Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang and Liu Feng finished their lunch, cleaned up and said with a smile

"Let's go to the kitchen and see how Master Nan Yi's kitchen is doing."

Cui Dake on the side quickly wiped his mouth. He deliberately took less rice. Seeing that Zhang Renkang was almost done, he quickly finished his meal. When he heard that Zhang Renkang was going to the kitchen, he said

"Director Zhang, the kitchen is a bit messy, and Nan Yi has a bad temper."

"Why don't you just stop arguing with him?"

Cui Dake knew that Zhang Renkang was going to compete with Nan Yi in cooking, and was worried that Nan Yi, the stubborn man, would embarrass Zhang Renkang and that would end badly.

Zhang Renkang laughed and said

"I'm not just thinking about competing with Nan Yi in cooking skills. The canteen is related to the morale of the factory. In addition to good chefs and sumptuous meals, the most important thing is to ensure that the workers eat hygienically and safely."

“Has there ever been any incidents of mass diarrhea in the machine shop?”

Liu Feng recalled and said

"It's usually more during the dog days of summer. I think the workers drink it because they drink cold water."

"The water in this well is too cold, diarrhea is inevitable"

Zhang Renkang stood up without answering, holding the plate and smiled.

"Come on, take me to see it"

Cui Dake had no choice but to take Zhang Renkang to the back kitchen. When Zhang Renkang came in, he saw that the whole kitchen was not dirty, but just like the previous steel mill, discarded food was scattered all over the stove, the bowls and chopsticks were piled on the washing table on the side, and no one cleaned up the scattered oil stains on the operating table.

Two or three people in the kitchen gathered together, gossiping about something. Nan Yi was holding an enamel pot, blowing away the tea leaves and drinking water. He had just finished cooking and was about to take a break.

Cui Dake shouted

"Everyone in the kitchen, assemble!"

"Director Zhang is here to see you"

Everyone stood up in a hurry and stood in an empty space on the side. Nan Yi walked over calmly and said with a smile

"Director Zhang, are you here to ask for advice?"

After hearing Nan Yi's words, even Liu Feng was somewhat dissatisfied. This Nan Yi really didn't know the size of the situation. He scolded

"Nan Yi, how did you talk to Director Zhang? Why don't you apologize to Director Zhang right away?"

Liu Feng was worried that Zhang Renkang would vent his anger on Nan Yi. After all, he still admired Nan Yi as a cook. Zhang Renkang laughed and said

“Master Nan is really straightforward”

"Yes, I want to learn from Master Nan's cooking skills."

"What ingredients do you have in your kitchen? Why don't we make a plate of shredded potatoes for everyone to see?"

Nan Yi glanced at the bag of potatoes in the corner and thought to himself, he just didn't believe it. How could a big leader like Zhang Renkang know how to cook? It was nothing more than making some home-cooked dishes. Especially when Zhang Renkang proposed to make shredded potatoes, it deepened Nan Yi's thoughts.

After all, every chef knows how to stir-fry potato shreds. Nan Yi still has a good impression of Zhang Renkang and plans to show some mercy to this big leader.

Nan Yi said

"Yang Xiaodong, go get four potatoes, wash them and peel them."

Then he said to Zhang Renkang with a smile

"Okay, Director Zhang, let's each fry a plate of shredded potatoes. However, not everyone can fry shredded potatoes well. Our professional chefs naturally have their own way of making them."

"Please don't be surprised"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Of course, there are only cooks here, no factory manager."

The two took the potatoes, and Nan Yi specifically asked Yang Xiaodong to peel them in order to make them taste better. After all, the potato skins were too sticky and unpalatable.

Zhang Renkang picked up a kitchen knife and made some moves. He raised his knife and slashed it.

"click"

Nan Yi, Liu Feng, Cui Dake and the people in the kitchen were all stunned.

Nan Yi Xin Dao

"This Factory Director Zhang is really capable."

Then he picked up the potatoes on his hand and started to cut them quickly. Although Nan Yi was also a good cook, he could not compare with Zhang Renkang in knife skills. Naturally, he could only admit defeat.

Soon the shredded potatoes they had prepared were served. Zhang Renkang said with a smile:

"Master Nan, would you like to try it?"

