Siheyuan: Shazhu's Life Simulator

When I left the factory, I found Yan Bugui at the gate.

"Lao Yan, what are you doing?"

"Old He, I've been waiting for you and your son for a long time."

He Daqing was puzzled: "Old Yan, why are you here to see us?"

Yan Bugui: "Can I have a word with you?"

The three men walked some distance and left the factory.

"Lao He, I want to arrange for our eldest son to work in the steel rolling mill."

He Daqing: 'That's it.'

"It's hard to handle."

Yan Bugui: "Just tell me what you need me to do."

He Daqing rubbed his hands together and said, "This needs to be taken care of from top to bottom."

Yan Bugui: “I understand.”

"Tell me the number."

He Daqing held up two fingers: "Temporary worker."

Then he held up five fingers: "Formal employee."

Yan Bugui: "Fifty yuan. I'll pay for it."

He Yuzhu couldn't help but said, "Yan Laokou, you are just dreaming about shit every day."

"I'll give you fifty dollars. Can you help me find a job?"

"He looks ugly, but he has beautiful thoughts."

Yan Bugui: "How can you talk to me like that? I'm the Third Uncle."

He Yuzhu said disdainfully: "I am not a resident of your yard now."

"Even if it is, I won't bother you."

"Do you really think of yourself as a dish?"

"Is it fun to pretend to be poor every day?"

"You scheme against this and that, even your own wife and children. You will never amount to anything in your life."

"You are just a small business owner, crying poor every day. Have you been pretending for so long that you have fooled yourself?"

Yan Bugui was not really poor. He bought a bicycle, a radio, and later in the 1970s, he even bought a TV.

People like this wouldn't even believe that he was poor or rich.

Yan Bugui was speechless after being confronted.

He Yuzhu: "Who really thinks anyone cares about you? You are a joke."

"You are so shameless every day, get out of here."

He Daqing: "Zhu Zi, stop talking."

"Old Yan, Zhuzi just has this kind of temper, please don't mind it."

"However, what Zhuzi said is also true. It is the harmonious society that saved you. If you had played tricks on me before, I would have beaten you up a long time ago."

"As for your boss's matter, you can think about it yourself. If you are willing, come to me tomorrow. If you are not willing, it's okay."

"It's getting late, get out of the way, we should go home."

Pushing Yan Bugui aside, He Daqing and He Yuzhu left.

Yan Bugui was angry, but it was useless. He had no way to deal with the He father and son.

What they said was right. Not to mention that he no longer lived in the Siheyuan, even if he was still here, he couldn't control her.

When Yan Bugui returned home, his wife asked, "Old Yan, did you not get it done?"

Yan Bugui's face looked bad, and it was obvious that he had not done his job, otherwise he would have come back on time and been happy.

"You can't say it wasn't done. He Daqing wants this amount."

"Fifty dollars? Just give it to him."

"Haha, fifty dollars? What are you thinking!"

"I thought it was fifty dollars, but I got mad at the father and son and they scolded me."

"Can't it be less?"

"Haha, no, but the steel mill is now state-owned, so it's worth the price."

"Call the boss over."

Yan Jiechengbei called out, "Dad, are you looking for me?"

"Boss, do you want to work in the canteen of the steel mill?"

"Think about it, why don't you think about it?"

When he went to work, he had a formal job, and he could also bring leftovers home like the He family.

"Boss, I'll give you a job for 200 yuan as a temporary worker and 500 yuan as a regular worker. Which one do you choose?"

Yan Jiecheng: "Do I need to think about it?"

"Of course it's a formal job."

"Then Boss, we'll pay for you, you have to write us an IOU."

Yan Jiecheng thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with this.

"Okay, I'll write."

"Don't worry, I have another condition."

"Please finish your speech at once."

"Pay me twenty bucks every month as salary."

Yan Jiecheng thought about it and found that it was more than twenty yuan a month, and he could have some pocket money left, so he could pay off the five hundred yuan in two years.

"Okay, I agree."

Yan Bugui: "The interest is five yuan per month."

"what?"

Yan Jiecheng immediately stood up excitedly.

"The interest rate is so high?"

"Then I won't get a penny of my monthly salary!"

Yan Bugui: "There's still 1.5 yuan left."

"If you don't agree, forget it."

Since Yan Jiecheng wanted to go to work, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

"Dad, what happens after this money is paid off?"

"Let's talk about what happens next."

"Okay, I agree."

"You are such a good father to me!"

"Write an IOU if you agree."

"No, I'll write it after you finish the work you assign to me."

Yan Jiecheng also learned the true skills.

He Yuzhu returned home.

