Siheyuan: Breaking up with Shazhu at the beginning

Yang Jun showed a disgusted expression and gestured for him to pass the chicken soup to Ran Qiuye. "Hey, Madam, you need nutrition right now. This is specially stewed for you by my precious grandson. Don't waste his kindness."

After hearing this, Ran Qiuye's face turned red, obviously touched.

Looking at Yang Jun who was sitting next to her, Ai Mei pushed Sha Zhu with her hand, signaling him not to interrupt.

Sha Zhu noticed the situation, smiled shyly, and leaned close to Yang Jun and whispered,

"Junzi, you are a high-ranking official now, so you must be well-paid."

Yang Jun looked up at the sky speechlessly, and said half-jokingly:

"You said it yourself, that's your generation's business. How can I afford something that my grandson can give to his grandmother?"

Sha Zhu chuckled, and their conversation drew bursts of laughter from Rachel and Sha Zhu.

Then, Yang Jun took out a stack of banknotes and meal tickets from his pocket and handed them to Sha Zhu. These were the expenses for the canteen meals next month. The couple usually ate at the canteen A small kitchen, and a meal of two meat dishes and one vegetable cost about 40 yuan. For this poor family, this money was more than enough. The monthly salary of about 200 yuan for the two of them could easily cover this expense.

Sha Zhu was not rich enough to treat Yang Jun to a free meal, so he took the money, counted it, and put it in his pocket.

"Junzi, can I...can I do you a favor? I beg you." Sha Zhu said awkwardly as he received the money.

Rachel, who was sitting next to him, straightened her back, leaned towards this side, and stared at Yang Jun with expectant eyes.

Yang Jun was slightly surprised when he heard this, but he was able to quickly guess what Sha Zhu was asking for.

"Is it about my father-in-law's family?"

"Yeah." Shazhu nodded to confirm.

Yang Jun thought for a few seconds and then answered: "I remember, your father-in-law and mother-in-law originally studied architecture, right?"

Sha Zhu was stunned. With his limited education, he naturally didn't understand anything about architecture.

"This..." He was at a loss.

On the side, Rachel moved and added: "My parents specialize in civil engineering and water supply and drainage engineering."

After hearing this, Yang Jun nodded slightly. He knew that Rachel's parents were returned scholars and professors at well-known universities, and they seemed to be studying architecture.

Seeing the anxious expressions of the two people waiting, Yang Jun did not continue to ponder.

"Do you know that our steel plant is now building employee dormitories?"

"I know." Sha Zhu pointed at his hair which looked like a bird's nest and said, "Could it be related to me and my family?"

Yang Jun rolled his eyes helplessly and complained to himself: "Are you overthinking it?"

"In fact, you can just find a position of project director and let your father-in-law take over. In this way, he can be directly managed by our factory and will not be directly under the jurisdiction of the street." Yang Jun came up with a plan to arrange an accommodation quota for them in the name of the factory, so that they can be included in the block managed by Aunt Wang. With the protection of the relationship between Yang Jun and Aunt Wang, Rachel's parents don't have to worry about being bullied.

At this point, Rachel immediately understood all his considerations.

"Brother Junzi, thank you so much." He stood up excitedly and bowed to Yang Jun.

Sha Zhu next to him was completely confused and just stared at Yang Jun. Yang Jun didn't bother to explain to him. After all, for a guy like him with a blank mind, it would be a waste to say anything more.

But he felt that he was being unfair to such an intelligent woman by marrying Sha Zhu.

If Ran Qiuye's family had not had a slightly higher social status, Sha Zhu would have had no hope of marrying such a shrewd wife.

Although Sha Zhu was a little dull and his reaction was slow, once he saw that Ran Qiuye understood, he no longer obsessed with such thoughts.

"Junzi, I really thank you," he said sincerely to Yang Jun.

Sha Zhu seemed clumsy about how to express his gratitude, so he took out a cigarette from his pocket and tried to give it to Yang Jun to express his thanks.

Seeing this, Yang Jun pointed to his ear, implying that he had not smoked that cigarette before.

However, Sha Zhu didn't care and stuffed the cigarette into Yang Jun's other ear.

"Thank you very much, Junzi." Ran Qiuye bowed deeply to Yang Jun.

In fact, the matter is quite simple. The steel plant needs professionals who understand architectural design to build employee dormitories. This problem can be solved by hiring Ran's father as an engineer in the name of the company.

