Chapter 149 Being both a brother and a father
"I am actually very lucky, really. At that time, Hill 541 was blocked by the enemy, and the communication between the regiment and the hill was interrupted. Our task was to restore the communication. The company commander first led people to try to break through the enemy's fire blockade, but failed, and the company commander died."
Liang Meiqin used very plain language to describe what happened that day.
After the company commander died, the platoon leader led people to continue the mission, but unfortunately, the platoon leader did not succeed. Finally, it was the turn of Liang Meiqin, the old squad leader, who rushed to the hill without saying a word with her equipment.
She was very lucky and happened to encounter a gap in the enemy's artillery fire.
But just when she arrived at the edge of the blockade, the artillery fire poured down again. She didn't know what happened later. When she woke up, she realized that she had been in a coma for several days, but she finally completed the task.
Her comrades on the hill rescued her and got intact communication equipment.
After that, our side launched a major counterattack, defeated the enemy, and won a crucial victory.
Liang Meiqin was awarded the third-class merit for this, but due to physical reasons, she had to retire and go home.
These words touched Du Shaojie greatly. He couldn't imagine how a weak woman could work so hard to complete the task under such circumstances.
He suddenly felt that Meiqin's heart was truly strong.
"Meiqin, you have a good rest. I will come to bring you lunch every day at noon."
When the special nurse washed the lunch box and handed it to Du Shaojie, he knew that it was time for him to leave.
After leaving the hospital, he suddenly had an idea. I wonder if going to Beijing can cure Meiqin's eyes?
Du Shaojie delivered lunch for a week in a row. Su Dapeng and his family, Qi Yan's family, as well as Wang Yuxiu and Xiaomei Xiaoya, all visited Liang Meiqin in the hospital.
This week, Liang Meiqin was very happy to eat every meal he made in a different way, and the [Big Plate Chicken] he made unexpectedly made a breakthrough and received an overall evaluation of "good".
On the first night after Liang Meiqin was discharged from the hospital, he took stock of his gains in recent times.
[Bound Chef: Du Shaojie]
[Level: First-level Chef]
[Current Works: (Dezhou Braised Chicken, Big Plate Chicken), (Braised Lamb, Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin, Fish-flavored Shredded Pork, Dry-fried Fish, Tiger Skin Spicy Braised Eggplant, Boiled Beef)]
[Overall Rating: Up, Up, Down]
[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (560 hours)]
[Reward: Exchange Points (56 points), Simulated Training Duration (560 hours)]
[Special Reward: None]
[Exchange Points: 1497 points\1526 points]
[Duration: 3880 hours\32896 hours]
Du Shaojie can now get "up and down" evaluations for most of the dishes he makes. His level is no less than that of the general "Special Third-level Chef", but his experience accumulation is still a little worse.
No matter how busy he is during this period, he insists on participating in the [Simulated Chef Skills Competition (Group B2)], and also perseveres in simulated training.
Therefore, the time is consumed very quickly, and the remaining time is enough but can't be saved.
The next day.
Liang Meiqin's family took her home. Du Shaojie wrote to Qi Yan about Meiqin's situation and asked her to go to a famous hospital in Beijing to ask if there was any way to treat Liang Meiqin's situation.
Qi Yan wrote two letters after the New Year, and the frequency of writing letters was obviously less than last semester.
However, she also gave an explanation, saying that the study pressure this semester was very high and there was little free time, and she hoped that Du Shaojie would not be surprised.
Du Shaojie certainly would not be surprised. He decided to accompany Liang Meiqin to Beijing after Xiaomei's college entrance examination was settled. When the time comes, he will let Qi Yan wait there, and everything will be discussed after they meet.
However, plans are not as fast as changes, and Liang Meiqin's parents are more anxious than him.
A few days after being discharged from the hospital, they took Liang Meiqin to Beijing, unwilling to delay for a moment.
Du Shaojie still went home to cook at noon every day. As the college entrance examination approached, Xiaomei was obviously a little nervous.
He also had to take on the responsibility of psychological counseling and chat with Xiaomei every day to prevent her from performing abnormally due to nervousness.
"You have to be both a brother and a father. It's not easy. How long have Meiqin and the others been in Beijing? Have they received any news?"
Du Shaojie was very busy during this period, and he met less frequently with Wang Liwen.
Wang Liwen could understand, and she took advantage of the weekends to take him out for a walk.
"Meiqin and the others have been gone for more than half a month, and only Yan Zi sent a letter saying that she met Meiqin's family. As for the medical treatment, I know nothing about it. I hope it will be effective."
Du Shaojie sighed. Of course, he hoped that Meiqin could see the light again, but he didn't know whether it would work.
The two walked to the end of Guangming Road and then turned back.
When they got home, Xiaomei was still working late into the night.
Du Shaojie went to make her a cup of malted milk, and then continued the simulation training. He didn't fall asleep until the lights outside went out.
This morning.
Wang Xuejun went to the kitchen and called Du Shaojie out: "Chef Du, you can't always be like this. Chef Dong is too busy at noon every day, and some customers specifically ask you to cook. It delays your work." "
I'm sorry, Chef Wang. My sister is about to take the college entrance examination. There is only one week left. After I'm done with these few days, everything will be normal. Please bear with me."
