Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

"Xu Damao, you!" Sha Zhu glared at him, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, but when he thought of what his family said to him, he couldn't help but stop and sat down.

Xu Damao was a little disappointed when he saw this, and thought to himself, how could this idiot hold back?

"Comrade Damao, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Of course there is," Xu Damao said confidently. After everyone looked over, he cleared his throat and said, "Comrades, dividing the meat is not easy and will easily lead to complaints. I suggest that we make fish-flavored shredded pork, ants climbing trees, and add a lion's head. The remaining bones and other things can be boiled into a pot of soup. We can't let everyone eat as much meat as they want, but it's good to try some meat."

Xu Damao's words awakened everyone, and after hearing what he said, the others also suddenly realized.

Chef Yang slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of these dishes? Director, Chef Fan, I think what Comrade Xu Damao said makes sense."

Others also agreed that this was indeed a good idea.

The canteen director looked at Master Fan, and when he nodded, he made his decision. "Okay, I'll report to Director Li right away. Once he agrees, we'll start preparing."

Then he added, "Comrade Damao, thank you so much this time."

Xu Damao said modestly, "Well, this is all for our steel mill. I'm just offering some small suggestions. The real cooking still depends on you chefs."

Chef Fan said, "Don't worry, Damao. I'll cook it myself tomorrow and show you what a level three chef is."

"Then everyone will have a treat tomorrow."

The atmosphere in the kitchen also became lively. Everyone was happy. The only unhappy person was Sha Zhu. He really couldn't bear to see Xu Damao so proud in front of him, especially in the kitchen! This was his territory!

Sha Zhu glared at Xu Damao indignantly and left the cafeteria.

Xu Damao hadn't noticed that he had come this time to ask Master Fan for help. His meritorious service and the awards and medals were all thanks to Jiang Fan's help, so naturally he wanted to treat Jiang Fan to a nice meal.

I came to see Master Fan to ask him to be my chef.

After Sha Zhu went out, he became more and more angry. He did not notice the small stones on the road and accidentally stepped on them. He slipped and fell to the ground.

"Ouch, my ass."

After a pause, Sha Zhu started searching with a grimace, searching the ground for the culprit.

"How dare you, a little thing, bully me? Screw you!"

Sha Zhu looked at the uneven stone in his hand, vented all his anger on it, and threw it out with all his strength.

砰

The stones hit the bicycle, making a dull sound.

Sha Zhu looked at the bicycle, rolled his eyes, and then smiled sinisterly.

"Xu Damao, I must teach you a lesson!"

I don’t know what tricks Sha Zhu came up with to deal with Xu Damao, but his mood suddenly turned from gloomy to cheerful, and he even laughed.

……

Inside the courtyard, people from the steel mill were returning from get off work.

Unlike in the past, today they all came back happily and even exchanged a few jokes on the way.

When they met acquaintances on the street and asked why they were so happy? Was there any happy news? They pretended to be indifferent and said, "Oh, nothing happy, just two big fat pigs came to the factory, and we will have meat tomorrow."

This made others envious, and they all asked where the steel mill got the pigs from.

Although ordinary employees did not know the specific reason, they understood a little when they thought about the factory-wide commendation meeting to be held tomorrow. Someone in the steel rolling mill had made a contribution and was rewarded by the higher-ups.

But they don’t know who it is or what achievements he has made.

After Jiang Fan returned home, he took out all the rewards he had received today.

"So much money, tickets and certificates. Doesn't my second brother have a medal? Where is it? Let me see it."

Jiang Yu counted the bills and asked Jiang Fan.

"The factory director has put away the medals and said he will give them to us at the meeting tomorrow."

This kind of operation is actually normal. Although it is only a third-class merit medal, few leaders of the steel rolling mill have it.

In the army, if you want to get a third-class merit, you don’t know how many enemies you have to kill and how many people have to die.

"Then, second brother, can we go to your commendation meeting tomorrow?"

Jiang Fan thought for a moment and looked at Jiang Daniu.

"That should be okay, I'm not sure."

