bookbashuk Chapter 326 Lou Xiao'e's Visit
Chapter 326 Lou Xiao'e's Visit
He Yuzhu said: "The world has changed. Our business should also change. We can't just rely on selling grain."
The Thirteenth Master said, "Let's go! Let's go inside and talk!"
After entering the house, Master Thirteen asked He Yuzhu to sit down and personally served tea. He Yuzhu took out a piece of paper from his pocket, slapped it on the table, and then pushed it in front of Master Thirteen, then picked up the teacup and drank the tea.
Master Thirteen picked up the paper and quickly scanned the contents. A surprised expression appeared on his face, and he asked, "You can get all these things?!"
"Of course! I don't have time to have fun with you." He Yuzhu put down the cup in his hand and continued, "I have a way, but it takes a long time, about one and a half to two months to supply goods. But don't worry! The goods supplied each time are enough for you to sell."
Master Thirteen said, "Brother, these are all valuable items. How much do you want to pay?!"
He Yuzhu said: "Everything is new. I'll give it to you at 30% off the market price. As for how you sell it, that's your business. I don't care."
"Brother, you are so straightforward!" Master Thirteen gave He Yuzhu a thumbs up and asked, "When will the first batch of goods arrive? And what about our original business?!"
He Yuzhu said, "Next Sunday, at ten o'clock in the evening, go to the old place to pick up the goods. The supply of the original business will gradually decrease."
The Thirteenth Master also knows how to make choices and knows when to do what. Otherwise, he would not have survived until now. He Yuzhu chatted with the Thirteenth Master for a while, and then He Yuzhu said goodbye and left.
After He Yuzhu left, Thirteenth Master's confidant Gao Chifeng walked up to Thirteenth Master and asked, "Thirteenth Master, it is said that when a goose passes by, it leaves a trace; when a person passes by, he leaves a voice. We have been investigating him for such a long time, but we have not found anything. Will it be dangerous to continue cooperating with him?!"
Thirteenth Master said, "If there was any danger, we would have been finished long ago. It wouldn't have been until now. Besides, by cooperating with him, we can save effort and get the biggest profit."
Time passed quickly like running water, and in the blink of an eye it was 1979. With the chief designer's southern tour, all the winds changed. He Yuzhu still went to work and came home as usual. Occasionally he would go out to collect houses. Anyway, he lived a happy life.
One day, He Yuzhu was leaving get off work as usual. As soon as he turned into the alley on his bicycle, a person blocked his way. He Yuzhu looked closely and a memory came to his mind. He shouted unconsciously: "Lou Xiao'e?!"
Lou Xiao'e smiled and said, "I didn't expect you still remember me?!"
He Yuzhu asked, "When did you come back? Let's go to my house and talk!"
Lou Xiao'e very generously sat on the back seat of He Yuzhu's bicycle. He Yuzhu smiled and pedaled towards the courtyard. Not long after, the courtyard arrived. Lou Xiao'e got off the bicycle. He Yuzhu also got off the bicycle and pushed the bicycle towards the courtyard.
After entering the house, He Yuzhu parked his bicycle, asked Lou Xiao'e to sit down, and said, "Lou Xiao'e, you still haven't told me when you came back?!"
Lou Xiaoe replied, "I've been back for two months. I just finished my work and came to see you, my old friend." Then she asked, "Are you surprised? Are you surprised?!"
He Yuzhu replied, "I am surprised, but not at all. I figured it's about time for your family to come back." Then he asked, "How have you been doing out there these past few years?!"
Lou Xiaoe replied, "That's all." Then she asked, "Are you the only one at home?!"
He Yuzhu replied, "My wife passed away a few years ago. My four children are all in college. They don't live here normally." He Yuzhu made two cups of tea, brought them to the table, and asked, "How long can you stay in the city?"
Lou Xiaoe replied: "I can stay for another month. I am just here to scout out the way. Next time I come, I will come back with my parents."
"It's good to be back! It's good to be back! Fallen leaves return to their roots!" He Yuzhu echoed and asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?! I'll make it for you."
Lou Xiao'e immediately showed a bright smile on her face and said, "I have been thinking about the dishes you cook for a long time. As long as you cook it, I like it."
"Okay!" He Yuzhu responded and said, "You sit for a while. I'll go cook." After that, He Yuzhu stood up and walked quickly into the kitchen.
After a while, Lou Xiao'e walked to the kitchen door, looked at He Yuzhu who was busy in the kitchen, and asked with a smile: "Are you still working in the canteen of the steel mill?!"
"Yes! But I am the canteen director now." He Yuzhu replied and put the peeled shrimps, coated with batter, aside.
Lou Xiao'e said: "He Yuzhu, you are a good cook. How about you cook with me?!"
He Yuzhu replied: "Not interested!"
Lou Xiao'e was anxious and asked, "He Yuzhu, why don't you ask me about the conditions I offered?!"
He Yuzhu said: "Cooking is just my hobby. It's not my profession. After a few years, the wind direction will completely change. I plan to take a leave of absence and stay at home."
Lou Xiao'e smiled and said, "He Yuzhu, you are too unambitious."
He Yuzhu said, "It's not that I don't have any pursuits. It's that I don't have a goal. It's just that when you see through things." After that, He Yuzhu took out a few ribs from the cabinet and asked, "How do you want to eat this?!"
Lou Xiaoe replied: "It's up to you!"
He Yuzhu glanced at Lou Xiaoe and planned to use these ribs to make two dishes: one is sweet and sour spareribs, and the other is garlic-flavored spareribs.
After working for more than an hour, all the dishes were ready. He Yuzhu brought all the dishes to the table. Lou Xiaoe looked at the dishes on the table and said with a smile: "He Yuzhu, I didn't expect that your cooking skills are better now than before!" After that, Lou Xiaoe couldn't wait to pick up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it into her mouth.
He Yuzhu saw Lou Xiao'e's happy expression, walked to the cabinet beside him, and asked, "Lou Xiao'e, what would you like to drink?!"
Lou Xiao'e glanced at the cabinet, her eyes suddenly lit up, and without caring about the food on the table, she walked to the cabinet, looked at the dazzling array of wines inside, picked up a bottle of red wine, and said, "I didn't expect that you have such good things here?!"
He Yuzhu smiled and replied, "I have a lot of good stuff in my hands!" He Yuzhu then took a bottle opener and a set of wine utensils, closed the door of the cabinet, walked to the table, took the bottle from Lou Xiaoe, opened the bottle cap, poured the wine into the decanter, and said, "This stuff needs to be decanted before you can drink it. Let's eat first!"
Lou Xiao'e ate a few mouthfuls of food quickly and suddenly said, "He Yuzhu, I don't want to go!"
He Yuzhu was slightly stunned and said, "Why are you saying this for no reason?!"
Lou Xiao'e said, "He Yuzhu, how about you be my personal chef?!"
He Yuzhu picked up a piece of garlic-flavored bone and put it into the bowl in front of Lou Xiaoe, saying, "It's not that bad! You'll be living in the city from now on. Come over when you want to eat. I won't let you skip a bite of food." Then, seeing that he was almost sober, He Yuzhu poured some wine into the goblets in front of them and said, "Try it, how does this wine taste?!"
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Lou Xiao'e slumped in her chair, looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Zhuzi, this is the first time in all these years that I've eaten too much! If I get fat, you'll be responsible in the future!"