Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

He Yuzhu didn't know that his becoming the acting canteen director was accidentally known by the second uncle of the courtyard, Liu Haizhong. He Yuzhu still wanted to greet the neighbors in the courtyard as usual. When greeting Liu Haizhong, He Yuzhu sensitively noticed that there was a bit of fawning and ingratiation in Liu Haizhong's eyes when he looked at him. Looking at Liu Haizhong's eyes, He Yuzhu wondered if Liu Haizhong knew that he was the new canteen director. When Liu Haizhong called him Zhuzi as usual, He Yuzhu dispelled his doubts. If Liu Haizhong really knew that he was the new canteen director, he would definitely come to fawn on him the first time, and would not dare to call him Zhuzi. After thinking it through, He Yuzhu didn't take the matter to heart.

As the production of the steel mill got on track after the public-private partnership, the state decided to increase its investment in the Red Star Steel Mill. Because the relationship with the Russians was still in the honeymoon period, a large number of Russian-made machinery and equipment arrived at the Red Star Steel Mill soon, along with experts and technicians sent by the Russians. In order to master the upcoming Russian-made machinery and equipment as soon as possible, Secretary Wang of the Red Star Steel Mill convened the first meeting of all leading cadres of the Red Star Steel Mill, and Lou Bancheng, as the private manager, also attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Secretary Wang said: "Comrades, according to the notice from the superiors, our factory will receive a large number of machines and equipment from big brother Mao Bear, along with the equipment will be experts and technicians sent by big brother Mao Bear. After the machines and equipment are in place, we must master the new machines and equipment in the shortest possible time and strive to make them work as soon as possible. At the same time, our factory will need to recruit a large number of workers from the society. At that time, the logistics department must provide good guarantees, especially the canteen must be able to solve the eating problems of our newly recruited workers. We must also take care of the dietary problems of our big brother Mao Bear's experts and technicians. The food they eat is different from ours. I hope that the logistics staff can use their brains and think of more ways to make the experts and technicians of big brother Mao Bear eat comfortably and happily, so that they can teach us technology wholeheartedly."

After the meeting, He Yuzhu was left alone by Secretary Wang. Secretary Wang looked at He Yuzhu kindly and said, "Xiao He, the workers are very satisfied with the canteen under your management now, but our factory will soon recruit a large number of people from the society. By then, there may be thousands of more people. The problem of feeding thousands of people is not a trivial matter. Do you have any difficulties? If you have any difficulties, please raise them in time. Our factory can solve the problems by itself, and we will solve them internally. If we cannot solve them, we will seek help from the higher authorities in time. We must not let the problem of feeding affect the production of our new machinery and equipment."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said seriously, "Secretary Wang, Director Zhang, I understand what you mean. As the saying goes, people are made of iron and rice is made of steel. Only when workers have a full stomach can they have the strength to learn technology. I guarantee that there will be no problem with the canteen. If there are more workers, our canteen will not have enough staff. We have to increase the staff in our canteen, otherwise we will not be able to handle it."

Secretary Wang waved his hand and said proudly: "If you need to add more staff, just write an application and send it to the Personnel Department."

Factory Manager Zhang beside him asked with a worried look on his face: "Xiao He, it's easy to recruit workers, but now factories across the country are expanding their scale, so it's not certain that we can recruit so many chefs who can cook all at once, right?"

He Yuzhu said confidently, "Secretary Wang, Director Zhang, you don't have to worry. It would be best if the Personnel Department could recruit ready-made chefs. If we can find a chef who can cook, we only need to recruit young people with good health. After the personnel are in place, I will personally conduct centralized training for them to ensure that they will not hold back our factory because of eating."

Secretary Wang laughed and said, "Xiao He, since you are so confident, I will make a statement here today. As long as you can solve the food problem for thousands of people in the factory, you will be the number one contributor to our factory's expansion. I will personally recommend you to the Ministry."

He Yuzhu chuckled. "This is what I should do. I'll go over first, Secretary Wang, Director Zhang."

After leaving the conference room, the first thing He Yuzhu did when he returned to the cafeteria was to gather all the cafeteria workers together. After everyone arrived, He Yuzhu said, "I just attended a meeting in the factory. The meeting said that the country will increase its investment in our factory. The scale of our steel rolling mill will be expanded soon. At that time, the workshop will recruit many new workers. More workers in the workshop means more people eating, so the number of workers cooking in our cafeteria must also increase accordingly. After getting off work at night, if there are people at home who are idle and unemployed, they should pay attention to the recruitment situation of our factory."

