Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 63: First-class Worker (Seeking follow-up reading)

After becoming a regular employee, Du Shaojie became a first-class worker with a basic salary of 28 yuan per month. With allowances and subsidies, the total was 30.88 yuan, 11 yuan more than when he was an apprentice.

This is a great event for the family. The four members of the family depend on his salary to make a living. With more money, their lives will be a little easier.

"Oh, it's all my fault for being useless. Fortunately I have you."

Wang Yuxiu started to cry as she spoke, but she was very happy in her heart.

This family has shown obvious improvement since this year. Her son is capable and she is also beaming with joy.

"You're fine, why are you crying? Don't cry, our life will definitely get better and better in the future."

Du Shaojie quickly comforted his mother. He was not used to such scenes and felt a little upset.

"Well, don't cry, I'm happy."

Wang Yuxiu wiped away her tears and then started laughing.

After the two sisters finished washing the dishes, Du Shaojie was pestered by them and insisted on listening to their stories.

So he racked his brains and remembered a very popular story, "A Pair of Embroidered Shoes". Nowadays, there is almost no entertainment life. It is better in the city, but in remote places like farms, there is nothing to do after dark.

Privately, people would pass on some stories by word of mouth, including "A Pair of Embroidered Shoes", "Room 303", etc.

The plots of these stories are fascinating and full of ups and downs, but they do not involve sensitive issues, and have become a form of entertainment for people after dinner.

He had just finished giving an introduction when he heard someone outside shouting, "Master Du, are you home?"

Du Shaojie ran to open the door and saw that it was Qin Xiaomei, Chu Xiaowei and his wife, and Wang Liwen who came.

When they heard that Du Shaojie's family had come to the farm, they made an appointment to come and see Wang Yuxiu.

After the three of them entered the house and sat down, Qin Xiaomei, Wang Liwen and Wang Yuxiu started chatting about family matters, while Chu Xiaowei and Du Shaojie chatted casually, which made Xiaomei and Xiaoya very anxious.

But they were all very sensible and would not urge their brother in front of the guests, they just seemed a little restless.

"Master Du, are we here at the wrong time?"

Wang Liwen was observant and noticed the strangeness of the two little girls, so she asked a question.

"What are you talking about? I welcome you whenever you come. I was just telling a story to my two sisters, and then you guys arrived, and they are waiting to hear the rest of the story."

Du Shaojie glared at Xiaomei and Xiaoya, then quickly explained.

Xiaomei and Xiaoya smiled awkwardly and didn't want to listen to the story anymore.

"What's the story? Go on and let us listen."

Qin Xiaomei immediately became interested and urged Du Shaojie to continue.

Wang Liwen and Chu Xiaowei also echoed him. Du Shaojie organized his thoughts and continued to tell the story.

This story originated from a novel written by a writer in 1958, Behind the Vast Night, which reflects the struggle against enemy agents in the newly established period of the country. Although it has not been published publicly, its manuscripts have been circulated in many places.

Later, through word of mouth among the people, the name was changed to "A Pair of Embroidered Shoes".

The book was published in 1979 and adapted into a film in 1980 (title: The Fog in the City), which was a huge success.

Therefore, although Du Shaojie only spoke the beginning, he had already captured everyone's hearts.

Time passed by, and no one felt sleepy. But Du Shaojie couldn't stand it anymore, so he said, "Let's stop here today, and continue tomorrow when we have time."

Chu Xiaowei and his wife, and Wang Liwen then realized that it was already very late, and they stood up and said goodbye with reluctance.

Xiaomei and Xiaoya were fascinated by the story before, but now they were very scared and insisted on sleeping with Wang Yuxiu. Wang Yuxiu had no choice but to agree to her two daughters, and then the three of them hurried to wash up.

Du Shaojie walked into the room, lay on the bed, and opened the light curtain.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: First-class worker] [Current work: Beef stew] [Overall evaluation: Medium to low]

[Current work: Mapo Tofu] [Overall evaluation: medium to low]

[Bonus: Food Identification Encyclopedia (VI) (VII)]

[Rewards: Hairtail (3 kg), bacon (3 kg), simulation training time (60 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

As expected, both the Beef Stew and Mapo Tofu received an overall rating of “average to low”.

Du Shaojie has already become very proficient in the simulated training. His experience and muscle memory can be brought into reality, so there is almost no possibility of failure in making these two dishes.

【Duration: 160 hours\330 hours】

There are still 160 hours of simulation training left, and he plans to work hard in the near future to complete the next stage of achievements.

As long as 10 dishes receive a comprehensive evaluation of "low to medium" or above, a special reward will be triggered. At that time, the [Simulation Training (Intermediate)] function will be enabled, and there will be on-site guidance from a top chef during the training.

At present, 8 dishes have received an overall evaluation of "medium to low".

They are: [Spicy and Sour Shredded Potato], [Big Plate Chicken], [Braised Pork], [Kung Pao Chicken], [Mapo Tofu], [Caramel Potato (Apple)], [Dry-Braised Carp], and [Beef Stew].

Next, find an opportunity to add the last two dishes, and you’ll be done.

The next day.

Du Shaojie was busy for the whole morning. After cooking the dishes, he made some steamed buns and returned to his residence.

Wang Yuxiu and Xiaomei had already prepared the ingredients and condiments, and they could start eating as soon as he got back and fried them.

There were only three dishes for lunch: braised eggplant, stir-fried bamboo shoots, and stir-fried bacon with green peppers. The bacon was kept in the kitchen by Du Shaojie, and he only took out a small portion of the 3 kilograms of bacon and ate it after that.

"time to eat"

Du Shaojie quickly prepared three dishes, and then the family sat together and started lunch.

Halfway through the meal, I heard someone knocking on the door.

When he went out, he saw that Chu Xiaowei and his wife, and Wang Liwen had come one after another.

"Are you still eating? Master Du, you guys eat first, we'll sit in the yard for a while."

Chu Xiaowei laughed, and they wanted to take advantage of the lunch break to listen to Du Shaojie continue talking about "A Pair of Embroidered Shoes".

Du Shaojie didn't care about them. After returning to the house, he finished his meal in a few bites, then boiled a pot of brick tea and brought it to the yard. It was a little cool in the morning and evening, but it was still very hot at noon. It was actually very comfortable to sit in the yard.

There was a stone table and stools under the grape trellis. Du Shaojie chatted with them for a while. After Wang Yuxiu and Xiaomei cleaned up the mess, they brought Xiaoya over.

Du Shaojie was a little amused and helpless. If it weren't for his two younger sisters yesterday, he wouldn't have told any stories.

Now, even Chu Xiaowei, Qin Xiaomei and Dr. Wang were fascinated by the story, so even if he wanted to be lazy, he couldn't do it.

"Let's continue with what we said last night."

Du Shaojie did not answer perfunctorily, but told the story in a vivid and emotional manner.

The courtyard door was open and everyone was listening attentively, so no one noticed Zhao Dajun walking in quietly.

In fact, Zhao Dajun had been there for quite a while. He heard Du Shaojie telling a story outside the door. He listened quietly for a while, but unexpectedly, he was also deeply attracted by the plot.

When it was almost time for work in the afternoon, Du Shaojie stopped talking: "Let's stop here for now and continue in the evening."

Chu Xiaowei sighed with a little regret, stood up and looked up, and saw Zhao Dajun standing not far away.

"Captain, when did you come?"

(End of this chapter)