Siheyuan: Get god-level cooking skills at the beginning

In the broadcasting studio of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, Yu Haitang is the focal figure of the factory. She not only has outstanding looks but also a graceful figure.

(Of course, different people have different tastes, and she is not liked by everyone.)

On that day, Yu Haitang walked into the studio and found the content ready for broadcast on the table. When he took it in his hand and read it carefully, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Oh, isn't this a punishment for Xu Damao's manuscript? I remember he was fine last night?" Yu Haitang began to feel confused, remembering Xu Damao's carefree look when he visited her yesterday and the good impression he left on her.

At that time, she thought, if her boyfriend Yang Weimin could be like Xu Damao, how wonderful it would be. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he was criticized in a notice.

Yu Haitang read the manuscript carefully and realized that it was because Xu Damao accidentally broke the only projector that he was facing the situation of not only paying compensation but also being deducted from his serious warning. The compensation of 300 yuan and the reduction of one level in salary were real problems.

Then, Yu Haitang read the announcement: "Attention! Xu Damao, an employee of our factory's Xuanke department, destroyed the playback equipment for personal reasons. According to the resolution, his punishment is as follows:

300. Voluntarily pay a fine of RMB to the Finance Department within three days. Failure to do so will result in immediate dismissal;

2. Record a serious warning and be barred from participating in the evaluation of excellence or promotion for two years;

3. Reduce the salary of one grade. "

After broadcasting three times in a row, Yu Haitang completed today's broadcasting task.

In the Propaganda Department's office, Xu Damao's face was pale, his fists clenched, and his teeth gritted. He was shocked by the sudden and severe punishment. Deduction of demerits was fine, but the fine and salary cut were a bolt from the blue. He used to get 37.5 yuan a month, but now his salary has been reduced to 27.5 yuan.

If his money had not been stolen and his marriage had not been finalized, a few hundred yuan would not have meant much to him. However, now that his savings were empty, he spent all the 5 yuan he had on buying daily necessities for Qin Jingru. For a moment, he fell into despair.

"Damn it, Director Yang is so cruel. Where can I raise the money to pay the fine?" Xu Damao cursed in his heart, lamenting that his luck has been bad recently.

Since meeting Qin Jingru, he not only got divorced but also had 500 yuan swindled out of him by Li Guangtou. Then his house was robbed for no apparent reason. Now he has to pay for the equipment and his salary has been reduced. He thought: "It's all because of Qin Jingru, this jinx. Women like her are no different from the widow Qin Huairu. They have bad fortunes and will bring bad luck to their husbands."

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Xu Damao immediately decided that he had to rush back to confront her and not let her influence him anymore. "No, I'm going back to the courtyard and telling her to get out. I won't let her stay around to continue to abuse me." As the old saying goes, if a person doesn't know his own shortcomings, he won't care about anything that doesn't concern him. At this moment, all the bad luck seemed to be focused on Qin Jingru.

While thinking about these troubles, he rode the bicycle assigned to him by the factory to show movies in the countryside towards the courtyard. During this process, in the kitchen, He Yuzhu and Ma Hua were cooking and heard Yu Haitang's voice on the radio.

"Oh, look, this kid Xu Damao has finally hit a wall. What a turn of events." He Yuzhu couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard the news while listening to his younger brother Ma Hua's cooking. Ma Hua at the side interrupted with a gloating look.

He Yuzhu, who had already heard it, just raised his lips slightly without saying anything. Hearing what Ma Hua said, he immediately laughed and said, "Xu Damao is indeed unlucky, but if you continue to be lazy and inactive, you may be the next one to suffer."

"Ah?" Ma ** Yan immediately turned his head to look at the stew pot. As expected, the fire was too big and the food at the bottom might burn if it was not stirred continuously.

He quickly waved the spatula in his hand and successfully avoided the tragedy of burnt food.

After the food was cooked for a long time, Ma Hua said with a smile on his face: "Master, I saw that you didn't react much after listening to the broadcast. Did you already know that Xu Damao would be in trouble?"

