Chapter 93 Promotion!

“You must have heard about my recent promotion. You can be said to have made an indelible contribution to this matter. I called you here today to reward you well!” Deputy Director Li looked at He Yuzhu with a smile in his eyes.

In this regard, He Yuzhu thought of this aspect and waved his hand and said, “Deputy Director Li, you are too polite. I just completed my work, and the credit is gone.”

“Zhu Zi, you are being too modest. Didn’t you see that the leader ate your food that day and praised it highly? He even said that it was a waste of talent for a cook like you to stay in the steel mill.” At this point, Deputy Director Li paused and continued, “You don’t have to refuse the reward. This morning, Director Yang and I had a meeting. After discussion, we unanimously decided to promote you to a level 7 cook. You can go to the Human Resources Department to handle the formalities!”

Hearing this, He Yuzhu was slightly startled, then he smiled and said: “Deputy Director Li, you are too polite. Thank you for your training.” Being promoted to a level seven cook was something that the original Sha Zhu had wasted his entire life but had never been able to accomplish.

After all, the original person’s behavior had offended the leaders in the factory, so no matter how good his skills were, he could not be promoted.

But He Yuzhu is different now. Although he does not need to please his leaders deliberately, as long as he behaves normally, coupled with his good cooking skills, he is definitely a favorite in the eyes of his leaders in this era, and promotion is a matter of course.

From being promoted from a level eight cook to a level seven, the salary directly increased from 37 yuan to 42 yuan. Although He Yuzhu’s family is well off, who wouldn’t be happy to get five yuan more?
Deputy Director Li took out some bills from the drawer and said, “By the way, I have some unused industrial bills here. You can take them back as well.”

“Deputy Director Li, this is unacceptable.”

Seeing this, He Yuzhu wanted to decline.

“Hey, keep it. You’ve helped me a lot this time. If I don’t show some appreciation, wouldn’t it seem like I’m being unkind? You’re a very promising comrade. Work hard. In two years, I can help you get promoted!”

Since he had decided to win over He Yuzhu, Deputy Director Li did not hide his good intentions.

He Yuzhu accepted the receipts. He also knew that what Deputy Director Li said was true. In this era, it was normal to be appreciated by leaders for cooking delicious food.

……

In the afternoon, Director Cai had no new arrangements, so He Yuzhu left work early.

However, he did not go home immediately, but went to Hongxing Primary School and took Chen Miaozhi home. When He Yuzhu arrived at the primary school gate, he heard the announcement of the end of school.

The children lined up and walked out of the school. He Yuzhu looked at them one by one, left and right, but did not see Chen Miaozhi.

There were only a few students coming out of the door, and He Yuzhu still didn’t see Chen Miaozhi. He Yuzhu couldn’t help but feel a little confused.

What’s going on? What happened at school?
Thinking about this, He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle and prepared to go into the school. At this moment, two little girls came out from the school, one in front and one behind.

The one in the front is Chen Miaozhi.

“Brother-in-law, are you coming to pick me up today?”

When Chen Miaozhi saw He Yuzhu waiting at the door, she smiled with dimples on her face, and her two little canine teeth looked particularly cute.

He Yuzhu came over and nodded: “Well, Miaozhi, why did you come out so late today?” As he spoke, He Yuzhu was still looking at the little girl beside her.

In response, Chen Miaozhi said, “Brother-in-law, this is my classmate, Zhao Yun. She had a stomachache just now, so I accompanied her to the toilet, so I came out so late.”

At the same time, Zhao Yun glanced at He Yuzhu: “Hello, brother, I am Miaozhi’s classmate, my name is Su Yun.”

“Oh, you’re not feeling well? Do you want to go to the clinic?” “No, no, I just ate something dirty. I just need to rest for a while.”

“This is not good, I’m not feeling well…” He Yuzhu wanted to say something, but a bicycle bell rang behind him. At the same time, a young man in his twenties said, “Sister, what are you doing?”

Hearing this voice, Zhao Yun looked up and then smiled and said, “Brother, I just got out of school.”

As he was talking, the young man on the bicycle stopped his bike next to He Yuzhu and came to Zhao Yun’s side, looking at He Yuzhu with some caution.

“Who are you and what are you talking about with my sister?”

“Brother, he is…” Zhao Yun was standing by and hurriedly explained.

“Oh, so you are Miaozhi’s brother-in-law. I am Zhao Yun’s brother, Zhao Minsheng, hello comrade.” After Zhao Minsheng knew He Yuzhu’s identity, he spoke with a smile.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu smiled and nodded at him: “Hello, my name is He Yuzhu. I just heard that your sister’s stomach is a little uncomfortable. You can go to the health center later.”

“Feeling sick to your stomach?”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Minsheng looked at Zhao Yun with some concern, then nodded to He Yuzhu: “Okay, thank you comrade, then I will take my sister to the clinic first…”

……

Along the way, Chen Miaozhi sat on the back seat of the bicycle, chattering about some interesting things at school. He Yuzhu would respond from time to time, praising Chen Miaozhi for being sensible.

“Miaozhi, your brother-in-law will cook meat for you tonight.”

“Eat meat? Really? That’s great, brother-in-law, eat meat, eat meat!” After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Chen Miaozhi cheered and urged He Yuzhu to go home quickly.

When He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to take Chen Miaozhi to the gate of the courtyard, Chen Miaozhi couldn’t wait to jump off the back seat and ran to the central courtyard.

After He Yuzhu parked his bicycle at the door, he saw that Chen Miaozhi had already started teasing the rabbits in the basket nearby.

“Auntie, the rabbit hasn’t been killed yet.” Looking at the rabbit in the circle, He Yuzhu was slightly stunned.

For the rabbit that Xu Damao sent, He Yuzhu originally wanted an old lady to prepare the ingredients and then he would come over after get off work to cook.

“Zhu Zi, this rabbit seems to be pregnant. It would be a shame to kill it now. Let’s fence it in and raise it for a few days. It won’t be too late to kill it after it gives birth to the rabbits.”

Hearing this, He Yuzhu was happy.

Haha, Xu Damao is a kind-hearted guy. He even gave away a pregnant rabbit.

“Well, let’s keep it first. We still have wild boar meat. Have you washed it?”

“Hey, it’s all ready, just waiting for you to come back and cook.” The aunt nodded with a smile. She might be good at making some home-cooked dishes, but for these wild game ingredients, Zhuzi really had to come and cook them himself.

(End of this chapter)