Chapter 277 He Yuzhu's Plan (55)

After Yan Bugui left, Aunt Chen put the food on the table and asked with a smile,

"Old Yan is looking for you at this time, I'm afraid he is worried about the money.

He doesn’t want to join in the celebration.”

Hearing this, Chen Zhijie smiled and said,

"Of course, didn't you hear what Old Yan just said about the Labor Insurance Regulations?
The three good things coming to the Siheyuan are good news for almost everyone. The He family in the middle courtyard is related to all three things, and the only one who has nothing to do with any of them is the Yan family.

Do you think he would be willing to spend this much money to celebrate for us?"

"Of course he is reluctant to do so. Old Yan values ​​money more than anything else. I really don't know what to say about him."

"Okay, we don't care what happens to Old Yan, and we shouldn't gossip about him behind his back.

Hurry and eat, because we have to attend the meeting after dinner."

After leaving Chen Zhijie's house, since he could enjoy the labor insurance benefits, Yan Bugui did not plan to try his luck at other neighbors' houses, and returned to his own home.

When Aunt Yan found out that she was the only one in the courtyard who could not enjoy labor insurance benefits,
I don't know what to say.
Finally had to compromise,
"Forget it, let's not make any more trouble. We'll still be living in the courtyard in the future, so we don't want to offend all the neighbors in the courtyard."

Hearing this, Yan Bugui couldn't help but sigh.

"Hey! This is the only way now."

Yan Bugui felt that it was unlucky enough that his family had to pay money to celebrate for these neighbors without getting any benefits.
But he didn't expect,
When the Siheyuan meeting began, even more misfortunes were waiting for him.

After the neighbors finished their meal, the courtyard meeting soon began.
Since most people had no objection to celebrating with a meal, the meeting jumped directly to discussing buying food.

Regarding grocery shopping,

Last time when we celebrated Jia Zhang's release from the smoking cessation center, everyone still remembered Yan Bugui's ability to look after the house.
Naturally, I didn't intend to let him go this time and wanted to fleece him.

"Old Yan, let's follow the old rules. You took the lead in buying groceries last time, so this time, it's still your responsibility to buy groceries."

The neighbors remembered what happened last time, and Yan Bugui dared not forget it.

You know, last time he was forced to spit out the money he had eaten. He doesn't want to do such a thankless task a second time.

So after Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he directly refused.

"Lao Yi, I told you last time that I don't care about buying groceries.

I'll just pay the share this time. I have to go to work tomorrow, so I won't help buy any food. You guys can discuss it among yourselves. I think Lao He is a good choice, but he won't be working tomorrow."

Although Yan Bugui had a good idea, the neighbors in the courtyard would not do as he wished.

The hot-tempered Liu Haizhong was the first to stand up and object.

"You can't do that, Old Yan. We are still waiting for you to help bargain and buy more meat and vegetables. How can you not go?

As for work,
Anyway, you work at the Heizhima Hutong Primary School next door, which is not far from our courtyard.

It’s totally possible to go to work after buying groceries.

You don’t want to buy more things for us, do you? We are neighbors, this is too much.”

The neighbors all recognized Yan Bugui's bargaining ability.
Hearing his excuses, all the neighbors followed Liu Haizhong in attacking Yan Bugui.

"Yes, Old Yan, you are too unreasonable. We are neighbors, how can you not help? This is a collective activity in our courtyard, not an ordinary day when we ask you to help buy groceries."

"That's right, Old Yan. You have to help when buying vegetables. With your help in bargaining, we will have two more pieces of meat tomorrow.

You can't be so selfish and only care about yourself in everything."

……

Seeing Yan Bugui being scolded by his neighbors, Xu Damao, who was sitting next to He Yuzhu, couldn't help but muttered,

"Zhu Zi, Uncle Yan, this is too miserable.

It's obvious that he doesn't want to go, but these neighbors still want to make things difficult for him. This is too much.

Anyway, even if I have some ability in the future, I will definitely not tell these neighbors, lest they bother me when they are old.
If I help, I feel annoyed. If I don’t help, I will offend others. It’s too troublesome.”

Hearing Xu Damao talking about this, He Yuzhu also nodded in agreement.
"That's definitely what we have to do. Our neighbors are too shameless. Uncle Yan finally managed to get the price down last time, saving us a lot of money.
In the end, I had nothing to do with it.

You are also responsible for this matter, you were the one who told the story at that time!"

Seeing He Yuzhu blaming himself for the incident,

Although what he said was true, Xu Damao still said confidently,

"Tsk, it has nothing to do with me. If anyone is to blame, it should be Aunt Zhang. She was the one who cut the meat to make dumplings first, and that's when the trouble started.

If things don't get out of hand, can I talk about Uncle Yan's affairs?"

……

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao were whispering to each other, while Yan Bugui on the other side was also feeling very aggrieved.
Not only did my family not get any benefits today, but now not only do I have to pay for the celebration, I also have to bargain for these guys.

No matter how Yan Bugui thought about it, he felt aggrieved.

But he didn't dare to really turn against all the neighbors in the courtyard, so he agreed reluctantly in the end.

Then he made the decision to work without putting in any effort.

Day 2,
He Yuzhu came to the branch office to work and just started to deal with things. Not long after, Lin Zheng pushed the door and walked in.
"Zhu Zi, you should know what happened in Fengze Garden!"

"Yes, my father came home yesterday and told me that the Military Control Commission had talked to him and asked him to take me to work at Fengze Garden after a while."

Seeing that He Yuzhu already knew what was going on at Fengze Garden, Lin Zheng didn't say anything more.
Just let him do the handover work.

"That's fine. Then you can hand over the work to Dapeng today. When Fengze Garden needs someone, you can go directly there."

After finishing the business, Lin Zheng chatted with him for a while.
"By the way, Zhuzi, since you are going to Fengze Garden for the state banquet, does that mean you won't join the army?"

"Go, why not go!

But before I join the army, I have to complete the chef's apprenticeship ceremony, so I have to go to Fengze Garden.
After the ceremony is completed, I will go to the Military Control Commission to sign up for the army."

When Lin Zheng heard He Yuzhu say that the reason he had to go to Fengze Garden to work first was because he was going to hold a ceremony to start his career, he was full of doubts.

"A graduation ceremony, what kind of a graduation ceremony? Is it that important, Zhuzi?"

Seeing Lin Zheng asking this with a puzzled look on his face, He Yuzhu smiled and explained to him,
"Of course it's important, Brother Lin. This is related to whether I can gain a foothold in the chef industry after returning from the army, and whether I can return to Fengze Garden to continue working.

Of course I have to do it before I leave."

(End of this chapter)