Chapter 17

"Jia Jia Jia Dongxu has met with disaster, Ma Hua; doesn't that mean your Master finally has a chance?"

"Once your Master is happy, will he still be in the mood to scold you? Hurry up and work; don't invite trouble upon yourself."

Just as the three of them harbored their own secret thoughts, Sha Zhu's heart was filled with complex emotions.

He felt joy, for with this sudden change in Jia Jia Jia Dongxu's fate, his many years of dedication were finally about to welcome spring.

Yet he also felt pain, thinking of Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu's current predicament and those three children.

And he feared how Mother Jia would treat him if he ever interacted with Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu again in the future.

When Jia Jia Jia Dongxu was alive, she would never have said anything.

But once Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu becomes a widow...

They say trouble always gathers at a widow's doorstep.

Could Mother Jia possibly remain as she was before?

Obviously not.

Just then, Yi Zhonghai approached Sha Zhu to speak.

The two of them moved to a secluded corner where no one was around.

"Sha Zhu, I just want to ask your thoughts on the matter of Jia Jia Jia Dongxu being dismissed."

Yi Zhonghai wanted Sha Zhu to propose the idea of Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu taking over Jia Jia Jia Dongxu's job himself.

That way, Sha Zhu would owe him another huge favor.

In the future, Sha Zhu would be even more blindly loyal to him, making the matter of his old age care far more reliable.

Sha Zhu wore an unhappy expression, recalling the news he had just heard: Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had received an order from Director Yang to cook for the top leadership.

He could not help but curse, "Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye is nothing but a damned childless bastard; now he has actually soared to the heavens, with even the factory assigning him such a lucrative post."

"Cooking for the leadership is my job."

"Isn't Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye blatantly trying to steal my rice bowl?"

"No, I must go find him!"

"If this matter isn't settled clearly, I won't let him off the hook."

"We will settle both new grudges and old scores together."

Having spoken, he turned to go settle accounts with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye immediately.

Yi Zhonghai was completely bewildered; he knew about the old scores, after all, since Sha Zhu and Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had experienced many incidents together in the courtyard.

He quickly grabbed Sha Zhu and asked, "When did you and Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye have another conflict?"

Sha Zhu replied, "Isn't it all because of him? He acts so arrogantly now that he is a squad leader!"

"Jia Jia Jia Dongxu could not stand it and wanted to improve himself, which is how this accident happened."

"If Jia Jia Jia Dongxu hadn't met with disaster, would Sister Qin be so heartbroken now? Would those three children be going hungry?"

"No one is to stop me today; whoever tries will have to deal with my fury!"

Seeing that Sha Zhu was about to go settle accounts with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, Yi Zhonghai naturally had to stop him.

With no one else around, Yi Zhonghai dropped his pretenses.

He raised his hand and slapped Sha Zhu across the face.

"Sha Zhu, have you forgotten what I told you!"

"Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu is not yet a widow; do you care nothing for your reputation anymore?"

"You also know that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye is now a squad leader; if you beat him, do you want to keep your job?"

"If you lose this rice bowl, will you survive on northwest wind in the future?"

"Now that Jia Jia Jia Dongxu is finished, are you going to be finished too?"

Only after Yi Zhonghai's slap and this lecture did Sha Zhu finally come to his senses.

That's right.

If I get dismissed too, who will Sister Qin rely on in the future?

Realizing his mistake, he apologized to Yi Zhonghai and added, "Since Jia Jia Jia Dongxu has been dismissed, why not let Sister Qin take over his job?"

"First Uncle, you must help Sister Qin; it is not easy for a woman alone to support an entire family."

Yi Zhonghai secretly breathed a sigh of relief; Sha Zhu had indeed taken the hint.

"We will discuss this matter tonight when we return."

Big shots, please give flowers, votes, and everything~.

013: The Leadership Rewards Two Bicycle Tickets, Making the Beasts Green with Envy (Fourth Update)

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had finished the tasks at hand, so he called out to Ma Hua, "Xiao Ma, I'll leave this side to you."

It merely involved watching the heat, serving the dishes shortly, and cleaning up the kitchen.

Ma Hua, however, was extremely nervous: "Squad Leader Lu, I'm afraid I can't handle it."

"I... I haven't completed my apprenticeship yet."

He had followed Sha Zhu for several years, yet he had never amounted to anything.

He was scolded all day long and did not even know where his problems lay.

Perhaps, just as Sha Zhu said, his brain was simply dull.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye glanced at Sha Zhu and smiled, saying, "Ma Hua, aren't your words bringing shame to your Master?"

"You have followed him for so many years; even if you haven't learned cooking skills, surely you can at least watch the fire?"

"If you cannot do it, then it means your Master is incompetent."

"Anyway, I am entrusting this matter to you; you two figure it out."

With those words spoken.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye packed up his things and followed Director Yang's secretary away.

Sha Zhu's face looked terribly ugly; he vented all his fury on Ma Hua.

"Ma Hua, what do you mean?"

"Are you blaming me for not teaching you my true skills!"

Ma Hua felt aggrieved: "Master, that's not what I meant. I really can't do it."

Whether you actually taught me your true skills or not, don't you know that yourself?

However, he dared not speak these words aloud.

So he obediently went to tend the fire.

Afraid Ma Hua would embarrass him, Sha Zhu pushed Ma Hua aside and took over the watch himself.

His hatred for Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye deepened another layer.

"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, don't get too cocky!"

"Even if the Director let you cook, if you mess up, you'll lose your rice bowl!"

Sha Zhu muttered to himself.

At the same Third Third Third Third Time, he was convinced that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was definitely doomed!

He was just a little cook who had never seen the world; upon seeing the leaders, he probably wouldn't even dare to speak.

And cooking?

He'd either burn the food to a crisp or scorch the wok!

By then, he would be fired!

The more Sha Zhu thought this way, the better he felt.

At this moment.

Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye followed the Director's secretary to the small dining hall, a place dedicated to receiving guests.

In the past, it was always Sha Zhu who came here.

Every Third Third Third Third Time he cooked for the leaders, he could gain quite a few benefits.

For instance, leftover meals, or if the leaders were in a good mood, they might grant him a small favor.

But now that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had just been promoted to a Level Seven Chef, Sha Zhu had lost this opportunity.

Having seen the original plot, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye remembered that Sha Zhu had met the Big Leader through his cooking.

It was precisely because the Big Leader spoke on behalf of Lou Xiao'e's parents that the Lou family was able to leave Sihe Academy.

Now...

Sha Zhu would never have this opportunity again.