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Chapter 1457 Sha Zhu Wants to Become a Man

After receiving the greeting from Secretary Wang, Sha Zhu started serving the dishes, and soon one classic Sichuan dish after another was served.

Ever since he recovered from his serious illness, Sha Zhu's cooking skills have improved dramatically, so he is more popular than before.

The leader's wife was amazed and praised him repeatedly, saying, "Not bad! Really good! I was just doubting that he was too young."

At this time, an old man explained with a smile on his face, "Haha, ma'am, Comrade He Yuzhu is a very good cook. We ate there in the canteen of the steel mill."

"It seems nothing is absolute in this world! We can't always hold on to the idea that it's just empty talk."

Then the senior leader beside him looked at Director Yang with the same puzzlement and asked, "Director Yang, what's going on with He Yuzhu?"

"Leader, Comrade He Yuzhu is an eighth-level chef at our Third Steel Rolling Mill. He suffered a stroke some time ago and ended up in the hospital for nearly a month. He's back to work just as he's recovered."

"Oh? A stroke at such a young age?"

"It's really strange! But it's really hard to say what diseases are these days."

Soon, Sha Zhu was called in front of the big boss. Sha Zhu, who had become much more stable, was not too excited and answered the big boss's questions in a proper manner.

He was also much more stable and didn't want to get too close to this big leader. After all, they both belonged to different classes. The most important thing was that this incident made Sha Zhu feel hopeless.

After the boss's driver and Secretary Wang sent Sha Zhu back to the courtyard, they drove directly to the street police station because the task assigned to him by the boss had not been completed.

The police officer in charge of Xu Damao's case at the street police station was Su Ning, so Secretary Wang was brought to Su Ning by the police station chief. "Suning, this is Xiao Wang, Secretary Chen's secretary. Regarding Xu Damao's case, Secretary Chen wants to know the details."

"Oh? Secretary Wang, please sit down! I'll get you Xu Damao's file." At this time, Su Ning naturally stood up in surprise to get Xu Damao's file.

However, Secretary Wang was impatient and wanted Su Ning to close the case. "No need to go through so much trouble! The leader meant that if Xu Damao's problem isn't serious, then we should just drop his case."

Su Ning looked at Secretary Wang in front of him with a pointed look and reminded him, "Secretary Wang, I advise you to take a look at Xu Damao's information first. After all, there are some things that you have no right to speak on without investigating."

"This……"

Then Suning retrieved the files about Xu Damao from the archives, as well as the feedback from the rural areas in the suburbs that he had personally visited during this period.

These feedbacks were all provided by villagers who had gone to screen movies with Xu Damao. When they heard that the hateful Xu Damao had been arrested by the police station, the villagers who thought they would never have contact with Xu Damao again excitedly told the truth about his crimes.

Secretary Wang watched Xu Damao extorting the villagers and realized that Xu Damao's situation was not as simple as they imagined. The fact that Xu Damao broke three of Lou Xiaoe's ribs was no small matter.

Secretary Wang looked at Su Ning with a sullen expression, realizing that both he and his boss had been deceived by Xu Fugui. "Officer Su, thank you for the information. Can I call the boss to report the situation?"

"As you wish." Suning said with a nonchalant smile.

"Thank you." Secretary Wang then picked up the phone on Su Ning's desk and called the senior leader. He then briefly explained the specific situation to the senior leader over the phone. "Boss, this is roughly the situation. I'll take Xu Damao's file back later."

"Okay! Okay! I understand." Secretary Wang then nodded repeatedly and responded a few times.

After Secretary Wang hung up the phone, he looked at Su Ning and said, "Officer Su, the leader wants to ask you about the situation in person. Would it be convenient for you to meet with the leader?"

"of course can."

"Okay! I'll trouble you, Officer Su."

"Secretary Wang, you're welcome! This is what I should do."

Then Suning said hello to the leader of the police station, and then left the police station with Secretary Wang in a car. He didn't expect Xu Damao to be so capable of asking the big leader for help. After thinking about it, only Xu Fugui had such ability and motivation.

Although Suning has never met Xu Damao's father, he still knows that Xu Fugui is the real old villain. In the second half of the plot, he plotted against Sha Zhu badly.

After arriving at the large villa, Secretary Wang introduced Su Ning to the senior leader, "Leader, this is Su Ning, the police officer in the archives room of the Nanluoguxiang Police Station. He was the one who was in charge of Xu Damao's case."

"Oh? Suning, since you are a police officer in the archives room, why are you directly responsible for handling the case?" Then the leader took the file and frowned as he flipped through it, while also asking Su Ning his doubts.

"Boss, because Xu Damao and I lived in the same courtyard, and I saw with my own eyes how Xu Damao beat his wife. The most serious thing was that he broke three of his wife's ribs. So the leader of the police station handed this case to me."

