Chapter 5: 5 Introducing a Match for Shazhu

5 Introducing a Match for Shazhu

"Let me tell you, when it comes to Sichuan Cuisine, there really isn't anyone in all of Sijiucheng who can compare to me."

When it came to cooking, Shazhu had the blessing of this world, and he could definitely be considered a master-level chef in Sichuan Cuisine.

Besides Sichuan Cuisine, there was also Tan Family Cuisine.

There isn't much space here, so we will talk about Tan Family Cuisine later.

However, in this era, no matter how awesome you are, it doesn't matter; it depends on the group.

If you don't join me, then I will suppress you.

Not convinced? I'll deal with you.

Zhou Xinyang was the protagonist of the residential compound at this time, and he did not have much respect for the cafeteria chef, whose conditions were considered quite good in the eyes of ordinary people.

While others were busy, Zhou Xinyang was busy taking seeds of various vegetables and fruits into his Spatial World.

And in the kitchen, Qin Huairu was helping Shazhu cook.

Chatting while cooking—after all, men and women working together makes the work less tiring; the two of them cooking together really looked a bit like a married couple.

"Shazhu, Sister Qin will introduce a match to you tomorrow.

A cousin from my hometown came today, and there's no need to even mention her looks; she is absolutely beautiful.

Most importantly, she is still a maiden; she hasn't been touched yet."

Qin Huairu knew what Shazhu was thinking; it was nothing more than his conditions being a bit poor, making it hard to find someone else, and he was thinking of taking advantage of her, since she was from the countryside and also a widow.

But as for Qin Huairu, ever since Jia Dongxu died, because all sorts of men had shown her ambiguity, she had long since mastered Shazhu's little tricks ten times over.

Yet Qin Huairu really didn't think much of Shazhu, or rather, she harbored reservations.

In short, human emotions are very complex; they cannot be explained in a sentence or two.

Hearing that Qin Huairu wanted to introduce a match to him, Shazhu was incredibly excited. "That's fine, thank you, Sister Qin. If this works out, don't you worry, there will be plenty of benefits for you."

"Am I the kind of person who is after your benefits?"

Qin Huairu was very satisfied with his promise, but on the surface, she cast a charming glance at Shazhu.

How could an old bachelor like Shazhu withstand the electric gaze of such a young widow?

It took a good while for him to suppress the excitement in his heart.

However, Shazhu was not an ordinary person; he had, after all, been on many blind dates and had experience.

Regarding this blind date meeting, he suddenly had a rather decent plan.

"Sister Qin, your cousin is from the countryside, so she surely hasn't seen many movies, right?

It just so happens that the factory is showing a movie tomorrow night; why don't we watch it at the cinema?"

As a Steel Factory with a total number of employees exceeding 50,000, there was more than one cinema.

And in the countryside at this time, watching a movie was truly a rare event.

To the extent that Xu Damao, who showed movies, would receive small gifts from various production teams whenever he went to the countryside to show open-air movies.

You have to know that a hen is a good thing in the city, and it is the same in the countryside.

Xu Damao could get hens or eggs and other local specialties from the countryside every few days, which shows that watching a movie was still a relatively luxurious thing at that time.

And Shazhu placing the meeting spot at the Steel Factory's cinema could be considered carefully considered.

As for how Shazhu knew there would be a movie tomorrow, the reason was simple: Factory Director Li was going to host leaders from higher-level departments for a meal here tomorrow.

Qin Huairu thought for a moment; if she were on a blind date with a strange man for the first time at a cinema, she would certainly be very satisfied.

So she helped in the kitchen for a while, borrowed a bicycle, and hurriedly sent a telegram to her hometown.

And by the time she returned, the banquet had already started in the compound.

"Come, Xinyang, on behalf of everyone in the compound, I toast you; I wish you a bright future."

Zhou Xinyang also raised his Moutai liquor and toasted everyone back.

In later times, Moutai liquor was blown out of proportion, but even now, a bottle of Moutai was not cheap.

Take Qin Huairu, for example; she was an Apprentice Worker at the Steel Factory with a monthly salary of 28 yuan, which was less than one yuan a day.

And a bottle of Moutai liquor cost a full 8 yuan and 50 cents.

That is to say, one bottle of Moutai liquor required eight days of wages for a worker at a state-owned factory.

After Zhou Xinyang started working in later times, his monthly salary was 7,000, and his daily wage was over 200, so buying a bottle of Moutai took ten days of wages.

But he was just an ordinary employee at a private enterprise without any insurance or benefits.

Workers in state-owned enterprises like tobacco or steel who earned over 10,000 a month could buy a bottle in five or six days.

From this perspective, Moutai liquor had actually dropped in price a bit.

Zhou Xinyang drank the Moutai, thinking to himself that he must store more of it.

From '65 to '75, '85, '95, '05, '15—that would be fifty-year-old cellar-aged Moutai liquor.

When the time comes to take it out to entertain guests, wouldn't that be incredibly prestigious?

It must be said that Zhou Xinyang's vision, perspective, and outlook were not yet big enough.

He did not realize what kind of existence he would be fifty years later.

He looked around while drinking his liquor.

Seeing Qin Huairu just return, he asked with some concern, "Sister Qin, why did you just get here?"

"Oh, it's nothing; I sent a telegram home because my cousin is coming tomorrow."

Qin Huairu did not know that the young man in front of her was a reborn person, and everything she would experience in the future was already seen by him.

Hearing that her cousin was coming, Zhou Xinyang understood; this was to introduce a match for Shazhu.

But it was very obvious that this match would not succeed.

Zhou Xinyang had a mind to remind Shazhu not to waste his money in vain, but he didn't know how to say it.

Screw it, forget it, let it be whatever it will be. "Oh, Sister Qin, you are so beautiful, your cousin must be very beautiful too. It's a pity I'm not old enough, otherwise you'd have to keep me in mind and introduce her to me."

"Rest assured, if there's a suitable one, I'll definitely keep you in mind."

Qin Huairu thought to herself that this was also a good opportunity.

One must know that in the 60s, matchmakers were still very well-respected.

If Qin Huairu introduced a partner to him, then during holidays and festivals, he would have to send some gifts, or at the very least, make a phone call to send greetings.

In ancient times, there were the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers.

From this, it can be seen that in traditional culture, the words of matchmakers also played a very important role.

Zhou Xinyang did not take it to heart, because he already had a goal, and that was the descendant of Snow Group.

But Xu Damao, who was on the side, took it to heart.

Shazhu did not have a partner, and Qin Huairu often ate the boxed meals he brought back.

He had never heard of Qin Huairu bringing her cousin over to visit before.

Could it be that this was to introduce a partner to Shazhu?

Xu Damao's not-so-bright brain suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Thinking of this, he became concerned.

Hearing that Qin Huairu was taking her cousin to see a movie tomorrow, Xu Damao decided he must see what was going on tomorrow.

If there was an opportunity, Xu Damao would not be stingy about causing trouble for him.

But that is a story for another time, and we shall not mention it for now.