Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

Although Sha Zhu wanted to take revenge on Zhou Jin immediately, unfortunately he had a lot of work to do today and did not have any extra time to think about how to take revenge on Zhou Jin.

Today the factory has restored the food standards for everyone, so the workload in all canteens has increased a lot.

After all, everyone has been adapting to the situation for more than half a year. The sudden increase in workload requires everyone to adapt. Moreover, chefs like Sha Zhu have to deal with the pork and fish in the cold storage after lunch.

Otherwise, something might go wrong at the dinner tomorrow. Anyway, today's work is enough to keep Shazhu busy.

Zhou Jin, who was in the courtyard at this time, had no idea what was happening in the steel mill. What was said on the radio was indeed discussed and decided by the factory leaders, and Zhou Jin was completely unaware of it.

After Zhou Jin and his friends finished breakfast at home, Zhou Jin took Zhou Xin straight to the supply and marketing cooperative to prepare everything before Zhou Xin went to school.

When Zhou Jin and his sister arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative and found the place to buy school bags, they discovered that there was no need to choose because they were all similar, army green shoulder bags with red five-pointed stars embroidered on them.

As for the pink backpack that Zhou Jin had imagined, it was not there at all. Zhou Jin had no choice but to choose the one that looked the brightest. Then they bought pencils, erasers, a pencil case, and a triangle for Zhou Jin. In short, they bought everything Zhou Jin could think of.

After the brother and sister returned home, Zhou Jin put the things he bought in Zhou Xin's room, and then went to the kitchen to prepare lunch and the things he would take to the cafeteria in the afternoon.

Zhou Xin jumped back to the room happily, carefully placed her schoolbag on the table, and then began to examine it carefully.

This schoolbag is made of dark blue cloth and is embroidered with a bright red five-pointed star, which is very eye-catching.

Zhou Xin knew that this schoolbag represented that she was about to step into the school gate and start a new study life.

She imagined herself walking into the classroom with her schoolbag on her back, sitting in her seat, and listening carefully to the teacher.

She is looking forward to meeting more friends of similar age so that they can share happiness and grow together.

When she thought of this, Zhou Xin's face was filled with a happy smile.

She fantasized about reading interesting picture books with her friends, playing various fun games, and working hard to learn writing and reading together.

Although Zhou Xin has always been accompanied by his brother Zhou Jin, he is quite good among his peers in terms of food, clothing and entertainment.

However, because Zhou Jin was worried that Zhou Xin might be bullied when playing with other children in the yard, he would take Zhou Xin with him almost wherever he went.

If it is really inconvenient, he will send Zhou Xin to be taken care of by his grandfather.

As a result, Zhou Xin had almost no chance to make friends of the same age, and occasionally felt lonely and lost.

However, Zhou Jin's concerns were not unfounded.

First of all, their family did not have much interaction with other people in the yard and their relationship was rather distant. They had a deep hatred with Yi Zhonghai and others. Zhou Jin did not dare to gamble Zhou Xin's safety on the humanity of these people.

Secondly, Zhou Jin knew very well that if Zhou Xin encountered trouble or danger in the yard, given the character of those people, they would most likely choose to stand idly by or even add insult to injury.

Therefore, he would rather keep his sister with him, protect her personally and ensure her safety.

Moreover, no matter what the little girl eats, wears, or plays with, it all has the best in the courtyard. If she plays with this group of kids, there is no guarantee that they won't have any bad intentions.

Besides, there is Banggeng, the Siheyuan Thief, here. No matter what, Zhou Jin can't leave the little girl alone in the Siheyuan. If something really happens, it will be too late to regret.

Time soon came to five o'clock in the afternoon. After finishing lunch, Zhou Jin and Zhou Xin stayed in the room reading books and telling stories.

Now Zhou Jin looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time, so he took Zhou Xin and rode their bikes to the steel mill.

When Zhou Jin arrived at the steel rolling mill, he did not go directly to the cafeteria, but took Zhou Xin to the group three office first, intending to leave the little girl there first and let Zhang Li help take care of her, and then go to Li Huaide's office.

After opening the office door, Zhou Jin found Zhang Li was still working.

"Zhang Li, are you still busy?"

Zhang Li was also frightened when someone suddenly called her name. After all, there would be basically no one from Purchasing Group 3 coming in the afternoon, let alone the deputy section chief who she met twice a week.

"Chief, isn't this a batch of grain and meat that the factory just purchased? The quantity is quite large. I'm checking the data."

