Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Ye Jianchuan nodded without saying anything, then turned to look at Sha Zhu and said, "Brother Zhu, let's have a drink!"

He then raised the glass in his hand and drank it all in one gulp.

Qin Huairu stood there awkwardly. Although Sha Zhu was also there, Qin Huairu didn't dare to use the same tactics she had used on him before.

After all... Qin Huairu had just been scolded by Ye Jianchuan for this very issue the day before yesterday.

Although there were meat dishes on the table today, there was only a small amount of meat, unlike the other day when there was both stewed chicken soup and braised pork.

Therefore, Qin Huairu was unwilling to offend Ye Jianchuan again over such a small matter.

But don't forget, there's also the ultimate simp, He Yuzhu, here. Seeing Qin Huairu looking at the dishes on the table with some reluctance, silly Zhu spoke up.

"Sister Qin, has anyone cooked at home? Why don't you take these home to eat? Xiao Ye and I will just keep a plate of peanuts to have with our drinks."

Ye Jianchuan was speechless when he heard Sha Zhu's words. If this guy wasn't He Yushui's brother and he didn't need to use him later, Ye Jianchuan probably would have already started cursing.

To be honest, Ye Jianchuan sometimes wished he could crack open this guy's head to see what he was thinking.

However, since there were still things for Sha Zhu to handle, Ye Jianchuan couldn't turn his back on her now, so he looked at Qin Huairu with a stern face.

"Sister Qin? Would you like some of the dishes on this table?"

Qin Huairu was tempted upon hearing this and was about to nod, but after seeing the look in Ye Jianchuan's eyes, she immediately understood that she couldn't take this!

Chapter 42 Getting Sha Zhu's Help (Bonus Chapter!! Please Give Flowers!!)

So Qin Huairu quickly waved her hand, "No, no, Zhuzi, you guys eat. I've already cooked at home, so you guys eat. I'll be going now."

As she spoke, Qin Huairu turned to leave. Just as Sha Zhu was about to say something, Ye Jianchuan spoke first.

"Sister Qin, wait a moment."

After calling out to Qin Huairu, Ye Jianchuan turned around, took out a bag from the cabinet, and handed it to Qin Huairu.

"Didn't your family say you didn't have enough food? Here's ten jin of cornmeal, you can eat that first."

Okay, another ten catties of cornmeal. This is actually the third time Ye Jianchuan has given Qin Huairu cornmeal.

The first cornmeal was a random reward from the system, and the next two were also the same ten pounds of cornmeal.

Strangely enough, all of Ye Jianchuan's other system rewards were random. Whether it was giving candy to Qin Huairu's two little girls or helping an old lady cross the street, the rewards were never the same.

However, when it came to providing cornmeal to the Qin Huai Ru family, the reward was a fixed ten catties of cornmeal, plus a few cents in cash or grain coupons.

This situation has happened twice in a row. Ten pounds of cornmeal is still ten pounds of cornmeal, and Ye Jianchuan doesn't eat cornmeal, so in the end, all the cornmeal is given to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu's family also got a bit of trouble. Every few days, someone would send them some grain. Logically speaking, this should be considered a good thing.

But why do I feel like life isn't as good as it used to be, even though I'm eating cornmeal porridge and steamed buns every day?

不过秦淮茹自然是不能『内，部/群』:9.8"0'2？0"5。8'5,6绝的，这个年头有的吃就不错了，你要是能『内，部/群』:9.8"0'2？0"5。8'5,6绝棒子面，以后就更不会有人接济他们家了。

After accepting the cornmeal and thanking Ye Jianchuan, Qin Huairu slunk home.

At this moment, Sha Zhu finally spoke up and started chatting with Ye Jianchuan, "Jianchuan, why is Sister Qin doing your laundry?"

Ye Jianchuan glared at Sha Zhu. "What? Sister Xu Qin washes your clothes, but she can't wash mine?"

"Hey, it's just that I'm on good terms with Sister Qin, right? Your family never used to have anything to do with Sister Qin's family, so why is she suddenly doing your laundry?"

