Chapter 354 The Trouble Brought by Walter

Xiao Peng was standing on the side of the boat feeding the seagulls with bread, but next to him stood a man with a sad face.

"Boss, please forgive me, I was really wrong!" The speaker was a Chinese man in his fifties. His name was Zhu Youdao, and he was one of the most popular people on the ship.

He was popular because he was the ship's head chef.

Zhu Youdao said with a bitter face: "Boss, if I have done anything wrong, just punish me directly, don't let that 'doll' torture me!"

Xiao Peng was also helpless when he heard his words. He really didn't want to punish Zhu Youdao, but let the woman brought back by Walter help in the kitchen. As a result, the woman's destructive power was terrible: when she was asked to wash dishes, she smashed the dishes; when she was asked to peel potatoes, she almost cut her own hands; when she was asked to wash vegetables, her work in an hour was not as good as others' work in five minutes.

Now it's a kitchen killer.

The key point was that there were quite a few young people in the kitchen. Although the "baby" Zhu Youdao mentioned was already a mother, she was still young and beautiful. There were many young men on the ship, so how could they resist seeing such a woman? Even people from the logistics and engine room ran to the kitchen just to see the "baby", not to mention Zhu Youdao's few kitchen workers.

This kind of thing is more likely to happen when there are women on a ship. And how to arrange work for women is also a headache.

This is very interesting. Rural feminism exists everywhere in the world. This is not unique to China. They keep accusing women of sexism, saying there are no jobs for women on Chinese fishing boats and workboats, and criticize unequal employment opportunities.

This statement only reveals the ignorance of those rural feminists. First of all, this isn't just true in China, it's the same all over the world. Don't even mention that there was a female fishing boat captain in "The Perfect Storm" starring George Clooney. That was a movie, okay? Furthermore, jobs on fishing boats and workboats are hard and tiring. How many women would actually want to do this kind of work? Even if they were to work on a ship, they'd choose the relatively more comfortable cruise ships...

At first Xiao Peng thought that the woman was deliberately making trouble, but he found out that she was really serious about it, she was just stupid.

Zhu Youdao complained, "Boss, I'm not complaining nonsense here, but that Ukrainian woman is really not suitable for the kitchen. Please move her to another place. I really can't handle it here!"

Xiao Peng corrected: "That's a Russian woman."

Zhu Youdao was stunned: "Isn't she a woman brought from Ukraine? How did she become a Russian woman?"

"They're Russian," Xiao Peng said. "You can tell by the name, just like He Zhili is a Chinese name, and Xiaoshan Zhili is a Japanese name. They're the characteristics of names from different ethnic groups."

He has gained some experience traveling around Eastern Europe during this period. Although they are both Eastern Slavs, the difference can be seen from their names.

Russian names are generally quite distinctive. They are basically a combination of the first name, the father's name, and the last name. When communicating with others, they often omit the father's name and use their first name and last name directly.

Moreover, Russian is one of the most grammatically complex languages in the world. It is divided into feminine and masculine. The suffixes of men's names are different for men and women. Men's names are followed by suffixes like "vich", "ski", "fu", etc., while women's names are followed by suffixes like "ska", "na", "wa", "kaya", etc.

The woman Walter brought back was named Natalia Petrovna Malova. This means her name was Natalia, Petrovna meant her father was Peter, and "Vlanovna" was the suffix, meaning "Peter's daughter." Malova meant her or her ex-husband's last name was Malova, and "Va" was the suffix. Her daughter was named Anna Alexandrovna Malova, meaning her father's name was Alexander.

After understanding the Russian naming style, many times a self-introduction is all you need to make the relationship between family members clear, unlike the Chinese who have many similar names but are not related at all.

For example, Zhang Hanyu and Zhang Xinyu, although their names are similar, are not related in any way. Not to mention that horrible name "Zhang Wei", who in China doesn't know a few "Zhang Wei" and "Li Wei"?

Zhu Youdao: "Anyway, Boss, I can't do any work in the kitchen with that 'baby' in it. It's only been one day! I really can't take it anymore! You can throw that baby wherever you want, but the kitchen can't keep it anyway... Well, you can keep the little baby, she's so popular! She loves to eat everything I cook! Unlike the big baby, she eats everything in one bite."

Xiao Peng laughed: "So you're so picky? Who would be willing to eat the food you cook? Who's a good person?"

Zhu Youdao shook his head after hearing this and said, "It's because the little girl is so cute. She's about the same age as my grandson."

"Old Zhu, what's wrong with you? Why are you running so far out to sea instead of staying at home with your grandchildren?" Xiao Peng handed Zhu Youdao a cigarette.

Zhu Youdao said cheerfully, "I'm saving more money for my grandson. You know, when I joined the army, I was in the kitchen, and later on, I cooked on the ship. I don't have any skills, except for cooking in the big pot. How could I not take this opportunity to make money? This is a great opportunity for me. After I make a few years of money, my grandson will be able to have a good time when he grows up and gets married."

Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Old Zhu, I don't want to hear that. What do you mean by incompetent? Cooking on a boat is not like cooking on the ground. You have to manage so many people, take care of their tastes, and keep the speed in mind. This is really not something that ordinary people can do! Let me tell you this, my parents used to cook communal meals. I really know that it's not easy to cook communal meals, and it's even harder on a boat."

"Really?" Zhu Youdao was stunned after hearing this: "Boss, your parents also cook communal meals?"

Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes, but unlike you, they specialize in weddings and funerals."

Zhu Youdao smiled and said, "I used to think that after I was discharged from the army, I would also cook for weddings and funerals. I didn't expect to stay in the army for so long. Your parents should be resting now, right?"

"They passed away." Xiao Peng said.

"Oh, sorry, boss, I don't know about this." Zhu Youdao said hurriedly.

Xiao Peng waved his hand: "It's okay, it happened many years ago, I've let it go a long time ago. Old Zhu, it's not easy for you to come here and make money at your age. It's not easy for me to support so many people either. You must help me!"

Zhu Youdao's smile froze after hearing this: "Um... Boss, it's time to prepare dinner. Please take care of that doll issue for me. You really can't leave it in the kitchen, or else we won't be able to do our job!"

After saying that, Zhu Youdao turned and left.

Xiao Peng was dumbfounded. Damn, the saying that old people are more clever and cunning is really true. As soon as I raised my butt, he knew what I was going to fart?

"Walter! Come here!"