[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: The Salted Fish's Beautiful Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2103867,3398,"Chapter 24: Serving the Spoon","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>Steel Rolling Factory\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back Kitchen\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoky, steaming, and the aroma of food was overflowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu was transferred away from the cafeteria, and Cao Cao Weiguo became the \"number one\" in the back kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Cao Cao Weiguo didn't guard the stove like Sha Zhu, but handed over most of the work to Liu Liu Limin and other apprentices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Dong and Ma Liang had a good relationship with Cao Cao Weiguo, so they could learn culinary skills from Cao Cao Weiguo when they had time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Sha Zhu had left, the kitchen became more lively and efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua, Fatty, and others were not sad, but rather happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo not only didn't suppress or bully them, but also gave them pointers on culinary skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Ma Hua, Fatty, and others admire Cao Cao Weiguo from the bottom of their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Cao Cao Weiguo told them to go east, they wouldn't go west, and they were very active in their work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picking vegetables, cutting vegetables, stir-frying vegetables...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Busy and orderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo walked to Ma Hua's side: \"Your knife skills are good, but your grasp of flavor is not enough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master Cao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting Cao Cao Weiguo's pointers, Ma Hua was full of joy and gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua's character was good, so Cao Cao Weiguo didn't mind giving a few pointers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Cao Cao Weiguo walked to Liu Liu Limin's side and taught him hand-in-hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the posture of holding the knife to the strength of the cut, he was guiding him with heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Liu Liu Limin's culinary skills advance by leaps and bounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At lunchtime, Cao Cao Weiguo didn't go to serve food, but let Liu Liu Limin take his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Limin had a simple and honest personality, and according to Cao Cao Weiguo's instructions, every spoonful of food was full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lan was also warned by Cao Cao Weiguo, and she didn't dare to flip the spoon when serving food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation made the fellow workers very happy, and they regretted not reporting Sha Zhu earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, they were full of good feelings for Cao Cao Weiguo, who was serving the food, and everyone was saying good things about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One passed to ten, ten to a hundred, and many people who didn't buy food in the cafeteria before rushed to the cafeteria to buy food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the portions were sufficient, the cafeteria's food was much more affordable than cooking it yourself or buying it outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the office, Deputy Factory Director Li called the cafeteria director: \"Tonight I want to invite leaders from brother units to dinner, you let Sha Zhu prepare a table of food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cafeteria director said: \"Sha Zhu has been transferred away from the kitchen, let Cao Cao Weiguo prepare it.\" ===== CHAPTER 43 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Director Li hesitated: \"Cao Cao Weiguo is a good person, but can the food he makes catch up with Sha Zhu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cafeteria director said: \"Cao Cao Weiguo's culinary skills are no worse than Sha Zhu's.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Director Li nodded: \"Okay, you go notify Cao Cao Weiguo and let him prepare dinner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cafeteria director said: \"I'll go right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the back kitchen, the cafeteria director found Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, tonight Deputy Factory Director Li wants to invite leaders from brother units to dinner. I recommend that you take Sha Zhu's place to serve the spoon. You must perform well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said confidently: \"Thank you, Director, I will definitely not let you and Deputy Factory Director Li down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the cafeteria director left, Cao Cao Weiguo began to ponder what dishes to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intermediate Chinese cooking skills he obtained from checking in included the cooking techniques of the four major Chinese cuisines, knowledge and processing of cooking ingredients, cutting and preparation techniques, and basic nutritional and hygiene knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could cook cold and hot dishes of the four major cuisines, but what he was best at was the Lu cuisine passed down by Chen Chen Baoshu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the ingredients, Cao Cao Weiguo decided on 10 dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After work, he kept Liu Liu Limin, Li Dong, and Ma Liang, and drove everyone else out of the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Ma Hua, Fatty, and others only envious and jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were neither apprentices of Cao Cao Weiguo nor were they close to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When opening a small stove for leaders like this, not only could they learn real skills, but they could also take away \"leftovers\" full of oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was getting dark, and the kitchen was steaming with fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small spoon flipping, big spoon flipping, hanging spoon flipping, shaking the spoon, turning the spoon... watching Liu Liu Limin with a face full of worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo showed exquisite culinary skills, and dish after dish of color, fragrance, and taste were taken away by Liu Lan, who was swallowing her saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Salty, fresh, and pure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Food is in China, fire is in Qinglu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extremely fresh and tender, the taste is excellent, refreshing and not greasy! Wonderful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This tofu dish is made perfectly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Nine-Turn Large Intestine is fat but not greasy, authentic! Delicious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fragrant, fresh, tender, and mellow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Factory Director Li, where did you invite this Lu cuisine master from!