Chapter 264: Apprentice and Vegetables

Rolling Mill

The day after the salary was paid, Cao Weiguo brought Chi Ping'an into the factory.

He also let Shen Gong take Chi Ping'an as an apprentice, which made Yi Zhonghai quite angry.

Upon learning that Chi Ping'an was going to enter the workshop, Yi Zhonghai had taken the initiative to propose taking Chi Ping'an as an apprentice.

On the surface, he said it was to take care of the younger generation in the courtyard, but in reality, he wanted to hold Chi Ping'an in his hands.

Before, he had also taken an apprentice in the courtyard, preparing to cultivate that apprentice into someone to support him in his old age.

But man proposes, God disposes; that apprentice died in an accident, making his plan a waste of effort.

That apprentice's name was Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhangshi's son, Qin Huairu's husband, Banggeng's father.

Jia Dongxu was gone, and Shazhu was unreliable, so Yi Zhonghai set his sights on Chi Ping'an.

Preparing to cultivate Chi Ping'an into the second Jia Dongxu to support him in his old age in the future.

But he didn't expect that Chi Ping'an would politely refuse and then turn to worship Shen Gong as his teacher.

You must know that he was one of the few eighth-level fitters in the factory, and countless people wanted to be his apprentice.

It was just that he was worried about teaching the apprentice and starving the master, and he didn't want to waste energy.

Therefore, he didn't take many apprentices in the workshop.

And he personally proposed to take an apprentice, but Chi Ping'an refused, which made him feel he had lost face.

He secretly held a grudge against Chi Ping'an and also held a grudge against Cao Weiguo.

Who didn't know that Shen Gong was the uncle of Cao Weiguo's wife.

If it weren't for Cao Weiguo playing tricks behind his back, would Chi Ping'an have refused him, an eighth-level fitter?

Regarding Yi Zhonghai's dissatisfaction, Cao Weiguo didn't know and didn't care.

After handling Chi Ping'an's affairs, Cao Weiguo found Deputy Factory Director Li.

The two closed the door and talked for more than twenty minutes; no one knew what they said.

The next day, Lu Jin Peng pedaled a flatbed truck full of vegetables to the rolling mill.

After unloading, the purchasing section weighed it nimbly, and the Purchasing Director and Cafeteria Director checked it in person.

Although this truckload wasn't meat, they were all ingredients of excellent quality.

It could not only complete the task for the higher-ups but also improve the workers' meals.

200 catties of green peppers, 300 catties of green beans, 200 catties of tomatoes, 200 catties of loofah, 100 catties of chives...

After checking and weighing, the Purchasing Director readily settled the bill for Lu Jin Peng on the spot.

Everyone had a tacit understanding, and no one asked about the source.

Although this truckload of vegetables was slightly lower than the market price, Cao Weiguo easily made 310 yuan.

Lu Jin Peng got a hard-earned fee of 5 yuan and was happy from ear to ear.

Transporting a load of goods earned three or four days' wages; if this were known by others, they would probably fight to do it.

Bags of vegetables were sent into the warehouse and kitchen, and Cao Weiguo cooked dishes himself.

Liu Limin and Li Fei learned seriously on the side, making Fatty and Ma Hua envious.

Although Shazhu returned to the kitchen, he had no intention of teaching them his craft.

At this rate, Fatty and Ma Hua wouldn't be able to take the ladle even after being apprentices for three or five years.

Fresh ingredients plus Cao Weiguo's culinary skills made the workers eating praise it endlessly.

Many people took another portion with their lunch boxes after eating, preparing to take it back for dinner.

Compared to the dishes made at home, this work meal had more oil and water and tasted better.

Qin Huairu also wanted to get a portion to take home, but Shazhu wasn't serving meals at the window.

And Shazhu's grain coupons were emptied yesterday, so even if she found Shazhu, he couldn't take out grain coupons.

However, there was more than one fish in Qin Huairu's fish pond.

With a wave of her hand, she got Guo Dapie to happily pay for her grain coupons.

This made the nearby workers secretly curl their lips, and quite a few female workers cursed Qin Huairu for being shameless.

In this era, the social atmosphere was simple, and there was no saying of laughing at the poor but not laughing at the prostitute.

Bad conduct would be pointed at by others, and in serious cases, one would be labeled a "broken shoe."

But Qin Huairu didn't seem to care about these disdainful eyes at all.

Cao Weiguo shook his head secretly at this and didn't make any evaluation.

If it really came to conduct, he wasn't a good person either.

A crow lands on a pig's back; don't call each other black.

After eating lunch, Deputy Factory Director Li instructed Cao Weiguo a few words.

Recently, the cafeteria's work was heavy and there were many ingredients, so he should strengthen management and keep a close eye on the kitchen recently.

Mainly, don't lose anything; after all, besides vegetables and grain, there were seven large wild boars.

After handing over the work, he also drew a big pie for Cao Weiguo.

Cafeteria Director Zhao would retire at the end of the year, and he prepared to take advantage of the situation to promote Cao Weiguo to Cafeteria Director.

Promoting from deputy section level to section level.

Cao Weiguo naturally expressed his loyalty and attitude toward this.

After arranging the cafeteria's work and letting Ma Liang watch the kitchen.

Cao Weiguo headed to the security section and knocked on the section chief's office.

At this time, Section Chief Guo of the security section was taking a nap.

The knocking woke him up, and he felt some anger in his heart.

Opening the door and seeing it was Cao Weiguo, the dissatisfaction on his face immediately turned into a smile:

"A rare guest! Director Cao, come in quickly."

Saying this, he greeted Cao Weiguo into the room with a smile and took out a cup and tea leaves from the file cabinet.

Pouring a cup of tea for Cao Weiguo: "Director Cao must have been busy recently." ===== CHAPTER 266 =====