Siheyuan: Silly Pillar is Kind

Sha Zhu rode his bike to the steel rolling mill, and his colleagues around him all looked at him with envy.

Now, having a car is no less important to a man than being the coolest person around.

Sha Zhu is still so young, and every time people look at him, they are envious, but today there is a hint of eagerness in some people's eyes.

Many people who were just acquaintances before also greeted me today. Shazhu thought that his popularity had improved!

Ever since I learned to speak like Yi Zhonghai, people around me are obviously no longer rejecting me.

Not long after Sha Zhu arrived in the kitchen, he heard someone coming to look for him.

When I got out of the door, I saw a stranger. "You must be Director He, I'm Deng Hairong, the warehouse keeper."

"Deputy, please don't say that. Director Wang thought I was trying to usurp the throne!" Haha "I don't know what brings you here!"

Sha Zhu knew that in any lucrative position like this, it would be impossible to continue without a strong backer. Deng Hairong, the warehouse keeper, must have been looking for him on the initiative of his backer, after all, the two of them had no contact with each other in normal times.

"Will Director He be promoted to the position of Director next month?" "Besides, Director He is young and energetic. It would only take Director He a word to receive the Northern Big Brother."

"It's just that the reception was not good. My brother-in-law is also very optimistic about Director He!"

This sentence is the key point. Shazhu also understands that this person is making a condition.

"I don't know who your brother-in-law is. Forgive my ignorance. I have only been in the factory for a few days, and the leaders have not had the opportunity to meet him."

"My brother-in-law is Liu Deze, the head of the Materials Department!"

Sha Zhu said with a smile: "It turns out to be Section Chief Liu. I have never had the chance to meet him before. Brother Deng, please introduce him to me!"

"Okay, okay. My brother-in-law wants to meet Director He tonight. We'd like to invite Director He to Quanjude. I wonder what Director He thinks!"

"That's great. I've always wanted to make friends with Chief Liu, but how can I let my boss treat me to a meal? Then I'll go to reserve a table at 6pm and wait for Chief Liu."

"Director He is very thoughtful, but I will treat you anyway. I have always wanted to make friends with Director He!"

The two of them spoke hypocritical clichés, looking sincere on the surface, and there was nothing wrong with saying that they met too late.

After seeing Deng Hairong off, Sha Zhu thought for a long time.

A section chief of a large factory would not even consider the small profit from the ingredients in this small kitchen. This kind of concession should be a way of entertaining the big brother from the north.

Sha Zhu's thinking was too simple. How could a section chief of the logistics department be in charge of foreigners' food and drink?

I just returned to the kitchen and hadn't even had a few sips of water when someone else came to look for me. Sha Zhu reluctantly put down his cup and walked out.

Rights are still good. Who would ask someone to cook for themself in the past?

I went outside again, and this time it was someone from the office.

The factory manager wanted to ask He Yuzhu what he thought about the dishes at Lao Mo Restaurant and see if he could create similar flavors.

Sha Zhu asked for a reply, saying that he was absolutely confident that he could make the taste of Lao Mo's restaurant, and it would definitely be better than the taste of Lao Mo's restaurant.

This kind of response is normal now. Whether you can do it is one thing, but whether you have the determination to do it is another.

After seeing off the two groups of people, Sha Zhu directly picked up the big spoon. After all, a cook will get sick if he doesn't cook for three days. The next opportunity was a crucial one for him, and he must seize it.

I said goodbye to squad leader Wang in the afternoon, took the lunch box and left. I bought this lunch box with my own money. Although I could have taken it directly, it would be bad for others to see it, so I let it go. It was not much money anyway.

I rode my bike to Wang Liqin first to see how this girl was doing!

Today is strange, all three of them are not here, and I don’t know where they went!

He went straight home. In the yard, Xu Damao and a few others were chatting about something, so Sha Zhu went over to join in the fun.

Seeing several people glaring at him, he said, "Alright, what a big grudge, I don't believe that no one has ever done that before!"

"If we can beat you, believe it or not, we would let you go back lying down!"

"That's right. You even have to pour boiling water on me. You've forgotten that we used to eavesdrop together. You don't even know this rule." Liu Guangqi said.

"If you don't help us today, we won't forgive you!"

Sha Zhu was a little curious: "What's the matter, brothers?"

Yan Jiefang said, "Isn't it about finding a partner? You should eat well. Aunt Jia Dongxu just said that the girl agreed and she will bring her back tomorrow."

