Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 98 Dumplings on the way out

The benchmark for a level three chef is a level three worker. After reclassification, his basic monthly salary is 48 yuan, plus allowances and subsidies, his total income is 51.79 yuan.

Compared with the past, there has been a tremendous change in income.

"No wonder you look so happy. It turns out you've already completed the reclassification. Don't leave yet. Let's have a few drinks after get off work to celebrate."

After coming out of the office building, Du Shaojie went to find Liao Yongxin.

Liao Yongxin knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, and he was also sighing at the other party's hard work and good luck. Without hard work, how could he get the third-level chef certificate? Similarly, if he was not lucky, the exam would still not be held this year, and everything would be in vain.

He asked Du Shaojie to wait for a while and he could go home after cooking.

Du Shaojie nodded and sat down in the corner of the cafeteria. He was free anyway, so he subconsciously flipped through various materials and immersed himself in them unconsciously.

"Xiao Du, let's go."

It was not until Liao Yongxin came and called him that he woke up from his dream and followed him home.

"Hey, thanks to the farm, I just happen to have some fresh vegetables here. In addition, there are beef and mutton. Don't you want to learn how to make hot pot base? Then let's eat hot pot today."

After Liao Yongxin finished speaking, he began to prepare.

While some of the ingredients were thawing, he dug out a copper hot pot, washed it, lit a fire in the hearth, and then went out to shovel back a dustpan of anthracite.

The next step is to wash and cut the vegetables, and prepare various spices and condiments.

The kitchen at home was small, and Du Shaojie couldn't help, so he simply stood at the kitchen door and talked to Liao Yongxin.

After all the preparations were done, Liao Yongxin first poured the anthracite into the furnace, and then began to stir-fry the hot pot base.

"I just happened to get some butter these two days, and I said I would teach you how to make hot pot base when I have time, but you came today. The hot pot base is very simple to make, the key is the recipe."

Liao Yongxin did not hide anything and directly disclosed the varieties and proportions of various spices and condiments.

Du Shaojie memorized it carefully in his mind, and then watched the other party's production process intently.

Liao Yongxin waited until the hot pot soup base was ready before picking up some red-hot anthracite from the furnace and putting it into the bottom of the copper pot. Then he poured the hot pot soup base into the copper pot and motioned Du Shaojie to take it away.

Then he mixed some dipping sauce and took it into the house.

There were some vegetables, frozen tofu, lamb slices and beef slices on the table. The variety was not very rich, but it was very good at the moment.

The soup in the copper pot began to bubble, and Liao Yongxin walked into the inner room and took out a bottle of wine.

"You are in for a treat, this is great wine!"

Du Shaojie waited until the soup was boiled and then put some ingredients into it, all of which were durable.

When he looked up, he saw the label on the bottle, and his eyes lit up. Liao Yongxin was not bragging, he was holding a bottle of Moutai, which was definitely a good wine.

The current price of this wine is 8 yuan (a bottle). Not only is it supplied with tickets, but it is also not easy to buy.

Liao Yongxin opened the bottle cap, poured two full glasses, and pushed one of the glasses in front of Du Shaojie. Then, the two began to eat, and waited until they had a little food in their stomachs before they started drinking.

"Lin Zuo will be going to Laolonghe Farm after the New Year. After the separation of coal and electricity, this guy didn't get any official position, but at least he stayed in the Electric Power Industry Bureau."

Once the conversation started, the two chatted about everything under the sun. No matter what Liao Yongxin said, Du Shaojie could always respond with the right remarks.

Before they knew it, most of the food and half a bottle of wine had gone into their stomachs.

The topic turned to the unit, and Liao Yongxin suddenly mentioned Lin Zuo.

Lin Zuo is Wu Mingde's lackey, this is the consensus of most people in the unit. This guy has no bottom line, is good at playing tricks on people, and has a very bad reputation.

At that time, Chen Jizhou was so sick on the farm, but Lin Zuo refused to let him go back to the city for treatment.

If Du Shaojie had not shouldered the pressure and sent Chen Jizhou back to the city with the help of Chu Xiaowei and others, Chen Jizhou might have died long ago.

"A villain is successful! What can he do on the farm?"

Du Shaojie and Lin Zuo don't get along and get angry when they hear each other's names.

"What else can he do? He can't be a farm worker, right? If he becomes the deputy farm manager, Old Zhao will have a headache. And you, that son of a bitch Lin Zuo has always been holding a grudge against you."

Liao Yongxin also looked down on Lin Zuo, and his tone was full of contempt when he mentioned him.

But the villain was difficult to deal with, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried about Du Shaojie.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. There will always be a way."

I was actually quite happy today, but I felt a little upset when I heard about this.

But Du Shaojie couldn't influence the decision of the bureau, so he had to put aside his thoughts on this bad thing for the time being.

Liao Yongxin immediately changed the subject, and after they had eaten and drunk their fill, Du Shaojie said goodbye and left.

In the following period, Xijiang Hotel hosted another meeting. Du Shaojie was busy all day long. According to Cao Dachuan's request, he gave the opportunity to cook to others and took turns helping at the chopping board, water table, and cooking table.

