Chapter 145

This immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of a group of fellow workers.

Qin Huairu said righteously, "Xu Damao is holding a spot for me."

A worker asked indignantly, "Is that how Xu Damao is!"

Xu Damao placed his hands on Qin Huairu's shoulders and said without even blinking, "That's right, Qin Huairu is my sister. What about it? Can't I hold a spot for her?"

As he spoke, Xu Damao rubbed against Qin Huairu lecherously: "Right, sister?"

Qin Huairu smiled triumphantly: "Exactly."

"Hey! What kind of people are these!"

"A pair of dogs!"

"Not a single good thing among them!"

The group of workers felt dissatisfied, but no one was willing to go out and cause trouble.

This Xu Damao's character was poor, but he had curried favor with the leadership quite a bit by relying on his status as a projectionist.

Xu Damao said lecherously: "You go to the warehouse and wait for me; I'll buy your lunch."

Qin Huairu pretended to be fierce: "Aren't you afraid I'll castrate you?"

Xu Damao laughed wickedly: "That wouldn't happen, would it? Shazhu is suspended for self-reflection, so life at your place isn't easy, right?"

Qin Huairu bumped into him from behind: "It's settled then. The warehouse won't do; tonight we'll go to the small woods, but you have to add five more steamed buns."

Xu Damao said excitedly: "No problem."

The two of them dawdled until they reached the window, where Qin Huairu handed over her lunch box and satchel.

"One portion of pork stewed with vermicelli, one portion of shredded potato stir-fry, and one bowl of pork bone soup."

"And give me five steamed buns to put in the bag."

Liu Lan looked at Qin Huairu in surprise: "Qin Huairu, are you not planning to live anymore?"

Qin Huairu said with a smile: "Even when living, one has to eat their fill."

Liu Lan efficiently ladled out the dishes and soup, and a kitchen helper packed the five steamed buns.

Qin Huairu slung the bag over her shoulder, held the lunch box in one hand, and carried the soup in the other as she walked out.

Liu Lan shouted urgently: "What about the money and coupons, Qin Huairu!"

Qin Huairu turned her head and said: "Xu Damao will pay for me."

Liu Lan looked at Xu Damao: "You're paying for Qin Huairu?"

Xu Damao: "That's right!"

Liu Lan shook her head and sneered: "You're really quite affectionate. Which one are you eating?"

Xu Damao said lustfully: "If you were that daring, I'd buy for you too. Give me one portion of pork stewed with vermicelli and two steamed buns."

Disdainfully packing the food for Xu Damao, Liu Lan sneered: "I don't have as good an appetite as Qin Huairu."

Xu Damao said unhappily: "That's because you lack the good fortune."

In the canteen, the three large pots of pork stewed with vermicelli were sold until not even the soup remained.

The workers ate with such relish, praising it endlessly.

Even Factory Director Yang and Deputy Factory Director Li ate with an endless aftertaste.

"Cao Weiguo's culinary skills are getting better and better."

"This large-pot cooking is absolutely superb!"

Hearing the praise from the two factory directors, the group of section chiefs and cadres also chimed in one after another.

This left the Second Uncle, who was sitting not far away, feeling full of sourness.

This Cao Weiguo was doing better and better.

Kitchen

A thin, tall young man said with a face full of admiration: "Master, your culinary skills are too amazing, a hundred times better than the food made by the master chef in our village."

Liu Limin said: "Li Fei, can the master chef in your village compare to Master?"

Cao Weiguo said: "Stop talking nonsense. Idle chatter is not allowed during work hours."

Li Fei immediately slapped his own mouth: "I was loose-lipped again, I deserve a beating."

This Li Fei was a relative of Deputy Factory Director Li and also Cao Weiguo's new apprentice.

He had a good personality, was cheerful and lively, but his mouth was too loose.

Directing the two apprentices to clean the kitchenware, Cao Weiguo leisurely began to drink tea.

Everyone else in the kitchen performed their respective duties.

Busy but not chaotic, everything was in perfect order.

Liu Lan came over holding a rag: "There's something going on between Qin Huairu and Xu Damao from your courtyard."

