The strong fisherman in the courtyard

"Ma Hua, do you have confidence in the chef exam that our steel mill will have tomorrow?"

Ma Hua saw his master smelling it and smiled, "It shouldn't be a problem. I've learned a lot from you. As for He Yuzhu, I feel like we're both about the same level now."

"That's the truth. After all, He Yuzhu has been learning to cook for a lot longer than you."

Li Ming was not angry about what Ma Hua said. After all, He Yuzhu had been with him since elementary school. It was already very talented of Ma Hua to have mastered his skills to this level in such a short period of time.

After all, not everyone has a plug-in system like him, right?

The others also pricked up their ears and listened. Although they were not from the steel mill, they were still very concerned about their own affairs.

"But if the draw goes well, then I'll have no problem."

Ma Hua naturally knew what his master meant. It was also Ma Hua's idea to snipe He Yuzhu. After all, he had a grudge against Li Ming, which meant he had a grudge against Ma Hua.

He can still clearly distinguish between relatives and strangers!

Chapter 232 Steel Mill Cooking Competition

Li Ming pretended to take something out of his pocket and took out a packet of seasonings he had prepared. This packet was even better than the one he gave to Ma Hua last time.

It goes without saying that enhancing the freshness and flavor is a big deal. If the previous packet I gave to Ma Hua could enhance the flavor by one level, this packet can enhance it by two levels!

Ma Hua's eyes lit up, and he pointed at the bag of seasoning and asked tentatively, "Master, is this the same as last time?"

Li Ming shook his head. "It's better than the last one. Take him. Tomorrow, do your best to squeeze out that idiot He Yuzhu and take the position of chef of the second canteen."

"I, your master, promise that as long as you can defeat He Yuzhu fairly, the position of the second canteen chef will be yours, and no one can take it away from you!"

"When you become a master chef, I will teach you the production process of these two seasoning packets!"

“Okay!” Ma Huale’s back teeth were about to come out. He didn’t expect that he would have such a reward just by having a meal tonight. Why would He Yuzhu go against his master!

Niu Zhuang, who had just joined this small team, got to know Li Ming better through the conversation between the master and the apprentice.

One of them must be that Li Ming has a bad relationship with that idiot Zhu in their yard. After all, idiot Zhu's reputation is well-known in the neighboring yard.

The second one is even simpler. Li Ming has a backer in the steel rolling mill, and it is estimated that the backer is not an ordinary person.

This is even better. The more capable Li Ming is and the stronger his backing is, the longer their black market business will last. Now Niu Zhuang really regards this as a long-term job.

Wang Da and Wang Er also told him that they could earn a lot in a month, but due to the current environment, each of them gets half money and half food every month.

This was even more to Niu Zhuang's liking. After all, his Niu family had a foodie like him, and his sister was still growing up, so it would be better if she could eat more.

Moreover, he could give up all the money and exchange it all for food. Niu Zhuang still has some money now, and he has decided to exchange all his salary for food next month.

When there is surplus food at home, we can take the money!

. . . . . .

The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

It was just past eight o'clock when Li Ming returned to the courtyard after having dinner with the Wang brothers.

As soon as he entered the door, his sister ran over to tell Li Ming what happened when he was not in the yard. Li's father and mother were sitting in the small living room, each reading a book.

There were not many entertainment activities these days, and these two saw that the books borrowed by their daughter were of interest to them, so they were each reading a book.

"Brother, when you were not around, Jia Dongxu from the Intermediate Court beat Qin Huairu again."

Li Ming smacked his lips, speechless. "When Jia Dongxu gets angry, he just takes it out on women. He doesn't have any other skills."

"It's rare for such a jerk to survive until now."

Then, seeing that the three of his family members didn't know much about what happened during the day, Li Ming told them again what happened during the day.

"Bang Geng is stealing things from the yard next door!"

Father Li sighed and said that the neighbors in the courtyard had seen Banggeng stealing things, but they didn't expect that the child was growing so fast and now he could go to other places to commit crimes.

Mother Li shook her head. "There aren't many good people in the Jia family, so they won't learn anything good from this joke! His grandmother, Jia Zhang, and his father, Jia Dongxu, are both like this. If this kid makes a fuss, he will definitely not have a good ending."

Li Rui nodded in agreement, "Fortunately, our chicken pen is locked, otherwise our two hens would have been gone long ago."

It doesn’t matter what others think. What’s important is that they cannot steal things from the Li family, especially the two hens that Li Rui cares about the most!

Throughout the year, most of the eggs eaten by the Li family were laid by these two hens. They can be regarded as the heroes of the Li family.

