Chapter Thirty-Three: Red Wine Beef

  The oil field cafeteria, not only supplies big pot rice, but also serves as a command post reception room. A group of people rushed into the second floor, instantly occupying three tables, and soon large bowls of dishes were served up.

  Apart from the popular dishes such as boiled meat, braised pork belly and red-braised pork, Suzhou surprisingly discovered a dish of stir-fried potatoes with beef.

  At this time of year, beef is extremely precious because it can be exported. A big bowl like this would cost nearly a hundred yuan.

  A group of people soon entered the fierce battle.

  Su Cheng didn't want to show weakness either, and it wasn't until he finished eating that he had time to ask: "Where did the beef come from?"

  "That's our Chef Fan, he has a way of doing things, I heard he got it from the Northeast." Dean Yuan said to him with a smile. Nowadays, supplies are not as tight as before, but the big pot rice emphasizes long-term supply, and it is indeed a capable person to find a stable source at this time.

  Su Cheng smiled and went to the back kitchen.

  Shulan rolled her eyes and said in a low voice: "Foodie."

  Liāng Shīfū put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Being able to eat is not wrong. Give Little Su some meat to eat, maybe he can make another oil extractor."

  "Cheers!" A group of people burst out laughing and started raising their glasses in celebration.

  When they had almost finished drinking, Su Cheng picked up a box and appeared quietly. He whispered to Shu Lan: "Come to my place tomorrow, I'll make you some delicious food."

  He lifted a corner of the cardboard box and indeed there was red beef inside.

  Shulan's eyes widened in surprise, wanting to say something, but Su Cheng covered her small mouth.

  The little girl's lips are soft and fluffy, really lovely.

  The people around had long been drunk, leaving only two young men and women, who looked at each other with shyness and awkwardness.

  ……

  The next evening.

  The big yard of the oil field headquarters was emitting wisps of smoke, and the sound of stir-frying could be heard. The children were still running wildly in the open space outside, and once they were called by their names by adults, they would scurry back home at the fastest speed.

  Shulan was wearing a white skirt with blue polka dots, and she slipped into the other end of the courtyard like a thief, until she saw a clump of artificial small bamboo forest, then quietly let out a breath.

  "Su Da Ge." She walked familiarly to the kitchen in front of Su Cheng's dormitory, sniffing her little nose and muttering to herself in confusion: "Why does it smell like wine?"

  "Because there is indeed wine." Su Cheng held a spatula in one hand, poked his head out and glanced at the protruding collarbone, then withdrew back inside, saying: "I'm making red wine beefsteak now, and preparing some side dishes. Secretary Lin gave me two bottles of Changyu, drinking it plain is tasteless, might as well use it for cooking."

  Shulan burst out laughing and said: "Yantai's famous wine used for cooking, you really thought of that. What a waste."

  "When you taste the flavor, you won't think it's a waste." Su Cheng's love for steak wasn't overnight, and he had to "bribe" the cafeteria chef to get a few good steaks, and using some red wine was nothing.

  In his eyes, eating steak with red wine is enjoyable, but if there's no steak, only red wine, it's not beautiful.

  In order to fully appreciate its flavor, he had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and learn cooking.

  Of course, stop beef one item.

  Shulan was deeply skeptical of Su Cheng's boasts, but still happily went to prepare the tables and chairs.

  Soon, the steaming hot butter soup was served first, followed by Su Cheng putting on a thick labor insurance glove, opening the oven and taking out two eight-minute cooked steaks, each placed in a plate with mushroom side dishes.

  "How is it?" Su Cheng sniffed his own nose and asked Shu Lan.

  "Is this a steak?" Shulan looked at the whole piece of beef and simple knife and fork in surprise.

  At that time, eating meat was still a symbol of high-level living. The welfare treatment of oil workers was not bad, and they didn't have to go without meat, but a whole piece of beef was different. Even the big pot of potato stew with beef in the cafeteria wouldn't use so much beef.

  Suzhou's satisfied smile. Before having $20,000, he wanted to eat such luxurious steak, and had to save several days' salary.

  "I'll teach you how to use a knife and fork." Su Cheng automatically sat down on the other side, placing the fork in Shu Lan's left hand and the knife in her right hand. Then he held her hands separately and lightly cut into the meat.

  Shulan suddenly came to her senses and her face turned red in an instant.

  "Are you okay?" Su Cheng still held her hand, showing no intention of letting go.

  Shulan let out a soft "hng" and almost fell into Su Cheng's arms.

  A 16-year-old girl, soft and delicate. Su Cheng originally wanted to pretend to be a gentleman, but then thought: who am I kidding?

  Then he continued holding Shu Lan's hand, helping her cut a piece of meat and feeding it to her. He asked her to help him cut a piece of meat and feed himself one mouthful.

