Siheyuan: Master of the Fire, Eating Watermelons Online

Chapter 118 Big pot dish? A piece of cake!
After discussing the lunch reception, Li Huaide handed the rest of the matter over to the canteen director Ma Youfu. He would also accompany the leaders when they came to inspect later.

Next, Wang Weiguo followed Ma Youfu to the warehouse to take a look at the ingredients that would be used next, and he was generally satisfied.

It’s good to have it, but don’t be too demanding.

However, in this era, many things are green and original, which is still a good thing.

As a chef, you naturally hope that the ingredients you use are the best, but making good dishes based on the existing conditions is also a requirement and a level of accomplishment.

"Director Ma, the cook who used to cook in your cafeteria was called Sha Zhu, or He Yuzhu?"

Through the information he learned from his previous communication with Li Huaide, it was not difficult for Wang Weiguo to guess that the injured level 10 cook was Sha Zhu, but he still asked again to confirm.

"Why? Do you know Chef Wang?"

Hearing Wang Weiguo ask this and saying Sha Zhu's name, Ma Youfu couldn't help but be surprised.

Although Wang Weiguo is young, just based on the signboard of Fengze Garden, plus the reputation of his master, and especially the fact that even Li Huaide attaches so much importance to him, Ma Youfu dare not neglect him in the slightest.

Even though he is also a director, he, as a canteen director, cannot be compared with Li Huaide's logistics director.

Not to mention that Li Huaide also has a background and connections.

“We’re neighbors, but we’re not that familiar with each other.”

Wang Weiguo did not deliberately try to deceive Sha Zhu, nor did he want Ma Youfu to have any unnecessary thoughts, so he explained it in passing.

Although Wang Weiguo is not a good person, he is too lazy to use such tricks, and he doesn't want to let Sha Zhu take advantage of him.

Never underestimate the diligence of those below you.

If Ma Youfu felt that he had a good relationship with Sha Zhu, he might take better care of Sha Zhu because of him.

Not only because of Wang Weiguo's identity and ability, but also because of Li Huaide's attitude towards him.

He originally wanted to talk more about this topic, but seeing that Wang Weiguo didn't seem to have any interest, Ma Youfu gave up.

soon.

The two returned to the cafeteria kitchen again.

As soon as he came back, Luo Dachuan, the eighth-level cook in the cafeteria, suddenly stepped forward and said to Ma Youfu: "Director Ma, I'm not feeling well and would like to ask for a leave."

"Luo Dachuan, what's wrong with you? Why are you asking for leave at this time?"

Ma Youfu's expression changed immediately.

If it were normal, then it would be fine.

But what day is today?
Today is an important day for the factory's big assessment and the superiors are coming to inspect.

Why did he invite him at this time, instead of earlier? It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with what had just happened and wanted to make things difficult for him and embarrass him.

Such a large steel rolling mill naturally has more than one canteen, and more than one cook who can cook like Luo Dachuan. The mill will not be unable to operate without Luo Dachuan.

But the problem is.

As the best chef in the factory, many workers like to eat the dishes made by Luo Dachuan, so the canteen where he works is often the most crowded and lively.

If Luo Dachuan quit at this time, and if the workers found that the food tasted wrong and made a fuss when their superiors came to inspect, it would be troublesome.

"Director Ma, what you said, do you think I am willing to be unwell?"

Luo Dachuan pretended to be in pain and complained, "I usually work hard in the kitchen and make a lot of contributions to the factory. I'm so tired that I got sick. How can it be my fault?"

Hear the words.

Ma Youfu was somewhat helpless, so he had to soften his tone and persuade him: "Dachuan, today is the day when the leaders from above come to inspect. They are probably here by now. We in the kitchen cannot hold the factory back. Can you hold on a little longer?"

"I can't hold on. I can't stand this illness any more."

Luo Dachuan refused without any hesitation.

"Luo Dachuan!!"

Ma Youfu was furious and directly exposed him: "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. Didn't I just say that you are? You get upset all the time. Do you still have any awareness and organizational discipline?"

"Director Ma, where do you get this from?"

Luo Dachuan was not embarrassed at all after being exposed by Ma Youfu. Instead, he looked at him with a puzzled look, then took out a note from his pocket, slapped it on the chopping board, and said bluntly: "Director Ma, my headache is really severe. Look, this is the note written by Doctor Wu in the infirmary. He can't cure my headache and told me to go to the hospital for a check-up..."

As he spoke, Luo Dachuan felt somewhat proud.

Before Ma Youfu came back, he went to the infirmary and asked the factory doctor to write a note, obviously he had made preparations in advance.

And at this time.