Nan Yi was not polite. Judging from Zhang Renkang's skillful posture in cutting vegetables and holding the pot, Nan Yi had already recognized his cooking skills. He took a bite and sighed after tasting it.

"Director Zhang, I am too arrogant. This skill of yours must have taken at least ten years of practice."

“Spicy and sour, appetizing and chewy”

Zhang Renkang laughed and said

“I worked in the kitchen for quite a while, but I taught my cooking skills to many people.”

“The work of the kitchen cannot be left to just a few people; it requires everyone’s participation.”

"First, we need to keep the sanitary environment clean and orderly, which ensures the safety and hygiene of our meals and avoids diseases such as diarrhea."

"The second is to ensure that workers not only eat delicious food, but also feel happy, so as to boost their morale and ensure production."

"It can be said that our logistics work accounts for half of the factory's output."

“A long way to go”

After Zhang Renkang finished speaking, he said to the staff in the kitchen of the machine repair factory:

"Tomorrow, I will ask the kitchen staff of the steel mill to come here and improve the work in accordance with the kitchen work standards of the steel mill."

"Can you do it?"

The thirty or so people in the kitchen looked at each other. Cui Dakan responded quickly and shouted:

"Report to the leader, we can do it"

Yang Xiaodong followed suit and shouted, leading the other people in the kitchen to express that they would strictly follow the instructions.

Nan Yi on the side didn't understand the situation and asked

"Director Zhang, how does our steel mill kitchen operate? Can you tell us about it?"

“So that we can have a plan.”

Zhang Renkang laughed

"simple"

"Everything in the kitchen should be sorted and placed. For example, all the scraps you discard should be put in a waste bag. Secondly, the stove should be clean and tidy, and your hands should not be stained with dust or oil."

"The floor of the dining hall should be bright and the windows should be clean and transparent"

As soon as Zhang Renkang finished speaking, someone said

"Boss, if we do what you say, we won't be able to finish the work in a day."

"Won't this tire us out?"

Zhang Renkang looked at them and said with a smile

"Anyone else have any ideas?"

At this time, someone stood up and complained

"Leader, we are not complaining. We start work at 8 o'clock, unloading goods, preparing food, lighting the fire, serving meals, and cleaning the canteen. We can't finish the work even if we die of exhaustion in a day. Besides, why should we be given so much more for the work we do in a month?"

Zhang Renkang looked at the people in the cafeteria in front of him and said

"I won't say too many slogans, I guess you guys won't be convinced in your heart"

“I can tell you how the canteen at the steel mill was implemented.”

“First, everyone in the cafeteria can participate in weekly cooking training classes.”

"We will teach you cooking techniques based on your talents and abilities. At least you should have no problem passing the eighth-level chef exam."

"The canteen will definitely need to be reorganized in the future. What we need is to provide good service to the workers and help ensure production. If you can't do that, then I'm sorry, we can only transfer you to another position."

"On the other hand, the workers' satisfaction with the canteen will be graded accordingly. If the workers pass the test, the factory will give them certain bills, cloth and other rewards every month. The advanced workers will be given priority in the selection and reporting, and the advanced workers in the logistics department will account for no less than 20% of the total number of employees."

"Everyone, we hope that you can not only work here, but also learn great ideas and improve your personal skills. Forget about just working day by day. The organization does not need you."

A young man in the crowd suddenly asked

"Leader, are you saying you can teach us cooking?"

"Who will teach us? We can't become masters."

This young man is called Li Wang. He wanted to learn cooking from Nan Yi before, but Nan Yi said he would not accept him no matter what. The other chefs also did not plan to accept him. Now he is just an assistant in the kitchen.

Zhang Renkang looked at the young man who stood out and said with a smile

"What's your name? What do you do in the kitchen?"

He summoned up the courage to say

"Boss, my name is Li Wang. I have been working in the kitchen for three years and now I am a kitchen helper."

Zhang Renkang laughed

“You asked a good question, let me tell you.”

"All chefs in the steel mill are required to take two to three apprentices, and must teach their apprentices at least five dishes within six months. If an apprentice fails to pass the eighth-level chef exam after one year, his allowance will be cancelled. If he fails to pass the exam after two years, he will be demoted."