Cao Weiguo said with a lack of interest: "Don't tell me about such miscellaneous matters."

Liu Lan said disappointedly: "You really are a boring person."

Ma Liang said with a grin: "The Section Chief isn't interested in this, but I am. Hurry up and tell me."

Liu Lan immediately became interested and began to describe it vividly: "At noon today... in public, those two were pressed against each other, even more intimate than a married couple... Qin Huairu not only ordered meat dishes but also asked for five white flour steamed buns in one go, and Xu Damao paid for it all happily..."

Ma Liang said in surprise: "This Xu Damao is really willing to spend."

Liu Lan said: "That guy is blinded by lust, throwing money around in handfuls."

A kitchen helper said enviously: "Xu Damao has quite the luck with women; that Qin Huairu is the flower of the factory."

Ma Liang said: "That's true. Qin Huairu has the figure and the looks; there are at least eighty or a hundred people who want to pursue her. This old boy Xu Damao is really enjoying himself."

Liu Lan said with contempt: "You stinky men, not a single one of you is any good, all of you are lecherous types who eat from the bowl while eyeing the pot."

Cao Weiguo coughed dryly: "Cough, cough, cough... don't you have work in your hands? Gossiping during work hours!"

Liu Lan glanced at Cao Weiguo: "Section Chief Cao, you also live in the same courtyard as Qin Huairu, don't you have any thoughts?"

Cao Weiguo said with a straight face: "Liu Lan, do you think you have too little work in your hands?"

Liu Lan turned and ran away: "I was just talking nonsense, Section Chief, please don't take it to heart."

At this moment, the Procurement Section Chief walked into the kitchen with a face full of smiles: "Weiguo, I'll have to trouble you today."

Cao Weiguo said: "What's the matter?"

The Procurement Section Chief said: "I've invited Section Chief Shen from the Red Star Breeding Farm. Whether we can get this old boy to loosen his mouth depends on your skills, Weiguo."

Cao Weiguo smiled and said: "Understood. You go to the reception dining room and drink tea first; I guarantee the guest will eat happily."

The Procurement Section Chief smiled: "Then I'll trouble you, Weiguo."

This was something that had been agreed upon beforehand, and both sides were mentally prepared.

After the Procurement Section Chief left, Cao Weiguo directed his two apprentices to prepare the ingredients.

"You two, learn carefully!"

"The first dish: Wood Ear Mushroom Salad!"

"The second dish: Deep-fried Five-Spice Rolls!"

"The third dish: Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin!"

"The fourth dish: Shredded Pork with Beijing Sauce!"

"The staple food is my specialty: Braised Noodles with Meat Sauce and Bone Soup!"

For the first dish, soak the wood ear mushrooms in warm water, wash them, remove the stems, and tear them into small pieces to set aside.

Wash the cilantro and bird's-eye chilies, cut them into shreds, and set aside. Blanch the wood ear mushrooms in boiling water.

Combine the cilantro, chopped bird's-eye chilies, and wood ear mushrooms in a bowl, add soy sauce, vinegar, MSG, sesame oil... and mix well.

The main ingredients for the second dish are: lean pork, starch, chopped green onions, refined salt, MSG, sugar, five-spice powder, tofu skin, etc.

First, cut the lean pork into small pieces, add an appropriate amount of starch, chopped green onions, refined salt, MSG, sugar, five-spice powder, etc., and mix with an appropriate amount of water to make a filling. Use tofu skin as the outer layer and wrap it into long, five-spice raw rolls.

Heat the oil in a wok to medium-high heat, add the raw five-spice rolls and fry until golden brown and floating, then remove.

Finally, cut into several small segments and serve with tomato sauce, chili sauce, or pickled radish slices.

"Liu Lan, serve the dishes!"

"Coming right up!"

One cold and one hot dish were carried into the kitchen by Liu Lan, and the aroma of the dishes made the eyes of the three people in the dining room light up.

As soon as the two plates were placed on the table, the fat-headed, big-eared Section Chief Shen couldn't wait to pick up a piece.

He blew on it a couple of times to cool it down and then stuffed it into his mouth while exhaling.

"Delicious!"

"Delicious!" ===== CHAPTER 147 =====