The day after the meeting, Cao Dachuan announced a piece of news:
"Comrade Du Shaojie is about to leave our hotel due to work needs. During his work at the hotel, he was diligent and hardworking, and his professional ability was outstanding, which is worthy of everyone's learning." Cao Dachuan is very good at dealing with people, and he gave Du Shaojie one compliment after another.

It's a favor to do someone a favor. No matter how many nice things you say, it doesn't cost you a penny. Why not do it?

"Before get off work ends tonight, we will hold a small dinner party inside the restaurant to see Comrade Du Shaojie off."

Finally, Cao Dachuan talked about the arrangements for tonight's dinner.

The dishes are prepared by Zhong Fuxiang himself, and he will also participate in the meal, which is considered to be giving Du Shaojie enough face.

"Thank you Manager Cao and Master Zhong for taking care of me for so long, and thank you all for your help! There's nothing much to say, I won't go home until I'm drunk tonight!"

The polite words were spoken very nicely, but unexpectedly, when the dinner came, Du Shaojie was completely stunned.

The young men, led by Dong Jun, and the old chefs, led by Zhong Dexiang, tried all kinds of ways to get him drunk. As the saying goes, the boast you made backfired on you.

He couldn't remember how much he drank that night, but he was completely drunk.

I woke up in the middle of the night and found myself sleeping in my bed at home. I turned on the light and saw a basin next to the bed, perhaps prepared for him in case he vomited at night.

"My head hurts! I will never drink like this again."

Enduring the headache, he got up and drank a cup of hot water, only then did he feel a little better.

I went back and lay down on the bed, and soon fell asleep again. I slept until ten o'clock in the morning.

"Xiao Jie, don't drink so much next time. It was a few of your colleagues who sent you back last night. The leader was named Dong, and I don't remember the others."

When Wang Yuxiu saw her son coming out of the room, she couldn't help but go up to him and scold him.

She was really scared last night. Her son couldn't even speak complete sentences and just smiled foolishly.

Afraid that Du Shaojie would vomit, Wang Yuxiu got up several times at night. Only when she saw that he was sleeping soundly did she put her worries aside.

"Yeah, I got it. I had no choice yesterday because my colleagues were seeing me off and I had to drink the toasts. Don't worry, Mom. I will try to drink less in the future. I'll take a day off today and go back to the farm tomorrow."

Du Shaojie could feel his mother's concern, so he did not argue but acted like a "good boy".

This made Wang Yuxiu feel awkward, but when she heard that her son was about to return to the farm, her face slowly darkened. During this period of time, her son had been around, and the family had a backbone. Even Xiaomei and Xiaoya were much more cheerful than before.

Now her son has to go back to work on the farm and she can only see him once a month, which makes her feel unhappy.

"Then you can take a rest today. I'll go buy some meat and we'll make dumplings."

Wang Yuxiu composed herself and prepared to go out.

Du Shaojie stopped her and said, "Don't worry, Mom, let me ask you, did they say anything else when they sent me back?"

"Look at my memory! They also brought a bag of snacks, a few kilograms of mutton and two chickens, and told me to tell you that this is a little gift from everyone, and you must accept it."

Wang Yuxiu slapped her forehead. If Du Shaojie hadn’t asked her, she would have almost forgotten about it.

Du Shaojie smiled slightly. This little thing was actually specially approved by Cao Dachuan. The so-called "little thought" from everyone was just a cover-up.

He felt that after staying in Xijiang Hotel for such a long time, he was generally in a good mood.

Zhong Fuxiang, Cao Dachuan, and even Dong Jun all left a deep impression on him. Now that he was leaving suddenly, to be honest, he was a little reluctant to leave.

I had a quick bite at noon and dumplings stuffed with cabbage and pork at night.

Du Shaojie rolled the dough, and the family sat together, talking and making dumplings, enjoying themselves. Now even Xiaoya has learned this skill, as expected of having a brother who is a chef, so the family has a long tradition of learning.

"The dumplings that go out are the noodles that come back home. Your brother will be going back to the farm tomorrow."

The dumplings were wrapped quickly. Wang Xiuyu went to the kitchen to cook them and brought them in. The family then started eating.

When Xiaoya heard that her brother was leaving again, she almost cried. Xiaomei's eyes were also a little red. How nice it would be if her brother continued to work at Xijiang Hotel? She could see him every day.

"No need to be like that. I'm not going too far, just a hundred or so kilometers away. I can come back at least once a month. Xiaomei, Xiaoya, I'll make hot pot for you next time I come back, okay?"

Du Shaojie couldn't stand this and quickly changed the subject.

When Xiaoya heard that there was something delicious to eat, she burst into joy and accidentally blew a big bubble out of her nose.

Xiaomei also laughed, and quickly tore off a piece of toilet paper and handed it to her sister, asking her to wipe her nose quickly, it was so embarrassing.

After dinner.

Du Shaojie went to the kitchen to cook four [Dezhou Braised Chickens]. The two extra chickens were brought back when he went to buy meat. They were actually stock in the storage space.

After it’s done, the roast chicken is soaked in the soup bucket and will be very tasty by tomorrow.

Then, he went to bed early, rushed to the bureau early in the morning, and took the bus to Laolonghe Farm.

After many twists and turns, Du Shaojie returned to this land. He has a special feeling for this place. Although it is poor and remote, it is his "paradise" away from the entanglement of right and wrong.

(End of this chapter)