Chapter 138

Song Song Yulan, who was washing vegetables, wanted to speak but stopped; Cao Cao Weiguo looked at Seeing Shazhu with disgust:

"Seeing Shazhu, this dish is to entertain guests; there is no extra."

"You are the old lady's grandson; showing filial piety to the elderly is your business."

"If the old lady is craving it, you, as her grandson, should go buy a chicken and stew a pot for her."

"Don't come here and make a fool of yourself; you look exactly like a beggar."

This barrage of cold sarcasm made Seeing Shazhu's old face turn red:

"Cao Cao Weiguo, can't you show some filial piety to the old lady? Why so much nonsense just for scooping a bowl of chicken?"

"Get out!"

"If you look for trouble with me again, don't blame my kitchen knife for being blind."

Cao Cao Weiguo glared at Seeing Shazhu with cold, sharp eyes, scaring Seeing Shazhu into retreating.

Song Song Yulan stood up and said: "Brother He, we don't have any extra dishes at home; you should go look elsewhere."

Seeing Shazhu glared at Cao Cao Weiguo hatefully and turned away angrily.

Returning to the Deaf Old Lady's room, he complained, making the old lady poke the ground hard with her cane.

"Cao Cao Weiguo doesn't know how to show filial piety to the elderly; one day he will face retribution."

After finishing the last dish, Cao Cao Weiguo called the Liu Guangtian brothers to his home.

The two brothers looked at the table full of dishes and couldn't help but swallow their saliva as they smelled the fragrance.

Chicken stewed with mushrooms, dried bean curd stir-fried with cured meat, sour and spicy shredded potatoes, twice-cooked pork, dry-fried green beans, century eggs with cucumber...

Song Song Yulan brought a steamer of white flour steamed buns from the kitchen: "Sit down quickly; today was hard work for Guangtian and Liu Guangfu."

Cao Cao Weiguo greeted the two brothers to sit down and took out a bottle of Fenjiu to pour a cup for Liu Guangtian.

"Liu Guangfu hasn't come of age yet, so I won't pour you any wine; eat more dishes, don't be polite."

"Thank you, Brother Cao Weiguo."

The two brothers, who hadn't eaten meat for more than half a year, sat down and didn't care about etiquette, grabbing buns and wolfing down the food.

Just as the two were enjoying themselves, Second Master Liu Haizhong walked in carrying a bottle of wine.

Although Cao Cao Weiguo didn't have a good impression of the Second Master, he still had to give face to the Liu brothers.

"Second Master, is something the matter?"

Liu Haizhong smiled and lifted the wine bottle: "I'm here to bring you wine."

Liu Guangtian swallowed a piece of cured meat: "Dad, Brother Cao Weiguo has wine here; don't worry about it, hurry home and eat."

Hearing his own son's words, a fierce light flashed in Liu Haizhong's eyes.

If this weren't at Cao Cao Weiguo's house, he probably would have slapped him directly.

Cao Cao Weiguo stood up and laughed: "Second Master, please sit down; let's have a drink together."

Liu Haizhong turned from cloudy to sunny: "Alright, let's have a drink."

Cao Cao Weiguo took another bottle of Fenjiu from the cabinet and enthusiastically entertained the Liu father and son.

After the meal, Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangtian were dead drunk.

The Second Mistress and Liu Guangtian each helped one of them home.

The next day

Cao Cao Weiguo introduced Liu Shan to Xu Xu Damao, and then Xu Xu Damao introduced him to the private manager of the Yang Family Restaurant.

The private manager of the Yang Family Restaurant was named Yang Tao, who inherited the restaurant from his father 3 years ago.

But in this day and age, supplies are scarce, and the quota allocated to the Yang Family Restaurant after the public-private partnership was limited.

The allocated ingredients were often used up in a few days, and without ingredients, they could only watch the customers drift away.

When Liu Shan arrived at the Yang Family Restaurant, both sides were like dry wood meeting a raging fire.

Yang Tao bought a batch of smoked meat and vegetables from Liu Shan at a high price, and they were transported into the kitchen as soon as it got dark.

This made Yang Tao look at Liu Shan with new eyes, and they formally established a supply relationship.

