Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 143 A new generation replaces the old one
Chen Jizhou was relatively open-minded, and after New Year's Day he and the leaders tried to discuss the issue of "bonus". However, due to Huang Yicheng's firm opposition and the lack of clear documents from above, the matter had to be dropped.

Then let’s follow the old rules and hold the dinner before the Spring Festival.

"Master Liao, we are here."

After entering the cafeteria, Du Shaojie went straight to find Liao Yongxin.

A large amount of food was being carried to the back kitchen, but Liao Yongxin was sitting back and forth, while the canteen manager Tang Li was busy running around.

"Yeah, I'll help when I get here. Xiao Du, what are their skills?"

"They are all apprentices who have just started working. Two of them have pretty good knife skills and can cut ordinary vegetables without any problems."

"Then let the one with the best knife skills cut the vegetables, and the other three apprentices wash them. Xiao Du, come with me."

Liao Yongxin immediately made arrangements. Huang Tingting and Xiao Jianjun helped to cut the vegetables, while Deng Gang, Gao Guoqiang and Yang Li helped to wash the vegetables.

Then, he called Du Shaojie aside and asked him to look at today's menu.

Du Shaojie took it and took a look, a little surprised: "The specifications are not low, Director Chen, isn't he afraid that someone will report him to the higher-ups, saying that he is extravagant and wasteful?"

"What's the waste? In the end, it will all end up in people's stomachs, not dogs' stomachs."

As soon as Liao Yongxin opened his mouth, Du Shaojie felt that there was no point in continuing the conversation.

The old man was obviously in a bad mood, and no one knew who had provoked him.

However, Du Shaojie immediately figured out that Liao Yongxin wanted to send two more skilled chefs to help, but in the end only Du Shaojie came.

"Master Dong can't leave. If he leaves, won't the hotel's Chinese restaurant have to shut down? After all, San Zao's level is not good enough and he can't handle it on his own."

Du Shaojie quickly explained that it was not that Dong Yunxian was unwilling to come, but that he really couldn't leave.

After hearing this, Liao Yongxin's expression eased a little.

"I'm not trying to find fault, it's just that the two of us are too busy to handle it and we're dying of exhaustion!"

What he said was actually correct. There were at least 30 tables for the dinner today. There were too many people doing odd jobs, but there were not enough chefs to cook.

Except for Liao Yongxin, the level of everyone else in the cafeteria is simply not up to par.

"Is that so? Master Liao, why don't you go find Section Chief Wang and ask him to coordinate and invite a chef to come over and cook."

Du Shaojie just came to help, and he was unaware of many things.

In fact, one person can prepare 15 banquet tables if he grits his teeth. He may be able to hold on when he is young, but Liao Yongxin is old, so it is probably difficult.

So he gave the other party an idea, asking Wang Bin to come forward and try to invite Dong Yunxian over.

"Yes, that's the way to do it."

After listening to this, Liao Yongxin ran directly to Wang Bin and briefly explained the situation.

Wang Bin did not dare to be negligent. If anything went wrong with today's dinner, he would definitely be the one to take the blame.

He immediately called Yao Liwen and explicitly asked Dong Yunxian to come for help.

Yao Liwen couldn't refuse, so he gritted his teeth and asked Dong Yunxian to put down what he was doing and rush to the bureau cafeteria immediately.

Wang Xuejun is the only one who can take charge of the Chinese restaurant. Although Wang Xuejun is now more inclined towards administrative management, he is still a first-class chef after all.

But Wang Xuejun was very reluctant and kept cursing while working.

This made Yao Liwen's impression of him extremely bad.

Dong Yunxian rushed to the office cafeteria, and Liao Yongxin immediately became excited: "Old Dong, what do you think of the three of us? Should we cook 10 tables of dishes each, or should each of us cook a few dishes?"

"Let's follow the old rules. Each person will cook for 10 tables. If there are one or two extra tables, give them to Xiao Du. We won't compete with the young people."

Dong Yunxian smiled slightly and expressed his thoughts.

Liao Yongxin nodded, and the three of them started to get busy.

At noon, everyone entered the cafeteria one after another. At Liao Yongxin's command, the kitchen began to serve the dishes.

First, there are four cold dishes, [Cold Jellyfish Shreds], [Braised Beef], [Fuqi Fei Slices], [Garlic Cucumber], and two steamed dishes [Steamed Pork with Rice Flour] and [Steamed Cured Meat].

These dishes are all prepared in advance. For example, the steamed pork with rice flour has been steamed early in the morning and is cooked to the perfect temperature at this moment.

Du Shaojie, Liao Yongxin and Dong Yunxian started to heat up the pan, and then they cooked their own dishes.

[Green Beans and Shrimp], [Stir-fried Kidney], [Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin], [Braised Carp], [Boiled Beef] and other dishes were served on the table one after another, and the atmosphere of the banquet quickly reached its climax.

To be honest, it is rare for us to have the opportunity to eat so many delicious dishes.

Liao Yongxin, Dong Yunxian and Du Shaojie all had excellent skills, each with their own strengths. The three of them were on the same stage, and each of them tried their best. Otherwise, if they were outdone, it would be so embarrassing.

Everyone praised the food while eating. Zhai Yucheng was very curious and went around looking for people to drink with. He also tasted the dishes made by the three chefs, but he couldn't tell the difference.

