Zhou Ming has been thinking about the date at night all day long. Although it may be his own wishful thinking, Zhou Ming can't help but think about it, and he is distracted from work all day long.
Colleagues in the kitchen also discovered Zhou Ming's abnormality, but no one dared to inquire casually. Fatty and Ma Hua both obediently took over the work and tried not to let their master Zhou Ming worry too much.
It finally arrived at 4:30 in the afternoon calmly. There was still half an hour before I could "punch in" to get off work, but something happened at this time.
"Silly Zhu, Deputy Factory Director Li has a temporary banquet, and I will arrange for you to do it yourself." Liu Lan hurriedly came to Zhou Ming and said.
"What? What time exactly?"
"Maybe eight o'clock at night!"
"Fuck her! Why don't you eat tomorrow's breakfast too?" Zhou Ming angrily cursed for the first time.
"Huh? Silly Zhu, this was explained by Deputy Director Li himself."
"Hmph! Ma Hua, fat man, you stay here tonight to serve Deputy Director Li." He was angry, but work still needed to be arranged.
"Ah? Okay! Okay!" Ma Hua and Fatty were surprised and happy. They also wanted a chance to perform.
"Silly Zhu, don't act recklessly! The guests tonight are very important." Of course Liu Lan didn't believe in the abilities of Ma Hua and Fatty, and quickly reminded Zhou Ming.
"Okay! I have my own sense of caution!" Zhou Ming, of course, knew the skill of his apprentice, so he said preparedly, "Ma Hua, go to the warehouse and get all the ingredients for the night."
"Yes! I'm going right now!"
In just a short while, Ma Hua came back with the ingredients. Looking at the chicken, duck, and fish ingredients, Zhou Ming didn't have many thoughts of bitterness and hatred. After all, this is the helplessness of real life.
"Ma Hua, Fatty, I'll make some hard vegetables first, and then you simmer them on the stove over a slow fire. When Deputy Director Li and the others arrive, they can be served."
"Yes! Master."
"As for stir-fried vegetables, you can just make some stir-fried vegetarian dishes."
Hearing Zhou Ming's arrangements and busy actions, Liu Lan on the side breathed a sigh of relief. She was really worried that Zhou Ming would lose his temper and leave regardless.
"Liu Lan, I think today's meal is crucian carp, and I'm going to arrange a crucian carp tofu soup." Zhou Ming turned to look at Liu Lan and said, "Can you handle this simple thing?"
"Yes! Absolutely!" Liu Lan quickly agreed with a smile.
"Well, that's good!" Zhou Ming nodded with satisfaction, and then explained casually, "Liu Lan, Ma Hua, Fatty, I have something very important tonight. I have to leave the steel rolling mill immediately after get off work. I will leave this place to you. ”
"Okay! Master, you can do it on your own." All three of them agreed, and then Ma Hua looked at Zhou Ming with some worry, "But when Deputy Director Li asked, how should we explain?"
Zhou Ming did not answer Ma Hua directly. Instead, he turned to look at Liu Lan beside him and said to Liu Lan with a smile, "Liu Lan, I leave this explanation to you. You can just find any excuse."
"Okay! Let me explain it to you." Liu Lan agreed with a smile again.
When the time came to 5:10, he saw that all the work was done, and then it was handed over to Liu Lan and Ma Hua. Zhou Ming left the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill directly.
"Ma Hua, do you know what happened to your master tonight? He is so angry!" Seeing Zhou Ming leave the canteen, Liu Lan asked Ma Hua in a low voice.
"Eh? I don't know. Anyway, it's a very important thing."
"Well, that's true!" Liu Lan smiled and nodded. She now also recognized Zhou Ming's work attitude. "Unless there was something important, your master wouldn't be so impatient."
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At eight o'clock in the evening, Deputy Director Li took his guests to the second canteen of the steel rolling mill on time, and then boasted to the guests around him.
"Director Ren, we have an ace in our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, He Yuzhu, the squad leader of the Second Canteen. His cooking skills are unparalleled in the capital. You will definitely be addicted tonight."
"Haha, what Director Li said is a bit exaggerated, isn't it? If he is really a famous chef, how could he be the leader of a small squad?" Director Ren shook his head disapprovingly.
"Huh? This will be a bit complicated to explain for a while, but once you taste Master He's specialty dishes, you will know that what I said is true."
"Okay! Let's give it a try." After all, he was a guest, so Director Ren didn't mess around anymore.
