Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 24 Soft
"Sister Qin, don't worry. The old man must have been delayed by some urgent work. He will be here soon. It seemed that there was some noise from the security department just now. He went out and came back. It must not be something in the workshop. You can just wait patiently."

He Yuzhu said something to comfort her kindly, but he felt a little itchy in his heart and wanted to know what was going on outside.

If Qin Huairu hadn't been sitting here, he would have gone out to inquire long ago.

"I'm still a little worried, Zhuzi, you have to..."

"Master He, the factory manager said there will be a reception tonight. You can start preparing according to the time."

Qin Huairu had just said half of her words when Director Yang's secretary Wei Zhaojun walked into the kitchen and gave her a task while glancing at her.

"Secretary Wei, this is Qin Huairu, the wife of Jia Dongxu from our hospital. She came here today to get a certificate to register at the street office. She is still pregnant, so I will let her rest in our kitchen."

Seeing this, He Yuzhu hurriedly explained, fearing that Wei Zhaojun would misunderstand.

"Okay, there's no problem with resting, but it can't affect the evening reception."

Wei Zhaojun nodded, gave another emphatically-imposed instruction, then turned and left.

As the factory director's secretary, he has a lot to do and doesn't have time to waste on such trivial matters.

"Okay, Sister Qin, I really have to go to the workshop to find the old man now, otherwise if the old man comes later, I won't be able to leave again."

He Yuzhu looked at Qin Huairu helplessly, and then walked out through the back door.

Just when He Yuzhu was about to go to the workshop, Yi Zhonghai lifted the curtain of the kitchen and walked in.

"I was delayed for a while by an urgent task. Zhuzi, have you arranged everything here?"

That being said, he actually just met Wei Zhaojun at the door and heard Sha Zhu say that he wanted to find him in the workshop, so he already knew that He Yuzhu would definitely have a treat to do in the evening.

But he had other plans, so he didn't say it directly.

"Uncle, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, you would have had to take Sister Qin to settle down by yourself today."

He Yuzhu complained, walked back to Qin Huairu and helped her up.

Qin Huairu leaned on He Yuzhu and said softly, "Zhuzi, if you are busy, don't go with me. I will walk slowly, it won't be a problem."

A warm breath passed by his ears, and He Yuzhu felt his face getting a little hot.

He had never been so close to any woman before, and he felt that Sister Qin was soft all over. No wonder people say that women are made of water, it is absolutely true.

He Yuzhu pretended to be calm despite his wild thoughts. He said in a clear voice, "Sister Qin, please don't mess around. At your walking speed, by the time you get to the street office, everyone will probably be off work. It's still early here, so don't worry. You won't be late."

After saying that, he glanced around the kitchen and shouted to Ma Hua, who was standing on the other side chatting with someone, "Ma Hua, I'm going to go out for a while. You prepare the dishes for the evening reception. I'll come back to check your basic skills!"

"Okay, Master, you can go without worry. I will definitely prepare everything for you."

Ma Hua, who was only sixteen at the time, immediately perked up when he heard the chef calling him to prepare the dishes.

He has been learning how to cut vegetables for more than half a year, but he usually makes big pot dishes and does it himself every time when entertaining guests. This time, the master had something to do and it was a good opportunity for him to see how well he has practiced his basic skills.

"That's all, Uncle, Sister Qin, let's go."

He Yuzhu didn't have time to care what Ma Hua was thinking. After giving his instructions, he supported Qin Huairu and called Yi Zhonghai to leave the kitchen through the back door.

He had already asked the canteen director for the cart, and he could just go to the place where the carts were placed and push one. But He Yuzhu didn't know that as soon as he left, the kitchen became lively.

A group of people gathered at the stairs of the small box and talked about He Yuzhu's gossip.

"Hey, the one sitting there just now, Master He said she was the wife of Jia Dongxu who had an accident a few days ago, right? To me, she looks like Master He's wife."

"Who said it wasn't? You didn't see it just now. When Master He helped his sister Qin up, she stuck directly to Master He."

"I think there is something going on. Could it be that Sha Zhu has fallen in love with this widow?"

"This is promiscuous, Master He doesn't look like that kind of person."

"Who knows? Maybe they have hooked up with him a long time ago. Now that Jia Dongxu is dead, there's no need to pretend anymore."

These people did not deliberately lower their voices, so Ma Hua naturally heard everything they said clearly.

He didn't want to argue with them. He believed that his master was not that kind of person.

But the more he listened, the more upset he became. His hands became distracted and his movements became less careful. He didn't cut anything, but the more he cut the vegetables, the more difficult it became.

He simply chopped the chopping board with his knife, then turned around and shouted to the people gathered around him: "You all just know how to gossip. If you have the guts, just say it in front of my master! She's my master's neighbor in the same courtyard, and she's pregnant. What's wrong with helping her? If you continue to ruin my master's reputation, I won't use the knife in my hand to chop vegetables!"

Ma Hua's roar really frightened these people. They looked at each other and dispersed.

Everyone knows that young people of sixteen or seventeen do things without thinking. What if a kitchen knife really flies at you?

He Yuzhu had no idea what MCA was doing.

At this time, he was walking and chatting with Qin Huairu on the way to the street office. He didn't notice that Yi Zhonghai naturally took half a step back, and didn't interrupt, just responded from time to time.

To passers-by, this scene looked like a young couple out doing some business, and the elders following behind them didn't want to disturb them.

Maybe these people don’t know He Yuzhu, but in this conservative era, this scene is enough for many people to remember He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu.

If these people help some girl to inquire about He Yuzhu's situation, they won't have to do anything, and the matchmaking will be aborted.

Don't think that this possibility is small. We all live here, and our circle is only this small. This possibility is huge.

……

In the evening, as the bell for the end of get off work rang, Zhou Weimin left the steel mill on his bicycle.

He spent the whole afternoon reading in the purchasing department, and after waiting for a long time but no leader came to call him, he roughly understood the situation.

I guess the public security department has already informed the factory leaders. Until the matter is investigated clearly, no leader will come to find him.

He just needs to be careful, not go out of town or go to the black market, and live the rest of his life as usual.

However, just as he rode his bike back to the courtyard, he saw He Yuzhu walking towards the central courtyard carrying three heavy lunch boxes.

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