Packaging is very important. If you only say it's a wild vegetable without mentioning its name, he certainly won't pay much attention to it. If you mention its name, then it's not an ordinary wild vegetable, especially since it only grows in the "cleanest" places.

In the mountains, what kind of place can be considered the cleanest? Deputy Factory Director Li immediately imagined clear streams and secluded pools, and uniquely beautiful peaks and forests...

Only in a place like this is he worthy of the vegetables he eats!

This instantly elevated his status, and Deputy Factory Director Li even sped up his food serving speed by three points, as if afraid that Liu Lan next to him would snatch it from him!

Just then, the fat man added, "It's a pity..."

Deputy Factory Director Li choked on his steamed bun, slammed his fist on the table, and yelled at Liu Lan, "Water! Water!"

Liu Lan just glared at him: "Fatty! Are you blind? Hurry up and go..."

Then there was a loud "smack," and Deputy Factory Director Li slapped him hard across the face.

Liu Lan was stunned by the blow, and after a moment, she hurriedly ran to pour herself a bowl of water.

After drinking most of the bowl of water, Deputy Factory Director Li put down the bowl and hurriedly asked, "What's the pity?"

The fat man scratched his head, feigning embarrassment: "Stir-fried pork head with parsnip is the most delicious. The fat in the pork head brings out its aroma the most."

Stir-fried pig's head? Deputy Factory Director Li's Adam's apple bobbed rapidly as he silently memorized it.

Besides this ingredient he had never heard of before, the chili peppers, which were just a side dish, also caught his eye.

Deputy Factory Director Li even ate all the dried chili peppers, leaving none behind.

According to Liu Lan, this fat guy just started working at the factory, right?

You've only been learning for a short time, and you can already cook like this? Don't be ridiculous, it's probably a family recipe like Sha Zhu's.

In that case, this person seems to have some potential for development.

As for what you'll use them for? Think about whether you know anyone like this:

He never thinks before he speaks, and his words can be incredibly offensive; he even assaulted his boss.

He verbally abused his colleagues, disobeyed his superiors, deliberately gave his coworkers less food, and discriminated against them. He was also extremely vengeful and unreasonable…

Unless such a person is indispensable, any leader would be eager to crush him and ensure he never recovers.

Deputy Factory Director Li arrived quickly and left just as fast. He didn't forget to thank the fat man a couple of times, and while shaking hands, he slipped him a few industrial invoices.

The fat man paused for a moment, then hurriedly saw him out the door before settling into a chair with satisfaction and lighting a cigarette.

Upon arriving at Deputy Factory Director Li's office, he instructed Liu Lan, "You must cultivate a good relationship with Fatty from now on; I plan to employ him."

Liu Lan asked him in surprise, "You mean?"

Deputy Factory Director Li nodded: "As for today's dish, his skills are quite good. I just don't know how he does the other dishes. You should try him sometime. Sha Zhu is very disobedient... but this fat guy is neither humble nor arrogant, and he knows what's important. Not bad."

Liu Lan exclaimed incredulously, "Him? He thinks he's sensible? You have no idea, he's a complete idiot. He doesn't even greet me when he sees me, and he won't even reply to three sentences. He's so clueless!"

Deputy Factory Director Li lit a cigarette: "If he were really like you say, he could just make a random dish to fool me, why would he put so much effort into it? A chef's intentions can't be faked."

"..."

The next day.

As usual, the fat man entered Stardew Valley early in the morning.

He always appears in the cabin whenever he comes in; it seems this is his "birth point".

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw a strange woman standing at the bottom of the wooden steps, looking at the wooden house.

Hearing the noise, she turned around, her striking reddish-brown hair and wheat-colored skin giving her a healthy and energetic appearance.

The rugged jacket couldn't hide her towering peaks; the green skinny jeans stretched her legs to a perfect round shape, long and straight from top to bottom, the kind of legs every woman dreams of.

As a result, the fat man accidentally glanced at it a couple more times.

The woman was clearly not Han Chinese. She greeted the fat man with a hearty smile and said, "Hello, stranger. My name is Robin, and I'm the carpenter in town."

This is the number one proprietress of Stardew Valley! The fat man rushed over and gave her a hug. Robin was obviously startled and said awkwardly, "You're so enthusiastic, it makes me a little uncomfortable."

"It's just a little bit, then it's nothing." The fat man reluctantly let go of the pretty proprietress and asked her why she had come.

Robin said, "I want to dig a well for you so you won't have to draw water from the river to irrigate your crops. But..."

There is no such thing as a free lunch, dinner, or midnight snack.

Robin, panting heavily, said, "I lost my axe in the forest when I was cutting down trees last time. It's my most beloved axe. If you can help me find it, I'll dig a well for you for free."

The system quest pops up at just the right moment: Main Quest 2 – Help Robin retrieve his lost axe. Quest Reward: Combat Skill - LV5.

Combat skills, those are really useful. Why was Pillar so powerful in the original work?

That's because he started practicing martial arts when he was 5 or 6 years old. As he got older, he started training his body's flexibility and agility.

Once your muscles and bones are fully developed, start punching a 3.5-pound dumbbell every day; this is to train the power and accuracy of your punches.

Two sandbags are tied to the legs for standing meditation, which lasts at least half an hour; this is to train the lower body and leg strength.

In addition, he is a cook who wields a large ladle every day, giving him superhuman arm strength. This is why, even though he is almost 50, he can beat up a young boy who just came back from the queue as easily as if he were beating his son.

Fatty also needs to plan ahead. It's foreseeable that he'll get into a fight with Sha Zhu. That guy is ruthless; every time he beats Xu Damao, he goes all out, leaving him bruised and battered, and then he'll kick him while he's down by saying some really nasty things.

As he was leaving, Robin slapped his forehead: "Look at my memory! Your farm is just getting started. I have some cabbage seeds here. I hope they can help you."

The parsnip that appeared at the farm last time earned Fatty a lot of goodwill in front of Deputy Factory Director Li.

If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Lan will soon come to test him, and this time the cabbage just happens to correspond to the recipe for vegetable mixed rice bowl.

It was as if it was tailor-made for him.

Just as he finished planting the cabbage seeds, he saw Xu Jiang running towards him at top speed, with something in his mouth.

A chicken! Xu Jiang somehow managed to grab a chicken from somewhere!

It used its head to nudge the chicken to the fat man's feet, its tail wagging like a propeller.

The fat man grabbed the chicken with both hands, and his undisguised lust terrified Xu Jiang so much that he tucked his tail between his legs and ran back to the doghouse.