Chapter 40 The White Widow Comes to Seek Help
I heard that the biggest illegal businessmen in Songhu are Mr. Kong and Mr. Du.

He Daqing couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Since these two companies took the lead, it is not surprising that Mr. Jiang's efforts were in vain.

"It has only been less than three weeks since the reform of the gold yuan coupons began, and the price limit order is over.
I think the gold yuan will follow the same path as the legal tender.

Shopkeeper, you have to think of a solution. So many people in Fengze Garden depend on you for their livelihood!"

After hearing what He Daqing said, Guo Youzhong, Wang Mingli and the others looked at Luan Xuetang, who already had an idea.
"What else can I do?
Could it be possible that the gold yuan coupons could be worth more than the legal tender of the previous two months?

What should I do?
If others can increase their prices, why can't our Fengzeyuan increase its prices?

Okay, it’s raining so hard today, I guess there won’t be many customers, let’s clean up first, and then test the basic skills of apprentices like Zhuzi.”

No one else rejected Luan Xuetang's idea.

He Yuzhu, who was taking his cloth shoes from his sister, naturally had no right to refuse.

I spent half a morning carefully cleaning all the tableware inside and outside Fengze Garden.
The apprentices began the assessment under the supervision of Guo Youzhong.

For apprentices like He Yuzhu who have not yet started cooking, the only thing that can be tested is their knife skills.
Stand in a T-step or an eight-step position.

Then use straight knife, push knife and other knife techniques to handle various meats;
The time required to learn cooking is relatively longer, so the prospective chefs who are allowed to cook use the ingredients that He Yuzhu and his team have prepared to cook for lunch and dinner.

It’s no waste to focus on one.

As for the results, they are naturally quite satisfactory.
He Yuzhu has never used the money to upgrade his skills, so his performance will not be too outrageous.

A few days later, prices continued to rise, with no signs of stabilizing.
After Yi Zhonghai came back from get off work, he found He Daqing again.

"Lao He, I want to ask you something."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's roundabout way of speaking today, He Daqing was a little uncomfortable with it.

"What's the matter, Lao Yi? Just say whatever you want to say. There's no need for this between us."

"Okay, then I'll just say it straight.
I just want to ask what you think of the White Widow."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai bringing up the old matter again, He Daqing looked at him with some doubt.
"It's not Lao Yi,

There's nothing much to say about this,
The pillars and the rain are still so small, I can't possibly agree to her condition."

"Hey, I know that.
I'm just asking you, if you didn't have these conditions, would you still be interested in the White Widow?"

"That's for sure.
She's good-looking and young, so why should I look down on her?"

After blurting out his true feelings, He Daqing asked in confusion,
"Old Yi,

From what you said, does the White Widow have other ideas? "

"Yes,
The prices have started to rise wildly recently,

How could the White Widow's salary be enough to support such a situation?

She was afraid that if she continued to do this, she and her mother would not have enough food to eat and would end up having to work as housewives.

So I asked you to ask if it is possible.

If it's all right, we can have a meal together in a couple of days and get the matter settled."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai say that Widow Bai might have to work as a half-closed door, He Yuzhu had to think more.
I was afraid that she had done this before, so I asked,
"This can't be possible, Uncle Yi.

Although prices have risen rapidly recently, they are still not as high as the legal currency some time ago.

The White Widow didn't leave the door half-closed then, so she shouldn't leave it half-closed now."

Hearing He Yuzhu's question, Yi Zhonghai shook his head.

"That's not the pillar.
Before the accident, the White Widow's husband was a technician at a steel mill. He had a high salary, and the couple had saved some money and had a decent family background.

But now the dollars have all been exchanged for gold yuan notes,
If the gold yuan coupons collapsed, she would either lie down or half-close the door, so she gave in. "

Seeing this, He Yuzhu looked at He Daqing and asked him to make his own decision.

But He Daqing smiled and asked about Yi Zhonghai,

"Old Yi, why are you so enthusiastic about this? Did the White Widow give you any benefits?"

"What good can it do?
Widow Bai has a son, and she asked me to be her godfather. I thought it would be a good thing to establish a good relationship with him, so I agreed.

He Yuzhu just curled his lips secretly,

But he found that He Daqing's eyes widened, looking very surprised.

"Old Yi, you are not serious, are you? You can't support someone of a different surname. According to the rules, you will have to stay in jail for a year."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai smiled and waved his hand.

"I have discussed this with the White Widow.

No visiting cards are exchanged, no formal ceremonies are held, no bows are made, no red envelopes are given, no family tree is added, no names are changed, and even if they are investigated by the higher authorities, they will not be recognized.
It’s a verbal agreement, no one can do anything to me.”

He Daqing really liked the White Widow, and seeing that Yi Zhonghai had said so much, he agreed.

After Yi Zhonghai left,

He Yuzhu then asked about the one-year detention they had just mentioned.

"Dad, you have to go to jail for adopting a godson!"

Seeing He Yuzhu asking, He Daqing smiled and nodded.

"That's not what I said.

If you adopt a godson, you won't go to jail.
But if the adopted son is not related by blood but wants to carry on the family line, he will be put in jail.
I heard that this is a rule that has been passed down since the Tang Dynasty.
Old Xia was also inherited from the Qing Dynasty.

That’s why your uncle Yi said that we won’t exchange visiting cards, hold ceremonies, kowtow, give red envelopes, join the family tree, or change the name. It’s just a verbal agreement.”

"We can't pass on our family line, what is Uncle Yi trying to do?"

"Didn't you hear your Uncle Yi say that we should make a good relationship?"

A few days later, the two families found a small restaurant near Dongzhimen and had a meal, and that’s how they got to know each other.

After a brief contact with the White Widow, He Yuzhu knew that she was not a good person.
Besides being beautiful,

Some people are too smart and some are too aggressive.

So He Yuzhu took the initiative to talk about the agreement between him and He Daqing.

"Aunt Bai,
I guess you've heard Uncle Yi say that I signed an agreement with my father.
Let's be frank up front.

If you really get together with my father, besides splitting my father's salary in half, you can't interfere in the affairs between me and Yu Shui.

Of course, you don't have to take any responsibility for me and the rain. We can just not interfere with each other.
Are you okay?

Seeing that He Yuzhu showed off his power right from the start, Bai Guafu was very unhappy.

If it were her temper, she would have pointed at me and scolded me a long time ago.

But she had just proposed that He Daqing marry into the family, ignoring the siblings, and now she was rushing to beg them.
She could only accept He Yuzhu's intimidation and accept it obediently.

But she just agreed,
He Yuzhu took out several agreements from his pocket.

"Aunt Bai, as usual, let's sign this first, and then when we get back to the courtyard, let Uncle Yi and the others sign as witnesses.
I won’t say a word about you and my father.”

(End of this chapter)