Chapter 37 Reception
"Mom, I want to eat meat too." Banggeng didn't care about these things. He couldn't help but feel a little greedy when he smelled the smell.

"Okay, just make do with it today. When your silly uncle comes back with his special kitchen, mom will ask for some for you." Qin Huairu had no choice. Every family had only so many meat coupons per month, and it was not certain that they could buy meat.

"Okay, let's eat." Jia Zhang served rice to Banggeng and Xiaodang, and then said to Qin Huairu, "Huairu, you should pay more attention and see when Shazhu cooks for him. Then you can go and get his lunch box."

"I understand, Mom." Qin Huairu agreed, but couldn't help sighing in her heart. If possible, she also wanted to live on her own.

"Okay, let's eat quickly." Qin Huairu calmed herself down.

Li Shengli brought the dishes to the table and closed the door. Not to mention anything else, if he didn't close the door, when someone came, would you invite him to sit down or not? It was better to close the door. After the dishes were served, Li Shengli took out half a bottle of wine from under the bed. Such delicious dishes must be paired with wine.

Li Shengli ate all the food at once. After clearing the dishes, Li Shengli read a book for a while while drunk. After a while, the alcohol started to take over, so he washed up and went to bed to sleep.

Monday came again, and Qin Huairu went to work as usual. In the past few days, Qin Huairu had become familiar with everyone in the workshop, and they often chatted together about what happened in someone's family, which couple had a quarrel, and who in the factory went to the woods.

The group of men in the workshop gradually got used to Qin Huairu's presence, and each of them had a strange thought in their heart. Men, after all, think with their lower body. When Qin Huairu was resting, there were always male workers hanging around her.

However, no one dared to take advantage of it. Jia Dongxu had just passed away not long ago, and people still had to have some dignity these days. What's more, there was the Women's Federation. If Qin Huairu didn't get the advantage and went to the Women's Federation to complain, she would be arrested as a hooligan.

Li Shengli never interferes in other people's affairs. Qin Huairu rarely comes to the third canteen to get food. When she goes to the first canteen, it's okay when Sha Zhu is there to get food. But when Sha Zhu is not there, Liu Lan and others won't take good care of Qin Huairu when they are getting food. There are so many poor people like her.

Time passed little by little, and Li Shengli began to receive some small guests in the factory. Sha Zhu was good at cooking home-cooked meals and Sichuan cuisine, and not everyone in the factory was from Sichuan.

On this day, Li Shengli had finished preparing the dishes for the reception as usual and was sitting in the canteen kitchen to rest. After a while, Director Xu, who was in charge of the canteen, came in.

"Shengli, you did a good job." Director Xu's face was full of joy. After a long period of dealing with him, Director Xu began to call Li Shengli by his name, which was a sign of closeness.

"Hey, Director, you look so radiant. What good news is this?" Li Shengli also greeted Director Xu with a smile.

"Well, what could be the problem? The leader is quite satisfied with the special treatment you give him." Once the leader is satisfied, his life will be better.

"By the way, this is your reward." Director Xu handed Li Shengli a few tickets.

"Oh, thank you, Director." Li Shengli was delighted. This was an unexpected gain. He took it and saw that it was a few industrial coupons.

This is a good thing. I will need it when I buy a car in the future. Bicycle tickets are not easy to get, but industrial coupons can be saved up. Li Shengli calculated that he could borrow a few tickets from others when the time comes so that he can buy a car.

Director Xu patted Li Shengli on the shoulder and left with a beaming face.

After work, Li Shengli walked towards the courtyard humming a little tune happily.

After returning home, Li Shengli put the industrial coupons into a box. He would get one every month, and by autumn he had almost saved enough.

The next day at work, Director Xu came to see Li Shengli again when he was free.

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"Director Xu, is there anything I can help you with?" Seeing Director Xu coming to him with a smile again, Li Shengli understood that he had another special task to do.

"Shengli, it's like this, Deputy Director Li wants to see you about something." Director Xu came up to Li Shengli and whispered.

"Now?" Li Shengli was a little surprised. Why did Deputy Director Li want to see him?

"Yes, now." Director Xu nodded. "Okay, I'll go over now." Li Shengli responded. This guy probably wanted to hire a cook like him because he had some social event or something.

Putting down the book in his hand, Li Shengli washed his hands, tidied his clothes and came to the office building.

"Doudoudou." Arriving at the deputy factory director's office, Li Shengli knocked gently on the door.

"Please come in."

Li Shengli pushed open the door and walked in, only to see a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties with neatly combed hair, writing something with his head down at the desk.

The middle-aged man looked up when he heard the door open. It was Li Huaide, the deputy director of the steel rolling mill in charge of logistics.

"Director Li, do you have something to talk to me about?" Li Shengli asked calmly.

"Who are you?" Deputy Director Li couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

"I'm Li Shengli from the Third Canteen. You asked Director Xu to find me."

"Oh, it's you, Li Shengli, right? Look at my memory." Deputy Director Li said with a smile.

"Come on, come on, sit down first." Deputy Director Li waved his hands up and down to signal Li Shengli to sit down. Li Shengli sat down in the empty seat and looked at Li Huaide.

Li Huaide left his office chair, took a cup and poured a glass of water and handed it to Li Shengli. Li Shengli quickly stood up, took it and said thank you.

"Xiao Li, is it okay for me to call you that?"

"Sure, Director, please do as you like."

"Xiao Li, I heard that you learned your skills from a descendant of an imperial chef?" Deputy Director Li asked curiously.

"Yes, Director, my master is Wang Defu, the chef of Huifangyuan." Li Shengli nodded.

"Wang Defu, I know this person." Deputy Director Li nodded with satisfaction. The leader he wanted to invite was from Suzhou, so it would not be appropriate to let Sha Zhu cook.

"Xiao Li, this is what's going on. I have a social event tomorrow night. Everything is ready except for a cook." Deputy Director Li said meaningfully.

"No problem, Director. I'll be there whenever you call." Li Shengli responded immediately. This Li Huaide was not a good person, but he was a foodie and quite generous. It was none of his business as a cook as he had not offended his own people.

"I'll be there whenever I call." Li Huaide nodded with satisfaction. "Well, you can take my car and go with me tomorrow. I'll cook a good meal for you. You can cook Huaiyang cuisine, right?"

"Yes, no problem, Director." Li Shengli gave a guarantee to Deputy Director Li.

"Okay, I've got that. I'll ask Xu Weimin to come find you tomorrow." After saying that, Li Huaide picked up the teacup and took a sip of water.

"Then you go on with your work, Director. I'll go back to the canteen first." Li Shengli understood what Li Huaide did, and stood up to say goodbye.

"Well, go ahead." Li Huaide nodded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)