Chapter 375: The Eighties Gourmet System (13)

It is said that the Hu family argued until the second half of the night.

The Women's Director was so angry that she didn't even want to deal with their family anymore.

The neighbors were sleepy too.

Having worked all day, they were already exhausted, but after eating the gossip all night, they went home with full stomachs and fell asleep the moment their heads hit the pillow.

Early the next morning, word got out that after everyone had dispersed last night, the Hu family's daughter-in-law had scratched Hu Baosheng a few times, had a fierce argument with Hu Laotai—who doted on her son—and had run back to her maiden home before dawn to call her brothers.

"The Hu family has lost all face this time! And Baosheng too, playing cards is one thing, but to be involved with a woman from that kind of place—no wonder his wife blew her top."

When Xie Yang was taking the two children to Liu Shen's house, she was pulled aside by Liu Shen to vent, and at the end, Liu Shen asked Xie Yang:

"Do you think Baosheng's wife will insist on a divorce?"

Xie Yang: "..."

How would she know that?

She wasn't the god of marriage.

But if it were her, she would definitely divorce.

What was there to be nostalgic about with a man like that?

"However, I suspect the Hu family won't let this go after what happened yesterday; you should be careful of the Hu family lately," Liu Shen kindly warned her.

Xie Yang nodded: "I know, thank you, Auntie."

Anyway, she would sell her job today, and after that, she would rent the small courtyard she had her eye on and move this Sunday.

Master Lou still didn't come to work today.

The news Xiao Fu gathered was:

"Master Lou's son has to stay in an incubator for a week. He was worried about his son and his wife, so he specifically came to find the Director after work yesterday to request a week's leave.

But the Director said at the time that he would transfer a Master from Er Shitang or Third Canteen to help us for a few days, so why is there no follow-up? It's already this late; if a Master had been transferred, they should have arrived by now, right? The Director is so forgetful."

Hearing this, Xiao Rong touched his nose.

It wasn't that the Director was forgetful; it was that he had asked his grandfather to tell the Director that there was no need to transfer a Master, as the Temporary Worker at Yi Chuangkou was a master chef hidden among the common people.

If he hadn't brought the food home yesterday, the old man might not have done him this favor.

As it was, the pig blood and tofu soup, stir-fried chives with pig blood, and stir-fried chicken giblets with Chili he brought home yesterday had won the old man's heart, and he had praised them endlessly.

Although he was half-skeptical about the term "master chef" that Xiao Rong used, he was still very impressed by Xie Yang's culinary skills.

The old man even said: if she could make pig blood taste this good, other dishes would surely be no problem. So why bother transferring another Master to help?

He even instructed him to bring a few more lunch boxes to work, not only to pack the dinner dishes but also to pack two dishes for lunch.

Just like that, he secretly gave Xie Yang a push.

A pearl covered in dust should have its sand and dust brushed away to reveal its original luster and amaze the world.

Of course, he would absolutely never admit that he was greedy and wanted to keep eating the pig liver, pork intestine, pig blood, chicken giblets, and other offal made by Xie Yang.

As for his desire to apprentice under Xie Yang, his family initially thought he was joking, but after they laughed and realized he was serious, they unanimously opposed it.

His father: "The culinary profession is very hard. With your thin arms and legs, where would you get that kind of strength?"

His mother: "How good it would be if you had the chance to be transferred to the office as a clerk. Sitting in an office every day, you wouldn't be exposed to the wind or rain, and it sounds respectable; it would be much easier to find a partner in the future."

His uncle: "Learning to cook was indeed good a few years ago, but now the State-run Restaurant is in a slump, and the Master Chefs in the unit Canteen aren't as glorious as they used to be."

His grandmother: "Your father is right; learning to cook is hard work. Our family's conditions aren't so bad that you need to be an Apprentice Worker. Going to the Canteen is just a transition; we'll transfer you to a better position when a good job comes up."