And Yang Tao dared to import goods from Liu Shan for a reason, because the public manager was his brother-in-law.

Without this layer of relationship, Yang Tao wouldn't have had the guts to do so even if he had ten thousand lives.

Now, Yang Tao solved the problem of ingredient shortage, Liu Shan got a big customer, and Xu Xu Damao, the middleman, also got a reward.

All three parties were happy and had a wonderful drink at the Yang Family Restaurant.

Returning to the Sihe Academy in the evening, Xu Xu Damao, who had made a small fortune, was the first to find Cao Cao Weiguo to express his gratitude:

"Cao Weiguo, you helped me a lot this time, allowing me to earn enough face."

"I won't say anything empty; come to my house for a drink tomorrow, and I'll have your sister-in-law wrap mutton dumplings for you."

Cao Cao Weiguo laughed: "Alright, I'll definitely be there tomorrow night."

Second Master Liu Haizhong stood at the door, looking at Cao Cao Weiguo and Xu Xu Damao with burning eyes.

Ever since Cao Cao Weiguo became a deputy director, he had been full of envy and jealousy.

He dreamed of being an official; whether day or night, he was pondering how to become one.

Seeing Cao Cao Weiguo's life becoming more and more glorious, his desire to become an official became more and more urgent.

It was just that he couldn't bring himself to flatter Cao Cao Weiguo.

After Xu Xu Damao left, Liu Haizhong turned and returned to his room.

"Who was outside just now?"

As soon as Liu Haizhong returned to the room, the Second Mistress asked.

"Xu Xu Damao and Cao Cao Weiguo, whispering about something, I don't know what."

Liu Haizhong said with a cold face, full of depression.

The Second Mistress said unhappily: "Hmph, what else could it be? Xu Xu Damao is just rushing to flatter Cao Cao Weiguo."

Living in the same courtyard, the Second Mistress never had a good impression of Xu Xu Damao.

Selfish, cunning, greedy, accustomed to flattery, and opportunistic.

He never associated with Cao Cao Weiguo before, but now that Cao Cao Weiguo has succeeded, he's rushing to flatter him.

However, thinking of Cao Cao Weiguo's glorious and wealthy life, the Second Mistress and Liu Haizhong felt sour in their hearts.

How did such an orphan with no one to rely on get such good luck?

Not only did he become an official, but his life was also becoming more and more prosperous.

Take yesterday's meal, for example: five out of eight dishes had meat.

Their family couldn't eat such food even during the New Year.

It wasn't that they couldn't afford to eat it, but they couldn't bear to.

And it would also attract jealousy.

Just as they were talking, the Second Mistress suddenly pointed outside: "Master, look, someone else is going to flatter Cao Cao Weiguo."

Liu Haizhong turned his head and saw Chi Ping'an walking into the Cao house carrying two bottles of wine.

This made Liu Haizhong even more envious and jealous.

Liu Haizhong said with red eyes: "It's good to have power and influence; people are rushing to send gifts while sitting at home."

Inside the Cao house, Cao Cao Weiguo accepted the two bottles of Fenjiu.

After Song Song Yulan made tea for Chi Ping'an, she returned to the inner room to continue making clothes.

Chi Ping'an came this time to look for work; since getting married, the expenses at home have been increasing.

Relying solely on Chi's mother's salary, they couldn't maintain their life at home.

Especially the new bride, Sun Sun Meiqin, who spent money lavishly and wanted the best food and clothing.

This increased Chi Ping'an's life pressure, and he had to find a way to make money to support his family.

Before getting married, Chi Ping'an hung out on the streets, which could be said to be carefree.

After getting married, the pressure of life pressed down like a mountain.

His old fox friends couldn't be relied upon, and temporary jobs had low income and were tiring, which Chi Ping'an looked down upon.

Without any connections, he could only pin his hopes on Cao Cao Weiguo.

Among the people he knew, Cao Cao Weiguo was undoubtedly the most capable.

Cao Cao Weiguo felt that Chi Ping'an was a good person and was willing to help him.

It was just that selling goods at the pigeon market was ultimately something that couldn't see the light of day in this era.