Dressed as a little fool: marry and have children

In the following days, He Yuzhu's work became even busier. As the end of the year approached, the leadership team's banquets increased day by day, and He Yuzhu had to work overtime frequently, but he also got more money, so He Yuzhu was very busy.

Today, He Yuzhu rarely had to work overtime. He prepared the food, his face filled with a rare sense of relief and anticipation, thinking that he could finally have dinner with his wife tonight. He hadn't had dinner with his wife for several days, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

When He Yuzhu walked out of the kitchen door with his lunch box, he saw Deputy Director Li walking hurriedly towards him. He wailed in his heart, wondering if his plan to leave work early today would be ruined again?

Although he felt a little helpless, He Yuzhu didn't show it on his face. Instead, he went up to greet Deputy Director Li cheerfully, "Director Li is here. What's up?"

Deputy Director Li looked at He Yuzhu and said gently, "Comrade He, are you going to get off work? Wait a minute, I have something to announce."

He Yuzhu sighed helplessly, carrying his lunch box and followed Deputy Director Li back to the third kitchen. When everyone in the kitchen saw Deputy Director Li coming in, they all stopped what they were doing and greeted him. Someone secretly gave He Yuzhu a look, asking him to reveal what was going on.

He Yuzhu could only shake his head helplessly, indicating that he knew nothing. He frowned slightly and prayed in his heart: "I hope this matter will not be too complicated, so that I can go home earlier."

Deputy Director Li looked at everyone and said hello. He raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet. He looked around the kitchen, his eyes stayed on everyone's face for a moment, then cleared his throat and began to announce his decision: "As the year is coming to an end, the steel mill's workload has increased. After careful consideration, the factory has decided to adjust the canteen's meal service time."

At this point, Deputy Director Li paused and continued, "From now on, the canteen will change from providing one meal a day at noon to providing two meals a day at noon and dinner."

As soon as Deputy Director Li finished speaking, the cafeteria immediately exploded. People were talking to each other and discussing one after another.

"Will this increase our workload?" said a cook with a bitter face, clasping his hands together as if praying that the decision could be changed.

"We kitchen helpers already have a lot of work to do, and now we have to cook two meals. Won't we be exhausted to death?" another kitchen worker complained, his face full of helplessness and dissatisfaction.

He Yuzhu stood aside, listening quietly to everyone's discussion. He knew that this decision was a big challenge for everyone, but he also understood that it was to cope with the situation of increased workload at the steel mill. He sighed slightly, silently thinking about how to deal with the upcoming work pressure.

Deputy Director Li stood in front of the crowd, his expression seemed calm, but he was a little nervous inside. As soon as he announced the new meal supply policy, he noticed that ripples of dissatisfaction began to emerge among the crowd below.

He frowned slightly, but remained calm on the surface and continued, "Of course, increasing the workload does not mean that there will be no reward. The factory has decided to give corresponding compensation."

He paused, glanced at everyone, and continued, "Starting from this month, every employee will receive an extra five dollars in bonus, and there will also be some special tickets."

When everyone heard the news, they immediately stopped talking and showed complicated expressions on their faces. They began to calculate silently in their hearts that the five dollars and the special supply bills added together seemed to make all their hard work this month not in vain. So, they all nodded and said that they would fully cooperate with the factory's arrangements.

Deputy Director Li heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. He knew that although these compensation measures could not completely eliminate everyone's dissatisfaction, they could at least relieve some of the pressure. He nodded slightly to show his satisfaction, then turned and left the kitchen.

He Yuzhu watched Deputy Director Li leave, secretly feeling lucky. He knew he didn't have to work overtime this time, so he took his lunch box and prepared to go back.

As He Yuzhu approached the courtyard, he heard the crying of a child and Jia Zhang's sharp scolding from afar. This familiar voice made him frown and sigh in his heart. He knew that this was Qin Huairu being scolded by Jia Zhang again because she had no milk.

He Yuzhu thought to himself, if there is no milk, just spend more money to buy malted milk or milk powder, why do they have to quarrel every day? He shook his head helplessly and continued to walk towards the courtyard.

As soon as he walked into the gate of the courtyard, he was startled by Yi Zhonghai who suddenly rushed out. Yi Zhonghai blocked his way with an anxious look on his face, which made He Yuzhu a little annoyed.

"Uncle, you still want me to live a few more years? Can you scare me for no reason?" He Yuzhu looked at Yi Zhonghai with obvious dissatisfaction in his tone.

Yi Zhonghai was choked by He Yuzhu's ruthless words and was speechless for a long time. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain something, but in the end he just said awkwardly: "Silly Zhu, look at this joke, it makes me cry so much, can you..."

He Yuzhu interrupted Yi Zhonghai before he finished speaking: "No!" His tone was firm and decisive, as if there was no room for negotiation. After speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave, his steps firm and fast.

Yi Zhonghai saw He Yuzhu was about to leave, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. He showed an awkward and helpless expression on his face, and sighed, "Silly Zhu, we are all from the same courtyard, just help us for the sake of the eldest uncle and Dongxu."

He Yuzhu stopped and turned to look at Yi Zhonghai. He noticed a hint of pleading in Yi Zhonghai's eyes, which surprised him.

He didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai would go to such lengths for Jia Dongxu's son, and would actually give in to him and beg him. However, he didn't want to have any connection with the Jia family, so he said to Yi Zhonghai:

"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to help, but I can't do anything about it. Besides, it's really not easy to interfere in this matter." He Yuzhu frowned and his tone softened a lot, but he really refused directly.

Yi Zhonghai heard this, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face, but he did not give up. He continued, "Shazhu, I won't let you pay, I will just give some of the food you bring back to the Jia family."

When He Yuzhu heard Yi Zhonghai asking him to distribute the lunch to the Jia family, he frowned. If the food was given away, what would he and his wife eat? This made him very unhappy.

He was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Uncle, this is my lunch ration. You know what the food in our factory is like. You can't stop me from eating and give up your own ration."

Yi Zhonghai was embarrassed when he heard this. He knew his request was a bit excessive, but he really had no other choice. He sighed and said, "Shazhu, I'm asking you to give up your rations, but you cook for the leader, don't you have meat dishes?"

After saying that, seeing that He Yuzhu did not interrupt him, he thought there was hope, so he continued: "For the sake of the children, please share a little and help out occasionally."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he realized that he had guessed wrong before. It turned out that Yi Zhonghai was planning to take advantage of him to cook for the leadership team and bring back the meat and vegetables.

He Yuzhu couldn't help but feel a complex emotion. He was already married and alienated from Yi Zhonghai and Jia Jia, but he didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai would still find him and make such a request. What surprised him even more was that Jia Dongxu didn't come forward to stop him, and didn't even show up.