workshops would come here for lunch.
For the meals of thousands of people, just the steamed buns alone had to be steamed for tens of thousands of people. It was not an easy job for people who basically relied on hand-made products.
When Deputy Director Li brought Lu Heng to the kitchen, the people who were busy were curious, but they only watched from afar. They were a little respectful of a leader like Deputy Director Li.
Only Liu Lan, who was washing vegetables, greeted him warmly.
"Chief Physician Li, what brings you here?”
Deputy Director Li was in charge of logistics. He had interacted with the canteen before, so many people, including Liu Lan, knew him.
Liu Lan's appearance could be considered average, but her voice was soft and coy, making one's heart itch.
At this time, Liu Lan had not been overwhelmed by life and became Deputy Director Li's lover. It was just that out of some kind of mentality, he wanted to flatter the leader.
Associate Chief Physician Li's heart trembled. He raised his head and sized up Liu Lan, his eyes flickering.
However, considering that there were more important things to do, Deputy Director Li temporarily put away his thoughts and said,"You guys go ahead with your work. Don't worry about me."
Then, he picked an empty stove for Lu Heng to use.
"I'll just make a simple braised pork!”
Lu Heng looked at the surrounding ingredients and picked a piece of pork belly.
After preparing the ingredients and other things, the knife flashed and the small piece of pork belly was cut into small pieces of almost the same size.
"Could this little comrade really be a genius?”
When Deputy Director Li saw Lu Heng's amazing knife skills, he had a certain degree of confidence in his culinary skills.
Perhaps, if he really didn't look for Silly Zhu, he would be able to deal with the matter of entertaining the Great Leader.
He started boiling water!
He blanched the sliced pork belly and added onions, ginger, and other ingredients to remove the fishy smell.
The steps were orderly.
It could be said that he did not waste any time.
It was as if he had already calculated in his heart how much time each step would take. He was clear and calm.
Soon, a plate of bright red braised pork was freshly cooked.
Looking at the steaming red braised pork, Lu Heng handed over a pair of chopsticks and gestured for Deputy Director Li to try it.
"Melts in the mouth, fat but not greasy. Not bad, not bad at all."
"I've also eaten Silly Zhu's dishes. I can guarantee that your cooking skills are not inferior to his.”
After Deputy Chief Physician Li tasted it, he nodded repeatedly.
"Director, you flatter me. I usually like to ponder blindly. As time passed, I learned how to practice.”
When the short fatty Ma Hua heard this, he was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.
What did he mean by practice?
It had been some time since he had taken Silly Zhu as his master, but he was still stuck at the stage of practicing knife skills. He was still far from being able to cook.
………
"Ding, ding, ding…"
Unknowingly, lunch break had arrived.
When the workers ran to the canteen with their lunch boxes, Manager Yang and the others also accompanied the higher-ups to sit down in the small restaurant that served the guests and were ready to eat.
They prepared some common dishes, three meat and two vegetables, as well as two cold dishes and a soup.
Now that there was a lack of material resources, even the leaders could not be too ostentatious.
This arrangement was neither shabby nor wasteful. It was just right.
"I visited the Red Star Rolling Mill today. The overall feeling was pretty good.”
"The one who left the deepest impression on me was that young man called Lu Heng. He's really young and promising.”
"He's only in his early twenties. Not only is his professional skills excellent, but he also took the time to learn other skills. This kind of studious spirit is worth learning.”
Before the official meal, the leader summarized the gains and emotions of this trip. Under the agreement of Factory Manager Yang and the others, everyone began to eat.
After a few bites, the leader's eyes narrowed into a line as he praised repeatedly.
He couldn't help but sigh at the number of talents in the rolling mill. Even the chef was so outstanding and could cook well.
Manager Yang thought that this meal was made by Silly Zhu. He was about to introduce the identity of the other party as the successor of the Tan family's dishes, but Deputy Director Li cut off the topic first.
"Leader, you definitely won't be able to guess who made this dish today.”
The leader was in a good mood and asked excitedly,"Oh? Could there be a story behind this?”
