Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

No. 95 Siheyuan Information Exchange Center is where the women of the Siheyuan gather as usual to start playing chess after the men go out to work and finish their housework.

"What do you think He Yuzhu will treat us to at his son's full-month party? I've never tasted a dish he cooked properly!"

"It's like none of us have ever eaten anything except the pork stewed with vermicelli that he made that time."

"Then what will he treat us to? Food is hard to come by right now!"

"Food is hard to get, but as long as you are willing to spend money, you can still buy good things."

Jia Zhang snorted and said, "Don't study it blindly. If you continue to study, it will be like you can sit at the table. Then won't it still be one person from each family?"

When Jia Zhang started talking, Third Aunt Yang Suhua immediately retorted: "We are talking about He Yuzhu's son's full moon wine, it must be because we can eat at the table at that time, otherwise we will have nothing to do and eat too much."

Jia Zhang said happily, "What's the matter? He Yuzhu is planning to arrange a few more tables for his son's full moon banquet and invite everyone in the hospital to have a feast?"

"It's similar to what you said. He Yuzhu did say that everyone in the hospital should have a big meal, but..." The third aunt decided to tease Jia Zhang and deliberately stopped halfway through her words.

"Just what?" Jia Zhang asked anxiously.

"It's just that He Yuzhu said that he would only invite the whole family of us who sent his wife to the hospital to eat, and the rest of us will be alone." Third Aunt Yang Suhua said to Jia Zhang with a teasing look on her face.

"Why did He Yuzhu only invite your family and not ours? This is not fair." Jia Zhang was furious when she heard this.

"Why? Because they are the host family. They can invite whoever they want to the full moon banquet. Why do they have to invite you? Do you think you are the emperor's mother? Whatever you say is the truth. Besides, when Lou Xiao'e was sent to the hospital, He Yuzhu's family was closest to yours, but no one from your family came out to help. If someone from your family came out to help, how could He Yuzhu not invite your family? You are a typical example of not praying incense at ordinary times, but seeking help at the last minute. I forgot to tell you that when He Yuzhu sent red eggs to our families, each family sent 11, and each person couldn't finish one. Tsk tsk tsk..." Third Aunt Yang Suhua did not forget to add insult to injury.

Jia Zhang was at a loss for words after being rebuked by the third aunt. She was so angry that she started to speak without thinking: "If He Yuzhu dares not to invite my family, I will report him to the street office for speculation. I want to see how he explains how he got the things for the banquet."

Everyone was speechless after being shocked by what Jia Zhang said. They all looked at Jia Zhang with strange eyes. Seeing that everyone was frightened by her words and dared not speak, Jia Zhang immediately became proud. It seemed that she was really powerful and could easily control these ignorant women. "Humph, if He Yuzhu doesn't give my family face, I will overturn his table and prevent him from holding the full moon banquet."

The third aunt snorted coldly and said, "Jia Zhang, you must report it. Don't just talk big. If the street office doesn't find out that He Yuzhu has a problem, then your Jia family will be in trouble. He Yuzhu is now an official of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. If they deal with your son, don't regret it!"

A hot-tempered woman said directly: "Jia Zhang, if you dare to report us and prevent us from having the banquet, I will report you to the street office!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang asked hurriedly: "I reported He Yuzhu, not you. Why did you report me?" In fact, after listening to what the third aunt Yang Suhua said, Jia Zhang regretted what she said, and now she was being chased and beaten.

"I'm reporting you for not having an urban hukou, but staying in the city instead of going back to the countryside to participate in production labor. You are exploiting your fellow farmers."

Jia Zhang was so scared when she heard this that she started begging for mercy, "I said the wrong thing, I was just confused for a moment, how could I report He Yuzhu, I deserve to be beaten." After saying that, Jia Zhang slapped herself on the mouth a few times, and then licked her face and said, "We are all neighbors in the same courtyard, there is no need to make such a fuss, it is better to solve any problems in the courtyard, after all, there are three uncles in charge, we can't trouble the government for everything."

"You know you're wrong. Don't say anything when you get excited. It's a good thing He Yuzhu didn't hear it. If he had heard him drive your son away from the steel mill, you would have cried."

"I was just talking, how could I really do it? You guys continue chatting, I have to go home." Jia Zhang found an excuse and walked home dejectedly.

"This Jia Zhang is really a person whose heart is filled with fat. She dares to say anything."

"Humph, I think she is just a rat with a gun - bullying in her own nest. She saw that He Yuzhu was polite to everyone in the yard and forgot that he was a cadre. He Yuzhu was a deputy director at such a young age, and maybe he could become a deputy factory director in a few years. If she really dared to report He Yuzhu during his full moon banquet, even if He Yuzhu didn't punish her at that time, Jia Zhang's act of reporting He Yuzhu would make Jia Xudong forget about getting ahead in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in his life."

"So Jia Zhang is really brave. I really don't know what she is thinking."

