Chapter 1401
: Friendship Renewal
After He Yuzhu said this, Chef Wang was not angry at all. Instead, his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.
"Hehe, wasn't Yi Zhonghai still in the yard at that time? I was annoyed by that kind of person, so I didn't want to come over.
Now that family is gone, and I have no grudge against anyone else in this yard, so why not make money?
Besides, I also want to get some good luck." Chef Wang, with gray hair, still smiled and answered He Yuzhu.
For Chef Wang, He Yuzhu is not only his cheap uncle, but also a benefactor of their Wang family.
Not to mention just joking with him, even if you point your finger at his nose and scold him.
Whenever he gets angry, it means he has lost his conscience.
This Chef Wang was a free-lance chef on the street. He had no proper master and took on banquets for weddings and funerals in ordinary people's homes.
Later, they pulled in some relationships and found out that a senior brother of He Yuzhu who served Shandong cuisine called his master his uncle, so he also recognized He Yuzhu as his uncle.
If it were only based on this relationship, the two families would be just acquaintances.
But at the time when the city of Sijiu was developing rapidly, He Yuzhu introduced him to a factory in the suburbs and he worked as a chef.
The fate of the Wang family changed inadvertently from that time on.
After more than ten years of ups and downs, it is hard to express how much Chef Wang is grateful to He Yuzhu.
But Chef Wang brought his son to kowtow to He Yuzhu every year.
Of course, He Yuzhu would definitely not let them knock.
But friendship can be seen in politeness.
For Chef Wang, He Yuzhu has done him at least two great favors.
One was that He Yuzhu introduced him to a stable job, which not only helped his family get through the most difficult years.
Now that he is retired, he still receives a pension of nearly 30 yuan a month, and lives a more comfortable life than most people.
Another thing is that Chef Wang originally wanted to sell the house in Nanluoguxiang and build a business in the suburbs.
Later, it was He Yuzhu who dissuaded him. With the development of the city, the gap between urban and suburban areas has become obvious.
He truly enjoyed the benefits of living in the inner city.
This was all because He Yuzhu was reborn when he was young. He was full of energy and wanted to change everyone around him, so he said a few words without thinking.
If it were He Yuzhu now, he would definitely not tell Chef Wang what to do...
He Yuzhu is a little pessimistic now. To him, everyone has his own destiny, lucky or unlucky, just like him and the Jia and Yi families.
He Yuzhu has cleared himself of the blame, so the two families will be the ones in trouble.
"Is your family doing well? How come you can't stay idle even after retirement?" He Yuzhu said with a smile.
Chef Wang also keenly noticed that He Yuzhu didn't like to talk about Yi Zhonghai, so he touched his head and smiled: "My wife is with my son, and she is busy taking care of her grandson.
It's boring for me to stay here alone.
I might as well take on some wedding and funeral banquets to add to the fun.
It’s better than being alone at home, staring at darkness as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, and having nothing to do except drinking all day long.”
"Are you feeling well?" He Yuzhu asked politely again.
Chef Wang patted his chest and said, "I can eat, drink and sleep, all thanks to you."
He Yuzhu quickly waved his hand to stop Chef Wang from bowing.
Chef Wang chatted for a while while holding the big spoon, and then went back to his work.
Guo Lei watched all this coldly from the sidelines, seeming to be thinking about something.
When Chef Wang was far away, Guo Lei sighed: "Zhu Zi, I also remember when you were young. At that time, you were enthusiastic and helpful. There was nothing to say."
He Yuzhu crossed his legs and didn't even think about refuting Guo Lei. Instead, he hummed a little tune and watched the hustle and bustle in front of the Ma family's door.
Seeing that He Yuzhu ignored him, Guo Lei was not discouraged, but continued to ask: "Why didn't you remind me later?"
He Yuzhu sneered and said: "Heaven helps those who help themselves.
With the condition in your mind at that time, could you have listened to my advice?
I guess Fang Juan has suffered a lot of injustice from you over your family's affairs over the years, right?"
This sentence made Guo Lei depressed. But if you think about it carefully, what He Yuzhu said is not wrong at all.
After he came back from the peninsula and joined the supply and marketing cooperative, he thought he had been given a new life, so he treated his family members in a somewhat unprincipled manner.
Especially his parents who were worried about him and shed so many tears.
I don't have the courage to refuse at all.
"Oh!..." Guo Lei couldn't help but sigh.
He Yuzhu patted Guo Lei on the shoulder and said, "Don't act like you're in your seventies or eighties and it's too late for anything. You're not even forty yet, you're still young and there's still time for everything.
Make it up to Fang Juan and the children in the future!
As for your parents, from the perspective of outsiders like us, you have done a good job, and you have done them a good job."
"Um,
When you are free, let's get together again." Guo Lei touched his head with his only remaining arm and said embarrassedly.
Over the years, because of family reasons, it was not just He Yuzhu who distanced herself from him.
Even the friends who grew up with him didn't like him very much.
Now Guo Lei has turned over a new leaf and wants to start a new life, but he doesn't know if his former friends can still play happily together.
He Yuzhu shook his body and bumped into Guo Lei, and said in a brisk tone: "You pay for the wine, and move a few boxes of old wine from the warehouse of the supply and marketing cooperative.
I'll contact you guys.
How about next Sunday?"
"Okay!" Guo Lei answered firmly.
The two middle-aged men smiled at each other like little kids.
You push me and I bump into you, it's quite fun.
Xu Damao, who was chatting with Liu Haizhong on the side, looked at the two people playing around with envy in his eyes.
Although he has a close relationship with He Yuzhu.
But he could never integrate into the small group of He Yuzhu and Guo Lei.
There's nothing he can do about it, since he's a few years younger than He Yuzhu and the others.
No one wants to play with him.
"Da Mao, you and Guang Qi are in the same group.
Guangqi has always treated you as his brother.
Do you think the current situation outside will have an impact on Guangqi? "Liu Haizhong has lost some weight recently, and his eyes are full of bloodshot, which shows that he has not rested well recently.
There is no way, just follow the bad luck of the one outside the pass.
Many people who came in from outside the Great Wall at the same time were affected regardless of whether they were close to that person or not.
But Liu Guangqi is not.
He brought his bad luck upon himself.
When the guy outside the Great Wall was in his prime, Liu Guangqi and his people would try to get him closer to them no matter what the occasion.
Whenever introducing him to anyone, the first thing he would say is that his father-in-law was a subordinate of so-and-so and was one of the several batches who entered the country before liberation.
When others are in glory, take advantage of their glory.
Now that they are in trouble, Liu Guangqi is naturally also affected.
Xu Damao gave Liu Haizhong a subtle look and said helplessly: "Uncle Liu, you think too highly of me.
I'm just a small person, how would I know about those big things?
……
Hey, Jiefang, has the bride arrived at the door yet? ..."
Xu Damao couldn't help but smile when he saw his good son Song Jiefang. (End of this chapter)