No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

"I think both are fine. You are the only one in the steel mill, and you are the top one. If the fat director leaves, you can be promoted to deputy director, which should be no problem. If you follow the fat director, you can be promoted to officer, chef, and you can also take the chef exam. Even if you take the special exam, no one will care. The higher the score, the better. Each has its own benefits. You can choose what you like." What can Ou Mengmeng say? She doesn't care about life events. In principle, she thinks both are good and there is no danger. So it's right to choose either one.

"What do you think?" Sha Zhu looked at Lou Xiao'e. This is my wife, so I have to ask her.

"You like cooking, then follow the fat director. You were so happy cooking at my house before! For more than half a year, you have been practicing basic skills in the big kitchen. You can't find ingredients to make new dishes. Go to the guesthouse, there are all good things, you can make a proper Tan family banquet." Lou Xiao'e knows Sha Zhu very well. People should have some pursuits, and Sha Zhu's pursuit is to be a good cook. This is the best thing he can do. She doesn't want to trap him in the factory. Especially during the Chinese New Year, he cooked for them at home. They were very simple dishes, but each one was very interesting.

"Well, I just mentioned the advantages. Now let's talk about the disadvantages. If you stay in the steel mill, you can only be deputy director at most. Administrative work is not your strong point. If you get promoted, it will be troublesome! And it will affect the improvement of your cooking skills!" Ou Mengmeng bit the steamed bread. Even if it was sifted and ground again and again, it was still quite sore in the throat after steaming. She swallowed it with difficulty and drank a mouthful of soup. "As for going to the guesthouse of the main factory, you have to turn a blind eye and concentrate on being a good cook. Don't worry about anything else. You can't control it!"

Ou Mengmeng didn't want to explain it clearly. A place like a guesthouse is like a small kitchen in a steel mill, but what is there? Why did Sha Zhu like to take things from the small kitchen before? He said confidently that it was a benefit for the cook. But that was also the pain in his conscience. When it really came to the top, it was not a matter of conscience.

Sha Zhu is not really stupid. When he can accept that he is stupid, he is no longer stupid. He just thought of this. What the fat director said just now, cooking chicken soup in the small kitchen, that's nothing. There is no need to say anything about that look of disdain.

He also said that he could pass the exam all the way, which meant that there was also a need for professional chefs there, and it was not a factory canteen. A place that was not in one of the major state-owned restaurants, where he could do whatever he wanted, and what was his specialty? Tan's cuisine! That was a rich dish.

"You really are. You're in my house, how come you're not angry when you see those things?" Lou Xiao'e patted him.

"How can that be the same? That's your home." Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, but he understood the meaning, but he couldn't say it out loud. The Lou family was rich, and their money was their own.

"You really are. If you dig deeper, where does the Lou family get its money? So, don't even think about it. No matter where you are, you should cook well and practice your skills. It would be best if you can perform at a state banquet in the future. That is your highest pursuit. The food there is also the cleanest." Ou Mengmeng gave him a fake smile.

Sha Zhu thought about it and said nothing. Now he finally understood why Director Lou insisted on letting him work in the canteen of the steel mill. It really saved him a lot of trouble. He didn't have to think too much and could live a peaceful life.

"Think slowly, I have to go to class." Ou Mengmeng was too lazy to talk, and patted the stick. "Now my aunt doesn't have classes at night, but you have to study. You stay at home and look after your sister and do more work."

"Okay, I will teach her and I can do the job." Lou Xiao'e said hurriedly.

"That's fine, you can also read the books. If you need anything, wait for me to come back." Ou Mengmeng nodded quickly. She kissed her children's cheeks and hurried to class with the books under her arms.

Banggeng waved at his mother's back, then wiped his face and said, "Mom, can you please stop kissing me like this?" He didn't mind going to see his sister, but he minded being kissed by his mother like this.

"I like my mother to kiss me like this." Xiaodang said quickly.

"Okay, hurry up and pick the acacia flowers." Jingru was very busy, and rushed over to eat after school. Now they make lunch boxes at home and put them in the cafeteria for lunch and steam them together in the afternoon. Because they have more lunch boxes at home, she will give more money for firewood. Although it costs a little more, it is still cheaper than buying it.

In fact, dinner can be served later, not at this time. They can each eat a small steamed bread and eat formally in the evening. However, thinking about it, Jingru is still tired, and has to cook the evening meal. So their family cooks the day's meals in the morning, treats breakfast as the main meal of the day, goes to bed early at night, and gets up early so that they can cook.

Ou Mengmeng felt that her lifestyle was getting healthier and healthier. So sometimes she felt that her parents' generation was healthier than them, and there was a reason for that. Although they had a hard time when they were young, they lived a healthy lifestyle, which is what the world later said, a low-fat, low-sugar, healthy lifestyle. Thinking about it, she really sighed again.

She didn't take Sha Zhu's choice to heart. To be honest, she was still cold-hearted. Maybe because she had been a principal for many years, it was like a normal medical staff who couldn't empathize with patients, and a court judge who couldn't empathize with prisoners and victims. If they really empathized, life would be unbearable. In the Red Mansion, she only liked her own son. As for other people, she liked Jia Yan better, because they had similar interests. As for those grandchildren, sorry, she couldn't even bring students in.

But after arriving here, things are finally a little better. However, they are still neighbors, and she still feels that she should keep her distance from them.

A few days later, Lou Xiao'e came over and slept with her again. Ou Mengmeng treated Lou Xiao'e differently, because she was a girl.

"Has he made his choice?" Ou Mengmeng thought, Lou Xiao'e naturally came to her for this reason.

"Well, he left with the fat director." Lou Xiao'e sighed.

"It's a good choice. This way, he can really aim to become a chef. Shazhu's cooking skills are pretty good, but not good enough. Craftsmanship, like studying, is lifelong learning. The more you learn, the more specialized you become. Is he now a Sichuan chef, or a descendant of Tan's cuisine? It's actually hard to define. What does it mean? It actually means that he is not specialized enough." Ou Mengmeng nodded.

Canteen cooks like Sha Zhu have good skills and are popular with the public, but in fact, their future is uncertain. In the final analysis, they are just ordinary people. But if they really follow the fat director, they will slowly enter another world, soaking in the delicacies of mountains and seas. After decades, his inheritance will be worth a lot of money. Of course, money is not the point. The point is that he has distanced himself from ordinary cooks. They have their own circle.

"He did it for me!" Lou Xiao'e looked like she was about to cry. (End of this chapter)