The family complained about the Jia family's family traditions for a while. It was almost nine o'clock, and the four members of the Li family also returned to their respective rooms tacitly to prepare for bed.

I have to go to work tomorrow and I can't delay my work.

The next day.

Office of the Third Section of the Purchasing Unit of the Steel Rolling Mill.

"Shall we go to the small square to see what's going on?"

"Will our steel mill's chef selection be held in the small square today?" Li Ming asked curiously.

"Yes, that's right. It's the small square. The small square is big."

"We have quite a few canteens in the steel mill. If we don't choose a big one, we won't be able to display our ideas."

The six salted fish in a group discussed for a while, and then they all tacitly picked up their aluminum lunch boxes and went straight to the small square.

It wasn't that they wanted to eat and drink for free in the small square. They mainly thought that after watching the excitement, it would be time to eat, and then they could go directly to the steel mill canteen, which would be faster and more convenient.

However, Li Rui was not brought along this time, as the little girl was immersed in the ocean of knowledge and couldn't extricate herself. Li Ming also didn't go to Marmot. Anyway, when it was almost time for dinner, he just knew to go to the cafeteria to eat.

The group excitedly headed straight for the small square. On the way they met many leaders in management positions who had nothing to do, some idiots in the purchasing department, some idlers in the logistics department, and so on. Many of them were rushing there.

In other words, there is nothing going on in the steel mill right now, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people slacking off, or at least they wouldn't appear so openly.

Li Ming saw the factory director, several deputy factory directors and some directors, all slowly appearing near the small square. They smiled and began to comment on the chefs who were already standing in the small square ready to run for the title of chef.

"Look, all the leaders of our factory are here. It seems that they are taking this matter very seriously this time."

Xu Qiang muttered to himself as he looked at the leaders standing in the C position. These people were not just here to watch, they could also get a bite of food later.

At the moment, Xu Qiang was somewhat dissatisfied with his position as the section chief. The lowest position for someone to make a living in such an occasion was that of a section chief!

"Look, Old Xu is definitely greedy!"

"Nonsense, I'm greedy too! Today, the chefs have meat on hand, so we can have a meat dish!"

"It's still the kind that comes from a small kitchen."

Li Ming added silently, causing the surroundings to fall into a deafening silence.

After a while, Zhou Tiancai patted Li Ming on the shoulder and said, "Mingzi, if you don't know how to speak, you don't have to say anything."

Li Ming was delighted. When did Zhou Tian, ​​this lazy guy, learn such nonsense literature?

"No, I'm a real person!"

This statement did not get a response from the colleagues around him. They all ignored what Li Ming said and focused their attention on the chefs in the center of the small square.

Without further ado, this cooking contest has officially begun.

Chapter 233 He Yuzhu breaks the defense

Watching this kind of excitement is much better than chatting with Li Ming. Seeing that no one took up the conversation, Li Ming looked at Ma Hua with a speechless face.

I don't know if this damn He Yuzhu did it on purpose, hey, he chose the location next to Ma Hua. Li Ming guessed that this bastard still had a grudge against Ma Hua for stealing his job of butchering pigs.

But he doesn't care, he's just a fool. If Ma Hua can grab the chef position that belonged to He Yuzhu in the original plot today, then this will be the second thing worth remembering since he traveled through time.

As for the first thing? It must have ruined the marriage between Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e!

Although Li Ming has no way to replace Xu Damao due to the huge age gap between him and Lou Xiao'e, this girl can be regarded as the only good person in the original drama, and Li Ming certainly hopes to help her if possible.

Fortunately, the ending is good, and the crazy report letter is still very effective!

If he can take away He Yuzhu's position as the chef this time, that would be even better! As for whether Yi Zhonghai's loss of the position of the great master is worth recording? That thing is useless, why should we remember it?

It won’t be too late to remember him when he buries Yi Zhonghai!

Just as Li Ming was daydreaming, the chefs in the small square had already started cooking with all their might. Now the whole small square was filled with the aroma of various dishes.

There is also the aroma of meat! It really whets your appetite!

Even Li Ming, who often eats meat, was envious, let alone the others. Their eyes were glowing green. If it weren't in front of so many people, everyone would have wanted to save face.

You might even drool!

After waiting for more than half an hour, the chefs in the small square finally put down their work, served out the dishes one by one, and waited for the leaders and judges to come in and taste the food.

Li Ming didn't care about others. Anyway, he saw Ma Hua added yesterday's seasoning. It's not that he couldn't be a chef without this seasoning, it's just that it made his dish more substantial.

Today is an extremely important day for Ma Hua. It is not only about his own future, but also about the requirements of his master.

