Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 53 Eat Well, Drink Well

Du Shaojie was not very surprised. With his decades of experience, he knew very well that the separation of the family was a matter of time.

The ones who really need to worry are the bosses and administrative staff. Most of the ordinary employees will be divided according to departments (majors), and they will continue to do what they did before.

As for the logistics personnel, they have to leave it to fate, there is basically no choice.

"What about our farm? We can't just split it in half, can we?"

Li Guixiang doesn't really care about this matter, she just loves gossip.

"I heard it was given to the Electric Power Industry Bureau, but I don't know the details."

After Qin Xiaomei finished speaking, she turned around and went to fetch water again.

Li Guixiang curled her lips and took advantage of the short break after breakfast to run to the field office to continue to inquire about the news.

Du Shaojie and Wang Liwen looked at each other, and neither of them mentioned the matter again. One of them was sent down to the farm, and the other was still training in the labor study group, so it was useless to have any ideas.

It's Sunday in a blink of an eye.

Du Shaojie took his kitchen knife and went to the next door regiment with Zhao Dajun.

Zhao Dajun came to the banquet as a guest, while Du Shaojie, as the chef today, had to be busy for a long time.

Lu Yiming is an open-minded person. He found four people to help Du Shaojie, which reduced a lot of his workload.

Then Du Shaojie assigned the tasks and everyone started to get busy around him.

"Old Lu, why did you find such a young master? Is he capable? Don't mess it up."

Lu Yiming's old friend looked at Du Shaojie's youth and couldn't help but mutter something.

Du Shaojie is very famous on the farm, but that's all. Not everyone around him knows him.

Lu Yiming asked Du Shaojie to be the chef because he had eaten the dishes cooked by Du Shaojie at Laolonghe Farm and Zhao Dajun strongly recommended it.

"Don't look down on me just because I'm young. I'm telling you, I'm a pretty good cook."

Hearing Lu Yiming say this, the old friend stopped talking, but the doubts in his heart did not subside.

Du Shaojie concentrated on doing his own thing, as if any disturbance in the outside world would not affect him.

Time passed slowly, he straightened up and breathed a sigh of relief, all the preparations were done. After a short break, he planned to prepare the four cold dishes first, and then just wait to stir-fry the hot dishes.

He took a sip of water and then walked around for a while.

After coming back, he took a few washed yellow and green radishes and started carving.

Today is a wedding banquet, and to highlight the festive atmosphere, he carved a set of rich peonies, which will be used in the presentation of cold dishes later.

Then he began to make the cold dish, taking great pains to do so.

"Master Du, the food is ready."

After the host greeted him, Du Shaojie asked the helpers to take the cold dishes away.

There were four cold dishes on each table, and as soon as the dishes came out, there was a burst of whispers.

"Look at the cold dishes they made. I've never seen anything like it. It's so beautiful!"

"Come on, don't just look at it, use your chopsticks. It tastes good, too."

Du Shaojie put a lot of effort into the presentation of the dishes today, which is not common in ordinary banquets. With his excellent carving skills and just the right seasoning, the four cold dishes conquered the guests as soon as they appeared.

[Hand-Pulled Meat] has been stewed in advance and is ready to be served at this time.

This is the first hot dish, and it is also a dish that is very popular among the local people.

Next, he started to stir-fry the sweet and sour pork.

The tenderloin has been fried. Fry the sweet and sour sauce in the pan. Stir-fry a few times so that the tenderloin is evenly coated with the sauce, then you can remove from the pan and serve.

The second dish, [Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin] was immediately served.

Du Shaojie started to cook the [Big Plate Chicken] at this time, which needed to be stewed for a while. Taking advantage of this gap, he made the [Dry Braised Carp], and the third dish, the fish dish, was served.

The bride and groom began to toast. All the guests at Lu Yiming's table were important guests.

When the fish dish came up, everyone had to drink the "fish head and fish tail wine" first. After putting down the wine glasses, Lu Yiming warmly invited everyone to eat the dishes.

"Yiming, where did you invite this master chef from? This [Dry-fried Carp] is very authentic. I haven't eaten such delicious dry-fried fish in several years."

Everyone started to pick up their chopsticks. A man in his fifties tasted the [Dry-fried Carp] and couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise.

He then looked at Lu Yiming and said with emotion.

"Old leader, if you like it, eat more. The person I invited today is Master Du from Laolonghe Farm. Master Du is young, but he has superb skills. I hope everyone can eat well."

Lu Yiming laughed and introduced Du Shaojie's identity.

The guests at the table all thought that today's dishes were extraordinary and comparable to those prepared by the chefs at state-owned restaurants. The dishes had not yet been served, so everyone was looking forward to the dishes that were to come.

"It's not easy for a young man to have such a skill! Yiming, please introduce this Master Du to me later. I want to meet him."

When the old leader heard about Laolonghe Farm, he couldn't help but be moved.

Then he said something casually while eating.

"That's no problem! I really didn't expect you to come today. Old leader, I salute you!"

Lu Yiming didn't take it seriously. He stood up, picked up the wine glass, and drank it in one gulp.

The old leader also drank the wine in the glass, then waved his hand to signal the other party to sit down and not stand up to toast at every turn.

Afterwards, [Big Plate Chicken], [Braised Eggplant with Tiger Skin Spicy Sauce] and [Caramel Apple] were served one after another. Everyone tasted them one by one, and several people were immediately fascinated by the flavor of [Big Plate Chicken].

"Old leader, the dishes today are a little small, please don't mind."

The conditions in the regiment are like this, and Lu Yiming has done his best to arrange his nephew's marriage.

In fact, although the dishes are not rich, the portion of each dish is sufficient.

"Yiming, I don't like what you said. When the regiment was first established, we lived in dugouts and were very happy to have a hot meal. Now that conditions are better, we have learned to compare with others? This idea is not good."

Today is someone's wedding banquet, the old leader said this in a low voice and stopped there.

Lu Yiming didn't take it seriously. As a soldier under his old leader, he had been scolded a lot in the past.

"Director Lu, old leader, this big plate of chicken is delicious, you should eat more."

Some people spoke highly of the [Big Plate Chicken], but the old leader still prefers the [Dry-fried Fish].

But in general, everyone spoke highly of the dishes. The color, aroma and taste were impeccable, and every guest enjoyed the meal very much.

Du Shaojie finished his work and then had lunch with the people who helped with the chores.

Just as I was about to say goodbye to Lu Yiming, I saw Lu Yiming and a man in his late 50s walking towards me.

"Master Du, this is my old leader. Old leader, this is Du Shaojie."

Lu Yiming introduced both parties and then took a step back.

The old leader looked at Du Shaojie with a smile and said, "Master Du, your craftsmanship is really good. My name is Huang Yicheng, you can just call me Old Huang."

"Thank you for your compliment, old leader. I still have to work hard."

Du Shaojie wasn't sure what his old leader did, so he had to be polite.

"Then I won't bother you any more. Goodbye, Master Xiao Du."

Huang Yicheng came over and greeted Du Shaojie, then turned and left, leaving Lu Yiming confused.

He thought that the old leader wanted to meet Du Shaojie, and the two would probably chat for a while when they met, but who knew that this would be the result.

(End of this chapter)