Chapter 144: Knocking Yan Bugui down a peg

After sending Xu Damao off, He Yuzhu returned to the Rolling Mill happily.

"He Yuzhu, why are you so happy today?" Liu Lan asked with a smile.

"Where do you see me happy? I'm finding joy in bitterness. My dearest friend and brother has embarked on the train heading west. Sigh, I don't know if we'll be able to meet again in the future," He Yuzhu said, shaking his head.

"Virtue." Looking at He Yuzhu's appearance, Liu Lan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"I'll let you see what kind of virtue I have," He Yuzhu said, then pulled Liu Lan into the office, let her use the 'bite technique,' and played the game of crawling under the office desk.

"Eating just this won't fill you up. Buy some meat to eat tonight," He Yuzhu said, taking out five catties of meat coupons and ten yuan and stuffing them between Liu Lan's two granary heights.

"Virtue." Liu Lan rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu again, took the money and coupons without hesitation, then flicked her hair and left He Yuzhu's office.

He Yuzhu took out the internal special supply cigarettes he got from Li Huaide and smoked one beautifully. Don't say, the internal special supply is really different from what's on the market.

He Yuzhu leisurely slacked off until it was time to get off work. He Yuzhu didn't go home, but first went to Aunt Five's place to settle the accounts. Xu Damao's family was all gone, so there was no need to spread rumors about Xu Damao anymore.

"He Yuzhu, in the future, if there are jobs like this, you must find your aunt. Even if I have to risk my life, I'll get things done beautifully for you," Aunt Hu said with a smile.

These five aunts didn't expect that they wouldn't have to work, but He Yuzhu would still give them money according to the agreement, so they couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts, one after another patting their chests and saying nice things.

"En, Jia Zhangshi is coming out soon. If she still makes a scene like before, then I'll have to trouble the five aunts to come forward and deal with her," He Yuzhu said after thinking for a moment.

"Got it. You can leave this matter to us. We will definitely deal with that old hag Jia Zhangshi until she's obedient," Hu Shen and the others all indicated.

He Yuzhu waved his hand, left the courtyard where Aunt Five lived, and returned to the Siheyuan. As soon as he entered the gate of the Siheyuan, He Yuzhu saw Yan Bugui nodding and bowing to him.

He Yuzhu ignored Yan Bugui and walked straight toward his house.

"Dad, when are you going to find Zhang Meipo?" Yan Jiecheng asked cautiously.

"What are you finding Zhang Meipo for?" Yan Bugui rolled his eyes and said.

"Of course, it's to find out the girl's background. You promised me you'd let that girl marry me," Yan Jiecheng said hurriedly.

"Jiecheng, give up that thought. Don't glare; haven't you thought about the consequences of this matter? Xu Damao only said a few bad things about He Yuzhu in front of that girl, and his family of four was exiled to the Great Third Front by He Yuzhu."

"Do you also want our whole family to go to the Great Third Front? Besides, that girl looks like someone with high standards. You're young, and you two aren't a good match. You, just give up on this matter," Yan Bugui said irritably.

Hearing Yan Bugui's words and thinking about the situation of Xu Damao's family, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but gasp.

Xu Damao was the only film projectionist at the Rolling Mill and was usually incredibly arrogant. Xu Fugui was also an old projectionist. The father and son could be said to be technical workers, and quite rare ones at that. He Yuzhu told them to go to the Great Third Front, and they went.

Just how much ability does this He Yuzhu have? It's terrifying to think about.

The timid Yan Jiecheng immediately extinguished his small thoughts and stopped mentioning this matter.

"Dad, does a small Deputy Director of the Canteen have so much power? Can he deal with Xu Damao so easily?" Yan Jiecheng asked, puzzled.

"I don't know much about this matter, but being a leader is different from us ordinary people. Otherwise, why would everyone want to be a leader? Liu Haizhong went crazy to be a leader, not hesitating to go to the Great Third Front just to be a leader."

"Jiecheng, remember, don't provoke He Yuzhu recently," Yan Bugui said after thinking for a moment.

"I understand," Yan Jiecheng nodded.

