A Siheyuan Home Brings Good Fortune

Chapter 33 Asking Sha Zhu to Cook (Part )

Liu Haizhong has been very happy recently because he will soon compete for the position of workshop team leader. His competitor’s skills are not as good as his, so he is sure to win!

The boss Liu Guangqi whom I respect is also getting married soon, it’s really a double happiness!

When people are happy, they feel cheerful and smile at everyone in the yard or in the factory. This is an incredible thing for many people.

Liu Haizhong usually speaks in an official tone and is arrogant. When have you ever seen him so amiable?
It feels abnormal without showing off one’s power!
Liu Haizhong understood other people's curious gazes as admiration, which is also a rare thing!
The main reason is that everyone feels that this period of time is too abnormal. Think about it, usually with his hands behind his back, he looks like he is pointing fingers at the world, standing on the top, overlooking everyone, but now he has come down to earth, full of the atmosphere of fireworks. Don’t you think it’s strange? Haha.

To be honest, Liu Haizhong was devoted to his boss and never used violence. The saying that a good son is born under the stick did not work for Guangqi!
Liu Guangqi was an okay student and graduated from high school. Although he did not get into technical secondary school or university, he was troubled by old ideas. The old idea here was that the eldest son would inherit the family property, which meant that Guangqi would inherit most of the family property and take care of his parents in their old age.

Liu Haizhong didn't care so much about his other two sons. Whenever he was unhappy with them, he would take off his belt and beat them with a stick. This made Guangfu and Guangtian hold a grudge against them since childhood.

Liu Haizhong believes that beatings make good sons. Now the two brothers are still in school, in the second grade of junior high school and the fifth grade of elementary school respectively. One is fourteen years old and the other is twelve years old. If they could not live without Liu Haizhong, they would have run away long ago. In the future, if there is any chance, these two kids will definitely stab him in the back.

Liu Haizhong has not yet realized this problem. He adheres to the idea that a filial son is born under the stick. He always thinks that it is good enough that he has given you life and allowed you to survive, and it is natural for a father to beat his sons.

He didn't know that not only the second and third sons, but even the eldest son Liu Guangqi, who was doted on by the old couple, had the idea of ​​leaving the family after getting married.

Liu Guangqi doesn't want his son to grow up in such an environment. Liu Guangqi graduated from high school and understands the principle of teaching by example.

Liu Guangqi shuddered when he thought about his child imitating Liu Haizhong's behavior. No, if he got married, he would have to find a way to leave this family. What if his son turned out to be like Liu Haizhong?
How would Liu Haizhong react if he knew that the boss he had high hopes for had this idea?

Liu Haizhong never solved the problem of the house for Liu Guangqi's marriage. Liu Guangqi wanted to get married in his father-in-law's house, but Liu Haizhong did not agree. His most valued son was not a live-in son-in-law, so did he need to get married in his father-in-law's house?
Even if my relative is the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, it won't work. This is a matter of principle. As the second uncle of the compound, don't I have any face to uphold?
Finally, Liu Guangqi had no choice but to compromise. He needed Liu Haizhong's support to get married. If Liu Haizhong opposed it fiercely now, the marriage might be ruined given Liu Haizhong's temper!
After decorating the ear room, we started to prepare for the wedding banquet. To be honest, it was now the era of bills of exchange and it was difficult to get supplies, but the era of bills of exchange gave rise to the pigeon market.

Liu Haizhong went to the black market many times and spent all his money before he could barely gather enough supplies for Liu Guangqi's wedding.

Liu Haizhong gave all the good things to his boss Liu Guangqi, but Liu Guangqi did not feel his love. This also laid the hidden danger for Liu Guangqi to secretly sign up to support the Third Front after getting married.

At the same time, due to the long-term beatings, the second and third sons also held a grudge. Liu Guangqi's sudden departure made Liu Haizhong completely disappointed in his sons, so he became even more aggressive towards the remaining son, leading to a vicious cycle and finally ending up alone.

"Silly Zhu, get ready. We will get married the day after tomorrow. I'll leave the wedding banquet to you. You must show off all your skills, okay? You can't embarrass your uncle, because many important people will be here that day."

"Second uncle, you arranged it for me without even asking me if I had time? How weird! You are the second uncle, not my uncle. Bad habits are caused by pampering."

As soon as He Yukai walked into the yard, he heard the conversation between Liu Haizhong and He Yuzhu. He stood behind and wanted to see how He Yuzhu would respond. After all, He Yuzhu had been completely down after he came back. Whenever there was something, he would go to his eldest brother. He didn't use his brain and just did whatever his eldest brother said.

