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Upon hearing He Yuzhu's invitation, Ma Hua and Duan Zicong went to He Yuzhu's house with gifts after get off work the next day.

After asking them to sit down, He Yuzhu inquired about the situation at the steel rolling mill.

Duan Zicong said, "Master, don't mention it. Those leaders nowadays only know how to curry favor with themselves."

The ingredients they bought were of very poor quality, and they still complained about our cooking skills.

Ma Hua said dejectedly, "Master, I don't want to work at the steel rolling mill anymore."

He Yuzhu asked, "If you're not at the steel rolling mill, where are you going?"

Ma Hua didn't hide anything and said directly, "Yu Li contacted me and said she wants to open a restaurant and wants to invite me to be the head chef."

"Give me a thousand yuan a month."

A thousand yuan is quite a lot. The average worker's salary, including allowances, is around forty yuan.

MCA is now only worth forty-eight dollars.

Duan Zicong looked at Ma Hua in surprise: "So many."

He was tempted by the high salary.

"You agreed?"

Ma Hua shook his head: "Not yet. My wife thinks Yu Li and Hao Min are too stingy, so this promise isn't reliable."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu finally felt relieved. Ma Hua was too honest and no match for Yu Li and Hao Min. If he had agreed, he would definitely have been tricked by the two of them.

"It's good that you didn't agree. I won't hide it from you, the reason I called you here today is about opening a restaurant."

Duan Zicong asked in confusion, "Master, you resigned?"

He Yuzhu explained, "I didn't resign. Lou Xiao'e wanted to open a restaurant and asked me to help her find a chef."

I thought of the two of you and wanted to ask what you thought.

Don't worry, your salaries and benefits won't be lacking.

Ma Hua said directly, "Master, I'll listen to you. If you say it's okay, then it's okay."

Duan Zicong also agreed: "Master, I'll listen to you too."

"But can the two of us keep a restaurant running?"

Ma Hua also thought of this problem: "Master, I feel uneasy without you."

These two have decent basic skills and are quite adept at cooking. However, there are still issues with their ability to independently run a large restaurant.

He Yuzhu didn't expect the two of them to be able to carry the team. He planned to bring He Daqing back to manage the kitchen.

As long as He Daqing is around, there won't be any problems with the dishes.

Once the two of them have been training for a while, they'll be able to support themselves.

After hearing He Yuzhu's arrangement, both of them said it was no problem.

He Yuzhu said, "Since there's no problem, then you can go and make your preparations. The restaurant is near Chaoyangmen, not too far from where you're staying."

When they left, He Yuzhu gave them a lot of things.

After moving out of the courtyard house, He Yuzhu's life became even more comfortable.

You can freely take things out of the space without worrying about being reported by your neighbors.

The two went outside, looked at what they were holding, and exchanged bewildered glances.

"Is it really okay for us to come to Master's house and take so much stuff back with us?"

"Then return it to your master."

"I can not."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Duan Zicong said, "Since the master has entrusted the canteen to us, we must take it seriously."

The two of us alone definitely can't keep the cafeteria afloat.

We need to take a few people with us.

Ma Hua is a bit slow-witted, but kitchen matters are his specialty, and he's very familiar with them.

"We're going to take a few people with us. We'll go to work tomorrow and ask our apprentices if any of them are willing to come with us, and tell them to get ready."

Duan Zicong said, "Okay, let's divide the work tomorrow and find a few reliable people."

Oh, by the way, go back and reject Yu Li.

"The chef has a good relationship with their family. If you keep putting it off, it won't look good if they find out we're going to the chef's restaurant."

Ma Hua nodded, and the two rode their bicycles home. Once inside the courtyard house, Ma Hua went straight home, completely ignoring Yan Bugui's calls.

Mengna looked at Ma Hua in surprise: "Didn't you go to see your master? Where did you get these things?"

Ma Hua explained, "These were all given to me by my master."

When Meng Na heard that it was given by He Yuzhu, she felt relieved. She looked at each of the things Ma Hua brought back one by one.

"Take this to your mom. Take this to my mom. Is that alright?"

Ma Hua didn't care much about these things and pulled Meng Na aside to say, "My mentor told me something. Lou Xiao'e wants to open a big restaurant and wants me and Zi Cong to be the head chefs there."

Mengna replied without hesitation, "If they tell you to go, then go. Would your master ever mistreat you?"
Didn't you say that your cafeteria manager looked down on you? He even tried to sow discord between you and Zicong.

If he doesn't want you to do it, you might as well go and do it yourself.

Ma Hua asked curiously, "A steel rolling mill job is supposed to be a secure job. Are you really willing to give it up?"

Meng Na pouted and said, "What iron rice bowl? Don't you see how many people are out there doing this kind of job?"

Their salaries are much higher than yours.

If you could get a cadre position, I wouldn't say anything.

But you're just a cook, with such great culinary skills, wouldn't it be a waste to use your skills to cook large batches of food every day?

To tell you the truth, when I heard that Yu Li wanted to open a restaurant, I had been thinking for a long time about having you open a restaurant.

"Now that's settled, since it's Master's decision, there's no problem."

Seeing that even his daughter-in-law supported him, Ma Hua's doubts all disappeared.

"Then I'll go find Yu Li and refuse her first. Let her go find someone else."

Meng Na nodded, and Ma Hua went to the Li family's house.

"Brother Zhenjiang, Sister-in-law Yu Li."

Yu Li greeted Ma Hua warmly: "Ma Hua, you're here. What have you thought about what I told you?"

My restaurant is opening in two weeks. Give me a definite answer soon.

MCA hesitated, unsure of what reason to give.

"Well, I..."

Yu Li could tell from his expression that he was unwilling.

She's in the canteen now, so she naturally knows Ma Hua's culinary skills. With Ma Hua around, her restaurant definitely won't lose money.

"You think the money is too little? I can give you more, 1,500, how about that?"

Ma Hua quickly waved his hand: "It's not about the money. Someone else contacted me."

"Who contacted you?" Yu Li asked in surprise. "It wasn't your master, was it?"

Ma Hua knew that they couldn't expose He Yuzhu, as it could easily cause conflict between the two families.

"It's not my master, it's Lou Xiao'e. She's going to build a big hotel in Beijing."

"Lou Xiao'e?" Yu Li shook her head helplessly.

Lou Xiao'e was quite a well-known figure in the courtyard. Although they hadn't seen her since she returned, they all knew that she was now a big boss.

Her abilities are no match for Lou Xiao'e's.

Ma Hua said, "I've already agreed to her. You should find someone else. Many of the chefs in our cafeteria are quite skilled."

Yu Li had lost interest in continuing the conversation with Ma Hua. She was well aware of the chef's culinary skills at the steel mill canteen.

After He Yuzhu left, Ma Hua and Duan Zicong were the best cooks.

The other chefs are also quite skilled, but they are still somewhat inferior to these two.

The main problem is that they don't have the opportunity to practice.

After Ma Hua left, Yu Li went to find Hao Min and told her the news.

Yan Jiecheng said, "They're gone, so be it. I admit Ma Hua's skills are good, but his price was also high."

I think Chef Gu at the third canteen is quite skilled.

Hao Min and Yan Jiecheng shared similar sentiments, also feeling that the MCA was too expensive.

She wouldn't have agreed if Yu Li hadn't insisted.

Seeing their attitudes, Yu Li didn't suggest going to find Duan Zicong. (End of Chapter)