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the small restaurant, the visiting leaders kept praising, and their chopsticks couldn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the pickiest ones were full of praise, eating ravenously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle man wearing glasses exclaimed: \"Factory Director Li, the chef today wouldn't be invited by you from a big restaurant, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Director Li said proudly: \"To tell you the truth, Director Director Jiang, the head chef is a newly promoted chef in our Steel Rolling Factory. Although he is young, he has received the true teachings of Master Chen Chen Baoshu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A disciple of Lu cuisine master Chen Chen Baoshu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder he can make Lu cuisine so perfect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Factory Director Li, you really have a good appetite!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to come often in the future, Factory Director Li, don't be annoyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Director Jiang said expectantly: \"Factory Director Li, can you invite the head chef to meet us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the distinguished guest spoke, how could Deputy Factory Director Li refuse? He quickly said: \"I will send someone to invite him immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a look, the cafeteria director hurriedly got up and went to the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, you are really amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The leaders are full of praise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A big leader even named you to meet him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cafeteria director said a lot excitedly, and Liu Liu Limin and the other three were full of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making the diners satisfied and praised the food he cooked made Cao Cao Weiguo very happy too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the cafeteria director into the restaurant, Deputy Factory Director Li introduced enthusiastically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Director Jiang, this is the head chef of this dinner, Comrade Cao Cao Weiguo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said politely: \"Hello, leaders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Director Jiang looked at him with appreciation: \"Comrade Cao Cao Weiguo is really young and promising. With such good culinary skills at such an age, he will definitely become a master chef in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said modestly: \"Leaders, you are overpraising me. I am still far from being a master chef and need to constantly study and practice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Director Jiang praised: \"Not arrogant or impatient, diligent and eager to learn, really a good comrade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Director Li said with a smile: \"Cao Cao Weiguo, you are really hiding your light. You have been working in the Steel Rolling Factory for a long time. If I hadn't let you serve the spoon today, I wouldn't have known you had such superb culinary skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said: \"Factory Director, how can my little culinary skills be called superb? I am just a beginner now, how dare I show off my meager culinary skills everywhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Director Li laughed: \"You, you are too modest. If you have good skills, you should show them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Director Jiang stood up and said: \"Comrade Cao Cao Weiguo, I want to invite my comrades-in-arms to dinner at the end of the month. I wonder if I can invite you to come and help me cook a meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said readily: \"Thank you for looking up to me, leader, I will definitely go all out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Director Jiang said happily: \"Thank you, Comrade Cao Cao Weiguo, then it's settled. I will send a car to pick you up then!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meal was enjoyed by both host and guest, and Deputy Factory Director Li was full of spring breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, Deputy Factory Director Li took Cao Cao Weiguo to the office and praised him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, well done, you have won glory for our factory today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said: \"It's all because of the leader's wise leadership.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Director Li said with a smile: \"Cao Weiguo, do you have any thoughts about serving as the deputy director of the cafeteria?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Deputy Factory Director Li wrote a \"500\" on the desktop with his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo understood and said: \"Thank you, Factory Director, for your trust and reuse. I will definitely work seriously and responsibly, and will never let down your expectations of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Director Li beamed: \"Hahaha... young people are full of energy and drive. Come to my office tomorrow to get the appointment document.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to recruit a talent and also get a benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Factory Director Li was in a great mood and sent Cao Cao Weiguo away with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the kitchen at nine o'clock in the evening, Cao Cao Weiguo distributed all the leftovers to Liu Liu Limin, Li Dong, Ma Liang, and Liu Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These dishes were not taken off the table, but dishes that Cao Cao Weiguo \"cooked too much\" and couldn't fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting so many \"leftovers,\" Liu Liu Limin and the other four were overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo was much more generous than Sha Zhu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, when Sha Zhu cooked for the small stove, almost all the leftovers were taken home by him, and what Liu Lan got was only soup and water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Dong and Ma Liang couldn't even touch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Limin wiped his tears with emotion: \"Master, you are too good to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo was speechless for a while, patting Liu Liu Limin on the shoulder: \"Liu Limin, study culinary skills seriously, don't be afraid of hardship or fatigue, there will be good days ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Limin nodded heavily: \"I will listen to Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oldest, Ma Liang, handed half a plate of crispy chicken to Cao Cao Weiguo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, you worked the hardest for this meal. If you don't take some back, we will be embarrassed to take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lan echoed: \"Yes, Master Cao, you should take some back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo knew that Liu Lan and Ma Liang were doing it for peace of mind, so he didn't refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the factory, Cao Cao Weiguo stuffed the lunchbox to Liu Liu Limin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are tired from work, eat more good things. If you want to learn culinary skills, you can't lose strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action made Liu Liu Limin's eyes moist with emotion. ===== CHAPTER 44 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1895,"2026-06-16T06:41:09.589Z","2026-06-16T08:22:04.667Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","491004ea9baeb742b19c17cc9ac5ec6453dfd5730abe4e712aff2b2cc87d0aef","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-25","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-23",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-cover.gif"]