Yan Bu Gui's face turned even uglier as he said, "Are you saying that you became a chef with Luo Xiao Qing's help?"
“Yes, he taught me everything from start to finish!”
“Hey, Third Uncle, you have to admit, it's truly miraculous! Luo Xiao Qing is just so smart!”
“He just gave me a few pointers, and bam, the factory director promoted me.”
“I’ll talk to you later, I have to go deliver something to Xiao Qing and make him a nice meal!”
Sha Zhu hummed a tune as he walked into the courtyard.
Third Uncle and Third Aunt’s faces were a sight to behold!
Yan Jie Cheng had to spend 500 yuan and use Lao Yi's connections to get a job as an apprentice at the steel mill.
He only earns 18 yuan a month!
After paying 5 yuan to repay a debt, he only has 13 yuan left each month.
But Sha Zhu?
He was guided by Luo Xiao Qing and went from being a kitchen helper at the steel mill to a head chef. Kitchen helpers were basically just doing menial tasks in the back.
Their monthly salary was only 12 or 13 yuan.
But now, thanks to Luo Xiao Qing, Sha Zhu's monthly salary has tripled to 37.5 yuan!
That's a difference of 25 or 26 yuan.
Yan Bu Gui thumped his chest, "Yang Rui Hua, quick, tell Yan Jie Fang to go to Xu Da Mao's house to get the medicine pot!"
Yan Bu Gui was in a state of chaos.
Qin Huairu looked at the things in Sha Zhu's cart, her beautiful eyes sparkling, "Zhuzi, what are you buying?”
Sha Zhu quickly covered it up, "Sister Qin, not today! This is for Luo Xiao Qing to thank him for his help!”
Qin Huairu’s eyes welled up, "Zhuzi, but I've been working since I was released from confinement, and I don't have much milk. Bang Geng is crying all day long from hunger, please, just help your sister!”
Seeing Qin Huairu crying and pleading, Sha Zhu couldn't resist giving her the things.
At that moment, He Yu Shui ran over, “Brother! Xiao Qing ge ge is at home waiting for you, he wants to talk to you about your job.”
Sha Zhu: “Oh, Sister Qin, I'll find a way to get you some meat later. Today, I have to go see Xiao Qing!”
Sha Zhu said, and followed He Yu Shui to the backyard.
Qin Huairu stood there wiping her tears. Luo Xiao Qing had actually helped Sha Zhu become a head chef at the steel mill?
If he had the ability, why didn’t he help Dong Xu?
After all, she was once engaged to Luo Xiao Qing, even though they broke off the engagement!
Couldn’t Luo Xiao Qing cherish their past feelings?
Qin Huairu silently wept while washing her clothes, the more prosperous Luo Xiao Qing's life became, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Sha Zhu walked into Luo’s house carrying the things, “Xiao Qing, I'll make you a delicious meal today!”
“Yu Shui, help Auntie Luo wash the dishes!”
Seeing her brother become a chef and have hope in life, He Yu Shui happily ran over, "Okay!"
Luo Hui Zhen was happy to see this, "If helping Zhuzi can make him learn to cherish his sister...
...then it's worth it!”
Luo Xiao Qing: “Mom, don’t get your hopes up too high, He Yu Zhu is clever, it’s hard to trick him. The people he lets himself be tricked by are those he willingly trusts. If the Jia family sends Qin Huairu out…”
“...He’ll lose his mind for sure!”
The news of Sha Zhu becoming a head chef spread throughout the entire courtyard.
Hearing the news, Liu Guang Qi started secretly imitating Luo Xiao Qing's every word and action.
Thinking about the wool Lenin jacket Luo Xiao Qing wore before, Liu Guang Qi said, “Mom and Dad, I want to buy a wool Lenin jacket too!”
“A wool Lenin jacket? That would cost over forty yuan!”
In this era, a cotton uniform would cost 15 to 18 yuan.
Wool was much more expensive than cotton, many men dreamed of having a wool Lenin jacket all their lives.
Liu Guang Qi: “I don’t care, I want it! Xiao Qing wore one and became a leader, I’ll wear one and I’ll be even better!”
Liu Hai Zhong thought that Luo Xiao Qing had only been a leader for a few days and had already helped Sha Zhu become a head chef.
He only earned 37.5 yuan a month, but his son was much more capable than Luo Xiao Qing, so he would earn even more in the future.
“Buy it!”
“Honey, if we really buy it, Guang Qi will be getting married soon, and then we’ll be broke!”
“We’ll be broke and still buy it!”
Sha Zhu was cooking in Luo Xiao Qing's room, while Zhou Mu helped chop firewood.
Ever since Luo Xiao Qing helped the Lin family, the Zhou family and the Wang Tie Hammer family...
...they no longer had to do anything at home, like feeding rabbits, sweeping the courtyard, fetching water, or chopping firewood.
Those three families took turns doing these chores.
Luo Xiao Qing wasn't stingy. He estimated that Zhou Mu had worked for a week, so he took out ten kilograms of cornmeal and gave it to Zhou Mu, "Go to Xu Da Mao's house and tell him to come here for dinner!”
“Okay!”
Zhou Mu happily took the cornmeal home and then went to find Xu Da Mao.
许富贵 heard about Sha Zhu becoming a head chef at home, "Da Mao, Luo Xiao Qing’s skills are quite something.
He can even extend his hands from the police station to the steel mill, you need to maintain a good relationship with him!”
“Ugh, I know, I’m going to find Xiao Qing!”
Xu Da Mao had a black eye and was grimacing as he walked into Luo Xiao Qing’s house. He saw Sha Zhu cooking.
Xu Da Mao couldn't help but provoke him, "Oh, Sha Zhu, cooking for grandpa again?”
Sha Zhu: “You little rascal, grandpa is in a good mood today, so I’m not bothering with you. If not for Luo Xiao Qing, you’ll never get to eat my food in your life!”
Xu Da Mao snorted, "Go away! What’s so great about being a lousy cook! Xiao Qing, I brought a bottle of Maotai! Let’s get drunk today!”
Xu Da Mao went into the house, Luo Xiao Qing saw Xu Da Mao's injuries, “What happened to your face?”
Xu Da Mao: "Don’t even mention it, Yan Jie Cheng from Third Uncle's family is so reckless! He went to my house to borrow the medicine pot! You know we only have one medicine pot in the whole courtyard, it goes from house to house. It was in Xiao Qing’s house for the past three years...
...and a few days ago, my mother wasn’t feeling well, so I took it to my house. Yan Jie Cheng came to my house to borrow the medicine pot, and he insisted that I give it to him. You know, the rule for the medicine pot is that whoever uses it takes it, you can’t give it back, it’s been a rule for decades!
But Yan Jie Cheng wouldn’t listen! He attacked me! If my father hadn’t stopped him, I would’ve killed him!”
Sha Zhu walked in carrying the dishes, “Hey, if not for your father, you almost got killed by Yan Jie Cheng, right? You can’t even see his bad character, he even dares to threaten me!”
Xu Da Mao was exposed, so he just hummed and lowered his head, not speaking.
Luo Xiao Qing: “That medicine pot was in my house all the time, I don’t even know the inside story, I guess Yan Jie Cheng doesn’t know either. Third Uncle will definitely come apologize to you later!”