Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

After daybreak, people in the courtyard go to work or buy groceries. It is time for another day of rest. This is the last working day of the year and also the last day to buy some New Year goods, so everyone is very busy.

Qin Huairu asked Banggeng to take good care of Xiaodang at home, took a basket, and pretended to go out to buy something and left the courtyard. Lin Geng and Sha Zhu also left the courtyard and headed towards the steel mill. Today was the day to collect salaries, and it was also the last time the steel mill would pay salaries before the New Year.

Sha Zhu is going to the factory today to cook a meal for the workers and leaders. The factory has also provided a lot of meat, and Sha Zhu wants to perform well.

During this period, under Lin Geng's guidance, Sha Zhu's attitude towards his colleagues and employees who served meals at the factory improved a lot. He no longer shook the spoon easily, nor did he order the kitchen staff around. His attitude towards the logistics and canteen directors also improved a lot, so his reputation in the factory improved to a certain extent.

Moreover, Lin Geng also told Sha Zhu that his apprentice Ma Hua was a good person and worthy of training, and asked Sha Zhu to be nicer to Ma Hua and not keep saying nonsense like teaching the apprentice would starve the master to death.

Since you have become someone's master, you should teach your apprentices wholeheartedly. Don't be like Yi Zhonghai's old Bidden, who always holds back when teaching his apprentices and is unwilling to teach them properly. As a result, when he is in trouble, his apprentices not only refuse to help him, but also take advantage of his misfortune or terminate the master-apprentice relationship with him.

One should be honest in life. As long as he can see clearly the character of his apprentice, he should not be too harsh on him. He should teach his apprentice well what he should teach. In this way, his apprentice will be good to him in the future. On the contrary, if he is still like before, hiding things and refusing to teach Ma Hua anything, it will be bad for his reputation over time.

Sha Zhu thought about it and asked He Daqing. He Daqing also agreed with Lin Geng's suggestion and personally met Sha Zhu's two apprentices. Sha Zhu had two apprentices at this time, Ma Hua and a fat man. As an old hand, He Daqing, after seeing these two apprentices, also determined that Ma Hua was a good person, but the fat man did not seem to be an honest person, so he asked Sha Zhu to teach Ma Hua well.

So Sha Zhu listened to the advice of Lin Geng and He Daqing and officially began to teach Ma Hua cooking skills. Now Ma Hua treats Sha Zhu with great respect and serves him like his own father.

In general, under Lin Geng's advice, Sha Zhu's way of dealing with people has changed a lot in the past few months. Whether in the courtyard or in the factory, he basically never hits anyone, and he doesn't speak so harshly or hurtfully. His popularity and reputation have obviously improved a lot.

Sha Zhu himself felt the benefits brought to him by the improvement in his reputation and popularity, and thought that it was right to listen to Lin Geng and that he should listen to Lin Geng more in the future. In addition, He Daqing, who was now familiar with Lin Geng and had fought with Lin Geng for a while, also told Sha Zhu to listen to Lin Geng more in the future. Lin Geng was definitely a man who knew how to deal with things, and it was right to listen to him and he would never harm him.

So Sha Zhu and Lin Geng have a very close relationship now. Not to say that Sha Zhu has become Lin Geng's follower, but at least Sha Zhu does everything very diligently whenever Lin Geng gives him a task.

After Lin Geng went to the factory to collect his salary, received the certificate of advanced worker awarded to him by the factory, and the fifty yuan bonus that Li Huaide had specially obtained for him, he was about to go home when he was stopped by Old Wu, who said that Director Yang and Li Huaide wanted to see him about something.

Lin Geng then went to meet Director Yang and Li Huaide. As soon as he entered Director Yang's office, he saw Li Huaide sitting in Director Yang's office. Even Chief Zheng of the Security Department was in Director Yang's office. So he immediately understood what had happened.

Director Yang, Li Huaide, and Zheng Yao all looked unhappy. When they saw Lin Geng coming in, Director Yang asked Secretary Chen to close the door. He angrily asked Lin Geng with a dark face, "Xiao Lin, tell me, what do you think? You have the ability to hunt, that's fine, but how can you sell wild boar meat in the courtyard privately? Isn't this asking for trouble? Do you know that your behavior is speculation?

Now someone has reported you to the factory and the security department, please explain to us!"

Li Huaide frowned, looked at Lin Geng, and winked at him. It was obvious that he was very worried. He wanted Lin Geng to admit his mistake and strive for lenient treatment.

Zheng Yao also had a gloomy face as he looked at Lin Geng with a scrutinizing look in his eyes. His professional habit made him look like he was examining a bad guy.

When Lin Geng heard this, he was not nervous, but laughed. He took out a pack of Peony cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them to Director Yang, Li Huaide and Zheng Yaoxian. Then he said with a smile: "I'm afraid you leaders have misunderstood. How could I be a speculator? My father is a martyr who sacrificed his life for the country. How could I possibly bring shame on my father?

Yes, I admit that I did sell meat to the neighbors in the Siheyuan. However, the neighbors in the Siheyuan were unable to buy meat during the Chinese New Year, so they asked the manager of our courtyard to find me and asked me to help them get some meat for the Chinese New Year!

I didn't agree at first, but I had meat to eat, and I couldn't bear to see my neighbors not having meat to eat during the New Year. I happened to have hunted a wild boar in the mountains two days ago, so I sold some of the meat to my neighbors at a fair price of 75 cents per pound, exactly the same price as the supply and marketing cooperative.

Upon hearing this, Director Yang's face darkened even further, and he angrily said, "How can you be so foolish? Even if you feel sorry for your neighbors and sell them meat at a fair price, your behavior is still considered speculation without government authorization!"

Li Huaide also showed a look of deep sorrow, coughed and said, "Director Yang, please don't lose your temper. Xiaolin's original intention was not bad, but his method was not right! Calm down!"

Zheng Yao also sighed and said, "Xiao Lin! Director Yang is right. Although your original intention is not bad, your behavior is not allowed! You really handled things a little foolishly this time!"

Lin Geng smiled and shook his head, "Don't be angry, leaders. I didn't say that I sold meat to my neighbors without government authorization! I have a certificate from the street office, which allows me to sell a small amount of wild boar meat to my neighbors at a fair price. If you don't believe me, take a look at this!"

Lin Geng said as he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Li Huaide who was closest to him.

Li Huaide took the paper with doubt and took a look at it. The worry on his face was swept away immediately. He laughed, shook his head and handed the paper back to Director Yang. Then he smiled and said, "So that's how it is! You have obtained the consent of the Street Office, so this matter is not considered speculation. It means that you have reported it to the Street Office and obtained its approval!

You scared me, why didn't you take it out earlier? You made me worry about you! Haha!"