Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"Uncle Li, you misunderstood. There isn't much roe deer meat, just enough for a dish. I just wanted you to have a taste of how it tastes!" Chen Zhiguo explained quickly.

"You, you!" Li Huaide was very satisfied with Chen Zhiguo's way of handling things, which was reasonable and appropriate! Unexpectedly, he was even more satisfied with what was to come!

Chapter 86: Drinking habits reflect one's character

Li Huaide has a good alcohol tolerance, and Chen Zhiguo's current physical condition can be said to be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk!

The two of them quickly drank a bottle of wine. As the saying goes, a person's character reflects his drinking habits, and his true character can be revealed by drinking!

Li Huaide also wanted to test Chen Zhiguo, so he had a quick drink with him. However, after each of them drank half a bottle of wine, Chen Zhiguo was still as steady as a mountain, speaking clearly and without any confusion. Li Huaide also praised him secretly, saying that although he was young, he had a sense of steadiness that was inconsistent with his age!

Li Huaide opened another bottle, and then they started drinking and chatting, which is another step to get to know a person. It was obvious that Chen Zhiguo could pick up any topic Li Huaide raised, and he was able to bring forth new ideas from different angles and with the depth of his thinking. From their conversation, it could be seen that Li Huaide and Chen Zhiguo were having a very happy conversation!

At this moment, the door of the private room was pushed open, and He Yuzhu walked in carrying a casserole.

"Any more food?" Li Huaide remembered that he didn't ask for more food.

"Wild ginseng stewed with pheasant, Director Li, please try it!"

"Wow! Such a delicious dish, He Yuzhu, we don't have this dish in our cafeteria?" Li Huaide thought it was brought by He Yuzhu, but He Yuzhu pointed at Chen Zhiguo and said, "This was brought by brother Zhiguo. This dish needs to be slow-cooked, so it's a little late!"

Li Huaide then realized that Chen Zhiguo had brought a dish with him. After all this time, it was no longer him who was treating the guest, but Chen Zhiguo who was treating him!

"You kid, don't do this again next time! I'm treating you and you add more dishes! What the hell!" Although he pretended to be angry, he was smiling inside. He felt respected and felt comfortable both physically and mentally!

"It's just some mountain products, a token of our gratitude to the villagers," Chen Zhiguo stood up and pulled out a chair.

Li Huaide said, "He Yuzhu has worked hard today, sit down and eat together!" If He Yuzhu sat down today, he would lose points in front of Li Huaide! A person must know his limits and know when to advance and retreat!

It was obvious that He Yuzhu's IQ was online today. "No, Director Li, I didn't do well today. I'll borrow Director Li's wine to toast you a glass of wine!"

It was rare to see He Yuzhu lowering his head. Li Huaide drank the wine that He Yuzhu offered him and invited He Yuzhu to have dinner together again, but he was rejected again. He signaled to Chen Zhiguo and turned to go to the kitchen!

"After your lecture, He Yuzhu seems to have become a different person. People with intellectuals are really powerful!" Li Huaide sighed.

"Thank you for the compliment. He Yuzhu's change is attributed to your usual teaching. Only with accumulation over time can he achieve great success!" Li Huaide really liked to hear this!

After a drink, both of them had a great time. Li Huaide was good at socializing, and Chen Zhiguo was well-read. With his extensive knowledge from later generations, they talked about everything under the sun, and the more they talked, the happier they were!

It was not until the afternoon work bell rang that the two were awakened and the banquet ended! Li Huaide went back to work, and Chen Zhiguo walked home!

As soon as he walked out of the cafeteria, he saw Ma Hua squatting at the cafeteria door. When he saw Chen Zhiguo coming out, he immediately stood up and said, "Uncle Master, Master asked me to take you home!"

He Yuzhu is quite considerate. Fearing that Chen Zhiguo might drink too much, he arranged for Ma Hua to guard the door!

"It's okay. Do you think I look drunk?" Chen Zhiguo was sober, spoke clearly, and walked steadily. If it weren't for the smell of alcohol on his body, it would be impossible to tell that he was drunk!

