Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 393 Gluttony
"Hey! Brother, you're back, you've worked hard, your waist isn't tired, is it?"

Seeing Liu Hongchang coming back on a tricycle, the six sons hurriedly turned on the faucet, shook off the water stains on their hands, greeted him with a smile and joked.

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and help move the things into the warehouse."

Liu Hongchang glared at Liu Zi, pinched the brakes, stopped the tricycle, and said angrily.

"Okay, who told you to be my master!"

Liu Zi smiled and nodded in agreement, then walked to the side of the tricycle, picked up a bag of things and walked to the warehouse of the second canteen.

Liu Hongchang smiled slightly, and also picked up a bag of things and followed behind the six sons.

Although this cheap apprentice is very talkative, he still cares and supports him as a master. As long as he needs help with something, it's really fine.

Therefore, he decided to train Liu Zi to be his right-hand man, and at the same time, he also planned to give Liu Zi a fortune.

Soon, after moving back and forth a few times, everything on the tricycle was put into the warehouse.

Liu Hongchang sent Liu Zi back to the kitchen to continue working in a few words, and then he went to the canteen director's office with the purchase receipt.

The name of the canteen director is Yao Guofa. He is a senior brother from his predecessor. He used to be a master chef in the second state-run canteen.

Although the wages are not increased much, the possible benefits are much larger.

However, my predecessor was too conceited and couldn’t do those flattering things. It’s been almost ten years, and now I’m just a fourth-level cook with a salary of 63 yuan and 5 cents a month.

Of course, this is also related to the mentality of the predecessor.

To put it nicely, it means contentment, but to put it bluntly, it means not seeking to make progress and having no ambition.

As a result, I regret it now!

In order to marry a beautiful wife, he spread food and drink for a large family. The little salary he earns in a month is not enough for food expenses, let alone other miscellaneous expenses.

It's no wonder that some people in the cafeteria say that this is not marrying a wife, but marrying a big burden.

Sometimes, it is very important to do what you can, otherwise you will only crush yourself to death, and no one will sympathize.

Just like that old saying, it is still possible to violate the evil of the sky, and you can't live if you do the evil yourself!

However, now that he is here, this question is simply trivial to him, let alone a large family, even if it is a village, he has the ability to feed and take care of people.

However, this has to wait until he comes home from get off work to see the situation.

While thinking about it, he pushed open the office door, strode in, and greeted him with a smile.

"Director, are you busy? I've bought everything for you. Here's the list. Take a look!"

With that said, he handed over the purchase order.

"Oh! I bought it back!"

Yao Guofa nodded in agreement, reached out to take the purchase order and glanced at it, and soon found that there was nothing tricky about the quantity and price on the list, and he immediately showed a satisfied smile.

Then, he put down the list, looked up at Liu Hongchang, and praised with a smile: "If you want me to say that our second state-run canteen, you, Liu Hongchang, are more reliable in handling things."

In fact, the predecessor sometimes took some benefits from the public, such as opening a back door for friends and relatives to make the price cheaper.

But things like purchasing things, I have never thought about it.

"Ham, who am I, others don't know, don't you know? You are my senior brother!"

Liu Hongchang laughed and climbed up the pole.

"It's true. Among our group of brothers and sisters, you are the most down-to-earth. You should work hard. When I have the opportunity next time, I will definitely help you to raise your professional title."

Yao Guofa gave Liu Hongchang a surprised look, then nodded and smiled.

In the past, Liu Hongchang was not so polite to him, let alone praised him in a faint way.

Why did you suddenly change your gender today?

Could it be that he is now married and enlightened?
Liu Hongchang could easily sense the doubt in Yao Guofa's eyes, but he didn't intend to explain, he just nodded and smiled when he heard the words: "Then I would like to thank Senior Brother for your kindness first, if there is nothing else, I will go back and do it first alive."

"Okay, then you go to work first!"

Yao Guofa nodded and said, then watched Liu Hongchang leave, feeling slightly relieved.

If Liu Hongchang really changed his temper, then at least he wouldn't have to worry so much in the future.

One must know that Liu Hongchang had caused him many troubles in the past. If he hadn't been studying as a brother and couldn't find a suitable opportunity, he would have wanted Liu Hongchang to pick up the burden and leave.

