The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

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Because these things were obtained by their organization by tightening their belts.

Preparations were made for a counterattack against the mainland.

Of course, this was just one stronghold in Beijing; there were others as well, but the government thwarted all of these conspiracies.

Of course, that's a story for another time.

After collecting everything from the cave, He Yuzhu left.

Unfortunately, there is no meat here; apart from food and weapons, there is nothing.

Perhaps there are other strongholds, but the oilcloth bag didn't mention it, and He Yuzhu didn't know either.

Even if He Yuzhu knew, he would still try to keep it for himself.

After finishing, He Yuzhu cleaned up all traces of himself and then quietly went back.

Back home, He Yuzhu was extremely excited. He never expected that he could obtain so much by simply taking down an enemy agent.

As for meat, we're not short of money anyway, we can take our time, whether we buy it or hunt it in the mountains.

Anyway, He Yuzhu isn't in a hurry now. You know, if He Yuzhu had all this food, he could eat until he dies.

Moreover, they are all refined grains.

After He Yuzhu arrived at Tian Zehua's house, Tian Zehua asked:

"Why are you back so late?"

He Yuzhu said:

"Master Li hasn't come back yet. I tidied up his house, which took a little longer!"

Tian Zehua thought about it and agreed. After all, He Yuzhu was He Yuzhu's master. Now that the master was not home, it was indeed time to clean up the house during the Chinese New Year.

However, Tian Zehua was also a little disappointed, since he wanted to get to know He Yuzhu's other mentor.

He Yuzhu chatted with Tian Zehua for a while before going to teach He Yu to read.

A few days passed like this, and the New Year was over.

In the second year of junior high school, Tian Zehua's daughter, Tian Ying, returned home with her husband and child.

After learning that He Yuzhu was Tian Zehua's apprentice, he gave a brief greeting, finished his meal, and left.

Seeing Tian Ying busy at work, Tian Zehua's expression wasn't very good. Yu Hui said to Tian Zehua:

"Alright, old man, don't be angry. Isn't this how it always has been?"

Is there anything else I'm not used to?

He Yuzhu hadn't expected that Tian Zehua and Tian Ying had such a bad relationship. Tian Zehua, looking at the curious He Yuzhu, said to him:

"Tian Ying's man is named Guan San. I have a long-standing feud with Guan San's father, Guan Zhen, since childhood."

It's a blood feud; the Guan family and the Tian family have always been at odds. Who would have thought that my daughter would fall in love with someone from the Guan family?

She even married Guan San from the Guan family. Humph, no matter what I said, it was no use. In the end, this unfilial daughter actually came back with her child.

There was nothing I could do but accept it, because no matter what, she was still my daughter.

But my daughter resents me because I have a grudge against her husband's family and she refuses to admit her mistake.

As you've seen, she only comes back during the Lunar New Year each year, just to tell the Guan family that she also has a family of her own and that they shouldn't bully her.

That's all I'm good for; I have no other purpose. Sometimes I even want to sever my father-daughter relationship with this unfilial daughter.

But then I thought, if I did that, she wouldn't have a good life in the Guan family.

So I've been enduring it all," Yu Hui sighed.

"Yingzi is just a clueless person. Don't be angry. You can't get over this kind of anger!"

Don't let this upset you during the New Year!

He Yuzhu said:

"Alright, Master, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Since the world has chosen this path, then it is her own problem."

If she's doing well, it means she has good judgment; if she's not doing well, we can bring her back later.

Anyway, we're not short of food for our senior sister!

Yu Hui nodded:

"Exactly, you don't understand this as well as Zhu Zi does. Okay, stop thinking about it."

"You should be at work tomorrow after you've finished packing. Don't come to work in a bad mood!"

After a while, with He Yuzhu's encouragement, Tian Zehua put the matter aside and went to rest early.

Yu Hui sighed and said to He Yuzhu...

Chapter Twenty-Four: Becoming a Second Chef

"Zhu Zi, your master is like this every year. After all, she is his own daughter."

It's not something I can just give up on easily, but our relationship isn't very good right now.

Because of this, the eldest brother, Tian Lei, is not coming back.

"After all these years, they're all still so stubborn!"

He Yuzhu didn't know how to talk about this, since he couldn't figure it out himself, and no one else could say anything about it.

He Yuzhu said to Yu Hui:

"Master's wife, things will get better gradually!"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Yu Hui sighed and said:

"hope so!"

Then, without saying anything, she went to take care of Tian Zehua.

The next day, at Hongbinlou Restaurant.

Tian Zehua acted as if nothing had happened, directing everyone to clean up the kitchen, while Manager Gu directed the waiters to clean up the front of the kitchen.

After all, the entire Hongbinlou building officially started construction today.

You should know that in the past, Hongbinlou would never close for the Chinese New Year, but now...

No one came at all, and the new country abhorred exploitation, so all places that did business closed down.

And so, everyone opened their business together.

There aren't holidays as long as the future ones yet.

After finishing, Tian Zehua encouraged everyone and then they began preparations.

Seeing that everyone had started preparing, Tian Zehua approached Manager Gu:

"Manager Gu!"

Manager Gu saw Tian Zehua. You should know that Tian Zehua is the head chef of Hongbinlou Restaurant. Without Tian Zehua, Hongbinlou Restaurant's business would not be as good as it is now.

"Master Tian, what's the matter?"

Tian Zehua said:

"Manager Gu, I'd like to promote Zhu Zi to sous chef!"

Manager Gu was taken aback:

"Second Chef, Master Tian, I know Zhu Zi is your apprentice, but he has only been learning from you for less than three months. Is he capable?"

Don't ruin the reputation of our Hongbinlou restaurant!

Tian Zehua shook his head:

"No, that's my apprentice. If he ruins your reputation, my reputation will suffer too."

That's why I'm telling you this—because of Zhu Zi's strength. If he didn't have that strength...

I wouldn't say that to you, would I?

Manager Gu said:

"Alright, I'll try out Zhu Zi's skills in a bit. If it works, then we'll do as you say!"