Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

If anyone heard He Yuzhu's sigh, they would definitely laugh. But it was just a laugh, and no one would take it too seriously. It is now 1962, and although the situation has improved somewhat, it will take until next year for the real recovery to begin.

After cooking, the canteen cook started eating before the workers came. After eating, He Yuzhu said hello to his colleagues and went into his exclusive lounge.

When the noon bell rang, workers entered the cafeteria in groups. Li Huaian also came. After entering the kitchen, Li Huaian asked, "Where is He Yuzhu?!"

Sister Huang replied, "He's in the lounge!" Then she asked, "Do you want me to call him for you?!"

"Just do your thing! I'll go find him myself." Li Huaian walked towards He Yuzhu's lounge. When he reached the door of the lounge, Li Huaian knocked.

He Yuzhu heard a knock on the door, opened it, and saw Li Huaian, smiling and joking: "Director Li, you are a rare guest! What's the matter with you looking for me at this time?!"

Li Huaian said: "Zhu Zi, the Red Star Component Factory is having a reception tonight. I would like to invite you to be the chef."

He Yuzhu said, "Director Li, you should be familiar with the rules of our kitchen. They either bring food here and eat it here, or they come to us for processing. What does it mean to let me go? Aren't you asking me to make a mistake?!"

Li Huaian thought He Yuzhu would refuse, but he didn't expect He Yuzhu to refuse with such an excuse. Li Huaian was immediately embarrassed. He Yuzhu knew that as long as he was not embarrassed, embarrassment would be the fault of others. Without waiting for Li Huaian to speak, He Yuzhu continued, "Director Li, you didn't accept any benefits from them, did you?!"

Li Huaian immediately jumped up and said, "Why would I accept benefits from them? We are just related units, and we should help each other."

He Yuzhu said: "I have never heard of the relationship between our factory and theirs. Otherwise, I will ask Director Li later?!"

Li Huaian said hurriedly: "You don't have to ask him. I just came here to ask. It doesn't matter if you don't agree. I'll go and reply to them right away."

He Yuzhu watched Li Huaian leave, muttering in his heart: "This Li Huaian is really going backwards as he gets older. I must talk to Li Huaide about this later."

After hitting a wall with He Yuzhu, Li Huaian had no other options. After returning to the office, Li Huaian called the Red Star Component Factory and asked them to hire another chef. As for where the Red Star Component Factory could find a chef at this time, that was their business.

When it was time to get off work, He Yuzhu said hello to his colleagues and rode his bicycle out of the steel mill. As soon as He Yuzhu left, someone from the Red Star Component Factory arrived. The person who came from the Red Star Component Factory was none other than Wang Defa, the head of their logistics department.

Wang Defa saw Li Huaian and said hurriedly: "Old Li! You must help us this time! Let Master He from your factory come to our place and cook a meal."

Li Huaian raised his wrist and checked the time on his watch, then said, "Lao Wang, you should have come earlier! Comrade He Yuzhu has already finished get off work."

"What?!" Wang Defa was stunned. But Wang Defa quickly came to his senses and asked, "Old Li, where can I find Comrade He Yuzhu?!"

Li Huaian hesitated for a few seconds and said, "You can go to his house and try. He lives in the main house in the courtyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang."

"Thank you! I'll treat you to a drink later!" Wang Defa left Li Huaian's office in a hurry. After leaving the steel mill, Wang Defa asked along the way and finally found No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Since Yan Jiefang went in, Yan Bugui and his wife no longer had the heart to guard the door. So Wang Defa walked into the middle courtyard without any obstacles.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Wang Defa walked to the door of the main room and knocked on it.

"Who is it?!" Cui Juan heard the knock on the door, walked to the door, opened it, and asked, "Comrade, who are you looking for?!"

Wang Defa said, "My name is Wang Defa, and I work at the Red Star Component Factory. I'm looking for Comrade He Yuzhu. I wonder if he's here?!"

Cui Juan replied: "He hasn't come back yet."

Wang Defa asked: "Do you know when he will be back?!"

Cui Juan thought for a moment and replied, "It's hard to say. But he will definitely be back before his wife gets off work."

Wang Defa was stunned: "Doesn't this mean no answer?!" After hesitating for a moment, Wang Defa wanted to ask two more questions. Cui Juan had already closed the door.

Wang Defa sighed and turned to walk out of the courtyard. When Wang Defa reached the entrance of the alley, he saw He Yuzhu riding a bicycle slowly approaching. Wang Defa hurriedly went up to him, grabbed the front of He Yuzhu's bicycle, and said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, you made me look for you so hard!"

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Comrade, who are you?! What do you want from me?!"

Wang Defa said: "My name is Wang Defa, I work at the Red Star Component Factory. I want you to come to our factory and cook a meal for us."

He Yuzhu replied, "It's not that I don't give you face, I just don't have time. You should find someone else!" He Yuzhu wanted to get rid of Wang Defa's entanglement. If it were any other day, Wang Defa would not have looked for He Yuzhu. But today was different. Today was related to the material supply of their factory in the first half of this year. If they couldn't serve the leaders of the Material Bureau well, not to mention the first half of the year, the second half would be in trouble.

He Yuzhu didn't care what Wang Defa thought. He turned the steering wheel, got rid of Wang Defa's entanglement, and rode his bicycle straight to the courtyard.

Wang Defa looked at He Yuzhu's back and sighed. To be honest, Wang Defa regretted it very much. Two years ago, it was easy to find a chef. Someone introduced him to one, but Wang Defa was stingy and unwilling to give him the proper treatment. So he was unwilling to go to their factory. Later, the steel mill launched an external business. He completely gave up the idea of ​​looking for a chef. Now at the critical moment, he couldn't find a chef. Wang Defa thought about the thundering anger of the factory director and Shuji, and he suddenly felt uneasy.

If it was any other factory, He Yuzhu would have gone. But the problem was that it was the Red Star Component Factory that invited him. How could He Yuzhu go there to help them cook? !

Without He Yuzhu, Wang Defa returned to the factory and asked the canteen director of their factory to pack up a few dishes from a state-owned restaurant not far from their factory to deal with today's affairs first.

A few days later, with the help of someone who cared about it, Wang Defa found out why He Yuzhu didn't go to their factory to help them cook, but he hated Liang Qiuyu's family. Later, after Wang Defa became the deputy director of the component factory, he did not give Liang Qiuyu's family much trouble, but this is a story for later, which we will not mention for now.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, He Yuzhu had just entered the factory when he saw Li Huaide riding a bicycle past. He Yuzhu stopped Li Huaide and said, "Director Li, you're here really early!"

Li Huaide said: "There are many things to do, so I can only come early."

He Yuzhu quickly scanned the surroundings and said, "I've put the things you want over there. Don't forget to pick them up later. Also, the day after tomorrow morning, after work, don't forget to send a car to bring the meat back."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Li Huaide's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought to himself: "He Yuzhu is really timely! The things come at the right time." Coming back to his senses, Li Huaide said: "I know. Don't forget to come to my office at noon the day after tomorrow."

"Okay!" He Yuzhu replied, watched Li Huaide leave, and then left as well.