Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

The next morning, He Yuzhu found Wang Dong.

"Director, I remember you said before that the kitchen team leader is elected once a year. I wonder if I am eligible to run for the kitchen team leader this year." He Yuzhu was not the kind of person who liked to talk nonsense, so he found Wang Dong and asked directly.

Wang Dong smiled and asked back: "Master He..."

"I haven't seen you want to be the class monitor in this period of time... Why do you suddenly want to be the class monitor?"

He Yuzhu did not hide anything and answered directly: "Yi Zhonghai mentioned it to me last night."

"I think that's true."

"Fatty was my apprentice a few years ago, and has been the squad leader for several years now."

"Huang Longfei and I are both level nine chefs, but I believe my cooking skills are definitely better than his."

"He has also been the kitchen supervisor for almost three years."

"I can't keep being outdone by the two of them."

Wang Dong frowned after hearing this.

Yi Zhonghai is really a restless person.

It hasn't been long since he was punished by the steel mill, but he started to make trouble again. What an old bastard who only remembers the food and not the punishment.

It took only a moment to think about why Yi Zhonghai proposed to He Yuzhu that he should be the squad leader.

It is probably because He Yuzhu has been closer to him during this period, and Yi Zhonghai is worried that if he wakes He Yuzhu up, he will not listen to his nonsense and will not provide for him in his old age.

He wanted to sow discord between himself and He Yuzhu by running for class monitor.

In this way, He Yuzhu will return to him and continue to accept his calculations and deceptions.

Originally, I thought that Yi Zhonghai had just been punished by the street and the steel mill, and the other party was an old man, so it would be inappropriate for me to continue to attack him.

Now it seems that I was too kind.

Since this old fellow Yi Zhonghai is so disregarding for his own benefit, there is no reason for me to show mercy.

He immediately replied: "Are these Yi Zhonghai's ideas or your own ideas?"

"Have you ever thought about becoming a class monitor?"

He Yuzhu answered without thinking: "Of course I want to be the monitor..."

"My monthly salary is only 32.5 yuan. I pay you 15 yuan and spend some of it myself. I can only save 10 yuan a month at most."

"Becoming a kitchen supervisor can help me save at least five dollars more every month."

Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't talk to him, Wang Dong didn't waste any words and said bluntly: "You also know how our kitchen squad leaders came from."

"After all, there are about ten chefs who have reached level nine in the entire kitchen, but there are only a few squad leaders and two group leaders in total, so some people will definitely be eliminated."

"Since you want to be the class monitor, I can give you a chance."

"If I remember correctly, you have the best popularity in the third cafeteria."

"Huang Longfei is the monitor of the Third Canteen. I can transfer him to the Second Canteen to run for monitor, and let you run for monitor of the Third Canteen."

"But whether you can be selected in the end depends on your own ability..."

"Is that okay?"

He Yuzhu was almost moved to death.

I thought that since I had some conflicts with Wang Dong before, and even dealt with Wang Dong at the instigation of Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, he would definitely not let me become the squad leader easily.

Unexpectedly, Wang Dong agreed without any hesitation and let himself run for class monitor in the third canteen with the best popularity.

If Wang Dong didn't want to be the monitor, he could have just found two other canteens to trick him into running for election. Given his popularity in other canteens, he would have most likely failed. But Wang Dong put himself in the third canteen, which had the best popularity, to run for election, which showed that Wang Dong really wanted to make himself the kitchen monitor and reduce his financial burden.

If I still fail to be selected, then it has nothing to do with Wang Dong. I can only blame myself for my incompetence and my poor popularity in the kitchen.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu's face was full of gratitude.

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The central courtyard of a quadrangle.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai entered the house, he heard his wife complaining to him: "Old man..."

"Something is wrong."

"I remember you told me that Zhuzi would go to Wang Dong to ask for an official position today, but Wang Dong would definitely not agree. By then, Wang Dong and He Yuzhu would most likely become enemies and eventually go their separate ways."

"But I just saw that Zhuzi didn't have any anger or dissatisfaction on his face. On the contrary, he was in a very good mood. He and Huang Longfei were talking and laughing as they went to the backyard."

"Huang Longfei is Wang Dong's apprentice. If Zhuzi and Wang Dong had a falling out, he would definitely not be able to talk and laugh with Huang Longfei."

"Your method didn't work."

Yi Zhonghai hates it most when others question his abilities, even if the other person is his own wife.

His brows immediately furrowed, and he said unhappily, "My method may not work against Wang Dong."

"But I'm dealing with that fool Shazhu now, so there will be no problem at all."

"The reason why Zhuzi is so happy must be that something happened in the kitchen that we don't know about."

"I'll go ask him now, and I should know the answer soon."

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After saying this, Yi Zhonghai walked towards the backyard with a worried look on his face.

Although he pretended to be firm in front of his wife just now, he was not so calm inside, and instead felt a little guilty.

The method he came up with was said to be aimed at He Yuzhu, but in fact it was aimed at both He Yuzhu and Wang Dong.

With Wang Dong's ability, as long as he uses his brain a little, he should be able to see my purpose of alienating them.

If Wang Dong really intends to help He Yuzhu and stop him from being schemed against and fooled by himself, it is possible that he can help Shazhu break the impasse.

But until the last moment, Yi Zhonghai would not give up easily no matter what.

"Zhu Zi... open the door, I am your uncle Yi..." Yi Zhonghai shouted to He Yuzhu through the door.

"Have you done everything I told you about last night?"

"Is it because Wang Dong disagrees..."

"I know that this guy is friendly with you on the surface, but he is secretly plotting against you. He wants you to be the chef in the kitchen for life because he is afraid that your cooking skills are better than his. He doesn't want you to be the squad leader because he is afraid that one day you will climb over his head."

"We must stay as far away from such people as possible."

"Don't let it cost you your job, it will be useless to regret it later."

"You should listen to Master Yi and stay away from Wang Dong. This man has a problem with his character."

"You are a promising young man in our courtyard. You should respect the elderly and love the young. Don't let him influence you."

"Bang..." When Yi Zhonghai was talking excitedly, the tightly closed door in front of him was suddenly opened.

Subconsciously thinking that he had touched He Yuzhu's heart, he raised his leg and walked towards the room, intending to give He Yuzhu a good lecture and bring him back to his side completely.

As a result, before he even entered the door, he was bumped out by the angry He Yuzhu. (End of this chapter)