Seeing Director Ren's disapproval, Deputy Director Li also felt that he had lost face, so he wanted to use Zhou Ming's superb cooking skills to move back into the first round, and then looked at Liu Lan aside.
"Liu Lan, arrange for Master He to serve the food!"
"OK!"
Soon all the dishes were placed on the table in an orderly manner, and then Deputy Director Li greeted the guests, "Director Ren, everyone, don't just look at it! Everyone use your chopsticks together!"
"Haha, good! This dish looks really good." Director Ren tasted it nonchalantly.
"Well?"
After taking a bite of the braised pork, Director Ren immediately became expressive. The soft, salty, and sweet flavors came together and immediately impacted his taste buds.
"Director Ren, how are you doing?"
"Well, it's really good!" Director Ren swallowed the braised pork in his mouth with excitement, and couldn't help but said to Deputy Director Li with shame, "Director Li, I was careless just now, and I apologize to you. "
"Haha, Director Ren is so polite." Deputy Director Li felt that he had regained his lost face, and he felt very relieved. "Actually, our Master He's specialty is Sichuan cuisine, which is the real delicacy in the world."
"Oh? I'll have to try it later."
When all the dishes were served, Deputy Director Li realized something was wrong, and then looked at Liu Lan aside, "Liu Lan, is Master He lazy again today? These ingredients and crucian carp soup are definitely not his handiwork."
"Haha, Director Li is so awesome! You can see it all."
"Okay! Stop talking nonsense." Deputy Director Li quickly stopped Liu Lan's flattery, and then arranged, "Hurry up and ask Master He to cook some of his famous Sichuan dishes."
"This..." Liu Lan showed an embarrassed and hesitant expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Director Li, Master He has left. His father suddenly became ill and was hospitalized."
"What?" Deputy Director Li came to the steel rolling mill late and didn't know He Daqing's specific situation.
"Director Ren, today is really unlucky. Master He has already got off work." Deputy Factory Director Li quickly smiled and looked at Director Ren next to him, "I will let you try his craftsmanship next time."
"Haha, these are already perfect!" Director Ren and others were very satisfied with tonight's meal.
"Haha, as long as Director Ren likes it."
"Deputy Director Li, one of my relatives' children will get married in a while. Can you please ask Master He to help me with the cooking?"
"Haha, no problem! Director Ren's relatives will definitely be satisfied."
"Haha, thank you so much, Deputy Director Li."
"Haha, Director Ren is so polite."
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At this time, Zhou Ming was like a "silly dog", standing at the door of the cinema waiting in despair, but he never saw Yu Li's appearance.
Zhou Ming waited alone in the cold wind until the movie ended. He didn't see the beauty, so he realized that he was too sentimental.
Just when he was about to give up waiting and prepare to leave and go home, Zhou Ming saw a girl walking straight towards him, and the girl showed a surprised expression when she saw Zhou Ming.
"He Yuzhu, are you really still waiting here?"
Zhou Ming looked at the strange girl in front of him with confusion. At first, he looked familiar, but then he guessed and asked, "Yu Haitang?"
"Ah? He Yuzhu, you actually know me?" Yu Haitang looked very surprised.
"Huh? Yes! I know you. You also work in the steel rolling mill, right?"
"Haha, yes! Don't wait for my sister, she won't come today."
"Ah? Did something happen to your sister?"
"Hey! My parents don't agree to your relationship." Yu Haitang looked a little helpless. In fact, she also ran out secretly.
"Ah? What's going on?"
"He Yuzhu, this is what happened..."
Hearing Yu Haitang's explanation, Zhou Ming also felt helpless. No matter who Yu's mother asked about him, they would not say anything good for him, not even Yi Zhonghai. They all wished that he could never marry a wife until he was happy. .
"He Yuzhu, are you disappointed?" Yu Haitang looked at Zhou Ming curiously.
"Huh? Kind of! Never mind! Thank you for today."
"Well, my sister doesn't agree to be nice to you, how about I date you?" Yu Haitang said suddenly and shockingly.
"What? Yu Haitang, what are you talking about?" Zhou Ming was almost mad at Yu Haitang in front of him.
"I'm not talking nonsense, I've been paying attention to you for a long time!"
"Thank you for your interest, but I still like your sister Yu Li." Thinking that thanks to Yu Haitang's notification tonight, Zhou Ming explained with a wry smile, "Also, since your parents don't agree with me dating your sister, then I won’t even agree with what happened between the two of us.”
