Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Two hours after He Yuzhu left the chef grade examination room near the water plant, all those who were going to take the exam had completed it. Most of them passed the assessment to become a level 2 chef, a small number passed the assessment to become a level 8 chef, and one person who took the exam out of a try failed to pass the assessment to become a level 7 chef and had to go back to continue being an apprentice.

As the leader of the Red Star Steel Mill, Qian Dafei got the transcripts of the candidates from the examination staff. After getting the transcripts, Qian Dafei immediately checked He Yuzhu's score. The first line on the transcript was He Yuzhu's name, and the grade was written as a first-class chef. Qian Dafei thought he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes and looked again. This time he was sure that he was a first-class chef. Qian Dafei took a deep breath and invisibly contributed one billionth of a percent to the warming of the climate on Blue Star.

Qian Dafei walked out of the examination room with the transcript, and sighed as he walked: "He has always known that He Yuzhu's cooking skills are good, but he didn't expect it to be so good. He got the first-class chef certificate at the age of 21. Could it be that He Yuzhu has been learning to cook since his mother's womb? He Yuzhu's cooking talent is simply terrifying. It's a pity that he is now a cadre. The main business of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is steel rolling, not cooking. This first-class chef certificate has no meaning for his cadre status. The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill will not even publicize it. As long as the leaders are stupid, no factory will publicize that a first-class chef has emerged in their factory. It's okay not to publicize it, but if it is publicized and let the superiors know, it will definitely be a disaster."

The canteen workers who were gathered at the entrance of the examination room saw Qian Dafei coming out of the examination room holding a piece of paper. They immediately surrounded him and asked, "Secretary Qian, are you holding our transcripts? How did we do in the exam?"

Qian Dafei smiled and said, "Congratulations, everyone. All those who took the test have passed the Level 8 Chef test. You can start getting the salary of a Level 8 Chef from this month."

All the canteen workers cheered when they heard the good news. Qian Dafei stood aside and watched the cheering canteen workers quietly. After the workers had expressed their joy and calmed down, Qian Dafei said, "Since everyone is happy, let's go back to the factory."

Fang Erwa in the crowd suddenly asked, "Secretary Qian, how did Deputy Director He do in the exam?"

After hearing Fang Erwa's words, all the canteen workers instantly focused their attention on Qian Dafei, expecting Qian Dafei to give the answer.

Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Qian Dafei could only bite the bullet and said helplessly: "Deputy Director He, I passed the first-level chef exam." Originally, if the workers in the cafeteria didn't ask, Qian Dafei planned to secretly tell He Yuzhu after returning. After all, it would be of no use to He Yuzhu to pass a higher level exam. He could neither get a salary increase nor a promotion.

The workers in the cafeteria were very calm after hearing that He Yuzhu passed the first-level chef exam. No one was as shocked as Qian Dafei when he saw that He Yuzhu passed the first-level chef exam. Qian Dafei couldn't help but ask curiously, "How come you are so calm after hearing that Deputy Director He passed the first-level chef exam? You don't even look surprised at all?"

Fang Erwa explained, "Secretary Qian, when we entered the canteen of the steel mill, Deputy Director He was the canteen director at that time. We all learned how to cook big pot dishes from him. Deputy Director He simply taught us a few simple things, and we passed the eighth-level chef exam. You can imagine how good Deputy Director He's cooking skills must be. So we thought from the bottom of our hearts that Deputy Director He should be at the level of a first-level chef. We would feel strange if Deputy Director He didn't pass the exam."

Qian Dafei understood immediately after hearing Fang Erwa's explanation. Because he couldn't cook, he had no idea how good He Yuzhu's cooking skills were. The group of people in front of him had worked in the cafeteria with He Yuzhu for a long time.

Fang Erwa then asked, "Secretary Qian, Deputy Director He passed the first-class chef exam. Will his salary increase?"

After listening to this, Officer Qian smiled and said, "Fang Erwa, you think too much. You get what you deserve. Even if Deputy Director He passes the first-class chef exam, his salary won't increase by a penny, because he is now a cadre, not a cook in the cafeteria."

Fang Erwa said with a depressed look on his face, "Then Deputy Director He's first-class chef qualification exam was in vain."

Everyone burst into laughter after hearing Fang Erwa's words.

After Qian Dafei and the canteen workers returned to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill from the examination room, he immediately went to the logistics office to find He Yuzhu. Qian Dafei said to He Yuzhu with a happy face: "Deputy Director He, congratulations, you passed the first-level chef exam."

He Yuzhu was stunned after hearing Qian Dafei's words, and asked in disbelief: "Secretary Qian, are you kidding?"

Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't believe that he could pass the first-class chef exam, Qian Dafei handed He Yuzhu the transcripts of all the people who took the chef exam at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. He Yuzhu took it and saw that his name was at the top of the transcript, followed by "first-class chef". He Yuzhu then believed that he had passed the first-class chef exam, so he smiled and asked, "Secretary Qian, when will my first-class chef certificate be issued?"