After He Yuzhu arrived at the middle courtyard, he found Qin Huairu washing clothes there with her big butt stuck out again. He Yuzhu was very helpless: "Who is she performing for?"

"He Yuzhu, you're back?" Qin Huairu clearly heard He Yuzhu's footsteps, looked back, and smiled.

He Yuzhu didn't pay attention to Qin Huairu, went straight home, and then closed the door with a "bang~".

Qin Huairu's expression was dark and uncertain as she looked at He Yuzhu. Seeing that He Yuzhu's door didn't open for a long time, she lowered her head and continued washing clothes.

These past few days, Qin Huairu's mood could be described as ups and downs, ice and fire.

After learning the news that Xu Damao was a 'broken lineage,' Qin Huairu was so happy she jumped three feet high. Qin Huairu immediately wanted to set her sights on Xu Damao and let Xu Damao pull the cart for her family.

Unfortunately, before Qin Huairu's plan could be implemented, Xu Damao's whole family was exiled to the Great Third Front by He Yuzhu, which made Qin Huairu feel somewhat terrified.

Qin Huairu calculated carefully and couldn't help but feel terrified.

Yi Zhonghai ate a peanut bullet and died;

The Deaf Old Lady went to the nursing home, living a life worse than death;

Liu Haizhong's family of four was exiled to the Great Third Front;

Although Yan Bugui's family didn't go to the Great Third Front, Yan Bugui was stripped of everything and became a toilet cleaner at school, and his family was falling apart;

Xu Damao only said a few bad things in front of He Yuzhu's matchmaking target, and not only was it exposed that he was a 'broken lineage,' but his family of four was also exiled to the Great Third Front...

The more Qin Huairu thought about it, the more afraid she became, so she didn't dare to pester He Yuzhu anymore, for fear of angering He Yuzhu and having her family of four exiled to the Great Third Front as well.

It's bitter here, but the Great Third Front is even more bitter. I heard that the yellow sand fills the sky there, and the water is full of sand.

Qin Huairu didn't dare to think any further, nor did she dare to provoke He Yuzhu again, and silently washed the clothes.

Just then, the door of He Yuzhu's house opened, and He Yuzhu and He Yushui walked out happily.

"He Yuzhu, Yushui, are you going out?" Qin Huairu asked instinctively.

"En, we're going to Bianyi Fang to eat roast duck. Quanjude's roast duck is too expensive; we can't afford it," He Yushui said excitedly.

He Yuzhu didn't speak, locked the door, and walked out.

Qin Huairu's face turned black. Not to mention Quanjude, she hadn't even eaten Bianyi Fang's roast duck.

"He Yuzhu, can you bring some soup back for sister?" Qin Huairu instinctively wanted to take advantage again.

"Hee hee." He Yuzhu made a cunning sound.

This "hee hee" sound left Qin Huairu confused. You "hee hee" your uncle, are you bringing it or not, give me a word!

While Qin Huairu was stunned, He Yuzhu and He Yushui left the middle courtyard and came to the front courtyard.

This time, the Yan family rarely didn't guard the gate.

"It's so relaxing. It's so good not to have anyone guarding the gate to take advantage," He Yushui said.

"Are you annoyed by the Yan family?" He Yuzhu asked.

"That's right. Every time I enter the door, as long as I have something in my hand, it's like going through a checkpoint and being interrogated. They say it's neighborly courtesy, but in my eyes, it's an interrogation, which makes people feel uncomfortable."

"Every time I see Yan Bugui, I feel nervous. It's so annoying," He Yushui said.

"Done, then I'll give him one more chance. Tonight, we'll come back a little late. If Yan Bugui is still guarding the gate and asks us for things, then brother will send Yan Bugui to the Great Third Front too," He Yuzhu said.

It's good to have the ability to allocate resources. One sentence can change a person's fate.

"Isn't this too cruel?" He Yushui said. "Brother is doing this for his own good. Yan Bugui is now cleaning toilets at school; how much money does he make a month? If he goes to the Great Third Front, he will definitely be a teacher, and a teacher with extremely standard Mandarin. His salary will definitely be higher than here. He will thank brother."

