Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Chapter 111

Not knowing which projectionist would be showing the film tonight, He Yuzhu went directly to the propaganda department's projection team.

They were in a small office not far from the propaganda department. There were a few tables in the office, but usually there were few people in the office when they were on assignment to go to the countryside.

Especially in autumn, the busiest time in rural areas, film projection teams are needed to go to the countryside to show movies to relieve the fatigue of the body and mind.

So when He Yuzhu arrived at the department office, there was no one there, so He Yuzhu could only go to the publicity department.

There were quite a few people in the publicity department. Some drew publicity posters, some wrote publicity articles, and some were in charge of broadcasting. None of them had to run around.

"Master He, who are you looking for?" Someone in the publicity department noticed He Yuzhu at the window and asked curiously.

Seeing that someone was paying attention to him, He Yuzhu was very happy and immediately asked, "I wanted to ask Xu Damao, do you know where he is?"

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Regardless of whether He Yuzhu felt fortunate, although he shouldn't be so timid as an adult, there was nothing he could do. After all, he was a cook, and he didn't want to have much contact with anything involving writing.

Upon hearing that they were looking for Xu Damao, someone immediately pointed to a small private room and said, "Xu Damao is showing a movie at the factory tonight, so he's probably in the storage room right now."

"Thank you, thank you." He Yuzhu said thank you and immediately ran towards the small private room that the man pointed to.

As soon as we entered the private room, we saw Xu Damao walking out from inside.

"Xu Damao, are you going back for lunch?" He Yuzhu asked.

Xu Damao shook his head and said, "No, why?"

"Isn't there a movie showing today? I wanted to ask you if you're going back. If you are, please tell Yushui that you're going to watch a movie with her sister-in-law tonight," He Yuzhu explained.

"That's unfortunate, I'm not going back today. I have to show the movie tonight, and I can't leave," Xu Damao said with some regret.

Hearing this, He Yuzhu was somewhat disappointed, but there was nothing he could do: "Alright then, you go ahead with your work, I'll go find someone else."

After saying that, He Yuzhu was about to leave, but Xu Damao called out to him, "Wait, Brother Zhu, don't be in such a hurry to leave."

He Yuzhu turned to Xu Damao in confusion and asked, "What's wrong, Damao?"

Xu Damao said with a smile, "Brother Zhu, aren't you looking for someone? It's just someone from the courtyard. Could you also let my wife know?"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu didn't refuse. He nodded in agreement and left the building, heading towards Workshop 3.

Inside Workshop 3, everyone was busy working. Outside, the autumn wind was chilly, but inside, people wearing short sleeves were sweating profusely.

At this moment, Jia Dongxu was processing a workpiece with a machine when suddenly there was a click. Jia Dongxu stopped, frowned at the workpiece, and finally sighed helplessly before putting the workpiece into a box to the side.

"Dongxu, what's wrong with you? You've run into trouble again."

Seeing Jia Dongxu's actions, Yi Zhonghai, who was in the distance, frowned and walked over again.

"Master, this part is still not good enough; it needs to be reworked," Jia Dongxu said helplessly.

Yi Zhonghai examined the workpiece and, with his keen eye, immediately spotted the problem. He said, "Dongxu, this problem is very simple. You just need to—"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu frowned and said with some difficulty, "Master, this is a bit difficult. I might not be able to do it well."

Yi Zhonghai laughed and said, "It's alright, Dongxu, take your time, don't rush."

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's encouraging eyes, Jia Dongxu really wanted to say: Master, I really don't understand what you're saying!

Just then, He Yuzhu poked his head out from outside the door, looking around.

"Isn't this Chef He from the canteen? What brings you to our workshop?" The workshop director was the first to see He Yuzhu.

At this time, in order to maintain production capacity, all the workshop directors in the steel rolling mill were in the workshops keeping a close eye on production, fearing that something might go wrong.

"Director, hello. I'm here to ask someone to pass on a message. I'll leave right away so as not to delay your work." He Yuzhu took out a cigarette and handed it to the workshop director.

The workshop foreman accepted it without ceremony: "Tell me who you're looking for and what message you want to convey, and I'll pass it on for you."

"Okay, I'd like to find our neighbors in the courtyard, like Master Yi, or Jia Dongxu and the others," He Yuzhu said.

The workshop director frowned, thinking that he should find Yi Zhonghai, but no, Yi Zhonghai had a lot of tasks to do right now, and he couldn't bother him. As for Jia Dongxu, forget it, he was just a good-for-nothing and useless. So he changed the message to looking for someone.

Thinking of this, the workshop director looked in Jia Dongxu's direction and called out, "Jia Dongxu, come here for a moment."

Jia Dongxu, who was looking bewildered under Yi Zhonghai's gaze, heard the voice and, as if granted a pardon, hurriedly ran over and said, "Director, did you need something?"

The workshop foreman nodded, pointed to He Yuzhu standing at the door, and said, "Jia Dongxu, your neighbor is looking for you. Go quickly."

After finishing speaking, the workshop director left the workshop entrance and came to Yi Zhonghai's side, saying something to him solicitously.

Yi Zhonghai nodded from time to time, a smile on his face, clearly pleased with what the workshop director had said.

Meanwhile, Jia Dongxu approached He Yuzhu and asked, puzzled, "He Yuzhu, what brings you here?"

He Yuzhu didn't waste any words and directly told him about the movie screening that night, then asked him to inform his family and Xu Damao's wife.

Upon hearing about this, Jia Dongxu agreed without much thought and then returned to his workstation.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai went back to process the parts, and Jia Dongxu breathed a sigh of relief.

He picked up the workpiece and began to ponder the methods taught by Yi Zhonghai, and started processing it, but he failed in no time.

Jia Dongxu thought to himself: Is it because my master doesn't know how to teach, or am I just too stupid? Why can't I learn it?

At this moment, Jia Dongxu was confused and didn't know what to do.

After get off work, Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai went home together. Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong chatted and laughed all the way, making it quite lively, while Jia Dongxu remained silent, head down.

Back home, Jia Dongxu lay in bed, tossing and turning. Jia Zhangshi saw him and asked with concern, "Dongxu, what's wrong? Is something on your mind?"

Jia Dongxu wanted to speak, but seeing Jia Zhangshi's concerned eyes, he swallowed his words, not wanting her to worry. He shook his head and said, "It's nothing, it's just that there's a movie today, and He Yuzhu asked me to tell his family."

After saying that, Jia Dongxu got up to leave, but when he reached the door, he saw Qin Huairu holding a stick and said to her, "Huairu, there's a movie today, remember to go see it. I'll go and inform the He family and the Xu family."

Qin Huairu, holding the stick, said to Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, I understand. But I'll inform the He family. You just need to inform the Xu family."

Jia Dongxu didn't pay any attention, nodded, and went to the backyard.

I happened to pass by Liu Haizhong's house and saw Liu Haizhong lecturing his son. I couldn't help but shake my head.

Upon arriving at the Xu family's house, Jia Dongxu knocked on the door, but to his surprise, the door was not closed and was pushed open by the knocking motion.

Jia Dongxu was stunned. He saw Zhang Daya resting on the table with her arms propped up. She had obviously finished cooking after returning and was so tired that she fell asleep.

After Zhang Daya returned, she had clearly changed her clothes. Her loose-fitting clothes unintentionally revealed a bit of skin, which looked even more alluring under the moonlight.

The maternal glow emanating from a pregnant woman is captivating, and Jia Dongxu is no exception.