His grandfather finally had the last word: "Listen to your grandmother."

"..."

Seeing that Xiao Rong's mood wasn't as high today as it was yesterday, Xie Yang thought he was tired from rushing to help her with her work yesterday, so she intentionally sped up her pace and finished her own share of the work without waiting for him to come and help.

After finishing her own work, she went on to do Master Lou's share.

Director Lao had just talked to her:

"Xiao Xie, I didn't expect your cooking to be so good! I'm not worried anymore; for the few days Master Lou is on leave, Yi Chuangkou is in your hands. Don't worry, the factory will subsidize your wages."

Xie Yang readily agreed.

She was, of course, willing to work if they paid her.

And so, that noon, the domineering aroma of rich, savory sauce once again wafted from Yi Chuangkou of the Da Shitang.

Today's main ingredients were still pork offal, along with some chicken and duck giblets.

Xie Yang didn't hesitate much before deciding on the lunch menu:

Stir-fried Kidney and Liver; sour and spicy chicken gizzards; duck blood vermicelli soup.

She saved the pork stomach for the evening to stew a pepper and pork stomach soup.

It was a pity that the chicken quota for the month had already been used up; otherwise, pork stomach and chicken soup would have been even more delicious.

At 11:30 AM, as soon as the morning bell rang, a large crowd of employees surged toward the Da Shitang.

"Did the Da Shitang really change Masters? They all say yesterday's food was delicious; they aren't lying, right?"

"Oh, who would lie to you about something like this? What benefit would there be in lying to you? Believe it or not."

"To be precise, Yi Chuangkou changed a Master; it must be a newcomer, anyway, I've never seen them before."

"It should have been changed long ago! The previous Master made those same few dishes over and over every month; I was already sick of eating them!"

"Damn! Why is everyone running? Are they really that desperate to get a serving of food?"

They had to be desperate!

The amount of food was limited, and if you went late, you wouldn't get any!

The employees who were originally chatting and laughing while walking couldn't help but speed up halfway, turning from walking into a light jog, and the closer they got to the Canteen, the faster they ran.

The distance from rushing into the Canteen to sprinting toward Yi Chuangkou was enough to rival a 100-meter dash at an employee sports meet.

"Ah! Today's dishes are different from yesterday's; why isn't there any pork intestine today? I've been thinking about it all night."

Xiao Fu scooped up a ladle of Stir-fried Kidney and Liver: "There's pork kidney today; eating kidney nourishes the kidneys. If you don't like it, let the person behind you go first."

"I like it, I like it!"

Didn't manage to buy the dry-pot pork intestines, but Stir-fried Kidney and Liver is not bad either!

"Give me a ladle of duck blood vermicelli soup, extra duck blood. And two steamed buns."

"Is this chicken gizzard? It looks quite refreshing, give me a portion, I'll have it with a steamed bun too."

"I want a portion of duck blood vermicelli soup, a portion of hot and sour chicken gizzard, and four taels of two-grain rice."

"I want every meat dish."

The busy Xiao Fu: Who is so wealthy and imposing?

He looked up to size them up and was stunned.

Huh, isn't this...

"I've given you the meal tickets, hurry up, there are so many people behind waiting to get their food!"

Xiao Fu: "..."

He silently put away the meal tickets and scooped the three dishes into the lunchbox the person handed over.

Xiao Rong, who was helping serve food, accidentally looked up and recognized the person too. After the surprise, he couldn't help but laugh: "Oh my, isn't this Master Fan's new apprentice from this year? Why did you run to our window to get food? What's wrong? Did your master not save any food for you?"

"..."

Master Fan, who was smoking in the Courtyard behind Er Chuangkou, began to cough violently.

That little brat surnamed Rong! Really doesn't know how to respect the old and cherish the young!

Is he doing this for a bite to eat?

He wants to take it to study.

They are both offal, so why is what the new Temporary Worker at Yi Chuangkou makes so fragrant?