"Okay, let's not talk about Jia Zhangshi anymore. Weren't we just talking about what He Yuzhu would treat us to? I think it must include chicken and fish."

"You are so bold. Chicken and fish? I think eggs and pork will be enough. There are so many people in our yard going to eat. How many chickens and fish should we prepare to be enough? Although He Yuzhu's salary is not low, it is not easy to buy so many at once."

"Yeah, that makes sense. In fact, I think it doesn't matter what dish we cook, as long as we can all be full. Anyway, with He Yuzhu's cooking skills, everything he cooks tastes good."

"You just tell the truth. Do you think He Yuzhu's title as a first-class chef is just a boast? I think we should stop guessing. We will know when He Yuzhu invites us to dinner. He will definitely ask the people in our courtyard to help. Then we will know what to eat."

Then the women who were chatting burst into laughter.

Jia Zhang ran home in a panic, picked up the water on the table and drank it all. After finishing a bowl of water, Jia Zhang felt less irritable. Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhang's panic and asked curiously, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why do you seem so flustered when you come back? Aren't you chatting with the neighbors in the yard?"

"It's nothing. Mom is just a little thirsty. It's too hot outside." Jia Zhang made up an excuse casually. Just kidding. Jia Zhang is also a person who cares about face. How could she tell Qin Huairu that she was scared away by the aunties in the yard? How could she control Qin Huairu in the future? She had worked so hard to establish her character in front of Qin Huairu.

"I just heard the laughter of the aunts coming from the yard. What are you talking about? It's so lively."

"What can we talk about? It's all about the full moon party for Shazhu's son."

"It's still a long time before He Yuzhu's son's full moon banquet. His son was only born a few days ago. What is there to talk about?"

"It was that bastard Sha Zhu who said he would treat the whole family of the person who sent his wife to the hospital to his son's full moon banquet. Otherwise, why would they talk about this? Humph, Sha Zhu was also rude for not saying it in advance. If he had said in the yard in advance that whoever sent his wife to the hospital would be treated to a banquet by the whole family, I would not have refused to help him."

Qin Huairu was shocked after hearing what Jia Zhang said. It was you who didn't want to go out to help because it was too hot outside. Why are you blaming He Yuzhu now? This is simply bandit logic. If she hadn't been unable to leave because she needed to take care of Banggeng, she would have gone out to help. Alas, He Yuzhu's cooking is so delicious. If she had known earlier, she would have gone to help. She missed a delicious meal in vain. Thinking of this, Qin Huairu regretted it so much that her intestines turned green.

Feeling like she hadn't complained enough, Jia Zhang continued to rant, "This idiot Zhu is simply a rude person. Huairu, do you know that idiot Zhu gave 11 red eggs to the families of those who sent his wife to the hospital? That's more than a pound of eggs. We live in the same yard with idiot Zhu, but he only gave us three red eggs. Don't you think this idiot Zhu has no conscience? When others go with their whole family, only one person goes from our family. Isn't this idiot Zhu sincerely trying to embarrass our family? He hasn't invited all the guests yet, he's such a stingy person."

After listening to what her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, said, Qin Huairu really didn't know what to say and could only nod in agreement.

As for He Yuzhu, the protagonist in the courtyard aunt's mouth, he had no intention of thinking about the food on the full moon banquet. After all, as a man with cheats, this matter was not worth taking to heart. There were abundant supplies in the blessed land, just like Jack Ma in later generations who was not interested in money and never worried about what to eat.

He Yuzhu came to Director Liu's office with a report written by Li Huaide to apply for subsidies for the kitchen helpers who managed the vegetable fields. "Director Liu, I have a report written by Li Huaide that needs your approval." After that, He Yuzhu put the report on Director Liu's desk.

Director Liu picked up the report and began to read it. After finishing, Director Liu put the document down and said, "Xiao He, you are in charge of the canteen. What do you think?"

"Director Liu, I support Director Li's approach. Since they manage the vegetable fields so well, the factory should reward them. Although the 2 yuan subsidy is not much, it is a recognition of the workers who manage the vegetable fields. Besides, the money saved by the vegetable fields every month far exceeds the rewards given to the workers."

After listening to He Yuzhu's ideas, Director Liu pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Xiao He, what you said makes sense. Let's do it according to your idea." After that, Director Liu picked up a pen and wrote his agreement on the report written by Li Huaide and signed his name. After signing, Director Liu handed the report to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu took the report and said, "Director Liu, I will go back first."

"Well, go and get busy, Xiao He. Don't forget what I told you before. You need to make preparations in advance." Director Liu reminded him as if he had thought of something.

"Thank you Director Liu for the reminder. I know what I'm doing now." After saying that, He Yuzhu walked away from Director Liu.

He Yuzhu returned to the logistics department's large office and said, "Xiao Wei, take this document to the personnel department and give it to Officer Qian."

Wei Zixing quickly stood up from his seat and took the document from He Yuzhu, "Deputy Director He, I'll deliver it right away."

"Well, let's go."