Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Liu Lan echoed, "That's right. What is He Yuzhu's current status? What is your status, Xu Damao? Director He created a song. Does he need your approval? Don't you take yourself too seriously?"

"Xu Damao, instead of being jealous and envious here, you might as well work hard to improve yourself, otherwise the gap between you and Director He will only get wider and wider."

"Xu Damao, don't be so narrow-minded. It's not shameful to admit that you are not as good as He Yuzhu."

"Xu Damao, only by recognizing yourself, reflecting on yourself, and improving yourself can you achieve yourself."

Xu Damao didn't listen to a word of everyone's "good advice" and left with a gloomy face.

As soon as He Yuzhu stepped off the stage, he was stopped by a pretty young woman.

"Hello, Comrade He Yuzhu. I am a reporter from the xx Daily. My name is Jiang Yueyao, and this is my press card."

Jiang Yueyao is an intern reporter who has just joined a newspaper. The editor-in-chief of the newspaper believes that a factory's commendation ceremony for model workers does not have much news value.

He didn't want to send a reporter to interview him, but his superiors gave him a task, asking him to send someone to interview him, and even said that this was a political task.

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. The editor-in-chief had no choice but to send someone to interview him, and this glorious and arduous task naturally fell on Jiang Yueyao, who had just joined the company.

Although Jiang Yueyao had just joined the newspaper, she was not completely ignorant. She also felt that a factory's model worker commendation meeting had little news value and was not very willing to come and interview. However, she was a trainee reporter who had just joined the factory and had no choice.

Jiang Yueyao originally planned to come to the steel rolling mill to take a few photos as a formality, but the song sung by He Yuzhu brightened her eyes.

With her journalistic sense, she immediately realized that this would be big news. As long as she wrote the report well, she would have the opportunity to become famous in the journalism industry.

He Yuzhu said kindly, "Comrade Jiang Yueyao, what can I do for you?"

Jiang Yueyao smiled sweetly: "Comrade He Yuzhu, I want to interview you."

He Yuzhu paused, then shook his head and said, "Reporter Jiang, you interviewed the wrong person. You should interview the leader in the first row."

People are afraid of becoming famous just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. He doesn't want to be a public figure, and the storm is coming soon. If he says something wrong, it may leave endless troubles. He doesn't want to put himself in danger.

After He Yuzhu answered, he walked away.

Jiang Yueyao was not willing to give up, and immediately caught up with He Yuzhu, saying urgently:

"Comrade He Yuzhu, I'm here on a mission. I hope you can accept my interview."

He Yuzhu politely refused: "Reporter Jiang, I really have nothing to say. I still have work to do. Sorry, I have to go..."

Jiang Yueyao smiled and said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, I will just ask you a few questions. It won't take you long."

He Yuzhu continued to refuse, Jiang Yueyao continued to beg, He Yuzhu was pestered and had no choice but to say:

"Reporter Jiang, my time is limited. I can only answer three questions at most."

Jiang Yueyao smiled and said, "Thank you, Comrade He Yuzhu!"

"First question, what is your occupation and position in the steel mill?"

He Yuzhu answered truthfully: "The canteen director!"

Jiang Yueyao's eyes flashed with surprise, and then praised: "Comrade He Yuzhu, you are really young and promising!"

"Wait, canteen director? You didn't graduate from a music school?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "No, I have never been exposed to music before."

"Then under what circumstances did you create such a popular piece of music?"

"I was forced."

"Forced?"

"Yes, the factory held a commendation meeting for model workers, and the leaders required each of our departments to come up with a program. However, our canteen department is full of rough guys, and we simply can't come up with a program."

"As the canteen director, I had no choice but to rack my brains to write this song. Then I asked someone to find a connection and asked a teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music to compose the music for me."

"I have answered the three questions. I have something else to do, so I will leave now."

After saying this, He Yuzhu ran away as if he was escaping.

Jiang Yueyao shouted, "Comrade He Yuzhu, wait a minute, I have some questions for you."

It would have been fine if Jiang Yueyao hadn't shouted, but after she shouted, He Yuzhu ran even faster.

Jiang Yueyao frowned slightly and said with a pursed mouth: "Am I so scary?"

"Comrade reporter, if you want to know more about He Yuzhu, you can ask me."

"My name is Liu Lan. He Yuzhu was once the head chef of our third cafeteria. I know everything about him."

It turned out that Liu Lan saw Jiang Yueyao harassing He Yuzhu and thought that the other party had taken a fancy to He Yuzhu, so she wanted to step forward to rescue He Yuzhu.

When I got closer and listened, I realized that Jiang Yueyao was a reporter who wanted to interview He Yuzhu.

Jiang Yueyao asked in confusion: "Chef? Comrade He Yuzhu is the chef?"

Liu Lan nodded and said, "Yes, he is the only third-level cook in our steel mill. His cooking skills are very high, and many senior leaders have eaten the meals he cooked."

"It was precisely because of his excellent cooking skills that he was promoted by the leader to the position of deputy director of the canteen, and then he gradually became the canteen director."

"What's his culture?"

"He only has primary school education, but he has obtained a junior high school diploma by attending night school. I believe he will be able to obtain a technical secondary school diploma soon."

Jiang Yueyao: "Can you tell me about Comrade He Yuzhu's family situation?"

A trace of heartache flashed across Liu Lan's eyes, and she sighed:

"He Yuzhu's life story is quite tragic. He lost his mother at the age of nine and was abandoned by his father at the age of thirteen, leaving him and his younger sister to depend on each other. In order to take care of his younger sister, he had to drop out of school and work."

"And everyone in his compound is not a good person. One of them is called Yi Zhonghai, who is particularly bad. He Yuzhu has always respected him as his own father."

"But Yi Zhonghai was a hypocrite with a beastly heart. In order to completely control He Yuzhu and make him take care of him in his old age, he first changed He Yuzhu's position as a chef to an apprentice, and then deliberately spread rumors about He Yuzhu to ruin his reputation, resulting in him still not being able to find a wife."

"There is another one named Qin Huairu who is even more despicable. He Yuzhu saw that it was not easy for her as a widow with three children, so he often helped her family. Unexpectedly, he helped a family of ungrateful people."

"In order to make He Yuzhu continue to give blood transfusions to her family, the widow Qin came out to sabotage He Yuzhu's blind dates every time, hoping that He Yuzhu would never get a wife and would have no children or grandchildren."

"There was also a teacher named Yan Bugui who was particularly bad. Everyone thought that teachers should have high moral character and be kind and generous."

"But who knew that Yan Bugui was also a sinister villain. He treated He Yuzhu like a fool and played with him. Under the guise of introducing him to a girl, he repeatedly defrauded him of money and property..."