Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"No, the canteen chef has been the squad leader since I joined the army. Anyone who dares to steal meat under his nose must die!"

"That's great! Arrange for someone to deliver the wine to me, and give me a receipt! One with the official seal!"

"No problem!" Li Jianshe said with a smile on his face, patting his chest.

Just as the three of them turned to leave, Chen Zhiguo suddenly asked, "Hey! What is this pile?"

Following Chen Zhiguo's gaze, Li Jianshe and Hu Weijun looked over and saw a pile of old furniture piled up randomly in the other corner of the warehouse. They were not arranged very well and were randomly piled up into a small hill!

"Oh! This was when the factory was built. There were no office desks and chairs, so we collected some unwanted old furniture in the city. But after we brought them here, we found that all the furniture were carved and the sizes were not suitable. So we never used them and they were all piled up here!" Hu Weijun, an old man who has been here since the beginning of the factory, knows everything here!

Chen Zhiguo took a closer look and said, "How about giving it to me? I'll find two pieces that can be used, and the rest can be used as firewood. How about that?"

"Okay! This pile will be ten dollars for you!" Hu Weijun grabbed Li Jianshe who was about to speak and said quickly. Seeing that Hu Weijun had already spoken, Li Jianshe could only shut his mouth in frustration!

When Chen Zhiguo saw Li Jianshe's expression, he just smiled and said, "Okay! We'll take them away together later!"

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When they arrived at the canteen, the three pigs had already been slaughtered. "Lao Jiang, Lao Jiang, have you weighed the pork?" Li Jianshe shouted as he entered the kitchen.

"What are you yelling for? You have no respect for your parents! I just finished my work, sit down and have a drink of water! Give me a break!"

The chubby chef in the kitchen held a big teacup and started to scold Li Jianshe. Li Jianshe had to stand by with a smile on his face. He didn't dare to refute at all, and he didn't have the arrogance he had just shouted! It seems that it was really the old squad leader of the kitchen team who managed Li Jianshe to be obedient!

"Master Jiang, thank you for your help!" Chen Zhiguo stepped forward and passed out a cigarette. He stuffed a whole pack of Mudan into Old Jiang's pocket, threw a handful to the kitchen helper, and then put two handfuls of candy on the chopping board. "Auntie, sister, those who don't smoke, please have some candy. Help yourself!"

"Wow! This guy is pretty good, really iconic!"

"Young man, how old are you? Do you have a girlfriend? Can I introduce you to one?"

"Young man, my niece is just eighteen this year, she's a perfect match for you!"

Seeing how capable Chen Zhiguo was in handling things, the aunties in the cafeteria all came over, distributing candies and teasing him. Of course, some of them were really interested in Chen Zhiguo and wanted to introduce him to someone!

"Okay, forget about it. Didn't you see the guy riding that big motorcycle a few days ago, rumbling around? He has a wife, but they haven't got the marriage certificate yet!" One of them said while distributing candies!

When they heard that Chen Zhiguo had a wife, these aunts felt sorry for him. Why didn’t they see such a nice guy earlier?

Chen Zhiguo also took the opportunity to slip out of the aunt's encirclement. She was too fierce. She wanted to introduce me to a wife the first time I saw her. What a damn charm! Chen Zhiguo secretly delighted himself and began to focus on the meat that had been cut!

"Master Jiang, help me get a slab of pork ribs, a pig's head, four pig's trotters, a set of offal, and give me ten pounds of pork belly. I'll take it away! We can't let you work in vain in the canteen. In addition to the set of offal I promised you before, I'll give you a pig's head and four pig's trotters. You can share them among yourselves! As for the other pig's head, four pig's trotters, and a set of offal, let Lao Li share them with the factory leaders. As for the rest of the meat, give it to Lao Hu!"

Chen Zhiguo spoke out his ideas in one breath, and as a result, the whole cafeteria became noisy. Among the dozen or so kitchen staff, each person could get at least two kilograms of food. No matter what it was, it was all meat. This was much more than the offal that everyone had been given before!