"I thought so. Normally our department shouldn't be so busy. I'll just leave my sister here first. I'll go to Director Li's office later."

Only then did Zhang Li notice a chubby and cute little girl standing behind Zhou Jin.

"Okay, Chief, just leave your sister to me."

"Row."

Zhou Jin turned to look at Zhou Xin again: "Xinxin, you play with your sister here first. I have something to do and will be back soon."

"Okay, brother, go ahead."

Zhou Jin brought Zhou Xin to Zhang Li, and then went to Deputy Director Li's office carrying a bag.

"Dong dong dong."

"Please come in." Li Huaide's voice came out.

Zhou Jin opened the door and went in.

"It's Xiao Zhou. Come, sit down and have a glass of water first." Li Huaide spoke first, then stood up and took a cup to pour water for Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin quickly put down the things, then walked forward and held Li Huaide's hand.

"Director, you don't have to be so polite. I won't be here for long. Don't bother me. I have to go to the cafeteria to cook."

Li Huaide was also a man who listened to advice. After hearing what Zhou Jin said, he put down his cup and sat down.

"Xiao Zhou, you didn't come this morning. I'm here to announce to you the factory's reward for you. First, your administrative level was raised by one level, and now you are a regular section chief. You also received 100 yuan and a bicycle ticket."

After Li Huaide finished speaking, he opened the drawer, took out an envelope, and handed it to Zhou Jin.

"Here is the 100 yuan reward from the factory and the bicycle ticket, as well as the watch ticket and sewing ticket I gave you personally."

Zhou Jin quickly stood up, took the envelope, and thanked him repeatedly.

Li Huaide continued.

"Xiao Zhou, your administrative level has been upgraded. Don't forget to go to the Personnel Department to complete the change procedures tomorrow."

"Okay, Director, I'll keep that in mind, but I want to ask, my administrative level has been upgraded, will it have any impact on Section Chief Liu?"

"Hahaha, you are still so careful, don't worry, we have discussed this with Liu Jun in advance, and your administrative level has only been promoted, but your position has not changed."

After hearing this, Zhou Jin felt relieved. After all, Liu Jun treated him well, and he didn't want to have a conflict with Liu Jun because of this matter. That would be a loss.

"That's good. I was worried that it would have an impact on Section Chief Liu. Oh, by the way, Director, thank you for taking care of me during this period. This is a small token of my appreciation."

Zhou Jin said as he put the bag on Li Huaide's desk.

Li Huaide noticed the bag Zhou Jin was carrying as soon as he entered the door, but he didn't know what was in it. After all, Zhou Jin had been in the steel rolling mill for so long, and he had never seen him give gifts to any factory leader.

"Xiao Zhou, what are you doing? Take it back quickly. What the factory gave you is what you deserve."

"Director, these are worthless things. I just want to express my gratitude. Director Li, please accept them. After all, we will work together in the future."

"Okay then, I'll take it, and it won't happen again.

Oh, by the way, the money and tickets for your batch of materials have been prepared in the factory. After you go to the Personnel Department to register tomorrow, you can take this slip to the Finance Department to collect the money. "

Li Huaide said as he handed a note to Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin took the note, took a look at it, and then put it in his pocket.

"Okay, Director, I'll go to the cafeteria to prepare. Principal Wang should be here soon."

"Okay, go ahead. I'm really looking forward to this feast."

After saying that, Zhou Jin left the office and walked towards the office of Purchasing Group 3.

After Zhou Jin left, Li Huaide opened the bag that Zhou Jin had given him. This really shocked Li Huaide. Even though Li Huaide was knowledgeable and experienced, he couldn't help but marvel at Zhou Jin's strength.

The bag contained two bottles of special supply Moutai, two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes, and two cans of imported milk powder.

Especially these two bottles of special Moutai, which cannot be bought even if you have money. Li Huaide can only drink them at his father-in-law's house during the Chinese New Year.

Now it seems that Zhou Jin is no ordinary person. He has a good background, is capable, and is very sensible. He needs to be trained well in the future.

The reason why Zhou Jin gave two bottles of special Moutai was to make Li Huaide think highly of his background and be wary of him. This way he would be safer and it would be more convenient to handle many things in the future.

As for where this special supply of Moutai came from, it was of course given as a gift when you signed in. There are still two boxes lying in the space warehouse.

Zhou Jin returned to the office and saw Zhou Xin and Zhang Li having fun, so he walked over and picked up the little girl.

"Zhang Li, don't leave after get off work. Wait for me in the office. I'll get you something good."