Mu Chunhua: "Did you drink?"

"Well, I didn't drink much."

"I'll heat some water for you, drink some hot water."

He Yuzhu: "Don't fall down, let's rest early."

Mu Chunhua: “Hateful.”

afterwards.

He Yuzhu smoked a cigarette: "Qin Huairu didn't come back?"

Mu Chunhua: "Why do you miss her?"

He Yuzhu: "It's better not to come back."

The next day.

In the morning, Mu Chunhua covered her mouth and kept retching.

"What are you doing?"

"It should be there."

He Yuzhu was very happy: "It should be our Aimin who came to see us."

Mu Chunhua: "I'll go to the hospital for a checkup today."

He Yuzhu: "Okay, I'll accompany you."

"No, this isn't my first time being a mother, I have experience."

He Yuzhu: "That's fine. I've been quite busy lately."

When He Daqing heard the news, he laughed so hard that his eyes disappeared.

My son got married not long ago and this grandson is about to be born.

"Rainwater, you're going to be an aunt."

"Are you happy or not?"

He Yushui nodded her head: "I'm happy. Dad, I can take my nephew out to play in the future."

"Haha, you're still a child."

Deaf old lady: "Be careful with your first child."

Mu Chunhua: "Yes."

"Daqing, I'll give you a contact later, you can go find him secretly and bring him back a longevity lock."

He Daqing: "That's great, thank you, old lady."

After breakfast, the father and son of the He family went to work.

Mu Chunhua also went to the hospital for a check-up and confirmed that she was pregnant.

Then she came back to tell Mr. Mu the good news, but she didn't know how to explain it to him.

After all, she was pregnant, so He Yuzhu wanted to divorce her and marry Chen Xueru.

But I have to tell it anyway. What if I don't tell it and it's discovered later?

"Dad, I have something to tell you." "Go ahead."

"Dad, don't get excited after hearing this."

"Why should I be excited? Today is a happy day."

"Dad, Zhuzi has a confidante."

"what?"

"You also came from the old society, so you should be able to understand, right?"

Mr. Mu: "But it's not the past now!"

"Dad, I know, but this person is very important to Zhuzi."

"Besides, I know him too. We get along pretty well."

"Like real sisters."

Mr. Mu pointed at her and said, "You are confused. Do you support this kind of thing?"

Mu Chunhua took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I support it."

"Because the three of us have known each other for a long time and are as close as a family."

Mr. Mu: "I didn't realize that this Zhu is such a scheming person."

Mu Chunhua: "Don't blame him. This is a decision made by the three of us."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I'm pregnant now, let Zhuzi bring her back, we can live our lives behind closed doors, and no one will know."

Mr. Mu: "You have agreed yourself, what else can I say."

He Yuzhu came to the factory, and He Daqing gained a lot today.

It’s more than the work that both of them do in a year combined.

Liu Haizhong was the first one to come with money. Although Liu Laoer was not very old, it was nothing for him to help in the canteen.

Nowadays, there are too many young people working, and they are just apprentices.

But what is surprising is that yellow croaker is used instead in Liu Haizhong.

But who cares? Who doesn’t have their own little secrets?
Liu Laoer also owed Liu Haizhong money. From now on, his salary would be collected by Liu Haizhong. He would have the right to control his own finances only when he paid off his debts.

Liu Haizhong: "Lao He, Zhuzi, our second son is now in your hands."

He Daqing: "Don't worry, I will arrange a master for him, and he will definitely be able to cook big pot dishes by the end of the year."

"Of course, if he doesn't study hard, we can wait until next year."

Liu Haizhong: 'He dares.'

"If he tries to cheat, I'll skin him alive when I get home."

Liu Laoer was left behind, and Liu Haizhong went to the workshop.

He Yuzhu: "Old Yang."

"Deputy Director.

"You can take him as an apprentice and teach him knife skills and how to cook big pot dishes. Once he can cook big pot dishes, we can talk about other things."

Lao Yang: “No problem.”

Liu Lao Er: "Then should I become your disciple?"

He Yuzhu: "It depends on you. If you just want to cook a big pot of food, then you don't need to do it. After all, it doesn't require much technical skills."

"If you want to improve your cooking skills, you have to become a disciple. Otherwise, why would someone teach you the skills?"

Becoming a disciple requires a gift, and he needs to go back and discuss this with Liu Haizhong.

Lao Yang also arranged for him to follow others and do flexible work first, and when he was free, he could practice slowly by cutting cabbage and potatoes.

Yan Bugui is here too, even though He Yuzhu scolded him yesterday.

But he still came with a lick on his face.

"Lao He, please click!"

He Daqing: "Yeah, just right."

