Chapter 921: I Won’t Be a Fool

"Uncle, these old wounds on your body are not in good position in several places. It is not suitable for surgery. You can only take care of them slowly. I will give you a prescription. You go back and take the medicine. Make it according to the method I told you. Every day One pair, I’ll take a look at it for you in half a month.”

Although he was off work, Zhou Chen did not take a break. Today, his father-in-law brought a few comrades over as guests, specifically asking Zhou Chen to come back early to show them.

These comrades of his father-in-law are all veterans who have been on the front line and fought in the war. Each of them seems to be in good health, but in fact they have old injuries on their bodies, and several of them have shrapnel in their bodies. There are quite a lot of them.

Zhou Chen had great admiration for these heroes, so he looked at them very carefully and tried his best to help them treat them.

Father Chen and his comrades also drank some wine. Fortunately, these people were of high status, and they were all picked up by the driver in the end.

As the saying goes, with many neighbors, there are also many disputes. There are almost twenty families in the courtyard. In this small courtyard, there is naturally a lot of gossip.

The prosperity of Yan Jiecheng's restaurant has naturally aroused a lot of discussion among the people in the courtyard. Many people have begun to boast that Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li are now considered the 'richest men' in the courtyard.

Yan Jiecheng has now become one of the most beautiful people in the courtyard. He wears a straight suit every day, holds a leather bag under his arm, walks sideways, looks like a dog, and has the air of a successful person.

Yu Li is better, but she has also changed a lot from before. Now she looks like a boss lady. She is fashionable and exquisitely dressed. Especially in terms of temperament, she is more confident and proud than before.

In addition to the couple, He Yuzhu, who works as a chef in their restaurant, is also very famous, with a high salary, and can also bring food back from the restaurant. He does not live a very comfortable life, which makes many people in the courtyard envious and jealous. .

When it comes to who is the most unhappy in the courtyard, the third uncle Yan Bugui definitely ranks first, followed by Xu Damao.

The third uncle was unhappy because he was originally part of the hotel, but he had a conflict with his son and daughter-in-law and had to withdraw in the end. If the hotel's business was average, he would not regret it so much, but the hotel is particularly prosperous now. How could he not be jealous after making a lot of money.

He has been good at calculations all his life, but in the end he fell into trouble at the hands of his son and daughter-in-law. He couldn't control this attitude.

It's just that the matter has reached this point and he has nothing to do, so during this period of time, he doesn't look good to his son and daughter-in-law, and also wants his wife to leave the hotel.

It's just that the third aunt really couldn't bear to work in a restaurant to make money, so she didn't leave. So now he is at home alone from morning to night, cooking and eating by himself.

In this case, how could the third uncle be happy?

As for Xu Damao, needless to say, as long as He Yuzhu is good, he will definitely not be good.

So when he heard his wife Qin Jingru talking about how Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were doing now, he was very disdainful.

"As for Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, haha, Silly Zhu won't be proud for long, just watch."

Qin Jingru was doubtful. Although she had lived in the courtyard for almost twenty years, she still didn't know the neighbors thoroughly enough. This was mainly because she was not so thoughtful and would not care about others.

For her, if she has that time, wouldn't it be good to spend time with her son?

Xu Damao is indeed a good person, and he has a good eye for people. He really made things right. Neither Yan Jiecheng nor Yu Li are the kind of people who are broad-minded and tolerant.

The hotel has been prosperous for several months, allowing them to earn a lot of money, and they gradually became more and more excited. They felt that the hotel's popularity was all due to themselves, because it was they who worked hard and tried hard to impress Silly Zhu and make the hotel popular. .

When people are floating, they will naturally have more thoughts. When they make money, they will think more about other things.

For example, Silly Pillar.

That's right, when the hotel became popular, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li saw how pleasing Silly Zhu was, and they were careful to flatter them when they spoke. Even if He Yuzhu was not polite to them at all, they would still smile with them. After all, they had to Relying on He Yuzhu to make money is not shabby.

But as time went by, as they got money, their confidence gradually developed, and they began to pay attention to their status and wanted to act like the boss and the boss's wife.

At this time, He Yuzhu was still the same as before, with no discernment at all, and even the food he brought home was getting more and more good.

As a result, Yan Jiecheng became even more dissatisfied. He Yuzhu only worked a few hours a day, and he went to the kitchen more than once. All he saw was He Yuzhu sitting there like an uncle, directing others to work. .

