The Dream Fulfillment Master in the Courtyard

Finally, after Qin Huairu left, Shen Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief, her emotions remaining unsettled for a long time.

I wanted to get a drink of water, but I found that there wasn't even a kettle in the room.

Surely not?

Shen Zhiyu was slightly confused.

Although he had food and coal in his house, he had no pot or stove, so even though he was qualified to cook for himself, he still couldn't cook for himself.

Grass!

Shen Zhiyu cursed under her breath, but still decided to ask the old lady.

If he really doesn't have these things here, then he'll have to eat out.

Or go and get all these things ready.

However, considering that her house would most likely be an entire east courtyard, Shen Zhiyu felt that buying a stove seemed a bit wasteful. The east courtyard shouldn't be small; it should have several rooms. In the end, using one room as a kitchen would be perfectly fine.

He left the house and went straight to the east wing.

The older woman paused slightly after hearing Shen Zhiyu's purpose before speaking, "When you moved here, you weren't able to cook for yourself because of your condition, so the factory didn't provide those things."

"Here's a kettle for you to use for now; it has hot water too!"

"Are you going to cook for yourself, or do you want to prepare a stove?"

The woman quickly explained the situation.

Shen Zhiyu didn't know when she would be allocated her east courtyard, nor did she know the current situation of the east courtyard. After thinking about it, she decided to go and get a stove and a pot.

Even if the east wing is allocated, he will still need to buy some things to move in.

Therefore, I will probably have to stay in this side room for a while longer.

Once Shen Zhiyu understood all this, she left the courtyard and headed back to the steel rolling mill.

You couldn't buy household items like stoves, pots, and kettles without coupons.

If you're in trouble, turn to our organization!

Shen Zhiyu found the security department's work style to be quite good.

Therefore, he went directly to the section chief, Qian Weigong.

"I'll make a phone call!"

After learning what problem Shen Zhiyu had encountered, Qian Weigong immediately called the logistics department.

This is a steel rolling mill, a key unit, so only they are equipped with telephones.

In a typical factory, there's probably only one telephone in the factory manager's office!

In this day and age, we really lack everything.

When the call connected, Qian Weigong explained the problem, and the other party immediately said that there was no problem and that it would be resolved immediately, telling Shen Zhiyu to just go to the logistics department to pick up these things.

"Director, it doesn't cost money, right?"

"Get lost, what are you dreaming about!"

Qian Weigong simply waved him away.

Shen Zhiyu didn't know how to get to the logistics department, so she simply went back to the security section and called Chen Guofu over.

Chen Guofu was also lazy, so he called two more people.

In the end, the four burly men headed straight for the logistics department, looking like bandits had come knocking on a door.

Logistics Director Zhang Kewei was speechless when he saw this scene.

However, we still need to prepare the necessary items.

Of course, you still have to pay. It's just that it's cheaper!

After taking control of the supplies, Chen Guofu, under the pretext of helping Shen Zhiyu inquire about housing, slipped away halfway through.

Fortunately, these items were eventually transported back to the courtyard house by the security department's sidecar motorcycle.

"Thanks, Brother Qu and Brother Wang!"

Shen Zhiyu gave Qu Yi and Wang Dongliang, who had helped her, a pack of cigarettes as a token of her gratitude, since they not only helped deliver the cigarettes to her home but also helped with the installation.

Setting up the furnace's exhaust pipe would have been quite a hassle for one person, but with the help of Qu Yi and Wang Dongliang, it became much easier.

"Officer Shen, you're too kind!"

"If there's nothing else, we'll head back now!"

"You should be alright now. I'll see you off!"

Shen Zhiyu saw the person out of the courtyard and watched the tricycle leave before returning to her house.

The stove is already lit, and a kettle has been placed on it. The water will boil soon.

Shen Zhiyu sat on the now-warmed kang (heated brick bed), and her mood finally improved considerably.

This small house is full of life.

As for what to have for dinner, Shen Zhiyu didn't have any special cooking skills, so she just planned to make a dumpling soup.

He still vividly remembered the dumpling soup he had eaten at Sha Zhu's house before.

It just so happens that dumpling soup is easy to make.

In the dead of winter, a bowl of hot dumpling soup would be very comforting.

That's right, we're still missing eggs!

After Shen Zhiyu boiled the water and poured it into the thermos, she turned off the stove and headed straight for the grocery store.

He now has some tickets in his possession.

I'll just buy some more everyday necessities.

Unfortunately, the grocery store did not sell eggs, and the supply and marketing cooperative next door did the same.

In the end, Shen Zhiyu bought two cans of pork.

When Shen Zhiyu returned to the courtyard house, she encountered Xu Damao.

"Hey, Comrade Shen, you're all better now?"

Xu Damao saw the net bag Shen Zhiyu was carrying and the canned goods inside, and subconsciously asked a question.

"Comrade Xu, are you off work?"

"No!"

Xu Damao, riding his bicycle, chuckled, "Today I went to the countryside with my mentor to show a movie. After a while, I'll be able to show movies on my own!"

Shen Zhiyu smiled, gave a thumbs up, and said, "Comrade Xu, impressive!"

At this time, Xu Damao was still very young and inexperienced.

No wonder I hadn't seen Lou Xiao'e in the courtyard before; she must not be married yet!

By the way, when did Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e get married?

That's really hard to say.

In the entire courtyard, only Qin Huairu's wedding date is certain. She married into the courtyard in May 1951. After that, there was no clear date for the weddings of the younger generation in the courtyard.

However, even knowing that Xu Damao was not married, Shen Zhiyu did not intend to steal Lou Xiao'e away.

Lou Xiao'e's family background is clear from the looks of it!

Although in some places, after a few years of marriage, this social class becomes the same as that of the spouse's family, in a place like Beijing, it is clearly not done that way.

Why has Xu Damao never been promoted?

Besides his lack of ability, another reason is likely that he married Lou Xiao'e.

Otherwise, with Xu Damao's eloquence and scheming skills, how could there be no hope of promotion at all?

It's even possible that some of the factory's leaders actually enjoyed Xu Damao's fawning over them, after all, he was Lou Bancheng's son-in-law!

It's not that Shen Zhiyu is trying to misunderstand human nature with malice, but rather that human nature can sometimes be really dirty!

Whether human nature is inherently good or evil at birth is a difficult question to answer.

But Shen Zhiyu is more convinced of the theory of sexual evil!

Why?

Humans are animals too, and animals have animalistic instincts!

And animalistic instincts, at their core, manifest as the law of the jungle.

In the harshness of nature, to survive, you have to fight and struggle!

And what about people?

Later education, with its morals, rules, and laws, and all sorts of constraints, finally suppressed the animalistic nature in our genes, and the two-legged creatures were given a different name: human!