Jiang Daniu didn't dare to guarantee it. This was the first time he encountered such a thing. In the past, when he was awarded the title of outstanding worker or model worker, Jiang Yu never said that he wanted to go to the steel mill to see it.

"Okay, after dinner I'll go ask Xu Damao, he might know."

After Xu Damao returned home, he took out the certificate and bonus.

Xu Wude didn't care about the money at all. Instead, he solemnly accepted the third-class merit certificate.

He carefully unfolded it and read it word by word. A brilliant smile appeared on his old face. "Bring honor to our family! Bring honor to our family! Damao, you've really made it. You actually earned a third-class merit for our Xu family."

Xu Wude patted Xu Damao's shoulders hard, his eyes full of admiration. This was the first time since Xu Damao became an adult that he felt his son had a promising future.

"My dear, go get me a ruler. I need to measure the dimensions and find a good framer to mount it tomorrow. Oh my, a third-class merit."

Xu's mother also happily agreed. This was an honor her son had received, and she, as a mother, also shared the honor.

Xu Damao looked at his parents, his heart trembling. Thinking back on his past, it seemed he hadn't done much to make his parents happy or proud. He wasn't good at studying, and he couldn't even fight with Sha Zhu. He wasn't good at either literature or martial arts, but he had a bit of talent when it came to making friends, especially girlfriends.

But is this something to be proud of?

In the past two years, it was only after following Jiang Fan that things gradually got better.

For a moment, Xu Damao became melancholy.

Lou Xiao'e, who was standing by, saw this and came over to him. "What's wrong with Damao? You don't look very happy."

"Ezi, it's nothing, I just thought of something."

Lou Xiao'e hugged Xu Xiao and said, "Don't think about anything today. Don't be so smug on this happy day, or you'll see how I deal with you tonight."

Hearing this, Xu Damao's mouth twitched, and his hand unconsciously fell to his waist. He didn't understand why Lou Xiao'e, a rich girl, was more extravagant than him after getting married.

"That's not good. My parents and Xu Xin are here. Let's talk about this after they leave."

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at him and carried Xu Xiao back to the house.

"No, I still have to ask Jiang Fan to get some medicine, otherwise I really can't bear it." Xu Damao smiled bitterly.

……

In the Intermediate Court, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu told Qin Huairu and the others the news that the factory would be having meat tomorrow as soon as they came back.

This aroused the greed of Bang Geng and Jia Zhang again, although the Jia family had been living a much better life due to Yi Zhonghai's care during this period.

But who are Banggeng and Jia Zhangshi? They start drooling whenever the word "meat" is mentioned.

Bang Geng immediately said, "Dad, Grandpa Yi, can you take me to the factory to eat meat tomorrow?"

Chapter 303: Reversal of Tiangang

Jia Dongxu's face froze, and then he grabbed Banggeng's arm and said, "Banggeng, Dad will go to work tomorrow and buy you some food."

Jia Dongxu is now more patient and caring towards Banggeng, because Banggeng has to endure pain that ordinary people cannot understand.

Yi Zhonghai did the same and promised Banggeng that he would bring him some delicious meat and vegetables.

This made Banggeng very happy, and he kept saying that his father and grandfather were so nice.

But it was different for Jia Zhangshi who was standing next to him. There was always a hint of resentment in her eyes when she looked at Yi Zhonghai, as if she was a wife who had been alone in her room late at night waiting for her husband who was working away from home.

After coaxing Bang Geng, Yi Zhonghai looked up and met Jia Zhang's eyes. Seeing the inexplicable emotion, he felt a little uneasy.

"What's wrong with this Jia Zhang? Why is she looking at me like that?"

Yi Zhonghai turned his head away and no longer looked into Jia Zhang's eyes. He was afraid that he would not be able to help but beat her.

When Yan Bugui and his family learned that the steel mill was going to eat pork, they were very envious. They had not eaten meat for a long time.

"Old man, your school is a subsidiary of the steel mill. Will we give you some of the pigs when we slaughter them tomorrow?"

While eating pickles, Yang Ruihua couldn't help asking. Yan Jiefang and the others also looked at Yan Bugui.

"What are you thinking about?"

Yan Bugui said unhappily, "I thought of this earlier than you did, but it's impossible."

