Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Liu Haizhong said coldly: "Accept my ass, don't you remember how Guangqi ran away?"

"It's all because of that bastard Yan Jiecheng who harassed Guangqi's wife. That's why Guangqi's wife encouraged Guangqi to run away."

"There's not a single good person in the Yan family. You must unite with those old ladies in the courtyard to continue isolating the Yan family."

Wang Shufen immediately agreed and said, "I understand. The Yan family and I are irreconcilable."

"By the way, Guangtian has graduated for almost half a year and still hasn't found a job. Can you think of a way to get him a job at the steel mill?"

In that era, one had to graduate from high school to be assigned a job. Liu Guangtian failed to get into high school, and Liu Haizhong was unwilling to spend money to let him repeat his studies, so Liu Guangtian suddenly became an unemployed vagrant.

Liu Haizhong said coldly, "The jobs at the steel mill are all done in one place. How do you want me to assign him a job?"

Wang Shufen said cautiously, "Can't you buy a job with money?"

Liu Haizhong snapped, "You want me to spend money to buy a job for that rebellious son? Are you fucking crazy?"

Wang Shufen said softly, "Old Liu, Guangtian has many faults, but he is our son after all. We will still rely on him to support us in our old age!"

Liu Haizhong shouted angrily, "Shut up right there! With that evil creature's current attitude towards us, do you think he'll be able to provide for us in our old age?"

Wang Shufen said anxiously, "Old Liu, as long as you pay for Guangtian to get a job, Guangtian will be grateful to us and will definitely provide for us in our old age."

Liu Haizhong shook his head and said, "Don't dream. It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change one's nature. This evil beast is born an ungrateful wolf. There's no way he can support us in our old age."

Wang Shufen's face suddenly changed when she heard this, and she said in a trembling voice:

"What will we do when we get old?"

Liu Haizhong smiled calmly: "As long as we have money, retirement is not a problem at all. We can hire someone to take care of us, or live in a nursing home..."

Wang Shufen whispered, "How can you be more reassured by having your own son take care of you than by hiring someone else to take care of you?"

Liu Haizhong glared and said, "You know shit! I'm worried about letting those two ungrateful bastards take care of me in my old age. They're daring enough to attack me right now. If I let him take care of me in my old age, he'll definitely abuse me every day."

"Don't worry about your retirement, I'll make my own arrangements."

Although Wang Shufen was dissatisfied, she didn't dare to say it out loud because she was afraid of being beaten, so she could only close her eyes and sleep.

……

Early the next morning, He Yuzhu arrived at the steel rolling mill, but what he didn't expect was that Li Huaide arrived earlier than him.

Li Huaide asked anxiously, "Zhu Zi, why did you come just now?"

He Yuzhu asked doubtfully, "It seems like it's not time to go to work yet?"

Li Huaide said unhappily, "I know it's not time to go to work yet, but can't you come earlier?"

"I've already reported the 'Remembering Bitterness and Thinking of Sweetness' event. Leaders from higher up will be visiting today, and there might even be media reporters with them. You absolutely cannot mess this up for me, or the consequences will be disastrous."

He Yuzhu said confidently, "Don't worry, Brother Li, I promise I won't mess things up."

"By the way, do you have enough ingredients for making the bittersweet rice?"

Li Huaide smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. Under my coordination, the factory purchased a large amount of corn, wild vegetables, dried sweet potatoes, sweet potato flour, taro flowers, bran, pumpkin flowers, radish leaves and other ingredients overnight."

He Yuzhu said calmly, "That's no problem. I'll go to the cafeteria now and teach them how to make the "Yi Ku Si Tan" rice."

Li Huaide said with satisfaction: "Zhu Zi, thank you for your hard work!"

He Yuzhu joked: "It's not hard, serving the people!"

After Li Huaide left, He Yuzhu put down his briefcase and went downstairs to the cafeteria.

Today is the first day of the "Remembering the Bitterness and Thinking of the Sweetness" activity. Although he taught everyone how to make the "Remembering the Bitterness and Thinking of the Sweetness" rice, he was afraid of any mistakes, so he kept patrolling between the canteens to check for any omissions.

Fortunately, the fifteen canteens knew the importance of this event and worked seriously, so no major mistakes occurred.

Feng Zhuangfei whispered, "Big Brother, will anyone really come down to visit?"

He Yuzhu glared at Feng Zhuangfei and said, "Director Li said it himself, how could it be false?"

Feng Zhuangfei sighed, "I never thought that a small meal like "Remembering the bitter past and thinking about the sweet future" would attract the attention of the leaders above us!"

He Yuzhu glanced at him and said, "You know shit. The country is currently facing a food shortage. This bittersweet rice can not only fill everyone's stomachs but also solve the problem of food shortage."

"It can also help people recall past hardships and remember their current happy lives. It has very positive political significance. If our event is successful, we can promote it nationwide. How can the leaders above us not take it seriously?"

Feng Zhuangfei complimented him, "Big Brother, it's no wonder you can become deputy director. You have a big vision, a high level of realm, and a broad perspective. You can see things that we can't see."

He Yuzhu said impatiently: "Alright, stop flattering me. Work is important. Keep inspecting the canteens."

"understand!"

At noon, just after the bell rang for the end of get off work, the radio started to sound.

"Good afternoon, fellow workers! Due to the national food shortage, the factory's food supply is insufficient. To ensure everyone has enough to eat, the comrades in the Logistics Department, led by Deputy Director He Yuzhu, have developed the 'Remembering the Bitterness and Thinking of the Sweetness Rice'."

"Although this 'bitter and sweet rice' may lack flavor, it is rich in nutrition and can effectively solve the problem of food and clothing for everyone."

"The difficulties are only temporary. I hope all workers can overcome them, stand together through thick and thin, get through this difficult time together, and embrace a better tomorrow together."

After the broadcast, everyone in the audience started talking.

"What do you mean by 'remembering the bitter past and thinking of the sweet future'? This is clearly a trick to withhold our food."

"That's right. We do physical labor. If we don't get enough nutrition, how can we meet our production targets?"

"Hey! Stop complaining. The whole country is short of food, and the factory can't do anything about it."

"You young people just don't know how to appreciate the good things you have. We used to go hungry nine times out of three days, with nothing to eat, like tree bark or grass roots. But now we can have enough to eat. What do you have to complain about?"

"By the way, what is this 'Bitter Recalling Sweet Thoughts Rice'?"

"It's probably just some rough food made from grains and weeds. It must taste terrible."

"That's not necessarily true. The broadcast said that this 'Recalling the Bitterness and Thinking of the Sweetness Rice' was invented by He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu is a top chef, so anything he invented shouldn't be bad."

"Tsk, even the best cook cannot cook without rice. If the ingredients are not good, even if you have the best cooking skills, you can't make a delicious meal."

"I really don't know what to say to you young people. Just having something to eat is good enough, but you're still so particular about the taste. I think you're just not hungry enough."