"I do have some guesses. I was there when he broke the projector last night." He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Master, can you tell me? I really want to know how Xu Damao became like this?" Ma Hua seemed very curious.

Faced with this question, He Yuzhu naturally couldn't speak directly. Because Xu Damao destroyed the projector in order to entertain senior leaders to watch a movie, revealing the truth would inevitably lead to misunderstandings and people would think that he was not very tight-lipped.

"There's no need to investigate too much. It's enough to know that Xu Damao will have a hard time in the future." He Yuzhu waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Not really, Master. I heard that being a projectionist is a lucrative position, with a lot of bonuses every time. Xu Damao has been working as a projectionist in this factory for many years, so he should have accumulated quite a bit, right? Moreover, he married the daughter of Director Lou, our factory's director. This loss is no big deal to him?" Ma Hua was an old employee, and he didn't get along with Xu Damao, so he knew Xu Damao's situation very well.

"Oh, your ideas are outdated. Director Lou's daughter has divorced him, and now he is entangled with Qin Huairu's cousin. In addition, in the past, the 300 yuan was really nothing to him, but it may be different now. This guy hid a lot of private money at home, but it was stolen by thieves. Now he can't even take out 10 yuan." He Yuzhu explained the twists and turns behind the scenes.

"Is this true? It's so satisfying. I've always hated this guy who goes against you in every way. Now he's been asked to pay you money and have his salary deducted. Let's see if he can still be so arrogant! Haha!" Ma Hua said with a beaming smile.

He Yuzhu understood that this was all out of concern for him, and nodded in response: "Don't discuss this matter any more, it's not good. Xu Damao has been unlucky recently, so he may restrain himself for a while."

"I understand, Master." Ma Hua nodded and then concentrated on cooking another dish. He Yuzhu did not mention this topic again and only patiently corrected his possible mistakes.

Soon, lunch was ready and it was almost time for the canteen to open. He Yuzhu personally served the employees' meals, and his meticulous actions won him many admiring looks.

At this time, Qin Huairu lined up and walked in front of him, handed over the meal card and money, and said with a smile: "Two steamed buns, one portion of shredded potatoes, and one portion of cabbage!"

At first, He Yuzhu didn't pay attention until he heard the voice and recognized that the person was Qin Huairu. But he continued to operate as usual without saying much.

After Qin Huairu left, Liu Lan, who was standing by, lowered her voice and said to He Yuzhu, "Master He, has Qin Huairu become rich? ** She has been a chef for so many years, and she has never made white flour buns for herself."

Hearing Liu Lan's question, He Yuzhu nodded in agreement. Seeing the team gradually dispersing, he snorted coldly and said, "Maybe she got the 100 yuan I gave her yesterday."

"As soon as these words came out, Liu Lan and Ma Hua immediately asked in unison: "Master He/Master He, how could she cheat you out of 100 yuan?"

In the canteen of the steel mill, seeing Liu Lan and Ma Hua asking with concern, He Yuzhu did not answer immediately, but said: "We need to talk about this in detail, let's pack up the food first!"

"Understood, Master He."

Not long after, the last employee's food was served, and Ma Hua and Liu Lan followed He Yuzhu to clean up the plates. After finishing their work, Liu Lan hurriedly asked, "Master He, can you tell me more?"

He Yuzhu nodded slightly, and then recounted what happened last night. After listening, Liu Lan said angrily: "Master He, Master He, you are so kind. As the saying goes, good horses are hard to deal with, and good people are often bullied. Qin Huairu just saw that you are easy to bully, so she took advantage of slapping you twice and asked you to pay 100 yuan. If it were me, I would let her know that her mother-in-law's words were unpleasant, and even if I slapped her more, she would not dare to ask me for money."

He Yuzhu felt amused when listening to Liu Lan's passionate speech, and continued, "It's quite a coincidence. I just paid the compensation, and within three minutes, her mother-in-law announced that her retirement savings were missing. Nearly 1,400 yuan disappeared, just like the money stolen from Xu Damao's house. In the end, we called the police but couldn't find any clues."

