Siheyuan: Cooking journey

"What are you standing there for? Go quickly."

Seeing several female workers standing still, Deputy Director Li urged them with a stern face.

Several people looked at each other and then walked forward.

"Qin Huairu, take out your bag yourself."

"Yes, we are all colleagues. There are so many people watching us, so please don't make things difficult for us."

"You said you didn't steal anything, then prove it and show us the bag."

Qin Huairu raised her head, her eyes full of pain, and said to them aggrievedly: "I really didn't steal."

"If you didn't steal it, take the bag out quickly." Deputy Director Li snorted coldly.

The female workers were also helpless. They kept saying that they didn't steal the things, but why did they refuse to take out the bags?

"Qin Huairu, don't blame us."

A female worker stepped forward and tried to grab the bag, but the others held her down.

Qin Huairu struggled in panic, but the bag was eventually snatched away.

"No, I really didn't steal anything."

"That's ridiculous. You said you didn't steal, so you didn't steal?"

Deputy Factory Manager Li walked forward, took the bag from the female worker, and immediately poured it out. A towel and a few steamed buns fell to the ground, and there was nothing else.

Deputy Director Li was stunned for a moment. He didn't find any leftovers, but when he saw the steamed buns, he immediately sneered.

"Qin Huairu, you said you didn't steal, but what's wrong with these steamed buns? Taking things from the factory without permission is a serious crime. I'm going to have all the factory workers criticize you."

"I didn't steal it. I really didn't steal it."

Qin Huairu sobbed and shook her head, choking and saying, "This is breakfast and lunch from the cafeteria. I didn't eat it, so I saved it and brought it home for my children."

Deputy Director Li was stunned again and said in a deep voice, "That won't work either. The steamed buns are from the factory. You can eat them in the cafeteria, but taking them home is stealing."

"Why not? Why not?"

Qin Huairu cried and retorted, "The salary is also paid by the factory, why can I take it away? The food in the cafeteria is a welfare, and it is also given to me, why can't I take it away?"

Deputy Director Li was speechless for a moment, but he managed to say, "It's just not possible. Salaries are salaries and bread is bread. They are two different things. Besides, you are sneaky, so you must be guilty. Otherwise, why don't you take the initiative to hand over the contract?"

"I'm afraid of having a bad influence, is that not okay? I'm afraid of being looked down upon, is that not okay? I'm afraid of being said to be unable to support my child, is that not okay? I save my own food to feed my child, is that wrong? Why are you wronging me? Is it because I'm a widow who is easy to bully?"

Qin Huairu cried and picked up the steamed buns on the ground. The workers around her were indignant and couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

"What kind of thing is this? The steamed buns are the food that people saved, how can it be considered stealing?"

"You bastard, this is clearly bullying."

"Whether it was stolen or not is not up to you, the lousy deputy factory director, to decide. We all say it wasn't stolen, so it wasn't stolen."

"How can a deputy factory director convict someone? Factory Director Yang hasn't said anything yet, who do you think you are?"

Someone was so angry that he threw a shoe and hit Deputy Director Li on the head.

“Who, who…”

Deputy Director Li covered his head and said hysterically, "You want to rebel and don't want to work anymore, right?"

In response, more shoes flew towards him.

"Brothers, what should we do if this deputy factory director bullies us workers?"

"Beat him up. This guy is a scum. Hold a struggle session for him."

"Let's report him together and get him out of office."

……

This aroused public anger. The workers were all filled with righteous indignation, and even the security guards were scared and ran away.

Deputy Director Li felt guilty and wanted to say something harsh, but was afraid of being beaten, so he turned around and ran away.

"Qin Huairu, I'm sorry. We were wrong."

Several female workers helped pick up the steamed buns and helped Qin Huairu up.

"fine."

Qin Huairu lowered her head and shook it, her face full of tears, looking even more desolate.

Some female workers said with guilt:

"Qin Huairu, don't worry. If that Li guy dares to cause trouble again, tell us and we will help you deal with him and make him run around the streets naked."

"Yes, women hold up half the sky. We women workers must unite and fight against injustice."

"Unity, unity..."

"Unity, unity..."

The blood was boiling and slogans were shouted out somehow.

Just in time, the radio had changed its song after get off work.

A passionate and enthusiastic melody came.

Involuntarily, everyone started singing along.

“We workers have the power!”

"Hey! We workers have power!"

……

Being among the crowd,

Qin Huairu felt the warm atmosphere and was deeply moved.

This is the benefit of a good reputation. He who wins the hearts of the people will win the world, while he who loses the hearts of the people will be unable to take a single step forward.

If she had the bad reputation she had before, I'm afraid no one would be willing to say a word for her.

It was obvious that the people who had been watching before were all silent and watching coldly.

Understand this,

Qin Huairu was filled with emotion.

In one day, she experienced being spurned.

She also experienced people standing up for her because of her good reputation.

She had a deeper understanding of the term "chaste and heroic woman".

For a moment, the possessiveness towards He Yuzhu was not so strong anymore.

She wants to maintain her good reputation.

In this era of etiquette and law, the most basic moral principle is that a good woman should not remarry.

But when I think of He Yuzhu living happily with another woman next door,

I still feel very upset.

It’s better for you to just be single. At most I can help you.

Qin Huairu pondered secretly, and her breathing became rapid.

……

"What are these people doing? They don't go home after get off work and sing at the gate."

He Yuzhu bought a chicken and originally planned to kill it at home, but after thinking about it, he felt that the factory kitchen would be more appropriate.

When I rode my bike to the gate, I saw a group of people singing along with the music on the radio.

Glancing at those people,

He Yuzhu didn't care and rode his bike straight to the kitchen to boil water and prepare to kill the chicken.

The chicken is ready.

He Yuzhu thought about it and chopped another chicken into two halves.

For a scum like Deputy Director Li, even half a chicken is too much.

It was estimated that it was about time for Deputy Director Li to go home.

He Yuzhu rode his bike to the compound and found Deputy Director Li's home according to the address given by Liu Lan.

Knock knock, knock on the door.

"Who?"

The door opened.

He Yuzhu looked at the indescribable wife of Deputy Director Li, blinked, and said shyly:

"This is Director Li's home, right? You must be the director's wife. As Director Li said, you are gentle, virtuous, well-educated and well-mannered. Let me introduce myself. I am Xiao He from the canteen of the steel mill. Director Li specifically asked me to come to his house to stew a chicken..."

"What? You haven't come back yet? That's okay. I'll stew the chicken first..."

"Well, Madam Director, please don't close the door. It will have a bad influence, a bad influence..."

"It's okay, I don't mind." The deputy director's wife said shyly.

He Yuzhu broke out in a cold sweat.

The point is, I mind.