Zhou Ming does not want to get too entangled with Yan Bugui. Although this person is not a treacherous person, he has been good at calculating and taking advantage of him throughout his life. This is not someone Zhou Ming likes to interact with. He is very worried that he will fall in love with him if he is not careful. road.
"Si Zhu, how about you introduce me to a cook?" Yan Bugui asked without any politeness.
"Third uncle, first tell me how much money you can give me?"
"Ah? Do you still want to pay?" Yan Bugui stared at his big gong-like eyes in distress, "Can't I just give you some leftovers?"
"Bah! You can't even invite an apprentice for the leftovers."
"Hmph! Then I might as well make it myself, and even save the leftovers." Yan Bugui regained his stingy nature again.
"Haha, what the third uncle said makes sense." Zhou Ming almost laughed at Yan Bu's nobility and couldn't help but said sarcastically, "How about you become the steward of our courtyard? It fully shows that you have the strength and brain power. ah."
"Hmph! Silly Zhu, don't say such weird things to me." Of course Yan Bugui could hear the sarcasm in Zhou Ming's words, "It's rare these days that families are willing to spend money to hire a cook. Be careful. Starve to death you greedy cooks.”
Seeing the unreasonable Yan Bugui, Zhou Ming was too lazy to pay attention to him. He turned around and left the courtyard to go to work. There was no point in arguing with this kind of "knife meat".
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There were really a lot of people getting married in the capital on this day, and Zhou Ming turned down invitations from several of them. After all, he had promised Deputy Factory Director Li in advance. The most important thing in life is to keep your promise.
A green jeep parked at the door of the second cafeteria of the steel rolling mill, and then Zhou Ming took his two apprentices and got directly into the car. Because this time the host’s banquet was very grand and there were twenty tables of guests, so Zhou Ming had to I took my two apprentices with me.
Many workers looked over curiously. The green jeep spewed out streams of black smoke and left the rolling mill. Many workers were still watching, as if the green jeep was a status symbol.
"Oh! It's really incredible! Master He was invited to prepare a banquet again."
"Yes! There are many people outside who want to invite our Master He, but they can't get in line!"
"That's right! We are so lucky to have any masters in our steel rolling mill."
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Yu Haitang is also among the "melon-eating" workers. Listening to the discussions of the workers next to him, he silently watches Zhou Ming's highlight moments, with little stars in his eyes unconsciously. He feels that this is the status a man should have.
Xu Damao was the only one who felt jealous and unwilling. He muttered a few curses, and then in the blink of an eye he saw the young and beautiful "factory beauty" Yu Haitang, and hurriedly ran up with a mean smile on his face.
"Yu Haitang, why are you here? It's not time to eat yet!"
"How come you, Xu Damao, can come, but I can't?" Yu Haitang obviously hated Xu Damao.
"Haha, of course!" Xu Damao said with a smile, and then extended an invitation to Yu Haitang, "Si Zhu went out to work today, and the food in the cafeteria must be unpalatable. How about I invite you out to eat boiled mutton at noon? "
"Oh? You are so willing?" Yu Haitang was really moved.
"Hehe, I, Xu Damao, risked my life just to make the "factory beauty" smile!" Xu Damao looked at Yu Haitang with an almost unabashedly lewd expression.
It was easy to feel the greed Xu Damao looked at her. When she heard his very frivolous words, Yu Haitang suddenly thought that Zhou Ming said that he was jealous. At that time, Yu Haitang just thought that Zhou Ming was joking to threaten her. She didn't realize it until this moment. Girls need to keep a distance from the opposite sex, after all, normal men will be jealous.
"I'm sorry! Thank you for the invitation. I still like to eat in the workers' canteen." After Yu Haitang figured it out, he felt that his whole body was enlightened.
"At……"
Seeing Yu Haitang turn around and leave after refusing casually, Xu Damao was completely confused. Yu Haitang's heartbeat was obvious at the beginning. After all, people in this era are "lack of meat", why did they suddenly change so quickly?
Director Ren's relatives were obviously from really wealthy families. In this era, getting married meant having a sumptuous meal with the whole family, and such a grand banquet with a full twenty tables was really a luxury wedding.
As soon as Zhou Ming's master and apprentice arrived at the wedding banquet venue, they started their busy work. After serving twenty tables of guests, every guest couldn't stop. The newlyweds of the host family were also proudly smiling, but Zhou Ming The three masters and apprentices were exhausted.
