Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

After the Korean Peninsula War ceasefire, with the beginning of the first five years of the Dragon Kingdom, Loubancheng's steel mill welcomed a working group sent by the superiors. The working group will conduct a comprehensive survey of the situation of the steel mill so that the superiors can make overall arrangements for the production of the steel mill according to the actual situation. So Loubancheng handed over the task of catering for the working group to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu followed Lou Bancheng's instructions and came to the working group's office, intending to ask the working group members about their eating habits. He Yuzhu stood at the door and knocked gently. When he heard someone in the room say "Come in", He Yuzhu pushed open the door and entered the office. After entering the office, He Yuzhu greeted the working group members enthusiastically.

"Hello, I am the chef of the canteen of the steel mill. From now on, I will be responsible for your diet while you are working in the steel mill. My name is He Yuzhu. I came to you today just to find out if there are any dietary restrictions in your diet."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, a female comrade smiled and said to He Yuzhu: "Hello, Comrade He Yuzhu, we don't have any special requests, and you don't have to cook for us, we can just eat with the workers."

Just as the two were talking, the door suddenly opened and a man pushed the door open. He Yuzhu heard the voice and turned his head to look, and immediately blurted out: "Brother Li Ze, is that you?"

Hearing this, the man turned to look at He Yuzhu and asked in confusion, "Comrade, do you know me? Why don't I have any impression of you at all?"

"Brother Li Ze, my name is He Yuzhu. I have grown up now. We met in Qudeng Hutong six years ago." He Yuzhu came to Li Ze and said excitedly.

When Li Ze heard He Yuzhu talking about Qudeng Hutong, he immediately remembered that he was saved by a child six years ago. If it weren't for that child, he might have died long ago. His own death would not matter, but if the intelligence he was carrying at the time was obtained by the enemy, it would definitely bring huge losses to the organization, and many comrades might have died because of it. But he didn't expect that the half-grown child who saved him at that time has grown up so much.

"I remember that when we first met, you were still a teenager, carrying a box and selling buns." Li Ze said excitedly. "I didn't expect that in just a few years, you have grown from a teenager to this tall, and you look nothing like before. If you hadn't recognized me, I wouldn't have recognized you at all. By the way, Xiao He, how come you are in our office?"

"It's like this, Brother Li. I'm working in the steel mill cafeteria now. Our boss asked me to be responsible for your lunch. I came to your office to ask if you have any dietary restrictions?" He Yuzhu repeated the reason for coming to the office.

"It's really a coincidence. I didn't expect that we would meet again in the steel mill." Li Ze sighed after hearing what He Yuzhu said.

"By the way, Brother Li Ze, what are you doing here?" He Yuzhu asked curiously.

"This is the leader of our working group." The female comrade next to him heard He Yuzhu's words and hurriedly said.

"By the way, Xiao He, you don't have to prepare separate meals for us. We can just eat in the cafeteria with the workers." Li Ze remembered what He Yuzhu had just said and reminded He Yuzhu.

"This female comrade has just told me, Brother Li, I will leave first and not disturb you at work. We will talk again when you are free." He Yuzhu said tactfully as he looked at the busy people in the office.

"Okay, we will be working in the steel mill for the next few days. I'll come to the cafeteria to find you at lunch time." Li Ze said apologetically.

He Yuzhu left the working group's office and came to Lou Bancheng's office. He Yuzhu smiled and greeted Secretary Shen, "Secretary Shen, is the boss busy now? I have something to report to the boss."

"The boss should not be busy right now. What do you want to talk to him about?" Secretary Shen asked curiously.

"It's like this. The boss asked me to prepare lunch for the working group, but I just went to the working group's office and asked them if they had any dietary restrictions. The people in the working group said that they had to eat with the workers and would not let me prepare a separate meal for them. So, am I not here to report to the boss?" He Yuzhu truthfully told Secretary Shen the reason why he came to see the boss.

After listening to what He Yuzhu said, Secretary Shen pondered for a moment and said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go in and report to the boss and see how he handles it."

"Then I'll have to trouble Secretary Shen." He Yuzhu said with a smile.

Secretary Shen then stood up and went into Lou Bancheng's office. After a while, Secretary Shen came out of Lou Bancheng's office and said to He Yuzhu, "The boss asked you to come in."

Then Secretary Shen brought He Yuzhu to Lou Bancheng's office, then Secretary Shen turned around, quietly closed the door and left Lou Bancheng's office.

Lou Bancheng put down the newspaper in his hand, looked up at He Yuzhu, and said in a leisurely tone: "Secretary Shen just said that you went to the working group's office?"

"Yes, boss. According to your instructions, I plan to prepare lunch for the working group. I am worried that the people in the working group may have some dietary restrictions, so I went to the working group's office to ask. As a result, the members of the working group said that they can just eat with the workers and there is no need to prepare a separate meal for them."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Lou Bancheng pondered for a moment and asked, "How do you think we should deal with this?"

