Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

Li Huaide watched as everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

He smiled and said, "We are all family here, so there is no need to be restrained. If you have any questions, please feel free to speak up."

"Let me first talk about the most important issue at the moment, which is food. I'm sure everyone knows what the situation is now. But no matter what's going on outside, we must find a way to ensure the food problem for the workers in the factory."

"This is the most important thing. Otherwise, the workers won't be able to do their job well if they are hungry. And if they cause trouble and report it to the higher-ups, we, the logistics department, will definitely not be able to escape."

"At present, the food we are supplied with is getting less and less. And it is getting worse and worse. Even the original two-in-one noodles are almost gone. They are all mixed grain noodles."

"Even the supply of whole grain flour is insufficient. What do you think we should do if this continues? We must come up with a solution to this problem. Everyone can share your ideas. We can pool our wisdom."

After Li Huaide finished speaking, everyone below fell silent. No one responded.

Who can come up with a good solution for this kind of thing? Now it's not just the steel mills that are short of food, the whole country is short of food. This thing is not something that can be conjured up casually.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly depressed, Li Huaide said helplessly, "I know this matter is difficult to handle. Let's put it aside for today and let everyone think of a solution. If anyone has a good suggestion, come and report to me. I will definitely not treat him unfairly."

After that, Li Huaide talked about some other things. In general, it means that everyone should work hard and do their job well.

Finally, Li Huaide looked at Director Huang and said, "Old Huang, have you completed the handover work for Master He?"

Director Huang said, "Director Li is gone. We plan to organize a meeting with the cafeteria staff after the meeting to hand over the work."

Li Huaide thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let me know when you have a meeting, and I'll go and take a look."

After that, he said to He Daqing, "Master He, all the staff in the cafeteria are in your hands. Just do your job with confidence. If anyone disobeys orders, we will kick him out. We have a lot of workers in the cafeteria who are willing to transfer over. We don't need a few bad apples."

Li Huaide was right. Nowadays, canteens and kitchens are always the most popular jobs. At least here you can have a full stomach and occasionally take some leftovers home.

Therefore, many people use their connections to get into the canteen. Even if they are just doing odd jobs, they are more popular than apprentices outside.

He Daqing nodded and said, "Okay Director Li, I will do a good job in the kitchen."

Seeing that things here were almost arranged, Li Huaide announced the adjournment of the meeting.

When he left, he did not forget to ask everyone to go back and think of a solution. Anyone with an idea could report it.

He Daqing followed Director Huang to his office.

Director Huang gave He Daqing some information about the kitchen staff.

"Master He, take these materials back and look at them when you have time. I'll go and notify the squad leaders now. Let's have a meeting in the second cafeteria before they get off work."

"I will introduce your story to everyone at the meeting. You can also say a few words to them. Do you think it's okay?"

He Daqing looked at the time and saw that there was still more than an hour before the end of get off work, which was basically enough time. He nodded in agreement.

Back in his office, He Daqing glanced over the information Director Huang gave him.

It mainly contains the information of each employee in the cafeteria. He will have to learn about it slowly in the future. The information is just some general records. It is not very useful.

After a while, it was time for the meeting.

He Daqing came to the second cafeteria with his notebook.

At this time, Sha Zhu had arranged for people in the second canteen to move the tables and chairs in the middle, leaving a large space filled with long wooden benches for eating. There was also a large dining table in front. It looked like it was still there.

Almost all the people from the kitchen were already there. Even Director Huang sat at one side of the table.

Seeing He Daqing, Director Huang stood up and said, "Master He, wait a moment, we'll start when Director Li comes."

He Daqing nodded and sat on the other side of the table, leaving the middle seat free.

The scene was divided into four camps, and basically each cafeteria gathered together according to its own team.

The five squad leaders all sat at the front, with their cafeteria staff behind them.

There are only about a hundred of these people in total.

When Sha Zhu saw his father, he winked at him. But when He Daqing glared at him, he immediately behaved himself.

At this time, Li Huaide also came in with a notebook.

As soon as he came in, he said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I was delayed for a while just now. I'm late. I apologize to everyone."

Director Huang quickly said, "It's not too late. We just arrived too."

After that, he turned to the staff below and said, "Come, let's welcome Director Li for taking time out of his busy schedule to attend our meeting. Everyone, give him a warm welcome."

After saying that, he led the applause.

The employees below also applauded enthusiastically.