"My master told me to take you home!" Ma Hua said firmly. Chen Zhiguo had also seen what a stubborn person was like. Forget it, instead of wasting time trying to convince him to give up, it would be better to let him go with him and chat with him!

"Ma Hua, how old are you this year?"

"Uncle Master, I am eighteen years old this year!"

"That means you just joined the factory not long ago, right?" Eighteen years old is indeed the minimum age to enter the factory.

"No, I started working as an apprentice in a factory when I was sixteen!"

"Oh! Why so early?"

"My father used to be a worker in the steel mill. Later, he got sick and his health broke down, so he arranged for me to replace him in the steel mill. I was too young, so the workshop didn't want me, so they arranged for me to work in the canteen as an apprentice!"

"How long have you been He Yuzhu's apprentice?"

"Not long, maybe half a year!"

"Your master is not a bad person, but he is not very nice. His cooking skills are quite good. You should learn seriously and ask questions when you don't understand. Don't pretend to know. You won't learn well this way. Moreover, the basic skills of a chef are very important. You can't be lazy about this. You must practice hard. You learn and practice your skills by yourself. There is no possibility of taking shortcuts. Do you understand what I am saying?"

"Understood, Uncle Master!"

The reason why Ma Hua believed Chen Zhiguo was because He Yuzhu cooked pickled fish in the cafeteria. Ma Hua did not eat the fish, but she did taste the fish soup, which was absolutely amazing, spicy, fresh and fragrant!

He Yuzhu told him today, although your uncle is young, he is a college student, well-educated, and can cook. He taught me how to make pickled fish!

Such a dual identity really made Ma Hua admire and believe in him. He had never met such a kind person who spoke to him in such a big age! His master got angry without saying a word and started to fight. Although it was natural for a master to beat his apprentice, such brutality still made Ma Hua feel scared! But Chen Zhiguo was different. He was gentle and kind. He didn't fight. He made his master behave himself with just a few words. Who wouldn't love such a master uncle!

In this way, Chen Zhiguo was talking and Ma Hua was listening. Under the influence of alcohol, Chen Zhiguo talked about the novel methods of many common dishes in later generations. Even He Yuzhu didn't know many of them, let alone Ma Hua. Ma Hua was also fascinated by what he heard, and his admiration for Chen Zhiguo increased a little more!

It's just that Ma Hua doesn't know that these are just pure theories. Chen Zhiguo is just a talker and can only cook ordinary dishes! Don't even think about high-end and sophisticated ones!

With someone to talk to, you won’t feel lonely when walking, and you won’t feel that the road is long and endless!

"Come in and have a drink of water before you leave!" Chen Zhiguo opened the door and invited Ma Hua in.

"No, uncle, I can just send you back. Thank you for your teachings along the way. Uncle, I'm going back!" After saying that, Ma Hua ran away!

Chen Zhiguo didn't call him, there was really nothing wrong, he just asked him to come in and drink some water, just to thank Ma Hua for his company along the way!

After a short rest, Chen Zhiguo hid in the space in his room and took a shower to get rid of the smell of alcohol on his body!

Not long after, the master who built the house came! Chen Zhiguo's yard was still very large. At the beginning, because of lack of money, the east wing was never built. Later, because it was not needed, Chen Zhiguo had been studying outside, and he was still young and not in a hurry to get married, so the house was never built!

The place is big enough, so Chen Zhiguo wants to build a bigger house so that it will be more comfortable to live in!

It is still necessary to design three rooms, one bedroom, one living room, and one study! It is still better to choose to build a kang. In the weather in Yanjing, especially in winter, it is a very warm thing to have a kang!

They are all experienced craftsmen. These three rooms cost only 400 yuan including labor and materials! Chen Zhiguo really didn't know whether it was expensive or not, but he still chose to trust him. He believed that he had good character and could get the recommendation of Director Wang!

The current season is suitable for building a house. The construction period of the main structure is not long, only two weeks! Because it needs to be renovated later and needs to be dried, the overall time will take about a month! Chen Zhiguo is not in a hurry, but he only requires that the quality must be guaranteed! Regarding this, Master Ma, who built the house, patted his chest and guaranteed that if there are any problems within ten years, he would be the one to find! Indeed, people who survive outside by reputation attach great importance to their reputation. Sometimes, they would rather lose money than destroy their own brand!

