Siheyuan's opening rejection of the elderly care group

I am in a good mood today, so I decided to teach Ma Hua how to cook some new dishes. "Ma Hua, come and watch. I am in a good mood today and I will teach you some new dishes."

Ma Hua heard this and ran over excitedly, "Master, why did you suddenly think of teaching me a new dish?"

"I have arranged work for Yu Shui today. You are in a good mood. Do you want to learn it or not? Stop talking so much nonsense," said He Yuzhu.

"Of course I will learn. Wouldn't it be stupid not to learn a skill if I have it?" Ma Hua said, touching his head.

"You have learned how to cook big-pot dishes in the past two years, and I have also taught you a lot about small-scale cooking. It seems that you will soon be able to graduate," He Yuzhu said to Ma Hua.

"I still have a long way to go. If it weren't for you, master, teaching me so hard these years, I would not have been able to learn so quickly. It is said that one has to be an apprentice for two years and work for a master for three years before he can pass on the skills," Ma Hua said with emotion.

"I don't have so many rules. If I see that you are a good candidate, I will teach you seriously. If you are not up to the standard, I will not teach you," said He Yuzhu.

"Also, you better be careful of the fat man in the kitchen. He always asks you about your cooking skills and flatters you. Don't tell him everything," He Yuzhu instructed.

"Master, don't worry, I'm not a fool. He always tries to get close to me, and I know what he wants to do. Without your consent, I didn't even tell my family members," Ma Hua said, patting his chest.

"Okay, anyone can teach you how to cook big pot dishes, but don't teach the skills I taught you to others casually," He Yuzhu nodded.

Today I will start to teach you the proportions of seasonings and the time to add the ingredients. He Yuzhu took a few dishes commonly used in the cafeteria and started to get busy. Ma Hua watched attentively beside him, afraid of missing anything.

As He Yuzhu moved, the aroma slowly spread throughout the cafeteria. Everyone in the cafeteria knew the rules, so when He Yuzhu was teaching Ma Hua how to cook, although they would occasionally look over here because of the aroma, no one came over, only the fat man was eager to try.

After serving the dishes, He Yuzhu asked Ma Hua how many ingredients he remembered.

“Master, I know all the seasonings, but I still can’t control the amount to add,” Ma Hua said with his head down.

"Then you should practice hard. It's not easy to get special treatment. You still have to learn," He Yuzhu said to Ma Hua.

Seeing that there was no water in the teacup in He Yuzhu's hand, Ma Hua immediately took the cup and refilled it with hot water. Ever since Director Li took over the work, more and more people came to the steel rolling mill to eat and drink because He Yuzhu's cooking skills were getting better and better. Every few days, Director Li had to cook a special meal. Relying on He Yuzhu's cooking skills, Director Li had established good relationships with many factory directors. The employee welfare of the steel rolling mill was raised to a higher level, so everyone liked Director Li. Although his lifestyle was problematic, it had nothing to do with ordinary employees.

He Yuzhu was thinking about the appointment of the canteen director, which should be announced in the next two days. Then he could slack off openly, after all, he was a leader after all.

It’s a happy thing to think about.

He worked in the kitchen until the end of get off work time. He asked everyone to clean up and then he picked up his lunch box and leisurely left work.

After returning to the courtyard, I asked the three aunts and found out nothing had happened. I went back to the middle courtyard and handed over the work to Master Lei Bin. Today's work went smoothly. Lei Bin said that no one was causing trouble, and the people from the street took a look and confirmed that there was no problem with the renovation of He Yuzhu's sewer pipe. The sewer pipe had been dug up, and it would be connected and buried tomorrow.

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Master Lei must pay attention to safety when working, and there is no big mistake if you are careful."

"Don't worry, Master He, we are all experienced people," Lei Bin nodded in response.

He Yuzhu looked around again and found nothing wrong. At this time, Xu Damao also got off work and called He Yuzhu to the backyard.

"Zhuzi, I won't be back these few days, you can live here by yourself," after packing up his things, Xu Damao handed the key to He Yuzhu.