"How can I help you with this? You have to find a wife by yourselves!" These guys are going to rely on me.

"Zhu Zi, it's not that troublesome. Damao's family has also made arrangements, and Guangqi now has a female classmate who treats him differently. That leaves me!"

"Guangqi and I also have to pay compensation. It's not so easy to let him go," Xu Damao said angrily.

"Alright, alright, I know what you guys want. To sum it up, how about a drink tonight? I'll arrange it."

......

"It won't work if the wine is bad!"

"There must be at least four dishes, and peanuts don't count."

"I'm asking Zhuzi to date someone, and you guys are already ordering dishes. Can you give me some mutton? Or we can just eat the hotpot!"

......

Sha Zhu looked at these childhood playmates and realized that there was no deep hatred between them. They made peace with each other after just a drink.

"Okay, let's not talk about whether it's a dish or not, just the pot. But not today, I have something to do tonight. Tomorrow... that won't work either, I have something to do too. It'll be the night after tomorrow, it's settled, guys."

The third uncle watched the few people disperse and walked over quickly.

"Zhu Zi, the Third Master wants to see you about something."

"What's wrong, Uncle?"

"I want to hold a meeting of the whole hospital because of your idea. I think if my family is the only one growing vegetables, there will be too many people who are jealous. So I want to talk to everyone at the meeting and let those who are willing to grow vegetables grow them. This way, no one will be jealous."

"That's a good thing, Uncle Third. If this gets to the street, the street may even praise you!"

"Okay, Zhuzi, help Uncle San play supporting roles in the meeting tonight."

"It's really not possible today, Third Uncle. I have to go out tonight. I'll ask my wife to go later. I absolutely agree with you."

Sha Zhu went back to the house, but found no one there. He turned around and went to the deaf old lady's house in the backyard. When he entered the house, he saw the old lady there too. The three of them were chatting.

The lady said, "Zhu Zi, you're back. Your uncle wants to see you for something tonight, so come to my house later."

"Auntie, this is really unfortunate. I have to go out tonight, but what does Uncle want from me?"

"It's because you have the purchasing power for the canteen that several families in the hospital who are struggling want you to help them. I went to see your uncle last night, and I can't help but feel embarrassed, so I wanted to ask you to discuss it with me."

Sha Zhu thought about which families there were, and there were indeed some in the hospital who were in difficulty. It could not be said that they could not make ends meet, but they could just make do with enough food and clothing.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Auntie, I really can't do it tonight. How about this? You tell my uncle that you can help me, but the amount is not much. I will agree to two or three yuan a month. If it's more, I can't do anything."

"Okay, I'll talk to your uncle later, and he can reply to them."

"By the way, Auntie, just let them find Uncle about this matter. No need to come to me anymore."

The lady was a little embarrassed: "How rude! It would be great if this favor fell on you."

"I treat my uncle like my own uncle, so I don't care about these little things. If I'm not in those families, just tell my wife."

"Well, I'm going back to cook."

Seeing the lady open the door and go out, Zhang Ran hurried over and asked, "Brother Zhuzi, aren't we going to Lao Mo today?"

"I was planning to go, but the head of the supplies department wants to talk to me about something today, so I have to go. Sorry, wife!"

"What's the big deal? By the way, I'll take you to see the things I bought. You'll definitely like them."

"Let's go, Grandma!"

The deaf old lady looked at the two people leaving and a smile appeared on her lips.

......

I came home and looked at the bed full of things.

Zhang Ran introduced the items one by one: "I bought two sets of quilts. I brought them back with Auntie and the others. Later, I bought two more basins, soap, and this... towel."

"Okay, by the way, the money at home is gone, right?"

"Yeah! It's all spent. If it wasn't all spent, I would have bought something else!"

"Well, I'll bring the money back tomorrow. You can heat up the food in the lunch box and eat with the old lady. I'll buy a chicken tomorrow and cook it for you."

"Wife, do you want to eat potatoes or mushrooms? You can buy them yourself tomorrow."

"Well, I like..."

As soon as Sha Zhu left the courtyard, he came to Master Kang.

When Sha Zhu saw that they were preparing to build a screen wall in front of the door, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Isn't this thing too high-profile?

"Master Kang, are we going to build a screen wall here?"

"Yes, Comrade Wang instructed me to do so."

"Cancel this. Oh, and the decorations can't make others look rich. At most, it should just look like it's newly decorated. This is too annoying."

