“Hey, Shazhu, still here? Aren't you going to meet Qin Huai Ru's cousin?” Yang Xuan wasn't too interested in movies from this era. Though the actresses were truly naturally beautiful, the film effects were simply too abstract.
“How can I leave? Director Yang has guests today.” He Yuzhu said helplessly.
“You bet Qin Huai Ru is already introducing her cousin to Xu Damao. Maybe Xu Damao is even badmouthing you in front of Qin Huai Ru’s cousin.” Yang Xuan said.
“You think Qin Huai Ru intentionally brought her cousin to Xu Damao?” He Yuzhu finally understood.
Yang Xuan chuckled: “Otherwise, would Qin Huai Ru be so stupid as to not know Xu Damao would say bad things about you?”
He Yuzhu didn’t say anything. He and Xu Damao were mortal enemies in the courtyard, everyone knew that. Anything related to He Yuzhu, Xu Damao would try to ruin it, even if he didn’t benefit. How could Qin Huai Ru not know?
“What does she get out of it?” He Yuzhu sighed.
Yang Xuan laughed: “Of course she’s after your long-term meal ticket. If you start dating someone, who will she get the half of your monthly salary that she’s been taking from you?”
He Yuzhu remained silent.
“How about I watch over things here, you go take a look. I guarantee Xu Damao is badmouthing you to Qin Huai Ru’s cousin right now.” Yang Xuan said.
“You watch over? If the reception meal for Director Yang gets messed up, Director Yang will definitely skin me alive. These are important guests.” He Yuzhu was a man of reason. His relationship with his potential girlfriend was still in the air, if it worked out, it wouldn’t depend on this one moment. If not, going wouldn’t do any good.
“Don’t underestimate me, my cooking skills aren’t bad. Want me to show you a trick?” Yang Xuan said.
“No, don’t get in the way. The reception meal is important. Otherwise, I would’ve definitely taken a leave.” He Yuzhu shook his head.
However, He Yuzhu still gave Yang Xuan some tasks to help him.
“Hey! Your knife skills, you actually practiced.” He Yuzhu was surprised seeing Yang Xuan’s performance.
Yang Xuan boasted: “Shazhu, it’s just that I never had the chance to learn from a famous chef, otherwise, where would you be?”
He Yuzhu laughed: “I just praised you and you’re already bragging. Your knife skills are only slightly better than the average person. Actually, they still lack. See, these carrot shreds aren’t cut evenly, some are thick, some are thin. Any expert can see that. But for the kitchen, it’ll do.”
Yang Xuan knew that his beginner cooking skills were really not enough for He Yuzhu. They were only slightly better than the average housewife’s cooking.
But it was completely enough to help He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu’s cooking skills were truly amazing, Yang Xuan watched from the side, his cooking proficiency increased rapidly, thanks to the Proficiency Boost System, his cooking proficiency improvement was several times faster.
It was clear that the Proficiency Boost System wasn’t the only way to increase skill proficiency. Learning from a master chef, and then adding the Proficiency Boost System, efficiency doubled.
“Why don’t you go watch the movie?” He Yuzhu asked in confusion.
“Not interesting.” Yang Xuan replied.
With Yang Xuan’s help, He Yuzhu’s speed increased significantly. He finished all the dishes for the reception meal early.
Director Yang had many guests, He Yuzhu didn’t have a chance to join the table.
But He Yuzhu wouldn’t mistreat himself. While preparing the dishes, he deliberately put a bit of each dish into his own lunch box. He Yuzhu always made more than necessary. The dishes for the leaders were packed full, the extra amount that didn’t fit naturally belonged to He Yuzhu.
He put all the dishes in two plates.
“Want to have a drink?” He Yuzhu asked.
“No, still need to go watch the fun later.” Yang Xuan said.
“Watch what fun?” He Yuzhu didn’t understand.
“Watch you, of course. Don’t you want to see how Xu Damao makes trouble?” Yang Xuan said.
Thanks to Yang Xuan’s help, He Yuzhu finished preparing the reception meal ahead of time. After serving the dishes, He Yuzhu didn’t need to do anything.
The two of them ate and drank their fill with the leftovers from He Yuzhu’s lunch box, then together they went to the hall.
“Little sister, see? All these people are from our factory. Go ask anyone if they know He Yuzhu, if they say they know, look at the projector, it’s yours. Then ask anyone again if they don’t know Shazhu, if they say they don’t know, I’ll give it to you too.” Xu Damao had already sat down next to Qin Jing Ru.
Qin Huai Ru had a look of control: “You just go show your movies, don’t bother stirring up trouble here.”
Xu Damao was a mere tool in her hand.
But Qin Huai Ru didn’t expect that He Yuzhu would arrive at the hall unexpectedly early.
“Xu Damao, talking bad things about me behind my back?” He Yuzhu walked up and kicked Xu Damao to the ground.
“Hey! Shazhu, why are you hitting people? I’m done with you for this! The factory leaders will be here soon, now I can’t show the movies because of this!” Xu Damao tried to take advantage of the situation.
Yang Xuan smiled: “Xu Damao, ruining someone’s blind date, you deserve the beating. Today, Director Yang has guests, if you ruin it, guess who Director Yang is going to deal with, you or Shazhu?”
“Xu Damao, I can testify for Shazhu, you just said a lot of bad things about Shazhu in front of the girl who is on a blind date. Better to ruin a temple than break a marriage. Shazhu beating you up is your fault. No matter where you go, you have no right to be in the right.” Zhou De Min said loudly.
“Master Zhou, thank you.” He Yuzhu bowed to Zhou De Min.
Xu Damao immediately cowered: “Shazhu, I admit it’s my fault today, but I was just joking.”
“Xu Damao, I’m keeping this in mind. Next time you provoke me, I’ll settle the score with you.” He Yuzhu knew that he couldn’t ruin Director Yang’s business.
Qin Huai Ru’s expression became a little unnatural, but she quickly recovered: “Shazhu, you’re just in time. This is my cousin, Jing Ru. Get to know each other.”
“Sister Qin, you’re interesting, you want to introduce a girl to me, first you bring her to my nemesis to check her out.” He Yuzhu said.
Qin Huai Ru immediately put on a look of grievance: “When we came here just now, only a few seats were left. Jing Ru pulled me to sit here. I didn’t think much of it, I didn’t expect Xu Damao to be so bad. He actually dared to do something like this in broad daylight.”
Yang Xuan laughed: “Widow Qin, your little sister is prettier than you.”
Qin Huai Ru was angry that Yang Xuan called her Qin Huai Ru, but she didn’t directly confront him. “But Shazhu doesn’t appreciate it, it’s as if I intentionally brought her to Xu Damao to get him to make trouble.”