This way, they won't go astray. After all, He Yukai has the experience of two more lives. But he still lacks training. After Lou Xiao'e got married, the naive girl became even more innocent. There will always be times when he won't be around. Also, after the reform and opening up, these people need to be able to stand on their own feet. They can't rely on He Yukai to solve everything.

"Is there any need to discuss this? The day after tomorrow is Sunday, and everyone has time. Some important figures will come that day, and this is your chance to show off. If you cook a good meal, it will help to spread your fame, which will also be good for you. No need to thank me."

Seeing Liu Haizhong's look of "I'm thinking of you", He Yukai wanted to slap him, but he held back. He Yukai was puzzled. Were these people learning from Yi Zhonghai or were they just like this?

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Er, I'm not free that day."

"I said Shazhu is...wait, what did you say?"

"I said I'm not free the day after tomorrow, and you didn't inform me half a month in advance. I have plans for the day after tomorrow."

"What arrangements can you make? Besides, what if you have made arrangements for our family? How can you make arrangements?"

"I'm going to prepare a banquet for someone else. I've already arranged it. Besides, they pay me ten yuan per table. There are more than twenty tables. This was introduced by a leader I used to prepare banquets for. I'm sorry, Uncle."

"Who would pay you so much money to hire you? You are just bragging without thinking."

"Then it has nothing to do with you, Second Uncle. I'm meeting you, Second Uncle."

He Yuzhu walked around Liu Haizhong and went home smiling. He thought that it was not in vain that he had followed his elder brother for such a long time, as his elder brother had always given him advice.

If he is controlled by you Liu Haizhong again, the eldest brother will be disappointed! The person He Yuzhu despises the most in this compound is Liu Haizhong. He is always bulging with a big belly and yelling at others. Now he is needed and he arranges it directly without asking any questions. Grandma.

Liu Haizhong was confused. He only went to look for Sha Zhu when He Yukai was not around. It was because he thought Sha Zhu was a bit stupid that he felt he had an opportunity. He could invite He Yuzhu over in the simplest way. The best thing was that he didn't have to spend any money. He was already prepared to get it for free. What should he do?

Sha Zhu is such a good cook, and I have opened my crotch, so there is no problem. Sha Zhu is the one who cooked the meal. Now he is in trouble. Did I open it in the wrong way or did I never understand Sha Zhu?

Now it's all over. There is no better chef than Sha Zhu in this area. Even if his ingredients are good, if they are not delicious, they cannot compare with the wedding banquets of the Jia and He families. This is very uncomfortable for Liu Haizhong, who is conceited and face-conscious. Besides, he had promised his future in-laws to let Sha Zhu be the chef!
You have to know that his family savings have been almost emptied for this wedding. It would be too uneconomical to embarrass himself at the wedding banquet. If not, he can go to Yi Zhonghai, because he is the boss of the Central Courtyard and the boss of the entire court.

Qin Huairu had just listened to the entire conversation between Liu Haizhong and He Yuzhu, which made her doubt what Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang said.

These two members of the Jia family said that among the He family, only He Yukai and Cai Wenqing are powerful, and He Yuzhu is just a fool. They are still wondering whether Sha Zhu can have any connection with the He family when he is alone!
I also want to work in a factory, preferably one where I can get paid just by doing some logistics.

Now it seems that He Yukai's brilliance is too bright and has overshadowed He Yuzhu's brilliance. If anyone thinks He Yuzhu is a fool, he is the fool. In my opinion, He Yuzhu will eventually prepare the wedding banquet for the Liu family at a price of more than ten yuan per table, and at the same time people will owe him a favor. The tricks in the city are deep, and I need to continue to practice my little skills before I can stir up the situation in this courtyard and benefit from it.

Qin Huairu was not wrong about this. He Yuzhu only becomes disorganized when he turns into a bootlicker. The nickname Shazhu was also given by He Daqing. There is a great possibility that such a young child will be deceived when he is in such a tense mood.

Even if an adult is chased by a group of soldiers and finally escapes, the possibility of receiving counterfeit money will be greatly increased. The person nicknamed Shazhu is not really stupid, he just has a simple and innocent heart and is easily kidnapped by morality.

After returning home, He Yukai was still very satisfied with He Yuzhu. It seems that he has made great progress. He has not spoken to Qin Huairu. Today's conversation with Liu Haizhong is reasonable and appropriate. Just learn to say no. If an adult cannot learn to say no, he must also say no bravely. He cannot agree to everything out of consideration. If he is morally kidnapped or does not have the courage to say no, he may suffer a great tragedy.