"Besides, aren't we giving him a chance? If he dares to open his mouth to ask us, we dare to send him away. Yushui, remember, we can give voluntarily, but he cannot ask voluntarily. Although the result is the same, the nature is different," He Yuzhu said.

"En." He Yushui nodded, and then the two went happily to Bianyi Fang and ate roast duck happily.

After being fed by He Yuzhu for this period, He Yushui's originally yellowish hair began to turn black slowly, and her thin body began to fill out slowly. Especially her eyes became lively and full of light.

"Eat more, eat as much as you can. Don't save face for brother, and don't save money for brother. Brother has plenty of money now, can't spend it all, simply can't spend it all," He Yuzhu said inhumanely.

He Yushui knew that He Yuzhu had gotten a lot of money from Yi Zhonghai and wasn't short of money; he had also hugged Li Huaide's thigh and wasn't short of coupons. He Yushui naturally wouldn't be polite and ate as much as she could.

The two of them ate two ducks, mainly because He Yuzhu could also eat quite a bit.

Before leaving, He Yuzhu packed another roast duck to take away, letting He Yushui eat it tomorrow. The two duck frames would be used for salt and pepper, and the other duck frame would be used for soup.

After the two finished eating, they walked slowly toward the Siheyuan. When they reached the gate, they found Yan Bugui sitting on a stool guarding the gate.

When Yan Bugui saw He Yuzhu and He Yushui, his eyes lit up.

To be precise, when he saw the roast duck and duck frames in He Yushui's hand, his eyes lit up.

In this dark night, He Yuzhu actually saw a glimmer of light in Yan Bugui's eyes, and He Yuzhu was speechless.

Just as Yan Bugui wanted to open his mouth to take advantage, he saw He Yuzhu's half-smiling eyes, and his heart was suddenly shocked. Years of survival experience made He Yuzhu's heart shocked.

"He Yuzhu, Yushui, you're back." Yan Bugui forced himself to calm down with great perseverance, then stood up, took the stool, and stepped aside to let He Yuzhu and his sister pass.

The gate of the Siheyuan was very large; even if Yan Bugui didn't move, He Yuzhu and He Yushui could pass.

This attitude made He Yuzhu very satisfied.

"Uncle Yan, do you want some?" He Yuzhu asked, shaking the duck frame wrapped in oil paper in his hand.

"I want it, but I can't have it. A gentleman loves wealth and gets it in the right way," Yan Bugui suppressed the excitement in his heart and said as calmly as possible.

"Hahahaha, Uncle Yan, your 'getting it in the right way' should be 'getting it by stealing,' the stealing of a robber," He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Don't mock me. No matter what, I'm still a teacher," Yan Bugui said with a flushed face, somewhat like Kong Yiji.

"Done, Yushui, stop teasing your Uncle Yan. Uncle Yan, let me tell you clearly: you guard the gate every day to take advantage, and it has already formed a shadow in Yushui's heart. You can say this is neighborly courtesy and mutual help, but in Yushui's eyes, it's an interrogation."

"This is very bad! If you open your mouth to take advantage tonight, I will send you to the Great Third Front. Fortunately, you didn't open your mouth. Remember, I can take the initiative to give, but you cannot ask. Whether it's active or passive, you cannot ask. Do you understand?" He Yuzhu said.

He Yuzhu said it very calmly, but in Yan Bugui's heart, it caused a stormy sea.

Yan Bugui didn't doubt He Yuzhu's ability at all. Since He Yuzhu could exile Xu Damao's family of four to the Great Third Front, he could definitely exile him to the Great Third Front too.

You must know that Xu Fugui's workplace was the cinema, which was not in the same system as the Rolling Mill. He Yuzhu could exile Xu Fugui, let alone Yan Bugui?

The Red Star Primary School where Yan Bugui worked was strictly speaking a Rolling Mill children's primary school. He Yuzhu could do this even more easily.

Thinking of this, Yan Bugui's entire back was soaked.

"Thank you, He Yuzhu, for showing mercy," Yan Bugui said tremblingly.