"Okay, that means keeping a low profile, right? I have experience in this area, and I'll check when you choose the paint later, so don't worry, boss."

"Okay, Master Kang, have you changed the money?"

"Here you go."

Then Master Kang pulled Sha Zhu to a secluded place, turned around and took out the hidden package.

Sha Zhu looked at the eight bundles of banknotes in his hand, put them together with the bag into his backpack, said hello to Master Kang and left.

It was around five o'clock when we arrived at Quanjude. We selected six ducks, ate two on the table, prepared two for Liu Dezhe to take away, and prepared two to take back for Zhang Ran to try.

It still takes an hour for the roast duck to be out of the oven. After paying the bill, Sha Zhu asked about the wine. The waiter replied that they only had Wuliangye and Fenjiu. He ordered three bottles again and went out to stand and wait.

The wine can be placed on the table without worrying about it being taken away. People nowadays are very simple and honest.

If Sha Zhu wanted to treat someone, he had to have the attitude of treating someone. Normally, he should find someone to drink with him, but when he thought that Chief Liu wanted to talk to him, he gave up.

After standing for half an hour, Liu Dezhe and Deng Hairong came over on their bikes.

I saw He Yuzhu standing at the entrance of Quanjude from afar, and I had a higher opinion of him in my heart.

"Haha... Chief Liu is here today to give me, He Yuzhu, face. Come on, come on..."

"Haha... Director He, you're too polite. I'm the one treating you today, but you got here first. What a shame..."

"Hey, it's my honor to invite the leader. Let's talk inside."

The three of them sat down, and He Yuzhu asked: "Leader, we are happy today, what kind of wine do you think we should drink?"

"Oh, this is all good wine. Wouldn't it be a waste if I drink it?"

"Leader, what you said is not right. Such a good person deserves such good wine. Besides, the leader came here to give face to me, He Yuzhu. I even complained that this wine is of low quality!"

"Haha... Director He is really good at speaking... Then I will take advantage of Director He's influence and drink this Wuliangye today. Normally, no one would invite me! Haha..."

"My boss likes me to send him more, but I'm afraid my sister-in-law won't open the door for me!"

Sha Zhu wanted to get closer to Chief Liu and wanted to see if he could go directly to his house to sit down.

Section Chief Liu looked at his nephew and nodded slightly. Deng Hairong took over the conversation: "Director He, what are you talking about? I know my brother-in-law well. I will take you there later."

Ha ha...

A few people then chatted about interesting things in the factory, and the atmosphere on the table became more intense...

As the roast duck was served, Sha Zhu filled the glasses for everyone. He said softly, "Boss, you know I'm just a cook and I'm not very good at talking. Please forgive me if there's anything I did wrong."

Liu Deze also knew that it was time to get down to business. After drinking a glass of wine, he said, "Director He, this meal must have cost a lot."

"Yes, it's a lot, but I can still come once a month."

"Director He has a high salary. Anyone who cares knows that there is a subsidy for the leaders' special meals, and they also go to the kitchen extra. It's a lot when you add it up."

Sha Zhu waited for Liu Dezhe to continue speaking.

"Do you want to earn more?"

"Leader, please see..."

"It's like this. I'm just a small fry. The real people who do the work are the big guys. I'm just doing things for them, but I can really make a lot of money."

Sha Zhu thought about it and said, "If it has anything to do with the people on the southeast island, I have no power to do anything about it."

"Look at what you are thinking. We are just responsible for the materials. How can anything else have anything to do with us?"

......

"Don't tempt me. I can't resist temptation."

Sha Zhu is not going to release the eagle until he sees the rabbit. You know, there are too many people involved in the reselling of materials. But this is also the best opportunity to join a circle.

Liu Deze cleared his throat and said, "The materials are fixed. You just need to put the money there each time. I will be responsible for all the procedures for entering the factory. You just need to sign. All those above the section level can be entertained in the small canteen. I won't go there, but I will sign, which is another part."

Sha Zhu thought for a moment and said, "What can I get? I have plenty of money!"

"Oh, then this is a bit difficult to handle. Aren't you short of money?"

"Head Liu, I'm competing for the position of canteen director. Although it's not a high position, I still want to get to know the leaders above me."

When Chief Liu heard this, he realized that he was being disdainful of his low position. He narrowed his eyes and began to think.

Sha Zhu was not surprised and continued to invite a few people to drink, as if nothing had happened just now!

But the conditions have been set, it depends on whether the other party can satisfy me.