Sure enough, the leader's wife beside him also became angry. "What? How could he be so cruel?"

"Xu Damao has always had a very bad reputation in the Siheyuan. As one of the Eight Great Members, he has lived a very comfortable life. He often takes the opportunity to blackmail villagers and oppress the local women when he goes to the countryside to show them movies."

The big boss gritted his teeth and looked at Su Ning and asked, "Is the evidence conclusive?"

Su Ning looked at the senior leader and solemnly assured him, "It's confirmed! The confessions in the file all have the signatures and fingerprints of local villagers. It was because Lou Xiao'e questioned Xu Damao, who stayed out overnight, that he got angry."

The senior leader nodded with lingering fear, "Suning, thank you! I almost did the wrong thing because I listened to one side of the story."

"Leader, you're too kind! This is what I should do."

Just like that, with Suning's intervention, all of Xu Fugui's calculations came to nothing. Immediately afterwards, the Third Steel Rolling Mill announced the dismissal of Xu Damao, and Xu Damao's sentence was extended by two years.

After learning about these unexpected situations, Xu Fugui felt so regretful that his intestines were about to turn green. He never dreamed that all the dirty deeds of Xu Damao would be discovered. Xu Fugui now wanted to slap himself in the face.

In fact, Xu Fugui's move was really clever. If Suning had not intervened, Secretary Wang would never have asked too many details and would have released Xu Damao with just a call from the police station.

……

Soon, the leader had another important guest coming to visit, and naturally he thought of Sha Zhu, who had superb cooking skills. The leader's wife asked him to show off his skills.

Sha Zhu naturally completed the task in silence, and then left the leader's house with bags of things. However, Sha Zhu was too lazy to bring the things back to the courtyard and make others jealous.

He also couldn't finish so much food, so he simply took it to the black market not far away. As soon as he appeared at the black market, he was robbed clean. Of course, he also had a lot more RMB and food coupons in his hands.

Finally, seeing that there was only a box of braised pork left in his hand, Sha Zhu turned around contentedly and prepared to go home, but was stopped by a surprised voice.

Suddenly, a woman called out to Sha Zhu who was about to leave, "Zhu Zi, is it really you?"

"Liu Lan, are you also here to sell things on the black market?" Sha Zhu turned around and asked in surprise.

"No! I don't have anything to sell. I have a few fine grain coupons, and I'm thinking of exchanging them for coarse grain coupons."

"Didn't that Li guy give you anything in compensation?"

"Him? He only thought of me again because his addiction was coming back."

Sha Zhu couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him for years, "Then what are you trying to achieve by following him?"

"Hmph! What else can I want? Just so that you can help me occasionally, so that I won't be bullied at the steel mill, and so that my family won't starve to death." Liu Lan said with a bitter face about her helplessness over the years.

Sha Zhu didn't know what to say and handed the lunch box to Liu Lan. "Alright! I happened to be cooking at a boss's house today. He was very generous and gave me a lot of good things. I sold all the others, so I only have this box of braised pork left for you."

"Zhu Zi, I really don't know how to thank you." Liu Lan couldn't help but feel moved after taking the lunch box.

"You're welcome! From now on, I won't bring leftovers from the steel mill's kitchen. You and Ma Hua can discuss taking turns bringing them."

"Zhu Zi, I'm so grateful to you. I was wrong before, and I will never say a bad word about you again."

Then Sha Zhu suddenly approached Liu Lan and whispered, "Sister Lan, can I ask you for a favor?" "Ah? Zhuzi, you tell me! As long as it is something I can do, I will do it without hesitation." Seeing Sha Zhu being so cautious, Liu Lan couldn't help but get nervous.

"Sister Lan, I almost didn't make it this time, so it made me understand a lot of things. I think that I'm already thirty years old and I haven't even touched a woman's hand. I feel like I'm losing out."

Sha Zhu's explanation actually surprised Liu Lan. "Ah? Zhuzi, when you were close to Qin Huairu before, didn't she ever give you any sweet favors?"

"Really not! We live in the same courtyard together. At best, I have the will but not the courage. I usually just talk nonsense to satisfy my desire. I really haven't done anything serious with her."

Liu Lan thought Sha Zhu was asking her to introduce him to a girlfriend. "Zhu Zi, I understand. You want me to introduce you to someone, right?"

"No! Sister Lan, you misunderstood. I want you to help me become a real man." Sha Zhu approached Liu Lan again and explained in a low voice.

"Ah? Zhuzi, you..." Liu Lan, who really understood what Sha Zhu meant, widened her eyes in shock.

"Sister Lan, don't get me wrong! I don't mean to look down on you, I just feel so aggrieved that I've never seen a woman before. If you agree, don't leave so early tomorrow night when the factory leaders have their special meal. Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force you. Just think of it as a joke."