Chen Zhiguo was also very happy and directly paid half of the wages. This was the money for buying materials for the master. After the house was built, the cost of decoration and furniture would be calculated at that time. Chen Zhiguo had already negotiated with the master, and the later decoration work including furniture was handed over to him! Master Ma was very happy. It has been a long time since he received such a big job. At the beginning, if Chen Zhiguo hadn't said that it was introduced by Director Wang of the street, Master Ma really didn't dare to take the job of the No. 95 courtyard. This was all caused by Jia Zhang's fault. The reputation of No. 95 courtyard was ruined. All the craftsmen in Yanjing knew about the No. 95 courtyard in Nanluoguxiang!

Chen Zhiguo hasn’t decided yet whether to prepare all the furniture now, or just make some simple furniture first and then prepare more when he gets married!

After discussing things with Master Ma and seeing him off, Chen Zhiguo and Wang Meihua got busy. Because a piece of vegetable field would be occupied for building the house, the two of them transplanted the vegetables in the field to another vegetable field. The soil in the vegetable field was all good soil that Chen Zhiguo had brought back from outside before. The soil was very fertile, and they were reluctant to waste it, so Chen Zhiguo shoveled off a layer of soil from the field and piled it in another vegetable field!

He Yuzhu got off work, but Chen Zhiguo was still busy cleaning the vegetable garden. He didn't ask He Yuzhu to come over to help, but pushed him to the kitchen. Anyway, whenever He Yuzhu came to Chen Zhiguo's house, nine out of ten times he had to go into the kitchen to cook! According to Chen Zhiguo, professionals should do professional things!

He Yuzhu said disdainfully, your professional skills are just growing vegetables and carrying soil?

"That's right! My family is from the countryside! Our ancestors have been farmers for generations, don't you know? Am I not professional enough in farming?"

He Yuzhu was speechless and went into the kitchen and didn't come out!

When Chen Dayong rode his bike back home, Chen Zhiguo's vegetable garden project was also in the final stage. The father and son worked together to level the vegetable field and cleared a piece of open space for construction materials! When they were done, He Yuzhu's meal was ready and served on the table!

"What do you want to talk to me about?" He Yuzhu swallowed a piece of rabbit meat, it was so delicious!

"I'm going to build a house here, and I'm going to decorate it later to make it look nice. I want to ask you, have you decorated your house as well? Make it beautiful so that the blind date can have a good impression when he comes to your house!"

"Okay, no problem! You decide how to clean it up and how to deal with it!"

Whenever blind dates were mentioned, He Yuzhu would always agree. It was not known whether he wanted to be lazy or he thought it would be better to let Chen Zhiguo do it than to do it himself, so he directly handed this important task to Chen Zhiguo and had some free time himself!

Chen Zhiguo was so angry that his mouth was grimacing and his teeth were aching! I was kind enough to help him, but in the end I took all the blame!

Oh! If I wasn't worried about his house leaking in the summer, I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble!

Chapter 87 New House Construction Starts

The next morning, the workers started to enter the site, marking the lines and digging the foundation. Chen Zhiguo handed Master Ma a large front door, one pack for each worker and some extra! At the same time, he asked Wang Meihua to boil more hot water and steam more buns at noon so that the workers would be well fed and well-drinking before working!

Working for Chen Zhiguo, Chen Zhiguo promised to provide them with lunch, just one meat dish, but enough! Rice and steamed buns are also guaranteed to be enough! This condition is not met by many families nowadays. You have to know how big the stomach of a person who does manual labor is. It is not an exaggeration to say that he eats ten steamed buns for a meal. The main reason is that there is not much fat in his stomach. In order to resist hunger, he eats as much food as possible, so his appetite is getting bigger and bigger!

Of course Chen Zhiguo himself had the conditions to do so, otherwise he would not want the workers to work for his family on an empty stomach. When Master Ma asked whether the workers should have meals provided by the employer or bring their own meals, Chen Zhiguo chose the employer's meals without hesitation. He knew that if these workers brought their own meals, they would definitely not be able to eat their fill!

