The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

After chatting in the kitchen for a while, Liu Hao thought about how the deaf old lady had come to Yang Xingguo to plead for Sha Zhu, and worried that Yang Xingguo might use underhanded tricks to harm Nan Yi.

Only by getting rid of Nan Yi can we use the excuse of serving him as a guest to transfer Sha Zhu back to the canteen.

Sha Zhu absolutely cannot go back to the cafeteria. That idiot is both malicious and wicked, and he might even spit in the food. He still has to eat in the cafeteria in the future, and just thinking about it makes him feel disgusted.

So Liu Hao called Liu Lan outside and whispered, "Sister Lan, Yang Xingguo is very likely to use underhanded tricks to get rid of Master Nan. You need to be careful."

Upon hearing this, Liu Lan was furious. She still wanted to learn cooking skills from Nan Yi and try to get a chef's certificate.

"Huh? Why should I?!"

"You know the deaf old lady, right? She came to the factory to see Yang Xingguo today. With Master Nan around, Yang Xingguo has no excuse to transfer Sha Zhu back to the canteen, so... you know!"

Liu Lan immediately understood, and knew that Sha Zhu's arrogance was due to Yang Xingguo's indulgence and protection.

Why did Yang Xingguo protect Sha Zhu?

Firstly, Sha Zhu's cooking skills were indeed quite good, and secondly, the deaf old lady had a close relationship with Yang Xingguo.

"Thanks for reminding me, brother. I'll keep a closer eye on things from now on and won't give Yang Xingguo a chance to frame Chef Nan. Sha Zhu still wants to go back to the cafeteria? Ha, no way!"

Liu Hao trusted Liu Lan completely. This woman was bold and meticulous, and with her keeping an eye on things, there shouldn't be any problems.

"Okay, I'm going back now."

"Okay, slow down!"

……

As I strolled back to the finance department, I found Zhong Chunli standing with her hands on her hips, muttering curses under her breath.

"Damn Yang Xingguo, does he really think the steel rolling mill is his own? Putting an incompetent like Yang Weimin into our finance department is just because Lao Jin is retiring next year and they want Yang Weimin to take his place."

"Guess what just happened? They were thinking of giving Lanfen, Zhang Qin, and Liu Hao a major demerit, but I pointed my finger at them and gave them a good scolding!"

"He's getting too big for his britches, isn't he? If he piss me off, I'll take this all the way to the ministry and show the minister his nepotistic ways!"

Clap clap clap~ Everyone applauded and cheered loudly.

Yu Lifen's hands were red from clapping. She truly deserves to be called the boss; she's amazing.

"Well said! Chunli is awesome!"

Yan Kai slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice, "I've worked in the finance department for so many years, and I've seen meritocracy, but I've never seen such blatant nepotism!"

"Someone like Yang Weimin thinks he can take over Lao Jin's job? He has absolutely no shame."

Zhang Qin scoffed, "A major demerit? You try giving him one, and I'll immediately file a complaint with the Ministry of Metallurgy."

After she finished speaking, she saw Liu Hao standing at the door.

"Hey, Little Liu's back! How did it go? Did you manage to get him?"

"We've got him. Master Nan is a very kind person; he agreed to help without even thinking about it."

Unaware of the situation, Zhong Chunli asked, "What? Who is Master Nan?"

Yu Lifen explained, "Sister Chunli, a new chef named Nan Yi was transferred to our third canteen today. He is said to be a descendant of the imperial chefs. We went to the third canteen for lunch, and his cooking skills are really good. Xiao Liu is getting married and we are going to hold a banquet, so we thought we would ask Chef Nan to cook the banquet."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Chunli paused for a moment, seemingly having heard of this person before.

"Nan Yi? The descendant of the imperial chefs? The son of the head manager of Yaheju Restaurant?"

Liu Hao asked in surprise, "Sister Chunli, you know him?"

Zhong Chunli shook her head: "I don't know him, but I've heard of him. His cooking skills are definitely better than that silly Zhu's. You've come to the right person."

"Haha, it was because I recommended Nan Yi to Deputy Factory Director Li that he was transferred to our steel rolling mill."

Everyone suddenly realized why Nan Yi had agreed to help without hesitation.

Liu Hao asked, "Sister Chunli, I overheard you saying at the door that Director Yang is going to give us a major demerit?"

"That's right, Lifen and Zhang Qin insulted Yang Weimin, and you tripped him, knocking out two of his front teeth. Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. Do you think Yang Xingguo will let you get away with this?"

