Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

The next morning, He Yuzhu's family was having breakfast in the kitchen. Cai Quanwu had already brought Su Xiulian to He Yuzhu's house. He Yuzhu saw this and quickly put down his bowl and said, "Uncle, aunt, why are you here so early? Have you two eaten? If not, eat some more."

Cai Quanwu smiled and said, "No need, Zhuzi, you guys hurry up and eat. Your aunt and I have already eaten. I came so early because you went to work. If you didn't leave, you could have told your aunt what to do!"

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, aunt, please go sit in the main hall first. I will come to you after dinner."

Cai Quanwu brought Su Xiulian to the main room, opened the door and sat down. He Yuzhu finished his breakfast in two or three bites and said to Lou Xiao'e, "Xiao'e, eat slowly. I'm going to talk to my uncle and aunt." After that, He Yuzhu left the kitchen and came to the main room.

Cai Quanwu saw He Yuzhu coming into the room and said with a smile: "Zhuzi, tell your aunt what you want to do. Just tell her what to do. Your aunt is very good at doing housework."

"Aunt, you don't have to do anything. You just need to stay with Xiao'e at my house. Xiao'e is in very uncomfortable condition right now. I am worried about her being alone at home, so I troubled you to come. As for the housework at home, you don't have to worry about it. I will do it when I get home from get off work."

Seeing what He Yuzhu said, Su Xiulian nodded and said, "Okay, Zhuzi, do you want me to cook for Xiao'e at noon? I just don't know if Xiao'e is used to my cooking. My cooking skills are not as good as yours."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Aunt, I will come over at noon, and I will cook dinner when I come back."

Cai Quanwu said jokingly, "Xiu Lian, you are not here to work, you are just eating at Zhuzi's house."

He Yuzhu continued, "Aunt, Xiao'e's bicycle is in the room next to the kitchen. If you want to ride it, just push it out and try. If you don't know how to ride it, my uncle is here and he goes to work late, so you can ask him to teach you how to ride it."

Su Xiulian said a little embarrassedly: "Zhu Zi, why don't you just forget it? I've never ridden a bicycle before, and I might bump into something by accident. I'd better walk back by myself at night, it's not far anyway."

He Yuzhu said generously: "Aunt, bicycles are meant to be ridden. It doesn't matter if you really run into something. Just learn boldly."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Su Xiulian turned to look at Cai Quanwu. Cai Quanwu said, "Xiulian, since Zhuzi has said so, if you want to learn, just try riding it. Zhuzi is not an outsider. Zhuzi lent me money to buy our tricycle."

Su Xiulian mustered up her courage and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

"That's right, aunt, just ride boldly. Uncle, it's almost time, I have to go to work, so I won't chat with you anymore. Aunt, thank you for your hard work during this period."

"Zhu Zi, if it weren't for you, my brother and I probably wouldn't be alive today. I'm here to talk to your wife. It's not that hard. Go to work. Don't worry, I'm watching over you at home."

"By the way, aunt, if Xiao'e feels unwell, you can go to the yard and call the neighbors to help take her to the hospital. Xiao'e has money, and you can tell them that you will give them one yuan per person for helping to take her to the hospital. I guarantee that each of them will be more enthusiastic than the other." After saying that, He Yuzhu walked out of the room, pushed his bicycle and headed out of the courtyard.

Cai Quanwu said to Su Xiulian, "Xiulian, go to the kitchen and see if Xiao'e has finished her meal. If she has, help Xiao'e over here."

Su Xiulian hurried to the kitchen in the courtyard when she heard this. When she saw Lou Xiao'e, she said, "Xiao'e, have you finished your meal?"

Lou Xiao'e said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's almost done, aunt, please sit down and rest for a while, I'll finish eating in a moment."

Su Xiulian saw that He Yuzhu's bowl on the dining table was not washed, so she picked it up and walked to the sink to wash it.

Seeing this, He Yushui hurriedly said, "Aunt, leave it there. I'll wash it after I finish my meal."

Su Xiulian smiled and said, "Yushui, just eat your meal. It will only take a few strokes for your aunt to finish the cleaning."

After He Yuzhu finished his meal, he came to the office of the Logistics Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. He had just wiped his desk and sat down for a while. Qian Dafei from the Personnel Department came to the Personnel Department. After seeing He Yuzhu, Qian Dafei said, "Deputy Director He, I just received a notice from the superiors: the workers in our factory cafeteria can go to participate in the grade assessment this afternoon."

After hearing this, He Yuzhu asked happily, "That's great. Where is the location for the assessment of Secretary Qian?"

Qian Dafei replied: "The assessment site is not far from our factory, at the water plant outside Dongzhimen."

