Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The moment Li Huaide saw Qin Jingru, he was immediately shocked. He hadn't expected that Wang Feng's wife would be such a stunning beauty. However, since she was Wang Feng's wife, he only glanced at her before turning his attention to Qin Dashan.

Seeing that Qin Dashan looked like a farmer, he turned his gaze to Wang Feng, patted Wang Feng on the shoulder, and laughed loudly, "Brother, your wife is so beautiful, you're really something!"

Wang Feng laughed and said to Qin Jingru and Qin Dashan, "Jingru, big brother, this is Factory Director Li, quickly greet him."

"Hello, Director Li, my name is Qin Jingru."

"Director Li... I... my name is Qin Dashan."

When Qin Dashan met such a high-ranking leader, his voice trembled slightly.

Li Huaide smiled and waved his hand: "Sister-in-law, when we're alone, just call me Brother Li, like you do with my younger brother. You don't know how good my relationship with my younger brother is. If you encounter any difficulties at the steel mill, just tell Brother Li."

Qin Jingru smiled and nodded, but did not say anything.

When Li Huaide saw that Qin Jingru didn't speak, he assumed she was just shy and didn't pay much attention to it.

He walked up to Qin Dashan and patted him heavily on the shoulder: "Brother Dashan, since you are my brother-in-law, then we're family. I'll have my secretary take you to your new job later, and then I'll arrange the best fitter for you."

Wang Feng interrupted Li Huaide and said, "Brother Li, it's like this, my brother-in-law is from the countryside. Do you think you could arrange for him to be allocated a house?"

Li Huaide smiled and nodded: "No problem, I'll have my secretary take Brother Dashan to the Housing Management Department later."

Soon, under Li Huaide's arrangement, Qin Dashan went with Secretary Li to complete the formalities.

Li Huaide urged, "Brother, let's go to the third canteen and try your sister-in-law's cooking. Sha Zhu has been on leave recently, which has really worried me. If your sister-in-law's cooking skills can really surpass Sha Zhu's, I promise to give her the best treatment."

"become."

Upon seeing Wang Feng nod, Li Huaide immediately dialed the phone number of Minister Ma of the Logistics Department, asking him and other cadres to come to the Third Canteen for a food tasting, and also notified Director Liu of the canteen.

When the three arrived at the third canteen, Minister Ma of the Logistics Department, along with two deputy ministers, Director Liu of the canteen, and some senior leaders from the factory, totaling about ten people, were already there.

I didn't see Director Yang, but I guess these ten or so people all belong to Li Huaide's lineage.

Li Huaide led the group of leaders into the kitchen, pointed to Qin Jingru, and said to everyone in the kitchen, "Comrades, this is Comrade Qin Jingru. She is the factory's new head chef. Comrade Qin Jingru will be cooking a few dishes for us later. Everyone should cooperate actively with Comrade Qin Jingru, understand?"

Everyone in the kitchen was shocked to see how young and beautiful the new head chef was; this girl didn't look like she was cut out to be a chef at all.

Especially Liu Lan, when she saw this young and beautiful chef closely following Wang Feng, she knew that this pretty girl must have something to do with Wang Feng, and might even be Wang Feng's wife.

(Please remember the website 202s.tw for the fastest chapter updates.)

"Comrade Qin Jingru, what dish would you like to make now? The kitchen staff can prepare it for you," Li Huaide said.

Qin Jingru was a little timid. She turned to look at Wang Feng, who smiled slightly at her and gave her a thumbs up.

Qin Jingru relaxed considerably upon seeing Wang Feng's encouragement and immediately spoke with the kitchen staff, instructing them to prepare the ingredients.

In the end, Qin Jingru chose five dishes: hot and sour shredded potatoes, braised pork, steamed fish, Kung Pao chicken, and braised pork intestines. She originally wanted to make more dishes, but unfortunately, the factory only had these ingredients.

Taking the potato, Qin Jingru peeled and shredded it with effortless skill. In less than a minute, the potato shreds were ready, and each shred was about the same size.

When the people in the kitchen saw Qin Jingru's knife skills, they knew that Qin Jingru's cooking skills were much better than Sha Zhu's, because they had all seen Sha Zhu cut potato shreds, and none of them were as smooth as Qin Jingru's.

After processing all the other ingredients, she heated the oil in a wok and stir-fried the chicken. Qin Jingru's wok-flipping skills were fluid and seamless.

Five minutes later.

A rich aroma filled the entire kitchen, making the kitchen staff's mouths water.

As soon as the Kung Pao Chicken was ready, Liu Lan brought the dish over. Li Huaide eagerly picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, only to be shocked and widen his eyes in disbelief.

He had only believed Wang Feng's praise of his wife's cooking before, but now he was completely convinced. This Kung Pao Chicken was much better than Sha Zhu's.

Seeing Li Huaide's expression, the other leaders also picked up a piece of chicken and started eating.

"Haha, Director Li, Comrade Qin Jingru's cooking skills are absolutely amazing! This is the first time I've ever tasted such delicious Kung Pao Chicken."

"Yes, Director Li, Comrade Qin Jingru's cooking skills far surpass those of Sha Zhu."

"Congratulations, Director Li! With Comrade Qin Jingru hosting our factory from now on, our business will surely be smooth sailing in the future."

Li Huaide smiled and waved his hand: "Everyone, there are still a few dishes left. Let's try a few more dishes, and then we can talk about the treatment of Comrade Qin Jingru."

The leaders all nodded in agreement.

Soon, the other four dishes were served one after another, and Li Huaide and more than ten leaders ate in silence.

After finishing all five dishes, Li Huaide and the leaders were still somewhat unsatisfied. Even the soup from the dishes was shared by the leaders to dip their cornbread in.

These leaders had eaten plenty of Sha Zhu's cooking before, but compared to Qin Jingru's cooking, it was not only worlds apart, but also several levels below.

"Cough cough."

Li Huaide coughed lightly and looked at everyone, saying, "Everyone, now that you've all tasted Comrade Qin Jingru's cooking, what do you think about the compensation?"

After thinking for a moment, Minister Ma of the Logistics Department said:

"Director Li, since Comrade Qin Jingru works in the kitchen, she belongs to the logistics department. As the head of the logistics department, let me first share my opinion. If anyone thinks there is anything wrong, please feel free to point it out."

Li Huaide nodded: "Minister Ma, please go ahead."

Minister Ma coughed lightly and said, "Our factory can only offer the highest level of treatment to a sixth-grade cook. However, considering that Comrade Qin Jingru's rank far exceeds that of a sixth-grade cook, I suggest that she be paid the equivalent of a deputy director of the canteen through a work-for-career system. What do you all think?"

Li Huaide remained silent, glancing at the other leaders one by one.

He had already discussed this arrangement with Minister Ma. Minister Ma proposed it first, and then everyone agreed on it, so there was no suspicion that he was showing favoritism.

"I think it's okay."

"feasible."

"agree."

I agree.

Ultimately, including Li Huaide, all thirteen leaders unanimously agreed that Qin Jingru would be paid according to the salary of a deputy director of the canteen, with her salary set at 78.5 yuan, through a work-in-service arrangement.

Considering that it was somewhat inappropriate for Sha Zhu, the canteen supervisor, to be in charge of Qin Jingru, who received the treatment of a deputy director, a group of leaders decided to remove Sha Zhu from his position as canteen supervisor. Everyone in the third canteen, including the chef who cooked the large pot dishes and Sha Zhu, would be placed under the jurisdiction of Qin Jingru.