This simp, Sha Zhu, has even started to show signs of crisis. Ye Jianchuan was helpless and could only speak up.

"Me? I paid for it! I'm a grown man, and I'm usually too lazy to clean the house or do laundry, so I wanted to find someone to help me."

"Isn't it because Sister Qin's family is struggling financially? So I paid her to help with cleaning and laundry. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Sha Zhu was at a loss for words, and after a long while, he spoke again.

"Your sister Qin's family is indeed facing difficulties. You have a good job now and a high salary, so please help them out in the future."

Look at me, I'm happy to help them, and now they remember my kindness. You have to pay for laundry, but I don't have to!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jianchuan gave him a look as if he were an idiot.

"Learn from you? What would I gain from learning from you? So that their kids would call me 'Silly Chuan' in the future?"

Or is it so that when I go on blind dates in the future, Qin Huairu will run to my room and wash my underwear for me?

Then you'll drive your blind date away, leaving me a bachelor for life?

Hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Sha Zhu scratched his head awkwardly and muttered to himself, "This... everyone calls me that, so let them call me that, I'm used to it."

He deliberately avoided Ye Jianchuan's second sentence because Sha Zhu didn't think he would really become a bachelor. With his "conditions," he could easily find a partner if he lowered his standards!

Little did people know that with his current reputation, no matchmaker was willing to arrange a marriage for him anymore. Why was that? Wasn't it because he was having an ambiguous relationship with a widow every day?

Ye Jianchuan was too lazy to continue complaining about Sha Zhu, and instead said directly, "Alright, I'm too lazy to talk to you about Qin Huairu anymore. If you want to be scammed by the widow, go ahead and do it yourself. Don't drag me into it."

"I'm already at my limit if I can barely give them anything. You really want me to keep supporting them? No way!"

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan filled his glass to the brim, then filled Sha Zhu's glass as well, and then raised his glass.

"Let's get down to business, Brother Zhu. You're the successor of Tan Family Cuisine, right?"

Sha Zhu nodded. "That's right? What's wrong? Does your factory director Zhou want me to cook Tan Family Cuisine? That's not easy, there are so many things to prepare!"

Ye Jianchuan nodded and said, "Yes, I want you to cook Tan family cuisine, and it would be even better if you could prepare these ingredients!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately shook his head. "No, no, where am I supposed to get the materials for you? I can't take this job!"

"No, Brother Zhu, I know these materials are not easy to prepare, but I can actually help you find some of them."

As he spoke, Ye Jianchuan stood up, then ran to the cabinet next to him and rummaged through it, finding several bags inside.

Ye Jianchuan handed the bag to Sha Zhu and said again, "Look, everything in this bag is useful, isn't it?"

These things are all things that Tan Family Cuisine can use, of course. As for their source... they were given to us by the system.

The random rewards given by this system are indeed very 'generous', ranging from common foods like cornmeal, chives, and eggs to recipes for sandwiches and blueprints for T-shirts.

Ye Jianchuan's bags naturally contained dried goods that could be used to make Tan Family Cuisine, but the quantity was not large.

Sha Zhu was also a little surprised. "Huh? Jianchuan, you're really capable! How did you manage to get so much dried goods? And... how did you know that Tan Family Cuisine needs these things?"

Ye Jianchuan shrugged and then said, "Do you know what it means to find beauty and wealth in books? You didn't even finish elementary school, yet you're complaining that others know too much?"

Sha Zhu wasn't angry, after all, being called uncultured at this time wasn't really an insult. He smiled and said...

"With these things, the rest are actually quite easy to get. Things like chicken feet and pig's trotters can be bought at the market."

However... I checked, and it seems we're still missing sea cucumbers and fish lips, which aren't easy to get.

Chapter 43 She truly lives up to her reputation as a 'highly productive hen'.

Ye Jianchuan smiled and said, "Hehe, so for the remaining two or three kinds of ingredients, we can only trouble you, Brother Zhu, to think of a way. I know you know a lot of chefs in Beijing, so you can always ask them to help you get them, right?"

