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Chapter 24: Cooking
The next morning, Yi Zhonghai came and knocked on the He family's door.

"Shazhu, follow your brother Dongxu and go buy the vegetables. Go quickly and don't delay the important work."

Sha Zhu was slowly packing up his things, and then said, "Master Yi, I have to go to work today, you should find someone else!"

Yi Zhonghai didn't expect that Sha Zhu would be so disobedient, and his nose was crooked with anger. Today was of great significance to him. Not only was he taking in a disciple, but he was also preparing for his retirement. How could he allow someone to cause trouble for him?

If it were a few years later, he would have taught Sha Zhu a lesson with righteous words and forced him to help.

But it is not possible now. He Daqing is the head of the He family, and it is not his turn to make decisions.

"Old He, you are looking at Sha Zhu, that's outrageous."

He Daqing looked at him expressionlessly: "Why is Shazhu so unreasonable? If you don't go to work, he doesn't need to go to work."

"That's not what I meant. He knew that there would be a teacher-apprentice banquet today, so why didn't he ask for leave earlier?" Yi Zhonghai explained.

He felt that if he said this, He Daqing would agree with his explanation.

But he was clearly wrong.

What seems important to him may not be so to others.

In the eyes of others, Jia Dongxu's apprenticeship banquet was just an opportunity to have a big meal, and no one cared what it was for.

He Daqing said: "You didn't even look at what you said yesterday. How can Shazhu ask for leave? He is an apprentice who follows the master to learn the craft. Can he just ask for leave casually?
When you were learning your craft, did you also ask for leave casually? "

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red when he was asked this question. When he was learning his craft, he didn't dare to ask for leave, let alone take a nap.

"But Dongxu is just a child, he can't do those things."

"This has nothing to do with us. Find a way out on your own. Silly Zhu, what are you still standing there for? Go to work."

Sha Zhu quickly washed up, then left the courtyard with his lunch box.

Yi Zhonghai's bad habit of ordering people around was developed in the steel mill. He relied on his status as a master chef to order others to work for nothing. Those people did not dare to offend the master chef, and they were grateful to be ordered to work.

Watching Sha Zhu leave, Yi Zhonghai went to the front yard with a dark face and asked Yan Bugui for help.

Yan Bugui agreed, but two people obviously couldn't do it. There were too many things to take back. Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to run to the backyard and pull Xu Damao, who was sleeping in, out of bed.

After making the arrangements, Yi Zhonghai went into the deaf old lady's room and started complaining to her.

"Old lady, He Daqing is too unreasonable. He doesn't care about Dongxu's apprenticeship at all. He even dared to ask me for money. Shazhu is also a piece of shit. He knew he had something to do today, but he still went to work. He is just an apprentice, what's the point of him."

The deaf old lady was very satisfied listening to Yi Zhonghai's complaints. Only if Yi Zhonghai disliked He Daqing would she have the opportunity to ask Yi Zhonghai to help and drive He Daqing away.

"Zhong Hai, today is your big day, don't worry about it. We'll discuss He Daqing's matter after today. As for Sha Zhu, he is just a fool, and He Daqing must have taught him to be a fool. Don't bother with a junior like him.

If he doesn't learn well now, you can teach him slowly in the future."

Yi Zhonghai said with disdain: "I don't want to teach that fool. It's getting late, and my friends are coming over too, so I'll go and greet them. When the food is ready, I'll let Cuilan call you."

The deaf old lady nodded in satisfaction and waited for lunch in the house. As for breakfast, only fools would eat it. Wouldn't it be nice to save some space for lunch?
When he ran into Liu Haizhong on the way out, Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "Old Liu, please help me entertain those guests later."

Liu Haizhong naturally had no objection, as those people were all workers at the steel mill, colleagues with him, and they all knew each other. Even if Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, he would have gone over.

After He Yushui woke up, she went to look for Shazhu in the house. She walked back and forth several times but didn't see him. Suddenly, she looked aggrieved. I haven't given her the candy this morning yet.

"Dad, where's my brother?"

He Daqing felt a little jealous. He was sitting in the room, but his precious daughter acted as if she didn't see him. In the end, she actually went to him to ask about Sha Zhu's whereabouts.

"Shazhu has gone to work. Don't run around today and wait for a good meal at noon." When He Yushui heard this, tears of grievance fell. There was no candy for her to wake up today.

He Daqing didn't know why He Yushui was crying, so he could only coax her: "Did your brother bully you? Wait until he comes back, and dad will teach him a lesson for you."

He Yushui didn't mention the candy in the end. He was waiting for Sha Zhu to get off work so that he could settle the score with him.

He Daqing thought that he had finally coaxed her: "I'm going to cook in a while, you can play by yourself, okay?"

He Yushui nodded: "Then I will go find Xu Xiaoling."

"Go!"

He Yushui got permission and ran to the backyard excitedly. When she got to the backyard, she lightened her footsteps. She knew that the deaf old lady didn't like little girls.

When Xu Fugui saw He Yushui coming, he invited her into the house and asked her to play with Xu Xiaoling. He went out to help Yi Zhonghai.

Normally, they disliked each other, but at this time, he would not deliberately embarrass Yi Zhonghai.

Sha Zhu spent money on breakfast on the way, and then went to the restaurant. Most factories were closed today, but the restaurants were not. The more others were closed, the busier the restaurant was.

When we arrived at the restaurant, many people were already unloading the trucks. They were all vegetables bought in the morning, which needed to be cleaned, cut and prepared for later use.

Making progress every day, this is the impression Sha Zhu gives to others.

Wu Bangming was very proud to see Sha Zhu's progress, and he even mentioned this when chatting with Manager Zhao of the hotel.

"Master Wu, is He Yuzhu's craftsmanship really that good?"

Seeing that Manager Zhao was interested, Wu Bangming quickly said, "Don't you know who I am? Zhuzi has become smarter recently and can learn a dish every day. It's just that he doesn't have a chance to practice, so his control of the heat is a little bit off."

Manager Zhao thought for a moment and said, "In that case, why don't we ask him to cook a few dishes and let's see."

Wu Bangming naturally would not stop them, and quickly took Manager Zhao to the kitchen and asked Sha Zhu to cook.

After hearing this, Sha Zhu was also very happy. Although he could not show too much, he would not be willing to be an apprentice. Not only was the salary of an apprentice low, but the status was also low.

If the salary is low, that won’t have any impact, but if the status is low, that will be difficult.

He Daqing would be leaving soon, and when he left, it would be his responsibility to take care of He Yushui. He absolutely could not leave He Yushui to Miao Cuilan as he had done before.

Following Miao Cuilan, life was not easy, not to mention that the favors owed were hard to repay. Especially the favors owed to Yi Zhonghai, which could not be owed at all.

At that time, he had no choice but to bring He Yushui to the hotel.

For an ordinary apprentice to bring his child to work, isn't that a joke? Only by properly demonstrating your own value can your words carry weight.

Soon, Sha Zhu prepared several dishes that he had learned.

Wu Bangming looked at Sha Zhu's operation and a smug smile appeared on his face.

After tasting the food, Manager Zhao was full of praise for Sha Zhu: "It's just like what your master said, you have talent. So, from now on, when we are too busy to cook these dishes, you will be the one to cook. As for your salary, I will temporarily give you 200,000 yuan."

Wu Bangming smiled and said, "Why don't you thank Manager Zhao quickly?"

Sha Zhu quickly thanked Manager Zhao and promised not to bring shame to the restaurant.

Wu Bangming called Sha Zhu aside again and told him not to be proud and complacent.

(End of this chapter)