Siheyuan: Becoming a cadre after graduating from technical secondary school

After the 15th, the first major event when the steel rolling mill resumed full operation was that Deputy Director Li brought in a new chef.

Of course, this person is not Nan Yi from Hebei, but Ding Zu, a Shandong cuisine chef in his early thirties who used to work in major restaurants in the city.

Although working in a restaurant is not as stable as being a worker in a state-owned enterprise, it earns more money. However, now all walks of life are already showing signs of "moving", and some smart people know how to get out in time.

Deputy Director Li must have secretly made some efforts, and Ding Zu was arranged to work in the second canteen of the steel rolling mill, and he became an eighth-level cook as soon as he arrived.

After hearing the news, Sha Zhu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. It was obvious that Ding Zu was invited by Li Huaide to have a fight with him.

With Ding Zu, whose cooking skills are better than his, his importance in the factory has been greatly reduced. If anything happens in the future, Director Yang may not protect him as before.

What made him even more uncomfortable was that not long after Ding Zu entered the steel rolling mill, he renovated the three remaining inverted houses at the gate of the Red Star Courtyard and moved in with great fanfare.

Moreover, this Ding Zu is about the same age as himself, but he has a wife and children, a son and a daughter, which is enough to make him a "good" person. Compared with him, he is the real winner in life.

This sense of gap and urgency made him unable to help but stop Lin Zongxuan directly when he was off work one day, and asked with a flattering smile: "Chief Lin, do you still remember what you promised me before the New Year?"

Lin Zongxuan was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized, "You are talking about the blind date with Zhao Xiaoyun, right? You see, I was so busy that I forgot about it, and you didn't remind me. I thought you didn't want to see it anymore."

"How could that be possible?" Sha Zhu smiled and handed over a cigarette (this was the first time that Lin Zongxuan had seen Sha Zhu give someone a cigarette since he came to this era) and said, "Chief Lin, you see, the weather is getting warmer, can we meet as soon as possible?"

"When do you want to meet? I can arrange it."

Sha Zhu said impatiently: "Let's do it tomorrow!"

",,,Alright, I'll bring her to the kitchen tomorrow morning so you can meet her. Then I have to send her home quickly. She lives in a remote place."

"Don't worry, Chief Lin. What's the point of just meeting once? How about this? I'll call my sister, and we'll have dinner at the restaurant in Qianmen Lane tomorrow night and have a detailed chat. After dinner, I'll let her stay with my sister in her dormitory for one night."

Sha Zhu laughed and said, "If we both like each other, let her stay in the city for two more days and I'll let my sister accompany her."

Lin Zongxuan did not comment: "It depends on the situation. She may not be interested in you."

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The next day after get off work, Sha Zhu changed into a gray sweater and trousers early, polished his new leather shoes until they were shiny black, and wet his medium-long hair with water, then combed it back until it was as smooth as if it had been cut by a knife.

Seeing his sister staring at him blankly, Sha Zhu raised his eyebrows proudly and asked, "How is it?"

"Very good." He Yushui forced a smile, and then returned to his worried look.

Ugh!

How could Sha Zhu not know what his sister was thinking, but there were so many people in the yard eyeing the popular girl in the Lin family, but none of them had a chance and no one was interested in her.

Not to mention, he did a very stupid thing before the New Year, which made his sister embarrassed to be as close to the Lin family as before.

Thinking of this, Sha Zhu's face became more ashamed, and he said to his sister sincerely: "Yushui, don't worry, whether I get married or not, I will never ignore you. In two years at most, I will prepare a dowry and send you off in style."

"Brother, what are you talking about!" He Yushui's face was half touched and half embarrassed, and she argued with a red face: "Who said I want to get married."

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to get married, just follow me."

The brother and sister played around for a while, then went out together to the "Limin Hotel" near a steel rolling mill, where they saw Lin Zongxuan, who had been waiting for a while, and a slim woman wrapped in a scarf.

After the four of them gathered, He Yushui saw that his brother's eyes were only staring at the woman's fair profile. He could only sigh in his heart and took the initiative to greet them with some embarrassment.

"Good evening, Brother Zongxuan. What's your name?"

Lin Zongxuan smiled and said, "This is Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun from Xiaozhao Village, your brother's blind date."

He Yushui nodded to Zhao Xiaoyun, pinched the soft flesh on his brother's waist, and reminded him in a low voice: "Brother, call someone!"

Sha Zhu suddenly woke up and said in a panic, "Ah, hello, Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun, my name is Sha Zhu, no, my name is He Yuzhu."

Zhao Xiaoyun remembered the "personality" that Lin Zongxuan had set for her before she came, and just replied coldly: "Hello."

After the four of them entered the restaurant together, Sha Zhu finally regained some of his sanity. He wiped the chair for Zhao Xiaoyun very gentlemanly and gave her the right to order food. After seeing that Zhao Xiaoyun only ordered two vegetarian dishes, he added braised pork and sauced spareribs under the waiter's gloomy face.

It was not until this time that Zhao Xiaoyun took off her scarf at Lin Zongxuan's signal, put her two ponytails behind her, and revealed her cold face.

When Sha Zhu saw Zhao Xiaoyun's face, his first reaction was that she was beautiful and cool. He thought that what Lin Zongxuan said was true.

Then he began to feel hesitant again. Could he marry a woman like this?

"What's wrong?" Lin Zongxuan asked Sha Zhu. After all, Sha Zhu's expression changed a lot at this moment, and he seemed to be quite...conflicted!

"Zongxuan, go out and have a cigarette." Shazhu winked at Lin Zongxuan, pulled him outside, and said with some worry: "Zongxuan, this Zhao Xiaoyun you introduced doesn't seem to be very suitable for me?"

"What's wrong? Do you think I'm not pretty enough?" Lin Zongxuan asked in confusion.

"She is pretty enough, but her temper is a little cold."

Just be indifferent!

If I'm not aloof, how can I subdue you, He Yuzhu? If I'm not aloof, how can I lick you with your dog temper?

"Nothing, you two just met and don't know each other very well. Maybe the girl is a little shy."

Seeing that Sha Zhu was still hesitant, Lin Zongxuan pretended to be impatient and said, "If you don't like me, I don't think we can have this meal. I'm going to find a dormitory for Zhao Xiaoyun now and send her home tomorrow."

"No!" Sha Zhu was horrified and said quickly, "At least let's get in touch with each other first, just in case someone likes me."

When Lin Zongxuan heard what he said, he knew that this blind date was a sure thing.

(The next chapter may be a little slow to post, so please leave a comment to remind me if it's reviewed.)