Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

To be fair, it's one thing for Yang Li to understand Xu Damao's feelings, but I'm the factory director, your boss.

How dare you give me that attitude?

Who gave Xu Damao the courage?

Yang Ligong wondered what he would do if he and Xu Damao switched places, and the leader's wife asked him to sit at the table for dinner that day, but Xu Damao refused.

To be honest, having dinner at the same table with such a high-ranking leader is an opportunity, and capable people will definitely seize it.

But then again, Xu Damao went by his own initiative; without him, where would he have gotten the chance?

This is a very complicated issue. Everyone has selfish desires, and Yang Ligong is the particularly selfish type.

Deep down, he believes that only he himself can improve; others either stagnate or make mistakes and are dismissed from their posts.

Xu Damao and Yang Ligong had no right to make progress; if they wanted to, they'd talk about it in ten years.

Yang Ligong stared at Xu Damao for a while before turning and leaving.

Xu Damao breathed a huge sigh of relief; if Yang Ligong didn't leave soon, he wouldn't be able to keep up the act.

Although it's impressive that I can talk back to my boss, it's something I can brag about when I'm drinking with my buddies.

But that doesn't mean Xu Damao wasn't worried. Yang Ligong was the real leader, the factory director.

He was just a nobody projectionist, but to put it nicely, he was one of the "Eight Great Employees," receiving praise and respect from others.

But that was among the common people and fellow workers. In the eyes of leaders, even a regular clerk, Xu Damao was nothing.

I acted impulsively today, but it's no use regretting it now. What's said is said, and if Yang Ligong wants to punish me, I'll accept it.

However, Xu Damao secretly followed Yang Ligong, hoping something would happen.

He wanted to see Yang Ligong and Sha Zhu argue, because with Sha Zhu's hot temper, it wasn't impossible that he might beat Yang Ligong up if he lost control.

Xu Damao revealed a sinister smile upon thinking of this.

Yang Ligong arrived at the back door of the first canteen and asked someone to inform him that he was looking for He Yuzhu.

Because Li Jiuzhou is very strict about the safety of the canteen, leaders need to give prior notice if they want to enter the canteen kitchen; otherwise, they are not allowed to enter for safety reasons.

This regulation caused dissatisfaction among leaders at the time, who said that leaders were not allowed to enter the canteen kitchen.

What do you want to do, Li Jiuzhou?

Is the kitchen not a place we can just walk into whenever we want?

Li Jiuzhou said that you can join if you want, but if something happens to you on the day you enter the kitchen, then don't blame me, Li Jiuzhou, for putting the blame on you. You'll have to take the blame whether you want to or not!

If there's a problem with the cafeteria during normal times, then come to me, Li Jiuzhou. I'll take full responsibility and handle it accordingly.

It's very simple. If any problems arise, Li Jiuzhou is willing to take full responsibility, provided that you don't cause trouble or wander around the kitchen aimlessly.

The kitchen doesn't need someone who doesn't know anything to give orders.

Since Li Jiuzhou had said so, the leaders thought it was feasible, after all, there had been a previous incident involving rodenticide, which almost resulted in deaths.

No leader is willing to gamble with their political life.

Moreover, Li Jiuzhou's strict control was also to reduce the occurrence of dangers, which was beneficial to the factory.

If something can still happen even with Li Jiuzhou's current strict control, then it's beyond what they can handle.

The enemy is too advanced; we have no choice but to ask for help.

In fact, many leaders are dancing on a tightrope, and sometimes they are even awakened by cold sweat in their sleep.

Because they didn't know whether there were any saboteurs lurking in the factory.

The security department conducted repeated checks, fearing that the sky might fall at any moment.

Li Jiuzhou wasn't afraid because he had a system. Although Dog Seven had been blocked by him for a long time, it still had the ability to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune.

Therefore, the canteen and farm he manages are safe.

Just as Yang Ligong was getting impatient waiting at the back door, Sha Zhu came out.

When Sha Zhu saw Yang Ligong, his smiling expression immediately vanished, as if he had seen something unclean.

Seeing this, Yang Ligong forced a smile: "Master He, you've worked hard. Here, have a cigarette."

You can't hit someone who's smiling, so Sha Zhu didn't refuse. He took the cigarette and lit it, wanting to see what Yang Ligong was up to.

Sha Zhu just kept smoking, without asking Yang Ligong what he wanted to see him about.

Yang Ligong was used to Sha Zhu's appearance, so he took the initiative to speak, his tone very sincere:

"Master He, I would like to ask you to cook a meal at the leader's house again on my day off. Thank you very much."

Yang Ligong didn't mention Xu Damao's matter because he wanted to see Shazhu's attitude and analyze what Xu Damao said.

There must be a reason why he said he would go if Sha Zhu went, but we can't ask him directly.

Sha Zhu stared at Yang Ligong in astonishment, then, remembering the 38 yuan he'd been owed, he flew into a rage, took a deep drag of his cigarette, and blew the smoke directly into Yang Ligong's face.

"Hey Director Yang, who are you trying to insult here?"

"Although I, He Yuzhu, am a cook, I also uphold morality and righteousness."

"You asked me to cook for the big boss; this is a private job, so it's only right that you pay me."

"But what does it mean that you're giving me less and less each time?"

"If you don't think I'm worth the price, why did you hire me?"

"You're just a leader in the factory; anyone else would be lying on the ground by now."

Yang Ligong was feeling uncomfortable with Sha Zhu's attacks right in his face, the smell of smoke and bad breath hitting his face directly.

Fortunately, Yang Ligong understood what Sha Zhu meant; he was complaining that the reward he was given was too little.

That shouldn't be the case. Xu Damao said back then that 68 yuan was the price for a large banquet.

All he did was ask Sha Zhu to cook a meal.

Yang Ligong was furious when he thought about how he had paid 88 yuan for the meal. "Damn it, you think 88 yuan is too little?"

Do you think I, Yang Ligong, am a sucker?

No, Yang Ligong shook his throbbing head. Just now, Sha Zhu said that his and his payment was getting less and less each time.

That shouldn't be the case, since I gave the same number both times.

So he blurted out:

"Master He, I paid you the same amount both times, so how can it be less each time?"

After hearing this, Sha Zhu only thought that Yang Ligong was making excuses:

"You have the nerve to say that? The first time you gave me 58 yuan, I didn't say anything. After all, you're the factory manager, and I gave you face."

"But you've gone too far! Last time you actually gave me 38 yuan, what do you take me for?"

"Isn't this a bit much to insult people?"

"Go out and ask around, or ask Lou Bancheng, the former director of the steel rolling mill. The meal my senior brother and I cooked for him that time didn't start at two hundred yuan."

"Tell me, are you fucking insulting me?"

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, his fist, as big as a sandbag, was already clenched. He would immediately punch Yang Ligong if Yang Ligong dared to say anything he didn't like.

Xu Damao watched from the corner, barely daring to breathe, but became even more excited when he saw Sha Zhu preparing to beat Yang Ligong.