Chen Zhiguo wanted to use the kitchen to stew the pig's trotters, pig's head, and offal together at first, just to be lazy! But then he thought, firstly, he had his own space, and he could clean these things up more cleanly in his space than they did! Secondly, he didn't know how good the chef was, and if his skills were not good, or the ingredients were not complete, wouldn't the meat be wasted! It would be better to do it by himself, spend more time and effort, at least he had all the ingredients in his space, and his skills were not bad, so he would be more assured, right?

"Zhiguo, is this appropriate?"

"Why is it inappropriate? Are the factory leaders not human beings? Besides, these are all given by me as gifts, and I am not taking advantage of the factory! If you don't want them, don't stop others from giving them to you!"

"Only a fool wouldn't want it!" Li Jianshe muttered and stood aside without saying anything!

"Zhiguo, the remaining meat is 415 kilograms!" Hu Weijun has already weighed out the remaining meat.

"Take off the decimals and just owe me 100 pounds! That's easier to settle!"

"Okay, let's do as you say!" Hu Weijun said happily. This is the real Chen Zhiguo. The previous one was just an illusion!

Chen Zhiguo loaded what he wanted on the jeep and drove to the warehouse. The car arranged by Hu Weijun had already arrived. Although Chen Zhiguo didn't care at all when negotiating the price, whether it was wine or old furniture, but when the workers were moving, Chen Zhiguo directly gave each of them a bag of Daqianmen, just to make them be careful and handle it with care when moving!

Li Jianshe and Hu Weijun were standing not far away. At this time, Li Jianshe spoke out what was in his mind, "Why don't you let me negotiate a higher price? Maybe we will owe him this hundred kilograms of meat!"

Hu Weijun looked at Li Jianshe as if he were an idiot. "Old Li, I know that everything you do is for the workers in the factory, but you can't be foolish for the sake of the employees. Have you ever considered Chen Zhiguo? He went up the mountain to hunt just to eat better, but if he really did it just for himself, he wouldn't have hunted three wild boars!"

Li Jianshe said in surprise, "You mean, when Chen Zhiguo was hunting, he thought of giving the meat to the factory!"

Hu Weijun said leisurely, "If it were me, one would be enough for me to eat. Why would I bother to hunt two? Not to mention how to preserve so much meat? Just look at this mountain road, dragging this heavy prey of 700 to 800 kilograms, isn't it tiring! However, Chen Zhiguo's body is really strong. He doesn't look fat, but he is very strong! He can drag such a heavy thing by himself!"

"Then why was he so reluctant when we begged him? He spoke so harshly!" Thinking of Chen Zhiguo's face at that time, Li Jianshe was so angry that his teeth itched! He couldn't even bear to be scolded!

"If it's so easy to give it to you, next time you're short of meat, will you go directly to his house and ask him for help?" However, Hu Weijun was unmoved, and seemed to have no idea that there was anything wrong with what Chen Zhiguo said. He just asked leisurely,

Li Jianshe thought about it, then nodded, "Of course I will. In order for the workers to have meat to eat, I can really beg him! After all, if it happened the first time, there will be a second time. I just need to beg him, and he will definitely agree!"

Hu Weijun sighed and said, "Old Li, I know you are a good manager in managing the factory, but can you use your brain when it comes to social etiquette? I know you did this so that the workers can have a taste of meat, and it's well-intentioned! But when you did this, have you considered Chen Zhiguo's feelings? Does he owe you anything? What is his main business? Why should he help you? You pushed the responsibility you should bear onto him, and you just open your mouth, and you feel relieved? But what about Chen Zhiguo? Do you know if he is willing? You also know that hunting in the mountains is very dangerous, so it is not dangerous for Chen Zhiguo to go?"

Hu Weijun's words made Li Jianshe shut down. No one is perfect. Li Jianshe is indeed a good manager in factory production management, but he is really lacking in human relations. If the workers of this era were not highly conscious and could understand, there would have been a big uproar long ago!