"You deserve it!" The two responded with resentment in their voices.

When Liu Lan and Ma Hua first heard about the money loss, they were very angry; but now that they knew that Qin Huairu's mother-in-law had lost money, the frustration in their hearts seemed to be relieved. "Bad people will eventually get retribution", Master He, I think this should be the fate they deserve, Master He."

Liu Lan asked curiously, "By the way, Master He, even if Qin Huairu's family originally had a lot of money, why did she behave so badly? To be honest, I thought their family was living in such a difficult situation that they hadn't bought themselves white flour buns for several years."

He Yuzhu agreed, "It's really weird. I remember when Qin Huairu's family was rich, she couldn't even bear to eat white steamed buns. But after she lost the money, she could actually enjoy it. Maybe it's really like you thought, the lost money was taken away by her." Seeing Liu Lan rolling her eyes, He Yuzhu understood that she probably guessed the same thing.

But he decided not to make malicious speculations about Qin Huairu: "No, that money has always been kept by her mother-in-law, and she will never use it no matter how poor the family is. If it weren't for the incident a few days ago that revealed that her mother-in-law still had a large amount of savings, Qin Huairu herself probably wouldn't know how much property she had. As for her being able to eat white flour buns today, maybe it was because she successfully persuaded her mother-in-law last night that she would be in charge of the family's money in the future. In this way, she can naturally enjoy those white flour buns!"

He Yuzhu thought so in his heart, but he didn't want to vilify Qin Huairu too much. On a deeper level, this was her way of expressing that she didn't want to endure humiliation in the factory anymore, like a crabapple and pear blossom. After all, even Qin Huairu could enjoy white flour buns, so her reason for crying poor didn't seem so strong. After all, many workers' wages were much higher than hers, but they still only had simple meals.

If He Yuzhu's idea is true, he should indeed congratulate Qin Huairu. After all, such a change may leave a good example for the child. Despite this, he has no other feelings for Qin Huairu. Hearing He Yuzhu's words, Ma Hua and Liu Lan also realized this possibility, and they tacitly did not go into this topic any further.

The two story lines are intertwined and each has its own development.

On the other side, Xu Damao rode his bicycle back to the courtyard. As soon as he stepped into the yard, he kicked over the bench beside the door, scaring Qin Jingru who was still sleeping inside awake.

Qin Jingru stood up and realized that the visitor was Xu Damao. She was relieved and asked anxiously, "Brother Damao, why did you come back so suddenly? I thought you were going home this afternoon. Are you going to the countryside to show a movie today?"

Xu Damao, who was already feeling angry and helpless, flew into a rage when he heard the word "showing movies".

He pointed at Qin Jingru and shouted, "Showing a movie? What a joke! If it weren't for you, my jinx, how could I be in such a miserable state now?

It's all your fault. It's all your fault. Nothing goes well when I'm with you. First, I was forced to divorce. Then, because of you, I had to pay 500 yuan to that bastard Sha Zhu. Then, money was inexplicably stolen from our home.

Now, I was given a serious warning because of a ghost that broke the factory's projector. Not only was I demoted, but I was also fined 300 yuan.

It's all because of you that I am unlucky. You are just like your sister Qin Huairu, that widow, both of you are doomed to misfortune.

Hurry up and pack up, and get out of here! Otherwise I will punish you and we will both die! "

Seeing Xu Damao was furious, Qin Jingru became panicked and didn't want to return to the countryside to endure all that.

After marrying Xu Damao, Qin Huairu spread the news back to her hometown, which made Qin Jingru's father feel deeply ashamed, so he directly severed the father-daughter relationship. More importantly, the two of them had not yet obtained a marriage certificate. If she really let go, all her efforts would be in vain!

"Brother Damao, don't be angry, let's work it out. I'll do anything as long as you don't let me leave." Qin Jingru pleaded with a sad face, tears in her eyes.

