Chapter 433: If You Love Your Son, Plan Far Ahead for Him

"That's a good thing; it shows our father is making progress," He Yuzhu said.

"You don't know, He Daye is even learning Russian from Sister Ding Li! He just can't get the 'trilling' right!" Wang Xiaomi added with a smile.

In the Municipal Bureau interrogation room, Zhou Hao held the secret telegram decoded by Mei Feng and nodded: "If this arrest is successful, I will certainly secure a sentence reduction for you."

A fawning smile spread across Mei Feng's face: "Team Leader Zhou, then... when there's no work, could the food be just a little bit better?"

Zhou Hao said: "When you aren't working, I'll give you two extra mixed-flour steamed buns every day. As for the dishes, I'll have them add a bit more oil."

"Thank you, Team Leader Zhou," Mei Feng nodded repeatedly.

Zhou Hao walked out of the interrogation room, and Chen Jian followed closely behind, saying in a low voice: "It seems this kid isn't playing any tricks; he's afraid of death after all."

"Don't be in such a hurry to draw conclusions," Zhou Hao lit a cigarette. "He was so stubborn before; his sudden change of heart might have something fishy behind it. Let him stew for a few more days and see."

"Brilliant, truly brilliant! No wonder you're the team leader!" Chen Jian gave a thumbs up.

Inside the door, listening to the footsteps fade away, Mei Feng sighed softly and muttered to himself in a voice almost impossible to hear: "They haven't even figured out the encoding, yet they come to fool me... naive."

Ninety-five Courtyard.

It was nearly noon by the time He Yuzhu finished washing up and strolled to the Zhongyuan.

He spotted a young man of medium build with a square face, wearing a slightly worn Zhongshan suit, who was helping He Daqing in the kitchen, though his movements looked clumsy no matter how one looked at them.

He Daqing was busy running around, and as soon as he saw He Yuzhu, he scolded: "I had Yushui go call you at eight o'clock; it's a two-hundred-meter walk, and you brat dawdled for three hours!"

He Yuzhu laughed: "I thought you were just stir-frying a couple of dishes; who knew you were preparing two full tables of banquet food!"

He Daqing gestured with his chin toward the young man: "This is my newly accepted apprentice, Li Huaide. Today's banquet is his apprenticeship ceremony! From now on, you must call him Senior Apprentice Brother."

"Dad! How could you do the cooking yourself for an apprenticeship ceremony? That He Yushui didn't explain it clearly; I was just busy teaching them how to sing!"

Li Huaide—He Yuzhu's heart skipped a beat.

Isn't this that Deputy Factory Director Li from the TV show?

He is a well-known villain on TV. Why did he suddenly become He Daqing's apprentice?

Upon second thought, He Yuzhu understood. Now that the He Family was at the Rolling Mill, with the father and son handling technology and logistics respectively, they were considered figures of some weight.

Li Huaide handed over a cigarette with a chuckle: "Chief Engineer He, from now on I'll call you Junior Apprentice Brother, you don't have any objections, right?"

He Yuzhu took the cigarette and asked: "No objections. But as a Cadre, why did you think of learning culinary arts from my father?"

He Daqing looked a bit embarrassed and scolded: "You little brat! It's true I was a cook before, but now I'm also a Logistics Director! I even know a thing or two about Computers!"

He Yuzhu suddenly understood: This Li Huaide was here to learn about Computers.

"Dad, don't be angry," He Yuzhu said with a cheeky grin, "In my heart, your culinary skills are still the best!"

Li Huaide took over the conversation: "Junior Apprentice Brother, I am currently in charge of the canteen. I heard from Master that you have a great talent for cooking. Could you go to our canteen to provide some guidance another day? If a Chief Engineer like you were to cook a dish yourself, those cooks would be so ashamed they might actually start putting in effort."

He Yuzhu felt a stir: This Li Huaide really has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. This way, he might actually be able to shake up those kitchen staff.

"Fine, I agree. The food in the canteen really needs to be cleaned up; it really doesn't taste good!" He Yuzhu said.

Today was considered a family banquet.

He Daqing invited the parents of Xiaomi, Dahua, and Xiaoqi, and also called Ding Li and her daughter, along with Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui from the courtyard.

Li Huaide felt somewhat flattered, thinking it was just his master giving him face.

Only He Yuzhu knew the truth: this was actually He Daqing secretly holding a belated full-month celebration for his own grandson.

The fathers of Xiaomi, Dahua, and Xiaoqi were all leaders of the Security Team.

After a few drinks, Li Huaide weighed things up in his mind and felt more and more that acknowledging He Daqing as his master was a very cost-effective move in terms of connections.

After the banquet dispersed, He Daqing called out: "Huaide, today Master will let you open your eyes and see how to use a Computer to calculate this month's inventory consumption and what goods need to be restocked for next month."

Li Huaide stood up hurriedly: "That would be great."

He Daqing gave He Yuzhu a wink.

He Yuzhu understood; this was his old man wanting to show off his skills.

"Dad, your typing is slow, let me help you," He Yuzhu interjected.

He Daqing took the opportunity to rub his temples: "I drank a bit too much today, I'm dizzy. Zhuzi, you handle this report for me."

"Sure, no problem."

As the crowd dispersed, He Yuzhu led Li Huaide into the study.

The room full of technical books surprised Li Huaide: "These books... has Master read them all?"

"Read some, I suppose; most are just for show," He Yuzhu said nonchalantly.

Li Huaide felt slightly more at ease.

He was still just a Section Chief for now and didn't have any thoughts of replacing He Daqing yet.

Besides, he really couldn't learn He Daqing's method of warehouse management in a short time.

He Yuzhu took the report, his fingers tapping rapidly on the keyboard.

The data from dozens of pages was entered in no time.

He clicked the calculation key, and the Computer began to make "clack-clack" sounds.

Before long, a detailed inventory list and a restocking list appeared on the monitor.

Li Huaide stared in astonishment.

Work that usually took a dozen Accountants two days to calculate was solved by this machine in a few minutes.

"Truly divine... Junior Apprentice Brother, you must teach me well."

"Rest assured, since you are my father's apprentice, I will certainly teach you with care," He Yuzhu replied.

After seeing Li Huaide off, He Yuzhu found He Daqing: "Dad, why did you give this Li Huaide so much face?"

He Daqing took a sip of tea and said slowly: "This kid's family background is average, but his father saved his father-in-law's life. His father-in-law is a big leader in charge of our factory. With this connection, his future prospects won't be bad. Since he has acknowledged me as his master, he will have to show some respect in the future and won't be able to trip you up."

"Thank you, Dad," He Yuzhu felt a warmth in his heart.

He Daqing said: "Lao Yang and I will step down sooner or later; the one who might be able to wrestle with you in the future is likely this Li Huaide."

"But Dad, I just feel that this person... isn't decent, like the type who would burn bridges after crossing them." He Yuzhu could not help but worry.

"The more someone is like that, the less you can offend them openly." He Daqing set down his teacup. "It's not that I'm afraid of him, it's just that I hate trouble. Today's banquet is secretly for our grandson's full-month celebration, and openly for the Apprentice ceremony. Everyone has witnessed that he is my Apprentice; if anything really happens in the future, with this layer of relationship, he will always have to weigh things carefully. Of course, you brat have your own ways, but this is all I can do for you!"

He Yuzhu was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: "'If you love your child, plan for his long-term future.' Dad, I will remember this heart of yours."

He Daqing smiled, his eyes filled with emotion: "That fancy, scholarly sentence you just said is quite good. Hurry up and write it down for me in the notebook."