A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

The next day was Monday, and Xu Ping'an went to the factory to slack off as usual.

After lunch, Xu Pingan, as usual, found a place to sit down and rest for a while.

When I reappeared in the cafeteria, I sensed that something was off.

He grabbed Yan Hao, who was busy doing nothing, glanced at the rag in the other's hand, and teased him.

"What's going on? Why are you personally taking care of things?"

Yan Hao put down the rag in his hand when he saw that it was Xu Ping'an.

"You've finally arrived. Director Li and Section Chief Wang came over together earlier, but you weren't here... Go to his office right now."

Xu Pingan nodded: "Did Director Li say what it was about?"

Yan Hao thought about it and realized that Xu Pingan would definitely know about this, so there was no need to keep it a secret. Telling him would at least do him a favor.

"They said leaders from the Ministry of Metallurgy will be coming to inspect tomorrow..."

Xu Pingan's heart skipped a beat; it seemed that the second canteen was about to open.

Building your own team over there, having your own staff, is much better than just wasting your time in the cafeteria.

Xu Pingan recently felt that his cooking skills had stagnated.

His system panel wasn't very advanced, but it seemed that these skills could be upgraded through training...

This feeling was most pronounced when I was busy a few days ago.

Although he couldn't see the skill stats, he knew his skills would definitely level up.

But these days when I have more free time, that feeling is gone, and that's not good...

Xu Pingan knocked on the door of Li Huaide's office, where the other party was wiping dust.

Xu Ping'an is so old, how could he not even have this much insight?

He rushed up and snatched the rag from the other person, working while listening to the leader's instructions.

"The leaders from the Ministry of Metallurgy are coming to inspect tomorrow. Also, several factory leaders from other units are coming to visit and conduct research at the end of the year, and they'll probably stay for a few days. During the meeting this morning, it was decided that the second canteen will officially open. Although the canteen no longer has a small kitchen, you'll still have to prepare the meals for the other units. We can't let them feel that we haven't treated them well..."

After rambling on for a long time, Xu Pingan only understood one sentence.

The second canteen is about to be put into use, and the small kitchen will be reopened!

Of course, it's no longer called a small kitchen; it's now a large kitchen. However, the private rooms where Lou Bancheng used to entertain guests have been retained.

There's no fundamental change; it's just that the current factory leaders like to put on a show of deception...

"I have no problem with that, but boss, what about the kitchen staff...?"

"Regarding staff, you can continue using the four people from the small kitchen these days. I will fill the large kitchen with staff when we recruit workers after the New Year."

Seeing Xu Ping'an nod, Li Huaide continued.

"As I said before, you will be the head of the second canteen from now on, and you will be in charge of the canteen's specific affairs and personnel management."

"Also, let me introduce you to someone..."

With that, Li Huaide got up and walked towards the door, gesturing for Xu Pingan to follow.

I arrived at a much smaller office; although it was small, at least it was private.

Li Huaide knocked on the open door and went inside without waiting for a reply.

"Director Li!"

The person tidying up inside was a middle-aged man who wasn't particularly overweight. He had probably just been transferred here and assigned to this office, and was now organizing his own little corner of the space.

"Wang Jianxing, Deputy Section Chief Wang, officially assumes the position of supervisor of the canteen starting today..."

Then he introduced it to Deputy Section Chief Wang.

"This is Xu Ping'an, the class monitor of the second canteen. This young man is quite good..."

Xu Pingan immediately stepped forward, grasped the hand extended by Deputy Section Chief Wang, and greeted him with a smile.

"Hello, Section Chief Wang!"

"Deputy section chief, deputy section chief..."

Seeing that the two had met, Li Huaide said with a smile.

"Old Wang is one of my former subordinates... You'll need to cooperate more in your work from now on!"

"Definitely, definitely!"

Of course we'll cooperate. In the short term, neither our own circumstances nor the external environment allow Xu Ping'an to cause trouble.