"Why don't you come back? Are you going to the countryside to show movies again?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Of course I have to go to the movie screening, after all, that's my job, but I can go to my mom's house to find my wife and son, after all, I have a wife," Xu Damao said proudly.

"You are sure it is a son, maybe it is a daughter." Ever since He Yuzhu decided not to find a wife for the time being a few years ago, Xu Damao has been using this matter to bully He Yuzhu whenever he has time.

"It would be better if it's a daughter. Daughters are warm and caring little cotton-padded jackets," Xu Damao said, shaking his head.

"I'm not going to talk nonsense with you. If you want to leave, just leave now," He Yuzhu shouted at Xu Damao.

"This seems to be my home, why did you kick me out? I really have no place to complain. Okay, I'm going to go find my wife, and you stay here alone in the empty room." Xu Damao didn't get angry and left with a smile.

He Yuzhu packed up and moved into Xu Damao's north room.

The next day, after arranging work in the canteen, he went to his leader to ask for leave. He planned to take Yu Shui to the trust store to look at furniture. At about nine o'clock, he waited for He Yu Shui at the gate of the steel mill, and the two of them rode their bicycles to the trust store.

The nearest trust store was about an hour's bike ride away from the steel mill. He Yuzhu had never been there before, so he asked passers-by on the roadside. He walked with the rain to a well-decorated two-story building with a brand new sign that read "Dashilan Trust Store".

This is a place where people buy and sell items on behalf of others. It has a wide range of business and can accept items from customers. It is similar to the pawnshops of later generations, doing second-hand item transactions.

As soon as he entered, he found that it was very spacious and quiet inside, with various exhibits. The staff inside were dressed neatly, and their service attitude was different from that of the salespersons in the supply and marketing cooperative. They were very nice. He Yushui was curious about everything he saw when he went in.

This was also He Yuzhu's first time to come to this place. He had only heard before that there were people coming in groups of three or four to buy things, but no one made any loud noise. He Yuzhu and his sister also followed and looked at the various items that were not commonly seen in later generations.

After observing for a while, He Yuzhu asked the waiter about the place to buy furniture, and then went to the back of the first floor. There was a large exhibition hall with all kinds of furniture, including beds, Luohan chairs, coffee tables, dressing tables, and various sofas, all made of rosewood and huanghuali. They even sold floor tiles for sale, which opened He Yuzhu's eyes. He Yuzhu especially liked a red dressing table inside.

"Brother, you must buy this for me, it's so beautiful," Yu Shui pulled He Yuzhu's arm and said coquettishly,

"You are a grown-up girl now, stop acting like a spoiled child all the time," He Yuzhu said as she carefully selected and checked before agreeing.

He Yuzhu called the salesperson and said, "I plan to buy a few pieces of furniture, including the huanghuali and red sandalwood beds, chairs, and sofas here, especially this red dressing table and comb. I want them all," He Yuzhu said, pointing at a few pieces of furniture.

"Also, I see you have floor tiles here. I'm going to renovate my house and use them to pave the floor. Please give me some. Order a portion first and I'll come back to buy more when it's not enough."

When the salesperson heard that he wanted to buy these things, he was very happy, because the trust store was different from other stores and those who sold more goods would be rewarded by the leaders.

The salesperson said very politely, "Comrade, you want a lot of things. We need to sort them out for you one by one. Please wait a moment."

As the salesperson said this, he went downstairs to sort out the things He Yuzhu bought.

He Yuzhu quickly stopped him and said, "My house is being renovated now, and it will take a few days. I just came here today to see if I have ordered something. Can you keep these things here temporarily and send them to me after the house is renovated? I can pay the deposit first."

The salesperson quickly replied, "Of course, we often consign other people's goods here, and we have a special warehouse. After you pay the deposit and complete the formalities, you can temporarily put it in the warehouse for storage. When you need it, let us know and we will arrange for someone to deliver it to you."

"What's your name and where do you live?"

When He Yuzhu heard this, he was very satisfied with this thoughtful service. He immediately went to pay the money and said to the salesperson, "My name is He Yuzhu, and I live in Nanluoguxiang."