Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Arriving at the third canteen, He Yuzhu had just greeted the kitchen helpers and was about to go to the locker room to change clothes when he was stopped by several kitchen helpers: "Master He, the workers have already stopped working. Should we stop working?!"

He Yuzhu said seriously: "You have a problem with your thinking. What is our kitchen for? It is a place for cooking. Although the workers have stopped working, they have not stopped learning. What are we cooking for? To provide the workers with energy to study. Do you want the workers to study on an empty stomach?!" After that, He Yuzhu's eyes swept across the faces of everyone present.

"Pa pa pa!" At this moment, applause sounded behind He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu turned around and saw the people behind him, and shouted, "Director Li!"

Li Huaide walked to He Yuzhu with a smile and said, "Comrade He Yuzhu has a high level of awareness! We must all learn from him!"

He Yuzhu said hurriedly: "Director Li, this is all thanks to Comrade Li Guangquan's usual good teachings!"

Li Huaide glanced at Li Guangquan beside him, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "You are all very good!"

Li Guangquan said, "Director, the canteen is serving braised pork today. Can you please say a few words to the workers in the factory before we start eating?!"

Li Huaide glanced at Li Guangquan and said, "Keep a low profile! It is my duty to seek benefits for the workers. There is no need to tell anyone."

He Yuzhu said, "Director Li, I have researched a few new dishes. I would like to ask the people in the factory to help taste test the dishes at noon. I wonder if Director Li is free?!"

"He Yuzhu is really considerate! How can one of our own be worse than an outsider?!" Li Huaide nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay! I will definitely come over at noon. Let's taste Master He's cooking together!"

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the security department came to the cafeteria to get food. Because He Yuzhu had given instructions in advance, the people in charge of serving food at the third cafeteria's food windows gave the security department quite a lot of food. He Yuzhu took advantage of no one paying attention and called Ma Hua to his side, gave Ma Hua two lunch boxes and bicycle keys, and asked Ma Hua to run to the hospital to deliver food to Zhou Qiao.

After Ma Hua left, He Yuzhu started to prepare the lunch for the leaders. Of course, it was also the food for the kitchen staff. At 11:30, Li Huaide came with the "leaders" of the factory. The kitchen helper immediately brought the prepared dishes to the table. Looking at the plate of braised pork in front of each person, the head of the Labor and Personnel Department asked with a smile: "What does this mean?!"

Sister Huang replied: "Leaders, the dishes in front of you are the dishes provided by our canteen to the workers. Didn't the superiors call on the leaders to share the joys and sorrows with the workers?! It's impossible for the leaders to not eat what the workers eat?!"

Li Huaide said, "That's true." Then he asked, "What about the remaining dishes?!"

Sister Huang said nervously, "This is a new dish developed by our chef He. New dishes must be tried by others before they can be served to the workers. Shouldn't the leaders always consider the workers?!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! We should taste the dishes for the workers! Everyone, please don't be polite and start eating! But don't just eat it. Remember to give the canteen some feedback!" After saying that, Li Huaide picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of his favorite dish and put it into his mouth.

Seeing that the "leaders" had already started eating, Sister Huang quickly left the private room on the second floor of the restaurant, muttering to herself, "These bastards are nothing. They are doing this even though they have something to eat. They are really two-faced."

At 1:00 pm, lunch in the cafeteria was over. He Yuzhu and the people in the kitchen started to eat lunch. Sister Huang took a bite of the braised pork and asked, "Master He, why is your braised pork better than other chefs'?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Making braised pork requires very careful attention to the heat. You all use soy sauce to make braised pork. But real braised pork does not contain any soy sauce at all."

"Master He, if we don't use soy sauce, what should we use?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Sugar! As for how to make it, you can watch me next time I make braised pork. How much you can learn depends on your ability."

Because the wind just started to blow. Many things have not been settled yet. Li Huaide and his men dare not eat and drink blatantly. So He Yuzhu does not have to work overtime. At about 3:30 in the afternoon, He Yuzhu left the steel mill after get off work. He Yuzhu arrived at the hospital soon. He first found a doctor and asked about Zhou Qiao's condition, and then He Yuzhu went to the ward.

He Yuzhu saw Zhou Qiao lying on the bed and said with a smile: "Qiao'er, how do you feel now?!"

Zhou Qiao replied: "It's okay!"

He Yuzhu said, "Qiao'er, I want to discuss something with you."

Zhou Qiao asked: "Brother Zhuzi, what's the matter?!"

He Yuzhu said: "I plan to keep you in Sijiu City and arrange a job for you. What do you think?!"

Zhou Qiao was stunned. She had thought about many things that might happen today, but she had never thought of such a result. Seeing that Zhou Qiao did not answer, He Yuzhu asked, "You don't want to?!"

Zhou Qiao came back to his senses and said quickly, "I do."

He Yuzhu said, "Since you are willing, I will talk to your sister-in-law when I get back. Ask her to help you transfer your household registration here first. When you recover, I will arrange a job for you."

"Hey! Thank you, Brother Zhuzi!" Zhou Qiao agreed with a smile.

He Yuzhu chatted with Zhou Qiao for a while, then went home with the empty lunch box on the bedside table.

After He Yuzhu left, Zhou Qiao suddenly felt that God had not abandoned her. He closed a door in her life, but opened a window. Ever since her father was arrested and her mother committed suicide, Zhou Qiao had lived in rumors and slander since she was a child. Just when she was desperate, someone told her that her father was different from what others said. At this time, Zhou Qiao was both excited and nervous.

When He Yuzhu returned home, Huang Ying had already returned. Huang Ying saw the food in He Yuzhu's bicycle basket and asked with a smile: "Chef He, what delicious food are you going to make for your wife tonight?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "You have been clamoring for braised pork slices, haven't you?! Today I will satisfy you. How about making a squirrel fish as well?!"

Huang Ying pretended to be thoughtful and said, "Okay! I'll promise you! Go and do it!"

"Yes!" He Yuzhu responded and took the dishes into the kitchen.

After about ten minutes, Huang Ying walked into the kitchen, looked at the busy He Yuzhu, and said, "Is that girl willing to stay in Sijiu City?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "I asked her. She agreed." Then he asked: "Can her household registration be transferred here?!"

Huang Ying replied: "No problem! The formalities can be completed tomorrow."

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment and asked, "So fast?!"

Huang Ying said, "I used my connections to find out about Zhou Zhigan's situation. Later, I don't know how Aunt Qian Zhongwen found out about it. She guaranteed me and asked me to complete the household registration transfer procedures for Zhou Qiao as soon as possible. I submitted a report this afternoon, and Uncle Zhang has signed it. Tomorrow, we just need to send a telegram to Shancheng to transfer the household registration." Then she asked, "When can she be discharged from the hospital?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Tomorrow."