Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

The activity of recalling past bitterness and appreciating present happiness should not be limited to factories; otherwise, it would lose its meaning.

It has now become a nationwide movement in Beiping.

Factories are doing it, restaurants are doing it, neighborhood offices are doing it, and schools are doing it too.

If you don't do it, then there's something wrong with your thinking.

This wave gave the First Steel Rolling Mill a good opportunity to shine, because they were the ones who spearheaded it.

To be fair, there were many benefits, and the leadership team of the First Steel Rolling Mill also received praise from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry.

It's just praise, and it has to be praise, nothing more. Thinking you can get promoted through this is a bit too much...

The Ministry of Metallurgy doesn't like these fancy, empty things.

If you're so capable, increase my production capacity. What's the point of all this? Just to show off how capable you are?

You think you've done a good job?

The workers are cursing your ancestors for eighteen generations behind your back.

Then look at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, where the workers are happily eating their "bitter memories and sweet tastes" meals, and there's not a hint of dissatisfaction on their faces.

After finishing this bowl, there are still three more! It's simply not enough!!!

Of course, Li Jiuzhou also chose to take action, secretly taking a jab at the First Steel Rolling Mill.

They leaked the information about the cook at their factory who made the "bitter memories and sweet tastes" meal.

The Party Secretary and the Factory Director of the First Steel Rolling Mill received the news at the same time, and the two met together.

The secretary's hands trembled as she read aloud the basic information report about Nanyi:

"Nan...Nan Yi, formerly a cook in the canteen of the First Steel Rolling Mill branch, a direct descendant of the official cuisine lineage, with top-notch culinary skills!!!"

"I suffered suppression from Cui Dake, the canteen manager, for many years in the branch factory, and my cooking skills could not be put to use."

He was sent to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to learn 25 dishes. His amazing culinary skills were discovered by Deputy Secretary Li Jiuzhou, who promoted him to be the head of the first canteen at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He then developed a delicious "bitter-sweet rice" recipe.

Note: Nan Yi's cooking skills may not be as good as (Mr. Fish's), but they are about the same as (Bao Chu's)...

After the secretary finished reading the report, he looked at the two leaders sitting in front of him with some lingering fear.

As expected, the factory manager slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly:

"You bastard!!!"

"This is absolutely outrageous!!!"

The secretary's face also turned very ugly.

As for where this report came from, need I say more? It was released by Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill; it was just to disgust them.

To be honest, I was really disgusted.

Nan Yi had only been at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill for less than a month when he achieved remarkable results.

What does this tell us?

This shows that their No. 1 Steel Rolling Mill was blind and misjudged people...

After the news spread, even the workers at the No. 1 Steel Rolling Mill had objections.

Everyone knows that the "bitter memories and sweet taste" meal at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is delicious, but the "bitter memories and sweet taste" meal at their mill is just pig swill.

That's not all, but the problem is that Nan Yi was originally from their factory, and they were the ones who got to eat the delicious "bitter memories and sweet taste" meal.

As a result, it was handed over to their own arch-rival in the same city. No wonder they were unhappy.

Now the whole of Beiping knows that the First Steel Rolling Mill has launched a campaign to recall the bitter past and appreciate the sweet present.

In the end, it was Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill that stole the limelight. Damn it, they lost both their wife and their army.

Because of Nan Yi alone, the entire factory has become a laughing stock.

Needless to say, Cui Dake, the canteen foreman, was sacked by workers in the middle of the night and had one of his legs broken.

In the dead of night, Cui Dake lay in a dimly lit alley, clutching his aching right leg and raging helplessly at the sky:

"Nanyi, Nanyi!!!!!"

Elsewhere, Nan Yi was standing up and kicking when he suddenly shuddered and deflated.

Lately, he's been in high spirits, turned over a new leaf, and has boundless energy every day.

There's always a time when things turn around. Nan Yi had been suppressed by Cui Dake for many years, and his culinary skills had no chance to be put to use.

As soon as he arrived at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, he was immediately appreciated by a benefactor who arranged a job for him, a wife for him, and a house for him.

In the blink of an eye, he had everything. Life is truly unpredictable, like a big intestine wrapping around a small intestine.

"Nan Yi, you're amazing..." Ding Qiunan couldn't help but praise her husband after feeling satisfied.

Nan Yi pinched her snowflakes and smiled:

"Honey, I've been having so much energy lately, have I hurt you?"

"And honey, don't let my skinny appearance fool you, I'm all muscle!"

"Come on, give me a kiss, mmm... damn it, again!!!"

Ding Qiunan exclaimed in surprise, feigning reluctance, but soon succumbed to Nan Yi's relentless and stormy onslaught.

In the middle courtyard, Da Louzi and Xiao Louzi will suffer again. Their parents have moved to the backyard, leaving the young people to suffer here.

The wife was getting restless and had already climbed up herself, so they were forced to plow the field.

This couple has no shame whatsoever; they've done it again and again.

Nan Yi is such a skinny guy, how come he's so strong? Damn it...

But I can understand. They've been through this before. Newlyweds are all new and exciting. They'll understand once the novelty wears off.

At the end of April, the factory had good news: the dormitory building had been fully completed.

The factory's leaders and managers always wear smiles.

Now we're just waiting for the meeting to convene so we can allocate the houses.

On April 30th, Secretary Nie convened an enlarged meeting of factory cadres and leaders.

All the attendees were leaders at the deputy section chief level or above, and each of them wore a happy expression.

Secretary Nie did not disappoint, and delivered a speech, stating that everyone present had a house.

Sort by job title from highest to lowest.

The detached courtyard house was naturally reserved for the nine standing committee members of the factory.

Units 1 through 5 are two households per floor, with three bedrooms and a living room, offering everything you could want.

There are only about 30 deputy and department-level leaders in the factory, but there are 60 houses, and there are still more after the allocation is completed.

Of course, since there are many, we don't draw lots; we choose directly.

Smart people know to choose; the second, third, and fourth floors are the best.

Of course, there are also plenty of idiots who choose the fifth or sixth floor.

Some older people also chose the first floor.

Due to the design, there is no issue of blocked natural light.

The first floor also has a small courtyard of about seven or eight square meters, which is also very popular.

After the division-level cadres were assigned, it was time for the section-level cadres.

As usual, those who are at the section chief level choose first, while those who are at the deputy section chief level can only draw lots.

There are 240 rooms for section-level cadres, which are all shared. The factory doesn't have that many section-level cadres; there are only 79.

The rest can be purchased separately.

The final redistribution of workers is to the best workers, based on merit.

Sha Zhu didn't even need to choose; Secretary Nie arranged it all for him directly—a 89-square-meter, three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment for a division-level cadre.

Nobody was envious. The first house that Secretary Nie allocated was to Sha Zhu, and it was even personally assigned to him.

It also stated that Director He Yuzhu was qualified to live in a house of this standard.

The factory's section-level cadres had no objections whatsoever. They said, "There are so many houses, let them live there if they want. It's none of my business. Anyway, it won't take up my quota."

Xu Damao was also allocated a two-bedroom apartment, and he was overjoyed, his mouth practically crooked from smiling.