"Do you know who taught you?"

Before Li Wang could say anything, Nan Yi and two older people who were obviously also cooks quit. Nan Yi said

"Director Zhang, my cooking skills are inherited from my family and are not passed on to outsiders. Besides, I have certain requirements for taking in apprentices. Why should the factory ask us to pass on our skills to others?"

“Isn’t this robbery?”

Zhang Renkang looked at the two people behind him who were also eager to make a move and asked

"You two are the cooks here, right? Tell us what you think."

"Speak freely, we are a people's democracy, not a dictatorship"

One of them stood up and said

"Leader, Master Nan is right. We all followed the master and served him. We learned a few skills with great effort."

"Why should we just hand it over to someone else? This is disrespecting our teachers and ancestors. We won't do it."

"If that's the case, we'll quit this machine shop and just look for work somewhere else."

Zhang Renkang was not angry when he saw their objection. He just smiled at them and said:

"First of all, not to mention Nan Yi, the highest cooking skill among you is only level six, right?"

"Should be a level 7 chef, right?"

Seeing the two or three people behind him nod, Zhang Renkang sneered and said

"I can transfer five or six level seven cooks from the steel mill. If you don't want to do this, you can resign. No problem. Director Liu can start work now."

"What you have in your hands is nothing. I have plenty of people to teach you the craft."

Then he turned to Nan Yi and smiled

"I roughly guess that Master Nan's cooking skills are not worse than those of the second and third level chefs. With a few more years of training, I think he will have no problem passing the second level exam."

“But, don’t you understand the problem well enough?”

"First of all, being a chef depends on one's talent. Most people spend their entire lives trying to reach level seven."

"dont you agree"

Nan Yi thought about it and said

"Yes, there is nothing wrong with what you said."

Zhang Renkang continued to laugh.

"So what you taught them was just the basics, not the core of your family tradition."

“The teaching process is also a time for you to constantly summarize and innovate.”

"Master Nan, remember, if you work in isolation, you will never become a master."

“I didn’t care who could learn my essence. If he could surpass me, I would be very happy because it meant I had a new direction to move forward.”

"What do you say?"

Nan Yi fell into deep thought. Zhang Renkang undoubtedly opened up new ideas for him. Nan Yi pondered for a long time and said:

"The truth cannot be taught lightly, but I don't mind giving them some pointers on the basics."

Zhang Renkang laughed and said

"That's enough. In fact, most of them are only at the level of a level 7 chef at best."

"For you, Nan Yi, it's just the basics, but for them it's undoubtedly the ability to make a living and their future."

“Our organization is to enable everyone to be promoted and make progress in their work. Only in this way can we better build our country and society.”

Zhang Renkang's words undoubtedly cast a huge stone in the hearts of the people in the kitchen. Looking at everyone, Zhang Renkang continued

"Comrades, I hope you are not just working here day by day to make a living. The machine repair factory is now facing a major reform task."

"We must not only start the transformation from the workers in the production department, but also all the logistics departments to find a new path for the future of the machine repair shop."

"Otherwise, everyone will face the factory closing down and bankruptcy. Where will you go to work then?"

"Nan Yi can get away with his cooking skills, can you?"

“So don’t be afraid of hard work and strive for the survival of the factory with all your strength.”

As soon as Zhang Renkang finished speaking, Cui Dake continued to shout:

“Go all out for the survival of the factory”

More than 30 or 40 people started to shout together. Zhang Renkang looked at Cui Dake with satisfaction. No matter what, this guy is indeed a talent. The most important thing is that he can guess the boss's intentions. As for his character, Zhang Renkang doesn't care at all.

Cui Dake is actually trying to get ahead in life for himself. Being a little selfish is no big deal. Zhang Renkang is confident that he can suppress him. Cui Dake is just a knife in his hand, but now he needs to sharpen it.

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Some people always think that what I write is not exciting enough. I was indeed greatly affected from the beginning. The first fifty chapters were more exciting, but the latter part was mainly a sharing of my understanding and insights. It is normal for some people to like and some not to like. After all, everyone has certain differences in their world views. But I also hope that someone can gain something from some of the things I share.