Liu Hongchang walked out of the office, closing the door behind him, with a slight smile on his lips.

Through the memory of his previous life, he could easily see that Yao Guofa was a person who liked to pursue his own interests and valued his own interests very much, and the contact just now confirmed his opinion.

Although the predecessor had a brotherhood with Yao Guofa, but for Yao Guofa, this friendship was just lip service. Once personal interests were involved, Yao Guofa would definitely kill him without hesitation.

Therefore, in order to make life more comfortable in the future, he needs to temporarily stabilize Yao Guofa first, and then find an opportunity to transfer out of the second canteen, or directly replace it.

Otherwise, being under the supervision of others like this, he would not be able to be lazy for a while, let alone live the life he likes.

After making up his mind, he turned and went back to the kitchen.

It was lunch time at noon, and as soon as I walked in, I felt a heat wave, and there were various smells mixed in it.

The six sons were sharp-eyed, and saw Liu Hongchang at a glance, and then hurriedly shouted: "Brother, hurry up, the side dishes are all cut, and I'm waiting for you to cook them."

Hearing the shout, everyone in the kitchen looked towards the door.

Among them, Su Hou had a hint of disdain on his face, obviously he had some complaints about Liu Hongchang forcing him to spare a few bowls before.

In this second state-run canteen, apart from Yao Guofa, the master chef who no longer holds the spoon, and the semi-retired master Qin, only he and Liu Hongchang are mainly in charge of the spoon.

It is equivalent to saying that he and Liu Hongchang are the most direct competitors, and whoever can surpass the other in cooking skills will have the right to speak in this kitchen.

It's just that until now, he and Liu Hongchang's culinary skills are on par. Although he is a little bit better, there is no way to completely surpass Liu Hongchang.

That's why he was so upset that Liu Hongchang married a beautiful wife.

Under everyone's gaze, Liu Hongchang smiled slightly, walked towards the empty stove next to Su Hou, then picked up the pot and spoon and turned it upside down.

"Brother, this is the menu ordered by the guest. I have prepared everything for you."

Six sons reached out and handed over a piece of paper, and said with a smile.

Liu Hongchang took the paper and glanced at it, then looked at the ingredients and ingredients prepared by Liuzi, and then started to work quickly without wasting any time.

The six sons saw that Liu Hongchang was busy with work, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and turned around to do his own work.

The same goes for the others, they didn't pay attention to Liu Hongchang's movements, and they didn't notice any difference in Liu Hongchang's cooking posture from the past.

In the kitchen, the sounds of chopping vegetables, frying vegetables, and yelling were mixed together, and everyone seemed to be busy with the matter at hand.

It's like this in this line of work, as long as it's meal time, you will be very busy all of a sudden.

After a while, the six sons finished half a bowl of garlic, and just about to serve it to Liu Hongchang, they suddenly smelled a very attractive fragrance.

He hastily sniffed, and then quickly followed the scent to find the source, and his eyes were directly locked on the plate of fried mutton with green onions in front of Liu Hongchang.

At the same time, other people in the kitchen also smelled the scent, and followed the scent to look at the steaming plate of scallion-stir-fried mutton.

Among them, the one who felt the deepest was Su Hou who was in front of the stove next to Liu Hongchang. He looked at the plate of fried mutton with scallions in surprise, and couldn't believe that Liu Hongchang could make such a delicious dish.

But, besides Liu Hongchang, who else could there be?

Before he came back to his senses, Liu Zi had already run in front of Liu Hongchang, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and wanted to taste this delicious and tempting plate of fried mutton with green onions.

Liu Hongchang glanced at Liu Zi, thinking it was funny in his heart, and at the same time, he didn't want to stop Liu Zi.

As a chef, dish tasting is also an ability that must be mastered. It is just a chance to cultivate Liu Zi's tongue and let him understand what real food is.

When other people saw this, they couldn't help but gathered around. If it wasn't because this dish was ordered by a customer and they couldn't eat it casually, they almost couldn't help but want to compete with the six sons for food.

Under the gaze of everyone, Liu Zi couldn't wait to pick up a piece of mutton and put it in his mouth, and then froze in place.

This.
This taste.
This taste is really delicious.

The mutton is smooth and tender in the mouth, delicious and not smelly, thick in oil and juice, and the aftertaste is endless after eating.

"How does it taste? Is it delicious?"

