Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

Xu Damao was a little confused.

"Jianjun, what does my promotion have to do with taking on apprentices?"

Li Jianjun was so angry that he wanted to slap him on the head.

"Brother Damao, have you become stupid along with the silly Zhudou? You were quite smart before."

When mentioning Shazhu, Xu Damao said with disdain.

"Don't talk nonsense. I won't fight him now. What's the point of bullying a disabled person? Tell me what's going on."

Li Jianjun was speechless.

"Brother Damao, if you get promoted, won't you need people to do your job? If you get promoted, won't you have people under you? Think about it carefully."

Xu Damao suddenly realized.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that? Jianjun, you think ahead. I'll tell the section chief tomorrow, but I don't know if he will agree."

"Don't worry, he will agree. I'll let my uncle tell him."

With Li Jianjun's guarantee, Xu Damao felt relieved.

"Thank you so much, Jianjun. We'll have two roast ducks tonight and have a nice drink."

Li Jianjun shook his head.

"I'm going to my uncle's house soon. I have something important to do and will be back later."

Xu Damao didn't care.

"It's okay, I'll wait for you, brother is happy today."

"Goodbye, leave one roast duck for Chunyan'er and your wife, and take the other one to Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui for a drink."

"Why should they get a bargain? I want to drink with you."

Xu Damao looked down on the two of them. Wasn’t it because of Li Jianjun that they were where they are today?

"Brother Damao, you have to learn how to win people over. These two will still be of some use in the future."

Xu Damao nodded, but did not admit it.

"Well, I'm giving you face, otherwise I wouldn't have invited him to drink."

Li Jianjun coaxed him like a child.

"Yes, yes, yes. Brother Damao invited them to drink to give them face. By the way, go back and tell Chunyaner that I'm going to my uncle's house."

After sending Xu Damao back, Li Jianjun rushed to Li Huaide's house without stopping.

It was Aunt Wang Xia who opened the door.

"Jianjun is here? Why aren't Chunyaner and Doudou here? I haven't seen Doudou in a few days. I miss her so much."

Wang Xia didn't see Han Chunyan and Dou Dou, so she asked.

Li Jianjun explained.

"Aunt, I'm here temporarily. Next time, I'll bring Doudou to see you."

"Then it's a deal. I'll bring Doudou here next time."

When Li Huaide entered the house and saw Li Jianjun coming, he knew something must have happened.

"Jianjun is here? Let's go to the study to talk. Wang Xia, please cook two more dishes. Jianjun and I will have a drink tonight."

Li Jianjun quickly stopped him.

"No need, uncle, I have something to tell you, and then I'll go back. Doudou is waiting for me at home."

Li Huaide didn't force it, because everyone knew that Li Jianjun was a daughter slave.

"Then let's go, let's talk first."

After entering the study, Li Huaide asked.

"What's worth the trip?"

Li Jianjun did not hide anything and told everyone about Lou Bancheng.

Li Huaide clenched his hands excitedly.

"That's great, Jianjun. You've done a great job. Lou Bancheng's donation has set a precedent. We must publicize it. My father-in-law has this contribution, and he will have a bigger say in the future. No, I have to go and talk to my father-in-law about it."

Li Jianjun looked at the excited Li Huaide and said.

"Uncle, please tell Mr. Wang to find someone to protect Lou Bancheng. Someone might take revenge on him."

Li Huaide nodded and smiled.

"Don't worry, we will take care of all this. Let's go. I won't eat at home anymore. I'm going to go to my father-in-law's house for a drink."

Li Huaide shouted as he left the study.

"Wang Xia, I'm not eating at home today. I'm going to your house to drink."

Wang Xia didn't ask any more questions.

"That's fine, it saves me from having to cook."

It was dinner time when Li Jianjun returned to the courtyard. As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard laughter coming from the Xu family and crying from his own family.

Needless to say, Doudou started crying.

Li Jianjun ran home quickly.

"What's wrong? Be good, Doudou, daddy is back."

Li Jianjun quickly took Doudou from Han Chunyan's arms and started to coax her.

Doudou felt Li Jianjun's presence and slowly calmed down.

Han Chunyan got a headache after seeing this.

"Jianjun, Doudou is so attached to you, what will you do if you are not at home?"

Li Jianjun said as he coaxed Doudou.

"How can I not be at home? I come back every day and never go anywhere. Doudou, can daddy come back every day to hug you?"

Doudou babbled as if she could understand what Li Jianjun said.

Han Chunyan sighed.

"The flesh that fell off my body turns out not to be close to me. Who can I turn to for justice?"

Lou Xiao'e said.

"Just be content. At least you still have Doudou. What about me? It's been so long, and there's still no movement."

Han Chunyan comforted.

"Don't worry, Xiao'e, you will definitely get pregnant this year. Then our Doudou will have a brother or sister."

Lou Xiao'e was very much looking forward to it.

"Then we can play with the kids every day, how wonderful it will be!"

Li Jianjun was thinking nearby that Xu Damao had eaten a lot of the food he cooked, and he didn't know if it had any effect. His uncles did the same, too. They all liked children and hoped they could have children of their own.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, it will happen, it's just a matter of time. You are so young, why are you in such a hurry?"

Lou Xiao'e smiled.

"How can I not be anxious when I see you two teasing the kids every day?"

Han Chunyan said.

"Hold Sophora japonica every day to experience the feeling of being a mother first. Only when you have your own child can you be a good mother."

Xiaodang said jealously.

"And me, I am also the child of my uncle, aunt, and Aunt Xiao'e."

Han Chunyan picked up Xiaodang.

"Yes, and our Xiaodang, they are all our children."

The next day, in the meeting room of the Ministry of Industry.

Director Yang’s old leader, Deputy Minister Bi, made a speech.

"Everyone, everyone knows about Xiao Yang's situation. We need to come up with a solution. I suggest transferring him to the union and making him a director. What do you think?"

There was a quiet discussion below, and then Deputy Minister Wang spoke up.

"Lao Bi, Xiao Yang's mistake this time is too big. Expelling him is the least of his crimes. How can he still be the director of the trade union? Of course, we can also allow comrades to make mistakes. I think it would be good for him to just be an ordinary employee of the trade union."

Deputy Minister Bi did not expect that even after making such a big concession, Lao Wang still refused to let Xiao Yang go. He was about to speak well of Director Yang but was interrupted by the minister.

"Okay, this time we'll listen to Vice Minister Wang. Now I'll announce two personnel appointments."

"Yang Jianye, dismissed from the position of director of the Red Star Steel Mill, transferred to the Red Star Steel Mill Labor Union, Li Huaide officially took over Yang Jianye's job and was promoted to director of the Steel Mill."

After the announcement, he paused and continued.

"This morning, Vice Minister Wang reported to me that Lou Deshun was willing to donate all his property to the country."

The minister smiled.

"You may not know Lou Deshun, but you all know his nickname, Lou Bancheng." (I checked Baidu and found that Lou Bancheng's real name is Lou Ergou. I thought it sounded bad, so I changed it.)

This news caused heated discussion, and everyone knew what it meant.

"Okay, let Vice Minister Wang contact Lou Deshun about this matter. He will send the two appointments to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Now let's discuss other matters."

Deputy Minister Bi finally understood why the minister, who had always been neutral, sided with Lao Wang this time. It turned out that he had such a contribution. It seemed that this was the only way to deal with Xiao Yang's matter.