Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 816 Seeing the money-eyed mother-in-law
Unknowingly, half a year has passed since Lin Tieniu once again traveled to the film and television world that filled the courtyard.

In just over half a month, it will be the Spring Festival of 63.

After discussion with Lin Tieniu, Lan Qiaoer, Lou Xiaoe and others, they finally decided to spend the Spring Festival in the courtyard.

The reason for this arrangement is, on the one hand, because during the Spring Festival, people usually stay at home, and on the other hand, it is also because if they are in No. 138 Maoer Hutong, or in the old house in Jiangchang Village, , it is easy to attract some unnecessary attention.

To be on the safe side, they finally decided to stay in a courtyard house.

On this day, as usual, Lin Tieniu finished a banquet for the factory committee leaders in the back kitchen, and then called Liu Lan to the canteen director's office.

Liu Lan looked at Lin Tieniu with some confusion, wondering why he called her over at this time.

Generally speaking, Lin Tieniu would wait until she finished eating in the kitchen and then went to the bathhouse to take a bath before letting her come over.

Just when she was about to ask, Lin Tieniu handed a document to her, and then said softly: "Hey! What I promised you before has been done for you. Open it quickly. Let's see!"

Hearing this, Liu Lan was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly reached out to take the file and opened it.

The next moment, a headline caught her eye.

"Notice about Liu Lan's regular appointment in advance!"

Seeing this title, Liu Lan was immediately surprised. Then he stood up suddenly, opened his hands and rushed towards Lin Tieniu, and even took a bite of Lin Tieniu's face uncontrollably.

"Okay, okay, this door is not closed yet! Please pay attention to the impact!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Tieniu hurriedly reached out and pushed Liu Lan away, with a look of disgust on his face.

Although he is also a cook himself and is surrounded by oil smoke every day, this does not mean that he likes to be close to Liu Lan, who smells of oil smoke all over his body.

"Hey! I'm just a little too happy!"

Liu Lan calmed down instantly when he saw Lin Tieniu's reaction, and then explained with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

After saying that, she looked at Lin Tieniu with a look of gratitude.

Because she knows that just the various grains and meats that Lin Tieniu usually gives her are fully worthy of her efforts. Now he is so dedicated to helping her get the qualification to become a full-time employee in advance, which can be said to be a sign of his love for her. Deep meaning.

Thinking of this, she became more determined to give Lin Tieniu a child.

"Well, just be happy. If there is a chance next year, I will help you apply for the vocational skill level assessment. I believe that with your cooking skills, you will definitely become an eighth-level chef. By then, you will be worthy of the name of this canteen. The second in command!"

Lin Tieniu nodded, then smiled softly and said.

"Okay, I will definitely work harder in the future and try not to let you down!"

Liu Lan's eyes lit up, and then she nodded hurriedly and promised.

"Okay, then you go back to eat first! You don't have to come over to my place later, I have to go out for something!"

Lin Tieniu smiled slightly, then waved his hands and said.

"Oh!"

Liu Lan suddenly felt a little disappointed when he heard this.

Originally, she thought she would take good care of Lin Tieniu later!
However, being disappointed, she didn't say much to ask anything, and turned around and left very obediently.

When Lin Tieniu saw Liu Lan leaving, he simply cleared the table, then carried two lunch boxes and walked towards the hospitality ingredient warehouse.

Because relatives of Su Huijuan and Lan Qiaoer were here in the past few days, he didn't spend much time in the hospitality ingredients warehouse. He quickly returned to the canteen and slipped out of the back door of the steel rolling mill on his bicycle.

This time he went out not for anything else but simply because the output of food, vegetables, fruits, poultry, livestock and other materials in the primary ecological space had increased a lot, so he needed to find more people to help him.

After two or three months of continuous assistance work, the number of people he needs to help each week has now expanded to nearly 200 households.

Therefore, he had to change the secret donation of supplies every day at the beginning to once a week.

In this way, he only needs to visit about thirty homes every night without worrying about spending too much time.