Associate Chief Physician Li did not keep him in suspense and revealed the mystery.
"This dish was made by the young comrade Lu Heng who you praised many times today.”
This really shocked the leader.
"Are you lying to me? It was already not easy for him to train his work skills so well, but he could still cook such a good dish?”
"I wouldn't dare to lie to you. It's the truth," Deputy Chief Physician Li promised.”
After that, he briefly explained how Lu Heng had cooked.
He was also playing to her liking.
He knew that the Head appreciated capable young people. The more outstanding Lu Heng's performance was, the better the Head's impression of Red Star Rolling Mill would be, and the higher the score he would give.
"Then quickly invite him out. I'm very curious now. Is there anything he doesn't know?”
The leader smiled happily. He was even more curious about Lu Heng, who had given him many surprises.
"Leaders, is everyone satisfied with this dish?”
When Lu Heng, who was wearing an apron, came to the front hall, he looked at the table full of leaders and took the initiative to ask about the taste of the dishes.
As a worker, he displayed excellent skills.
As a chef, he was concerned about whether his skills were up to standard.
This was the personal label Lu Heng wanted to leave for his leader: He loved what he did.
"Comrade Little Lu, it's been hard on you. I didn't expect you to cook so well.”
"We were just discussing what else you don't know.”
Faced with the leader's teasing, Lu Heng scratched his head shyly and said,
"When I'm at home, I like to ponder blindly. I'll try my best to learn something that interests me.”
"For example, cooking. I'm a glutton, so I studied cooking.”
"For example, if you're curious about the operation of the machines in the workshop, you can go to the library to find related books to read. Some of the books were in foreign languages, so I went to learn foreign languages.”
"It's said that reading a book a hundred times will reveal its meaning. I thought that it would never hurt to learn more.”
Lu Heng tactfully said that he knew technology and foreign languages, trying to make his reputation as a genius more stable.
"Do you understand those books?”
This time, the person who asked was a middle-aged comrade beside the leader. He even spoke in a foreign language, which meant that he was taking a test.
"Of course I can't understand it at first, but slowly, when I find a good method, it becomes easier to learn. The more I learn, the smoother it becomes and the more energetic I become.”
Lu Heng replied in a fluent foreign language.
The foreign language books that he had bought previously and had leveled them up to an advanced level came in handy now.
The middle-aged comrade translated in a low voice. Then, everyone's expressions became more and more interesting.
He had thought that Lu Heng was a genius for being proficient in different types of work.
He never expected that this was only the tip of the iceberg.
"Little Lu, are you interested in changing jobs?”
The leader pondered for a moment and extended an olive branch to Lu Heng.
Such an outstanding young man made him develop a desire to help Lu Heng. He felt that Lu Heng should go to a broader platform to develop.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I still want to work in the rolling mill.”
"Most of the things I'm learning now are related to industrial technology. I feel that staying in the rolling mill can better display what I've learned.”
When the big leader proposed to recruit him, Lu Heng was tempted for a moment. However, he quickly suppressed the urge to agree and tactfully refused.
Firstly, he agreed directly, which gave people the impression that he wanted to climb up the social ladder.
Secondly, a huge change was coming. He did not know much about this leader's experience. He did not know if he had been involved in the vortex.
If the big leader was also involved, then a small fry like him, who had been promoted by him, would definitely not be able to escape.
At the thought of this, Lu Heng felt that it would be more appropriate to develop as a worker.
In this way, even if he rose to a high position in the future, his essence would still be from the working class. He would not be like Factory Manager Yang, who was directly appointed as a leader and involved in right and wrong.
The leader was both regretful and gratified by Lu Heng's response. He said,
"In that case, I won't force you. However, I believe that gold will shine wherever it goes.”
After dinner, the leader and the others had finished their inspection tour for the day and were ready to leave.
Before he left, he even called Lu Heng to his side to encourage him. He said that if there were any difficulties in life or work in the future, he could look for him.
Even a flower, an evaluation ticket, or a monthly ticket would do.
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