Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

It's impossible to help anymore.

The people in the courtyard house aren't fools; they won't listen to Yi Zhonghai's nonsense anymore.

Yi Zhonghai's current reputation and status cannot make anyone bow down.

Inside the steel rolling mill, Qin Huairu's hard times had just begun.

When she was in the women workers' picket line, she targeted Sister Hua and her ilk at every turn.

She wielded power, so Sister Hua and her ilk could only swallow their anger.

Now the situation has changed.

Qin Huairu has fallen from power.

Then Sister Hua and her gang retaliated. Their methods were ruthless.

In the factory, any male worker who helps Qin Huairu will be investigated and punished if discovered.

Even Guo Da Piezi, who was the most daring, didn't dare to contact Qin Huairu.

No one in the entire factory dared to help Qin Huairu.

Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to show his face and obediently hid.

When Qin Huairu was pushed to the limit, she went to find Meng Bo.

Meng Bo refused to see her, so Qin Huairu made a scene at Meng Bo's door.

The commotion reached Meng Bo's wife, who then went to the factory and caused a huge scene.

Li Huaide was so frightened that he didn't dare come to the factory. He was afraid that Qin Huairu, having suffered a setback with Meng Bo, would come looking for trouble with him.

He Yuzhu had only two words to say about this: "Serves him right."

He had warned Li Huaide long ago not to provoke Qin Huairu. Li Huaide ignored him and insisted on experiencing Qin Huairu's charms.

Not only Li Huaide, but several of the factory's leaders were like this.

Xu Damao has been behaving himself lately. After get off work, he either goes home with Li Zhenjiang or Wu Tiezhu, and doesn't dare to go home alone.

Qin Huairu almost ruined the Song Committee.

It has to be said, Qin Huairu is really amazing.

There were also some personnel changes in the canteen. The canteen workers were reluctant to send their children to the countryside, so they arranged for their children to stay at the canteen.

This affects the cooking skills of the cafeteria chefs.

Fortunately, He Yuzhu is usually open-minded and arranges for the kitchen staff to take turns learning to cook from him.

This was barely enough to maintain the taste of the cafeteria food.

To solve this problem, He Yuzhu had no choice but to take on apprentices.

Sha Zhu took in so many apprentices during this period.

He was initially unwilling to accept it, but the factory approached Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, and it was these two who persuaded Shazhu.

He Yuzhu looked at the new people in the cafeteria; "I'm not one to keep secrets, but I won't accept just anyone."

If you don't perform well, I won't accept you as apprentices.

If you want to become my disciple, you'll have to pass the test first.

Next, you will take turns learning from Ma Hua and Duan Zicong.

He Yuzhu made adjustments to the canteen. Ma Hua continued to stay in the third canteen as the head chef, while Duan Zicong went to the second canteen, which was the canteen where Yu Li worked.

Ma Hua followed He Yuzhu to the office: "Master, do we really teach those people how to cook?"

He Yuzhu said, "Some home-style dishes should still be taught."

Forget about those signature dishes. We can teach them after they pass the test.

MCA said they remembered.

He Yuzhu continued, "I'm leaving those people in your hands. I have no other requests, just one thing: don't embarrass me."

"You and Zicong should take good care of them; I'll keep these people around for future use."

He Yuzhu will definitely open a restaurant someday. These people will be his core team.

He Yuzhu also looked at Sha Zhu's memories, which contained many familiar faces. Later, he followed Sha Zhu into the restaurant opened by Lou Xiao'e.

Ma Hua left after seeing that He Yuzhu had no further instructions, and went to arrange work.

Nowadays, the work in the canteen is mainly handled by Ma Hua and Duan Zicong.

He Yuzhu was merely a figurehead.

With him in charge, no one wanted to take the position of canteen manager.

After a few days, the cafeteria returned to normal.

Looking back at No. 95 courtyard, signs of chaos were emerging again.

Since Qin Huairu couldn't find anyone to do business with, the family's living conditions plummeted. Madam Jia Zhang spent her days cursing and swearing, targeting whomever came to mind. She mainly cursed Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai, occasionally hurling insults at others in the courtyard.

Qin Huai felt even more aggrieved as he listened to Jia Zhangshi's curses.

If Jia Zhangshi had been willing to pay back then, the matter wouldn't have become public knowledge, and there wouldn't have been the subsequent report.

"Can you please stop yelling? If you want to eat well, then pay for it yourself."

Jia Zhangshi glared fiercely at Qin Huairu: "That's my retirement money."

"Anyone who dares to touch my money, I'll fight them to the death."

Upon hearing this, Banggeng immediately cried out in dissatisfaction, "Grandma, Mom, can you please stop arguing?"

He's not young anymore; he's not the clueless child he used to be.

The two widows glanced at each other, then turned back to their own tasks.

Qin Huairu picked up the washbasin and started washing clothes.

When Yi Zhonghai saw it, his eyes gleamed.

After a period of chaos, things returned to normal.

So his plan seemed to have a chance to start again.

Yi Zhonghai silently did some calculations.

Qin Huai is thirty-six years old this year, not too old, and can still give him a son.

He himself is fifty-six years old and is about to retire.

His time is really running out.

Yi Zhonghai told himself that he couldn't be soft-hearted and that he had to make Qin Huairu suffer enough before he would agree to his request.

He knew Qin Huairu well and knew that she couldn't endure hardship, so he would definitely agree to his request.

The biggest problem now is who will raise his children.

He can only work for a few more years at most before retiring. The pension he receives after retirement will be far from enough for his old age, and he won't have any extra money to raise his children.

He needs to find a scapegoat to take the blame.

After the third aunt finished cooking, she asked Yan Bugui, "Is Old Yi coming to our house for dinner today?"

Yan Bugui said, "They should come. I'll go take a look."

When Yan Bugui arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, he saw Qin Huairu washing clothes again and had a bad feeling.

He turned to look at Yi Zhonghai's house and found a person standing in front of the door.

"Old Yi."

Yi Zhonghai snapped out of his daze and said to Yan Bugui, "Old Yan, what brings you here?"

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "I've come to call you for dinner. It's all ready at home, hurry up and go."

Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief: "Wait a minute. I have half a bottle of wine at home, I'll take it."

Qin Huairu stood up, revealing a pitiful look.

"An old man."

Fearing that Qin Huairu might steal his wife away, Yan Bugui said, "Qin Huairu, haven't you cooked at home yet? If not, hurry up and cook."

Yi Zhonghai came out of the house and said casually, "Huai Ru, I'm going to Old Yan's house for dinner. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's expression, Qin Huairu finally shook his head helplessly.

She wanted Yi Zhonghai to change his mind, but she didn't want to agree to his conditions.

We need to find another way to handle this.

Yi Zhonghai ignored Qin Huairu and went into the front yard with Yan Bugui.

Upon reaching the front yard, Yi Zhonghai's eyes were fixed on Yan Jiecheng.

Although he believed that He Yuzhu was the best person to raise his child, he also knew that this would be very difficult.

Putting aside living conditions, Yan Jiecheng is a very suitable candidate.

The people in the compound either have children or are too young.

Among those around Qin Huairu's age who didn't have children, only Yan Jiecheng remained.

"Old Yan, Jie Cheng and his wife still don't have children? What's wrong with them?"

Yan Bugui turned to look at Yan Jiecheng, feeling somewhat worried.

Several years have passed, and Yan Jiecheng and his wife still don't have children.

"I'm not quite sure. You know, he's always complaining that I haven't been feeding him well. But there's nothing I can do; that's all I have."

Ignoring Yan Bugui's reasons, Yi Zhonghai secretly decided to test the waters. (End of Chapter)