Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Yan Fugui smoked a cigarette while looking at Li Xiangming, and he had a plan in mind. The security chief is still very important in the school, at least he can talk to the principal. He smiled and said, "I have watched Zhuzi grow up since he was a child, and I have a very good relationship with them. Let me tell you, Chief Li..."

In the following time, Yan Fugui kept talking about how good the relationship between his family and He Yuzhu's family was. If Li Xiangming hadn't asked He Yuzhu in advance, Li Xiangming might have believed it directly. Li Xiangming nodded with a smile, and after saying a few more words casually, he left with an excuse.

Yan Fuguier didn't care. Instead, he felt happy that he had established a relationship with the security chief. He walked around the playground and then went back to the office.

In the Red Star Courtyard, the weather was a bit bad today, so Jia Zhang, who was in a very bad mood, was cursing in her house. Xu Erni didn't want to listen to Jia Zhang cursing in the house, so she came to the middle courtyard with some dirty clothes to wash them slowly. There were also a few aunts washing clothes in the middle courtyard, and everyone slowly started chatting.

Xu Erni brought up the topic of He Yuzhu and his wife. Second Aunt Wu Cuihua curled her lips and said, "If you ask me, this silly Zhu is really too outrageous. He eats a lot of fish and meat every night at home. What do you think we should do if we eat up all the family wealth? It's really not good to have no elderly people in this family. I think Qin Huairu is not a good person either. She doesn't even try to persuade her husband. Don't you think so? Erni?"

Xu Erni nodded awkwardly, and said while washing clothes, "I didn't expect that He Yuzhu is now the canteen director at such a young age. How much is his monthly salary?" Third Aunt Yang Ruihua smiled and said, "According to our old Yan's detailed calculations, the monthly salary must be at least 100 yuan!"

Everyone in the courtyard gasped and looked at the third aunt in surprise. Yang Ruihua curled her lips and said, "Girls, don't disbelieve me. Don't you know how smart our old man is?" Ma Po nodded and said, "We know. Of course we know. The most calculating person in our courtyard is undoubtedly Old Yan."

Ma Pozi's words were a bit unpleasant to the ear. Aunt Liu beside her said, "What's the big deal about being able to scheme? I think being able to scheme is also an advantage. Your old Yan is not bad. He supports a family by himself and has raised your three boys. Being able to scheme is also a skill."

Xu Erni was just about to join in the fun and say something when she heard Jia Zhang's hoarse voice cursing, "You little bitch, where have you been to me? Come over and clean the house for me. Do you want me to do it myself? Why did our Dongxu marry such a lazy daughter-in-law like you? I regret letting you marry into our family more and more."

The young ladies and wives in the courtyard shook their heads, thinking that Xu Erni had fallen into a wolf's den by marrying into this family. Xu Erni pretended to be very weak and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Ma Pozi, who was standing by, felt a little sorry and said to Xu Erni, "Your mother-in-law is really too unreasonable. You are washing clothes with us and you haven't done anything else. How can she say that!"

The other old aunts also nodded. Xu Erni wiped her tears with her sleeves and said, "Aunts, please stay busy here and go to the house to clean up first." The young girls and wives sighed when they saw this scene. Some new wives even thought that their mothers-in-law were unreasonable enough, but they didn't expect that compared with Jia Zhang, they felt that they had fallen into a nest.

Then she heard Jia Zhang's cursing voice, "Where have you been to show off? You don't do all the housework at home. Do you want to tire me to death?" "What? You were washing clothes in the central courtyard. Why don't you clean the house first? Don't you know which comes first? If you talk back to me, I will beat you to death."

Hearing these insults, the young girls and wives shook their heads. Some families with daughters decided to choose a good husband for their daughters. Although in their eyes, daughters are not as good as sons, they are still flesh and blood after all.

"Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling" the noon bell rang, and all the workers in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill put down their work, took their lunch boxes and went to the canteen to eat. Although there were fewer types of food these days, no one complained at all. It was very easy to feel happy in this era. As long as you could eat enough, you would be very happy.

Master Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice also lined up in the crowd, and the meal tickets had already been printed. Taking advantage of the lunch break today, He Yuzhu decided to distribute the meal tickets. There were crowds of people in front of the three canteens, and they each received a meal ticket in front of their favorite set meal. Master Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice also received one each. Jia Dongxu was envious and angry and cursed, "It's just abominable to do these empty things."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the meal ticket in his hand and felt that this Sha Zhu was quite capable. He naturally knew what his apprentice was thinking. He did not take his words to heart, yawned, and prepared to go get some food to fill his stomach.

Seeing that his master didn't say anything, Jia Dongxu felt unhappy. Because in his heart, Jia Dongxu felt that his master should stand on his side and blame Sha Zhu. He cursed Yi Zhonghai to death in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. He could only wait in line while thinking about whether he should go to that place again tonight.

"Hey, isn't this Master Jia Dongxu, a first-class fitter? Why are you queuing here?" The person who spoke was Liu Chi, who was smiling. Liu Chi was very angry with Jia Dongxu and his mother. So whenever he had a chance, he had to taunt Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu didn't dare to say anything. Not to mention that he couldn't beat Liu Chi, Liu Chi's group of apprentices were enough to give him a hard time.

Unlike other masters, Liu Chi taught his apprentices without reservation. Therefore, his prestige in the land was very high, higher than that of Yi Zhonghai, a seventh-level fitter.