Chapter 158: A nanny still wants to manage me?

Xu Damao arrived first at the Great Leader's house.

Standing at the gate, looking at the Great Leader's house with feeling, he saw Lin Shengli walk out from inside.

"Shengli, what are you doing here?"

Xu Damao hurried forward to meet him.

"The Leader invited me for a meal; I saw someone like you inside and came out to have a look." Lin Shengli smiled lightly and said.

"Shengli, you're really something—just became Factory Director, and now such a big Leader still invites you to a meal."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao hurriedly flattered.

"Um, Shengli, what kind of Leader is this?"

Lin Shengli smiled and said: "Damao, remember—don't say what shouldn't be said, don't ask what shouldn't be asked."

"Just take care of your film."

Xu Damao nodded: "Yes, I won't ask."

"By the way, Shengli, it seems Xiao'e isn't pregnant yet?"

Lin Shengli frowned and said:

"Damao, that's your only flaw."

"I've said not to say what shouldn't be said, not to ask what shouldn't be asked."

Xu Damao: "Yes, yes, yes."

Lin Shengli: "I came over just to tell you this."

"Just remember that, or you'll regret it."

After saying that, Lin Shengli turned and left.

Having a god's-eye view, he knew Shazhu would come this time too.

In the original story, Xu Damao was expelled because he badmouthed Shazhu behind his back, which displeased the Great Leader.

Out of consideration for Xu Damao's decent treatment of him, and because he often "took care of" his wife, he still wanted to kindly remind Xu Damao.

Watching Lin Shengli's receding back until it disappeared from his sight, Xu Damao finally came to his senses, muttering with envy:

"A man should be like Lin Shengli—a dragon among men."

Just then, a jeep drove up and stopped behind him.

Xu Damao hastily put on a smile and ran over to open the car door.

To his surprise, inside was his nemesis Shazhu.

His smile froze instantly.

Then.

He just slammed the car door.

Shazhu blocked it with a smug smile and said:

"Xu Damao, thanks, thanks for opening the car door for me."

"No matter where I go, I keep running into you—what a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road."

Xu Damao ignored him and went straight to the other side of the jeep.

At that moment, Factory Director Yang got out of the car.

He bowed respectfully, nodded at Factory Director Yang, and shouted:

"Factory Director!"

Factory Director Yang called the two over and instructed:

"You two, remember this."

"We're at the Leader's house."

"Don't talk too much."

"Do your job well."

Then.

He pointed at Xu Damao and said:

"You, keep your film safe."

"He Yuzhu, when the Leader watches the film, you prepare the food."

"Did you hear that?"

Xu Damao and Shazhu both nodded.

Just then, Secretary Chen came out.

Factory Director Yang greeted him and then asked:

"Has Director Lin arrived?"

Upon hearing this, Shazhu frowned involuntarily.

"Director Lin? Couldn't it be that bastard Lin Shengli?"

Secretary Chen nodded and said:

"He's here, just arrived."

Factory Director Yang: "I thought I had arrived early."

"Let me introduce you."

Factory Director Yang said, pointing at Shazhu, and introduced:

"This is the cook, He Yuzhu."

Then he pointed at Xu Damao and said, "This is the projectionist, Xu Damao."

You arrange it.

Secretary Chen: "Hmm, go inside."

Yang Changzhang nodded, about to go in, when Shazhu called out to stop him.

"Yang Changzhang, I want to ask, who is the Factory Director Lin you just mentioned?"

Yang Changzhang frowned and said:

"Is this something you should be asking?"

"What did I just say?"

Shazhu nodded with a sullen face, saying nothing.

Yang Changzhang looked at him, then at Xu Damao, and walked toward the house.

Secretary Chen pointed at Shazhu and said, "Go to the kitchen first."

Then pointed at Xu Damao: "Put the projector down."

"Play it later in the reception room."

Xu Damao nodded: "Don't worry, Secretary Chen."

Secretary Chen pointed at Shazhu and said, "Come with me."

Shazhu grunted and followed.

He's really holding in a lot of anger right now.

He suspected that the Factory Director Lin that Yang Changzhang just mentioned was Lin Shengli.

But it's not certain yet; he still has to make this meal.

If it turns out to be Lin Shengli, we'll talk about it then.

Anyway, he doesn't want Lin Shengli to eat the food he makes.

After bringing Shazhu to the kitchen, Secretary Chen left.

Shazhu looked around, sat down, took out a cigarette, and put one in his mouth.

As he took out a match and was about to light it, a woman walked in.

"Don't smoke; we don't allow smoking in our house."

Shazhu gave the woman a sullen look, then sullenly took the cigarette from his mouth and threw it into the stove.

The woman frowned and asked:

"No, what's with your attitude?"

"If you're not smoking, put it away; don't just toss it into the stove."

Shazhu flared up and jumped to his feet with a 'whoosh'.

With his dark expression, the woman instinctively stepped back half a step.

"No, what do you mean?"

Shazhu said in a muffled voice:

"No, nothing."

"If you can't smoke, you just have to throw it away, right?"

"Don't be so sensitive."

Woman: "Then put it back in the cigarette box; don't litter, it's wasteful."

Shazhu replied angrily: "It's my cigarette; I can throw it wherever I want."

The woman frowned even more.

He's such a troublemaker.

Shazhu then said: "I'm saying, you're missing sesame paste."

"Do you have any?"

Woman: "You're here to make Sichuan cuisine."

"What do you need sesame paste for?"

"If it weren't for Sichuan cuisine, I might as well have Factory Director Lin call Master Nan over."

Factory Director Lin, Master Nan?

That's right, it must be Lin Shengli.

Shazhu felt even more upset.

He had sworn not to let Lin Shengli eat the food he makes.

But now that he's come, if he just leaves like that, he won't get past Factory Director Yang's test.

After thinking, Shazhu took out the tea leaves and the enameled water bucket, and while pouring tea leaves into the bucket, he said angrily:

"Cooking is my job; eating is yours."

"Ask what you should ask; don't ask what you shouldn't."

"What about hot water?"

The woman gave him a once‑over, then turned and walked out.

Shazhu angrily slammed the enameled water bucket onto the stove, muttering:

"This nanny really thinks she's a person!"

"And she still wants to boss me, Shazhu, around!"

Exactly, Shazhu had taken this woman to be the leader's family nanny.

If he knew this woman was actually the leader's wife, he'd never have said that, even if beaten to death.

Seeing how respectfully Factory Director Yang acted, that leader must be of a higher rank than him—and possibly more than one level higher.

He was still thinking about making friends with this leader, so that when the time came to deal with Lin Shengli, the leader would give him a hand.

It was precisely because he thought of this that he decided to swallow his anger and prepare the meal well.