Lunch time.
Waves of sweet and sour aroma spread throughout the cafeteria, attracting the attention of the workers who came to the cafeteria to eat.
"What a nice smell! What kind of food is this?"
"I don't know, it's a little sour and a little sweet. It tastes so weird."
"Let's go and take a look and find out."
"That's right, the food in Canteen No. 1 is something that people look forward to more."
“…”
Today Jia Dongsheng made fish-flavored eggplant strips, which go really well with rice.
Actually, this dish is more suitable to be eaten with rice. Unfortunately, rice is a fine grain and is not as filling as steamed bread. It is also much more expensive than cornbread, so it is rarely made in the factory.
The staple food in the factory is mainly steamed corn bread, steamed buns made of two-grain flour, and large white steamed buns, but this does not prevent the fish-flavored eggplant strips from receiving praise from everyone.
In addition to the fish-flavored eggplant strips, the cabbage, potato and vermicelli stewed with Chinese cabbage, made by Qin Huairu under the guidance of Jia Dongsheng, also received rave reviews.
This made Qin Huairu feel relieved and very happy. Now she can cook both small meals and large pots of food. It can be said that if she works harder, she will be able to become one of the head chefs of the No. 1 canteen.
Now there are only two head chefs in Canteen No. 1, Jia Dongsheng and Qi Shuang, and the position vacated by Sha Zhu is reserved for him.
However, if Sha Zhu wants to come back, it will take at least two months. During this period, if Qin Huairu continues to perform well, Sha Zhu may not have the chance to return to Canteen No. 1, and his seat will be taken by Qin Huairu.
This was also Jia Dongsheng's plan. He intended to train Qin Huairu to be the head chef, and then send Sha Zhu to Canteen No. 2, where Guo Xiaojun was, and let them love and hate each other.
In the afternoon, Deputy Director Li had a reception, so Jia Dongsheng personally prepared the reception dishes, four dishes and one soup, for the cadres going to the countryside.
Before I knew it, it was time to get off work.
"Sister-in-law, go back by yourself. I'll go to the market to buy some vegetables. You and mom will cook for us later."
"Can we still buy vegetables in the market at this time?" Qin Huairu said uncertainly. She liked sitting on the back seat of Jia Dongsheng's bicycle, which made her feel very happy.
“I’ll go to two more markets.”
Jia Dongsheng said, "We don't have much vegetables at home right now, and we can't eat pickles every day. I'll go see if there's any chicken, duck, fish or meat for sale.
Jia Dongsheng has the ability to provide his family with good food every day, but that would be too conspicuous.
When you first come back, you can be considered filial if you eat well every day. But if you are still the same after ten days, twenty days, or a month, it will definitely arouse the envy, jealousy and hatred of others.
As the saying goes, jealousy is the original sin. Who can guarantee that when jealousy strikes, you won’t do something out of line?
Therefore, when Jia Dongsheng improves the food at home every now and then, outsiders will envy him, but not be jealous.
After all, Jia Dongsheng's salary is high enough, and Qin Huairu also has a job. As a dual-income family, they certainly have the ability to improve their lives.
Jia Dongsheng rode his bike and wandered around outside for a long time before heading towards the courtyard.
When we returned to the courtyard, there were two fat fish and a rabbit hanging on the handlebars.
"Dongsheng, you're back."
Yan Jiecheng was standing at the gate of the courtyard, following a security guard. When he saw Jia Dongsheng, he immediately came forward to greet him.
But when he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the rabbit and fish hanging on Jia Dongsheng's handlebars.
"Jiecheng, what are you doing here?" Jia Dongsheng asked without paying attention to Yan Jiecheng's eyes.
"Didn't my mom tell you that she would treat you to dinner tonight? Why did you buy these things?"
Yan Jiecheng pointed at the fish and rabbit on the handlebars and couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that they're worried they can't cook any hard dishes, so they brought their own ingredients?"
Unfortunately, Jia Dongsheng's answer was destined to disappoint them: "Hey, Uncle San invited me to dinner, so it must be good, but there are several people at home, and they also need to eat."
"Just now, I went to the market and unexpectedly, someone was selling fish. Look at this big fish. Uncle San has never caught it before."
"My dad's fishing rod can't support him catching big fish." Yan Jiecheng understood that these fish and rabbits had nothing to do with their family, and he was a little disappointed.
"You can't say that. Uncle Three is a good fisherman now. It's just that his fishing skills are really not good enough."
Jia Dongsheng pushed the cart inside and said, "Next time I go fishing with him, I'll have to teach him a lesson."
The sound of the two talking called Yan Fugui out from inside the house: "Dongsheng, come quickly, your Third Aunt will have the meal ready soon."
"Right away, right away. I'll come back right after I take the fish and rabbit home."
"Well, hurry up, let's have a good drink tonight."
Yan Fugui looked at the fish and rabbits on the handlebars of Jia Dongsheng's bicycle and felt envious, but he did not have the same wild imagination as Yan Jiecheng. How could these be for their family? It was impossible to think about it.
Back in the middle courtyard, Qin Huairu had already lit the coal stove and was waiting to start cooking. Seeing Jia Dongsheng coming back, she immediately said, "Dongsheng, you are amazing! You can actually buy such big fish and rabbits."
"It's nothing."
Jia Dongsheng waved his hands with a look of utter indignation, looking like he really deserved a beating.
"That's right, Dongsheng, you are the best."
Qin Huairu blurted out this, but Jia Dongsheng felt something was wrong when he heard it. Qin Huairu had never seen how powerful he was, so how did she know?
"Dongsheng, did you get something good again?"
At this time, Yi Zhonghai came out holding Yi Xiaoming. Now that he was off work, he took care of the child every day, which was not enough for him. Jia Dongsheng saw it and was afraid that he would spoil the child into an ungrateful person and a prodigal son.
"What a coincidence! I went to the market and saw a fish someone had just caught today. When I saw how big it was, I immediately grabbed it."
Jia Dongsheng laughed. "This rabbit was a coincidence. I had planned to buy fish and then come back, but as soon as I left the market, I saw someone carrying a rabbit. I knew it was someone selling rabbits, so how could I let them go? I grabbed them right away."
"Oh, you are so lucky."
Yi Zhonghai sighed: "I have also been to the market many times, but why don't I have such good luck as you?"
"hey-hey."
Jia Dongsheng just smiled and didn't say anything. There are not so many lucky people in the world. It's all due to strength.
Even without the space for a homestay, Jia Dongsheng could still catch big fat fish with his fishing skills, but that really depends on luck. What's more, there are rabbits, and Jia Dongsheng doesn't know how to hunt.
"Dongsheng, thank you so much for these days." Yi Zhonghai expressed his gratitude to Jia Dongsheng: "If it weren't for you, Xiaoyue and Xiaoming wouldn't be able to eat so well."
"Hey, you're so polite, uncle. Xiaoyue and Xiaoming are both so well-behaved. I like them too."
Jia Dongsheng smiled and said, "What's more, our family lives in your house."
As he spoke, he handed the fish to Qin Huairu: "Sister-in-law, stew this fish and have it for dinner. I'm going to eat at the third uncle's house tonight and won't be eating at home."
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