Li Huaide smiled and nodded to everyone and said, "Seeing how enthusiastic you are, I think our kitchen will be good."

After saying that, he walked towards the middle of the dining table and saw He Daqing standing there.

Li Huaide stretched out his hand, shook hands with He Daqing and said, "Deputy Director He, these employees will depend on you from now on. Work hard and don't feel stressed."

He Daqing also replied: "Don't worry, Director Li, now that I have taken over, I will definitely do this job well."

"Okay! I like to see Deputy Director He's confident look. Now I feel relieved."

After they finished talking, they sat down.

Director Huang made an opening statement and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Since Director Li is here, let's ask Director Li to say a few words to us. Welcome everyone!"

After he finished speaking, there was another round of applause from the audience.

Li Huaide cleared his throat and said, "The main reason I came here today is to introduce this person next to you. I believe everyone knows our Deputy Director He."

"Last year, our Deputy Director He did not participate in some specific affairs of our canteen because he had more important tasks. Now, Deputy Director He has successfully completed the tasks assigned to him by the organization. So in the future, he will participate in the management of our canteen."

"According to the collective decision of our factory leaders, Deputy Director He will be mainly responsible for the kitchen management of each canteen. In other words, your specific work will be managed by Deputy Director He from now on."

"I hope everyone can listen carefully to the leadership's decision and work together to do a good job in our canteen."

After Li Huaide finished speaking, everyone applauded again.

When Director Huang saw that Li Huaide had finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Director Li is right. Everyone must obey the leadership's arrangements and do their jobs well. Next, Deputy Director He will give a few words to everyone. Welcome everyone!"

After Director Huang finished speaking, Sha Zhu took the lead in clapping. The clapping was so loud that it was deafening. Both of his hands turned red from clapping.

He Daqing saw that Li Huaide and Director Huang were both laughing secretly. He was almost pissed off by this bastard. It was so embarrassing.

After giving Sha Zhu a fierce glare, He Daqing stood up and said, "Hello everyone, some of you may know me, but some of you may not be familiar with me. My name is He Daqing, and I joined our steel mill last year."

"As a chef, we are responsible for preparing good meals and ensuring that our workers have enough to eat. Although the current conditions are difficult, we still have to find ways to do our job well and ensure that the workers have good food."

"We are responsible for the food security of all the employees in the factory, so we must be serious and responsible. I will work hard with everyone to do this job well. Thank you all."

After He Daqing finished speaking, there was warm applause from the audience again.

Li Huaide continued, "The purpose of letting Deputy Director He manage the kitchen is to improve everyone's cooking skills and let the workers eat well."

"This is a rare opportunity. Our Deputy Director He is a nationally recognized second-level chef. His dish was so good that even the top chef in the big house couldn't compare to him."

"I believe that with the guidance of Deputy Director He, everyone's cooking skills will be able to reach a higher level. We will be able to make more delicious meals for our workers."

As Li Huaide praised He Daqing, everyone looked at He Daqing differently. Everyone looked at He Daqing with a smile on their face.

Who doesn't want to learn a few more tricks? If I can learn a few tricks of He Daqing's cooking skills, I can be promoted to a higher level in the factory, which means my income can also increase by a few dollars.

He Daqing also stood up and said, "Don't worry, as long as you are willing to learn, I will definitely teach you. I promise that everyone who wants to learn will have a chance."

He Daqing did not have the traditional ideas of this era. He had already made up his mind long ago that he would take in more apprentices at the steel rolling mill in the past few years and train as many good apprentices as possible. If he opened a restaurant in the future, he would rely on these apprentices.

Besides, if he had more apprentices, he would be able to have a easier time. Why not?

After hearing what He Daqing said, the employees below were all excited and clapped their hands vigorously.

Many of them want to learn cooking, but they don’t have the means. Nowadays, many chefs accept apprentices, but they have very strict requirements.

And most people would not accept him as a disciple, just like Sha Zhu. If He Daqing and Hu Sihai were not brothers in the same school, Hu Sihai might not necessarily accept Sha Zhu as his disciple.

This society is like this.

Many masters will remember one sentence:

"Teach the apprentice and starve the master."

Especially in the catering industry, this statement is believed the most.

Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, Li Huaide nodded with satisfaction.

The next one or two years are a critical period for him. Although he has the support of his father-in-law, he also needs to achieve some results on his own.

He Daqing is the person that Li Huaide values ​​the most. This is why he came here today to support He Daqing.