Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

Second Canteen

Sha Zhu was lying on a chair like a big boss. When he heard the broadcast, he sat up straight, stunned, and his face darkened.

There has been a rumor in the factory these days that Xu Damao is going back to the main factory. Sha Zhu thought it was just a rumor and unreliable.

Unexpectedly, the factory broadcast announced that Xu Damao had been promoted. Sha Zhu, who was full of resentment, had nowhere to vent, so he could only get angry at his apprentice and yell at him.

"Ma Hua, how did you cut these potatoes? They are so uneven. I have been cutting them for two months and still can't cut them properly. You are really stupid."

Ma Hua was thin and had a childish face. His face turned red as he listened to Sha Zhu's scolding. He did not dare to refute and only spoke timidly.

"Master, I was wrong. I will definitely practice hard."

A little fat man came over and handed Sha Zhu a large porcelain mug with new tea in it, and said with an apologetic smile.

"Master He, Ma Hua is a little bit stupid, but he works very hard. Please don't scold him."

"Your cooking skills are second to none in our steel mill. I also want to be your apprentice and learn cooking skills from you. Do you think I can do it?"

Sha Zhu's cooking skills have improved dramatically in recent years, and Li Huaide has taken a liking to him, so he has appointed him to be in charge of the factory's small kitchen and to entertain the visiting guests.

As the visiting guests spread the word about Sha Zhu's delicious dishes, an endless stream of customers came to the steel mill to try them. Gradually, the reputation spread.

In the past, Sha Zhu had a relationship with the deaf old lady and could talk to Director Yang.

Director Yang was somewhat caring towards Sha Zhu because of the deaf old lady. After Sha Zhu became famous for his cooking, Director Yang and Sha Zhu became more and more familiar with each other.

Director Yang has his own little thoughts, and now he is fighting more and more fiercely with Li Huaide. Li Huaide has a backer, and he changes his attitude according to the situation, and more and more people are joining him.

I have to ask my old boss for help. Let him talk and help me relieve the pressure.

He thought of his old leader and that he hadn't tasted authentic hometown food for a long time, so he thought of asking Sha Zhu to go to his leader's place and cook a meal for him one day.

In the past two years, Sha Zhu has had a good relationship with Director Yang and has often received praise from Director Yang. After Sha Zhu was in charge of the small kitchen, Sha Zhu's life in the factory has become much better.

Many workers in the kitchen wanted to learn cooking skills from Sha Zhu, which can be passed down from generation to generation.

Sha Zhu is not stupid. He knows the principle of "Teach the apprentice and starve to death the master", but with so many people wanting to become his disciples, he cannot refuse them all, otherwise he would offend everyone.

So he specially chose Ma Hua as his apprentice. This apprentice is honest and slow to learn things. It is a dream for him to think that he can learn his skills.

When the others saw that Sha Zhu was no longer accepting disciples, they gave up with regret on their faces. Only the little fat boy served him by serving tea and water, and was always looking for an opportunity to become Sha Zhu's apprentice.

At this time, Liu Lan was chatting with several female workers. When they saw the fat boy's behavior, they made sarcastic remarks.

"Little Fatty, come on! You'd better find another master. Shazhu is very high-class and ordinary people can't look down on him. No matter how attentively you serve him, it's useless."

“There are good chefs everywhere. Why bother hanging yourself on one tree? It’s not worth it.”

Sha Zhu knew that Liu Lan was Director Li's man. Sha Zhu couldn't stand Director Li's style and looked down on Liu Lan even more. He curled his lips and spoke with disdain.

"You are a woman who doesn't understand the business of cooking. If you have time to chat, you should learn some skills and serve your man well."

"You don't have the ability, and people abandon you. You won't even have a place to cry when the time comes."

The people in the kitchen burst into laughter. Liu Lan was embarrassed. Everyone knew about the affair between Liu Lan and Director Li, but no one dared to mention it in front of her.

Only Sha Zhu, the bastard, was foul-mouthed and would always scold her and not pamper her. Liu Lan threw the rag away, glared at Sha Zhu, and rushed out to find Li Huaide.

Ma Hua put down the kitchen knife, pulled Sha Zhu's sleeve, and spoke nervously.

"Master, do you want me to persuade Sister Liu Lan? If she goes to the factory director, you will be criticized again."

Sha Zhu curled his lips, his reckless temper came out, and he started shouting loudly.

"Bah, you dishonest thing, you dared to challenge Master Zhu, I didn't give her two big slaps in the face, she already picked it up, what's the matter, you did something shameful, but you don't allow me to talk about it."

"Leader, what's wrong with you? You can't criticize me without any reason. If you make Master Zhu angry, I won't serve you anymore."

Then he spoke loudly to the fat man.

"Okay, you seem to be very sincere, so I will accept you today. From now on, you will be my second disciple. Just give me a cup of tea later."

The little fat boy didn't expect that he would get what he wanted today. He nodded happily to express his gratitude and spoke in a very tactful way.

"Master, I will definitely learn your skills well. So, I will find a restaurant tonight and invite you and my brother to have a meal together. I will also have a couple of drinks with you."

Hearing what the little fat boy said, Sha Zhu nodded with satisfaction. This little fat boy was much more sensible than Ma Hua and was a smart guy, although he didn't think about teaching them many skills.

But it feels pretty good to have two people serving me.

Workshop 2

Liu Haizhong looked unhappy when he heard the broadcast.

I haven't even become an official yet, but Xu Damao, this bastard, has gotten ahead of me. No, I have to go talk to Director Li.

Otherwise, how can you say that bangs are stupid?

The production workshops are Director Yang's territory, and logistics is Li Huaide's base camp. Instead of being a good worker, you have to get involved in the struggle above.

If I don’t punish you, who will I punish?

The bad advice Yan Fugui gave to Liu Haizhong was treated as a treasure by Liu Haizhong, who thought that he would get the support of Director Li if he joined him.

I can become an official as I wish. I also fantasize about being in a powerful position.

There were no secrets in the factory. Liu Haizhong had surrendered to Li Huaide and had been to Li Huaide's office many times. Within a few days, the news reached the ears of Director Yang.

When Director Yang was fighting fiercely with Li Huaide, he didn't expect that someone in the territory he controlled would defect to the opposite side.

Do you think Director Yang could not be angry?

If I don't stop this trend, my subordinates will follow suit. Then there's no need to fight, I can just surrender.

Director Yang explained everything clearly to the workshop director.

From then on, the days of hardship began for Liu Hai.

The workshop director assigned Liu Haizhong a lot of tasks, and he was exhausted every day. When he went home and lay on the kang, he didn't even have the energy to beat Liu Guangtian and his brother.

The neighbors in the yard were all very surprised. Why didn't Old Liu beat the children anymore? They were quite uncomfortable not hearing the screams of the two brothers.

Zhang Minghui was very happy at that time and felt that he must have contributed to changing Lao Liu's mind.