Siheyuan, Kaiju replaced He Yuzhu as the chef

The recent days for Liu Haizhong have indeed been extremely bad, just as others have seen.

Without his second aunt at home to take care of him, Liu Haizhong had to cook and wash clothes by himself every day.

But he was not good at these chores, and he could only cook whatever he could get. Over time, his weight gradually decreased due to malnutrition.

In addition, no one helped him take care of his appearance. He often forgot to shave, his clothes were not washed clean, and his matching clothes were completely random, with some clothes being long and some being short. He looked like a down-and-out bachelor.

In fact, Liu Haizhong's life now is indeed as lonely as a bachelor. He goes to and from get off work alone every day. His house is empty and his wife and children have all left him.

That day, Liu Haizhong walked out of the house and happened to meet the deaf old lady. The deaf old lady looked at him and frowned in disdain: "Why did you become like this?"

Liu Haizhong asked in confusion: "What's wrong with me?"

"Haven't you taken a bath for many days?" the deaf old lady said bluntly.

Liu Haizhong was a little embarrassed: "I washed it."

"So you haven't washed clothes for many days?" the deaf old lady continued to ask.

Liu Haizhong replied in a low voice: "I washed it, but it may not be clean enough."

He remembered that he put all his clothes in the basin and washed them together, but there was still a peculiar smell after washing. However, he had no extra clothes and could only make do with what he had.

The deaf old lady sighed and said, "I say, you should go and invite Second Aunt back. You don't have a woman in your family. Look at what kind of life you are living."

Liu Haizhong said helplessly: "I went to find her, but she herself didn't want to come back with me."

The deaf old lady frowned: "That must be because of your bad attitude. If you were better, would she stay at her parents' home and not come back despite her sister-in-law's cold stares?"

Liu Haizhong recalled the scene when he went to see Second Aunt, and his tone was indeed bad, but that was his usual way of speaking.

Thinking of the request made by the second aunt, he shook his head and did not continue the discussion. He hurriedly said: "I have something else to do. I have to go to work."

The deaf old lady looked at his slovenly appearance, shook her head and said, "If you go to work like this, won't others gossip about you behind your back?"

Gossip?

Of course!

Liu Hai knew in his heart that people in the factory kept their distance from him recently.

In the past, he was surrounded by apprentices and colleagues, and everyone respected him as a master.

But now, everyone who sees him avoids him, and even refuses to sit with him at meals, as if they are full of disgust.

Liu Haizhong didn't want to talk about this anymore and hurriedly left the courtyard. Walking on the road, he felt that people around him were looking at him strangely. The feeling of being stared at made him feel very uncomfortable, as if he was stripped naked and standing in the crowd.

He understood his situation. Wasn't it just that he wasn't dressed well and smelled a bit bad?

Why do these people look down on him?

When he arrived at the factory gate, he found that many colleagues had gathered there, but when they saw him coming, everyone immediately dispersed, and some people even hid in the corner and whispered.

"Have you heard how Master Liu has become like this recently? He is so unkempt."

"I heard that his wife went back to her parents' home and refused to come back."

"Did he do anything wrong?"

"It seems that his son's leg was broken and he needed a lot of money for treatment. His wife wanted to sell the house, but he refused."

"He's so stingy?"

"That's right. My son got angry and ran away from home, and my wife went back to her parents' home."

"If someone is reluctant to sell his house, how can you count on him if something happens in the future?"

"Of course he can't be counted on. No wonder his wife is so disappointed."

Liu Haizhong listened to these gossips and felt even more depressed.

He felt that he had done nothing wrong, so why did he become a cold-blooded and heartless person in the eyes of others?

If treating illness is important, then does that mean housing is not important?

If they sell the house, where will their family live in the future?

Liu Haizhong wanted to retort, but it was his turn to enter the factory.

He was about to go in but was stopped by the security guard at the door.

"Master Liu, the factory has a rule that you must be neatly dressed when entering the factory. Look at yourself, what do you look like now?"

Liu Haizhong's face turned red when he was told this in public, and he hurriedly explained: "How am I not neat?"

The guard sneered and said, "You smell weird and your clothes are baggy."

Liu Haizhong suppressed his anger and said, "Will this affect my work?"

"Of course it will!" The security officer said disdainfully, "It may not affect your own work, but it will definitely make it difficult for others to do their jobs properly."

Liu Haizhong was speechless for a moment.

The guard said mercilessly: "If you go in like this, you will only disturb others. You should go back and tidy up before coming back."

Liu Haizhong's voice trembled with anger: "Are you sure? If you don't let me in, don't blame me if something goes wrong."

The security department responded calmly: "This is the intention of the director of the technical department. He will make the arrangements."

Liu Haizhong was stunned. The minister was his immediate superior, and this was obviously targeting him.

He stood there, feeling weak.

All the gifts and relationships he had built up over the years now seemed to be in vain. He was filled with anger and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'm leaving! Can't I just leave?"

Under the gaze of everyone, Liu Haizhong turned around and left, his back gradually disappearing at the end of the road.

Seeing this, other people at the factory gate began to talk in low voices again.

Liu Haizhong walked angrily for two blocks before he slowly calmed down.

He looked down at himself. Was he really as bad as they said?

Thinking of my current situation, I felt uneasy.

If I can't go back to the factory, won't the position I have accumulated over the years be replaced by others?

Although being a level six blacksmith is not easy, it is far less stable than level eight, and his position can be easily replaced by someone else.

The more he thought about it, the more fear and resentment he felt. He finally made up his mind to go to his second aunt's home and bring her back.

When he returned to the courtyard, Liu Haizhong walked to the middle courtyard and saw Lu Qing drinking tea leisurely.

He couldn't help but stop, his eyes filled with anger - it was all because of him, if it weren't for Lu Qing, how could he have ended up like this?

Lu Qing noticed the gaze in Liu Haizhong's eyes, smiled faintly, and asked, "Second Uncle, why didn't you go to work today?"

Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Lu Qing, it's all your fault that I became like this, you will be punished!"

Lu Qing still had a smile on his face and asked back, "I hurt you? When did I hurt you?"

Liu Haizhong became even more angry, and said in a trembling voice: "You caused my wife and children to be separated, isn't that harming me?"