Siheyuan: I am stupid, I don't want to be a bootlicker

"Hahaha, Zhuzi, if that's the case, it would be the best."

Director Wang laughed dryly and said with an embarrassed look: "However, I can't make the decision on this matter alone, I have to consult the leader.

Once the leader approves it, I will leave this matter to you, what do you think?"

"Hahaha, Director, what you said is true. You are the head of our cafeteria. You have to make the final decision on everything in the cafeteria. All the staff in our cafeteria listen to your orders."

He Yuzhu said this with a smile, then stood up and walked out.

He didn't come here today expecting to accomplish this matter, he just mentioned it.

The daily menu for the steel mill's canteen is listed by Director Wang. Now He Yuzhu wants to "snatch food from the tiger's mouth" and take over the menu-making rights of the small canteen. How can it be so easy?

The purchasing of ingredients, the boss' preferences, and budget control, even though it's just four tables of dishes, there's a lot involved.

He Yuzhu was even sure that the matter would end with Director Wang, and he would definitely not report it to his superiors.

However, he didn't care. Given his relationship with Deputy Director Li, this matter would reach Deputy Director Li's ears in less than a week.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon and no need to work overtime in the evening, so He Yuzhu divided the leftovers and went home early.

As soon as I entered the door, I met the old man who was coming back from get off work. He was holding a pound of fatty pork in his hand and looked in a good mood.

"Hey, Third Uncle, you're here so early today too?"

"Zhu Zi, are you off work?"

When the third uncle saw He Yuzhu, his face immediately smiled like a chrysanthemum, and he raised the pound of pork in his hand:

"Don't light the fire tonight. Come to my house and let your third aunt stew meat for you."

"Hey, okay then. I'll be waiting."

He Yuzhu agreed with a smile, knowing that it must be because Yan Jiecheng's plan to go to the steel rolling mill was successful, and the third uncle was thanking him.

Just as he was about to walk to the middle courtyard, he took another look at the net bag in his hand and handed it to the third uncle with a smile:

"Okay, Uncle San, since we're going to your house to eat meat later, you can also take these two dishes to Aunt San to heat them up. We don't cook at home anyway."

"Hey, that's good, that's good. I'll ask your third aunt to clean the lunch box later and you can take it back when you leave."

The third uncle got an "unexpected surprise", and the chrysanthemums on his face bloomed even more brilliantly.

He Yuzhu took the time to go to the deaf old lady's house in the backyard. At this time, an aunt had already prepared meal for the deaf old lady and was preparing to go back.

"Auntie, you are here too."

"Hey, Zhuzi, you go chat with the old lady first. I'm going home to cook. Your uncle will be home soon."

The old lady said this with a smile, said hello to the deaf old lady and went back.

"You lazy grandson, how come you have time to come and see me today?"

The deaf old lady was eating on the kang while waving at He Yuzhu, indicating that he should go up to the kang and eat with her.

"Hey, old lady, you are embarrassing your grandson, aren't you?"

He Yuzhu smiled and waved his hand: "I won't eat here. The amount you have is not enough to fill my stomach."

As he spoke, he took out 20 yuan from his trouser pocket and handed it to the deaf old lady:

"Grandma, my dear grandma, I'm asking for the money back from you. Please keep it and don't let anyone worry about it anymore."

"What? What did you say? I can't hear you."

The deaf old lady stared at He Yuzhu with a smile and deliberately raised her voice.

"I say, grandma, there is no one like you. Can't you hear me taking the money?"

He Yuzhu also found it funny when he saw the old lady pretending to be deaf.

"What? You little bastard, speak louder!"

Although the old lady raised her voice to show that she couldn't hear, her hands did not slow down at all. She put away the two big beds as soon as they were placed on the table.

"Hahaha, that's enough, deaf or not, you are my real grandmother. I will tell Auntie later that when I'm at home, you should stop cooking and just deal with me."

As soon as He Yuzhu said this, the deaf old lady's eyes suddenly turned red.

What do people fear most when they get old?

No children!

lonely!

The deaf old lady has both of these qualities. Now that she hears that He Yuzhu wants to raise her as his own grandmother, how can she not shed tears?

He Yuzhu pretended not to see anything and walked outside, waving at the deaf old lady:

"Okay, you eat first, I'm going to eat something good!"

When he returned to the middle courtyard, Yan Jiefang came to call him to eat, so He Yuzhu followed him to the front courtyard to eat.

The families living in the front yard were all stunned.

Yan Laokou's family is stewing meat today, and the whole yard is filled with the aroma of meat!

Could it be that the sun this morning rose from the west?

When He Yuzhu entered the third uncle's house, the dishes had already been laid out, including stewed pork with radish, stir-fried cabbage with oil residue, scrambled eggs, plus the stir-fried bean sprouts and shredded potatoes that He Yuzhu brought back from the canteen. There were five dishes in total, which was really a lot.

The staple food is freshly-cooked steamed buns made from two-grain flour, and the soup is so thin that you can see the millet soup at the bottom of the bowl.

The three sons and one daughter of the third uncle were all standing on the ground, drooling at the food on the kang table.

Such a sumptuous meal is rarely seen, not to mention on ordinary days, even during the Chinese New Year!

This is how it is these days. Ordinary people are lucky if they can have meat two or three times a year, and they are considered "well-off" if they can fill their stomachs on weekdays.

There were two wine glasses on the table and two pounds of liquor on the kang. The third uncle invited He Yuzhu to sit on the kang.

"Wow, Uncle Three, there are so many dishes today."

To be honest, He Yuzhu was a little surprised that the Third Uncle spent so much money. According to the Third Uncle's usual stinginess, he would have been lucky to have some fried eggs today.

"Hey, this is as it should be, as it should be!"

