Get something in the courtyard

Sha Zhu's house is in the middle courtyard, so he can naturally hear the noise here.

"Eat. Don't mind those old guys."

He Qiaomei frowned and said, "Dad, why are they still like this?"

Sha Zhu said with a smile: "My girl, don't be angry. If they want to make a scene, let them make a scene. They won't make a scene for long anyway."

He Qiaomei asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your dad got a raise today. Five hundred yuan a month. In a few months, we can buy a courtyard house somewhere else. Then we can move out."

He Qiaomei smiled and asked, "Dad, this is true. Would their family be willing to give you such a high salary?"

Sha Zhu said confidently: "Of course they are not happy. But do they dare? Their restaurant depends on me. Those who go to eat there are all there for me. If I quit, their restaurant will definitely close.

Then ask your mother to decorate a beautiful room for you."

Guo Xianghong asked, "How did you talk to them? Considering the character of the Yan family, they didn't say anything?"

Sha Zhu said, "Don't worry, dealing with them is not worth the effort. I know what's going on. Get the money ready, and we'll buy a house."

Seeing Sha Zhu like this, Guo Xianghong didn't say anything and started thinking about where to buy a house.

He Qiaomei thought for a moment and said, "Dad, it's actually much better for you to do it on your own than to work with them. You don't have to endure their anger."

Sha Zhu shook his head: "Of course, running a restaurant by yourself can make money, but it's also hard work. Yan Jiecheng and his wife have to get up at three in the morning to go to the market to buy vegetables, and they are busy all day long. I can't do so much work by myself, and I don't want your mother to suffer with me."

Guo Xianghong did not have such a strong desire to win, nor did he encourage Sha Zhu to go out on his own.

Qin Huairu was different. When she heard Yan Bugui say that Sha Zhu's salary reached 500 yuan a month, she began to feel jealous.

"Uncle, you see, our Bang Geng doesn't have a decent job. Jie Cheng's restaurant must be looking for someone. Can you talk to Jie Cheng and ask Bang Geng to come over and help?

We don’t want such a high salary, we just want Banggeng to earn enough to eat.”

She also kept winking at Yi Zhonghai, asking him to help speak.

Yi Zhonghai saw this and was reluctant to reject Qin Huairu, so he said, "Yes, Old Yan. No matter what, Banggeng grew up under everyone's watch. He is one of us. With Banggeng there, your family can have less worries, right?"

This statement may work for others, but it is useless to Yan Bugui. Even if his biological son takes advantage of him, he still wants money, let alone people who are not his biological sons.

"Old Yi, it's not that I don't agree. I just have no choice. My son and daughter-in-law won't let me help, let alone other people."

Liu Haizhong couldn't help but interrupt: "You just spoil them too much. If it were me, I would have beaten them into submission long ago..."

Thinking of his two sons at home, he no longer had the courage to continue.

The evening meeting ended in an awkward atmosphere.

Qin Huairu did not let go of the idea in her mind, and pulled Yi Zhonghai to discuss a solution: "Uncle, Banggeng is already 30 years old. He is really not young anymore. He cannot get into those public units, and now he can only get into those private units. Yan Jiecheng's restaurant is so profitable, if Banggeng gets in, life at home will be easier.

We don’t want more, just ask Yan Jiecheng to give Banggeng 80 yuan.”

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "Huai Ru, the Yan family is so stingy that your third aunt only gets 20 yuan for working in his restaurant. They won't pay Bang Geng that much."

"But they can all give Fatty a hundred yuan. Shazhu went to work in their restaurant and took Fatty with him. Fatty's life has been much more comfortable in the past six months." Qin Huairu said unwillingly.

"Fatty is a chef, so he can get such a high salary. The waiters don't get much either." Yi Zhonghai explained. Qin Huairu said, "Why don't you let Banggeng worship Shazhu as his teacher and learn cooking from him?"

The words "become a disciple" gave Yi Zhonghai inspiration.

As the saying goes, once a teacher, always a father.

Now Guo Xianghong gave Sha Zhu a son, Qin Huairu could never compare to him. If he were the Sha Zhu of the past, he would be sure to convince Sha Zhu not to give up his own son.

But now Sha Zhu has no confidence at all.

Continuing to insist on the idea of ​​bringing Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu together would only increase the conflict between him and Sha Zhu.

This approach won't work if Qin Huairu can control Sha Zhu.

But you can take another path.

When he accepted Jia Dongxu as his apprentice, he took care of everything for Jia Dongxu. From the Jia family's meals to Jia Dongxu's marriage and childbirth, he did everything himself. Even when Jia Dongxu passed away, he tried his best to make Jia Dongxu's family live a good life.

Similarly, if Sha Zhu accepted Bang Geng as his apprentice, Sha Zhu should also worry about Bang Geng like he did back then.

"Huai Ru, you are right. Tomorrow we will go find Sha Zhu and ask him to take Bang Geng as his apprentice. This way, he can teach Bang Geng in the Yan family's restaurant."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Qin Huairu gave Yi Zhonghai a smile and went home to fool around.

They have agreed, but Banggeng has not. If Banggeng doesn't agree, their plan will still not succeed.

Yi Zhonghai sighed as he watched Qin Huairu leave. The child had grown up, and it really delayed his date with Qin Huairu.

The next morning, Yi Zhonghai found Liu Haizhong and wanted to deal with Sha Zhu together.

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he naturally would not refuse. He followed Yi Zhonghai to the central courtyard and waited for Sha Zhu to get up.

They didn't dare to kick Sha Zhu's door, as that would easily lead to a beating. This was something they had experienced firsthand.

When Xu Damao woke up in the morning and saw the two old men like this, he knew that they were up to some bad ideas again.

"Second Aunt, Yi Zhonghai came to see Second Uncle so early, what's the matter?"

This matter is not a secret, there is no need to hide it, the second aunt said directly: "Lao Yi wants Bang Geng to worship Sha Zhu as his master, but he is worried that Sha Zhu will not agree. So he asked Lao Liu to persuade Sha Zhu together."

Xu Damao's old habit recurred, and he said, "Shazhu is just a poor cook who only serves people. How can he be qualified to accept an apprentice?"

The second aunt said, "You don't know. Yesterday, Sha Zhu negotiated with Yu Li and her husband and got a salary increase. Five hundred yuan a month. Can your monthly salary plus the extra income you make compare to Sha Zhu's?"

Xu Damao was stunned: "Yu Li and her husband are crazy, giving Sha Zhu so much in a month. Sha Zhu must be bragging on purpose."

"No way! This is what Old Yan said last night. I didn't expect that a poor cook could be so successful. His monthly salary is equal to that of an eighth-level worker in five months.

It seems that Yu Li and her husband’s restaurant is really profitable, otherwise they wouldn’t pay Sha Zhu such a high salary…”

The second aunt continued talking there, which soon attracted the attention of the people in the backyard. When they heard that Sha Zhu made 500 yuan a month, they all showed envious expressions.

In this era when the average income per person is only a few dozen yuan, 500 yuan a month is unimaginable for them.

Xu Damao was shocked by this idea. He had always wanted to narrow the gap with Sha Zhu, but he didn't expect that the gap would get bigger and bigger. He hadn't succeeded in becoming the leader of the cinema, but Sha Zhu actually got another salary increase. (End of this chapter)