Chapter 155 Unhappy
Mrs. Chen was cracking melon seeds and asking the young men in the team to carry firewood for their family, when she suddenly heard Bai Yichen announce that the chef in the team was ready to retire, and the one who would take over the chef's job was An Xin's mother. A trace of displeasure immediately flashed across her old face. Why?
It would be fine if An Xin just married well, but why should An Xin's mother also benefit from it? Is it because Bai Yichen is the captain of the exploration team?
So Mrs. Chen suddenly felt that the melon seeds in her hand were no longer fragrant, and was about to throw them away immediately, but then she realized that she had bought the melon seeds with her own money, and she was reluctant to throw them away. If she wanted to eat them after throwing them away, she would have to buy them again with money. So she quickly stuffed the melon seeds into her pocket, and hurried over, saying with a cold face amid the laughter of everyone.
"Captain Bai, I just heard someone say that the team's chef is about to retire. Is that true?"
If there really is one, we can't let An Xin's family take advantage of it. It's just cooking a meal, who can't do it? Why should An Xin's mother be the chef? That’s dozens of dollars a month.
She has followed Old Chen in their family for so many years, traveling all over the place. She can be considered an old member of the exploration team and an old family member. Why don't they consider her first when the exploration team is short of a chef? Mrs. Chen couldn't swallow this anger.
When An Xin saw Mrs. Chen rushing towards her viciously and speaking in a sarcastic tone, she immediately realized that something was wrong. But everyone was there and it was not her turn to speak, so she had to pretend that she didn't see Mrs. Chen and continued to lower her head, fiddling with her food.
When everyone saw that Mrs. Chen was about to argue, no one dared to say anything. After all, Mrs. Chen was famous for her hot temper in the exploration team. They could only look at Bai Yichen.
Receiving everyone's inquiring gazes, Bai Yichen had a calm expression on his face and spoke in a calm tone.
"Sister Chen, the chef in the team has reached retirement age. It's time for him to retire. I will report this matter to my superiors when I go to the provincial capital in a few days."
Bai Yichen said this entirely in accordance with the principle of seeking truth from facts, without exaggerating or concealing anything about anyone. He had been the captain of an exploration team for many years and had always been fair and just in his work. He would never deviate from his duties just because the chef who was to replace the retiring chef was his mother-in-law.
What a pity, how could Mrs. Chen care whether he was fair or not at this moment? All she was thinking about was that the chef was going to retire, so who would take over the chef's position? So she said whatever she thought of, and Mrs. Chen naturally spoke.
"Captain, since the team's chef has retired, should we find someone to take over his job?"
This is a lucrative job. Now she lives with the team and is considered a team member. Apart from Lao Chen's salary, the couple has no extra income. If this job is given to her.
Then her family will have an extra income of several dozen yuan a month, and Lao Chen can save some of his salary and send it back to the elderly and children at home, which is really cost-effective.
Mrs. Chen had automatically ignored the previous plan to ask Anxin's mother to be the chef. In Mrs. Chen's eyes, this job was safe and sound and should belong to her.
After all, she is the family member who has been with the exploration team for the longest time. No matter what, the team should take care of her, right?
Seeing that Mrs. Chen was determined to get to the bottom of the matter, Bai Yichen didn't plan to hide it.
"That's right. Everyone is discussing who will take over the chef's job."
As for who will take over this job, Bai Yichen actually doesn't have much of an opinion. After all, with his and An Xin's current ability to make money, it doesn't matter whether Chen Hongyan can get this job or not. The couple can fully support Lao An's family.
As a result, when Mrs. Chen heard Bai Yichen's words, her eyes lit up and she patted her chest.
"Why would we even discuss this? When the team's chef retires, I'll go to the kitchen and be a chef. My cooking is pretty good, too. Have you all tasted it?"
As she spoke, she looked at everyone, and they quickly lowered their heads, looking as if they didn't notice her inquiry.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Chen is well-known for being a hot-tempered person in the team, but she is also well-known for being a stingy person. She has been with the team for so many years, but has never treated anyone to a meal. Who knows whether the food she cooks is delicious?
But An Xin's mother was different. As soon as An Xin brought the team here, she treated the whole team to braised meat. She also cooked every day and asked Bai Yichen to bring it to the mountain. Everyone tasted it and it tasted really good.
Since An Xin said that her master was her mother, then the balance in everyone's heart naturally leaned towards An Xin's mother.
Who would give up a cook who knows how to cook delicious food and hire a stingy and miserly person as the cook? Maybe she would cut corners in the food, and everyone would not only not get to eat delicious food, but would also not be full because of Mrs. Chen's cutting corners in cooking. That would be terrible.
Just as everyone was silent and thinking about each other, Mrs. Chen saw that no one was talking, so she hurriedly spoke.
"Hey, why aren't you talking? Do you all agree that I should be a chef in the kitchen?"
Since they didn't say anything, she took it as their consent. Mrs. Chen was determined to get this job.
Bai Yichen and An Xin looked at each other silently, seeing helplessness in each other's eyes. They shook their heads silently, and in an instant they understood the meaning in each other's eyes.
However, a young and energetic man in the team couldn't stand it anymore. He threw away the firewood in his hand and said to Mrs. Chen.
"Sister Chen, why are you so rude? How are the dishes you cook? Don't you have any idea? The team's chefs are required to cook delicious meals, but you just decided to be the team's chef. Did you ask for everyone's opinions?"
Really, I've seen people who take the initiative, but I've never seen anyone this proactive. No one has ever said they want to hire her as a chef, and no one has ever eaten the food she cooks. Where does this Mrs. Chen get the nerve to do this? Want to be the team's chef?
Besides, we have worked together for so many years, how about the meal cooked by Sister Chen? Everyone could see and smell it. The food that Lao Chen brought up the mountain every day was not much better than pig food and could only be considered enough to fill his stomach.
As soon as one person jumped out to express objection, all the young men started talking at once.
"Yes, we are all single. We all rely on the team's canteen for meals. If your cooking is not delicious, wouldn't it be difficult for everyone?"
Of course, these people speak politely, and some are even more direct and impolite.
"No one has asked you to work as a cook in the cafeteria. Sister Chen, why are you so proactive? Who gave you the face?"
"you……"
Mrs. Chen didn't expect that each of these people's words were more rude and direct than the last. She was completely speechless and pointed at the last person who spoke viciously.
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