Chapter 105

"Sister Li, I've troubled you again."

Cao Cao Weiguo walked into the room and greeted Yu Li with a smile.

Yu Li smiled: "What's the trouble, Song Yulan is smart, she understands as soon as she's taught."

Song Song Yulan said happily: "In a few days, you'll have new clothes to wear."

Cao Cao Weiguo walked over and looked at the fabric with lines drawn on it.

"This color looks a bit old."

Song Song Yulan said: "Does it look old? Then I'll buy blue next time."

Yu Li said: "Gray looks steady, suitable for a leader like you."

Cao Cao Weiguo smiled: "Sister Li, don't mock me, what kind of leader am I."

Yu Li said: "How can you not be a leader as a deputy director? I heard you manage the food for thousands of people."

Cao Cao Weiguo smiled: "I'm just cooking for the workers."

While chatting, Cao Cao Weiguo took a handful of coconut candy from his pocket.

"Sister Li, wife, try this coconut candy."

"A specialty sent by a friend from the south."

Yu Li took a piece of coconut candy and put it in her mouth: "Mmm! So fragrant!"

Song Song Yulan took three pieces, and Cao Cao Weiguo stuffed the rest to Yu Li.

"Sister Li, if you like it, eat a few more."

Yu Li said happily: "Thank you, Cao Weiguo, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know there was such a thing as coconut candy in this world."

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "What's this, life will get better and better, you'll be able to buy this coconut candy whenever you want to eat it."

The three of them ate coconut candy, making clothes while chatting.

By the time Yu Li returned home, it was already ten o'clock.

The Third Aunt said: "Why so late?"

Yu Li said: "Song Song Yulan was in a hurry to make clothes for Cao Cao Weiguo, so I taught her a bit longer."

The Third Master said: "You, you can't be so honest, you can't let Song Song Yulan become a fat person in one breath, teach her bit by bit, so that Song Song Yulan will think better of you."

The Third Aunt said: "Your father is right, as the saying goes, teach the apprentice and starve the master, if you teach Song Song Yulan so easily, she won't take you seriously."

Yu Li said with annoyance: "Alright, don't think of people as so mercenary."

The Third Master said unhappily: "What do you mean mercenary, I'm teaching you how to improve neighborhood relations, so that Song Song Yulan will think better of you, and repay your kindness for teaching her in the future."

Yu Li said impatiently: "Mm, I know."

The Third Master asked shrewdly: "You taught Song Song Yulan so many skills at the Cao house, didn't Cao Cao Weiguo show any appreciation."

Yu Li took out three pieces of coconut candy from her pocket: "Try something fresh, this is coconut candy that only exists in the south."

The Third Master's eyes lit up: "Whoa! Coconut candy! This is a rare thing!"

Yan Yan Jiecheng reached out impatiently, but was slapped on the back of the hand by the Third Master.

The Third Master scolded: "What are you grabbing for! How can you eat such a good thing without tasting it!"

Yan Yan Jiecheng said: "This is what my wife earned, what's wrong with me taking it?"

The Third Master took all the coconut candy: "This coconut candy is a good thing made of coconut, there are only three pieces, it's a waste to eat them all at once. Wait until tomorrow, let your mother boil sugar water with this coconut candy, and our whole family can taste the coconut flavor."

The Third Aunt smiled: "Your father's idea is good, this way our whole family can taste something fresh."

The Third Master looked at Yu Li: "Daughter-in-law, just these three pieces?"

Yu Li said with annoyance: "If I wanted to eat it all by myself, I wouldn't have taken these three pieces out."

The Third Aunt said quickly: "Xiao Li, don't misunderstand, your father means you worked for half a day, and Cao Cao Weiguo only gave you this little bit?"

Yu Li said: "Such a rare thing, who would give it in large quantities? It's not bad to have three pieces to satisfy the craving."

The Third Master said: "That's true, I haven't even seen this thing in the supply and marketing cooperative, it's decent enough that Cao Cao Weiguo gave three pieces."

