Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

As they were approaching the hotel, He Yuzhu found an empty place and asked the driver to help unload the things from the car. After the driver left, He Yuzhu observed for a long time and after confirming that there was no one around, he moved the things into the space.

He Yuzhu secretly decided that he would pay attention to the quantity next time he buys things, otherwise it would be difficult to operate. What if he was accidentally seen by someone? Although he is an official Chinese employee, if someone makes you disappear in a foreign country, you really have no way to stop them, because they have always done this.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu was also a little scared, so he didn't stay too long and quickly returned to the hotel.

Back in the room, He Yuzhu took a big gulp of water to calm himself down. At the same time, he decided that he had been going out too frequently recently. For safety reasons, He Yuzhu decided not to go out in the next few days.

After lunch, He Yuzhu, having consumed too much energy, fell into a deep sleep.

"Dang~dang~dang~"

He Yuzhu, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Who is it? I'm coming right now."

"Hey, Brother Zhang, it's you."

"Zhu Zi, are you sleeping?"

"I took a short nap. Brother Zhang, you didn't go out with the leader."

That’s right, the person who came was Minister Li’s secretary. Logically, he should have been accompanying Minister Li out for social events at this time. Could it be that something big happened while he was away today?

He Yuzhu suddenly came to his senses. He did not forget what his primary task was.

Secretary Zhang also noticed He Yuzhu's change, smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "Zhuzi, don't be nervous, it's nothing serious. The leader said there will be a meeting tonight, so I came to inform you."

"Brother Zhang, thank you for your help. I want you to go there in person."

"Okay, Zhuzi, we are brothers, just make me a bowl of pickled mustard greens noodles tonight. I am sick of eating undercooked steak every day."

"Brother Zhang, no problem. Just come and see me when you're done with your work in the evening."

Secretary Zhang couldn't leave for too long, so He Yuzhu hurried back after exchanging greetings and went to wait for instructions.

After seeing Secretary Zhang off, He Yuzhu no longer felt sleepy at all.

Although Secretary Zhang just made light of it, it would be strange if a meeting with Yimeng, a logistics cook, that required him to attend was a trivial matter.

He Yuzhu is not the kind of person who likes to nitpick. Since Secretary Zhang doesn't say anything, he must have some difficulties. He should stop making blind guesses and just hurry up and cook.

Knowing that Mr. Liu and Minister Li had had enough of Western food recently, He Yuzhu cooked an authentic Chinese meal as a good change of pace. Didn’t you see that even though they ate well every day, everyone had lost weight?

As expected, as soon as He Yuzhu's last dish came out of the pot, Mr. Liu and Minister Li came to the kitchen together.

He Yuzhu asked the kitchen helper to serve the dishes immediately.

Mr. Liu did not expect that the dish would be served so quickly and be so rich. He thought He Yuzhu made it specially for him and was a little unhappy.

Minister Li also thought that He Yuzhu was a bit of a waste, so he asked Secretary Zhang to call He Yuzhu over.

"Zhu Zi, aren't you a bit wasteful?"

As soon as He Yuzhu heard this, he knew that Mr. Liu and Minister Li had misunderstood, and he quickly explained:

"Mr. Liu, Minister Li, Brother Zhang informed me that there would be a meeting tonight. I guessed that Mr. Liu and you didn't have any social events tonight, so I came early to prepare dinner. In addition, I saw that many comrades were not used to Western food and had lost a lot of weight, so I prepared something a bit richer."

When Mr. Liu heard that he was eating the same food as everyone else, he realized that his comrades had been very busy recently and had forgotten that everyone was not used to Western food.

He Yuzhu's attempt to remedy the situation made him very happy.

"Zhu Zi, you are really considerate. Minister Li and I made an empiricist mistake. We both want to apologize to you."

"Mr. Liu, please don't bother me. I'm just thinking about it. You and Minister Li should eat while the food is hot, otherwise the flavor will be lost."

"Mr. Liu's health is the capital of the revolution. I think we should eat first." Minister Li also echoed.

With Mr. Liu and Minister Li taking the lead, all the staff members concentrated on their meals.

Although no one said anything, judging from the speed at which everyone ate, it seemed that everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

Food tastes better when there are more people around. He Yuzhu was no exception. He ate two full bowls of rice, burped, and felt that the meal was very delicious.

At seven o'clock in the evening, everyone arrived at the meeting room on time. He Yuzhu knew that he was just a cook, so he found a corner and became an invisible person.

The content of the meeting was very simple. It turned out that in addition to communicating about the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Mr. Liu and Minister Li were also responsible for purchasing a batch of production equipment that was urgently needed in the country during their visit.

Before coming here, Chinese senior officials did not hold out much hope for purchasing Western production equipment.

Unexpectedly, in order to show its sincerity, the Tower Country agreed to sell a batch of outdated production equipment to China.

This sudden surprise caught Mr. Liu and Minister Li off guard. Now they are thousands of miles away from China, so they can only work together to find a solution.

This is a great thing for China, but there is a difficult problem that is difficult to solve now, which is the foreign exchange issue.

Due to the blockade by the Western world, China has no foreign exchange reserves at all, and these tens of thousands of dollars in foreign exchange have now become the biggest problem.

Mr. Liu and Minister Li didn't have any good ideas either. They could only think of everyone brainstorming and trying to find a way to buy this batch of equipment. Everyone knew that if you missed the opportunity, you would never get it again.

"Comrades, we are all here as no one is outside, please share any suggestions you have."

"Mr. Liu, Minister Li, if it doesn't work, let's all come together."

"Yes, here are five dollars for me."

"I have a dollar."

"I have……"

For the sake of the motherland, people can choose not to bring gifts for their families and spend all their money without hesitation.

This deep patriotism deeply shocked He Yuzhu. He knew that Chinese people would never slack off when it comes to national justice. What happened today sublimated his soul once again.

I always feel like I have to do something. I always have a vague idea in my mind, but I just can't remember it for a while.

In the end, everyone pooled their money together, but they were all ordinary staff members and the total amount was only a few hundred dollars, which was a drop in the bucket compared to the total transaction amount.

Seeing the huge gap, everyone fell silent for a moment.

This deep disappointment and helplessness torments everyone's heart.

He Yuzhu also hopes to improve the domestic industrial environment. For a moment he even wanted to say, "I have money."

But where did I get so much foreign exchange? I couldn’t explain it clearly, which was a big problem.

Suddenly he saw Monet's painting lying quietly in the space, and He Yuzhu had an idea.

He slapped his thigh excitedly.

"Yes, you can donate your paintings and exchange them for other things."