Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

What happened in Li Huaide's office spread in a small circle in the steel rolling mill in the afternoon.

Many people said that He Daqing was crazy. He started bragging as soon as he achieved some results at work.

Some people tried to defend He Daqing, but after thinking about it, they realized that they themselves couldn't figure out how to make a dish out of stone.

As a result, everyone was unconvinced and was waiting to see He Daqing make a fool of himself tomorrow.

Even Yi Zhonghai heard about this. When he heard someone say this in the toilet, he thought that person was joking.

Later, I asked someone about it and found out that it turned out to be true.

Yi Zhonghai was very proud now. He felt that he had finally found something to hold against He Daqing, giving him the chance to ruin his reputation.

So he secretly publicized this matter vigorously, wishing that the entire steel mill would know about it. Then he would make a fool of himself.

Liu Haizhong also heard about this when he was about to get off work. He didn't want to publicize it, but he thought that this was He Daqing's way of attracting attention and gaining popularity.

Liu Haizhong said he looked down on this kind of person, but in his heart he was a little envious. Wouldn't this improve his reputation and make everyone in the factory know him?

Although it’s not a good reputation, it’s still famous, right?

On the way home from get off work, many people would point and talk about He Daqing when they saw him. He Daqing didn't know what was going on.

Using his super hearing, he quickly figured out what was going on.

Although he didn't know who of Li Huaide and Director Huang leaked the news, and made it so big, He Daqing was a little displeased with the two.

They talked about this in private, and these two people have been skeptical from the beginning to the end. Now they are publicizing it so widely, just want to make a fool of themselves.

But would He Daqing be the kind of person who would embarrass himself? He decided to shock these people tomorrow.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I ran into Yan Bugui, the gossip-monger.

He came over cautiously and asked mysteriously, "Daqing, I heard that you are going to make a braised pork dish with stones tomorrow. Is that true?"

He Daqing was speechless. The more this spread, the more outrageous it became. Why didn't they talk about making dragon meat out of stone?

So he said angrily: "Teacher Yan, you are a teacher after all. How can you believe such nonsense? Cooking braised pork with stones, do you think it is possible?"

Yan Bugui was embarrassed at this time and said: "I also think it's impossible, but I heard several people talking about this. Could it be that what they said is false?"

He Daqing was too lazy to argue with him and replied directly: "What they said is true. I plan to use stones to make a dish of braised dragon meat tomorrow. If you eat a bite of it, you will be immortal."

"Is this okay? You wait here slowly, I'm going back now."

After saying that, He Daqing pushed the cart around Yan Bugui and went home.

Yan Bugui was left standing there in bewilderment, not knowing who to believe. Why did this seem so mysterious?

He Daqing returned home and was having dinner in the evening.

Sha Zhu and Yu Li also looked at him evasively.

Chen Xueru noticed this while eating, and asked curiously: "Zhu Zi, Yu Li, what happened to you two today? Did your dad punish you again at the factory?"

He Daqing said, "Don't talk nonsense. I didn't go to their cafeteria today. How could I possibly deal with them?"

After saying that, he looked at Sha Zhu and Yu Li.

Sha Zhu and Yu Li also felt a little uncomfortable being stared at. Yu Li nudged Sha Zhu with her arm, asking him to speak.

As this matter is about his father-in-law, let Sha Zhu speak. Anyway, Sha Zhu is used to being beaten, so this one more time is not a big deal.

Sha Zhu got the hint from his wife and asked, "Dad, are you really going to make a dish out of stone tomorrow? The whole steel mill is talking about it now."

When Chen Xueru heard this, she immediately raised her voice and asked, "What do you mean by cooking with stones? Daqing, is this what you said?"

He Daqing nodded and said, "Yes, I told them in Director Li's office. But I didn't expect that this matter would spread so widely that everyone in the factory knew about it."

Chen Xueru said in disbelief: "Daqing, how could you say such a thing? I know you are a great cook, but I don't know how you think of using stones to cook? Do we need to brag like this?"

He Daqing cried and laughed, "Even you think I'm bragging? Look at when I've ever boasted before? As for cooking with stones, you just haven't heard of it. This is something people in Hubei have researched and it's rarely circulated outside."

"I just happened to hear someone talking about this dish. Out of curiosity, I just asked about its recipe."

When everyone heard what He Daqing said, they found it really sounded like the truth and began to believe it.

Sha Zhu said excitedly: "Dad, if you can really make dishes out of stones, you will be famous. There are so many stones out there, if you make them all into dishes, there will be no more starvation!"

He Daqing rolled his eyes at him and said, "What good things are you thinking? Stones are just stones. Do you really think that can fill you up? Cooking with stones is just a gimmick."

This again made everyone confused.

He Yushui tilted his head and asked, "Dad, can you make food out of stones? I still don't understand after talking for a long time."

He Daqing said with a smile: "Okay, I'll tell you this. You still won't understand even if I tell you for a long time. I'll pick up more stones tomorrow and cook for you tonight. You'll know after you try it."

When they heard that they would be able to eat dishes made of stones tomorrow, everyone was full of anticipation.

Sha Zhu said hurriedly: "Dad, how much can you pick up by yourself tomorrow? How about I go and help you pick up the trash?"

He Daqing shook his head and said, "I can't make much, I just make a little for everyone to try. Do you really think I can make enough to feed everyone in the factory?"

"I'll just go pick up some by myself, and you should just go to work. Look around the kitchen and find a few people with good character. I plan to take them in as apprentices then."

Sha Zhu wanted to fight for it again. He felt that it would be a pity if his father's craftsmanship was not passed on to him. If something unexpected happened, wouldn't such a good craftsmanship be lost?

If He Daqing knew what his bastard son was thinking, would he let him have an accident right now?

However, just as Sha Zhu was about to speak, Yu Li touched him twice with her arm, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The family went to bed early after dinner.

Success or failure depends on He Daqing's performance tomorrow.