As for housing, it is even more convenient. Their residence is a two-story small house, so it is not difficult to find someone willing to exchange places.

"Brother Zhuzi, how do we deal with the problem of the two girls?" The topic of Yang Liu and He Yushui serving as cultural and art soldiers was brought up.

"What else can we do? Of course we have to make a grand celebration of it." Sha Zhu shouted loudly with a firm look on his face.

In this matter, Sha Zhu decided to repay the favor, and he promised to take full charge of the banquet to celebrate Yang Liu's enlistment.

Of course, Yang Jun couldn't let him pay for it. After all, it was not a small matter. They had a large family and many relatives, so they might have to host seven or eight banquets. It was estimated to cost 15 yuan per person, plus various expenses, it would be about 200 yuan.

Yang Jun didn't give the money right away, because he knew that even if Sha Zhu accepted it now, he would pay it back later. Besides, he could tolerate letting others cook without paying them, but he didn't want Sha Zhu to bear the cost of the food. That might make others laugh at him for not being able to afford a banquet.

"Brother Zhuzi, thank you so much. You know I'm very busy, so I'll leave these things to you." He declined politely.

"Hey, why should we be so polite to each other? You have helped me so much, I don't know how to thank you. Don't fight with me for the banquet for these two girls, otherwise I will be angry," he said firmly.

"Don't worry, I won't compete with you," they continued to discuss the specific details.

It was almost ten o'clock. Yang Jun looked at his watch and said goodbye and left.

He returned to the backyard and called Yi Qiu Shui and the others to go out together.

Before getting on the car, Yang Jun quietly pulled Yang Mei over and took out a thousand yuan, which was prepared in advance from the space pocket.

"This is a small gift from me. If you need anything, please buy some for yourself."

Faced with the money, Yang Mei cried and shook her head, because she knew that she had received too much help. "Brother, I don't want it..."

Seeing her resistance, Yang Jun resolutely put it in her hand and whispered, "Keep it in your private pocket and don't let your mother know, understand?"

"Brother, I..." Yang Mei, with tears in her eyes, seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"No matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, please tell me." He patted her shoulder and drove away.

The next morning, Yang Jun did not go to work, but went straight to the warehouse.

He Dazhuang and the others were still sleeping. As soon as they met, they immediately rubbed their dazed eyes and hurriedly reported to him: "Director Yang, I followed him all day yesterday and didn't find anything unusual. But at the end of the day, Deputy Director Li met with Gengzhi alone again."

"Do you know what they are talking about?" Yang Jun asked with a worried look on his face.

He Dazhuang shook his head regretfully: "We were too far away to get close to them, so we don't know what they said." Then he added, "But after Mr. Li met Gengzhi, he immediately returned to the villa. I think they should have put their plan into action in the next few days."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun's expression became gloomy, and his eyes were fixed on Li Huaide's name, as deep as a pool.

"Be steady in your work, and don't act rashly, or else haste makes waste." He whispered.

He Dazhuang's expression changed slightly when he heard this. "If that's the case... wouldn't it mean that we won't be able to get any information at all?"

Faced with He Dazhuang's eager attitude, if he fails to complete the task, he will lose the opportunity to stay in the steel plant. This is not only a key way to get commercial grain into the city, but also very important to He Dazhuang. The reason why Yang Jun made such a request is because he knows that not only they are investigating, but also the senior leaders are paying attention to this matter.

Although his investigation has not made any progress for the time being, his superiors will gradually find out the situation. Compared with the superiors who have more intelligence and elite manpower, his militia team has limited capabilities. If he rashly exposes his target, it will disrupt the overall layout of the leadership.

"During your investigation, did you notice that another group of people were secretly spying on you?" He clasped his hands together, resting his right fingers on his chin, and asked thoughtfully.

Guo Houzi, the dozing friend, seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He frowned and scratched his cheek. "Oh, now that the director mentioned this, I remembered something. There is indeed such a person, but he is too smart and cunning. I tried a lot to force him to show up, but to no avail."

Hearing this, He Dazhuang's face suddenly tightened: "Director, could it be that the other party has noticed this?"

Yang Jun confirmed his inner suspicion from Guo Houzi's words - they were under investigation, and the superiors were also taking action, and it was more secretive and efficient. "Even though the other party has noticed it, there is no need to worry too much, because we have people inside." He thought for a while and continued, "Adjust the strategy, temporarily withdraw the external investigation, and focus on the situation inside the steel plant."