"I feel we should follow the instructions of the working group. People from the Workers and Peasants Party are different from those from the Skinheads. If the Skinheads say this, it is just superficial and should not be taken seriously. If people from the Workers and Peasants Party say this, they really mean it. Otherwise, even if you give them a special meal, they won't eat it, and it will affect your image in their hearts," He Yuzhu replied slowly.

After listening to He Yuzhu's analysis, Lou Bancheng couldn't help but feel that he was not only a good cook, but also a thoughtful person. Thinking of this, Lou Bancheng's heart moved. Why didn't he want to listen to He Yuzhu's opinion on the working group and see how he viewed the working group from a bystander's perspective? Maybe this guy in front of him could give him some advice.

So Lou Bancheng looked at He Yuzhu and asked, "What do you think of the working group coming to the steel mill?"

After listening to Lou Bancheng's words, He Yuzhu thought for a moment and replied, "The working group's visit to the steel mill is definitely not a whim, but has a certain purpose. Considering that the war on the peninsula is over, the country will definitely focus on developing the economy. The working group came to the steel mill to find out the situation of the steel mill and provide data support for future economic policies."

After listening to what He Yuzhu said, Lou Bancheng fell into deep thought as he saw He Yuzhu's calm demeanor and the confidence on his face as he spoke. After a while, Lou Bancheng asked, "So what kind of economic policy do you think will be implemented next?"

"Will the next economic policy be the same planned economy that has been implemented before? It's just that it may be stricter and all walks of life will participate." He Yuzhu blurted out without thinking.

After listening to what He Yuzhu said, Lou Bancheng looked at He Yuzhu carefully, as if he had seen He Yuzhu for the first time. Lou Bancheng sighed in his heart: "It seems that I, a cook, pay a lot of attention to current affairs, otherwise I wouldn't know so much. Who would have thought that a cook with a big spoon could know so much about current affairs, and who could have seen that He Yuzhu, a tall, mighty, handsome and clean-looking guy, is a chef? I can only say that no one around him should be underestimated."

Thinking of this, Lou Bancheng smiled and said, "Okay, you go back first. The work group will do what they say about meals. I'll ask Secretary Shen to take the work group to the window where you cook to get meals. You can have some snacks while you cook at noon. Do you understand what I mean?"

He Yuzhu replied seriously, "I understand, boss. I'll go back to the kitchen to prepare it." After that, He Yuzhu turned and left Lou Bancheng's office. How could He Yuzhu not understand what Lou Bancheng meant? Although the working group said that they would eat from the same pot with the workers, the level of the chefs who made the big pot meals was not all the same. The big pot meals made by top chefs tasted just as good.

After He Yuzhu returned to the cafeteria, he immediately started to prepare lunch. After the meal was ready, He Yuzhu specially put the meal prepared for the working group into a bowl. When the cafeteria opened for lunch at noon, the working group came to the kitchen to get food in ten minutes so as not to disturb the workers. Secretary Shen, following Lou Bancheng's instructions, brought the working group to He Yuzhu's window. Secretary Shen turned his back to the members of the working group and winked at He Yuzhu, who immediately understood and nodded slightly.

After seeing He Yuzhu's expression, Secretary Shen turned to the members of the working group and said with a smile: "Everyone, from now on, when you eat, just come to this window. If there is anything wrong with the food, you can report it to me, or directly report it to our canteen chef He Yuzhu." Then he pointed at He Yuzhu and introduced him to the members of the working group: "This is the chef of our steel rolling mill canteen, Comrade He Yuzhu. Don't look at his young age, his cooking skills are excellent. Okay, I won't say any more nonsense, He Yuzhu, hurry up and serve the meals to everyone."

He Yuzhu quickly brought out the food reserved for the working group from the canteen kitchen. Li Ze saw this and asked, "Xiao He, didn't you say we should eat the same as the workers? What are you doing?"

"Team Leader Li, this is what the workers are eating at noon today. I was afraid that you would come late and there would be no food in the canteen, so I specially left some for you when the food was ready. If you don't believe me, take a look and see if it is the same as what the workers are eating?" He Yuzhu explained with a smile.

Li Ze and other members of the working group turned around and looked at the food in the bowls of the workers who were eating in the cafeteria. After confirming that the workers were also eating such food, Li Ze smiled and said to He Yuzhu: "Then I thank you on behalf of everyone in the working group."

Then He Yuzhu took the lunch box handed over by Li Ze, and ordered a dish for Li Ze, and also got two steamed buns for Li Ze. After seeing that everyone in the working group had their meals, Secretary Shen smiled and said to Li Ze: "Team Leader Li, I have something else to do, so I won't eat with you. You guys take your time, I'm leaving first."

"Then go and get busy, Secretary Shen. We are the ones who are disturbing your work." Li Ze said embarrassedly.

"You're welcome. I'm leaving now." Secretary Shen turned and left.

The team members returned to the office with their lunch boxes. When the first person picked up a bite of food and put it into his mouth, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "This is a big pot dish. It's almost as good as a restaurant."

After hearing this, the others hurriedly started eating, and after finishing, they all expressed their approval. After Li Ze finished eating, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I didn't expect Xiao He to have such high cooking skills. It seems that you can't judge a person by his appearance."