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

So after hesitating for a moment, Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "Boss, can I not go to work at the workers' store? Could you give this opportunity to my sister?"

Ye Jianchuan was speechless when he heard this. What was all this about? But he still had to stand up and say a few words in support.

"Director Liu, Comrade He Yuzhu only has himself and his sister left at home. His sister is a senior in high school and will graduate soon. She is thinking about finding a good job."

If you need anything, please help arrange it. Comrade He Yuzhu will definitely remember your kindness. If you want to eat Tan family cuisine again, just give him a call, and he will definitely come and cook it for you.

... ... ...

When Ye Jianchuan said that, Sha Zhu nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Director Liu laughed and said, "Haha, Comrade He Yuzhu, I criticized Xiao Ye for calling you 'Silly Zhu' before, saying that he shouldn't have spoken ill of his comrade like that."

I didn't expect you to think about things so differently from us! I actually wanted you to work as a cook at our workers' store! Not to sit behind the counter!

"But since you've put it that way, I won't force you! I'll help with your sister's matter! After she graduates, come find me, and I'll help you make arrangements!"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately beamed with joy, thanked him repeatedly, and then happily scurried back to the kitchen.

The leaders sat down at the table and chatted for a few more minutes, thus concluding the reception successfully.

After seeing off several workers and store leaders, Factory Director Zhou patted Ye Jianchuan on the shoulder with great satisfaction.

"Xiao Ye, you're truly my lucky star! You did a great job this time! This is a small token of our gratitude for you, Master He, and Master Nan Yi Nan. You three can split it equally!"

Also, did you make a list of all the ingredients for this meal? Give me the list, I'll prepare a little, and I can give you the order this afternoon.

(Thank you everyone for the flowers and reviews!! Thank you!) Cheers!

Chapter Ninety-Three: The Gains from Helping the Boss

Ye Jianchuan took the small cloth bag handed to him by Factory Director Zhou, and without opening it, stuffed it directly into his pocket. Then he took out a slip of paper from his pocket and handed it to Factory Director Zhou.

"Uncle Zhou, this is the ingredient list for this time. There are quite a lot of things, and they are a bit expensive. However, you don't necessarily have to pay for them, because some of the items were borrowed by Chef He from other chefs he knows."

If you can get the same materials, you can have Master He return them to the other person; that will do the same thing!

Actually, Ye Jianchuan didn't want any of the same materials. The reason he said that was mainly because he guessed that Director Zhou would find it troublesome.

Preparing materials is such a troublesome thing. If Director Zhou wanted to do it, he would have done it long ago. Why would he need me to prepare the materials?

As expected, Director Zhou waved his hand and said, "Forget about the same materials. I'll just prepare the money directly. Alright, alright, you go ahead. I'm a little dizzy from drinking and need to rest for a bit."

Ye Jianchuan didn't seem to mind. "Alright, Uncle Zhou, you can rest now. Call me if you need anything."

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan left Director Zhou's office and headed straight for the kitchen.

At that moment, Sha Zhu and Nan Yi were in the kitchen, enjoying the leftovers they had just served.

Since they were already acquaintances, Ye Jianchuan didn't stand on ceremony and took out the cloth bag that Factory Director Zhou had given him earlier from his pocket.

"Brother Zhu, Brother Nan, this is Director Zhou's way of thanking us for the meal. He's letting the three of us split it equally!"

As he spoke, Ye Jianchuan opened the cloth bag. The contents of the bag were not many, but for an average cook, it was quite a lot.

There wasn't much money, only five yuan in total. Divided among the three of us, each person didn't even get two yuan.

However, besides cash, the small cloth bag also contained some coupons: local grain coupons, national grain coupons, meat coupons, cloth coupons, and even a one-pound sugar coupon!

Ye Jianchuan didn't think much of these things, but for Sha Zhu and Nan Yi, they were basically worth more than half a month's income.

However, since the items were not divided into three equal parts, this distribution plan gave Ye Jianchuan and his two companions a bit of a headache.

In the end, Ye Jianchuan simply waved his hand and stuffed all five yuan in cash into his pocket, leaving all the remaining tickets and coupons for Sha Zhu and the other two to distribute.

