fictionpage Chapter 73 Money Exchange Scandal
Chapter 73 Money Exchange Scandal
Yan Bugui looked down on He Yuzhu, this simpleton. Many people in the alley would call He Yuzhu "Chief He."
He Yuzhu was a well-known figure in the area, as it was rare for officials to live in such a large courtyard.
The birds in the courtyard, however, never truly looked at He Yuzhu; though they called him "Pillar," they were all fools in their hearts.
He Yuzhu would love for everyone to look down on him forever. If they really respected him, they would come to his house every day begging him to solve their problems, which would be troublesome.
Even Xu Damao and Li Tieniu didn't really regard He Yuzhu as a leader.
Liu Haizhong, in particular, was always trying to curry favor with his superiors. But even after He Yuzhu was promoted to deputy section chief, he still opposed He Yuzhu.
It's only because Liu Haizhong didn't make any major mistakes, otherwise He Yuzhu would have dug a pit and buried him in the steel rolling mill long ago.
However, in those years, Liu Haizhong would probably still commit those acts of destroying families and wiping out entire households. He Yuzhu felt that such a person did not deserve to enjoy his old age in peace, and he planned to send Liu Haizhong to prison to live out his retirement after those things happened.
It just so happens that his three sons are also unfilial, so he won't have to rely on them to be filial to him while he's in prison.
The Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill resumed operations on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
These past two days, He Yuzhu has been resting well at home. He sleeps until after 10 a.m. every morning, makes some food, eats, and then goes back to his room to sleep.
He'd missed these few days; he never usually sleeps in this late. And let me tell you, taking a couple of days off like this once in a while really makes me feel refreshed and happy.
He Yushui, Li Xiaoman, and Zhang Panpan were setting off firecrackers in the alley. The New Year was the happiest time for children, a carefree age.
Every day, He Yuzhu would keep He Yushui in check, making her do her homework first, otherwise He Yushui would just let herself go.
He Yuzhu set off on his bicycle close to nine o'clock, arrived at the center of the steel rolling mill, and turned right into the back of the office building.
A three-story building, larger than the original guesthouse, came into view. He Yuzhu first went to the men's and women's bathhouses on the first floor to inspect their hygiene.
Next, I checked the telephone booth and barbershop on the second floor, and finally the guest room cleaning on the third floor, one by one.
Upon seeing Director He Yuzhu appear, all of his subordinates acted very proactively, pretending to do something regardless of whether there was any work to be done.
He Yuzhu pretended not to see it, after all, everyone is an actor and it's not easy for anyone.
It takes him half an hour to check the work every day. When he arrives at the office, Liu Lan usually comes over to report if there is anything to discuss.
Based on the approval slip, determine the quantity of ingredients and then sign it.
Then Liu Lan led people to the warehouse to collect supplies. The small kitchen was the busiest place in the guesthouse in the morning.
The barbershop and bathhouse are usually busy after noon, especially in the evening. After a long day's work, the workers would all want to come to the bathhouse for a soak and a scrub before going home to sleep.
The telephone room is mainly responsible for relaying messages to the workshop workers. When someone calls looking for someone, they will remember the contact person's name and phone number, then go to the workshop to find the person in question and have them come to the telephone room to wait for the call.
The guest rooms are busy in the morning, mainly cleaning the rooms where guests stayed last night.
A small guesthouse houses about twenty people, each busy with their own work. Everyone has their own responsibilities and tasks.
He Yuzhu won't deliberately nitpick if you just do your job well. But if you can't even do the basic work properly, he will lose his temper.
The staff at the guesthouse all knew that their director rarely lost his temper, but when he did, it was quite frightening.
He Yuzhu is usually all smiles, but when he suddenly puts on a stern face and lectures someone, everyone is afraid.
Guo Wei and Lu Yi had already completed the handover and gone to the large canteen at the front on the first day of work.
He Yuzhu had spoken with them before the Lunar New Year and learned that he would be working as a head chef in the newly built cafeteria after the holiday.
Although they were somewhat disappointed that they could no longer learn cooking from He Yuzhu, they also knew that He Yuzhu did not intend to take them on as apprentices.
Although they called him "Master," He Yuzhu never formally asked them to become his disciples. Guo Wei and Lu Yi knew that He Yuzhu looked down on them.
Having followed He Yuzhu for over two years, I'm sure I can now cook large batches of food without any problem, and I can even cook banquets for ordinary families without any issues.
It's not that He Yuzhu is bad; at least he taught them a skill. It's just that it's difficult for them to improve further with private tutoring.
Now, working with He Yuzhu in the small kitchen, apart from Liu Lan, a long-term deadbeat, the four new kitchen helpers are all temporary.
This was the result of Li Huaide personally discussing with He Yuzhu, which was to ask him to help train a group of chefs specializing in large-scale cooking.
He Yuzhu readily accepted the request. Leaving aside his relationship with Li Huaide, his skill in cooking large pot dishes wasn't exactly a unique talent.
As long as it's not Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, or Tan family cuisine, but just large-pot dishes, he's willing to teach others.
The kitchen helpers are all temporary trainees.
Unless He Yuzhu trains all the chefs needed for the large-scale cooking in the canteen, the last remaining kitchen helpers will stay permanently at the guesthouse.
He Yuzhu didn't bother to remember the names or past of the people. After all, they were only here for a short time; once they learned how to cook in a large pot, they would leave.