The feeling given to him is that he is not the boss, He Yuzhu is more like the boss, which of course makes him feel unbalanced.

But after thinking about it, dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction. They had not thought about falling out with He Yuzhu for the time being, because no matter how stupid they were, they could still understand the situation. He Yuzhu played a crucial role in making the hotel's business so popular.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, only the last table of guests was still drinking, and all the waiters in the restaurant were gone. Only the third aunt in charge of cleaning the kitchen, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were left.

Yu Li was carefully checking the accounts, while Yan Jiecheng was walking back and forth to see what the guests needed, and the third aunt was cleaning the kitchen.

After finishing the hygiene, the third aunt walked to the cashier and said to her son and daughter-in-law: "Xie Cheng, mom wants to discuss something with you."

Yu Li didn't even raise her head and continued to use the calculator to calculate the accounts. Yan Jiecheng said casually: "What's the matter?"

The third aunt said cautiously: "Jie Cheng, I see that Silly Zhu brings a lot of vegetables back when he goes back every day. Can I also bring two vegetables back? You also know that I work here for you, and your father He's at home alone and doesn't know how to cook, so it's convenient for me to bring him some food back."

Yu Li, who was settling accounts, suddenly moved her hands and raised her head. Yan Jiecheng was even more surprised.

"Mom, are you kidding us? This is a regular restaurant. Have you ever seen anyone who can bring food back home? Yu Li and I are also the bosses after all, but do you think we can bring food back here? At most, this is If you take a bite, you won’t take it away at all. This is a rule, Mom, don’t break the rule.”

The third aunt asked anxiously: "But how can he take care of Shazhu? Are your father and I not as good as Shazhu?"

Yan Jiecheng explained: "Si Zhu is different. He is in charge of the kitchen. We spent a lot of effort to invite Si Zhu. You also know that there are so many people in our hotel, and he is the only one who is special." , no one else can.”

"I am your mother, and I will bring it back to your father to eat. What's wrong with that?"

"If it doesn't work, it won't work. Parents are parents, and business is business. One code belongs to the other, and they cannot be confused."

Yan Jiecheng is really a "filial" son and firmly disagrees. This is somewhat similar to Su Meng, who is "explicit" under the Zhengyang sect.

"You, if you do this, I won't be able to work with you anymore." The third aunt threatened angrily.

But Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li didn't accept this trick at all. Yu Li even said: "Mom, don't scare us with this. To tell you the truth, when we let you come to work in the restaurant, we are actually taking care of you."

Yan Jiecheng followed closely and said: "Yes, Mom, we have not given you less money. To be honest, if we use the salary we give you, we can hire a younger person to work, and I am guaranteed to be more efficient than you." Duo, if you don’t want to do it anymore, we won’t force you, we’ll just find someone else.”

Of course it's not that the third aunt didn't want to do it, she just wanted to threaten her, but her son and daughter-in-law didn't want to do this at all. She was angry and worried at the same time.

"I didn't say I wouldn't do it. If you don't want to take me, I won't."

Then he left.

Yu Li shook her head: "You see, your mother is really scheming. Fortunately, you asked your parents to back off. Otherwise, where would we be now?"

Yan Jiecheng agreed very much: "You are right. When doing business, you still can't form a partnership, even if you are a father and son."

After a pause, he suddenly frowned: "But what my mother just said reminded me, do you think we are too indulgent to Silly Zhu? In fact, I heard people in the store say this more than once I have thought about bringing food back."

Yu Li said: "I heard it too, and even rejected it."

Yan Jiecheng muttered: "In my personal opinion, I think Silly Zhu is getting more and more aggressive now and doesn't take us seriously at all. He seems to think that the success of our hotel is due to him."

"I have to admit that it is indeed the fault of Silly Zhu." Yu Li could see clearly.

"But what you said is right. Silly Zhu pays less and less attention to us now. It's like he can't survive without the hotel. Alas, there is nothing we can do about it. Who asked us to do it in the first place? I promised him, and it’s useless even if I regret it now.”

"That's not necessarily the case." Yan Jiecheng's eyes suddenly lit up with a light.

Yu Li looked at him strangely: "What do you want to say?"

