Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's words, Xu Damao's expression turned ugly.

It's bad enough that we weren't allowed to sit down and eat after working for most of the day, but now we're not even getting paid, not even a word of thanks.

Is he really going to torture his subordinates like this?

Let me tell you, Yang Ligong, I, Xu Damao, am not made of clay either.

So they started calling out names and insults.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately began to defend his superior.

"Hey, Xu Damao, what are you doing? You're insulting my boss right in front of me! Do you even respect me?"

"Furthermore, Director Yang is also your superior. He expects to take a cut when he asks you to do something. Can't you be a little more sensible?"

"Your moral character is too low."

Xu Damao retorted without any hesitation:

"I wouldn't even give you a second thought, you're nothing but a piece of trash!"

"Who do you think you are, babbling on in front of me? I'm just unhappy, so what?"

"I am his subordinate, that's true, but I just can't stand Yang Ligong. Tell him exactly what he said and he'll settle my account at the factory, or I'll report him for abusing his power."

"Damn it, if you don't believe me, we'll all play together. Do you think I'm afraid of him?"

"you……"

"What do you mean, 'get lost'?" Xu Damao didn't give Secretary Wu a chance to speak again and shut him down directly.

At this moment, the three of them arrived at the gate of the compound. They could leave without being checked.

Only then did Sha Zhu give Xu Damao a thumbs up:

"Great job, Da Mao. Those words were inspiring. They're the words of a true man of Beijing."

Xu Damao then gave a wry smile: "Um, can I back out now?"

"Yang Ligong is the factory director. If he wanted to mess with me, it would be a piece of cake."

Sha Zhu waved his hand dismissively:

"What are you afraid of? Listen to me, hurry up and go to Deputy Factory Director Li, let him protect you."

Xu Damao's eyes lit up as he looked at Sha Zhu: "Brother Zhu, you'll help me, right?"

Sha Zhu's eyes darted around: "Well, it depends on the situation. As long as it's not your fault, I'll help you out if I can."

"Is there even a question? What did I do wrong?"

"On my day off, I was asked to come to the leader's house to show movies. I didn't get paid. The leader's wife asked me to sit at the table for dinner, but Yang Ligong dismissed me with a casual remark."

"This guy is a bit opportunistic, Brother Zhu. I only agreed to show the movie because I didn't want to offend him, but I ended up getting really angry."

Sha Zhu was also angry when he heard this, and once again took out the envelope containing 38 yuan from his pocket.

Upon seeing this, Xu Damao revealed a slightly eerie smile:

"Damn, you only paid me 38 yuan? Is that all your skills are worth? You might as well give that to a beggar."

"Yang Ligong isn't trying to pay you; he just wants to make a fool of you."

"He probably planned this all along. He'll settle the debt from last time first, and then humiliate you. He looks down on you as a cook from the bottom of his heart."

"I'm not even a decent projectionist, let alone you."

"Damn it..." Sha Zhu started cursing through gritted teeth after hearing Xu Damao's analysis.

It's not that Sha Zhu isn't smart enough, but rather that Yang Ligong from the past two days is completely different from his current self.

In particular, Sha Zhu felt that his attitude towards Xu Damao was extremely excessive.

He's seen how leaders handle things before, but none of them do things like Yang Ligong; it's utterly terrible.

Based on the above points, Sha Zhu has reason to suspect that Yang Ligong is targeting him, or even looking down on him.

Sha Zhu's concept is very simple: it doesn't matter if you look down on me, you don't have to eat my cooking, and we can just stay out of each other's business.

But you can't eat my cooking and then look down on me; that's an insult to him.

If Yang Ligong were here, he would be lying on the ground by now, regardless of whether you are the factory director or not, he would beat you up first.

Xu Damao felt much better after seeing that Sha Zhu had been misled by him. The two of them rode their bicycles back to the yard while cursing Yang Ligong.

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, who had seen Xu Damao and Sha Zhu off, was walking towards the big boss's house with his hands behind his back.

He was in a great mood, earning a net profit of 70 yuan from the trip.

Yang Ligong still paid Sha Zhu 88 yuan, but this time he was more greedy and asked for 50 yuan instead of 20.

Xiao Wu thought that a lousy cook only needed to earn 38 yuan for making a meal, and he wasn't afraid of overeating if he earned 88 yuan.

As for why he said his net income today was 70, it's because Yang Ligong gave him and Xu Damao each 10 yuan as a service fee.

Xu Damao? Xiao Wu felt he didn't deserve the 10 yuan reward, so he naturally put it into his own pocket.

Yang Ligong still had some sense of shame, but he ended up with a secretary who liked to act on his own initiative. It was just his fate.

Why did Secretary Wu dare to do this? Because he was certain that Sha Zhu and Xu Damao would not question the factory manager, so he was neither flustered nor afraid.

In order to reduce the number of times they met, he did not tell him about Xu Damao's insults towards Yang Ligong.

But this time Secretary Wu miscalculated. Just because Xu Damao and Shazhu didn't ask doesn't mean things won't be exposed.

Xu Damao lived in fear for several days, but when he saw that Yang Ligong did not come to cause him any trouble, he was no longer afraid.

As soon as he remembered Yang Ligong, he arrived at Xu Damao's small warehouse.

Yang Ligong, with the air of a leader, began by saying:

"Da Mao, just like last time, come with me on your day off."

Yang Ligong thought that Xu Damao would respectfully invite him to sit down for a smoke and tea, just like the last time they met, but Xu Damao didn't move at all, only looking at him strangely.

Yang Ligong was a little confused. He looked at himself and saw that his clothes were not dirty. "What are you looking at, Xu Damao?"

Thinking about this, Yang Ligong got a little angry:

"Da Mao, I'm asking you a question!"

Xu Damao then smiled and asked in return:

"Director Yang, I'd like to ask He Yuzhu if he still wants to come along?"

Although Yang Ligong didn't understand why Xu Damao asked that question, he still answered him:

"Of course Master He will go. I'll go and tell him in a bit."

After hearing this, Xu Damao ignored Yang Ligong, lowered his head, picked up a rag to wipe the machine, and then said:

"Oh, then you should ask Master He first. If he goes, I'll go; if he doesn't go, I won't go either."

Yang Ligong's expression immediately changed, and his voice deepened:

"Xu Damao, do you know what you're saying?"

Xu Damao felt a chill in his heart after hearing this, but the pride of youth wouldn't allow him to back down at this moment.

He tossed the rag aside, looked up at Yang Ligong, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Are you deaf? Can't you hear what I said?"

"Just go ask He Yuzhu, why are you asking so many questions?"

"Also, don't use your position as factory director to pressure me anymore. I won't do personal work except for official business. Do you understand, Director Yang?"

"I still have work to do, so I can't chat with you any longer..."

After saying that, he picked up a rag and continued wiping the machine.

Yang Ligong's face was very unpleasant. He didn't understand how Xu Damao's attitude towards him had changed so much in just a few days.

Is it because I didn't let him dine at the leader's table last time?

If that's the reason, then Yang Ligong accepts it; he simply doesn't want Xu Damao to sit at the table.

As for the reasons?

There are many more...