Courtyard House: Passing through the Silly Pillar, Activating the Blessed Cave Heaven

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"Come on, let me carry you on my back, that way we can walk faster."

He crouched down, let his sister hug his neck, and gently carried her on his back.

Sure enough, after carrying his younger sister on his back, his steps became much lighter, and he arrived at Wu Baotian's house in no time.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I saw Wu Youli playing in the yard with his younger sister, Wu Xiangyun.

He Yuzhu put He Yushui down, and she immediately ran towards her friends.

He Yuzhu followed and gave each of the two children a string of candied hawthorns.

Seeing that Wu Youli and Wu Xiangyun were enjoying their candied hawthorns, He Yushui quickly asked her older brother for hers.

She took the candied hawthorn and eagerly bit into one, the sweet taste instantly spreading in her mouth.

"You're welcome. Take these remaining strings back and share them with your mother, sister, sister-in-law, and nephew."

"Rain, you can play with Brother Youli and Sister Xiangyun later. Big Brother needs to go talk to Master about something."

"Okay, Brother Zhu, I'll go and distribute them right away." Wu Youli took the four strings of candied hawthorns handed to him by He Yuzhu, turned around and ran home, with Wu Xiangyun and He Yushui following him with bouncy steps.

He Yuzhu walked into the courtyard and saw his master, Wu Baotian, lying on a rattan chair with his eyes closed, basking in the sun.

He walked solemnly to his master.

"Master, something has happened at home, and I may not be able to continue learning to cook at Fengzeyuan."

Wu Baotian suddenly sat up in the rattan chair and asked anxiously, "What happened? Tell Master quickly."

"Please take a look at this letter first."

After you finish reading it, please keep it a secret for me. I told Yushui that Dad went out of town on business and didn't dare tell her the truth." He Yuzhu took out the letter written by He Daqing from his pocket.

Wu Baotian took the letter, read it carefully, and his face turned ashen with anger: "Your father is truly despicable! I can understand wanting to remarry, but how could he abandon you and your brother to go to Baoding with someone else? You're so grown up now, you can take care of yourself, but Yushui is only six years old. She's so young, how can she be left without adult care!"

He Yuzhu lowered his head, silently listening to his master's reprimand, thinking to himself, "I'm sorry, Master, there are some truths I cannot tell you..."

"So what are your plans for the future?"

"The rain is still light and they need someone to take care of them."

Fengzeyuan closes work too late every day, making it inconvenient to take care of her, so I requested to graduate early.

According to the old rules, I should have studied under you for nine years before I could graduate, but the situation is different now... I plan to go to the steel rolling mill tomorrow to ask if I can take over my father's job."

Wu Baotian lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "Now that we live in a new society, those old rules should be changed."

"Don't worry about things like having to serve for three years after completing your apprenticeship."

"Taking good care of my younger sister is the most important thing. Working in the factory canteen will definitely make it easier to take care of her."

It's a pity you have such a talent for cooking. If you could have stayed at Fengzeyuan and continued to learn, you would definitely have become a master of Shandong cuisine in the future.

I heard the union representatives are coming soon, and I was even planning to recommend you for the second kitchen cook position... Sigh, it's all your dad's fault, he ruined everything!"

"Zhu Zi, wait here for a while. I'm going inside to talk to your master's wife about something." After saying that, Wu Baotian turned around and went into the inner room.

Not long after, He Yuzhu heard his master calling him.

He walked into the main room and saw his master's wife holding a stack of money in her hand. He looked at his master with a puzzled expression.