He Yuzhu thought about the location of the water plant and said, "I know about the news, Director Qian. I will go to the cafeteria to inform you later. By the way, Director Qian, who from your personnel department will go with me today?"

Qian Dafei smiled and pointed at himself and said, "Our director sent me to go with you guys when the time comes."

He Yuzhu laughed after hearing this: "This is really fate, Qian Guanshi. Qian Guanshi, I won't keep you here for long. I have to go to the cafeteria to inform the workers."

Qian Dafei said, "Deputy Director He, please go quickly. I have to go back to the Personnel Department. I heard that the experts sent by the superiors will also arrive today to assess our factory and the workers."

He Yuzhu came to the cafeteria and found Li Huaide and said, "Director Li, please inform the workers later that those who have signed up for the chef level assessment in the cafeteria this afternoon can take the assessment. When you go to work in the afternoon, you will bring the registered people to gather in front of the factory office building. I will have Officer Qian from the Human Resources Department go with you. The assessment location is not in our factory, but in the water plant. Don't rush to inform the workers. Wait until they have finished lunch before telling them, so as to avoid being too excited or nervous and causing trouble during lunch."

Li Huaide hurriedly said, "Okay, Deputy Director He, I'll remember that. By the way, Deputy Director He, do I still want to go with you?"

He Yuzhu looked at Li Huaide curiously and asked, "Director Li, what are you doing there? You are not taking the chef assessment! Just stay in the cafeteria and do your job."

Li Huaide said embarrassedly: "Didn't I see you, Deputy Director He, going there? So I was thinking I should go with you."

He Yuzhu explained: "Director Li, I went there because I signed up for the chef level assessment, not because I needed a leader to lead the team. The leader of our factory is Qian Guanshi from the Personnel Department."

Li Huaide suddenly realized: "I understand, Deputy Director He, you are a cadre now, why are you still participating in the chef assessment that workers take?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Although I am a cadre now, I was a cook before. I want to take this opportunity to see what my cooking skills are like. After all, I learned to cook when I was young. At least I have to give an explanation to the master who taught me cooking and prove that I have lived up to his teachings. Okay, if there is nothing else, I will leave, Director Li."

"Then I'll see you off, Deputy Director He." Li Huaide hurriedly followed He Yuzhu out of the cafeteria.

After lunch, Li Huaide gathered the workers in charge of cooking in the cafeteria and said, "Deputy Director He came to inform me this morning that there will be a chef grade assessment in the afternoon. Those who have signed up for the chef grade exam should prepare well and take the best spirit to welcome this assessment. Gather in the cafeteria at 1:40, and then I will take you to the front of the office building. Then Officer Qian from the Personnel Department will take you to the assessment site. Okay, everyone, find a place to rest first, so as not to be exhausted during the afternoon assessment."

In the afternoon, when it was time for the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to go to work, Li Huaide appeared in front of the office building on time with the canteen workers. After a while, He Yuzhu and Qian Dafei walked out of the office building together.

When Li Huaide saw He Yuzhu, he quickly came to He Yuzhu and said, "Deputy Director He, I have brought all the workers from the canteen who are going to take the chef grade assessment. Do you have anything else to tell me?"

He Yuzhu came to the workers and said kindly, "Don't be nervous, everyone. This afternoon, I will take the chef grade test with you. As long as you can perform normally, basically everyone should be able to pass the 8th grade chef test. I won't say much about the other things. Please don't run around at the test site and listen to the instructions of Director Qian."

When the workers in the cafeteria heard that He Yuzhu was also going to take the chef grade assessment, the bold ones asked directly: "Deputy Director He, are you going to take the grade one chef exam directly?"

"Needless to say? Deputy Director He's cooking skills are so amazing, he must be a first-class chef."

He Yuzhu pressed his hand and said, "I'm not sure if I can pass the first-class chef exam. Let's be quiet. Secretary Qian, do you have anything to say?"

Qian Dafei smiled and said, "I wish everyone can get good grades. Please line up and let's go." After that, Qian Dafei waved his hand and led the canteen workers towards the water plant. He Yuzhu followed behind the team, pushing his bicycle and walking slowly.

After walking for less than half an hour, they arrived at the assessment point near the water plant. He Yuzhu looked at the crowded crowd and couldn't help but sigh, "There are so many people taking the assessment."

Qian Dafei came to He Yuzhu and said, "Deputy Director He, please take the workers here and wait for a while. I will go in and ask the staff at the examination room when it will be our factory workers' turn to take the assessment."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Qian, just go ahead. The workers and I will be waiting for you here."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Qian Dafei turned around and squeezed into the crowd, saying, "Make way, please pass." After a while, Qian Dafei's figure disappeared in the crowd.