Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

After hosting dinners one after another, Li Jiuzhou was starting to feel the strain, but thankfully the business was finally done.

The supplies have been fully provided.

One-tenth of the grain previously stored in the warehouse has been consumed.

Li Jiuzhou would rotate the grain as soon as new grain arrived, instead of storing the old grain indefinitely.

With the grain reserves accumulated over the year, the leaders of the steel rolling mill were more confident.

Having food at home brings peace of mind.

The distribution of benefits has also been finalized.

The highlight of this event is 20 Flying Pigeon brand bicycles, known for their heavy load capacity!

This is a reward given to workers. Workers who receive a bicycle are either very strong or extremely outstanding!

There was no cheating in the factory; the selection process was fair and impartial.

Two days before the Chinese New Year, we had a day off from work, and the weather was alright, so we held a factory-wide commendation meeting.

The winners of the 20 bicycles went on stage to receive their awards, wearing red flowers on their chests, holding certificates in their left hands and carrying a piece of fine pork belly in their right.

The workers below were green with envy.

After the commendation ceremony, I returned to my work station and then went directly to the canteen to collect my New Year's benefits after hearing the announcement.

Around 4 p.m., the welfare benefits were distributed, and then it was announced that the entire factory would be closed for the holiday.

As a fourth-level fitter, Jia Dongxu received two jin of high-quality pork belly, three jin of flour, an enamel mug, and a piece of flawed cloth.

His wife, Tong Jie, just started working this year. She also has a pound of pork and a pound of flour, that's all.

Only workers at the third or fourth level can receive defective fabric.

Anyway, the higher the job grade, the more you get.

Yi Zhonghai, as the workshop director, received the following benefits: five jin of meat, a thermos, a washbasin, twenty jin of white flour, and two bolts of flawed cloth.

This is just the workshop director's perk; Yi Zhonghai also has the perk of being an eighth-grade fitter.

There are fewer than 15 people in the Grade 8 fitter factory, and the benefits are very high. They deserve respect, and the benefits should be sufficient.

The following items were found: two cartons of Daqianmen brand liquor, two cartons of Mudan brand liquor, three catties of jasmine tea, 20 catties of high-gluten flour, 50 catties of wheat flour, ten catties of pork, two cans of malted milk powder, a small dozen various receipts, and a series of pots, pans, and utensils for daily use!

When Yi Zhonghai returned to the courtyard with these things, everyone was envious.

Liu Haizhong silently lowered his head. In terms of work-level qualifications, he was indeed inferior to Yi Zhonghai.

No one expected that the factory would offer such high benefits to its level eight workers.

Of course, because the country attaches importance to it, the factory also attaches importance to it, and these things should indeed be provided.

Yi Zhonghai was beaming. This was the first time he had received so many things, and he hadn't expected it at all. He was overjoyed.

This is an honor, he deserves it, and he earned it through his own hard work.

Let's not even talk about Sha Zhu; he got almost ten times more than Yi.

Because he basically didn't rest during this month at the end of the year, not only did he handle the hospitality for the factory, but other factories also invited him to handle their hospitality as well.

He only needs to go once, and the things he brings back are equal to those of Yi Zhonghai, plus he gets picked up and dropped off by car.

This is all thanks to those people at the meat processing plant.

Other factories invited the meat processing plant staff to dinner, but their factory didn't have any good cooks, so the food was indescribable.

Having eaten at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, other places always just don't quite live up to the experience.

So the people at the meat processing plant secretly suggested that Deputy Director He of the steel rolling mill was an excellent cook.

Then what are we waiting for? Come over here!

But then another problem arises: Deputy Director He is a genuine section-level cadre.

You actually hired them to be your cook?

Is this reasonable?

Sha Zhu can cook at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, but that's an internal matter for them. It's a different story outside.

So you have to invest a lot, you have to give them the ingredients and you have to pay them, otherwise why would they cook for you?

So the First Steel Rolling Mill stepped in, offered a price, and sent a list to Li Jiuzhou's office.

Li Jiuzhou was a little confused after seeing the invitation from the First Steel Rolling Mill.

What could he possibly see...?

