Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Qin Huairu came out to slack off under the pretext of going to the toilet. When he saw Zhang Renkang coming from the side, he quickly stepped forward and stopped him. Qin Huairu said

"Zhang Renkang, you are great, you are rich now"

Zhang Renkang looked at Qin Huairu and scolded him coldly.

"Qin Huairu, why are you not in the workshop during working hours and running around?"

Qin Huairu was startled by Zhang Renkang's rebuke. She looked at Zhang Renkang angrily and said

"Zhang Renkang, you, you bastard"

"You are so close to my cousin, yet you still mess with others"

As soon as Qin Huairu returned yesterday, Jia Zhangshi quickly told her that Zhang Renkang and Director Wang had brought a woman back today, saying that they had been assigned a house on the side of Zhang Renkang's family. When Zhang Renkang sent the woman back, there were meat and rice in the car. Qin Huairu panicked when she heard this. If Zhang Renkang really got married, what would happen to Qin Jingru? What would happen to their Jia family?

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang discussed it all night and decided to ask Zhang Renkang for clarification. They must not let this long-term meal ticket go easily. This is why this happened.

Zhang Renkang looked at Qin Huairu coldly and said disdainfully

"Qin Huairu, when did I get along with your cousin?"

"I don't think I ever said I was dating your cousin? I haven't touched her either, right?"

Qin Huairu suddenly panicked. It seemed that Zhang Renkang was not dating Qin Jingru. He just took her out for dinner and bought her some clothes. He had never crossed the line. If this matter was made public, there would be nothing that could be done to Zhang Renkang. Qin Huairu said in panic

"You, didn't you say you didn't plan to get married this year and asked Jingru to wait for you next year?"

"You are not keeping your word and you are deceiving the girl."

Zhang Renkang laughed and said

"First, Comrade Qin Huairu, please understand that whether I find a partner or not is my business. It seems that you have no control over me."

"Another thing is, I have never promised anyone to wait for me. What I said was that I don't plan to get married for the time being. I'll talk about it next year. If you don't believe me, you can go ask your cousin."

Qin Huairu said in panic

"But you took her to eat roast duck and bought her clothes."

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Your Jia family doesn't care about your cousin's meal, but your cousin came to my place, and I'm going to have dinner with her and I politely invited her. Is there any problem with that?"

"Whoever I invite to dinner, I have to marry?"

Zhang Renkang looked around and saw no one around. He said with a smile.

"Qin Huairu, do you really think that your idea is quite clever?"

Qin Huairu looked at Zhang Renkang in confusion, only to hear him say

"You think that just because you introduced your cousin to me, you can lie on top of me and suck my blood? Do you think I'm a fool?"

Qin Huairu was disappointed when she heard what Zhang Renkang said. How did he know that? Zhang Renkang said with a smile:

"Don't dream. Qin Jingru may not follow your wishes. Do you think you can come up with such a small idea?"

After saying this, regardless of Qin Huairu's panicked look, Zhang Renkang walked away with his hands behind his back. He had no interest in this widow Qin anymore. He had tasted her and it was just like that, just to vent his anger for his predecessor. He had no interest in the water used to wash the pot. Did he really think Qin Huairu was so clean?

Zhang Renkang went to the back kitchen of the cafeteria and saw Shazhu was also there, peeling potatoes obediently. Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Everyone, please put down your work for now. I have already made an agreement with the factory. The grading test will be held on December 25th. This time, it will mainly test the "Grade 8 Chef" and "Grade 7 Chef" levels. If you are confident that you can take the test, please sign up with your team leader and take the test then."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone applauded, especially the kitchen helpers and apprentices who had a lot of experience. They had worked hard recently. Zhang Renkang had carefully explained some techniques to everyone. If they didn't understand, Zhang Renkang would also take out the afternoon to teach them. Now they were just waiting for the exam to change their fate.

(It is not an empty talk that exams can change one’s destiny. For children of ordinary people, exams are the best channel for advancement.)

Seeing that everyone was happy, Zhang Renkang had no choice but to pour a basin of cold water on them. He pressed his hands and said,

"Be quiet for a moment. I'm going to make it clear. I will check everyone's level before the exam. If you fail, don't blame me for not letting you take the exam. So, everyone, do your best and use this month or so to master your skills. I will randomly check everyone on the 20th."

Although Zhang Renkang wanted to check everyone's level, few were nervous. They were all Zhang Renkang's apprentices recently. They had been helping in the kitchen for many years and their basic knife skills were acceptable. Moreover, after Zhang Renkang pointed out the cooking skills and the way to stir-fry the ingredients and the different fires, they could pass the eighth-level chef level.

Zhang Renkang went back to the office after he finished speaking. He hadn't seen Yu Li yet today. When he arrived at the office, Yu Li had already cleaned up. When she saw Zhang Renkang coming in, she hugged him excitedly and said:

"Renkang, I was still dreaming this morning. I didn't expect that I actually have a job."

Zhang Renkang touched it with his dirty hands and pinched it, which made Yu Li frown and rolled her eyes at him.

"Let me tell you about our accounting."

"Normally there's nothing to do here. Every Friday or Saturday night, Chen Wei will lead a team to receive a batch of supplies. You need to go to the finance department to withdraw money in advance. The next day, Chen Wei will bring the warehouse receipt. As long as the quantity is correct, you can take the warehouse receipt to the finance department for verification. After you record all the details, you must not show them to a third person, and do not keep them in the office. It's best to remember them in your mind. Don't keep anything in writing."