"Zhu Zi, you performed well today. I will leave the Liu family's affairs to you. I want to see how much progress you have made. We must severely punish them for their behavior. What bad habits have they developed? It's fine that they didn't discuss our family affairs with us, but they made the decision for us directly. What kind of people are they?"

"Okay, big brother, don't worry, I don't take Liu Haizhong seriously."

He Yuzhu was very happy to hear the affirmation from his elder brother. His elder brother rarely praised others, and today's ideas were indeed in line with his elder brother's ideas, haha;

After cooking, I became more energetic. My sister-in-law is pregnant, so I made some soup to supplement her nutrition. I took out half a chicken and started stewing the chicken with mushrooms. I have to say that the mushrooms that Sha Mao brought back are quite good.

"Silly, what's the matter?"

"Haha, Liu Haizhong wanted to invite Zhuzi to prepare a banquet for his family, and he arranged it without any discussion. Zhuzi retorted and refused. I was afraid that Zhuzi would agree out of consideration for his feelings."

"Of course, don't underestimate Zhuzi. Zhuzi is now famous, and he should be well-known. You are treating Zhuzi like a fool by arranging the matter without discussion. Liu Haizhong doesn't even know the most basic rules. Zhuzi, you did the right thing. I support you."

"That's right. I don't even take Liu Haizhong seriously. Come over and have a meal. The mountain products that Sha Mao brought back are really good. They taste great."

"Old Yi, that's how it is. Now I'm being driven. Guangqi's father-in-law asked He Yuzhu to be the chef. Several of their leaders have eaten here when they went to the steel mill. The chef in those leaders' homes is Sha Zhu. I don't know since when we started to have the face to invite leaders to a banquet without Sha Zhu as the chef. I had no choice but to agree. As a result, Sha Zhu said he had something to do on Sunday. No matter what, he should focus on the things in the yard. I failed to convince him, so now I can only ask you to do it."

"Old Liu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but why didn't you tell him earlier? Now that he's rejected, it's still very difficult to convince him again. Since you were planning to invite Sha Zhu to the banquet, you should have told him earlier. You live in a big compound, so you can't be unaware that Sha Zhu often goes out to cook when he's resting. Not only does he have more opportunities to earn more, but his cooking skills have also improved. Well, now that He Yukai is back, it's even more difficult. You still go and arrange it directly. He's not your son."

"Old Yi is helpless now. I either saw that He Yukai didn't come back and went to see Sha Zhu alone because I was afraid that He Yukai would object. I didn't expect Sha Zhu to change so much. Being ridiculed is fine, but the matter has not been completed yet. We can't let Guangqi lose face. His father-in-law has also hired people, so we can't delay it. Besides, I thought it was a simple matter and there is no need to ask for leave. It's Sunday, and the cafeteria has a rotation day off. Besides, I have already reported our rotation day off to the factory. Everyone in our compound has a rotation day off on Sundays."

Although Yi Zhonghai was a little unhappy about what he said, he thought, "What right do you have to criticize me?" Now he has something to ask of others and he can only endure it. However, he was also secretly resentful in his heart and wanted to find a chance to get back the lost ground.

"No, Lao Liu, you are asking for trouble. Many people go to work on their days off just to earn more. Now you are making the decision for everyone. Who knows how you will be scolded the day after tomorrow morning. You are still the second uncle in the hospital. How can you do such an unreliable thing?"

Yi Zhonghai was speechless. We are the managers appointed by the street office, not the heads of the family. Others may not think well of you if you do this. The He family may not care about this, but others may not!

At least Yi Zhonghai knew that Jia Zhang would definitely take the opportunity to blackmail him. He didn't expect Liu Haizhong to be so stupid that he might be blackmailed even if he gave others a chance to rest. However, he had to take care of it no matter what. No matter what, Liu Haizhong would definitely oppose him in every way in the future. He felt helpless and tired.

Factories at that time all adopted a rotating work system, working six days and taking one day off, but you don’t have to take a day off. You will be given one day’s salary and it will be paid to you at the end of the month based on your attendance.

Except for special circumstances, overtime is generally not allowed, and overtime is also subsidized. Of course, after the public-private partnership of the factory ended and the nationalization reform was completed, many people are very enthusiastic and it is not uncommon for them to take the initiative to work overtime and request to complete tasks ahead of schedule or exceed the task quota.

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