Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 78 There is a response
After a quick lunch, Du Shaojie went out in the afternoon. When he came back, there was a barbecue stove in the yard and a bag of food in the kitchen.

"Why are you eating roasted lamb for no reason? Is it Xiaoya who is pestering you to eat it?"

Seeing her son busying around, Wang Yuxiu came out of the house to help.

She complained casually while cleaning the barbecue stove. We had just eaten braised venison yesterday, and today we have to eat barbecue again. Even if both parents are working, they can't afford such a hassle.

"Mom, please don't wrongly accuse Xiaoya. This matter has nothing to do with her. What I brought back yesterday were the remaining ingredients. This little bit of mutton today is her thank you."

Du Shaojie responded to his mother's complaint with a smile, and Wang Yuxiu stopped talking.

Although it is a bit cold in this season, the food should not be stored for too long. Since it is something my son brought back with his own ability, there is really nothing to say.

In fact, what Du Shaojie said was half true and half false. At least the mutton had nothing to do with his helping in the kitchen yesterday.

There was still a lot of boneless mutton left as a reward, and he only took out a small part of it.

To be honest, Du Shaojie has no shortage of meat now, and there is still some in the storage space. It's just that he is far away on the farm and can only come back once a month at most, and these things cannot be preserved at home.

It will be fine when the coldest days of winter arrive. Any meat will be frozen hard if left outside.

evening.

Du Shaojie prepared a barbecue at home, including roasted lamb, roasted chicken legs and roasted chicken wings. The two sisters ate until their bellies were full and kept flattering their brother.

Wang Yuxiu was very happy to see this scene. Her health has improved somewhat this year. Although she still cannot do heavy work, she has no problem sewing, mending, washing and cleaning.

"Mom, I'll take you to the hospital next time I come back. You should also take good care of your body. The codonopsis and red dates I brought back can be used to make soup, which is good for you."

The family sat together in the yard, the charcoal fire in the barbecue grill was red and still emitting heat.

Du Shaojie brought up the old matter again and planned to take Wang Yuxiu to the hospital for a check-up in order to completely cure the disease.

"It's an old problem. There's nothing to see. It's a waste of money. As for the codonopsis and red dates you brought back, I will eat them. Don't worry."

The main reason why Wang Yuxiu was unwilling to go to the hospital was that she was afraid of spending money. The whole family depended on Du Shaojie's salary to make a living, and life was tight. How could she have the spare money to spend in the hospital?

Besides, she felt that her health had improved a lot this year. If she took some more care of herself, maybe she would feel better by next year.

Du Shaojie sighed secretly. He had mentioned to Wang Yuxiu more than once that he wanted to take her to see a doctor, but was always rejected by her mother.

He has no worries about food and drink now, but he doesn't have much spare money. He has good cooking skills and a growing amount of ingredients, but he can't cash them in. What else can he do?
He doesn't even think highly of the small amounts of money he gets from trading on the black market, and he doesn't think it's worth the risk.

After all, as long as we can get through these two years, everything will be fine.

Afterwards, Du Shaojie and Xiaomei cleaned up the mess, returned the borrowed barbecue grill, and rode their bikes to Liao Yongxin's house.

"Xiao Du, you've come just in time. There's a response from Director Cai. She has already told Director Luo about your childhood friend's family situation, and Director Luo agreed to ask about it. Don't worry, Director Luo won't easily agree to such things. Since he has agreed, there's no problem."

Liao Yongxin had just returned home not long ago, and things went smoothly. Director Luo agreed to help.

"That's great. I'll let my childhood friend thank Director Luo later."

Du Shaojie was overjoyed and couldn't help but bow to Liao Yongxin repeatedly.

"Don't be so naughty, kid. Remember to come back for the National Day. Director Luo is going to host a banquet at home, and he specifically asked you and me to take care of it. Is that okay?"

Liao Yongxin curled his lips and got down to business.

"No problem, absolutely no problem. Master Liao, if there is anything in the future, I will let my childhood friend Su Dapeng contact you directly. I will be returning to the farm tomorrow, so it will be inconvenient for me to contact anyone."

"Okay, ask him to find time to come to the cafeteria to see me later."

"Yes, Master Liao, you should rest early. I'm leaving first."

Du Shaojie didn't stay long. After leaving Liao Yongxin's house, he rode his bike directly to find Su Dapeng.

He explained the situation in person and asked Su Dapeng to contact Liao Yongxin as soon as possible.

Du Shaojie didn't guarantee whether the matter would succeed or not, and he couldn't help with the follow-up matters. He had already tried his best. After coming out of Su Dapeng, Du Shaojie hesitated for a moment, and seeing that it was late, he finally didn't go to find Qi Yan.

Early Monday morning, he took the bus back to the farm.

"Master Du, you came back at a good time. We made soup and rice for lunch. Would you like to have a bowl first?"

When we walked into the cafeteria, Qin Xiaomei and Li Guixiang had already prepared lunch.

Li Guixiang pushed a large bowl of soup and rice to the window, looked up and saw Du Shaojie, then waved with a smile.

Du Shaojie was not polite either. It was a bit cold today, and eating a big bowl of hot soup and rice would definitely make him feel comfortable.

So, Li Guixiang made him a bowl of soup and rice, and he found a table and sat down to eat. It's true that the soup and rice made by Li Guixiang and Qin Xiaomei were quite delicious. Although there was not much mutton, it was very fragrant.

Under Du Shaojie's influence, the two of them have improved their cooking skills.

Soon, employees who were having lunch came in in groups of two or three.

Wang Liwen prepared the meal and sat directly opposite him.

"Master Du, when did you come back?"

"I just arrived a short while ago, just in time for dinner."

"While you're away for a few days, I'll help you wash the sheets. After dinner, I'll go to your place and sew the quilt cover on."

Wang Liwen knew where Du Shaojie hid the key to the house, so it was very convenient for him to go in and out.

Du Shaojie is now used to this kind of thing. Except for his underwear and socks, almost all his clothes and sheets are washed by Wang Liwen.

After dinner, the two left the cafeteria together and went to Du Shaojie's residence.

"I have applied for family leave and will leave before National Day."

Wang Liwen said as she sewed a quilt.

Her family is not in the local area, so it is not easy for her to go back to visit her parents. She only gets home leave once every four years, and this is the first time she has enjoyed this benefit.

"I'm going home for National Day, too. I can take you to the train station then."

Du Shaojie remembered what Liao Yongxin had told him and felt that he could go together with him.

Wang Liwen nodded, quickly sewed the quilt, and went home to take a nap.

Du Shaojie was not sleepy. He lay on the bed which smelled of sunshine and entered the simulated training scene.

【Simulation Training (Intermediate)】

【Duration: 220 hours\510 hours】

【Please select training content】

Du Shaojie checked the content catalog and finally chose the dish "Sweet and Sour Carp" for simulation training.

In real life, he has made [Sweet and Sour Carp] and received an overall rating of "Very Poor". He thinks that he can't always make [Dry-fried Fish], and the quality of various fish dishes should be improved.

In the following two days, he practiced making this dish, Sweet and Sour Carp, whenever he had free time, which took him a total of 23 hours. He finally received a simulated evaluation of "medium to low".

【Duration: 197 hours\510 hours】

There are still 197 hours left, and the next dish he plans to make is a classic Shandong cuisine, [Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallions].

He had wanted to practice this dish before, but because it was difficult to obtain the ingredients in real life, he eventually gave up. But now is different, Director Luo specifically asked him and Liao Yongxin to cook at his home during the National Day holiday, and he felt that he should make some preparations.

(End of this chapter)