"He Yuzhu, my parents can't control me!"
"Yu Haitang, I'm very unhappy now, can you please stop joking with me?" Zhou Ming looked at Yu Haitang dumbfounded.
"He Yuzhu, do you really like my sister?"
"Um!"
"I might be able to help you."
"Oh? Tell me quickly." Zhou Ming looked at Yu Haitang in surprise. He didn't like Yu Li that much. After all, they had only met once, but he didn't want to give up easily.
"He Yuzhu, I can often help you communicate with my sister, and I can also help you cover your dates."
"Yu Haitang, thank you so much."
"Wait! Don't thank me in a hurry." Yu Haitang quickly stopped the surprised Zhou Ming, "Before I help you, you have to promise me something."
"Yu Haitang, I just want to meet your sister. I want to ask her personally." Hearing Yu Haitang's tone, Yu Li was very pleased with herself. Now it's just her parents who are standing in the way.
"That's not possible! You must promise me first." Yu Haitang looked very difficult.
"Huh? You tell me first." Zhou Ming looked at Yu Haitang speechlessly.
"If my sister rejects you in person, you must agree to date me."
"Huh?" Zhou Ming was really surprised this time, and then looked at Yu Haitang seriously, "Yu Haitang, you really didn't joke with me anymore."
"Hmph! I don't have time to joke with you here in the middle of winter. I told you that I have been paying attention to you for a long time. I really want to be with you."
"Yu Haitang, don't you have a boyfriend? His name seems to be Yang Weimin!"
"Well, he and I have broken up."
"Yu Haitang, actually I have a lot of problems.
Macho, stingy, and jealous!
Maybe if you say a word to another man, I will turn into a domestic violence man. "
"Hmph! Just say yes or no!" Yu Haitang obviously would not be frightened by Zhou Ming.
"Forget it! It doesn't matter whether we meet or not, let's go back to our respective homes!" Zhou Ming suddenly realized that he was being unreasonable, and he would not be so entangled at all.
"Ah? Don't you want to see my sister?"
"Gone! Anyway, I only saw her once, and I don't really like her that much." Zhou Ming suddenly figured it out.
Looking at Zhou Ming's leaving figure, Yu Haitang stood in a mess in the cold wind...
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Time went back to this morning. Yu's mother, who had not slept all night, was always thinking about her daughter Yu Li. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she couldn't just listen to Zhou Ming talking to herself, so she prepared to go and inquire about the situation.
Mother Yu came all the way to the approximate address mentioned by her daughter Yu Li, and then started randomly asking around. Looking at an old lady passing by, Mother Yu stepped forward with a smile.
"Comrade, I want to ask you about someone."
"Okay! I'm familiar with this area. Who do you want to ask about?"
"Is there a man named He Yuzhu near you?"
"He Yuzhu? Is he Shazhu?" The old lady was confused for a long time, and then said disdainfully.
"Silly Zhu?" Mother Yu felt bad all over.
"Yes! We all call him Silly Zhu." The old lady immediately said excitedly, "Without a father or a mother, he only has one silly sister. He works as a cook in a steel rolling mill and gets dirty every day. Very silly. I’m already twenty-nine this year, and I still can’t talk about a wife.”
"Ah? Is He Yuzhu so bad?"
"It's more than bad! It's so bad!" The old lady didn't know why she was so excited. She introduced Yu's mother in great detail, "His mother died in childbirth when she was giving birth to his sister. His father followed a widow to live in other places. , and don’t ask about Silly Zhu and his sister’s affairs at all.”
"..." At this time, Yu Mu was really speechless.
"Hey! By the way, who are you?" The old lady looked at Yu's mother as if she had just remembered.
"Huh? I was just passing by and asking around casually." Yu's mother quickly responded awkwardly, then turned around and fled from here, "Thank you! I'm leaving first!"
The old lady looked at Yu's mother's fleeing back, showed a happy smile, and then whispered to herself, "Young man! I don't believe anyone dares to marry Silly Zhu!"
This old lady is Jia Zhang from the Siheyuan. Yu's mother met Jia Zhang by chance, and then got very detailed "information".
As soon as Yu's mother returned home, she told Yu Li about the matter, and then she refused to let Yu Li have contact with Zhou Ming. She felt that Zhou Ming was like a wild beast.
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