Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

The next day, just as Li Jiuzhou arrived at work, he received a notice to go to the Party Secretary's office.

Li Jiuzhou was a little dazed, muttering to himself as he walked, a cigarette dangling from his lips:

"Secretary Nie is looking for me?"

Is there some important reception coming up?

Because on several occasions when Secretary Nie had important receptions, he would invite Li Jiuzhou to his office and personally ask him to cook.

This respect pleased Li Jiuzhou greatly, unlike Yang Ligong, who had someone relay messages.

When there is an important reception, Li Jiuzhou will set aside his status and cook a meal, after all, this is the skill that made him rich.

If it's also for the good of the factory, then it also means for the good of oneself.

Li Jiuzhou could clearly distinguish whether there were any benefits or not.

Would people at the same level as Li Jiuzhou in the steel rolling mill still look down on him because he used to be a cook?

The answer is no!

Just kidding, Li Jiuzhou has done so many great deeds!

Why do higher-level leaders frequently visit Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill? Don't they know why?

I came here specifically for Li Jiuzhou's cooking skills.

He was promoted for his merits and took every step steadily, even winning the hearts of his superiors.

Later, Li Jiuzhou was involved in every major event at the factory.

Not to mention that saying that spread throughout the streets and alleys of Beiping.

"All martial arts under heaven originated from Shaolin, and the Red Star emerged from the big cauldron of Beiping!"

Who made this?

Li Jiuzhou, a top-notch chef in Beiping's culinary scene specializing in state banquets, is known as Mr. Fish!

It could be said that if Li Jiuzhou stomped his foot, the entire Qinxing in Beiping would tremble.

The large-scale cooking at the steel rolling mill is so famous that now not only major factories in the Beijing area are copying it.

Factories from all over the country with ideas sent their chefs to learn.

This made Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill even more famous.

The leaders of the steel rolling mill were so happy their eyes almost closed.

envy?

Why would I be jealous? Even if he weren't a leader in the steel mill, he'd be a top-tier cook, with an exceptionally high status.

Often, the factory leaders had to maintain a good relationship with Li Jiuzhou, so it wasn't a big problem if they couldn't get him to cook.

If they can get his junior apprentice, Chef Baek, to come, that would be perfect.

It's worth noting that Chef Bao was basically trained by Mr. Yu.

People who have eaten his food are not picky at all, nor do they dare to be picky.

If you dare to challenge me, Chef Bao will immediately quit.

Otherwise, how do you think the title of "explosive chef" came about? This is how it came about.

Moreover, Li Jiuzhou is now a rising political star in the factory, and he is very powerful.

Even if you really don't respect Li Jiuzhou, he will ask you whether you respect Li Huaide.

If you don't even respect Li Huaide, then ask yourself if you respect Li Lao, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Metallurgy.

If you don't even respect him, then just drag him out and shoot him. The steel mill doesn't allow such a powerful person to exist!

Soon Li Jiuzhou arrived at the door of Secretary Nie's office and knocked.

"Enter!"

"Secretary, did you call me here for some instructions?" Li Jiuzhou's face was full of smiles as soon as he entered the office.

"Hahaha...you kid, how could I dare to give you instructions? Come on, sit down. We just got some top-quality Longjing tea. I...uh...this old man brewed it myself." Secretary Nie almost let slip his identity.

Li Jiuzhou didn't listen carefully, and pulled out a chair to sit opposite Secretary Nie:

"Secretary, I'm a little scared by this. A vice-ministerial level official personally making tea for me—will it shorten my lifespan?"

After hearing this, Secretary Nie leaned back in his chair and said irritably:

"Damn it, you know it'll shorten your lifespan and you're just standing by and watching?"

"Even if your uncle Li Huaide came, he'd have to serve me tea and cigarettes. You, on the other hand, get all cocky just because you're given a little kindness!"

"Yes, yes, yes, whatever you say is right." Li Jiuzhou quickly took the tea set, inwardly cursing:

"That old man has a face like a donkey's; he changes his mind in an instant, damn it!"

"That's more like it." Secretary Nie smiled again.

Soon, the tea was ready, and Secretary Nie took out a packet of cigarettes from the drawer and threw it on the table.

Li Jiuzhou glanced at him and instantly understood, then cursed his ancestors for eighteen generations again.

However, he deftly opened the cigarette, lit a match, and respectfully handed it over with both hands covering the cigarette.

Secretary Nie leaned forward slightly, bringing the cigarette butt close to the lit match. As he smoked, his cheeks sank slightly, removing about a third of his face. His mouth opened slightly, and then he made a big backstroke.

"hiss……"

The smoke he exhaled was thin and lingered!

Li Jiuzhou's eyelids twitched upon seeing this.

This...this is fucking top-tier lung-boosting!

To be honest, seeing Secretary Nie enjoying Li Jiuzhou so much made my lungs itch, so I tried to imitate Secretary Nie's moves.

The movements were very flashy, but in the end, they made him a little dizzy. He's still too young.

Upon seeing this, Secretary Nie burst into laughter:

"Hahahaha... Why are you copying me? You haven't even grown your pubic hair yet and you're already thinking about Japanese yen? You're the one who'll suffer!"

The vocabulary that Secretary Nie uttered made Li Jiuzhou want to laugh, but he couldn't; his head was genuinely spinning.

That bite was a bit deep…

Li Jiuzhou recovered after drinking two cups of tea.

"Secretary, is this an important reception?"

Secretary Nie smiled and shook his head:

"Can't I just call you over to serve me tea and cigarettes if I don't offer to entertain you?"

Li Jiuzhou clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture:

"Secretary, please stop teasing me. Just tell me what you need, and I'll do it without hesitation if I can."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Nie stopped joking around with Li Jiuzhou and his expression became more serious.

"Jiuzhou, it's good that we asked you to come. The Ministry of Metallurgy knows about yesterday's meeting, and even higher-level leaders know about it."

"They are very satisfied and moved by our factory's actions, and even want to promote our class as a benchmark."

"And you, as the initiator, will receive a reward. Want to guess what it is?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jiuzhou felt a surge of warmth in his heart and excitedly rubbed his hands together.

"Secretary, could it be that I've made progress again?"

After listening, Secretary Nie remained silent for two seconds, his tone tinged with envy:

"We almost promoted you, kid. A leader suggested you get promoted, but some people said you were promoted too fast, so we didn't promote you and gave you another reward instead."

Li Jiuzhou knew perfectly well that it was definitely that old bastard Lao Li who would do such a thing.

However, Li Jiuzhou wouldn't blame him. A promotion wouldn't benefit him now; he was more interested in what kind of reward the Ministry of Metallurgy would offer.

"Secretary, it doesn't matter whether I get promoted or not, just tell me what the reward is."

Secretary Nie's tone suddenly turned sour:

"But someone does care about you. They say it's inappropriate for you to ride a bicycle to work when you're already a section chief."

"This..." Li Jiuzhou was a little confused after hearing this.

Seeing that Li Jiuzhou hadn't expected Secretary Nie to want to continue arguing with him, she simply opened a drawer and threw a car key at him.

He laughed and said:

"Moo, here's your reward! Congratulations, Director Li, you can drive to work from now on!"

"Holy crap..." To be honest, this was something Li Jiuzhou hadn't expected; they'd just provided him with a car.

It's worth noting that very few division-level cadres in steel rolling mills are provided with cars, and now he's one of them.

That's wonderful news!

Owning a car in this day and age is absolutely awesome!

It will be very convenient no matter what you do.