The cannon fodder female supporting role stirs up trouble in period literature

Behind the two-story building is a completely different world, a large garden with a nine-winding corridor leading to the back. Beside the corridor are rockery, flowing water, green bamboo and fragrant flowers.

It's not yet time to go to work, but the air is filled with the aroma of food. I can see people carrying lunch boxes in the corridor, eating and chatting. It's obvious that the department provides meals.

Seeing Hua Rendong and Xia Yu walking by, people holding lunch boxes stood up and greeted them.

For some people, Xia Yu would just nod slightly. For some people, Xia Yu would formally introduce Hua Rendong. From their attitudes, one could tell who were Xia Yu's people and who were irrelevant.

But generally speaking, there are not many people here. Including Xu Bo and Feng Sanquan, I only saw seven people.

Only after passing through the garden can you see several buildings in traditional Beijing style. The aroma of food wafts from the kitchen on the far right.

Xia Yu asked, "Are you hungry? Do you want to try Chef Luo's cooking?"

Hua Honeysuckle didn't feel hungry. Since she started practicing, she had no problem not eating for a day or two. But the fragrance was really overbearing, better than the cooking skills of the chef in the Xinshi office, and it really made her greedy.

Seeing her like this, Xia Yu took her to the kitchen and asked, "Master Luo, what else do you have today?"

Chef Luo, who had already finished his meal and was sitting behind the food window listening to opera on a semiconductor, jumped up from his rocking chair when he heard Xia Yu's voice.

"Boss, are you back? There's not much left today. How about I cook two for you and send them to your office later?"

Xia Yu did not refuse, "Thank you very much, Master Luo."

After saying that, he took Hua Honeysuckle in through the main gate and opened the door of the main east room.

Hua Rendong looked at the sign on the door of the east room, which read "Deputy Minister's Office", and the sign on the door of the west room next to it, which read "Minister's Office".

Although the signboards showed who was the senior and who was junior in the department, judging from the room, it seemed that Xia Yu was the most respected person in the entire department.

Xia Yu’s office is not very big, only about 20 square meters, but it is fully equipped with a desk, office chair, sofa, coffee table and bookcase, and looks quite grand.

Someone brought in water. Xia Yu asked Hua Rendong for a box of tea and made two cups of tea directly in the tea bowl in the office.

Pushing the tea in front of Hua Rendong, Xia Yu said, "The people who are permanently stationed in the department are in charge of logistics. There are only about twenty people. Most of them don't come here except on the day when salaries are paid. The director will retire in a year. He didn't come here very often before because he was in poor health. Now he is better after drinking the medicine you gave him, but he is used to letting go and rarely comes here. There are a few half-baked people in the department who have evil thoughts. I seldom come here. You don't have to come here after you report in." After thinking for a while, he said, "I will find you when you are settled. If someone in the department asks you to take a task, you can take the tasks given to you by your own people, and push away the tasks of others if you can. There are also some tasks that you don't want to take or are excessive, just refuse them. I'll give you a list later, just remember the people I know, and ignore others."

"Oh, so you never come to work, aren't you afraid that someone will want to take your position?"

Drinking hot tea in such a hot day, Hua Honeysuckle was afraid of sweating from the heat, so she pushed the tea bowl aside, took a bunch of grapes from the space and started eating.

Seeing her eating one grape at a time, Xia Yu also became greedy. He came over and picked grapes while saying disdainfully: "Our department is different from other departments. The position of director is obtained through real ability. Whoever has the ability can grab it. I am also happy and relaxed. With my ability, there is nothing I can't do to make a living."

Thinking that Xia Yu was capable of becoming a deputy minister, Hua Rendong did not dare to have high hopes for the department's capabilities. It was not that she thought Xia Yu was too weak, but in Hua Rendong's opinion, since he could defeat all opponents in the department, this deputy minister should be stronger.

Just when I was thinking about finding an opportunity to teach Xia Yu the technique so that they could practice together, I heard Xia Yu say, "Hey, your grapes are quite sweet. Bring me a few boxes later so I can give them away. And those peaches, are you selling them? I'll ask someone to come and get them."

"That's great!" Hua Rendong pushed a whole bunch of grapes in front of Xia Yu and counted the fruits that could still be sold in the space. "How about apples? How about pears? I have a kind of pear that is very fragrant and sweet. I guarantee that it is not sold outside. What do you want? Let me see if I have any here."

"Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, grapes, plums, peaches..."

Xia Yu thought about the fruits he had eaten and ordered more than a dozen kinds with Hua Rendong. Hua Rendong discovered that there were two kinds that were not in the space, and there were several kinds that Xia Yu did not mention.

"How about bananas and cherries? The ones I have here are better than those sold outside, and we also have a lot of southern fruits."

"Yes! And it would be better to get some pigs and sheep as well. The more the better. Oh, and there are some I haven't mentioned. If you have any, bring them all. I'll have someone sell them first and see what sells well. I won't let you suffer a loss then."

Seeing this demeanor and this charm, Hua Rendong suspected that the person sitting in front of him was not the department leader, but a black market tycoon. But thinking of what he said about not being able to make a living with his ability, Hua Rendong couldn't help but suspect that he was working in the black market before joining the department.

Even among those who had gone on missions with him before, several of them were following him.

Hua Rendong counted the cartons and wooden boxes in her space and said in embarrassment: "Boss, can you get some packing boxes? If the quantity is too large, I have to pack it first."

Xia Yu picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number. After the other party picked up the call, the issue of the packing boxes was quickly resolved.

Master Luo cooked the dishes and brought them over personally. It is not suitable to eat too much greasy food in the morning. In addition to a dish of stir-fried water spinach with shredded pork and a braised yellow croaker, there are also two small pickles to eat with porridge. Although simple, they look delicate and delicious. The staple food is white porridge and steamed buns.

Chef Luo put down the food and stood aside rubbing his hands. Xia Yu glanced at him and asked, "Chef Luo, do you have anything to say?"

Chef Luo said awkwardly, "Boss, this is what happened. That person came to talk to me yesterday and said that I was too old and wanted to transfer me to another company's canteen. I thought, I'm only 40, how can I be too old? I asked around and guess what? It turns out that that person has a nephew who is interested in my position."

Xia Yu took a bite of food and put it into his mouth, then took a sip of porridge before asking, "What do you think? Do you still want to stay here? Or do you want to find another way out?"

Chef Luo stood up straight immediately. "If you want to find another way out, I'm not afraid of not being able to find a good job with my cooking skills, but other companies don't have the benefits as good as ours. If it were up to me, of course I'd like to follow you, the leader."

Xia Yu smiled and said, "I only come here a few times a year. Do you still want to follow me?"

Chef Luo nodded hurriedly, "Yes!"

Xia Yu thought for a moment and said to Chef Luo, "Let me think about this matter and I will give you an answer later."