Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

As soon as Xu Damao, who was in a good mood, entered the house, Qin Jingru, who was pregnant, asked him, "Why did you come back so late after get off work? Where have you been?"

"Jingru, I'm the section chief now, and I'm just like Shazhu." Xu Damao said straight to the point without any nonsense, "Well, your man is awesome, isn't he?"

The words "he became a section chief" immediately dispelled Qin Jingru's suspicions. She excitedly grabbed Xu Damao's arm and said, "Da Mao, you are so amazing. You can become a leader right away. That's great. If you become a section chief, then I will be the section chief's wife. I will go back to my parents' home tomorrow and show off."

"Why would you want to go to your parents' home? You're pregnant, just stay at home. You're just a little section chief's wife, and you're so happy about it. If you become the wife of a factory director in the future, you'll be so happy!"

"If I could really become the factory director's wife, it would be worth it for me to die!" Qin Jingru smiled happily and asked, "Have you come back to eat so late? What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

"Now that you mention it, I'm really hungry. I've been busy since get off work and haven't had a drop of water until now. Can you give me some noodles? No, I don't want noodles. I eat noodles every day now. Do you have any steamed buns at home?"

"There are three more buns."

"Fry the buns for me and I'll eat them with the stinky tofu. Do you have any leftover stinky tofu?"

Qin Jingru's face twitched when she heard Xu Damao wanted to eat stinky tofu, but she didn't object. Instead, she said, "Yes, I haven't finished the can you bought after the Chinese New Year."

"That's good. If you weren't pregnant and couldn't smell the smell, they would never have survived until today. Fry the buns later and I'll take them outside to eat."

"No, it's not necessary. Going out to eat is like I'm so vicious. Just eat inside and I'll bear with it."

Soon, the fragrant fried steamed buns were served on the table. Qin Jingru put on a mask and slowly opened the oil paper wrapped around the stinky tofu layer by layer. The stench gradually became stronger and stronger, hitting Qin Jingru's nose, forcing her to open her mouth to breathe. After picking out three pieces of stinky tofu, she endured the nausea and looked inside. There were still five pieces, so she picked out another one. She carefully wrapped the jar again, as if treating it as a family heirloom, afraid that it would be damaged in any way.

After wrapping the jar, Qin Jingru covered her mouth with a mask and placed four pieces of fermented tofu on the table. Then she retreated to the bedroom, opened the window, and leaned against it.

Seeing this, Xu Damao said, "If you really can't stand the smell, I can go out to eat. Don't stand by the window. What if you catch a cold? It's not good for the child to get sick."

"It's okay. I'm wearing thick clothes. Please eat quickly." Qin Jingru still covered her nose. "I don't understand why you like this."

Xu Damao picked up the plate of stinky tofu and placed it in front of himself. He closed his eyes, took a greedy deep breath, and savored it for a long time before answering Qin Jingru's question: "Actually, I didn't like stinky tofu before, but there was a period of time a few years ago when I vomited everything I ate. It was this stinky tofu that saved my life. Later, I slowly came to like the smell." Xu Damao's expression was relaxed when he smelled the stinky tofu, but his tone became much heavier when he mentioned "a few years ago."

Qin Jingru didn't like the taste of stinky tofu, so she didn't dwell on it. She asked, "Da Mao, now that you've become a section chief, how much will your salary increase? I heard that Sha Zhu is making 60 or 70, so your salary won't be lower than his, right?"

"Of course not. How could I possibly make less than him?" Xu Damao said firmly, but he was nervous inside. Then he thought about it and came up with an explanation: "But Shazhu is still responsible for preparing banquets for people outside. The sixty or seventy you mentioned should still be worth that amount. If it's just a salary, his salary is definitely not as high as mine. After all, he is just a cook. The canteen director is just a person who stirs the pot. I am in the Propaganda Department, and I am the one who holds the pen."

The next morning, Xu Damao got up early and listened to the noises coming from the Intermediate Court. When the time was almost up, he pushed his bicycle to the Intermediate Court. Seeing Sha Zhu and Yu Li, one pushing the bicycle and the other following with a bulging belly, he took two quick steps, came up to them, and said, "Sha Zhu, you are also the section chief today. We are equal again."

His words were heard by the second uncle who came out behind him. Looking at the two young men in front of him, envy and jealousy welled up in his heart: What abilities do these two have? One can only cook and the other can only fiddle with a projector. Which one of them can compare to my value as a sixth-level blacksmith? How come they both became leading cadres, while I am still an ordinary worker? God is blind!

Sha Zhu looked at Xu Damao who was full of smugness and said softly, "How can a deputy compare with a principal?"

"Don't be so cocky. I'll be the real one sooner or later."

"Let's talk about it when you become a section chief, Deputy Section Chief Xu!" Sha Zhu definitely did it on purpose, pronouncing the word "deputy" particularly clearly.

"Okay, Silly Zhu, just wait for me!"

The third uncle heard the conversation between the two in the room. What positive and negative, section chief? Xu Damao became a section chief? Should I restore my relationship with him so that he can help arrange a job for Jiefang? Sha Zhu really doesn't remember the old friendship.

When he arrived at the factory gate, Sha Zhu was stopped by Zheng Xi who was on duty. "What kind of shit luck is this Xu Damao? He went from a small worker to a deputy section chief in one step, and he almost took over Jin Dachui's position."

"What do you mean by lucky? I just figured it out on the way. He had already started planning when he never asked for mountain products. He wanted to do good things and get praise from the masses, and then compare himself with other projectionists. When problems broke out, the gap was immediately apparent. The leaders were not blind, so of course they could see the good, and he was successful."

"This bastard is so cunning. It turns out that he has been asking for a lot of things. When we went to his house to investigate, there was nothing special in his house. There was only half a bag of flour."

"He had hidden the good stuff with his father a long time ago. Ever since his house was robbed last time, he has stopped bringing good stuff home."

"Then this was a blessing in disguise for him."

Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "Not really. With his personality, even if there was no theft, he would have moved the things to his parents' house in advance."

"So let's just forget about him cheating Da Hammer?"

"Didn't you also dislike Jin Dachui accepting things from the projectionist before? Isn't it his own fault for him to be like this now?"

"That's different. If Dachui got into trouble by himself, it would be his own fault. But this time it was obviously Xu Damao who set the trap for the incident to break out and trapped Dachui. We have to find a way to get revenge. I guess Jin Dachui has the same idea."

Sha Zhu patted Zheng Xi's shoulder and said, "Tell Da Chui that he'd better not move now and stay still. Things gained through trickery and deception are doomed to fail. Xu Damao is not only tricky and deceitful, but also likes to show off. Sooner or later, someone will take action for us."