Chapter 99: He Yuzhu

He Yuzhu stated his position to Li Huaide, which was considered standing firm. Then, He Yuzhu returned to his normal state, managing nothing in the kitchen except for cooking special meals.

Usually, he would either stroll around the factory, teach Ma Hua, Pangzi, and Liu Lan culinary skills, or go to the office to sleep. Canteen Director Niu Fen also let down his guard against He Yuzhu.

After He Yuzhu finished dealing with the trivial matters in the factory, he prepared to deal with his own family matters. He Yuzhu took advantage of the weekend to find Director Wang from the Street Office, expressing that he wanted to tidy up his house.

Director Wang from the Street Office knew that He Yuzhu had money, so she waved her hand and issued a certificate. At the same time, she introduced the famous Yangshi Lei to He Yuzhu. After He Yuzhu found Yangshi Lei, he brought Yangshi Lei to the Siheyuan.

"Yo, Master Lei, Zhuzi, are you going to tidy up the house?" Yan Bugui asked.

Yan Bugui didn't dare to pluck feathers from a passing goose anymore, but the habits formed over the years made Yan Bugui sit at the gate whenever he had nothing to do, continuing to act as a door god.

Obviously, Yan Bugui knew Master Lei, which was why he asked.

"That's right, I asked Master Lei to help me tidy up the house again," He Yuzhu said.

He Yuzhu knew that if he didn't make things clear, it would cause a bunch of troublesome matters, so he showed the certificate issued by the Street Office to Yan Bugui, borrowing Yan Bugui's mouth to pass it on to the beasts of the Siheyuan, saving them from looking for trouble when they had nothing to do.

"Yo, Zhuzi, how did you think of tidying up the house?" Yan Bugui asked.

He Yuzhu originally wanted to ignore Yan Bugui, but suddenly a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, and he thought of a very interesting idea, so he cleared his throat and spoke.

"Of course, it's because I'm going on a blind date at noon. If it succeeds, I'll get married. Before getting married, I naturally have to tidy up the house well," He Yuzhu said loudly.

He Yuzhu believed that within ten minutes, the news of his blind date would spread throughout the Siheyuan.

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he stopped talking nonsense with Yan Bugui and the others, and took Yangshi Lei straight to his house, stating his requirements in detail.

"Director He, it's no problem for you to build an attic. It's no problem for you to rebuild the ear room and the covered walkway to connect with the side room. But it's unrealistic for you to build a bathroom in the ear room."

"Let alone whether the Street Office allows it, and let alone the cost issue, just the problem of the sewer cannot be solved. It's not that it's difficult to solve, it's that there's no way to solve it. We don't have this kind of large sewer here. Otherwise, those public toilets outside wouldn't have special people to scoop feces," Yangshi Lei said.

He Yuzhu only then realized that he had taken things for granted. However, going to the toilet was indeed a big problem. He couldn't just put it into his Consciousness Space after going, could he? That would be too filthy.

"However, although the problem of defecation cannot be solved, the problem of urination can be solved. There are sewers in the Siheyuan. Otherwise, how would the wastewater produced by the water pipes in your courtyard be discharged?" Yangshi Lei said.

He Yuzhu thought about it and it was true.

In the past, Qin Huairu would specifically wash clothes by the water pipe at the time He Yuzhu got off work, just to let He Yuzhu see her big buttocks and hook He Yuzhu.

"Then I'll trouble Master Lei to connect the tap water pipe into the house, partition two small single rooms here, one for urination and the other for bathing," He Yuzhu said.

"Okay, then I'll go back and make a budget," Yangshi Lei said.

He Yuzhu nodded. After Yangshi Lei left, He Yuzhu headed straight for the Siheyuan where Wang Meipo lived.

After He Yuzhu left, Yan Bugui told San Dama about He Yuzhu's blind date at noon. Within five minutes, San Dama spread the news of He Yuzhu's blind date at noon throughout the Siheyuan.

Immediately, the Deaf Old Lady, Qin Huairu, and Xu Damao became nervous.

"Absolutely cannot let Shazhu's blind date succeed," the three thought at the same time.