Yu Li nodded and said

"I understand. Is there a quantity requirement when I go to the finance department to withdraw money?"

Zhang Renkang thought for a moment and said

"When Chen Wei comes back, he will tell you what's in the next batch. You just need to calculate how much money you need based on the price. Each time, the finance department will give you one-quarter of a gold bar and three-quarters of cash. You can go and get it in the afternoon and give it to Chen Wei."

Then he explained the prices of some supplies to Yu Li.

(The following does not count the number of words. Let's set the transaction price again. Some friends have suggested that the price will increase by half without tickets. For the convenience of calculation, we will not do a specific calculation. After all, this is not the main line, so I will not use water numbers. The steel mill trades 20 kilograms of chicken, 1500 kilograms of pork, 60 kilograms of mutton, kilograms of eggs, and kilograms of rice and flour each. The steel mill has stable channels for rice and flour. Special calculations are made based on the unit price of one yuan per kilogram for chicken and pork, one yuan per kilogram for mutton, cents per kilogram for eggs, and cents for rice and flour. There may be errors, but it is basically reasonable. In this way, the single transaction is yuan, that is, gold bars, big black ten notes, and bundles of money per transaction. This is kilograms of meat each time. At present, the steel mill has people who have one meat dish every two days. Two thousand kilograms of eggs is about eggs (each egg is grams), and each person can get less than one. Mutton is generally used for small kitchens and gifts. Is it reasonable to set it like this?)

Zhang Renkang saw that the layout of the office was still a bit empty, so he discussed with Yu Li and decided to get some green plants to decorate it. He asked Yu Li to go to the warehouse to get some notebooks and books to decorate it. He couldn't let others laugh at his office. After all, learning never ends.

In this courtyard, at around nine in the morning, Yu Haitang came all the way to the courtyard. She had been here once before, but it had been more than a year. At that time, she and He Yushui were still junior high school classmates. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she was stopped by an old lady.

The three aunts asked

"Girl, who are you? What's the matter with you coming to our courtyard?"

Yu Haitang glanced at the three aunts and said

"Oh, Auntie, I'm He Yushui's classmate. He Yushui lives here, right?"

The three aunts also breathed a sigh of relief and said

"Yes, Yu Shui lives in the middle courtyard. What do you want from her?"

Yu Haitang said

"Yu Shui hasn't been to school for several days, and our teacher asked me to come and see her."

The third aunt was quite enthusiastic and took Yu Haitang to the middle courtyard. She didn't know Yu Haitang's background. If she knew that Yu Haitang was Yu Li's sister, who knows what her attitude would be. On the way, the third aunt said

"This rain is pitiful. There have been a lot of things going on at home these days."

Yu Haitang asked curiously

"Auntie, what happened at Yushui's house? Did something happen to his brother?"

Yu Haitang only knew that He Yushui had said that she and her brother depended on each other for survival, but she didn't know who else was in He Yushui's family. The third aunt stopped at the hanging flower gate and whispered

"I'm telling you, girl, don't spread the word. Her stupid brother is fine. He Yushui's biological father is back."

Yu Haitang said in surprise

"Didn't Yu Shui say that she and her brother depend on each other? She also has a father?"

The three aunts clapped their hands and said

"Look at what you said. She and Shazhu didn't come out of cracks in rocks, so how come they don't have a father?"

"Her father ran off with the widow more than ten years ago and didn't want her anymore. He just came back a few days ago, and he left again early this morning."

Yu Haitang's face instantly turned gossipy and she asked

"Ma'am, what next?"

The third aunt was silent at this moment. Seeing Yu Haitang's calm expression, Yu Haitang didn't understand why and asked anxiously:

"Auntie, why don't you say anything?"

The three aunts said unhappily

"Girl, you can't let Auntie talk for nothing, right?"

The third aunt had been with Yan Bugui for so many years, and had already learned a little bit of Yan Bugui's true teachings. Seeing Yu Haitang's curiosity, she wanted to try to see if there was any benefit to be gained. However, Yu Haitang had never seen the perils of this society, and she did not understand what the third aunt meant for a while. Seeing that the third aunt did not say anything, Yu Haitang also got angry and said

"Auntie, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I'll go ask Yu Shui."

As she spoke, she walked a few steps towards the middle courtyard. Yu Haitang knew where He Yushui was. She had been here before. When the third aunt saw Yu Haitang running away, she stamped her feet and said

"This wild girl doesn't even know how to greet her elders. She has no manners at all."

After saying that, he went back home dejectedly. Yu Haitang came to the door of He Yushui's house and knocked for a long time but no one opened the door. An old lady who came out from next door asked

"Girl, are you looking for rain water?"

Yu Haitang nodded and said

"Yes, I came here to look for He Yushui. Isn't she at home?"

A lady said quietly

"Go to the backyard and check. She should be there."

In the morning, Aunt One heard Aunt Two and Aunt Three say that Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui came home last night and said that He Daqing entrusted He Yushui to Zhang Renkang to take care of. Everyone was still saying that He Yushui had a good life this morning, that Zhang Renkang was young and promising, that his family was well-fed, and that He Yushui didn't have to worry about finding a job in the future.