But Xu Damao was so angry that he was unwilling to listen to anything. In a moment, he rushed over and grabbed Qin Jingru's neck, saying sternly, "Shut up, get out or leave a message! If you don't get out, I'll kill you, believe it or not?"

Fear made Qin Jingru's whole body go limp. Knowing that she couldn't just sit there and watch, she hurriedly patted Xu Damao's chest and promised, "I'm leaving, leaving now."

Hearing her promise, Xu Damao loosened his grip and shouted, "Go quickly! You still have three minutes to prepare! Get out!"

Qin Jingru was frightened again, and in view of the current atmosphere, she decided to hide for the time being. A few minutes later, she packed up her personal belongings, and even dared not let go of the money in the cabinet, and quietly took it away.

Xu Damao didn't notice anything unusual at first. He just saw that she was dressed neatly and pushed her out the door.

With a loud bang and the sound of a door closing with a bang, the yard was empty. Qin Jingru felt bitter in her heart and was still immersed in unbelievable shock.

This is normal. This morning, Xu Damao went out as usual, but who would have thought that he would be kicked out so soon.

Qin Jingru did not dare to stay in the backyard for long, and carried her package and went straight to the Jia family in the courtyard hoping to get shelter. She thought she could have a place to stay in the Jia family, but she didn't know that Jia Zhang had been taught a lesson by Qin Huairu last night and had been holding a grudge.

Seeing Qin Jingru coming in with a package, he asked her and then kicked her out of the door not long after.

As a result, Qin Jingru had no relatives and with her luggage in her hands, she could only sit on the street in Nantongluo Lane at a loss.

At the same time, Lou Xiao'e, who was in the backyard, was enjoying a watermelon at the door of the deaf grandmother's house when she happened to run into the argument that had just happened. She suddenly felt a strange feeling in her heart, as if even the watermelon was extra sweet. She threw the rind away and entered the deaf grandmother's house.

"Ezi, I just heard a loud noise outside. What happened?" The deaf grandmother was unable to hear clearly what was happening outside because her leg disease had not yet healed and her hearing was poor.

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Seeing that the old woman was interested in this, Lou Xiao'e immediately told her everything she had seen and heard.

"It's called "you reap what you sow". I'm not surprised at all by the outcome of that bad guy Xu Damao." The deaf old lady commented. "Well said, it's true that having an old man in the family is like having a treasure!"

The plot described in the book is that Xu Damao's own stupidity brought him many disasters, and he eventually fell into a trap set by the deputy director, and was cheated of all his money and even lost his house. He almost starved to death and froze to death in front of the courtyard, if it weren't for Zhuzi's kindness to save him.

Lou Xiao'e, who was listening to this incident, felt that it made a lot of sense and felt much more relieved.

In the next chapter, Xu Damao sat on the ground in a daze. His biggest problem was not driving Qin Jingru away, but he had to find 300 yuan to compensate the factory. Otherwise, if he lost his job, even his house might be taken back by the residents' committee. That would mean he would be homeless.

So Xu Damao endured the discomfort, got up and walked out the door, pushing his bicycle towards his parents' home. Twenty minutes later, he arrived home and saw his mother, who asked him why he came at this time, because it was not the weekend and he should still be at work.

Hearing his mother's question, Xu Damao almost burst into tears and whispered to his mother: "Mom, I've encountered some difficult problems and I need your help." His mother was surprised and looking at her child's haggard face, her worry was beyond words.

Xu's mother felt relieved when she heard that he had accidentally damaged the projector. Although she had to pay compensation, it was not irreversible. But she couldn't make the decision on her own because her father was not there. She said, "Your father went to the park. Why don't we wait until he comes back?"

Xu Damao was furious when he heard this. He knew his father's character. Even if he reluctantly compromised and paid the money, he would still be the one who suffered. He knelt down and cried and begged: "Mom, please give me the money back to the factory. They only give me time after lunch. If I don't pay after that time, I will lose my job!"