Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

"Master, you can sit outside."

"I'll finish this little bit of work right away." Ma Hua still had that mild-mannered personality.

He treated He Yuzhu with proper politeness and respect.

If this kind of politeness were applied to other people...

He Yuzhu would most likely judge it as hypocrisy.

However, it makes perfect sense when it appears in the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association).

His foolish apprentice had a similar personality in his past life.

In other words, in his previous life, Sha Zhu was a rough cook, so the way the master and apprentice got along was even more casual.

I've never been this polite in my life.

He Yuzhu reached out and took the spatula, pointed outside and laughed, "I don't want to go like that."

The saliva from just one person spraying rainwater is enough to make my whole house need mopping.

"Heh..." Ma Hua pursed his lips, trying hard to suppress his laughter.

The rules vary depending on the occasion.

When Yu Li was around, he could still chat with Yu Shui at work as an equal.

But after Yu Li left, Ma Hua saw Yu Shui and treated her with great respect, addressing her as "Shi Gu" (a respectful term of respect).

Now even the rainy days are too embarrassing for people to go to the small canteen for free food.

What Yu Shui didn't know was that He Yuzhu had secretly been paying attention to someone in his life.

His brother-in-law in his previous life was Liu Aiguo.

And it wasn't just once or twice; every few years, they would find an opportunity to inquire about the kid.

Of course, the most frequent time is when the rainwater element reaches adulthood and is ready to fall in love.

At that time, he wondered whether he should let the rainwater make the same choice as in his previous life.

He always felt that Liu Aiguo had treated rainwater fairly well in his previous life.

She was always afraid that if the rain chose someone else, it would delay her happiness.

Later, Xiao Ren appeared, and Xiao Ren's relationship with Yu Shui was the most agonizing time for He Yuzhu.

Even after the couple got married, Xiao Ren continued to dote on Yu Shui.

In fact, He Yuzhu was still conflicted at that time.

However, on one occasion, He Yuzhu heard from someone that Liu Aiguo's mother was disciplining her daughter-in-law like a dog.

He Yuzhu then paid more attention to the Liu family, especially the way the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along.

Only then did He Yuzhu truly let go of his inner turmoil.

He didn't make the wrong choice for his sister.

Liu Aiguo's mother has a rather strong personality.

Even if Liu Aiguo changed his wife,
His wife didn't have a brother who was a thief and didn't care about anything.
But his mother still couldn't stand him and would cause trouble every few days...
If rainwater had followed its old path, there wouldn't be that carefree, laughing fat woman outside now.

So although He Yuzhu complained, he was actually quite pleased inside.

"By the way, Master, Instructor Yang would like to invite you to a meal."

They said the steel rolling mill and our school are also partners.

"He wants to get to know you better," Ma Hua said casually.

He didn't take Lao Yang's invitation seriously.

Some of the tin sheets and square stainless steel pipes used in the school-run factory were supplied by the steel rolling mill.

Logically speaking, it's a seller's market now, and He Yuzhu should be supporting Lao Yang.

We hope they can allocate more quotas to the school-run factories.

But now He Yuzhu doesn't need to be as cautious as before, when he had to beg for favors everywhere to run a small factory.

There is a comparison; when he was running greenhouses and pig farms before.

We'll go through Lao Li's connections again, to get plastic film and breeding pigs from outside.

Back then, it was usually Old Li who would make a phone call to discuss the relationship.

He Yuzhu also had to visit the customers' homes, treat them to good food and drinks, before he could receive the goods.

But this time, when setting up two factories, he simply submitted the development plan and the application for setting up the factories.

The relevant departments then allocated the quotas for the raw materials they needed. 'Forget it!'

"I can't afford that meal he had," He Yuzhu said casually, his words laced with disdain.

"Master, is it really true that Lao Yang's promotion is over?" It's normal for Ma Hua to ask this, after all, he has a good relationship with Lao Yang.

After Lao Yang returned to power, MCA also reached the peak of his career.

In other words, Ho Yu-chu had planned his life early on, and Ma Hua himself was not used to the pretense and hypocrisy in the workplace.

Otherwise, he would devote himself entirely to Lao Yang, with He Yuzhu providing some assistance.

Getting a position as a full-fledged section chief in logistics should be no problem.

"If he could be promoted to a permanent position, he would have done so long ago."

In other words, he held firm to his principles in previous years.

The higher-ups have to reward merit, which is why the position of director of the steel rolling mill has remained vacant.

He was put in charge of the development of the steel rolling mill in a guiding capacity.

"But Lao Yang's management skills......" He Yuzhu shook his head, pondered for a moment, and then continued, "If he were more rational, he should take the initiative to resign and not make things difficult for the higher-ups."

Otherwise, once the big boss's patience runs out...
Even if this person retires, the outcome won't be too good.

Besides, it seems the top leader is also preparing to retire to a less prominent position.

He Yuzhu spoke his last sentence with great hesitation.

This wasn't something the top leader told him.

Instead, it was about two years later in his previous life when the top leader chose to retire to the second line.

The last thing he did for He Yuzhu before he retired.

It was to help He Yuzhu acquire the house he would later use to open a restaurant.

In response to the higher authorities' call for younger cadres, they voluntarily stepped down, gracefully retired after achieving their goals, and showed great wisdom by not seeking empty fame.

He Yuzhu now looks down on Lao Yang, who occupies a position without doing anything.

Therefore, people will always have different perspectives on people and things depending on their position.

"Then how should I reply?" Ma Hua scratched his head, looking quite troubled.

He was very clear about his master's intentions, and he was definitely on He Yuzhu's side.

But it wasn't that he didn't dare to offend Lao Yang; rather, Lao Yang had politely asked him for this favor.

He was afraid of being too blunt and hurting others' feelings.

"That's hard to say. Take your master, for example. I haven't even resolved my own problems yet."

"So I need to keep a low profile lately." He Yuzhu casually made up an excuse.

Ma Hua glanced outside the kitchen, and his eye twitched involuntarily.

~A big family feast, is this what they call keeping a low profile?

The key is that Lao Yang and his group definitely know about this.

He Yuzhu tapped the spatula on the iron wok and said, "Isn't that how things are in the workplace?"

The reasons you find don't necessarily have to be believed by others.

Any reason will do.

Whether it's reasonable or not doesn't matter.

To be frank, I have no relationship with him.

I'm too lazy to get involved with him...

Ma Hua placed the clean dishes next to the iron pot.

Today, his old mentor taught him another trick.

At the dinner table, He Yuzhu was very happy and downed three glasses in a row.

Naturally, there were toasts to be given, firstly to wish us a great victory over the monkeys, and for our army's might to subdue the barbarians on all sides...

After going through the whole process, He Yuzhu finally smiled and snatched the two chicken legs from under Xiao Lao Si's chopsticks.

One was given to Ren Yuan, and the other to the little bug huddled next to He Yuan.

Perfect! (End of Chapter)