Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 5 Good guy!
"Ah? Chief Jiang, you are right. I accept the criticism. Please rest assured that I will strictly demand myself and work hard in the future and will never cause trouble to the leaders."

Du Shaojie came back to his senses and almost uttered the eight-character mantra: his attitude should be as correct as possible.

Jiang was stunned. He had prepared several excuses, but the boy gave in before he could use them.

So much the better!
Jiang Xianfa couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile: "Okay, remember what you said, and don't make mistakes next time. That's it, remember to go to work on time tomorrow, I'm leaving."

After completing the task, he just felt relaxed.

Jiang Xianfa immediately left, and Du Shaojie escorted him out of the yard.

"You haven't been to the hospital yet, have you? Remember to get a checkup. If you feel uncomfortable at work in the future, be sure to tell me, don't just keep it to yourself."

Jiang Xianfa turned around and said something, then rode away on his bicycle.

Du Shaojie smacked his lips, understanding the other party's subtext.

The other party told him not to confront Dai Tong head-on. If the work arranged by Dai Tong was unreasonable, he could just use physical reasons as an excuse to shirk his responsibilities.

"Good man!"

Du Shaojie secretly gave Deputy Section Chief Jiang a "good guy card" and then turned around and went back home.

Wang Yuxiu heard some words in the inner room and roughly understood the purpose of Section Chief Jiang's visit. She couldn't help feeling a little worried.

But she didn't ask anything, as she couldn't help her son, and asking too many questions would only make things worse.

At around six o'clock, Du Xiaomei and Du Xiaoya returned home from school.

Later, while the two sisters were playing shuttlecock in the yard, Du Shaojie started to busy himself in the kitchen.

He first took the mutton out of the basin, chopped it into large pieces and washed it several times, then cut the washed yellow radish into pieces with a rolling knife. Next, he prepared the ingredients, which were very simple, just a few pieces of scallion, a few slices of old ginger and a dozen peppercorns.

Put large pieces of bone-in lamb into a pot with cold water. After the water boils, skim off the foam and then pour in the scallion segments and Sichuan peppercorns.

The yellow radish can be added later, otherwise it will become mushy if cooked for too long.

The clear-boiled lamb in Xijiang does not contain any cooking wine or other seasonings, so you can just enjoy the delicious flavor of the lamb itself.

Du Shaojie closed the air door of the furnace, put a shovel of broken coal on the fire, and stewed the bones and meat in the pot slowly over low heat. After about an hour, add the yellow radish, and the whole process will be ready in no more than an hour and a half.

After walking out of the kitchen, the two sisters threw the shuttlecocks and ran over.

"Brother, is there anything delicious tonight?"

In fact, Du Xiaoya had been unable to bear it any longer. She had been peeking at the kitchen door, but was pulled aside by her sister.

I was playing shuttlecock in the yard in the cold weather, and all I was thinking about was what to eat in the evening.

Du Xiaomei's performance was slightly better, but she still couldn't help but ask a question.

"We'll have stewed mutton tonight, but it'll take a while to eat, so you guys can continue playing."

Du Shaojie naturally would not play shuttlecock with the two little kids. He then went into the house and poured a bowl of hot water from the stove.

Wang Yuxiu sat by the stove sewing insoles. She looked up at her son with a gentle look and said, "Your Section Chief Jiang is so polite. You brought something home. You can return the favor later when you have the chance."

She saw the mutton with bones in the kitchen only after Jiang Xianfa left, and subconsciously thought that he had brought it.

Du Shaojie was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and then he didn't understand it. He responded vaguely and went back to the house. When the time was almost up, he came to the kitchen again and poured the yellow radish into the pot.

When the yellow radish is thoroughly cooked, add an appropriate amount of salt and the dish is ready.

【Ding! 】

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

【Level: Apprentice (third year)】

[Current work: Lamb stew] [Overall rating: Very bad]

[Bonus: Current dish teaching materials]

[Reward: Salted duck eggs (1 kg)]

[Special Reward: None]

Du Shaojie was happy but also a little helpless when he saw that he had cooked another delicious dish.

Although he worked in the canteen, he didn't have many opportunities to cook. A dish of hot and sour potato shreds and a dish of clear-cooked mutton were basically the best he could cook, and nothing else was acceptable.

It seems that I need to find opportunities to practice more.

One kilogram of meat and bones is not much, but with the yellow radish and soup, it fills a large bowl. Du Xiaomei and Du Xiaoya praised their brother's cooking skills while eating, and they wished they could chew the bones and swallow them.

Du Shaojie himself enjoyed the meal very much. The stewed mutton was not smelly at all and was very delicious. The cooking time was just right, the mutton was soft but not boneless, and the taste was good.

"Brother, your cooking is still the best!"

Du Xiaomei was full and gave Du Shaojie a thumbs up.

Wang Yuxiu rolled her eyes. Was she saying that her cooking was not good? But to be honest, her cooking skills were not as good as her son's.

After dinner, Xiaomei took Xiaoya to clean up the mess, and Du Shaojie did not intervene.

He lay in the room, watching the teaching materials of [Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds] and [Clear-boiled Lamb] over and over again. Comparing the two dishes he made today, he discovered many problems with himself.

Du Shaojie engraved these questions in his mind, hoping to make progress next time he makes these two dishes.

Later, he went outside to use the toilet.

There is no bathroom in the house, and if you want to go to the bathroom, you have to go to the public toilet outside. This is the case with many houses these days. Without water supply and drainage, life is not comfortable at all.

After returning, Du Shaojie found a basket of salted duck eggs in his room.

This was naturally a previous reward. The distribution of the reward items seemed to be irregular, but it was well avoided from other people's sight. But if there were more rewards in the future, my family would definitely get suspicious, which would be a troublesome thing.

He stuffed the basket under the bed, then washed up quickly and got into bed.

The next day.

Du Shaojie got up early, cooked two salted duck eggs and placed them on the table in the main room, then rode his bicycle to work.

Breakfast is served in the cafeteria, so he arrives at work earlier than people in other departments.

Breakfast is not very varied, cornmeal porridge, steamed bread or white flour buns, pickled vegetables (lotus root, red tofu, spicy cabbage). Sometimes rice porridge is also provided, and generally it does not take too much time.

Most of the people who eat breakfast in the cafeteria are single employees. The company has dormitories, but it is not convenient to cook.

The day's work starts before dawn, but the cafeteria staff can rest for about an hour after breakfast.

"Du Shaojie, don't leave yet. Go to the vegetable cellar with Lao Cai and get some cabbage and potatoes."

Du Shaojie was also assigned a dormitory, a six-person room with three bunk beds. Although the conditions were not good, it was still suitable for taking a rest during the day.

He was about to leave the cafeteria when Dai Tong stopped him.

Old Cai's name was Cai Dequan, and he was in charge of the vegetable cellar. Usually, Old Cai and Dai Tong's nephew Dai Jianguo would move vegetables from the vegetable cellar, but today Dai Tong specifically asked Du Shaojie to do it.

Du Shaojie didn't expect that just one day after the incident, Dai Tong started to make things difficult for him again.

He thought about it and decided not to pretend to be sick. He wanted to see what the other party was up to.

(End of this chapter)