The third uncle also felt that the table he had prepared today was worthy of being shown in front of the audience, and he was very proud of it.

"Hey? Everyone, come to the table. Why are you standing on the floor?"

He Yuzhu looked at the four children standing on the ground and greeted them.

"Well, they are just kids. Why should they sit at the table? They can go eat next door."

The third uncle smiled and waved to the third aunt, indicating that she should take the four children to the small room next door to eat.

"Hey, hey."

The third aunt agreed with her mouth, but her eyes were fixed on the food on the table and she kept smacking her lips.

The four children on the ground raised their arms and wiped their saliva with their sleeves.

When the third uncle saw this, he was so angry that his nose was crooked. He blamed himself for not disciplining his children well and for losing face in front of He Yuzhu.

Just as he was about to speak with a frown on his face, He Yuzhu spoke first:

"Xie Cheng will be getting married next month, not counting the kids. Come up to the table and have a couple of drinks with me and your dad."

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, he suddenly felt as if a delicious pie had fallen from the sky and hit him on the head, making him dizzy and his face flushed red.

Not for anything else, there are so many delicious foods on the table, it would be worth it even if he could just have a bite!

However, he soon cast his gaze on the third uncle's face, asking for his opinion. When the third uncle saw that it was He Yuzhu who spoke, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Hey, hey."

Yan Jiecheng was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He quickly agreed and was about to take off his shoes and get on the kang.

"Don't be silly, go get four bowls first."

He Yuzhu said this with a smile. Yan Jiecheng was stunned at first, but then he reacted and quickly went to get four large bowls.

He Yuzhu laid out four large bowls in a row and put the dishes on the kang table into the bowls one by one.

The plate of stewed pork with radish was almost empty with his chopsticks, and most of the scrambled eggs were also filled into four bowls.

Soon, most of the five full dishes were gone, but the four large bowls were filled up.

"Okay, Third Aunt, you can take Jiefang, Jiekuang, and Jiedi to eat. Take these steamed buns. The three of us old men are drinking, and this is all we need."

The third uncle and aunt were stunned for a long time before they reacted. The third aunt looked at the third uncle and saw that the third uncle nodded with a complicated expression. Then she came to the table happily to get the bowl.

Yan Jiecheng got off the kang again and helped to carry the four large bowls over. Then he sat back on the kang and poured wine for He Yuzhu and the third uncle. Finally, he looked at his father and poured himself half a glass.

The third uncle watched He Yuzhu give most of the meat, vegetables and eggs on the plate to the third aunt and the three children, and somehow he felt uncomfortable.

Seeing that the wine glass was full, he simply picked up the glass and said with a smile:

"Zhu Zi, let's not be so formal. I'll toast to you for solving the problem."

After saying that, the third uncle drank the two-liang wine glass in one gulp.

He Yuzhu didn't say anything either. He raised his wine glass and clinked it with the third uncle's, then drank it in one gulp.

Seeing this, Yan Jiecheng, who was standing by, quickly filled their cups again. His eyes were fixed on the meat and eggs on the table, but he did not dare to pick up his chopsticks.

He Yuzhu put down his wine glass, took a bite of food to calm down the drunkenness, and then asked:

"Uncle, has Jie Cheng's move to the steel mill been finalized?"

"Ah."

The third uncle nodded and said, "Director Fang had someone inform me this morning that I will go to work next Monday."

"Hey, that's a good thing."

He Yuzhu picked up the wine glass and drank another glass with the third uncle, then said:

"Just a quick question, did you spend five hundred or one thousand?"

Yan Jiecheng, who was standing by, was stunned when he heard He Yuzhu's question. He just picked up the chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat, but the chopsticks fell on the table with a "click".

The third uncle glared at his son, took a bite of the food, and said in a deep voice:

"One thousand, direct formal employment."

"Wow, Third Uncle, you handled this matter in a very dignified and open manner. You are truly worthy of being a gentleman of our Fourth City!"

As He Yuzhu was talking, he filled up the Third Uncle's glass again. The Third Uncle just nodded and smiled bitterly before swallowing it.

"Zhu Zi, we get along well. Uncle San is not afraid of you making fun of him. I have put all my savings into this job."

Yan Jiecheng, who was standing next to him, heard what the third uncle said, and somehow he felt that the meat in his mouth no longer tasted good.

He Yuzhu clinked glasses with the third uncle again, exhaled a long breath of alcohol, and then spoke:

"Uncle, you were right just now. We two get along very well.

I want to say a few more words. If you think they are interesting, just listen to them. If you don’t, just treat them as drunken words from me.”

"Zhu Zi, Third Master knows that you are a capable person. You speak, and Third Master listens."

The third uncle put down his wine glass and listened to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu also put down his wine glass, looked at Yan Jiecheng first, and spoke slowly:

"Jie Cheng, you are already an adult. Everyone in the courtyard calls your father Yan Laoshen. Do you think what he did for you was stingy?"

Yan Jiecheng quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, I... I really didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..."

Yan Jiecheng stammered and couldn't continue.

"Didn't expect your father to empty out all his family assets just for you?"

He Yuzhu said the second half of the sentence for him.

"Ah."

Yan Jiecheng nodded, his eyes a little red. After graduating from junior high school, he had been doing odd jobs and had to hand over all his wages every month. He couldn't even afford a cigarette.

In his heart, he has always been dissatisfied with his parents, especially his father, who always says "You will be poor if you have enough food and clothes, but you will be poor if you don't plan well." He thinks that his parents are obsessed with money.

But regarding what happened today, if his father was really as money-obsessed as he thought, would he be able to empty the family's savings to find a job for himself?

"It's good that you understand this. Although your father has a reputation as a stingy person in the hospital, he is willing to spend money when it comes to your career prospects."