Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

When He Daqing found out that it was Master Luo who came to see him, although he didn't quite understand, he immediately became respectful.

No matter what, the contributions made by these industry giants to the industry are worthy of respect from future generations.

"Hello, Master Luo! Thank you for your kindness to me. I was thinking about when I would have the chance to ask you for advice in person."

"Haha, then I'm here to give you this opportunity. I wonder if you are willing to come?"

"Oh, Master Luo, what do you mean?"

"That's right. Isn't National Day coming soon? This year our leader will host a banquet for some distinguished guests in the big house like in previous years."

"This year, Lao Liang and I are in charge of selecting the dishes, and I immediately thought of the dish you made called 'Flying Swallow Whole Fish'. I think that dish is definitely worthy of being served at a state banquet, so I contacted you and wanted to invite you to come and try it."

"What? Ask me to prepare a state banquet?"

Before Master Luo could finish his words, He Daqing shouted out excitedly.

Indeed, no chef can resist the temptation of preparing for a state banquet. That place can basically be said to represent the ceiling of culinary skills.

Director Yang, who was standing by, was also shocked by He Daqing's shout. The person who came actually asked He Daqing to prepare the state banquet. What did this mean? It meant that He Daqing's cooking skills had entered the vision of those people in the big house, and his future achievements were definitely limitless!

Director Yang knew that He Daqing was a good cook, but he didn't expect him to be this good. The subordinate he had always ignored suddenly reached a level that he couldn't even catch up with.

This made Director Yang regret not having established a good relationship with He Daqing before. He heard that Li Huaide had been trying to win over He Daqing. He wondered if it was too late for him to do so now?

Master Luo understood He Daqing's excitement. They had also been through this before and had seen too many such things.

So he continued on the phone: "Master He, Lao Liang and I only have the right to screen and recommend. The final decision on the menu still needs to be made by the people above. But I think with your cooking skills and the novelty of that dish, it should be no problem to pass the review."

He Daqing calmed his excited mind and asked, "Master Luo, what should I do? As you know, I work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. I need to explain this to my leader in advance."

"Time is tight. Tell your leader today and come here tomorrow to get familiar with the environment. We will taste the food in the next two days. Then it will depend on your performance."

"Okay, don't worry, Master Luo. I will report to the leader right away and will definitely be there on time tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, He Daqing's excited heart had not yet completely calmed down.

Before he could say anything, Director Yang beside him hurriedly said, "Congratulations, Master He. I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good that you can even go to that place to show off your skills."

"Don't worry about this factory. We fully support you in preparing for the state banquet. We will also give you the same treatment as for a business trip. You can come back whenever the trip is over."

When He Daqing heard this, he was surprised that Director Yang was so easy to talk to today. He didn't even ask for leave and just considered it a business trip.

But after a little thought, He Daqing understood. If the call hadn't come from there, he probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy this treatment.

"Thank you Director Yang for your support. I will go and talk to Director Huang and Director Li about the work."

Director Yang smiled and said, "Go ahead and do your best over there. I believe in your ability!"

After thanking Director Yang again, He Daqing left his office.

It just so happened that Li Huaide’s office was not far from here, so He Daqing came to Li Huaide again.

After knocking on the door and entering the office, I saw Li Huaide drinking tea and reading a newspaper.

Li Huaide put down the newspaper in his hand and asked with a smile: "Master He, you don't come here for no reason! Tell me, what are you doing here today?"

"Director Li, I have something to do and may have to leave for a while. I'm here to report. I may have to trouble you and Director Huang during this period."

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide asked in confusion: "What is it? Will it take a long time?"

He Daqing sighed deliberately and said, "Alas! It's all my fault for showing off during the last assessment. Just now, Master Luo from the big house called and asked me to go there tomorrow to host the National Day banquet. You said it's hard for me to refuse this!"

Li Huaide had just finished drinking half of the tea when he spat it out. He didn't care about being burned, and immediately stood up and asked anxiously, "What did you say? Where are we going for the banquet?"

He Daqing deliberately spread his hands and said, "Let's go to the big house for the National Day banquet."

When Li Huaide saw He Daqing's pretentious expression and the upturned corners of his mouth, he understood that this guy came to Versailles on purpose!

He pointed at He Daqing and laughed and scolded, "Old He, you are deliberately showing off to me, right? Tell me, what's going on? I know you are a good cook, but it's still hard for me to believe that something so sudden happened."

At that moment, He Daqing didn't beat around the bush and told him what happened when Master Luo came to see him.

After hearing this, Li Huaide patted his thigh happily and said, "This is a good thing. You can go without worry. I will pay more attention to the work. You are also bringing honor to the steel mill. We will promote it well in the factory when the time comes."

He Daqing heard this and quickly said, "Director Li, I still have to go through screening. It would be a joke if I'm not selected. Let's keep a low profile."

After listening to this, Li Huaide nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll promote it after you come back. I absolutely believe in your cooking skills!"

For Li Huaide, the higher He Daqing's achievements, the better it is for him. He has been trying to build a good relationship with He Daqing.

Even though Qin Huairu occasionally said some bad things about He Daqing in his ear, Li Huaide ignored her.

Li Huaide has always made a clear distinction between beauty and power. Without power, everything he has now will be a joke.

So he has always maintained a very friendly relationship with He Daqing. He believes that it will definitely be beneficial to him in the future. He did not expect that the reward will come so quickly.

After this incident, He Daqing's worth will definitely increase greatly, so will I be able to benefit from it as well?

After chatting with Li Huaide for a while, He Daqing went to find Director Huang.

When Director Huang knew that He Daqing was going to that place to hold a banquet, he looked at him enviously.

He had always known that He Daqing was not an ordinary person, but he didn't expect that he would rise to prominence so soon.

But he will retire next year at the latest, so it is useless to be envious. At present, it is most important to maintain a good relationship with He Daqing.

So the two of them chatted happily for a while and explained the work matters.

Afterwards, He Daqing went to each canteen and briefly explained to his disciples. He did not give a specific reason, but just said he would be away for a few days.

The disciples didn't dare to ask too many questions about their master's affairs, they just followed his instructions carefully.

Even when Sha Zhu wanted to ask a few more questions, he was frightened by He Daqing's look and dared not speak.