Officer Qian thought for a moment and said, "The higher authorities will issue them after they are ready in a few days. Deputy Director He, why do you care so much about this first-class chef certificate?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "I want to take my first-class chef certificate and show it off to the chef who taught me how to cook."

Qian Dafei couldn't help but laugh after hearing He Yuzhu's childish reason. After laughing, Qian Dafei said, "Deputy Director He, you go ahead. I have to go back to the Personnel Department to sort out the information of the workers who have been tested today."

"By the way, Secretary Qian was just busy looking at my own results and forgot to look at the results of other workers. How did the workers who took the assessment today perform?" He Yuzhu asked hurriedly when he heard Qian Dafei was about to leave.

Qian Dafei smiled and said, "This time, all the chefs who took part in the chef assessment at our steel mill canteen have passed the assessment of Level 8 chefs. Except for you, who only took down one Level 8 chef, the others are all Level chefs. Deputy Director He, you are really a good teacher."

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "It's all the workers' hard work. I just helped them get started. Well, money matters. I won't keep you here. Go back and get busy."

After the canteen workers returned to the canteen with smiles on their faces, Li Huaide knew from their appearance that they must have passed the exam. However, he decided to ask to confirm: "I see everyone is smiling happily, so I guess everyone did well in the exam. Did everyone pass the Level 8 chef exam?"

Everyone nodded with a smile, but Fang Erwa suddenly said, "No, Director Li, not everyone has passed the Level 8 Chef exam?"

Li Huaide looked at Fang Erwa and asked curiously, "What's the matter? Is there anyone else who has passed the Level 7 Chef exam?"

Fang Erwa said proudly, "Deputy Director He didn't pass the eighth-level chef exam. He passed the first-level chef exam."

After listening to this, Li Huaide smiled and said, "Good job, Fang Erwa, you actually learned to tease your leader. Today the sanitation of the cafeteria hall is left to you." After saying that, Li Huaide smiled and turned to leave the cafeteria kitchen.

The people in the kitchen burst into laughter as soon as Li Huaide left, while Fang Erwa hung his head and said nothing.

Li Huaide returned to the cafeteria office and sat on a chair, thinking about what he should do in the future. Recently, a matchmaker introduced him to a girl. Before they met, the matchmaker told him that the girl's family was relatively well-off and the girl looked lucky. When he met the girl, he finally understood what the matchmaker meant by "the family was relatively well-off and the girl looked lucky". The girl looked like she weighed nearly 200 pounds. How could a poor family raise such a fat girl?

If she was just fat, it would be fine, but the key point is that the girl's appearance is also a bit disappointing. After he met the girl, the matchmaker quietly asked him if he liked her. He hesitated and was embarrassed to speak. The matchmaker saw his expression and told him directly that the girl liked him, and told him that the girl's father was a leader of a ministry, and he would definitely not suffer any loss if he married the girl. He asked him to go home and think about it carefully and give her an answer today.

Li Huaide really didn't want to marry that girl, but when he thought about her family background, he couldn't bear to give up. Li Huaide knew that if no one promoted him, he might waste his life and at best he could only become a director, but if he married that girl, he could use the girl's family connections to easily move up to a higher position, and it was possible for him to become the director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

But when he thought about having to spend his life with a woman like that, Li Huaide felt very unwilling. Why didn't he meet any noble people? If he had been promoted by a noble person, why would he be entangled here? Thinking of this, Li Huaide couldn't help but envy He Yuzhu. Not only was he younger than him, but he also held a higher position than him. What's more terrible was that he had made many achievements. His future was destined to be smooth. If this situation continued, He Yuzhu would soon become the director of the logistics department, and he might even become the deputy director in the future. If He Yuzhu became the director of the logistics department, wouldn't the position of deputy director be vacant? Does that mean that he would have a chance?

Faced with the temptation of the deputy director position, Li Huaide took a deep breath and finally made up his mind. He must seize the position of deputy director vacated by He Yuzhu as the director of the Logistics Department. In case a deputy director was transferred from outside, or someone else in the factory was promoted to be his deputy director, it would mean that in the future for many years, he would have no chance to move up even if he wanted to, and he would be slow at every step.

Li Huaide thought it through and picked up the phone and called the Women's Federation: "Hello, is this Sister Li? This is Li Huaide."

Sister Li smiled and said on the phone: "Huaide, what do you think?"

Li Huaide pretended to be relaxed and said, "Sister Li, I've made up my mind. I agree to date Comrade Xue Mei."

Sister Li laughed out loud when she heard this: "Huaide, I knew you would figure it out. I will tell Comrade Xue Mei the good news right away. Don't forget me as your matchmaker when you get married."

"No, I will definitely invite you, Sister Li, to our wedding."

"Then I'll wait for your wedding. Huaide, goodbye." After saying that, Sister Li hung up the phone.

Li Huaide listened to the busy tone on the phone and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He didn't know whether he would regret doing this in the future, but if he didn't do it now, he might have no future.