Siheyuan: I, Shazhu, will never be a scapegoat

"Yes, we are very familiar with each other." Xu Damao said directly: "We are from the same compound. We can be said to have grown up together. To be frank, no one knows him better than me."

The boss's wife nodded thoughtfully: "So, his cooking skills are really good?"

On this point, Xu Damao would not discredit Sha Zhu, otherwise, he would be doubting Director Yang's vision and would offend Director Yang. What's more, cooking skills can be demonstrated immediately.

"He's a man who, apart from his excellent cooking skills, has nothing else to say. I'm afraid I'll pollute your ears if I tell you."

Xu Damao: "So, all you need to know is that his cooking skills are impeccable."

The more Xu Damao said this, the more excited the boss's wife became: "Tell me, tell me, does he have any character problems?"

Seeing the boss's wife asking this, Xu Damao was so happy that he almost jumped for joy, but still pretended to hesitate: "Madam, why don't we just forget it? Although he is not a good person, this way, I will be like someone who stirs up trouble behind the scenes."

The more Xu Damao acted like this, the more interested the leader's wife became: "Tell me, don't worry, I will keep it a secret."

Xu Damao pretended to be embarrassed, but nodded: "He is a bully in our compound. He bullies men and women, from children to the elderly. He beats everyone."

"Just last night, a widow and her orphan mother in our compound were beaten half to death by him. They are still lying in the hospital."

The boss's wife almost got angry: "How come no one reported him to the police if he is so lawless?"

Xu Damao shook his head and sighed, "He is a bully in the compound, known as the God of War in the Siheyuan. Who is not afraid of him?"

"Plus, in the compound, the elders in the compound protected him, and an elderly five-guarantee household in the compound also regarded him as his own grandson. So, he was rampant and lawless in the compound."

"Not to mention, he is also the chef of the steel mill, a tyrant in the kitchen. If you offend him, he will make the spoon shake when you serve your meal. That's really like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, with no way to express your pain."

At this point, Xu Damao spread his hands and said, "You say, in this case, who wouldn't be willing to give him some respect and be afraid of him?"

The leader's wife frowned and said, "If your compound doesn't say anything, how can the steel mill let him do whatever he wants?"

Xu Damao sighed again: "Madam, didn't I tell you that he is an excellent cook? In the steel mill, no one can compare to him. Even the director and deputy director sometimes have to look at his face."

"It makes sense when you think about it. His cooking skills are amazing. For the steel mill, he is also a talent. He is the only chef in the kitchen of the steel mill who can be considered as a great chef."

The boss's wife couldn't help but shake her head: "That's true. A factory cafeteria can't keep a good chef without good treatment."

"But this is not a reason to indulge him."

Xu Damao sighed again, with a bitter look on his face: "Madam, life is not easy. Unless it is necessary, who would want to offend such a person?"

"Although he usually bullies men and women, and doesn't care about his own sister, leaving her to fend for herself, almost starving her to death, and is also very promiscuous in his relationships with men and women, this is all his private matter, and no one outside can interfere."

The boss's wife couldn't help herself at this time: "He almost starved his own sister to death and didn't care about it. Is he still a human being?"

"No, I can't tolerate such a person of such low character here. He is simply a scum."

The big boss's wife said angrily.

At this time, Xu Damao was so happy that he almost jumped for joy. It worked. Sha Zhu was finished. If the big boss's wife kept whispering in his ear, Sha Zhu might lose his position as deputy director of the canteen.

The boss's wife stood up angrily, and when she turned around, she saw the boss standing in front of her with a cold face. Obviously, he had been there for a while.

"Go away, you villain who is trying to sow discord among your own people. Get out of here. You are not welcome here." The big boss said angrily.

Xu Damao was stunned and looked at the big leader's wife.

The boss's wife grabbed the boss's hand and said, "What are you doing? Damao didn't mean it."

The big boss shook off his wife's hand and said coldly: "I only know that those who speak ill of others behind their backs are definitely not good comrades."

"Go away, leave now, I don't want to watch the movie anymore."

Xu Damao's face looked extremely ugly. He was shooting himself in the foot. He was so excited talking that he didn't notice that the big boss had arrived.

Director Yang was not far away. Seeing that the leader was angry, he hurried over and said, "Xu Damao, take your things and leave first. Don't say anything."

The boss's wife wanted to say something good about Xu Damao and plead for mercy, but when she saw that the boss was still very angry, she had to swallow back the words.

When Xu Damao saw that Director Yang had come over in person and told him to shut up, Xu Damao knew that there was no room for easing the situation, so he had to pick up his things and leave the big leader's house.