He Yuzhu came to the gate of the Siheyuan where Wang Meipo lived. After looking around and finding no one, he took twenty catties of corn flour and twenty eggs from his Consciousness Space.

"Aunt Wang, Aunt Wang, are you home?" He Yuzhu carried the things into the Siheyuan and shouted loudly.

Hearing the shout, Wang Meipo immediately opened the door and walked out. Seeing He Yuzhu carrying such generous gifts, she immediately beamed and invited He Yuzhu into the house.

In the famine year, these things were very precious and already showed He Yuzhu's sincerity.

As soon as He Yuzhu entered the house, he stated his situation. Those who came to Wang Meipo were all here for blind dates. Once here, there was no need to hide anything.

"Aiyo, so it's a leader who has come to the door. No wonder when I opened the door this morning, there were magpies calling at the door. A distinguished guest has come to the door, hurry up and sit," Wang Meipo knew this was a big job as soon as she heard He Yuzhu's conditions, and immediately said excitedly.

"Leader, which girl have you taken a fancy to? Or should I, this old woman, introduce a few suitable ones to you..." Wang Meipo started to talk on and on.

He Yuzhu was not in a hurry. After Matchmaker Wang finished speaking, He Yuzhu said calmly: "Aunt Wang, don't call me leader, it's too distant. You can just call me Pillar. You misunderstood, I didn't come to ask you to introduce a partner this time, it's like this..."

He Yuzhu whispered a few words to Wang Meipo, and at the same time, a five-yuan bill appeared in front of Wang Meipo without her noticing.

"For this matter, Aunt Wang, you must hurry. After it's done, I have another five yuan to offer," He Yuzhu said.

"Pillar, rest assured! This matter is handed to me. Leave it to me. I'll let my cousin come over to accompany you to finish this play. You hurry home and prepare. At twelve o'clock noon, we will arrive on time," Matchmaker Wang patted her chest and indicated.

He Yuzhu nodded and immediately rushed home. When he was about to reach the Siheyuan, He Yuzhu flipped his hand, and a large rooster and two catties of pork belly appeared in his hand. Then, he entered the Siheyuan with a full face of smiles.

"Yo, Pillar is back. This... where did you buy this?" Yan Bugui stared closely at the pork belly and the large rooster in He Yuzhu's hand and said.

He Yuzhu vaguely heard the sound of Yan Bugui's throat trembling.

"Silly Pillar, you also know that I am a chef. Being a chef naturally has my own ways. Do you think I will tell you my ways? This is my foundation for settling down," He Yuzhu said with disdain.

Subsequently, He Yuzhu beckoned to Yan Jiedi and said: "Jiedi, come over and help me. I'll give you an egg plus a shuttlecock."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiedi immediately ran over and excitedly followed He Yuzhu to the middle courtyard.

As soon as He Yuzhu arrived at the middle courtyard, three malicious gazes stared straight at He Yuzhu. These three gazes naturally belonged to Qin Huairu, the Deaf Old Lady, and Xu Damao.

"Shazhu, you big fool, if you can succeed in your blind date, I, Xu Damao, will take your surname!" Xu Damao thought viciously in his heart, then turned and left the Siheyuan.

Seeing Xu Damao turn and leave, Qin Huairu and the Deaf Old Lady breathed a sigh of relief. With Xu Damao here, He Yuzhu's blind date process wouldn't be smooth.

As for whether Xu Damao could ruin He Yuzhu's blind date, neither Qin Huairu nor the Deaf Old Lady had any bottom in their hearts.

He Yuzhu pretended not to see it, let Yan Jiedi set up the pot and boil water, and help him. He Yuzhu, on the other hand, handled the large rooster and pork belly with ease.

About an hour later, a plate of braised pork, a plate of large plate chicken, plus vinegar-fried potato shreds and stir-fried cabbage appeared on the table.

He Yuzhu let Yan Jiedi boil a pot of water again, and after the tea was ready, He Yuzhu gave Yan Jiedi a raw egg.

"Jiedi, are you eating here or taking it home? If you eat here, you can eat an egg all by yourself. If you take it home, your whole family will eat this one egg, and I guess you can only eat a small bite," He Yuzhu suddenly asked.

