Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

For the sake of his eldest son, Liu Haizhong personally visited the He family. The eldest son was also trying to make a name for himself. Not only did he have a guaranteed job, he also found a partner. His family was also a middle-level leader in the factory. For the sake of face, he came to ask He Yuzhu to be the cook.

He Yuzhu is now married and has a family. Everyone in the courtyard knows that He Yuzhu is rarely at home on weekends. He has hosted many banquets outside, but they are not big, with three pieces on one table, and usually there are only three or five tables.

Liu Haizhong also knew about this, and came to tell He Yuzhu in advance. He even brought a bottle of wine when he arrived, but his words did not sound like an invitation: "Zhuzi, my boss is having a party in the courtyard next weekend. I came to tell you that you must set aside time to help."

After hearing this, He Yuzhu agreed without thinking: "Okay, okay, Uncle, just tell me what you want to help me with. Even if I'm not at home, Xiaoyan and Xiaofeng will be there, so some cleaning work will be no problem."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he stopped hiding his true feelings and said hastily, "That won't work. I want you to help as a cook. You have to come."

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes and said, "Second uncle, I'm helping you, but I make a living with this cooking skill. You can't expect me to help you for free. How many tables do you want to set up? If there are many tables, I can give you a discount for the sake of being neighbors in the same courtyard."

When Liu Haizhong heard that he wanted more money, he widened his small eyes and said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, Second Uncle has watched you grow up. We are neighbors in the same courtyard. Isn't it normal for us to help each other when there is something wrong? Look, when you got married last time, didn't everyone in the courtyard come out to help?"

It's not that Liu Haizhong's family is poor. They have a few thousand yuan at home, but they just like to save face. In his opinion, as the leader of the courtyard, I should come to help when there is something. I am asking for money for such a small thing, so that I can save face for the second uncle. If my daughter-in-law finds out, I will lose face in front of my in-laws.

After hearing what Liu Haizhong said, He Yuzhu said without thinking: "Second Uncle, someone from my family will help in the yard. My cooking skills are limited, so don't delay your important matter. You should go find a chef as soon as possible."

When Liu Haizhong heard He Yuzhu refused, he didn't know what to say. He raised his finger, pointed at He Yuzhu, and went out with the wine.

He Yuzhu watched Liu Haizhong go out and looked at the people at the table. Everyone was confused and didn't know what the second uncle was doing. Unless the other person took the initiative to ask for this kind of thing, you wouldn't go to their house and ask them to do something for free. However, He Yuzhu had already returned, and the important thing was to continue eating.

After Liu Haizhong left, he was so angry that he didn't go back to the backyard. He went straight to Yi Zhonghai's house. Yi Zhonghai was also having dinner. When he saw Liu Haizhong coming, he quickly stood up and greeted him: "Old Liu, why are you free to come and sit with us today?"

Liu Haizhong's face flushed red, and he didn't know how to start. Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "Second uncle, have you eaten yet? If not, let's eat together."

Liu Haizhong reacted and put the wine in his hand on the table: "Alright, sorry to bother you. I brought a bottle of wine. Let's have a couple of drinks."

"Okay, have a couple of drinks, Guilan, and fry some eggs and bring out some peanuts."

After hearing this, the aunt stood up and went to the kitchen, first taking out a plate of peanuts. Yi Zhonghai took two wine glasses and said to Liu Haizhong: "Lao Liu, what's going on? I saw you coming out of Zhuzi's house."

Liu Haizhong opened the wine, poured it for both of them, took a sip, and then said, "This He Yuzhu simply doesn't take us uncles seriously. Isn't it that my eldest brother is getting married, and I thought that the banquet prepared by several senior brothers at his family's wedding was pretty good, so I planned to invite him to be the chef, but he said he was busy after we went to his house and said a few words."

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment, "He Yuzhu is very powerful now. Didn't you see who came last time? The factory director, the street office, the police station. With such connections, he doesn't care about the people in the yard. Now he doesn't even take the old lady in the backyard seriously, let alone us."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he picked up his glass and clinked it with Liu Haizhong. Liu Haizhong took a sip and said, "Yeah, today when I went to his house, he didn't even let me sit down. He doesn't know the rules at all. If this continues, no one in this courtyard will take us old guys seriously in the future."

"That's not the case. The other families are very good, except for the He family. It's because they didn't do a good job at that time. But no matter what, you are his elder. Asking him to help with the banquet is also taking care of him. If there are any problems, you can also help him correct them. Why are you not available? Did someone else take over the job?"

At this point, Liu Haizhong's face turned a little ugly, and he took another sip of the wine glass: "I don't know about this, the key point is that he told me that he wanted to charge money. Lao Yi, tell me, when there is something going on in this yard, isn't it everyone who volunteered to help? How can there be money for help? If you have to charge for helping, then what kind of help is this?"

Yi Zhonghai just understood it now, and thought to himself: What a freeloader, I don't know where this guy came up with this idea, if other people help, they can get some leftovers, but you let the chef come to help, do you think your leftovers will taste better?