At this point, He Yuzhu thought for a moment and continued, "If you can't pass the assessment for recruiting workshop workers in our factory, everyone in our canteen can have a recommendation quota to work in our canteen. Don't be too happy. I remind you that working in the canteen is not as promising as working in the workshop. If you want to be a cook, you must be a man and you must be in good health. There are no requirements for odd jobs, both men and women are fine, but in principle, the age cannot be over 30 years old. Okay, I'm done, everyone go and do your own work."

He Yuzhu was just about to turn around and go to the Personnel Department when Chef Ma, who was cooking, called out, "Director He, wait a moment." The crowd that was just about to disperse stopped instantly and looked at Chef Ma curiously.

He Yuzhu stopped walking after hearing this, looked at Master Ma with a puzzled look and asked, "What's wrong, Master Ma, what can I do for you?"

"Director He, what I want to ask is, if I want to be a cook, am I required to be able to cook big pot meals?" Master Ma asked with anticipation.

"Finally, you will know how to make a big pot meal. If you can't, it's okay. Come to the cafeteria to work, and I will provide centralized training, just like I taught you before. Is there anything else? Master Ma, if not, I will go to the Personnel Department. By the way, if you have anyone you want to recommend, you must hurry up, otherwise it will be too late when the Personnel Department has recruited enough people."

Master Ma shook his head and said, "I have finished my business. Director He, you can get busy."

After listening to this, He Yuzhu turned around and left the cafeteria and walked towards the Personnel Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Standing at the door of Director Liu's office in the Personnel Department, He Yuzhu quickly tidied up his clothes, took a deep breath, raised his hand and knocked gently on the door.

"Director Liu, are you there? I'm He Yuzhu from the cafeteria."

A powerful voice came from inside the house.

"Come in, Xiao He, the door is not locked?"

Hearing the sound, He Yuzhu gently pushed open the door of Director Liu's office and walked into Director Liu's office in the Personnel Department.

After entering the office, He Yuzhu said enthusiastically: "Director Liu, I came to you to find out how many workers our factory will recruit next, so that I can determine the number of additional staff needed for our cafeteria based on the number of workers recruited."

After listening to what He Yuzhu said, Director Liu thought about it for a while and replied: "According to the data obtained by Secretary Wang and Director Zhang in the meeting in the department, our factory may need to increase by about 3 to 4 people. The specific number will depend on the machinery and equipment sent over from the big brother Mao Xiong. Xiao He, how many people do you need to recruit for your cafeteria?"

He Yuzhu calculated in his mind and said, "Director Liu, we need to add one more person for every 80 workers. The ratio of cooks to handymen is 1:2. When the time comes, I'll have to trouble Director Liu to recruit people for our canteen first."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Director Liu calculated silently in his mind. According to He Yuzhu, every 250 employees need a cook, and 4000 workers need at least 16 cooks. It is not easy to find so many cooks at once, so Director Liu looked at He Yuzhu with some embarrassment: "Xiao He, it is not easy to recruit so many cooks who can cook at once. It is easy to recruit those who do odd jobs, but you have given me a big problem."

After listening to this, He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Director Liu, don't worry about it. You won't worry about it after listening to me. As for the cooks, it would be best if we can recruit people who can cook big pot meals. If we can't recruit any, we can just find young guys. When they come to work in the cafeteria, I will give them centralized training."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Director Liu's expression instantly became relaxed. He smiled and said, "You, Xiao He, are the one who has the solution. Now I don't have to worry anymore."

He Yuzhu helped Director Liu solve a big problem, and Director Liu felt much more relaxed instantly. Taking advantage of Director Liu's good mood, He Yuzhu said, "Director Liu, I have a small matter to ask you."

Director Liu asked with a smile: "Xiao He, tell me, as long as I can do it, I will do it for you. But let's make sure it doesn't break the law."

He Yuzhu said quickly, "We must not break the law. Director Liu, if we are recruiting for the canteen of the steel mill, can you give priority to the family members of our canteen employees? After all, our canteen does not require diplomas. I would like to ask Director Liu for a favor. Can you give each of our canteen employees a recommendation quota? If we ask the workers in our canteen to help recommend, maybe we can recruit a lot of chefs who can cook."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Director Liu pondered for a while and said, "Xiao He, since you've spoken, let's do as you say. How many people are there in your cafeteria?"

He Yuzhu quickly replied: "There are 18 workers in our canteen now, not including me, so I don't need a recommendation. We only need 18 places."

"Okay then. I'll ask Xiao Shen to send you 18 recruitment forms later. Your canteen staff should get in place as early as possible. Workers can learn skills slowly, but your canteen staff don't have time to learn how to cook. If the cooking is not good, the workers will curse at them." Director Liu instructed He Yuzhu.

"Director Liu is right. You can continue with your work. I'll leave first." After saying that, He Yuzhu left Director Liu's office and went to the cafeteria.