In addition, this can also better maintain confidentiality, and at the same time, it can better identify those who are truly worthy of help, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble and disgusting yourself.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Tieniu rode his bicycle back to the canteen of the steel rolling mill. He also had a list of sixteen companies in need of help.

Calculated based on the calculation that a household can consume 20 kilograms of grain, 50 kilograms of vegetables, 2 kilograms of fruits, and 2 kilograms of meat, eggs, and poultry per week, which is far from enough to consume the excess material output.

In addition, he really doesn't have that much time to spend on this matter, so he is currently thinking about ways to make better use of these materials and avoid waste.

After much deliberation, he finally came up with a good idea.

The method is to secretly put these supplies into the warehouse of the canteen of the steel rolling mill, and then secretly subsidize them to all the workers in the factory who come to eat in the canteen.

For example, add more meat when cooking, and give everyone a little more when serving meals.

Anyway, now that the canteen of the steel rolling mill is firmly in his hands, it is not easy to do something.

In this way, with a steel rolling mill with nearly [-] people, it is easy to consume the surplus materials in the primary ecological space without attracting attention.

At the same time, and more importantly, he was able to improve the workers' favor towards the canteen through this method and make the workers his most solid backing.

As for why he didn't exchange these materials for money through the black market, on the one hand, it was because of the potential risks of doing so, and on the other hand, it was also because he didn't have much need for money.

Even if he could have millions, in this special era, he would have nowhere to spend it.

What's more, with his ability, it is easy to get some money. There is no need to rush.

So, he quickly implemented this method.

That night, the workers were somewhat surprised to find that the food served in the canteen not only increased, but also tasted more meaty.

For example, the steamed buns are a little bigger than before, there are a few more green vegetables, and they are a little more oily.

Lin Tieniu did not give any explanation for this, leaving the workers to make their own guesses.

Because he believed that no matter what the workers guessed, no one would want to cause trouble for him.

On the contrary, some people will take the initiative to defend him.

As for the factory committee leaders, they will not care about such trivial matters.

Just as the workers showed a smile of satisfaction, the white light door that had flashed many times in the primary ecological space flashed in the air again and stayed there for nearly 10 minutes before slowly disappearing.But Lin Tieniu still knew nothing about all this.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

On this day, which happened to be the day before the New Year, Lin Tieniu got up early in the morning and took Lan Ling'er back to her home on his bicycle, regardless of her objections.

Because according to the rules passed down from our ancestors, the sister-in-law cannot stay at the brother-in-law's house to spend the Spring Festival.

Moreover, it has been almost three months since Lan Linger came to live here.

Although part of the reason for this is to prevent Lan Ling'er's parents from discovering that Lan Ling'er has changed too much in a short period of time.

But now that the Chinese New Year is almost here, we have to let Lan Ling'er go back and live for a while.

Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to explain it to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

When Yuan Shuihong saw Lin Tieniu sending Lan Ling'er back, she couldn't help being slightly stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Hey, Tieniu, why did you send this girl Ling'er back? Yes? Didn't she cause any trouble to you?"

You know, since Lan Ling'er went to live with Lin Tieniu, not only could their family save a mouthful of food, but Lin Tieniu also sent some cigarettes, wine and food to their family every three days, but she was so happy broken.

It would be a big loss if their family lost such a benefit because Lan Ling'er was disobedient.

Therefore, she wished that Lan Ling'er would stay at Lin Tieniu's house and not come back.

As for the gossip the neighbors had about her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, she pretended not to hear it at all.

She even acquiesced a bit in the face of Lin Tieniu's sugar-coated bullets.

Who told her to be a patriarchal mother?
In her opinion, being able to exchange a daughter who lost money for these benefits from Lin Tieniu was far more cost-effective than marrying Lan Ling'er to an ordinary worker.

"No, no, Mom, please don't misunderstand me. It's the New Year tomorrow! I was thinking that Ling'er hasn't been back to accompany you and Dad for a while, so I sent her back to stay with you for a few days. After the first day of the new year, I will come and take her back."

When Lin Tieniu heard this, he waved his hands hurriedly and explained with a smile.

