Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Chapter 172 Xu Damao: The red flag is flying at home, and the colorful flags are flying outside

Yan Bugui looked at He Yuzhu's back and muttered angrily: "This He Yuzhu has no conscience!"

Xu Damao appeared behind Yan Bugui and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong? Who made you angry?!"

Yan Bugui came back to his senses, looked at Xu Damao, smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm talking about He Yuzhu. He got some potatoes, and I asked him to give me some, but he was not happy?!"

Xu Damao said, "Uncle, how hard is it to get food nowadays?! If you can get food, why don't you just feed your family? If you give it to outsiders, wouldn't you be a fool?!"

Yan Bugui said: "It is said that even in a famine, a cook will never starve to death. He Yuzhu is the chef of your steel mill. How can he be short of food?!"

Xu Damao said, "Uncle, I'm not speaking for that kid He Yuzhu. He is the hard worker in the kitchen. All the benefits are taken by the kitchen helpers. He didn't get any benefits at all. Didn't you see that he goes to and from get off work empty-handed?! He even left his lunch box in the factory. What do you think he would take with him?! Besides, if they take things from the factory, are the people in the security department at the factory gate just eating for free?! Uncle, I advise you to be a decent person!" After saying that, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle into the yard.

"Hey?! Xu Damao is quite good at talking?! He actually dares to teach me a lesson?!" Yan Bugui muttered and went home angrily.

After Yan Bugui left, Ma Fengxia came in with her daughter. Ma Fengxia glanced at Yan Bugui's house and muttered with a smile: "This Xu Damao, he's really mean!"

"Dad!" As soon as Ma Fengxia and her daughter walked to the door of her house, Xu Lianxi broke free from Ma Fengxia's hand and rushed in. Xu Damao picked up Xu Lianxi and asked, "Daughter, did you miss your dad today?!"

Xu Lianxi replied very obediently: "I thought about it!"

Xu Damao then asked: "Where do you want to go?!"

Xu Lianxi pointed to her heart and said, "Think about it here!" Then she pointed to her head and said, "Think about it here too!"

"My daughter is still the best!" Xu Damao muttered, took out two White Rabbit candies from his pocket, and said, "Here!"

"Milk candy!" Xu Lianxi took the candy with a smile and said, "Thank you, Dad!" Then she kissed Xu Damao on the face.

This made Xu Damao feel a little bit ecstatic. Ma Fengxia saw the look on the father and daughter's faces and said with some jealousy: "It's really shameful to forget about your wife after having a daughter."

Xu Damao smiled and asked, "Girl, what if your mother gets jealous?!"

Xu Lianxi broke free from Xu Damao's arms, fell to the ground, and pulled Xu Damao to Ma Fengxia's side, and then pulled Xu Damao. Xu Damao picked Xu Lianxi up, and Xu Lianxi hugged Ma Fengxia's head, kissed Ma Fengxia on the face, and then winked at Xu Damao. Xu Damao smiled and cooperated very well and kissed Ma Fengxia on the face.

Ma Fengxia cried out shyly, "Are you going to die?! It's broad daylight, it's not good for people to see us!!"

Xu Damao said: "I kiss my wife openly at home, who can say anything about me?!"

"I'm not going to bother with you two, father and daughter. I'm going to cook!" After saying that, Ma Fengxia put on a bib and sleeves, walked to the stove, and started to get busy.

After a while, Xu Damao walked to Ma Fengxia and said, "Wife, everyone says that I, Xu Damao, am blessed. I didn't believe it before, but today I finally believe it." After saying that, Xu Damao glanced into the room and saw his daughter having fun by herself. He then said, "Wife, although I, Xu Damao, cannot have children, Lian'er is my biological child. Don't worry, I will definitely treat you and your daughter well."

Ma Fengxia, who was cooking, was moved to tears by Xu Damao's sentimental words. Ma Fengxia said, "As long as you are devoted to us, mother and daughter, I will be devoted to you as well."

When Xu Damao heard what Ma Fengxia said, his mouth stretched to the back of his ears. He smiled brilliantly and was very happy. At the same time, he made up his mind: "Since I can't have children, I must make myself happy!"

At the same time, Huang Ying came back and smelled the aroma of food as soon as she entered the door. Huang Ying asked, "Zhu Zi, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

He Yuzhu replied: "What else can we eat?! Two-grain steamed buns and braised potatoes."

"Brother! Don't always eat the steamed buns made of two grains of flour. Can you change?!" Just then He Yushui walked in from outside with her schoolbag on her back.

He Yuzhu put the dishes on the table and replied, "Okay! Tomorrow we will remember the past and think of the present, and have vegetable dumplings with wild vegetable soup."

"Puchi!" Huang Ying couldn't help laughing. Last time, He Yuzhu also made vegetable dumplings and wild vegetable soup. But the vegetable dumplings were meat dumplings wrapped with a layer of chopped vegetables. The wild vegetable soup was shepherd's purse and tofu soup.

He Yuzhu saw the reactions of his wife and He Yushui, and said seriously: "I'm not kidding you. I'm telling the truth! Pure wild vegetables."

Huang Ying said, "It's none of my business to cook. You can do whatever you want."

He Yushui glared at He Yuzhu, pouted, and said, "I'll go back and put my schoolbag down first, and I'll be right back."

"Go!" After He Yushui left, He Yuzhu went into the kitchen and brought out the remaining dishes and steamed buns.

He Yushui put away her schoolbag and walked into the main room. She was stunned when she saw the braised potatoes on the table. What braised potatoes? It was just chicken with potatoes, with more chicken and less potatoes.

He Yuzhu said: "What are you still standing there for?! Sit down quickly?! Do you want me to feed you?!"

He Yushui sat down with a smile, picked up a steamed bun and handed it to Huang Ying, saying, "Sister-in-law, eat!"

Huang Ying took the steamed bun, picked up a piece of chicken thigh and put it in the bowl in front of He Yushui, saying, "You've worked hard studying, eat more and replenish yourself!"

He Yuzhu picked up a piece of chicken breast and put it into Huang Ying's bowl, saying, "Don't worry about her, eat it yourself!"

Huang Ying smiled and took a bite of the steamed bun, saying, "Zhu Zi, I heard from the people in the street office that many factories are downsizing now?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Our factory is also downsizing. The main targets of downsizing are temporary workers who live in the countryside and low-level workers who are about to reach the age of retirement and whose family members are still in the countryside. My third uncle is very good to us. I want to take this opportunity to get two workstations and bring the two brothers Taishan and Taihe to the factory."

Huang Ying said: "Only formal workers can transfer their household registration here."

He Yuzhu replied: "Of course I am a regular employee. Even if you offer me a temporary job, I won't take it."

Huang Ying continued, "Now the regular workers make about 500 yuan."

He Yuzhu said, "Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it. Please keep an eye out for who needs to deal with the house. We can't let them come and live in the dormitory, right?!"

He Yushui said: "Brother, why don't we just let them live in our house?!"

He Yuzhu said: "We can accommodate them at home, but we also have to consider their future. We can't have them living in our house after they get married, right?! Even if we are willing, they may not agree."

Huang Ying said, "Yu Shui, your brother is right." Then Huang Ying looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Zhuzi, take some time to go to grandpa's house and tell your third uncle about this so that he can be prepared."

"Okay! The day after tomorrow is Sunday, I'll go there early in the morning." After saying that, He Yuzhu looked at He Yushui and asked, "Are you going?!"

He Yushui had been waiting for He Yuzhu to say this, and nodded, "Of course!"