The Third Aunt sighed: "Look at how others are living, we haven't even seen things at our age, but they can eat them at such a young age."

Rolling Mill

After breakfast, Cao Cao Weiguo rode his bicycle slowly to the factory.

Just as he arrived at the kitchen, the cafeteria director ran in hurriedly.

"Cao Weiguo, Deputy Factory Director Li has an urgent matter to find you."

Cao Cao Weiguo asked in surprise: "What urgent matter?"

The cafeteria director pulled Cao Cao Weiguo out while quickly explaining.

"I don't know what it is either."

"But it looks quite urgent."

Arriving at the office together, Deputy Factory Director Li asked anxiously: "Cao Weiguo, can you cook Huaiyang cuisine?"

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "I can."

Deputy Factory Director Li looked at Cao Cao Weiguo in surprise and asked very seriously: "Are you sure?"

Cao Cao Weiguo: "Sure, I once learned Huaiyang cuisine from an old master."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Deputy Factory Director Li shouted "good" with excitement, feeling relieved, and instructed Cao Cao Weiguo: "An important leader is coming to the factory today, and this leader likes Huaiyang cuisine. I was worrying about where to find a chef who can cook

Huaiyang cuisine. Fortunately, you can cook Huaiyang cuisine."

Before leaving, Deputy Factory Director Li repeatedly urged: "Cao Weiguo, this leader is very important for the future development of the rolling mill, you must use all your skills, and you must make the leader satisfied and happy."

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "Don't worry, Factory Director, I will definitely go all out!"

Taking on the important task, Cao Cao Weiguo and the cafeteria director hurried back to the cafeteria.

They had to prepare the ingredients and seasonings for cooking, and many things needed to be bought outside.

"Lean pork, fatty pork, fresh lotus root, yellow wine, winter bamboo shoots, mandarin fish, dried tofu, shrimp, ham..."

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "Hurry up and buy these ingredients!"

"I'll go buy them right now!"

Noting down the ingredients Cao Cao Weiguo needed, the cafeteria director ran out hurriedly to arrange things.

"Liu Limin, Afei, today I'm going to cook a few Huaiyang dishes!"

"Clear-stewed crab powder lion's head! Wensi tofu! Braised dried shreds, squirrel mandarin fish, shiitake mushrooms with bok choy..."

"Now you start preparing the side dishes, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy..."

Under Cao Cao Weiguo's guidance, the two apprentices started working busily with excitement.

Because they also had to take care of the workers' lunch, the whole kitchen was bustling with activity.

After 10 o'clock in the morning, Director Zhao came back with the ingredients, sweating profusely.

Perhaps because the leader coming this time was too important, Director Zhao didn't leave the back kitchen.

He rarely endured the smoke and fire, busy in the kitchen, fearing something would go wrong.

He stood on the side, staring without blinking, fearing this meal would go wrong.

"Director Cao, Factory Director Li asked me to tell you, the leader has arrived, you can start cooking!"

"Understood!"

Huaiyang cuisine is one of the traditional cuisines, originating from Yangzhou and Huai'an, mostly using river and Longtan Lake fresh food as the main ingredients, supported by top-notch cooking skills, taking the original taste and color as the best, and pursuing the satisfaction of everyone's taste, elegant and popular without losing its great elegance.

Cao Cao Weiguo hadn't specifically learned Huaiyang cuisine, but the cooking skills rewarded by the sign-in included Huaiyang cuisine.

With the ingredients and people ready, Cao Cao Weiguo started working in an orderly manner.

The first dish, Yangzhou lion's head.

The second dish, Wensi tofu.

The third dish, braised dried shreds.

At 11:20 noon, Deputy Factory Director Li hurried into the back kitchen.

"Cao Weiguo, how is the food preparation going?"

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "Don't worry, leader, it's ready, we can start serving now."

Deputy Factory Director Li looked at the dishes on the stove and his eyes lit up: "Good! Good! I'll go invite the leader to take his seat."

A few minutes later, an officer ran over to deliver a message.