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Chapter 6 Jia Family Begins

"Dad, I'm back."

Sha Zhu pushed open the door and walked in.

He Yushui heard the voice and shouted happily: "Brother, I miss you so much."

He Daqing looked at Sha Zhu expressionlessly and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"

"The lunch box given by the master."

"Well, what did Wu Bangming say?" He Daqing asked with his eyes wide open.

Sha Zhu was a little confused and said, "The master didn't say much, just said the lunch box for the apprentice."

He Daqing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Brat, I didn't expect you to get his recognition so quickly. Since you have already entered his door, you should learn from him well in the future. Got it?

Sha Zhu blinked his eyes, a little confused. Is there any other story behind this? He didn't remember anything like this.

"Dad, what's going on? Tell me."

He Yushui shouted: "I'm hungry, can I eat first?"

He Daqing's attitude towards He Yushui was much better. He smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat first."

Sha Zhu also put the lunch box on the table and prepared to eat. It was August, the weather was hot, and the cold food was just right.

He Yushui turned into a little foodie and kept eating the food on the table, shouting that it was delicious while eating.

He Daqing slowly explained the reason.

It turns out that Wu Bangming promised He Daqing to teach Sha Zhu cooking and accept him as his apprentice, which was to repay He Daqing's favor. However, whether Sha Zhu can get Wu Bangming's recognition depends on Sha Zhu's own performance.

As a master of Sichuan cuisine in Beijing, Wu Bangming would not easily accept apprentices.

I don't remember any of this, probably because Sha Zhu didn't pass Wu Bangming's test. In the end, He Daqing ran away with the widow, and Wu Bangming had to accept this apprentice.

Of course, it was useless to admit it. The fool was deceived by others and broke off all ties with his master. The master and apprentice never met again.

The aroma of the He family's food did not spread out, but He Yushui's laughter did, causing Jia Zhang to curse angrily.

Jia Dongxu looked at his own mother helplessly. After she had scolded him enough, he said, "Mom, can you please be quiet? Because of you, our family has a bad reputation in the neighborhood."

Jia Zhang snorted, "You think I'm embarrassing. If I did that, our family would have been gnawed to pieces. We are an orphan and a widow, and if I don't act tough, we will be bullied to death. You've been an apprentice for a year, how's your work going?"

Jia Dongxu was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Mom, I don't want to be a fitter anymore. It's too tiring. I have to move those iron blocks all day long. I..."

Jia Zhang asked with concern: "Have you been bullied?"

Jia Dongxu shook his head: "No, I'm just too tired. I'm not cut out to be a fitter."

Jia Zhang stared at Jia Dongxu and asked, "If you don't work as a fitter, what else can you do?"

Jia Dongxu didn't know and looked confused.

Jia Zhang felt sorry for her son. After thinking for a while, she said, "Dongxu, go find Yi Zhonghai and ask him to be your teacher. He is the master chef in the factory. As long as you follow him, you won't have to work so hard."

Jia Dongxu's eyes were shining, but soon they went out again: "It's useless. No matter how many people in the factory wanted to become his apprentice, he refused. Asking him for guidance is fine. But Master Yi has never accepted an apprentice.

Even though we live across the street from him, he probably won’t accept me as his apprentice.”

Jia Zhang said confidently: "As long as you listen to me, Yi Zhonghai will definitely accept you as his apprentice." "Mom, don't mess around. Master Yi is the master chef in the factory. If I offend him, he can make me lose my job with just one word."

Jia Zhang thought that Jia Dongxu was already 20 years old and an adult, so there was no need to hide some things from him, so she said, "When your father was dying, he told me something about Yi Zhonghai."

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu's father had known each other for a long time. They both worked in the Lou family's steel mill. Because they had similar interests, they became friends and would go to the Eight Great Hutongs to play every time they received their salaries.

Once, Yi Zhonghai accidentally offended a local gangster and was beaten up by him. The gangster was so ruthless that he kicked Yi Zhonghai in the abdomen several times.

After the ruffians left, Lao Jia dared to step forward and take Yi Zhonghai to see a doctor. He took Yi Zhonghai to an old doctor's medicine shop.

The old doctor was very capable. Not only did he cure Yi Zhonghai, he also discovered that Yi Zhonghai's fertility was damaged. In other words, he could not have children.

Lao Jia is a friend of Yi Zhonghai and knows Yi Zhonghai's character very well. He knows that Yi Zhonghai will go crazy after learning the truth. He dare not cause trouble for the ruffian and will definitely resent his companions.

In order to avoid being hated by Yi Zhonghai, Lao Jia chose to conceal the truth. The doctor thought that if he told Yi Zhonghai's companions, his companions would tell Yi Zhonghai, so he did not say anything.

This news was kept secret by Old Jia until he was dying, when he told Jia Zhangshi, asking her to keep the secret, as she might need it someday.

Old Jia never imagined that after the founding of New China, Jia Zhang would live in the same courtyard with Yi Zhonghai.

Although Jia Dongxu entered the steel rolling mill, it was not a good idea for him to be an apprentice all the time. Jia Zhang was reluctant to let her son suffer injustice, so she decided to use this secret.

It took Jia Dongxu a long time to react: "Mom, what you mean is that if we help Master Yi cure his illness, he will accept me as his apprentice."

Jia Zhang said, "What are you dreaming about? He already has a son, so he will definitely not accept you as his disciple. Even the miracle doctor can't cure him, so how can I cure him?"

"Then what's the use of this?" Jia Dongxu said dejectedly.

Jia Zhang was anxious and scolded, "How can you be so stupid? Since he has no children, if you tell him that you will take care of him in his old age, how can he not accept you as his apprentice?"

Jia Dongxu was dumbfounded. He couldn't imagine that things could be done this way?
"Will this work? What should I say?"

This is your own son. Even though he is a little stupid, you cannot despise him.

Jia Zhang had no choice but to teach him patiently: "Don't tell him that he can't have children. This matter cannot be told to anyone. Just tell him. Once a teacher, always a father. That old guy will always have a backup plan for everything he does. He must regard you as a backup for his son.

Anyway, he can't have children, so you, the spare tire, are the prince. Everything in his house will be yours sooner or later."

Jia Dongxu suddenly realized: "Then I will respect him in the future, and you must not make trouble. Otherwise, if you annoy him, it will be troublesome."

Jia Zhang shook her head: "Don't bother me. The more I act silly, the more filial you are. The old woman is most worried that no one will be filial to her. Last winter, the childless old Qian in our alley died at home for seven days before he was found.

Didn't you see that old guy's face turned as dark as Li Kui's after hearing the news? These are what your father told me, and they are definitely not wrong.

The more out of tune I am as a mother, the better you are as a son."

Jia Dongxu was somewhat moved, and tears slowly flowed down his face: "Mom, I will definitely be filial to you in the future. When I make money, I will definitely buy you delicious food."

Jia Zhang said with relief: "You are my son. If I don't treat you well, who can I treat well? If you want to honor me, give me 30,000 yuan a month as retirement money. If you marry an unfilial wife, I don't have to worry about being bullied by her."

Jia Dongxu solemnly assured: "If she is not filial, I will not want her. Don't worry."

However, Jia Zhang did not believe her son's promise and insisted on taking 30,000 yuan in pension money.

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to agree.

(End of this chapter)