PDLP Chapter 67 Promotion of Deputy Section Chiefs
Chapter 67 Promotion of Deputy Section Chiefs
In 55, just before the Spring Festival holiday, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill was finally officially upgraded to a provincial-level unit.
Secretary Zhang and Factory Director Yang were automatically promoted one rank, becoming full-fledged department-level cadres. Secretary Zhang had been injured in battle years ago and had mostly been recuperating at home.
Now, Director Yang is the sole decision-maker at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, marking the official start of the Director Yang era.
Director Yang spent ten years, followed by Li Huaide for another ten. The two of them, one after the other, managed the steel rolling mill through twenty years of trials and tribulations.
He Yuzhu chose to accept Lou Bancheng's invitation to join the steel rolling mill because he was familiar with this period of change.
Even if Director Yang is prone to making empty promises, as long as He Yuzhu doesn't offend the other party, he can guarantee his safety.
With two factory managers protecting him, He Yuzhu could naturally ensure that he lived a comfortable life.
Li Huaide has now been promoted from a section chief to a division chief, serving as the head of the logistics department. He won't be able to become the deputy factory director for several years; currently, Li Huaide doesn't have that much power in the steel rolling mill.
The guesthouse that He Yuzhu is now in charge of has been officially upgraded from a section-level unit to a full-fledged department-level unit.
What does it mean when someone attains enlightenment and even their chickens and dogs rise to heaven? He Yuzhu sat there doing nothing and was directly promoted.
Before the Lunar New Year holiday, He Yuzhu was promoted to deputy section chief and officially appointed as deputy director of the guesthouse, in charge of the overall management of the guesthouse.
Even though the head of the guesthouse was a section chief, no one else from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill wanted to come here to serve as the head of the guesthouse.
Everyone knows this is He Yuzhu's territory.
This position of director is clearly reserved for He Yuzhu, just waiting for him to serve as deputy section chief for two years before being promoted to director.
If someone really stubbornly insists on becoming the director, what will they use to suppress He Yuzhu?
Now He Yuzhu no longer receives the salary of a level 5 chef. He has been promoted to deputy section chief, so he only receives the salary of a level 18 deputy section chief, which is 87.5 yuan.
However, the second set of banknotes has now been officially issued. He Yuzhu immediately took He Yushui to the bank to exchange money and also helped He Yushui open a passbook.
From now on, there won't be any more issues involving tens of thousands of yuan.
Since He Yuzhu doesn't receive a head chef's salary, his accurate position is the deputy director of the guesthouse, and cooking for the private kitchen is a part-time job.
If anyone wants to come here to pick peaches, He Yuzhu has the right not to cook.
After all, he's not a cook; he's the deputy director. You can't treat steamed buns like they're not essential food.
As long as no one interferes, even if He Yuzhu is promoted to the position of director of the institute at the level of section chief, he will still be in charge of the small kitchen, and he will naturally have no choice but to take charge of cooking for the small kitchen.
Does He Yuzhu know how to cook? Of course he does, otherwise he would need to hire a head chef for the guesthouse.
This problem troubled Director Yang and Li Huaide, and even He Yuzhu, who became the director, would still be in a difficult position.
So He Yuzhu continuing to cook is the most basic operation, but the premise is that he is willing to do it.
Otherwise, it would be reasonable for He Yuzhu to refuse to cook at any time, receive two salaries, and do two jobs.
There's no reason not to let him continue working as a chef without paying his salary. Of course, you can also contribute if you're willing.
The leaders of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill certainly understand this principle. Those who don't understand it are not afraid; someone will make them understand.
Li Huaide had also communicated with He Yuzhu beforehand, and He Yuzhu's meaning was very clear: cooking was fine, but no one could come and bully him.
The subtext is that the director must also be himself, otherwise he would have to truly fulfill the duties of a deputy director.
Li Huaide certainly wouldn't refuse; otherwise, why would he take a guesthouse so seriously?
It's just because there's a big Buddha statue here. To put it bluntly, anyone at the guesthouse can be replaced, but He Yuzhu is the one who can't be let go.
If He Yuzhu quits, everyone else will be in trouble. It's not that I'm emphasizing how amazing He Yuzhu is, but under the current conditions, it's extremely difficult to find a chef more capable than He Yuzhu.
Either people are unwilling to come, or if they do come, there's no suitable salary to offer them.
He Yuzhu had already offered him two salaries before he agreed, and now the requirements are even stricter. Besides, if someone is truly skilled, like He Yuzhu, shouldn't they be promoted too?
Since they're all going to be treated this way, wouldn't it be better to appease He Yuzhu than to cause trouble outside?
The guesthouse has been expanded; the original bathhouse, guest rooms, and barbershop, which served 2,000 people, are definitely not enough.
Even the telephone booths had two operators, and the guesthouse now has a newly built building.
It's more than twice the size of what it used to be, and He Yuzhu has also added more than a dozen employees.
Now, with He Yuzhu, the de facto head of the guesthouse, there are a total of twenty-three people.
In addition to Liu Lan, Guo Wei, and Lu Yi, two more kitchen helpers were added to the small kitchen, and two more private rooms were added, bringing the total to six.
Looking at his twenty men, He Yuzhu couldn't help but sigh. Back when his team first started, growing from a few guns to twenty men was quite an achievement.
During the Chinese New Year holiday, He Yuzhu did not continue to prepare banquets; he wanted to take a break this year.
Liu Lan, Guo Wei, and Lu Yi were helpless; after all, they definitely couldn't do it without He Yuzhu.