And to be honest, MCA has recently become increasingly annoyed with He Yuzhu's arrogant attitude in the second cafeteria.

Not only does he put on airs every day, he also has a very bad temper. Not only does he argue with the workers, he even argues with the canteen owner He Yuzhu.

Now the canteen director of the second canteen is full of anger. Why is he a canteen director? It can't be just to be scolded by He Yuzhu every day, and then let He Yuzhu beat him up when he's done, right?

Director Liu is very nervous at the moment. As long as Ma Hua, whom he chose today, can get the position of chef of the second canteen, and unless he, Liu, squeezes He Yuzhu out of the second canteen in the future, he might as well not be the canteen director!

. . . . . .

"Okay, let me announce the candidates for chefs for each cafeteria in our steel mill this year!"

As the head of the logistics department, Li Huaide was the natural person to announce this matter.

"They are XXX from Canteen 1, Ma Hua from Canteen 2, XXX from Canteen 3, XXX from Canteen 4..."

As soon as Li Huaide's voice fell, voices of congratulations rang out across the small square.

Basically, it was the chef himself, as well as co-workers and relatives who had a good relationship with the chef who started celebrating, which was considered a great thing.

As for those who failed to become chefs, although most of them had disappointment on their faces, there were no major negative emotions.

After all, this thing requires a certain level of technical skill. If you don’t have good skills, it will definitely not work. The capable ones will be promoted, and the mediocre ones will be demoted.

That was quite popular in the 50s.

However, after hearing what Li Huaide said, Li Ming turned to look at He Yuzhu. He wanted to see what the reaction of this silly He Yuzhu would be.

Li Ming was not disappointed. When He Yuzhu heard that the chef had nothing to do with him, he was so angry that he smashed the spatula in his hand hard on the pot. The sound was quite harsh amid the celebratory sounds.

When the leaders of the steel mill saw this troublemaker, they all frowned slightly.

Li Huaide looked towards He Yuzhu with an unfriendly expression. Was He Yuzhu expressing some dissatisfaction?

The cafeteria is naturally under the management of logistics. He Yuzhu's current behavior is equivalent to putting on a sly look in the eyes of Li Huaide in front of so many people!

We are all leaders, and no one cares about the movements of a fool at this moment. Anyway, the most lively event has ended successfully. As for the fool who jumped out at the end, let alone being under Li Huaide's command, if he were replaced by other leaders, this kind of fool would never have an easy life in the future!

When Yi Zhonghai saw that He Yuzhu fell ill, he was also shocked, but when he saw that no leaders made trouble, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I have to talk to Zhuzi about this when I get home today. His temper is unacceptable!"

After He Yuzhu went crazy, he naturally realized that he had caused trouble. Although his brain was slow to react, he was able to react at this moment. He immediately took his spatula and other things and walked towards the second cafeteria in a dejected manner.

As for Director Liu of the Second Canteen, he looked coldly in the direction where He Yuzhu left. If He Yuzhu was trying to please Li Huaide just now, then after Li Huaide got angry, the first one to suffer would definitely be him, Old Liu!

"This bastard! Zhuo! Fortunately, chefs are not like this now! I will deal with it when I get back!"

Director Liu cursed viciously in the direction where He Yuzhu was leaving, then put on a smile and walked towards Ma Hua. Compared to dealing with He Yuzhu, making friends with Ma Hua was the most important thing now.

Nowadays, if you have a skill, it is quite popular!

Li Ming smiled and followed the three people to the cafeteria. It was almost time for dinner, so it would be a good idea to go there early and queue up.

As for the mess He Yuzhu had just made, he didn't believe that his cheap uncle Li Huaide would let this fool go! For such a fool to be able to become a chef in the original drama, it was a blessing from heaven. The example of a young man becoming famous when there is no hero is this fool Zhu.

Now that Ma Hua has skills that are no less than He Yuzhu's, and he has snatched the position of chef from him, He Yuzhu's days in the steel mill will be difficult from now on.

"Come on, let's go line up in the cafeteria!"

Xu Qiang called the members of the three groups to go to the cafeteria. At this moment, many people went straight to the cafeteria. If they didn’t go quickly, they would have to queue in a long line for meals again!

Chapter 234 Director Liu: I want to be a tough guy!

In the afternoon, in the office of the director of the logistics department of the steel rolling mill.

Li Huaide looked at Director Liu standing in front of him with a gloomy face, "Old Liu, isn't it unreasonable for you, a second-level canteen director, to be unable to control a regular worker?"

"Knock, knock." Along with the sound of Li Huaide's fingers tapping on the table, Director Liu nodded, feeling very nervous.