The remaining coupons are worth at least twenty yuan, after all, the local and national grain coupons together weigh fifty jin!

Sugar coupons were even rarer, but Ye Jianchuan certainly didn't have to worry about food and drink, so he didn't bother competing with the two for them.

Fortunately, Sha Zhu and Nan Yi didn't have too many thoughts about it. They split the parts that could be split equally, and each of them took one of the remaining sugar coupons and cloth coupons. This time, they had received all the payment for their 'side job'.

Ye Jianchuan continued, "By the way, Brother Zhu, I'll settle the money for those two dried goods you brought over with you tonight when we get back to the courtyard house."

Also... when do you see Yushui come back? Tell her the good news. If possible, it would be best to encourage her to apply for early graduation.

In these last few months, since she wasn't going to take the college entrance exam anyway, the most important thing was to get the job settled while Director Liu still remembered this matter!

Ye Jianchuan wasn't afraid that Director Liu would turn his back on him, but rather that next year would mark the start of that decade, and who knew if people like Director Liu would still be able to hold onto their positions?

Moreover, even if He Yushui wanted to take the college entrance exam, she wouldn't have the chance. After that wave of change next year, the college entrance exam would be canceled for quite some time.

Therefore, getting the work done as soon as possible is the right thing to do, to avoid any unforeseen complications later.

Although Sha Zhu didn't know these things, he understood what Ye Jianchuan meant and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll tell her then. By the way, she should be back on Friday, which is the day after tomorrow. I'm planning to make her something nice to eat. You can come over too."

Ye Jianchuan didn't seem to care. He nodded, then turned to Nan Yi and said, "Brother Nan, Brother Zhu, then I won't keep you company. You can go about your business after you finish eating..."

Although this sounds a bit like "reciting scriptures and then beating the monk," the two of them didn't actually come here solely to "help."

Sha Zhu came mainly for He Yushui's job, and Director Liu had already agreed to it, so he naturally had no complaints.

As for Nan Yi, needless to say, Ye Jianchuan hadn't even considered asking him for help at first; it was Nan Yi who volunteered to be a kitchen helper.

Moreover, he learned a lot from Sha Zhu today, so for Nan Yi, the new things he learned today were more important than the rewards like the tickets.

After finishing these tasks, Ye Jianchuan took a stroll through the workshop to check on Qin Huairu's condition, and then went back to his office to lie down.

Although Ye Jianchuan wasn't actually drunk, he still felt dizzy after drinking a little alcohol, so he rested in the office for a bit to regain his senses.

However, in that moment of clarity, it was already past four in the afternoon. Ye Jianchuan wandered around the workshop again, and then... it was almost time to leave work.

Ye Jianchuan returned to his office, tidied up a bit, and prepared to go home after get off work. 2.5 At this moment, Secretary Yang finally brought good news: he brought the money for the ingredients used in this reception.

Aside from the money for the sea cucumber and fish lips, which should be given to Sha Zhu, Ye Jianchuan can keep everything else for himself.

Including yesterday's system rewards, Ye Jianchuan had less than ten yuan left after buying the bicycle yesterday, but today his savings suddenly increased to more than eighty yuan.

After getting off work, Ye Jianchuan didn't leave with Qin Huairu. Instead, he went to the market again and bought some vegetables.

Ye Jianchuan didn't ride the bicycle himself; instead, he had Qin Huairu ride it to pick up the children. So, by the time Ye Jianchuan returned home after buying groceries, Qin Huairu had already arrived.

Chapter Ninety-Four: The Lou family is not short of money; the house is registered in Ye Jianchuan's name.

Back home, Ye Jianchuan called Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu to start preparing dinner.

However, to Ye Jianchuan's surprise, Lou Xiao'e gave him another 'surprise' during the meal.

"Jianchuan, after I went through the divorce procedures with Xu Damao today, I went home and told them about my desire to buy a house in the courtyard house."

Although my dad agreed to buy the house, he doesn't agree to register it in my name.

Ye Jianchuan raised an eyebrow and then asked, "If it's not registered in your name, whose name will it be registered in? In your dad's name? It doesn't make any difference, does it?"

Lou Xiao'e shook her head. "No, you may not know our family situation very well, but my dad said that at this time, the less property under your name, the better."

