No sooner had he finished speaking than Liu Lan said, "Isn't that the position that Fatty didn't want?"
His face, hidden beneath his bangs, instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot...
After dealing with Sha Zhu, he went to Li Huaide to spread rumors: "Reporting to the director, I have completed the task you assigned. Sha Zhu was locked up in the abandoned warehouse of our factory. Apart from a few people, no one else knows about it."
Li Huaide nodded. He had wanted to mess with Shazhu for a long time, firstly because Shazhu had hit him, and secondly because Shazhu had seen something he shouldn't have.
Liu Haizhong seized the opportunity to say, "That fat guy in the cafeteria also has some problems with his thinking!"
Director Li glanced at him dismissively and casually said "Oh".
This has really confused Liu Haizhong. What does "oh" mean? Does it mean to deal with him or not?
He was still confused when he heard Li Huaide say, "Alright, you can go now. Do what I asked you to do, and don't cause any trouble."
After Liu Haizhong left meekly, Li Huaide sneered. Why did this guy seem so dim-witted? It seems we'll have to find someone else for the position of worker's picket leader…
The factory no longer has night shifts, and even normal production tasks have been reduced significantly.
The fat man glanced at his watch and said, "It's about time, let's begin."
The term "beginning" refers to preparing for today's special meal.
Director Li treated his subordinates to dinner today, and wow! One director, seven deputy directors, plus Xu Damao, a bunch of good-for-nothings!
By the way, there's no bangs included.
Old Wang led the others off work first, leaving Fatty, Aunt Fatty, Zhao Lao Er, and Liu Lan in the canteen as usual.
Once everyone was alone, Aunt Pang said, "That Liu guy from this afternoon, I think he lives in the same courtyard as you?"
The fat man nodded: "Don't worry, Auntie, he won't dare to do anything to me."
Before Aunt Pang could say anything, Liu Lan interrupted, "He's now a favorite of Director Li."
The plump auntie angrily put down what she was doing and yelled at her, "Liu Lan, can't you watch your mouth!"
She wasn't referring to now, but rather to the time when Liu Haizhong was around.
Liu Lan knew she was in the wrong; she just really didn't like the look of Liu Haizhong...
While Fatty and the others were preparing a special meal, Li Huaide also arrived at the abandoned warehouse.
Sha Zhu was tied up tightly, like a pig, and bound to a chair.
This was obviously done by someone in Liu Haizhong. Li Huaide thought it looked pretty good too, and jokingly asked Sha Zhu, "Are you convinced?"
Sha Zhu was quick to admit his mistake, and upon hearing this, he hurriedly said, "I give up, I give up. Director Li, could you please have someone untie me first?"
Li Huaide beckoned, and Liu Haizhong eagerly came over to untie Sha Zhu.
As soon as he let go, Sha Zhu kicked him in the groin: "You old bastard..."
Liu Haizhong clutched his groin and collapsed to the ground, convulsing silently.
Li Huaide didn't even bother to glance at him, and asked Shazhu, "Are you really convinced?"
Sha Zhu quickly declared his determination: "You call all the brothers in right now, pin me down here and give me a good beating, so you can vent your anger, okay? I'll call for help!"
Li Huaide called out to him, "Silly Zhu, I'm not as rude as you."
Sha Zhu took out a cigarette and lit it for Li Huaide: "You'd better be a little rude. If you make things difficult for me later, it will be even worse than beating me up."
Li Huaide, smoking a cigarette, called out to the door, "Someone come in and help Team Leader Liu out."
Once it was just him and Shazhu left, he asked, "Shazhu, I just want to know, have you forgotten what happened that day?"
Sha Zhu pretended to be stupid at first, then suddenly realized: "Hey! I forgot, I forgot it all along! You're talking about Shen Xuemei from Workshop 3, right? This April, you were drunk, and the two of you were in the small warehouse... I saw it all!"
Li Huaide warned Shazhu, "I don't want to fire you, so don't make things difficult for me."
Sha Zhu didn't know if he was serious or just saying it casually, so he didn't dare to joke around anymore.
Seeing that he finally realized he was afraid, Li Huaide said, "Shazhu, I don't have any other skills, but I can make everyone work for me. You, I still have a use for you, but only on the condition that..."
Sha Zhu quickly replied, "From now on, whatever you say goes!"
Li Huaide was satisfied with his attitude, and then suddenly shouted, "I must punish you!"
Sha Zhu understood and begged for mercy loudly. Only then did Li Huaide lower his voice and say, "You're smart. I'll let you go tomorrow morning."
"..."
In the private room, the fat man served the last dish of the day, braised shredded tofu.
Li Huaide stared at it curiously: "Is there anything special about this dish?"
"Director Li, this dish is called Braised Dried Tofu Strips, which is the same dish I made at the State Guest House last time."
Li Huaide suddenly realized that this dish was not simple at all.
The fat man explained, "This dish, Braised Dried Tofu Strips, also known as Chicken Broth Braised Dried Tofu Strips, has always been considered a delicacy and is a signature dish of the Huaiyang cuisine."
"Oh, then tell me what's so special about it."
"This dish features shredded dried tofu and shredded chicken as its main ingredients, along with fresh shrimp and various other garnishes. It is visually appealing and has a fresh and mellow flavor. This dish requires extremely meticulous knife skills, emphasizing the precise and skillful use of the knife. For example, a single piece of dried tofu must be sliced into 18 pieces, and the shredded tofu must not only be neat and uniform but also no thicker than a matchstick."
After the fat man finished speaking, another capable subordinate of Li Huaide, Deputy Director He, hurriedly picked up a matchbox from the table, took out a matchstick, placed it on the table and compared it with a matchstick, saying, "Leaders, please look, it's really not as thick as a matchstick!"
Fatty's culinary skills are beyond question. The silvery dried bean curd strips are simmered in a rich chicken broth over low heat, allowing the broth's umami flavor to perfectly permeate the bean curd strips. The taste can only be described as exquisite.
Needless to say, it was another frenzy of buying.
When Fatty got home that night, the first thing he did was tell Yu Li about Liu Haizhong's promotion to head of the workers' disciplinary team.
Yu Li said with emotion, "This courtyard is going to be anything but peaceful from now on."
The fat man comforted her, saying, "Don't worry too much. He can't cause any trouble. You should be more careful about Xu Damao."
"You mean Brother Da Mao... too?"
The fat man nodded: "Liu Haizhong set an example for him, do you think he wouldn't have some thoughts about it?"
Yu Li said nothing, only letting out a soft, almost inaudible sigh.
The fat man asked her, "What did you have for dinner?"
Yu Li said, "I bought half a pound of meat today and made some wontons. I ate some, and I'll cook the rest for you tomorrow morning."
"..."
The next day, Brother Yang actually came to the cafeteria to find Fatty.
After he and Brother Yang went outside, he asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Brother Yang hurriedly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. It's just that a few of us have joined the workers' picket line, so we came to tell you, Fatty. Also, there's something we'd like you to advise us on."
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