"Then his request was intentional. He just wanted to embarrass us and didn't want to help us!" Li Jianshe's voice got louder and louder as he spoke, gesticulating with excitement!

"I say, can you calm down! Think about it seriously! Why do they do this?" Hu Weijun hurriedly pulled Li Jianshe back a few steps, for fear of alarming Chen Zhiguo who was not far away. How could he know that Chen Zhiguo heard their conversation clearly!

"If he doesn't want to help, he can just kill a pig and bring it back, which is enough for him to eat. Why bother with so much trouble? He will only get himself into trouble if he does this, don't you think?"

Li Jianshe was awakened by Hu Weijun and thought carefully, "Why did he do this?"

"Chen Zhiguo just wants to tell you that he can help you get the meat, but it has to be in equal exchange. You can't get it for nothing. And don't bother him. Think of something to exchange before you go to him and ask for it! You can't just open your mouth and ask for it. He doesn't owe you anything!"

Seeing Li Jianshe thinking deeply, Hu Weijun simply explained everything at once and let him think about it carefully!

Chapter 350 I want to leave this house!

"Let me explain why those old furniture only cost ten dollars! You know what kind of wood those are, and Chen Zhiguo certainly knows that too. Yes, you can ask for a high price, and if Chen Zhiguo wants, he might accept it, but this has become a pure transaction, and there is no humanity at all!

So, what about next time? Do you still want meat? You ask Chen Zhiguo for help, that's business, there's no human touch. If Chen Zhiguo is happy, he might talk to you about the deal. Let's not talk about what you can exchange with him. Let's say Chen Zhiguo doesn't want to go hunting anymore, what will you do? There's no human touch! Why should he listen to you?

What will you do then? Are you organizing people to go up the mountain yourself? Do you still want to be punished and dismissed? Moreover, you want a high price, what if Chen Zhiguo thinks you want to rip him off? It's fine if he dislikes the high price and doesn't want it, at most these old furniture will continue to be placed in the warehouse! But what if he gets angry and thinks you did it on purpose? Do you think he will continue to help you? Don't forget that Chen Zhiguo can not only go up the mountain to hunt, he is also a technical master. Can the CNC workshop leave him? How much has he helped you in production these days? Have you forgotten all this? "Hu Weijun pointed at Li Jianshe with regret. Although he was the factory director, he really didn't give him any face!

Li Jianshe broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. With his straightforward personality, he simply couldn't understand the twists and turns here. "What you mean is that Chen Zhiguo knew the value of this old furniture, and he also knew that we were looking for an excuse to give it to him. This means that if he accepts this old furniture, it means he has accepted our favor! We can continue with the future, and he can continue to help us?"

"You're not stupid! Why couldn't you figure it out at that time?" Hu Weijun said with regret. Fortunately, he was quick at that time, otherwise he really didn't know how it would have ended!

"At that time, I was just thinking about asking for a high price and paying him back slowly, so that I could owe him less and get more money with these old furniture, which would be a great value for money! I didn't expect that Chen Zhiguo would owe us a favor!" Li Jianshe slapped his head in annoyance.

"Those old furniture, no matter how good the wood is, are not usable. Rather than letting them rot slowly in the warehouse, it is better to give them to Chen Zhiguo as a favor. In the future, if he needs help, he will be more polite!"

Chen Zhiguo didn't want to listen anymore, so he went to help move the furniture. These things were really good stuff! All of them were made of Huanghuali wood, and each piece of furniture was carved with exquisite patterns. I don't know how they collected them at that time, but now it's cheap for him. At most, he can go to the mountain and get them a few wild boars. Not only will it be convenient for him to eat meat, but it will also allow the workers in the factory to see meat. At the same time, it will also make Li Jianshe and Hu Weijun grateful to him. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone!

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Ma Huihui stared in amazement as Chen Zhiguo drove a large truck to her doorstep and unloaded a pile of furniture. Chen Zhiguo's newly built garage could not hold many of the pieces, so the rest were piled in the yard!