"Master He, your cooking skills are great, definitely not inferior to the state banquet chef." The groom and the bride ran over to thank Zhou Ming.
When Zhou Ming heard the groom's opening remarks, he realized that the groom had definitely participated in the state banquet. Otherwise, he would not be able to compare, so he knew that he could not get this favor.
"Haha, Mr. Su is too polite. As long as you are satisfied."
"Master He, our relatives and friends are very satisfied." Saiheile, the groom's face full of joy, gave Zhou Ming three red envelopes. "This is a red envelope for you, Master He. Thank you for your hard work today."
Zhou Ming felt the thickness of the red envelope and was surprised by the groom's grandeur. Then he declined and said, "Mr. Su, we can't accept your red envelope."
"Ah? Why is this?" The bride and groom were both surprised.
"Mr. Su, Mrs. Su, to be honest with you, we are all formal workers in the steel rolling mill, and we generally don't go out to work outside." Zhou Ming realized that he couldn't bear this favor, so he simply gave it to Deputy Factory Li. Director, "This means that Director Ren and our Factory Director Li have a strong relationship, so we can come here to feel happy."
"Ah? So that's it." The groom is also a smart man, and he quickly understood Zhou Ming's meaning, "But since it's a sign of happiness, you must accept this red envelope. This is also a part of our gratitude."
"Well...thank you, Mr. Su and Mrs. Su." Seeing that Mr. Su understood what he meant, Zhou Ming accepted the red envelope, "I wish you a happy marriage and a happy marriage forever."
Director Ren's driver took Zhou Ming and his apprentice back to the steel rolling mill again, and then drove away in the green jeep. Seeing the anxious look on the fat man's face, Zhou Ming smiled and shook his head, and handed over the red envelope first. Him and MCA.
As soon as he got his red envelope, the fat man couldn't wait to open it and found that there were ten brand-new banknotes in pieces. He could no longer restrain his surprise.
"Master, ten yuan! It's actually ten yuan!" The fat man was so excited that he was a little incoherent. "Thankfully, master accepted it, otherwise we would have regretted it to death."
"Hmph! You are such a fool who is blind to money."
"Huh? Master, ten yuan is more than half a month's salary for me and MCA."
"Fat man, MCA, you are about to become a regular employee recently. Don't you know who you need to rely on to become a regular employee?" Zhou Ming looked at his two stupid apprentices and shook his head in disappointment.
"Ah? Who do you rely on?"
"This family surnamed Su is obviously a big family. It is impossible for their favor to fall on our cook. We might as well give it to Deputy Director Li generously." Looking at the two confused apprentices, Zhou Ming explained patiently. His own purpose and plan, "Even if this family doesn't forcibly give you a red envelope, Deputy Director Li will never treat us three masters and apprentices badly. It will also be of great help to you in your subsequent transition to full-time positions."
"Master, do you mean that we should follow Deputy Director Li closely?" Ma Hua looked at Zhou Ming with eyes brightening.
"Idiot! I want to tell you that we must be self-aware and understand that only by giving up can we get something." Zhou Ming suddenly realized that he shouldn't tell these two stupid apprentices. It was just playing the piano to others.
It’s not that Zhou Ming thinks too much. It’s really that his identity as a master and apprentice is too embarrassing. Fatty and Ma Hua are facing the point of becoming regular workers, and they definitely need the approval of leaders with the right to speak. But now he is only an eighth-level cook, leaving The highest level of chef is still so far behind, and someone needs help to improve it.
If Deputy Factory Director Li was sensible, he would easily understand the embarrassment of Zhou Ming and his disciples, and then easily help solve the problem without siding with any faction.
The faction that needs cooks to take sides can only be found in a big place like the canteen, so Zhou Ming is very aware of what he urgently needs and has been working hard for it.
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Qin Huairu was very happy today. She finally married her sister Qin Jingru into the Yan family of this courtyard house, and she was a relatively wealthy third eldest son. She thought that it would definitely be good for their family in the future.
"Huairu, this is great, you two sisters will finally have someone to take care of you from now on." Seeing Qin Jingru marrying Yan Jiecheng as she wished, Jia Zhang couldn't help but said with joy.
"Well, Jingru has always been very sensible and should know how to repay kindness."
