Courtyard House: He Yuzhu started in 1948

"fart!"

Upon hearing that his second son dared to ruin the feng shui of his name, Liu Haizhong smashed his wine cup directly at Liu Guangtian, slamming it on the table with a deafening roar: "Look at their attitude! They won't live long! Where is the middle? We're right under our feet! Do you think your eldest brother agrees with what I'm saying? He's wasted his time studying."

Liu Guangtian was hit on the head, and his wine cup shattered. Liu Haizhong became increasingly angry, and before he had finished his meal, he grabbed Liu Guangfu and gave him a good beating.

Liu Guangqi didn't even lift his eyelids, quietly eating his meal.

What's there to argue about?

Just because Dad doesn't treat you well normally, you're going to upset him?

That's not just making things difficult for Dad, it's making things difficult for yourself!

Liu Guangqi became the most clear-headed person. Before he was completely independent, he would not go against Liu Haizhong. Once he was independent, he would leave and never return to this home!

Even if you have mountains of gold and silver at home, even if you can't even feed yourself.

He Yuzhu didn't care about feng shui. He only knew that as long as he followed the plan, kept a low profile in his personal life and worked diligently, he could live a good life and wait for reform and opening up.

With He Yuzhu's arrival, the efficiency of the No. 5 Middle School's canteen improved significantly. The weather was also perfect, with bright sunshine and no rain. Painting the walls and building the roof went smoothly.

The canteen at No. 5 Middle School opened two days earlier than originally planned.

Since it was the first day of cooking, school leaders would be coming, so Zhang Tianyong made arrangements a day in advance to buy more meat and other things.

He Yuzhu was puzzled. Shouldn't they be complaining about being poor when the funds for the event were tight?

Zhang Tianyong retorted, "Silly boy, the principal practically begged us for this money, so we have to let him have a good meal. Otherwise, where did all the money go?"

"I understand, I understand."

He Yuzhu expressed his understanding, so the first day's meals were very plentiful.

Let's make braised pork.

Unfortunately, there was no way to use the evil cultivation method. After He Daqing found out the cuisine, he specially prepared a seasoning packet for He Yuzhu. No matter how it was cooked, as long as it was paired with these seasonings, it would definitely not taste bad.

As long as the food is cooked in a large pot and tastes just right, it's good.

On his first day at work, Zhang Tianyong introduced He Yuzhu to the five older women in the kitchen, including Jia Zhangshi.

"Let me tell you, this young man is He Yuzhu, the head chef of the school cafeteria. Let's give him a round of applause."

Only Jia Zhangshi clapped the most enthusiastically, but seeing that the other four were not very enthusiastic, her clapping also became quieter.

Although these women had all heard from their children that there was a very talented kid in the school cafeteria who was an excellent cook, they still felt a little uncomfortable seeing that He Yuzhu was only a teenager.

Zhang Tianyong was not surprised by the old women's reaction. As a teacher, he also disliked contact with these old women, but he still had to establish He Yuzhu's authority: "Don't underestimate Yuzhu just because he is young. His cooking skills come from a family tradition. His father is the head chef of Fengzeyuan Restaurant, which is very famous in Beiping. Aunt Zhang... you and Yuzhu live in the same courtyard, so you know this best."

It's really a shame I didn't remember Jia Zhangshi's name. I'll have He Yuzhu register it later.

"Yes, yes, I know. Their cooking tastes better than mine even without oil!"

No matter how much she disliked He Yuzhu, they were now in a relationship, so she had to support He Yuzhu: "He Yuzhu's father had to quit his job at Fengzeyuan because he had to take care of the children. You know the famous Lou Bancheng, right? They even hire He Yuzhu's father to cook for them."

This made the other four old women look a little better.

Zhang Tianyong didn't forget to help He Yuzhu establish his authority: "From now on, He Yuzhu will be in charge of the kitchen affairs. Whether you can continue to work here or not will be up to He Yuzhu."

"good!"

The five elderly women clapped enthusiastically.

They were just poor, but that didn't mean they were stupid. He Yuzhu held the power of life and death, so how could they dare to be presumptuous?

After Zhang Tianyong left, He Yuzhu's face remained stern. He knew that if he wanted to establish his authority in the kitchen, he couldn't rely solely on Zhang Tianyong's few words.

A lecture?

What are you training?

When cooking, please address the cook by their job title.

Useless!

He Yuzhu thought of the TV series "Mr. Right" that he had watched. He didn't remember it very well, but he could learn the general idea: "From now on, I'm in charge of this kitchen. I'm the King of Hell here, and you're my Meng Pos (mothers in distress). We can talk about everything else, but there are two things to note. First, do whatever I tell you to do. If anyone tries to argue with me about this, get out of here immediately! Second, you can eat whatever you want in the kitchen, but if any of you dare to take anything from the kitchen outside the school, don't blame me for sending you to the fenced area."

I wouldn't go so far as to chop off your hands, but giving away a fence is much worse than that.

The women were terrified. They couldn't believe a thirteen-year-old could say such things, and they felt that someone was giving them advice behind the scenes.

He Yuzhu himself is not scary; what's scary is the person behind him giving him advice. He Yuzhu might not do it, but the person behind him definitely will.

Squatting in a fence, isn't that worse than death?

When Jia Zhangshi saw He Yuzhu speaking so seriously, she was startled. Considering that He Yuzhu was so young, yet he had chased after and beaten Liu Haizhong's two sons, she decided that she should just listen to He Yuzhu.

Jia Dongxu's future is still in his hands.

In the morning, He Yuzhu had the old women knead and let the dough rise, while he taught them how much flour to add, how much water to add, how much yeast to add, and that kneading the dough should result in three smooth surfaces: smooth dough, smooth bowl, and smooth hands!

He Yuzhu bought the yeast at the market, and added some alkali to each batch of yeast, which can be considered a secret recipe.

Two old women kneaded dough, two old women chopped meat and vegetables, while Jia Zhangshi fetched water and so on. When she saw the tap water and sweet water well at the school, Jia Zhangshi immediately became interested.

There was no well in the courtyard, so they had to fetch water if they wanted to drink it, but they had to pay the water tycoon to get well water. How wonderful it would be if they could fetch water from the school to take home.

Back in the canteen, Jia Zhangshi expressed her request. He Yuzhu did not refuse after hearing it. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Tap water is not feasible, but well water is acceptable. I will talk to Director Zhang. If it works out, you will be responsible for cleaning the well when you fetch water."

"Great! Applause!"

"Zhu Zi, your aunt didn't spoil you for nothing."

"Zhu Zi is just kind-hearted!"

"Mr. He, thank you for saving us money. Now our family won't have to spend money on water anymore."

"It's worth it even if it's far! Strength isn't worth much..."

He Yuzhu saw everyone's reaction and remembered the old woman who called him Master He.

This old woman is pretty good.

Special training!

And the one clapping!