Courtyard House: Report enemy agents at the start, and you'll take off immediately.

Because the two had a good relationship, he didn't think much of it and said with a smile:

"Oh, factory manager, what brings you here?"

"Is it because some higher-ups are coming to inspect the area and they're planning to have me cook?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Sha Zhu realized something was wrong.

He noticed that Director Yang's complexion was getting worse and worse.

What are you carrying in your hand?

The factory manager's words immediately made Sha Zhu's smile disappear.

My heart started to race, though I tried my best to appear calm on the outside.

"It's just some leftovers inside!"

"Open!"

"Factory manager, it's really just leftovers, I don't think there's any need to look at it."

"If you don't open it within three seconds, I'll call the security department right away."

Factory Director Yang's words remained stern, and only then did Sha Zhu realize that things had gotten out of hand.

Sigh, looks like I'm going to get criticized this time.

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Thinking this, Sha Zhu had no choice but to slowly and leisurely lift the lids of the lunchboxes one by one.

When Director Yang saw the food in Sha Zhu's lunchbox...

His face instantly turned extremely ugly.

The four lunch boxes contained equal portions of meat and vegetables.

It was all leftover food from lunch in the private room.

But this is not as simple as leftovers.

Factory Director Yang clearly remembers that the four dishes and one soup in that small private room at noon were eaten completely, with nothing left at all.

This means that, before anyone else has even eaten.

Sha Zhu had already reserved some of the dishes that were about to be served.

This is too much!

It's simply too much!

Previously, Director Yang thought that Sha Zhu was a person who valued loyalty and righteousness.

When Old Li, the head of the second canteen, came to report this, he didn't believe it.

It wasn't until later that Director Yang personally went to the workshop under the jurisdiction of the No. 1 canteen to conduct an investigation.

The results showed that nine out of ten workers said that Sha Zhu had a habit of shaking his ladle when serving food, and that the shaking was quite severe.

Now that he's witnessed it firsthand and caught them red-handed, Director Yang is furious.

Despite his anger, Director Yang also felt a lingering fear.

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He himself said that he allowed Shazhu to take away the leftovers.

If someone reports him, he, as the factory manager, will probably end up in jail as well.

“Shazhu, given what you’ve done, I’ve decided to deduct two months’ salary from your pay.”

"In addition, I will notify the security department."

"From today onwards, theft and unauthorized possession must be strictly investigated and punished."

“Especially kitchen staff, particularly those in the first canteen.”

"If caught, they will be immediately dismissed and handed over to the legal authorities."

"Also, I'm revoking my previous permission for you to take away the leftovers."

"If you do this kind of thing in my name again in the future, you'd better think twice. If you're not afraid of death, then go ahead and do it."

This incident made Director Yang completely lose faith in Sha Zhu.

If it weren't for the fact that a suitable replacement couldn't be found immediately.

Factory Director Yang will transfer Sha Zhu to the workshop tomorrow morning.

Actually, there had been previous instances where Sha Zhu was to be transferred to the workshop.

But in the end, we still had to humbly ask him to go back.

The reason is simple: Sha Zhu is an excellent cook.

The dishes he cooked were very popular with the leaders and cadres who came and went in the steel rolling mill.

After Director Yang left, Sha Zhu felt extremely disappointed.

He knew full well that the food he brought with him every day was worth far more than his monthly salary.

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Now look what's happened, not only were their lunchboxes confiscated, but...

Whether Qin Huairu will still be as close to him as before remains to be seen.

Sha Zhu became increasingly puzzled as he thought about it, and then gradually grew angry.

He's been carrying his lunchbox for a long time, and nothing has ever happened before.

Suddenly, Director Yang pulled this stunt.

Anyone with eyes can see that someone is definitely trying to frame him.

Who exactly is this person?

Meanwhile, Zhao De rode his bicycle with a big smile on his face.

The car was piled high with items; someone unfamiliar with the situation might think it was some kind of holiday.

"Hey, Zhao De, what's the occasion today?"

"You bought so much stuff, are you trying to ruin your life?"

"Wow, this brand new bicycle is amazing."

"Wow, there's a new sewing machine too! The factory's prizes this time are really generous!"

When Zhao De returned to the courtyard house, his third uncle, Yan Bugui, was waiting for him at the door as always.

This old man is the housekeeper for the front yard.

She works as a teacher at Hongxing Elementary School and enjoys scheming in her spare time.

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To plan ahead, he would rush back to the yard after school and wait at the gate for his prey.

You should know that going home from Hongxing Elementary School was much farther than going home from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

This shows how hard he worked on his plans.

Therefore, it doesn't matter who comes home from get off work.

You could always see Yan Bugui either watering flowers or sweeping the floor.

Like Xu Damao, every time he returned from screening movies in the countryside, he would always manage to take some local specialties with him.

Although the third uncle did this to support his family of five.

But that's how it looks from the outside.

But as long as you spend time with Uncle San in person, you'll know that you have such a neighbor.

It's hard for you to have any good feelings towards him.

As the saying goes...

"It's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you."

Having a neighbor like that who's always scheming against you is unpleasant.

Who wouldn't feel comfortable thinking about how to get something out of you?

Clearly, Zhao Dezheng was the big spender that the Third Uncle was eyeing to take advantage of.

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Of course, Zhao De really disliked this third uncle.

He only thinks about taking advantage of others and scheming against them.

Moreover, he didn't say a word when the entire hospital was forced to donate money back then.

Instead, they kicked him when he was down.

They've completely lost all sense of shame.