In short, it is delicious. You can’t usually get such delicacy.

Zhai Yucheng returned to his original seat and told Chen Jizhou about his discovery: "Xiao Du is now amazing. I went to ask around. He, Master Liao, and Master Dong each cooked 10 tables of dishes. I just can't tell which one is better."

Chen Jizhou immediately laughed: "So, Xiao Du has really grown up. Even if his level is slightly lower than the two old comrades, he should be on the same level."

Even laymen could see the trick, and Liao Yongxin and Dong Yunxian were even more impressed.

Especially Dong Yunxian, even though he was with Du Shaojie every day, it was the first time he saw him show off his cooking skills without reservation. At this moment, he suddenly felt old, and a sense of "hero in his twilight years" surged in his heart. "Old Dong, don't fight with yourself, Xiao Du is a freak. Over the years, I have witnessed his growth with my own eyes. Not to mention you, even I sometimes have doubts about myself. Fortunately, there is only one freak like this, otherwise we would all be dead."

Liao Yongxin saw something from Dong Yunxian's face, so he pulled him away with a smile and went to drink.

Du Shaojie didn't understand what was going on, so he tidied up and went to eat.

The meal lasted until the afternoon and everyone was very satisfied. Du Shaojie, Liao Yongxin and Dong Yunxian also received countless praises and thanks.

"Master Dong, please chat with Master Liao for a while. I'm going back to the hotel now."

After Du Shaojie had his fill, he rode his bike back to the Chinese restaurant.

Huang Tingting and others didn't leave, so they had to help clean up the mess.

When Du Shaojie arrived at the Chinese restaurant's kitchen, he saw Wang Xuejun busy with a dark face. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Chef Wang, let me do it."

"Where's Master Dong?"

Wang Xuejun turned his head and saw Du Shaojie, and his expression eased a little.

"Master Dong will be back soon. Leave the dinner to me. You can go about your business."

Du Shaojie took over the preparations for dinner. Wang Xuejun nodded, turned and left the kitchen.

Later, someone told Du Shaojie what happened at noon, and Chef Wang took over as the head cook from Du Shaojie and Dong Yunxian. Although his cooking skills were a little rusty, nothing went wrong.

Du Shaojie smiled and did not comment.

Anyway, if he is asked to be the executive chef, he will definitely not do it. As a chef, you make a living by your skills, and you can never give up your skills, otherwise you will lose sight of the main thing.

When I got home from get off work, Xiaomei and Xiaoya immediately surrounded me and took out their final exam transcripts.

Xiaomei's total score ranked 39th in the whole grade, and Xiaoya's total score ranked 2nd in the whole grade. These two sisters are definitely academic masters, which makes Du Shaojie very proud.

"Brother, we are on winter vacation. However, our sophomore year will start early next semester."

The annual winter vacation is coming. Xiaoya seems very happy, but Xiaomei can't relax.

Xiaomei is going to take the college entrance examination this summer, and there is less than half a year left. Of course she is very nervous.

Du Shaojie felt that appropriate tension was necessary, and being too relaxed was not conducive to the big exam. Now he would order two bottles of milk every month, and there was never a shortage of eggs at home.

Every day I have to make sure each of my two younger sisters has a bottle of milk and two eggs. Forget about royal jelly and other things, I’m not sure if they are useful.

Every morning when he went out for a run, he would pick up the milk he ordered. It was not the milk packaged in cartons like in later generations, but milk packaged in glass bottles.

When I went to get milk every day, I had to return the empty bottle from the previous day.

"You all did well in the exam. I'll make you some pickled fish after I have some rest."

Du Shaojie's reward is simple and crude, which is to use delicious food as prizes.

The two sisters immediately became delighted. They were so happy that they could eat different delicacies again!
"Just spoil them! You two, stop arguing with your brother and let him rest for a while."

Seeing that her two daughters were making too much noise, Wang Yuxiu drove them directly into the house.

Du Shaojie smiled and shook his head, talked to Xiaomei and Xiaoya for a while, and then lay down to rest.

As usual, I took stock of today's gains. Although there were no new breakthroughs, I gained a lot of redemption points and time.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

【Level: First-class chef】

[Current works: Green beans and shrimp, stir-fried kidney, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, braised carp, boiled beef, fish-flavored shredded pork]

【Overall evaluation: up and down】

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (360 hours)]

[Rewards: Exchange points (36 points), simulation training time (360 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

[Exchange points: 1321 points\1350 points]

【Duration: 4380 hours\29376 hours】

"Xiao Jie, are you awake yet?"

At this time, Wang Yuxiu knocked on the door and walked in.

Du Shaojie put away the light curtain and stood up, "Mom, tell me what's going on."

Wang Yuxiu sat down on the stool and said, "The New Year is coming soon, and I want to live in the old house for a while. It's nothing special, just for the fun of it. After all, we have been neighbors for many years, and it's a good time to visit each other during the New Year."

Du Shaojie understood as soon as he heard it, Wang Yuxiu wanted to go to the old house to celebrate the New Year.

That yard was left by his father. In his mother's heart, that was her home, and the new house belonged to her son. When her son got married, the three of them would definitely move out.

"Okay, Xiaomei and the others are also on vacation, so I'll take some time to go back and clean up in the next two days."

Du Shaojie could understand his mother's feelings. The old house carried too many memories for her and she couldn't let it go.

(End of this chapter)