When Qiao Lanshu arrived at the pastry workshop, she saw the personnel department staff leading two new employees toward the pastry workshop.

She quickly caught up with them and greeted the people in the personnel department.

The personnel department clerk glanced at her and asked, "From the pastry workshop?"

Qiao Lanshu nodded: "Yes."

The clerk said, "Okay, follow me."

The clerk led the three newcomers to the pastry workshop supervisor's office. Liu Weihong, the supervisor of the pastry workshop, greeted them warmly: "Oh, Clerk Zhou, you finally brought me the manpower! Recently, our pastry workshop has increased production, and we are severely short-staffed. Everyone is complaining about working overtime."

Clerk Zhou immediately said, "Then hurry up and assign them work. I've assigned you three people this time, that should be enough."

Liu Weihong nodded with a smile: "Okay, okay, by the way, are they all family members of employees?"

As she spoke, she looked at the three new employees.

Two women and one man, all young people.

Her gaze lingered on Qiao Lanshu's face for a long time. Looking at Qiao Lanshu's delicate and beautiful face, she frowned slightly and said, "We're doing rough work here, how come we have a young lady here? Who's your family member?"

She asked Qiao Lanshu, "Are you a family member worker?"

Qiao Lanshu: "..."

Qiao Lanshu inexplicably saw disdain in the other person's eyes.

She said without changing her expression, "Supervisor Liu, I am not a family member of an employee."

Liu Weihong said sternly, "If you're not a family member worker, then how did you get in?"

Zhou, the clerk in the personnel department, quickly said, "Oh dear, Supervisor Liu, this is a military family member; her husband is an officer in the mining area."

This information is written in their personal files; it's public information and not a secret. Anyway, the personnel department and the logistics office all know it.

So, Clerk Zhou lowered his voice and said directly to Liu Weihong, "Supervisor Liu, she is the family member of Commander Qin."

Liu Weihong: "..."

Liu Weihong was shocked: "Huh? You mean Qin Yuanzheng?"

Qin Yuanzheng is truly a famous person.

After all, Yang Wenyan was the director of the food factory, so several female employees from the factory went on blind dates with Qin Yuanzheng through his connections.

Some were rejected by Qin Yuanzheng without even meeting them.

Like Wang Huiping, some of them had dinner with Qin Yuanzheng at Yang Wenyan's house, and then nothing more happened.

This Liu Weihong is one of the people who had dinner with Qin Yuanzheng, and then nothing came of it.

Liu Weihong and Qin Yuanzheng didn't like each other.

Qin Yuanzheng had no intention of getting married, and Liu Weihong disliked him because he couldn't have children.

However, as the saying goes, "once you've seen the ocean, you can't be satisfied with a river," and having met someone as outstanding as Qin Yuanzheng, how could Liu Weihong possibly be interested in any other man?

So she hasn't gotten married in the past two years. She's 27 this year and still single.

She's practically turning into an old maid.

She couldn't help but think of Qin Yuanzheng again. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Qin Yuanzheng, a man who couldn't have children, was so picky and shameless. She, an unmarried and single female manager, hadn't said anything.

So when she saw Qiao Lanshu, she immediately sneered: "Didn't he say he wouldn't get married? That he couldn't have children, so he wouldn't get married? But now he's married, isn't he? Men's words are truly deceitful."

She looked Qiao Lanshu over with a critical eye, and then said;

"What kind of work can someone as short as you do? Don't drag down the efficiency of our workshop. Normally, someone like you wouldn't even be allowed to enter our factory."

"You're being far too blatant in using your connections! If you have that kind of money, go work at a department store or supply and marketing cooperative, or even as a receptionist at a state-run restaurant or a registration clerk at a guesthouse—at least those are places where you're respected, right? Here, looks don't put food on the table."

Liu Weihong kept rambling on and on about Qiao Lanshu.

Qiao Lanshu listened to her without changing her expression or saying a word. She and the other two newcomers followed behind Liu Weihong and listened to Liu Weihong assign them tasks.

Liu Weihong assigned the two people to the bread and pastry classes, and then said to Qiao Lanshu, who was left, "You can go to the deep-frying class. It's almost the end of the year, and they need to fry twisted dough sticks. You can go and help out."

In the deep-frying class, the main dishes are fried dough sticks, fried cakes, and twisted dough sticks.

Twisted dough sticks are durable and can be stored for a long time. They come in large and small sizes, and also in sweet and savory flavors.

Fried dough twists are oily, fragrant, and crispy, making them a popular New Year's gift for every household.

It's winter now, and the Spring Festival is in two months, so of course we need to start preparing fried dough twists.

Qiao Lanshu felt uncomfortable when she heard that she had been assigned to the deep-frying class. She felt like she was being targeted.

After all, deep-fried meatballs are cooked at high temperatures; they're very hot inside and quite dangerous. Getting splashed with oil could be disastrous.

In addition, she was from the South and had no idea how to make twisted dough sticks.

However, it was her first day at work, and if she was dissatisfied with the work assigned by the team leader on the first day, then she could forget about doing the job.

Let's finish the first day properly first and see what's going on with Liu Weihong.

Qiao Lanshu nodded and said, "Okay, Supervisor Liu, I will definitely do my best."

Liu Weihong gave her a critical look and then said, "Alright, you can go now. Second Brother Hu, you're in charge of taking care of her."

Qiao Lanshu put on protective clothing, a mask, gloves, and a hat at the door and walked into the deep-frying room.

As soon as you step inside, a wave of heat hits you.

It's really hot in here.

The oil in several large frying pans was bubbling and sizzling, and three people were responsible for each of the large frying pans.

Moreover, most of the workers here are men. At a glance, apart from two older women who are in charge of scooping up the fried dough twists, the rest are all male workers.

Qiao Lan walked over without changing her expression and said, "Brother Hu, what do I need to do?"

Hu Erge looked at the petite young woman, his brows furrowing slightly. He said, "You..."

He paused for a moment. He had originally asked her to be in charge of scooping up the twisted dough sticks, but could she really handle that big ladle?

He asked, "Do you know how to make twisted dough sticks?"

As he spoke, he pinched the dough with both hands, pulled it, and then folded it back together. The dough, stretched into a long strip, was quickly twisted into a single strand, then thrown into a pot and fried to make a fragrant and crispy twisted dough stick.

Qiao Lanshu: "..."

Qiao Lanshu said modestly, "Brother Hu, I will study hard."

That means it won't happen.

Brother Hu was speechless. He said, "Fine, you can fry the twisted dough sticks. Just be careful not to overcook them. See? They should be golden brown. If they get too dark, they'll be bitter."

Qiao Lanshu picked up a large strainer and scooped out the twisted dough sticks from the pot little by little.

She wasn't strong enough, so she scooped it up little by little without rushing. Her movements were quite steady, unlike some people who were impatient and got covered in oil splatters.

Hu Erge stared at her for a while, then went back to making twisted dough sticks.

Meanwhile, Wei Zhengye also came over. He found Liu Weihong and said, "Manager Liu, do you have a moment? I have something to ask you."

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