"Hey, why are you staring blankly? Is this delicious or not?"

"Six sons, six sons!"

Seeing the six sons in a daze, everyone asked anxiously.

"It's delicious, it's so delicious, no, I have to eat more!"

The six sons came back to their senses, nodded and praised loudly.

Then, while chewing quickly, he took another piece of mutton with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

When the others saw his performance, they felt like a cat's paw scratching in their hearts. They really wanted to know how delicious this plate of fried lamb with scallions was.

Just when they were all hesitating whether to take a sip or not, a pair of chopsticks quickly stretched out from Liu Hongchang's side.

"Hey, Suhouyou"

Seeing this, Sister Wang immediately wanted to reprimand her.

But Su Hou didn't pay attention to Sister Wang at all, and directly put a piece of mutton into his mouth and ate it.

As soon as he ate it, his eyes widened immediately, and then he looked at Liu Hongchang with some doubts.

When did Liu Hongchang have such good cooking skills?
This is simply incredible.

If it wasn't for the last bit of reason left to tell him that this plate of scallion-stir-fried mutton was indeed made by Liu Hongchang, he would almost have thought that it was accidentally left here by the heavenly master chef.

Liu Hongchang glanced at Su Hou's reaction, secretly thinking it was funny, then hurriedly reached out and picked up the plate of fried beef with scallions and handed it to Sister Wang, saying, "Sister Wang, take it out quickly!"

"Oh!"

Sister Wang was taken aback for a moment, then came to her senses, nodded hurriedly, reached out to take the plate, turned around and walked towards the restaurant outside.

"Hey, I haven't eaten enough yet!"

Seeing the mutton flying off his mouth, Liu Zi immediately complained with some dissatisfaction.

"Come on, if you eat it all, what will the guests eat? I really want to make it for you after eating, so hurry up and work now!"

Liu Hongchang cursed angrily.

After finishing speaking, he didn't care about other people's reactions, and continued to pick up the pot and spoon to cook the next dish.

Seeing this situation, everyone could only suppress the curiosity in their hearts and spread out to get busy.

Only Su Hou had a gloomy face, and while continuing to stir-fry vegetables absent-mindedly, he was secretly watching Liu Hongchang's movements.

He wanted to see with his own eyes what tricks Liu Hongchang was playing!
Liu Hongchang easily noticed Su Hou's small movements, and felt a little happy, and then pretended not to know, and continued to work according to his own rhythm.

Not long after, another dish came out of the pan.

Moreover, under the attention of everyone, a seductive fragrance went straight to their noses.

Afterwards, they ran away one after another, scrambling to try this Kung Pao Chicken, but they still failed to win Liuzi.

I saw that Liu Zi was guarding in front of the stove, and he didn't care that the Kung Pao chicken was steaming, so he took a big bite with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

In an instant, the spicy and delicious taste filled his entire mouth, making him tremble all over, revealing an intoxicated expression.

Seeing him like this, other people knew that Kung Pao Chicken must be delicious without asking.

Just when they rushed forward and wanted to take a bite, Miss Wang trotted in and scolded loudly: "Hey, what are you doing? You all want to be punished, don't you?"

Hearing this, everyone stopped, with a look of embarrassment on their faces.

They have worked in this kitchen for so long, and they have never tasted such gluttony.

Seeing this, Liu Hongchang smiled slightly, and hastily reached out to pick up the plate of Kung Pao Chicken, and handed it to Sister Wang who arrived in a hurry, and at the same time, he did not forget to explain with a smile.

"Sister Wang, it's okay, everyone is just helping to try the taste of the dishes."

Sister Wang glared at everyone with a stern face, and said angrily: "You don't need so many people to try the taste! I think you are just greedy!"

After speaking, she quickly took the plate, turned and left in a hurry.

Liu Hongchang looked at Sister Wang's back, and there was a hint of amusement in his eyes.

If he read it correctly, the corner of Sister Wang's mouth seems to have a slick of oil, maybe she just ate it secretly!

Maybe she was so anxious just now, because she was worried that other people would eat too much, so she wouldn't be able to steal it anymore.

However, this is not important, what is important is that from today onwards, he will become the best culinary chef in this state-run second canteen, and at the same time, he will also be the living sign of this state-run second canteen.

(End of this chapter)