Siheyuan: The rise and fall of the He family is our responsibility

"Yes, Dongxu, what time is it now? Why hasn't that kid come back yet? Is he playing tricks on us?" Jia Zhang said worriedly.

You know, she has already bought the vegetables for tomorrow, and even gritted her teeth to buy a few pounds of pork, just to make tomorrow's banquet look better.

If He Yuzhu hadn't come, it would have been impossible to find another chef in such a short time, and his family would have become the laughing stock of the entire hospital.

"Don't worry, Mom. He Yuzhu has already agreed. Even if he doesn't come back tonight, he will definitely come back tomorrow morning. Besides, our banquet is scheduled for the afternoon, so he will definitely make it in time."

Jia Dongxu was not worried at all about whether He Yuzhu would come. He even hoped that He Yuzhu would stand him up.

Although your family may be laughed at for a while, after all, the vegetables you buy are unlikely to go bad in one day. It’s not too late to cook them the day after tomorrow.

But He Yuzhu's reputation has been completely ruined. He promised to do something but then stood someone up. Who would dare to associate with such a person? From now on, He Yuzhu will have no place to stand in Siheyuan.

"That's fine. Since this is Zhuzi's first time cooking, do you think we should give him more hard work pay?" Yi Zhonghai said with a veiled look.

"I think we should just forget it. We are all neighbors, so why should we charge him any fees? Besides, this is a precious opportunity for him to practice, so it's good enough if we don't charge him any money." Jia Zhang said reluctantly.

"That's right, Master. My mom is right. The most frightening thing about learning cooking is not having the opportunity to make it. We give him the opportunity and he works hard. It's a win-win situation. Why should we pay him?"

As Yi Zhonghai expected, the Jia mother and son had no intention of giving money, which was exactly what Yi Zhonghai wanted.

Yi Zhonghai said awkwardly: "This is not good. Although we are neighbors, we can't be confused. Besides, you can see who is the chef on the street and doesn't pay for their hard work. We can't break the rules."

Jia Zhang thought that what Yi Zhonghai said made some sense, so she asked tentatively: "Then Old Yi, how much do you think we should give?"

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a while and said, "The price outside is 6,000 per table now. I think we should give 60,000."

"Master, 60,000 is indeed the price outside, but don't forget that He Yuzhu is only an apprentice now and has not yet graduated. Isn't 60,000 too high?"

"Dongxu, you can't calculate it this way. Although Zhuzi is still an apprentice now, he is an apprentice of Taifenglou. When he becomes a master, do you think you can still hire him? We are making a fortune by spending 60,000 to hire a future chef of Taifenglou."

Jia Zhang pondered for a long time and found that this was indeed the case, so she could only reluctantly agree to Yi Zhonghai's proposal.

"Well, 60,000 is 60,000, but Lao Yi, don't forget that you have to share half of the 60,000."

Yi Zhonghai raised his lips in an inexplicable arc and said, "Don't worry, I will pay all the 60,000 yuan. You don't have to pay a penny. Are you satisfied?"

"Really? Thank you so much for your help, Old Yi." After hearing that she didn't have to pay, Jia Zhang was overjoyed, and her favorability towards Yi Zhonghai increased a lot.

Old Yi is indeed a kind man, so why not let Dongxu take care of him in the future.

Looking at Jia Zhang's grateful eyes, Yi Zhonghai smiled slightly. Just as he was about to say something else, he heard a voice coming from outside the door.

"Aunt Jia, Brother Dongxu, are you asleep?"

Then, He Yuzhu pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw Yi Zhonghai, he greeted him without any surprise.

"Hey, uncle, you are here too."

Although he wasn't as aggressive as the last time they met, one could still hear a hint of distance in his tone.

"Zhu Zi, don't you know to knock on the door before coming in? How rude." Jia Zhang said dissatisfiedly.

"Aunt, you didn't close the door, how can I knock?"

"Let's not talk about whether to knock on the door or not. Zhuzi, did you just come back from Taifeng Building?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

"Yeah, isn't your family reunion party tomorrow? I came here right after work to hear about tomorrow's arrangements. By the way, I just heard something about 60,000 yuan in hard work fees, is that for me?"

"Nonsense, it must be for you. I don't know why my master is so good to you. The originally agreed 20,000 was increased to 60,000. If you don't know, you would think he is your master." Jia Dongxu said sourly.

"Really? Thank you very much, uncle."

Although He Yuzhu said thank you, he didn't think so in his heart. He knew very well what Yi Zhonghai was like. Except for his wife, he was not human at all.

Using favours to demand revenge is his specialty, and it is estimated that this time will be the same as usual. The 60,000 is like bait on a hook, waiting for him to take the bait.

But unfortunately, the fish this time had already been hooked, and it planned to eat the bait and then spit out the hook.

So when he heard that it was the hard work fee that Yi Zhonghai had fought for him, he just thanked him verbally and did not show much enthusiasm for him.

"Oh, Aunt Jia, I came here to tell you something. According to the rules, you are responsible for washing the vegetables tomorrow. I am just the chef."

In this horrible weather, he didn't want to wash vegetables in ice water for the Jia family. He should let them figure out a way to do this dirty and tiring job.

"Hey, He Yuzhu, do you really think you are a chef? You don't even want to wash the vegetables?" Jia Dongxu said resentfully.

Everyone knows that if you wash so many vegetables in this weather, your hands will at least get a layer of skin frozen off. If He Yuzhu is unwilling to wash the vegetables, then the responsibility of washing the vegetables will undoubtedly fall on the head of this junior.

"Well, Jia Dongxu, you are right. I am indeed not a great chef. I am afraid that I will not perform well tomorrow, so I will not take your job. Goodbye."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to walk out.

"Wait, Zhuzi, that's not what I meant. Just let us handle the washing of the vegetables, okay?"

Seeing that He Yuzhu was about to leave, Jia Dongxu hurriedly spoke out to stop him. If He Yuzhu had not come, it would be He Yuzhu who would be blamed, but the problem was that He Yuzhu was here now, and the demands he made were reasonable.

If he left now, outsiders would think that he, as the master, was greedy and forced the chef away. Then, their family would be in trouble.

If this matter of forcing the chef away were to get out, it would probably be difficult for the Jia family to invite guests to their banquets in the future.

Anyway, there are so many idle aunties in the courtyard. You can just spend some money to ask them to come and help wash the vegetables, and you don’t have to do it yourself.

At this time, an old man next to him finally found an opportunity to interrupt and said to He Yuzhu: "By the way, Zhuzi, come to my house later and I will settle the money for you."