It's just a simple matter of calling out "Zhang San" and "Li Si," and Liu Lan will tell them what to do and how to do it.
Liu Lan is not good at practical skills, but she is very good at talking. Liu Lan directs the four kitchen helpers in the small kitchen.
This also allowed He Yuzhu to relax in the office until 11 o'clock before going to the small kitchen to work.
Today, people are mostly discussing exchanging their money for new currency. Everyone, regardless of how much savings they have, seems to be very concerned about the devaluation of currency.
He Yuzhu chuckled, just like in later generations, using a six-digit password to protect a three-digit deposit.
He Yuzhu also listened to his subordinates' various discussions about exchanging money, and someone asked him what his opinion was.
He Yuzhu would then tell the other party with righteous indignation that there would definitely be no problems and that the country would get better and better.
On matters of principle, He Yuzhu would never say anything strange.
He Yuzhu now basically doesn't offer any interpretations of policies to outsiders.
That means they will definitely sing hymns, but otherwise they should remain silent.
He also didn't want to be exposed later for having a problem with a particular conversation, even though such situations rarely occurred.
Seeing He Yuzhu return pushing a new women's bicycle, the birds in the courtyard guessed that He Yuzhu was getting married soon.
Yan Bugui will definitely ask He Yuzhu about it; he's having a very difficult time right now.
He was criticized by the principal at the beginning of the school year, and was even told that if he caused trouble again, he would have to go and clean the toilets.
In addition to criticism, Yan Bugui was also fined three months' salary.
The head of the teaching department took the opportunity to make sarcastic remarks, saying that he never expected that Teacher Yan was so powerful in the compound that he was about to be promoted to an official position.
Yan Bugui was so ashamed that he didn't dare to see anyone for several days. After the school dealt with the matter, the neighborhood committee also imposed a severe punishment.
To teach them a lesson, Director Wang specially arranged for an enthusiastic young man to come to the courtyard every morning at six o'clock to wake them up and have them clean the alley.
The young people actively followed along the whole time to ensure that the three of them didn't slack off and also to ensure that the three of them cleaned the streets thoroughly.
Every day when Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui were cleaning outside, they would be surrounded by people in the alley watching them make a fool of themselves.
Everyone is extremely curious about the punishment of Yi Zhonghai and his associates.
When word got out that day, everyone thought that the people in No. 95 Courtyard were all weirdos.
An old woman with bound feet actually planned to become Empress Dowager Cixi and the matriarch of the entire household.
The crucial point is that all the birds in the courtyard actually kowtowed. I don't know whether to say they were too stupid or the three old men were too powerful, able to control everything.
If this happened in their yard, anyone who dared to do it would have their head smashed long ago.
These words always made Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui so ashamed that they couldn't face anyone.
The birds in the courtyard also felt ashamed, since they had indeed kowtowed.
Many people now look back and realize that they were easily swayed by a few words from Yi Zhonghai that day, and then, in a daze, they went to kowtow.
The people of the Siheyuan community are the most qualified to speak on Yi Zhonghai's skill in using his fallacies and heresies to mislead people.
Unfortunately, they still didn't have the guts to resist Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui.
This is mainly because Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong are both level seven workers in the steel rolling mill.
Including He Yuzhu, there are twelve households in the courtyard who work at the steel rolling mill.
He Yuzhu wasn't afraid of Yi Zhonghai or Liu Haizhong, but he couldn't afford to offend the factory workers. Offending two master craftsmen of the seventh grade would make him a target in the factory.
Yan Bugui was also a teacher at a nearby primary school, and most of the children went to school under his guidance.
Even if Yan Bugui wasn't the homeroom teacher, he could still manipulate his own child.
This is the source of the three old men's confidence in controlling the birds, and also the reason why Yan Bugui can often get some benefits from everyone.
It can only be said that the three old men themselves have a certain influence, and with their alliance and the deaf old lady as their backer, they have been able to achieve this.
Fortunately, Jia Zhangshi is already dead, and Sha Zhu is disobedient.
Otherwise, with these two people protecting him, Yi Zhonghai could really do whatever he wanted in the courtyard.
In the story, Sha Zhu, a simpleton, is Yi Zhonghai's henchman. With just a glance, Sha Zhu is responsible for beating up those who dare to challenge him.
Sha Zhu was still smug and thought he was very capable, which is why everyone conspired to trick him into taking care of them in their old age.
It can only be said that every pitiful person has something hateful about them, and various conflicts also arise in other tenement courtyards. However, none of them have as many oddities as No. 95 courtyard, so naturally, so many unbelievable things don't happen there.
Yi Zhonghai instinctively felt something was wrong when He Yuzhu was preparing to get married. The deaf old lady also sensed the urgency of the situation; they had been spreading rumors about He Yuzhu for years.
Everyone in the alley knew that He Yuzhu was not a good person, and the matchmakers in the neighborhood would not come to arrange marriages for him.
But now He Yuzhu is getting married without any prior notice, which is definitely not acceptable.
If Yi Zhonghai hadn't still retained his rationality, he would have gone to Sha Zhu's house, grabbed him by the neck, and questioned him about why he hadn't informed him of his marriage.
Who agreed to you finding a partner? It's a pity that now, no matter how unwilling the deaf old lady is, she doesn't dare to go to He Yuzhu to question him.
The only option was to spread more negative rumors about He Yuzhu. Luo Qiaoyun and the deaf old lady were responsible for the specific implementation of the plan.