Therefore, it is essential to maintain a good relationship with your superiors.

When I returned to the second canteen, it had changed dramatically.

This cafeteria doesn't have a second floor or anything; it's entirely made of bricks and tiles.

So the construction is progressing very quickly.

Xu Pingan arrived at the kitchen, where the layout had changed drastically.

However, he discovered that there were two systems here.

The large oven and cooking pot used for cooking in the cafeteria must already be complete.

However, the set of tools prepared for the small kitchen has also been fully retained.

Xu Pingan didn't stay there for long before several people from the cafeteria, having also received the news, arrived one after another.

When they saw Xu Ping'an, they weren't particularly surprised, but their eyes gleamed with envy.

After all, a young man had only been here for a short time, yet he had already become the cafeteria supervisor.

The position of squad leader is not a formal position; there is no such designation in the factory's leadership structure.

This is similar to a team leader in a workshop—a position acknowledged by the leadership, but whose existence cannot be verified...

My status is still that of a worker, and my salary hasn't changed, except for an extra two yuan in job allowance!

But their power is real!

This is a form of decentralization and extension of the authority of the supervisory department!

After all, the boss can't stay in the kitchen forever...

There was so much cooking smoke!

This is what Xu Pingan did by exploiting a bug.

Although he joined Lou's Steel Rolling Mill relatively late, he joined Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill early!

Being among the first batch of players after the server opened... that level of experience is more than enough for a steel mill.

As for the qualifications of Lou's Steel Rolling Mill?

You wouldn't want to use the sword of the previous dynasty to behead an official of this dynasty, would you?

……

The group worked together to clean the kitchen again.

After all, this place has been built for almost half a month, and no one has been here for so long that several layers of dust have accumulated!

Xu Pingan is now the head of the second canteen, so he can now openly slack off.

These trivial tasks were directly assigned to the four of them.

There were four people, two men and two women.

Cui Qiang, Liang Guangming, Shi Hongmei, and Ma Guilan.

They are all in their 40s and have no connections, so they are quite reliable in their work.

That's true. If they had connections in the factory, who would come to the kitchen to do odd jobs?

……

After working until the afternoon's end time, Xu Pingan, having received no new notifications, clocked out on time.

Back in the courtyard, Xu Fang had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him at home.

"Brother, the deaf old lady from the backyard came to our house today."

During the meal, Xu Fang suddenly said this to him.

Xu Ping'an frowned.

This deaf old lady is a well-known figure in the online literature world, and also the most controversial figure in this courtyard.

Those who praise her can list various reasons to prove that she is a good person.

She was thinking of Sha Zhu's best interests, but there was nothing she could do; Sha Zhu was too stubborn and wouldn't listen to her.

As for harming Lou Xiao'e?

Can that be considered a trap? If they didn't have that intention, what could that little old lady with bound feet do to them?

As for those who say she's bad, there are many reasons for that...

For example, she stood by and watched coldly as Yi Zhonghai and his wife tricked Sha Zhu...

They said she was breaking the law by reselling grain coupons...

Some might even say she's a spy...

Xu Pingan did not draw any conclusions regarding these speculations.

Because this person is far removed from her life.

Although it's just a short walk from the backyard to the east wing, he had never actually met this person before, except for the time he met Director Wang when he came here.

"Did they say what it was about?"

"They didn't say that, they just came over to sit for a bit, and even looked us over in our house."

Xu Fang had one more thing she didn't say: she felt quite uncomfortable with that look in his eyes.

"If she tries to get close to you, just ignore her."

The two sisters nodded in unison.

"Have a meal……"

Before he could finish speaking, a shout came from the courtyard.

"Meeting time! Meeting time! Everyone, send one person to the meeting..."

A meeting?

There is no such thing as organizing a hospital-wide meeting in the institute now.

So it can only be someone from the neighborhood committee who comes...