Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

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Hearing the knock on the door, Li Huaide, who was signing documents, looked up at the door.

"Come in, the door's unlocked."

The door opened right before Li Huaide's eyes, and a very familiar face entered.

"Comrade, who are you?"

No wonder Li Huaide didn't recognize He Yuzhu. The place where He Yuzhu was sitting wasn't well-lit at the time, and Li Huaide had also drunk quite a bit. This made it impossible for him to remember He Yuzhu.

"Director Li, it's me, He Yuzhu, the head chef of the third canteen. I heard you're preparing some food for lunch, so I came to ask what you'd like to prepare."

He Yuzhu clearly and logically explained his purpose.

Li Huaide's eyes lit up when he heard that it was the head chef of the third canteen.

Although he drank a lot of alcohol that day and entertained many guests.

But he still didn't forget the taste of the dishes he ate; they tasted no worse than what he had eaten at those restaurants.

"Oh, it's Zhu Zi. Oh dear, look at my memory, I drank too much and didn't remember. Come, come, come, come sit down quickly."

After Li Huaide finished speaking, he got up, pulled He Yuzhu to the sofa, made him sit down, and poured him a glass of water.

This gesture made He Yuzhu feel somewhat flattered. Although he knew that Li Huaide liked the food he ate in the TV series, especially when he caused trouble, or rather, when he could forgive He Yuzhu after beating him up, it was clear that Li Huaide liked the food he ate.

But I never expected that he would be so enthusiastic after we've only just met and I've only eaten his cooking once.

"Director Li, you're too kind. I came to ask who we'll be hosting for lunch and what dishes we'll be making."

Although sitting on this big sofa was quite comfortable, He Yuzhu still knew what he had to do at noon, and this matter could not be delayed.

"Oh, it's like this, Zhu Zi. I'm planning to take advantage of the new pigs being ready for market and want to get some pigs from the slaughterhouse, so I need to entertain the slaughterhouse's leaders. So it's up to you today." Li Huaide simply stated his purpose.

This was a planned economy, and things like slaughterhouses were planned products. They couldn't be allocated arbitrarily, but in order to ensure the completion of tasks, there was usually a surplus, and this surplus was the unplanned material.

These supplies had to be negotiated by these leaders, so those special meals were usually for entertaining these people.

"No problem, this is a good thing. I will do my best to benefit the workers."

Seeing He Yuzhu's serious expression, Li Huaide smiled.

"Alright, alright, Zhu Zi, it's not that serious. It's just inviting them to a meal to build rapport. Besides, with your cooking skills, even a simple dish is excellent. Don't feel pressured, just cook what you usually do. By the way, those leaders want Sichuan cuisine."

After Li Huaide finished speaking, he took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to He Yuzhu.

Upon seeing the envelope, He Yuzhu did not take it, but instead looked at Li Huaide.

"Zhu Zi, I can't count this as overtime since I made you work so hard to prepare lunch today, so this is a little compensation for you. Also, the dish you made last time was very well received when I entertained the Soviet experts. This is also part of my reward for you."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu accepted the gift with a grin and said, "Then thank you very much, Director Li. I won't be polite."

Seeing He Yuzhu like this, Li Huaide didn't care; in fact, he quite liked it.

"Alright, Zhuzi, you can go ahead and get busy. I won't take up any more of your time." Seeing that the matter was settled, Li Huaide didn't keep He Yuzhu there any longer.

After all, he has a lot of work to do and can't afford to waste time on this.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's order to leave, He Yuzhu didn't linger and got up to leave the office.

After walking in the corridor for a while and looking around to make sure no one was there, I took out the envelope, opened it, and read what was inside.

Four five-dollar bills were poured out, along with some other receipts.

I found a mess of things, all sorts of receipts.

However, what surprised He Yuzhu the most was that there were milk candy coupons, oil coupons, and a cloth coupon.

These tickets are truly valuable items; sometimes you can't buy them even if you have the money.

Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder so many transmigrators like to work for Li Huaide, Li Huaide is really generous.

Having received Li Huaide's reward, He Yuzhu didn't hesitate. He immediately opened the menu, went to the canteen director to get his signature, and then ran to the small storeroom to get the ingredients he needed.

Around 11 a.m., after finishing the large pot of vegetables, He Yuzhu immediately started stir-frying vegetables for a small meal.

At noon, He Yuzhu cooked the dishes willingly and didn't keep much for himself, only leaving a lunchbox full of meat and vegetables.

However, after cooking, He Yuzhu also felt sore all over.

Every day, after cooking the large pot of vegetables, I also have to cook the small pot of vegetables. It's really tiring. I still need to find a way to take on an apprentice and teach him how to cook the large pot of vegetables.

Unfortunately, Ma Hua had not yet entered the steel rolling mill at this time; otherwise, he would have been the best candidate.

After finishing his work, He Yuzhu sat there leisurely drinking tea, not wanting to move anymore.

After the leaders in the private room finished eating, He Yuzhu called a kitchen helper to clean up the room.

Soon, the kitchen helper finished cleaning up and was carrying two lunch boxes in her hands.

"Master He, these are the remaining dishes in the private room. I've packed them up for you."

He Yuzhu looked at the dishes, thought for a moment, and shook his head, saying, "Two dishes are too many. Just leave one for me."

He Yuzhu originally intended not to leave any of them, since they had been eaten by others.

At this time, the leftovers that others have eaten are considered good food, and some hotels even sell chopped vegetables.

So He Yuzhu kept one of them and gave the other to the kitchen helper.

"Okay, thank you, Master He."

The kitchen helper received a lunchbox and his eyes narrowed with joy. The others, upon hearing this, were also very envious, but said nothing; it was Chef He's skill.

Looking at the group of middle-aged women and the kitchen helpers, He Yuzhu didn't say anything.

There are rules in the kitchen, and he can't break them. Sometimes breaking the rules doesn't end well.

After getting off work, He Yuzhu walked down the street, thinking that it was almost June and the locust flowers should be picked, otherwise they would be too old and not taste good.

The name "Huaihua" comes from the locust tree in the middle of the courtyard. It was named after Qin Huairu's daughter, who saw the locust tree after Jia Dongxu's death.

After arriving home, He Yuzhu walked around the locust tree.

However, since the locust tree belonged to the compound, he couldn't just pick the flowers without permission. He had to discuss it with everyone to avoid upsetting them.