"Yan Jiecheng, from now on you will help in the kitchen in the cafeteria, and Zhuzi will find a chef for him."

He Yuzhu: "Let's leave it to Lao Yang."

He Daqing: "Old Yan, let's make a deal. If your son is hardworking and diligent, he will learn to cook with a big pot before the end of the year. If he is cunning and cunning, he will learn to cook at any time at a reasonable price."

"There are conditions for being a formal employee. Cooking a big pot doesn't require much technical skills. If you really want to learn, you can learn it quickly."

Yan Bugui: "I know, I can understand this."

"Boss, I'm leaving now. You should work hard here."

Old Yang is either herding one sheep or releasing two sheep, and he has a new apprentice.

Next, several more people found He Daqing, and He Daqing wrote down their names.

He was willing to pay for the job, but the person behind him didn't agree, and he didn't know how many people the canteen would recruit.

Li Huaide came to the kitchen.

"Master He."

"Director Li, it's so fumy here, why are you here?"

Li Huaide: "I have a small favor to ask you..."

"Is this your nephew?"

"Yes, so I want to ask you if you will accept a disciple."

He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu knew that this was for him to make the decision.

"Brother Li."

"Sit down and talk, and don't be shy, young man."

Li Huaide took out a cigarette and handed it to the father and son.

"Brother Li, we are family and I am telling you the truth."

"My father did accept two apprentices, but they were not even registered apprentices. He just hired two assistants. He will not teach them how to cook the big pot later."

"If your nephew wants to be our apprentice, we will definitely teach him, but being a cook is not easy."

"My arms hurt from churning this big iron pot every day."

Li Huaide looked at his nephew and said, "Express your opinion."

"Uncle, I can endure hardship."

"Hey, tell Master He your opinion."

"Master He, I am not afraid of hardship or fatigue."

Li Huaide said with a smile: "My nephew is kind-hearted, please don't mind it."

He Daqing smiled and said, "He has a really good heart. Only people like him can focus on research and do good things."

"In that case, let's go to my house to become my disciple in the evening."

"We don't talk about the idea of ​​serving as an apprentice. For your uncle's sake, we will teach you wholeheartedly and you should learn from him wholeheartedly."

"After half a year, there will be an assessment at the end of the year. As long as you work hard, you can definitely become a formal chef. But frying, stir-frying, and deep-frying are all technical jobs. You need to study hard for at least two or three years."

"Do you think it's okay?"

"Okay, thank you, Master."

Li Huaide laughed and said, "Haha, Master He, I'll host you tonight, you must show me your favor."

He Daqing: "It would be hypocritical if I refused. I will follow your arrangements tonight."

"Then it's settled. I'll take him to the job registration process first, and then I'll let him come to the cafeteria to find you."

"Okay, I'll leave Zhuzi to you."

He Yuzhu: "Don't worry, it's correct."

When Li Caigen came back, He Yuzhu took him to the kitchen.

"Everyone, this is Li Caigen, the new guy in the kitchen. You will be my apprentice from now on."

"Master Xiao He, I saw Director Li bringing Brother Caigen with him just now."

"Haha, I won't hide it from you. Li Caigen is the nephew of Director Li. Please don't bully the newcomer."

"No, I can't."

Li Huaide is the secretary in charge of logistics, who dares to bully him?

And according to gossip, after the steel mills were merged, Secretary Li became the logistics director.

"Cai Gen, you will just do odd jobs today to get familiar with the work in the kitchen."

"Okay senior brother."

Someone asked, "Master Xiao He, are you still accepting disciples?"

"Stop it, you are a big pot cook and you want to become a disciple."

"Hey, I can only cook a big pot of rice."

He Yuzhu: "I have no choice but to accept this. You all know my character. I don't have the patience to teach an apprentice!"

"I am also a Christian for my father."

The temporary apprentices chosen by He Daqing before were very envious, and now with Li Caigen, they have to stand aside.

in the workshop.

Yi Zhonghai: "Dongxu, why are you so listless?"

"Master, why did Qin Huairu never come back?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at his silly apprentice who was missing his wife and said with a smile, "Then wait until the public holiday and go to the countryside to ask around."

Jia Dongxu: "Yes, I will ask when the time comes."

Yi Zhonghai: "Go to work, but be careful."

"It's fatal to be distracted while working."

"Yes, Master, I understand."

"Study hard, you're going to get married soon, so try to upgrade your level so you can get a higher salary."

Jia Dongxu was filled with energy at the thought of marrying Qin Huairu.

Full of energy!

I fantasize about getting Qin Huairu back and playing whack-a-mole. (End of this chapter)