Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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This made He Yuzhu very unhappy.

I only make 5 yuan a month, what's the point of doing this?

Looks like I need to prepare to change jobs or go solo.

However, I will have to stay at Taifeng Restaurant for a while. Although this matter will not have a big impact on me, I will only leave after I have dealt with Zhang Yong.

A gentleman doesn't leave a grudge unavenged, and he couldn't possibly let Zhang Yong go.

However, one should not try to stay out of it, nor should one seek revenge immediately after something happens on one side.

Without a doubt, and to make it clear to everyone, the only one who can take revenge on Zhang Yong is himself.

It's still the 50s. Solving cases doesn't require evidence; just suspecting you is enough.

Although He Yuzhu could leave no clues, since the two had a feud, he couldn't retaliate so openly.

You always have to find a way to have the best of both worlds and stay out of it.

Why not place some contraband in his house and then anonymously report him as an enemy agent?

This is a good idea, but we need to think about it more.

Manager Hu could also tell that He Yuzhu was still angry, and he frowned, somewhat displeased.

In the past, cooks had a very low social status and were considered one of the lowest professions.

Manager Hu always felt superior to these chefs.

Hearing He Yuzhu's ambiguous words, it's natural to feel aversion towards him.

"I'm thinking about giving you a raise these past few days. Keep up the good work, I'm watching you."

He Yuzhu thought to himself: What's the use of you taking it to heart? At this crucial moment, you're only fining yourself?

Moreover, he was fined two months' salary at once, making him work for free for two months?

"There must be a lot of cold dishes piling up. I'm going to get to work."

Although the restaurant staff were rude to me, my priority right now is to gain experience points.

"Hurry up and go, don't delay the dishes ahead."

He Yuzhu didn't bother to say anything more to him and went to the cold dish section.

After finishing the dish in his hand, Wang Song left the rest to He Yuzhu.

The kitchen quickly returned to normal order.

During a free moment in the afternoon, Hong Henian called He Yuzhu aside for a private talk:

"Is it Zhang Yong who wants to harm you?"

"Yes, I ruined his plans last time, so he's trying to frame me."

"What good news?" Hong Henian asked.

“Then Master, you promise you won’t tell anyone,” He Yuzhu reminded him first.

After all, although Zhang Yong was wrong in that matter, Xiangcao also made mistakes, since finding a wallet in a restaurant requires handing it over to the manager.

Those who can afford to dine in the private room are all either rich or noble, so of course we should return the found items to them.

To avoid having any complaints about the restaurant behind its back.

"Okay, you go ahead."

He Yuzhu then recounted how he saved Xiangcao that day.

Hong Henian was surprised: "You did a good job. Zhang Yong seems honest, but I didn't expect him to be full of tricks and even thought of threatening a young girl."

"Yes, if I hadn't run into him, I would never have imagined that he would do something like this."

"That's right, it's a good thing to have a kind heart. One should be upright. Even though we're just cooks, we should still do the right thing and not do anything immoral."

"Yes, so I hit him with the stick, and Vanilla saved him."

Then she said, "But I knocked on him from behind and he didn't see me at all. Who knew he would start targeting me from the bottom of his heart."

Hong Henian said, "Perhaps it's because you've been getting closer to Xiangcao and the others lately that he's become suspicious of you."

Then, smiling, he asked, "Do you like Vanilla?"

"No way! I'm only 16 years old," He Yuzhu quickly denied.

Hong Henian said, "Alright, I won't interfere in your affairs anymore. Wait for me for a while tonight, and we'll go back together."

"Where to?" He Yuzhu asked, still looking naive.

Hong Henian said, "I'll take you home to meet your master's wife."

Although Hong Henian had previously agreed to take He Yuzhu as his apprentice, it was only lip service.

The cooking tips they usually give are all common and ordinary techniques, the kind you just pick up and go with.