"Where did you get these old furniture? What do you want them for?" Ma Huihui asked the question in her heart after the helper left. This is what a smart woman does. She should not offend her man in front of others, but should say things behind his back.

"I found these in the warehouse. There are a few pieces that I like, and the rest can be used as firewood. I'll clean them up later!"

Ma Huihui was skeptical, but she didn't ask any more questions. Chen Zhiguo thought that he would definitely tell her, and if he didn't tell her, it meant that she didn't need to ask any more questions. Ma Huihui wisely didn't ask any more questions, "Okay! You can do it yourself!"

Then, she happily picked up the red fox in her arms and said, "This fox is so obedient, it doesn't move at all!" How could she know that the red fox was about to cry and faint, feeling so aggrieved. If she hadn't dared to disobey Chen Zhiguo's order, she would have run away from Ma Huihui's arms long ago. It was very comfortable to be stroked, but you can't stroke it all the time! If you stroke it any more, all the fur will be rubbed off!

Fortunately, Chen Zhiguo knew her grievance and rescued her. "You can't hold her every day. You will scare her. If she runs away, you will have no fun. Let her walk around by herself. If you want to hold her, hold her for a while, but not for too long! You have to give her freedom!"

Ma Huihui also felt that she had gone too far, so she let go of her hand, and the red fox instantly jumped down, standing in the yard shaking its stiff body. The feeling of freedom was really good! The white fox looked at her proudly, and circled around Chen Zhiguo's legs. It was still better to have its own master!

Chen Zhiguo arranged the furniture in the yard, and then went to the car to get the pig's trotters and pig's head. In an instant, he went in and out of the space once, and all the pig's trotters, pig's head and sewage were cleaned up!

"So many?" Ma Huihui asked in surprise.

"We didn't take much, just enough for us to eat for a few days. The rest of the meat was given to the factory. The workers there haven't had meat for a long time!" Chen Zhiguo explained, fearing that Ma Huihui would be dissatisfied.

"Zhiguo, you are right, I support you! Let's just keep some for eating!" Ma Huihui was very generous. Although she had been struggling with how to deal with so much meat, Chen Zhiguo's plan was more perfect than she thought, so she naturally chose to support Chen Zhiguo! Of course, her words also made Chen Zhiguo very happy. Ma Huihui was not a stingy and selfish woman, and her values ​​were correct!

"These are all cleaned by the cafeteria. After washing them, I will braise them and we can eat them tomorrow!"

"What do you want me to do?" Ma Huihui rolled up her sleeves, not afraid of the pig's head or the large intestine.

"Take out the big basin at home and wash these. I'll go prepare the seasoning and get ready to cook!"

"Row!"

The two people cooperated with each other and worked for a while. They used two large pots and put the pig's head, pig's trotters, and offal into the pot. They boiled them over high heat first, and then after more than half an hour, they simmered them over low heat. The food cooked over this wood stove tasted delicious and full of the flavor of home!

"I'm drooling!" Ma Huihui did not hide her greed at all.

"Wait a minute, the pig liver and lungs need to be cooked quickly. Let's have dinner later so that they can absorb the flavor! Cut them into a plate, add garlic, coriander, pickled peppers, chili peppers, and some balsamic vinegar, and they will taste amazing!"

"Okay! I'll listen to you! You're so mean. You know I'm greedy, but you still make me greedy like this!" Ma Huihui swallowed several times after hearing this. She was so angry that she chased Chen Zhiguo to fight. The two of them chased each other in the yard, and their laughter echoed in the dim evening and in the mountains that were still green in early winter!

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At this moment in Yanjing City, Jiang Yuehua, Jiang Yuechen and Gu Yunshu are gathered together. They have been very busy these days, especially after the order for seamless steel pipes came in, the entire experimental team became busy. Jiang Yuehua and the others were also assigned to the first or second steel rolling mill to guide them in improving the production process!

Today is a rare day off, so the three of us decided to get together! We can also have a rant to talk about how depressed and irritable we are these days!