"Xu Damao, what can I say about you? I told you to stop talking nonsense, but you still messed me up."

Director Yang said with a dark face: "Go away. Don't even think about me promoting you again in the future."

"This is such a good opportunity. If you just behave yourself and build a good relationship with the big boss, you can benefit a lot. But you messed it up and almost got me involved."

As he spoke, Director Yang was furious and pointed to the distance: "Get out of here immediately. If the goods cannot be returned to the steel mill intact today, you don't have to work in the Propaganda Department anymore."

At this moment, Xu Damao was extremely regretful, but he had no choice but to walk away with his things on his back, looking bitter and resentful.

On the other side, the big boss said to his wife: "You are too trusting and judge people by appearance."

"A man's character is not determined by what he says, but by what he does."

The big boss said: "I am sure that Comrade He Yuzhu was never rude to you in the kitchen, let alone said bad things about you."

The boss's wife was a little surprised: "You still know him?"

The big boss nodded: "He is not only the chef, but also the deputy director of the cafeteria."

"If he had serious character problems, why would the leadership of the steel mill let him be the leader?"

The boss's wife was a little confused: "What's going on?"

Director Yang came in at this time: "Old leader, Madam, I'm sorry, I didn't know Xu Damao would do this. Although I heard that they didn't get along, I didn't expect Xu Damao to do such a shameless thing."

The senior leader suddenly realized: "It turns out that they have a bad relationship. No wonder that person keeps saying bad things about Comrade He Yuzhu. He is really full of bad intentions."

The boss's wife also understood at this time that Xu Damao wanted to discredit Sha Zhu and that was why he deliberately described Sha Zhu in such a bad light.

"Old Yang, then, Comrade He Yuzhu, there should be no problem with his character. Xu Damao just said that he beat someone up, and it doesn't seem fake."

Director Yang looked embarrassed. After thinking for a while, he said, "Old leader, Madam, this matter should be discussed by Zhuzi himself."

Although the senior leader felt that it was inappropriate, he also thought that it would be better to clarify the matter.

The leader's wife couldn't help but ask, "Don't you know anything?"

Director Yang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I don't know much, but I do know a little."

"Zhu Zi is a straightforward person. In the past, everyone called him Sha Zhu. But recently his personality has changed and his cooking skills have improved a lot, so he was promoted to deputy director of the cafeteria. In fact, with his ability and qualifications, he should have been promoted a long time ago, but he was too straightforward in the past and offended many people."

"However, there is absolutely no problem with his character."

Although Director Yang did not mention that Sha Zhu did not hit anyone, these words can be regarded as an affirmation of Sha Zhu.

The boss's wife looked relieved: "So you are so straightforward, no wonder you can't talk at all."

The big boss understood at this time that it was probably because Sha Zhu spoke too directly and offended his wife, causing her to be unhappy and dissatisfied with Sha Zhu.

"Old Yang, according to what you said, Comrade He Yuzhu has probably been working as a chef in the kitchen for quite a long time?" the leader's wife asked again.

Director Yang nodded: "If I remember correctly, Zhuzi entered the steel mill kitchen at the age of seventeen and replaced his father's position. When he was around twenty-two or twenty-three, he was already the chef of the steel mill cafeteria."

The boss's wife was surprised: "He took over the position at the age of 17. What happened to his father?"

"Speaking of which, Zhuzi has a hard life. He lost his mother when he was young. His father wanted him to take over his job, but he ran away with a widow and abandoned him to depend on his sister." Director Yang was a little moved when he said this. This was why he had always protected and even favored Sha Zhu. Of course, it was also because Sha Zhu's cooking skills were worthy of it.

The boss's wife immediately looked guilty: "So he has such a hard life, a teenager living with a younger sister."

"So, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving." The big boss said, and then said: "You must have judged people by appearance, thinking that he is too young and unreliable, so you think there is something wrong with him."

The boss's wife blushed and said, "For a chef, he is indeed a bit young."

Director Yang said hurriedly: "Indeed, this is not the Madam's fault."

"Normally speaking, if you want to become a chef who can stand on your own, you have to be at least 30 years old."

"But Zhuzi's cooking skills were inherited from his family, so he became a great chef very early on."

The boss's wife: "So, his father is also a chef."

Director Yang nodded quickly: "Yes, but Zhuzi is now better than his father. I'm afraid his father's cooking skills are far inferior to his."

The big boss looked surprised: "Old Yang, from what you said, Comrade He Yuzhu, your cooking skills are quite amazing?"

