Zhang Dajun was belittled by her, and his face instantly darkened. He couldn't accept that Xu Qingqing's words made him a useless person.
Seeing the situation was getting out of hand, Factory Director Li quickly tried to smooth things over: "Haha, Comrade Zhang, don't take Comrade Xu's words to heart. She's just a little gossipy, but she's a very good person. Please don't take offense. I really approve of your dishes."
"But as you know, this is a steel factory, and you're really not suited to this place. Comrade Zhang, you should look for another job somewhere else."
Unlike the sharp-tongued Xu Qingqing, Director Li subtly suggested to Zhang Dajun that he was not suitable for this place. Similarly, Zhang Dajun still could not accept this result, and glared at Xu Qingqing with his triangular eyes: "Anyway, I don't accept it. I demand to be compared with Fan Guangshen again. Even if I lose, I will accept it wholeheartedly."
"Fine! I'll make you admit defeat!"
Before Xu Qingqing could make a move, Factory Director Li quickly agreed and ordered the ingredients to be prepared. He knew Xu Qingqing's temperament, and besides, the "Three No's and Three Warnings" sign was still posted outside, giving her a reason to take action against Zhang Dajun. Factory Director Li understood Zhang Dajun's character; if he didn't give him a chance, there would be more trouble in the future.
He gave the other party a chance, but if they still wouldn't let go, he had no choice but to release the troublemaker.
Tsk!
The other party asked for it, so they can't blame anyone else.
Due to time constraints, many food items could not be purchased, such as pork, which could only be purchased the next day. Director Li then decided that the two would compare their products the following day.
After the two men left and the workers dispersed, Factory Manager Li asked the question that had been on his mind: "Actually, you could have hired both of them. Why only one? There's only one cook, and he's not enough to feed thousands of workers. What were you thinking?"
"Hmph! If you're not afraid of future trouble, then hire him. You're the factory manager, you can make the decision yourself, you don't need to ask a mere publicity officer like me."
Factory Director Li chuckled: "Come on, come on. I was just curious. Since I've entrusted you with choosing the chef, you're in full charge, and I won't interfere."
Xu Qingqing rolled her eyes speechlessly: "Then why did you ask!"
Seeing that he was still waiting for her to explain, Xu Qingqing pouted and explained to him anyway: "Zhang Dajun is not much better than Li Jianjun. It's like he's just recruited another Li Jianjun. You should be able to see his methods and character, right?"
Factory Director Li nodded, and Xu Qingqing continued, "If I'm not mistaken, there must be some kind of feud between him and that Fan Guangshen, or perhaps it's a feud between their families."
"Huh? How come I didn't notice? They didn't say anything either, how did you know?"
Xu Qingqing glared at him: "Shut up! Let me finish!"
Factory Director Li immediately dared not interrupt and sat obediently in his chair.
"Zhang Dajun's gaze towards Fan Guangshen was off, and Fan Guangshen seemed afraid of him, showing no sign of resistance whatsoever. It was infuriating; his cowardly appearance made me angry. He wasn't like a man. I might as well cut off his penis..."
No, I'm getting off-topic. Zhang Dajun also said that Fan Guangshen is one of the "Five Black Categories." It's clear that he's exactly the same idiot who reported my family back then, except that idiot didn't succeed in reporting me.
Putting these two together, do you think the future will be chaotic? Or chaotic?
Xu Qingqing countered, and Director Li, imagining the future of these two people, was immediately terrified by the image in his mind and shook his head: "No, no, no, I don't want that. Maybe we should just get rid of them and choose someone else instead."
Xu Qingqing: "It's okay, we'll just hire Fan Guangshen. He's a very good cook, and I'm very satisfied with him. We'll also pick a few others as helpers."
*
The next morning arrived.
Xu Qingqing prepared to add some ingredients, took a fishing rod made of bamboo, went to the place where she had saved Secretary Ji, found the bamboo raft she had hidden, and rowed to the center of the river.
Bait the hook, cast it far away, and wait for the fish to bite.
Speaking of which, before Secretary Ji left, did he forget to return her money? She paid for the kitchen knife and rope, and she was the one who saved the person. It's been so long, and she hasn't seen a single coin.
When you have time, you should definitely send a letter to inquire whether you forgot or someone else took it. If you forgot, you can make up for it. If someone else took it...
Xu Qingqing sneered, snapped the bamboo in half with a snap, then realized it was her fishing rod and howled to the sky, "Aaaaah—! My fishing rod—!"
The noise startled all the creatures around. A woman washing clothes by the river heard the shout and, terrified, veered off course with her washing mallet. With a final, piercing blow, she screamed, "My hand—!"
"Oh no! My clothes!"
A woman next to Xu Qingqing wasn't startled by her shout, but was instead startled by the woman beside her. She let go of the clothes she was holding and drifted downstream, furious! These were the last pair of underwear the head of the household had lost.
Regardless of the danger, they were enraged and started fighting with each other.
Xu Qingqing was stunned. Wow! That woman was ruthless. She pulled out a huge clump of hair. Oh my, this one was even worse. She tore her clothes open.
Wow! That's amazing! This must be the legendary Nine Eagles White Bone Claw!
After that, Xu Qingqing stopped fishing and just watched them fight, completely forgetting that she was the one who started it all!
After both were injured, the two women spat at each other and ran home empty-handed, as they needed to go back to find something to hook the clothes and wooden basins floating on the river.
Seeing that there was no excitement to watch, Xu Qingqing picked up her broken fishing rod and started fishing. After fishing for a long time, looking at the two small fish on the bamboo raft, she fell into deep self-doubt. Frustrated, she squatted down and rubbed her hair for a while. Then, she angrily picked up the bamboo rod and kept whipping the water, not even noticing that the bamboo tube containing the bait had fallen to the side.
After venting her anger and resting for a while, Xu Qingqing prepared to return to shore. Suddenly, several dark shadows surfaced, circling around the spot where the bamboo tube had fallen. Xu Qingqing raised her bamboo pole and swiftly and accurately struck the shadows. Two large fish, each weighing about three pounds, floated belly-up on the surface.
There were two carp. The characteristic of carp is that the tip of their tails is red, and the scales on their bodies are also tinged with yellow. The yellow is most obviously visible at the tail.
Xu Qingqing glanced at the carp, which happened to be the type of fish she disliked the most. The flesh was tough and greasy, with a strong earthy taste. Like the snakehead, it was a type of fish she disliked. She sighed deeply, rowed to the shore, and carried the two carp to the steel factory.
Fan Guangshen and Zhang Dajun were waiting at the gate early in the morning. Fan Guangshen kept his head down and remained silent as usual.
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