So I can buy a house, but it definitely can't be in my own name, nor can it be in the names of any family member, so...

Ye Jianchuan thought Lou Xiao'e meant she wasn't going to buy the house, so he nodded and said, "Oh, it's alright. In that case, I'll go tell Lao Chen that we can't buy the house!"

Lou Xiao'e shook her head again. "No, no, I didn't mean I didn't want to buy it. I meant... how about we register the house in your name?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jianchuan was completely dumbfounded. What was going on? Was Lou Xiao'e, this rich woman, going to use a house to support me?

"Sister Xiao'e, this... isn't this a bit inappropriate? Will your dad agree to this?"

To my surprise, Lou Xiao'e said, "This is what my dad meant. I told him about my divorce from Xu Damao, and then I mentioned how you helped me."

Including the things you advised us to get checked out, after my dad heard about it, he made the decision to buy the house and register it in your name.

He said, "You've shown such care and concern for me, an ordinary neighbor, and your work style is very reliable; you're a trustworthy person."

Lou Xiao'e dared to say anything, leaving Ye Jianchuan stunned. However, since Lou Xiao'e had said so, Ye Jianchuan seemed unable to find any reason to object.

Before that, Ye Jianchuan still needed to confirm again, "Sister Xiao'e, I know your family is rich, but you'd better think it through!"

This is a room! Four hundred and seventy yuan is no small amount! The average worker's annual salary is only around three hundred yuan!

With that wave of your hand, you've practically given me all the money! You trust me that much?

Lou Xiao'e didn't care at all. "It's just a few hundred yuan. You helped me so much and spoke up for me before. I would be willing to pay ten times more than a few hundred yuan!"

Besides, don't I still need you to help me get my dowry back? That dowry is worth quite a bit of money; consider that room your thank-you gift from me!

After Lou Xiao'e said that, Ye Jianchuan had no other thoughts. After all, Ye Jianchuan also knew that the so-called 'Brighton Woods system' in the United States was still in effect.

The current exchange rate for one ounce of gold is 35 US dollars, which translates to approximately 1.3 US dollars per gram of gold.

Let alone Lou Xiao'e's seven or eight kilograms of gold, even a small goldfish from it would be worth more than a room.

Although China's gold exchange system is not yet in line with international standards, its value is undeniable. With the Lou family's influence, converting it into cash would be an easy task.

Since that was the case, Ye Jianchuan didn't hesitate any longer and agreed immediately!

Lou Xiao'e was also impulsive. Seeing that Ye Jianchuan had agreed, she immediately took out a large wad of cash from her pocket, counted out fifty 10,000-yuan bills, and handed them to Ye Jianchuan.

"Here, take this money and go to Uncle Chen to buy the house. The rest is a token of our gratitude for the care you two have given me during this time!"

Ye Jianchuan took the money and continued, "Actually, if you don't mind, even if you move to the Central Court, you can still have dinner with us!"

Now there are quite a few people I share meals with, cooking and eating together, and it feels more lively with more people!

This was exactly what Lou Xiao'e wanted to hear, and she immediately nodded in agreement.

After dinner, the two women stayed at Ye Jianchuan's house to tidy up, while Ye Jianchuan got up and went to the middle courtyard, knocking on Old Chen's door again.

"Hey, Jianchuan! You're here? So, are you sure you want to buy this house?"

Ye Jianchuan nodded. "Uncle Chen, I'm buying this house! Here's a deposit of one hundred yuan. Come back with me later, and I'll write up a contract for you to sign."

Then tomorrow we'll go and get the paperwork done, and once it's all settled, I'll pay you the remaining balance. How does that sound?

Old Chen's eyes lit up when he saw the ten "Big Reunion" bills in Ye Jianchuan's hand. He quickly agreed and didn't even bother to finish his meal. He followed Ye Jianchuan directly to the backyard.

After writing down the contract, both Lao Chen and Ye Jianchuan signed it, and Ye Jianchuan handed over the hundred yuan he had to Lao Chen.

At this moment, Ye Jianchuan asked again, "By the way, Uncle Chen, this house will belong to me from now on, but you can't possibly move all 137 things in this house, right?"

Are all these things included in this house? Like the furniture and such.