When Ma Youfu saw Luo Dachuan take out the note written by the factory doctor, he was dumbfounded.

"Director Ma, if you insist that I stay at my post despite being ill, I will resolutely obey your orders. But if the leader comes to inspect and I accidentally fall ill at my post, and the factory leader blames me, you have to explain to me."

As Luo Dachuan said these two sentences, Ma Youfu's face turned ugly.

It was obvious that Luo Dachuan was planning to trick him.

Why did he choose this critical juncture?

Now, he was in a dilemma as to whether to keep Luo Dachuan or not.

Noticing Ma Youfu's embarrassed look, Luo Dachuan was secretly pleased, but he glanced at Wang Weiguo and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Director Ma, my poor health is my problem.

But don’t worry, don’t we have a chef from Fengzeyuan right now?

Wouldn't it be fine if I just let him help me?

Besides, who has the conditions to go to Fengze Garden under normal circumstances?
It’s a good opportunity for the factory workers to taste the cooking skills of Fengzeyuan chef…”

These words directly exposed Luo Dachuan's other purpose.

On the one hand, Luo Dachuan felt unhappy and disgusted with Ma Youfu, the canteen director, but what he wanted to do more was to embarrass Wang Weiguo.

Just because the cooking skills of a small kitchen are good doesn’t mean that he can also cook in a big pot.

Luo Dachuan has already verified this point on Sha Zhu.

Although Sha Zhu's cooking skills are not as good as Wang Weiguo's, fortunately he also learned cooking in Emei Restaurant, and he also has the family-inherited Tan family dishes.

Isn't that what the factory leaders like about him?

If not for this, all the entertainment in the factory would not have been taken care of by Sha Zhu alone.

Even so, Sha Zhu is still just a level 10 cook, because his level of cooking big pot dishes is totally poor and far behind that of Luo Dachuan.

It’s just like Luo Dachuan’s special treatment, and he can never satisfy the factory leaders.

I’m afraid this young chef from Fengzeyuan has never even cooked a big pot dish?
This is the first time, and I’m afraid I’m going to make a fool of myself and be laughed at by the people in the kitchen.

If the news gets out, the reputation of Fengze Garden might be affected, and the other party will be in a worse situation.

Thinking of this, Luo Dachuan became even more excited.

Afraid that Ma Youfu would keep him, Luo Dachuan did not give him a chance to hesitate and just left with the note.

With the note from the infirmary, and he also asked for leave from Ma Youfu in person, no matter whether Ma Youfu agreed or not, he had done what he should do, so Luo Dachuan had nothing to fear.

"This... I... this bastard Luo Dachuan!"

Ma Youfu was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, but the person had already run away, so he could only curse a few words to vent his anger.

Seeing this scene, Wang Weiguo, who was inexplicably targeted and hated, was not depressed or angry, but just felt a little emotional.

Workers these days are really awesome.

Everyone present could see that Luo Dachuan was just pretending to be sick and had a headache, but no one could do anything about it. Not to mention that Luo Dachuan had even prepared a note from the factory doctor, even if he was absent from work, Ma Youfu would be helpless.

This situation does not rise to the level of expulsion. At most, it can be criticized and educated, or given a minor punishment or a severe warning.

Firing a worker is no small matter.

Unless it is absolutely necessary and the reasons are sufficient, even the factory leaders will be extremely cautious about such matters and will not dare to be careless in the slightest.

However, in today's situation, if something went wrong with Luo Dachuan and the factory leaders were criticized by their superiors who came to inspect, then Luo Dachuan would probably be finished.

Even if Luo Dachuan cannot be fired, how can he, a small cook, possibly fight against a group of people in officialdom? If they make things difficult for him, he will suffer.

Especially Li Huaide.

This canteen is now under his management.

If there were problems with the part he was responsible for and he was criticized by his superiors, he would never let Luo Dachuan off.

It is true that Li Huaide is tolerant, but it depends on the situation.

It has affected his career. Not to mention tolerating it, there is a possibility that Luo Dachuan will be killed.

"Director Ma, do you need help?"

Just when Ma Youfu wanted to skin Luo Dachuan alive for deliberately quitting the job at this time, he suddenly heard Wang Weiguo speak.

As soon as Wang Weiguo opened his mouth, not only Luo Dachuan, but also everyone in the kitchen were stunned.

"This……"

Ma Youfu was in trouble.

Although Luo Dachuan had just said that Wang Weiguo could replace him, Ma Youfu had never thought of this at all.

There are two reasons.

First of all, Ma Youfu knew that Wang Weiguo was capable, but that was limited to his ability to cook for himself. He was not sure about his ability to cook for a big pot.

This was especially true for the former idiot in their cafeteria.

