[{"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-31":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: The Salted Fish's Beautiful 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},2103874,3398,"Chapter 31: Toilet Director","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>Steel Rolling Mill ===== CHAPTER 56 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At five in the morning, the sky was hazy, and mist filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo, the Canteen Director, and the Procurement Director had already begun working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eighty-five catties in total!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Procurement Director said with a beaming smile, \"Cao Weiguo, you really have ability to be able to get so much chicken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said, \"My friends in the commune have a hard life; they can only secretly get some local specialties to earn a little money to support their families.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was a sensible person; no one would dig deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this day and age, if you want to live well, you’ll engage in some \"side jobs\" and exploit some loopholes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water that is too clear has no fish, after all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Procurement Director handed two stacks of money and coupons to Cao Cao Weiguo. \"This is 23.5 and 23 catties of meat coupons. Count them carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo took the money and coupons and counted them on the spot. \"Not a cent off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These chickens could be sold for 2 Brother Yuan each at the pigeon market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selling them to the Steel Rolling Mill only fetched a little over 1 Brother Yuan each, but he could get the highly sought-after meat coupons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These meat coupons were more valuable than money on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Canteen Director stood by with a happy smile; he had earned benefits just by acting as the go-between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the Procurement Director split the 10% kickback fifty-fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the money he got was only a few Brother Yuan, even a mosquito is meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with this successful cooperation, the money would keep flowing in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the money and goods were cleared, the Procurement Director put the 12 chickens in the sack into the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo and the Canteen Director walked into the canteen, chatting and laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo used the one chicken he had kept to make a pot of fragrant chicken soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He called the Procurement Director to the kitchen, and the three of them shared the pot of chicken soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Canteen Director ate the chicken, looking completely satisfied. \"Cao Weiguo, your skills are amazing. If you opened a restaurant, you’d definitely make a fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo laughed and said, \"My little bit of culinary skill is nothing. If I really went to open a restaurant, I’m afraid I’d lose my pants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Procurement Director asked, \"Cao Weiguo, when can you get more chicken, or other ingredients?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo asked, \"I can’t get chicken for a while, but I can get some pork and mutton.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several trips to the pigeon market, Cao Cao Weiguo’s chicken inventory had almost been emptied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still had thousands of catties of pork and mutton in stock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Procurement Director said with surprise, \"You can get pork and mutton! That’s just great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Canteen Director’s eyes also lit up; pork and mutton were harder to get and scarcer than chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their value was naturally higher, and there was more profit to be made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said, \"I have relatives in the countryside; with a little effort, I should be able to get some meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Procurement Director said happily, \"Cao Weiguo, put in some effort. The factory will take as much meat as you can bring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said, \"Then I’ll take some time to visit my relatives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pot of chicken and chicken soup was eaten clean by the three men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Canteen Director and the Procurement Director went to their offices to catch up on sleep, feeling satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energetic Cao Cao Weiguo started practicing Tai Chi in the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued until the coworkers arrived one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the workshop, Seeing Shazhu looked around restlessly, anxiously waiting for the leadership to notify him to return to the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said unhappily, \"You don’t worry when you should, but you worry blindly when you shouldn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu said with disdain, \"This workshop is no place for a human to stay; I don’t want to stay here for even a second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Uncle walked over and scolded him in a low voice: \"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you still want to work at the Steel Rolling Mill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu didn’t hide his words, and his voice wasn’t low; the nearby coworkers all heard him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sentence full of disdain immediately made the coworkers feel unhappy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They worked in the workshop; were they not human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the new era, everyone is equal; why are you nobler than others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of the Third Workshop said with a gloomy face, \"He He Yuzhu, your ideology has serious problems. I will report this truthfully to the leadership, and I believe you will soon get your wish and leave the workshop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu panicked. \"Director! Don’t! I was just speaking without thinking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Workshop Director didn’t even look at Seeing Shazhu and marched angrily toward the office building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Seeing Shazhu was transferred away from the workshop and given a broom to sweep the toilets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Seeing Shazhu’s reputation was ruined, and he became an outcast and a laughingstock in the eyes of the coworkers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu was so frustrated she wanted to hit someone; her painstaking efforts had been in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Uncle slapped his thigh in disappointment; this Seeing Shazhu was too disappointing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His foul mouth had no filter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stirring up trouble everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all for nothing that he had helped him go find Cao Cao Weiguo to plead for mercy yesterday!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo had already agreed to help, and he might have returned to the kitchen soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because of that foul mouth, he not only offended the coworkers but also ruined the whole thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo, who was cooking in the kitchen, learned of this and couldn’t help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Seeing Shazhu is truly a strange person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s easy; it even saved him from having to go find the Canteen Director to plead for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The job of sweeping toilets fits Seeing Shazhu’s foul mouth perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu started his glorious new job under the supervision of the logistics department staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding a manure fork in one hand and a broom in the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were over ten thousand people in the entire Steel Rolling Mill; one can imagine how big and busy the toilet was, and how strong the smell was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given that Seeing Shazhu was a newcomer, the previous night-soil collector was promoted to his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This master had both the duty of teaching and the power of supervision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guo... I... Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu was in agony in the toilet, so disgusted he nearly vomited his stomach out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you dawdling for! Get to work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No slacking off, or I’ll report you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night-soil collector scolded him sternly, making Seeing Shazhu grit his teeth in hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Urge, urge, urge! What are you urging for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The toilet isn’t going to run away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu endured the disgust and started cleaning, feeling both stifled and regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also regretted his foul mouth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao, who had returned from the countryside, was so happy to hear that Seeing Shazhu was sweeping toilets that he wanted to beat drums and gongs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put down his equipment and found over a dozen coworkers, marching together into the toilet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing Shazhu, I’ve brought the brothers to support you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group unbuckled their belts and started their \"big moves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The toilet that had just been cleaned was suddenly a mess again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Xu Damao, you’re not human!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu’s eyes turned red with anger. \"I’ll fix you sooner or later!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao shouted with a laugh, \"Hey, I came to use the toilet; why are you cursing? Do you believe I’ll report you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu’s hand holding the manure fork trembled, suppressing the urge to beat Xu Xu Damao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having suffered repeated punishments, Seeing Shazhu gradually learned his lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he made another mistake, he was afraid he wouldn’t even have a toilet to sweep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xu Xu Damao left, the Second Uncle walked in, holding his big belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing Shazhu, why are you standing there instead of working?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No slacking off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he unbuckled his belt, followed by a series of \"big moves.\" ===== CHAPTER 57 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1403,"2026-06-16T06:41:09.589Z","2026-06-16T08:22:04.667Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","88101ad7a66f58106b4ba2cc30e8e808ee6b40de4ebb40475e0d7270290f7ff7","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-32","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-30",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-cover.gif"]