Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 668 - Chapter 668 668. New Head Chef_1

Chapter 668: 668. New Head Chef_1 Chapter 668: 668. New Head Chef_1 Seventh Uncle racked his brain to find a comrade who shared his enthusiasm and vision.

But it wasn’t until he had pondered for a while that he realized construction at the factory on Song Tan’s mountain hadn’t even started!

What would a newcomer do? He couldn’t help but worry if they were going to replace him in his current position.

No, that simply wouldn’t do!

He had heard Song Tan say that they would need to procure food supplies for the mountain, and it definitely wouldn’t be as good as what they had at home.

He simply couldn’t relinquish his position as head chef!

He thought about asking Song Tan for an exact date, but what he didn’t expect was that Song Tan was just about to receive a call from the head of the construction team–

Tomorrow, they were to start work on the mountain!

With the heat, construction in the city had ceased, and it seemed all those in the business were focused on making money.

The team leader had managed to secure a mountain order from the same villa owner who had previously been generous with payments, and his workers were overjoyed.

Although summer work was harder, even if they weren’t on the construction site, they would still have to do farm work at home!

The difference was, farm work didn’t pay while working on the construction site brought in handfuls of money.

Moreover, the team leader had already surveyed the site and reviewed the factory blueprints–this time, they didn’t even need a design plan; a little chat with Song Tan was enough for the team leader to have a plan in mind.

Working from dawn till dusk, constructing a large factory and courtyard was much simpler than following the typical procedures in other places. The mountains were naturally cooler than the city, and their team could complete the entire project in under a month.

Then, they could work continuously on Song Youde’s old house until the start of autumn.

By the time everything finished and they returned to the city, oh, they could have earned a whole year’s worth of money!

The entire crew was feeling pretty good about this.

After the call with Song Tan, the team leader also remembered to remind his workers:

“This is a regular customer, generous with payment and never delays. If we don’t do a good job, we won’t be able to get business in the surrounding ten miles.”

However, there was nowhere to live in the mountains, and they would have to set up a simple shed for accommodation and hire someone to cook and clean, which meant they’d need to hire locals.

After hanging up, Song Tan also started to worry.

During the summer, cooking for several dozen people on a construction site was no easy task, and the team leader was offering 4,000 yuan, which was indeed a high salary in the village.

But the problem was, there was nobody left in the village!

Song Tan was about to ask her parents to inquire in the neighboring villages, but out of the blue, Seventh Uncle spoke up:

“Need someone, right? I’ll find you someone!”

Song Tan instantly waved her hands: “Too expensive, I don’t want it!”

Seventh Uncle: …!!!

Seventh Uncle was profoundly shocked, Seventh Uncle really didn’t understand!

Is a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan too much? With 8,000, he had to prepare three meals a day for ten to twenty people and teach Qiaoqiao–it really wasn’t a lot!

Not to mention, he hadn’t even mentioned the price for a new chef yet!

However, Song Tan had already explained:

“Seventh Uncle, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but with your skills being so good, anyone you approve of would have to be equally skilled.”

“Such a person wouldn’t accept a salary below 5,000 yuan, especially to come to our remote corner to cook for so many people… I’m hiring someone to work, not running a cafeteria, and if the salary is too high, it really isn’t worth it.”

Seventh Uncle: “… That’s also true.”

Just living in these deep valleys, it’s already hard to find people to come here. In most cases, it’s most convenient to hire locals.

But there’s a downside to hiring locals too, if they live near, they can easily skim off the top or cut corners. And since everyone is related, mishandling just one issue can lead to all sorts of trouble.

On the other hand, even if outsiders cut corners, they have no way to dispose of the ingredients they skimp on, effectively reducing this kind of concern.

That’s why Song Tan was really planning to hire an outsider as the chef.

But the price simply can’t be too high, her budget was like that of a construction team leader’s, maxing out at 4000 yuan.

With that price, even if the hired person’s skills are average, as long as they have a good character, that would be sufficient. Then you could hire a helper later on, and things would be much easier to deal with.

Seventh Uncle snapped back to reality.

He was old and shrewd, having only momentarily lost his train of thought- he understood quite quickly now. He furrowed his brows and said earnestly,

“Then wait a moment, let me think properly.”

And this thinking, it might take who knows how long! It’s probably best to first ask the neighboring village if there’s anyone who would come.

While Song Tan worried about finding a chef, at the other end, Zhu Xin, who had only asked for two days off and rushed back to Ning City after the wedding, was surrounded by his colleagues.

“How is it? Did you see their home environment? Are Yingjun and Princess doing well over there?”

Once Zhu Xin started talking, he wouldn’t stop chattering:

“You’re asking the right person! I followed them all the way to their hometown, and that place is truly a gem, with lush mountains and clear waters. The adopters built a really stunning villa, three stories high, with a big yard–life there must be so comfortable!”

“And the food they feed to our Yingjun and Princess, it’s their secret homemade dog food! Just think about it, they’ve brought along Dawang and Sanbao and Sibao, who are all so exceptional, they must be getting a balanced diet every day at home.”

“That’s something special, I crouched there and couldn’t make out what it was for the life of me; they even make it look like bran and chaff… Princess was looking a bit listless at first, but after casually eating that meal, she perked up at night!”

“The family is really attentive too, do you know about Duoduo who retired from the police? It kept its owner’s button hidden, and as soon as they got there, the adopters quickly sewed it on a bib for Duoduo to wear. Duoduo was so happy!”

Goodness, his colleagues were shocked too:

“So meticulous…”

“A real villa, huh? How generous.”

“Actually, Yingjun and Princess probably had a happier life in the village, since it’s more free to own a dog there.”

“Indeed! They were not allowed in the village before in case the owners wouldn’t want to spend the money to take care of them, but now that they have a villa, and are feeding them secret homemade dog food, it’s definitely not going to be bad.”

Everyone was talking at once, finally feeling completely at ease.

And at this moment, Zhu Xin was still babbling on:

“You guys have no idea, our team is so regretful that we didn’t send more people this time!”

“The taste of their food–it’s absolutely incredible! I’ve never eaten anything so delicious in my life!”

“Get out of here!”

His colleague thought he was exaggerating: “That’s what you said about the braised pork in our cafeteria the first time you had it.”

“That’s not the same,”

Zhu Xin said seriously, “The braised pork is very delicious, and I acknowledge that in my heart. But if you had even once tasted the food from the adopter’s home, you’d know, it’s not even at the same level!”

As he spoke, he couldn’t help but become a little greedy again–if only he had known, he should have taken his annual leave to secretly visit the dogs and enjoyed a few more days of good eating there.

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