Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 47 Taking office
Then Yang Yiming and Dong Wenrong started chatting in the office, leaving Yan Jiecheng aside.

The two chatted for more than ten minutes before Dong Wenrong said goodbye and left.

After Dong Wenrong left, Yang Yiming immediately put away his smile and spoke with a cold face.

"Yan..."

"Yan Jiecheng."

"Yan Jiecheng, since the factory has decided to appoint you as the canteen director, I hope you can work diligently in the future and not cause trouble for the logistics department or the factory."

Even a clay figure would have some temper, let alone Yan Jiecheng.

Faced with Yang Yiming's repeated targeting, Yan Jiecheng was no longer polite and directly retorted.

"Don't worry, Chief Yang. Since the steel mill sent me here, it means that I have the qualifications and abilities to be a canteen director."

Seeing that Yan Jiecheng dared to talk back to him, Yang Yiming's face became even gloomier. He stood up and walked to the office door and shouted.

"Old Ding, come here."

After a while, a middle-aged man came to Yang Yiming's office and said in a very humble manner.

"Section Chief, you're looking for me."

"Well, this is the newly transferred canteen director. Please make some arrangements."

"Okay, Director."

Then Old Ding took Yan Jiecheng out of the office building.

After leaving the office building, Yan Jiecheng immediately took out a cigarette and handed it to the other party, saying.

"My name is Yan Jiecheng. What do you call me comrade?"

The other party took the cigarette and put it directly in his mouth, lit it, took a puff and said.

"My name is Ding Nianrong. You can call me Old Ding or Brother Ding. Judging from your attitude, you must have offended our section chief, right?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled bitterly.

"To be honest, I don't know. This is my first day here, and I've never met Section Chief Yang before. Why is Section Chief Yang so hostile to me?"

Old Ding chuckled twice and said.

"You just arrived and don't know the situation at the ironworks..."

Old Ding didn't continue talking, but looked at the cigarettes that had just been opened in Yan Jiecheng's hand.

Yan Jiecheng immediately understood and handed the cigarette in his hand to Lao Ding and said.

"I'm new here, so I'd appreciate your guidance, Brother Ding."

Ding Nianrong took the cigarette and put it in his pocket without hesitation, then said mysteriously.

"Haha, originally this canteen director position was reserved for our section chief's brother-in-law. We had already arranged everything for everyone in the factory. Who knew the steel mill would transfer you here?"

It turned out that I was blocking someone else's way. No wonder Yang Yiming treated me like this.

However, it is really unexpected that Ding Nianrong was so respectful to Yang Yiming in the office, but turned around and sold him out.

Although he thought so in his heart, Yan Jiecheng did not show it on the surface.

"Thank you, Brother Ding, for clearing up my confusion. Otherwise, I would still be in the dark. I'll have to work hard next."

"Easy to say."

Seeing Yan Jiecheng picking up the luggage in the corner, Ding Nianrong first took him to the dormitory and settled him down.

The dormitory conditions were not very good. It consisted of a row of low and dilapidated bungalows. The only good thing was that Yan Jiecheng was assigned a single room.

It was obviously not the time to clean the house. After putting the luggage in the room, Yan Jiecheng followed Ding Nianrong to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria was quite large, with a dining room that could seat over 300 people and two private rooms at the back that could seat around ten people. The kitchen was also quite spacious, with three stoves for cooking large pots and two smaller stoves, presumably used for entertaining banquets.

Ding Nianrong introduced Yan Jiecheng as they walked.

"Our factory has limited facilities, so meals are served at different times, and we only provide one meal at noon. Employees living in the dormitories can only get an extra meal at noon."

"The warehouse is in the backyard of the cafeteria. Supplies are transferred once a week. If there's a banquet to be hosted, you'll need to prepare the purchase order, and then Section Chief Yang will personally make the purchase."

"There are twenty people in the cafeteria, including the chef, kitchen helpers, and temporary workers, including you. I'll introduce them to you after lunch."

Twenty people? That's a lot of people. You know, the cafeteria nowadays doesn't have that many options. There are only two dishes a day, and it's only lunch. Is there a need for so many people?
Although Yan Jiecheng was surprised, he didn't say anything.

As they walked, they came to a small room in the backyard.

At this time, Ding Nianrong pointed to the small room and introduced it.

"This is your office. The conditions are a bit harsh."

The office is not big and very simple. There is nothing else except a set of tables and chairs.

By the time Yan Jiecheng had walked around the entire cafeteria inside and out, the kitchen was almost done.

So Ding Nianrong gathered everyone in the cafeteria and introduced them to everyone.

The people in the kitchen were very lazy. While Ding Nianrong was introducing everyone in front, these people were whispering below and did not take Ding Nianrong seriously at all.

Although workers have a high status these days, some even dare to directly confront their leaders.

But these people are a minority after all, and most people still have awe for their leaders.

But in a kitchen, most people are so lazy and unscrupulous. Yan Jiecheng has never seen such a thing.

Ding Nianrong was not surprised by this. After introducing Yan Jiecheng's identity, he gave a brief explanation and left without caring about everyone's reaction.

After Ding Nianrong left, Yan Jiecheng took two steps forward and began to speak.

"Hello everyone, Secretary Ding just introduced me to everyone, but I don't know much about your situations. So, everyone, please introduce yourselves, which will make it easier for us to work together."

As soon as Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, a middle-aged man stood up and said with disdain on his face.

"What's there to introduce? You'll know later."

After saying that, the middle-aged man left without looking back.

Seeing someone taking the lead, two or three more people immediately echoed and then turned and left.

Yan Jiecheng stood there and watched quietly until there were only five or six people left on the field, then he said with a smile.

"Since they are unwilling, then you guys can introduce yourself."

"Director, my name is Sun Jifeng. I'm a kitchen helper. I'm mainly responsible for cutting vegetables."

"Director, my name is Ye Dazhu. I usually do odd jobs in the kitchen."

……

After several people introduced themselves one by one, Yan Jiecheng asked them to leave. Then Yan Jiecheng went to the office, picked up the sign-in book and started checking it.

After familiarizing himself with the names in the sign-in book, Yan Jiecheng strolled into the kitchen again.

At this time, lunch was already done and there was not much work to do, so everyone in the kitchen gathered in groups of three or four to chat.

After seeing Yan Jiecheng, most people continued to choose to ignore it.

Yan Jiecheng didn't care about it at all and continued to slip away.

When it was five o'clock, everyone in the kitchen got off work faster than the other.

After everyone left, Yan Jiecheng checked the water and electric furnaces just like he did at the steel mill, and only returned to the dormitory after confirming that there were no safety hazards.

(End of this chapter)