Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

He Daqing returned to the kitchen, and he didn't have to wait long before Director Yang's secretary Zhou Yang arrived.

"Director He, Director Yang just told us to come to eat after the meeting, around 12 o'clock. You should get ready early."

"Okay, Secretary Zhou, Director Yang didn't tell me what the arrangements are for today? Will the leaders and the experts sit at the same table or separately?"

"For the first time today, we must welcome him at the wine table, so that's one table."

"Okay, I see. How many people are there? Any requests?"

"Director Yang said that you should prepare for ten people together with the experts. The most important thing is that the old leader is from Sichuan Province, so you should make the flavors from there."

"Okay, I understand. You can let Director Yang rest assured!"

After Secretary Zhou left, He Daqing began to look at the things delivered today.

The factory knew that experts and leaders would come today, and they spent a lot of money to send many good things.

He Daqing took a look and saw pork, beef, chicken, fish, and some rare vegetables like tomatoes.

After looking at the prepared items, He Daqing also planned what to do.

There are ten of us, including the experts, and we want the flavors from Sichuan Province.

He called Shazhu over and prepared to cook together.

The first dish is boiled pork slices, which is one of the classic Sichuan dishes.

He Daqing cut the meat slices and side dishes, added seasonings and set them aside.

The second dish was pickled fish, which the old leader must have never eaten before. It was a surprise for him.

He took the fish that Sha Zhu had killed and started to fillet it. He also prepared the sauerkraut and other things, and they would start cooking together in a while.

The third dish is one of the representative Sichuan dishes, twice-cooked pork. This dish is also well cooked by Shazhu, so I'll leave it to him.

For the fourth dish, He Daqing looked at the few remaining ingredients and could only choose to make dry pot potato chips.

This dish was developed later, and it is considered an innovative dish today.

He Daqing cut the potato slices and soaked them in cold water for later use.

For the fifth dish, he thought about it and realized that there were not many ingredients left, so he could only make spicy and sour cabbage.

For the sixth dish, He Daqing used spicy and sour potato shreds as there were simply too few ingredients.

The first six are Sichuan dishes prepared for the old leaders.

Next, he wanted to let the three foreign experts experience the charm of Chinese cuisine.

They like to eat potatoes, so let's give them the classic "volcano mashed potatoes" to let them know the breadth and depth of Chinese cuisine.

He Daqing cut the washed potatoes into pieces, put them into the pot and started steaming them.

The last dish is the famous Northeastern dish "Pot-fried Pork". This sweet and sour taste must be absolutely amazing to those foreigners.

Finally, we prepared western food for the three foreign experts. This was much simpler.

He Daqing took out the sausages he had made two days ago. Although they were baked in a short time, they should be OK after being baked.

I also fried a steak and a small piece of chicken for each person.

He Daqing took out the bread he had made these days, added a small piece of chicken steak and a slice of tomato. Since there was no lettuce, he used the tender leaves of cabbage.

A makeshift hamburger is ready.

When everything was ready and the time was almost up, He Daqing started cooking.

Sha Zhu was helping out while watching his father cook. He had seen some of these dishes before, but had never even heard of some.

But looking at my father's skillful methods, my heart is full of admiration.

Especially the processing of Western food really opened my eyes.

When He Daqing made the "volcano mashed potatoes", Sha Zhu was stunned. You can make so many different things out of a simple steamed potato? You are worthy of being my dad!

The dishes were almost ready, and Director Huang from the cafeteria came running over and said, "Chef He, the people are here, can we serve the dishes?"

He Daqing nodded and said, "Director Huang, please have someone serve the food."

Director Huang quickly asked someone to deliver the dishes to the private room.

After all the dishes were served, He Daqing took Sha Zhu and went to the private room with the plates prepared for the three experts.

When we entered the private room, we saw that everyone had just sat down and was waiting for the last Western dish for the experts.

In addition to the three foreign experts and the translator, there were also Director Yang and the old leader, two deputy directors, Li Huaide, and another person, who seemed to be the head of the technical department.

When Director Yang saw He Daqing coming in, he quickly said, "Master He, everyone is waiting to see the Western food you prepare for these experts. Don't let them down."

He Daqing smiled and said, "No, I delivered it myself."

As he said this, he placed a large plate in front of the foreign expert. Sha Zhu also placed two plates in front of the two people.