It would be better to provide meals ourselves, let the workers eat and drink well, so they can work faster and pay more attention!

There is a reward for every effort!

Nowadays, when workers go out to work, they usually need to bring their own dry food. There is no other way, they can't buy so much food! It's really rare to meet a host as generous as Chen Zhiguo!

The grateful workers will naturally return the favor and work hard on Chen Zhiguo's house!

The time in the morning was a bit tight, and if we talked a little more, time would be wasted! When Chen Zhiguo drove to Li Guoqiang's house, it was almost eight o'clock, "Sorry, teacher! I had something to do at home today, so I'm late!"

Li Guoqiang waved his hand indifferently, "What's going on at home? Do you want to take a day off?"

"Thank you, teacher. No, I'm just building a house at home. I started work today, so I'm a bit busy!"

"Oh! Don't you need to go back and keep an eye on it?"

"No need, teacher. The workers are all honest people. I can't help them even if I go back!"

Li Guoqiang nodded and asked curiously, "Is this the house we are going to prepare for your wedding?"

"Teacher, how old am I? That's all I'm thinking about!"

"How old is he? In two or three years, time will pass quickly!" Li Guoqiang rarely teased Chen Zhiguo. He saw how good Chen Zhiguo was, but it was a pity that he didn't have a daughter, otherwise he would definitely go out of his way to find a matchmaker and tie them together!

"Is there no room at home? Do you want to stay with us?"

"Thank you, teacher. Our house is spacious because my second uncle's children and my two younger sisters come to the city to study. Our current house is a bit crowded!"

Li Guoqiang nodded and didn't continue talking. He had just returned from a business trip and had no time to rest. He felt a little tired. If he hadn't exercised regularly according to the method taught by Chen Zhiguo, the old Li Guoqiang would have been lying in bed if he had been this tired!

Back at the design institute, Li Guoqiang buried his head in work, dealing with the backlog of documents over the past few days! Chen Zhiguo was also busy, not having been to the office for four days. The wind and sand in Yanjing during the spring and autumn seasons were very strong, and if the office was not wiped for a day, a thin layer of dust would fall!

First, I went to get some water and wiped off the dust. Then I wiped the floor and glass, making them clean. Then I watered some potted plants and wiped off the dust on their leaves! This kind of office is comfortable to look at and comfortable to work in!

Li Guoqiang, who was concentrating on his work, looked at the busy Chen Zhiguo, nodded, and continued to study the documents!

It turns out that there were no green plants in Li Guoqiang's office. These pots of green plants were bought by Chen Zhiguo with his own money. Once they were placed in, the effect was immediately different. The office was filled with vitality and vigor, and it was full of vitality!

The leaders who had visited Li Guoqiang’s office also arranged for people to put green plants in their own offices after returning. This trend gradually spread. Chen Zhiguo never thought that he could also lead a trend!

Li Guoqiang was dealing with documents all day today. After Chen Zhiguo finished his work, he started writing his paper "Industrial Automation Assembly Line and Employee Technical Training"

This is the first draft. Chen Zhiguo intends to write down everything he can think of, and then refine, simplify, and optimize it! The office is silent, with only the sound of the pen tip scratching the white paper!

Once people work hard and devote themselves to it, time will pass quickly and slip away unknowingly! When the vision becomes dark, I realize that it is getting dark outside, and the result is a stack of manuscript paper in my hand!

He turned on the light, pulled Li Guoqiang out from the pile of documents, stood up to stretch his body, and looked at the watch. "Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, it's time to get off work again!"

It may be because he just came back from a business trip and his body has not adjusted yet, or it may be because he has to take care of Chen Zhiguo and go back home to be busy, Li Guoqiang did not work overtime today and got off work on time!

"Don't go back to change your bike, just drive your bike back. These days are special circumstances, don't be too rigid!"

"I got it, teacher!" After watching Li Guoqiang return home, Chen Zhiguo drove back home!

At the front door of their home, Chen Zhiguo, Chen Dayong and He Yuzhu unexpectedly ran into each other and asked, "Where is this car from?"

“This is our teacher’s car!”

"Wow, Zhiguo, you are so awesome. You can even drive a car!" He Yuzhu looked envious.