The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

It's worth noting that Manager Gu was also present yesterday, and he witnessed the attitude of those leaders towards He Yuzhu.

If anything really happens in the future, He Yuzhu will definitely be able to help me!

At this moment, they learned that He Yuzhu and Yang Xiaodi had arrived, and Tian Zehua had also come over.

He said to He Yuzhu:

"Pillar, you're coming!"

He Yuzhu pulled Yang Xiaodi to bow to Tian Zehua:

"Master!"

Yang Xiaodi also bowed to Tian Zehua:

"Master!"

Tian Zehua was very satisfied with his apprentice He Yuzhu. He never expected that He Yuzhu would take his culinary skills to the pinnacle.

He actually gave up and went to study mechanics instead. I was thinking that He Yuzhu wouldn't be able to continue studying it.

Upon re-entering the culinary industry, I never expected He Yuzhu to be so capable, having mastered the machinery business so quickly in just a few years.

Although I wasn't in the lobby the day before yesterday, there were more staff members there.

After He Yuzhu left, many people vividly described what happened that day.

At this point, Tian Zehua also realized just how formidable He Yuzhu was.

They even managed to bring machinery to its peak. Although it wasn't the most advanced, it impressed countless leaders. They were even willing to promote He Yuzhu's unreliable father just because of a single word from He Yuzhu.

Of course, Tian Zehua was just making a rant, since he knew that He Daqing was He Yuzhu's biological father.

If He Daqing is doing well, it will also reduce the pressure on He Yuzhu.

Tian Zehua took out a wooden box and said to He Yuzhu:

"The gift money and gift list are all here. You two should check them carefully. You two will still need to reciprocate with these gifts in the future!"

Hearing Tian Zehua's guidance, He Yuzhu nodded:

"Master, don't worry, I will keep the gift list safe. I will definitely return these favors in the future!"

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Tian Zehua nodded in satisfaction, thinking that his apprentice was indeed clever.

With a little guidance, they can understand what they mean.

Instead of doing what others do, where you teach them step by step but still can't learn anything in the end, persisting is too foolish.

He Yuzhu himself didn't teach them much; they just learned by watching the dishes he cooked.

Moreover, they innovate and are even more capable than themselves.

Tian Zehua said to He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi, I know you trust me and Manager Gu, but I hoped you would be gentle with me at the time."

After all, this isn't a small matter, and Manager Gu and I don't want our relationship to suffer over something so trivial!

Looking at his master and Tian Zehua, He Yuzhu said:

"My current house was a gift from Manager Gu, how could I possibly accept such a small amount of money as a gift?"

After saying that, he shook his head and didn't continue, because the two of them wouldn't touch this thing.

However, to put their minds at ease, He Yuzhu nodded.

The four of them went to a quiet room.

He Yuzhu started looking at the gift list, and the three of them helped him verify it.

Although He Yuzhu was very surprised when he saw the gift list, he knew that many of the people here were leaders or celebrities.

Fifty is not unheard of; even a hundred is possible.

For example, there's Manager Gu right in front of me, and my own mentor.

Both were 100 yuan, but He Yuzhu didn't expect that Xu Damao would also give 50 yuan as a gift.

He Yuzhu kept this in mind, because he could give it back to Xu Damao when he got married.

After everyone finished tallying the amount, the four of them were quite surprised, because even He Yuzhu hadn't expected the gift money to be so much.

After all, He Yuzhu hadn't expected so much. You have to know that this banquet cost He Yuzhu over four hundred.

You have to understand that four hundred yuan was no small amount in those days, especially considering that was the internal price. If you were to calculate it at the original price...

Then it would be more than four hundred, it would be close to seven or eight hundred.

And this doesn't even include the cost of Tian Zehua's craftsmanship.

Tian Zehua smiled:

"You've received so much in wedding gifts!"

Finally, everyone calculated that they had a total of 8,645.5 yuan.

"Those 50 cents were the gift from the Jia family," Tian Zehua said.

"How come the Jia family from your courtyard only gave five cents!"

He Yuzhu wasn't angry; instead, he smiled and explained:

"This is not bad. When Jia Dongxu got married, I broke a hundred yuan to prevent people from taking advantage of me."

At the current exchange rate, it's only one cent.

So this is already pretty good!

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Tian Zehua remembered the matter of their courtyard house and didn't say anything.

Besides, He Yuzhu hadn't expected to give such a large gift.

Now it seems that I've suddenly become rich.

As for why they could receive so many betrothal gifts, the first few were mostly from celebrities and leaders.

Everyone has plenty of money, because nowadays, money isn't the only thing you need to buy things; you also need coupons.

Of course, the black market is an exception.

So everyone has money, but not many receipts.

Even the leaders don't have many votes left.

Because many tickets are issued uniformly, while some tickets are issued proportionally based on individual salaries.

Therefore, what people value most now is not money, but receipts.

Of course, having a ticket but no money won't cut it, but for ordinary people, ten or fifty yuan is an astronomical price.

For these people, nothing is worth as much as their monthly salary. Going out there could allow them to make friends with chefs like He Yuzhu and Tian Zehua.

Moreover, He Yuzhu's identity and status are not to be underestimated in the future, so everyone is well aware of this.

That's why He Yuzhu received more than 8,000 yuan this time.

Tian Zehua put the money together, then handed it to He Yuzhu and said:

“Go back and discuss with your father and father-in-law how to handle this gift money.”

After all, most people are here because of your father and in-laws!

He Yuzhu nodded:

"Master, I understand. I'll go find my dad right now and see what they think!"

After all, they have their own gift list, so they can clearly see who invited whom.

However, He Yuzhu did not intend to keep the money for himself. If his parents on both sides gave it to him, then he would accept it.

If they take it, then so be it; after all, I'll be attending their happy occasions in the future.

Chapter 108: The Shocked Crowd

He Yuzhu and Yang Xiaodi arrived at the home of Yang Zhili, the father-in-law of He Yuzhu.

When Yang Zhili saw He Yuzhu and Yang Xiaodi return, he asked curiously:

"Why are you two back?"

Upon hearing Yang Zhili's words, He Yuzhu said to Yang Zhili:

"Dad, this time the gift money is a bit much. This is what I brought out. The gifts from the people you and Dad invited are about 1,800 yuan."

Xiao Di and I both brought the money…

Yang Zhili interrupted He Yuzhu after he finished speaking.

Then say:

"Zhu Zi, Xiao Di is my only daughter. Your mother and I both have jobs and some income."

The money for the wedding gift is for you two, just give me the gift list.

"It will come in handy as a return gift!"