Rebirth 1962: The Beginning of the Angry Fan Qin Huairu

The next day

"Boss, you don't have to be so nervous. When my mother was pregnant with Haitang, she was still working as usual the day before she gave birth!"

"Weren't the conditions bad back then? Now that we have the conditions, there's no need to endure hardships. But we can just talk about this at home!"

Yu Li responded with a look of approval: "Don't worry, boss. I know what's important. But the streets are not peaceful recently. Try to come back early when you get off work."

"Okay, there aren't any hospitality tasks these two days anyway. If there are any temporary tasks, I'll have someone come back and let you know in advance."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he left the yard under the gaze of Yu Li. This scene happened to be seen by Jia Zhang, who was sewing shoe soles at the door.

"Humph, not going to work just because you're pregnant, that's really hypocritical."

But Yu Li didn't spoil her at all. "Hey, she's only in her 50s, and she's doing nothing but staying at home to take care of her old age. She's so lazy that it's laughable."

"The key is the soles of those broken shoes. They've been there for over a month and they haven't even taken shape!"

When had Jia Zhang ever been treated like this before, except by Xu Damao and He Yuzhu of course? But when she thought of this ruthless character He Yuzhu, Jia Zhang forced herself to hold back the bad words that were about to come out of her mouth.

"You, do you have any manners?"

But as soon as she finished speaking, Ma Li came to the central courtyard with Ma Hua's two younger sisters.

"What's going on? Who is being rude again?"

As soon as Jia Zhang saw Ma Li, she stood up, picked up her things and went home.

Because in this courtyard now, apart from He Yuzhu and Xu Damao, the only other people who cannot be offended are the Ma Hua family. This guy is the same as his master, and he will start fighting if he disagrees with something.

What’s more, Ma Hua’s damn father who is still alive is even more difficult to deal with. Even Liu Haizhong couldn’t get any advantage from him.

In fact, in the previous life, Father Ma should have died this year, and the reason for his death was very simple, because he worked day and night for three years, and he was always hungry and malnourished. This left a root of disease in his body.

Even Ma Hua's mother was ill before she moved in, for the same reason, but after she moved in, He Yuzhu intervened.

With the help of Lingquan water and Ma Hua's frequent "leftovers" brought home, the overall health of the Ma family has returned to normal levels.

Old Man Ma did not die of illness this year, and Mrs. Ma Li is no longer as sickly as before.

But the Ma family is not like those people in the courtyard who only know how to take advantage. They all know that the Ma family has this day thanks to He Yuzhu.

So as soon as He Yuzhu went to work, Ma Li would immediately bring the children to look after Yu Li. Of course, He Yuzhu was not stingy and let Ma Li bring the children to eat with them every day at noon.

But at the beginning, Ma Li was unwilling to bring her children to eat at the He family. She felt that doing so would be taking advantage of He Yuzhu.

It was not until He Yuzhu suggested that she help cook for Yu Li at noon and clean the room that Ma Li agreed with many thanks.

"Sister-in-law is here, come in quickly, I want to ask you some questions today!"

"Sister, you don't have to be so polite. If you have any questions, just tell me."

Then several people walked into the house together, and this scene made Jia Zhang so angry that she cursed her mother for a long time in the house.

On the other side, He Yuzhu brought Liu Lan and Ma Hua to the second canteen, but before they could even sit down, Ma Jian ran in in a hurry.

"Brother He, please come with me quickly. I have something urgent to discuss with you."

"What's wrong? Why are you so anxious?"

He Yuzhu quickly got up and followed Ma Jian out of the cafeteria. When the two of them reached a secluded place, Ma Jian said, "Brother, you may not know yet, but Director Li has been promoted!"

He Yuzhu joked, "What the hell, was he promoted directly to factory director? Then our factory director Yang was demoted."

Ma Jian rolled his eyes at him. "Look at what you said. You can't make such jokes casually!"

"Director Li has now been promoted to deputy factory director. Of course, he is still in charge of our logistics and personnel departments."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Isn't this normal? Wasn't Director Li in charge of these tasks before? It's just that his administrative level and corresponding position were a little lower."

"Now that my work is almost in order, promotion will be a natural outcome."

Ma Jian suddenly realized. "Oh, I think you are quite clear about it."

He Yuzhu asked in confusion, "But why are you in such a hurry to get promoted?"

"Oh, brother, you don't understand. Director Li was promoted to Deputy Director Li. Doesn't he have to treat everyone to a meal?"

"You said that we, as subordinates, can't help with other things. Shouldn't we prepare these small things in advance?"

He Yuzhu looked at Ma Jian with a sly smile. "Comrade Ma, you are not telling the truth! Are you trying to take advantage of this favorable situation to climb higher?"

Ma Jian chuckled when he heard this. "What truth are you talking about, kid?"

"But you see, I'm already 56 years old. If I can move up a level before retirement, my pension and benefits will be very different."

He Yuzhu remembered that Ma Jian's current administrative level was deputy section level. If he could be promoted to section level before he retired, his pension and retirement benefits would increase significantly.

So he smiled and nodded. "Director, if you have anything to say, just ask me directly. Don't worry, I will definitely not hold you back when it comes to cooking."

"But you have to think carefully about other things."

Ma Jian nodded in satisfaction at first, but after hearing what He Yuzhu said, he quickly continued, "Xiao He, I'm looking for you because I need your help with something else."

"Ah~ Other favors? Then what can a cook like me do to help you?"

"Hey, don't you know the chefs from Hongbinlou and Sijiucheng Restaurant? I was wondering if you could help me get some good ingredients that we don't usually eat."

"You know the situation in our cafeteria. The ingredients sent by our procurement channels are fine for ordinary receptions."

"But for such a big thing, if we use that thing, wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing?"

He Yuzhu also knew that what he said was true, but he couldn't just agree to do this favor so easily. Otherwise, if he was asked to help find supplies for any big or small matter in the future, wouldn't he be stealing other people's purchasing job?

So he hurriedly said with a bitter face, pretending to be embarrassed: "Director, yes, you are right, I do have people in these two places, but the ingredients are all recorded, how can I move them casually?"

Ma Jian was also in a dilemma when he heard this. He was just trying every possible means. The steel mill kept records of the food entering and leaving the warehouse, so shouldn't other people's food also have records?

"Oh, what should I do? How about I go to the vegetable market to have a look?"

He Yuzhu then said, "Director, I do have a way to buy good ingredients without tickets, but the price may be a bit expensive."

When Ma Jian heard that He Yuzhu had a solution, he took out 50 yuan without thinking. "Zhuzi, take this 50 yuan first. If the money is not enough, I will give you more."

"But I have only one request, that you make this reception a great one."

He Yuzhu took the money but did not immediately take the responsibility. "Director, I will definitely do my best."

"But I have to tell you something up front. If that method doesn't work, I'll go to the market and pick out some ingredients that meet your requirements. Don't blame me then."

Zhuzi, I trust you to do the job. Okay, you don't have to stay in the factory today. Just focus on solving the food problem for me."

"So anxious? Are we going to have a celebration party tonight?"

"Need I say that? In fact, the appointment document has already been issued, but it was only announced today."

He Yuzhu understood what was going on, so he didn't delay any longer. He followed Ma Jian back to the cafeteria, explained the situation, and then rode his rickshaw out of the steel mill.