  The two of them leaned against each other and finished eating the two steaks.

  "Is it delicious?" Su Cheng asked happily.

  Shulan was like a white rabbit, hiding in her arms. The mellow aroma of red wine made one's whole body feel soft, and perhaps there was also the scent of a man.

  Su Cheng happily said: "I think it's delicious too."

  But didn't know if he was talking about steak or people.

  The sky gradually darkened.

  When the lights outside began to turn on one after another, Shulan suddenly jumped up, her ears red, saying: "I have to go home, otherwise..."

  "I'll see you out." Su Cheng stood up generously.

  Shulan quickly stopped him and shook her head: "Don't, people will see. I...I haven't graduated yet."

  "Ah, I see." Su Cheng suddenly realized and felt extremely resentful towards the school. Chinese institutions really try to control everything, treating delicate girls like flowers with all sorts of nets, suffocating them like bees in a hive.

  Shulan smoothed out her clothes, then rushed out of the room under Su Cheng's fiery gaze, running all the way to the wall of the big yard, where she suddenly let out a "heh" and burst out laughing.

  As for what she was laughing at, probably only she herself knew.

  ……

  The first experimental oil pump was erected at Well No. 12 in the headquarters within a week.

  It was seen standing steadily between two oil wells, one head slightly higher and the other slightly lower, moving up and down. When the left side lifted the oil, it stored energy, and after releasing, it was the right side's turn to lift the oil and store energy.

  Even an outsider can see that one oil extractor does the work of two and intuitively understand what people mean by high efficiency.

  At the drilling site, two rows of cadres wearing jackets and suits were pointing and explaining to each other. After working in the oil field for three to five years, even those who do logistics will pretend to understand. Moreover, on the side, there is Director Qian from the Oil Extraction Technology Research Institute giving an explanation: "The twin-beam pumping unit we are researching has high efficiency, saves electricity, and has another advantage - most of its parts use existing oil extraction machine components, making more than 50% of the parts interchangeable. This allows for replacement of existing oil extraction machines through modification."

  The Dean of the Craft Research Institute, Yuan, looked at Su City with a hint of embarrassment and shook his head slightly.

  Su Cheng shrugged indifferently.

  If he were an ordinary researcher, his research results might have been taken away by Dean Qian. But he had already reported to Secretary Lin when the drawings came out and applied for a patent, so the Oil Extraction Technology Research Institute was just making a futile effort.

  However, he can't directly stand out and scold. Nowadays, the personnel of state-owned enterprises are almost the same as those of the government, emphasizing that bad water makes a big splash, and the face is painted white and bright. Letting Dean Qian lose face would be a double loss, so it's better to keep quiet and let him lose points in front of his superiors.

  Lin Yonggui saw Su Cheng and seemed to have no intention of refuting him, and couldn't help but look at him with a very interested gaze.

  Dean Qian saw that Su Cheng had no reaction at all, and he became more and more excited as he spoke: "We have made at least three sets of double-headed designs. What we are showing now is the C-type, which can be modified. In addition, there is also the most efficient A-type and the most economical B-type..."

  "Where are the drawings for Type A and Type B?" Lin Yonggui suddenly asked.

  The dean was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and said: "This... I need to check again."

  "Why didn't you bring this important thing?"

  "I'll send someone to fetch it right away," said Dean Qian, nodding at Su Cheng.

  Su Cheng didn't jump out and say he was fine, where could he wipe his butt, pretending to be confused, just blinking his eyes.

  Dean Qian helplessly coughed and said, "Su Cheng, you go get it?"

  Su Cheng said bluntly: "I'm not from the Drilling and Oil Extraction Research Institute, how would I know where your institute's oil pump design drawings are?"

  In other words, you and I are not in the same system.

  The official in front almost burst out laughing.

  Everyone knows that Shuang Lü Tou is made in Suzhou, but they didn't expose Director Qian on the spot because of face.

  However, Su Cheng was already being reserved enough and didn't need him to order her around.

  Secretary Lin smiled slightly and said, "Where is that blueprint?"

  "What I designed is naturally here with me." Su Cheng Bao smiled and took out the blueprint.

  Dean Qian gritted his teeth and muttered: This Su City is still a dog that bites people without warning.

  "You've done a great job." Lin Yonggui only glanced at it briefly, and smiled at Su Cheng: "The basic five small ones have just been completed, and there is no discussion of rewards yet. You've come up with this thing again. If you can really save 30% of electricity, you'll be the great benefactor of our oil field."

  "Saving 30% of electricity is definitely no problem."

  "We await with bated breath."

  Secretary Lin said so, and a group of people really stood there, waiting for the actual measurement data of the oil well to come up.

  ……