After Zhong Chunli finished speaking, she glared at Liu Hao with annoyance.

"Don't worry, I've already taken care of it. Don't be so impulsive in the future. It's okay to curse a few times, but hitting people is not allowed."

"Thank you, Sister Chunli!"

"No need to thank me, get to work... Hmm, never mind, you figure it out yourself."

Thinking of Liu Hao's speed in calculating, Zhong Chunli smiled and waved her hand, telling Liu Hao to go about his business.

With Liu Hao around, it's so worry-free. I don't even need to check the ledgers; I can just sign them directly. I don't have to worry about making any mistakes at all.

Liu Hao sat back down at his workstation and glanced at He Xiaomeng, who was focused on writing in her notebook.

I glanced to the side and saw, wow, they were writing up their own rhetoric for labeling people.

What's even more outrageous is that He Xiaomeng is exceptionally gifted; her writing is logically sound, precise, and ruthless.

"Don't think you can act with impunity just because you have your parents' backing! Your behavior is trampling on others' dignity by abusing family ties, a vile manifestation of bureaucratic privilege, and a destruction of the new socialist ethos! Today you dare to force me to date, tomorrow will you dare to use your power to oppress even more people? I'm going to report you. I want to see if the organization will tolerate a parasite in the revolutionary ranks like you!"

"Treating the factory like one's own backyard, practicing nepotism and excluding dissidents—this is a typical feudal patriarchal style, an act of bullying and oppressing the workers!"

"Those who only care about their own personal gain and completely forget the fundamental principle of serving the people—this is bureaucratic behavior!"

"To distort the truth and retaliate for personal gain is to disrupt the revolutionary production order; it is the act of saboteurs!"

Liu Hao was stunned and exclaimed, "Wow!"

Holy crap, if He Xiaomeng becomes a Red Guard in two years, wouldn't she be able to kill indiscriminately?

He Xiaomeng, who was engrossed in writing, noticed that Liu Hao had returned and turned her head to give him a sweet smile.

"Brother Hao, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I'm just looking around. You go about your business."

"Hmm!"

He Xiaomeng continues to build weapons to protect herself!

With nothing to do, Liu Hao rolled up his sleeves and glanced at the gift his father-in-law had given him: a basic IWC Ingenieur watch.

It's 5 PM, and there's still half an hour until I can leave work.

After finishing the accounts, with no phone or computer to play with, and unable to concentrate on reading, I could only lie listlessly on the table, lost in thought.

"Liu Hao!"

Just as he was about to leave work, a clear and elegant voice came from behind him. Liu Hao looked up and saw Ye Xi.

Zhong Chunli and the others looked over and were immediately stunned.

Ye Xi's figure and appearance are comparable to Ye Juan's, but her temperament is completely different. She exudes a scholarly elegance, and her intellect and beauty are perfectly combined.

"Sister Xi, what brings you here?"

Liu Hao stood up and introduced, "Sister Chunli, Sister Lan, Sister Zhang, Master Yan, Brother Lei, Xiaomeng, and this is Ye Juan's older sister, Ye Xi!"

Everyone secretly gasped in amazement. No wonder she was so beautiful; she was Ye Juan's older sister. That made no difference.

Zhong Chunli stood up and greeted them warmly.

"Comrade Ye Xi, please come in."

Liu Hao said, "Sister Xi, this is our Deputy Section Chief Zhong."

Ye Xi did not come in.

"Hello Section Chief Zhong, I won't come in and sit down. I need to talk to Liu Hao about something."

"Okay, Xiao Liu, you can go now."

"Thank you, Sister Chunli."

Liu Hao thanked Zhong Chunli, stepped outside, and asked疑惑地问道, "Sister Xi, are you facing another calculation problem?"

"Well, there's a project that needs your help with. There are too many people here, so we'll go to your house."

"How did you get here?"

"Traffic hasn't resumed yet, so I walked here. I asked Dad to call Deputy Factory Director Li in advance to let him know, and the security department let me in. We'll go back together after Juan'er gets off work."

"Juan'er isn't feeling well today, so she's taking the day off to rest at home!"

Upon hearing that her younger sister was sick, Lin Xi hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Juan'er? Didn't you take her to the hospital?"

Liu Hao didn't know how to explain, so he could only make something up.

"It's not a big problem, just a fall. No bones were broken, a day of rest will be fine."

"That's good. What time do you get off work?"

Liu Hao glanced at the time; it was 5:22, and night had already fallen.

It gets dark too early; it's basically completely dark by 5:30.

"By the time I get to the door, it'll be almost time to leave work."