But he advised, "Forget it. If it doesn't work, just hire someone from outside. There are chefs out there. The only problem is that the food won't taste good. You don't need money. Just make the food on the table better."

The aunt also came over with eggs, put them on the table, and sat down to eat. She picked up an egg with chopsticks and ate it, then took a sip of wine: "Hey, didn't the eldest brother insist on inviting him? He said that his in-laws are from the logistics department of the factory. They once went to the steel mill and ate the dishes made by He Yuzhu. They kept saying that they were delicious. Guangqi patted his chest and said that he was invited to cook the wedding banquet. His in-laws also felt proud."

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai didn't know what to say. Your son patted his chest outside, and you could have just invited people home. But now, who would be willing to ask someone to do something for free? At a banquet, the host's face depends on the chef. If you can't find a good chef, people will say that the meat on the table is just a home-cooked dish. Yi Zhonghai shook his head, regretting a little that he had invited him to dinner.

"Why don't you go and negotiate with Zhuzi about how much money to hire him to do it? You don't need that much, so just talk it out nicely."

"I just can't swallow this. After all, I am the leader of the hospital. I respect him by asking him for help. He is really ungrateful. I don't believe that there is no better chef than him out there."

The aunt listened to what the two said, just glanced at them a few times and didn't say anything. Yi Zhonghai continued, "If you want to find him, you must do it as soon as possible and try again. Don't waste a lot of energy and end up with complaints. If it really doesn't work, just go find Zhuzi early, explain the matter clearly, and pay him." Yi Zhonghai continued to flatter her.

"Impossible. If I can't find a good one, I won't go to him again. I want to see what kind of butcher I am without. I will really have to eat hairy pigs. Come on, Lao Yi, keep drinking."

Yi Zhonghai saw that Liu Haizhong had almost finished drinking. In fact, he had not drunk much. This person cannot have anything on his mind. Once he has something on his mind, he will get drunk easily. He stopped him and said, "Drink slowly. There is no rush. There is still more than a week left. Take your time to look for it.

If that doesn’t work, go to a restaurant outside to look for him. Zhuzi’s brothers are all from Fengze Garden. There are so many big restaurants in Sijiu City, so you should be able to find them.”

Yi Zhonghai watched Liu Haizhong eating and drinking, and his words becoming more and more incoherent. He was a little worried that Liu Haizhong would get drunk and act crazy at home, so he winked at the auntie. When the auntie saw it, she got up and walked out of the house.

Liu Haizhong was still pouring wine and started talking nonsense: "Old Yi, look at you, you are now the eldest uncle in the courtyard, but those little bastards still don't take you seriously. They just say hello when they meet, and they don't respect their elders at all. Sooner or later, you have to think of a way to let them know how powerful we uncles are."

Yi Zhonghai also felt dizzy after hearing this. This Old Liu said everything. He said under the influence of alcohol: "Old Liu, you are right. Look at the life they live. You should just live your own life. I don't want to care about the affairs of the yard anymore. It's a waste of time and effort but not in return. I think we old guys should just step down and see how they can live a good life."

"That won't do. If we weren't here, who knows what would happen. Don't these people think that we are the ones who usually handle quarrels? Do we have to go to the street office for every little thing? At least we are doing our job in the courtyard. Otherwise, how could we have such a civilized courtyard in the past few years?"

"No, you forgot about the Jia Zhang incident. There were people detained in the courtyard, so how could you be selected? This Jiang Feng is really too sinister. He deliberately waited for Jia's sister-in-law."

Liu Haizhong seemed to sober up a little after hearing this: "Old Yi, what do you mean by saying this? Could it be that Jiang Feng knew that someone had reported him?"

"I don't know about that, but he got his martyr certificate a few years ago. I think he deliberately didn't nail the honor plaque so that people would find him and blackmail him. Last time, Jia Zhang was not only detained, but also had to pay 200 yuan in compensation."

"There is also this matter, which is extremely shameless. The Jia family has been badly cheated by him. There is no good person in the He family. Sooner or later, he will know how powerful I am."

The second auntie followed the first auntie in. After listening to what Liu Haizhong said, she knew that she couldn't drink anymore, otherwise she didn't know what to say. She stepped forward to support Liu Haizhong: "Lao Liu, it's getting late, it's time to go back."

Liu Haizhong opened his eyes, looked at the second aunt and said, "What do you mean it's late? I haven't finished drinking yet. Don't you think so, Lao Yi?"

Yi Zhonghai also pretended to be drunk at this time, and said to the two of them: "Lao Liu, it's getting late. I had a great time drinking today. I'll treat you to a drink another day. Then I'll call Lao Yan and we can have a good drink together."

"Why call him Yan Laokou? He's just a fence-sitter. Now that he sees the He family is doing well, he goes over to them every day, hoping to get some benefits."

"Lao Liu, you've had too much to drink. Come, I'll take you home. Second Aunt, hold on to that side."

Yi Zhonghai watched Liu Haizhong become more and more outrageous. They had almost finished picking for tonight, so he supported Liu Haizhong and sent him back with Second Aunt.