[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Courtyard House: A Salted Fish's Good Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2104129,3398,"Chapter 116: Warning","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>Steel Rolling Mill\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Workers poured into the cafeteria like a tide, and Liu Lan and Liu Liu Limin held rice scoops to serve food.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Line up! No food for those who don't line up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No cutting in line!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Liang and the security section officers patrolled with red armbands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu could only line up honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She complained in her heart that Cao Cao Weiguo was meddling in other people's business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arranging patrolmen for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making her unable to cut in line and take advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Cao Cao Weiguo didn't allow scooping, after a long time, the food became cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the kitchen, Ma Hua and Fatty were cleaning up with sad faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they tipped off Sha Zhu, all the dirty and tiring work was assigned to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their days could be described as being in deep water and hot fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't bear to part with the leftovers, they would have resigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty said with a crying face: \"Ma Hua, when will these days end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua said: \"It will be fine when Master returns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty sneered with disdain: \"Return? Chu Jinshui's culinary skills are no worse than Master's, and he's also Director Cao's fellow apprentice. Do you think Sha Zhu can still return to his previous position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua said angrily: \"How can you call Master Sha Zhu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty stuck out his neck: \"He is just a Sha Zhu! If he weren't a Sha Zhu, he wouldn't always be acting foolishly and implicating me in suffering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Cao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Cao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua was about to argue with Fatty when Cao Cao Weiguo walked into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the workers' voices, Ma Hua and Fatty immediately lowered their heads to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Hua, Fatty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Cao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Cao Cao Weiguo's shout, Ma Hua and Fatty responded timidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that you two have been asking for leave frequently lately, what's the situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty said hurriedly: \"Director, my mother is not in good health, I'm accompanying her to the hospital to see a doctor and get medicine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua's open mouth closed; Fatty had said his excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo looked at Ma Hua: \"Fatty is accompanying his mother to see a doctor, what about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua's mouth opened and closed, unable to say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said with a straight face: \"Fine, don't try to fool me, you went to be a helper for Sha Zhu, right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua said anxiously: \"Director, I won't dare to do it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty said in a panic: \"Director, it was Sha Zhu who insisted I go, if I didn't go, he would say I didn't respect my teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Sha Zhu took on a few jobs, and naturally, he couldn't be busy alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua and Fatty, the two apprentices, were drafted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said seriously: \"This is a warning. If you don't like the job at the steel rolling mill, you can leave at any time, I won't force you to stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty and Ma Hua were trembling with fear and quickly promised there wouldn't be a next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a helper for Sha Zhu could earn some extra money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that little bit of extra money couldn't compare to the job at the steel rolling mill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel rolling mill was a national unit that many people couldn't get into even after breaking their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A real iron rice bowl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo didn't say much more; one warning was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he found out next time, he wouldn't be soft-hearted, whether for public or private reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Cao Cao Weiguo leave the kitchen, Ma Hua and Fatty were already covered in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty said decisively: \"Ma Hua, if you are willing to continue following Sha Zhu, then follow him, I'm not serving him anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua stood in place, at a loss, or rather, at a loss for what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after lunch, Sha Zhu found the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asking them to go out to work tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty refused on the spot, and Ma Hua also declined tactfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Sha Zhu jump with rage on the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two ungrateful things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu pointed at the two: \"I taught you two, it's not as good as teaching two dogs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty shouted indignantly: \"Master, ask yourself, what have you taught me in these years! You hide a hand everywhere, have you ever taught me real skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu said angrily: \"It's because you are not skilled enough, even if I teach you, you won't be able to learn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty said: \"Master, I'll make it clear to you, it's not that I don't recognize you as my master, it's just that I can't even protect myself, I can't lose my job at the steel rolling mill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua also said with a bitter face: \"Master, if we ask for leave to do private work again, Cao Cao Weiguo will definitely kick me out of the steel rolling mill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu's face turned iron-blue as he clenched his fists: \"Cao Cao Weiguo! Good! Very good! Playing dirty with me, right! Let's wait and see!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu, filled with hatred, returned to the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as First Master got home, Sha Zhu came to him to complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Cao Weiguo is bullying people too much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhuzi, what do you want to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First Master stared at Sha Zhu's face, wanting to see what he would say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu's face turned black: \"He won't let me have a good time, so I can't let him have a good time either. I'll make it so he can't stay in the courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't deal with Cao Cao Weiguo at the steel rolling mill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was the God of War in the Sihe Academy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First Master shook his head and sighed: \"It's hard! Cao Cao Weiguo is not what he used to be!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Cao Cao Weiguo became a deputy director, he had a good reputation both inside and outside the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He worked diligently in the factory and gained the trust and appreciation of the leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the factory, he helped the poor and needy, and helped neighbors by lending money several times in the courtyard, winning great praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer the isolated little transparent person he once was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sha Zhu wanted to drive Cao Cao Weiguo away, the Lu family and the Chi family would be the first to jump out and object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu snorted coldly: \"Bullshit! He's just a petty person! A selfish person won't do good things! As long as I catch his handle, I'll make him lose his reputation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First Master looked at Sha Zhu in surprise, as if he had a new understanding of Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen Sha Zhu hate someone so much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhuzi! Sha Zhuzi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Sha Zhu was muttering about how to deal with Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady shouted outside with her cane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu responded and walked out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady looked at Sha Zhuzi and said unhappily: \"You, what have you been busy with lately? Why can't I see you every day, and you don't come to see me, this old lady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu accompanied with a smile: \"Didn't I take on a few banquets, I'm too busy to get away every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady nodded: \"It's good to be busy! It's good to be busy! Do you have anything to do tomorrow? If not, tidy up at home, I've entrusted someone to introduce a girl to you again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu's spirit was lifted: \"Good lady, you still care about me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First Master felt a bit awkward listening at the door, and he also had some thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he been distancing himself from Sha Zhu lately?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sha Zhu married a wife, would he still support him in his old age?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu asked: \"Old lady, what's the situation with the girl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady said with a smile: \"The girl is a worker at the flour mill. Although she is a temporary worker, she is young and beautiful, has a city household registration, has both parents, and has an older brother and a younger brother. The family conditions are good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu felt a burst of heat in his heart: \"Then these conditions are too good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady said: \"You, hurry up and tidy up the room, and go buy some melon seeds and preserved fruit, don't neglect others again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1439,"2026-06-16T06:49:19.248Z","2026-06-16T08:22:04.667Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5438d3b569cbebe0d8a72b20b64a62436df7a0a66318c168551ceadd6ea81f5f","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-117","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-115",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]