Liu Lan still felt incredible and looked at Sha Zhu in front of her and asked, "You...you really weren't kidding me?"

"Sister Lan, I've already experienced life and death once, so naturally my thoughts have become different from before. From now on, I, He Yuzhu, will only live for myself." Sha Zhu looked at Liu Lan in front of him seriously and explained.

"..."

"Sister Lan, I'm leaving. Whether you like it or not, I won't blame you."

"..." At this moment, Liu Lan really couldn't help but feel a little moved, and she felt a little dazed when looking at the background of Sha Zhu leaving.

In fact, Liu Lan has always known that Sha Zhu looks down on her, and even other workers in the cafeteria have the same mentality, so Liu Lan has always been at odds with Sha Zhu.

However, Liu Lan never dreamed that Sha Zhu would make such a request. After being surprised, she actually felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart, because Deputy Director Li was a guy who looked good but was useless.

The next morning, when Liu Lan came to work, she kept looking at Sha Zhu with a strange expression, but unfortunately Sha Zhu acted as if nothing had happened.

Sha Zhu's behavior also made Liu Lan unsure of the situation. She mistakenly thought that Sha Zhu was just teasing her again, and she couldn't help but feel disappointed in her heart.

He endured the afternoon shift with mixed feelings. Suddenly, Sha Zhu looked at Ma Hua and said, "Ma Hua, you can leave work today. Liu Lan and I will take care of the evening kitchen. From now on, you two can take turns on duty."

"Okay! Master, it just so happens that I'm going to meet a girl today."

"Hey! Sure! Start dating now, come back and bring him over for Master to take a look."

"That won't do! What if a girl takes a fancy to you?"

"Get lost! Am I that kind of person, your master?"

"Hey, Master, I'll be leaving first."

"Ah."

In fact, Liu Lan was surprised again when she heard Sha Zhu's arrangement, which meant that Sha Zhu was still thinking about the agreement with her, and then her heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

Soon, several factory leaders came to the cafeteria and sat down. Sha Zhu also got busy calmly and didn't pay much attention to Liu Lan's fiery eyes.

However, every time he made a dish, Sha Zhu would leave some in the lunch box in advance, so in the end it would naturally be a full box.

"Sister Lan, this is specially reserved for you, just put it away first."

"Zhu Zi, you are so nice to me."

"Hide first. When that bastard named Li comes looking for you, I'll tell him you're gone."

"Okay! I'll hide in the warehouse." Then Liu Lan gave Sha Zhu a charming look, and then turned around and went to the kitchen warehouse with her lunch box.

Sha Zhu also resisted the urge to turn off some of the lights in the kitchen. Sure enough, not long after, Deputy Director Li, who was full of food and drink, came running over.

"He Yuzhu, where's Liu Lan?"

"I left after the food was served."

"Oh? He Yuzhu, I heard that Director Yang has been sending you out on field trips a lot these days?"

"Yes! You are all my leaders. If you need me to go out on field work, just let me know."

"Well, that's right! He Yuzhu, I've noticed that since your serious illness, you've become smarter than before."

"I can't help it! I almost didn't make it last time, so now I have to think more about myself."

"That's right! I'm going to go home first, and you should have gotten off work and gone home a long time ago!"

"Then take care, Director."

After Deputy Director Li left leisurely, Sha Zhu took out some lunch boxes and went to the private room to pack them up, but found that they had been eaten up by them. Fortunately, he had reserved some for Liu Lan in advance.

Then Sha Zhu turned off all the lights in the cafeteria, closed all the doors and windows, and went to the cafeteria warehouse. Sure enough, Liu Lan was hiding in a corner of the warehouse.

"Zhu Zi, are all the people gone?"

"Yes! Luckily, we reserved it for you in advance. They ate up all the food in the private room."

"That just shows how good your cooking is."

"Hey! Sister Lan, let's get started quickly!"

"Well, Zhuzi, I've already taken a shower in advance."

"..."At this time, Sha Zhu hugged Liu Lan and started to bite her, venting all the depression and frustration he had felt during that period.

An hour or two later, Liu Lan looked at Sha Zhu in shock and said, "Zhu Zi, you're amazing! I can hardly handle this."

"Not bad! After all, I've been cultivating my vitality for thirty years."

"Zhu Zi, can I only serve you from now on? I'll be avoiding that guy surnamed Li every day."

"Whatever you want! I don't mind! At most, I'm just trying it out, but I'll definitely get married later."

"Zhu Zi, are you dissatisfied with me?"

"Liu Lan, don't get me wrong! I really feel that dying one day would be a huge loss, so I want to experience the feeling of a woman. Don't think of me as someone you can rely on, and I'm not someone you can rely on either."

"..."

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(End of this chapter)