Secondly, and most importantly.

Wang Weiguo was specially invited by Li Huaide from Fengze Garden to prepare special meals for the leaders who were inspecting today.

If the factory's lunch reception was delayed due to the busy kitchen, Ma Youfu would think this would be a more serious problem than the workers' complaints.

"Will it not delay or affect my lunch preparation for the leader?"

Ma Youfu wanted to ask Wang Weiguo for help, but was afraid that he would not be able to bear the consequences if something went wrong, so he asked tentatively.

"It's okay!"

Wang Weiguo rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile: "Let's prepare lunch for the workers. We should start early. The leader's inspection will obviously not be that fast. We still have time."

"Thank you so much! Chef Wang, you are truly my savior!"

Ma Youfu said excitedly and gratefully.

Seeing this, Wang Weiguo just smiled.

To Wang Weiguo, it didn’t matter whether Ma Youfu thanked him or not.

The important thing is that Wang Weiguo wants to establish a good relationship with Li Huaide through this incident and do him a favor.

Although it is still early for the wind to start, and Wang Weiguo has no plans to work in the steel mill next, it does not stop him from preparing for a rainy day.

I don't need to say a word about what happened in the morning. I believe that it will be passed on to Li Huaide through Ma Youfu's mouth without missing a word.

Even if it's not a huge favor, it's enough.

After regaining some composure, Ma Youfu said to Wang Weiguo, "Chef Wang, there's nothing else to do. You just need to help us prepare the meat dishes."

"it is good!"

Wang Weiguo nodded slightly and didn't say much.

When visiting the canteen's kitchen warehouse just now, Wang Weiguo saw several slices of pork. He knew that these were because the leaders were coming to inspect today, and Li Huaide had specially found a way to get them. Needless to say, his purpose was.

Originally, Ma Youfu had hoped that Luo Dachuan could prepare the meat dishes for lunch better so that the factory leaders would be proud when the superiors came to inspect. However, he did not expect Luo Dachuan to get upset and run away.

This is also the reason why Ma Youfu reacted so strongly just now.

The workers' meals are naturally part of the inspection by the superiors today. The key is that he and Li Huaide are directly responsible for this part. Not only must they not make any mistakes, they must also perform well.

"By the way, what pork dishes do you usually make in your cafeteria?"

When Ma Youfu had someone carry the pieces of pork from the warehouse, Wang Weiguo asked casually.

Ma Youfu thought for a moment and said, "There aren't too many varieties. Usually it's cabbage with oil residue, braised pork or a big stew. As long as they can eat meat, the workers won't be picky!"

After chatting with Ma Youfu for a while, considering that pork is whole and not just a single part, we finally decided on a few dishes including sweet and sour spare ribs, braised pork, pork with cabbage and pork stewed with vermicelli.

Although there are quite a lot of pork, there are many people in the steel rolling mill, so there is not much to share evenly.

If it is a pure meat dish, it will probably be gone in just a few bites, so the combination of meat and vegetables will not only make the dish look large and tasty, but also allow you to taste the meat.

Not long after.

Under Wang Weiguo's command, the entire kitchen soon became busy.

Now that the troublemaker Luo Dachuan was gone, naturally no one dared to cause trouble at this critical juncture, otherwise Ma Youfu might have picked up a knife on the spot.

After spending so much time in the kitchen of Fengze Garden, it was just a small scene for Wang Weiguo and he felt no pressure at all.

Of course.

Wang Weiguo did not just talk but do nothing. While cutting up the pork, he told others how to handle each part.

This skilled and efficient posture made everyone stunned.

Next.

Several stoves in the back kitchen started firing at the same time, and Wang Weiguo personally took action, firing left and right.

An hour later, everyone was even more surprised to see Wang Weiguo still full of energy.

This big pot dish tests not only the cooking skills and level, but also the physical strength.

After all, it takes a lot of effort just to flip this big pot of food. Without enough physical strength, it is impossible to do it.

But after so much time, Wang Weiguo still acts as if nothing happened.

at the same time.

Just when the kitchen was busy, the leader who came down to inspect, accompanied by a group of factory leaders, came to the workshop for a tour.

Although today is a big test, not every worker has signed up, and production is a top priority, so there is no reason to stop work easily.

Therefore, the assessment is concentrated in the afternoon, and workers who do not take part in the assessment in the afternoon will still continue production as usual.

After visiting different workshops in turn, the leaders were quite satisfied. Although there were still some problems, they were all minor flaws that were not harmful.

suddenly.

As they just left a workshop, a fragrance wafted over.

Among the visiting leaders, someone spoke subconsciously.

"It smells so good!"

(End of this chapter)