"Oh! So that's it! Okay, let her go home and live for a while!"

Yuan Shuihong was relieved when she heard that Lan Ling'er didn't ask Lin Tieniu to drive her back, and then she nodded with a warm smile.

After saying that, she turned to look at Lan Ling'er, who was standing with her mouth pouted, and her eyes widened in an instant.

This.
How could this girl suddenly become so beautiful?

It looks like she is the daughter of a wealthy family!
Also, why did this girl's eyebrows and face suddenly grow?
Hard to do.
Thinking of this, her heart skipped a beat, and then she hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Lan Ling'er into the house, intending to ask what was going on?

Lin Tieniu looked at Yuan Shuihong's abnormal behavior, and immediately understood the reason why she did this.

However, he didn't panic at all, and even strode into the house following Yuan Shuihong and Lan Ling'er.

Because of this kind of thing, unless he is caught doing it, or Lan Ling'er takes the initiative to admit it, it is difficult to be sure. At most, it is just doubtful.

In addition, he also believed that Yuan Shuihong would not fall out with him just because of this suspicion.

Otherwise, do you really think that the things he gave to Yuan Shuihong's family before were all for nothing?

Since the day he took Lan Ling'er in, he had anticipated that such a day would come, and he was fully prepared for it.

Sure enough, when Yuan Shuihong finished her question and walked out of the room with Lan Ling'er, the enthusiasm on her face not only did not decrease, but actually increased.

Lin Tieniu felt a little happy when he saw Yuan Shuihong like this, and then hurriedly took out 50 yuan from his pocket and put it in front of Yuan Shuihong, taking advantage of the Chinese New Year as an explanation to her.

When Yuan Shuihong saw Qian, her eyes suddenly lit up, and then she hurriedly asked Lin Tieniu to stay and have lunch together.

However, Lin Tieniu had no interest in these polite words at all, and immediately made an excuse, got up and left.

When Lan Linger saw Lin Tieniu leaving, a lifeless look suddenly appeared on her face.

She couldn't imagine how she would live in this house, eating steamed buns with mixed noodles, drinking corn noodle porridge and just pickles every day.
She even didn't know if she could sleep without Lan Qiaoer and Lin Tieniu by her side at night.

If it weren't for the fact that she knew Lin Tieniu's decision and couldn't disobey it, she might have been tempted to sneak back to Lin Tieniu's house!

Just when she was looking forward to time passing by quickly, Lin Tieniu also returned home on his bicycle.

When Lan Qiaoer saw Lin Tieniu coming back, she hurried forward and asked, "Brother Tieniu, how are you? My mother didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

"No, you don't even know how passionate she is about me. She even wants to keep me at home for dinner!"

Lin Tieniu waved his hand, then said with a smile.

"What's going on? Could it be that she didn't see it?"

Lan Qiaoer was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, and then asked with some doubts.

"Ha! Don't you understand this? Your mother is reluctant to part with the things I send home every week, so she is pretending to be confused!"

Lin Tieniu chuckled, and then slowly explained.

"Oh! If you say that, I'll understand!"

When Lan Qiaoer heard this explanation, she nodded suddenly and said.

"Okay, if you ask me, don't worry so much. I will find a way to handle these things."

Lin Tieniu reached out and rubbed Lan Qiaoer's head, then smiled softly and began to persuade.

"Look what you said, isn't this all for your own good?"

Lan Qiaoer rolled her eyes, and then said in a somewhat annoyed manner.

After saying that, she turned her head and glanced in the direction of the living room, and then asked: "By the way, how are you going to deal with that Yu Haitang matter? You can't let her run to our house as soon as she sees the light of day, can you?"

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When Lin Tieniu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

Originally, he thought that since Yu Haitang never came to see him again after completing the transaction with him, he would not have any more interactions with him.

But he didn't expect that Yu Haitang came directly to him when school had just had a holiday not long ago, and even said that she planned to learn cooking skills from him, so that he didn't dare to let Yu Li come over so often anymore. , for fear of accidentally irritating Yu Haitang and making her do something out of control.

(End of this chapter)