"It's good that you know. Don't do this kind of thing in the future. It's best not to guard the gate either, to avoid trouble. Take this. Although there is no meat, you've probably heard of the fame of salt and pepper duck frames. Go back and taste it," He Yuzhu said, stuffing a bag of salt and pepper duck frames into Yan Bugui's hand.

"Get lost!" Liu Lan rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu and said.

Although Liu Lan said so, she still obediently followed He Yuzhu to the office, used the 'bite technique' again, and played the game of crawling under the office desk.

Liu Lan was so obedient because He Yuzhu gave too much. Yesterday, Liu Lan only bought one catty of meat, then went home and wrapped a meal of cabbage and pork dumplings, making the whole family eat with full mouths, saying it was better than the New Year.

After He Yuzhu finished, he gave Liu Lan some grain coupons, letting Liu Lan buy grain herself.

A cigarette after the event, happy like a fairy. After He Yuzhu finished smoking, he went to Li Huaide's office and asked for meat coupons directly.

Li Huaide took a stack of coupons from the drawer and pulled out a few for He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu didn't care. What He Yuzhu cared about was this kind of behavior; everything could be pushed to Li Huaide.

"There is a task tonight. You come to cook the small stove," Li Huaide said.

"No problem!" He Yuzhu patted his chest and indicated.

"That's good. In the afternoon, I'll have Niu Fen bring the ingredients to you," Li Huaide said.

Li Huaide was very satisfied that He Yuzhu didn't fight for power. According to the practice, this kind of thing had to be handled by He Yuzhu. Now, He Yuzhu was too lazy to move and directly let Niu Fen do it. He Yuzhu was simply responsible for cooking the small stove.

Li Huaide knew that He Yuzhu was gluttonous; otherwise, why would he ask for meat coupons every few days? As for He Yuzhu eating some while cooking the small stove, Li Huaide just opened one eye and closed one eye, as long as it wasn't too much.

"Alright, I'm waiting at any time," He Yuzhu said and left.

"This Silly Zhu is really gluttonous. Sigh, if only the people below were as obedient and trouble-free as Silly Zhu," Li Huaide thought to himself.

Ma Hua, Pangzi, and Liu Lan were already able to cook big pot dishes independently. He Yuzhu was like a master, doing nothing. If he was interested, he would point out a few things. If he wasn't interested, he would read books about machinery in the office. He didn't seek to build Iron Man's equipment; it would be fine if he could build Falcon's equipment, saving him from flying around on an air tricycle every night.

Marvel's individual combat equipment was still suitable for him.

In the afternoon, Canteen Director Niu Fen sent the ingredients: a chicken, a catty of pork belly, and a fish. There were six people in total tonight.

He Yuzhu made three meat and three vegetable dishes. When He Yuzhu was cooking the small stove, he directly let Ma Hua, Pangzi, and Liu Lan watch from the side. This time when cooking the small stove, He Yuzhu also used homemade MSG to enhance the freshness.

At this time, there was already an MSG factory, but due to production limitations, only some high-end hotels and some high-level departments had it. Like the Rolling Mill, it wasn't their turn to be allocated MSG.

After finishing, He Yuzhu let Ma Hua, Pangzi, and Liu Lan use the remaining ingredients to cook the small stove themselves, calling it training them.

Li Huaide and the others were eating the small stove, and He Yuzhu and the others were also eating the small stove. Of course, the quality of the small stove wasn't as good as Li Huaide's. He Yuzhu and the others just ate some leftovers.

After finishing, everyone went home. When He Yuzhu walked to the entrance of the alley, he keenly felt something was wrong.

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Yan Bugui lashed out at Yan Jiecheng for a long time, and only stopped after Yan Jiecheng begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Remember, don't offend He Yuzhu in the future," Yan Bugui said, then began to divide the salt and pepper duck frames.

If it weren't for the hot weather now, and things couldn't be kept, and this salt and pepper duck frame was easy to spoil, Yan Bugui would have eaten it for a week.

"Dad, why did I get two fewer pieces?" Yan Jiecheng asked.

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