For safety reasons, in order to avoid alerting the enemy and interfering with the deployment of senior management, he decided to shift the main focus of the investigation to the factory. After all, they were looking for the original drawings, and the drawings were in the factory. As long as they monitored the dynamics of the factory, it was the primary task and the goal was clear.

"Director, we can't be without someone outside, we need an eye or spies. How about Guo Houzi being smarter and having him be the only one investigating outside while the rest of us stay inside the factory?" He made a new suggestion.

Yang Jun agreed with this. If too many people were evacuated, the outside world would really be like living in a world of the blind and deaf. As a capable person in the team, Guo Houzi was able to discover people hiding in the dark, and he obviously had certain abilities and observation skills.

"I agree. Guo Houzi will be responsible for external situations, and the others will focus on monitoring the movements inside the factory." The two agreed in unison.

Then, Yang Jun walked out of the warehouse.

After returning to the factory, Yang Jun first took care of paperwork, then glanced at the time - it was almost time for lunch. When he was about to go to the cafeteria to eat, he passed by the clinic and called Yi Qiushui out.

"Baby, are you greedy? Do you want to eat a banana?" He came to a secluded place and reached into his pocket.

Hearing this, Yi Qiushui's face flushed and she stamped her feet lightly. "You are too good at joking. This is a public place!" She waved her fingers in the air, angrily.

Facing the girl's glaring eyes and dissatisfied pout, Yang Jun felt a headache, but smiled bitterly in his heart. "I'm really asking you if you like bananas! Please don't let your imagination run wild."

With a gloomy face, he pulled out a banana from his pocket and waved it in front of Yi Qiushui: "Where did this banana come from? It's out of season, isn't it?"

"Don't ask where it comes from, tell me how you would enjoy this crispness?"

"Do you want to eat it sideways or along the way... Oh hey, I mean should I eat it directly or fry it and try it?" Her slender fingers wandered around his waist, her cheeks were rosy, and her little fists kept beating on her chest, teasing him.

"If you dare to act up again next time, I'll feed you steamed buns and make you choke!" After saying that, she raised her eyebrows playfully, puffed out her proud chest muscles and walked back.

Ten

Yang Jun had a bitter look on his face. He stroked his body that had been pinched blue by her and walked towards the cafeteria with difficulty. These days' "efforts" were not fruitless. The two bananas he had received from the top management had been doubled to four through cloning technology. He had originally planned to distribute them, giving one to Yi Qiushui, the remaining two to make banana shreds, and the last one to continue breeding. But something went wrong at this moment. Yi Qiushui left in anger, which made all the plans come to nothing. Three bananas were just enough to meet the needs of shreds.

Yang Jun is particularly fond of sweets. In his previous life, he often used a variety of ingredients such as bananas, apples, purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams and oranges to make delicious candied fruit dishes. When he saw the ripe golden bananas, his thoughts quickly turned to the idea of ​​making candied fruit.

Arriving at the No. 1 canteen, I found Dai Zhu. "Brother, can you give me some banana shreds for lunch?" He handed the three spare bananas to Sha Zhu. "My goodness, Yang Jun, where did you get this good thing?" Sha Zhu looked at Yang Jun in disbelief and asked.

This thing is really rare. In the current season and region, it is hard to find in the market. Even in the hot summer, it is rare to see such a rich selection of tropical fruits in northern cities. This kind of precious fruit has almost never been tasted or seen in person by this group of people.

Hearing this, everyone in the kitchen was attracted and they gathered around to stare at the three perfect fruits in Sha Zhu's hand. Hua Ma asked curiously, "Master, what good stuff is this?"

Sha Zhu's eyes widened, showing a proud expression. "Hehe, you don't even know this little bit of knowledge. I feel ashamed when you ask me this. How can you ask about my master casually?"

However, facing Hua Ma's curiosity, Sha Zhu refused to reveal the answer easily. "If you ask me, isn't it simple? I will test you little disciples. Only those who know what it is called will have the opportunity to clean up the private room today. If anyone can't answer, hehe, you will not have the right to clean up the table."

Sha Zhu's proposal immediately caused a great sensation in the kitchen. Those who could enter the private room to clean were undoubtedly people who trusted the restaurant very much. Whenever the big boss finished his meal, the food left on the table was often rich and varied, enough to fill two lunch boxes and take them home, which was also a great relief for the family.