The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 89: Take Advantage
"Boss, although I occasionally entertain guests, I never indulge in extravagant meals." Li Huaide explained with a smile, "You are just taking advantage of the situation. We were going to celebrate the success of the chefs yesterday, but I came back late, so we changed the celebration to today. We asked the purchasing department to buy more, so you are taking advantage of the chefs."

"Then you've made all this for me, what will the master eat?"

Li Huaide said cheerfully: "I bought a lot, just to let the chefs eat more hearty food."

"If you say so, I will still take some credit for it." The leader said with a smile: "You are right to treat the workers like this. They are our masters. We are all serving the working class."

The leader thought for a moment and said, "Why not let the chefs come together? This table is very sumptuous anyway."

Li Huaide shook his head: "No, we have prepared some wine. Drinking is prohibited during working hours. This is the iron rule of our factory's production safety, so let's wait until the evening to let the masters enjoy themselves."

"That's fine." The leader said with satisfaction: "So your factory's safety education is still very in-depth. Then I will eat alone."

The leader was satisfied with the treat, and the food in the department was very shabby, but who doesn't want to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks? Even if he goes to the lower level and the subordinates entertain him, the leader has to pay attention to the impact. However, Li Huaide's statement was very appropriate.

After a good meal, the leader left the steel mill contentedly. He was very satisfied today. Although the things were not very advanced, they were enough to meet the current needs. These were good things.

In the evening, Li Huaide treated the entire project team to a feast of fish and meat. Everyone was eating with their mouths drooling. However, Liu Hua was not very satisfied because the large pieces of fat made the people very satisfied, but for a person with a modern soul, it was a bit greasy.

Liu Hua didn't drink many glasses of wine. He didn't like drinking. A small drink was fine with one or two people, but if there were more people, it would be easy to drink too much. If you drink too much, you will easily get a headache, especially after sobering up the next day.

When they returned to the courtyard, it was already dark. Liu Hua and Sha Zhu came back together. When they entered the yard, they saw a man squatting by the tap.

This is the legendary laundry lady Qin Huairu. As far as Liu Hua remembers, even in winter, Qin Huairu would squat here to wash clothes at night at least four days a week, not including the big cleaning on Sunday.

"Jia Zhang is really a piece of shit. Qin Huairu goes to work every day, and when she comes back, she has to serve the whole family food and drink. After that, she has to do the laundry. Jia Zhang is just like the landlord's wife in the past few years. She doesn't do any work at all."

Liu Hua glanced at Sha Zhu and said, "But you are already married."

Sha Zhu was choked by Liu Hua and nodded angrily: "I know I'm married, and I'm not imagining anything. I just feel sorry for Sister Qin, who has such a wicked mother-in-law."

"She enjoys it." Liu Hua said with a smile: "Logically speaking, now that Jia Dongxu is dead, she has no obligation to support this evil mother-in-law. She has already done her duty to the Jia family by raising the child."

"So Sister Qin is kind-hearted."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "You are kind-hearted. Go back and ask your Han Yufeng how often she washes and takes out her clothes, and then come back and think about it."

Sha Zhu was totally confused. He took his lunch box home and sat on the chair in a daze.

Han Yufeng pushed him and said, "What are you doing? You're in a daze as soon as you get home. Have you eaten? Do you want me to make you something to eat?"

"I've eaten, how can I starve myself? Huazi said that cooks can't steal, otherwise I can bring you some delicious food."

"Don't worry about us, just take care of yourself." Han Yufeng asked curiously, "Then why did you stare blankly as soon as you came back?"

Sha Zhu pointed outside and said, "I saw Sister Qin washing clothes. I said she is kind-hearted. She goes to work every day and comes home to feed the family and wash clothes."

"Widow Qin is not bad." Han Yufeng nodded: "Supporting the elderly is indeed kind-hearted, but what does it have to do with your daze?" "Hua Zi asked me to ask you how often you wash clothes, and then taste it."

Han Yufeng frowned: "How often do you wash clothes?"

Suddenly, she slammed the table and said, "Why do I always feel something is wrong? There are three people in our family, including the old lady, so there are four people. The weather is not too hot now. I only wash clothes once or twice a week, but Qin Huairu has to wash at least four or five sets of clothes a week. Where do they get so much clothes to wash?"

They both turned their eyes to Qin Huairu outside. She was still scrubbing desperately in the dim light. Sha Zhu and Han Yufeng looked at each other.

Han Yufeng frowned and said, "It seems that this Widow Qin is not a simple person. Stay away from her."

Sha Zhu said aggrievedly: "I am not indecisive."

Han Yufeng said sternly: "Stay away from her. You are a simple-minded person. When someone compliments you, you open your heart to them. Be careful that she will plot against you. If she tries to get close to you in the future, push it to me and I will deal with it."

Sha Zhu nodded: "I see. I never expected that I really am Sha Zhu. It's only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname."

Qin Huairu was actually waiting for Liu Hua today, but Liu Hua was very busy in the past few days. Today, she finally found the opportunity and wanted to ask him what Liu Hua meant by shaking his head.

Liu Hua was boiling water in the room when there was a knock on the door. Before he could say anything, the door was pushed open. Qin Huairu pushed the door open, then turned around and closed it.

Li Hua came over and opened the door directly, but Qin Huairu said in a pleading tone: "Don't chase me out, I just want to ask you a question."

"Just ask what you need to ask. Why did you close the door?" Liu Hua said unkindly, "Don't you know what it means to avoid suspicion?"

Qin Huairu knew that Liu Hua didn't want to have any connection with him, and she had no other choice but to ask in a low voice: "I just want to ask, why did you shake your head when you saw me operating the machine tool?"

Liu Hua said in confusion: "Really? How come I don't know? I don't remember shaking my head."

Qin Huairu stared at Liu Hua: "You definitely shook your head, and you shook it towards me. Even if I beg you, tell me why."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Then when did I shake my head?"

Liu Hua was not asking this question knowing the answer. He really couldn't remember when he shook his head. Maybe it was just a subconscious action at that time.

Qin Huairu pleaded, "It was just that I had just joined the factory not long ago. When you were inspecting the workshop, you saw me chamfering the workpiece with the machine tool, and you turned around and shook your head."

Liu Hua remembered and said with a smile: "It was a long time ago, why are you asking now?"

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