Yan Jiecheng leaned against the cashier and faced Yu Li face to face, and whispered: "I have been to the kitchen many times, and I found that when cooking, many of them are started by Banggeng, and Shazhu is watching from the side. Bangge and Shazhu have been learning crafts for many years. Although they are not biological father and son, Shazhu doesn’t have a son either. This skill must be passed on to Bangge, aren’t you right?”

Yu Li's eyes lit up: "You mean, BangGeng?"

As expected of a couple who had been together for many years, they not only had a deep relationship, but also had a good understanding of each other. He quickly guessed what Yan Jiecheng was thinking.

Yan Jiecheng nodded and said: "That's right, although Banggeng is also messy, he is definitely much easier to deal with than Shazhu. We can't offend Shazhu, but we can let Banggeng deal with it. With Qin Huairu here, Shazhu is definitely not a stick Terrible opponent."

"It's a good idea to use Banggeng as a gunman, but after all, his relationship with Shazhu is not normal. If he doesn't agree and stabs Shazhu again, won't we lose our wife and lose our troops?" Yu Li said with a smile. Worrying, feeling unreliable.

But Yan Jiecheng smiled contemptuously: "That's because you don't understand this boy Banggan. He is already in his thirties this year and is not married yet. Do you think he is in a hurry? If he is not in a hurry, do you think Qin Huairu is in a hurry? Urgent, is Bangge’s grandma impatient? Which of these three people can be handled by Silly Zhu?”

"Daughter-in-law, I don't dare to say anything else, but I am very confident in convincing Bangge. This kid, hey, is not a good person."

Yu Li was a little excited: "Then give it a try?"

"Just give it a try." Yan Jiecheng's eyes flashed.

It was said that they were giving it a try, but Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li did not immediately tell Bangge about it, but began to arrange it in a planned way.

When Silly Zhu couldn't see it, they first praised Bangge for his good craftsmanship, saying that business had been good recently and that he had made great contributions. From now on, they would give him some extra benefits and wages every month.

Although it was just a small favor, Banggeng was not a smart person to begin with, and he was quickly deceived by the combination of these two people.

More than a month passed like this, and Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li readily gave him three hundred yuan in private.

"Banggen, it's not that my uncle won't give you more, you also work in the factory and know what the current salary is. Of course, this is not the main thing; the most important thing is that the condition we negotiated with Shazhu was that he would bring his apprentice here , he will pay the salary, and we don’t have to worry about it, so no matter how well you do, we can’t pay you, we can only reward you secretly in private.”

Banggeng happily took the three hundred yuan, and his face showed joy at first, but after hearing Yan Jiecheng's words, the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

Of course he knew this. In fact, after Si Zhu received his salary, he would indeed give him money every month, and it was quite a lot, five hundred yuan.

But sometimes there is no harm without comparison. For a total salary of 2,500, Fuzhu gets 2,000 and he gets 500. He does much more work than Fuzhu, so it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have an idea in his mind. possible.

But on the one hand, he and Shazhu had indeed learned their skills, and on the other hand, his mother Qin Huairu was suppressing them and connecting them, so there was no conflict.

But Yan Jiecheng's words made him feel confused.

At this time, Yu Li made another stab and asked: "Banggan, how much does Shazhu pay you every month? I think your job is more like a chef than him."

Bangge just smiled and replied: "Stupid dad and I are the same family, and we don't have any distinction."

Yan Jiecheng nodded matter-of-factly: "That's right. You haven't married yet and have a family. There is really no need to worry about this. It's good to give the money to Shazhu and Qin Huairu."

Such a simple sentence made Banggeng's expression darken instantly.

Yes, he is already in his thirties and is still not married. This is a shame for him.

He has gone on many blind dates over the years and talked to several women, but in the end nothing happened.

People either despise him for being poor, or despise him for being just a little canteen cook, and some despise him for being ugly, smelling of oil smoke, etc., etc.

In fact, he has indeed changed a lot since becoming a chef. He used to be relatively thin, but now, he has become a fat man. He looks bigger than his peers when he is next to the boiler all the time.

So although he didn't say anything in these years, he still complained in his heart. If it weren't for his family's inability to find a good job for him, would he have gone to work as a chef with Silly Zhu? As for how far you have been, you have still accomplished nothing, and you can't even get a wife?

Especially since Silly Zhu has learned from the past, will he have to be like Silly Zhu in the future, marrying a widow, becoming someone's son-in-law, and having to raise children for others?

No, he will never accept this kind of life. He will never be the second fool. Absolutely, absolutely not...