Chapter 62: Parents have complaints
So it is said that good men are praised into being. In the days that followed, unless Huo Beichuan was not too busy, he would go home early, prepare dinner and wait for his wife to come home. But that is another story.
Chen Jintao told Huo Beichuan that she would not only teach in the school, but also be a chef in the cafeteria. Huo Beichuan was immediately unhappy. "Will it be too hard for my wife? It's really too hard for you to go to class every day, use your brain so much, and cook in the cafeteria. My allowance is not too low. At least it is enough to support you. I let you work only because I am worried that you will feel bored if you are alone at home. You don't need to work so hard."
"It's okay. There aren't many people eating in the cafeteria at our school, so we don't have to cook too much. Besides, I like cooking myself, and I like others to recognize my cooking skills."
Probably every chef likes the food he cooks, and it’s a sense of accomplishment to be liked by everyone.
"Then you try it first. If you think you can do it, then keep doing it. If you feel too tired, just tell me the situation directly. I believe the principal will not make things difficult for you."
Huo Beichuan knew what kind of person his wife was. Since she said so, it meant that she was very satisfied with this job.
After being in the army for so long, Huo Beichuan finally received a mission. "Wife, I have a mission in a few days."
"Well!" Chen Jintao said nothing, "Be careful."
Huo Beichuan suddenly smiled and said, "This mission is not dangerous. I think we will be back in a week."
The next day at work, Shen Jintao's class happened to be at the front of the class, so after class she went straight to the cafeteria. Although there were not many people eating in the cafeteria, it was not as simple as eating at home.
Preparations need to be made in advance. Fortunately, there are many employees in the cafeteria. Everyone is busy preparing the ingredients, and Chen Jintao only needs to do the cooking.
Soon, the aroma of food wafted around. Even though the cafeteria was some distance away from the teaching building, the children, who had been in classes for the whole morning, could still feel their stomachs growling.
As soon as the bell rang, the children who wanted to eat in the cafeteria rushed to the cafeteria, only to find that today's food was very different from usual. It was not that it looked better or more exquisite, but the taste was definitely not something the cafeteria grandma could make.
The teachers also eat at school. Xiao Hongying and others became excited when they arrived at the cafeteria.
"It seems that Teacher Shen's cooking skills are really good. This smell is amazing just by smelling it!"
"Ahhh," Xiao Hongying became even more excited, "How can there be a perfect woman like Jintao in the world? She's beautiful, has good grades, and cooks delicious food. If I were a man, I would definitely want to marry her."
The other teachers thought so too. In comparison, Chen Jintao was not at all what Liu Wanzhi said. She was really outstanding. On the other hand, Liu Wanzhi, except for having a better family, was really inferior to Chen Jintao in every way. No wonder Deputy Director Huo did not want this pillar of the art troupe, but instead wanted to go home and marry a wife. Who wouldn't want a wife like this? Deputy Captain Huo eats so well.
Liu Wanzhi was of course among them. Chen Zhongyun was too ashamed to come to school, so he just asked for leave and was not sure when he would return.
When Chen Zhongyun was not around, no one wanted to have too much contact with Liu Wanzhi. The main reason was that after these conflicts, they had realized that everything was Liu Wanzhi's unilateral provocation of Teacher Shen, and Chen Zhongyun was just a scapegoat.
Seeing that everyone was flocking to Shen Jintao's cooking skills, Liu Wanzhi felt very annoyed, but she still had to eat, but she had a cold face throughout the whole process, as if someone owed her money.
Xiao Hongying and Shen Jintao sat together, their eyes of admiration never moving away.
This made Shen Jintao think of Xiao Yan from her hometown. That little girl was also very enthusiastic.
"Ahhh, I never thought that the food in our cafeteria could be so delicious. Jintao, let me tell you, I am very satisfied with our work. The only thing I am not satisfied with is the food in the cafeteria. After all, we also have food expenses deducted every month. Although it is definitely more cost-effective than eating at home no matter how you look at it, it still makes people feel uncomfortable. Hehe, if it was free, I would definitely not say anything, but we have to pay for this too..."
The little girl kept chattering after dinner, "It would be great if I could eat the food you cook every day, Jintao. Otherwise, why don't you change your classes? It would be great if you don't have two classes before noon."
Xiao Hongying is also a big foodie.
Chen Jintao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What are you thinking? I only need to cook three meals a week, but with your arrangement I have to cook five meals. Am I stupid?"
"You can give me a raise. Maybe the principal would like you to cook two more meals and give you a raise."
Chen Jintao smiled. To be honest, with the savings handed over by Huo Beichuan, she didn't think she was short of money. The money she had now was already better than the salary of many people, and she didn't want to earn more.
Although making money is pleasant, working is not. She still wants to wait until the spring breeze of reform and opening up blows across China. It would not be impossible to let go and make money at that time.
But Shen Jintao didn't expect that after the first day, more children went to the cafeteria to eat, and on the third day, the food returned to its original taste.
The children were unhappy and told their parents about it when they got home.
The parents were even more unhappy and went directly to the school to inquire about the situation. After all, it was the children who said the food in the cafeteria was delicious and they gave money because they wanted to eat in the cafeteria. How come they came home two days later and said the food in the cafeteria was not tasty again?
The principal had no choice but to explain the situation. Everyone then realized that the meals the children said were delicious on those two days were cooked by a teacher named Chen Jintao. But that teacher was not available to cook every day. So it was only on the third day that the original cafeteria lady cooked the meals.
"But the children are clamoring for food. Principal, please think of a solution! My child has never liked to eat, and we spoiled him. But how can he grow up well if he doesn't eat? It's so hard to find something he likes. Principal, why don't you talk to Teacher Shen? Anyway, it's already three days a week, so two more days won't be a big problem, right?"
"That's right. My child came home and clamored for the canteen's food. He ate it all yesterday, but today, most of the food was left in his lunch box. How can this be? The children are already working hard in class. How can they study if they don't have enough to eat?"
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