"Dad, can't you spend some money to buy some meat? Look at Jiang Yang and Jiang Yue. They're not much bigger than me, but with that size and build, I feel like they could kill me with one punch."

Yan Jiefang raised his arms and posed to show off his muscles.

"If you want to eat meat, pay for it. If you don't have money, go to the other side."

Yan Jiefang couldn't help but yell, "Money, money, money! All you think about is money. You didn't treat Big Brother's illness in order to save some money, which led to Big Brother's current situation!"

After saying that, he took the steamed bread and went into the house, not noticing Yan Bugui's face suddenly darkening.

"You little brat! How dare you talk to your dad like that?"

Yang Ruihua pointed at Yan Jiefang and scolded him, but got no response, only a loud bang of the door slamming.

"Old Yan, Jiefang is still a child. Don't bother with him. If you take his words to heart, it will hurt you."

Yan Bugui lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. After a moment of silence, he said, "Let's eat."

In the backyard of the Liu family, Liu Haizhong was choosing clothes to wear tomorrow. He planned to get close to the person who would be commended by the factory after knowing the person tomorrow, and maybe he would be promoted.

"Orchid, do you think it's better for me to wear this or that?"

"None of them are good. It's not you who's going on stage to receive the award, why are you wearing something so fancy?"

Liu Guangtian said sarcastically.

"What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard!"

"I didn't say anything nonsense. Are you going to go on stage to receive the award tomorrow? You don't deserve it!"

Liu Haizhong was furious and raised his hand to slap him.

But Liu Guangtian not only didn't hide, he even took the initiative to move his face forward, "You hit me, you hit me? If you dare to slap me today, I will go to Director Wang and tell her that you abused me. Let her lock you up!"

Aunt Meng stopped Liu Haizhong and shook her head vigorously, "Old Liu, you can't hit him. If you slap him, our family will be finished."

Listening to his wife's words, Liu Haizhong put down his hand with a look of resignation, "I shouldn't have given birth to these two evil sons!"

Liu Guangtian wasn't polite either. He slammed the table and confronted Liu Haizhong, "Do you think I want you to be my father? If I had a choice, I would definitely be reborn into the Jiang family. They live a better life there. Maybe tomorrow the steel mill will honor someone from their family."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! It is absolutely impossible to commend the Jiang family tomorrow!" Liu Haizhong roared very loudly, his eyes almost red.

"What do you mean?"

"If you are from the Jiang family, I will recognize you as my father!"

"Okay! It's a deal!"

Liu Guangtian was amused, his eyes full of amusement. He was determined to be the father. Just now, when he passed by the Jiang family on his way back, he heard Jiang Yang and Jiang Yue say that they would go to the factory tomorrow to see Jiang Fan receive praise.

After returning home, Liu Haizhong did this again. He immediately had an idea and made such a big deal out of it.

Liu Guangfu, who was standing by, witnessed the whole process and was also stunned. Although ever since Director Wang taught Liu Haizhong a lesson, the two brothers have been very arrogant at home.

But this is the first time to see such a scene of a loving father and a filial son.

After making the bet, Liu Haizhong didn't want to see Liu Guangtian at all and stormed out. Aunt Meng was left alone, looking at her son and then at Liu Haizhong's back. Finally, she sighed and chased after him.

"Second brother, you are so tough! You dare to do such a thing."

"I have my reasons for doing this. Let me tell you..."

After hearing Liu Guangtian's confidence, Liu Guangfu's eyes shone with wisdom, "Oh, second brother, you are really tall and hard."

Liu Guangtian waved his hands nonchalantly and said, "We'll talk about whether it's tall or hard later. I just want to hear him call me daddy!"

……

Late at night, a dark figure sneaked into the backyard from the middle courtyard and came to where Xu Damao parked his bicycle.

"Xu Damao, aren't you capable? I wonder if you can still be patient."

Sha Zhu smiled sinisterly and took out the firecrackers specially made by He Yushui and Yang Ergou not long ago. After some operations, the firecrackers were installed on the car.

"After the meeting tomorrow, I'm going to blow your ass off!"