Siheyuan: The rise and fall of the He family is our responsibility

Master Ye nodded in satisfaction, took He Yuzhu's apprenticeship tea and drank a sip, then said, "I will call you Zhuzi from now on. Zhuzi, let me be frank. For people in our line of work, the thing we should not be afraid of the most is hardship. If you feel that you can't endure hardship, I advise you to change your career as soon as possible. Do you understand?"

"I heard it clearly, but don't worry, Master. As long as I can earn money to raise my sister, I can endure any hardship!"

"Very good. I feel relieved when you say this." Master Ye put down the cup in his hand and commented to He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi, judging from your current level, your knife skills are not a big problem, but your stir-frying skills are still a little lacking, so don't think that you are ready to cook. You still have a long way to go."

"Master, I understand what you said." He Yuzhu said respectfully, without hiding anything from Master Ye.

He knew that although he had been a chef for forty years, he was just a small-time chef at the bottom level. It was not a big problem for him to bully some teenagers. However, if he was compared with the chef of Taifenglou, who was at the top of the industry, he would inevitably overestimate his abilities.

But He Yuzhu is confident that as long as he is allowed to cook, with the support of his own experience and proficiency, he will be able to cook the dishes he has learned to perfection soon.

"Well, I'm glad you understand." Seeing He Yuzhu being so humble, Master Ye began to like his apprentice more and more.

After all, it is quite difficult to have very good skills at this age and still accept one's own shortcomings.

Anyway, Master Ye felt that if he were He Yuzhu, he would probably be unable to float by now.

"By the way, take this money." Master Ye took out a few large bills from his arms and stuffed them into He Yuzhu's hand.

"You still have a younger sister, right? You probably won't have time to take care of her anymore. Take this money and find someone to help you take care of her. You can concentrate on learning something here."

Looking at the banknotes in his hand, He Yuzhu said with some fear: "But Master, I didn't even give you a gift as a disciple, isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about that? I'm your master. Just take it if I tell you to. Don't be so fussy. If you really feel bad about it, just return it to me when you have money in the future."

Master Ye's words made He Yuzhu feel the warmth that belonged to his father for the first time, which moved the almost eighty-year-old man.

"Thank you, master."

"Okay, I'll give you a day off to take care of your personal affairs. I'll assign you tasks tomorrow. Go back now."

"Yes, Master. I will take my leave first."

After leaving the lounge, He Yuzhu first found the place Manager Ma had arranged for him to stay, which was a small room in Taifeng Building.

Only after the accommodation problem was solved did He Yuzhu dare to go home. He couldn't wait to tell his sister the good news.

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By the time He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard, it was already afternoon. He Yuzhu, who had only eaten a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes that day, felt like he could eat a whole cow.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Yan Bugui holding his one-year-old daughter Yan Jiedi in the sun. When he saw He Yuzhu coming back, he approached and asked, "Zhuzi, why didn't I see you go out to buy cakes this morning? Are you not going to buy any?"

"Yes, Third Uncle, buying cakes is just a temporary solution. It won't last long. I have to work as an apprentice in a restaurant now."

"Really?" Yan Bugui's tone was full of disappointment and regret. If He Yuzhu didn't sell cakes in the future, he wouldn't be able to take advantage of him. "By the way, where are you going to be an apprentice?"

"You Yingai know, it's in Taifeng Building." He Yuzhu said lightly.

"Taifeng Building? Is that the Taifeng Building with a big fence in front of it?"

"That's the one."

"That's really amazing." Yan Bugui exclaimed, "That's a well-known restaurant in the city. I heard that the treatment for being a chef there is first-rate, much higher than your father's salary as a chef in the steel mill."

He Yuzhu pretended to be distressed and said, "It's not that exaggerated. You are talking about a formal chef. I used to be an apprentice. It will take a long time for me to become a formal chef.

I came back now just to settle Yu Shui down, after all, I won’t have much free time later, and I’m worried about leaving Yu Shui alone at home.”

"Oh, so that's how it is." Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui quietly pinched Yan Jiedi in his arms with his fingers, and the little guy immediately burst into tears.

Yan Bugui immediately said in a pretentious tone: "Oh, why is this child crying all of a sudden? She must be hungry. Zhuzi, I'll take her back to find your third aunt first. See you later."

After saying that, he slipped back into the house without looking back.

He Yuzhu was not at all surprised by Yan Bugui's behavior. The third uncle was such a realistic person. He deliberately said that he would find someone to take care of Yu Shui just to scare him away so as not to waste time with him.

He Yuzhu shook his head and went straight to his home in the middle courtyard.

When He Yuzhu arrived at the door of his house, he found a lock hanging on it. Thinking that Yu Shui should be at the deaf old lady's house in the backyard, he rushed to the backyard.

But as soon as he reached the backyard, He Yuzhu heard a faint cry coming from the direction of the deaf old lady's house.

He Yuzhu hurried over and saw He Yushui squatting in the corner of the deaf old lady's house, covering his eyes and crying softly.

"Rainwater, why are you crying?"

Hearing her brother's voice, He Yushui, who was crying, trembled all over, wiped her tears quickly, stood up with a forced smile and said, "It's okay, brother, I'm not crying, you saw it wrong."

Looking at He Yushui with red eyes, He Yuzhu walked up to her and hugged her in his arms, touching her head and comforting her:

"Little fool, I've seen you making excuses for what you've done. Come on, tell me what's wrong with you."

He Yuzhu's gentle words made He Yushui, who had finally calmed down, unable to hold back. She hugged He Yuzhu with her backhand, buried her little face in her brother's arms, and said dully:

"Brother, am I really a burden to you? Am I really a burden to you?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu knew what had happened. He sighed helplessly and said, "How could it be possible? How could such a lovely sister like you be a burden?"

"But, I can't do anything, I can't cook, I can't clean, not long ago I couldn't even fold the quilt, the only thing I can do is knead the dough.

This is something that I won't need in the future. I know my brother is having a hard time now. He doesn't even have money to go to school, and he still has to save up tuition for me. If it weren't for me, my brother would definitely be happier than he is now.

Brother, I find that I am really useless. Not only can I not help you, but I will also hold you back. I am always afraid. I am afraid that one day you will find me troublesome, I am afraid that you will no longer wake me up gently, I am afraid that one day you will not tell me stories when I can't sleep, I am afraid..."