Guo Wei and Lu Yi have been working with He Yuzhu for two years now, and they can already prepare basic side dishes for small kitchens.
It's fine for me to go out and be a junior chef, but I can't become a head chef.
After the New Year, Guo Wei and Lu Yi plan to take the grading exam; they should have no problem getting at least a level 10 chef.
Aside from the secret recipe, He Yuzhu will teach you other things you need to know.
Guo Wei and Lu Yi had considered becoming his apprentices, but He Yuzhu refused.
According to him, he does not plan to take on any apprentices anytime soon.
After all, the three of them are roughly the same age, and taking on apprentices is a way to support each other in old age. If he takes on apprentices now, he might have to send them away later.
He Yuzhu was actually waiting for Ma Hua to appear. Judging from the plot, Ma Hua still had several years before he would join the steel rolling mill.
By the time the other party joins the steel rolling mill, He Yuzhu will be almost thirty years old. It would be more appropriate to observe him for two years before formally accepting him as an apprentice.
Or perhaps He Yuzhu plans to start taking on apprentices after he turns thirty.
He's not afraid that others will learn the skills and replace him, not to mention that his current research will definitely lead to him surpassing top chefs in the future.
He himself will have a high net worth and status in the future, and his apprentices are just there to make him famous.
Actually, neither Guo Wei nor Lu Yi are the kind of people with talent.
He Yuzhu had observed them for a long time but couldn't see anything about them that made his heart flutter. They were just ordinary, average people, which is normal; there aren't that many geniuses.
The two of them can learn from me for a few years, and then go directly to the large canteen in front to work as chefs cooking large batches of food.
An eighth-level chef and canteen supervisor earns 37.5 yuan a month, which is enough to give the two of them a decent future.
The steel rolling mill will expand to employ tens of thousands of people in the future, requiring at least six to eight canteens.
Li Huaide had talked to He Yuzhu a few days ago about whether it was possible to train a few chefs specializing in large-scale cooking.
He Yuzhu nodded in agreement, which was also the reason why the small kitchen was expanded and two more kitchen helpers were added.
Li Huaide planned to turn the small kitchen into a training ground for the steel mill's canteen, gradually training several chefs specializing in large-pot dishes to go out from there.
Recently, He Yuzhu has instructed Guo Wei that Lu Yi should work on his arm strength, as cooking large pot dishes requires considerable strength.
Guo Wei and Lu Yi were aware of He Yuzhu's arrangements. Seeing that they had no chance to become apprentices, they decided to work as cooks in the cafeteria.
They'll never get a permanent position if they stay here, but they can become head chefs in the cafeteria. Just like He Yuzhu, the head chefs in the cafeteria are really top-notch.
By then, the two of them will have finally become mothers-in-law after years of being daughters-in-law.
This is also why He Yuzhu doesn't plan to take them out for a banquet this Chinese New Year.
After the New Year, Guo Wei and Lu Yi will work in the cafeteria and take a break during the Spring Festival. Anyway, there's always money to be made.
Guo Wei and Lu Yi naturally accepted He Yuzhu's good intentions after hearing his explanation.
Liu Lan was the only one who became a deadbeat in the small kitchen. She didn't learn cooking skills and just loved gossiping. Liu Lan continued to stay in the guesthouse's small kitchen with He Yuzhu.
She's now unwilling to leave the guesthouse's small kitchen, not to mention that there are leftovers available there.
I would go out with He Yuzhu to prepare banquets every month, and I would earn more than ten yuan in extra money each month.
He Yushui's five million yuan in cash turned into a five-hundred-yuan savings account at the bank.
The little girl looked at the passbook with delight, her eyes shining, like a little money-grubber.
Bank interest rates are quite high now, reaching as high as 8% per year.
Five hundred yuan would generate forty yuan in interest annually, not to mention that He Yushui could continue to receive more than ten yuan every month.
He Daqing always gave her ten yuan, while He Yuzhu gave her anywhere from a few yuan to ten yuan each month.
After He Yushui finished calculating her expenses, she felt that she was too rich to spend all her money.
For a moment, the young girl got a little carried away, but He Yuzhu's words brought her back down to earth.
He Yuzhu told her, "You're already so rich, I won't give you any more money. Anyway, you get forty yuan in interest every year. Plus, He Daqing sends you ten yuan every month, you definitely won't be short of money."
He Yushui was instantly unhappy. Her older brother used to give her a few yuan or ten yuan a month, but now that it was suddenly less, she felt like she had suffered a huge loss.
After being sad for three days, He Yuzhu handed the girl five yuan again, which finally made the little girl laugh.
He Yushui then realized that her older brother was teasing her, but she didn't dare to show off anymore.
She was afraid that her older brother would really cut off her allowance, and then she would truly cry.
He Yuzhu arrived at Wangjiazhuang Commune on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Liu Yulan went directly to the roadside to wait for He Yuzhu.
Upon seeing He Yuzhu, the little girl skipped and hopped over. If there hadn't been people on the roadside, she would have jumped right into He Yuzhu's arms.
He Yuzhu has only come here three times this year, mainly because life is better now and there are too many people hosting banquets.
He Yuzhu doesn't host banquets during the Spring Festival because he's earning too much money normally. With his wallet getting fatter, he's become a bit arrogant.
Despite his reprimand of He Yushui, he himself wasn't much better than her.
If I cook four banquets a month, I can earn a little over two hundred yuan in extra income.
With my salary easily exceeding three hundred yuan, plus the output from my personal space, it's just too much, really too much.