Yan Jiedi hesitated for a long time and finally decided to eat it at home.

"This Yan Jiedi hasn't been completely poisoned by Yan Bugui yet," He Yuzhu thought to himself. Seeing that she was finished with her work, Yan Jiedi asked He Yuzhu if there was anything else to do. After learning that she could leave, Yan Jiedi tucked the egg away, packed the chicken feathers clean, and held the chicken feathers home.

As soon as Yan Jiedi returned home, the egg in her pocket hadn't warmed up yet before it was dug out by Yan Bugui.

"The shuttlecock belongs to Jiedi. At noon and night today, and tomorrow, we will all drink egg soup," Yan Bugui said excitedly.

One egg to make two pots of egg soup, and it was divided into three meals over two days. Only Yan Bugui's family could be this stingy.

After He Yuzhu prepared the food, waves of fragrance spread out, making the people in the Siheyuan swallow their saliva.

"I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat! Mom, go to Shazhu's house and ask for meat, bring all the meat from his house over. Go, hurry up and go!" Bang Geng shouted loudly after smelling the meat.

Qin Huairu couldn't help but roll her eyes. If it were in the past, Qin Huairu would have gone to ask for meat, but now the situation didn't allow it.

Seeing that Qin Huairu didn't listen to his words and was unmoved, Bang Geng directly did a forward roll, lay on the ground, and started rolling, shouting loudly while rolling.

Seeing Bang Geng like this, Qin Huairu felt like Jia Zhangshi had been reborn, and couldn't help but get angry.

"Mom, help me beat Bang Geng hard! Let him not learn well!" Qin Huairu said angrily.

"Daughter, you must educate Bang Geng well after your body gets better. Bang Geng was taught badly by his grandmother," Qin Mu said helplessly, then pulled out a broom handle and beat Bang Geng fiercely.

What kind of children hadn't Qin Mu seen in the countryside? She had seen good children, and she had seen children who were more capable of rolling and making trouble than Bang Geng, so she naturally could distinguish between good and bad.

From a certain perspective, Qin Mu and Liu Haizhong's thoughts were the same, both believing in 'filial sons come from under the stick', but Qin Mu wasn't as ruthless as Liu Haizhong.

As soon as Qin Mu took action, Bang Geng cried even more happily.

"Bad grandma, bad mom, don't give me meat to eat, I'll go find my grandma, let my grandma ask for meat for me," Bang Geng cried and roared.

"Hahahaha, Jia Zhangshi is not your biological grandmother at all. She even starved your father to death, and you still expect her to get meat for you? Your grandmother is a broom star, specifically cursing men. She cursed your grandfather to death and then cursed your father to death."

"You still don't stay away from her, and you still mutter about her every day. You are wishing she would curse you to death," Qin Mu said bluntly.

In order to justify her own interests, Qin Mu directly settled the fact that Jia Zhangshi was Jia Dongxu's stepmother. No matter if others believed it or not, and no matter what others said, Qin Mu was determined that Jia Zhangshi was Jia Dongxu's stepmother.

Qin Huairu couldn't help but frown.

"Daughter, don't be annoyed, and don't hate Mom for talking nonsense. Mom can't guard you for a lifetime. Looking at your intention, you still want your mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi to come back and be your shield. Since you want her to come back, you have to handle her."

"As long as you insist that Jia Zhangshi is Jia Dongxu's stepmother, no matter how much Jia Zhangshi makes trouble, she won't be able to turn the sky. In the past, the First Uncle Yi Zhonghai in your courtyard favored your mother-in-law everywhere. Now, Yi Zhonghai is dead, no one favors my mother-in-law, so no one supports her. Whether she lives or dies is all in your thought. You have to let her understand this reality, understand?"

"You have to stand up! You have to be able to suppress her! Daughter, as long as you are wronged, call Mom. Mom and Dad will always be your strong backing," Qin Mu said in a deep voice.

Qin Mu was naturally also the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. In the past, Qin Mu didn't dare to provoke Jia Zhangshi.