"Oh! I'm so annoyed by my mom these days, urging me to go on blind dates every day!" After drinking a glass of Lotus White, Jiang Yuehua kicked off today's complaining conference!

"Who said it wasn't? Your family is your mother's, but my family is the other way around. My father urges me every day, either introducing me to a clerk in this bureau or a technician in that factory. I'm about to collapse!" Gu Yunshu also spoke after drinking a glass of wine!

"I'm fine! My mom mentioned it once, and after I rejected it, she never mentioned it again. I just don't know how long this situation can last!" Jiang Yuechen hasn't encountered such a situation yet, but seeing the situation of her two sisters, she can also foresee that her good days will not last long!

"I heard that we are so busy now because Chen Zhiguo needs these things! Zhiguo is really amazing. He has achieved so much at such a young age. I also heard from our dean that Minister Wang regretted not being able to withstand the pressure and letting Chen Zhiguo go!" Jiang Yuehua lowered her voice and said quietly!

"Yes! It would be great if he were here!" Gu Yunshu's face flushed as she recalled the sweetness of being with Chen Zhiguo!

Her words also reminded Jiang Yuehua and Jiang Yuechen of their longing for Chen Zhiguo, and both of their faces blushed!

After a moment of silence, Jiang Yuehua broke the silence, "I heard that the next step is to go to other places. Those big steel mills are going crazy. First, the steelmaking furnaces need to be improved, and there is also the seamless steel pipe production line. Old Shen and Wang Qiang now have people coming to them every day to ask for advice, learn, and ask them for guidance!"

"It's useless. How can they go without the dean's approval?" Jiang Yuechen interrupted.

"However, I heard that the minister's office has been full of leaders from steel mills these days, all of whom are asking for technical support. I guess that once the technical transformation of our three factories in Yanjing is completed, they will travel all over the country! Otherwise, the minister will not be able to work!" Gu Yunshu continued.

"What a pity! I heard from the teacher that if Zhiguo was here, we could open a training class and then check it again. This would save a lot of time! Old Shen and Wang Qiang are still not good enough. They can only command the work step by step. Letting them take the lead in training personnel is still not good enough. Not only can they not control the situation, but they also can't explain it clearly! They can only travel all over the country and give instructions everywhere!" Jiang Yuehua continued after drinking a glass with the sisters.

"It's okay! We don't have to go out. The teacher is worried about us going out and says it's inconvenient for girls to go out!" Gu Yunshu patted her chest thankfully and drank a few small glasses of white wine. She obviously felt drunk and a little bit high!

However, her words caused Jiang Yuehua to think, "I want to go on a business trip. I don't want to stay at home. It's too annoying!" Jiang Yuehua drank a glass of wine and said loudly,

Chapter 351 Minister Wang’s troubles!

"Sister! It's not only inconvenient but also dangerous for you to go on a business trip as a girl!" Jiang Yuechen said worriedly.

"Do you think I'm stupid? I can ask the teacher to send two people to accompany me. I'll ask Wang Qiang for help and find another one. That's Zhiguo's neighbor at the Third Steel Rolling Mill, named Liu Guangqi. Doesn't he always want to be an official? I'll give him a chance to show his ability and he will definitely agree. Then the three of us can go on a business trip!" Jiang Yuehua said confidently. It seemed that she had been thinking about this idea for a long time!

"But, will uncle and aunt agree?" Jiang Yuechen asked worriedly.

"I'll just tell them I'm on a business trip for a few days. When I get out, how can they catch me back? If I don't go back, they can only watch! Who told them to urge me every day? It's annoying!"

"Oh! I really admire your courage!" Gu Yunshu looked at Jiang Yuehua enviously. She had the same experience, but she didn't dare to run away like this!

"Yun Shu, why don't you come with me? You can keep me company!"

"I'll think about it!" Although Gu Yunshu didn't refuse verbally, deep down, she didn't want to go on a business trip or run back and forth at all!