After learning the skills, you'll only become an ordinary chef; they haven't even started teaching you the real skills yet.

This is the first time she has said she would take He Yuzhu to her home.

This made He Yuzhu very happy. It seemed that his master, Hong Henian, was very satisfied with his two-month observation period, otherwise he wouldn't have brought him home.

"Okay, thank you, Master, but I need to take my sister with me first."

"Yes, you go back and take care of your sister first. Wait for me in the kitchen tonight."

The two agreed on a time and then returned to the kitchen to continue their work.

Being a chef is the most tiring job; there's always work to be done every day.

After getting off work, He Yuzhu left first. He couldn't go fishing again today, so he had to go back to the courtyard house first.

In just one day, the broken tiles on the roof were repaired, and the interior walls of the house were being built. He Yuzhu took a look around and then called He Yushui out.

When passing by a shop, He Yuzhu bought two bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) and two jin (approximately 1 kg) of pastries. After all, it was his first time visiting his master's house, and he couldn't go empty-handed.

"Brother, where are you taking me?" He Yushui asked, puzzled.

"Today I'm taking you to meet a new older sister. When we get there, be good and sweet-talk her, okay?"

Hong Henian has one son and two daughters. His son, Hong Jindong, has already mastered the craft and works at Fengzeyuan.

There are two younger sisters below, the youngest of whom is only ten years old and still in elementary school.

Before liberation, it was not easy for children to survive. Even royal children often died young, let alone ordinary people. In addition, due to the war, the Hong family now only has one son and two daughters who have survived.

He Yuzhu gave her a few instructions on the way, and then led her to the back kitchen of the restaurant.

Hong Henian called out to He Yuzhu, complained about his wasteful spending, and then left with He Yuzhu.

Hong Henian had He Yushui sit on the front crossbar and rode his bicycle with He Yuzhu to a courtyard house next to Shichahai.

"This is Master's house. You should come here often in the future."

As Hong Henian spoke, he led He Yuzhu and his sister into the courtyard.

This is a small courtyard house with three main rooms and no side rooms. There are three wing rooms on the east and west sides, and three rooms in the back row, where some miscellaneous items are stored.

This kind of courtyard house has exactly 12 rooms. Even if only one family lives in it, it does not belong to the individual owners.

When classifying workers, they were classified as ordinary workers.

After all, many families don't separate; it's quite normal for a household to have seven or eight people, or even more than ten.

The houses occupy a lot of space, but the amount allocated to each person is not much.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw a kind-looking old lady coming out of the house.

"Hello, Master's wife, I am He Yuzhu."

Chapter 60 Senior Sister, Junior Sister

The master's wife smiled and said, "Come in and sit down. I've heard from your master that he's taken on a new disciple. He looks like a kind and honest boy."

Then he said, "You child, how can you bring anything to your master's house? If you bring anything again, I won't let you in."

Then, smiling, she greeted He Yushui and said she would take her to get some candy.

"Of course." He Yuzhu put the things down.

Hong Henian parked his bicycle and went into the house together, introducing his two daughters to He Yuzhu.

The eldest sister, Hong Jinyan, was a bit older than He Yuzhu, around seventeen or eighteen years old, and was He Yuzhu's senior.

The youngest is named Hong Jinling, who is a little older than He Yushui. She has two braids and looks very cute.

He quickly became familiar with Yu Shui and took her out to play.

Hong Henian comforted He Yuzhu and then said, "You can keep doing this for now. I'll have my senior brother ask around at Fengzeyuan to see if they need anyone. Maybe you can go there as an apprentice."

"No rush. I'm quite content making cold dishes here. We can wait until autumn. I still need to learn skills from my master."

Although this year's matter has passed without incident, I have not been punished.

Although he was considering changing jobs, He Yuzhu did not intend to leave in such a disgraceful manner.

Otherwise, I would look like a loser. Zhang Yong wants to squeeze me out. How can I let him have his way?