Now, not only was Jia Dongxu gone, but Yi Zhonghai was also gone. Jia Zhangshi not only cut off contact with her maiden family, the Zhang family, but also cut off contact with her husband's family, the Jia family. She was purely an old widow. If she didn't bully her, who would she bully?

Qin Huairu nodded.

Qin Huairu also wanted to go to He Yuzhu's house to ask for meat, but her body didn't allow it. Even if her body allowed it, Qin Huairu wouldn't go.

Temporary pleasure versus lifelong pleasure, Qin Huairu could still distinguish.

Ruining He Yuzhu's blind date was the ultimate goal.

After Qin Mu beat Bang Geng fiercely, Bang Geng became honest.

After He Yuzhu arranged everything, Matchmaker Zhang brought a young beauty to the Siheyuan and shouted everywhere that she was here for a blind date with He Yuzhu.

Who had the best looks in the Siheyuan? It still belonged to Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu wasn't particularly beautiful, but she was born with a charming bone, especially her eyes, which were like hooks, capable of hooking people. Anyone without enough determination would be hooked away.

Although the person who came wasn't as beautiful and charming as Qin Huairu, she was still a beauty, especially her two willow eyebrows, which didn't make her look weak, but instead made her look spirited and heroic.

No matter how beautiful and charming Qin Huairu was, she was already the mother of three children. The two could only be said to be evenly matched.

Xu Damao had been hiding outside the Siheyuan in ambush. When Xu Damao saw the person Wang Meipo brought into the Siheyuan, his eyes went straight.

"Why does that fool Shazhu deserve to go on a blind date with such a beautiful beauty? If I don't ruin this matter, I won't be called Xu Damao," Xu Damao thought viciously in his heart.

As soon as Wang Meipo and her cousin entered the Siheyuan, the young men in the Siheyuan stared at Wang Meipo's cousin with red faces.

Qin Huairu and the Deaf Old Lady felt a 'thump' in their hearts, praying that Xu Damao wouldn't drop the chain and must ruin He Yuzhu's blind date.

The Deaf Old Lady was the most panicked in her heart. The Deaf Old Lady knew He Yuzhu very well and knew that He Yuzhu liked this best and couldn't move his feet when he saw a beautiful woman.

"This damn Wang Meipo, just find an ugly one to fool Shazhu, why be so dedicated? Sigh, if Xu Damao can't succeed, it seems only I have to take action myself," the Deaf Old Lady thought to herself.

"Aunt Wang, you are here. Hurry up and come into the house." As soon as He Yuzhu saw Wang Meipo bringing a beauty, he was overjoyed while admiring Wang Meipo's dedication.

"Talking to the beauty in front of me is not bad either," He Yuzhu thought to himself.

Matchmaker Wang saw He Yuzhu's thoughts at a glance. As soon as she entered the house, she whispered: "Pillar, don't think about it, my cousin is already married."

"Come, let me introduce. This is He Yuzhu, Deputy Director of the Rolling Mill Canteen. This is my cousin, Wang Xiulan," Wang Meipo said.

He Yuzhu knew he had no chance, but instead of minding, he was very satisfied. At least Wang Meipo was quite dedicated and didn't invite people from the Eight Great Hutongs to guest star.

Once He Yuzhu didn't have that kind of thought, he naturally didn't have a sense of restraint, and the whole person was very open, looking like a harmonious scene.

Wang Xiulan obviously didn't come from an ordinary family, which could be seen from her speech and behavior. Wang Xiulan looked like she had received higher education and had a wide range of knowledge. However, He Yuzhu had experienced the information explosion of later generations, so his knowledge was even wider, and the two chatted very congenially.

To outsiders, this looked like a great situation where good things were about to happen.

Wang Meipo also knew that this was acting, so she wasn't polite and directly exerted effort on the food.

He Yuzhu also took the opportunity to invite Wang Xiulan to taste his craftsmanship. Wang Xiulan had to admit that He Yuzhu's craftsmanship was really good, and the dishes he made were not much worse than some canteens she had been to. You must know that those canteens were not places ordinary people could enter.

"If it's delicious, eat more. A good show is about to start in a while, and I have to trouble the two of you to act this play well," He Yuzhu said happily.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 100 =====