He Daqing said to them, "I made this according to your tastes. One grilled steak, one chicken burger, two grilled sausages, and two alkaline breads."

After the translator Xiao Song finished translating for them, He Daqing said to the volcano mashed potatoes and sweet and sour pork on the table: "These two dishes are Chinese food I made according to their tastes. Let them try them too."

While Xiao Song was translating for the three experts, He Daqing said to Director Yang and the others, "Dear leaders, conditions are limited. Please taste these dishes. If you have any requirements, please let me know."

The old leader said happily: "You are a great chef! When this dish is served, even if you don't eat it, just smelling it and looking at it, it makes people salivate! Not bad, it seems that you have prepared well this time!"

Director Yang also smiled and said, "Old leader, we finally invited this chef He. His cooking skills have been praised by many masters."

The old leader said with a smile: "Okay, this proves that you have all put in a lot of effort. Now I can rest assured to hand over these experts to you."

While they were talking, the three experts tasted the food in front of them. Then they gave a thumbs up and said a bunch of incomprehensible words.

Translator Xiao Song was also very dedicated. He smiled and said to He Daqing, "Master He, Karl and his friends really like your cooking skills. They think this is the most delicious food they have eaten since they came to Dragon Country. Especially the two dishes you made, the volcano mashed potatoes and sweet and sour pork, which are much better than their Western food. They really hope to taste more delicious Chinese food like this."

Xiao Song's translation made everyone smile. Now we don't have to worry about them making excuses. As long as we arrange these experts, they may be able to teach our technicians more knowledge.

You know, the Western countries have a lot of technological blockades against us. The machines they sell us at high prices are also obsolete. We can only accept it. It's really not easy for a country to just start!

There is a lot of work to be done!

With Xiao Song's translation, everyone felt relieved. He Daqing took Sha Zhu out of the private room. The next thing was the leader's business. He had basically completed his work.

After returning to the kitchen, He Daqing asked Sha Zhu to clean up the kitchen, and put the first dishes he served into his lunch box.

Don't say that this is a bad habit. These things are too rare in this era. He Daqing is not a saint. He just wants to take some back for his wife and children to taste. The leader squanders more! Is he just here?

Sha Zhu saw his father's action and smiled! He was more familiar with this than his father!

By the afternoon, the old leader had left and the experts were back to work. Director Yang called He Daqing to his office.

When He Daqing arrived, there were only Director Yang and Li Huaide inside.

When they saw He Daqing, they immediately said happily: "Master He, you really made our steel mill famous today. Those experts kept praising your craftsmanship after dinner."

He Daqing smiled and replied, "Director Yang, you are too polite. This is what I do. It is our responsibility to make sure our customers eat well. This is nothing."

Director Yang said with satisfaction: "Well, Master He, your idea is very good. Doing your job well is the real contribution to national construction. Today, the old leader also praised your cooking skills. He said that your Sichuan cuisine is the most authentic he has ever eaten. It is better than what he ate in his hometown when he was young."

"That's a favor from my old leader. I still have a lot to learn."

After a few compliments, Li Huaide said, "Master He, we have now determined the preferences of these experts. It's up to you. As you know, our supplies are scarce now, and sometimes it's hard to get some things. Even we ourselves don't know if we can get so many ingredients next time. From now on, you will be the one to make the right combination."

He Daqing thought for a moment and said, "Director Li, please bring back more refined flour and ingredients for making sausages. These are essential."

Director Yang thought about it and said, "Okay, we'll try to get more of this."

The few of them chatted for a few more minutes in the office, explained some issues that needed attention, and then He Daqing left the office.

When it was time to get off work, I saw Shazhu coming over pushing his bicycle with his mouth smiling so much that the corners of his mouth seemed to be split.

He Daqing looked at him with some confusion.

Sha Zhu immediately said happily: "Dad, Director Li gave me a bicycle ticket and a radio ticket as a reward today. I plan to buy the bicycle and radio this Sunday."

He Daqing looked at his tail that was about to fly up to the sky and kicked him on the butt.

"Without me, would they give you the ticket? Look how cocky you are. You don't even know your last name, do you?"

Sha Zhu rubbed his butt and said happily: "That was also a reward given to me. This time I bought a bicycle. Let's see if that bastard Xu Damao still shows off in front of me?"

He Daqing was speechless. Why did these two enemies want to compare everything?