Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 88 Fairy Translator Jiang Chen
  Kung pao chicken, twice-cooked pork, mapo tofu, boiled pork slices, plus boiled cabbage in the C position, that’s today’s dinner.

Looking at the delicious food, Malotov moved his index finger.

The chopsticks were flying on the table, and her words were mixed with Russian:
  "good to eat!"

"He Yuyu, you are great."

"Spicy and delicious, delicious on earth."

“Why not make Sichuan food earlier.”

"Why are ordinary ingredients so delicious?"

Malotov was full of praise.

This is not to say that Sichuan cuisine is better than other dishes, but he has never been exposed to Sichuan cuisine before, so the sudden freshness of the food was naturally surprising.

He tasted all the dishes except the boiled cabbage in the middle.

He Yuyu waited for a long time and finally couldn't help but said: "Sir, why don't you try that cabbage?"

After Jiang Chen's translation, Malotov was stunned: "Isn't it just cabbage? I usually eat a lot. There are so many delicious things here today, why do I still eat this ordinary cabbage?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "This is not an ordinary cabbage. If we calculate it in terms of value, the other dishes on this table combined are not as good as it."

Malotov opened his eyes wide: "Isn't it? Isn't this cabbage, but other ingredients made to look like cabbage?"

Jiang Chen said: "It's called boiled cabbage, and the ingredient is indeed cabbage, but it is indeed a famous dish in Sichuan cuisine."

Malotov said: "If you say so, I must try it."

He carefully picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of cabbage and put it into his mouth.

Then, his eyes suddenly bulged.

After a while, he picked up a piece of cabbage again, carefully put it into his mouth, and squinted his eyes to slowly feel the beauty of it.

"The soup is mellow and elegant, crystal clear; the vegetables are green in color and gorgeous in shape, making you feel fresh and refreshing at first sight; it smells elegant and fragrant; it tastes tender and scummy, with an unusually delicious flavor."

"It turns out that cabbage can be so delicious. I apologize for my ignorance just now."

Malotov thought hard and used all the words of praise he could use.

Jiang Chen chuckled: "It's also my generosity. Otherwise, if I let you eat other things, I'll just quietly get rid of this plate of cabbage."

Malotov stood up and bowed solemnly to He Yuyu: "Thank you, classmate Yuyu."

He Yuyu was in a hurry: "No, no, no, Jiang Chen taught me to do this."

Jiang Chen acted as a translator: "Just bow, there is no sincerity at all."

Malotov scratched his head and couldn't think of how to express his gratitude.

After a while, he picked up his backpack and took out a jade pendant:
  "I bought this from the locals when I was doing business in Dalyan. I heard it was an antique. I originally planned to take it home as a gift to my daughter, but today I will give it to my classmate Yuyu!"

“I would like to repay He Yuyu for his hard work.”

Jiang Chen said to He Yuyu: "He wants to give you the jade pendant as a thank you."

He Yuyu looked at the crystal clear jade pendant in Malotov's hand: "This thing shouldn't be cheap, I can't accept it!"

Jiang Chen said: "Does she think your jade pendant is ordinary and worthless at first glance?"

Malotov said: "Nonsense, I bought it for 600. Originally, they didn't sell it for 600, but the factory leaders only transferred it to me after interceding."

Jiang Chen didn't understand jade, but judging from Malotov's expression, the current value of this jade should be upwards of one thousand. He was sure that the leader of the factory had the same needs as the No. 3 Steel Factory, so he came forward and sold the jade to him at a low price.

Jiang Chen turned to He Yuyu and said, "I don't understand jade, and I don't know its value."

"But he said that he bought this piece of jade for 600, and the actual value should be million online."

He Yuyu opened his eyes wide: "Ah, I can't accept it, it's too precious."

Jiang Chen turned to Malotov and said, "Thank you, classmate He Yuyu. If you come here, I will welcome you to the courtyard, and she will prepare delicious food for you."

Malotov handed over the jade pendant with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely bother you again in the future, and I will pay for the food."

Jiang Chen turned to He Yuu and said, "He asked you to accept it. When he comes to Sijiu City in the future, he wants you to cook delicious food for him. If you don't accept him, he will be embarrassed to come."

He Yuyu didn't know how to deal with it: "Then do you want me to accept it or not?"

Jiang Chen said: "Since he sincerely gave it to you, just accept it! Don't worry, foreigners have high wages. Five or six hundred yuan is nothing to him, it's only one or two months' salary."

Although I don’t know Malotov’s salary, based on his level, it must be quite high.

When Soviet experts come to flower growers, in addition to getting a salary at home, they can also get a lot of money from the flower growers.

There are many who make five or six hundred a month.

He Yuyu then reached out and took it: "Thank you!"

This sentence does not require translation, Malotov understands it.

He carefully put the jade pendant into He Yuyu's hand: "I should be the one to say thank you."

Jiang Chen thought for a while and said: "If you are not short of money, don't sell this jade pendant for now. If you can keep it and sell it twenty years later, the value should be able to increase a lot."

"Then if you have this jade pendant, don't tell others easily. Don't reveal your wealth to others."

He Yuyu nodded, carefully took the jade pendant and put it in his pocket.

Jiang Chen didn't expect that He Yuyu would be the most rewarded after cooking a Sichuan meal.

That's a thousand yuan, and now as a level 10 technician, it's a year's salary.

Tonight, Jiang Chen and Malotov just had a few drinks.

Because after dinner, Malotov had to go to various workshops to do maintenance work on machine tools.

Probably because of Jiang Chen's sincerity, Malotov worked much harder.

He not only inspected all the machine tools supported by Big Brother, but also inspected other Wanguo brand machine tools.

He even made adjustments to some parts of the machine tool:
  "This machine tool is quite old, and the design concept at that time was wrong. A slight adjustment on the transmission shaft can slightly improve production efficiency."

"This is a West German machine tool. It is relatively solid and rigorous, but the disadvantage is that it is too old-fashioned. Adjusting it here, although it seems a bit risky, actually has no impact and can greatly improve production efficiency."

"Hey, you actually still have machine tools from the Beautiful Country. Although they are older models, they are also relatively rare."

Jiang Chen was a little speechless beside him.

He worked hard for a long time, even giving up his own stomach. The ones who gained the most were He Yuyu and No. 3 Steel Factory, but he got nothing.

He even had to keep saying nice things, expressing his gratitude, and flattering Malotov.

No, I have to go find Yang Weimin tomorrow, buy at least a few bottles of Maotai, and blackmail some Huazi.

(End of this chapter)