Du Shaojie knew that the other person was telling the truth, so he was very humble and said a few nice words with a smile.
Wang Xuejun has been in a bad mood recently. Yao Liwen always finds fault with him and criticizes him, which makes him very irritable. Coupled with Du Shaojie's matter, he finally couldn't help but explode today.
But Du Shaojie's attitude was very good, and he explained the difficulties at home. He finally held back his temper: "Okay, you have to go to work with peace of mind after you are done with these few days, otherwise I won't agree."
"Okay, I understand."
Du Shaojie didn't say much, turned around and walked into the kitchen.
He was wrong in this matter, and there was nothing to say.
"Master Du, is there anything you need help with at home? You say, we can't help with big things, but small things are still no problem."
Huang Tingting and other apprentices usually have a good relationship with Du Shaojie, and they also understand the basic situation. Seeing Wang Xuejun called Master Du out with a dark face, they asked her to ask.
"Thank you, no need."
Du Shaojie smiled and waved his hand, asking Huang Tingting to go back to work.
After a while, Dong Yunxian also came over and asked, "Is Chef Wang bothering you?"
"It's okay, I have been delayed at work recently because of family matters. I plan to take a leave in a few days. When my sister finishes the college entrance examination, everything will return to normal."
Du Shaojie was very grateful to Dong Yunxian. The old master didn't say anything for such a long time and helped him a lot.
In the afternoon when he went to work, he went to find Yao Liwen and told him about the leave.
"No problem, I agree. Master Du, what do you think of Master Dong's work ability?"
Yao Liwen readily approved three days of leave for him, and then changed the subject and asked Du Shaojie what he thought of Dong Yunxian.
"Master Dong has superb skills, is enthusiastic, and has strong work ability."
Du Shaojie naturally said a lot of good things, but in fact there was not much exaggeration.
Dong Yunxian is very popular in the unit, works actively and steadily, and has outstanding abilities in all aspects.
"Well, then you go and get busy first, and tell me directly if you have anything later."
Yao Liwen said no more and immediately sent Du Shaojie out.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for the exam. Du Shaojie was responsible for picking up Xiaomei every day, and he also made lunch and dinner, trying to make them delicious and at the same time avoid being too greasy.
He and Wang Yuxiu and Xiaoya had all told them not to ask Xiaomei how she did in the exam, let alone ask all kinds of questions.
Seeing her brother busying around and taking a few days off for her own exam, Xiaomei was not only touched, but also felt at ease.
After taking the last exam, Du Xiaomei breathed a sigh of relief.
When she walked out of the examination room, she saw her brother's tall figure, and ran over quickly: "Brother, the exam is finally over. I think I performed well overall and I can pass the exam!"
"Haha, I knew you could do it. Come up, let's go home."
Du Shaojie laughed happily after hearing this.
He rode his bicycle back to the old house with his sister. Wang Yuxiu and Xiaoya had already prepared the ingredients. In the evening, the family sat in the yard to eat barbecue, relaxed and comfortable, and Xiaomei finally relaxed completely.
"Xiaomei, brother will give you 10 yuan, if you want to go out and play with your classmates, go. But be careful and don't go home too late, understand?"
After eating and drinking, Du Shaojie and Xiaomei cleaned up the mess together.
Then, he stuffed 10 yuan into his sister, saying it was pocket money for her. Xiaomei's high school days are over. There will be some gatherings and activities between classmates, and it is not okay to have no money on you.
At the same time, he gave two instructions, which was more wordy than his old father.
"Got it, brother!"
Xiaomei smiled and stretched out her hand to grab the ten yuan.
Du Shaojie then rode his bicycle out. He didn't live here at night and had to get up early to go to work tomorrow.
Life returned to normal. In addition to work, he continued to hone his cooking skills. Sometimes he would go to Wang Liwen's place for dinner after work, and take his two sisters to see a movie during his break.
After a few months, the business of the small shop tended to be stable.
Du Shaojie and Su Dapeng could get about 700 yuan each month. After deducting expenses, the family still saved more than 2,000 yuan, all of which were left with Wang Yuxiu for her to save.
Wang Yuxiu didn't want his salary and asked him to save it himself.
Du Shaojie also saved more than 1,000 yuan. In this era when the per capita income was only a few dozen yuan, the family finally turned around and no longer had to worry about firewood, rice, oil and salt.
In the morning.
Du Shaojie was busy, and Yao Liwen came to inform him that someone from the bureau wanted to talk to him.
He then went to the office, and the content of the conversation revolved around the daily work of the Chinese restaurant, focusing on his views on Wang Xuejun and Dong Yunxian.
Just speak the truth, anyway, he can only represent his own opinion.
Three people from the bureau came, and selectively talked to the employees of the restaurant separately, and left in the afternoon.
Du Shaojie knew that Wang's position as head chef might be unstable, and the most likely possibility was that he would be replaced by Dong Yunxian, otherwise today's incident would not have happened.
However, this matter has little to do with him. He gets along well with Wang Xuejun, and has a good relationship with Dong Yunxian. It doesn't matter to him who becomes the head chef.
But the subsequent personnel adjustments caught him completely by surprise.
(End of this chapter)
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