Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 312 Cake

He Lai actually wanted to bake a cake for a long time, but he never found a good opportunity. Plus, he didn't want to do it himself. So with Sha Zhu, a chef with strong hands-on skills, he only had to give instructions from the side.

After all, without an electric egg beater, such hard work as stirring is really difficult to do without a fool.

With the help of Sha Zhu, it was quick to separate the egg whites and egg yolks, make the egg yolk paste, beat the egg whites, and mix the egg whites and egg yolk paste. Next, put the mixed batter into a round pot and steam it, and the basic cake was ready.

The next step is to make the whipped cream. Just mix the egg white, sugar and butter. As long as you have whipping cream, it is not difficult to make.

What He Lai had to do was even simpler. He just had to take out some strawberries, cut them in half, and decorate the cake with small fruits like blueberries and cherries.

An hour later, a layer of cream fruit cake was ready.

"Brother Zhuzi, how is it? This cake is good, right?" He Lai looked at the small cake and said with a smile. To be honest, it was pretty good to be able to make it like this for the first time.

"Haha, Xiao Laizi, you are awesome. You can tell at a glance that this thing is delicious. Yu Shui will definitely like it." Sha Zhu was also very happy. He didn't expect that after tinkering with it for such a long time, he actually made such a good-looking thing.

"Then you should take it to Yu Shui quickly. I think they will all be gone soon."

"Okay, okay. I can tell from the first glance that Rainwater will like this thing."

Sha Zhu looked at the beautiful cake and immediately ran back to his home in the Central Courtyard.

He Daqing and He Zhan at Sha Zhu's house had almost finished drinking, so they both went back to rest, but the others were still there, waiting for what He Lai and Sha Zhu would prepare.

When they saw the cream fruit cake, their eyes widened. Which woman or child wouldn’t like it!

"Yushui, look, isn't the cake your brother made for you beautiful?"

Shazhu put the cake in front of Yu Shui and said happily.

"Thank you, brother, and brother Lai." Yu Shui's eyes had long been attracted by the beautiful cake.

The same went for the children. If the adults hadn't stopped them, they would have grabbed the things.

"This is actually mostly eaten on birthdays, so it's also called birthday cake, but it's also good to eat together when celebrating. It's very fluffy and tastes good."

He Lai explained.

"Uncle, my birthday is in a few days, can you make one for me?"

Xier immediately rushed over and asked.

"Xier, the cake was made by your father, you have to ask your father." He Lai said with a smile while hugging Xier.

"I don't believe it. It must have been Uncle Lai who made it. My father only knows how to make delicious food for Mom."

Xier hugged He Lai, looking unconvinced.

"Well, that's fine. On Xier's birthday, I will definitely ask your dad to make it for you, okay?"

"Okay, okay, uncle is the best." Xier kissed He Lai happily.

"Uncle Lai, actually my birthday is coming soon." Xiao Yangzi pulled the corner of He Lai's clothes and said.

"Brother Zhuzi, look at how badly you fail as a father! Your son and daughter are so dissatisfied with you!"

He Lai smiled bitterly.

"Uh...you two come here, Daddy will definitely make this birthday cake for you this time, Daddy promises, okay."

Shazhu was also speechless. It was his own fault that he didn't have so many messy things.

However, it was obvious that Sha Zhu's words were not very convincing, and the two little ones still circled around He Lai.

Soon the cake was cut into small pieces and everyone started eating.

"Well, this thing is quite delicious. Xiao Laizi, make more in the future. Mom loves it."

Wu Juan was the first to express her views.

"Mom, only Brother Zhuzi can make this. I don't have the ability to do it."

"Okay, I don't care whether the pillars are made by you or not, as long as you make it."

Wu Juan was too lazy to argue with them. Qin Huairu also fed Meng'er with a smile and found that the cake was indeed delicious.

Soon the children's mouths were full of cream and they looked like little cats.

Soon the news that a beautiful cake appeared in Shazhu's house spread throughout the compound, and children such as Nannan, Xiaoshitou, Banggeng and others came over.

He Lai shared the remaining cake among them. Basically, each child got a piece. After all, there wasn't enough to go around, but at least they all got a share.

Because Nannan was He Lai's little follower, she was assigned a separate area.

Everyone in the hospital came to ask how the cake was made. He Lai asked Sha Zhu to show them how to make the cake and then make one. The cake was actually not that big and was quickly shared by the children.

However, ordinary people would not be able to afford to eat this cake. After all, the ingredients used in it are quite precious. Eggs and sugar are relatively good, but milk powder and butter are a bit expensive.

Many people backed off when they saw these things. After all, they couldn't spend money on them. Only Xu Damao and a few others were somewhat interested in them.

I heard that this is a birthday cake, so when the time comes, just buy the stuff and ask Sha Zhu to make it for you. There’s no need to learn how to make it.

If the current conditions did not allow it, He Lai felt that opening a cake shop would actually be a good idea, and it would definitely make money in this era.

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In the following days, the steel rolling mill was finally expanded and all departments were operating in an orderly manner.

He Lai successfully became the chief of the third technical department, responsible for technical support for the new factory area; He Zhan also became the chief of the first security department. What's interesting is that the chief of the third security department was actually Mr. Zhou's former guard - Gao Qi, who happened to be in charge of the He Lai area.

Now, He Lai can really act without restraint. Section Chief Gao must have been arranged by Mr. Zhou to save He Lai from having to say that he does not support him.

On that day, the entire factory held a factory-wide oath-taking meeting. Director Yang and several factory leaders sat in the front row of the leadership seats. The square below was crowded with workers. He Lai also sat in the front row.

Soon Director Yang gave a speech.

"Dear workers, we are holding this swearing-in ceremony today because today, the expansion work of our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has finally been completed. It has officially become a large factory with 10,000 employees. Please applaud."

After Director Yang finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding, and the workers below also applauded. In an instant, the applause resounded throughout the square.

Then, Secretary Feng took over the microphone and continued his speech, talking about the various achievements of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in the past few years, how many production tasks it had completed, and how many contributions it had made to the country. The most important thing was that after the expansion, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill became a department-level unit and became one of the largest factories in the city.

After Secretary Feng finished speaking, there was another round of warm applause.

Then the head of the Labor and Personnel Department announced a series of personnel appointments, including He Lai's appointment.

The newly appointed leaders came on stage together and performed an oath-taking ceremony in front of the workers. What they said reminded He Lai of Wang Jinxi's classic quotations.

Live a breath, so work hard to the end; I would rather live 20 years less and fight to the death to take over the big oil field!