Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's rebirth in the 21st century

"No! How come I don't have a letter of introduction? Isn't this it?"

The man with the side-parted hair waved a letter of introduction in front of the security guard.

"Your letter of introduction is not for our factory, no!"

These days, you need a letter of introduction from wherever you are going.

If you have a letter of introduction from place A, of course you can’t go to place B!

Otherwise wouldn't it be chaos?

"Um... Actually, I am also a steel factory employee like you."

"Besides, I'm a chef with great cooking skills. I want to come to your factory to apply for the canteen chef position!"

"If you don't believe me, you can take me to the cafeteria and I'll cook a few dishes for you to try."

He has a proud look on his face with a side-parted hair, and it is obvious that he is very confident in his cooking skills!

"You? Applying for the canteen chef position!?"

"There is only one chef in our factory cafeteria, and that's Director He!"

"Go, go, go! Go back to where you came from!"

The guard didn't give him any face and pushed him out of the factory gate.

Just then I saw He Yuzhu coming and hurriedly greeted him.

"Director He, you are here~"

"See that side-parted hair? This is a real chef. His cooking is so authentic!"

The girl with side-parted hair felt quite dissatisfied when she saw that He Yuzhu was much more handsome than herself!

Where in the world can there be such a handsome chef?

"Are you the Director He they are talking about?"

"I heard that you are a good cook. Do you dare to show me your cooking skills?"

Why does He Yuzhu feel this scene is so familiar?

It seems like I've heard of it somewhere?

Oh yeah! I remember now!

In his previous life, it was also today. He heard the security guard mention this after get off work.

"Master He, a guy came to our factory this morning and said he wanted to apply for the position of chef~"

"He didn't even take a letter of introduction, I just told him to get lost..."

At that time, I didn’t take it seriously and just laughed it off.

I never thought that I would run into this by chance in this life because of sleeping in! ?

Looking at the side-parted hair, it seems like she has some strength!

"Parted hair, stretch out your hand so I can see it!"

To be a chef, you just need hands... ahem! Just kidding~

You can roughly tell the level of cooking skills by looking at the hands.

"What do you mean by side-parted hair? My name is Nan Yi! Here, take a look!"

"Don't look at my young age, my family is a family of chefs, I have been learning cooking since I was a child!"

The girl with side-parted hair confidently held out her hand for him to check.

"Nan Yi!??"

"what!"

"never heard of that!"

Nan Yi...

He Yuzhu looked his hand up and down and said with a smile:

"Not bad! Judging from the distribution of calluses on your hands, you are indeed a senior chef~"

"Old Zhao, can you please let Nan Yi go to the cafeteria?"

He thought that since he needed a chef right now, he might as well try out this kid's cooking skills!

What if I’m good at cooking?!

"This……"

The security guard, Lao Zhao, was a little embarrassed. He pulled Director He aside and whispered,

"Director He, it's not that I don't give you face!"

"As you know, the factory has a big task recently, so the management is quite strict."

"I don't have a letter of introduction for this side-parted man. If anything goes wrong, I can't take the responsibility!"

He Yuzhu nodded upon hearing this, agreeing with what Lao Zhao said.

It’s better to be cautious!

"Old Zhao, do you think this will work?"

"You and Lao Sun come with me to the cafeteria. I'll ask Nan Yi to cook a few dishes and you two can be the judges to taste them."

He still didn't want to give up this opportunity, so he thought of a compromise.

After all, judging from Nan Yi's hands, it is indeed the real deal.

Old Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"That's great! I'll listen to you, Director He!"

Regardless of how good the side-parted hair is at cooking, isn't lunch taken care of now?

Every bit of savings counts!

He called Lao Sun and brought Xiao Biubiu along to prevent any accidents.

"Nan Yi, come with me!"

He Yuzhu returned to the door and motioned Nan Yi to follow him.

Nan Yi!!!

Can I get in now?!

Without saying a word, he followed happily.

"Nan Yi, where are you from? Why did you come to our factory to apply for the position of chef?"

"Director He, I was the canteen chef of the machine repair plant under the Baoding No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant. Um... not anymore!"

"For some reason, I was demoted to the toilet...workshop."

"I came to Sijiu City to relax, and happened to pass by our factory, so I wanted to give it a try."

Nan Yi told the reason why he applied for the job, which was 70% true and 30% false.

Go down to clean the toilet?

You must never say it out loud!

(ps: The place where the story happened is Heilongjiang Province, Hongshankou Iron and Steel Plant Machine Repair Branch~)

(This article is slightly exaggerated, Heilongjiang Province is too far away...)

"How can a cook like you be demoted to...wait a minute!"

"You said you came from Baoding!?"

He Yuzhu was halfway through his words when he suddenly discovered a bright spot.

"That's right, Director He! It's Baoding!"

"Nan Yi, do you know a chef named He Daqing?"

He Yuzhu asked with a try-it attitude.

"He Daqing? Does he have a paralyzed face, big bags under his eyes, and a smoker's voice?"

"Right, right! Nan Yi, your description is so damn vivid!"

"I know him! Master He is the chef in our main factory cafeteria. I heard from my master that his cooking skills are amazing!"

"But he doesn't usually show off his cooking skills, he usually just stir-fries big pot dishes!"

"I also heard that Master He's wife is...very capable! His life is...terrible!"

"By the way, why are you asking Master He?"

Nan Yi lowered his voice and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Hehe~Nothing!"

He Yuzhu didn't respond.

He was in a good mood when he unexpectedly learned about He Daqing's workplace.

In his previous life, He Daqing returned to Beijing from Baoding in disgrace. He never mentioned which unit he worked in Baoding, and he was too lazy to pursue the matter.

I had been planning to ask Liu Huairen about it these days, but unexpectedly I heard the news from Nan Yi.

In this way, I can go directly to the factory to find He Daqing.

Instead of going to the White Widow's house and being looked down upon.

(ps: Liu Huairen’s mother and the White Widow were neighbors~)

(In the original play, Xu Damao learned from Liu Huairen that the White Widow had passed away, and took He Daqing back.)

"Nan Yi, what kind of cuisine can you cook?"

"Director He, my family's ancestral imperial cuisine is not popular nowadays... Later I learned other cuisines from others..."

"I'm proficient in stir-frying, stewing, frying, steaming, boiling, braising, roasting, and frying... I guess I'm good at everything!"

When it comes to cooking, Nan Yi is very knowledgeable.

"Oh? So you can do a little bit of everything, but not master any of them? Can you cook Sichuan cuisine?"

He Yuzhu glanced at him and felt that this guy was even more boastful than himself.

"Director He, don't underestimate me!"

"Aren't there only a few Sichuan dishes? These are my specialties!"

"I'll make you Ants Climbing a Tree, Shredded Pork with Fish Flavor, and Twice-Cooked Pork later!"

The two talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the back kitchen of a cafeteria.

"Wow! Director He, your factory cafeteria is still big!"

"Our canteen at the machine repair factory is simply incomparable to yours!"

Nan Yi exclaimed in admiration from the bottom of his heart.

"That's right. We have more than 5000 people in the steel mill! How many people are there in your machine repair plant?"

Old Zhao interrupted with a smug look on his face.

"More than 5000?! That's more than the number of people in our steel plant!"

He Yuzhu ignored them and asked Ma Hua to prepare the ingredients for the four dishes: Ants Climbing a Tree, Shredded Pork with Fish Flavor, Twice-cooked Pork, and Mapo Tofu. He said:

"Nan Yi, start cooking!"

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