The compensation offered by the First Steel Rolling Mill is as follows:

Two cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes.

One pork hock (10 catties).

Ten catties of meat coupons.

50 jin of fine grain coupons.

Two catties of the finest Longjing tea.

Two cans of milk powder.

Red envelope of 100.

One bicycle ticket.

One watch ticket.

One radio ticket.

There was also a stack of various receipts.

To be honest, Li Jiuzhou was a little tempted after seeing the offer.

However, even though the letter was given to him this time, whether or not Sha Zhu would go still needed to be asked, so he was called over.

Sha Zhu arrived in a great hurry.

"Senior brother, what can I do for you?"

"Zhu Zi's here. Have a seat, relax, and have some tea," Li Jiuzhou said, tossing him a cigarette.

Sha Zhu obediently sat down and quietly listened to his senior brother's next instructions.

After brewing the tea, Li Jiuzhou smiled and said:

"A sister factory has invited you to do some hospitality work; the pay is pretty good. Would you like to go and earn some money?"

Sha Zhu shook his head vigorously after hearing this.

"Senior brother, I'm exhausted lately, I'm not going. Besides, I'm the canteen director, a section-level cadre. I want to do some work for the factory because I want to keep up with my skills, and the factory needs me."

"What do other factories have to do with me? I don't need these few dollars."

"Senior brother, tell me, who the hell eats like that? I have to do all the cooking! He's got guts!"

Li Jiuzhou smiled:

"Who else could it be but those scoundrels from the meat processing plant? They've gotten so used to your cooking at our plant that they can't stand it at other plants."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately smiled smugly; this was the highest affirmation of his culinary skills.

"Oh dear, who was I back then? It turns out to be this bunch of scoundrels!"

"These tough bastards really know how to eat, but it's no use. I don't want to serve them. No amount of money will help."

"Really not going?" Li Jiuzhou asked playfully.

"I'm not going. I said I'm not going, and I mean it," Sha Zhu replied firmly.

Li Jiuzhou suddenly said:

"If you're not going, I'm going!"

Silly Pillar replied instinctively:

"Fine, go ahead...wait, senior brother, what did you say? You're going to help someone with hospitality?"

"That's beneath us! I don't agree!"

Li Jiuzhou smiled:

"Hahaha, you're so capable! I don't need your approval for what I do. Get out of here."

Sha Zhu panicked upon hearing this:

"Senior brother, what benefits are they offering? Why are you so greedy? Just name your price, and I'll pay up."

Li Jiuzhou smiled and shook his head, handing the covered paper on the desk to Sha Zhu:

"Take a look. This is the payment from the First Steel Rolling Mill for your hospitality. Take a look before you decide whether to go or not."

Sha Zhu took the paper with a puzzled look, glanced at it, and his expression immediately became very interesting.

Sha Zhu has all these things, but the combined power is just too damn strong; he can't handle it.

Li Jiuzhou looked at Sha Zhu's ever-changing expression with amusement:

"So, is the First Steel Rolling Mill's offer enough sincerity? Can we persuade our Director He to come?"

Sha Zhu cried out in his heart:

"This is amazing...slurp...it smells so good..."

But he feigned dissatisfaction on his face:

"Is this all the stuff you've got... trying to fool those foreigners..."

After hearing this, Li Jiuzhou deliberately showed a look of regret:

"Fine, since you're unwilling, I'll make a call back to the First Steel Rolling Mill."

He was about to grab the phone to make a call after he finished speaking, but Sha Zhu stopped him.

"No, no, no, senior brother, I happen to have some free time, it's not impossible for me to go."

"But I'm going to bring my apprentices and nephews along with me so they can learn more skills. Let's make it clear beforehand that they'll also be paid."

Li Jiuzhou smiled:

"Of course, I'll handle it. You just wait for them to come and pick you up."

So Sha Zhu began his overseas assignment, leading his apprentices and nephews to make big money, living a life of luxury, taking bribes and favors, and even looking down on people in other factory canteens...

Although the harm was minor, the insult was extremely strong.

This was especially insulting to the canteen chefs from other factories, but there was nothing they could do; they simply didn't have the skills.

This money is rightfully earned by that idiot Zhu!