"who?"
"Qin Huairu?"
When Fang Zhuo heard the name, he immediately understood why Jia Dongsheng came to see him.
Qin Huairu is Jia Dongsheng’s sister-in-law. Everyone in Canteen No. 1 knows this!
"Dongsheng, if I remember correctly, Qin Huairu has only been in the factory for less than a month, right?"
This is true. The class Qin Huairu taught on Children's Day is about to reach the end of the month, and it hasn't even been a month yet.
Fang Zhuo's words actually pointed out that Qin Huairu was not suitable to be the head chef.
After all, in addition to having good cooking skills, the canteen chef must at least be a regular employee. For example, Sha Zhu became the chef after being regularized. Otherwise, how could a big canteen let a temporary worker be the chef?
Fang Zhuo did not refuse by saying that Qin Huairu was Jia Dongsheng's sister-in-law, but rather that she had just joined the factory not long ago, which was considered more tactful.
Because Fang Zhuo did not manage the kitchen, he did not know that Qin Huairu had already started working as the head chef.
"Director Fang, you don't know yet, but Qin Huairu has been working as the head chef for over a week."
Jia Dongsheng explained calmly, "The kitchen is too busy right now. Not to mention the workers' lunch every day, there are no treats every day in the afternoon. There were no treats one day, and they came early two days ago. It's just me and Chef Qi, and we can't handle it at all."
"So, some time ago, I gave Qin Huairu some guidance, and now her cooking skills are almost as good as Chef Qi's. So, apart from the fact that she has only been in the factory for a short time, Qin Huairu meets all the requirements to become a head chef."
"I see."
Since Jia Dongsheng said so, Fang Zhuo understood that he was definitely not lying. However, in Fang Zhuo's opinion, it was a bit too much to let someone who had been working for less than a month be the head chef.
After all, the chef needs to prepare dishes for entertaining. If he doesn’t do it well, the superiors will have opinions, and he, as the canteen director, will have a hard time!
"Dongsheng, you have to understand, you said, Chef Squad Leader, if there's something wrong with the dishes we serve, you're responsible?"
Fang Zhuo tactfully reminded Jia Dongsheng.
"Don't worry, Director Fang, Canteen No. 1 will be safe under my management."
"Okay, I promise you, I will promote Qin Huairu to be the head chef of the cafeteria."
Since he had Jia Dongsheng's guarantee, Fang Zhuo felt a little relieved. After all, Jia Dongsheng had a strong backing, and if anything really went wrong, Li Huaide would be there to support him.
"Also, Dongsheng, let me say this: Qin Huairu is being promoted on the spot. If she doesn't do well, there will definitely be disciplinary action. In serious cases, she could even be expelled."
"I know, Director Fang." Jia Dongsheng didn't care about this. As long as he was watching, nothing would happen. This was the confidence of a top chef.
"But since the punishment is severe, of course we can give some rewards."
Fang Zhuo smiled and said, "Qin Huairu just joined the factory in June, and now she's been promoted on the spot. As long as there are no problems by the end of the year, she will be made a regular employee in January next year."
"Becoming a regular employee early?"
"Is there such a good thing?"
Jia Dongsheng smiled and thanked him, "Thank you, Director Fang."
"Hey, you're welcome. We're short of a chef right now, so there's nothing we can do about it. Since Comrade Qin Huairu wants to take on the responsibility, there will of course be a reward."
Director Fang said seriously, "But I still say that we can't let anything go wrong. If something goes wrong, we still have to take responsibility."
"OK."
They continued to drink tea and chat for a while, and finally Fang Zhuo decided to announce that Qin Huairu would be the head chef next month, and Jia Dongsheng would return to the kitchen to continue his work.
"Master, where have you been?"
When I returned to the kitchen, Liu Lan came up to me and asked with curiosity in her eyes.
This little girl seems to have developed a sense of dependence on Jia Dongsheng since he lent her money. It seems that Jia Dongsheng gives her the feeling that even if other people don't care about her, Jia Dongsheng will still take care of her.
But Jia Dongsheng didn't think he had done anything, so why did he make her have such an idea? Don't you have to pay back the money you borrow?
Jia Dongsheng had no idea that ever since he stood up for her because of the Guo Dapiezi incident last time, and then reminded her when the factory was being reorganized, and lent her money at the most critical and difficult time, and also gave her some care in normal times, all of this had created a sense of dependence on her.
"I went upstairs to chat with Director Fang for a while. Are you done with your work?"
"I'm done. The steamed buns and steamed bread are ready. We can start steaming them soon."
Nowadays, Liu Lan's noodle making skills are getting better and better. She and several other noodle makers prepare the staple food needed for lunch early in the morning. Once they put it in the pot, there is nothing else to do and they can rest.
"Well, what are you cooking for lunch today?"
Sitting in his seat, Jia Dongsheng picked up the teacup, but after thinking about it, he put it down again. There was no other way. He had already drunk so much tea since he came to the factory.
"Potatoes, cabbage, eggplant, beans, celery, that's all." Liu Lan said with a pout.
By the end of the month, the dishes were not very oily. Even though the food cooked by Jia Dongsheng was still delicious, people of this generation only like food with oil. Without oil, no matter how delicious it was, they would not be interested.
"Master Qi, what are you going to do for lunch today?" Jia Dongsheng asked Qi Shuang who was drinking tea on the other side.
"Let's make stewed potatoes with beans. This is my specialty."
"OK."
Jia Dongsheng nodded, then looked at Qin Huairu: "Sister-in-law, what about you?"
After arriving at the kitchen, Qin Huairu intentionally or unintentionally distanced herself from Jia Dongsheng. There was nothing she could do, she felt guilty!
Before what happened last night, she was still very natural when getting along with Jia Dongsheng in the kitchen, but after what happened last night, she was afraid that other people would see her relationship with Jia Dongsheng, so she had to keep her distance.
Little did she know that this behavior of hers would most likely attract other people's attention.
While others were not thinking too much, Jia Dongsheng quickly guided Qin Huairu's mind. Otherwise, the people in the kitchen were all smart and would really guess something.
"Me, me?"
Qin Huairu pointed at herself, reacting a little late, then thought for a moment and said, "Sauce eggplant, please."
"Well, the eggplant with sauce is also OK. It's a dish that goes well with rice."
Jia Dongsheng nodded, then said, "I'll make celery powder. Find some vermicelli noodles and soak them in water, otherwise they will be too hard when fried."
"Okay, I'll get it done right away."
Liu Lan was busy with her work happily, while Jia Dongsheng felt like going to the toilet. He drank too much water, so he would definitely go to the toilet more frequently.
Just seeing Sha Zhu still busy in the toilet, Jia Dongsheng couldn't help but smile. From now on, he would go to Canteen No. 2 and join in the fun with Guo Xiaojun.
It was just right, so he could let Sha Zhu help him test Guo Xiaojun's true character and see whether his previous behavior of bullying the weak and fearing the strong was true or just a disguise.
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