"Yes! As long as he is better than the silly Zhu next door." Jia Zhang suddenly thought of Zhou Ming with resentment.
"Huh? Mom, why are you mentioning him when you have nothing to do?"
"Humph! I feel unhappy, so I won't let you talk about it!"
Looking at her angry mother-in-law, Qin Huairu was quite helpless. Although she didn't say anything, without Zhou Ming's help, their family's living standard had plummeted.
At this time, the Yan family was also in a happy scene. Seeing that the eldest son had married a wife, Yan Bugui had completed a task. But thinking of the relationship between the Qin family sisters, Yan Bugui couldn't help but remind Qin Jingru, the new daughter-in-law. daughter-in-law.
"Jingru, from now on you will be a member of our Yan family, and you must put the interests of the Yan family first in the future."
"Dad, I understand." Qin Jingru looked very well-behaved.
"Well, you and your sister Qin Huairu try to keep a distance and don't get too close."
"Ah? Why is this?" Qin Jingru looked surprised. After all, Qin Huairu was her sister and matchmaker, so she definitely needed to get closer to her.
"Jingru, you don't know that your sister's mother-in-law is the master of eating and being lazy, otherwise she would be fat in vain." The third aunt on the side quickly agreed with Yan Bugui and explained to the new daughter-in-law, "The silly one in the past Zhu is supplying your sister’s family with delicious food and drinks every day, but it turns out that Zhu is so anxious that he will never interact with your sister again.”
"Jingru, with the example of Silly Zhu, our old Yan family cannot take this detour."
"Ah? Dad, Mom, I understand." Qin Jingru nodded clearly. She couldn't help but think of Zhou Ming's "self-destruction", and she believed the opinions of Yan Bugui's family.
Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang were full of joy, but they didn't expect that Yan Bugui had already predicted the expectations of Qin Huairu's family and cut off their thoughts from the root. Otherwise, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang would have to be angry. Can't hit the wall.
[The system detects that the host has changed the fate of Qin Jingru, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, and hereby distributes rewards]
"Ah?" Zhou Ming was lying on the bed getting ready to sleep when he suddenly heard the sound of the system, which felt like the sound of nature.
[Ten bottles of Yunnan Baiyao powder, a box of Maotai wine, a hundred pounds of pork, forty pounds of apples, two sets each of black, gray and blue Chinese tunic suits, a three-piece Double Happiness bedding set, and a Phoenix brand 26 ladies bicycle]
"I'll go! Luxurious gift package!" Zhou Ming couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised when he felt the luxurious prizes in the storage space.
Not only can I put on new clothes now, but I have also collected half of the dowry for my sister He Yu, and I only need to buy another sewing machine.
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Zhou Ming’s prediction was correct. Deputy Director Li must have benefited from something. He looked at Zhou Ming with a bright face and said, “Master He, your cooking skills are really great!
Mr. Su just called me personally to thank me. This is really a great honor. "
It seems that this Su family must be very special, otherwise Deputy Director Li would not be so happy just because of a thank you phone call.
"Director Li, I only have this little cooking ability."
"Haha, Master He, our steel rolling mill recently received a batch of high-quality Fuguang apples. You can go to the logistics director to pick them up directly when you get off work."
"Thank you, Director Li."
“Also, a foreign civil service delegation is coming to Beijing recently, so the leaders of Beijing are planning to hold a cooking competition to let foreign friends see the real Chinese cooking skills.
And I have already signed up for you. You must get a place in this competition, and then I can help you with the upgrade. "
"Ah? Director Li, when is the competition exactly?"
"The competition is next Saturday, and it is divided into three competitions: meat, river freshness, and seafood." Deputy Director Li explained, "If you need anything, just mention it directly to the logistics director. I have already asked him to cooperate with you."
"okay, I get it."
Today's kitchen workers are graded from level one to level eight. Level eight kitchen workers are only equivalent to regular workers' wages among ordinary workers, and their salary is a pitiful thirty-five yuan. The other two and a half yuan can only be regarded as a subsidy.
A first-level kitchen worker will earn 70 yuan. This is not only a matter of salary, but also a reflection of his own face, so Zhou Ming still values it very much.
People just need to do as the locals do. Since the system has arranged itself in this era of scarcity, then it needs to try its best to keep in line with the times and gain recognition from the "indigenous people".
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