Director Yang said with certainty: "Yes."

"At least, from my perspective, I can't tell how good Zhuzi's cooking skills are."

"It is precisely because of Zhuzi's outstanding cooking skills that all the leaders from other factories who have eaten his food are full of praise and want to recruit Zhuzi to their factories."

The big boss and his wife were both shocked. This was no longer just an ordinary good level. It was just as Director Yang said, his cooking skills were so high that ordinary people were not qualified to evaluate his cooking level.

"So, you promoted him to deputy director of the cafeteria because you were afraid that he would be poached." The big boss immediately saw the essence of Sha Zhu's promotion and salary increase.

Director Yang nodded a little embarrassedly and said, "That's true, but Zhuzi has really matured."

"In fact, if it weren't for his outspokenness and offending people, I would have wanted to promote him a long time ago."

The big boss nodded and expressed his understanding: "That's right, he is too straightforward and is not suitable to be a leader."

The boss's wife looked guilty and said, "How about asking He...Zhu Zi to come over and I'll apologize to him first."

Director Yang said hurriedly: "Don't."

"I guess Zhuzi doesn't know. You misunderstood him."

The big boss nodded and said, "If you really want to apologize, you should wait until you have tasted He...Zhuzi's dishes. If you truly approve of his cooking skills, then you can apologize."

Director Yang was somewhat envious of Sha Zhu, because Xu Damao, the big boss and his wife, took a liking to Sha Zhu and even called him in a friendly and intimate manner, even though Sha Zhu had done nothing.

So, Director Yang couldn't help but sigh that sometimes, it really is a matter of time and fate.

If Xu Damao had not discredited Sha Zhu, the big leader and his wife would not have sympathized with Sha Zhu, and would not have had a good impression of him.

After a while, the big boss asked someone to let Sha Zhu start working.

Sha Zhu received the order and began to show off his cooking skills. In a short while, he had prepared three meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a soup.

When all the dishes were served, the leader and his wife were already full of praise for Sha Zhu's cooking skills.

"Lao Lin, call Zhuzi out and you guys should eat together. There is such a large table full of delicious dishes, we can't enjoy them all by ourselves." Although the old leader kept eating, when he saw that all the dishes were served, he said to his old housekeeper.

The old man, Lao Lin, nodded, went into the kitchen and called Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu came up to them and said hurriedly, "Leader, Madam Leader, Director, please eat. How can I, a cook, eat with the host?"

Although the old man, Lao Lin, was very greedy, he agreed with what Sha Zhu said, so he also stood and did not sit down.

The big boss hurriedly said, "It's a new era now. We don't care about that. Everyone is equal. You are also a guest. I would be embarrassed to eat if you don't join us."

The boss's wife hurriedly said, "Yes, Zhuzi, you should come too, otherwise, Lao Lin might be embarrassed to eat."

"Zhu Zi, is it okay for me to call you that?" the boss's wife added.

Sha Zhu didn't know at this time that Xu Damao had provided an assist and sacrificed himself.

"Of course you can." Sha Zhu said, looking embarrassed: "Leader, Madam Leader, although that is true, there has never been a cook, and it makes sense to serve at the table."

Director Yang hurriedly said, "Zhu Zi, you, in this new era, with a new atmosphere, how can you still stick to the old red tape?"

"Hurry up and sit down with me, otherwise I will be embarrassed to eat. After all, you are the one who contributed the most to this table of food."

Seeing this, Sha Zhu had no choice but to take a seat, but he only tasted a little.

The leader and his wife didn't bother to be polite and just kept eating.

"Zhu Zi, I'm so sorry. We were the only ones eating and you didn't even take a bite." After eating and drinking, the big leader said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Yes, we ate it all." The boss's wife also felt it was a bit rude.

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "This is actually the greatest recognition for me."

"Boss, Madam, if you don't eat, I will be too embarrassed to see anyone."

"Yes, Zhuzi is absolutely right." Director Yang said hurriedly.

The big boss and his wife didn't dwell on this anymore and called Sha Zhu to come over and have some tea.

After the big boss poured a cup of tea for Sha Zhu, he asked, "Zhu Zi, Lao Yang told us a lot about you. I believe in your character, but why did Xu Damao say that you beat a widow into the hospital?"

Sha Zhu sighed: "This is true."

Director Yang and the senior leader and his wife were all dumbfounded. Sha Zhu really beat someone into the hospital.

At this moment, the big leader couldn't help but doubt, could it be that he had wrongly blamed Xu Damao?