"Okay, Chief."

Zhou Jin took the ingredients he had prepared in advance and came to the third canteen. Because the third canteen was closest to the office building, the small canteen in the factory was inside the third canteen.

As soon as Zhou Jin arrived at the cafeteria door, he saw the cafeteria director Zhang.

"Director Zhang, are you waiting for me?"

"Chief Zhou, Director Li has already told me that I am waiting here for you. Come, follow me in."

"Okay, thank you Director Zhang."

"No need, we are all comrades. I have left two kitchen helpers for you, who can help you later."

"Okay, Director Zhang's arrangements are thoughtful."

"Liu Lan, Ma Hua, come and help Section Chief Zhou."

"Okay, Director." Liu Lan and Ma Hua answered in unison.

Liu Lan and Ma Hua happened to be helping to wash the vegetables, and Zhou Jin had originally planned to ask Ma Hua to help him cut the meat, but then he thought that with his current cooking skills, it would be better for him to do it himself to avoid ruining his own ingredients.

This time Zhou Jin plans to make two cold dishes, four hot dishes and one soup, including cold cucumber, pork with mashed garlic, braised carp, twice-cooked pork, shredded pork with Beijing sauce, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and a loofah and egg soup.

After Ma Hua and Liu Lan finished washing the vegetables, Zhou Jin did not let them work, but asked them to watch from the side. As for whether they could learn one or two tricks, it depended on their understanding.

Zhou Jin has a good impression of these two supporting characters in the original drama. After Ma Hua became Sha Zhu's apprentice, he was loyal to Sha Zhu. Even though he didn't learn anything from him, he still treated Sha Zhu like his own father.

Liu Lan is a miserable person. Her husband is drinking and gambling outside, and the whole family depends on her as a woman to support them. In order to let her child grow up, she is willing to give herself to Li Huaide.

However, Zhou Jin rarely stays in the factory, so she doesn't know whether Li Huaide and Liu Lan are together now.

Seeing Liu Lan and Ma Hua looking at him with confusion, Zhou Jin explained: "You two should not be idle. Stand next to me and watch carefully. Learn well." After that, Zhou Jin ignored the two of them and went about his own business.

In fact, Zhou Jin knew very well that he did not intend to make a living from cooking. He just hoped to help Liu Lan and Ma Hua master some cooking skills in this way. Maybe these skills could bring some changes to their lives?

When Liu Lan and Ma Hua heard this, they immediately understood Zhou Jin's good intentions and were deeply moved. They immediately perked up and observed Zhou Jin's every move with full concentration, fearing that they would miss any details.

You know, in order to maintain his position in the steel mill canteen, Sha Zhu kept many tricks up his sleeve for his apprentices.

To the point that his two apprentices can only cook some simple big pot dishes until now, and they may not even be good at that.

Liu Lan was excluded by Sha Zhu because of her gender and could only work as a kitchen helper in the cafeteria, receiving a meager salary every month and having no future for development.

If that weren't the case, she wouldn't have had an affair with Li Huaide.

However, when Zhou Jin really started to work, everyone was stunned! He was holding a kitchen knife, and in the flash of the knife, all kinds of ingredients had been processed neatly and cleanly.

The speed is so fast that it makes people jaw-dropping; the technique is so skillful that even a fool like Zhu would be far behind.

In just less than twenty minutes, Zhou Jin had completed all the preparations.

At this moment, both Liu Lan and Ma Hua realized that the gap between themselves and Zhou Jin was simply a world of difference.

Director Zhang, who was standing on the sidelines and watching, was extremely surprised. He did not expect Zhou Jin to have such excellent knife skills. Since his knife skills were so good, his cooking skills must be beyond doubt.

Then Zhou Jin started to cook, explaining to the two of them as she cooked, how hot the oil should be before putting the vegetables in, when to put what seasonings and how much to put, how long to cook each dish, and how to flip the pan. Zhou Jin explained in great detail.

Ma Hua and Liu Lan were so anxious that they started cooking in two pots at the same time. Soon all the dishes were cooked. Zhou Jin divided a small portion of each dish and put them into four lunch boxes.

Three of them were handed to Director Zhang, Liu Lan and Ma Hua, and the remaining one was naturally given to Zhang Li.

This girl works diligently in the purchasing department and has always been Zhou Jin's right-hand man. She just helped take care of Zhou Xin, so naturally she has to be thanked.

So Zhou Jin and Liu Lan decided on the time for the food to be served, and then took their lunch boxes back to the office of Purchasing Group 3.