Don't worry, our factory manager Zhou said he'll definitely reimburse you for the expenses of getting these things, and he certainly won't be stingy with your wages.

If the leaders enjoy the meal this time, there might be other benefits!

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu's eyes lit up. If Sha Zhu were to prepare all the ingredients by himself, it would indeed be quite difficult.

After all, different ingredients may need to be obtained from different people. If you try to cook a Tan family dish for someone else and end up using all the connections your father left you, then it would be a huge loss.

Moreover, visiting seven or eight chefs whom we don't usually interact with is quite a tiring task.

However, if it's just two kinds of seafood, then it should be possible to get them from the same person; it's just a matter of troubling one person... Sha Zhu thought this deal shouldn't be a loss.

Besides, although Ye Jianchuan didn't show any intention of establishing a relationship with He Yushui, he had previously shown a lot of concern for her.

As for his younger sister... she felt that her whole heart was with Ye Jianchuan, so facing Ye Jianchuan, who might be her future brother-in-law, Sha Zhu felt that he should help her out with this small favor.

So after pretending to think for a moment, he finally nodded in agreement.

Since Sha Zhu had already agreed to this, Ye Jianchuan didn't stand on ceremony and continued speaking.

"Since that's the case, then I'll reveal something else: after this meal, our Factory Director Zhou is also planning to invite Factory Director Liu from the Machine Repair Factory to have a meal as well."

Of course, this time it doesn't have to be Tan family cuisine, just make it a little tastier.

So... you might still need to take another day off to come, but don't worry, the compensation will definitely satisfy you."

Sha Zhu didn't think there was any problem. Anyway, he didn't have much work at the steel mill. He didn't even need to ask for leave at noon. He just needed to cook the big pot of vegetables in advance.

As for serving food and cleaning up afterwards, just leave it all to your subordinates.

After receiving Sha Zhu's affirmative reply, Ye Jianchuan was satisfied and began to eat his dinner with peace of mind.

The two had barely taken a few bites when another figure darted in from outside. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be He Yushui.

Ye Jianchuan got up and added another set of chopsticks and bowls, inviting He Yushui to come and eat. Then he looked at the dishes on the table and realized that there weren't enough, so he turned to look at Sha Zhu.

"Brother Zhu, this dish isn't enough. Go to the chicken coop by my door, get an egg, and fry it for Yushui."

Without hesitation, Sha Zhu went outside, rummaged around in the chicken coop, and came back with two eggs.

Ye Jianchuan was stunned. How could there be two eggs? Less than an hour ago, he saw only one egg. And that egg should have been laid only about an hour ago.

In other words, in just over an hour, this hen laid another egg? No wonder it's a 'highly productive hen' produced by the system! It really does lay a lot of eggs.

Of course, Ye Jianchuan didn't intend to hide the special features of this hen, and immediately pretended to be curious and asked.

"Huh?? Why are there two eggs? Did you take them out of the henhouse?"

Shazhu, not knowing what the problem was, nodded and said, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Ye Jianchuan shrugged and then said, "Brother Zhu, do you know when I bought this chicken? I bought it at the market after get off work!"

It's only been a little over two hours, and it's already laid two eggs? At this rate, it must lay dozens of eggs a day!

Sha Zhu was taken aback when he heard this. "She lays so many eggs? Then your hen must be a treasure. But laying dozens of eggs a day is too much. I think three eggs a day is about right."

He Yushui chimed in with a suggestion, "That's easy. We can just come over tomorrow morning and take a look. That way, we'll be able to guess how many eggs the hen will lay."

In fact, Ye Jianchuan didn't know how many eggs this chicken could lay. If it laid four, five, or six eggs, Ye Jianchuan felt that it was acceptable. But if it could really lay more than ten eggs a day, then this chicken would be too 'strange'.

Ye Jianchuan dared not let anyone know about this 'strange' thing, so if this chicken really could lay a dozen or even dozens of eggs a day, then Ye Jianchuan might have to consider letting the chicken 'quietly leave'.

Soon Sha Zhu had cooked the scrambled eggs, and the three of them sat down again to eat dinner.