Director Li was speechless: "Alright, kid, stop pretending. I know you too well. You just want to transfer Yu Yao over because you're interested in her abilities."

Zhao Shengli smiled and said, "I still couldn't escape my master's discerning eye. Our syrup preparation workshop is really short-staffed."

If Yu Yao can be transferred here, efficiency can be improved even further, increasing our chances of winning this foreign exchange order against the old factory's canned food production team.

“You’re right,” Director Li asked, “Who is Wan Xiaozhen related to?”

"Who else could it be? Wan Xiaozhen is Wang Chuntao's niece."

"Wang Chuntao is really something. I understand that she wants to put her relatives in good positions, but you can't just put anyone in there. First of all, you have to make sure that the people you put in don't affect the factory's interests."

Director Li thought for a moment and said to Zhao Shengli, "Go and inform Wang Chuntao to transfer Wan Xiaozhen to the pre-processing workshop and let her start by learning the simplest things."

"As for Yu Yao, talk to her first and have her stay in the processing workshop for now. The higher-ups have decided to introduce a brand new fruit canning production line. Once the news comes down, we'll transfer her to the syrup preparation workshop."

At 5 p.m., Yu Yao left work on time.

She had just pushed her bicycle out of the bike shed when she heard Zhao Shengli's voice.

Zhao Shengli quickly caught up with her on his bicycle and told her about Director Li's intention to transfer her to the sugar water workshop.

"The factory plans to introduce a canning production line, and will need a new syrup mixologist. You can stay in the pre-processing workshop for now, and report to the syrup workshop when the news comes down."

Yu Yao hadn't expected such an extra benefit. "Thank you for your trust, Brother Zhao and Director Li. I will do my best."

Compared to the pre-processing workshop, the syrup preparation is more challenging, but the benefits are better. No worker in the fruit canning workshop wouldn't want to transfer to the syrup workshop.

However, there are far more people than positions in this workshop, so the staff is very stable. If it weren't for the opportunity to expand the production line, there would be no shortage of people.

If being a worker in a state-owned factory is like having an iron rice bowl, then being a sugar water dispenser is like having a golden rice bowl in the factory.

This is an opportunity that many people would kill for, so of course she wouldn't miss it.

"That's about it. I've finished talking. You should go home early too."

After Zhao Shengli finished speaking, he rode his bicycle a few meters, then suddenly braked, turned around and said to Yu Yao:

"In addition, there should be an assessment. I think you can give it a try. If you pass, you won't have to be an apprentice and can become a full-time employee three months early. If you want to apply, I can help you register."

"Thanks for the reminder, Brother Zhao. I'd like to give it a try."

"Okay, I'll submit it for you first."

"Thank you, Brother Zhao."

Zhao Shengli waved his hand, "No need to be polite."

If Yu Yao were to come, with her learning ability, she would quickly become a master, which would not only reward him but also make things easier for him.

Yu Yao rode her bicycle, enjoying the sea breeze and looking at the tall kapok trees on both sides of the road, feeling exceptionally happy.

She is currently receiving an apprentice's salary; if she passes the assessment, she will receive a higher salary level.

My salary increased by ten yuan every month, and if you add the difference in various benefits, it's more than that.

This is good news and worth celebrating.

Unfortunately, Lu Ze was away with his troops for field training and wasn't home, so there was no one to share her joy.

Yu Yao thought for a moment, then turned the car around and headed to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Tomorrow is the weekend, a day off, and she plans to treat herself to something delicious.

When she arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, she went to the grocery store first.

At this point, pork should have been sold out, but to Yu Yao's surprise, there was still offal and pig's feet available.

People in this era have fewer opportunities to eat meat and prefer fatty meat.

Cuts like these, which are troublesome to process and have little fat, aren't very popular, but they shouldn't be kept until now.

The sales clerk was sewing clothes behind the counter. Upon hearing this, she didn't even look up and said something.

"Pork offal costs four cents a pound, pig's feet cost five cents, and you only need three ounces of meat coupons to buy a pound."

Yu Yao finally understood why the product hadn't sold.

This isn't cheap.

A proper piece of fatty pork costs only 75 to 80 cents a pound, while offal and trotters, which have little oil and meat, cost almost half that price and require coupons. No wonder nobody buys them.

After buying these, Yu Yao noticed some duck products under the ice next to her. Her mind flashed through various braised duck products, and she couldn't help but swallow.

"Comrade, how much are these duck products?"

"Those were collected by the purchasing agent from the slaughterhouse. They're cheap, only three cents a pound, no coupons required."

"Comrade, could you please weigh out five jin for me, and also get me a bottle of soy sauce?"

The sales clerk had never seen anyone buy so much before, and seeing that she was a young married woman, she couldn't help but offer a reminder.

"Comrade, these duck products are all sea ducks, not as good as Muscovy ducks or Jiaji ducks. If you buy so many, it will be a waste if you can't eat them all."

“I have a way to remove the fishy smell, and these duck products are just right.”

Hearing her say that, the saleswoman didn't say anything, but she thought to herself that this woman was quite wasteful.

No matter how much ginger, scallions, or rice wine you add when cooking this, it will still have a fishy smell that you can't get rid of.

Since the other party insisted on buying so much, the salesperson didn't say anything. They'll learn their lesson after they've been ripped off.

This stuff has been on the market for so many days. Aside from the initial sale where it was cheap, no one was interested in it after that. Any unsold items were returned to the slaughterhouse untouched.

Yu Yao, carrying the pig offal, pig's feet, and duck products she had bought, noticed that the supply and marketing cooperative was selling sea duck eggs. Thinking that the duck egg coupons Lu Ze had given her were about to expire, she simply bought some to pickle into salted duck eggs.

After buying the bicycle, I pushed it towards the military compound. As I walked, I suddenly heard the sound of a bicycle bell, and then another bicycle appeared next to me.

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